Fulltone OCD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Very easy, wide range of pure tone.

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

yes, its fulltone. are you kidding???

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

see above

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

As simple as any standard overdrive pedal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

havent delt with them yet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I would definately replace the OCD pedal if lost.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pedal 3 knobs: Drive, Tone, Volume
1 Switch: up mids flat to slight boost, down no mid emphasis (transparent wih less volume)

American Strat and Tele> Psilocybe > Germania 44> OCD> Fender DRRI.

I have been searching for a transparent "American" sounding overdrive to boost the front of my AMP. Compared with Keeley DS1 ultra the OCD is far less buzzy in the upper frequencies when soloing and IMO the attack is far more natural sounding. You almost have to pull the v1 tube (12at7) to stop the keeley from buzzing. What I did not expect is the OCD blowing amay my ts9 modded with the 808 (4558) chip and other hi fi upgrades. One pedal does it all, and this is coming from someone who does not beleive the hype.

Small box built like a tank!

Why would you need it? if it is DOA return it.

OCD-10, Ultra DS1-7, TS9(808)-8, TS9-7, SD1-6

constant fiddling

Save yourself some time and money and make this the first and last!

Easy to get a good sound from it. Like all effects.........just fool with the knobs until you like the sounds you hear.

I'm using this with a variety of other effects ; Clyde Deluxe Wah - Analogman Bi Comprossor - Analogman Bi Chorus - Mxr EVH Phase 90- OCD or TS808( analogman silver mod ) - Ibanez AD 9 - Ernie Ball volume pedal, all before the amp and a Maxon AD900 and a Demeter Tremulator through the loop of a Mesa Lone star. Guitars are American Deluxe Strats and a Gibson Johnny A Signature. I've used this at home, at rehearsal and a gig since buying it.

Although I'm very happy with the sound of the other OD I have, a re-issue TS808 modded by Analogman ( Silver Mod )........every once in a while I like a little variety and figured I would buy the OCD to throw on my board when in the mood or to give me the flexibilty to use one or the other as a backup.

I really do like the sound of this pedal, I should point out that it is very different from a tube screamer type sound........whereas a tube screamer is rich, smooth and warm, like a 6L6 powered american made overdriven amp.........I would have to say the OCD is a bit more brittle and harsh sounding ( I don't mean this in a negative way )....more like a marshall with a treble booster thrown in front of it.....a very cool sound, but very different from a tube screamer....The OCD is more modern sounding than a tube screamer, but wont take you into Nu metal territory ( which I'm not into anyway )..I'm just trying to give you an idea if your reading this deciding to buy one. It is very tranparent sounding and it's true about the picking dynmamics on this. They come through great. You can get that great " kiss of the pick " sound easily with this for those that know what I mean. The sound of your guitar really does come through this thing. For instance the 2nd and 4th positions on a strat sound great through this pedal....the quack and bell like tone is never covered by the OCD. It sounds better in front of an amp thats already a little overdriven than a real clean amp.....I think a tube screamer is definitely better in front of a clean amp than this and sounds more natural. Occasionally I fill in for bands In my area and am forced to use whatever they may have in the back line...usually a Fender Twin or Deville........in those situations I would not use this pedal I would bring the tube screamer.

The tone knob seems to act like more of a filter on this....a little different than on some other OD's I've used over the years. It reminds me of a Rat a bit in this respect...except the knob ( filter ) goes in a different direction than a Rat. I found a usable sound at about 10 o clock on the tone knob. Anything lower sounds muffled to my ears and anything higher starts to sound too brittle and ice pickish. I dont agree with the manual stating the tone is nuetral at about Noon on the pedal. It absolutely adds high frequency at Noon. I like the LP postion best thus far with the volume dimed and the drive anywhere between 3 O clock to noon. Overall I like this pedal a lot. To me it sounds like a modded Boss DS - 1 a bit. A much, much better and more transparent sound than a stock DS- 1....but it's closer to a DS - 1 than a tube screamer for comparison sake. Also this pedal is the quietest OD I've ever used...the signal to noise ratio is excellent.

Overall this is an excellent sounding pedal and well worth the bucks. Definately a keeper. I believe my Analogman Silver TS 808 will still retain the number 1 position on my board, it's smoother, warmer sound suits the sound I'm going for more......but this will definately take it's place now and then.....and may force me to get a bigger board so I can use both !

I have a Fulltone wah, a couple of years old that I've never had a problem with. This seems to be equally solid. The knobs have a solid feel and smooth taper.........there's also something very cool about the way it looks. I love the type style they used to print the lettering on this ( what can I say, I used to be into graphic arts ).

I bought it from a reputable dealer. I've never contacted Fulltone. I would only contact them if my dealer could'nt correct the problem if I had one. Whats with everyone calling this guy Mike like they know him or something anyway ?? C'mon get a grip will ya !!

I have been playing since my early teens and I'm in my early forties now. Been in and out of bands for years. I currently play in a classic rock and dance band and we play out a handful of times a month. I'm at a point in my life were top of the line equipment is obtainable finacially and a necessity to my maturing ears. This is a quality piece of gear thats well worth the money for a "boutique pedal ". Again, If your looking for a tube screamer type sound I would stick with a tube screamer....but for something a bit more biting with more of a British, Marshall type slant to it so to speak, you wont go wrong with this interesting and cool sounding pedal.

As easy to use as any other overdrive pedal (gain, volume and tone) with the added swith LP/HP.

Played Les Paul-type guitar w/ Seymour Duncan JB on the bridge through the pedal into a Victoria '59 Bassman ripoff.

The pedal is quiet and covers a wide, veeeery wide range of tones, from subtle overdrive to fuzzy distortion. I was curious as if this thing would work as a boost to my amp (which is a '59 Bassman reissue) by turning the volume all the way up and the gain at about 1 (7 o'clock, I guess). I even took my trusty TS9 reissue (stock) to compare and found the O.C.D. better - in a sense that it has more output, more high end and a more 'in-your-face' sound. This pedal is trebly, but you can't control it without problems. Couldn't really tell the difference between LP and HP modes except that the output level of the latter is higher than the former. Tried other settings on the pedal, and found it nice up untill 3 or 4 o'clock; after that the pedal starts getting fuzzy and I don't need that because I got a Big Muff. I'm not that knowledgeble on class "A" amplifiers to judge whether it sounds alike a distorted amp running on this class, so I'll pass it foward.

Fulltone effects are very well and hand built. I mean, there are pros using stock Boss pedals for years without a problem, why would you have a problem with a boutique hand-made pedal like Fulltone?

Before trying the pedal in the store, I e-mailed the company asking some questions about the pedal and Mike Fuller replyed it in 24 hours. Very nice!

I play everything whithin rock: post-punk, punk, metal, alternative, classic, etc., etc. and have been playing for 15 years. I own a '59 Bassman reissue, a Gretsch Sparkle Duo-Jet, a Fender Jazzmaster and a Yamaha AES620. Pedals: TS9 reissue, Boss Turbo Distortion, American Big Muff, Maxon D & S II and a few modulation pedals by Boss.

Man, I would say you need to check this thing out. There's no way you're gonna find out if you don't play it. Take your guitar and a reference pedal with you to the store and try to test the pedal in an amp that is most similar to the one you have.

In comparison with my TS9, the OCD wins because it's much more clear. I think it would do great in dark sounding amps, but mine is on the bright side so the TS9 is o.k. I'm mostly a bedroom player, so I can't tell whether the OCD cuts through live; I know the TS9 does because it's very mid-rangy - the frequency that the human ear can mostly hear.

