Technically i received this last week as a birthday gift. Summary of contents for fulltone fulldrive 3 page 1 the fd2 has been a tremendous hit for me over the years, but when i realized that the fulldrive was about to turn 20 years old, i decided to do a limitedrun orange 20th anniversary fd3 out of my fulltone custom shop. In celebration of fulltones 20 years as the worlds premiere boutique pedal manufacturer, fulltone has released this special fulldrive called the fd3 featuring a real nos jrc4558d chip, not the current production njm4558. Fulltone announces versatile, downsized fulldrive 2 v2 pedal. Fulltone ocd and fulldrive 2, whats the differences. Housed in a beautiful, powdercoated blue 16gauge steel enclosure, the fulltone fuldrive 2 pedal is capable of everything from clean boost to raw, noncompressed overdrive via its two switchable channels. It is housed in a doublewide enclosure, but easily sports enough features to justify its greedy use of real estate. Need to charge your fulltone effects pedal full drive 2 mosfet. This pedal is designed to take a clean amp and turn it into a 2 channel medium gain amp with a volumedistortion boost. Well, not with the fulltone stuff, but i wouldnt get lulled into being unaware of the issue since. Based around the desirable jrc4558 chip and 1990s fulldrive circuit, with 2 toggle switches for many more sonic options.
Its two channels act completely independently, and can be cascaded into one another in whichever order. Fulltone custom effects fulldrive iii pedal black long. Need to charge your fulltone effects pedal fulldrive 2 mosfet. Fulltone fulldrive 2 v2 overdrive pedal with boost sweetwater. Housed in a beautiful, powdercoated blue 16gauge steel enclosure, the fulltone ful drive 2 pedal is capable of everything from clean boost to raw, noncompressed overdrive via its two switchable channels. Keeley looper sent to providence anadime chorus electroharmonix micro pog 2 keeley katana clean boost fulltone octafuzz z.
The fulltones fulldrive is the original dual overdrive and boost pedal. Discussion in the stomp box started by gpar7, jun 17, 20. The boss sd1 is very similar to fulltone, but the to me the fulltone sounds fuller and richer it should, as it is about 3x more expensive if you love the boss sd1, try the fulltone fulldrive as others are saying, its fantastic. The fm flat mids setting seems to sound the best with my amp. It allows me to crank the orange into overdrive, leave the drive on the fd2 pretty low 9. It has 14 inch inputs and outputs and is not rackable as it is a foot pedal. Fulltone fulldrive 2 mosfet overdrive 5 admin 20150408 00. I actually own both the fulldrive 2 mosfet and the ocd drive. My goto overdrive now is my stock mij boss sd1, which i leave on all the time.
Get a compatible power supply charger for the fulltone effects pedal full drive 2 mosfet. Originally posted by darkhorse what kicks me about fuller is the hype he puts out on his manual sheets about the pedals, blah, blah, best thing since fried chicken, you look at his own personal board and he does not use his own pedals. After takes whatever sound you have set and increases the volume so you pop out of the mix. Discussion in the tone zone started by pedecamp, jul 12. It has the same basic circuitry as the highlypopular fd2 from the 90s, but with significant upgrades. Lets talk about the fulltone fulldrive 2 mosfet odboost. Get a compatible power supply charger for the fulltone effects pedal fulldrive 2 mosfet. Its an extremely versatile overdrive that has three voicing modes and an independent boost. The sb 2 is in some ways better than the old soulbender in that i am now having the transistors madetoorder just how i want them, and. Its furthermore nicely excellent item to get the price tag. So the custom shop 20th anniversary full drive 3 was born5000 units built and sold out in 8 months.
Feel free to ask questions or ask for extra pictures. The fulltone full drive 2 is the most popular boutique overdrive in the world, combining two highly adjustable gain stages into a single casing. The fulltone fulldrive 2 is an overdrive unit that has controls for volume, tone, overdrive and boost. Vex octane 3 dunlop zakk wylde signature wah fulltone fulldrive 2 fulltone ocd menatone blue collar overdrive boss ns2 noise suppressor axess bs2 buffersplitter split out to korg pitchblack tuner dunlop. Its versatile with its many options for great sounds, user friendly, and i believe the pedal can be useful in any guitar rig. Fulltone ocd obsessive compulsive drive pedal sweetwater. Shop new and used fulltone full drive 2 pedals on reverb. Fulldrive is an overdrive pedal that is very versatile, it can be used as a compressed clean boost, a midrange boost or just the standard vintage full drive. This 9v highquality power adapter is 100% compatible with the fulltone effects pedal fulldrive 2 mosfet.
