Fulltone OCD

Fairly easy to grok pedal. Volume, Drive, and Tone knobs with a switch to change the EQ and drive characteristics of the pedal marked HP/LP. The two page manual describes the two sort of unusual things about the pedal, the Tone know and the HP/LP switch.

I play a strat and a P-90 Les Paul through a Fulltone way, the OCD, a Moog Mooogerfooger delay, and then sometimes a Line6 modulation modeler and/or Line6 delay modeler; all of which feed a Top Hat Club Royale, the sweetest little amp I've ever heard in my life. The Top Hat is not an easy amp to match with a pedal, it's mid-rangey in that classic Vox way and a lot of pedals that sound fabulous with a Fender Deluxe or a Bluesbreaker sound awful with it. For example, Tube Screamers sound just hideous with it. The OCD has two main sonic signatures that are selected with the HP/LP switch. The HP has more of an upper mid peak and sounds rather Voxish on its own through a clean amp (tried it through my bandmates Bassman head). It sounds OK but a little too much like goggles over glasses with the Top Hat. However, the LP switch is really something else *if you already like the sound of your overdriven amp to begin with.* It's just a grittier, louder version of the sound that's already there. It's by *far* the happiest pedal I've ever used in front of my Top Hat. It's also convenient. I played at a gig last weekend where I had to use a house amp (some Fender I'd never heard of), so I just flipped the switch to the HP setting and had a pretty sweet Class A sounding overdrive. It's hard enough to find a pedal that sounds good with the Top Hat, but it's gravy that it even sounds good with other amps. In other words, this is a superb overdrive pedal. Oh, it has tons of clean boost too.

Seems well built. Nice feeling switch too.

Never needed any.

Just a fantastic overdrive pedal. Touch sensitive, wide range of sound possible without losing the main character of the pedal, with the LP setting it can be extremely transparent to keep the guitar/amp combo you have sounding good. I'd bet it would sound pretty great in front of a high quality SS cleam amp as well.

This unit has one toggle and 3 simple-to-use knobs - volume, drive and tone. The volume will really boost your amp volume so you've got to be aware of that before you turn your amp on. The tone is very active and requires some fine tuning.

I had a Fulldrive for a long time and was very satisfied with it but I began to Jones for a little more crunch and so I got this pedal. It sounded great at home at low volumes. I played last night with it for the first time and it just blew my mind. Such creamy overdrive. Really quiet. It is what I had always hoped for in The Menatone Howie, the Blackstone pedal, Klon, Fulldrive, Maxon pedals, etc. I've gone through a slew of them and this just nailed it.

His products are always reliable.

I wouldn't call the guy "warm" but he definitely doesn'ty want anyone to be disappointed in his products.

I've played for 20+ years. I'm now in a Motown band. I play blues/rock/soul. Perfect match for me. I play a '66 Tele and a '63 Strat through this pedal, a Fullrone Supatrem and a tuner into a Matchless SC-30. I would buy another in an instant if stolen.

Very simple to use. Found the perfect setting in about 2 minutes.

I Grosh guitars. My Effects are Keely Compressor, Fulltone Clyde Wah, Barber LTD, 2- Fulltone OCD (2 separate settings), Guyatone Flip Series Tube Delay, Fulltone Choral Flange, Out to 2 - Fulltone Fat boost to 2- Soldano Lucky 13 Combo Amps. The OCD just sweetens the sound perfectly. I use 2 because at lower settings I get great rhythm sounds but when I want to push it over the top the settings on the second OCD give me the all the tone I could ever ask for.

All of Fulltone effects I have bought are built like a tank. I don't even think about them letting me down.

I have contacted them before and the response was quick and very helpful.

I play and have been playing for 30 + years Soul, Funk, R&B. The OCD is the first pedal that allows me to get a very natural sounding overdrive without having to turn the volume up to unacceptable levels. If they were lost or stolen I would replace them. I replaced a couple of different overdrive pedals ( Barber Direct Drive and Barber Tone Pump) with this pedal because it just sounds better to me. Knowing that I can hit the tone sweet spot at any time is very comforting. This is such a musical pedal I wish I had it a very long time ago.

