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Fulltone OCD or Carl Martin PlexiTone? - dvaoa - 6-:27 -0-09-20
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Re: Fulltone OCD or Carl Martin PlexiTone? - RichL - 6-:27 -0-09-20
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dvaoa <dvaoa@altavista.com> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90pWDtBTd4g
>
> vs.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j34WAldjC6Q&feature=related
>
> Looking to put something in front of my modeler(s)-in-Atomic power amp
> (set on a clean-ish patch with slight break up) to give it that extra
> punch when I need it. Anyone tried the above two, and what say you?
> Are the extra bells & whistles on the CMPT worth the extra $100?
I don't have either pedal, and of course it's really hard to evaluate
pedals based on clips like this where the player & gear are different
from one to the next. But here's my take:
I liked the OCD, but I thought it was rather limited in terms of
flexibility. On the other hand, the CMPT had that "buzzy" character
which I try to avoid as much as possible in pedals like this.
FWIW, I think you should check out the Radial Tonebone Classic. It has
even more tonal options than the CMPT, and you can drag pretty much any
overdrive sound you want out of it. Ignore the "actual 12AX7" hype
(it's low voltage, running in "starved plate" mode), and just evaluate
it based on the sounds you can create.
Current MF pricing:
Fulltone OCD: $159.00
Carl Martin PlexiTone: $234.50
Radial Tonebone Classic: $199.00
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Re: Fulltone OCD or Carl Martin PlexiTone? - dvaoa - 6-:27 -0-09-20
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On Jun 27, 9:07=A0am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> dvaoa <dv...@altavista.com> wrote:
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D90pWDtBTd4g
>
> > vs.
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dj34WAldjC6Q&feature=3Drelated
>
> > Looking to put something in front of my modeler(s)-in-Atomic power amp
> > (set on a clean-ish patch with slight break up) to give it that extra
> > punch when I need it. =A0Anyone tried the above two, and what say you?
> > Are the extra bells & whistles on the CMPT worth the extra $100?
>
> I don't have either pedal, and of course it's really hard to evaluate
> pedals based on clips like this where the player & gear are different
> from one to the next. =A0But here's my take:
>
> I liked the OCD, but I thought it was rather limited in terms of
> flexibility. =A0On the other hand, the CMPT had that "buzzy" character
> which I try to avoid as much as possible in pedals like this.
>
> FWIW, I think you should check out the Radial Tonebone Classic. =A0It has
> even more tonal options than the CMPT, and you can drag pretty much any
> overdrive sound you want out of it. =A0Ignore the "actual 12AX7" hype
> (it's low voltage, running in "starved plate" mode), and just evaluate
> it based on the sounds you can create.
>
> Current MF pricing:
> Fulltone OCD: $159.00
> Carl Martin PlexiTone: $234.50
> Radial Tonebone Classic: $199.00
You know, I thought of the Radials (both the Classic & British) right
after I posted. You're right, those should be in the mix as well. I
don't mind the Plexi "buzziness", as long as it's not OTT, and I don't
intend on maxing out the gain on any of these anyway; I see me using
them as a combination boost/slight kick in gain over my rhythm
setting.
Right now, I'm 80% sold on the OCD, precisely because of the
simplicity. When I play out, I try to keep my tone as simple as
possible. I do like the sound of the Plexi boxes, though.
-d
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Re: Fulltone OCD or Carl Martin PlexiTone? - RichL - 6-:27 -0-09-20
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dvaoa <dvaoa@altavista.com> wrote:
> On Jun 27, 9:07 am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> dvaoa <dv...@altavista.com> wrote:
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90pWDtBTd4g
>>
>>> vs.
>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j34WAldjC6Q&feature=related
>>
>>> Looking to put something in front of my modeler(s)-in-Atomic power
>>> amp (set on a clean-ish patch with slight break up) to give it that
>>> extra punch when I need it. Anyone tried the above two, and what
>>> say you? Are the extra bells & whistles on the CMPT worth the extra
>>> $100?
>>
>> I don't have either pedal, and of course it's really hard to evaluate
>> pedals based on clips like this where the player & gear are different
>> from one to the next. But here's my take:
>>
>> I liked the OCD, but I thought it was rather limited in terms of
>> flexibility. On the other hand, the CMPT had that "buzzy" character
>> which I try to avoid as much as possible in pedals like this.
