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Post subject: Xotic AC+ VS. Fulltone OCD
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 10:10 am
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This morning, I gave these 2 pedals a side by side comparison.

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Kinda sucks without being able to give clips or a video, but I'll give you my thoughts anyway.

These two pedals are kind of different animals. The OCD has a lot more gain than both of the AC+ channels combined. I really didn't need to set the gain of the OCD past 1/2 way to do a comparison.

That being said, the AC+ is more of a true organic tube pusher. It's a much cleaner sound, and has a lot of versatility due to the eq availability. It's a much better clean boost, and for rock tones, it's much more transparent to your amp's true tone.

However, the OCD has a gain sound that the AC+ really couldn't match. There's something about the OCD's gain sound that really is phenomenal. It's smooth, and can really punch mids. But it definitely has more of an organic distortion pedal feel to it.

My favorite sound of the two, was using the OCD with the AC+ blue channel. With that, you can really EQ the OCD into a full dimensional sound that fattens it up. The two pedals together give you a lot of versatility from clean boost to fat OD gain.

So who's the winner of this shootout?

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My good ol' trusty Biyang Metal End.. Not only could I dial in the sounds of both pedals with the Metal End, I could also dial in the sounds of both the AC+ and OCD combined. And it has much more gain on tap to go into full blown metal territory.

This has to be the most underrated OD/Dist. pedal on the planet. Don't be afraid to give one a try, and save a little. You'll be amazed at how versatile this thing is.

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Post subject: Re: Xotic AC+ VS. Fulltone OCD
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 5:54 pm
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Xotic AC+ VS. Fulltone OCD = Biyang Metal End , thanks shred6 :D

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