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Clipping = Distortion, and for many years we’ve only been offered two clipping choices: Soft-Clipped or Hard-Clipped.
Soft-Clipped pedals include Tube Screamers, Fulldrive2, OD-1, etc, which get their distortion by using diodes placed in the feedback
loop of their Opamp. This type of clipping is generally favored by the folks wanting a cleaner, more compressed, low-to-medium gained
Overdrive sound. The other choice we have are Hard-Clipped pedals like the RAT, Dis, Boss DS-1, etc. These pedals create
distortion using diodes tied to ground or, unique to the Fulltone OCDv2, Mosfets that are tied to the half-way point between 9 volts and
ground (called Vref), offering a more natural sounding distortion, one that emulates the SAG (feel) of an amp’s tube rectifier.
The original PlimSoul is the only pedal to offer both Soft & Hard clipping with separate control over each. I designed the PlimSoul’s
unique, independent dual-stage clipping circuit to replicate not only the sound, but the feel of a tube amp with its subtleties and
complexities, resulting in my being granted U.S.Patent # 8471136.
The PlimSoul was a great first step, but the
PlimSoul mkII
offers significant improvements over it:
* Input Impedance increased from 500k to 1.1 Megaohms for even better interaction with guitar’s Volume knob.
*Top-Mounted Jacks and external power port.
*Soft-Clipping (Stage 1) and Hard-Clipping (Stage 2) are now truly-independent, allowing for aggressive, punchy gain with the Hard-
Clipping knob turned up even while the Soft-Clipping knob is turned down!
*Hard clipping now uses two Germanium Diodes tied to Vref instead of LEDs...it’s a night-and-day improvement.
*New loss-less Bass switch, located just before the Hard-Clipping in the circuit, giving the ability for tight, percussive distortion that’s not
muddy. You will find your place in the mix immediately, and sound great doing it!
*Treble control now offers plenty of brightness when turned up.
*The Soft-Clipping stage is extremely Asymmetrical, the Hard-Clipping stage is Symmetrical, dial-in infinite combinations of the two.
The Fulltone PlimSoul mkII might be the most versatile Overdrive/Distortion ever made. They are Hand-Built in the U.S.A. using
top-notch, full size components, many of our components are designed by me and made exclusively for Fulltone.
Michael Fuller/President
PlimSoul
mkII
OWNER’S MANUAL
For serial# 0001 and higher
