Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11 vs Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12
The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11 and the Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 are both pedals sharing ambient. The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11 leans octave. The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 leans shimmer. Current prices: $151.08 vs $235.16.
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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.52% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
- Experimental
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- ambient
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$151.08via Reverb
$235.16via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11 is a versatile reverb pedal offering eleven distinct reverb modes in a compact enclosure, Hall, Spring, Plate, Reverse, Echo, Tremolo reverb, Modulated, Auto Infinite, Shimmer and Polyphonic among them, each with up to three operational sub modes. From classic grand hall and warm plate to Fender style spring, reverse swells, octave shimmer and pitch shifted polyphonic washes, it covers a huge range of ambience. Simple controls and an infinite hold footswitch option make it both easy and deep. It suits players across surf, rock, ambient, indie and worship who want a single, affordable reverb that spans natural spaces, vintage spring and lush experimental textures.
The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 is the larger sibling of the Oceans 11, featuring two simultaneous, independent stereo reverb engines that can be run in series or parallel for layered, dual reverb textures. It offers 24 presets, advanced stereo connections, a Tide control to alter the stereo image, a Lo fi control and an infinite attenuation control for evolving ambient soundscapes. Running two reverbs at once, it creates rich, complex spaces, from layered hall and shimmer combinations to wide stereo ambient washes. It suits ambient, post rock, worship and experimental players who want deep, dual engine stereo reverb with presets and creative routing in a single pedal.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Indie
- Post-Rock
- octave
- shimmer
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Worship
- Live
- Studio
- Worship