I rate it a 9 because I was not that impressed as I thought I would be, given all the hype about it.

Very straightforward. Three knobs (for output level, distortion level, and eq) and a mini toggle switch for selecting high and low "output". The manual is brief but tells you what you need to know to get going.

Running an American Strat, Epiphone Elitist Les Paul, and Warmoth Custom Tele into a Peavey Delta Blues with 15" speaker. 90% of the time I run the pedals into a clean amp setting. I'm using the Fulltone ac adapter (9 volt). I've not tried it with an 18 volt adapter yet.
I waited months to finally get this pedal. Lots of hype around it. I have lots of other Fulltone pedals (70 Pedal, Distortion Pro, Full Drive 2, Fat Boost) and have used lots of other overdrive / distortion pedals in the past as well (Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, Pro Co Rat, Boss OD's and Metal Zone, Danelectros, and on and on). I don't know what I was looking for from the OCD. Something transcendental, I guess.
I find that I prefer the high power setting vs the low power setting. Switching to LP seems (to me at least) to just lower the output and punchiness of the sound vs the HP setting.
With drive set low (below 9 o'clock) and volume up and tone around the 12 o'clock position, this box does a good job of beefing up a clean sound to SRV type of clanging Strat (much like my Fat Boost). I found myself playing in this setting for blues stuff. This pedal also cleans up very well with the guitar's volume knob; I could actually get my guitar volume down to about 5 before the sound lost its vibe (vs down to about 7 on the Full Drive and about 8 on the Distortion Pro).
Bringing up the drive to around 12 o'clock ads some nice overdrive and breakup to the clean sound on my amp. Great for crunchy rhythm work.
Maxxing out the drive does give a sound similar to Class A amps (like it says on their website). Even through this heavily distortion setting, notes retained good clarity overall.
This box sounds equally good with humbuckers and single coils.
Was it worth the wait? Is the hype true? I'll say that this is a very versatile pedal in that it can go from giving a nice fat boost / overdrive or add some very nice amp-like distortion. It reminds me of old non-master volume Marshalls. Great sound for classic rock. I think this is probably one of the best overdrive / distortion pedals I've owned. It does cover lots of sonic territory, and although it won't replace my other pedals, it will see heavy use for getting that "go to" sound for classic rock. For that classic rock sound, I think it's hard to beat. I think the OCD and Distortion Pro cover the same sonic territory, but the OCD wins out here because it sounds more natural...more like an amp.

I've never had a problem with any of my Fulltone pedals. I'd gig without a backup because I could use my Distortion Pro if the OCD crapped out. But seems unlikely. Fulltone pedals are really nicely built.

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I play blues and classic rock mostly. This pedal works very well for these genres. I play some metal too, and I don't think this pedal works as well for that. I've been playing for over 20 years and own and have owned lots of good (and some bad gear).
I think players who like classic rock and blues and who like nicely made gear should consider picking one of these up. It covers lots of ground and offers tons of tone sculpting capabilities. Plus it has excellent "feel"...which is not easy to find in a distortion box. And yes, this is called an overdrive pedal, but it also ranges into full-blown distortion.
The only feature I'd consider adding would be a second footswitch to go from LP to HP settings, but I didn't really miss this. Again, I prefer the HP setting.
As with most of Fulltone's stuff, the OCD adds so much to my tone that it makes me want to play more. And that at the end of the day, that's what it's all about. Get one, turn it up, and enjoy!

Straight forward - plug and go.

With the High Peak and Low Peak modes this pedals can go a little deeper and be more things to more people. Taken at face value this pedal is as easy as it gets. Knowing what guitars sound best with what amps and with the HP and LP modes really opens this pedal up. The more experienced the player the more this pedal shines.

With about a million choices for overdrive and given the hype on this pedal you really have to wonder what to do. With the first units going for stupid money I stayed away until I could at least get one for List Price. My Blue Blood just wouldn't let me pay $300 bucks for a $179 list. But I digress.

This pedal is the real deal. I played it with my 57 Gold Top and a Marshall JTM 45 Bluesbreaker and BOOM! All the notes are there without having a kinda of synthetic clean superimposed on top of the dirty. This pedal blends them seemlessly. In LP and HP mode this combo was really versitile. I was getting beautiful singing feedback with a very vocal quality.

I then put it in LP mode and plugged my 60's Relic strat into my Custom Vibrolux reverb. Very nice indeed. I still prefer an AC booster or FD2 in this situation but the OCD really sounded amazing. It made the Vibrolux just explode with low end and beef.

I gotta hand it to Mike and Fulltone. This pedal is the swiss army knife of Dirt Boxes. This one is a Keeper. I have a ton of distortion / Drive boxes. This is lives up to the hype in every way.

Kudos Boys!

Fulltone stuff has always been the best.

Mike told me about this pedal about a year before he released it. I was really interested in something of the sort. Mike has always been very laid back and cool with me. I have no reservations about his commitment to his products.

Not much else to say other than GREAT! If you want to go from Dumble Singing sustain to Jimmy Page with one box and really make it happen (NO modeling needed.) This box is for you. If you want the Mesa Boogie Over compressed over saturated mush - you will not be happy.

Once again Fulltone has a winner.

I think it's pretty simple to understand, but the tones seem to change when you change volume settings, so you have to kind of get used to that. When you change the tone knob, it almost seems that the tone that you're going to end up with is based on where your volume is set. In that aspect, this pedal is hard to figure out. If your stoned or something, or your brain farting around, yeah, it's easy to use. There's only 3 knobs, a toggle switch and an on/off button.

I play this through a Kendrick's modified 40 watt '63 Fender Vibroverb reissue with a Celestion 10" and a Jensen 10". I have a customized 15 yr old Fender Strat with an awesome Warmoth neck, Van Zandt blues pick-ups, capacitor mod to accentuate the highs when decreasing the volume on the guitar. I have a Dan Electro DC-3 with Seymour Duncan pick-ups and PRS electronics. I also use a Dunlop 535-Q wah, a Boss twin Delay DD-20(?) and a bunch of Boss effects.

This pedal isn't noisy and certainly not weak by any means. My God, weak? This thing can get so freakin' loud it's almost unlawful. It's kind of like the old recording adage that louder is perceptively better.

It's an awesome sounding pedal. I waited for 2 months for the thing. It didn't bother me because I'm a very patient guy. It's the best pedal I've ever had. It makes my amp sound like it's on steroids. It's a nice, warm, smooth distortion. That's my take on it. It does sound Marshall-esque. I just sold a JCM Slash and i've had a JMP 70's 100 watt lead. The pedal does sound a little like a Marshall.

When I first got this thing, I was in heaven. But then, like another reviewer, I found that when I played with a band, the way that the OCD spreads the EQ makes it a little harder to cut through a band than my punchy, Boss DS-1, which seems to put a stronger mid-range in the mix. That's why I say that the OCD seems smooth to me, because it shimmers the high ends. The bass response is defined, not mushy. I was amazed at how well this thing made my bass response sound when toggled to the HP setting.

The tonality of this pedal is a true work of art. The harmonics are rich and the tone is detailed. Though I don't think it's the Holy Grail of distortions, it blows away anything I've played through except a Budda tube distortion that I played at the NAMM show. I gave away my Boss Overdrive after getting the OCD. I can't imagine why someone wouldn't want this pedal. This pedal is all that Fulltone claims it to be and probably one of the top 3 greatest distortions of all time period.

