Fulltone OCD

Volume, Drive, Tone and HP/LP selector. Pretty easy to use if you know what sound you want or have in your head.

US Fender Strat, US Fender custom shop Tele thru a simple setup - Ernie Ball Volume pedal - mini dejavibe - FD2 - OCD - Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo - Fatboost.

The OCD by itself has tonnes and tonnes of different sounds and everytime i touch the OCD dials or backoff my guitar volume, a different sound. The HP setting, i feel, is very mordern sounding. I could dial in U2's - Vertigo OD/distortion tones easily. I found it hard to dial in OD tones which where more 'vintage' like Black Crowes - Hard to Handle for example. The lead tones on this setting will put a smile on any lead guitarists' face. The clarity of this pedal is astonishing. The transparency is good but i felt it starts to lose it when u pile on the drive over 2 o'clock.

The LP setting is more interesting. I could dial everything from heavy metal 'chunky' sounds on power chords to more 'vintage' stuff sounds to nice low blues guitar overdrive. Fantastic. The transparency on this mode is great. Extremely transparent. Again the clarity on this setting is astonishing. Still i found - and maybe because of the extreme clarity of this pedal - there is some difficulty getting 'vintage' tones out of this pedal. I guess that's why i left my FD2 on my pedal board!

I've owned lots of OD/Distortions in my time and this is by far the most mordern sounding pedal. I'm really happy with it and it's really up to individual on his needs.

Nuclear blast? No problem...

haven't had to deal with them yet.

The OCD pedal is now my centre stone and i've built my pedal board around it. It seems to enhance the pedals around it - makes them a bit more edgy and maybe gives them a kick up the a**.

3 knobs. Volume. Drive. Tone. Just listen and even if they weren't labled you would know what what they do. VERY easy to use.

One thing I dont think people have said is the difference between the HP and LP sound settings. HP = high peak, boost mids, or what Mike Fuller in his manual calls a Vox-y/Marhsall-y overdrive sound and LP Low peak is just an added overdrive to your natural guitars sound. Both are excellent sounding on their own. BUT REALIZE, if you are looking for a midrange overdrive "tubescreamer but more natural sound" this is not the pedal. Not that is bad in any what either. Just a comment. I actually like the tubescreamer midrange and slightly compressed character. Some don't, but I can feel the balls of a tubescreamer which I like. Dont get me wrong, I LOVE this pedal as well. Im just trying to point out SOME differences.

This pedal is amazing at any setting as said before. I use the HP for more edgy rock and harder overdriven stuff and LP for lighter stuff. Those are just my personal preferences. Find out for your self. People have commented on the natural sound of my tone . I love this pedal because it doesnt change your guitars sound. Just maginifies it and overdrives it. Exactly what I have been wanting. I would say everyone should have this pedal. It is the pedal that is my main overdrive pedal on my pedalboard. I dont even see the need to buy a second for backup purposes. Find out for yourself. I feel that its the best sounding, dynamic, and reacting with all gear pedal I have ever used. No doubt about it.

Ive used Fulltone products for 4 years and never had a problem with any of them after touring, and countless gigs. I know you will find the same.

Ive heard Mike Fuller's an ass; I've heard he's nice. I have only experienced good things with him, so I give him a...

To me this is the best overdrive pedal out there. I have owned the Landgraff overdrive, Keely Moded Tubescreamers, Analogman moded Tubescreamers, and TONS of other boutique overdrive pedals that I dont want to waste time naming. This to me is the best one so far. Props to Mr. Fuller.

Just plug and play... It sounds great right out of the box.

I play on the road with a band out of Nashville. I have a smaller pedalboard, for fly dates, that I have been using a Fulldrive as my main cruch pedal. We use backline on our fly dates, so I'm at the mercy of the backline Co. to provide a decent amp. The Fulldrive has worked pretty well with just about everything, but the OCD is totally my thing. It sounds amazing with marshalls, Voxes and Fenders!!
I usually fly with a Les Paul and a Les Paul double cut with P-90s.
Everyone at soundcheck noticed the day I added this pedal. It blew everyone away!

