Fulltone OCD

It's easy to use, there's not much to it.

I have a 65' Fender Twin Reverb, a Lonestar strat and a 57' Les Paul Goldtop and the pedal sounds very, very, thin, brittle and fuzzy - very disapointing!

It is very sturdy, however the fact that it makes my Fender Twin sound like a homemade amp, I'll never use it.

I've emailed everyone at the company and got absolutely NO response what so ever. I fully explained my situation and the fact that it sounds nothing like any of the mp3's on their site and if they could offer any advise, and got no response.

I've been playing for 20 years, professionally (meaning I played music and paid all my bills from it) for 10 of those years. Now I play for fun, as a hobby. I currently have a Fender Twin, a Lonestar strat, and a '57 Les Paul Goldtop. I bought this pedal so I could get a great distortion sound out of my amp because that amp has the best clean, so I thought I would be set. I was wrong, really wrong.

It's very simple to use. The 3 knobs are self explanatory. There is a mini-toggle switch that changes the overall character of the pedal.

Absolutely fantastic! It sounds like a cranked up Fender blackface in the LP mode and like a barking Marshall Plexi in the HP mode. I play a Fender Custom Shop 1960 Relic Stratocaster(stock) and a Gibson Les Paul Classic with a Seymour Duncan '59(neck) and Seymour Duncan JB(bridge). My amplifier is a Bogner Shiva(6L6 version). This pedal will only sound as good as your amplifier is. If you play it through a crummy sounding amp, it will not turn it into a good sounding amp. However, play it through an already good sounding tube amp, and it will sound better than ever. I don't know how Fulltone accomplishes this, but I love it. The Strat in LP mode through the Shiva's clean channel is a phenomenal recreation of Stevie Ray Vaughn style blues. The Les Paul in HP mode also through the Shiva's clean channel sounds like a vintage Marshall JTM-45 with the gain set low, and a vintage brking Marshall Plexi with the gain turned up. The great thing about this pedal is that it does not only capture the sound of these vintage amps, but also recreates the feel of them as well. The dynamic range is superb. Pick lightly and you get little breakup. Dig in a little more and you get more overdrive. This means that it is a players pedal. It excels at creating those subtle nuances that seasoned blues players love so much.

Fulltone is very reliable. All their pedals are built to last forever. I have a Fulldrive 2, Choralflange, and Clyde Wah. I have played all these pedals heavily for years, and never had a single problem.

The little rubber feet on my Clyde Wah, Fulldrive 2, and Choralflange were in bad need of replacement. They were not defective. They simply started to dry and crack after years of sweat and beer soaked stages took their toll on them. I emailed Fulltone and they swiftly sent me replacements for each pedal at a very minimal cost.

Overall rating is 10 out of 10. The most incredible thing about this pedal, other than its sound, is that it only costs $175 dollars. I would easily pay way more for this overdrive. Kudos to Fulltone for not charging more. If you love Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, anf all the great blues players, get this pedal! Just make sure you run it in front of an already great sounding tube amp. If you are trying to turn an old solid state Crate amp, for example, into something that sounds creamy and smooth, The OCD is not for you.

Very easy, wide range of pure tone.

I use a GIbson 335 mainly, fender strat, and a rickenbacker 12 string. My amps are Fender Tone Master w/4x12, Music Man HD-130, Music Man RD 2x12, and a Fender Blues Deluxe. I have used this pedal in all my amps and guitars and its amazing. Roll the tone knob and it will clean up! push it and it drives. the reponse is unbeliveable. It sounds great with my Fulltone Fatboost and some anolog delay.

yes, its fulltone. are you kidding???

I have dealt with Fulltone before and dealt with Mike Fuller, very quick response and they stand behind their product 100%!! anyone who says otherwise they are liars!! They ensure thier product is top of the line!

This pedal is good for blues, rock, all sorts...it holds more tone than any other pedal I have heard. It can compliment an amps gain channel and it can stay clean but add some beef to your tone. Every guitar sounds good, single coil, humbucker, P-90..this is a killer pedal.

Very easy to use...3 knobs and a mini switch.

I've been playing professionally for 30 years and I own many vintage and boutique guitars and amps ( including an 18 watt marshall and a vox ac30)....I've owned, and/or played everything over the years. In my opinion this pedal is very open sounding, but a little harsh and fizzy no matter what combination of guitar and amp I tried it with. To its credit, the pedal has nice bass response, lots of output and is relatively quiet, but there are better pedals on the market for this sound..namely the tonebone classic and barber direct drive.

I own a fulldrive 2 and have tried most of this manufacturers pedals over the years and I respect and admire the care and research involved in the production of theses devices, but no one hits a home run everytime.

Manual isnt much help really, but with this pedal you dont really need any. It is extremely easy to use (only three knobs).

