Both the Boss OC-2 and Pearl Octaver (Low Rider) have identical single Jfet input stages followed by an opamp gain stage.
The question is, are these single jfet inputs even necessary or are they a leftover from the original bypassing mechanism? It seems like the pedal should work exactly the same if the jfet stage was left out, or am I wrong?
Quote from: garfo on March 04, 2026, 10:25:13 PMBoth the Boss OC-2 and Pearl Octaver (Low Rider) have identical single Jfet input stages followed by an opamp gain stage.
The question is, are these single jfet inputs even necessary or are they a leftover from the original bypassing mechanism? It seems like the pedal should work exactly the same if the jfet stage was left out, or am I wrong?
Input buffers. They are usually skipped when building "replicas".
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Quote from: jimilee on March 05, 2026, 02:42:04 AMQuote from: garfo on March 04, 2026, 10:25:13 PMBoth the Boss OC-2 and Pearl Octaver (Low Rider) have identical single Jfet input stages followed by an opamp gain stage.
The question is, are these single jfet inputs even necessary or are they a leftover from the original bypassing mechanism? It seems like the pedal should work exactly the same if the jfet stage was left out, or am I wrong?
Input buffers. They are usually skipped when building "replicas".
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Right, that is what I thought but the Low Rider keeps this input stage.