The Fulltone OCD V2 is a Fulltone overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Vertex Steel String Slight Return and the Mad Professor - Little Green Wonder HW. It pairs well with the Marshall Bluesbreaker and the Park P50 Classic.

Fulltone OCD V2

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The Fulltone OCD V2 is the second-generation Obsessive Compulsive Drive, a boutique overdrive known for a warm, full, genuinely tube-like response that bridges the gap between overdrive and distortion. Its drive control ramps smoothly from dirty, harmonically rich overtones into fuller saturated distortion, responding strongly to pick attack and guitar volume the way a real amp does. An HP/LP switch shapes the voicing: HP pushes more distortion with a pointed, cutting midrange, while LP is subtler and lets more of the amp's own character through. The V2 revision refined the circuit's dynamic response and consistency over the original. It suits players wanting an amp-like, dynamically responsive drive covering both classic-rock overdrive and heavier distortion tones.

What stands out

  • “The Fulltone OCD V2 is the second-generation Obsessive Compulsive Drive, a boutique overdrive known for a warm, full, genuinely tube-like response that bridges the gap between overdrive and distortion”

    — from the listing

  • “Versatile overdrive from light transparent breakup to amp-like high gain”

    — from the reviews

  • “cutting midrange”

    — from the listing

  • “Its drive control ramps smoothly from dirty, harmonically rich overtones into fuller saturated distortion, responding strongly to pick attack and guitar volume the way a real amp does”

    — from the listing

  • “Touch-sensitive and dynamic with a midrange focus and tight low end; cleans up well with the guitar's volume”

    — from the reviews

  • overdrive
  • amp like
  • distortion
  • midrange
  • high gain
  • low end
  • overtone
  • harmonically rich

Genres the Fulltone OCD V2 is commonly used in

  • Classic Rock
  • Blues
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  • Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Alternative
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  • Metal
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  • Indie Rock
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Amps that pair well with the Fulltone OCD V2

Marshall Bluesbreaker

Marshall

24% match

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)

Into a dynamic tone, Marshall Bluesbreaker brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Park P50 Classic

Park

23% match

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)

Into a dynamic tone, Park P50 Classic brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head

Friedman

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a dynamic tone, Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

ENGL Special Edition E670

Engl

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a dynamic tone, ENGL Special Edition E670 brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Ceriatone JTM45 MkII

Ceriatone

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Ceriatone JTM45 MkII takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward low gain

Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II

Mesa Boogie

tonal match
$1147.50via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a dynamic tone, Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Synergy SL2 Module

Synergy

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Synergy SL2 Module stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Bad Cat Lynx 50

Bad Cat

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a edge of breakup signal into Bad Cat Lynx 50 and it comes out closer to low gain

Pedals that stack with the Fulltone OCD V2

MXR Micro Amp

MXR

26% match
$76.40via Reverb

MXR Micro Amp pushes a edge of breakup tone toward clean boost

Z.Vex Super Hard On

Zvex

25% match
$189via Reverb

Z.Vex Super Hard On pushes a edge of breakup tone toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

JHS Pedals JHS Whitey Tighty

JHS Pedals

21% match

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)

JHS Pedals JHS Whitey Tighty's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter

EarthQuaker Devices

19% match
$199via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter after Fulltone OCD V2 in the signal chain, clear of Fulltone OCD V2's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

Fender Hammertone Reverb

Fender

13% match
$85.01via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Fender Hammertone Reverb's lush voice goes after Fulltone OCD V2 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Fulltone OCD V2's own mid-forward character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Strymon BigSky

Strymon

12% match
$679via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Strymon BigSky's ambient voice goes after Fulltone OCD V2 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Fulltone OCD V2's own mid-forward character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Dophix Dante

Dophix

tonal match
$236.10via Reverb

Dophix Dante leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

tonal match

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Vertex Steel String Slight Return

Vertex

69% similarity
$179.99via Reverb

Shared character: touch, transparent, overdrive

Mad Professor - Little Green Wonder HW

Mad Professor

65% similarity
$370via Reverb

Shared character: touch, transparent, classic rock

Cornerstone Imperium

Cornerstone

65% similarity
$299via Reverb

Shared character: pick attack, touch, full

Free The Tone RJ-2V

Free The Tone

63% similarity
$254.67via Reverb

Shared character: pick attack, transparent, overdrive

Tech 21 Tri-O.D.

Tech 21

61% similarity

Shared character: high gain settings, transparent, distortion

Browne Amplification The Carbon V1

Browne Amplification

61% similarity

Shared character: high gain settings, circuit, pick attack

Strymon Riverside

Strymon

60% similarity
$299via Reverb

Shared character: pick attack, touch, transparent

Wampler Belle Drive Mini

Wampler

60% similarity
$120.52via Reverb

Shared character: original, transparent, distortion

Catalinbread Carbide Purple Gaze

Catalinbread

60% similarity

Shared character: high gain settings, circuit, distortion

Crazy Tube Circuits Ziggy Overdrive

Crazy Tube Circuits

59% similarity
$165via Reverb

Shared character: pick attack, classic rock, full

EWS Eric Gales Brute Drive

Ews

59% similarity

Shared character: pick attack, touch, transparent

Browne Amps The Protein

Browne Amplification

59% similarity

Shared character: high gain settings, circuit, pick attack

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Fulltone OCD V2?+

The closest matches in character are the Vertex Steel String Slight Return, the Mad Professor - Little Green Wonder HW, the Cornerstone Imperium.

What pairs well with the Fulltone OCD V2?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Bluesbreaker, Park P50 Classic, Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head — Into a dynamic tone, Marshall Bluesbreaker brings a pull toward compressed that's missing.

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