Fulltone OCD Version 4

Easy to use. Typical set-up: Vol=1 o'clock, Tone=12 o'clock and Drived= 1 o'clock. You do not need the manual to use this pedal, if you have any experience at all with OD pedals. There is not a bad sound out of it. OCD v1.4

Set-up: Tele ('07 American Series)>Fulltone Deluxe Wah>AnalongMan SunFace Fuzz (NKT-275)>(Fulltone OCD (v1.4)>Zvex Box of Rock>Fulltone SupaTrem>Boss DD-7 Delay>Korg PitchBlack Tuner>Victoria 45410 (Bassman).
There is no discernable noise.
You cannot get a bad sound out of this awesome OD.
I can cover any classic/hard rock, except metal, which is like fingernails on a blackboard to a tone freak, as myself.
Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Buddy Guy, BB King, Scott Holt, Albert King and all of the Blues Kings.

Built very solid with excellent internal quality.
Have used in many gigs and do not see a need for a back up.

Though Mike et al can be somewhat curt and short in his responses, I've found he and his crew to be helpful. Many geniuses are a little eccentric and odd. I'll take the quality of pedal over "Mr. Nice Guy," if I have to make a choice.

Has responded to my requests fairly quickly. When my dear wife placed an order for Fulltone interconnects and guitar cords for a Christmas present, she said they were very nice to her and she knows next to nothing about guitar stuff.

I have been performing since 1959 and have done many styles, but I dearly love the Blues and Classic Rock. I own a vintage '60 Fender Jazzmaster that I played in my first band in 1965. I also own a vintage mid '70's MusicMan 112 Sixty Five amp. I am the archivist and learned my first cords on my grandfather's Gibson SJ-200, which is the first one made and is in the Nashville Hall of Fame Museum.
I love just how easy it is to find tones that sound good. If one sets the tone and drive to the top 12 o'clock position and volume where needed, it is a very good starting point. This OCD driving a Fender Bassman is absolute tonal heaven...luscioscious tone! You must have a decent tube amp for the OCD. Don't even think of writing a bad review on this if you have anything but a good tube amp, as that's what this is designed to drive! I have used it many times while performing and is my "go-to" pedal. In fact if I had to chose just one pedal, it would be a Fulltone Version 4 OCD. That's how highly I think of it. (I like the ver 3 as well). If I could have two pedals it would include the Korg PitchBlack Tuner (+/- 1 cent). Though I have recently acquired a superb Marshall type pedal in the Zvex Box of Rock, though it is equally as excellent as the OCD, it is not as versatile. If one wants to just have an "overdriven Marshall-amped classic rock type sound," then the Zvex B.O.R. is the ticket to tonal heaven. Otherwise, get the OCD and never look back. It makes a great amp proud!

Very easy to use but the power connector would be better on the top. I use a one spot MP8 daisy chain (X2) and the right angle has to point so that the wires run back on the connector. This is because the dc jack is too close to the output.

I set the gain at 9 O'Clock the tone full up and the volume at 12 and there was no boosting going on at all. When I set my Ashton Tube Overdrive in the same way there is a significant volume boost. This pedal does not have that at those settings. I turned the volume up full and there was some pushing of the amp but nothing like the 30dB the manual claims. I owned a Boost n Buff which has 35dB gain and used with the gain at 2 o'clock it had plenty of boost. The OCD was not anywhere near what that gain level was. I then left the volume full and set the gain at 12 o'clock and it had a good boost level but by then it was coloring the tone a lot and there was nowhere to go from there. There is some harmonic content coming through but nothing special compared to a treble booster. Basically the manual and the hype say it has heaps of boost, heaps of harmonics and minimal tone coloration. Well that isn't true on any count. The actual sound quality is really good, but the coloration and dynamics of the pedal is pretty awful. It really doesn't clean up when pushing an amp. As you turn your guitar down the pedal itself cleans up, but it still outputs a lot of volume so the amp is still pushed. If you take the Tube Overdrive then when rolling the guitar volume down the amp will become clean with the guitar on 1. The OCD with anything like a decent boost level doesn't do that. I can only score it a 3.

It's built like a work of art. The most impressive things I've bought. Construction and finish is really good. It has a big warranty and it is made to last on the road.

I contacted them with their contact form, anyway they rejected my email domain as too much spam?!? Pretty pathetic stuff. It really pulls down the whole show being like that. I'm sure they know it doesn't work but they don't care.

