I own this pedal and I reckon it is absolutely brilliant. It's just so versatile. Think about it: you have a tubescreamer, a Timmy and a EP Boost in each mode, each with a boost, all coming off one power supply? Amazing value and my only drive now.
Hi. I recently bought this pedal. Wanted to know if Comp Out /FM/Vintage are controlled from a 3 way switch? My pedal switch has only two positions similar to the Mosfet/Standard switch. Can anyone confirm Thanks
Picked one up a couple weeks ago. Simply awesome. I've never been an overdrive guy. I was always clean or cranked. But I joined a church band and this adds just enough crunch to thicken and break up the sound without ticking off the old folks. With a bit of chorus and delay, a tele sounds absolutely angelic. Pun intended. For blues and warm crunch It is literally as nice as my Mesa boogie v twin pedal that I spent almost 500 cad on 20 years ago. I just wish it took a 9v batt internally.
Hey mate!! I play lead guitar for church too, and just sold my Wampler Ecstasy pedal as no one really can tell the difference! These cheap clones/copies are getting so much better these days! Nice to hear from a fellow worship guitarist!!
The tone on the into, with the 335, is just killer! My friend just got one of these, and I went over to check it out. Love It! On the strength of your demo, I was leaning heavily towards getting it, but now I'm sold. Ordering tomorrow! Best blues tones I've been able to get out of my LP,, and at that price, can't resist.
Michael Bridges reply asap. can u tell me what its like almost a year later. How reliable and durable is it because im looking at buying one real soon.
Just saw these replys! Yeah, it's still on my board, no problems at all. I use it alot on FM or comp cut settings to stack into another drive pedal, but sometimes just use it on vintage for a TS-type sound. Still love it!
Man, found your channel yesterday, while I was trying to listen to one sort of shady pedal, that I have never heard of. And all the pedals I have never heard, I just search on UA-cam, and your channel is the first to appear. Awesome content btw! Cheers!
I'm looking for a second OD pedal to go with my blues driver, and I'm 99% sure sure that nothings gonna beat the sound and versatility of this pedal. It's taken the lead on a long list of candidates that Ive been researching. Not completely finished with my search yet, but I get the sense that I may as well be. At this price point the Crazy Cacti cant be touched. Thanks
The boost acts as a drive boost or a volume boost according to the mode. Someone says the boost doesn't work, I suggest to try at lower drive level. It's not as versatile as you may aspect from six different switch combinations, it remains in the blues/rock scope, but it stays comfortable in that territory. It's not a must in my pedalboard since I can count on the Joyo American Sound + a 6-band EQ used as a boost.
I used to have this pedal. On certain settings combinations on the pedal, the boost will have zero effect no matter how you crank it up. And one of the settings gave a massive volume reduction with the pedal engaged. I thought it was a defect at first, but it seems other people had the same problem, so Caline probably designed the pedal that way because they couldnt find a way to mimic the FD2's circuitry fully? A shame though, because this is a really nice pedal especially if you're looking for a tubescreamer style OD but want a bit more options in one pedal.
When you think the boost doesn't work, try to set the drive at 5 or lower. In some settings (I don't remember exactly wich ones) the boost acts on drive, not on volume, so if, say, you set the drive at 8 you will barely hear the difference engaging the boost. The boost acts as a volume boost in some settings, as a drive boost in all the others. That's it.
I thought my pedal had issues until I found this explanation; clipped from Caline site < Mini-Toggle #2: (Only when turn to vintage knobs, the mosfet and standard Toggle working)> I bought one and was wondering if it had issues since I could hear no difference between Mosfet and Standard in CC and FM mode. It is normal. Great pedal, lots of different tones from one pedal. 8.5 out of 10
Well... Thanks for the video, but it's pretty misleading to try such pedals in front of high end amplifiers with boutique-level guitars for at least two reasons:.1)Anything would sound good with such high end gear and 2) the potential buyers of the product would not be able afford these anyway.
I've pulled reviewers/demoers for doing this and have never had a reply (even this guy)! I have bought pedals then wondered why they didn't sound so good at home. Very sneaky! You have to watch those volume knobs on the guitar...
