Even though I love BOSS pedals, I never cared much for the DS-1 Distortion. However, about 2 months ago, I came across an early 2000's DS-1, (in the box with all the box candy!!), at a yard sale for $25. I was thrilled when I opened the box and it had the Analogman sticker on it! I truly love this pedal! It has waaaaay more mid range to it now. It is a mainstay on my board. Side note: at that very same yard sale, I ended up with a mid-2000's EHX Small Clone, a Digitech Bad Monkey, (better than I thought it would be!), a Line 6 Roto Machine, and finally, the star of the show: a 1982 BOSS CE-2 Chorus in MINT condition, also with the box and candy!!! I gave $115 for everything, (including the $25 for the DS-1). I'll never stumble on a deal like that again...
My wife could care less about guitar pedals, but even she is hooked on the JHS videos! She likes his sense of humor and enthusiasm. Also, Nick is becoming the shows secret weapon. He is really becoming a star!
That was very cool! Mike has been a great friend going back to the 90's. I love his stuff, and I still a Bi-Comp and an Analog Man Chorus on my pedalboard.
I'm kicking myself for not getting a sunface fuzz back in 2014, but I did manage to get my hands on a foxrox cc2 fuzz that was modded with a nkt-275. I have several AM/fox pedals. :)
The last 2 or 3 vids have been the best playing they've ever done. I loved to see em switching out on the pedal colors vid. Nick is a pretty decent guitarist and Josh can hold down the pots and pans
I know I mentioned this before... Josh 's fresh sounding riffs are sooo unique! 5 billion guitar players (including me) would come up with blues rock riffs we already heard 5 billion times before. 😊
I opened for the Toadies in 2001 at a festival in Austin, TX. After a 45 min delay due to a rainstorm, they opened the show with "I Come From the Water". Great band, great musicians!
I've never met Mike in person, but I've known him and have used his pedals and mods since 2000. He builds fantastic stuff and it's just a fun loving guy who loves music. I've still got the chorus he built me. It was the first one to have a three way depth switch and isn't in the standard box. Love it
My first concert ever was The Toadies when Rubberneck hit the airwaves. Still one of my favorite albums and love these guys. Thanks for picking this album.
This might be my favorite of your surveys of other pedal makers. I do so appreciate your generosity of attention and spirit. + the drummer freak out was hilarious!
Josh, you are one of the classiest persons in existence! You give a lot of attention and credit to competitors! We benefit from your fair and honest coverage of so many pedals.
I love the Prince of Tone! I keep it as an always on because I love the shape it has and it’s extremely touch responsive and keeps everything right where I want it
Mike is a kick-ass dude who makes kick-ass pedals and waiting 17 months for my King of Tone was well worth it. It is not over-priced (unless you find a gouger on ebay/Reverb) and, much like the Klon, it's not Mike who is responsible for the stupid resale pricing. I say, get on the list and then just go about your life until you get your email!
His personality and customer service, overrated (he's no where near as friendly or patient as he's often made out to be. I'm not saying he HAS to be, I'm just saying). His pedals, also overrated. They're not "bad" by any stretch, some are really excellent. Particularly his modded Boss and Maxon pedals and the KOT. I'm just saying they're just overrated, over mythologized. I own and have owned at least 1,000 pedals over the last 25+ years. His fuzzes have nothing on builders like Pigdog, Castledine and D*A*M and certainly aren't as sturdily built. Of the about 50 Analogman pedals (including modded pedals) I've had at least a quarter of them have janky footswitches, shitty solder joints and need to be repaired within a year or two. At times alot of stuff gets built in a pretty slapdash manner because he's backed up on orders. Getting back to his Sun Faces, printed circuit board fuzzes will never sounds as good as point to point hand wired. So and so said different? They're wrong and they likely sell pedals with printed circuit boards. This is not to "slag" Analogman at all even though I probably come off like a prick. His pedals sound really good and his website is a fantastic resource. It's just to say that people need to chill because his "legend" has been blown up like a fun house jumper.
@KC Although to be fair, "anyone" can build a fuzz face, it's the artists who can tune them to the perfect balance of gain, "spit," low noise floor and EQ. Analogman is AIGHT at best.