Seems pretty reliable. It appears to be built very solid. I've never owned a Fulltone before, though they've made a believer out of me and I'll be back, you can bet your britches. I'll buy at least another 2 pedals from Fulltone.

haven't had to deal with them

I play surf guitar, rock and a lot on my 2 classicals. I shoot for the sound that John Frusciante gets on By the Way. I also love Van Halen's first few albums, Def Leppards first 2. I have been playing for 27 years. I have owned a plethara of amps and several guitars along the way, mostly Fender and Marshall.

I would buy 2 more of these if I was touring. I almost bought another one after I got this one, but I'm just a weekend warrior now. What do I love about it? It's the best pedal I've ever owned. The tone is warm, real, developed, rich and open. The OCD looks cool and has a cool blue light that gets pretty bright and reminds me of a star when I'm listening to the sound of the pedal and looking at the light at the same time. The blue light was a nice touch for obssessive/compulsive people -clean.

What do I hate about it? I don't hate anything. My favorite feature has to be the HP/LP toggle, as it's quite a drastic change from one to the other, mostly volume wise, but increased bass and treble. I also like the variable voltage that you can supply to it, instead of just 9 volts. And the switches seem solid. I can't compare it to other products because it's the best distortion i've played through of its kind. I chose it because I've heard some really good things about Fulltone and the name of the pedal fit my personality to a "T", plus the description on the Fulltone site made me know that I found my match in a distortion pedal. And the description is right on, note for note. You can't go wrong if you buy this pedal. It's hard to get though.

you dont even have to try to get a good sound out of this they're all useable, and finding what you want is just a tweek away. but it aint gonna be the metal choice. very much a blues/rock pedal (apparenty fuller made it for himself first, and that's what he plays, so it makes sense).

the sound is wicked, really subtle and then full on when you want it to. I run it through a fender deville 2x12 with a strat and a tele, it's my primary distortion tool, i use it through the clean channel and then boost it with the 2nd channel. I keep the gain on the amp at around 4.

Yeah its noisy, and you'd hope so from a distortion pedal (i use an MXR smart gate if i need to, and that works a treat).

you get a really warm eric johnson sound when you have the tone down, and a really cool crunchy vibe when you turn it up, with a little drive you get instant robben ford.

It knocks the sh*t out of all the O/Ds ive ever owned, tubescreamers, Rats, etc.

I've had it for 6 months and it's not gonna break. having said that i wouldn't chuck it down the stairs.

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I play blues rock a bit of jazz, it rocks for all, even works like a clean boost.

Definately buy another but only used on ebay, not new: they're too expensive in the uk, and mike fuller wont allow the US dealers to ship them out new (so he can charge a good ?200 in the UK). but then if you want pro toys then you gotta pay pro prices...... I tried a lot of stuff, with and without valves in (H&K tube factor, Varydrive, Bottle Rockett) all around the ?200 mark. this beats them all in looks and performance.

the Hp/Lp is cool just allows for more tweeking, and a greater variety of tones, Hp being "brittish" and Lp being "tweed".

oh yeah and the light is blue, so that makes a nice change!

I've not had the chance to run it on 18v, but aparently is cooks even better. It certainly sounds great on 12v anyway.


So: pricey, but worth it. go second hand and get a proper bargain.

All the controls are straight forward and self explanatory, except for the HP switch, which is for more upper mid/distortion.

This is a "clear" distortion pedal, which is the conclusion that I came to by comparing it side-by-side with the Tube Screamer, Fulldrive, Tonebone Classic and Rat distortion.

When engaged, espeically in lower gain settings, all of the rest of pedals had that honkiness in the midrange or filtered out some frequencies (especially the lows), thus coloring the tone, giving the pedal its unique sound (I use the term "color" not necessarily in a bad way).

In comparison, what's unique about the OCD is that it didn't really change or filter out anything, thus resulting in sound that's clear and true to the original signal, i.e. open, non-nasally midrange, better low frequency response and fuller body, etc. By the same token, however, OCD didn't really saturate the tone with syrupy smooth tube overdrive (which again is not necessary a bad thing) like some of the other pedals do. In higher gain, the above stayed true but less apparent due to the heavy amount of distortion.

I like this quality of the OCD, which I think is unique that I don't often come across on pedals. The OCD really shines when it's used in combination with alrealy overdriven amp to give a little more of juice, or with a clean amp to give a little bit of edge without coloring the tone or filtering out certain frequencies.

I've had a few Fulltone pedals in the past with no problems.

Never dealt with them.

The OCD is a great sounding pedal. It's not a do-it-all distortion pedal, but its transparent tonal quality makes it unique compared to the majority of other distortion pedals. My only complaint is about the high price (thus a 9), but if you know what you want and if you can get it, money should be no concern, or should it?

Just like any other Od, it's easy to figure out, three knobs and a switch.

I picked this pedal up yesterday, after reading the reviews, and listening to clips, and was convinced it would meet my low gain needs. I'm using a boogie lonestar, and thought this would contrast the vintage marshall sound of my amp nicely. I was sorely disapointed. The pedal is great, it's just not my thing. I aggree with a previous reviewer's comment that like the fulldrive, and Fuller's other makings,there is a certain fizz or bite to the top end that makes this pedal unusable to me. With the tone knob on 0 and the lp switch engaged, I could almost mask it, but I had no definition in my tone. As much as I'd like to keep it, it's going back, and I am picking up an 808 reissue, which was my original plan.
I want to reiterate, this isn't a horrible pedal, and for any kind of blues or more raunchy rock, it would probably be great, maybe even with a marshall type amp it would be better, but for a very light OD, into a clean amp, it just doesn't do it for me.

I had a fulldrive for a while, and it was built like a tank, so I would guess this would be too.

Well, does it need to be said? Never had a problem, but plenty of folks have.

I'm a funk randB player mostly, with a few dabbles in jazz and jam type music, and I've been through more pedals than I could ever recall. I think I've had at least 30 OD's in the past 5 years, so I may just be picky, but I wanted to throw my opinion out there just to offset all the perfect 10's. I wanted so much to like this box, but I just couldn't. Sorry Mike,

it's as easy as it gets. drive gets you more distortion. volume makes it louder. tone makes it cut through a bit more, especially on humbuckers. the hp/lp alters the midrange a bit a gets you a fairly different tone. very useful for recording

my setup includes: les paul standard, tele, strat or es-335 into a keeley compressor versus fulltone fulldrive II, fulltone '69 pedal or octafuzz into a rivera chubster. i really use no other effects other than this one when i'm running it which i'm finding is about all the time these days.
the effect has nosie but certainly not much with humbuckers and it's really not been a problem.this pedal is simply fantastic. i diagree with the indiidual who stated the black crowes tone was not possible with this pedal. quite simply, this pedal through my rivera is about the closest i've come to rich robinson's tone. perfect for jimmy page, and about any other classic rock song you have heard. it lets the amp breath and is very musical.
The beauty of this pedal is that i've tried it in fenders and marshall like amps and it always seems to sing. well worth the money

built like a tank like all of his pedals

hear mixed reviews so no comment although i'm sure it's easier than some of the mass pedal makers

i play my own rock-n-roll similar to the black crowes, mofro, zeppelin
i've been playing for about 18 yrs
i'd buy it again in s second were it stolen
the best feature of it is that you just turn it on and it sounds friggin outstanding.
for those audiophiles out there who are looking for the tone that fuller preaches on his site, what you see is what you get. great pedal to come out in a long time

Volume, Tone, Drive settings. A drummer could (maybe) figure it out.

