Fulltone Full-Drive 2

4 controls.
volume, tone, and overdrive for the first button, then boost for the boost button. Very simple. I didn't look at the manual.

Great sound quality. This is an overdrive pedal. its not a crazy distortion pedal (not an expandora). I will eventually get a sparkle drive to go with it. Mabie a tubescreamer as well. Its a really great overdrive pedal. Especially for rythm guitarists. Mine is a newer version with the 3 way switch. I leave it set on vintage.
Mexi Fat Strat> Dunlop Crybaby Wah> Fulltone Fulldrive II> Line 6 Delay> Mesa Boogie Subway Blues.

Built in all metal casing. Seems really strong. No problems yet. I keep it on my pedal board.

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awesome. Love it. If you can only have 1 overdrive pedal. This is the one (unless you play like uber super high gain).

very intuitive design easy to dial in sound
manual is good - sufficient

Setup is 2005 jimmy page custom authentic and jcm800 - a bit noisy past 11 o'clock but expected (more accentuated with jpp as it's a noisy guitar esp with the jcm800). Pedal is great as I use it to push the Marshall a bit past it's thinness - I was considering amp mods to fatten up the jcm a bit but now, thanks to this great pedal I no longer have to consider that route. Nails Aerosmith Walk this Way tone to a tee - I use Roger Mayer Page1 for early Page tones as there is a bit of fuzz in the Mayer.

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Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Santana.... great match for all three. Playing for 30 years. If stolen, yes I would replace it - absolutely. I returned a Carl Martin Plexitone and got the FullDrive2 - excellent decision and was $90 less than the Plexitone. Plexitone is not true bypass and killed my clean tones. Fantastic Job Mike!!!!!!

Very easy to use once you learn to customize your own settings.It took me a few days of fidgeting with the dials to finetune my own customized tone. With 4 control pots and a 3 way selector switch there are many options to choose from. I bought this pedal used unfortunatly it didn't come with the manual. If I did have the manual I am sure I would have found my settings easier.

I play a 1971 Gibson SG Deluxe with humbucker pickups. I mainly play through a Fender Dual Professional tube combo amp with a pair Celestion Vinatge 30's. This amp doesn't break-up or distort naturally at high volume so the FD2's overdrive capabilities really push the tubes.
The only problem I found initially was the "TONE" dial didn't do much good until after the 3 o'clock position. It was a bit muddy and uncharacteristic before that position.
I mainly use this pedal in the "ON" mode with the toggle switch in the "FM" position. This gives my guitar tone a nice subltle milky overdrive. Full chords are clear and articulate.
The Boost channel is a great addition on this pedal. It allows me to get an edgy crystal-like sustain on individual notes. The Boost switch is not as much of a volume boost as I thought it would be, especially in the "FM" and "Vintage" modes, but rather it seems to push the overdrive signal a bit farther into more sonic territories. I love the feedback from this pedal, very controllable.
I haven't use the "Comp-Cut" mode very often but I have noticed you can get a nice clean volume signal on top of your amp's normal volume level. The "Boost" mode then seems to overdrive that signal with some distortion.

I am sure I can depend on this pedal for years to come.
I would recommend purchasing the FPS-1 power-adapter that Fulltone has made for it. Or whatever other power-supply they suggest. Don't take any chances, the wrong power supply can potentially ruin your pedal. I learned that from past experience.

Never have delt with the company personally.

I play rock music. This pedal compliments my style wonderfully.
I have been an active musician for 13 years.
If this pedal was stolen or lost I would get another one. Then again there are hundreds of other boutique pedal companies out there to choose from. But I seem to have a good thing going with this pedal so why change a good thing?
I compared this pedal with the TS-9 which I am fond of as well. I found this pedal was a bit richer in it's tonal qualities and has more options to choose from, which could be a curse and a blessing, depending on perspective: For one, much time can be spent trying to dial in a setting to your individual taste. But like they say Rome wasn't built in a day and once you have your settings dialed in you can sculpt your tone anyway you like. Plus it has "True-Bypass" which is good.
My only gripe is I wish the "TONE" knob was hotter. They should make it more transparent and open. As I said earlier, only until after the 3'oclock setting did I get anything usable.
Other than that I have found this pedal has allowed me to express my music in new and unique ways.
A fine investment for any electric guitarist searching for a quality overdrive pedal. I highly recommend!

I found the full-drive 2 a very hard piece of equipment to use along side my current amp of choice... I use a 150 watt Marshall Valvestate head which as you know are at the bottom end of the range anyway. also found Compresser push/pull pot very loose and often falls from raised position.

