4 Fulltone OCD Style Pedals (OCD v1.4, OCD v2, EHX OD Glove, Fuzzrocious The Demon)

[@CT68]

I like this method of comparison because it's quick, and you know every pedal is getting the exact same input (so the guitarist isn't accidentally strumming harder or softer on one pedal versus the others. .)

[@ThePedalBored]

That's my reasoning!

[@elonmush4793]

Worth noting: The OCDs can take higher volts than standard 9V for increased headroom. The Glove has an internal switch for a power charge which makes higher volts out of your standard 9 volts - but don't plug anything higher in it! For a pedal in this price range it is incredible.

[@ThePedalBored]

Ah yes! Dammit. I forgot to mention this. And to demo the v2's Enhanced Bypass mode too...

[@baignotaurelien7155]

@@ThePedalBored please do it !

[@bthalko]

No contest on this one - The Glove sounds the best and is also the cheapeset. EHX knocks one out of the park yet again.

[@ThePedalBored]

It's the one I'll keep, definitely.

[@blizzard03]

Jesus man, I'm following you for a long while now. The fact that your channel did not blow up yet is BEYOND me. Such an informative and clever revies and demos. You present the gear to the PEOPLE, not to the brands, that is so cool and refreshing. Keep up the good work, you helped me a lot in my gear shopping! :)

[@ThePedalBored]

I "present the gear to the PEOPLE, not to the brands" - that's a great way to put it! Thank you!

[@IgaGearDemos]

Different unity volume between V1.4 and V2 is caused by impedance issues. If you put the V1.4 first in the chain, it’ll be much louder. The V2 fixed this issue with the new buffer so it doesn’t matter where you put it anywhere in the chain.

[@ThePedalBored]

Ah! Interesting. Thanks.

[@IgaGearDemos]

The Pedal Bored I have the V1.3 and have to crank the volume to 3 o clock to get unity. I use free the tone switching system, once I put in the chain the volume drop drastically.

[@nicnewman6322]

I genuinely never comment on YT videos, but your in depth comparisons have enabled me to make some very satisfying purchase decisions. Where all other videos just demo pedals (with the hope of either selling them or being sent more free stuff to ‘review’), your videos offer the proper insight and balanced opinion guitarist want. Plus, excellent music; I find myself humming your riffs days after watching. I honestly look forward to seeing, and hearing, whatever comes next. Keep up the amazing work!

[@ThePedalBored]

Hey, thanks so much. It's great to read stuff like this - keeps me going!

[@zacsweeney5534]

Thank you for doing this. I've been deliberating between a Glove and an OCD, and I'm definitely sold on the Glove now.

[@ThePedalBored]

I feel responsible.

[@kosmicwizard]

I like the od glove the most of these 4 pedals. And I think I can explain why it sounds like the the 2.0 while coming out 2 years earlier. To my ears the 1.0 or 1.1 whatever the first one was called had more mids with the 1.2-1.4 they scooped the mids, which is why the bottom and the highs are so huge! Then they based the 2.0 on the 1.0 and that is why it has differences from the 1.4 and yet sounds like the od glove. The Oh Sea Demon was based on the 1.4 and so that is why it sounds like that pedal. Cheers.

[@ThePedalBored]

Ah! That would definitely explain it, yes! Should have got an original to compare...

[@GabrielVelasco]

+1 for the electro~harmonix OD Glove. EHX definitely knows what they're doing. It seems to be a better V2 than the V2.

[@stanislavmigra]

Tried Glove thru Fender Champion and was surprised HOW MUCH clean volume boost this little beast have

[@ThePedalBored]

Yes, it's a real extra little treat at the bottom end of the Gain control.

[@erictoniaschwab1009]

0:44 “cork sniffing tone monsters.” 😆😂. That just made my day. PB, I love that you demo both pedals that cost more and are considered top shelf and other ones that are more folks like me who don’t have a lot of disposable income. And you’re not afraid to call it down the middle. Thank you. And I’m totally getting the Glove. I’ve got a couple OD’s I’m not using at home and the glove is 67.50 at guitar center.

[@dancrowe7860]

Thanks for the comparison! Excellent, as always. I'm blown away by how well the Glove by EHX stands up to the OCDs. Gotta go hit Reverb before the used ones are all gone!

