Fulltone OCD

Volume, drive, tone and hp/lp filter switch. Dead easy to dial in a lovely sound. TOne control particularly nice - seems to work on the upper frequencies only, leaving the middle n bass intact.

I just want to gush about this pedal. It nails the classic marshall overdrive sound. Full and rich. Lovely dynamics, it has an elastic feel to it. Never played any od pedal that sounds and feels like this on. Gorgeous for thick rock chords n leads.

This pedal fills the missing slot in my distortion / od options.

Jeff beck strat, AS strat with dg20 emg electrics, AS tele.

mxr stereo chorus, mxr flanger, boss ns2, boss tu2, boss ge7, analogman comprossor, fulltone dejavibe II, BOss pw10 wah, boss giga delay, EHX holy grail, fulltone fulldrive II mos fet edition, OCD, Pete Cornish ss2/P2 duplex all into a british made HIWATT custom 20 head (new one - awesome worth every penny) and a UK HIWATT 2x12 cab loaded with celestions.

I use the fulldrive only for clean boosts - it gives me 2 lovely chimey rich boost levels on tap, the ss2 for a more brittle crunch / lead sound, the P2 for that gilmour big muff sound, and the OCD for that thick saturated marshall overdrive sound.

The pedal sounds great with all 3 guitars - it loves single coils and
its particularly good for thick tele riffing. Feeds back in a very musical way. And all the strat/marshall type heavy sounds with tye srats. The EMG loaded strat sings anyway and it also loves this pedal. The closest Trower sound I've yet achieved - jeff beck strat, ocd, comprossor, and mini dejavibe.

I've tried just about every OD pedal out there... the OCD is the one for me. LOads of bass middle and treble. NOt just a middle boost. Completey different beast to a tubescreamer... which is great for a mid emphasised sound.

so far so good

no idea.

Excellent ebay purchase.

Im submitting this to maybe help someone out cause when I bought this pedal it went right back. I always have a pedal infront of whatever amp im playing when it comes to overdrive. I have the gain up at 50% on the amp and a little on a pedal for a 3D sound. The controls on this thing are very, very sensitive. every thing was up only about 25% no more.

I have a maxon od808 which is just bitchin but I use it for the metal stuff cause its so aggressive. It has a tone of midrange which works perfect for aggressive metal so I was looking for somethin of the opposite for mellower stuff-something with flat mids. Tryed this pedal cause of the reviews it got and it completely did not work. I mean when you use this thing in the CLEAN CHANNEL its sound is prestine-perfect. Total vox/marshall - completely british. As british as it gets. Mean growl and shit loads of attack - my first thought was Sublime! When I used it on the dirty channel it just came apart. Mushed-out, attack was gone. I am very conservative with the gain especially at high volumes. I turn the gain all the way down on the amp and pedal - didnt work.

?? had it for a week

?? never called

Im not going to bash this pedal because it sounds good for what its supposed to do I think. If I was getting OLD and grew up from the classic rock era It would prolly work....But i didnt. I see this pedal as acting as extra dirty channel to a fender type amp. It sounds so rolling stones/zepplin like. But if you already have a marshall....well?

Use the OCD live twice in club gig situations, sort of on the fly. I was able to make it work well enough to use it the second time out. This pedal is a little decieving when you set it up. It takes a little tweaking to find the right settings. Give it some time, and you will be rewarded.

I am a professional player, and have played for about 37 years. I have a box full of pedals just like most of us do. This pedal is unique, and I felt in certain situations very good. I play through two Mesa amps. I play a Mark 4 for bigger gigs, and an F-30 for clubs. I don't use any pedals for OD on the Mark 4, but like to gain stack on the F-30. The OCD through the front end with the drive channel on gives a sweet push to the amp. Once I turned the OCD volume down and pulled out some of the compression the pedal came alive. If you set this pedal to high in volume or gain the character of your tone flattens out. I was able to make it work with tweaking.

Fulltone makes good products. I have four Fulltone pedals, and have never had any problems.

Mike is a busy man, but has helped me in the past.

Keep in mind that most of us are used to a Tube Screamer sound or similar. I don't think Mike was going for another TS here which is good. Guys that say they bought it and returned it the same day did not give this pedal a fair shot. One of the best things this pedal does is give you ghost notes that are very cool. I let a friend try the OCD with his Mesa F-50 and he did not want to give me the pedal back. For you gear heads out there, you should give Homebrew electronics a look. The (Homebrew Electronics .com) Power Screamer is one of the finest pedals I have ever used and well worth looking at. At this time I am having fun switching between the Power Screamer and the OCD. If lost or stolen I would most likely buy another. Just an FYI I use Tom Anderson guitars, Mesa Boogie amps, Fulltone effects along with Homebrew effects, Dunlop wah. The wah and OD's are run through the front end, and the delays and chorus are through the loop. I really try to stay away from to many effects but cause of tone coloration. Well I hope this helped somebody out. Keep Playing!