I've been singing the praises of Analog.Man's AstroTone fuzz in every gear comments section and at every gig I ever get near. An absolutely amazing fuzz pedal for those of us who can't deal with most fuzzes.
This may be my favorite video from Josh’s channel so far. The over the top drum solo part during the Astro tone was great. I love analog man and love this channel. Very enjoyable
I bought a PoT while waiting for my name to come up on the KoT list. It's a fantastic pedal. I pair it with a Klon(e) and the two get me all the driven tones I need (well yeah and a TS clone too). One thing to love about the PoT is that it is built for you to try different OP Amps. You can pull off the back and the OP amp is socketed to allow you easy pull and replace. The OP amp in it sounds great, but for you tweakers, there ya go.
"Tyler" has always been my favorite too. In my area of western MA the local "modern rock" radio station started playing "BAckslider" before any of the other singles from that record and my friends and I all fell in love with the band. At the end of my first guitar lesson my teacher told me to come in next time with a song I wanted to learn, so I came in next weekend asking him to teach me "Backslider" and I can still remember him listening to the opening riff one time and then playing it. I was blown away that he could do that and I never forgot that feeling. At that time my mother, who had become a born again Christian a few years before this, was having issues with some of the people at the church we were going to and this song came on in the car one day and me, not knowing what a Backslider was, started turning it up. After it was finished she told me what it meant and that it applied to her etc etc. That whole record had such a tremendous impact on me during that time in my life and it was a nice surprise to see it mentioned here out of the blue like. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Edit: grammer
I love the Toadies! Away might be my favorite on this one but it's so hard to choose. Such an underrated band! Todd Lewis (singer) had a band with Taz from Reverend Horton Heat called The Burden Brothers that was equally as amazing in a different way.
@@adamnevermind7013 The Burden Brotghers records are great! More kick ass rock and roll. Also check out DOOSU from dallas. Guitarist from Burden brother was also in thaty band. Their album Feng Shui is one of my all time top 5 records.
My favorite definition of boutique was uttered by Analogue man himself, and I'm paraphrasing but...it's that the designer is making the choices for you. He thinks it sounds good like this, so rather than substitute a resistor with a pot and let you decide, he does the work of finding the sound and it's just done. It's easy to use and it sounds...not great but ...perfect. As the designer thinks of that pedal, it's perfect. Boutique isn't a lot of knobs so you can tweek all day, it's done for you in the vision of the designer. Experimental however is when yes, go nuts with the knobs. So...is Dr. Scientist boutique? That's the question. Is Snazzy Effects? IS LOVETONE???? ANSWER ME JOSH!!!!!! Is JHS?
I think this channel is the greates thing for people who want to learn about the history of guitar pedals. There is a lot of stuff on youtube about the history of guitars and amps, but not a lot about pedals
One of my favorite concerts from High School was Bush/Hum/The Toadies, 2 Sep 1995, Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI. That year Possum Kingdom was inescapable, we seriously at one point changed to three different radio stations one night to hear it back/back/back. Fun song to play and goes over well with most crowds in most cover venues. Cheers.
Hey Josh, I have a Muffuletta coming my way and I can't wait to get my hands on it. This was an amazing video. I wish people who run businesses, in any industry, could conduct themselves in the same you have here....they mostly act like they are competing with everyone. It is obvious you love what you do and this was a hell of a tribute. Thank you for sharing what you know.
Huge Analogman fan! Since I live in CT, I’ve been to the shop a number of times. Lucky enough to have most of the pedals you mention in this vid. Mike P is the best! Thanks Josh!
One of the best records ever recorded! Tyler is definitely the stand out tracks for me. Graduated high school in 95 and this was the soundtrack to my summer and still a favorite. 🖤
Thank you for turning me on to the Astro Tone Fuzz. It really does sound more like a Distortion than a Fuzz. It also floors me that the original circuit was created in 1966. I’m kinda surprised that this pedal in its original iteration didn’t take off. It really did offer something way different when compared to everything else available at the time.
I’m always conflicted, I’m sad Josh doesn’t have all the pedals but I’m also always excited to hear the “I don’t have this pedal” jingle. It’s a real moral dilemma.
