Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive Pedal Demo - Sweetwater Sound

[@austinfailz]

Don Carr needs his own channel to just demo gear. His demos are simple, to the point, explain the questions one might have about a piece of gear without having to ask them usually [other than 1.4 or 1.7 in this case], and definitely makes one enthusiastic about a piece of gear. Anyways, Don sold me on a Rat, and while I didn't buy Proco -- I bought a clone that seems a bit modded -- it definitely pointed me to a cool pedal that I'm glad I bought, and for only $50 no less. I'm thinking of buying a Fulltone OCD to fully cover my gain needs as far as pedals go and I think I might have to talk to Sweetwater and see what kind of deal I can get, because I had a Joyo Ultimate Drive, liked it, and now am quite interested in the real thing as it were.

[@willyorkmusic467]

austinfailz yeah, I love his demos. If he had his own channel I'd definitely sub

[@BenA718]

This guy does killer demos!

[@angusorvid8840]

That's the sort of tone I've been looking for. Very organic and adds brightness to amps that need it without being brittle or cheesy.

[@BillWeiselMusic22]

This video directly contributed to me buying an OCD yesterday. Well done, Don!

[@Bill151061]

Great new addition to Sweetwater team, Don's demo of the OCD was great, love his passion and a good demo of the versatility of the OCD Bill from Scotland

[@freeecountryy]

This is the best demo of both the subtleties and attitude that this overdrive has. Don Carr really shows you what is possible with one of these. Thank you!

[@NorsemanUSA]

Don is the man. His demo's are my favorites on KZbin. He really does a great job demonstrating the pedal and can smoke a fingerboard with no effort. Love this OCD but I bought the Soul Bender and it has a superb sound with my Roadhouse Strat and Fender Blues Deluxe Limited Edition (the one with the Jensen P12Q speaker). Now if I could just play half as good as Don.

[@michaelodria1986]

Also this is the best demo of the Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive Pedal ever!

[@pascaladesina]

before I watched this: I want this pedal. after I watched this: I'M GETTING THIS PEDAL.

[@1959SLPNMV]

Built one for under $20 for kicks. It really is not anything that special. Just another take on the Distortion+/DOD 250, Ross Distortion etc. I generally prefer to get everything from the amp.

[@JosefRosam]

@@1959SLPNMV party pooper

[@yumadapaka]

i dont know why i keep watching youtube videos on OCD pedals. ive own my OCD for almost three years now and i absolutely love it. and yet here i am. i keep hearing good things about the blue note pedal i guess ill check that out for a change. awesome demo man! cheers!

[@angbernardo]

Good review. This is the sort of review I was looking for. A guitar player using his guitar control knobs to access different sounds on the OCD. My favorite thing about the pedal is the way it cleans up when you turn down your guitar's volume knob. I use my OCD with gain at about 3pm so that I can access some killer solo tones and roll down the volume for rhythm playing. Excellent pedal. I leave it on all the time during gigs

[@jimmymarchisotto8152]

Thank you Mr. Carr for all the great demo's. I just saw your Earthquaker devices fuzz demo. Great playing, very informative and you are a cool guy that shows NO ego or let's any B.S. Get in the way ! Thanks again.

[@anthonysclafani3963]

Don is the reason I subscribe to Sweetwater. This guy is great

[@benjaminb5328]

I don't know what makes me want to buy the pedal more. The tone it produces or the guys face while he plays.

[@unabonger777]

it makes me want to step on his face

[@benink5690]

I just farted

[@veizour]

Great demo of the pedal and the passion for music. This guy loves music.

[@Rampifyy]

Hey guys, this guy literally made me buy this pedal and had to do a review of myself on my channel (I am a beginner, dont hate ) lol

[@stratman457]

someone said once the drive gets past 3, it is muddy...he is and was wrong...you have to know how to make adjustments and this pedal sounds fantastic.

[@cowbones62]

Right guy for this demo!!! Exactly what I wanted to see and hear. Thanks Don.

[@EdwardGWRyan]

Saw this pedal on Don Felder's pedal board so I bought one to give it a try. I Couldn't be happier! Great tones on all my guitars.

