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.

I tried one of these when they first came out and I hated it. I had no idea what all the fuss was about. Then last week, on a whim, I plugged into one again at the local guitar shop. It did not sound at all like the OCD I had tried before. The guy at the store said they changed the gain pot or something, but whatever they did, the difference is night and day.

It's noiseless, and now has a much wider range of gain. Probably the first pedal I've owned that can successfully handle low and high gain sounds. The new OCD has MUCH more available gain than TS-type pedals, and gets a lot more saturated as well. However, it is great for the "just breaking up" sounds as well.

I still haven't decided if i like the HP or LP setting better. LP really is more transparent. When you switch to HP after playing in LP mode, there is a significant volume boost and tonal coloration that initiaaly makes you think it's a coolr tone...either way, both are great sounding.

I am not one of those guys that worships Fulltone products. As a matter of fact, I hate the Fulldrives, I bought and sold a Distortion Pro, and I never understood the hype about the Choralflange. However, the OCD sounds damn good. Within 2 days of buying it, I did something I've never done before -- I went out and bought another one, so I can set up 2 different tones.

It's fairly easy to use, although you have to experiment with the HP/LP switch, which will change not only the sound (high mid or low mid boost) but also the overall volume!

I'm using it with a Marshall 100 SLP and a Hiwatt Dr-103 (both fine british amps with EL-34 power tubes and strong mids).

This distortion pedal is not noise free, but if you keep "Volume" or "Drive" below 12 o'clock you won't have any real problems with hiss.

The pedal sounds very transparent. If you turn "Drive" to zero, the sound is almost the same with pedal on or of!

The overdrive/distortion ist very amp like an I rate it one of the best I've ever heard. In certain areas, I can get almost the same sound with other pedals (e.g. high gain sounds with the Tech21 XXL or low gain sonds with Boss BD-2 (Keeley mod) or Sobbat Drivebreaker), but the OCD is the most flexible of the bunch!

Excellent for crunch rhythm sounds.

For soloing, I would have liked more mids to cut through the mix. This pedal would be perfect, if the mids would get stronger the more you turn up the "Drive" knob.

There's one BIG MINUS: The hard-wired bypass switch makes a loud popping sound through the speakers! It's not just a mechanical noise issue, but a real signal problem. Fuller claims on his web-site he would have solved the problem with loud popping switches, but this is not true! At least not with my pedal (Serial No: 04512).

The sound is very good, but for me there aren't enough mids for soloing. Another minus is the hardware bypass which pops so loud that you can't use it in the studio! So I'll give it 8 points.

I've never had a problem with Fulltone stuff and this one looks very reliable, though the gray glue covering some parts inside looks ugly.

I've dealt with Mike once or twice an alway got a short fast response, he is very busy for sure.

A great pedal, one of the best out there. I think I would buy it again.
With a little tweaking it might become the best distortion pedal on the market.
As this is a rather expensive unit, I think the forementioned issues shoud be solved (not enough mids for high gain stuff and the lousy switch), before it gets a higher overall rating.

Very easy to use - three knobs.

Though this a quality pedal, I found it's brittle top end to be disagreeable with Fender single coils into a Fender twin. I'm sure it would sound great with a Les Paul into Marshall setup where you're not starting with a bright tone to begin with, but it just wasn't working with my twangier rockabilly tone. To my ears, this pedal sounds almost indentical to a Keeley modded Boss Blues Driver, which also has that high-end sizzle. This would be a good pedal for an Allman Brothers/Billy Gibbons Les Paul/Marshall setup, just not single coils into a clean amp IMO. If you play single coils into a brighter amp, I would suggest something a little more Tube Screamerish, which this is not. Tube Screamers and their kind do tend to mellow out the top a bit.

Seems well-built.

- Brittle top end like a Boss Blues Driver
- Favors humbuckers over single cols
- Doesn't like bright sounding rigs (Fender into Fender)
- Good harmonics
- Good for Les Paul into Marshall tone
- Not a Tube Screamer, which likes single coils

A three knobber. High Peak or Low Peak switch. Easy.

