Fulltone OCD #1079 is IN THA HOUUUUSSEE!!!
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krankguitarist
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Re: Fulltone OCD #1079 is IN THA HOUUUUSSEE!!!
This is the first time I've ever heard of that pedal. Let us know what you think of yours, I'm interested in givin one a shot.
This is the first time I've ever heard of that pedal. Let us know what you think of yours, I'm interested in givin one a shot.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Fulltone OCD #1079 is IN THA HOUUUUSSEE!!!
Really looking forward to your review, B2B. I'm very curious as to how it stacks up against the FD2/Fat Boost combo, as well. (Which costs twice as much)
Yes.Bones said:
Really looking forward to your review, B2B. I'm very curious as to how it stacks up against the FD2/Fat Boost combo, as well. (Which costs twice as much)
Re: Fulltone OCD #1079 is IN THA HOUUUUSSEE!!!
Holy...
Crap.
That was my first impression upon plugging it straight into the input of my Boogie (with a little verb, no effects), then whacking a few chords. I'd never played with one before, so I had the controls set to what I though would be a good sound... it ended up being a killer sound!
I was talking to DSS3 and Blue Calx about it on AIM earlier, and to describe it I'm gonna say this: It's VERY difficult to describe in terms of merely being a pedal. It's much easier, and a lot more accurate, to describe the pedal in terms of an amp!
My overall impression of the pedal is that its tone very much resembles a Marshall JCM800 cranked up to a nice gigging volume, with all the controls of the amp set at the sweet spot for the best tone. Crunchy... rich, luscious harmonics and startling clarity. Great sustain, cleans up just like an amp does when backed off and alters the tone like an amp would as well. The sound is VERY "hi-fi" but still has a very classic character at the same time. The dynamic range is VERY sensitive... I don't think I've ever gotten as much tonal variation from playing with the guitar knobs
The drive control packs plenty of gain, adding thickness and harmonic sensitivity on the way up. It's not just an overdrive or a boost... you CAN use this thing as a full-on distortion pedal. It's not a metal pedal but its considerably more than an overdrive. The levels of gain are relatively medium on the clips on Fulltone's site. But the cool thing is that the tone remains sweet as you add gain! The volume control is VERY powerful. I had the thing at 10:00 and was getting alarming amounts of boost just from that! The tone control not only boosts highs on the way up but adds a slightly compressed feel as well, and alternately "loosens up" and smooths the highs on the way down. The HP/LP mode switch is a nifty little thing... on HP (High Peak) the upper mids get brought up and the lows are tightened up. There's a slight volume boost as well and the pedal goes from Marshall to Pissed-off Marshall, basically. Harmonics pop out more on this one and it really helps the sound to cut through. LP (Low peak) has slightly looser bass and a more transparent high end, making it delociously smooth and the ideal mode for clean boosts.
Construction? Solid steel 1/8th of an inch thick... quality parts and a bulletproof switch. I opened it up to get at the battery... Ok I actually opened it up to get a sneak a peek of its guts and see whats under the hood. HAH YEAH RIGHT Oh haha Mr. Fuller you sly dog, you! He's covered up the circuits in grey insulation glue so you not only can't see whats in there, you'd have to destroy the pedal to find out! On the plus side, it does take good 'ol 9-volts and the inside of pedal was dated and signed on 4-18-05 by Mr. Fuller himself. The manual says you can also get more headroom, punch, attack, and dynamics by using an 18V power supply! "Think of it as the difference between a 50W and a 100W Marshall" sez the manual.
If you were to hear this sound coming out of an amp alone, you'd probably say something like, "Hey... thats a nice-sounding Marshall! Picked out a good one!" But the wild thing is that that sound is coming out of a PEDAL, and a tiny pedal at that. It's about the size of an MXR Dyna Comp. Amazing peice of work.
The Fulltone OCD is a definite keeper!!! This is... damn, uhhh. Look just go out and buy one. It's well worth the money (and the wait) and once you play one you'll see what I mean.
BTW this review is based off of me playing the pedal by itself into the clean channel of my MESA/Boogie Rectoverb. I can't wait until I get the chance to play with mixing amp/pedal distortion! :32:
Any questions?
www.fulltone.com
Holy...
Crap.
That was my first impression upon plugging it straight into the input of my Boogie (with a little verb, no effects), then whacking a few chords. I'd never played with one before, so I had the controls set to what I though would be a good sound... it ended up being a killer sound!
I was talking to DSS3 and Blue Calx about it on AIM earlier, and to describe it I'm gonna say this: It's VERY difficult to describe in terms of merely being a pedal. It's much easier, and a lot more accurate, to describe the pedal in terms of an amp!
My overall impression of the pedal is that its tone very much resembles a Marshall JCM800 cranked up to a nice gigging volume, with all the controls of the amp set at the sweet spot for the best tone. Crunchy... rich, luscious harmonics and startling clarity. Great sustain, cleans up just like an amp does when backed off and alters the tone like an amp would as well. The sound is VERY "hi-fi" but still has a very classic character at the same time. The dynamic range is VERY sensitive... I don't think I've ever gotten as much tonal variation from playing with the guitar knobs
The drive control packs plenty of gain, adding thickness and harmonic sensitivity on the way up. It's not just an overdrive or a boost... you CAN use this thing as a full-on distortion pedal. It's not a metal pedal but its considerably more than an overdrive. The levels of gain are relatively medium on the clips on Fulltone's site. But the cool thing is that the tone remains sweet as you add gain! The volume control is VERY powerful. I had the thing at 10:00 and was getting alarming amounts of boost just from that! The tone control not only boosts highs on the way up but adds a slightly compressed feel as well, and alternately "loosens up" and smooths the highs on the way down. The HP/LP mode switch is a nifty little thing... on HP (High Peak) the upper mids get brought up and the lows are tightened up. There's a slight volume boost as well and the pedal goes from Marshall to Pissed-off Marshall, basically. Harmonics pop out more on this one and it really helps the sound to cut through. LP (Low peak) has slightly looser bass and a more transparent high end, making it delociously smooth and the ideal mode for clean boosts.
