Arion Octave: worth modding? If so, suggestions?

Compulsor · Post by **Compulsor** » 20 Jan 2015, 19:03

I'm new(ish) to the whole electronics scene.
I've modded/repaired a few of my guitars, but pedal work mostly limited to repairs, with a few VERY basic mods; if you'd even call them that (clipping C6, etc).

Recently picked up the Arion Octave pedal, because it was about re only effect type I didn't own, it was cheap, and I though it was older/MIJ version.
It's not MIJ, MISL (Sri Lanka ?!), plastic, weak output, what is put-out sounds like poop, and it tracks like it sounds.

SO: is there anything that can be done to help improve: tone, tracking and output?
Sort of in that order, because if it's never going to sound any better, I don't care how loud it sounds bad, or applies bad sounds tied to each note.

If not, anything worth harvesting out of it for other mods/builds?

Or is eBay the best 'mod'?

Thanks,

Compulsor · Post by **Compulsor** » 04 Feb 2015, 18:44

Guess not...
How about layout-wise? Wondering if it's "based on" something more popular that there may be mods for that could be adapted here?
Thanks

Dirk_Hendrik · Post by **Dirk_Hendrik** » 04 Feb 2015, 20:04

I don't know this one.... but as an educated guess it's similar to the Boss OC2, DOD Octoplus, pearl Octaver... and all other octavers that use a 4013 flipflop for octave division. And that couls be your mod-starting point.

Post by **modman** » 04 Feb 2015, 20:32

This is what you could do: take out the pcb and pots, take a few good gutshots using macro function on the camera, throw that for the fsb lions, get more than educated guesses (although going by DH's advice might give instant bull's eye), start modding with nothing but a crappy sound to lose. The money you would get from selling this on ebay will not pay for all the things you might learn trying to pimp this cheap pedal.