I've been playing a Strat into a loud, clean Music Man 2x12 combo (130HD or 65). This is the best OD/dirt box of any kind I've ever played. I've had it for half a year, played a bunch of shows with it, and I rarely turn it off. It seems like some people don't like this about it, but the OCD has a distinctly rude, trebly bite that I love (yet not at the sacrifice of low end). If you roll down the tone knob it can still get smooth, but I roll it up (3:00 or so) for crazy harmonic content. Still, my favorite thing about the OCD is the touch sensitivity. There is absolutely no hype about it; you pick hard and you get dirt, pick soft and you're clean. It's a beautiful thing. The OCD's usefulness continues to evolve for me all the time, as I'm getting much more mileage out of my Strat's volume knob than I ever did before. You can crank the gain on the OCD and back off the guit vol knob for rhythm, and then just roll it up to 10 when you need to bust out with a lead or melody line. I do much less pedal dancing than I used to. It's a completely useful pedal in every way. With the Music Man amps, which are in the same ball park as a Fender Twin, I found that the Low Peak setting would not cut through the band, but the High Peak is both beautiful and merciless. Last thing- when I slam the OCD with the Barber Tone Press I get unbelievable punch, endless sustain, and thick, harmonic feedback that I can control completely with my Strat's volume knob- my bandmates are awestruck by this great and terrible power. I should not give a 10, but I need nothing more than this.

It is built far better than I am.

What can I say? Some say he's terrible, but I like the website. I doubt we'll ever be in touch personally.

Great pedal. I play the rock music, although I hear it's going out of style. I'll try to incorporate the OCD into whatever is the next big thing.

tone, volume and drive knobs
also a rocker switch for high gain / low gain. the rocker switch was the only difference from your standard tube screamer and ds-1 type distortion pedals, but a monkey could figure out what it does in less than a minute.

right now im going back from digital to analog effects, and this is the first pedal i bought on that mission. im sure a train of pedals will follow. but right now, its standing alone.

i play through a fender hot rod deville 212

my main strat has a duncan hotrail single coil in the bridge position.

the pedal (and manufacturer) boast true bypass on all their gear, and i gotta admit, i cant hear a sound difference when plugged directly in, or going through the pedal.

the sound is GREAT. exactly what i was looking for in an overdrive/distortion pedal. and the tone changes shape when played through different pickup positions and doesnt fall through. the HP/LP toggle switch REALLY is like having 2 pedals in one. some songs you dont need your balls out, some you do. really the best sounding pedal ive heard in a while.

so far so good. only had it 3 days. i am DEFINATELY going to use it for gigs--well see how it goes!

i emailed tech support about a question i had (they say you can power it 9v or 18v and it will give you different sound characteristics)

i asked about this and some power adapters and suppliers, and they emailed me back within a few hours. made me feel warm and fuzzy

damn. the 'style' question. i guess i play blues/funk/rock/punk/alt. we need to invent a word for all that. anyways, this pedal seems to be able to cross all them realms just fine. kinda like me. great match.

ive been playing for ehh, 10 years? (scratches head) ive gotta few boss pedals and an effects pedal board that you will soon see on ebay.

i love the range of tones i can get out of it. i like the fancy blue LED light, i like the simple but tank-like casing the pedal is in.

when i went pedal shopping, i seriously spent the day in the shop with my setup trying out half a dozen pedals including

3 different ibanez tubescreamers (std, vintage, and turbo)
fulltone distortion plus (i think its called)
fulltone '69
fulltone fulldrive 2
boss ds-1
voodoo labs sparkle drive

this pedal just had what i needed. i know not a lot of stores carry the brand, but if you see it and youre picky about your tone, give it a try!!

Only Volume Drive and Tone...all that is needed here.

Les Pauls, PRS Hollowbody 2+ Dr. Z MAZ 18, SRZ-65, Vox AC 30. IMHO this effect lives up to the hype more than anything I've tried (and I've tried almost EVERYTHING including other Fulltone products like the FD2. ..no complaints there, it's pretty much a classic, but to me, the OCD is the best overdrive/distortion effect available today. The settings I use are as follows: Volume, 9 o'clock, tone +/- 12 noon, drive = 3 o'clock. Maybe it's the amps I'm using, but I've been searching for that perfectly satisfying "just over the top" "Marshall but with sustain" sound. I could not be happier. I would also recommend the Fulltone TTE as the "Holy Grail" of echos.

No Problems-built like a tank. I do gig without a back-up OCD. I have another overdrive, but it wouldn't be the same.