Great video as always! I love that Toadies record and need that vinyl. It holds a special place in my heart because it was the first record my Baptist preacher father threw away because of song titles like "I come from the water" and "Backslider".
The Toadies are amazing! Thank you for picking this record. It’s one of my favorites from when I was younger. They still record and release great new music. I wish I was closer to Texas because I would love to go to Dia De Los Toadies.
it's like you're making these videos just for me! I came across a few AM pedals recently and didn't know much about them, then this video popped up! Thanks!
I listened to that album for years before I realized that Possum Kingdom was about a serial killer! Some of my favorite riffs, they must have distracted me from the lyrics! I have had the pleasure of meeting Mike P and being invited to his shop a couple times to check out his operation and test some pedals. I have never heard one I didn’t like. You couldn’t ask for a nicer guy, super cool, and he has been a great influence on my own journey into pedal making. Thanks for the great video 🎸
I saw them/Toadies several years before their hit at a small video arcade in the burbs around Dallas. Looked like they were still in or just out of HS and it was all punk rock. Always good to see local folks make something of themselves. As always, you got good taste.
Thank you for hooking up a DS-1 to a (sort of) Small Clone. That's easily my favorite guitar sound of all time. Everyone needs to own a Small Clone. It's special.
I love the toadies and rubberneck. Saw them a few years ago and they freaking killed it live. Ended with Tyler. I burn and away we’re also radio hits. Whoever gets that record will love it. I’ve always had a connection with them after seeing in their one video that the singer had a Gibson “the Paul”, just like me. It was the only Gibson I could afford as a young lad. Great guitar, great band and seriously great company with Analogman. You’re not too bad either Josh and JHS fam.
Love that Toadies album. Friends and I regularly karaoke tunes off it. Also, I've been playing guitar for 23 years and have never really been into pedals... Used my amp gain or an mxr od and nothing else for years... Until I started watching this channel. Now I have many pedals, including some JHS, and am always on the hunt for more. Thanks for expanding my guitar tone world, JHS!
RECORD TIME! Rubberneck is an album that ruled my world for more than a minute. In constant rotation in my car's cassette deck, it was the perfect soundtrack for driving fast in my early twenties. The guitar tones blew me away, in a time before the internet really caught on, I was obsessed with trying to recreate this sound. On a thin budget, it wasn't really possible on small, solid-state combos and Sound Tank pedals. But we made due. I remember the Toadies were opening for Corrosion of Conformity (?!) at a club in Boston. My friends and I took the train into the city for the show. They took the stage and immediately blew our hair back. Rocked so hard. When the set was done, we realized we had to run to the station to catch the last train out (train service did not run very late then). So we missed COC completely, which was a real bummer. But of all the shows I've attended, this was probably the most enthusiastically rocking one. They were having a blast playing this material, and we were eating it up. Good to see I'm not the only one carrying the love for Rubberneck!
Love my Astro tone fuzz and my JUICER!!! Analog Mike is the best! Can’t wait to come to the top of KOT list I think I’ll be waiting 8-12 months more ! Prince of Tone is awesome.
Possum Kindom is one of those albums that for me really go me into alternative rock. It also got me to really listen to songs and learn how to play all the parts. When I met them like 6ish years ago after seeing them on their 20th anniversary tour. I was amazed at how down to earth they are.
I'm gonna talk about how weird it is when someone recommends an album that's obviously so personal to them. I sometimes don't want to listen to them. Not because I think I'll hate it, but because it's sometimes such an emotional investment and send so daunting that you don't want to make that leap. I know what when I play Yankee Hotel Foxtrot to people they don't quite get it, or are so intimidated by this huge experience that I had and feel that they need to understand it to understand me. Regardless, Analog man is cool and I bet that record is cool. Maybe I'll buy it for my dad to appreciate on his hi-fi
I don't comment much, but that Toadies record is actually pretty special to me... in fact, when the 90's alternative cover band my wife and I hired to play our wedding told us they would learn one song just for us, we chose Possum Kingdom. It was awesome, by the way. Anyway, great video as always.
