Boss OC-2 Octave

Submitted on October 13, 2004

Controls

Octave 1
controls the volume of the signal 1 octave below the input signal
Octave 2
controls the volume of the signal 2 octaves below the input signal
Direct Level
controls the volume of the direct signal

Three separate tones are reproduced by the OC-2-the original tone, a second tone one octave below the original, and a third tone two octaves below the original. With just a single guitar, you can obtain sounds three octaves thick, and each part has a separate volume control. The OC-2 features natural, clear octave sounds with stable pitch even for staccato picking sounds.

Boss USA

The OC-2 Octave pedal lets users fatten up their sound by adding two additional tones--one and two octaves below the original note. Each tone has a separate volume control and plays back with outstanding clarity.

Compact octave pedal that produces tones one or two octaves below the original note--or both
Separate OCT 1 and OCT 2 controls, as well as Direct Level control for exact tonal shaping
A classic effect for guitar and bass

Video

(2012-02-26) Okko Dominator and Boss OC-2 VS OC-3 - Super Octave OC2 OC3 Shootout by Kayzer
(2012-02-26) Boss OC-2 VS OC-3 - Super Octave OC2 OC3 Shootout by Kayzer
(2012-02-26) Boss - OC-2 - Octaver - OC2 by Kayzer
(2012-05-02) OC-2 Shootout: Japanese vs. Taiwanese by kaputsport
(2012-08-27) Vintage Boss Octave OC-2 vs Digitech Whammy WH1 by Shnobel Tone
(2012-08-27) Vintage Boss Octave OC-2 Made in Japa by Shnobel Tone
(2012-10-19) Octave Multiplexer vs OC2 by kaputsport
(2013-01-29) BOSS OC-2 Octave Pedal Demo - Bass by TheJRGuitars
(2013-01-29) BOSS OC-2 Octave Pedal Demo - Guitar by TheJRGuitars
(2013-12-10) ??????BOSS OC-2 Octave?BOSS COMPACT PEDAL 100th ANNIVERSARY!!? by Chuya Online
(2014-02-03) BOSS OC-2 OCTAVER BASS DEMO by BassTheWorld
(2014-03-22) Stompbox Saturday : March 22, 2014 : Boss OC-2 Octaver by SeanPierceJohnson
(2014-04-14) Boss Pedal Review 4: OC-2 Octaver by Cameron Johnson
(2015-03-23) Boss OC2 - trial by Psych Up Melodies
(2015-05-29) Boss OC-2 Japan, guitar pedal demo, Msm workshop. by MSM Workshop
(2015-06-08) Our Soundblox 2 Stingray Multi-Filter and the Boss Octave - an exquisite pedal combo for synth-ish guitar tones. The Stingray is set to a slow low-pass envelope filter with aggressive fuzz and the OC2 brings in the 1st and 2nd octave down. by Source Audio
(2015-06-18) Boss OC-2 Octave by PedalOfTheDay
(2015-08-28) Boss OC-2 Octave Pedal by reverbmarket
(2015-09-24) Boss OC-2 Octaver Demo (Bass Effects Review) by Zachary Rizer
(2016-02-01) 2 Octaves Don't Scare Me! OC-2 on Bass by Burning Hand Sounds
(2016-08-08) MUSE Futurism Bass Sound - Gromtech Animato / Big Muff / Boss OC-2 by Gromtech Effects
(2017-05-08) Boss OC-2 meets bass (best octaver in the world!) by Alexandr Shursoma
(2017-05-28) Boss OC-2 Octave Bass Demo by Bassic Gear Review
(2018-01-04) Boss OC2 - Kemper Profiler by spiraless
(2020-04-27) BOSS OC-2 OCTAVER + TC ELECTRONIC FLASHBACK DELAY V1 I Sounds/Textures/Reverse Loops by Rocco Saviano
(2021-03-08) OCT-OFF part TWO - Boss OC-2 vs DOD FX35 Octoplus by The SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show!
(2021-03-31) OctaFunk // Funk Guitar Session with Mooer Micro Preamp 005 + Boss OC2 by Rocco Saviano
(2021-06-03) Tip: Usando el Boss OC2 Octave by arielpozzo
(2021-06-18) Boss MIJ OC-2 vs OC-5...which one is better?? by The SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show!
(2021-07-21) 1962 Duo-Sonic with a Boss OC-2 into the Fender Tone Master Super Reverb by Mattoverse Electronics
(2024-07-18) Nalbantov NCM 8X microphone & OC-2 octave effect with Yavor Bobev | Amplifying a bagpipe by Nalbantov Electronics

Reviews

myFXDB user reviews

3 reviews, average score of 9.33 / 10

Date	User	Version	Score	Positive	Negative
2018-10-23	tangyzizzle222	Made in Japan.	10/10	One of my favorites. Killer sound, interesting non-polyphonic tracking, great with fuzz/distortion/drive.	I'd never speak badly of this thing I love it.
2015-08-23	Arielabe		8/10	ONe of the first FX I ever owned for Bass	...

Documentation

manual available at Roland US
manual available at Roland US
schematics
schematics (Free Info Society)
schematics available at Schematic Heaven

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