I found this to be the biggest let down of any pedal I have ever bought. I put it on eBay within an hour of getting it. I use Marshall 2204 style amps with Weber Blue Dogs and Gibson guitars. Since I sold this I just bought a Fulldrive 2 Mosfet. I think that is more like things should be for pushing an overdriven amp. Looking forward to getting it.

Stompbox with three knobs. Volume Tone Gain. HP/LP switch.

Pros: easy to get a good sound out of it. dont have to do a lot of tweaking.
Cool boutique lookin "OCD" written in black on a white case, i like it! plus the size of the pedal is a plus! its not crazy big or crazy lookin.
i like that you can use 9 or 12V

Cons: the screws to get to the battery are on the side and they are wierd twist knobs! i dont like that. also the power adaptor is located on the left side. i guess i am just used to BOSS pedals and they have the adaptor on the top.

i play with a MIM Fender Strat, i upgraded the pickups to Dimarzio Virtual Vintage Area 61' 58' & 67'. that is plugged into the OCD then into my Fender HotRod Deville w/4x10s. i also have a Boss DD20 in the effects loop.

i LOVE this pedal but im not good with discriptive words but i'll try. i started off comparing this with the FT fulldrive 2 mosfet, and i was already leaning toward the mosfet before i tried them so i got it instead of the OCD. a couple of weeks later after using it i decided that i wanted the OCD so i got it as well and played with them side by side. i eventually sold the mosfet and now just use the OCD.

this pedal sounds great with dynamics. you can leave it on and roll back the volume on your guitar and play a little softer and it gives a cleaned up tone no matter how you have the gain set. i typically set the volume to 12oclock and the tone and gain at about 2oclock.

a lot of overdrive pedals sound fake to me and this one just sounds natural! i love it!

it looks tough enough, i dont know about the twist screws though.

i would and do gig without a backup

i play worship music generally, at home i hit up blues scales too. ive been playing for about 13 years and i have only recently in the last year been messing with a lot of pedals, the OCD is my favorite so far. if it were stolen i would definitely buy a new one, however i might try one of the earlier models.

Very easy to use 3 knobs and a tiggle switch

Sounds AWESOME! I love this pedal and use it almost exclusively. The only time I go to a different dirt box is if I need a high gain sound. The OCD does rock and hard rock, but not neccesarrily metal. It does what it does extremely well.

It seems to be built really well and is handmade. So far I have no issues at all with this pedal as far as reliability goes.

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I really want to give this pedal a 10, but I will give it a 9 and I will explain why. After turning the gain past 75%, there is no audible difference. In other words, setting the gain to max will give you the same sound as having it at 75%. Why is this? Anyway, if I could access that last 25% of gain... Anyway, the pedal still rocks!

Very easy to get good tones from this pedal. There's really no bad settings - all are usable & musical. Three knobs and a toggle - how hard can it be?!

Sounds great for blues or classic rock. Definitely not for metal. Running it into a Fender Twin is awesome. Sounds great using the pedal's distortion or using it as a clean boost. Good for AC/DC, Zeppelin, etc. It can run on anything between 9 and 18 volts. Much clearer and articulate at 18v.

Here's where it got dicey. All of a sudden, I just got a loud hum out of it, regardless if I used a battery or adapter. Only had it a year and used it only in a studio setting, so it wasn't road abused. It's great that it has a 5 year warranty.

I contacted their tech support and after some basic troubleshooting, they had me send it in. Turns out, the LED died and that affected the entire circuit. Had the pedal back in 1 week - pretty good considering they're in California and I'm in Florida. The person I dealt with was very polite and genuinely cared about getting the thing fixed.

Excellent pedal for what I use it for - classic rock & blues. Customer service was excellent. I'd definitely replace it if it were lost/stolen.

This is the version 4 of the OCD... but you already know that !

3 knobs... the usual "volume, gain & tone". Real easy.

SETUP:

Guitar: Fender USA DEluxe FatStrat w/Dimarzio pickups (Chopper [Neck],Fast track 1 [middle] & Tone Zone [Bridge]).

Amp: Carvin Legacy 100w Head (EL-34), 4x12" cab (Carvin Legacy)


The pedal is dead quiet, wich surprise me for an overdrive pedal ! But I found the VOLUME to be weak... the volume has to be between 2 or 3' o clock (on LP mode) and between 1'30 or 2'o clock (on HP mode) to match my amp's output !!! That's the REAL BIG DOWNSIDE FOR ME...