Very easy - but takes some time noodling with it to really appreciate it.

strat ( EJ model for past year ) >>>> Korg pedal tuner >>>> Carl Martin compressor ( subtle amount of compression - always on ) >>>> OCD >>>>>> old Ibanez anolog delay ( AD 99 ) >>>>>>>>>> tweed bassman re-issue. Like every other strat freak I mostly use the clean sound ( especially out of phase ) - the combination of this with the swirl of the bassman 4 10s gets it for me. I searched for ever for the right overdrive to use with the bridge PU on some stuff. I play only the strat ( that's why I always pay attention to Fulltone products ) in a fairly active pop-funk-R+B-rockabilly cover band. I am mostly interested in live sound tone at medium-high volume - recording tone is not my thing ( there should be separate reviews here for recording vs live sound ) I really enjoy the bridge PU with the right overdrive for rock songs. The OCD has a wonderful rich sound at noodling around volume - all the harmonics are there - just as advertised. But like most OD pedals when the amp volume is up ( in a bar/club ) it loses definition and punch. In all fairness the same is true for most OD pedals - I have tried about 10 of them over the years - Keeley mod TS10 and TS 9, Maxon 820,Budda Phatman etc.

I really enjoyed the OCD when I gigged with it with a 2 amp set - up ( I use the bypass out on my floor tuner to a second amp to add in a clean sound ) - this REALLY makes a nice OD sound at bar-room volume but you have to drag a second amp around ( no thanks - I am too old and gig 2-3 times per month )

Probably if I was into recording or just low volume stuff the OCD would be perfect. This pedal brings on a smile at low volume.

solid

never needed it.

have played 35 years - past 10 yrs in a cover pop-rock band mostly.
I don't use the OCD at gigs because I don't want to drag around a second amp. I use my sparkle drive pedal - great drive tone and it has the pretty cool thing where you can dial back in a clean sound to overlay on top of the drive - you get all the punch back. I won't sell my OCD though - I still like it - it's just no match for my sparkle drive at high volume with a one amp set up.

This pedal coundlt be easier to use. There are plenty of options for those who like to tweek, but I cant find a bad sound in this pedal actually.The manual explains the functions on the switch, and the knobs clearly.

Playin this through an Marshall 18watt clone amp head I built myself,,,with the help of 18watt.com. This amp kicks ass on its own, but at lower practice volume the OCD really helps open the amp up, and really makes it grind, if thats what you want it to do. Ive owned so many high end overdrives/distortion pedals I wont even go into naming them. I will however say for the record that this is the best ive played so far. The amazing thing is the pedal actually feels like part of the amp because it is so responsive to picking nuances, and dynamics. Its actually quite amazing in this respect. Ive never played a pedal this dynamic. You could leave this thing on all the time, and just control the tones you need with the volume know on your guitar. This is the way the real men used to do it in the old days you know????? LOL. This pedal has a bite to it in HP mode that just seems perfect to me. I hate high end harshness, and this pedal does have the high end, but its not harsh. Its just right. I must say, that I dont play in a band any longer,so I cant audition the pedal in a band setting. I know from experience that things change when you start mixing in the frequencies from the other instruments, but I feel confident that this pedal would deliver in spades.

Fulltone stuff is pretty bulletproof. I have a Choralflange, a 70's, and Clyde wha....never had a problem. Nuff said

Mike is a great guy I think. Ive written to him several times, and he has always responded in a reasonable time.

Overall its a 10. The best.....

ok, let me begin by saying i have had this pedal since september, and bought it off eBay for about $145. i have already written a review about it, which you can read lower.

this review is a review of the 500k volume pot mod, performed by don butler www.tone-man.com

i had this mod done because i got antsy because i wasn't playing anywhere. i plugged it in and realized that some people's accusation of "no-mids" was quite valid. even thought i loved the pedal, no matter how i tweaked it, i could not get any mids, making higher gain settings unusable. so, i shipped it to don butler with $20. three weeks later (he had vacation right smack dab in the middle of my wait), i got it back. ok, now on to the review:


very easy to use. much easier than before actually. with the mod, i found i don't have to tweak as much to get great sounds.

oh my gawd. i loved this pedal before. i can't turn it off now. it sounds so good. it sounds like it did before, only with a few more mids. the mod makes higher gain settings not onl useable, but really really good. with the gain maxed, it's the best distortion i've ever played. tone knob is very usable.

i found that i still ran it with the gain around 9 o'clock and the tone around 10:30-11:00, but the volume is now cranked to almost noon. sounds great.

awesome. it's fulltone.

N/A

awesome. if you have a lower serial number i highly recommend this mod. even if you love your pedal, still do it! it sounds the same, but better!

now, as a note, this mod has now been made permenent on new the production of these OCD's. Mod was made permenent after serial number 4563.

With 3 knobs and 1 switch I would say this pedal is pretty simple to use! I don't like sitting around for half a day trying to get a good tone out of a pedal.

I like to do research of pedals before I buy them and see what everyone else thinks. I'm glad I didn't listen to the people trashing this pedal! I absolutely love this thing. If you love the sound of your guitars clean tone & want to add a slight bluesy or 'Marshall' sound to it, then this is your pedal. I run this pedal through a Marshall JTM 30. The distortion on the amp isn't bad, but this pedal is a better version of it. I've gone through many distortion pedals and I absolutely love this one. The only thing I don't like is how much gain it can get. I guess I will invest in a Fulltone Distortion Pro to get a more heavy drive. This pedal will do great for Nirvana. Extreme solo gain is pretty much out of the question unless you use it as a boost pedal.

I really don't see using a backup. This thing is made solid. Reliability shouldn't be an issue with the Fulltone line.

Mike is a pretty good guy. He knows his tone thats for sure! Just remember these pedals are hand built/signed/packaged, sometimes email's just have a wait a little bit.

