Fulltone Full-Drive 2 Mosfet

The two basic functions (OD and BOOST) of this pedal make it a no-brainer to use. The "manual" really consists only of a few pages of instructions, but who needs that anyway with the controls all being right in front of you. My "manual" has some incomplete sentences, showing me that Mike writes these chapters himself without ever proofreading them afterwards. I'm buying a pedal and not reading material. Editing the tones of the Fulltone 10th Anniversary pedal is limited to twiddling with the controls. The white control knobs (nice vintage feel) are easy to see, even in semi-darkness. The two mini-toggles are kind of delicate, but you will see that I don't fiddle with them much. And of course there are the decent size red OD and yellow Boost LEDs: Can't make a mistake there -they are located right next to the super-nice stomp switches.

Yes, I can easily get the tone of my favorite artists: Take Sonny Landreth, for example. Recently I saw Sonny live and knew immediately where that tone came from: there was a 10th Anniversary pedal glowing in the dark, my suspicion was confirmed by the Sonny's technician. First of all: The pedal is never noisy, even with Boost and OD fully dialed in. A dream of an overdrive pedal. I'm using a Strat through a Fender Blues Deluxe RI (clean channel) -and there is no doubt in my mind that this pedal challenges you as a player: It's all in your playing now, you can't blame the pedal our your instrument anymore. With a few gentle tweeks, you will be in tone-heaven. Here is what I found as my favorite setting: Volume set to "whatever", Tone -to your linking, OD anywhere from 12 to 3, Boost -as you like it. Now the OD settings. I use only one: MOSFET and VINTAGE both engaged -there is nothing better in my book, and I would be just as happy if the pedal only was hardwired this way. Absolute Bliss. Responsive, throaty, mellow, creamy... insert your own superlatives here. I love it and will never part with mine.

I have confidence in Mike's engineering skills, and the pedal itself feels substantial and well though-out. However, I will probably always have some kind of backup pedal -Danelectro's Daddy-O works for me, but it cannot compare with the 10th Anniversary superior fell, its incredibly mature tones and almost violin-like sustain.
Judging by the apparent workmanship: yes, I believe in Fulltone's reliability.

I have never had to deal with Fulltone, or Mike. But I can imagine that the success of this pedal and its simplicity invites all kinds of nuts wanting to chat with the good people at Fulltone -which would drive anyone up the wall. Winers should just buy a POD, or another Boss pedal.

Playing mostly Rock/Blues, this pedal is absolutely essential to good tone. I've played for over 40 years (stop giggling), and owned a lot of junky pedals. The 10th Anniversary OD pedal seems to be my last OD pedal ever. Wish I'd had it sooner, but honestly I was a little reluctant to shell out over $200 just for an OD -Wake up, try one. It is well worth it. Totally transparent when not in use, quiet like a mouse, throaty tones galore -The pedal should ship with every Strat or Tele. Or maybe not, because since I got mine, I don't really care that anybody else gets the same gorgeous tones so easily.

I found it very easy to get great sounds from this pedal. The instruction sheet is very helpful to quickly get the sounds you are after.

I believe this pedal is a perfect performance/play tool. The
two function overdrive and boost are great. It mixes well with
other effects and blends excellent with my Badcat, Fender Blues Jr.
and Swart amplifiers. I play a Fender Deluxe Strat with Kinman Avn
Trad. Pickups with the K-7 switching system.

I own and use the Fulltone Choral/Flange and OCD and have had no trouble.

I play mostly blues, rock and some country rock. I've been playing over
35 years. I like this pedal so much I own two. I would definatly buy this pedal again if needed. I also seem to be collecting Overdrive/Distortion and Fuzz pedals. I must have over 15. This is one of the best, I love the Mosfet feature.

First off I have given this pedal excellent ratings throughout so just to clarify, I *don't* work for Fulltone! And in the past I have not been shy of criticising their products, notably the Mini-Dejavibe (weak sound) and the earlier Fulldrive 2 (too compressed in the boost channel).

Anyway, so ok there are a few knobs for an overdrive pedal, but set everything to midway and you instantly get an excellent sound. From there on you are just tweeking gain and tone levels and flicking the odd toggle switch to see what happens. How hard can it be? There is a manual, but really the pedal is completely intuitive.

The sound quality of this unit is exceptional in my opinion. I had an earlier Fulldrive 2 and loved the normal channel but found the boost channel too compressed and lacking in bite to be any use live, well the mosfet version gets rid of that single criticism instantly. This is not a noisy pedal, and the overdrive/distortion sounds are exactly what I like.

