BOSS Octave Pedal (OC-5)

Boss is the OG of Octavers. I use this for my looping as a substitute for laying bass tracks with my guitar, because I don’t want to be caught dead with an actual bass guitar. And this is cheaper. Sounds good enough to lay down some bass tracks in the looper.

Polyphonic means you can play chords. No other pedal does this sound.

This pedal is very good. Full rich sound with the polyphonic mode and the classic/vintage mode sounds amazing. Tracks really well with your original tone. The only slight issue is a warble in polyphonic mode when playing full chords. This is pretty common with most polyphonic octave pedals, however. I had a sub N up from TC Electronic and the Boss OC-5 sounds much more organic and full than it. The only thing I would say about the sub n up that is a very slight edge is in playing full chords, but again not a complaint at all. The versatility of the ability to put the polyphonic mode on only certain parts of the chord is a dream for fattening up your tone. Great pedal for under $150

As a solo guitar (five-finger picking) /vocalist with feet drums, after all these years of hoping, finally BOS has delivered to me the bass player of my dreams, who can follow me without error in the many unusual keys (C#, Eb) I play in. I am now a complete one-person, 5-peice AI band, with no splits in the money made or personality /scheduling conflicts. Absolutely miraculous, is the only word to describe my bass player - the BOS OC-5 in poly-mode ("Bassonizer"). It is almost like the BOS OC-5 becomes more intelligent as time goes on. It plays bass notes to my chords and/or just about anything else I play. Quality of the bass sound is perfect. There are two outputs, which is an option to run a separate bass amp for your bass notes while keeping the precious guitar settings going direct. For my purposes I only use -1 octave because of the limitations of my gigging amp. Bass notes are totally adjustable from the BOS unit or the amp as separate from the guitar (direct). I use a Helicon Harmonizer (Amazon) along with the OC-5, there is no adverse interference or conflict with either of the units. Now looking on Amazon for 3 bobble-head dolls, to become part of my on-stage presentation - two singers and one bass player. Only Negative: There is a delay, but that negative point almost makes the entire presentation more human. I am sure the OC-6 will overcome that.

A very nice effect. Nice being able to limit the octave to lowest string/note detected. Could use some tweaking on their algorithms to smooth out the polyphony…they should look at what Electro Harmonix does…

Great tool. For me the oc 5 mimics a bass without switching to a bass for recording. And after listening to several demos it does exactly what I heard and what I needed in this particular instant.

I always use it and have it turned on. Best used when it’s going through my headphones and can definitely feel the bass sounds. Coming out of my amp(a busking amp) it’s not as full sounding but still sounds good and more full. I use it with my acoustic guitars to play finger style percussion.

I love this pedal. Boss pedals have always be top notch. What is great about this pedal is that there is a switch for the guitar and bass. The response is great. The best version of this pedal. Definitely try it out. You won’t be disappointed.

Similar to all Boss pedals, it's built like a tank and has minimal interference from other nearby electronic devices. Works as expected.

Exelente producto, muy versátil en sus funciones.

This is an awesome octave pedal, boss are great with there effects pedals you will not be disappointed.

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