MXR M280 Vintage Bass Octave Pedal

£174.99

This is a New MXR M280 Vintage Bass Octave Pedal from MXR, listed in Octave Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.

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Here's What MXR Say About the MXR Vintage Bass Octave

The MXR Vintage Bass Octave upgrades the warm analog sub-bass vibes of a classic circuit with superior tracking, cleaner headroom, and the versatility that modern players demand. The result is an impressive range of smooth, musical sounds—from a tone-thickening growl to chest-rumbling dub tones—all in the space-saving MXR mini housing.

Features

  • Based on a classic sub-octave circuit
  • Go from a tone-thickening growl to chest-rumbling dub tones
  • Updated for superior tracking, quieter performance, and cleaner headroom
  • Separate volume controls for one-octave-down, two-octave-down, and clean signals
  • Mid switch boosts clean signal’s midrange at 800Hz by up to +13dB
  • Constant Headroom Technology for clean, crystal clear headroom
  • Pedalboard-friendly MXR mini housing

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Brand

MXR

MXR’s first product was the Phase 90, released in 1972. Dunlop’s official MXR history traces the early line from that compact phaser to the Distortion+, Dyna Comp compressor and Blue Box octave fuzz—circuits that remain central reference points for the brand. JustPedals carries those classic families alongside the Carbon Copy analog delay, Micro Amp, Talk Box and bass effects. MXR’s range is deliberately broader than one effect category: compare the model number and version, especially where a classic circuit has later reissues, mini enclosures or expanded controls.

Category

Octave Pedals

An octave effect generates notes one or more octaves above or below the input. Analogue circuits often create raw monophonic sub-octaves, while digital pitch tracking can follow chords and provide several intervals with cleaner separation. Tracking speed, polyphonic accuracy, latency and the balance of dry, upper and lower voices determine whether the result feels tight, organ-like, synthetic or deliberately unstable.

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Analogue

The signal is shaped by continuously varying electronic circuitry rather than being converted into a digital effect algorithm. Component choice, operating voltage and circuit tolerances influence headroom, noise, clipping texture and the small variations in response between designs.

Bass

Voiced or equipped to retain low-frequency fundamentals and the higher headroom of a bass signal. Clean blends, crossovers and bass-specific filter ranges can preserve weight and articulation while the effected portion adds harmonics, movement or ambience.