Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-13 vs TC Electronic Sub 'N' Up Mini
The Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-13 and the TC Electronic Sub 'N' Up Mini are both pedals sharing octave, transparent. The Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-13 leans ambient. Current prices: $179 vs $78.90.
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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.46% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Experimental
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- octave
- transparent
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$179via Reverb
$78.90via Reverb
The Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-13 Octave is part of the brand's BL series of variable-clock effectors, pairing octave-up and octave-down voices with a touch of reverb for a drifting, out-of-sorts, grimy ambience. Rather than a clean, precise octaver, it leans into character, producing unstable, atmospheric octave textures with a lo-fi haze, and its variable system clock lets players move between cleaner, higher-fidelity tracking and darker, degraded, drifting tones. It suits experimental, ambient, and shoegaze players who want octave effects with built-in mood and grit rather than surgical accuracy. Now discontinued, it remains a distinctive, texture-focused octave-and-reverb box for those chasing evocative, slightly broken octave ambience in their sound.
The TC Electronic Sub 'N' Up Mini is a compact polyphonic octave pedal that distills the mammoth tones of the full Sub 'N' Up into a pedalboard-friendly format. It blends three signals, a sub-octave (one or two octaves down), an octave up, and the dry tone, via Sub, Up, and Dry controls, with excellent polyphonic tracking that handles chords with surprising clarity and no noticeable latency or glitchy artifacts. It tracks single lead lines flawlessly and even chords impressively, and TonePrint support lets players load custom or artist octave settings for deeper tweaking. From thick organ-like layers and synth textures to subtle octave reinforcement, it suits guitar and bass players wanting clean, versatile polyphonic octaves for rock, funk, worship, and experimental styles in a small enclosure.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Ambient
- Shoegaze
- Electronic
- Funk
- Rock
- ambient
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live