Fulltone fulldrive 2 advice telecaster guitar forum. Fulltone sb2 soulbender distortion guitar effects pedal. Jun 12, 2014 i havent talked about fulltone in a little while and i think its about time again to bring up a fulltone pedal. This is a doublepedal that delivers more functionality than two individual pedals. Features a 3compartment mini toggle that switches between flat mids fm comp cut cc and vintage v modes, with the cc mode identical to the early pre fm pre mostet versions full midrange.
The first channel is the overdrive mode, capable of clean boost or noncompressed overdrive or choose light to medium softer overdrives all while retaining your guitars original tone. I havent talked about fulltone in a little while and i think its about time again to bring up a fulltone pedal. Fulltone readies fulldrive 1 overdrive pedal musicradar. Myvolts 9v power supply adaptor compatible with fulltone full. The fulltone obsessive compulsive drive ocd is an extremely open sounding overdrivedistortion circuit that differs from other overdrives in that it has a good bit more dynamicrangemeaning the difference between picking soft or picking hard will actually yield a more natural and wider range of distortion with less compression than. Its a tube screamer circuit with some interesting mods on it. This 9v highquality power adapter is 100% compatible with the fulltone effects pedal full drive 2 mosfet. Recently i have reestablished a relationship with one of the last remaining germanium transistormaking companies, which has allowed me to reissue this fulltone fuzzclassic as the soulbender sb2. I really wanted to try out an od glove or something like the east river drive but they did not have those.
Anybody know the production date sequence of the fulldrive 2 by fulltone. With a dizzying array of niche overdrives filling the market, the fulltone full drive 2 remains a nobrainer necessity for studio or stage when you dont want to spend hours swapping out other ods. If youre looking for the perfect overdrive tone, you will likely find it in the fulltone fulldrive 2 mosfet. The fulltone fulldrive 2 has become an industry standard in overdrives and has been the top pick for overdrive in many guitar magazines. Today, i wanted to talk about the fulltone custom shop fulldrive 3. The mosfet switch toggled really boosts the signal and adds some lowend to the sound. Effect pedal for electric guitar with fulldrive 1, fulltone brings back the sound of the late 90s, on the boost section was waived, features a 3compartment mini toggle that switches between flat mids fm comp cut cc and vintage v modes, with. I am surprised to hear those of you setting the tone up to 3 oclock or 4 oclock. I really dig the ones with a lm308 and a tl071 in it 308 for the feedback loop. Well, not with the fulltone stuff, but i wouldnt get lulled into being unaware of the issue since a great many older pedals have no such comprehensive protection. Promising to capture the sound of a late90s to early2000s fulldrive minus the boost channel, natch, the jrc4558 chipequipped fd 1 offers the fullmidrange compcut, but adds a flatmids toggle to capture the tone of other versions. In all fairness, this level of selfhype is pretty common with manufactures in general. In this video, im testdriving the fulltone fulldrive 3 overdrive pedal.
Fulltone fulldrive 2 advice discussion in the stomp box started by ecadad, oct 10, 2015. I will plug it in later and try your settings when i have some time. May 21, 2015 joe rips some licks on the fulltone full drive 2 mosfet, which fulltone calls the overdrive that started it all for them. I have a full tone full drive ii with mosfet option. The layout is based on this schematic on fsb posted by mozwell. I guess it depends on your amp settings, your speakers, your pick ups ect. Recently i have reestablished a relationship with one of the last remaining germanium transistormaking companies, which has allowed me to reissue this fulltone fuzzclassic as the soulbender sb 2.
Fulltone fulldrive 3 overdrive pedal the fulltone fulldrive 3 overdrive pedal expands on the highly popular fd2 pedal, and offers increased versatility and tone shaping options. After takes whatever sound you have set and increases the volume so you. These orange models of the full drive 2 are rare, early, handwired renditions of the standard blue full drive 2. Fulltone sells an 18 volt wart that can get you there on the cheap, if you dont run a power source for your pedals that can do 18. Fulltoneexclusive order switch which places the boost channel either before or after the overdrive section of the circuit. Jan 27, 2009 dr z ezg50 dr z 4x10 marshall 1974x handwired 1x12 combo fender prosonic 2x10 combo fender custom shop relic flynn 5e3 tweed deluxe 1 x 12 combo david gilmour. The sb2 is in some ways better than the old soulbender in that i am now having the transistors madetoorder just how i want them, and. Myvolts 9v power supply adaptor compatible with fulltone. The fm flat mids setting seems to sound the best with my amp, which already has a midrangeheavy sound. Based around the jrc4558 chip and the 90s fulldrive circuit, the fd v2 boasts two toggle switches for additional tones, crammed into a smaller. Imo the boost mode adds too much compression and it looses note definition too much except for some types of lead stuff. So the custom shop 20th anniversary fulldrive 3 was born5000 units built and sold out in 8 months. Since its introduction in 2004, the fulltone ocd obsessive compulsive drive pedal has been the goto dirt box for countless guitarists around the globe and many at sweetwater as well.
