Fulltone OCD

dosmun · February 18, 2005, 10:13:24 PM

Anyone here heard this yet? I haven't tried one but a lot of guys are raving about it. Just curious of what it might be based on.

mojotron · February 18, 2005, 11:51:40 PM

I think it's a BSIAB with an extra J201 stage.. sound wise that's what it sounds like...

dosmun · February 19, 2005, 10:56:36 AM

That is what I heard. I need to get one of these to check it out so I can build my own. I love the BSIAB.

amz-fx · February 19, 2005, 11:02:26 AM

Quote from: dosmunThat is what I heard. I need to get one of these to check it out so I can build my own. I love the BSIAB.

I've seen a picture of the inside of one and there is the outline of an opamp under the goop... there's no opamp in the BSIAB.

regards, Jack

dosmun · February 19, 2005, 11:10:29 AM

Now I am really curious

mojotron · February 19, 2005, 12:28:09 PM

Quote from: dosmunNow I am really curious

Me too... I'm guessing we've seen the design before, or at least most of it...

BD13UK · February 19, 2005, 12:31:15 PM

From a personal standpoint I don't think it brings anything new, I've heard the sound samples and they sound similar to sounds/tones that I've heard many times before over the years, I just wonder if it's another IC based pedal with some similarities to the TS etc etc as Jack pointed out that theres one in there.

bwanasonic · February 19, 2005, 03:16:43 PM

That why crap mp3 soundclips are next to useless for evaluating a distortion. They also give no idea about the *feel* of an OD, which is key to figuring if an OD will work for your setup and style. As far as deducing that it's a BSIAB from the sounclips, :shock: :roll: It's nice to see the "yeah, I've never played one, but it probably sucks" post have already begun! :?

Kerry M

RDV · February 19, 2005, 04:07:31 PM

Listen to this and compare it to the 2nd Higher Gain sample of the OCD and tell me how they compare. It's the HMP Lite.

RDV

Alpha579 · February 19, 2005, 04:57:08 PM

hey RDV, yeh, they sound fairly similar, but the HMP has a bit more warmth and fuzz like quality to it to my ears...

Peter Snowberg · February 19, 2005, 05:03:31 PM

From the samples, I like the HMP better. It feels more "present" to me.

I would like to hear them both recorded with the same guitar feeding both in parallel and recorded with stereo.

Outlaws · February 19, 2005, 05:17:27 PM

Quote from: RDVListen to this and compare it to the 2nd Higher Gain sample of the OCD and tell me how they compare. It's the HMP Lite.

RDV

Frankly I don't htink they do compare. They sound completely different to me. But what is this pedal? Is there a PCB layout on the web. I really like it.

As for the quality of comparing pedals with how they actually feel in real life....

Some of the clean sound samples on Fulltones website sound awfully good, but when the OCD pedal comes one, it just looses its luster for me. I am not impressed.

bwanasonic · February 19, 2005, 05:29:43 PM

Other than both being the same riff and distorted? The HMP sample sounds like it was recorded direct to a PC soundcard, and has a high end *kazoo* fizz that would make me jump out a window. Which goes to what I was saying about the near uselessness of soundclips to judge a distortion for anything but most general sense of the amount of gain it has, unless (like the Fulltone clips) you describe the setup and settings, and include a *pedal off* reference example. The Fulltone clips also show how much a higher bitrate mp3 helps. The HMP lite may indeed sound like the OCD under identical conditions, but soundclips are not a good way to figure that out, unless they are done under the same conditions.

I sure have a craving for Custard Pie all of a sudden :wink:

Kerry M

Peter Snowberg · February 19, 2005, 07:23:17 PM

Quote from: OutlawsBut what is this pedal? Is there a PCB layout on the web. I really like it.

Just click on RDV's Fatboy Effects picture and then on DIY.

scottosan · February 19, 2005, 09:25:12 PM

Quote from: mojotronI think it's a BSIAB with an extra J201 stage.. sound wise that's what it sounds like...

The BSIAB has more gain on tap

RDV · February 19, 2005, 09:29:48 PM

I wish I had a plexi to do samples with. I've been doing them straight to my computer because I don't really have room to bring in the big amp. I thought there was something similar to the timbre of of the OCB to the HMP Lite that I could illustrate with a sample. I would imagine that the OCB is an Opamp diode clipper of some sort anyway.

RDV

Alpha579 · February 19, 2005, 11:20:54 PM

you know, i would have thought boutique builders would stray away from the standard tubescreamer thing, and explore the world of fets or cmos...i would take a peppermill over a TS anyday...

bwanasonic · February 20, 2005, 02:26:22 AM

Quote from: RDVI thought there was something similar to the timbre of of the OCB to the HMP Lite that I could illustrate with a sample.

Yeah, sorry I was just trying to point out the problem I have with mp3 soundclips. Even with a direct to soundcard clip, it might help to have a snippet of bypassed effect though. I turn into grumpy old guy when I see people evaluating a pedal they have never tried, and essentially know nothing about, based on mp3 files.

Kerry M

RDV · February 20, 2005, 03:25:40 AM

Quote from: bwanasonicEven with a direct to soundcard clip, it might help to have a snippet of bypassed effect though.

I've attached a clip with the HMP bypassed and then on.

I'm going to start using my 412 with a SM57 to make some samples soon.

RDV

scottosan · February 23, 2005, 01:58:19 PM

Quote from: RDV
Quote from: bwanasonicEven with a direct to soundcard clip, it might help to have a snippet of bypassed effect though.
I've attached a clip with the HMP bypassed and then on.

I'm going to start using my 412 with a SM57 to make some samples soon.

RDV

Out of all honesty, I thought it sounded nothing like the OCD. It sounded to me more like a lower gain version of the BSIAB II

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