Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer vs Mooer Tender Octaver MKII
The Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer and the Mooer Tender Octaver MKII are both pedals. The Mooer Tender Octaver MKII leans octave. Current prices: $150 vs $169.99.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.50% — moderately similar
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$150via Reverb
$169.99via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer is a vintage sub-octave synthesizer pedal from Electro-Harmonix, generating one octave below the input guitar signal to produce bass-like sub-octave tones. The large-box format is the classic vintage Octave Multiplexer enclosure, producing a monophonic sub-octave through analog frequency division. Controls include Sub Bass, Bass, and Upper Bass controls for shaping the sub-octave tone and blend with the original guitar signal.
The Mooer Tender Octaver MKII is a polyphonic octave pedal from Mooer (Shenzhen, China), delivering polyphonic pitch tracking for chords and octave shifting below and above the input pitch in the compact Mooer mini format at budget pricing. MKII updates the original Tender Octaver with improved polyphonic tracking.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Alternative Rock
- experimental
- octave
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live