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I'm a big fan of Fulltone Pedals. I'm curious to know which pedals you've had, and what you have to say about the models you've owned.

I lived a couple blocks from Fulltone in Venice Beach, when Mike Fuller first began. I bought one of the first Fulldrive II's (orange). Soon after that, he changed it to feature the mid-cut pullup knob, so I had it modded, which is the only time I've met him personally.
I sold it for no other reason than to try some different OD's. Later, I bought the blue Fulldrive II, and again sold it.

The others I've owned are the 69 fuzz, gold Dejavibe, Supa Trem, and I currently own the Choralflange and Clyde Deluxe Wah.

I plan to buy the Fulldrive 10th Ann. Mosfet in metallic burnt orange.

Overall, the ones I think are my favorites....
Very likely the new 10th Ann. (I checked it out last weekend)
White or Gold fullsize Dejavibe
69 Pedal
Clyde Deluxe Wah
Tube Tape Echo (I wish!!!).

Least favorites are Distortion Pro, 70 Pedal, and I'm not sure if I really care for the Octafuzz or Ultimate Octave. I guess octave pedals aren't something I need.

What's your opinion of certain Fulltone models you've owned, own, or tried out?

I used to see Mike at all the Vintage Guitar shows when he was starting out ... he seemed to be about the only guy doing what he was doing at the time, at least in that environment.

he raised the bar, and approached things from a player's perspective .. his pedals sound good, and hold up on a pedal board.

I have a SoulBender, a '69, and an OCD.

I'd like to try a Clyde, on Lew and StratDeluxer's recommendations.

I'll probably get a MosFet if you do, too.

My favorite current OD, that made me sell the Fulldrives, is the Klon Centaur. I scored my original gold one with Centaur pic for $240. Check out this auction for the same one. I can't believe what the gold ones are going for nowadays! It's a truly great pedal, I'll never part with.
from : localhost/cgi.ebay.com/Klon-centaur-Pro...QQcmdZViewItem

I've played with an OCD, and it seemed to be a cool pedal, but never owned one. I've never tried a Soulbender. Curly, what do you think of those two pedals? Do you use them?

Curly, I finally checked out True Tone Music in Santa Monica, on your recommendation. I can't believe I'd never been there before....that's a cool store!

Just ordered the 10th An. FD2


Originally Posted by GearjoneserI've played with an OCD, and it seemed to be a cool pedal, but never owned one. I've never tried a Soulbender. Curly, what do you think of those two pedals? Do you use them?

Well, the Sola Sound Tone Benders are my favorite fuzz types, so I like the SoulBender

the OCD .. I have mixed feelings ... a great pedal, but mine seems to get overtones, so I haven't played it enough to give it a decent review.

I'll have to come up soon and let you test drive them.

like gearjoneser i owned a early orange fdII i liked it but sold it for who knows what? i had a fulltone wah but head to head with my teese it came in 2nd so out it went. i also had a fat boost theat was cool with some of my amps. i would like to get a deja vibe and a choral flange next.

I have an OCD on my pedalboard and it is NOT coming off. Ever. Best damn overdrive pedal on the planet.

I used to have a Deja-Vibe too but I didn't like it... not intense enough and the pedal did some funky things to my mids.

I also have an Ultimate Octave on ym board right now and I like it a lot. Real nasty fuzz and spitting, acid-flavored octaver sounds.

Yeah, that OCD get's great review from guys that actually use them in the real world. It get's criticized by players that can't apply it to their rig, for some reason.

Sometimes, I wish I had ALL the Fulltones, and could sell off the ones that I don't need. Mike Fuller gets a lot of criticism for his attitude, but the truth is, he has a lot of morons bothering him on a daily basis. All he wants to do is run his company, and be a musician. He has very little patience for wanna-be rockstars trying to get personal attention. I hung out for a few hours, waiting for a mod to be done, and played on his pedalboard, and one of his amps. He has a hallway full of Marshall and Fender amps. I listened to him talk on the phone for a couple hours, and he gets a lot of calls from morons, and he cuts them off quickly. That's where the shrewd reputation comes from. Then, he'll get a call from a name player, and his demeanor changes 180 degrees!! LOL The funny thing is.....he's kinda like a jerk that you like and respect!....if that makes any sense. That's why you see a lot of mixed opinions about him as a person.

I have a Fulltone Fulldrive II (Blue model with push/pull Comp Cut switch) and a 1st series Fat Boost, both of which I bought off TO while I was in NYC in June

The FD2 is permantly on my pedalboard, while I sometimes use the Fat Boost in the FX loop of 1 of my Marshalls for a volume boost for solos etc.