Wow! This is my only 'natural' overdrive pedal (so i cant really compare it to anything) but i am floored by how natural and real it sounds. It truly does sound like a cranked amp..and can do so at a very low volume level. VERY nice.

Also i wasnt expecting as much gain as it has. It can get very distorted sounding....so much so i find myself turning down the guitars volume to lighten it up abit.

It also is extremely quiet with no hum (i use a 335 so i dont know how a strat woudl react...but if any it owuld be a natural single coilthing, no tthe pedals fault)

My only real complaint is that the toggle switch settings dont really seem to vary it that much. the top setting seems to be just like a volume boost (and a little more gain like one would expect with volume). But they both sound great so its hard for me to really complain about something like this.

Overall it is an extremely nice sound, that i am very very pleased with.

It seems to be housed in a pretty rock solid case..and i wouldnt fret if i dropped it. I have not had to deal with fulltone any (and hope i wont have to!) but i expect he would help and fix the problem if one arised (even if he was an ass during the process{as some reviews indicate he would be}). Im sure he is an extremely busy man so i can understand.

see above

I play mostly blues/rock ala cream, clapton, SRV. I also adore the beatles. this pedal is an extremely natural sounding OD pedal, and i know that i will always love it! It is by far my best investment in guitar gear (besides my actual guitar). If you are thinking about buying one of these, i would really incourage you to do so...the only reason not to is if you played death metal, or someohter genre where this would not be suitable. Otherwise this is a great pedal at a reasonable price.

As simple as any standard overdrive pedal.

I special ordered this from GC. When I came in to pick it up, the employee noticed that the HP/LP switch didn't work (it wouldn't physically move/switch back and forth, and it was stuck on the LP setting). He ordered a replacement, and let me take it home. I used it for a month and was unimpressed. I liked the distortion of my Lonestar classic better than this box; it didn't seem special. I thought I'd just wait for the replacemnt and see if that was any better. If not, I was probably going to sell it.
Anyways, the replacement came in, I picked it up and didn't even bother to plug it in till the next day. But WOW, I was in tone heaven! This new pedal was every thing I'd read and hoped and heard on the Fulltone website.
Now, the distortion was on-par with the lonestar (though it has a little bit more bass and somewhat less mids. With my PRS CE 22, I place the pedal volume around 9 and drive on 12, and get pretty darn close to the gary moore "still got the blues" lead tone, yet roll off the volume on the guitar, and can play the chords (relatively) cleanly... Pretty much just like a cranked tube amp.
I play with the volume and drive settings, but leave the tone between 10 and 12 oclock. Lots of sounds in there, very quiet pedal.
Great sustain. High notes sound round, not piecing (unusual for me, yet bass is strong and punchy. Good woman tones with the tone rolled down.
I like the HP setting a bit more, though both are quite usable.

Well, the first one was broken right out of the box (the mini-toggle switch) and didn't sound special. It had no signs of damage or abuse. Haven't seen anyone else with this complaint. Then, after I had it for 2-3 weeks, the drive knob got loose and fell off. It just took tighting the set screw to reattach it, but I was less than impressed. It does come in a heavy metal box and the main switch seems solid. Hope the mini switch holds up (my Lonestar has a few of those as well...)
The new one seems solid, and if I ever did a gig again (which would be over my wifes dead body), my lonestar would be able to hold me over, but I'd miss it.
Bottom line, the first pedal would get a 1, the replacement has been fine so far (about one month).

Went through GC, the ee (Ryan at San Marcos, CA) noticed the problem as he was handing it to me, and ordered a new one. Service was what one should expect, grading on this. It did take about a month to get a replacement though.
Havent dealt with Mike Fuller, heard the good and the bad, won't grade him on hearsay.

Play classic rock and blues. This pedal is GREAT for these styles. It does cost a lot, so I'm not going to give this a 10, as a 10 automatically states its a "fantastic value".

The pedal is easy to use, only 3 knobs. With the distortion turned up the OCD almost sounds like a metal zone that doesnt suck. Lots of sounds.

I use the OCD as my main pedal in front of my Music Man 65. With a 4x12 cab. It is so loud at band practice im not allowed to turn my amp passed 4. It sounds so good with new JJ EL34's. It loses its good tone when i go into drop tunings. But when im tuned in standard it sounds good. Im still trying to find a way to make it sound good in drop D. You havent heard this pedal until you have pluged it into a music man 65. Since i have got my OCD my sound has become a type of Death Surfer Music. LOL

I think i can depend on it. I changed the battary and the guts of this pedal looked way different then anything i had ever seen. If it were stolen i would find the person who stole it and beat their skull in with it and then plug it in and it would probobly still work.

havent delt with them yet

Its a good pedal, sounds really retro. I play Hard Rock and it makes an awsome mix of old rock and new rock. I wish it sounded better in drop d. I think it would be cool to Mod. I got rid of my Metal Zone and got the OCD and like i said before, its like a metal zone that doesnt suck. Along with the EL34's in my amp this pedal is just mind blowing! I am now the loudest member of my band lol .