Analog Man has some great pedals. I'll definitely check his gear out. I love that first Toadies album. My two favorite songs from 'Possum Kingdom' are 'Backslider' and 'Happy Face.' They're so guttural and yet groovy. I love the lyrics to 'Happy Face' 'cause it all deals with fighting back against tormentors. 'Tyler' is also great, especially with that siren-style playing at the open. And that final track, 'I Burn,' is phenomenal. It's a shame that The Toadies had so many problems, they could've been huge had they made more records in the 90's. But hey, we got some great stuff in the 2000's, so it's not all lost. If you haven't heard their other records, Josh, you should check them out. Especially 2017's 'The Lower Side Of Uptown.' It's a great Rock album.
possum kingdom was my go to song whenever i had a guitar amongst a group of friends or at school. The rhythm of its guitars and the matched key in vocals helped me shine. I'm stoked to hear it's on vinyl and will be keeping an eye out. Thanks again to all of you for making these awesome vids. keep up the good work. Matthew Romero
One word: ARDX20 with Amaze0 or Amaze1. The tone in this delay is head turningly good and you also get a cool little greeting from DigitalMan each time the Amaze starts up.
Love the toadies!!! Been fortunate to see them many times live. The best was at stubb's outdoors in the ATX. They played rubberneck front to back to open the show, not a word said. Then they went through their current live set. Killer live band still!!!
I have the Black variant of the Astro Tone. Love it. Also, Toadies was my first rock concert, they opened for White Zombie. Loved it. Love your show. Love Ananlogman.
Love Rubberneck. With all the great songs, the controlled feedback stands out as such a signature sound. Kick myself for missing the 20th anniversary shows.
Man this is a good clip I wish you played twice as long on this. That Astro Tone was ridiculous. and the Prince of tone was sweet as well. That NKT was awesome as well. All of these tones feel like time travel to me.
Have you guys put a bloopers and rejected cuts episode? I think not 'cause I don't know about its existence, althought there's a huge amount of things I (for sure) don't know at all. That would be an awesome episode, so awesome it could span for two hours, our chairs hot, run out of pop-corn, the wild fires staring through our windows, and we'll be here watching. IDK, think about it...
First time hearing “Possum Kingdom” was in middle school on a drama/speech tournament field trip while in a hotel hot tub with budding adolescent girls. Blew my mind. Love this band. Love the videos. Thank you
I met my best friend during my senior year of high school when he was a freshman. Years later, I traveled home to see him graduate, and the first song we played after the long wait was "Possum Kingdom". Absolutely ruled.
Rubberneck was one of my first CDs as a wee lad, and completely agree about “Tyler” being a great, yet creepy tune. “I Burn” is one of my favorites too. Thanks for the reminder to give it an overdue listen!
😂 Shout for Nick's drum solo 👍- Is he still going?
No one can really say for sure, but legends say that if you listen closely on a starry night you can hear him off in the distance
When your drummer goes all Bonham
I didn't realize what a fuckin beast he was on drums
i like him
Cody Retrac well played, my dude
His site still looks like the second or third site on the internet.
Its unbelievably bad.
@@TrippyTheShroom I mean it's an Internet site that lets you buy pedals and then they mail them to you. What else do you need? ;)
@@taylorhutto9588 you're not wrong, its just rough to deal with lol
That's exactly what I thought when Josh was talking about it.
I love his website. Throwback to the old days. His FAQ is a particular favorite.
Even though I love BOSS pedals, I never cared much for the DS-1 Distortion. However, about 2 months ago, I came across an early 2000's DS-1, (in the box with all the box candy!!), at a yard sale for $25. I was thrilled when I opened the box and it had the Analogman sticker on it! I truly love this pedal! It has waaaaay more mid range to it now. It is a mainstay on my board. Side note: at that very same yard sale, I ended up with a mid-2000's EHX Small Clone, a Digitech Bad Monkey, (better than I thought it would be!), a Line 6 Roto Machine, and finally, the star of the show: a 1982 BOSS CE-2 Chorus in MINT condition, also with the box and candy!!! I gave $115 for everything, (including the $25 for the DS-1). I'll never stumble on a deal like that again...
Wow. You came across a serious deal. The Boss Chorus alone but an Analogman modded DS-1 for $25? Wow. That’s so awesome. I would of been very happy.