Rolling back a guitar’s volume is a great way to judge a pedal’s dynamics and how it cleans up with the dynamics of your playing and how it interacts with the varying output of your guitar. There’s a absolutely nothing misleading about it-demonstrating a pedal this way is highly informative.
Hey Shane, great demo as always! I am contemplating buying one of these but have a quick question regarding th boost function. Is it independent of the OD channel? Or can i only use it while the OD is activated? I know that boost and OD doesn't operate independently on the fulltone pedal, but it would have been a nice addition to an already awesome pedal! Keep up the good work! :)
as always great video Shane...i have a one question for you....Caline Crazy cacti or Orange burst? in front of British sound Joyo pedalwhitch i already have... thanks in advance, Muris
Hey I have Yamaha TGR10x amp which include effects and have more bass.I want OD pedal for much have gain. Please what recomend OD pedal with less bass and more mids and treble. BOSS Sd1 CALINE Orange burst DUGITECH Bad monkey JOYO fj01 or Behringer TO100 Thank you Kind regards
Oops. Not once did you max out the Drive. But that's what drive pedals are all about. How much Drive does it have. Always demo a Drive pedal with at least some maxed out licks in the different modes. ;)
Recently I`ve bought this pedal, and I have some problems : 1. Boost doesen`t work without drive 2. Vintage drive is quiter than other 2 drive modes Are these problems in each pedal or only I have such ?
Hi. I have the same problem with the toggle switch. It has only two positions rather than three...I think it's a problem with the drive toggle switch . What did you do with it ?
Great video mate. I always watch your videos when I want to look at any pedal. Please, coul you tell me if is this pedal similar to the DR.J Green Cristal? Thanks
Excellent review and pedal, one question Mini-Toggle #2 has effect on FM and Cump cut modes or only for Vintage mode?? , thanks in advance and greetings from Argentina
Hello, is the pedal noisy at 3/4 gain and volume? You see it better than caline orange burst, vintage joyo overdrive, pure sky? How about pushing the saturation of a tube amp?
Hi Shane how do you find the reliability of this pedal i just had to send one back that wasn't working not sure weather to try again or go for a joyo jf39 did like the versatility of this pedal
Hi,thank for the explanation. I bought this pedal but i have a question for you because you are very expert. I have a boss ME-50,do you know if i coul connect the boss me-50 with crazy cacty for use the boost? thank you very mach!
Peavey Bandits are great amps. I have one of the "blue/teal stripe" bandits, and everything sounds great through it. I use a Caline Orange Burst OD, and that sounds pretty spectacular through it, so I don't see why this Crazy Cacti wouldn't also sound awesome through your bandit.
Not really. No pedals can truly do that. There is always some sort of trade off. You have to have the amp louder than you need and use the volume on the guitar to do it right.
One question, I bought one but when I select the vintage switch It's feel like the volume going down if you compare to the other switch options. It's this normal?
+skrumian Yes it will, by leaving the gain at 0 or 7 O'clock and fiddling with the vol knob and the eq section. Its in the manufacturer's description brochure. You get a 30dB Boost increase.
+skrumian Oooops sorry I was actually speaking about the Orange Burst by Caline, my bad. In regards to this model, the brochure states that it delivers a "monster clean boost", but have yet to try it out.
Has anyone tried the power supply's off eBay that are cheap. 10 isolated in puts of varying volts from sagged to 18v. Please I really would like someone with first hand experience. There made by kokco
I own this pedal and I reckon it is absolutely brilliant. It's just so versatile. Think about it: you have a tubescreamer, a Timmy and a EP Boost in each mode, each with a boost, all coming off one power supply? Amazing value and my only drive now.
Len Duckworth what guitat you use ? does it sound good for single coil pickup?
the JRC's in it...I think the Ti needs to be in it lol
Hi. I recently bought this pedal. Wanted to know if Comp Out /FM/Vintage are controlled from a 3 way switch? My pedal switch has only two positions similar to the Mosfet/Standard switch.
Can anyone confirm
Thanks
@@jspinks2388 And Cowbell. Gotta have that.
@@masabjaved Your pedal only has 2 switches? If so, this isn't your pedal.
jeez dude, your playing is absolutely magnificent. just dripping with style. damn...
