boss oc-2

b_ryceeeee · #1 05-19-2008, 04:07 PM

sorry kind of a stupid question but i see that there are two different ones. a made in japan and a made in taiwan. is there any difference between the two?

rustynuts · #2 05-19-2008, 04:11 PM

Other than where they are made? No. There's actually an 'Octaver', with an "R" OC-2 as well. The MIJ ones are hyped as being better but....

kevteop · #3 05-19-2008, 04:11 PM

No.

Or: Yes, but only an ancient mystical pedal shaman can tell you what it is.

Basically some people like to pay more for a pedal if it's got a rare sticker on the bottom.

b_ryceeeee · #4 05-20-2008, 10:56 PM

if anybody could post an example of someone clearly using an octave pedal id be stoked

kevteop · #5 05-20-2008, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b_ryceeeee

if anybody could post an example of someone clearly using an octave pedal id be stoked

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VMdUQeyDGQw (that's an OC-2)

heroincredible · #6 05-21-2008, 12:45 AM

If you're a Battlestar Galactica fan, Lay Down Your Burdens part 1 has a LOT of bass being played with an octave pedal. I'm rewatching season 2, and this episode has been playing the same bass riff with an octave pedal for the first 10 minutes of the episode.

b_ryceeeee · #7 05-22-2008, 11:25 PM

i wanted to know if in this incubus song is he using an octave pedal with overdrive or is it just overdrive. i believe it starts at 3:10
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HnTgEm0SunE

KarateKid25 · #8 05-23-2008, 12:34 AM

All my old boss pedals are MIJ. Purely by fluke though, not because I just had to have a MIJ version...

They have never cost me a cent more than the Taiwan version was selling for.

CuticleThorns · #9 05-23-2008, 03:20 AM

i was wondering if anyone else has this (kind-of) problem:

my oc-2 spits & freaks out when i play certain notes, like the different octaves are conflicting with each other (which i think is pretty cool) but it seems their is no consistancy to it. is there anyway to curb this or is my pedal in-need of a service? like i said i think its pretty cool when it happens but ultimately feel i'd like a more 'stable' sound.

CuticleThorns · #10 05-23-2008, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b_ryceeeee

if anybody could post an example of someone clearly using an octave pedal id be stoked

Blutrausch (Smooth Interlude)

played on a fretless with an oc-2

strongly recommend you buy the album, its full of amazing basslines; all fretless, and most with an oc-2

b_ryceeeee · #11 05-23-2008, 10:28 PM

thanks for all the samples guys.. so in that video i posted is he just using overdrive? and do you think he's overdriving the mesa or using some sort of pedal? it starts at 3:10

b_ryceeeee · #12 05-26-2008, 12:02 PM

anyone know?

The Lurker · #13 05-26-2008, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CuticleThorns

i was wondering if anyone else has this (kind-of) problem:

my oc-2 spits & freaks out when i play certain notes, like the different octaves are conflicting with each other (which i think is pretty cool) but it seems their is no consistancy to it. is there anyway to curb this or is my pedal in-need of a service? like i said i think its pretty cool when it happens but ultimately feel i'd like a more 'stable' sound.

The pedal is pretty well known for its idiosyncrasies in tracking..... it doesn't track well on notes below a certain frequency. Some guys (myself included) like the quirkiness-- I actually bought the thing because of that characteristic.

The Digitech bass synth wah actually has a really good solid octave function in it; i use that when I want a solid octave-down and the boss when I want what the boss produces.

CuticleThorns · #14 05-26-2008, 03:13 PM

Thanks for that, yeah I too am a fan, I just wanted to check it wasn't in need of repair really. I too have the BSW but only really use the envelope filter settings. I have been meaning to sit down and get some usable sounds out of the other settings so I'll re-visit the octave one as well.