[@gonzoengineering4894]

Went in for strings and saw The Glove sitting on the shelf for 40 bucks. Didn't google it, didn't try it, didn't think twice. The pedal needed a loving home and I needed an overdrive. It hasn't been off my board since. Was just thinking about getting an OCD before this video showed me I already have the best version

[@thesociophobe8425]

From what I could find out the OD Glove was based on or closer to version 2.0 of the OCD. For me the Glove sounded better in my set up until I ran the OCD V2.0 at 18v, then it gained a slight advantage. Personally I found the Glove better at higher distortion, but at lower gain the OCD was more musically useful, nicer harmonic overtones.

[@thejamnasium6447]

you know there's an internal switch in the glove that makes it also run at 18v, yes? that's the secret trick of the glove

[@thesociophobe8425]

@@thejamnasium6447 yes, did know, ran it in 18volt mode...but there is a difference between genuine 18volt and rails, I no longer use the OCD but it did sound better...very close but not the same.

[@Zwidawurzn]

"a boomy mess" i was laughing out loud. EHX Glove sounds great! I have a OCD Fulltone V2 and finally i have no more headache if the V1.4 would be any better, from Fulltone the V2 is the right one for me, thank you! i still wish i had compared it to a Friedman BE-OD before buying.

[@erhanmusician]

Also Glove has a 9V - 18V switch at the back which changes it's characteristics and tightens the sound

[@rivonvai]

Love my glove since the first second and it's been over 3 years now!

[@jaybird8748]

first class shoot out. flawless. and it descended into chaos the way it should with four OD pedals, well done and thanks!

[@eveninrain]

You do the best comparison on the planet. Seriously, you provide more information in minutes than people talking for an hour but never getting to the point.

[@ThePedalBored]

Thank you!

[@MichelLamblin]

Again, I think I'd be 'mostly satisfied' with th EHX here again, as with the Soul Food. Great vid!

[@somethingelsedoesmatter]

This was a great video, and ultimately did a lot of the work selling me on the Glove (I did watch a bunch of other comparison videos, too). Thanks. Looking forward to its arrival!

[@lucaszembrzuski]

This comparison needed Mooer Hustle Drive, it's awesome.

[@ThePedalBored]

My next video! OCD vs 4 Chinese clones

[@lucaszembrzuski]

@@ThePedalBored awesome!! :D

[@calebwhitcraft1664]

@@ThePedalBored Good deal, I'm hoping the Joyo Ultimate Drive will be included.

[@alexchejlyk7764]

Recently stumbled upon your reviews. This work is very much appreciated and well done.

[@Craig_Fussell]

Just saw a used Glove with a box and paperwork sell on eBay for $27!😳

[@tomieilamo]

EHX developing OCD v2 before Fulltone is just another proof Mike Matthews must have supernatural powers

[@therapscallion23]

I came here because andertons made a video of those plexi pedal and Glove sounded best for me. looks like this gave me more reason to buy the ehx glove.

[@BleedBlueNYR1994]

Had the ocd 1.4 for years. Just sold it for a RAT. Never really warmed to it. The version 2 sounds great though. Love that glove too.

[@AdADglgmutShevanel]

I ordered the EHX Glove, just waiting for it to arrive! It will be my first OD pedal

[@mrt77wv]

Thanks for this comparison. If my Joyo Ultimate Drive ever craps out, I'm getting a Glove.

[@ThePedalBored]

My next video will compare the Joyo to a number of other Chinese OCD clones and #SPOILERALERT I don't think it comes out of it very well.

[@NateThunder]

I have the 1.4. I love it. It’s a great circuit.

[@eddlabel]

Great video!!! IMHO, the OCD v1.4 is not the best, it was the biggest production, so the one people own the most. The v2.0 is not the same pedal, has more grit and less clarity. The Glove is very underrated.

[@dontstop2517]

Excellent display as always! The v2 sounds so cool.

[@ThePedalBored]

Thanks! It looks cool in the black too.