Give them all to me. Tomorrow we'll meet at the parking lot
Sounds like one of the best yard sales ever
🤐
I'm not going to comment this or I might insult you out of envy. Oops! I'm SO happy for you ! 😁🤟
Can we take a minute and appreciate Nick for always going hard on the drums?! Kudos Nick! These episodes wouldn’t work without you!
My King of Tone just arrived about two months ago. Beautiful pedal. I was on the wait list for two and a half years. Worth the wait and the price.
You left Nick hanging on Heavy Metal Airship. You should've come back in.
I literally am in love with the way Josh talks about pedals. This is one of my favorite channels on UA-cam
My wife could care less about guitar pedals, but even she is hooked on the JHS videos! She likes his sense of humor and enthusiasm. Also, Nick is becoming the shows secret weapon. He is really becoming a star!
i'm here for watching nick feel his oats more and more
nick, you are a star
“Another One Stays Alive” 😂😂😂. Josh, you just might be the king of sort of playing well known artist’s music without getting yourself demonetized!
That was very cool! Mike has been a great friend going back to the 90's. I love his stuff, and I still a Bi-Comp and an Analog Man Chorus on my pedalboard.
I'm kicking myself for not getting a sunface fuzz back in 2014, but I did manage to get my hands on a foxrox cc2 fuzz that was modded with a nkt-275. I have several AM/fox pedals. :)
i like the nirvana/queen mashup. make that copyright algorithm short out.
What they played is my fave part of the video.
The last 2 or 3 vids have been the best playing they've ever done. I loved to see em switching out on the pedal colors vid. Nick is a pretty decent guitarist and Josh can hold down the pots and pans
I never knew that Analog Man’s story goes back that far. Very cool to hear the history behind some of these brands
I know I mentioned this before... Josh 's fresh sounding riffs are sooo unique! 5 billion guitar players (including me) would come up with blues rock riffs we already heard 5 billion times before. 😊
I opened for the Toadies in 2001 at a festival in Austin, TX. After a 45 min delay due to a rainstorm, they opened the show with "I Come From the Water". Great band, great musicians!
I saw them every time they came to Central Texas. Small, small world.
I've never met Mike in person, but I've known him and have used his pedals and mods since 2000. He builds fantastic stuff and it's just a fun loving guy who loves music. I've still got the chorus he built me. It was the first one to have a three way depth switch and isn't in the standard box. Love it
Toadies’ “Rubberneck” is the reason I play guitar. Back in the day they had a website and posted tabs of their own songs. And half of it was wrong.
The overdub "He has the box" is so much better than your OG old original, " He's has the clap" referencing your old drum synthesizer .
Wait, link?
So glad to find out I’m not the only one who has the Clap! Thanks josh keep inspiring me to move forwards!
My first concert ever was The Toadies when Rubberneck hit the airwaves. Still one of my favorite albums and love these guys. Thanks for picking this album.
mannymoses my first as well. Good stuff.
This might be my favorite of your surveys of other pedal makers. I do so appreciate your generosity of attention and spirit. + the drummer freak out was hilarious!
Josh, you are one of the classiest persons in existence! You give a lot of attention and credit to competitors! We benefit from your fair and honest coverage of so many pedals.
I love the Prince of Tone! I keep it as an always on because I love the shape it has and it’s extremely touch responsive and keeps everything right where I want it
Me: that astrotone sounds really good
*Gets on reverb, sees price
Yeah I don't need it that bad.
Reverb is too many times worse than ebay... Glad that I can buy these well under 200€ in my country!
That may be why it's underrated, cause nobody has tried it
it's way cheaper if you just buy it from Analog Man directly
Do you saw the enormous price rase at the same time this video was released?. mmmmmhhhh why i dont know....fuck.
They're more affordable when you buy them from Analogman. Way overpriced on the used market.
I absolutely love, love his: Analog Chorus and Dual Analog Delay = both just sound phenomenal.
When is that album coming out? you know...the one that has all those pedals central...and all those songs from JHS pedalshow...?
Mike is a kick-ass dude who makes kick-ass pedals and waiting 17 months for my King of Tone was well worth it. It is not over-priced (unless you find a gouger on ebay/Reverb) and, much like the Klon, it's not Mike who is responsible for the stupid resale pricing. I say, get on the list and then just go about your life until you get your email!