I have dealt with Fulltone on a couple of occasions. They were helpful courteous and had the answers I needed. Some players may feel the urge to "talk shop". With a shop that is obviously as busy as Fulltone, I would suggest taking the conversations to retail outlets.

Been playing 30+ years. Various stlyes. Still a rocker at heart, but soul, R&B and oldies pays better. The OCD is my "fun button" as lead solos take a back seat to the songs (as they should). If lost or stolen, I would replace it immediately. If anyone has a serial # under 100 of this unit at a reasonable price. I am intersted. Please let me know.

I found it very quick to do exactly what I wanted it to do.
3 knobs and a switch. Not rocket Science.
Volume/Tone/Drive Pretty Standard.

Setup - Gibson Les Paul Standard w/Seymour Pearly Gates Pickups, Fender 50th Anniversary Statocaster, Boss DD3, Fulltone OCD, into Marshall 100w Handwired Plexi, into Marshall 4x12Handwired Greenbacks cab.

Well, I am competely satisfied with this rig. Its absolutely what I was looing for and The OCD is just mint with this setup.
Favourite Artists - Page, Warren Haynes, Angus, Silvertide, The Trews

So far so good.

Never Dealt

My style - Hard Blues, Hard Rock, and Soul all mixed into one.

Other gear I own - Ampeg SVT, (2)810E's, Ernie Ball Stingray 5, DW Drums, Zildjian Cymbols.

Absolutely I'd buy another if it were stolen.

What I love is the full blown sound of a Plexi. The OCD Is a perfect match. What do I hate? My old Overdrives.

Well I must say my style is pain fully Loud, but only when you get a chance to open a plexi up with one of these OCD's will you truely know what I am talking about. Completely satisfied. The Clyde wah, and the 69 fuz will definately make it into my rig. Perhaps a Fulldrive-2 as well.

Really easy. Very basic.

I have to say: I love Mike Fuller's stuff normally. I own two Custom Shop Cream Fulldrive 2's that I will never part with. They are among the most organic, great sounding OD pedals I own.

I was ALL about getting this pedal based on the clips on the Fulltone site. They sound amazing. The Zeppelin alone made me say "wooah" :-)

So I got on the waiting list for TWO OCD's and finally got my pedals a month later. WHAT a letdown.

First off, the reviewer below that says that this pedal doesn't alter your tone MUST have some hearing problems. This box has a huge hole where the midrange is. It is REALLY bright. I had to roll the tone back to zero to not get that exaggerated high end "bite".

If you are a player who wants to set a claen sound in a Fender amp and use this box as a "distortion channel" - well, good luck. It ABSOLUTELY takes over your sound and forces you to re-EQ the amp if you want anything even close to transparent.

If you are using it to goose an already dirty Marshall (like most of the clips) then maybe you'll have better results. But make no mistake, the is a HUGE MIDRANGE SCOOP in this pedal. I'm not talking about a "lack of Tubescreamer-like bump" mind you. I'm talking about a big hole where the body of the guitar sound is. There is a spike in the upper upper mids, and a big hole where the low mids and mid mids are. NOT what I wanted (AT all).

Although this could be good if you were to EQ the amp specifically for the pedal, it makes live use (for me at least) impossible. This is NOTHING like a Fulldrive 2. I can't even believe anyone would compare the two.

I sold both units on eBay and they sold immediately. The hype behind this pedal is unreal and SO overblown. It has since died down.

Mike Fuller makes some of the best pedals ever in history. This is built like a tank, like all of his stuff. It EXUDES quality. The blue LED is real cool.

Never needed it. Good, because I hear Mr. Fuller can be a bit of a trip to deal with. But I also hear he is a stand up guy and will ultimately take care of any problem. So I will not rate this category.

I play funky, americana, jamband, reggae, psychedelic, fusion stuff. Like to have different flavors of overdrive on hand, from Keith to Angus to Jerry to Trey. Unfortunately, this pedal did none of the above.

If you want to get that real Marshall thing happening and don't want the pedal to take over your precious amp, try the new Barber Direct Drive. For my taste TWICE the pedal the OCD is. Just as well made, better sounding, and less expensive.

self explaining. All three buttons work realy sensitive. Very nice.