[@fishingfreak9734]

I saw the pedal on Don Felder's Rig Rundown (Premier Guitar), then found this demo. This was an excellent demo, I want the pedal now. Thanks Don's !!!!

[@josephvaldivia7647]

props to Don this is probably the best demo of this pedal. cheers

[@italianbirdvideos6190]

Thanks Don for showcasing the LP Mode. Every other review I've seen just slams it on HP. For me it's where the sweetness lives on this pedal.

[@paradisedriveofmarin]

I totally agree that the LP mode is great for a more balanced or warmer all-tube amp sound. That's what I learned from this video. See my comments just added.

[@wanderingangelstudio1359]

I bought this pedal a few weeks ago. I couldn't be happier.

[@garethrowley8552]

This is my go to pedal on Amplitube 3, even for some dark and really heavy stuff. Will definitely be saving my pennies to purchase one to replicate the sound live.

[@paradisedriveofmarin]

I first bought the OCD pedal when I was looking to fatten up and dirty up the super-clean and rather trebley tone of my old Musicman 1970's amp (solid state preamp. a Leo Fender mistake, then tubes for power stage-not a mistake). It worked great for that purpose, especially in the HP mode, with the gain about 10 to 11 oclock, the tone down around 9 to 10 for the warmer and more natural tube distortion sounds I prefer. But I recently got a Mesa Boogie Fillmore 25, same tube set as 1960's Fender Deluxe Reverb, and so chimey but warm in its clean mode -it also has two other Boogied" modes with more and much more gain profiles, so cool. Regardless, in all gain all modes, Mesa advises keeping the midrange setting down pretty low. So this video served to clue me in that while like the High Pass mode works great for my thinner sounding trebly amp, as it fattens the midrange, it isn't the best setting for my more balanced and definitely warmer all-tube amp,. So I just tried the Low Pass mode, and voila, this pedal sounds right and sounds good, and can stand being up to 12 oclock on the gain with my generally cleaner musical style. So back to being one of my favorite go-to pedals when playing many different genres at gigs.

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

Okay, been listening to "Drive pedals" all day now and finally this one stoppex me from yawning, that mid-thing is the clincher, I need to tame a brittle/bitey/loud combo with a Strat and this sounds perfect, I am going for that Ventures luve 65 sound and this (believe it or not) will provide the mid-zing I need, thankyou very much !

[@mike1967sam]

Hey good people at Sweetwater.....love your pedal demos, you should make more.

[@cathode-kits1894]

Not good people. The joined the political Cancel culture and stopped carrying Fulltone products.

[@pedalfr3ak265]

HAHAHA! it NEEDS IT! I love this guys video's. Actually informative and keeps your attention with in depth information and incredible playing. I am really surprised by this pedal. I think Ill be ordering one really soon. Thanks for an awesome review.

[@thedisciple1764]

Thanks for this review Don. My Fulltone OCD is on its way thanks to your very thorough review. Keep up the great work.

[@mbhaleva]

I love mine! Sounds great with the single coils, it does a great job of giving you that power without the hum!

[@ballisthelife]

I impulsively bought this pedal today and I love it!

[@bretfuzz925]

Impulsively I bought one 4 days ago. I guess I am a little late to the game but hey, better late than never. I will probably get a clone or two to compare. These things are currently going up in price.

[@ballisthelife]

@@bretfuzz925 in the 6 years since I’ve purchased this pedal, it remains on my board. However, I am now using a Kemper Profiler Stage for all my live stuff. I used the OCD for gain staging. It stacks very well. I have 2 boosts in front of it and it’s my final gain stage in a slightly driven tube amp + pedal board configuration. The comment about OCD aged well, unlike other impulse purchases I’ve made throughout the years. Enjoy!

[@joseluisluzung8248]

I just want him to continue playing, I'm buying it.

[@ChrisPBacon-fu4dw]

Fantastic pedal, I was surprised at how quiet it is hum-wise, even with the gain all the way high. I previously used a Big Muff Pi, and wow that thing was noisy.

[@austinfailz]

The Big Muff is also a fuzz and this is an overdrive pedal.