I used either a Fulltone 69' or a 70' (can't remember which) Fuzz pedal while I was in NYC and it was dreadful! So that's 1 I wouldn't buy, but I love my FD2 and Fat Boost


Originally Posted by GearjoneserMike Fuller gets a lot of criticism for his attitude, but the truth is, he has a lot of morons bothering him on a daily basis. All he wants to do is run his company, and be a musician. He has very little patience for wanna-be rockstars trying to get personal attention.

I couldn't get a Custom Shop order to go through on his site, so I called and talked to Mike. I had a good conversation, and he sent me a CS FDII, and paid shipping. So I have no complaints about his attitude, but I have read those complaints.

I'm sure that some people who call have no idea what it's like to run a company, and work at the same time. I was a little surprised he answered the phone at all.

As long as he's kickimg out quality product, personal skills can be hired in the form of an assistant. Pedals are differenet than amps. When someone is calling about an amp, there is generally more on the line sales-wise. Bigger dollar items that you dont sell as many of. proportionally less number of calls as well,i'd suspect.

Fulltone 69....Great pedal and I Loved it's tone,but since it doesn't play nice with my wahs(Even the buffered wahs)I sold it....

Mini Deja Vibe...Love it and still own it....Not being used as much since the Vox VTH has it's own built in Univibe created by the original creator of the Univibe circuit...

played the soulbender and 70' fuzz.....didnt like either of them, too much boost and too much bass, not enough compression either......i like a really compressed smooth fuzz sound, and i didnt find it with either of those.......but i'd like to give them another go with a marshall type amp


Originally Posted by flankplayed the soulbender and 70' fuzz.....didnt like either of them, too much boost and too much bass, not enough compression either......i like a really compressed smooth fuzz sound, and i didnt find it with either of those.......but i'd like to give them another go with a marshall type amp

Maybe try the Tweak Fuzz?


Originally Posted by GearjoneserYeah, that OCD get's great review from guys that actually use them in the real world. It get's criticized by players that can't apply it to their rig, for some reason.

Sometimes, I wish I had ALL the Fulltones, and could sell off the ones that I don't need. Mike Fuller gets a lot of criticism for his attitude, but the truth is, he has a lot of morons bothering him on a daily basis. All he wants to do is run his company, and be a musician. He has very little patience for wanna-be rockstars trying to get personal attention. I hung out for a few hours, waiting for a mod to be done, and played on his pedalboard, and one of his amps. He has a hallway full of Marshall and Fender amps. I listened to him talk on the phone for a couple hours, and he gets a lot of calls from morons, and he cuts them off quickly. That's where the shrewd reputation comes from. Then, he'll get a call from a name player, and his demeanor changes 180 degrees!! LOL The funny thing is.....he's kinda like a jerk that you like and respect!....if that makes any sense. That's why you see a lot of mixed opinions about him as a person.I needed a part awhile back for a buddie's pedal and I wanted to ask Mike about upgrading my Deja Vibe over to the Robin Trower one he shows on Fender's website....I'm not a moron and I wasn't asking for a free ride,but he was a total a$$hole to me and I have no use for a guy like that...I'm very easy going and I wasn't asking for the guy to quot;givequot; me anything! The guy got greedy and lost his early humble niceness he had early on...Guess the other quot;moronsquot; got under his skin,but I'm far from being a moron!

When I asked Mike about the cost of the upgrades to my Deja Vibe,he then asked me if there was something wrong with my pedal....I said no,but I would like to know what I was missing out on vs the Trower edition...Never could get a straight answer out the guy! Turns out....Just a different input resistor....I felt he was the real moron and I've never even considered buying another pedal from him or his company....Just me maybe?

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Sean makes the coolest pedals on earth

I've had a Choralflange for a while, and I love it, though I use it very sparingly. Funny this thread came up, because I just got a Fulltone Clyde Wah last week. I was just about to pull the trigger on a Clyde Deluxe, but I had the chance to score a standard, barely-used Clyde for $100. Since the original was (by far) my favorite setting on the Deluxe anyway, I figured I could live with the standard Clyde at that price. I'm definitely going to get an OCD soon... but I've been on a spending spree lately and I need to stop the bleeding.


Originally Posted by RidTry Lovepedal Karl Fuzz Flank
Sean makes the coolest pedals on earthill give it a look...ive always been interested in that Magic Vibe pedal he makes, you ever try one of those?

and i actually did get to try a Tweak Fuzz, and its exactly what i'm looking for, just waitin for some funds to free up and im gonna grab me one


Originally Posted by flankill give it a look...ive always been interested in that Magic Vibe pedal he makes, you ever try one of those?

and i actually did get to try a Tweak Fuzz, and its exactly what i'm looking for, just waitin for some funds to free up and im gonna grab me one

Cool on the Tweak Fuzz.....I don't really need or use Fuzz,but I'm reading great reviews about it....Glad because it's a Duncan product and I Love the Duncan Pickup Booster on my pedal board.