It is very easy to use. Volume, tone and drive. Also, a toggle switch(hp or lp) that essentially sounds fender tweedish(lp) or marxhall bluesbreaker(hp)

I am using a 1990 Les Paul Standard into a Victoria Soulcactus.

The OCD really exceeded my expectations. It will replace my TS9(analogman) for now. I set the drive so that it is very touch sensitive. Light touch=clean, heavier touch=overdiven.

I believe it to be very reliable as I have owned another Fulltone pedal for many years without trouble. They are built very sturdy.

I play a wide range of music. Blues/jazz Rock, Twangy alt.country ish.
This pedal is a good match as it has a very wide range that can be used. Each setting,(tone,drive,volume), is very sensitive so you get a considerable change with a small turn of the dial.

I have been playing for 26 years. I also own a Reverend Wolfman guitar,another Victoria amp(35x310), a blackface Fender Champ and several pedals.

I would definately replace the OCD pedal if lost.

I love the touch sensitivity about this pedal the most. It also has the ability to make my tweed style amp sound a bit Marshal bluesbreaker-ish if I tweak the pedal right.

I wish it was set up like the Fulltone Fulldrive, alla to footswitches, first switch a little overdrive, second switch a lot, but overall I love this pedal as is.

This is a pretty easy unit to use. Very intuitive as it is
basically set up like a host of distortion devices based on
the tubescreamer. It boasts a unique switch which lets you
go from american overdrive to a british overdrive.

I am currently gigging with a Fender Clapton Strat, '57 Historic
Les Paul and a Les Paul Special for slide. Effects are as follows:
Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive>Fulltone OCD>Durham Sex Drive>Fulltone
Supa-Trem>VanAmps Reverbamate>Visual Sound H2O>Fender '57 Historic
Twin Amp. This pedal is quiet and delivers an extremely good
overdrive (not distortion, there IS a difference). I could easily
get along with just the OCD but because I do not like to fiddle with
pedals between songs I like using the other two drives mentioned
above for different levels of drive. The sound quality is very, very
good. So good it replaced both of my Tonebone Classic and Hot
British pedals. So good that my wife, who really doesn't know
music picked this pedal as the best sound in a blind hearing test
she said it sounded more open, defined, clearer, just better. She
as usual is right. I play basically blues and rocks and this pedal
couldn't be better suited. It is very good for slide work. Rating
is based on best pedal ever used but nothing is perfect for EVERYTHING!

Well, I've used this on 3 gigs and so far........it's great.
It's built very well so I don't anticipate any problems.
I have the other drives if it goes..but they can't replace it.

Haven't needed it yet but their website is useful.

AS said, I play blues, rock and sometimes (rarely) country.
This pedal kills for blues and rock. Probably too much for
country but maybe at lower drive settings you could get a good
kick ass country sound. I've been playing 30+ years and been
through a ton of gear. This is the best drive pedal ever........
and that includes my Ibanez ts-9 with the vaunted JVC 4558 chip
and my previously mentioned tonebones. Great size for a pedal
board, great sound, great product, good price (hey, we all want
things cheaper!). I don't think I'll ever buy another drive
pedal.

Very easy to use. Plug it in. Turn the knobs - Drive knob goes from overdrive to full distorted amp. Volume knob is very powerful - 30db - really great for changing volume. HP/LP switch is surprisingly useful.

I play Strats and Les Pauls. I am using this pedal with a Rectifier head set on Clean and various Marshall heads. I use a Carl Martin Compressor pedal, Carl Martin Plexi-Tone, and George Dennis delay/reverb pedal. This is THE distortion pedal I have been looking for. It really makes a great tube amp sound like the best of the Marshall breed with overtones chiming through the distortion and a FAT bottom. I loved the Plexi-Tone - thought it was the best. I bought this pedal to replace my Sparkle Drive, and boy was I surprised to find out just how versital this pedal is. From scratch to complete roar. This is the best distortion pedal I have played through.

Seems solid as a tank. Never had a problem with my other Fulltone pedal (Deja Vibe).

Don't know. But I assume it's good.

I play Rock guitar in the vein of Soundgarden and some Radiohead stuff - this pedal is perfect. I have been playing for 15+ years, have toured, recorded, etc. If I lost this pedal I would pay twice for it again. It is the best. It just sounds so great. It is very inspirational. Wow. Congrats Mike - this is a winner.