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Authenticity-minded Warm Audio enters the vacuum left by the departed Fulltone OCD.

Hot, often-Marshall-like drive tones that aren’t burdened by boxiness. Nice dynamic sensitivity. High-quality feel.

Treble tones can be very sizzly, making many amps and guitars a poor match.

$119

Warm Audio ODD Box V1
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Though, in many respects, you could trace its DNA back to the DOD 250 and MXR Distortion+, the Fulltone OCD hit a sweet spot and felt pretty fresh to a lot of players when it was new. It had the edginess and attitude of those hard-clipping drive/distortion pioneers. But it could also sound more open and natural than some of its fellow hard-clipping circuits when tuned just right. Warm Audio’s ODD Box V1, which, as any genius can guess, is an OCD clone at almost every turn, shares those attributes at a very nice $119 price, which is extra attractive given its through-hole construction and the attention that went into its execution.

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