Mooer Tender Octaver MKII vs MXR Sub Machine

The Mooer Tender Octaver MKII and the MXR Sub Machine are both pedals sharing octave. The MXR Sub Machine leans full and saturated. Current prices: $169.99 vs $177.99.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

45% — somewhat different

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • octave
Citation fame
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Price

$169.99via Reverb

$177.99via Reverb

Description

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.

The MXR Sub Machine is an octave fuzz pedal from MXR (Dunlop), delivering a sub-octave synthesized bass note alongside the upper-register guitar signal and fuzz saturation for thick, full-frequency octave fuzz tones. The Sub Machine adds bass depth to fuzz for heavy, dense octave fuzz character in modern heavy rock and experimental applications.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • experimental
  • Experimental
Tonal lean
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  • full
  • saturated
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Busking
  • Live
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