I own a 3way toggle pre mosfet fd2 and just recently got a timmy. Fulltone product manuals fulltone musical products, inc. Fm and vintage modes the tone control is a very effective circuit that can smooth out or enhance upper harmonics, with 12 oclock being about neutral. Try a secret freq if youre stuck on fulltone stuff.
Now, 50 years later, effects are better than ever thanks to plenty of help along the way from manufacturers like fulltone. Mar 22, 2017 please subscribe housed in a beautiful powder coated blue 16ga. Upperdivision seminars numbered 190194 are small seminars, with between 15 and 20 students, that focus on research practice or issues. After trying so many od pedals, the fulltone fulldrive is my absolute favorite.
The fulldrive 2 v2 is more a vintage sound in comparison with either of the other two. Jan 27, 2012 find great deals on the fulldrive on click here fulltone fulldrive 2 mosfet. Its an overdrive pedal with lots of tonal options on it. 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.
With a dizzying the fulltone full drive 2 mosfet quickly became the most popular boutique overdrive available, offering players all the overdrive character they could ask for in a single enclosure. Today we are looking at the fulltone fulldrive 2 make sure to check out our podcast. The quality of this pedal is clearly seen the first time you pick it up in your hand. The timmy is more transparent and has less mids, and its overdrive tone is grittier and not quite as smooth. The boost does not work great with the overdrive engaged. Fulltone fulldrive 2 mosfet part 2 stratocaster youtube. So why not get one sounding the same, but with the option of mosfet too. I already own the blue fulldrive 2 pre mosfet version, and would like a copy of that to have one on my board and another in my home studio. Fulltone bassdrive mosfet bass overdrive pedal reverb.
Anything you buy before the 1st mosfet version, the 10th anniversary custom shop mosfet, will be handwired. You see a lot of these up for sale on the gear page. The wide versatility of this pedal is a key selling point for buyers. Featuring the same dualchannel design, mosfet circuitry and mosfet standard drive type switch with an interface makeover, the fulltone fulldrive 2 10th anniversary mosfet makes going from pristine clean boost to dumbleesque overdrive easier than ever. Lets talk about the fulltone fulldrive 2 mosfet odboost.
Fulldrive 2 mosfet by fulltone overdrive and boost pedal demo duration. Drive 2 seems slightly more more compressed and gets these great singing lead sounds. Fulltone fulldrive 2 mosfet overdrive 5 admin 20150408 00. Here is the video that features the jackson through 3 marshalls using the fulltone fulldrive ii mosfet 2203x, 2204 and 6100 in. It is housed in a doublewide enclosure, but easily sports enough features to justify its use of real estate. I just bought the anniversary version with creme board based on the above information. Fulldrive2 mosfet housed in a beautiful powder coated blue 16ga. Fulltone ocd and fulldrive 2, whats the differences. At its core, it is a beautiful tube screamer style distortion circuit with more extra features built on top of it than you can shake a stick at. With all the modes included, an additional boost stage and a relatively hot output, fulldrive 2 is definitely a capable tool to have. At the very least go find a local shop with one and give.
A superbly versatile, harmonically rich overdrive, this can be. After years of searching for my sound and countless od pedals, i found it in the fulltone fulldrive ii mosfet. Tube screamer shoot out ts808 vs ts9 vs ts10 vs full drive 2 mosfet vs m5 stompbox duration. It even won the readers choice poll in guitar player magazine for best stompbox. The fulldrive 2 features controls for volume, tone, overdrive, and boost, as well as 2 toggle switches. Fulltone fulldrive 2 mosfet part 2 stratocaster duration. Fulltone s fulldrive 2 mosfet contains a new mosfet mode to offer an extra range of tones, in addition to the standard pedals compliment. Fulltone full drive 2 mosfet pedal demo at sound pure duration. We occasionally have cosmetic blems available for direct sale, so check the. To my ears the fulldrive 2 has more mids and a smoother overdrive tone than the timmy even when the fulldrive 2 is set in the fm mode. First off, i am starting to get together my first pedalboard, and i have heard th.
Designed for deep, extended bass response and voiced for an svtlike growl, the bassdrive mosfet also features a switchable boost to give your sound that extra kick when needed. The fulltone full drive 2 is the most popular boutique overdrive in the world, combining two highly adjustable gain stages into a single casing. I think that the catalyst will be another fulltone pedal thats not going to catch on all that well, just like the distortion pro and ill probably be able to score a used one. The first channel is the overdrive mode, capable of clean boost or noncompressed overdrive or choose light to medium softer overdrives all. Its a tube screamer circuit with some interesting mods on it. There is no need to register your product, simply keep a copy of your original sales receipt. Hello, i have a couple questions regarding the timmy and fd2 mosfet.
Adrian suggested it to me too, and dptones has a video on youtube that was the deciding factor for me to get it. Fulltone full drive 2 mosfet pedal demo at sound pure youtube. Utilization the configuration of the full drive 2 is really easy to follow and is straightforward overall. This smooth as silk overdrive pedal can give you the blues, or scream like a banshee. Demo of this overdrive by msm workshop sg marshall class 5, 2 12 v30, sm57 mic. The fulltone fulldrive 2 has become an industry standard in overdrives and has been the top pick for overdrive in many guitar magazines.