So far, my Fulltone pedals are the only ones on my pedalboard that I haven't replaced. The airlines are brutal on gear!

I haven't had to deal with Fulltone yet.

This pedal does exactly what the ads say it does. It clean up great when you turn your guitar down. It sounds great with a variety of amps. I will probably buy another one as a spare.

Very easy to use. Plug it in dial it the way you want and play.

Its all about what works for the individual player. Everyone has thier own idea of "good tone". With that said, I believe the OCD will go down in history as one of the best overdrive/distortion boxes ever. As for noise, give me a break, ITS A HIGH GAIN OVERDRIVE, it will have some noise that is the nature of the beast. My suggestion is when your not playing your guitar turn off your pedals! It cracks me up when I read a review of a pedal and someone says it noisy when I stop playing, HELLO!

I dont foresee any problems. I have been dealing with Fulltone since 1995 and have not had any problems with any of my Fulltone effects. I consider Fulltone Effetcs the highest qaulity pedals on todays market.

I suggest using email to corspond with Fulltone. I have always had excellent support from Mike, and his crew.

I play metal, hardrock, fusion, blues, jazz, country, and whatever style happens to capture my imagination. The OCD is not my only dirt box, but it has become the main #1 in my lineup.

Its an analog pedal so its pretty simple ! Vol Tone and Drive. HP and LP switch for a mid boost or cut!

Great sounding pedal ! I didn't have an overdrive that was without some sort of mid hump,as I could never find one I really liked the tone of .Now its a Fulltone 69, OCD ,KOT,Supa trem, Ibanez AD9 ,ABY to tuner and either a Matchless D/C30 or a 5E3 Tweed Deluxe with Celestion alnico blue( a friend made the tweed for me and its easy as good as any Kendrick or Victoria IMO !) The brand is COWBOY.
So i use the OCD in conjuction with the KOT. OCD for rhythm mostly and KOT yellow side for lead boosts.The red side of the KOT is also another great sound on its own .When combinedwith the clean boost on the Supa Trem and the 69 fuzz theres a whole bunch of great tones available from clean boost right through to singing liquidy leads.
At first the OCD sounded a bit bassy and almost scooped, but when it got the gig test it was really impressive .Punchy without the mid hump(which I do like but just wanted a pedal without extra mids).Its almost valve like, similar in some ways to a HOTBOX I thought.
This pedal is very amp like and can sound clean and dirty at the same time just by dynamics and playing with something called your guitars volume pot!

As with all fulltone products ,its built to last a life time and probably will out live most of us ( if it were a living thing that is !). The old black top switches Mike used initially were absolute crap and always needed replacing . He sorted that out and all was good from then on for me.

Never had to deal with Fulltone.If a switch goes I'll fix it myself as I live in Australia !

I Play mainly telecasters and a 1959Les PAul Junior. One of my teles is a customshop 63 Relic and the other is a Warmoth light swamp ash with fralin P90s.
This pedal is perfect for light to heavy blues ,country , alt country ,pop and whatever, just not metal is all !
A very unique and usable overdrive with a tone unlike ANY tube screamer clone i have ever heard.
A highly recommended pedal. Would definately replace it if it were stolen, lost etc

Plug it in, hit the footswitch, and take a trip to guitar heaven. There is versatility and a lot of flexibility here between the LP and HP settings, but you really can't dial a bad sound even if you are confused by more than 2 knobs!

I use a Limited Edition Deluxe Reverb re-issue with a Weber Vintage 12" and high-end rewired innards, and a Dr.Z Maz 38 Sr.(best amp for the dough on the planet!!!) I have a Pedalman TS818 "Tube Screamer" boutique clone, a Klon Centaur, a Vox Clyde wah, TC Chorus, and Hughes and Kettner RotosphereII. I have a 50th anniversary American Deluxe Strat, a Les Paul Standard, an American Standard Telecaster, a Les Paul DC Custom Shop, and a modified 1958 Les Paul Jr. I am anxiously awaiting a Fulltone TTE that will replace my revered Echolplex. This thing is so good that I am seriously considering dumping my pedalboard and using just it and the TTE! I still want the Klon for the best clean boost, though.