You will probably find yourself changing the settings quite often, so there is a need to pick up two of these along the way. I would definately recommend this pedal to anyone no matter your setup. I would recommend this pedal to almost all music styles except metal. If this pedal were stolen, I would shed 1 tear and work my ass off to buy another one. I do not like the fact that Fulltone products are so high priced though. I guess it's like a status thing though, Fulltone(BMW) vs MXR(Honda).

there is a level, drive plus tone..
also, a mid-bass switch which is pretty useful depending on the type of music you play.

if i could control the mid-bass switch with my foot..i would put a 9 in this category..

i wish someone would figure out a way to leave your pedals plugged without sucking the juice out of the battery. i dislike Adaptors,..
you have to unscrew 4 screws to change the battery, which has a tight fit..but since i unplug the pedal after i play, the battery lasts a long time..

i waited a month before this review..i had borrowed one from a friend and i thought it was great but i didn't have the time to really get into it.
Now, i can honestly say that my search is over..this is the HOLY GRAIL of overdrives for me. i have had lots of drives (mxr+, boss, Marshall, Tubescreamers, DOD's, ect..).
I have had, in the past, no problem getting a good tone out of a Humbucking equipped guitar. But for a strat, i never found that one that made me happy except for when i cranked my amps..

well..this one does it.. I would like to congratulate Mike Fuller on this one.. Yes, the FUlldrive 2 is great..but to me, this OCD is the best ever..
the tones i get from this one are very similar to Ritchie blackmore.. and lots and lots of Marshall users out there.. the cool thing is that i can get that Stones tone with it too.. very close to a Vox amp/older ampeg..surprising..
everytime i play with it, i have a hard time putting the guitar down..that this hadn't happened in a long time before buying this unit. it's worth every dime...


p.s. i play a Marshall plexi reissue with the bright cap removed (makes it less loud).
, a early 80's SQ strat with lace sensors and a es335 guitar.

built like a tank, heavy metal.. unbreakable?

never dealt with him..i heard he's moody..

Ok..let's put the cards on the table..

if you go on fullton'es site, you will hear the Soundclips made with this pedal, you will notice that he's using VINTAGE TUBE AMPS .. ok
OLD marlshall, OLD Fendah!! get it??!!??

i am not saying you can't get a great tone if you have a solid state amp with this pedal..i'm saying that if you can't, dont' blame the pedal . this pedal has harmonics/overdrives like tubes up the ying yang..it's the closest thing i have ever heard to overdriven tubes ..
a good guitar helps a lot..and EXPERIENCE in dialing your tone too!!

too bright?? damn..use the tone control. mine is around 11:00!

rought overdrive? how's your clean sound.. ??

Noisy? too much drive..

Voila..uncle Gerry has talked.

3 knobs for the basic level+tone+drive controls.
1 switch for character (2 position).
The manual is helpful (specially for the tone knob suggestions and the use of the switch), but anyone wouldn't spend more than 1 minut to understand the pedal

Much like the comments submitted by Fenderbender at 04/12/2006 20:55... I have a Fulltone Full-Drive 2 wich I thought was THE overdrive... 'till I've got the OCD!
To understand my oppinion... I play old Fender Strats (single coils) through Marshall amps (reissue 50w and 100w Plexis) and Marshall cabs (25 and 75w 4x12's).
On the floor, I only have a Korg DT-10 tuner and a Fulltone Fat-Boost, for thar extra volume for solos. The OCD is between them (I retired the Full Drive 2).
The OCD is very transparent and keeps the amp EQ with the bass, mid and treble (wich you can roll off with the tone knob, but keeping bass and mids to get a more "rounded" sound - that's the best feature I've found on this pedal, common tone knobs change the hole EQ).
The mini switch is also nice and I use on LP (Low Peak) position for keeping the bass (remember, I play exclusively with single coils).
To me (and my rig) the Full Drive 2 should have the same amont of bass on Vintage and Modern switch positions, like the OCD provides (better say "mantains" when listening the guitar direct to the amp).
The only other pedal I really like are old MXR Distortion+ (mid 70's)but they don't respond like tube amps (like the OCD and Full-Drive 2) and aren't quiet.
Although I keep the OCD on all the time (I only use 9v batteries to assure everything quiet - I play loud, very loud! yes! I play Rock'n Roll!), I enjoy the True Bypass, so I can be sure I'm not messing with the guitar-on-amp sound when using pedals.

I'm using Fulltone for a while and had no problems, so I suppose the OCD is reliable as me Full Drive 2 and Fat Boost.
The OCD is my main sound... so I would by another if stolen.

Never needed... and that's good!

Very good and also very expensive here in Brazil (around USD $280.00!!!) but worth every cent!
Quiet and transparent.
I feel comfortable onstage not thinking about equipment and the OCD helps me play more and more.

IT doesn't get any easier than this. 1 Volume, 1 gain, 1 tone and a switch to change character of the pedal.

It's simple to use.

This pedal is ridiculous. I first came to Fulldrive via an FDII. Which I thought was my desert island pedal. I heard a lot of hype about the OCD....and though I love my FDII....I was insanely skeptical that another pedal could beat it.

Holy crap. This pedal kills. It's soooooooo musical what you can do with it. a HUGE pallette of sounds are available to you.

I play this with a variety of guitars through a variety of amps. Single coils and humbuckers....doesn't matter. Sounds delicious. Which to me is a rare find. There are a lot of pedals that only play nice with certain rigs. For example my FDII is made for single coils and kinda sucks with humbuckers. Recent amps I have used it on were a Sovtek 60, a Classic 50, and a Hot Rod Deville 4x10.