Picked one up a couple weeks ago. Simply awesome. I've never been an overdrive guy. I was always clean or cranked. But I joined a church band and this adds just enough crunch to thicken and break up the sound without ticking off the old folks. With a bit of chorus and delay, a tele sounds absolutely angelic. Pun intended. For blues and warm crunch It is literally as nice as my Mesa boogie v twin pedal that I spent almost 500 cad on 20 years ago. I just wish it took a 9v batt internally.
Hey mate!! I play lead guitar for church too, and just sold my Wampler Ecstasy pedal as no one really can tell the difference! These cheap clones/copies are getting so much better these days! Nice to hear from a fellow worship guitarist!!
I came here for the pedal. I stayed for the amazing playing!
The tone on the into, with the 335, is just killer! My friend just got one of these, and I went over to check it out. Love It! On the strength of your demo, I was leaning heavily towards getting it, but now I'm sold. Ordering tomorrow! Best blues tones I've been able to get out of my LP,, and at that price, can't resist.
Michael Bridges reply asap. can u tell me what its like almost a year later. How reliable and durable is it because im looking at buying one real soon.
ralph K.J Second that. Had it held up ok?
Michael Bridges Still working?
Matt Gilbert ive bought it and im not disipointed
Just saw these replys! Yeah, it's still on my board, no problems at all. I use it alot on FM or comp cut settings to stack into another drive pedal, but sometimes just use it on vintage for a TS-type sound. Still love it!
Man, found your channel yesterday, while I was trying to listen to one sort of shady pedal, that I have never heard of. And all the pedals I have never heard, I just search on UA-cam, and your channel is the first to appear. Awesome content btw! Cheers!
Thanks so much mate cheers. :-)
I was looking for a demo of this pedal and I'm very happy to listen to your Great Playing!!!😉
the switching in this video is nerve wrecking
I run my fulldrive 2 on 18 volts for that extra headroom ear candy. Sounds exactly like that little green box. Very nice.
Fulldrive 2 is what it though about instantly.
5:56 BAT MAN!
One word versatile, nice demo Shane.
i bought one because of your review. hopefuly it comes soon
+CanOfPeas wasn´t that bad but i sold it , now i use danelectro wasabi ao-1 :)
Bought this pedal on your excellent demo. Unusable with Supersonic 60 on bassman channel. Great with JTM 45 clone and Mesa 50.
I'm looking for a second OD pedal to go with my blues driver, and I'm 99% sure sure that nothings gonna beat the sound and versatility of this pedal. It's taken the lead on a long list of candidates that Ive been researching.
Not completely finished with my search yet, but I get the sense that I may as well be. At this price point the Crazy Cacti cant be touched.
Thanks
How you tried out the Cacti? If so, do you dig it?
crazy pedal with the crazy price
Great pedal and a great demo as always Shane :-)
Ordering mine today. Thanks for the demo!
How have you liked this pedal?
Love it, and great playing as always!
The boost acts as a drive boost or a volume boost according to the mode. Someone says the boost doesn't work, I suggest to try at lower drive level. It's not as versatile as you may aspect from six different switch combinations, it remains in the blues/rock scope, but it stays comfortable in that territory.
It's not a must in my pedalboard since I can count on the Joyo American Sound + a 6-band EQ used as a boost.
I used to have this pedal. On certain settings combinations on the pedal, the boost will have zero effect no matter how you crank it up. And one of the settings gave a massive volume reduction with the pedal engaged. I thought it was a defect at first, but it seems other people had the same problem, so Caline probably designed the pedal that way because they couldnt find a way to mimic the FD2's circuitry fully?
A shame though, because this is a really nice pedal especially if you're looking for a tubescreamer style OD but want a bit more options in one pedal.
When you think the boost doesn't work, try to set the drive at 5 or lower. In some settings (I don't remember exactly wich ones) the boost acts on drive, not on volume, so if, say, you set the drive at 8 you will barely hear the difference engaging the boost.
The boost acts as a volume boost in some settings, as a drive boost in all the others. That's it.