I use a 56 Relic Strat and a PRS McCarty through a Dr. Z Z28 amp (1x12 Greenback, 22 watts via 6v6 tubes). My pedalboard goes like this: Boss stompbox tuner ( I don't recall model), Barber Tone Press compressor (an excellent piece of gear), OCD pedal, Blackstone overdrive, Carl Martin Tremo'Vibe, Holy Grail reverb. The OCD is surprisingly quiet at moderate settings and adds only a little noise at settings above 12 o'clock. This could also be because the Z28 is an extremely quiet amp. I don't know... When I first received the OCD I plugged in direct so as to hear it by itself. The sound of this pedal in that amp with either guitar had enough going on that any other effects would almost be overkill. The Strat is fat, dynamic, and loaded with harmonics on the LP setting, which gives, according to the manual, a cranked blackface or tweed sound, depending on how you EQ the pedal. With the McCarty I can dial up just about every great blues or blues rock tone made over the last thirty years. The tone knob has a very wide range. So much that I would say that most players would have enough of everything between the 10 o'clock and 12 o'clock settings. Beyond that, you would have to have a guitar with a broken tone pot to need more treble. With the mini-toggle in the HP position you get a good volume boost and more pronounced, or I should say pointed, mids. This does actually give you a good British type sound- sort of spiky and in your face, but still musical. The way I've been using the pedal is like this: LP setting and gain around 10 o'clock for my Strat, and HP setting and gain around 12 o'clock for the McCarty. And as I said, rarely above 12 o'clock on the tone knob for either guitar. There has been a lot of hype about this pedal and for good reason- it delivers on it's promise. The range on the tone control is the magic ingredient here IMHO. You can get satisfyingly familiar OD sounds up until about halfway on the drive setting and from there it takes you into a higher gain area, but never into the whistly Boogie or Rat neighborhood. The higher settings produce some wonderful old Marshall type sounds without the fizzy stuff a lot of pedals produce. I really didn't hear the Vox thing in here, but I've never been a Vox guy so it might be because I don't know what I'm looking for. I did hear some terrific overtones and was also able to get some nice feedback at reasonable levels. I know you've heard it before, and it's also in the manual, but it's true- it's like getting 2 pedals in 1 box. A great OD and a warm AND a smooth distortion in a neat compact package. And it cleans up nicely and that feature also gives you some useful rhythm and quieter lead sounds.

I own a few Fulltone boxes and have never had a problem with any one of them.

Blues is my first love but I also play in a horn R+B band. The high gain settings may not fly in that lineup, but who knows? This pedal is so musical that I will probably be able to work it in somewhere. I've been playing 16 years and recently let a lot of stuff go that I felt was not helping, just hindering. This pedal will always have a spot on my board. I checked out a T-Rex Mudhoney, a Menatone King of the Britains, and a Jaques Fuse Blower before purchasing this pedal. They were all cool sounding in there own ways, but I felt that for the money this box offered a lot more. I personally feel this pedal was a bargain at the price I paid. No buyer's remorse here. I would be sick if it were lost or stolen and I am considering buying another just to make sure that these sounds are always available to me.

Bought this one brand new from MusicToyz, after waiting about 3 weeks - not bad, at all! Pretty easy to use - volume, drive, tone (treble cut, from what I can tell) and HP/LP switch. Just the kind of pedal I like... it has a distinct voice with some minor degree of tweakability. I like not having to worry about minor shifts in controls causing major changes in tone - it makes your signal chain more predictable and reliable - even if a minor toe swipe gets you a little off your tone, you're not too far.

I'm using this with a 335 Dot RI, a 57 goldtop LP RI, 73 LP custom, Roadhouse strat with Van Zandts, Strat plus with Kinman's, 52 RI Tele and a Frankinstrat HSS with floyd setup, going through a chain as follows: Analogman Bi-comp, Fulltone Deja-vibe, Analogman silver TS-9, OCD, Marshall Shredmaster, Fulltone Octafuzz, Analogman Bi-Chorus, Boss DD-2, Boss Noise suppressor, then mono or stereo out from a Yamaha Magicstomp (for reverb and delays). Amps are a VHT St-50 with 2x12 cab and an Allen Old Flame, 2x10 combo. I was looking for a back up for the Shredmaster, which is still my favorite pedal of all time... the OCD comes pretty close! It doesn't have quite the midrange sparkle that the Shredmaster has, or the bottom end and is almost too shrill for my taste, but with the tone turned down to around 10 o'clock and the drive at 1 o'clock, both the HP and the LP settings are sounding pretty good. As I said, there's a slightly shrill edge to the OCD that seems to be present in all the Fulltones I've had (and gotten rid of - Distortion Pro, Fulldrive II, '69 pedal) but this one is controllable and I can get some very useable tones out of it, especially with the darker sounding VHT head, which can get muddy pretty quick, if you don't study the EQ for quite a while. I will say it is one of the loudest pedals I've ever had, second only to a Banzai Fireball II I just got rid of... If you need to drive the front end of an amp, this thing will do it! But, I''m not sure that that kind of difference in volume between clean and overdriven settings is all that useful.... I like a pedal that is jst a bit beyond unity, otherwise you are either killing people or they can't hear your rhythm parts. But, if you want extra juice, this thing has it. So far, I think this is the best overdrive pedal from Fulltone I've heard... I never liked the Fulldrives, and don't have enough use for the fuzz pedals, although they do sound pretty good. For sounds, I'm going for either a Robben Ford, Gary Moore or Scott Henderson tone on either humbuckers or strats. This does those tones pretty well, with some amp tweaking.

Fulltones have a great reputation for quality - seems very solid, but a minor gripe... although I use a powered pedal board, I don't like manufacturers who make you use a screwdriver to change batteries... might be more secure that way, but I prefer the rubber feet with the screwhead mounted inside - a simple twist with the thumb and fingers to change batteries. So, better than some, but worse than others in this dept. I don't know what the aversion to a battery bay door, ala Boss, et al, is, but that's the easiest way to deal with these things. I would also prefer the power plug located on the top, rather than the side... Analogman gives you a choice, on some of his pedals! As far as back up, that's what I bought it for... the Shredmaster may die some day, so I've been looking for a close replacement. This one is as close as I've come, so far.

Haven't had a need, other than one non-response to an email on another pedal. I imagine I would get tired of the guitar playing public, too, but after you deal with someone entirely professional and responsive like Analog MIke, or David Allen, you have to wonder why any one would say anything bad, unless it were close to the truth. Don't know the guy, but I give him credit for creating solid, thoughtful products... the better the build, the less the need for great customer service, but it's always nice to have both.

I play in a fusion band, love playing mostly blues, blues fusion and bebop, though I would like to spend more time with fingerstyle and country. Playing for 35 years, professionally for 3, part-time most of the rest of it. My heroes are Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Robben Ford, Scott Henderson, Anthony Wilson, Peter Bernstein, Kurt Rosenwinkel, as well as Hendrix, BB, old Clapton, Rick Derringer, etc. I'm chasing tone and chops like everyone else, trying lately to pare down to a few tones I really like, so I am not so distracted by gear. Gear is no substitute for talent, but at the same time, nothing can make your unit wilt like bad tone! As far as the OCD, it's the closest in sound to my favorite pedal, the Shredmaster... It's important to me to get a good tone at club volume... who can play at the volumes that really make an old Marshall sing, these days? My advice: find a Shredmaster on eBay... if you can't find one, get an OCD. It's pretty close, well made and easy to use.