>>
>> FWIW, I think you should check out the Radial Tonebone Classic. It
>> has even more tonal options than the CMPT, and you can drag pretty
>> much any overdrive sound you want out of it. Ignore the "actual
>> 12AX7" hype (it's low voltage, running in "starved plate" mode), and
>> just evaluate it based on the sounds you can create.
>>
>> Current MF pricing:
>> Fulltone OCD: $159.00
>> Carl Martin PlexiTone: $234.50
>> Radial Tonebone Classic: $199.00
>
> You know, I thought of the Radials (both the Classic & British) right
> after I posted. You're right, those should be in the mix as well. I
> don't mind the Plexi "buzziness", as long as it's not OTT, and I don't
> intend on maxing out the gain on any of these anyway; I see me using
> them as a combination boost/slight kick in gain over my rhythm
> setting.
>
> Right now, I'm 80% sold on the OCD, precisely because of the
> simplicity. When I play out, I try to keep my tone as simple as
> possible. I do like the sound of the Plexi boxes, though.
Yeah, I guess it depends on your personal situation and tastes.
"British" vs. "American", for one. "Play out" vs. "record at home" for
another.
I've got 2 "British" amps (AC30 and JCM 2204) that I can overdrive
naturally to get that "raspy" thing, plus the Valve Jr. which comes
close. On the other hand, my "American" amps: the Twin, which I can't
really overdrive naturally without driving me and the neighbors nuts,
and the Blues Jr. which doesn't do a very good job of replicating the
classic Fender amps, in my opinion. So I lean toward "American"
sounding pedals to complement what I've got.
Plus, I don't mind farting around with a lot of fine-tuning of pedal
settings to get the "right" sound for a particular song, but obviously
that's a drawback for playing out.
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Re: Fulltone OCD or Carl Martin PlexiTone? - dvaoa - 6-:27 -0-09-20
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On Jun 27, 9:32=A0am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> dvaoa <dv...@altavista.com> wrote:
> > On Jun 27, 9:07 am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> dvaoa <dv...@altavista.com> wrote:
> >>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D90pWDtBTd4g
>
> >>> vs.
>
> >>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dj34WAldjC6Q&feature=3Drelated
>
> >>> Looking to put something in front of my modeler(s)-in-Atomic power
> >>> amp (set on a clean-ish patch with slight break up) to give it that
> >>> extra punch when I need it. Anyone tried the above two, and what
> >>> say you? Are the extra bells & whistles on the CMPT worth the extra
> >>> $100?
>
> >> I don't have either pedal, and of course it's really hard to evaluate
> >> pedals based on clips like this where the player & gear are different
> >> from one to the next. But here's my take:
>
> >> I liked the OCD, but I thought it was rather limited in terms of
> >> flexibility. On the other hand, the CMPT had that "buzzy" character
> >> which I try to avoid as much as possible in pedals like this.
>
> >> FWIW, I think you should check out the Radial Tonebone Classic. It
> >> has even more tonal options than the CMPT, and you can drag pretty
> >> much any overdrive sound you want out of it. Ignore the "actual
> >> 12AX7" hype (it's low voltage, running in "starved plate" mode), and
> >> just evaluate it based on the sounds you can create.
>
> >> Current MF pricing:
> >> Fulltone OCD: $159.00
> >> Carl Martin PlexiTone: $234.50
> >> Radial Tonebone Classic: $199.00
>
> > You know, I thought of the Radials (both the Classic & British) right
> > after I posted. =A0You're right, those should be in the mix as well. =
=A0I
> > don't mind the Plexi "buzziness", as long as it's not OTT, and I don't
> > intend on maxing out the gain on any of these anyway; I see me using
> > them as a combination boost/slight kick in gain over my rhythm
> > setting.
>
> > Right now, I'm 80% sold on the OCD, precisely because of the
> > simplicity. =A0When I play out, I try to keep my tone as simple as
> > possible. =A0I do like the sound of the Plexi boxes, though.
>
> Yeah, I guess it depends on your personal situation and tastes.
> "British" vs. "American", for one. =A0"Play out" vs. "record at home" for
> another.