IF you crank the volume and turn down the gain....it's a very full clean boost. Back off the volume and start to crank the gain you can make it to chugga chugga land.

I do not run a lot of effects because I like things to be simple. I have a Bad horsey II Wah-->FDII-->OCD and then run a CE-5 and a holy Grail into an effect loop. That's it.....it's all I need....still tryign to find a delay I like! hehehe

With a Strat I was able to cop a lot of tones.....even sound like I was playing a LEs Paul....yeah it's THAT fat of a sound if you dial it in.

This pedal just kills. It's one of those rare thigns that simply must have. Dead quite also. No noise. I love true bypass.

I love all my Fulltone stuff and it's never let me down. I would gig without a back up. I am a big fella and if anyone could kill a pedal it would be me.

never had to deal wtih these guys but they seem like stand up people. I have yet to meet a person that owns FUlltone stuff that isn't satisfied but I have never met one that had on issue. And I know a lot of people that use their stuff.

I play all over the place. I do about everything you can do on guitar so I need a versatile rig. This fits right in with what I need.

Been playing for 15 years. And have gone through about everyhting you can go through. IF I don't like it I don't buy it and if I get tired of it I sell it fast. This stuff is a keeper. I will be buried with my Fulltone stuff.

If it were stolen I would track down the bastard that stole it and beat him to death. IF I were dumb enough to lose one I beat the crap out of myself.

I love this pedal.

I hate that I don't own 3 of them. Then I could just set each one up and have the 3 main sounds I need.

Fav feature is the little swithc that changes the voicing of the pedal. I can't make up my mind which setting I like best. I can make a good arguement for both. Radically different and totally usable. It's like tryign to pick which one of my kids I like the most....you can't do that!!

It is by far and away the most wicked distortion pedal on the planet. I sold 5 distortion units I had for this sound and that sound becaues this little box does everything those boxes did and it does it 1000 times better.

If I could wish it had something else....I wish it were built like a FDII which to me is like 6 pedals in one. IF the OCD were like a 2 or 3 in one.....it would be perfect and you'd never need another distortion unit of any kind.

It totally inspires me to play better and be creative. I get the sound I want right now and don't have to fiddle fart around getting usable awesome tone. No twiddling knobs....I just get to play.

You CANNOT make this pedal sound bad. I would pay 5 times the price for it and feel justified.

This pedal is easy to use, in a sense (only a few knobs) but it can be surprisingly touchy (which is good) so getting just the right sound is not brain-dead easy. What's good about this pedal is that you can tease out a lot of subtle differences and textures. It's very versitile. On the down side, at certain shows and in certain rooms it can sound very different. There have been gigs where I couldn't use it and others where it sounded great.

The sound quality is realistically not as great as the hype that surrounds this much anticipated offering from Fulltone. Essentially it's a sassy tube screamer. It has a nice boutique flavor, and feels a little supped up compared with an 808. The pedal can go from cleanish smooth over drive to big chunk distortion. Lots of variation. On the plus side it sometimes sounds really great. On the down side the out put always sounds a little compressed or squished. Additionally, and my least favorite aspect, is that the highs sound brittle and masticated through the OCD. I play a Custom built tele with Custom Shop nocaster pickups (through fender tube amps). Usually this guitar sounds sweet as heck, but the OCD tends to crappify my highs making leads with this thing often disapointing. It sounds better with the neck pup, but crappy with the bridge. As a result, I use it mainly for chunky rythym stuff. If you compare this pedal to the FullDrive II, the FDII has much more head room and clarity. The OCD has a tendency to flatten the sound, where the FDII lifts it up. On the other hand, the FDII (in noncompressed mode) has very little OD character, while the OCD is chocked full of grindy, distorted charm. In short, it sounds very good, but can't do everything. But that's ok. I find that I get the best results by running my FDII before the OCD. One of the bennefits of the OCD is that if you use a clean boost infront of it (like the green channel on the FDII) you can thicken the tone of the OCD and add more bass and life. It's a great combo - those two pedals together - because you can set the OCD fairly tame (I set the drive around 12 O'clock) then use the FDII to get more and then MORE OD from your OCD. The good thing about this is that the OCD contols the overall volume, while the boost on the FDII presents a big and sometimes not desirable jump. Through the OCD the boost channel simply causes the pedal to become more distorted. It's nice because you can get more and more gain without jumps in volume. Of course, if you wanted a jump in volume this would not work for you at all. The last thing I will say about the OCD is that the tone control is great. It adds a blistering amount of high end. At about 12 O'clock the pedal sounds smooth and 808-ish, but by turing the tone clockwise you can get very aggressive Mesa-like high gain sounds. Very nice, and this feature also allows one to adjust to different rooms. More highs for muddy stages has come in handy many times, where other pedals like an 808 wouldn't have been able to cut through.

So far this baby is perfect. All the fulltone gear I've owned has been flawless. This is the quality stuff.

Never needed.

For the money I am wondering if there isn't something better out there. The pedal has many great aspects - often very nice tone and versitility - but it is not the be all end all overdrive. I have also played some cheaper pedal that I thought sounded equally as good. The tech 21 double drive comes to mind, though the lack of true bypass and general build quality put it in a lower grade. Of course it's half the price almost, so that's to be expected. In the final analysis, I would certainly recommend everyone to try this pedal out. It's not that expensive, and I like it better than many a higher priced pedal. Especially those that have tubes in them etc, which sound harsh to. I would definelty recomment this over a radial tone bone, which sounds limp and boring compared to the OCD. As an addition to one's pedal board it's potentially valuble - but don't buy without a chance to really test it out. It's not for every one, and is very sensitive to different amps and different guitars.