There's not much to it, the same three basic controls that have been on overdrive/fuzz/distortion pedals for decades: Volume, Tone and Drive. I started off with the tone selector switch at LP with the Tone and Drive knobs at the Noon position, and the volume at 9 or 10 o'clock. This is a good starting point with the pedal, just play around with the knobs to your liking. If you want to give it a boost in the upper mids and more gain, turn the switch to the HP setting. The change is sort of like switching from an old tweed Champ to a early 70's Plexi, to even JCM800 territory (this thing has a LOT of gain).

I'm using this pedal with a handwired, totally stock 1973 Marshall Superbass head into a Bogner 4x12 with Vintage 30's. The main guitar used is a 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom in silverburst. I've got to say, I'm very, very, very pleased with this pedal. The sound is extremely tight, especially on the lows. The attack on this thing is insane, almost as quick as the Diezel VH4 that I used to have. With it being that kind of beast, the pedal is super responsive to pick attack, muting and any general sort of fret and hand work. It picks up EVERYTHING, but at the same time is actually very, very quiet. On the LP setting, the pedal coaxes some great Tweed Champ tones with a little more of a hifi sound to it. I don't know how to describe it, it just sounds extremely clear and lush. The pedal cleans up extremely well on this mode by rolling your volume knob down. Rolling the tone knob down a bit and switching to the neck pickup can yield some great Duane Allman tones, and with the drive knob higher gets more a greasy sag 'ala Billy Gibbons (but clearer and tighter sounding). With the HP mode, it made my Marshall come alive more than any other overdrive that I've put in front of it. As far as high gain, imagine a cross between the wall of sound and chunk of High On Fire, but with the tightness, crispness and clarity of Malcolm and Angus. My band plays a lot of music in the stoner rock vein, and it definetly delivers.

All in all, it gives me exactly the sound that I want. Set moderatly in front of a driven non master volume Marshall gives a sound that sets the sky on fire. The best overdrive pedal that I've ever played easily. I like the Fulldrive/Tubescreamer sound, but I've never liked how mushy they sound.

I used to own a Bassdrive, and Mike was very responsive and serviced it well when one of the switches broke. Everybody gives the man shit, and I'm sure some of the "horror stories" are true, but everytime I've spoken with the man he's been awesome. Very busy, but awesome!

As I said before, I think Mike's a standup guy who stands behind his products.

I pretty much play most of my stuff in a heavy, fuzzed out rock band. I've always wanted a pedal that could pull of that sound, and still give me the tones that I love that are less aggressive but still are chimey, clear and tight. I'm very impressed with this pedal, and its my favorite Fulltone pedal, even before the Bassdrive (which kicks ASS on guitar, BTW). Check it out, if you can find one.

So easy a drummer could use it! Just kidding! Seriously, it's just like the controls on your mere mortal overdrive, i.e. drive, volume, and tone. The tone control works a bit differently than say the tone control on a tube screamer. It not just a variable low pass filter. Seems like its kind of a ganged bass/treble control with center being neutral, ... very neutral. It also has a voicing switch labeled LP and HP. The HP juices the upper mids and the LP does not. Sounds good all over the map.

I'm running one of three guitars ("Anita" a Carvin Bolt Strat-oid that I built from a kit, "Ken's Folly" a Double cutaway Les Paul-oid that I built from Warmoth parts, or a Reverend Slingshot). The guitar feeds the OCD, then a Keely modified Sparkle Drive, then a Guyatone Micro Delay and finally an MXR Stereo Chorus. I run two amps, a THD BiValve (pronounced mids, sparkly highs, with good crunch) and a Reverend Hellhound (clean & deep bass with shimmering highs). These feed a home built stereo 4X12 loaded with Celestion V30's and a G12H30. The OCD replaces a Keeley modified TS9 Tube Screamer. The TS9 is a cool pedal, but I was never able to get used to the intense mid-hump that it introduced. While this hump was welcome with single coils and a Fender-oid amp, P90s and humbuckers sounded not so good to my ears. The OCD solves this for me. In the LP voicing, the pedal is very neutral sounding, so you can leave the pedal on to juice up the amps a bit and control the amount of drive with the guitar volume control (what a radical concept!). The guitars still sound like themselves, i.e. EQ-wise there's not very much difference between the OCD being off and on. Just what I was looking for! If I need the extra mids, I can use the Sparkle Drive, but moderate it as needed by mixing in some boosted clean. Pretty sweet! IMHO You can believe Mike Fuller's description on the Fulltone website.

I haven't had the thing long enogh to provide a testimonial here. However, the build quality and Fulltone reputation inspire a fair amount of confidence.

No opportunity as yet to test this out. Hope I never have to.

I play classic rock or something like it with a fair amount of blues thrown in. My yin and yang of guitar are Santana and SRV. This pedal, along with the rest of my rig, get me into that tone spectrum with some room to spare.
I have been playing for 30 years with about a decade pulled from the middle of that while I persued other interests.
I also checked out a Radial Tonebone Classic. I thought that it had excellent tone as well as a lot of potential flexibility, most of which I wouldn't use. The Classic was also bigger and a tad more expensive. The smaller size and slightly lower cost for, what has turned out to be the nearly perfect fit for my rig, tipped the scales. But what really iced it for me was the thrill of the hunt for this currently hard to get pedal. DO NOT pay the $250+ that these things are getting on e-bay. It's good, but not that good. Contact Fulltone dealers and get on their waiting lists.

It is very easy to use simple layout and great tones are easily atainable (with the help of a good amp)Pretty self explanitory I wish the lp and hp setting were footswitchable though. I am considering running two of these I like both settings that much.
had to wait two months for mine but i think its a shorter waiting list at musictoyz website

I have a victoria 4510 bassman with mojo tone speakers and JJ tubes.I use a pedaltrain with voodoo lab power supply,boss tuner OCD, ibanez ts808 reissue,holy grail reverb,boss delay with George l cables. My main guitar is a Warmoth strat nitro finish fralin steel pole 43 in the bridge with vintage hots neck and middle.I also have a warmoth tele with the broadcaster pu's and my old gibson " the paul "I bought new in jr high.
The OCD sounds great with the vicky. my bassman is a little on the dark side and the fulltone really ads some punch. If you dial it in you can just ride your volome knob to go from edgy rythm to stinging lead. I really like it It made my old gibson breath rock and roll fire and thats something I wasn't getting out of the vicky before

fulltone looks solid to me

I havent dealt with them yet

I have been playing 32 years off and on. played country when I was young rock when I was older and like modern blues now.The OCD really works with my setup. I think If you have a bright amp or are't starting with a good warm tone you might not like this pedal. also this thing is like a good tube amp its unforgiving and very touch sensitive.I have this theory that all these modeling amps with tons of effects have created sloppy players that dis good equipment because they aren't able hide their mistakes. I LOVE THE ocd it made my amp better put the TS808 to shame

Volume, Overdrive and Tone. Nice and simple, easy to use. Choose HP or LP, another easy decision. I find myself using the HP mode.

I think the best way to rate an overdrive pedal is to compare the sound you get from the pedal's boost to the sound you get from the amp by simply turning up the volume to a higher level without the pedal. Some players may simply want "more of the same", meaning the same sound but at a higher volume, while other players may want a higher volume along with some coloration of the sound. I fit in the second category; I want "more of the same" but also richer harmonics than you get simply by turning the volume up. The OCD delivers on this account.

