Pearl OC-7 Octaver Octave pedal...not like Boss or POG. Quite unique!!
What we have here for sale is a very rare Pearl OC-7 Octaver pedal. This is an analog, 80s vintage octaver pedal that’s extremely well built (sturdy metal case) and quite hard to find these days.
Unlike most octave pedals out there, this model offers Octave +1, Octave -1 and Octave – 2 options, besides dry level. So, you can blend all these 4 sounds to create amazing tones.
The tracking on octave down modes are good but not as good as with the (digital) Electro Harmonix POGs, but overall, I’d personally rate this Pearl OC-7 higher than the Micro POG, not only for the extra Octave -2 mode (Micro POG only goes one down) but also because the Octave +1 is more subtle and natural: put the OC7 before a good fuzz, and you’ll get a better tone than if you did the same with the POG – which has a very artificial, chimey quality to it (which is great in itself for other uses, of course)
There are quite a few good Octave pedals out there: Boss, POG, POG2 etc…and each one is in fact quite different and offers something unique. And so is the case with the Pearl OC-7: no Boss or Electro-Harmonix octave pedal offers quite what this one does. To pick which one do you think is the best, is a matter of taste and of what you want from your octave pedal.
I’m NOT selling this cheap – someone said a “as new” boxed Pear OC-7 could fetch upwards to £200…which is a bit too much I think, but starting at £85 with £120 (inc. free power supply) buy it now I think is fair. If it doesn’t go for this price, I’ll be happy to keep it, really. You’ll be hard-pressed to find players willing to part with their OC-7, hence their rarity…there’s a good reason for this! Do you want to find out why? Well…bid for it on ebay!
PLEASE NOTE: Battery not included. But Buy It Now buyer will receive FREE UK power supply.
PEARL OC-7 RECOMMENDED FOR:
- Players who want an Octave Up sound with their current distortion/fuzz but don’t want to buy an Octave Up fuzz pedal
- Players who like experimental sounds like Sonic Youth, and wouldn’t mind some lo-fi Octave Down weirdness (bit like MXR Blue Box, maybe?)
- or players would like a sound more or less like the White Stripes “Blue Orchid” (basically, turn all modes up!)