As stated previously in my other reviews I use a Marshall 150 watt Valvestate and a Les Paul copy fitted with active pickups to compensate for the poor tone-wood. when compared with other boost pedals such as the Ibanez TS-808 Tube screamer and the MXR Wylde overdrive, i found that the pedal didnt have the high gain required for my unique metal/hard rock tone.

This is not a metal pedal!!!

I will give credit where it is due as the pedal is very well built yet i do believe that the only thing it is good for is a projectile and have and never will gig with it. WILL STICK WITH IBANEZ TUBSCREAMER!

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If your looking for that high gain shread metal sound this isnt the one for the job although i will admit that the blues tones are fantastic (as it is a blues pedal).

Every products of Fulltone are very good but in my opinion Fulldrive II is the best of the best overdriwe pedal on the world and always sound great. I used : tube sceramer TS9, analog man TS9(silver mode), mesa V-Twin, Ibanez SD9, Klon Centaur, RAT ProCo, Fulltone Distortion Pro but for me Full Drive is the best. It work perfect in booster mode and in regular overdriwe mode. Sound is PERFECT and amazing in every style of music you can image. I use my fulldrive in jazz, blues and rock. It is perfect in my style of music. I can crunch them prefectly every of my amp - bogner ecstasy, mesa road king, marshall jcm800,fender twin reverb, fender blues junior, fender blues deluxe. For me it is love for first note!
I can't image better pedal.
Good work!

I played rock, pop, blues, funk and little jazz. I've playing for 17 years. You can hear some of my mp3 on :www.wojcicki.art.pl

Fulldrive II for my is best choice in evero style of music. Maby not for metal...:))))

Simple to use.

Sounds great.

Definitely reliable.

Haven't needed them

This is an update to a review I wrote in August of 2005. First of all I just want to say I was a little to quick to mouth off about this peddle. I'm sorry for that. I didn't sell it and soooo glad I didn't. Its the only peddle I use. If it were ever lost I would have to replace it. I really love the tone and when I kick in that boost its just so sweet. It really helps me cut through the mix when I get my lead breaks. I leave it on all the time and then use the boost when needed. I run it in "CompCut" mode only. I use the overdrive channel on my amp (sold the Deluxe and got a Deville 212) with the drive setting at about 2 when I need it. It sounds great to me and have had many compliments. Its well worth the price!!! Looking to buy a Fat Boost in the future. This stuff always costs me double though (I'm married). hehe, One more thing, I've depended on this peddle through 12 gigs since my first review and its still works great!

i've never found a pedal that's so easy to dial a great tone out of! simplicity itself! totally idiot proof!

these have a very "amplike" sound. i really like it's ability to produce a smooth "soft clip". sounds like a vox AC30. and to have a boost on a separate switch......like 2 pedals in 1! and, the true bypass.......no affect to your real tone when the unit's off.......why aren't ALL pedals made this way?! i like the vintage tone, but, should i want the FM sound.....hell! it's awesome! i can play ANY style with this!
incidently, i sold my first one because i had sold my super reverb, and was playing through a VHT pittbull.....which sounded SO much like the fulldrive, i figured to own the pedal was redundant.

i haven't owned one long enough to comment with any authority, but, if you look inside, you'll notice that there's not alot of components to breakdown.....and they all appear to be high quality. the box is a good quality gauge steel. the jacks are metal. the switch is sturdy......it INSPIRES confidence!

when i got my first one,(traded for a used one) the boost LED didn't work.....i contacted fulltone, and they fixed it as a warranty repair!
that's good business in MY book!

this works with all my styles. great dynamics and tone. i've been playing 27+ years. i just sold a TS-9, which sounded OK, but was lacking the magic of the fulldriveII. i'll be playing it through a peavey bravo, but would be comfortable playing it through any amp. i would definately buy another......as a matter of fact......i'm doing that right now! love the tone, dynamics, boost, FM switch, color(yellow), durability........ . hate the price......but, i hate the price of gas, too. fave feature......the ability to get a great tone at low gain settings. i compared it to every thing i've used in the last 27 years.....including a TS-808 that i bought for $40 and sold for $20 about 2 years before their value skyrocketed...(thanks alot stevie!). i chose this on a whim.....it just worked out. if i were to change anything.....jacks on the sides, maybe a wider box, super-bright LEDs.....trivial stuff, really. helps me make music........more to the point......MAKES ME WANT TO PLAY!