[@zeljkomihalic55]

I have to say that I came across your channel few days ago. Wish I had known about it sooner. That being said, I really like you comparisons and I think the provide so many information one might require when considering "similar" pedals and how they match against each other. I think your reviews are BY FAR best I've seen. Greetings from Croatia

[@ThePedalBored]

Thank you! Hopefully I’ll get to make more soon once the World is back to normal and I no longer have to be a teacher’s assistant to my children! 🌎 🦠

[@Mr.Sister]

Hi! I came back for the tasty riff and that Glove :D

[@tvrealities]

I have a OCD v. 1.3 (or 4?), and people should note that it sounds completely different on my setup. It's my favorite pedal I own and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

[@persona_link3554]

This video makes me wish I still had my ocd. Then I remember how much it hated my tell and feel a bit less sad.

[@ak2112]

Love these videos. The Glove is the only drive pedal that has bumped my RAT off my board for any actual amount of time. It's good.

[@ThePedalBored]

I do like the RAT though. It's its own special vicious thing.

[@ranchmanager9126]

Love the Glove. First one of your vids I have checked out. Now I'm addicted, Thanks...

[@ThePedalBored]

You’re welcome 😉

[@patrickeickemeier7572]

Really dig your demos!

[@ThePedalBored]

You're like a demo squirrel!

[@Saf1ouane]

Now this is how you make a pedal video, well done !

[@luiza177music]

One of the best comparison videos I've seen

[@ZetaFuzzMachine]

Just what I needed! That glove will go fabulous with my VOX('s fabric speaker screen)

[@DimitriLeeBX]

The glove is such a fun pedal didn't know it was based on the OCD even when I try to avoid clone pedals I still end up with one 🤷

[@JoeBat95]

I'm the exact opposite, if I can find clones, I really pursue them.

[@breachband9457]

fantastic video mate. I rarely bother to comment as most of the stuff out there, while helpful is all generic and a bit dull. Your video is simple and brilliantly informative, you've just helped me make my new pedal purchase

[@ThePedalBored]

Amazing! Thank you very much :)

[@Kostas-Kantounis]

What a marvellous review. Textbook! Thanks mate!

[@Sandman60077]

The glove is a very underrated pedal

[@ThePedalBored]

And an underrated fashion item.

[@rustystove8410]

Excellent review. A+. Definitely the Glove for me.

[@DareBear2099]

I've owned a V1 OCD and a EHX The Glove. They are practically identical in terms of live use, generally I preferred the Original OCD but the Glove like I saw was so close. I think the Original OCD stacked better and was a little more transparent but yeah. The video was almost exactly what I thought it would be. Keep it up though, I get stupid excited whenever you drop a video :-) Best pedal reviewer on KZbin sir!

[@ThePedalBored]

Thanks! I defer to the greater reviewers, like Knobs, AndyDemos, Living Room Demos, but it's nice to be thought of in the same company. And yes, the 'in live use' thing is where the differences become much less significant.

[@joesee1944]

The glove with tone behind 12 o'clock sounds very fuzzy ... love it ... they're all great tho .

[@njcranes]

I love my Glove. Never used an OCD but I'm just couch/garage player, so I guess it doesn't matter much. I stack it with the Soul Food. Rock on!!

[@ThePedalBored]

Love Glove. *giggles*

[@stephonicc3080]

Mmmm great comparison. But generally nobody ever claimed 1.4 as the best. Most “aficionados” as you say, said 1.2 or 1.3 was the best. Loads of online reviews back this up too.

[@unnamedproject]

Gotta get one of these Golves after watching this vid. For the price, it puts the rest to shame.

[@thepedalpicassos]

Dude! Your channel is AMAZING!!!!!!

[@tad5920]

Great comparison! I own an OCD 1.4 and have been curious how it compares to the OCD v2. Thank you!

[@BlueBarrier782]

I actually like the V2 OCD the best. They might sound very similar because although the circuit might have some slight differences, I bet they are getting the some of the same parts, if not identical, due to scarcity and Chinese distributors.

[@martynrandall7652]

I have to say your method of demoing pedals is second to none 1st class mate. Always fancied a fulltone but price put me off, I managed to get a second hand Glove and blown away with it. Cheers Mery Christmas.

[@ThePedalBored]

Thanks! And Merry Christmas to you too

[@smokepeddler]

Great demo. The Glove is my main OD pedal. Very affordable too.

[@GabrielVelasco]

Another great vid as usual.

[@ThePedalBored]

Thanks!

[@jz_salim1887]

Love this...it's very thorough , great vid 👌 👍

[@evh5150evh100]

But which one the Answer to life universe and everything?

