Fulltone OCD2 Obsessive Compulsive Drive pedal

Fulltone OCDv2 Latest version of the Obsessive Compulsive Drive The OCD has received many slight tweaks since its birth in 2004, often incorrectly identified as “version 2, Version 3, Version 4.” In reality there has always been only one version…Version 1, with very slight variations in a couple of values after that making them V1.0 through V1.8. All OCDs serial 205811 and higher are the new, less compressed versions some refer to as "v2.01" The OCD was the first pedal to use Mosfets as clipping devices. Another first was their configuration as "hard clippers connected to v-ref" instead of to ground, as was the norm. These things contribute greatly as to why the OCD has such touch-sensitivity...why they react so well when the strings are hit hard or soft, and why they sound & feel different than all other pedals out there, 90% of which are just slight tweaks of the Tube Screamer. The new output buffer eliminates the pedal from being influenced by effects that came after it when it is turned on in True-Bypass mode, or always when in Enhanced Bypass mode. Translation, your sound remains consistent regardless of placement in today’s more complex signal-chains, loopers, and pedalboards. This buffer also had a positive effect on the sound, it reduced loading on the pedal’s hard-clipping stage, allowing more sustain of both the sound and the overtones. Also new for V2 is the Class A configured discrete 2N5457 JFET input section, raising the input impedance to 1 mega ohms and increasing the dynamics…resulting in significantly better interaction with both single coil and humbuckers. On top of that V2 gives you an internal switch to choose between ”Enhanced Bypass” & True-Bypass, and with no popping sound in either mode. While True-Bypass (TB) switching was the ultimate way to achieve a clean signal path for many years, everything’s different now. Most guitarists have elaborate pedalboards with 10 or more pedals being the norm, and tremendous potential for signal and tone loss with the many cables, connectors, and other pedals involved in the chain. There can be so much signal loss that it sounds nothing like the sound of a guitar with a cable straight into the front of a great tube amp. Uninspiring. The pedal industries’ solution to this problem for the last 40 years was unity-gain buffered bypass…i.e. a couple of Field effect Transistors (FETs) configured as unity-gain buffers This reduces the loading effect that occurs using long lengths of cable, and you remove the loud “popping” sound when switching the device on and off. This not only can sound ‘tinny’ , but also kills dynamic pick response, i.e. it kills the difference between picking soft and picking hard…Yes, when the pedal is in bypass! The solution is Enhanced Bypass! By configuring both of the switching FET’s Class-A all the dynamics return. People rave about old EP-3 Echoplexes and EP-3 type boosters, and although they know that they love what it does to the guitar’s sound, they can’t explain why. It’s because of the Class-A FET preamp! With a Class A FET the dynamics get amplified, allowing an even greater range of expression than if you were playing through a guitar and just one cable straight into your amp. The downside with EP-3 preamps is that they throw the signal OUT-of-phase, boost treble, and cut bass. Fulltone’s EB the signal exits the pedal IN-phase and doesn’t change the EQ at all. With OCD V2’s Enhanced Bypass you get this benefit whether the pedal is turned ON or OFF. This means that just having the OCD turned off in your signal chain makes the whole rig sound alive, fresh, and more powerful again. • Version 2 of Fulltone’s famous Obsessive Compulsive Drive pedal • tube-like distortion through combination of overdriving a JFET opamp and hard-clipping the signal with a pair of MOSFETs • more Dynamic-Range…meaning the difference between picking soft or picking hard will actually yield a more natural and wider range of distortion (with less compression) • Passive Hi-Cut Treble control • High Peak/Low Peak switch for tailoring the drive’s distortion tone • Class-A wired JFET input – isolates the pedal from the influence of anything that comes before it in the signal chain • Internally switchable True or Enhanced Bypass • 100% hand-built in the USA • Powered by 9 V DC PSU (centre -, 2.1 mm, ~8 mA current draw)

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My name is Michael Fuller, I'm the founder, designer, and President of Fulltone Musical Products Inc.

2018 marks our 25th Anniversary, but I really started Fulltone around 1991 while working as a Session Guitarist, a Composer, Performer, and Electronic Tinkerer. People started calling me asking for my pedals after I was featured in Guitar Player Magazine as one of the winners of their "Ultimate Guitarist Competition" competition.

Fulltone pedals were born out of a love for music, great gear, great tone, and a desire to make bullet-proof products. Early on I developed a love for fine vintage pedals and my frustration at the inconsistencies and the fragile nature of this old gear drove me to start Fulltone. Rich, Fat-sounding TONE TOOLS with a reliable build quality is the goal. All Fulltone effects carry a 5 year warranty and are built for (and by) musicians.

We use True Bypass switching or our exclusive "Enhanced Bypass TM" (OCD V2, WahFull) with L.E.D. status indicator in all our pedals. I designed and manufacture the Fulltone 3PDT , the world's only Super-Duty Triple Pole Double Throw footswitch. All of Fulltone's Pots and switches are designed by me and custom made for me because standard pots are extremely weak and can break with even slight pressure applied to them..
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