ALL MY STATEMENTS ARE HONEST ONES. I SWEAR "I AM NOT AN EMPLOYEE OR AFFILIATED IN ANY WAY WITH ANY MUSIC GEAR MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR". I REALLY OWN AND USE THIS PEDAL. I KNOW.......HC SAID I SHOULDN'T BE TO GLOWING IN MY APPRAISAL......BUT AFTER 27 YEARS OF USING JUNK AND MARGINAL QUALITY JAP PEDALS......THIS FULLDRIVE 2 IS EXTREMELY REFRESHING, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY ENTHUSIASM. i hope you get to read this review. 10'S ACROSS THE BOARD!

bon chance, and "shut up and play yer guitar!"

Mine is the newer version. It's a fairly complicated pedal with the toggle switch and 4 control knobs, but all modes sound great and with a little time dialing in great tones became a snap.

I play teles with the occasional strat, Fralin pickups, usually through a Dr Z Maz 38 2X12 or a Carr Rambler. It sounds great with both amps and gets along well with my other pedals. I use the FM setting with volume at 12 o'clock, tone at 11, OD at 10, and boost at 9. Comp cut is great for clean boost but I use a Bad Bob Boost running at 18 volts(cleaner than at 9V). Vintage is very Tube Screamerish, but I love my Aramat Green Machine. The FM mode is very transparent and "natural" sounding. In this mode the boost increases the mids a bit but not to the extent of a TS, and there's no bass loss. The tone control acts more like a presence control and is handy for reducing a little shrill, as I play a lot on my Tele bridge pickup.

I've had it for 2 years with no problems.

No dealings.

I waited 2 years before writing this review to make sure I didn't change my opinion. I too cannot understand why people trash this pedal. There are other pedals with more overdrive, but there is plenty in the vintage mode and a lot of great fuzzes out there if that's what you want. This pedal is so versatile and sounds so good in every mode that some of the reviews just leave me scracthing my head. I read one review that said it was too bassy and another that said it needed more bass. Gotta be those solid state amps! I A/B d this with a lot of boutique overdrives at Junior's Music in CT and this was the best for what I play - country, rootsy r&r, and blues. Been playing 42 years.

VERY EASY TO USE. FOUR KNOBS ( VOLUME, TONE, OVERDRIVE, BOOST). THREE MODE: COMPCUT, FM, VINTAGE.NICE LAYOUT!!!!!!!!

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! I'M RUNNING WITH '66 AMERICAN FENDER MUSTANG+ FULLDRIVE2+E.H. SMALL CLONE+ IBANEZ AD80 INTO MY FENDER SUPER 60 AMPS.Great transparency on the regular overdrive side.Comp cut offers a nice boost for cleaner sounds, FM is my favorite setting, 'vintage' is traditional style TS. 90% I use the FM setting also.The sound quality is, however, excellent. This pedal is very versatile......

Very reliable. Never any trouble. Knobs are solid, and the footswitches quiet and clean. I don't imagine I'll ever have a problem with it.

I play a whole lotta different things. My solo stuff is contemporary rock,Its THE PERFECT overdrive pedal.I recommend this pedal to people that want a reliable, good sounding pedal for many diverse musical styles.

Pretty straightforward...paper that came with it was very detailed on all aspects of the pedal. I plugged it in and immediately came up with the tones I was looking for.

I think it sounds amazing. I play some with a Maxon 808 (modded) and sometimes and OCD but this is my favorite distortion. I play a pair of heavy 70's strats through my FD2 into a Dr. Z Maz 18 and I get exactly what I want. I set my volume at noon...my tone at ten...my overdrive at noon...and my boost at 10 and I keep the switch in the middle on comp/cut. Then I dial in a great clean tone to my Dr. Z and use the first channel as my clean sound on the FD2, playing with the guitars volume a little bit. Then I roll in more volume and step on the boost side for distortion. I love the dynamics of the pedal because my fingers determine how broken up my sound gets...real players know what i'm talking about. I feel very in control of my tone just by watching the dynamics in my fingers and rolling back and forth on my guitar's volume.

I have never had any problems with it and I gig it without a backup usually as my only distortion. I use a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 as well with it which I highly recommend. Fulltone stuff in general really is tip of the top.

I have heard bad things about Michael Fuller but I have never needed to contact him so I don't know how he is. I am sure he is very arrogant and prideful about how good his stuff sounds but I think he is a good enough player/manufactuer to warrant that.

I can not even fathom why people rip on this pedal. If you are a 'true' player than this might not be the overdrive for you necessarily but I can't see where true players could rip on it. If you play a crummy solid state amp or a low-end tube amp or you play terrible new-metal or than buy some cheap boss junk. If you own a class A tube amp and are concerned with tone versus how muddy you can get your overdrive to sound than this is definately worth a look. Basically if you are not happy with it than you use a bad amp, a bad guitar, or you are a bad player. Simple as that.