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ELECTRA MODELS:
LP style
2242
2244
2249
2252
2254
2256
2264
2264n
X110
X210
X220
X230
X240

ES-335 style
2207
2221
2227
2229
2266
2267
2281
X410
X420
X420VS

SG style
2247
2259

Flying Vee
2236

Strat style
2263wc
2275b
2275c
2275n
2275s

Tele style
2238wc
2248wc
2253w
2253wc
2270c

F-bass style
2271
2273


G-bass style
2250
2261

R-bass style
2288
2289

MPC
Models
X120
X310
X320
X330
X340
X350
X610
X620
X710
X720
X730
X740
X810
X910
X930
X940
X950
X960

Original
designs:


Phoenix
models
X110
X130
X135
X140
X145
X149
X150
X155
X160
X165
X175
X180
X185
X189
X190
X195
X199
Phoenix
basses
X630
X635
X640
X650
X695

Pointy
models
XV2GR/
XV3GR

X1PW/
X2RD

XV1

Pointy
basses
X700

Other
original
models:
X250
X260
X270
X280
X290
X510
X935
X935CS

MPC 9 - Octave Box

Electra Catalog Description

Reproduces the note one octave below the natural pitch.  Can be used as a bass guitar, lead guitar, or a simultaneous blend of the two together.

speaker2.gif (181 bytes)Octave Box Sound file


Review by Steve H

The instruction sheet states that the MPC9 module is  "a compact state of the art device using the latest in integrated circuit technology and provides the MPC guitar player with the ability to play one full octave below the normal guitar pitch.".  The control on the guitar acts as a blend control- full up gives you guitar with a bit of low octave mixed in, full counter clockwise gives all sub octave, with just a bit of guitar mixed in. I like it set around 8-ish, with a nearly equal mix of each. It only tracks one note at a time, and is sometimes a little glitchy. First position playing works best on bridge pickup (#4), around the 12th fret tracks better on the neck pickup (#2). Sounds great driving into a gainy amp or the distortion/fuzz box of your choice.


Review by Webmaster

I don't know much about the technical side, but I can tell you this is one of the cooler sounding modules.  I found that you can pretty much emulate a bass guitar on the low strings on the first 5 frets.



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