>
> I've got 2 "British" amps (AC30 and JCM 2204) that I can overdrive
> naturally to get that "raspy" thing, plus the Valve Jr. which comes
> close. =A0On the other hand, my "American" amps: the Twin, which I can't
> really overdrive naturally without driving me and the neighbors nuts,
> and the Blues Jr. which doesn't do a very good job of replicating the
> classic Fender amps, in my opinion. =A0So I lean toward "American"
> sounding pedals to complement what I've got.
>
> Plus, I don't mind farting around with a lot of fine-tuning of pedal
> settings to get the "right" sound for a particular song, but obviously
> that's a drawback for playing out.
Just found this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DVXxIp9CYnp8
$25 vs $150 for the OCD...awfully close-sounding , and the subtle
differences could be tweaked by knobbing it a little bit. I hate the
old plastic Danelectro stomps, the ones I've used were built cheaper
than the Behringer ones and were much noisier. I guess these new
metal ones are better...who knows. But for $25? I may just do a
little shopping later today ;-)
-d
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Re: Fulltone OCD or Carl Martin PlexiTone? - Les Cargill - 6-:27 -0-09-20
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RichL wrote:
> dvaoa <dvaoa@altavista.com> wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90pWDtBTd4g
>>
>> vs.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j34WAldjC6Q&feature=related
>>
>> Looking to put something in front of my modeler(s)-in-Atomic power amp
>> (set on a clean-ish patch with slight break up) to give it that extra
>> punch when I need it. Anyone tried the above two, and what say you?
>> Are the extra bells & whistles on the CMPT worth the extra $100?
>
> I don't have either pedal, and of course it's really hard to evaluate
> pedals based on clips like this where the player & gear are different
> from one to the next. But here's my take:
>
> I liked the OCD, but I thought it was rather limited in terms of
> flexibility. On the other hand, the CMPT had that "buzzy" character
> which I try to avoid as much as possible in pedals like this.
>
> FWIW, I think you should check out the Radial Tonebone Classic. It has
> even more tonal options than the CMPT, and you can drag pretty much any
> overdrive sound you want out of it. Ignore the "actual 12AX7" hype
> (it's low voltage, running in "starved plate" mode),
Starved plate can sound pretty good for guitar. It's only
stupid for things like mic preamps. Us guitards like
nonlinear audio toys, and starved plate has the potential
to do that.
> and just evaluate
> it based on the sounds you can create.
>
> Current MF pricing:
> Fulltone OCD: $159.00
> Carl Martin PlexiTone: $234.50
> Radial Tonebone Classic: $199.00
>
>
At those prices, they better chop wood and carry water too.
--
Les Cargill
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Re: Fulltone OCD or Carl Martin PlexiTone? - RichL - 6-:27 -0-09-20
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dvaoa <dvaoa@altavista.com> wrote:
> On Jun 27, 9:32 am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> dvaoa <dv...@altavista.com> wrote:
>>> On Jun 27, 9:07 am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> dvaoa <dv...@altavista.com> wrote:
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90pWDtBTd4g
>>
>>>>> vs.
>>
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j34WAldjC6Q&feature=related
>>
>>>>> Looking to put something in front of my modeler(s)-in-Atomic power
>>>>> amp (set on a clean-ish patch with slight break up) to give it
>>>>> that extra punch when I need it. Anyone tried the above two, and
>>>>> what say you? Are the extra bells & whistles on the CMPT worth
>>>>> the extra $100?
>>
>>>> I don't have either pedal, and of course it's really hard to
>>>> evaluate pedals based on clips like this where the player & gear
>>>> are different from one to the next. But here's my take:
>>
>>>> I liked the OCD, but I thought it was rather limited in terms of
>>>> flexibility. On the other hand, the CMPT had that "buzzy" character
>>>> which I try to avoid as much as possible in pedals like this.
>>
>>>> FWIW, I think you should check out the Radial Tonebone Classic. It
>>>> has even more tonal options than the CMPT, and you can drag pretty
>>>> much any overdrive sound you want out of it. Ignore the "actual
>>>> 12AX7" hype (it's low voltage, running in "starved plate" mode),
>>>> and just evaluate it based on the sounds you can create.