This is about as straight forward as you can get. Balance drive versus level to get the sound you want, play with the toggle, adjust the tone and you're there. Some pedals require a fair amount of time to just find out if they are right for you. This one is quick.

Pretty quiet. I was looking for a specific kind of overdrive. I use an Xotic RC booster for clean transparent gain and mild overdrive and a Reverend Drivetrain II for more overdrive and a midrange push. The Reverend is possibly the best value I have ever encountered in an overdrive pedal. Amazingly nice for very little money. The OCD gave me something in between - Kind of a Vox AC#30, very dynamic, very open sound. Extremely touch sensitive, and did I mention it is dynamic? I like to use combinations of the pedals for different sounds. The OCD at moderate gain into the Reverend is killer; searing and dynamic and yet with the sustain you associate with fairly heavy compression. I like it.

Have owned it a total of three days. Build quality looks very good and Fulltone has an excellent reputation for reliability. However I can't justify a rating here.

I sent the company an email regarding a Fulldrive 2 and received no response. I have heard good and bad, but again not enough experience to judge someone.

I have too many guitars but the main ones I use with this pedal are a Grosh strat, an Anderson Cobra, Hamer Newport Custom Pro semihollow, and a Hamer Studio, another best buy. Amps are a Savage Rohr 15 and a Peavey Classic 50 run in stereo through a Lexicon MPX-1. Other pedals besides the ones mentioned are Carl Martins Chorus II and their Compressor. For the record, the sequence of the overdrive pedals I am using is significant, at least in my system. I run the OCD into the Reverend into the Xotic RC. I would buy this again. I have about ten overdrive pedals in the closet and these three are my favorites, but it is definitely system and desired sound dependent.

Extremely easy to use. Just 3 knobs and a switch for drive intensity. Volume, drive, tone. If you need help with this, ah, you may want to switch to trombone.

I use the following: Guitars- SuperNova(blue), homemade SRV Style Strat and PRS SE Soapbar II. Amps- Restored + modified (to Blackface)Fender Bassman head, Mojo 2X12 bottom with Celestion G1280H's, and Custom 1x12 Tweed cab with Jensen C12N. George L cables, and various stomp boxes. The sound quality of the OCD is incredibly natural, responsive to attack, and satisfying. Way beyond anything else I have ever tried. It's quiet and it's versatile and fun to use.

So far completely reliable after several months of home use. Built very solid and seems more than adequate for gigging.

Have not needed so far. Bought this from dealer on web who was responsive but didn't know how to properly ship the item.

I play classic rock-Allmans, Doobies, Clapton, Eagles, Scandal. Been playing about 30 years, amateur, used to be in various bands. I've been through about 5-7 overdrives including TS-9,808, Rocktron, Ibanez, Maxons, Marshall and more. Basically my personal taste and quest, was to find an affordable overdrive that MAINTAINED THE SOUND of each of my guitars and amp setups with the most natural overdrive possible. I was really sick and tired of the coloration that most distortion or overdrive pedals added to my sound. Amazingly, the inexpensive Rocktron Austin Gold was really nice to use however it adds something like 10b volume boost the moment you engage it and that became annoying and hard to control. I had been reading all the reviews at Harmony Central for various distortion pedals and a lot of people seem to compare their pedals to some of the FullTone models. So I did a search on Ebay and stumbled upon this new OCD and read about it in Harmony Central and the mfr's website, and took the plunge. It's a bit pricey but I was sold the moment I started using it. Don't worry about the cash-if you spend it too, you won't regret it. It is the best, most natural overdrive I have ever played. It is so much fun to use, it's ridiculous, and makes you want to play more, which in my opinion, a good instrument is supposed to do. If I had to gripe about anything, I would say that the footswitch is a bit heavy duty and takes a little extra effort to engage. The pedal is extremely reactive to your strokes on the guitar, loud or soft, turned up or down. It's completely quiet and does everything FullTone says it will. It has a neat white outer casing with a blue pilot light when in use. I love this pedal and will never part with it, and the money was well spent. I thank FullTone for making this available to the public and I would definately replace it if something happened to it.

three knobs of coveting tone!

