boss OC2

[bearpaw]

hey guys,

yesterday i did some recording because i had my boss oc2 - octaver under suspect to suck tone as hell when it is turned off. as removing it from my fx-case earlier helped the most for the signal.
so i went straight into my interface and recorded one track only with my bass and one with a switched off oc2 and i can only say it is incredible how much the tone suffers from this unit. all the fatness of my precision bass was gone.
is it possible that this is a problem of my very unit or do some of you guys have similar problems? i really hate this, because i feel that the oc2 is essential. i'll try to find out if the oc3 has the same problem.

thx for help, peter

[dannybuoy]

Not quite a fair test if you were using a passive bass and the input impedance of your interface is different to the input impedance of the pedal. Most audio interfaces don't have a very high impedance so roll off the highs due to loading the pickups, whereas a typical buffered pedal has a high impedance designed to be connected to guitar pickups. Even my Mackie Onyx Satellite interface that has a guitar input sounds dull as hell plugged straight in, but put a DI box or buffered pedal inbetween and it's much brighter. Have you tried the same test using your bass amp intead of the interface?

I'm not saying the OC-2 doesn't have a sucky bypass (it may well do, I've not really done any bypass A/B testing with mine). If it does it's probably the same deal with the OC-3. If it does bother you though, either look at a true bypass loop or the new version of the EBS Octabass or the new MXR Bass Octave Deluxe which both have true bypass.

[bearpaw]

yeah, that's a good point... still i have to say, i made this test over my amp too and it was pretty much the same result. i do use a true bypass vox as a looper. so i either play clean bass without signal loss or i incorporate the fx loop. well, and on the occasions where i use other effects than the oc2, the low end is very diminished.

[groooooove]

it certainly isint true bypass, but ive never thought of an OC-2 to have a huge bypass problem..

+1 try it into a DI

[whoatherechunk]

Or get a bypass looper if its bad enough.....

[Gashaponcito]

I don't know why but I made a comparission between having it bypassed and with clean signal 100% oc1 oc2 0% and I notice it has more volume when engaged, why is that??

[bearpaw]

when making that comparison, i realized that it not only takes away a little low end but also adds treble. i felt it really makes your bass a whole lot more metallic sounding, but in a weird way - like a cheap digital EQ. but that's why it might appear to be louder.

[The Lurker]

Originally Posted by groooooove

it certainly isint true bypass, but ive never thought of an OC-2 to have a huge bypass problem..

+1 try it into a DI

+1.