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The Fulltone OCD is a pedal so flexible that even the most, well, OCD tone connoisseurs will be hard pressed to find fault with it. Not since the Fulldrive has Fulltone Musical Instruments produced an effects pedal that has garnered so much interest and universal appeal. This article is but a brief introduction to the Fulltone OCD and the variety of tones it offers.
The name of the pedal itself is a playful reminder of how guitar players in generally love to fiddle with their tones. We are by nature a dissatisfied lot, always looking for the next, best tone sculpting device (i.e. toy). The number of sounds and control available within the OCD do not disappoint.
As Fulltone makes clear, the OCD is designed to emulate (and enhance) the rich harmonic structure of an overdriven tube amp. This is no mere "distortion" pedal. Indeed, by its design the OCD is meant to accentuate if not redefine the rich tone of a classic tube amp (think old Vox AC30 or Marshall stacks).
The OCD pedal has a switch so you can choose between HP (High Peak) mode and LP (Low Peak) mode. The former mode boosts the drive as well as the lows and is somewhat akin to a "Marshall" sound, whereas the latter boosts the clean tone and is more of a Fender Blackface sound. Both modes are incredibly useful, which leads me to my next point.
You know you've got a winner of a pedal when it's impossible to find a bad sound, and the Fulltone OCD is one such pedal. I know I've got my hands on a killer pedal when I can leave it on all night and use my guitar's volume know to control the variety of sounds. Suffice it to say, the OCD is one such pedal and has earned a permanent place on my pedalboard.
For such a small pedal, there is a wide variety of sounds. It sounds great with either Humbuckers or Single Coils and like most Fulltone pedals, you can run it at 18v if you so desire (Dunlop makes a great 18v adapter that works fine with the OCD). The pedal's dimensions are a hobbit-friendly 2 1/2" x 4 1/2", so it doesn't take up much pedalboard real estate. As with other Fulltone pedals, the OCD contains true bypass switching.
Finally, there are, at the time of this article, 4 versions of the OCD available, each with its own unique flavor.
R. S. Rasnic is the webmaster and owner of Ray's Guitar Shop, your one source for all effects pedals and pedalboards.
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Maxon Tbo-9 True Tube Booster/Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal $262.5 The Maxon's TBO-9True Tube Booster/Overdrive is a guitar effects pedal that features a US Military spec subminiature tube at its core. Subminiature tubes are the final frontier of vacuum tubes, as the supply of quality vintage tubes is rapidly dwindling. Used extensively during World War II, subminiatures were largely abandoned by 1955 in favor of transistor technology, leaving a healthy stock of quality NOS tubes behind.To create its lush overdrive tone, the TBO-9 guitar pedal blends this subminiature tube stage with a solid-state distortion circuit. Unlike other tube overdrives, the TBO-9 overdrive pedal employs a unique "pre-tube" circuit configuration, where the tube comes before the solid-state distortion circuit in the signal chain. By cascading the tube stage into the distortion stage, a more realistic tube-amp tone is achieved. The result is a warm yet powerful guitar tone that is extremely interactive with the player's performance and responds exactly like a hard-working tube amp.The Maxon TBO-9 pedal's circuit features a clean Blend function built into the Drive control. At zero Drive, the TBO-9 passes clean signal only along to the Tone and Amplifier stages of the pedal. However, this clean signal is fed from the tube section of the pedal, whose gain can be adjusted via the Boost control. As the Drive control is increased, the solid-state distortion circuit is blended with the tube-driven clean signal. In this manner a wide variety of clean boost, semi-clean, overdriven and fully distorted tones can be achieved simply by manipulating the pedal's Drive and Boost controls. Both the tube and solid-state sections of the circuit are fed with 30 volts DC thanks to the TBO-9 pedal's internal voltage regulators. Running the circuit at higher voltage provides a more consistent tone with increased headroom and dynamic response. The performance of the tube is kept stable and reliable thanks to Maxon's unique heater inrush current control, which feeds the tube with a lower startup voltage to extend tube life. The complex multi-voltage operation of the Maxon TBO-9 prompted Maxon to develop a unique power supply for this delay pedal: the AC2009. The AC2009 provides very consistent high current that is regulated and filtered to provide stable, noise-free power to the TBO-9's circuit. The AC2009 is auto-sensing, so it can be used anywhere in the world by simply changing out the detachable plug cord on the output side of the power supply.Like all Maxon Nine Series models, the TBO-9 features mechanical true bypass switching for direct, unaltered signal in bypass model.If you crave the warmth and natural dynamic response of tubes, the Maxon TBO-9 delivers a variety of true tube tones at the touch of your foot.Input Impedance: 500 kOhmsOutput Impedance: 10 kOhms or lessMaximum Gain: 52 dB (1.6 kHz)Equivalent Noise: -110 dB or less (IHF-A)Controls: Boost, Drive, Tone, LevelSwitch: Bypass/Effect (mechanical TBS)In/Out: Input, Output, Inverse OutputIndica |
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