🎵 OCD

Obsessive-Compulsive ..... Disorder? We'll see... Welcome to pedalboard version 2.10!

So it's one-pedal-out-one-pedal-in day! It has been a super duper long time since I got a new pedal for my board, 2 months since the Nano Big Muff came in. To be honest I'm happy with my current setup, but this particular pedal is impossible to resist.

Firstly, the pedal that went was the Boss OS-2, the last of my generation 1 pedals. It was a really really tough decision to make. The Boss OS-2 gave me so much coverage in the dirty tones ever since I went analogue. It's my first pedal too. But today, I see new pedals taking its place, pedals far better and crazier.

With the OS-2 gone, now there's space for OCD. Ah ha. I'm not talking about the disorder here, although I have a little of that disorder, we'll talk about that later. Presenting the Fulltone Obsessive Compulsive Drive.

Fulltone OCD

I've dreamt of owning this pedal since day 1. But being a total noob I have to get foundation pedals first, like the Boss OS-2. Now that I'm super clear on what I want, here I arrive at the boutique pedal world. I went all the way to Ebenex Singapore's warehouse to get this pedal. At $205, it's a no surprise for a boutique pedal.

The warehouse store is conveniently located beside Aljunied MRT station so I suppose I will be visiting them again in the future. They even carry big brands like Gibson and Fender, to my surprise.

I have opened up my Fulltone OCD and found out that it was labelled as Version 1.7 instead of 1.4 although the user manual says it is a 1.4. Turns out that there were very minor tweaks in between all the sub-versions from 1.4 to 1.7.

The most noticeable difference is the volume output. To the naked ear, there is no difference at all. But to the trained musician ears, the differences are very subtle. To me, the Fulltone OCD is still one of the most versatile pedal out there. So I'm fine with any version, really.

For the 1 year warranty purposes

Anyway, that's all for this post. I've yet to try out the pedal on my board so stay tuned! :)

Updated pedalboard as of 24th March 2017

Edwin Ang

24th March 2017

Tags: PBv2.10

***Update as of 20th August 2018: The Fulltone OCD is no longer with me. It has been sold for $165. Thank you Fulltone for creating such an awesome pedal!