You lucky, I waited 34 months
His personality and customer service, overrated (he's no where near as friendly or patient as he's often made out to be. I'm not saying he HAS to be, I'm just saying). His pedals, also overrated. They're not "bad" by any stretch, some are really excellent. Particularly his modded Boss and Maxon pedals and the KOT. I'm just saying they're just overrated, over mythologized.
I own and have owned at least 1,000 pedals over the last 25+ years. His fuzzes have nothing on builders like Pigdog, Castledine and D*A*M and certainly aren't as sturdily built. Of the about 50 Analogman pedals (including modded pedals) I've had at least a quarter of them have janky footswitches, shitty solder joints and need to be repaired within a year or two. At times alot of stuff gets built in a pretty slapdash manner because he's backed up on orders.
Getting back to his Sun Faces, printed circuit board fuzzes will never sounds as good as point to point hand wired. So and so said different? They're wrong and they likely sell pedals with printed circuit boards.
This is not to "slag" Analogman at all even though I probably come off like a prick. His pedals sound really good and his website is a fantastic resource. It's just to say that people need to chill because his "legend" has been blown up like a fun house jumper.
@KC *FATALITY* ... you just murdered that poor fella.
@KC Although to be fair, "anyone" can build a fuzz face, it's the artists who can tune them to the perfect balance of gain, "spit," low noise floor and EQ. Analogman is AIGHT at best.
Only 17 months?
Luxury.
I've been singing the praises of Analog.Man's AstroTone fuzz in every gear comments section and at every gig I ever get near. An absolutely amazing fuzz pedal for those of us who can't deal with most fuzzes.
I’ve lived in a bubble with the Toadies. 20 minutes on Spotify later and whoa. Thank you. “Song I hate” and “Heart of Glass” and on and on.
You guys are just getting better and better at delivering the goods! So entertaining.
Great take on Analog Man, thanks!
Rubberneck is one of my top 5 albums of the 90s. Never get tired of it and comes up on my playlist all the time!
This record time took me back to the 90's! I loved the Toadies.
I remember calling the radio station a lot and asking them to play the songs.
Whoa! Deep freaking grooves on the Sun Face jam, and it sounds absolutely amazing.
This may be my favorite video from Josh’s channel so far. The over the top drum solo part during the Astro tone was great. I love analog man and love this channel. Very enjoyable
Tyler was my favorite song from this album. So happy to hear you give it special recognition. Also, The Toadies was my first ever concert.
I literally just bought a used Prince of Tone before this video came up!
You're going to love it! I went for the POT over the KOT myself. And I'm glad I did. It's got a bit more headroom than the KOT. And it sounds amazing!
me too!
Enjoy, ive always wanted a kot or pot
Me too! We dodged a bullet. Great work, gang.
I bought a PoT while waiting for my name to come up on the KoT list. It's a fantastic pedal. I pair it with a Klon(e) and the two get me all the driven tones I need (well yeah and a TS clone too). One thing to love about the PoT is that it is built for you to try different OP Amps. You can pull off the back and the OP amp is socketed to allow you easy pull and replace. The OP amp in it sounds great, but for you tweakers, there ya go.
"Tyler" has always been my favorite too. In my area of western MA the local "modern rock" radio station started playing "BAckslider" before any of the other singles from that record and my friends and I all fell in love with the band. At the end of my first guitar lesson my teacher told me to come in next time with a song I wanted to learn, so I came in next weekend asking him to teach me "Backslider" and I can still remember him listening to the opening riff one time and then playing it. I was blown away that he could do that and I never forgot that feeling. At that time my mother, who had become a born again Christian a few years before this, was having issues with some of the people at the church we were going to and this song came on in the car one day and me, not knowing what a Backslider was, started turning it up. After it was finished she told me what it meant and that it applied to her etc etc. That whole record had such a tremendous impact on me during that time in my life and it was a nice surprise to see it mentioned here out of the blue like. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Edit: grammer
I love the Toadies! Away might be my favorite on this one but it's so hard to choose. Such an underrated band! Todd Lewis (singer) had a band with Taz from Reverend Horton Heat called The Burden Brothers that was equally as amazing in a different way.