Fulltone fulldrive 2 mosfet demo it is housed in a doublewide enclosure, but easily sports enough features to justify its use of real estate. I heard this pedal through his 1980 jmp 2204 i own an 81 jmp 2204 and it sounded monstrous. Congratulations on your purchase of the with extended bottomend response, the first channel is the overdrive mode capable of clean boost compcut or more distorted overdrives. The fulltone full drive 2 is an analog overdrive guitar pedal. Sep 09, 20 fulltone fulldrive 3 class a input duration. You know what these are like quality construction, true bypass fulltone bass, boost channel, pull up the volume knob for comp cut, fantastic tone, which gets even better when you thwack 18 volts at it instead of 9. It has 14 inch inputs and outputs and is not rackable as it is a foot pedal. I also keep an ibanez ts808 reissue in my pedal board for the classic midrange crunch. As far as the bright factor goes you can turn the tone knob done. I agree they are a little brighter than the pre mosfet version, but they seem to cut thru the mix better. The second changes between 2 additional settings, mosfet and standard. This is beneficial to players like myself that like the sound of the amp providing the majority of the tube compression and like to use pedals instead for. I figured that the fulldive 2 mosfet was a pedal that would cover a lot of ground for my tastes and it was the same price as the catalyst, so i opted for the fulldrive 2. The fulltone fulldrive 2 is an overdrive unit that has controls for volume, tone, overdrive and boost.
Fulldrive 2 fulltone vs ibanez tubescreamer ts808 youtube. Apr 15, 2008 the fulltone fulldrive 2 mosfet responds equally well with humbuckers or single coils. Odd thing about fulltone stuff they keep coming out with new ones that make the previous pedals kinda obsolete. This is why you suck at guitar, lesson 11 duration. The crunchy fulltone fulldrive 2 mosfet overdrive in excellent sonic condition, with cosmetic wear and tear selling because ive kinda stopped playing electric.
Warranty fulltone products carry a limited 5 year warranty to the original owner with proof of purchase that the product was bought from an authorized fulltone dealer. A little further down the list are accessories like the fulltone gold standard cables, power adapters and apparel. Along with great sound, these jfets give the fd3 an ultrahigh input impedance which allows the pedal to mate with any typegain of pickup and react well to changes in your guitars volume control. The footswitches are incredibly durable and will hold up for a very long time. You can switch to vintage mosfet mode, still plenty of compression. Theres a few more knobs, and theyre small, but i like options for dialing sounds. Fulldrive 2 mosfet fender stratocaster guitar forum. 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. The fulltone bassdrive mosfet gives bassists some much needed raunch and grind to their sound without lopping off any bottom octave love. Ive been working on a recording project and have found that my fulltone provides the best overall overdrive ive been able to capture. The first toggle switch changes between 3 different overdrive modes comp cut, fm, and vintage, ranging from clean boosts to medium overdrives.
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. Comparing 9v to 9v it seemed to me that the anniversary model was slightly hotter, but very marginal. Lost the manual that came with your fulltone pedal. Fulltone fd2 vs fd2 mosfet vs aniv fd2 fender stratocaster. Please subscribe housed in a beautiful powder coated blue 16ga. Buy fulltone fulldrive2 mosfet overdriveclean boost guitar effects pedal. Unlike its cousin the fd2, the fd3 uses both a jfet input and a jfet opamp, giving it the most tubelike sound you can get out of a tubeless pedal. The fulldrive 2 mosfet is an articulate, bright overdrive that like any tube screamer style pedal is well suited as a lead boost for dirty soloing. 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.
I find the boost works much better for a clean boost. The bassdrive mosfet is still my goto bass overdrive both live and in the fulltone bass. Its versatile with its many options for great sounds, user friendly, and i believe the pedal can be useful in any guitar rig. Another fulltone fulldrive ii mosfet fan i have gone through so many od pedals its borderline ridiculous. It is housed in a doublewide enclosure, but easily sports enough features to justify its greedy use of real estate. I got a request for the fulltone bassdrive, and upon examining the schematic for it and the fulldrive, theres only a few capacitor value changes between the two, which ill detail below. The volume control is a pushpull type that adds a compression cut feature when pulled.
Fulltone fulldrive 3 overdrive guitar effects pedal. Fulltone fulldrive2 mosfet overdriveclean boost guitar. The boost alone on this pedal just makes everything sound big. It may leave you wanting when it comes to chunky rhythm work, however, thats never really been what tsstyle pedals are about anyway.
Fulltone full drive 2 non mosfet fulldrive overdriveboost. The mosfet switch toggled really boosts the signal and adds some lowend to the sound. Sure, its a tube screamer in its very core, but a different one. So even though the fd1 will have the flatmids mode, the compcut is the fullermids version identical to the pre fm pre mosfet versions of the fd2. So, last night i finally had the opportunity to ab a fulldrive 2 at 9v and 18v. Fulltone fulldrive 2 man not be the most orthodox overdrive on the market, but that is exactly what makes it so attractive. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Save money on used fulltone effects pedals at guitar center.