[@musicbounty]

Chris P. Bacon mmm

[@77starblaster]

Great demo! Don is a fantastic player.

[@johnwade3476]

yea these things are great with a tube screamer in front with the drive all the way down just gives it a little something extra

[@carabidus]

that pedal is smoking! definitely picking this one up! Don's demos are the best, too

[@AmpsforBuddha]

I just bought one, and I don't know why I didn't do it earlier. …Sounds great with my Telecaster going into a Deluxe Reverb (LP mode), and sounds awesome with my Les Paul going into a Mesa Mark III (HP mode). …It also works wonders with Bass guitar (DI and preamp).

[@secoger463]

When I first read this comment I thought you les paul and high performance by lp and hp

[@johnwriterpoet1783]

He seems very honest. Not like, " buy this pedal ", but this what the pedal does.

[@sharplespaul]

The best review...I’m seen !! Thank you!!!!!!!!

[@carabidus]

wow, such tone! sounds nice and dirty without being overly grating.

[@SuperFlipdaddy]

I have one and this was an excellent demo. Great job!

[@nathanhyatt]

This pedal sounds great (especially in this video), but beware how freaking LOUD this pedal is; it can be tough to use on/off during a song without completely blowing up the mix when you turn it on. I would have to play with the volume/drive both around 10 o'clock or 10:30, and it was tough, because a touch too low and you lose the tone and it sounds bad, but a touch too high and you are way too loud all of a sudden.

[@gerrybee4191]

Great Demo! But,I was just curious.....will I need to make all of those funny faces when I use the pedal,in order to get those tones? JUST KIDDING!!! Good job! :-)

[@franfender]

Please, please, please, a demo about a really simple Boss OD3 in your hands, well, just made my... year!

[@RedElephantStampede]

PERFECT OD for a Fender Twin.

[@anonymoususer3496]

Best OD of all time next to the TS.. seriously this thing can't be beat. If you can't get a good sound, its on you, not the pedal.

[@alejandromarinetti8622]

This guy's reviews are pretty good

[@chimcclean]

"Really pummeling the front end of your amp... 'cause it NEEDS it!" Haha! Such a terrific demo! Thanks!

[@bitronicc1887]

**Also helps to be plugged in to a Mesa Boogie Rectifier like he is

[@sangriaycarmelazo7424]

Don Carr... THE MAN.

[@DrKennyWang]

I love my ocd pedal. I pair it with a Keeley compressor and an mxr micro amp

GREAT Demo!

[@jeanpat8946]

Great demo and great sound !!!!

[@tomdeighton2969]

Okay, just for the record. If the guy demo-ing the pedal is using a rig with a price tag closer to a used car than to your rig, You want to look at more than one video.

[@nathanhyatt]

This is no joke. This guy makes the OCD sound way better than it does on my rig... I have one for sale, lol...

[@MrMetalclay]

@@nathanhyatt I've sold many pedals for the same reason. As crappy as my amps dirty channels might be, all the pedals I've thought would be good, from watching demos, sounded worse than the built in gain I already have.

[@tjnugent62]

I use this pedal on Rig's costing much less and I get great results. Picking your gear, be it expensive or budget, there is no reason that you can't get something at every price point that is really good. You just have to keep in mind, humbuckers sound different than single coils, so don't expect a Les Paul to play like or sound like a Strat or Tele. That would be impossible. It just ain't right.. Ain't nobody got time for this.

[@MrMetalclay]

@@tjnugent62 I've used singles and doubles and different amps (cheap decent ones) and I never get the sound I'm expecting from video demos. There's also lots of other places that signal has got to go before it hits our ears from KZbin. I think if you want great tone from electric guitar you have to be somewhat good at signal flow and electronics.

[@tjnugent62]

@@MrMetalclay Clay, Not only does the signal chain go through a lot, but the upload process for youtube is to compress the hell out of it, which removes information and takes away from rich harmonics. I would love to see some brilliant scholar figure out how to make youtube as a super high fidelity platform. It may happen as our Internet connections get faster, but remember, 1 second of full frame video and uncompressed audio equals 18mb's per second. It takes up a load of space, so it must be compressed to work well.