I hit the standby on my Matchless Chiefton 2x10, and grab my PRS cst22
dial the OCD in at vol@ 1:00, HP up, tone@10:00, and drive@2:00, and I
must say thats the sweeetest tone. I can get great strat and les paul tones
all the way across the board.

This pedal is built to last!! 5 year warrenty being the original owner how cool
is that.

Very helpful, I have got great customer service from fulltone.

All of the OCD's that i have seen have black knobs. When i picked up my
special order from Guitar Center my OCD has white knobs how cool is that!
When I put this pedal to work it has this great glowing blue light that lets me
know what I'm in for. A drooling drive that any tube amp guru would love.

VERY easy to use. The standard controls: "Volume", "Drive" and "Tone". If you have even a basic level of experience with drive pedals, you'll be just fine. The "LP" and "HP" switch just has two settings and you'll definitely notice the difference in the sound when you flip it back and forth. I give it a "9" because the "Tone" knob should probably be labeled "High End" as it only affects the high end.

I use a tele with dimarzio, strat pickups, but that's not really important as everyone's setup is different.

No, it is NOT noisy. Even with the drive dimed, the amt. of hiss is almost not noticeable.

The pedal sounds friggin' great. It is very transparent, almost to the point of being odd. It really adds no color or character to your tone, which might take some getting used to as almost ALL drive pedals do. The "LP" (Low peak) setting is really transparent and allows for more of a clean - drive sound, which is great for blues and R&B. The drive is not so aggressive on this setting. The "HP" (High Peak) setting gives you a more aggressive sound, more of an EL34 / British snarl. Not too much, but more upper mids, and the drive has more attack.

Overall, the drive is REALLY touch-sensitive. So, use this drive if you really want to encorporate feeling in your playin. If you want your tone to be dripping with drive and sustain, forget it. What you get is your amp pushed alot harder with the kind of drive and harmonics that you get from turning your amp up. Real natural stuff, no "JCM 900" type of drive at low volumes, seriously, it's not a pedal with a sick amount of drive. But as you turn the drive up, it really cooks your tubes and just sounds great.

BTW, I played this through a Roland JC-120, even that solid-state amp (which I HATE) sounded great with this pedal.

ALSO: This pedal introduces a really present tight bottom end. It's actually amazing how much bottom end you get with this pedal, my jaws sort of dropped. You might have to back off your bass knob, but the bottom end is tight and it's awsome for leads as I've never had such bottom end when playing cleaner leads. GREAT STUFF, WELL DONE!

Looks like a pedal you would not need to worry about, I've not had a problem yet.

No need to contact them.

I've been playing for 27 years, This is one of the good ones. Definitely worth a try. Not for Metal or anything too heavy, but for rock and roll to hard rock, it sounds great. I am very impressed. A fun pedal.

the second I plugged her in...my 66 deluxe reverb was whipped into submission!

Tried it with my 56 gold top RI........dist set at 3 oclock, HP, tone at around 3 oclock.........

Sounded like my deluxe sounds when cranked at 6 or 7.......but not blowing my face off.....

Vibro-King, Deluxe Rev (1966).......56 gold top RI, 60 Relic strat.........

Oh..my God........its like I died and went to tone heaven. If you are a blackface devotee..........and you really appreciate natural cranked tube tone..........and you would prefer to only use your blackface (plexi etc....) but its normally too loud when you dial in the sweet spot.......then this pedal is your answer to total sonic tonal freedom......My vibroking basically sounds like its on 10 when the volume level is nice and low on the OCD.......you actually get bottom end at a low level....and I aint talkin' processed fake
bu-sh-t bottom end, but the real deal. One thing i love about this pedal is that you can basically leave it on all the time and work from your guitars volume/tone dials...........and each control on the OCD does what it says it does........in other words, when you turn up the volume it gets louder but not more distorted.........like some other overdrive units............

My bewilderment comes from reading some of the negative reviews for the OCD......