The fulltone soulbender is based on the legendary colorsound and vox series iii tonebenders made by solasoundengland in the late 60s that was used by beck and page on much of their circa 196870 recordings. Oct 06, 2012 20150105 fulltone fulldrive 3 20th aniversary edition custom shop by shnobel tone 20150106 fulltone fulldrive 3 vs klon centaur by shnobel tone 201501 fulltone fulldrive 3 vs jhs morning glory by shnobel tone 20150914 fulltone full drive 3 overdrive by reverbmarket 20170212 fulltone fulldrive 3 class a input by shnobel tone. Dec 11, 2017 fulltone has teased a prequel of sorts to its seemingly eternally popular full drive 2 and 3 pedals. Over a decade after its debut, the ocd has received its first major update meet the ocd v2. With a redesigned output buffer for maximum signal integrity, a. In celebration of fulltone s 20 years as the worlds premiere boutique pedal manufacturer, fulltone has released this special fulldrive called the fd3 featuring a real nos jrc4558d chip, not the current production njm4558. I remember both these pedals from my teenage years when gc first got these about 78 years back. Joe rips some licks on the fulltone fulldrive 2 mosfet, which fulltone calls the overdrive that started it all for them. Fulldrive is an overdrive pedal that is very versatile, it can be used as a compressed clean boost, a midrange boost or just the standard vintage fulldrive.
Before pounds the input of the overdrive channel and increases the distortion, theres not a. Utilization the configuration of the full drive 2 is really easy to follow and is straightforward overall. Loaded with the coveted jrc4558 chip and fulltones 1990s fulldrive circuit, this pedal juices your amp with classic overdriven textures. After trying so many od pedals, the fulltone fulldrive is my absolute favorite. Fulltone has teased a prequel of sorts to its seemingly eternally popular fulldrive 2 and 3 pedals. Guitar volume full amp volume full beer glass full. Promising to capture the sound of a late90s to early2000s full drive minus the boost channel, natch, the jrc4558 chipequipped fd 1 offers the full midrange compcut, but adds a flatmids toggle to capture the tone of other versions. These orange models of the fulldrive 2 are rare, early, handwired renditions of the standard blue fulldrive 2. Fulltone fulldrive 2 v2 overdrive musikhaus thomann. Drive overdrive guitar effect pedal death metal distortion catalinbread dirty little secret boss mt2 distortion guitar effect pedal boss ds1 distortion guitar effects pedal hm2 heavy metal distortion pedal fulltone fulldrive hm2 heavy metal made in japan grunge distortion mxr distortion plus vintage boutique overdrive distortion overdrive. The volume control is a pushpull type that adds a compression cut feature when pulled. Its versatile with its many options for great sounds, user friendly, and i believe the pedal can. With fulldrive 1, fulltone brings back the sound of the late 90s. We are the first to offer a switchable boost channel in an overdrive and manufacture our own superduty 3pdt footswitch allowing truebypass plus led.
Here is a list of the schematics that are exclusive to this site. Equipped with 3 gainmatched germanium transistor for a fat, searing lead tone, michael fuller also made the tone control response and rang. Fulltone fulldrive2 mosfet overdriveclean boost guitar. Fulltone exclusive order switch which places the boost channel either before or after the overdrive section of the circuit. Aug 28, 2015 here we have a quick demo of the full drive 2 overdrive guitar effects pedal demo from fulltone fulltone. We created several and we have redrawn some schematics that were already available on the internet for readability or ease of use these needed an easiertoread format, corrections or part identifiers. But ive been out of town and just got to put it to the real test, which is seeing how compatible it is with my orange or120. Look at a schematic for a newer amp that has reverb that isnt tube driven the op amps are usually supplied with 24vdc or even more. Here we have a quick demo of the fulldrive 2 overdrive guitar effects pedal demo from fulltone.
Shop new and used fulltone fulldrive 2 pedals on reverb. Dr z ezg50 dr z 4x10 marshall 1974x handwired 1x12 combo. Aside from the boss bd2 anything that was of any remote interest to me within my budget was the fulltone fulldrive 2 and the fulltone ocd. The circuit is based on the ibanez ts9 tubescreamer. It even won the readers choice poll in guitar player magazine for best stompbox. Heres a vero layout for the fulldrive based on a schematic by madbean. The fulltone full drive 2 is an analog overdrive guitar pedal. Vex octane 3 dunlop zakk wylde signature wah fulltone fulldrive 2 fulltone ocd menatone blue collar overdrive boss ns 2 noise suppressor axess bs 2 buffersplitter split out to korg pitchblack tuner dunlop. Fulltone fulldrive 1 overdrive thomann united states. It utilises a jfet input and opamp to provide an organic and very tubelike response from a solidstate pedal. Discussion in the tone zone started by rozman62, jan 22.
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