My chain goes G&L ASAT semi hollow & Fender Telecaster, OCD, Marshall Vibratrem, Fender Pro Junior, custom made 4x12 box.
I set the OCD to HP, volume 10 o'clock, tone 10 - 11 o'clock (that's pretty neutral) and drive to 1 o'clock. My philosophy is, to use as less stuff between guitar and amp as possible and for that the OCD is perfect. What I realy like about this pedal is, that it does not deny the identity of your amp: in the LP mode the pedal will sound like your amp naturaly overdriven. With the switch set to HP, it will emphasize some characteristics of your amp and I think this is the reason for some negative reviews here: if there are some negative aspects in the sound of your amp -be careful! The OCD could make them sound much worse! But if your amp sounds good, this pedal is just perfect. It will put the cream on top. You will get more basses, more hights, more briliance and it will sound much more punchy. Anyway, your Fender will still sound like a Fender and your Marshall like a Marshall. I love to work with the guitar's volume; you can clean up your tone very nicely and the touch sensitivity of the pedal is superb!
All in all; it realy is the best sounding and most musical OD pedal I ever used. Just honest an straight foreward.

Just best quality.

I wrote a few emails and always got the informations I asked for within 24 hours -realy helpful. The reason I give them a 8 instead of a 10 is, that here in Europe the support is not as good as in the US. We have to be realy patient sometimes...

With my band I play rock'n'roll in the style of the Rolling Stones or the Georgia Satellites. For Rock and Blues the OCD fits perfectly. For me the pedal couldn't be better.

Like all pedals, ya gotta tweak it to suit your rig. Easy for some, hard for others (this is a very sensitive pedal). Fulltone manuals are always great and this one is no exception.

Various guitars (PRS Maple Top, Grosh VT mostly) into a FT Souldbender, FT OCD, FT ChoralFlange into a Dr. Z Maz 38 Senior (yeah, I know, ALL Fulltone...there's a reason he calls it FULL tone). Not noisy at all. The effect is about as weak as an 8.0 earthquake! Very powerful sonic textures. If you use pedals to color your sound, to mimic other artists tone or to in some way cover up your playing, DO NOT buy this overdrive!! If you can play, like the sound of your style/guitar through your amp and understand the power of dynamics, then this is the best damn OD box you could ever stick in front of your amp! Hands down the most organic OD I've ever used.

It's a Fulltone! Throw it off the 10th floor...it'll still be good to go for your gig.

Never once had a problem with them. They're stand-up guys.

I've played for 27 years, nobody is going to steal my stuff and YES, it is an inspiring pedal. It fuses with your amp like they were meant to be together...PERFECTION. Throw away your other OD's and grab an OCD. NO CONTEST!

Three knobs and one switch--how much easier can it get?

I have a one-channel amp (Bad Cat Cub) and I was hoping the OCD could give me the option of a boosted sound that emphasized the sound characteristics of the amp. I was disappointed with the harshness of the sound. The harmonic complexity of the amp's sound was diminished with even moderate amounts of boost from the OCD--the sound was "cheaper" with the OCD. I did some A/B comparisons with some less expensive (and less heralded) equipment and I found I could get a more organic sound for a lot less money.

Didn't own it long enough to know.

Never dealt with Fulltone.

I'll admit I was taken in by hype. I heard there was a waiting list for these when they first came out, so I bought it without trying it. After owing it for only a couple of days, I admitted my mistake and returned it for a refund. Fulltone must be doing something right (or many things right) to have their reputation, but the sound of the OCD just wasn't music to my ears.

Three knobs : volume, and he's not kidding, at 9 o'clock I have enough boost, gain and tone. Easy peasy, hard to get a bad sound out of it.

I play it on a Fender Dual Showman Reverb and Pro Reverb, no noise even with the gain dimed. I have the gain on 2'o, volume at 9, tone at 1. The praise about the dynamics and harmonics is justified, I haven't heard anything else like it. Everyone else who heard it agreed it sounded fantastic. The Barber ltd I have is great, but pales next to the OCD. Works great as a boost for it though, like boosting a Marshall stack.
I might try the 500k mod though, it does sound scooped, but there's nothing wrong with the lowend or highend, I just like my mids.
A mid knob would have made this pedal perfect for me. But still, it's by far the best overdrive I've played on (compared to Maxons, Tonebone, Barber, Fulldrive, which all are very good too)

Looks sturdy.

