TOStudent
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I was considering looking at an OCD and have a BB Preamp.
What are the differences in your opinion?
What are the differences in your opinion?
thiswaythatway
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BB Preamp. Smooth, a little more compressed. EQ controls. Great for fusion leads.
OCD. More Raw sounding, less compressed and more open. Angrier than the BB.
OCD. More Raw sounding, less compressed and more open. Angrier than the BB.
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Axisman
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I agree with the smooth, more compressed sound, great for leads or overdriving a clean channel. I love mine, but I am in the hunt for something a little more open and aggressive for tighter rhythm work. I am interested how this turns out.
droptrd
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Yep, That about sums it up.danyeo":7jiduwml said:
Variable
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Axisman":2g5ptr3l said:
How are you setting yours? I find mine more than capable of tight rhythm work boosting my gain channel.
Dale B
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danyeo":2en50467 said:
I have both. My OCD is Version 4. I'm pretty much in agreement with this.
The other difference I noticed is that the OCD was a little darker than the BB when running it through my OD100's clean channel. The OCD sounds spectacular with my 101B.
The BB pream is more "me", but that's just me.
steve_k
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The OCD is yet another Tube Screamer clone with a little more fur on it.
The BB Preamp is like adding a gain stage if you set it that way. Lots of EQ control in it.
They are two totally different pedals. The AC and RC Booster are nice pedals as well, depending on your needs.
I don't have a need for any of them, but if you were after something on the blusey side and needed to drive a small wattage clean amp, like a Fender, the OCD kicks it in the ass. If you needed a little boost and some additional EQ control on a clean or little bit dirty of an amp, the XOTIC pedals are great. Use the OCD on something already with the gain cranked, you will get some unpleasant noise.
Go to http://www.proguitarshop.com. They have about the best selection of pedals anywhere and loads of videos to compare. Look at the Lovepedals.
Steve
The BB Preamp is like adding a gain stage if you set it that way. Lots of EQ control in it.
They are two totally different pedals. The AC and RC Booster are nice pedals as well, depending on your needs.
I don't have a need for any of them, but if you were after something on the blusey side and needed to drive a small wattage clean amp, like a Fender, the OCD kicks it in the ass. If you needed a little boost and some additional EQ control on a clean or little bit dirty of an amp, the XOTIC pedals are great. Use the OCD on something already with the gain cranked, you will get some unpleasant noise.
Go to http://www.proguitarshop.com. They have about the best selection of pedals anywhere and loads of videos to compare. Look at the Lovepedals.
Steve
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Axisman
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Variable":34jf1hnl said:
All settings in "o'clock":
Gain 8, volume 12-2 (depends on the day), bass and treble somewhere around noon. These are my current settings as they change from time to time. I love this pedal and will keep it forever, but I guess I just want to try a new flavor. Been thinking Barber Direct Drive, OCD, Ac or RC??? Like I said, just looking for a different flavor.
steve_k
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montecarlo95":10s0mici said:
Whatever. It was modeled after a TS. Like I said, with more fur on it. There are about 50 other pedals just like it.
Steve
Code001
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For those wanting to know, the OCD is similar to a Voodoo Labs OD with mosfets for clipping, but they're still a little different. The Voodoo Labs was based on the old DOD 250/MXR D+.
bds9487
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Carl? Is that you? tick...tock...tick...tock...montecarlo95":4wvjkzjg said:
montecarlo95...pure genius
vchizzle
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bds9487":1i5mmpmt said:
I thought the same thing immediately. Its been awhile since I've had a Carl sighting. I have minimal experience with either pedal(basically just plugging them in and tryin' em out). But the BB comes across as more of distortion pedal(hence the more comp. sound) while the OCD seems more of a kick your amp in the pants type OD.
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Gitfiddler
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i've missed seeing carl around these parts. the forum needs some spice these days 
jerrydyer
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whats in the OCD?
dod is 741 chippy
TS is 4558 chippy
OCD = ?
whats in Voodoo Labs?
lets compare there. At least its a start.
dod is 741 chippy
TS is 4558 chippy
OCD = ?
whats in Voodoo Labs?
lets compare there. At least its a start.
Code001
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jerrydyer":3hnjwkdg said:
The chips are only a small part of the pedal. IMO, what's in the clipping section affects the way the pedal acts and sounds more than the IC chip. Granted, you need to be actually using the gain to be getting the character of the different clipping methods, but it's more apparent than swapping IC chips, again IMO. If you must know, I'm fairly sure the OCD uses the TL082. Voodoo Labs uses the TL072, which is very similar to the TL082.
glassjaw7
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DANYEO said it perfectly.
Neither of these sound anything like a tubescreamer. They are both much more amp like in feel and response and have significantly more drive.
I use both regularly and they are both great in their own ways. They also sound amazing together!
Neither of these sound anything like a tubescreamer. They are both much more amp like in feel and response and have significantly more drive.
I use both regularly and they are both great in their own ways. They also sound amazing together!
crwnedblasphemy
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70strathead
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daneyo is pretty much on point. But it really depends on what sound you really going after because both pedals are pretty good at just level boosting, with no gain used. I just recently discovered a great combination to the sound i'm going for which is a combination of an old tubecreamer for mid cutting through a live mix and a Fulltone FAT Boost 3 with just the level knob turned up to drive the power tubes a bit harder. The Fat boost 3 is based on FET circuit, which is what the old DOD and vintage OD's were in the 70's...almost tube like.
good luck!
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good luck!
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jerrydyer
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Code001":3docxozk said:
I know and agree. I just wanted to put down a starting point instead of people just arguing about what they are or arent. We can start with similarities in JFETS MOSFETS TRANSISTORS etc.
jerrydyer
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I say that becaus I am going to but one of the three in the next couple of weeks. Or maybe a build your own clone triboost.