I'm a Fulltone fan. I have a Full Drive 2, and I just recently sold a Distortion Pro to help pay for the OCD. In a way, the OCD is a Distortion Pro that has gone to finishing school to get some added refinement. I plan to keep the Full Drive 2, though, because it has a different character.

Running the OCD through a Two-Rock Jade head produces a very Dumble-like tone that sounds like a blend of SRV, Santana and Cream-era Clapton. Try it some time!

So far so good.

Haven't dealt much with Fulltone. Mike Fuller is pretty blunt in his e-mails, so try to be businesslike if you want to contact him.

It's true there's a lot of hype about this pedal at the moment, but I feel that anyone who tries one will not be disappointed. Guitar Player's statement that it sounds like a "badass Marshall" is pretty accurate.

Easy to use, it's a distortion pedal.

I wasn't very impressed. I used it through a Top Hat King Royale and a '63 Vibroverb RI with a Music Man Albert Lee and a MIJ '62 tele. It does have a nice open crunchiness, but I found that with both amps, more so with the Top Hat, it had a very fizzy decay. Hit a chord, the attack sounds great, but it tails off into an ugly fizz. If you never hold a long note it's fine, but hey, sometimes I do.

Only had it a week. I've had other Fulltone stuff, it's pretty reliable. I do have a Supa Trem that crapped out on me, but they were pretty good about fixing it.

I emailed them regarding my Supa, no problems.

I play indie rock in a band that plays out a bit. Here are the distortion pedals I've owned - Menatone Red Snapper, KOB, Blue Collar and TBIAC, Tone Bone Classic, Maxon DS830, Maxon OD820, Maxon ROD881, SPF Greenline, Fulltone Fulldrive II, Boss Metalzone, Keely Boss SD-1, Ibanez Tube Screamer, Frantone Brooklyn, and Tubscreamer. I don't know if that makes me an expert or a retard...anyway, this pedal almost does it, but the fizz disqualifies it for me. I'll stick with my Red Snapper and Greenline.

Very simple to use and understand. You only need the volume on about 9 or 10 o'clock. There is a significant volume difference in the LP and the HP settings.

This is where the pedal really dissapointed me. After all the glowing reviews I expected to see God after plugging in this pedal. My initial reaction to the pedal was, wow, this sounds good. But one can not effectively rate a pedal if not comparing it side by side to others(IMO).

On my pedalboard I have a newer Fulldrive, a Klon, an RC Booster, and a ToneBone Distortion all plugged into a Bogner Shiva (for guitar I used a Suhr Classic Strat and a vintage 72 Thinline). I thought this would be a good test as I could compare a real tube amp on the Shiva (on the 2nd channel)and then click over to the clean channel and compare the ToneBone and the OCD on clean.

The real eye opener happened after I clicked off the OCD and turned on the ToneBone Distortion. In my opinion, the ToneBone sounded like a real tube amp distortion and the OCD sounded very fake and uninspiring. It was like comparing stereo sound to mono. When comparing the OCD to the real tube amp distortion from the Shiva, it fell far short from sounding realistic. The OCD sounded a bit nasally and lacked harmonic richness when comparing. To me, it colored the natural sound of my amp and guitar. The OCD was much more dynamic than the Fulldrive, and I could see how people would prefer the OCD to the Fulldrive.

There are downsides to every pedal, including the Tonebone, but when comparing Sound Quality only, the OCD fell short. I did feel the OCD cleaned up nicely when using the volume on your guitar. For sound quality only I would give this a 7 as it did not make the cut to stay on the pedalboard.

I have a Fulltone Choralflange and Fulldrive and all Fulltone products are made with great pride and quality. I use Fulltone products without a backup without worry.

I have had only good customer support from Fulltone and I believe they are the pioneer (and trendsetter) in the boutique pedal craze.

I play in a cover band playing a variety of rock from the 60-90s. I have been playing for close to 25 years and have a serious affliction of G.A.S. owning a variety of (9)guitars, (5)amps and (15+)pedals. I really wanted this pedal to be great, in fact, the downside of the Tonebone is that it is larger than most pedals, which made the OCD so appealing. Needless to say, the OCD is now sold and I have a new sense of appreciation for the Tonebone. I know this rating turned into a review for Tonebone, but if I had about $200 to spend on a distortion, the choice would be clear and I am sure there are other nice choices. I would not recommend spending stupid money on this pedal.

Very easy to use. Tone control is usable at all ranges to match or balance against your amp's characteristics. Good documentation.

I was looking for a good distortion/overdrive to run against a '67 Fender Pro Reverb (40 watt 2 x 12 - clean tone of pure heaven!) set on clean. Normally when playing out I'll run a Marshall and use a boost which is a great sound - My all-time favorite in fact. However, while the Pro Reverb is a great amplifier also for playing out with bluesier stuff, it's also a terrific clean tone for at home playing/practicing and so I wanted a distortion box that could do well at home and for playing out. It is VERY difficult to find a distortion pedal that can retain the full fidelity and range of the guitar when you run it. Many boxes seem really picky about what they are used with. This one accomplishes that task and worked well whether I used a Strat, Les Paul, or P-90 equipped SG.

I've owned/own a few Fulltone pedals and have enjoyed them. Tastes have changed over time and so I'm really tuned into wanting full fidelity in the signal path compared to the FD-2 or Tube Screamer type of tone (which also has its place and I used to love, but not favoring quite as much these days).

The tone of the OCD is unique - it has it's own mark of crunch in its sonics that is somewhat Marshall-like I suppose. It's not like the FD-2 which is a softer, rounder type sound like a Tube Screamer, and it's not quite like the Distortion Pro which has a lot of gain, but also has its own mark that sounds kind of like a Rat pedal that's been modified which is gainy, but really smooth. The DP-1 can also be a little tricky to dial in because it's got all of the extra e.q. options. The OCD is straight ahead and easy to get a good sound out of very quickly. The OCD is a more aggressive and crunchy tone, but it's a distortion tone that does NOT tear your ear off with ear-bleeding frequencies. It's very listenable and nicely tuned. Mike Fuller has a good ear.

The amount of gain this pedal has is medium-to-high, about what a Boss DS-1 or ToneBone Classic has. In fact, come to think of it, the OCD is in the similar neighborhood of distortion tone somewhat reminding of the old Boss DS-1, but really has a bit of e.q. refinement and crunch character that again sounds great and more contemporary! For those looking for even higher gain sounds, the OCD sounds really good for leads when I hit the front end of it with the Fulldrive 2. Nice combination of gain when needed.

What I especially appreciate about the OCD is that whether or not I'm running the bright switch on the Fender, the OCD's tone control can be set to where the unit sounds good in either setting. I find I like the LP setting on the OCD for being more neutral.

If you're looking for an overdrive/distortion that has a more aggressive character and is contemporary in sound, the OCD is worth checking out. Definitely a keeper for me.

I'm sure it's built well and dependable like his other products.

Mike's "reputation" of being not-nice, etc. is largely undeserved in my opinion. Just the fact that he has the sales volumes he does AND he's able to answer e-mails and calls personally is pretty impressive. People complain that he has been "short" in replies, but one needs to understand that he's a business and can only dedicate so much time to everyone. If you're looking to chat with someone for hours who is a gear builder, better to buy from someone less known who's starting out (plenty of folks on the H.C. forums who will build you stuff who'll like to talk with you). However, that said, there's a reason why Fulltone's stuff is popular - it's solid and sounds good. All said, I've almost always gotten prompt replies to inquiries.

