Let's talk about amps. If you've ever owned a really great amp, like a Marshall 18 watt, a VOX AC15, or a Marshall JTM45 and if you have a place where you can crank them up loud, then you know what I'm talking about. Smack a power chord and you not only hear the fundamental notes, but you get 4, 5, and even 6 additional overtones ringing into a feedback - notes that you can whistle if your ear is good enough! Think Zep's "Ocean," "Custard Pie," - Classic tones including James Gang, the Beatles, AC/DC, FREE., etc.

Back off the guitar's volume and there are a dozen great other sounds at your fingertips. Clean, spanky sounds, with all the highs and lows still intact. And a Tele still sounds like a Tele, a Les Paul like a Les Paul.

Pedals (until now) just can't hold a candle to what a good amp can do if you are really picky. You not only lose all the touch sensitivity, but forget about those complex Harmonics. For me, it's always been somewhat of a compromise using Overdrive pedals. Until now. Ladies and Gentleman, I am proud to introduce the Fulltone OCD Obessive Compulsive Drive. I made this pedal for me, but I think you might like it too.

OCD versions: the straight poop. OCD's are now version4. We call them v1.4. Anything serial # 16,061 and higher is the newest version regardless of cosmetics, screws, or LED color. V1.4 has more even harmonics, sweeter top-end, and a different taper on the volume pot to make it more friendly. You will only find v1.4 in stores most likely, so don't worry. Finally, there are no mods or instructions to mod offered at this time or anytime soon.

New! Hear the OCD on Tour with Robin Trower, here's a song from 6-29-06 in NY. Notice how incredibly well the OCD cleans up. He never turns off the pedal, doing the entire range of sounds with the guitar's volume knob.