Took Some Tweeking To Find Sweet Spots. Manual Is Included, But Every Rig Is A Little Diffrent, And The Volume/Tone Of Your Amp WILL Have A Big Effect On Where You Set Level And Tone Of OCD.

Doesnt Seem To Like My Music Man HD-130, But LOVES My 70 Superlead and My Fender Pro-JR! H/P-L/P Switch Does EXACTLY What It Is Purported To Do (Tweed/British). Seems To Like Single Coils And Duals Equally..........

A Buddy Turned Me On To His Soul Bender A While Back, And I Knew This Was The Good Stuff On First Look/Listen. VERY VERY Well Built. I Have Back Up Stuff, But The OCD Isnt Replaced That Easy Once You Feel The Love.

I Should Think It Is Excellent Like The Gear. Never Needed.

Why Do People Put This In Front Of A Lousy Sounding Amp And Expect It To Fix Their Tone? Put This Thing In Front Of A Non-Master Tube Amp, Adjust That Amp To A Decent Tone With OCD Turned Off, Then Kick It On.............

Yes its easy to use , of course , 3 knobs and a switch whats all this 6 and 7 rating for Ease of use ??? , try to programme a Korg Wavestation ...........

I like all the Fulltone stuff I have tried , it sounds very nice but so does the Hao Rumble Mod , its the best for blues in my set up but for heavier stuff check below there are a couple of things more versatile Rod 881 etc , but kicks all ass for blues ...
My setup--


Fulltone mini Deja Vibe , Fulltone Clyde wah , Fulltone OCD , Hao Rumble Mod , Fulltone Fat Boost , Rat 2 80s , Modded Boss DS 1 , Fulltone Soul Bender , MXR Flanger , MXR Script Phase 90 , Analogman DD2 for Short delay , Analogman DD2 for long delay , Keeley True bypass looper , Pearl OC-7 Octaver , Maxon Rod 881 , Maxon AD 900 Analog delay , and Boss CS-2 Compressor..... sometimes use a Lovetone Brown Sauce and a Coloursound 70s Tone Bender as well ..yes I have these at the same time ...

Can you depend on it? YES

Would you use it on a gig without a backup?

NO , I am scared to leave my house , I am a frightened man ...
Scared of everything ...

He emails you back when he get the time ..

Very good pedal ,
I have to give it 10 just for the one type of use it has you cant expect a pedal to do everything , unless its as tremendous as me or called the Maxon Rod 881 ...
and I have had every pedal you can imagine , and yes I am a fantastic guy , and Oh yes , a formidable musician I play all instruments to concert standards and more , much more , basically its me , mainly me , I give me 10 , Yes , I am Great ...

It`s an overdrive pedal. It has 3 knobs and a switch. There`s no catch.

I play it through 54` RI MIJ Fender Strat, 80` Greco Les Paul Standard, Vintage ES-335 copy, 78` Fender Tele and various teles and hollowbodies more. The amps I use are 69` Fender Bassman head(blackfaced) through a Peavey Classic 4x10 cab fitted with Reverend speakers, 74` Fender Vibrolux Reverb(blackfaced). For bluesy sounds it`s best with tele or strat. I have used the OCD for boosting the sound a bit and it works well. I also like it when the drive is turned about twelve o`clock. I don`t need more for blues. The thing that I really like about this pedal is that it doesn`t cut the low frequencies. It boosts them while not making the low end muddy. Really useful quality. I like the fact that this pedal has it`s own face. It has much use but it doesn`t exchange the TS9. It`s just another cool overdrive and fits from blues to hard rock. Les Paul works as good for heavier sounds. The only thing I don`t like about this pedal or many other fulltone OD pedals is that it does something to the higher frequencies. I can`t describe it but maybe that`s how the class A amps sound? It`s a good pedal but not the end of the world. If I had to choose from buying a TS9 or OCD then I would go for the TS9. TS9 has more use.

No problems yet. Works perfect.

Haven't used yet.

I play blues and rock. It does them both good. I have been playing for 8 years. I have Ibanez TS9, Crybaby wah, Boss DD-3, Roger Mayer Classic Fuzz(My best buy) and Pro co rat. If it got stolen I wouldn`t buy it again. It`s a good pedal but it`s not so much for my taste.

Extremely easy.

I'm using Strats into the OCD into a 66 Vibrolux Reverb.
Dead quite.
The sound quality is extraordinary,it's almost too good to be true,but it is true.
I would rate it 11,but I see 10 is the max.

It's built like Mike Tyson in his prime.

If Mike Fuller has time he e mails you back,if he doesn't it means he's busy inventing the next masterpiece.

It's the best overdrive/distortion pedal I've ever tried,by miles.
I cant explain it to you,buy one and excperience it for yourself.

This pedal is fairly simple-3 knobs and an HP/LP switch. With the switch in the up position, your tone will be thicker, and thinner in the down position.

The OCD sounds very good. The best? I don't really think so, but it is very good. My setup is simple. I use either a Gibson SG or a custom made Tele/Esquire type guitar into a wah (Teese or vintage Thomas), overdrive (OCD, Fulldrive, TS808, Digitech Bad Monkey, TS-9---you name it, I've had it), and clean boost (Zinky Master Blaster).
My amps are a modified '76 Marshall 1987 head in to an Orange cabinet, or a '65 Fender Bassman head and cab.