Maybe some people wanna stomp on the OCD and get the " VH brown sound" or some kinda saturated and drippy Overdrive............and they are dissappointed when it does not work that way..........or maybe they just suck to begin with and are bummed out that the ocd does not make their fingers play like Jimmy Page....cuz this pedal is a special invention that is gonna make my gigging life so much easier and more fun................don't buy it if you wanna saturate your tone...........buy it if you are a vintage tone junky and if you are a player who derives most of their tone from their fingers and soul............cuz this little pedal will allow all your touch and technique to shine right through............
check the website for sound clips........they are totally accurate.........do "lenny" to a "T".....

built like a tank...............great quality

have not talked with fulltone yet......but the website looks inviting and it seems like they are regular guys who will deal easily with anyone who is on the level.

I am a blues/jazz guy..........prefer to use the tone of the amp...usually not a fan of pedals since they load the amp up and take tone away........but these fulltones are true bypass so now my opinions of "boxes" have changed..........will definately be buying a clyde deluxe wah and mini dejavibe........

oh..and the '82 tube screamer is soon to be on Ebay! This pedal is that good.........actually its a way nicer and better sounding unit than the TS9.............no comprison!!!!

I'd buy a new one immediately if it was taken from me.

Easy to get great overdrive to heavy vintage distortion sounds. Three knobs, one switch, very easy to dial in.

I play Tele's and Strat's into a 10 pedal Pedalboard into Fender and BadCat amps. This pedal work well with other overdrive pedals in series or just by itself. This thing sounds great! Best gain box I have ever purchased. I now know why Fulltone named this pedal OCD.
It truly lives up to its name.

It's a Fulltone!

I know they answer the phones and return emails with quality helpful answers. That's awesome!

I play Country, Blues, Rock, Top 1000 Hits, you name it, I play it.
Been playing 35 years and have tried and tested most gear in the marketplace. This piece is as Fulltone say's it is, Obsessive and Compulsive. A very fun and touch sensitive pedal to play!

Basic setup that is very functional. Unlike my old Chandler Tube Drive (whose sounds I loved), the knobs are more gradual, and because of the small size of the unit on my pedalboard, I'm less apt to bump up against a knob while playing, and inadvertantly alter the sound or volume. I don't like having too many controls to monkey with, and this gives you what you need.

I'm using a 30th Anniversary Gold Top Les Paul and a Big Apple Strat through my Vox AC 30 hand wired, and Vox AC15. I was looking for a touch sensitive pedal to enhance rather than obscure the sound of these amps and this pedal does it. I favor a nice harmonically rich crunch rock tone, and for leads I tap on my MXR super compressor to boost the rhythm volume and lend some silkiness to the tone. With this arrangement I don't use all the gain this pedal offers, and there certainly is plenty. This pedal works perfectly in conjuction with the compressor, as well as my Dunlop Wah, and H2O delay/chorus. I generally stay fairly dry, rarely using my effects with these amps, and find I'm keeping the OCD on most of the time--merely dial back the axe's volume pot and/or my pick attack to get the clean tones from the amp when needed. At long last, I'm getting great clean sounds with just the amp, clean boost with the compressor, rock crunch with the OCD, and lead tones with OCD and compressor. This pedal is a team player.

I've had it for a couple months and wanted to wait before I wrote the review, but so far so good...built like a tank.

No need yet.

Mostly rock, blues, and vintage pop like Beatles, etc. Been playing various guitars for 35 years. Larrivee, Guild, Gibson, and Taylor acoustics, 1976 ES 335, 30th Anniversary Les Paul, '81 Blackie Strat, '94 Big Apple Strat, '64 Blackface Twin Reverb, 55 Twelve Rivera, Marshall 800 channel switcher half stack, Vox AC15, Vox AC30 hand wired. This unit fits in beautifully with my gear, and helps produce the tones I need for live and recorded sounds. I unloaded my Chandler Tube Drive for this pedal, even though it had killer tones, because a buddy is a David Gilmore fanatic and had to have it, and because this thing is QUIET, totally reliable, and fits well in my effects chain on my board. After two months with this puppy, it is still very hard to tear myself away from my gear. I always get the same great sound everytime I flip on the power.