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Post by John on Apr 11, 2006 13:18:39 GMT -7
My Fulltone Fulldrive 2 just arrived.
I purchased it off of Flea-Bay, so I don't have a manual. It is the version with the three way toggle switch inbetween the tone and overdrive knobs. Can anyone describe what's going on when you select either CompCut, FM or Vintage?
If it makes a difference, I'll be using it with a MAZ Jr. and a Route 66.
I got to play with it for only about 5 minutes, and have already determined I like the Vintage setting. But I'd like to know what's going on with the CompCut and FM settings. CompCut seemed to knock out all the mids....FM did nothing.
Any help? Thanks
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2006 13:25:56 GMT -7
Hey Gtrman3, these explanations might help. The first two are from the website. The last from a review. I thought these explained it better than my confusing ways. "Vintage" for those old mid-heavy, thick mid-'90's FD2 tones that the Ebayers pay too much for. "FM" stands for "flat-mids" offering a more natural sound but I've enhanced this mode for even more transparency, it sounds great on a strat's Neck Pickup, truly spectacular! . "CompCut" 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 their ability to add a clean boost to the overall signal.
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Post by ruger9 on Apr 12, 2006 4:34:56 GMT -7
Vintage sounds most like a Tube Screamer; large mid-hump.
FM is the same as vintage, but with more clarity/less mids. My favorite mode. This mode, IMO, is what makes the FD2 standout.
Comp-cut is compression cut- it takes the compression/clipping out of the circuit, and essentially turns it into a clean boost pedal. The volume on this mode is MUCH louder than the other 2, depending on where the drive knobs are, so BE CAREFUL when switching from Vintage or FM to Comp-cut, I think it's possible to blow a speaker with the volume increase.
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Post by taswegian on Apr 13, 2006 8:20:49 GMT -7
I use the Comp-cut settings with the RT 66 to get low volume mild overdrive. I find I can get a nice ampy overdrive sound at very low levels with it and then use the boost side for leads. I way prefer this sound than airbreaking on #4. I think this pedal is wonderful for this application. I don't care much for the overdrives, although if I was playing more modern rock they would be very useful.
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