As compared to other overdrive pedals, the OCD has more of a tone all
to itself. It doesn't sound like anything else on the market. For example, you can find pedals that come close to an original Ts808 or TS9, but nothing really sounds like the OCD. I can't really say that
the OCD is transparent at all, but the sound is good through my rigs.
I use it in front of the Marshall to kick it into higher gain for solos, or in front of the Bassman for grit. It works equally well in these settings.

Fulltone makes extremely reliable pedals. I would use it with no hesitation without a backup.

I've dealt with them on the phone and through email, and they are always as nice and helpful as they can be. I've heard horror stories, but my rating is based on my personal dealings with them.

I play rock and country, and this has an application for all of my styles. Mine was lost and I need to replace it. I've owned all sorts of cool stuff, but this is extremely good, and cleans up better than other od's when the guitar volume is rolled down.

Simple to use. Even the knobs are labeled. Just remember, the knobs go on top!

Over-rated! Emperors new clothes! I've run this alongside my treasured Keeley Boss BD2 Phat pedal, #65 cheaper than OCD, especially here in the UK. (Why are Fulltone pedals so expensive here in the UK? Thank the Lord for eBay.com!). Anyway, try playing the OCD through the same guitar and amp at the same settings (and others) as the Keeley BD2, and you'll hear you amp through cling-film! But of course, it's all down to personal taste! So, don't take my word for it, buy my OCD on eBay and hear the difference for your self!

I won't have it long enough to find out! I'll sell it on eBay and get another Keeley BD2 to run alongside my original Keeley BD2 at different settings!

Never tried to contact 'em.

Nice idea, but someone else beat 'em to it, does it better, and does it cheaper!

Three Knobs and a switch. A monkey could use it.

Pristine, professional overdrive. The best I have heard in 15 years of playing.

I am emailed Mike Fuller a few times with questions. He has always replied. He gets to the point. He gets the question answered and leaves. He is a bussy guy. Very helpful. He even sent me a free Fulltone T-Shirt!

I am a blues musician. I would say that my style is very Psychedelic at times and at others, I can get much more "raw" sounding.
My influences include Jimi Hendrix, Robin Trower, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton to name a few...

I have been playing for 15 years and I have never came across a Overdrive pedal that is so much like an "amp in a box" as this one.
I have used and owned many OD pedals, and this is the one that kicks their ass into tonal submission. The sound is very inspiring, and can get you a very clean bluesy sound to very hard edged Marshall sound at the turn of a knob. I liked it so much, I ended up buying another one a week later. Now I have two and am thinking of a third.
That is something I have never done before.

My setup is a USA Strat, Mexi Strat into Deja Vibe, 69 Fuzz, 70 Fuzz, Octafuzz, Soul Bender, Clyde Standard Wah, Ultimate Octave,Fat Boost, Distortion Pro, OCD, OCD, Full Drive 2 10th Anniversary MOSFET.
Yes, all Fulltone.

The only pedals I have that are Non fulltone are the Visual sound H20 for chorus and delay, and a Boss Tuner.
These all go into a Fender 65 Twin Reverb, and Hot Rod Deluxe stereo with a Art Coolswitch A/B/Y. Awesome sound!!!!! Hendrix heaven.

I have nothing to do with Fulltone. I am just a huge fan of their stuff. I wanted to wait until I have been using the OCD for a while before, I reviewed it. It sounds like a Tweed on the LP position and a Marshall on the HP position. Ok, I think you get the idea I like this pedal. Now buy one and enjoy!

Just plug it in and rock. You can't find a bad sound on this thing. Turn your amp up to that sweet spot, then use it to drive your amp hard when you want more or use it to get sweet creamy over drive or all out smooth distortion at bed room levels. Get it and you will never look back. In fact you will never look at another overdrive/distortion pedal again.

My rig is this: U.S.A. Fender tele > Retro-Sonic Phaser >teese picture wha >Fulltone OCD > Fulltone 69 >Ibanez AD9 Delay >Gibson GA-5 les paul jr. 5 watt tube amp. And it don't get any better than that boy's & girl's. I record and gig with this. When you step on the switch you only hear sweet overdrive through the amp. If it made noise I would have sold it on eBay. (if you find a used one on there snatch it up) This thing will never leave my pedal board. What sound do you want? It's in there. The pedal works perfect with everything on my board and some that's not on my board that I play around with. I also have fender and Marshall amps and this pedal works the same on all of them SWEEEEEET!!!!

I don't think I'm going to need to get another one,this thing is ROCK SOLID. But I'm going to because I want to make shure I have one of these for a long long long time. IT's THAT GOOD. My sound is now perfect and I thank the OCD for for that.

I have e-mailed Fulltone to ask what was inside before I got the pedal(like I knew what I was looking for) and Mike told me it's a trade secret. He He... After buying the OCD pedal and playing through it I had to e-mail again just to tell Them how much I love it. I got another email and It sounded as if it came from a Good Friend. (Customer Support is not anything you need to worry about).

I'm 41 and I have been play all my life. I have played through and sold or lost more gear then most of you will ever even read about. I play anything and everything that makes me feel good. I could talk all day about this OCD pedal but what do you care??? If you want one just get it and stop thinking about it. It's the best out there. I'm looking at what I just typed here and one would think I knew the guy, I wish I did, because I may not have paid so much for it...It's a great pedal you'll love it. I give this pedal 10 all the way because YES it's that GOOD.