>>
>>>> Current MF pricing:
>>>> Fulltone OCD: $159.00
>>>> Carl Martin PlexiTone: $234.50
>>>> Radial Tonebone Classic: $199.00
>>
>>> You know, I thought of the Radials (both the Classic & British)
>>> right after I posted. You're right, those should be in the mix as
>>> well. I don't mind the Plexi "buzziness", as long as it's not OTT,
>>> and I don't intend on maxing out the gain on any of these anyway; I
>>> see me using them as a combination boost/slight kick in gain over
>>> my rhythm setting.
>>
>>> Right now, I'm 80% sold on the OCD, precisely because of the
>>> simplicity. When I play out, I try to keep my tone as simple as
>>> possible. I do like the sound of the Plexi boxes, though.
>>
>> Yeah, I guess it depends on your personal situation and tastes.
>> "British" vs. "American", for one. "Play out" vs. "record at home"
>> for another.
>>
>> I've got 2 "British" amps (AC30 and JCM 2204) that I can overdrive
>> naturally to get that "raspy" thing, plus the Valve Jr. which comes
>> close. On the other hand, my "American" amps: the Twin, which I can't
>> really overdrive naturally without driving me and the neighbors nuts,
>> and the Blues Jr. which doesn't do a very good job of replicating the
>> classic Fender amps, in my opinion. So I lean toward "American"
>> sounding pedals to complement what I've got.
>>
>> Plus, I don't mind farting around with a lot of fine-tuning of pedal
>> settings to get the "right" sound for a particular song, but
>> obviously that's a drawback for playing out.
>
> Just found this:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXxIp9CYnp8
>
> $25 vs $150 for the OCD...awfully close-sounding , and the subtle
> differences could be tweaked by knobbing it a little bit. I hate the
> old plastic Danelectro stomps, the ones I've used were built cheaper
> than the Behringer ones and were much noisier. I guess these new
> metal ones are better...who knows. But for $25? I may just do a
> little shopping later today ;-)
>
> -d
Hmmm, to my ears the Dano pedal had more of that "buzzy" crap. The OCD
sounded, I dunno, "smoother"?
But in a live setting, such nuances probably wouldn't be noticed. And
yeah, $25, no big loss if you wind up not liking it that much after a
while.
Hopefully you can find a place locally that has 'em both and you can
give them a tryout yourself. Good luck!
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Re: Fulltone OCD or Carl Martin PlexiTone? - dvaoa - 6-:27 -0-09-20
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On Jun 27, 10:00=A0am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> dvaoa <dv...@altavista.com> wrote:
> > On Jun 27, 9:32 am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> dvaoa <dv...@altavista.com> wrote:
> >>> On Jun 27, 9:07 am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>> dvaoa <dv...@altavista.com> wrote:
> >>>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D90pWDtBTd4g
>
> >>>>> vs.
>
> >>>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dj34WAldjC6Q&feature=3Drelated
>
> >>>>> Looking to put something in front of my modeler(s)-in-Atomic power
> >>>>> amp (set on a clean-ish patch with slight break up) to give it
> >>>>> that extra punch when I need it. Anyone tried the above two, and
> >>>>> what say you? Are the extra bells & whistles on the CMPT worth
> >>>>> the extra $100?
>
> >>>> I don't have either pedal, and of course it's really hard to
> >>>> evaluate pedals based on clips like this where the player & gear
> >>>> are different from one to the next. But here's my take:
>
> >>>> I liked the OCD, but I thought it was rather limited in terms of
> >>>> flexibility. On the other hand, the CMPT had that "buzzy" character
> >>>> which I try to avoid as much as possible in pedals like this.
>
> >>>> FWIW, I think you should check out the Radial Tonebone Classic. It
> >>>> has even more tonal options than the CMPT, and you can drag pretty
> >>>> much any overdrive sound you want out of it. Ignore the "actual
> >>>> 12AX7" hype (it's low voltage, running in "starved plate" mode),
> >>>> and just evaluate it based on the sounds you can create.
