Harley Benton Ultimate Drive 5-stars Reviews

My "always on" pedal

This pedal is a fantastic clone of the OCD drive. You can go anywhere from a slight crunchy clean to all-out Distortion bordering on Fuzz. Rolling down the volume on my guitar is super effective and the pedal adapts to how hard I'm playing. This would be one of my desert island pedals. If I had 1 or 2 things bad to say about this pedal they would be this:

The low high switch only sounds good on the high setting and is way too muffled on low.

The tone knob below 12 o'clock is practically useless unless you're in Sunn O))).

Overall brilliant and would recommend for any styles of rock all the way up to hard rock/metal.

Very good pedal to start with

This ultimate drive pedal suggests to be the ultimate drive, however for me it is indeed the ultimate drive in combination with my Bugera G5 Infinium. For a very reasonable price you can get great tones on a 6 string, even with a Baritone 6 string with some low end sounds.

You cannot waste any money with buying this pedal if you are new to the use of distortion/overdrive pedals.

OCD clone but not only

We all know how close Chinese clones get from original pedals, or how better they can sometimes sound (hi, Mooer Blues Mood). This is supposed to be a clone of the OCD, but without the internal true/buffered bypass switch (this is true bypass). I know there are different versions of the OCD, so it's pretty hard to actually make an accurate A/B test, but most importantly it sounds good. You can dial all sorts of overdriven sounds, to the point that you can actually get lost in the tone, and spend/lose days dialing something you really love instead of only like. So if you like twiddling, this is for you.

Build quality is very solid, as for the design... Yeah, no idea either.

Sounds like a beast

I use this at home with a HB SC-custom mostly and a Fender Forntman 15G. It really boosts the signal and provides a great overdriven tone. Compared with similar pedals this has more clarity, boost and gain. My only complaint is that I would like to be able to adjust the gain a little more. Turning the knob does not provide a huge range of overdrive.

But overall a great buy for me.

Must have Overdrive pedal

Pros:

If you want distorted sound, this pedal is what you need. 3 Controls and two switches are working perfectly, you can easily hear the difference. This helps me to get the exact sound of many of Nirvana songs.

Con:

The button is just banging when you push it, it's very tight and hard to push.

great pedal

I love this pedal. There are so many good sounds inside this, and different good sounds.

Amazing for the price.

fun little drive box

it is fun. sounds good. I am not really a metal player so I got it for the kicks.

Excellent pedal for reasonable price!

This is very good copy of Fulltone OCD and it does exactly what it needs to do at a fraction of this price. Very low noise, pretty good quality components and all in all very nice look. I have this pedal clone for years now... still solid, any issues at all and sounds good! If you're really looking good sounding gear without ripping money from your pocket just go for it!

Very good budget pedal, as are most Harley Benton or Behringer pedals, and this one has a fantastic growl to a grittier overdrive that borders on distortion sometimes. Love the tones I can get out of it for some blues jams, and I use it often.

Also fit for bass

I bought this based on decent reviews. Works quite well for bass and offers a great quality for price ratio. In my opinion, a better pedal provides the same kind of raw distortion in a more transparant package , so the inherent tone of the instrument doesn't dissappear. Knobs react a bit sensitive. The graphic is very neat.

Pleasantly Surprised

You are not gonna find a better drive pedal for this price. Sounds great, the adjustments are sensitive enough to be usable. Maybe they could rethink the weird demon on the outside.

Double use

I expected something very heavy (like a big distortion) but its more a rock sound that I already have between my TS9 and my Bassman Boss pedal. But great if you don't have a rock pedal!

Unbeatable price/quality OCD

It's a very sturdy pedal and does what you expect it to do. It's really responsive so you can tweak it exactly as you want to, from soft overdrive to pretty much metal distortion. The best OCD on the market at the moment, especially if you're looking to keep expenses as low as possible.

Excellent for the money

Does what I need, excellent pedal for the hobbyist. I don't tour or anything so I haven't used it extensively, but for my purposes it does an excellent job and gives my Les Paul that hard-edged kick that I sometimes crave!

WOWWWW!!!! Beyond Expectation

THIS PEDAL IS SIMPLY WOOOOWWWWWW!!!

Before purchasing this pedal, I made some researches on it and they said that it is a replicate of the famous OCD pedal. But I did not really believe it at that time....till I receive it and played with it.

It offers a warm and very high gain pedal that takes very well with my Fender Deluxe amp.

Casing in metal shows to be very robust.

The features of this pedal are exceptional, offering Hi-Low and Mid range.

Try it!!! You will not be deceived.!!!!

Ivan

Looking for an OCD pedal? check this one

The sound of this pedal is amazing, totally comparable to the original OCD drive. Works good on bass too!

Great thick sound (OCD clone)

This pedal is really great for the money, its well made, solid switches and control pots. I found the pedal looked much better in reality vs photos, looks tacky in photo's but looks much better out the box. Its a little noisey with some psu's and the fade on control is a little erratic but the sound of this pedal is great. If cash is low youu can do worse than this for a lot more money. If you stretch a little more go for the EHX OD glove the best OCD clone or if you have the pokets the OCD itself, but at the price its a bargain great thick fat stack sound.

The boosted Clone

Although this is an obvious OCD clone it is has more gain to it more aggressive tone knob (as seen in the comparisons). Works great though and one cannot imagine how can you get something so good at such low price. I pair with my TC Dark Matter and a HB SC-Custome VB active and it is a mean killer. If you want an affordable aggressive overdrive this is it. Don't forget, it can do low gain, it is just at far left. It is very versatile but I like to use it for high gain and it certainly goes more in that direction.

Excellent pedal

This is an excellent clone of a well known pedal which confesses to have certain psychological problems. The sound is incredible for the price. My only quibble is the paintjob. It's irritating, but let's face it - no one listens to a paintjob.

Very nice overdrive

I am using this pedal mostly with monosynths and drum machines. This overdrive pedal feels surprisingly heavy and sturdy.The sound is great and can go from lightly saturated to classic distortion to totally decimated. The tone switch and knob offer extensive sound shaping possibilities also. The pedal feels well built and has a heavy metal body and good quality knobs.