Easy to use as long as you can find a tone you like.

This pedal is loud, bright, relatively uncompressed and rather sterile sounding. I recently did a session with both the OCD and a Fulldrive and the producer and myself both went with the fulldrive track over the one recorded with the OCD. This pedal somehow seems to remove the character of the guitar and amp I'm using.....The guitar straight through the amp always sounded better....more real and natural. Goosed with a little fulldrive 2 this particular amp and guitar sounded warm and wonderful, if a bit compressed.

I'm sure there are better units on the market for this type of tone. We used the fulldrive stacked up with an mxr micro-amp to get the level of gain we needed with much better results than using the OCD.

Very Simple to use. Accompanying instruction sheet is simple & easy to understand.

I'm using various Strats & a Tele with a Mesa Lone Star. This pedal is the best sounding OD I've ever played. It has the tone I've been looking for, for years. I also sometims run a little comp in front of it which sounds great, too. This pedal is very expressive and like the instructions say - it's like lifting the blanket off of your old pedals. Plenty of headromm (30db) & gain. Plus, you can run it from 9-18 volts.

Built like a tank. Great switch.

I bought it used and the warranty is non-transferrable so any way you look at it, I'd have to pay for service. But I don't forsee any problems with this pedal at all.

I've heard that Mike Fuller is a little eccentric & can get cranky sometimes, but let's face it, when you have a successful business like Fulltone, your world turns into a world of people who want things from you. That could make you a little testy at times.

The OCD is a perfect match for the Lone Star. I play Classic rock to new stuff.

simple but complicated. three knobs: volume, tone, drive. one switch: HP/ LP. each knob does what it says, and the switch alternates between a brighter, clearer, "british" type sound (HP), and a darker, muddier, "american" style sound. now doesn't that sound simple?

yeah, well it's not. this pedal is very touchy. each knob has a signficant effect on the total effect on sound. so if you find a sound you like, but think it needs more highs, you can't just turn up the tone. you have to re-tweak the whole thing, and probably reduce the gain a bit. if you like the sound but need more gain, you can't just turn up the drive: you'd probably have to turn down both the tone and volume. then there's the whole deal with the switch, which really makes this two pedals.

this pedal took more "getting used to" than any other single pedal i have ever owned, and i have owned a slew of pedals. weeks of constant tweeking, including live performances, were required before i realized that i could never ever live without this pedal.

manual was simple and direct.

ok, here goes my set up: self-built strat copy with: alder body, maple neck, pau ferro fretboard, and lindy fralin "blues special" pickups. i use spectraflex cables and "george l's" cables for all my pedalboard wiring and amp hookup. i run my pedals like this: guitar => self-built A/B box =A> Korg chromatic tuner =B> Fulltone OCD (HP, vol 10, tone 10, drive 11)=> Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive (drive n/a, tone 1:30, clean 5 (max), vol 10, {as a clean boost only}) => Line 6 Echo Park delay set to 1/4 note tap tempo => 1965 Fender Princeton Blackface Amp.

ok, enough about gear. the OCD works very well with other pedals. has great dynamics: your guitar's volume control will greatly effect the sound of the pedal. pedal is transparent and warm. here's the catch: this pedal was not designed to crank up to eleven and rock the house. sure, you could turn the drive all the way up and it sounds pretty good. but this pedal sounds best when used as a mild-medium gain pedal. when used as such, it's awesome. unbeleivable. i seriously can not live without it. if i lost it, or it was stolen, i'd buy a new one. it is not the slightest bit noisy. sounds great with a delay, as well as with a clean boost. great for rhythm, great for lead, great dynamics. buy one.

dude, it's a fulltone. you could probably run it over with a truck.

very good. when i emailed fulltone to ask about the pedal they said that they were having a "no shipping" sale. when the charge went through, they had charged me for shipping. when i contacted them to inquire about it, he appologized immediatly and refunded the difference.

i have been playing for ten years. i play mostly in church where volume control is a constant requirment. our music isn't "church music" though. rock, funk, blues... we have lots of different music. this pedal works great for all of them. i love that since i have now found a great setting, i only have to worry about whether it's on or not. currently, i don't have a high-gain pedal, and that makes me sad. i have previously owned a boss blues driver, ibanez tube king, ibanez ts-7, and two fulltone full-drive 2 overdrives. the fulldrive has a better high-gain setting, but the OCD is much more versatile. those other pedals don't even deserve to be discussed. this pedal makes me better.

The OCD pedal is typical in operation like most od pedals. This one has an attractive all white metal box. Black color Volume, Drive, and Tone knobs. Tue by-pass switch. Side mounted jacks and a 9vdc jack also side mounted. Great for me and my Boss BCB-60 pedal board.
The functions are all very musical and the variences in volume , tone , and drive really change flavor with each turn.
I'm not to crazy about the HP/Lp switch thus far. (I've only used the pedal live for a night gig, as well as two personal studio tracking sessions.) The (LP)switch really compresses the tone. Maybe this will work well for Humbuckers or a high output guitar. I leave mine on HP. This gives me the feel of the pedals power for my Strat w/Duncan vintage rails pick-ups, which are low output. Also , the tone is more present.
Iam rating ease of use an 8. Only because of the hp/lp switchs' function has not been explored enough in a live perfomance.