BUT for the rest I really like the pedal... once you've cranked up the volume to match the amp's output or just a little further to have a little boost... EVERYTHING IS FINE !

I really like both of the modes (LP and HP).

LP MODE:
*darker sounding
*less output
*less highs
*Chord/Arpeggiated notes are really defined (between 8 and 2'0 clock)
*Tend to fuzz when the GAIN is cranked all the way up (wich I like)
*More "Fenderish"
*Really clean on low gain setting, perfect for BLUES
*Give a great boost to my other overdrives pedals (Xotic AC+, Mi Audio Tube Zone and Blue Boy Deluxe).

HP MODE:
*Brighter sounding
*More output
*Stays clean in all the GAIN range
*Chord/Arpeggiated notes are really defined
*More "Marshally"
*Tends to be more for Rock or Blues Rock
*Give a great boost to my amp's distortion (add some high mids and high frequencies)
*Give a great boost to my other overdrives pedals (Xotic AC+, Mi Audio Tube Zone and Blue Boy Deluxe) add some high mids and high frequencies)... but I prefer the LP mode for that purpose.

Seems to be well build... Anyway, I'll have my MI Audio Blue Boy Deluxe Overdrive and Tube Zone anyway on my pedalboard so that's ok !

But for what I saw it's made for the "long run".

I've compared this pedal with my other overdrives and distortions... and it's one of those that will make it through my "LIVE pedalboard", along with my MI AUDIO Tube Zone and Blue Boy Deluxe Overdrive. I keep my BK Butler's Tube Driver for home... I don't wanna risk to have some beer in it or other things... (you know, it has a $425 value... so, you see the picture).

When I compared it with my Blue Boy Deluxe... I prefer the BBD (bigger output, great versatility, Tube Screamer sounding), but that's a "if I have to choose only one" thinking... Because with the OCD ALSO... it adds some "versatily" to my "palette" of overdrives. I'll keep my BBD for Solo Boosts (with my amp's distortion) but for Blues I'll mixed those 2 (BBD+OCD) or the OCD with a low drive on my amp and it will be TONE HEAVEN !

PROS:
*versatily (LP,HP modes really helps)
*natural sounding (subtle compression only)
*Great TONE in general
*Virtually all settings are usable
*Great for Blues and Rock
*Great for solo boost (amp or with other pedalbox)
*Dead quiet
*Can use it with a 18v adapter for greater output and better "sound" (I didn't try it yet... but I will)

CONS:
*Lack of output (it really piss me off, even if it has enough output, just the fact that the vol. is at 3 o clock, it makes me anxious to lack ouput in a live setup... even if I think I won't... it's just in my head ! ;op)
*Sounds a bit thin

I play the guitar since 1995 and I play mostly rock,metal, blues, acoustic, progressive and a bit of jazz. And I tried a lot of pedals out there (MXR,BOSS,Xotic,MI AUDIO,ProCo, Digitech,T.REX,Morley,BK Butler, etc.) and this is one of my great overdrives along with my MI Audio's, BK Butler's and Xotic's AC and AC+. This have replaced my AC and BB from Xotic because of the LP and HP modes !!! and because I found this pedal to be more natural sounding and less "colouring" than the AC and BB.

So this is a great overdrive... but if you're searching for ONE overdrive just try other models too before making your decision.

here's some "overdrive" clue:
MI Audio Blue Boy Deluxe
Mad Professor Mighty Red Distortion ($$$)
Xotic AC or BB
MI Audio Crunch Box
MI Audio Tube Zone
and surely many others... just search on the web !

Plug in guitar sounds great

2nd best dirt pedal i have owned Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Number one

Should last a very long time very sturdy

Sounds Huge Jeff Beck Strat Clyde wah,Deja2,Octafuzz,OCD4,FD2,DLS Chorus,DLS TapEcho,Red Witch Phasher,Expensive board but WOW sounds great into 65 reissue ..........................................

IMHO this is a very easy to use pedal. It took some getting used to figure out how the switch was to be used- but never had a bad sound- except when dimed.

Sounds good with all amp/guitar combinations I have used.

Yes, but set aside 20 minutes to change the battery. The screws don't strip, but it takes a minute to line them up. (even the salesman struggled when giving me a fresh battery)

No problems. Besides not coming with a hot chick for $150

built good. sounds good even with solid state amps.