[@monkeyxx]

Don Carr is so great

[@haydendraycott7897]

Always loved this pedal! Damn shame the company folded right when I'm getting to the point where I can save up the funds for one, idk if y'all at sweet water can recommend a good similar alternative?

[@charlesmascari8197]

I'm going to buy one only because Guitar Center dropped Fulltone.

[@1971allstar]

Great idea, bruh!

[@orlandovflores]

@@esstan7720 Sounds pretty good to me. I don't care if you pee sitting down. Have at it.

[@TheRicokilla]

I love this reviewer.

[@arnobiovieira2446]

Best demo

[@percyhornickel]

Great demo, what OCD version is this?

[@javiacustico]

xD the power of rock took control of his soul at 8:00 very good demo..

[@jhsams1977]

Would love to hear what it sounds like with a slide

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

How does it perform without any fur on your clean tone?

[@JasonsDigitalStuff]

less hairy sounding

[@Cinnemax77]

BC IT NEEDS IT!!!!!

[@leodouble3922]

Love this guy

[@moonshinebandit6158]

would you use this through a EVH 5150 3 LBX 2 on blue channel?

[@J1Z06]

Sounds good.

[@urbansherpa]

:~o Great playing, as usual and a great review. Didn’t Don used to back-up for ‘The Eagles’?

[@urbansherpa]

Sorry.....just googled it. He played for Oak Ridge Boys and Marie Osmond.

[@markferguson3745]

Even better for LOW gain,- you'd never suspect it.

[@balljoppys5051]

Mark Ferguson are you sure it’s not HIGHLY SUSPECT

[@dennymcfastlane8530]

I liked the instructional very mUcH...Thank You Eric Idle!!! Sweet H20 Python Monty... I never knew You played gee-tar that excellent!

[@F3502000]

I found my OCD pedal works much better when I turn up the gain and make Joe Cocher faces...it rips when I do that!!

[@elijahdelp2893]

Great pedal for the price!

[@moonshinebandit6158]

geat dem. thank you.

[@DSilvergun]

Which version is the one used in the demo? 1.4 or 1.7?

[@sweetwater]

Hi DcsOrCity! Sounds like you’ve been reading gear forums, haha! There is much folklore about the mighty OCD, here are the facts. According to Fulltone, version 4 is the latest and final version. There were significant changes made to that version but there have been no official changes since. All that I can say for sure about the OCD I played in the video is that when I shot the video in late May/early June of 2014, it came directly from our warehouse. Sweetwater sells many OCDs per day so you can safely assume that the one I was playing was as current as possible. Reading the forums, people have reported that their OCDs have 1.4 or 1.7 written on the circuit board, which is obviously where the concern arose. My best advice is to play the pedal for yourself and see what it does for you. The OCD has tremendous toothy-ness and bite without being harsh, and the range of gain is fantastic-not to mention the feel! My guess is, that if you like what you heard in the video, you’ll be ecstatic when you play through it, regardless of the folklore. Thanks! Don Carr

[@JDL0111]

SweetwaterSound dude you we"re you rocking it in that intro let me say

[@SickMetalAddict]

+Luis Avila He didn't know for sure but he said the most recent one you could find in June 2014. So you're going to have to research for the most recent one at June 2014. I assume it is the 1.7, but don't take my word for it.

[@powdermnky007]

pretty evil to put out a pedal called the ocd, then release all these different versions of it, just to torture us even more! ;)

[@phantumgrey]

I have v1.4 and a v1.7. They both sound different. There are also unofficial v1.5 and v1.6 and even they sound different. Don't give us that "folklore" BS please. Some of us know better.

[@llewellynanthonycarr9453]

Awesome, thanks!.........

[@GonzaCordovez]

Yeah!!!...it needs it!!!!

[@JasonSallinger]

finally. Someone not playing 12-bar blues for 12 minutes

[@kenisinoregon]

what audio interface do you run it through?

[@charly88888888]

Looks like he's struggling to not throw up

[@locksh]

charly88888888 He's clearly enjoying it which is the most important thing!

[@torwalk6978]

+charly88888888 That's one of the most idiotic comments i've ever read on KZbin.