>
> >>>> Current MF pricing:
> >>>> Fulltone OCD: $159.00
> >>>> Carl Martin PlexiTone: $234.50
> >>>> Radial Tonebone Classic: $199.00
>
> >>> You know, I thought of the Radials (both the Classic & British)
> >>> right after I posted. You're right, those should be in the mix as
> >>> well. I don't mind the Plexi "buzziness", as long as it's not OTT,
> >>> and I don't intend on maxing out the gain on any of these anyway; I
> >>> see me using them as a combination boost/slight kick in gain over
> >>> my rhythm setting.
>
> >>> Right now, I'm 80% sold on the OCD, precisely because of the
> >>> simplicity. When I play out, I try to keep my tone as simple as
> >>> possible. I do like the sound of the Plexi boxes, though.
>
> >> Yeah, I guess it depends on your personal situation and tastes.
> >> "British" vs. "American", for one. "Play out" vs. "record at home"
> >> for another.
>
> >> I've got 2 "British" amps (AC30 and JCM 2204) that I can overdrive
> >> naturally to get that "raspy" thing, plus the Valve Jr. which comes
> >> close. On the other hand, my "American" amps: the Twin, which I can't
> >> really overdrive naturally without driving me and the neighbors nuts,
> >> and the Blues Jr. which doesn't do a very good job of replicating the
> >> classic Fender amps, in my opinion. So I lean toward "American"
> >> sounding pedals to complement what I've got.
>
> >> Plus, I don't mind farting around with a lot of fine-tuning of pedal
> >> settings to get the "right" sound for a particular song, but
> >> obviously that's a drawback for playing out.
>
> > Just found this:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DVXxIp9CYnp8
>
> > $25 vs $150 for the OCD...awfully close-sounding , and the subtle
> > differences could be tweaked by knobbing it a little bit. =A0I hate the
> > old plastic Danelectro stomps, the ones I've used were built cheaper
> > than the Behringer ones and were much noisier. =A0I guess these new
> > metal ones are better...who knows. =A0But for $25? =A0I may just do a
> > little shopping later today ;-)
>
> > -d
>
> Hmmm, to my ears the Dano pedal had more of that "buzzy" crap. =A0The OCD
> sounded, I dunno, "smoother"?
>
> But in a live setting, such nuances probably wouldn't be noticed. =A0And
> yeah, $25, no big loss if you wind up not liking it that much after a
> while.
>
> Hopefully you can find a place locally that has 'em both and you can
> give them a tryout yourself. =A0Good luck!
Coulda picked one up a couple weeks ago up in Nashua ;-)
-d
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Re: Fulltone OCD or Carl Martin PlexiTone? - RichL - 6-:27 -0-09-20
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dvaoa <dvaoa@altavista.com> wrote:
> On Jun 27, 10:00 am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> dvaoa <dv...@altavista.com> wrote:
>>> On Jun 27, 9:32 am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> dvaoa <dv...@altavista.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Jun 27, 9:07 am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>> dvaoa <dv...@altavista.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90pWDtBTd4g
>>
>>>>>>> vs.
>>
>>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j34WAldjC6Q&feature=related
>>
>>>>>>> Looking to put something in front of my modeler(s)-in-Atomic
>>>>>>> power amp (set on a clean-ish patch with slight break up) to
>>>>>>> give it that extra punch when I need it. Anyone tried the above
>>>>>>> two, and what say you? Are the extra bells & whistles on the
>>>>>>> CMPT worth the extra $100?
>>
>>>>>> I don't have either pedal, and of course it's really hard to
>>>>>> evaluate pedals based on clips like this where the player & gear
>>>>>> are different from one to the next. But here's my take:
>>
>>>>>> I liked the OCD, but I thought it was rather limited in terms of
>>>>>> flexibility. On the other hand, the CMPT had that "buzzy"
>>>>>> character which I try to avoid as much as possible in pedals
>>>>>> like this.
>>
>>>>>> FWIW, I think you should check out the Radial Tonebone Classic.
>>>>>> It has even more tonal options than the CMPT, and you can drag
>>>>>> pretty much any overdrive sound you want out of it. Ignore the
>>>>>> "actual 12AX7" hype (it's low voltage, running in "starved
>>>>>> plate" mode), and just evaluate it based on the sounds you can
>>>>>> create.