Based on the weight and the feel, I could throw it against a wall and still use it!

Mike Fuller responded to an e-mail promptly, briefly, and courtiously - what's the problem? The guy has a life, he's busy workin' hard, and he's tryin' to build enough of these for you people that think that this pedal will make you play better (It does!tone is great motivation to play!)

I play all types of classic and current Rock and some Country. I have played for 36 years and have owned may real deal vintage effects. This thing is unbelievable! It is the first "drive " that really nails every classic tone that you've ever wanted with chime, distinction, and clarity. My other drive pedal sounds like a speaker stuffed with cotton in comparison, and it is top rated! If you plug this in and don't like it, I would seriously question your taste and/or abilities. WOW!!!!

Very easy to use.....just plug and play and noodle the controlsto find ur sound.

Tried with 2 different rigs. 1st thru my 70's Fender Princeton Reverb with a Wah, and thru my Soldano Hot Rod 50+ and full pedal board. Thru the later it is PHAT. Was nailing the Audley Freed tone, very nasty. But thru the Fender rig it was amazing! I heard tones I've never heard before. Mike did his homework on this pedal and it will be legendary........I had been using a VooDoo Labs Sparkle Drive, but took it off my pedal board. The Sparkle Drive isawesome, but compared to the OCD.....just had to go!

Built to last a lifetime. I also own a ChoralFlange and a Clyde Wah Deluxe. These pedals are simply the best out there.....Mike has made me a believer, and he has many touring pros around the world with his fine products. If I could afford to, I'd buy every pedal this guy has ever made..........really!

Never had to use CS for any reason....

Blues-based rock....perfect pedal for anything that rocks or has a blues feel. I've played on and off for 35 years. Use a Les Paul Classic, Fender Tele Plus, Jackson DK1, and a GL4T Steinberger along with amps listed above and various pedals. This pedal is essential in a professional rig and anyone obsessed with quality tone. I'd love to have a 2nd, and will after the frenzy subsides. Took me 4 weeks to get after ordering, but feel blessed too have one! This pedal DOES make u better, because u don't want to quit practicing.

This pedal is pretty versatile as far as available tones, especially using the 'HP' and 'LP' switch. Just plug it in and fool with it!

A few months back I owned a Love Pedal COT 50 (Church of Tone) pedal. It is a GREAT pedal but it lacked the ability to adjust the 'volume' with the gain, it only had one knob that increased the volume and gain simultaneously. I loved the pedal but it produced too much volume along with the gain! So, I tried to get a hold of the guy who made it to get it modded with a volume adjustment, couldn't find him so I sold it....Mike Fuller's pedal has all the 'LOVE' of the COT 50 pedal and a lot more. It really sits well in the mix in the 'LP' setting (smooth) and sticks out a bit more when switched to the 'HP' setting (more gain more pronounced highs). The pedal is pretty 'bright' in the sense that it adds a definite 'presence' to the high end in both 'HP' and 'LP' switched settings. I am using this pedal after a Budda wah and Keeley compressor, my amp is a Carr Mercury with an EL34 power tube cranked and saturated, my main guitar is a 54 custom shop Fender strat. This pedal is absolutely quiet even when engaged and the gain cranked! I have excellent gear and it is shielded well, I read about guys getting 'noise' when the pedal is on...I think the problem is with their guitar wiring and pick-ups, pedalboard wiring and probably a noisy amp too...I am using a single coil guitar going into a class A cranked tube amp and this pedal is dead quiet with everything cranked and my hands muting the strings! Really sings when I hit a chord or play a solo! The sound really 'blooms' when the pedal is gained out, it adds fattness as well as a smooth overdriven distortion. This pedal puts my other boutique 'modded' ODs and distortions to shame (modded TS-9s, modded DS-1, fulldrive I and II etc..) when A--B'ing them side by side (no sorry 'mid-hump' or 'squished' frequency response). The switch does not 'pop' or make any noise when engaging and disengaging....BONUS! This pedal is 'as described' on Fuller's website and, in my case, better!!! because I have a superior sounding amp to the amps on his 'samples' (IMHO and arguably..) his OCD pedal sounds better on my amp than it does on any of his samples (even though those sound great too!). Yes, I am an old man (in rocker years) I have been playing guitar for 34 years steady and most of those professionally, and I'm here to tell ya that this pedal is the real deal... easily the best sounding, quietest, versatile, affordable (unless you are getting 'gouged' on ebay) overdrive pedal I've played (and yep, I've played em' all). Kudos to Mike Fuller...