[@ThePedalBored]

Number 4. And number 2.

[@teacuppermike2568]

Not that it matters since I bought an OD Glove (after watching this video thanks), but did you play the EHX in 9V or 18V mode on this demo?

[@ThePedalBored]

9V (I'm ashamed to say that I didn't even know you could run it at 18V until after I'd made the video...)

[@jump25ontoast]

‘Accidental moment of calm’

[@PabloMollAN]

Ohhh Man...this is so hard for me. The Glove sounds nice but it's so close to become a fuzz pedal... that's why I prefer the OCD...which just goes as and overdrive pedal

[@frankfionn]

I only watch your videos, cause your licks are really kicking.

[@ThePedalBored]

And I play them by literally kicking the guitar so that makes them all the more impressive.

[@spookster5325]

I would love if you made a shootout with one knob phaser pedals, make sure to include the DOD phasor 201 for me!

[@ThePedalBored]

spookster Already on my to-do list! (And I've got that pedal on there too!) It's a long list though...

[@ThePedalBored]

spookster Already on my to-do list! (And I've got that pedal on there too!) It's a long list though...

[@spookster5325]

​@@ThePedalBored thank you! I love your videos and I'm super excited to see this when it comes out.

[@nowwhat1]

Hi @@ThePedalBored, just wondered if the Joyo Vintage Phase is also on your list of one knob phasers? It's super cheap and sounds great! (Sorry I realize this discussion is totally unrelated to your OCD video ^^, which is absolutely awesome btw!!)

[@JaxonHaze]

I use the glove on bass and it completely keeps the low end

[@ThePedalBored]

Sounds like it'd be perfect for that.

[@JaxonHaze]

Yeah! I tried several dirt pedals. Big muff was too much, tube screamer and klone were too little, the glove was just right... For my bass playing songs I use it as a distortion, which is funny because on guitar I only use a light OD or fuzz

[@WUBRGer_King]

Really? When I've tried it I felt like it didn't keep enough. BUT it does come super close to that "Starless" bass fuzz sound.

[@DimitriLeeBX]

Your so good at stacking sounds on your looper. Have you considered doing a video with tips on using a loopet. Im a new player and would definitely appreciate a video on the topic.

[@IamMusicNerd]

I was going to buy one of the few remaining new 1.4’s Fulltone has left on their website, but after watching this I’m not so sure. Both versions sounded really muddy to me. I think I’ll just stick with my Pantheon and Protein instead.

[@themaninthesuitcase]

Out of interest how do you set up the clean on the Katana for these demos?

[@ThePedalBored]

12 o'clock on the EQ knobs, Gain at zero, Volume at max, Master and Power Control at what's not too loud in my house.

[@tootiegrigio713]

I don't own any of these but i can tell that when you crank the gain and don't compensate by lowering output volume on the pedal, you are overloading the mic or the amp. It sounds terrible. Good effort on this comparison though!

[@DarthEcoli]

I'm just gonna go ahead and say it. GLOVE ALL DAY LONG. The rest are muddy, and fuzzrocious is fine until you hit too much gain. Glove stays tight though, and with that said, I'm fucking buying one soon. It's a pedal that keeps coming up in vids, and I somehow keep forgetting about it. Not anymore though.

[@ParaBellum2024]

Have you bought a Glove yet? I've had one for a few years and it is just excellent.

[@DarthEcoli]

@@ParaBellum2024 Actually, I ended up going with a JHS Angry Charlie. I still plan to grab one preferably used, but this Angry Charlie gives me the exact JCM 800 tone I wanted.

[@marciomoraes2835]

Please meke one video whit distortion pedals like marshall plexi end jcm800

[@ThePedalBored]

I'll put it on my (very long) to-do list...

[@kodykindhart5644]

Thank you 🙏 keep it up

[@MehoyMenoy13]

should I get the demon or the blues driver? I'm going for a shoegaze tone but also something that I can be versatile with! trying to stack it with a rat type pedal

[@darrenwilson6501]

I just think the ocd is so much better with soul. The glove works to get by If you hear them both on the tube amp you’ll understand

[@alexknip]

Try to put The Glove last in chain and it sounds more like OCD v1 - buffered bypass in v2 gives them an extra treble

[@ThePedalBored]

But the Glove sounds more trebly to me, and it's before the v2...

