richardcoughlan Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Hey guys, Im after an OC-2, but after reading countless sites, mostly contradicting each other, I still don't know what the differences are between the 3 versions of this pedal ( i think there are 3! ) Does anyone have any experience with these pedals? Do any particular ones have a better reputation for build quality etc? (Anyone want to sell me theres ) Any words of wisdom would be great Cheers Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Collectors like to imagine the jap ones sound better, but in reality there is no difference between any of the models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protium Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I've got a Japanese one only because it was the only one I saw for sale. There is also an "octave[b]r[/b]" version that people ask silly money for - also no difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Well, as you'd expect, major differences between the different generations of the pedal, between OC2 and OC3. But, when it comes to the specification of the OC2, very little about it changed in technical terms throughout its production. Initially it was badged Octaver, and was finished in a lighter shade of brown, before being badged Octave and changing to the more familiar dark brown. The one major changed in technical specification was the alteration to the circuitry to accommodate the PSA adaptor (circa '97). Having owned a few examples of the OC2, there was no identifiable performance difference to my ear - a Japanese black label sounds the same as a Taiwanese black label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 In summary, if you see a jap one going cheap or same price as the Taiwanese, buy it for its value, but don't bother paying over the odds for one, simply is not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardcoughlan Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 thanks guys for the info, really useful have managed to track down a japanese one for £43.50 delivered so will defo go for that cheers Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbass4k Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I've got an original black labal japanese octaveR, i payed an extra fiver over a tawianese octave so that I can sell it for £150 on ebay, buy a tawainese octave for £40 and pocket the difference if I ever need it. There's zero difference in sound as far as i can tell, same circuit same components, the process may have changed slightly as I opened mine up and it's on perfboard with everything mounted vertically (it uses a CRAPLOAD of resistors btw, counted at least 35, and germ diodes too), I imagine they switched to pcb's at some point, but I A/B'ed it with a tawianese octave and they sounded identical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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