I am using this pedal with a Gibson ES-335, Mesa Boogie Subway Rocket and F30 amps, and Planet Waves cables. I also have an Akai Intelliphase in front of the amp and an Akai Headrush in the fx loop. The Fulldrive Mosfet is way better than the overdrive channel on either of the Boogies.

I have never had a problem with Fulltone gear (in the past I have used Fulldrive 2, Fatboost and Mini-Dejavibe pedals with not a single issue). I can gig without a backup as both my amps have overdrive channels (not as good as the Fulldrive, but there if I need them).

In the past I have exchanged emails with Mike Fuller and found him very helpful. Just to get a response is good, but to get personal advice from the guy who owns the company is exceptional.

I am currently playing guitar in a 9-piece blues/jazz outfit so am using mostly clean and mild overdrive sounds, with the occasional higher-gain solo. Being the only guitar alongside a brass section and keyboards I need to be heard without but being too noisy and the average stompbox overdrive just doesn't have the clarity I need. The Mosfet Fulldrive does it just right for me and has bags more gain on tap if I ever want it. It also gives me the confidence to take just guitar and pedalboard to gigs where I can't use my own backline for whatever reason.

If this were stolen I would get another one instantly.

It's a distortion pedal, how hard can it be? Right out of the box and you have a killer tone.

Oh my. Believe the hype. I've used a wide variety distortion pedals for over 25 years and this is by far the BEST one I have ever heard. Nothing even comes close to my ears. There are so many options to tailor your sound, if you can't get a decent tone out of this box then don't blame Fulltone! Quiet as can be.

Superior workmanship.

Never had to use it myself, but I understand they are quick and courteous.

Outstanding in every way. I probably wouldn't use this for the Pantera/Lamb of God/Meshuggah metal tone, but in any other setting this would shine.

Easy to figure out, like the original, but with the mosfet switch and the threeway voicing option.

I use the following. G&l legacy strat, soon to have anderson pickups, american tele with fralins and a b/bender, and a les paul with classic 57's. I run into a valvulator, ernie ball volume, budda wah, carl martin compressor, fat boost, the fd2, a line 6 mm4, and a roland SDE1000 delay, all into a boogie mark I sset clean. All cable is fulltone and George L. I've had several of the fulldrives over the years, and haven't found the right combination of guitar and amp to work with them, until now. I'd been using the hermida zendrive, which is a wonderfull pedal, along with a barber Ltd, and several others to get the variety of overdrives I need in my cover band. We do everything from Al Green to No doubt, so I need a lot of options available. I also do a lot of Gospel work so I play out a lot, and need reliable gear. I tried the fd2 mosfet, out of curiosity, not intending to buy it, but to see what the fuss was about. I was absolutely blown away. The fd2 and the boogie are a perfect match. I'd gotten a bit of harsh high-end with a fender twin reissue and an older fulldrive, so I had been turned off, but with the mesa, it just sings. I used it for a short tour last week, and never touched the other three od's on my board. Now I have downsized the rig, and taken a lot of junk out of the chain, something I'm always greatfull for.
The mosfet option really opens this pedal up. It adds just a bit of a top end shimmer and gives the tone a bite, not a sharp edge but just something that makes you stand out a little more in a mix. I love it with my strat and tele, it seems to make them come alive. I can get a pretty close Robben Ford tone with the tele, and my gibson with the fat boost engaged gives me the larry Carlton tone, thick and fat.

I've had a number of Mike's gear over the years, and it's always been bullet proof.

I wrote Mike to tell him how much his cables helped me out, and he was very gracious and kind, none of the horror stories so many others mention. i think he gets tired of people griping at him all day, something I can totally understand. Just let the guy make his pedals, and leave it at that.

I've been through so much gear, I can't even begin to remember it all, and this pedal really stands out as something I'll keep for a long time. I'm really nailing down a simple rig that will get the job done, so I can spend less time twirling knobs, and more time playing guitar. This fd2 really fits the bill, and I couldn't be happier with it.
Thanks Mike,

This is intrinsically a not so easy to use pedal, due to the incredible versatility and room for tweaking it offers. You have 3 modes, 2 types of operation (Mosfet or FD2) and 4 knobs to temper with so you can spend a few hours dialing in sounds.

Having said that, the thing justs drips with tone in almost any setting. This is a great tone-shaping tool.