The price is attractive and the distortion sound is great for my needs today. Matched with a FD-2, it's a versatile combo for my Fender-based rig. Who knows - I may hate the thing and want some other kind of tone down the road as tastes do change sometimes, but with the OCD I kind of doubt it. You're either going to enjoy this type of crunch that rocks or you're not. Give one a listen and try for yourself.

Very easy to use, like most overdrives, although I'm not a huge fan of little teeny switches on pedals.

I didn't care for this pedal. The hard setting is pretty nice for a certain kind of rock tone, but I just didn't like the sound of it as much as my Analog Man "King of Tone". It seemed a little thinner and grainier than the KOT. I'm being pretty critical hear but I think there needs to be some balance in these reviews. I used both the KOT and the OCD pedals on two separate gigs to compare them, and the OCD lost. I admit it is somewhat comparing apples and oranges, and comes down to personal taste. I'm not saying the OCD is crap, it just wasn't my cup of tea. The KOT has a more transparent sound and seems to interact with my guitar in a more natural way than the OCD. I think Mike Fuller's stuff is really well-made, and he pays a lot of attention to detail but I've personally never been able to bond with any of the Fulltone pedals I have owned. I guess I have a different philosophy of sound or something. For an edgier rock sound I use a Way Huge Red Llama, that pedal plus KOT pretty much covers it for me. The OCD is a box that is aimed at doing two things well, the other thing I didn't like was that the two settings vary wildly in volume/output. So it's not like you can use both settings on the gig without screwing around and tweaking the pedal everytime you switch modes. It's fine in the bedroom, but live you pretty much need to choose one setting or the other, or else have two of them. I already have two great boxes for this purpose so I didn't really need the OCD but I'm always looking to see what is out there that might be better. This pedal is good, but there is way too much hype around it. It's not going to change your life or make you play great all of a sudden. In a year or all the hype will have died down and they'll be selling used for $125.

All the Fulltone stuff is really built well and Mike stands behind his products I would have no worries about using any of his stuff as far as dependability.

I've seen people complain about Mike's attitude but I've had several dealings with him and he's always been absolutely great with me.

I play whatever I get paid to play, I'm a professional working musician. Blues, R & B, theatrical work, Country, Cajun, rock n roll etc. I specialize more in American roots music more than straight rock.

I use high-end Gibson and Fender guitars, usually tweaked with vintage or boutique pickups, into Fender and Matchless amps. The OCD just wasn't a great match for me. It would be more usefull if when you switched overdrive modes the volume difference was not so great, but I assume that wasn't possible to implement because of the nature of the design.

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

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

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

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

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

Nuclear blast? No problem...

haven't had to deal with them yet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I haven't had to deal with Fulltone yet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No need to talk to Fulltone yet.

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

Easy, though it does take a little tweaking.

Well, here's where I have a little different take then others. The OCD sounded fantastic at home, but when I got with my band, it disappeared in the mix. I use old Fender Blackface amps, and these amps don't have a lot of midrange. That's why Tubescreamer style pedals with "mid-humps" (like the Fulldrive II) work so well with them. The OCD seems to have a slightly scooped sound. The bass is boosted, and the mids, even if they're flat, sound scooped. In a band mix, by guitar sounded kind of like white noise, with no presence. No punch. Too much bass, too much highs, no mids.

If you use an amp that is already "mid-rangy", than I think this pedal would work much better. Every other good comment you've heard about the OCD is true. Lots of harmonics. Great clean up.

If Mike put in a mid-boost switch, I would LOVE this thing. As is, it didn't work for me. I sold it already to a friend.

Fulltone=quality. I own several.

N/A. I've heard all the stories. The good, bad and ugly.

I wish this pedal worked for me, but it doesn't.

Damn easy to get great sounds out of it. It has volume, drive, and tone controls, as well as a HP/LP toggle switch. HP is "british mode Marshall or Vox like" and LP is more transparent like a cranked Blackface or Tweed.


Right out of the box it sounded great at just about any setting. Makes your guitar more expressive and easier to play.

I use fender strats/tele's, gibson lespaul, es335,es175, SG, Rickenbacker 330 etc........

Amps I use are Fender Blackface Twin, Super Reverb, Tweed champ
Marshall half stack, Orange half stack, Vox AC-30.....

I own a lot of pedals too including just about the entire fulltone lineup (will probably buy all their stuff eventually). Also own Keeley moded BOSS SD1, Keeley DS1, TS808, Barber LTD to name a few.


Buy far this is the nicest distortion/oD pedal I've heard. I also won the Fulldrive 2(custom shop) and 69 and 70 and prodistortion.

The sound is hard to describe and is different with each guitar/amp combo. But one thing is that is is very dynamic, it'll make sensitive right hand pick attack or left hand bend and vibrato much more pronounced. This makes it easier to express yourself, and thus makes your guitar easier to play.

Picture it this way. On one extreme is the OCD, on the other is a wah wah with a toe up/heal down mode. The wah wah in this mode makes it very hard to play since it all sounds the same. The OCD is very responsive and quick. Not thick and soupy like the FD2, TS808,SD1 etc......


A must have in my opinion

Don't know what makes it tick. I have to pull it apart and check out the guts, but haven't done that yet.


The FD2 uses the JRC4558 IC like ts808 and SD1.

The 69 uses germanium NKT275 transisters for that classic FUZZ.


The OCD sounds somewhat in between. Like a Marshall tube amp with a solid state diode rectifier that is quick and responsive. Where the FD2 and TS808 sound more like a tube rectified amp slower with a SAG.


I really can't articulate the differences, just buy a whole bunch of stuff and hear the difference yourself.


Reliablility of other Fulltone products is top of the line and I see no reason why this wouldn't be as well.

Mike is a musician first. (Mike Fuller who started/owns/runs fulltone) He actually won 1993 Guitar Player magazine's "Ultimate Guitarist" in the blues catagory.

He is a musician true and blue and that comes through in his products. He stands behind them! with a 5 year warranty!

I play country/blues/rock/classic rock styles of music. This pedal sounds awsome for each genre mentioned. Very SHHHWEEEEEET indeed.

Easy. I tried it out at a music store through a Fender tweed twin reissue. A good amp with a solid clean tone.

Tom Anderson Drop Top T with a single coil at the bridge and a humbucking at the neck. This is a very even and full sounding guitar.
Here's where I dissent from the other reviewers here. I didn't care for it much. Compared to my Reverend Drivetrain pedal it's not as transparent. Sweeter highs and lows with the Drivetrain but the Drivetrain has a little too much compression even with the drive all the way down. That's why I was hoping the OCD would be a better pedal. But overall the OCD has too much of the square wave sound for me, not as bad as the Fulldrive though but still too much. The soundclips on the website sound better than the pedal did in person. Some people (not me)love the Fulldrive so different strokes for different folks. I'm sure it's a better pedal than stock Tube Screamers but not really natural enough to do what I want. I've been on the waiting list for an AnalogMan King of Tone since July so I'll wait for it. I'd say the OCD is about equal to a Tone Bone Classic that I had and sold, also because I still prefered the old Drivetrain.

Didn't buy it but I'm sure it's very well made, like all of the Fulltone products.

n/a

No learning curve to speak of, yet this pedal is truly varied and complex in how it treats your guitar signal, but that's for another part of the review...
I will add that the enclosed manual is brief and to the point. It is without fluff but contains all pertinent info.