First off, the pedal itself is very simple and easy to dial in.

The difficulty came in MacGyver'ing an 18volt cable to power the box correctly. Fulltone does not sell an 18 volt wall-wart and most stores do not carry the premade 18volt cables for my power box; I ended up having to cut and solder a y-cable for my BBE Supacharger. On the plus side, Fulltone did provide instructions on how to rig this up and it was very easy (would not be as easy if you didn???t have the tools).

My first impression was a 6.5 - I was running the pedal alongside my trusty Maxon OD-9 and did not find it to have that much flexibility. At 9 volts it sounded great as an overdrive, but lost tons of headroom at higher gain and volume levels. I was not run able to run my Maxon or other pedals as hot as I wanted into the OCD.

BUT, at 18 volts this pedal became a beast. It does a very good job emulating tube distortion from the lowest levels of crunch to very hot lead distortion (in a classical sense of hot... this pedal isn't ideal if you play in a GWAR cover band). The coolest thing about this pedal at 18 volts is its ability to eat up an already driven signal. I have put boost, fuzz, wahs, and overdrive in the chain before the OCD and have yet to see the usual problems that come up in effects chains. I love the sound of my amp by itself (Dr. Z RT 66), and this pedal makes the overtones go crazy.

My local guitar shop told me the Fulltone guy was kinda of an ***, and their opinion was confirmed in a hilarious email chain my brother had with the owner. To put it lightly, Michael Fuller has very high opinion of himself and takes any thing even remotely smelling of critism as a declaration of war. I bet this guy loves the smell of his own farts.

On the plus side, you can be assured that the dealers carrying his pedals know the details on what they are selling (because he has told them exactly how much better his pedals are than others). I am also confident that any company as proud as Fulltone would fix/replace a pedal that broke-down due to a manufacturing problem; if not, no one would buy gear from such a group of self-important pricks.

Kick *** pedal. Would be a ten if they made their dealers carry 18 volt cables and walwarts.

I can't get a bad sound out of this pedal. So that makes it completely easy to use with any of my amps and guitars; a real plug and play pedal. However, it's loaded with multiple sweet spots for each different amp/guitar I use it with and dialing in the various great tones is very satisfying. It comes with a 1 page printout explaining everything about the pedal in great detail, ( with the exception of which version the pedal is.? ). The shop I bought it from said it was a version 4, but I don't know for sure. The serial # is 23245, either way it's the most killer sounding and versatile OD pedal I've ever played thru.

I've played my '08 american std strat, a mexican std strat and my 80's westone w/gibson classic bridge hb, all w/maple fretboards thru it. The 2 amps I've been running the ocd thru are both low wattage class A amps, silvertone model 1481 w/6" jensen and an epiphone valve jr stock combo.
The british or hp mode rocks on the valve jr, really opens it up and gives it tremendous presence, in what is a somewhat boxy and dark sounding amp, good sounding amp alone but nonetheless. I was pleasantly suprised because until now none of my od's really did better than okay with that amp. I usually just preferred to use it alone, which was too loud for most of my situations when cranked and too boxy/squashed for lead playing really.
The silvertone is absolutely awsome with this pedal, hp or lp mode and with the knobs dialed anywhere on the pedal or guitar. However, on the hp mode I was able to get it somewhat muddy at high amp volume and drive setting. Could be the tube rectifier, the 6" speaker I don't know, it struck me odd though cause of my 2 small amps the ST has the most headroom. But it's still not a bad sound and it's useable, just not for playing where totally articulate note definition is needed or your preference. SRV and Hendrix heaven! Blues, rock to heavy rock. This pedal is very quiet and very inspiring.

I know it's a quality built pedal, but time will tell. This is my first fulltone pedal so I don't know.I'll give it a 5 til I do, it's a 50/50.

Never dealt with Mike, but it doesn't sound like his support is as abundant as his ego. I quess you can act like an *** when your pedals sound this good.HA!HA!

I prefer bluesy, classic rock playing and I have found my ultimate boost/OD/distortion pedal. As much as this pedal will rock and scream, what I love the most is the way it boost my amps natural od and it's amazing low gain performance, because that is what I haven't been able to get from my other pedals. But it's equally great across the whole sweep of the drive knob, for me that's a first. I'd like Mike to put this pedal out with a seperate boost like the fulldrive has. And yes, I want a second one now.