Fulltone OCD

hotpickups

It just occurred to me that you don't hear much about the OCD pedal anymore. Not here at least that is. Used to be such an iconic pedal if I remember correctly on on everyones wanted list

Slimbert

Somebody else released something else and now everybody wants something else.

hotpickups

Slimbert said:

Somebody else released something else and now everybody wants something else.

Yep that's my thinking. We may have had what we wanted 10 years ago LOL

benmurray85

For me the OCD will always be my first understanding of a boutique pedal (I know it wasn’t the first for any pedants out there) it just seemed to coincide with me discovering pedals and was always the embodiment of that for me. 

I remember watching endless gearmandude comparison videos. I’ve still never owned one!

hotpickups

benmurray85 said:

For me the OCD will always be my first understanding of a boutique pedal (I know it wasn’t the first for any pedants out there) it just seemed to coincide with me discovering pedals and was always the embodiment of that for me. 

I remember watching endless gearmandude comparison videos. I’ve still never owned one!

Why is that then. Too much choice nowadays do you reckon ?

benmurray85

Yeah I guess so? Weirdly I never bought one at the time as I considered them too expensive for my needs. I was gigging at the time and stuck to Boss stuff for value and reliability. 

Since then I’ve spent way more on pedals and never batted an eyelid at the price. Maybe I’m desensitised!

Kebabkid

An OCD V.1.4 and a Keeley Compressor for that matter,  are the longest serving pedals on my board.

OCDs pop up quite a bit on Rig Rundown boards and whilst there's a decent amount of gain on tap, it's also very good and useable in the lower gain ranges and if used at a higher voltage. It also stacks well with a boost or TS type pedal.

I'm not sure the later or latest version proved as popular, maybe due to it being changed slightly or as has been said, more choice available.

The jacks, or the way they're mounted, are poor and have needed sorting out a couple of times on mine, but I love it.

thermionic

I remember being quite obsessed by it but was too skint to buy one (even used ones were going for about £10 less than the new price, due to the hype). So I made one from a kit. It's a pretty good pedal but I haven't used it for a while. Much better than a TS-type (for me anyway).

Philtre

I bought a 1.7 version new after reading the hype about them. My opinion then and now is "meh".

hotpickups

Philtre said:

I bought a 1.7 version new after reading the hype about them. My opinion then and now is "meh".

What do you use now?

Philtre

hotpickups said:

Philtre said:

I bought a 1.7 version new after reading the hype about them. My opinion then and now is "meh".

What do you use now?

Lots of things depending.

TS

AMP 11 clone

Timmy clone

Jan Ray clone

KoT clone

Rat clone

Tone City Sweet Cream

Soul Food

Archer klon

SD-1

Mojomojo

Too many other clones I built to mention...

I'm not dissing the OCD, and I use it now and then, just that for me it's nothing special.

hotpickups

Sometimes these od /distortion pedals can get to sound the same to me but I guess it’s all down to your rig and also how you interact with them as a player etc 

tralfamadan

I have a clone (Mooer Hustle Drive) and I ****ing love it. I don't always know what state the amp i'll be playing through is gonna be in when jamming and the pedal is a real clutch for me. 

I always wonder if its worth upgrading from Mooer to genuine OCD?

mudslide73

I've got a clone too (ThorpyFX) and have just started using it again funnily enough. My co guitarist played the whole of our last practice with his original (don't know which version) and it inspired me to use mine... the knobs have a very slightly different range but they sound the same. I still like it. 

pmg

Had an OCD on my board for a long, long time.  Much better at 18v if you do try one

TheBigDipper

I ran an OCD for several years and loved it. For my needs today, I have to say the Line 6 model in the HX FX is very decent and I use that now. 

theflyisback

I’ve never been fussed with OCD pedals. They do a decent enough job but I didn’t think it had a ‘character’ that other drives had such as a rat or TS. Thought it was bland but hey horses for courses etc 

57Deluxe

benmurray85 said:

For me the OCD will always be my first understanding of a boutique pedal (I know it wasn’t the first for any pedants out there) it just seemed to coincide with me discovering pedals and was always the embodiment of that for me. 

I remember watching endless gearmandude comparison videos. I’ve still never owned one!

yeah me too - so I plumbed for the Dano Cool Cat Drive!

Epsilon

Like many here the OCD was my entry point into 'boutique' pedals. It was my always on pedal for about a decade (low gain high volume in LP mode). I'll never get rid of it but it was displaced on my board a couple of years back by the Timmy, which I use for a similar purpose. I don't usually form any sentimental attachment to pedals but the OCD and EHX DMM are pedals that I will never be without, even if they're not on the board.

monquixote

I think they've almost been cloned into oblivion along with the Guvnor/Crunchbox and the Klon.

It's pretty much standard now that any self respecting generic pedal brand will have an OCD clone and it's not just Joyo, Mooer, Donner, but even EHX and MXR.

I really like them when other people use them, but I've had one on two occasions and find I can't get on with them.

Keefy

monquixote said:
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It's pretty much standard now that any self respecting generic pedal brand will have an OCD clone and it's not just Joyo, Mooer, Donner, but even EHX and MXR.

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I guess those would be the Glove and Il Diavolo?

I've never tried the original. I briefly owned the Mooer Hustle, but found it too aggressive for my needs.