[@dramius]

Charly likes guys who carefully practice their face in the mirror.

[@michaelsteven1090]

YOU ARE THROW UP

[@michaelpananos8868]

Similar to the effect your comment had on the rest of us.

[@mrsockmonkey1969]

it needs it!!!!

[@sevinsound]

Thank GOD for Don !!! Now we don't have to see that " other guy" who thinks he knows it all and plays like sh__ !! A legend in his own mind :-)

[@TomPark1986]

I like the LP setting better.

[@tradbowseven]

What version is this?

[@OldRunt]

Don Carr always talks me out of the stuff I was planning to buy.

[@F3502000]

Buckle Up Buckaroo!!

[@InADayInALife]

Help me Don Carr. My amp needs to be punished! LOL

[@danielhartman5086]

It needs it. You need it. I need it. We all need it.LOL.

[@Acrimonious_Nin]

what guitar is he playing ?

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Acrimonious! He's playing an SC 250, which is not a current model. The closest thing to it now is probably the S2 Singlecut model. If you have any questions, or if I can help further, feel free to call or email me. Thanks for your interest! Connor Smith, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1793, [e-mail]

[@NMMShred]

Those are the kind of faces I make when I play

[@benink5690]

Nice CDO pedal!

[@brandalantv3791]

which version? 1.2.3.4 ?

[@carlossanchez7044]

I bought mine from Sweetwater around the time he replied to the post below...5 years ago. The circuit board says 1.7. Interestingly, I ipicked up a used one last week, and while the handwritten info inside the unit say V1.7, the circuit board says 1.4, and both my OCDs sound the same, and sound just like the demo. I have also found that the serial/version number info from web sources is unreliable. Version numbers don't match up with serial numbers. For example, if I follow the serial number info, my first OCD should be a V1.3, but it's not, thr board says 1.7. In addition the light is red, which began with version 1.4. According to Mr Fulltone himself, everything between 1.4 and 1.7 is the same sonically. My thinking is that slight differences people seem to hear has to do with slight differences in component tolerances, and these diffferences can be accommodated by using the controls properly to adjust, to your taste.

[@elinor2667]

not dissing this guys playing or anything but how come every pedal demo, especially drive and gain demos are played by Dad Rock guys

[@austinfailz]

Probably has something to do with the general audience. ie, who is the pedal going to appeal to most

[@sNs-jb5ss]

No offense and your comment rings true about demo vids.... BUT you don't know what you're talking about. He spent his younger pre "Dad" years on the road as a professional guitar player who regularly played at the venue I worked at in the early 2000s. I have worked in live music entertainment as a career for 19yrs. In that time ive seen many greats- big name and under the radar virtuoso type guys. Don Carr stands among the best I've ever seen.

[@elinor2667]

David Broughton cool man. i mean i never said he was bad i was trying to say that those were the most DAD-ish butt rock riffs i've ever heard in my life.

[@nickwaters1701]

Why do people make fun of classic rock by calling it dad rock? I'm sick of people calling classic rock dad rock.

[@juddaustin399]

They're kids. This is the first generation where their parents have rocked significantly prior to their existence.

[@benink5690]

Unity volume at full gain is more like 7oclock (almost off) lol

[@graphicartdude]

Mine quit working after an hour of total use. But due to health issues I didn’t end up playing it for months. So now I’m stuck with having to pay an unknown amount for Fulltone to take more of my money. It would be nice if they stood by their products or at least offered a repair cost. Crap.

[@sweetwater]

Thanks for the message, we'd love to look into this for you! When you have a moment, could you please contact us directly at [phone] or [e-mail] with your info and (if applicable) order number? We appreciate you reaching out!

[@Cosmos_Dancer]

My Man....

[@randho5150]

4:56

[@davidhaolai]

i thought it was obsessive compulsive distortion

[@StealthArt]

Would have bought this pedal if it wouldn't have comic sans font on it XD

[@AverageHuman7026]

I got this pedal to play through my Roland Jazz Chorus and man does it sound terrible. It’s not the pedal. That amp, or most likely the speakers too just don’t take well to any kind of sound other then clean.

[@wayne2150]

Love those faces! LOL! 😊