As another reviewer said, this is indeed, THE Overdrive Pedal. Nothing really comes close to the dynamics, the tone, and overall performance of this pedal. Mike's description and sound clips on his website do a good job in providing orientation -i suggest checking it out (www.fulltone.com). With that said, if you're looking for a pedal that gives you the ability to achieve that cranked up, overdriven amp sound..this is for you. It also excels as a basic boost pedal that doesn't impart any overt coloration to your tone. I wish this thing had come out 10 years ago. At least it's here now i suppose. I have a JCM 800 50w Marshall that has it's own IC chip in it for increased gain. With the OCD i now just plug into the 'Normal' channel using the pedal for extra drive and distortion. The low end boost you get with it switched to "HP" is very full sounding without adding unwanted muddiness. I really can't say enough good things about this pedal. It's also compatible with any qualified 9V to 18V adapter, you aren't instructed to ONLY use a Fulltone adapter. This is the first time i've reviewed a piece of gear and it is because this thing is really in a class of its own.

Just bought it so i can't honestly speak for its reliabilty but the Fulltone reputation is held in quite high regard.

No direct experience with them but based on other feedback, am confident i will be treated will if a problem arises.

After years of using pedals out of necessity rather than desire, i've finally bought one that i feel adds something to my tone. It's always felt like a compromise to use a pedal to achieve extra gain when you can't just turn the amp up full blast, the OCD is the first overdrive box to counter that. I don't mean to suggest that this will suit everyone's tastes and in fact, if you have an amp you're less than enthusiastic about and need a distortion pedal that "covers" some of its shortcomings...you may not hold this thing in such high regard. I have a Line 6 distortion modeler that i play with when i feel like futzing around with super distortion or modern rock sounds...the OCD is what i use when i'm seriously playing.

A no-brainer. Volume, Tone and Drive. It has a switch that adds a bit of volume boost and tone shaping that will giv eyou a British Stack kind of sound, if that's what you're looking for. I use it with this switch off as it brings through the natural tone of whatever guitar you are putting through it. This is pedal number 20, so I guess it's out of his first lot.

Complex set up. Wah -> Aural Exciter -> Klon Centaur -> OCD -> Keely Tube Screamer -> Chorus/Flange -> Tremolo -> Super Hard On -> Marshall TSL 100W (Fulltone Tape Echo on Aux Send)-> Fender ToneMaster 4 x 12 cab. I play guitars I have custom built, a Les Paul, a Strat and a Gretsch Setzer...it depends on the gig. Everything is true bypass and quiet...I don't use a noise gate. The OCD adds very little noise as song as I keep the drive below 12 noon. The pedal gives your tone an EDGE that is similar to a Super Hard On pedal. It improves the clarity, adds harmonics and can give you anything from a clean driven sound to total grunge, all with nice harmonics. I haven't found the adjustment of the volume knob on my guitar that helpful and I tend to avoid that since I think kicking your volume knob down sucks the tone right out of the guitar.

I will say that this is THE best overdrive pedal in terms of pure tone that is out there today, and I own them all. I replaced my Keeley modded Blues Driver with this pedal on my pedalboard...and the Keely pedal is a truly wonderful device. You will love this device.

I've used quite a few Fulltone products over the years and have never had an occasion to complain or replace on in mid-performance. The switches are good quality. I have a large pedal board that is whisper quiet and does not suck tone compared to going direct into the amp, and I think a lot of that is due to Mike's pedals. I keep a cable tester and a backup Overdrive in my roll away case, but I am equally happy to just kick the channel up on the Marshall if I want to guarantee that the police get called to the party.

I have resources to repair anything that I need fixed without having to bother to send them back, but I have never had to fix a Fuller product. I'm using his Wah pedal, Chorus, OCD and Tremolo now and have used two generations of the Fulldrive and have yet to have a problem with any of them. I have purchased directly from Mike and also picked up stuff from other sources. I've never had an issue. My definition of a good business is one that purrs quietly in the background and has consistency. Mike Fuller does a good job. He and Bob Keeley are the only two primary vendors that I would trust to purchase a new product just on their say-so.

I'm a rock and blues guitarist who finally has enough resources to buy whatever he wants. I'm 55 and been playing in front of people since I was 16. I only write reviews when I encounter a product that I really think will help others because it helped me. You will definitely be able to do new things with the OCD that you can't do with a lot of other boutique equipment. Take my word for it.

This is about as simple as it gets for a complex overdrive. The HP/LP switch is a nice feature that allows you to thicken up the low end (HP) or keep the sound of your guitar more natural (LP). Really easy to make radical changes on the fly unlike the Fulldrive 2 which I found required more fine tuning.

Well, you have to trust me on this, I am giving this pedal a critical review here but I honestly can't find a damn thing wrong with it. A 10 I feel is a bit meager but it's the highest option so... It's been a fun weekend trying this thing out. The greatest achievment here is that this pedal does actually give you that cranked amp sound at any volume. Many pedal makers make that claim but few deliver - this one delivers in spades. I really like the versitility this pedal offers. I play many styles from jazz to experimental rock and everything between and I find I can get whatever I want from thick saturation to just a bit of edge AND a nice clean boost if you want too. The OCD also delivers on it's claim that your guitar retains it's original tone. I must mention that the OCD sounds great with humbuckers as well as single coils. IT'S QUIET TOO! WOW!! You know, I don't think you could make this pedal sound bad. In case anybody cares - my setup; 64 strat or Ibanez as-200 into a few choice effects, (OCD being one of them), then to a 64 deluxe reverb or a 1959 Ampeg jet- GREAT recording amp btw. Tone heaven!!!

It's small, heavy for its size, and tough. I'm sure it will make it through my lifetime.

Well I hope I never have to find out if they are helpfull or not. Many people say bad things about Mike Fuller like he's rude or whatever but so long as he honors his warranty I could care less if he's nice.

For guitarists the drive pedal is the most critical part in the pedal chain but also the most challenging spot to fill. I had reached the point where I just decided to do without because every OD I tried, and I've tried too many including the FD2, just sounded like a veneer of distortion on top of the guitar signal. The OCD has got the drive back on the pedal board again though. For me, it's the pedal that I kind of always wished existed somewhere, the pedal that if you want can sound like a cranked Marshall or Vox or tweed deluxe but doesn't change your tone. Mike Fuller has always made quality pedals but I can't say that he's all that original. He's good at taking a classic old pedal and making it better and more reliable, the OCD though, is a true stroke of brilliance. Sorry to be so gushing with praise but.....go try one.

This is one of the easiest, most intuitive pedals, I have ever owned. It is incredibly easy to use and has effectively blown the doors off any pedal I own or ever have owned.

Amazing - seriously this is without a doubt the finest sounding pedal I have owned. I have burned through Tube Screamers, Boss's, EMMA's, Dunlop's, you name it, even Mike's other pedals, like the Full-Drive, 69 and the Soul Bender. It is remarkably rich in tone and depth, it has taken pedals to a new level. Simply volume adjustments along with planned and precise pick attack allow you to shape tones that I have never been able to find. Who are you looking to sound like? What have you been dreaming about in terms of tone..? Grab this pedal and plug it in.. you will find it. I ran mine with a Suhr Strat, to the OCD, through a Fulltone Deja-Vibe 2 into a Rivera Chubster. Unflipping believable... I played well into the night without exhausting the tonal ranges available. There is no noise, hiss or loss, there is onl additive explosions of sound you've never heard. Enough!!! You'll love it.

As with all this guys stuff - sturdy and tank-like

Mike has a bad wrap - he has been super reponsive to my emails and has never left me lacking for more.

Stellar achievement. If lost I would buy two... cause the horror of not having one would be too much to deal with.