I thought my pedal had issues until I found this explanation; clipped from Caline site < Mini-Toggle #2: (Only when turn to vintage knobs, the mosfet and standard Toggle working)> I bought one and was wondering if it had issues since I could hear no difference between Mosfet and Standard in CC and FM mode. It is normal. Great pedal, lots of different tones from one pedal. 8.5 out of 10
Well... Thanks for the video, but it's pretty misleading to try such pedals in front of high end amplifiers with boutique-level guitars for at least two reasons:.1)Anything would sound good with such high end gear and 2) the potential buyers of the product would not be able afford these anyway.
Buying one ASAP!
Sounds super
Extremely misleading to change the volume control on the guitar when changing gain settings in the pedal.
I've pulled reviewers/demoers for doing this and have never had a reply (even this guy)! I have bought pedals then wondered why they didn't sound so good at home. Very sneaky! You have to watch those volume knobs on the guitar...
Rolling back a guitar’s volume is a great way to judge a pedal’s dynamics and how it cleans up with the dynamics of your playing and how it interacts with the varying output of your guitar. There’s a absolutely nothing misleading about it-demonstrating a pedal this way is highly informative.
Shane, you're the best! I think it would be helpful to show what these overdrive pedals sound like through an amp that is beginning to break up.
I would like to re-do some of these older videos at some point with my current recording setup but I don't have this pedal anymore sadly.
Great review. Excellent presentation. Very in depth. Brilliant playing too.
Hi, I'm toying between getting a Crazy Cactus or a Pure sky.Would you give me an opinion on a comparison of the two please?CheersGary
Is that one giant piece of wood behind him, man back in the day you greenscreen but chose wood. Sigh, love your channel now dude.
Just got one,thx man
Hey Shane, great demo as always! I am contemplating buying one of these but have a quick question regarding th boost function. Is it independent of the OD channel? Or can i only use it while the OD is activated? I know that boost and OD doesn't operate independently on the fulltone pedal, but it would have been a nice addition to an already awesome pedal! Keep up the good work! :)
***** I can't recall but I think it only works with the main channel on from memory. Thanks for the comments mate :) www.intheblues.net
+Jesper Hagberg It's not a an independent boost.
Want one, want one badly.
just got one of these and the graphics are upside-down lol
gotte flip turn it away from me to dial it in
as always great video Shane...i have a one question for you....Caline Crazy cacti or Orange burst? in front of British sound Joyo pedalwhitch i already have...
thanks in advance,
Muris
Hey
I have Yamaha TGR10x amp which include effects and have more bass.I want OD pedal for much have gain.
Please what recomend OD pedal with less bass and more mids and treble.
BOSS Sd1
CALINE Orange burst
DUGITECH
Bad monkey JOYO fj01 or
Behringer TO100
Thank you
Kind regards
Oops. Not once did you max out the Drive. But that's what drive pedals are all about. How much Drive does it have. Always demo a Drive pedal with at least some maxed out licks in the different modes. ;)
Recently I`ve bought this pedal, and I have some problems :
1. Boost doesen`t work without drive
2. Vintage drive is quiter than other 2 drive modes
Are these problems in each pedal or only I have such ?
You have it, my friend, it works for me
I don't think its necessarily a problem, but that is how these pedals work for sure. You just have to adjust for volume differences.
Hi. I have the same problem with the toggle switch. It has only two positions rather than three...I think it's a problem with the drive toggle switch .
What did you do with it ?
Nice tones.
Great video mate. I always watch your videos when I want to look at any pedal. Please, coul you tell me if is this pedal similar to the DR.J Green Cristal? Thanks
Excellent review and pedal, one question Mini-Toggle #2 has effect on FM and Cump cut modes or only for Vintage mode?? , thanks in advance and greetings from Argentina
Can i ask what you are playing? Possible to get some tips?
hi, quick question: what would you recommend between this and the orange burst?w/c is more transparent and good for boosting the signal?thank you
Hello, is the pedal noisy at 3/4 gain and volume? You see it better than caline orange burst, vintage joyo overdrive, pure sky? How about pushing the saturation of a tube amp?
Sizzlin Hot Blues!!!
Hi Shane how do you find the reliability of this pedal i just had to send one back that wasn't working not sure weather to try again or go for a joyo jf39 did like the versatility of this pedal
Hi,thank for the explanation.
