Strymon Olivera Vintage Oil Can Echo Effect Pedal

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The Strymon Olivera brings the wonderfully weird world of vintage oil can echo machines into a modern pedalboard with stunning authenticity and expressive power. Inspired by the electromechanical devices of the late 1950s, Olivera recreates those dark, modulated repeats and richly evolving textures that sit somewhere between classic slapback and ambient spring-like resonance. Its intuitive control layout — including Time, Mix, Regeneration, Rate and Intensity — lets you dial in anything from subtle rhythmic echoes to thick, warbly soundscapes that seem to have a life of their own. Full stereo processing and a Class A JFET input preamp ensure lush, dynamic tone whether you’re playing guitar, synths, or other instruments, giving your sound depth and character that stands out in any mix. 

Beyond its vintage soul, Olivera embraces modern flexibility and convenience, making it a versatile creative tool for today’s rigs. You get discrete stereo inputs and outputs with flexible routing, delay spillover so repeats linger beautifully even when you switch off the effect, and the choice of true or buffered bypass to suit your signal path. MIDI and USB support open up access to up to 300 presets, expression control, and firmware updates, while its rugged construction promises road-ready reliability. Whether you’re chasing evocative retro textures or pushing into new echo-laden sonic territory, the Olivera is available now at Haggerty’s Music to inspire your next performance or studio session.

Features / Specs

Circuit: Premium JFET Analog Front End

• The discreet Class A JEFT input preamp provides the ultimate in dyncamics and feel. The preamp circuit prepares the incoming audio to be processed in the most ideal way possible, optimizing for ultra-low noise operation and a flat frequency response.

Bypass: True/Buffered Bypass

• Olivera allows you to choose between electromechanical relay-switched true bypass for fully untouched and unprocessed signal when the pedal is not turned on (the default behavior), or premium buffered bypass, which preserves your signal’s integrity by preventing the loss of high frequencies that can happen due to long cable runs.

Controls:

• Time: For a vintage oil can echo, the delay time is adjusted by changing the rotation speed of the can. Time adjusts the viral rotation speed. Delay time is also determined by the HEADS selection.
• Mix: Controls the balance of dry and wet signals from 100% dry at minimum to 100% wet at maximum. A 50/50 mix is achieved at the 3 o’clock position when the DRY SIGNAL (Power Up Mode) is set to its default Digital option.
• Rate: Controls the speed of the modulation applied to the echo repeats.
• Intensity: Adjusts the depth of the modulation. At minimum, modulation is off.
• Regen (Regeneration): Controls the amount of delay signal fed back from the selected head(s) to the input. At minimum, some echoes are still present from residual static charge on the can. At maximum, oscillation and endless repeats will occur.
• Heads Switch (Long, Short, Both): The 3-way toggle switch selects the active play heads for different delay times and patterns
  • Long: Providing a longer delay time
  • Short: Providing a shorter delay time
  • Both: Enables both heads for a multi-tap echo pattern
• Footswitch: Engages and disengages the effect. The RED LED on at the top of the pedal indicates that the effect is engaged. True Bypass is enabled by default, or Olivera can optionally set to Buffered Bypass.
• I/O Mode Selector: Stereo I/O requires a TRS adapter or cable.
• USB: Computer connection for MIDI I/O and firmware updates.

Inputs: High Impedance Ultra Low-Noise Discrete Class A JFET TRS Stereo Preamp

Outputs: Low Impedance TRS Stereo Output

Exp/Midi: Expression pedal input allows the connection of a TRS expression pedal, MiniSwitch, MultiSwitch Plus, or TRS MIDI

Audio Quality: 

• Premium JFET analog front end
• Ultra low noise, high performance 24-bit 96kHz A/D and D/A converters provide uncompromising audio quality
• 520MHz ARM Superscalar processor
• 32-bit floating point processing
• 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response
• Audio Input Impedance: 1M Ohm
• Audio Output Impedance: 100 Ohm
• Typical signal to noise ratio: 116dB

Power Supply: 9V DC, Only use an adapter with the following rating: 2.1mm, center-negative, 9V DC, 250mA minimum (adapter sold separately) 

Dimensions:

• Height: 2.2"
• Width: 2.7"
• Depth: 4.6"
• Weight: 0.6lb

Designed and built in the USA.