I gig with a 95' amercian standard Strat w/ duncan vintage rails. I have a coil splitter (push/pull) insatlled on the tone knob.
I also use a Gibson 335 reissue dot. And a Carvin les paul type model guitar which I purchased in 1980. Still looks brand new with high miles on it. I like my Sampson wireless sent to my Boss tu-2 tuner> Bad horsie> exotic RC booster,>OCD!>Boss ds-1(orange $39.one)>BossCh-1(about to be ousted)>anolog man mini Chorus>Boss dd-3 delay.(looking to replace this one too. I want all true BY-PASS.) > Dunlop tremelo pedal.
From here> Peavey Classic 50 4-10. Jap. Fender Stage lead 2-12 series transitor amp which I've had since 1985. This amp really sparkels w/ my Strats 5 positions really nice and clean. But thats about it. I use this amp for small tight stage areas where my tube amp would not be able to "breathe" or, have a beer spilled on it.
The OCD is very transparent through my tube amp. Rich and warm and sparkley too. I bet this pedal would sing with a higher end tube amp! Through my transistor amp , the OCD is more distorted than overdrive. It actually sounds like my ds-1. Used together though, they produce rich overdive with either one as a boost for solos. The O.C.D. also will pick up your approach and attack very accurately.
So in a nut shell in my experince, The OCD is a great addition to your arsenal for covering all decades of Rock n' roll. A great buy for me. I searched endless hours and nights online. So many Overdive pedals out there, So many options. this is a great place to draw the line. After A/B ing this with other models. This OCD won me over in a matter of Seconds, where with the others I painstakinly found myself tweaking controls for useable and flexable tones, only left wondering and thinking to myself, "What is all the hype about over this thing?"

So far so good. As opposed with my other pedals listed in my line up. The OCD stays true to form where my Cheapy Boss pedals shiver in the cold and sweat in the heat. Dig what I'm saying here?
In the studio the OCD gave me my tone without any additional tweaking to the room or enviorment change after a week between sessions. I can't say this about others I've used.
I have already become addicted to this new found tone (OCD)in my signal chain even though I don't have the best "STUFF" on the floor. The real tone comes from guitar/amp combo really, no bones about it.(And your fingers,touch) I only use peadls to make up for my amps sound or lack of. Plus, I perform rock from all Decades and I need Vintage ,Classic and modern tones instantly.
Iwouklld miss this pedal if it was not on the floor truly. I could play without it, I have before but dont want to. For the cost of this device I am not in a position to buy another. If this thing dies or is stolen I quess I am SOL.
"Hey Fulltone , You guys Rule With this pedal. How about kicking me down a back up for such a nice review?"
Rating: 8. To me, a "9" is the bomb, a "10" would be nirvana. I have not discovered those yet if they even exsist. An 8 is GREAT! :)

I've done my homework and I bet these folks will be more than happy to help . They seem accessable and dependable bsed on reviews I have read.
I never spoke to anyone from Fulltone before. However I dont know why you cant buy direct from them ? It was a pain in the booty trying to find a local dealer who had one for me to demo.

I love and play All varitey of Rock n Roll. 50's thru current.
I have been a guitarist since I was 16 years old. About 30 years of performing and dedication to music.
If lost, I am SOL . I want to invest in another amp. Maybe a Twin or vibro lux or Badcat.
You can shop till you drop or compare mix and match ,,As I stated before>>>> You can draw the line here. A great fit to your Weapons of Mass Tone Production.(hey I like that)
Any coments or questions? I will be glad to reply! Or advise on Amps I would welcome. PEACE-OUT

Extremely easy - 3 knobs and one switch - to operate. Even the HP and LP settings wouldn't pose a problem for the intellectually-challenged.

My setup: Gibson LP>>Cry Baby Wah>>OCD>>FD2 Mosfet>>Fat Boost>>Digitech RP-50>>Dunlop Univibe>>Fulltone ChoralFlange>>stere outs to Marshall VS-65R and Soldano reverb-o-sonic.

This pedal is absolutely great. Very clear yet powerful distortion of a kind i had never heard. Really. It sounds very open and if you max the drive it gives you plenty of distortion but without any mud. It cleans up really well too, when you back off the guitar volume.

Amazingly rich and harmonically complex sound. The Soldano sound beyond huge with the Lp and the OCD but never harsh.

Buitl like the prverbial tank, this little can of tone could probably be tossed from atop the tallest building in town and be ready for the gig.

I've dealt with them a few times and they replied fast and were very professional.No qualms.

I've been playing hard rock for over 20 years and the OCD is the best distortion device I've ever heard. Granted, I never tried a great Marshall Plexi but this little baby soudn incredible. I would buy another one if this got stolen.

I've owned Tubescreamers, Marshall Jackhammers, DS-1s, Big Muffs but this beats `em all.

A hint to all players out there: try it with a 18v power supply, it really gives you massive headroom and power.

Great looking, compact pedal. Easy to dial in.

I am a humbucker/P90 man. I really enjoyed the fact that this pedal has more than one useable setting, you can really get something out of it. It is very transparent when used with low gain and reaches way into mid-to-high-gain territory. I enjoyed using it for a couple of days and even took it to a gig. More and more I found that I did not like the way the overdriven signal decays, not very smooth. A certain harshness throughout. Also when you max the gain the tone bcomes mushy and not very useable.

Looks solid.

I enjoyed some of the sounds and the flexibility, but overall found it not organic enough. I gave it back for a refund.