I bought this pedal but i have a question for you because you are very expert.
I have a boss ME-50,do you know if i coul connect the boss me-50 with crazy cacty for use the boost?
thank you very mach!
Quick question. Can the boost work independently of the drive switch, or does the drive need to be on for the boost to work?
After seen this video, i fell to buy this pedal and sell my ibanez TS7
On the vintage setting does it sound like Ibanez TS which you can use to tighten up the chug on a modern hi gain metal amp like a Tiny Terror? thanks
Hey, what you think is best, buy this pedal or a mooer hustle drive (ocd clone)?
Should I get this pedal or orange burst first? 🤔
Just bought one and it's a good pedal but the tone control is a bit sorry for bring up the highs.
What i actually did is i top it of by using joyo brit pre amp for balancing its eq. It sounded better.
Hey Shane, how well do you think this would work in front of a SS amp like a Peavey Bandit?
+Dave Hughes I'd say, go for it.
Peavey Bandits are great amps. I have one of the "blue/teal stripe" bandits, and everything sounds great through it. I use a Caline Orange Burst OD, and that sounds pretty spectacular through it, so I don't see why this Crazy Cacti wouldn't also sound awesome through your bandit.
Hi, can it match the sound of Joyo Overdrive? or even better?
Great as always Shane! What would be a good overdrive to use with P90's?
every overdrive is good with p90's. Everything is good with p90's
Has anyone compared it to the Joyo r-05 Maximum? They’re both clones of the full tone full drive pedal
Sick!!!
See a doctor then
this one or caline orange burst?
please answer
Does it take betteries?
Yes. You have to remove the panel and you can add a 9V inside.
can I use just the boost function without activate the overdrive ??
no.
Got one, haimanaimshaim! Fuzee!
Hi Shane :) can I use the boost even the overdrive is off?
No. It works only when the OD is engaged.
@@williambejar5874 oh ok thanks
can you get a clean boost out of this?
no
hia, can it produce a totally clean sound with boost but no extra colour?
thanks
Not really. No pedals can truly do that. There is always some sort of trade off. You have to have the amp louder than you need and use the volume on the guitar to do it right.
Do you use this pedal regularly? Could you speak to its durability?
Mine is already on its 3rd year now.
So this is a blend of the Boss bd 2 and a tubescreamer ?
Basically, it's a clone of the Fulltone Full-Drive 2.
Brs?
Why is your sound allways on the darker, some may say on the muddy, side?
goofy yes...his videos are useless because of that...every pedal sounds the same
One question, I bought one but when I select the vintage switch It's feel like the volume going down if you compare to the other switch options. It's this normal?
happends with mine too
yeah, vintage tends to have less drive built into it, to retain that cleaner, janglier sound. Hope this helps!
@@adamgoudreault I agree the that the drive is less, but I wouldn't call it a cleaner sound on the vintage. It's like a TS with a mid boost.
How close to a Full Drive 2 is this pedal?
+TJ Nugent It's the MOSFET version of the Fulldrive 2.
if its right beside one on your pedal board i would say maybe one inch,does this help?
Will the boost work even if the main drive not on?
+skrumian No, it will not.
+skrumian No
+skrumian Yes it will, by leaving the gain at 0 or 7 O'clock and fiddling with the vol knob and the eq section. Its in the manufacturer's description brochure. You get a 30dB Boost increase.
+skrumian Oooops sorry I was actually speaking about the Orange Burst by Caline, my bad. In regards to this model, the brochure states that it delivers a "monster clean boost", but have yet to try it out.
Sounds a little murky, robbing some of the natural high end tones.
Blue LEDs...HATE THEM.
Seems excellent for the money. Drive on FM mode just sounds very muffled in the bass tones. Not my idea of "fat" - more like "obese"
You didnt crank it. Turn Up the drive all the way!!!
a buffer not a booster aka gimmick
Has anyone tried the power supply's off eBay that are cheap. 10 isolated in puts of varying volts from sagged to 18v. Please I really would like someone with first hand experience. There made by kokco
I have tried one, don´t remember the type, with 8 9v 100 mA and 4 9v 300 mA, all isolated outputs, works like a charm, for a very good price.
Thought you said Joe Biden pickups lol