Boss gear on the Anagram

Boss is the pedal brand of the Roland group, and its compact pedals are probably the most common stompboxes in the world. The same small, tough enclosure has housed choruses, octavers, overdrives and tuners for decades, and many of those circuits became the default version of the effect.

Shiro says Phantom Zone draws on the DC-2 Dimension C, a four-button chorus known for width without obvious wobble. That is confirmed by the developer on its MOD listing.

The other two are inferred. Nembrini Audio describes Octaver as a classic analogue bass octave pedal without naming one. The OC-2 is the archetype of that sound, so the badge reads likely. Darkglass's built-in Bee Kolme OD is likely the ODB-3 Bass OverDrive; "kolme" is Finnish for three, which fits.

Mercuriall Audio's Prime Drive also includes a Boss SD-1 voice among its green-pedal overdrives, though most of that block is Tube Screamer.

Why do bassists care? The OC-2 tracks single notes and adds a clean, synth-like octave below, a sound heard all over funk and indie. The ODB-3 has a blend control and an EQ built for bass, so you can add grit without losing the bottom. The DC-2 thickens a bass or clean guitar without the seasick feel of a normal chorus.

Octave effects track best on single notes played cleanly, so mute the strings you are not playing. With Bee Kolme OD, keep the blend under full until you hear how much low end you lose.

Try Bee Kolme OD first, since it is built in. If you want a synth-flavoured bottom end, Octaver is the next one to load.