Construction? Solid steel 1/8th of an inch thick... quality parts and a bulletproof switch. I opened it up to get at the battery... Ok I actually opened it up to get a sneak a peek of its guts and see whats under the hood. HAH YEAH RIGHT Oh haha Mr. Fuller you sly dog, you! He's covered up the circuits in grey insulation glue so you not only can't see whats in there, you'd have to destroy the pedal to find out! On the plus side, it does take good 'ol 9-volts and the inside of pedal was dated and signed on 4-18-05 by Mr. Fuller himself. The manual says you can also get more headroom, punch, attack, and dynamics by using an 18V power supply! "Think of it as the difference between a 50W and a 100W Marshall" sez the manual.
If you were to hear this sound coming out of an amp alone, you'd probably say something like, "Hey... thats a nice-sounding Marshall! Picked out a good one!" But the wild thing is that that sound is coming out of a PEDAL, and a tiny pedal at that. It's about the size of an MXR Dyna Comp. Amazing peice of work.
The Fulltone OCD is a definite keeper!!! This is... damn, uhhh. Look just go out and buy one. It's well worth the money (and the wait) and once you play one you'll see what I mean.
BTW this review is based off of me playing the pedal by itself into the clean channel of my MESA/Boogie Rectoverb. I can't wait until I get the chance to play with mixing amp/pedal distortion! :32:
Any questions?
www.fulltone.com
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krankguitarist
Krankitupologist
Re: Fulltone OCD #1079 is IN THA HOUUUUSSEE!!!
I'm gonna have to seriously check one of those out, I've been shoppin around for a new booster pedal.
Thanks for the review bro.
I'm gonna have to seriously check one of those out, I've been shoppin around for a new booster pedal.
Thanks for the review bro.
Re: Fulltone OCD #1079 is IN THA HOUUUUSSEE!!!
I've now tried several different combinations of mixing amp/pedal distortion and OCD distortion and - this is a first for me - they all sound great! There's several different flavors to be had but they're all really cool offering different things from the tone. The consistent thing from all of the settings is that it really fattens and thickens up the lows, bumps the mids in just the right spot, and keeps the treble present and smooth at the same time. Harmonics just JUMP out of this thing... the way I have it set up is for a real saturated sound where things are a bit compressed, and smooth yet fat and agressive... and LOUD. Dynamics can be had in spades. and its sounds so authentically like adding another preamp in the chain, and gave the MESA even more of a british vibe but did SRV-style stuff fine when backed off.
I'll say it again... AMAZING pedal.
I've now tried several different combinations of mixing amp/pedal distortion and OCD distortion and - this is a first for me - they all sound great! There's several different flavors to be had but they're all really cool offering different things from the tone. The consistent thing from all of the settings is that it really fattens and thickens up the lows, bumps the mids in just the right spot, and keeps the treble present and smooth at the same time. Harmonics just JUMP out of this thing... the way I have it set up is for a real saturated sound where things are a bit compressed, and smooth yet fat and agressive... and LOUD. Dynamics can be had in spades. and its sounds so authentically like adding another preamp in the chain, and gave the MESA even more of a british vibe but did SRV-style stuff fine when backed off.
I'll say it again... AMAZING pedal.
Jeff_H
Dean Hardtail Fanologist
Re: Fulltone OCD #1079 is IN THA HOUUUUSSEE!!!
B2D -
Can you compare this to the Fulltone Fulldrive II, or have you not played that pedal? I've been thinking I need a pedal that adds to my dirty channel, and then has a boost on top of that. That seems to be the FD II, or I'm seriously considering the Carl Martin Plexitone as well.
I'm intrigued by your review, but the clips on Mike's site are fairly low gain.
B2D -
Can you compare this to the Fulltone Fulldrive II, or have you not played that pedal? I've been thinking I need a pedal that adds to my dirty channel, and then has a boost on top of that. That seems to be the FD II, or I'm seriously considering the Carl Martin Plexitone as well.
I'm intrigued by your review, but the clips on Mike's site are fairly low gain.
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Fulltone OCD #1079 is IN THA HOUUUUSSEE!!!
I have a feeling you'll like that pedal a lot more when you use it to boost an already gainy amp tone.
I have a feeling you'll like that pedal a lot more when you use it to boost an already gainy amp tone.
Curly
Moe's Bluesman
Re: Fulltone OCD #1079 is IN THA HOUUUUSSEE!!!
here's my take:
the OCD is a dynamic pedal that reflects the amp in an organic way, becoming part of the tone chain. It has lots of gain on tap, but I think of it as a pedal that's similar to the Klon (from what I've read) and Maxon 820.
the FDII is in the Tubescreamer vein, with the benefit of the boost stage. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)
here's my take:
the OCD is a dynamic pedal that reflects the amp in an organic way, becoming part of the tone chain. It has lots of gain on tap, but I think of it as a pedal that's similar to the Klon (from what I've read) and Maxon 820.
the FDII is in the Tubescreamer vein, with the benefit of the boost stage. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)
JumpMarine
18 watts of Mayhemologist
Re: Fulltone OCD #1079 is IN THA HOUUUUSSEE!!!
Dang you guys, I'm trying to save for an LP! And I just sold my Mini-14............cash in hand is hard to hang onto when I read stuff like this!
Dang you guys, I'm trying to save for an LP! And I just sold my Mini-14............cash in hand is hard to hang onto when I read stuff like this!
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