[@tomthumb4325]

I love Exh pedals not overpriced and do what they say on the tin

[@chrisfit]

Great video. Thanks

[@StratsRUs]

Smellllll that Glove

[@MrHalafaseka]

What do you think of the HB ultimate drive? Isn´t it similar as well? or is it more RAT like?

[@CraigCrider]

Glove, hands down.

[@ThePedalBored]

Gloves, hands warm.

[@simaojoseph]

Great comparison video, well not quit, would there only one line of guitar it would be good.

[@Mikelennon78]

Glove takes the win.

[@mark_sparks_music]

Haha I was thinking all along the V4 is clear (if bassy) the others a trebly fizzy mess! ;)

[@ThePedalBored]

They do have a lot more high end fizz! I've particularly noticed it rewatching the video on my phone/iMac speakers instead of through headphones.

[@manuelrodriguez7065]

man I thought you were dead awesome video

[@ThePedalBored]

💀“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”

[@manuelrodriguez7065]

jejejejeje xD xD xD hi from venezuela

[@superclarendon8648]

For my own comparative purposes, 6:00 and 6:06.

[@rexorotten9262]

I had a OCD. Ran it into a Hot Rod deluxe III and I couldn't tame the bass.

[@KingBoner]

The Oh See demon? Like the band? Thee Oh Sees? Any connection?

[@ThePedalBored]

Reworking of ‘OCD’ presumably, but I imagine there’s an Oh Sees reference in there too.

[@KingBoner]

@@ThePedalBored pretty sure John Dwyer uses an OCD pedal of some sort

[@DrMisanthrope]

Woohooo! new video!

[@ThePedalBored]

It's definitely a cause for celebration when I can move the files to the 'Completed Demos' library in Final Cut Pro...

[@rareform6747]

It Figures Boss Solid State Creep !

[@sammywarren3070]

its weird I just bought the OD Glove and it sounds like a muddy mess to me, not even useable a little bit. . maybe mines defective because it definitely doesnt sound great like that

[@sammywarren3070]

ive never had an OCD btw im not comparing it just confused

[@bentleydesh6993]

I have a boss katana 100 and ehx glove and cannot get a tone remotely close to this, its really muddy

[@ThePedalBored]

I'm surprised! What guitar do you have? That may make a difference. My Katana is set up with flat EQ (everything at 12), Channel Volume at full, Gain at zero.

[@ogre9966]

The Pedal Bored it’s a 1994 peavey predator (strat copy) with a SD lil 59 in the bridge, to be fair, my guitar, amp, and pedal, are used. I guess there’s a possibility I bought a dud

[@kamronjohnson8523]

Good video but slow down on the changes. Doesnt give enough time to hear the sound. Give more than a second or two

[@GarethJordan42]

You made me buy an OD Glove... 50% of it was the awesome loop though.

[@marciomoraes2835]

I loved tho glover!

[@joemaxdenty783]

EHX Glove for the win! Has anyone ever experimented stacking this with a RAT?

[@DoktorDurum]

One of my favorite tones I’ve ever had was stacking a Rat into a Glove

[@shaem482]

Not gonna lie the ocd v2 is best to my ears but the glove is a close second

[@tr3ndkiller]

Original OCD has the most character imo.

[@GabrielVelasco]

Yes. Maybe more "character", but I prefer the tightness and focus of the V2. The "V1" can get muddy.

[@tr3ndkiller]

@@GabrielVelasco It only sounds muddy here because of how he dials his amp imo. But then again, I play mainly a Telecaster so it's kinda hard to get a "muddy" sound out of that thing

[@poprip]

yup my exact thought. The original didn't become so popular while being "muddy" . It sounds great with both my strat and teles, with humbuckers and single coils. Each guitar has it's sweet spot with this pedal.

[@ThePedalBored]

I think they're all good, if I'm honest. In isolation, each one sounds pretty excellent.

[@dt9r]

glove is even better at 18V

[@braddietzmusic2429]

Bought the Glove a long time ago. Tonal flexibility and price, particularly its low gain possibilities. Never liked the OCD in any video (this one too) except That Pedal Show has done some things very recently on October 11, 2019 with a few of them that are at least interesting, but still tones that still don’t give me any urge or curiosity to buy any one of them.

[@ThePedalBored]

The low gain on the Glove is the real revelation here, I think