My rig:
Gibson LP/ Strat>>Voodoo Lab Proctavia>>AnalogMan Sunface>> Fulltone '69>>Cry Baby Wah>>FD2 Mosfet>>OCD>>Keeley DS-1 Ultra>>Digitech RP-50>>Dunlop Univibe>>Fulltone ChoralFlange>>Fat Boost>>Option 5 Destination Phase>>Line 6 Echo Park>>Stereo outs to Marshall VS-65R and Soldano reverb-o-sonic.

Not noisy at all and capable of turning my Marshall into a Fender Super (FM setting). I can get any number of sounds from this but it seems to be better matched to my Strat than my LP. It sounds very good with the Gibson but it really kills with the Strat.

Amazing SRV and Hendrix tones available.

Solid, very solid.

Some people slam Fulltone and Mike Fuller but my relationship with them has always been great. They always reply my emails and are very helpful.

I play classic rock.

Excellent tone tool, with an amazing flexibility. I use it mostly for mild overdrive and cleaner tones and it really makes the guitar sparkle, especially the Strat. If you need some TS-like distortion switch over to Vintage mode. If you want more of a Fender amp tone, switch over to FM. Thicker, more distorted tones can be footswitched on the second channel.

I have a bunch of other distortion pedals in my rig, all set up for different things, but when compared to the Keeley DS-1 Ultra, for instance, the FD2 has a more rounded and high-quality sound.

If you need to cover a variety of tones with top quality, I suggest you check this baby out.

Takes a bit of tinkering to get the sounds you want, lots of switches. Most of the settings are pretty usable, though.

Used with a Fender american tele and Gibson LP. Mostly through dr. Z amps. Probably the best sounding overdrive I have used.

Love the different settings (vintage, FM and comp cut), and it gives a quite different gain and eq with each. The cc is more like a boost. Vintage is a modded TS sound. The FM is my favorite (probably because the Z amps have a lot of mid on their own).

Noise level is very impressive.

Excellent product. No concerns so far. As good as any boutique overdrive ive used, but with a much larger selection of excellent tones.

fairly easy to get dialed in.

Not alot differnt fom the fulldrive2, these mosfet switch adds some variations, little more bottom definition and a bit more clear in the drive area. Still produces this high frequency in the upper mids that you really can't dial out. Thats really a problem with both all fulldrives. I took it to a gig and tryed it but ended up not using it. That upper trebly sound thru my tube amp just irrataed me also there is a bigger volume jump in the boost side in mosfet mode, thats ok in some sittuations, not in others. So i swithched back to my a/c booster and bb. And sold the Mosfet.

built like a tank

Pedal is not for me. I didnt like the origional fulldrive2, and eventhogh the mosfet adds some new tones, it is just to trebly

Very easy to use. dial in the sound till you like it.

one of the best overdrives made. Not very noisy at all, Fulltone did onother fantastic job on this one. I'm giving it a 10 because it produces a very musical tone.

can't see it breaking

rock and blues some country

this pedal does sound great but it takes a while to get there. maybe its all the boss pedals i wasted my time on as a kid, i don't know but i just can't get used to these small pedal makers (and fulltone definitely is in this category)making a pedal where the Knobs actually do something. through their entire range the controls are useful. but i still want to believe they start at 12Oclock. if you like me insist that 12 o'clock is "unity" then you will get frustrated. another thing is that both the tone control on this and my OCD pedal is basically just a treble (and some upper-mid) control, and both of these pedals have treble to spare. so my rating is based on the pedal and my stubborn unwillingness to adapt quickly

sounds great once you get a feel for it, once again i think that mike, i believe his name is, at fulltone favors darker sounding amps and tests all these pedal with these said amps. therefor he gives people like me with a 65 twin way, way too much treble. My amp already wants to be a 100 watt tweeter so i definitely don't need any help with that. but once you realize that you are allowed to turn the tone knob down(i know it's hard)i found the tone that i wanted. the gain knob is equally responsive so far i haven't played it over 3 o'clock and this gives me a nice natural od. the boost is so useful and it goes from med to high gain. with a lot of boost it sort of sounds like my OCD but not as good bass response(the OCD has the best high gain distortion I have ever heard from a pedal and most amps due largely in part to the bass)and it is as quiet as a od pedal can be. i play through a gretsch semi and a ameri-strat. with the hollow i like the flat mid setting the attack seems faster and with a gretsch i like that, and with the strat the vintage setting because i think srtats need the mid-hump, both with it set in mosfet position. this and my keely comp. are in love i think.

I'm starting to realize that no one pedal is ever going to be what i want all the time(am i really using this to talk about my girlfriend). the amp, guitar, the amps speakers and tubes (and my mood that day)all factor into what a pedal will sound like. having said that i like this pedal most of the time.