We have a broad style : psych, prog, alt, surf, metal, punk, klezmer all in rockformat, and it fits everything great. For the metal stuff, I push it with a Barber Tone Press and Ltd, with those and the volume knob there's loads of sounds.
The dynamics are unsurpassed, it's very unforgiving, I'll have to do some practicing to get the most out of it. Which is a good thing.
Only thing that could make it better is a way to dial in more mids, I'm not sure how the modding will work with all the alien barf inside of it.
?210 a lot of money for an overdrive pedal? Not for this one.

3 knobs, one 'set it and forget it' switch; very easy to get great sounds; practical and useful tones.

Fernandez Strat circa '82, Allesandro 4-10 combo amp.
Unit is quiet; true by-pass too.
Useful tones across the board, roll back your volume to clean it up too.

Fulltone products are very dependable, no back-up required in general.

While they are busier than ever due to demand, you can still get thru if need be.
Haven't had to persue repairs yet.

Basic rock and roll player; this thing is just what the doctor ordered, and the harmonics are great.
Been playing 35 years; own too much stuff!
I would replace this right away; it's a good unit.
Ease of use and tone make it very enjoyable.
Similar to the Digitech Bad Monkey; but way better.
Totally helps my need for tones.

Three knobs, volume, tone(which should be labeled high end,cause that's what it affects)and distortion.LP-HP switch.
The manual is pretty clear on describing the pedals functions. but, you don't really need to read it to use this pedal.
It's very player frindly, easy to find a lot of excellent tones.
*My pedal is a white knob version anybody else out there have a white knobed OCD?*

I'm running this pedal into a Crate(tube)vintage club 50 with trem and verb, with v30's.my board-OCD-Boss tu-2-boss ge-7(mij)-boss bf-2(mij)-ibanez PH-7 phaser-boss ce-2(mij).
The OCD is really the next best thing to tube distortion,without using a tube based pedal. I didn't want to belive the hype but,this IS THE BEST DRIVE PEDAL i've used ever.
A lot of guy's are using this for more of an overdrive sound, but it has got a really great marshall type distortion in HP mode, very ac/dc on steriods. but, in both modes it gets a lot of different tones. Clean boost-check, just the hint of break-up OD-check, and you can use your guitars volume knob and find a lot of cool in-between shades i've never been able to get from any other distortion pedal.

I've been using it for 2 months solid in my rig and it's worked great,i'd gig without a back-up because these things are expensive and hard to get.

I e-mailed mr. fuller about my OCD having white knobs,and he sent me an e-mail in about 3 min's. it was short and to the point,his workers pick what color knobs at any given time onto these pedals. But I've only seen one white knobed version on the web besides mine. If i ever have a problem with this pedal i think mr. fuller would help me out.

The only bad thing i can say about this pedal is that mine had a small chip in the paint job, shipped new like that. for 170 clams i'd expect this to ship with all the paint intact. the pedal was so new that some of the OCD letters on the top side were almost stuck to the bubble wrap in the box. I guess there turning out a lot of there to try to keep up with demand.
I got this pedal in oct. and it was dated 7-25-05,so it took a while to get to musician's pro here in KY.

This is an easy pedal for me to get a good sound out of. Three knobs and a toggle... How complicated can it be?

This is in my effects chain after some Analog Man compression, a Teese wah, and an Xotic AC Boost. Currently my main guitar is a G&L Comanche, a beast of a single coil superstrat. I run this into a fairly clean Mesa Mark III or Budda Superdrive. The LP setting is more than enough for about any classic rock guitar sound you would need, even with the G&L. The HP adds more gain and volume, but I've seldom used it for what I'm doing.

The reliability hasn't been an issue. I back this up with a Jauernig DGTM and would be able to cope if there was a breakdown. But this isn't a frail pedal by any stretch of the imagination.

Variety music in Rockford Illinois. Playing for 30+ years. If you want Warren in a Box, this is durn close. Stolen or lost? I'd buy another, now that I can see what it can do. This has a very natural amp like response with plenty of available grind... my drive setting is about 11:00 and it gives me plenty. This compares pretty favorably to the DGTM and Direct Drives I own, and can do the old Rat thing as convincingly as any pedal I've encountered as well. A good buy for the price.

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.