Classic Fulltone Overdriven Bliss
Achieve natural, tubelike drive with the Full-Drive 2 V2. Loaded with the coveted JRC4558 chip and Fulltone’s 1990s Full-Drive circuit, this pedal juices your amp with classic overdriven textures. One footswitch places the pedal in and out of your effects chain, while a second switches between overdrive channels 1 and 2, each with individually adjustable Volume and Drive knobs. But if you think the Full-Drive 2 V2 limits you to these two options, you’re mistaken. Call up everything from vintage overdriven warmth to ’90s-style asymmetrical clipping using twin toggle switches. Fine-tune your tone by tweaking the Full-Drive 2’s variable 9–18-volt operation. Searching for a multifaceted dirt box? Give the Full-Drive 2 V2 from Sweetwater a test drive — you won’t be disappointed.
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Full-Drive 2 V2: How the controls interact
The Drive 2 footswitch brings the Drive 2 knob into play, which adds distortion to what’s selected on the Drive 1 knob. At the same time, the pedal jumps from the (main) Volume knob level setting to a higher level set on the Drive 2 Volume mini-knob.
Left 3-position toggle:
- Comp-cut is a semi-clean boost that removes the clipping diodes.
- Flat Mids evokes the late ’90s, re-feeding your signal into the clipping diodes to eliminate the mid hump.
- Vintage was inspired by the asymmetrical clipping of the traditional ’90s Full-Drive.
Right 3-position toggle:
- Wide combines MOSFETs and Schottky diodes, for increased clarity, less compression, and a more boutique-like sound.
- Standard evokes the traditional ’90s Full-Drive’s asymmetrical clipping.
- Half-clipped only clips the top waveform for extreme clarity, feel, and touch.
Who uses Fulltone?
The list of Fulltone fans reads like a who’s who of guitar heroes. Both Ron Wood and Keith Richards have used Fulltone gear in their touring rigs, as has Nigel Tufnel from the legendary British metal band Spinal Tap and Boston bad boys Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton. Punk/rockabilly mainstay Reverend Horton Heat is a Fulltone convert. Other notable Fulltone users include Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard and Heartbreaker Mike Campbell.
Fulltone Full-Drive 2 V2 Overdrive Pedal Features:
- Employs the coveted JRC4558 chip and Fulltone’s 1990s Full-Drive circuit
- 2 toggle switches offer a plethora of sonic options
- 9–18-volt operation will please tone tweakers
- Convenient rear-mounted jacks and power port
- Durable 16-gauge cold-rolled steel enclosure
