Catalinbread DLS vs Fulltone OCD

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:51 pm

Both seem pretty popular here and amongst other gear heads...

Which one would you prefer to rock & why ??

Now I have the OCD I'm contemplating the DLS... how would you compare them ? Marshall in box, which box would they be ?

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:54 pm

Mike should weigh in on this one. He built his own version of the DLS and probably knows the OCD as well

the isaac eaton · Post by **the isaac eaton** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:03 pm

I rock the OCD, or a clone of one in my chalice of drive pedal.

I like the high amount of presence and if you turn up the gain it just gets really beautifully saturated. I have never tryed out the DLS, but I have heard tons of demos. But so far the OCD is my favorite overdrive pedal.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:34 pm

They're both very different but equally great pedals.

The DLS can do an extremely close imitation to both a dirty Plexi and a JCM800, it sounds very similar to my 2204 High Input Channel in Rawk mode. It is a great design, and has that low end chunk you get from a 4x12" cabinet or similar, and a lovely note decay which is completely natural.

The OCD is gainier and more compressed, it doesn't excel in the low-gain sounds the way the DLS does, but it has it's own character. At high settings it is very saturated and depending on your setup, can be a bit flubby in the bass.

They both do a different job and sound good doing it. I have the two built into a 2-in-1 pedal and it's great to be able to kick them in separately or together.

Lurex · Post by **Lurex** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:06 pm

Hi Mike whats the chance of me grabbin one of those 2 in1 fellas after crimbo.??? and if so what would be the coin??

Regards Nick

Post by **Mike** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:11 pm

Send me a PM buddy or post in my Whorehouse thread, I don't talk shop on the site - it's not fair to spam the place up.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:33 pm

Spammer !!! Thanks for that Mike...

Wish you hadn't mentioned the jcm 800 / plexi reference... that's kinda what I'm gunning for.

I'm really taken by the 1974x Marshall at my work... it's kinda how I would imagine the DLS to sound when both are equally cranked.

Last thing I need / really want is another god damn overdrive pedal.

Lurex · Post by **Lurex** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:58 pm

Mike wrote:Send me a PM buddy or post in my Whorehouse thread, I don't talk shop on the site - it's not fair to spam the place up.

Sorry.....

Pm Sent

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:05 am

I do both, cascading the two sounds fantastic. The DLS runs after the OCD, and it stacks amazingly well with everything i've put through it. The OCD on full or a boost setting, a SunFace, treble boosters, you name it and the DLS loves it.

The DLS is by far the better medium gain pedal of the two and the OCD sounds great for higher gains with a lot of presence/treble.

get both

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:19 am

Haze wrote:I do both, cascading the two sounds fantastic. The DLS runs after the OCD, and it stacks amazingly well with everything i've put through it. The OCD on full or a boost setting, a SunFace, treble boosters, you name it and the DLS loves it.

The DLS is by far the better medium gain pedal of the two and the OCD sounds great for higher gains with a lot of presence/treble.

get both

Haze, you have all the fun MBM toys. I need to come up to Okie and check them out some time.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:06 am

midwestfest bro, be there

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:36 am

Haze wrote:midwestfest bro, be there

Did you just make that up or is this a planned event?

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:56 am

No and yes/no
mainly hotrod's idea to get the mid-west shortscalers together for said party. No date yet. Likley early-ish next year.

Love all my MBM pedals. Box of rock, hotcake, box of cake, klon, sunface, ocd/dls. All have been great pedals.

Back on topic, I think you ould love the dirty little secret with your ocd and other pedals. It'll make that peavey(?) sound faaantastic

Post by **Mike** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:46 am

othomas2 wrote:Spammer !!! Thanks for that Mike...

Wish you hadn't mentioned the jcm 800 / plexi reference... that's kinda what I'm gunning for.

I'm really taken by the 1974x Marshall at my work... it's kinda how I would imagine the DLS to sound when both are equally cranked.

Last thing I need / really want is another god damn overdrive pedal.

I can actually lend you my old Star Wars one if you want to have a play and see if it's a sound that works for you.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:25 am

Mike wrote:
othomas2 wrote:Spammer !!! Thanks for that Mike...

Wish you hadn't mentioned the jcm 800 / plexi reference... that's kinda what I'm gunning for.

I'm really taken by the 1974x Marshall at my work... it's kinda how I would imagine the DLS to sound when both are equally cranked.

Last thing I need / really want is another god damn overdrive pedal.
I can actually lend you my old Star Wars one if you want to have a play and see if it's a sound that works for you.

That would greatly appreciated !!!

Post by **Mike** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:33 am

ok, i should be going to post office to send off some pedals in the next few days, PM me with your address and I'll ship it along.

Chicago Mike · Post by **Chicago Mike** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:31 pm

I don't know if this will make sense as I'm sure I can't explain my thoughts clearly, but I've got a DLS (MBM) and I've had Marshalls out the wazoo to draw from tone wise (Mult. JCM800 2204's, 4104, 1987x, JTM45, JMP 50w, and DSL50).

The DLS does what I expected my Marshall to do but always fell short in some way. It's got low end, crunch, bite, and a sweep of useable tones from light overdrive to mild crunch to driven to full tilt trouser flapping goodness.

It does all this through my Princeton. I can't wait to record this setup because it sounds huge, so I'd say get yourself a DLS. If you're at all searching for Marshall'esqe sounds this guy will "do work".

I've never had an OCD so I cannot compare, but only comment on how the DLS gets good Marshall'y tones.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:01 pm

Chicago Mike wrote:It's got low end, crunch, bite, and a sweep of useable tones from light overdrive to mild crunch to driven to full tilt trouser flapping goodness.

It does all this through my Princeton. I can't wait to record this setup because it sounds huge, so I'd say get yourself a DLS. If you're at all searching for Marshall'esqe sounds this guy will "do work".

I've never had an OCD so I cannot compare, but only comment on how the DLS gets good Marshall'y tones.

+1 Again, not had an OCD, but the DLS is my favourite dirt box ever without question. It is great stacked with something else. I run (either individually or combination of) Zvex SHO, Saltbooster and MBM Crunch Box into it.

Chicago Mike · Post by **Chicago Mike** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:16 pm

Forgot about how awesome it stacks. Haven't tried my Rangemaster or Saltbooster yet but I have used a Fuzz face in front of the DLS and it's freakly cool

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:43 pm

I had a play with the 'midfield general' pedal at doogfest. And preffered the OCD over the DLS.
Didn't really like the DLS because imo it took a little while to setup how i liked, whereas the OCD was already there.