I haven't used previous iterations of the pedal, or other polyphonic octaves, so I can't really weigh in on how this compares. I find that dry notes on the 5th and 6th strings kind of disappear into the low octave a bit, but that could just be my ear and I don't mind it anyway. The bass is very present, but doesn't generally swamp the dry sound. With output volume and the octave level both at noon, the mix sounds natural coming out a flat EQ'd amp. I'm very pleased with how intuitive dialing in the volume and EQ was. And if you're playing spicy voicings with the 3rd or 7th in the bass, they only get spicier. If you're playing drop 2s on low strings the added bass makes them less muddy, and on high strings, less thin. Naturally the -1 octave nudges you towards certain chord voicings, but adds a lot of depth to solo guitar. It's a gorgeous sound if you're playing multiple voices! I'm learning Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring and the pedal makes the ringing bass notes just sublime. Fingerstyle also makes the added bass sound more natural. Playing fingerstyle, the effectively creates simple, automatic bass accompaniment that you generally don't need to think much about. It does seem to listen a bit for volume - at some point in a note's decay it will start octaving a louder, second lowest note - but practically this rarely happens if I'm playing cleanly and at all but a very slow tempo. It detects what your lowest note is, octaves it, and doesn't touch the rest. The real selling feature of the OC-5 is its "lowest" setting on polyphonic mode. View my comments through that lens! I'm sure guitarists who focus on other genres can make different uses of this pedal. This was a birthday present to myself and a tool for my jazz guitar toolkit.
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