>>
>>>>>> Current MF pricing:
>>>>>> Fulltone OCD: $159.00
>>>>>> Carl Martin PlexiTone: $234.50
>>>>>> Radial Tonebone Classic: $199.00
>>
>>>>> You know, I thought of the Radials (both the Classic & British)
>>>>> right after I posted. You're right, those should be in the mix as
>>>>> well. I don't mind the Plexi "buzziness", as long as it's not OTT,
>>>>> and I don't intend on maxing out the gain on any of these anyway;
>>>>> I see me using them as a combination boost/slight kick in gain
>>>>> over my rhythm setting.
>>
>>>>> Right now, I'm 80% sold on the OCD, precisely because of the
>>>>> simplicity. When I play out, I try to keep my tone as simple as
>>>>> possible. I do like the sound of the Plexi boxes, though.
>>
>>>> Yeah, I guess it depends on your personal situation and tastes.
>>>> "British" vs. "American", for one. "Play out" vs. "record at home"
>>>> for another.
>>
>>>> I've got 2 "British" amps (AC30 and JCM 2204) that I can overdrive
>>>> naturally to get that "raspy" thing, plus the Valve Jr. which comes
>>>> close. On the other hand, my "American" amps: the Twin, which I
>>>> can't really overdrive naturally without driving me and the
>>>> neighbors nuts, and the Blues Jr. which doesn't do a very good job
>>>> of replicating the classic Fender amps, in my opinion. So I lean
>>>> toward "American" sounding pedals to complement what I've got.
>>
>>>> Plus, I don't mind farting around with a lot of fine-tuning of
>>>> pedal settings to get the "right" sound for a particular song, but
>>>> obviously that's a drawback for playing out.
>>
>>> Just found this:
>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXxIp9CYnp8
>>
>>> $25 vs $150 for the OCD...awfully close-sounding , and the subtle
>>> differences could be tweaked by knobbing it a little bit. I hate the
>>> old plastic Danelectro stomps, the ones I've used were built cheaper
>>> than the Behringer ones and were much noisier. I guess these new
>>> metal ones are better...who knows. But for $25? I may just do a
>>> little shopping later today ;-)
>>
>>> -d
>>
>> Hmmm, to my ears the Dano pedal had more of that "buzzy" crap. The
>> OCD sounded, I dunno, "smoother"?
>>
>> But in a live setting, such nuances probably wouldn't be noticed. And
>> yeah, $25, no big loss if you wind up not liking it that much after a
>> while.
>>
>> Hopefully you can find a place locally that has 'em both and you can
>> give them a tryout yourself. Good luck!
>
> Coulda picked one up a couple weeks ago up in Nashua ;-)
LOL! That was a pretty small GC compared with the ones I'm used to, and
I don't know how likely they'd have it (or the ones you'd want to
compare against) in stock.
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Re: Fulltone OCD or Carl Martin PlexiTone? - Rufus - 6-:27 -0-09-20
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dvaoa wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90pWDtBTd4g
>
> vs.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j34WAldjC6Q&feature=related
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> Looking to put something in front of my modeler(s)-in-Atomic power amp
> (set on a clean-ish patch with slight break up) to give it that extra
> punch when I need it. Anyone tried the above two, and what say you?
> Are the extra bells & whistles on the CMPT worth the extra $100?
>
> -d
I have a version 3 OCD and LOVE it. I'm leaning to getting another
one...I'd like another version 3, but I'll settle for a version 4 if
that's all I can find. The version 3 is a bit stronger...and where'd
that kid get an 18V power supply?..
I've also fooled around with some Carl Martin stuff, and it's nice
stuff, but from what I hear in these two clips, I think it comes down to
how much you like the sound of your amp - the OCD will drive your amp
without coloring it, and the Carl Martin seems to add something of it's
own. At least that's what I'm hearing.
I also like the OCD's simplicity - three knobs and two switches. Easier
to tweek on the fly. Generally I'll only reach down and roll the drive
up or down...and in doing that you can use it as a boost only if you
like by rolling the drive off and the volume up. And yeah - it really
does make the volume knob on your guitar do what it's supposed to.
But really...if you're already using a modeler, what is pushing up the
input gain really going to do for you? Part of the reason I got rid of
my Pod XTL...
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- Rufus
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