Boss OC-5 vs Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-13
The Boss OC-5 and the Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-13 are both pedals sharing octave. The Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-13 leans ambient. Current prices: $147 vs $179.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.43% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- octave
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$147via Reverb
$179via Reverb
The Boss OC-5 Octave is a polyphonic octave pedal offering both vintage monophonic mode and modern poly mode for chord-compatible octave generation. Controls include Direct level, plus one octave up, minus one octave down, and minus two octave down levels, with a Vintage/Poly mode switch and a Guitar/Bass input selector for frequency range optimization. In Poly mode the OC-5 tracks chords accurately. In Vintage mode it replicates the monophonic analog character of classic Boss octave pedals including the OC-2.
The Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-13 Octave is part of the brand's BL series of variable-clock effectors, pairing octave-up and octave-down voices with a touch of reverb for a drifting, out-of-sorts, grimy ambience. Rather than a clean, precise octaver, it leans into character, producing unstable, atmospheric octave textures with a lo-fi haze, and its variable system clock lets players move between cleaner, higher-fidelity tracking and darker, degraded, drifting tones. It suits experimental, ambient, and shoegaze players who want octave effects with built-in mood and grit rather than surgical accuracy. Now discontinued, it remains a distinctive, texture-focused octave-and-reverb box for those chasing evocative, slightly broken octave ambience in their sound.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- experimental
- electronic
- Ambient
- Experimental
- Shoegaze
- ambient