I have owned and operated tons of Fuller's gear, no problems...

This may sound odd, but, the guy has always been kind and helpful to me. I have talked with him (Mike) on the phone on several occasions (late 90s about his 'Choral Flange', TubePlex echo, even custom acoustic guitar stuff etc...) He has been kind and helpful to me no problems or trouble at all (maybe because I'm a kindred guitar tone fiend?). I read and hear about the complaints...Maybe people are calling him and insulting his product or his intelligence and setting him off? Treat him with respect and maybe he will reciprocate?

Music taste is SUBJECTIVE!!!... and just because this pedal works for me doesn't mean that you will like it! It really seems to like EL34 output tubes cranked though! I ordered it (from musictoyz, waited 7 weeks) before I read any 'hype' I was sold on the website description and samples. I am selling my boutique and modded overdrives (I have about half dozen) and buying another OCD to run in tandem or as back-up...I love it!

Very easy to use. Same controls as tubescreamer, Boss, etc. with an additional low/high switch which makes the sound similar to switching between a low wattage and high wattage amp with some minor eq changes done automatically. The eq change isn't dramatic. This thing doesn't have a bad sound in it.

Sound quality is excellent but not all inclusive. Not everyone will want this pedal. It might not be what some heavy metal guys might want, but if you like a tubescreamer with less nasal midrange this is it. I play Gibsons and Fenders through 1960's blackface amps. I've tried many types of distortion pedals and always came back to my tubescreamer (TS808). Now my TS808 is my backup and the OCD is on my pedal board.

Very sturdy. Looks like it was made by people who care about their work. It could probably be swallowed by an eagle and shit over a cliff and still work just fine.

Although I've only had this for a few weeks it works and sounds like I'll probably use it a long time. We play mostly classic rock covers and I really like the sound of this pedal. It's surprisingly quiet for a distortion pedal, excellent sound, and well made. I think these are going to be as popular as the Ibanez 808.

Extremely easy to get a great sound out of this box.
All the controls do what they say they do.

Using this with numerous guitars (Strats, Les Paul, PRS Custom 22, G&L ASAT and Legacy) through a Gries Thirty Five (Fender balckface clone) and Bogner Shiva.
Some noise, but that is to be expected with a gain stomp box. Keep the drive around 2:00 and it is quite manageable.
Originally got this so I could get some warm drive out of my Gries when it is set up for a clean tone. Added bonus is when I kick my Bogner Dirty channel on and turn the OCD on, it give me a sweet singing Marshally sound.

So far no issues, but it is brand new.
Built just like his other effects, sturdy and well-designed.

No need to talk to Fulltone yet.

Other than being very difficult to find right now (got mine from Guitar Adoptions in WI) this is one of the best overdrive/distortion pedals I have heard. I am NOT a big fan of stomp-box distortion, I'd rather get it from a tube amp. BUt to get some grit on a clean tube amp, this box rocks. Plus if you kick it in on a tube amp dirty channel it pushes the sound right into lead territory.
The review in Guitar Player a few months ago was righ on the money.
The blue "on" indicator light can be seen from quite a few feet away so you know it is on.