![]() ![]() In most cases I find them useless, but the OC-5 could benefit from an included illustration of sample settings for guitarists new to the pedal, but this is a minor fuss for me. In Poly mode, the OC-5’s stacked octave bass tones cleanly isolate the low root notes to accompany your chording for extra density, and the upper octave control is good for adding warbly chime to the upper registers or a hint of 12-string shimmer.īlending all three octave voices in Poly mode can fetch super-plump organ textures and synth-like impressions as well. Set to Vintage mode, the OC-5 can play a vital role for adding a subterranean layer of bottom end or bellowing growl to basslines, and guitarists will find it an indispensable tool for providing massive rumble to power chords. But I’m one of those players that finds this musically endearing. The OC-5 is also better at subduing the momentary artefacts that could sporadically bounce to an upper harmonic octave or something else entirely, and emerge only if you hold a couple notes together – one after another – for the musical glitch to pop up. Gone is the very slight sluggishness of the OC-2 in favor of the OC-5’s stellar tracking and near latency-free performance that flat-out feels great for accurate playing. It just does not perform that well.As always, Boss not only improves but exceeds expectations with this new iteration of their classic pedal. Unless you like things to sound off, or are into noise music, I would not suggest this pedal. The whammy tracked better and when it did glitch it was not as bad as this pedal Having the ability to blend the two octaves and dry signal is nice but I just could not justify using this over my Digitech whammy. Other octave effects I have used gave a digital quality to the effected note but this remained smooth sounding. The higher notes that actually tracked did sound good. This was with both 1 and 2 octaves below. Even when using the neck pickup which i s supposed to make it easier for pedals to track the note I still could not get a clean octave out of it. It made a wobbly sound that sounded out of tune. ![]() Higher notes were fine but the notes in the lower register like anywhere below the 12th fret on the low E just did not track. Even when used first in line I was not happy with he tracking of this pedal. Octave effects typically need to be first in line to properly track the note you are playing. I have heard that the earlier versions of boss circuits, especially the ones made in japan, were of better quality.I used this pedal in a guitar set up and always kept it first inline to make sure it was fed a strong signal. I have had some that were pretty bad like in the TU2 but his one was not a tone killer and since it was placed first in my chain it served to help drive my signal through the rest of my effects and cables. #BOSS OCTAVE MANUAL#I bought this used and did not get a manual but I doubt I would have opened it if I had received one.Īs with all boss pedals there is the always active buffer. Boss has always been good at laying things out simply. There are only three controls and they are easy to understand. Set up is a breeze with this pedal just like any other Boss single stomp box. ![]() #BOSS OCTAVE FULL#Octave 1 is one full octave below the original note and octave 2 is two full octaves below the original note. There are controls for octave 1, 2, and direct dry signal. The pedal has standard 1/4" input and out put jacks, rear 9 volt dc input jack for standard boss power supplies, and a battery compartment under the bypass "door". I am reviewing the made in Japan version with the black bottom label. ![]()
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