@@adamnevermind7013 The Burden Brotghers records are great! More kick ass rock and roll. Also check out DOOSU from dallas. Guitarist from Burden brother was also in thaty band. Their album Feng Shui is one of my all time top 5 records.
My favorite definition of boutique was uttered by Analogue man himself, and I'm paraphrasing but...it's that the designer is making the choices for you. He thinks it sounds good like this, so rather than substitute a resistor with a pot and let you decide, he does the work of finding the sound and it's just done. It's easy to use and it sounds...not great but ...perfect. As the designer thinks of that pedal, it's perfect. Boutique isn't a lot of knobs so you can tweek all day, it's done for you in the vision of the designer. Experimental however is when yes, go nuts with the knobs. So...is Dr. Scientist boutique? That's the question. Is Snazzy Effects? IS LOVETONE???? ANSWER ME JOSH!!!!!! Is JHS?
I think this channel is the greates thing for people who want to learn about the history of guitar pedals.
There is a lot of stuff on youtube about the history of guitars and amps, but not a lot about pedals
One of my favorite concerts from High School was Bush/Hum/The Toadies, 2 Sep 1995, Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI. That year Possum Kingdom was inescapable, we seriously at one point changed to three different radio stations one night to hear it back/back/back. Fun song to play and goes over well with most crowds in most cover venues. Cheers.
I have the NKT red dot. I had no idea it was rare when i ordered it from the analogman website in 2018-ish
If one day for some reason you decide to sell it, I'll be there to buy it.
I still listen to Rubberneck all the time. Criminally under-appreciated.
Agreed! One of the most underrated albums of the 90s.
Hey Josh, I have a Muffuletta coming my way and I can't wait to get my hands on it.
This was an amazing video. I wish people who run businesses, in any industry, could conduct themselves in the same you have here....they mostly act like they are competing with everyone. It is obvious you love what you do and this was a hell of a tribute. Thank you for sharing what you know.
The Astrotone is one of my absolute favs - I’ve had it since he first made it and use it all the time
I've been touting Toadies and the song Tyler forever. One of the greatest rock songs ever. The album has such a great sound
Huge Analogman fan! Since I live in CT, I’ve been to the shop a number of times. Lucky enough to have most of the pedals you mention in this vid. Mike P is the best! Thanks Josh!
One of the best records ever recorded! Tyler is definitely the stand out tracks for me. Graduated high school in 95 and this was the soundtrack to my summer and still a favorite. 🖤
After waiting 2.5 years, I finally got my king of tone. Worth the wait, it's incredible.
Thank you for turning me on to the Astro Tone Fuzz. It really does sound more like a Distortion than a Fuzz. It also floors me that the original circuit was created in 1966. I’m kinda surprised that this pedal in its original iteration didn’t take off. It really did offer something way different when compared to everything else available at the time.
Loving the extra editing you guys are adding
I’m always conflicted, I’m sad Josh doesn’t have all the pedals but I’m also always excited to hear the “I don’t have this pedal” jingle. It’s a real moral dilemma.
Absolutely love this channel. Another great episode. Loved seeing Nick get carried away too.
This channel has introduced me to so much new music.
Great video as always! I love that Toadies record and need that vinyl. It holds a special place in my heart because it was the first record my Baptist preacher father threw away because of song titles like "I come from the water" and "Backslider".
Loved the drum extravaganza.
The best I’ve heard Nick play.
So love that album still brother! Thanks for highlighting it today!! :)
The Toadies are amazing! Thank you for picking this record. It’s one of my favorites from when I was younger. They still record and release great new music. I wish I was closer to Texas because I would love to go to Dia De Los Toadies.
it's like you're making these videos just for me! I came across a few AM pedals recently and didn't know much about them, then this video popped up! Thanks!
I listened to that album for years before I realized that Possum Kingdom was about a serial killer! Some of my favorite riffs, they must have distracted me from the lyrics! I have had the pleasure of meeting Mike P and being invited to his shop a couple times to check out his operation and test some pedals. I have never heard one I didn’t like. You couldn’t ask for a nicer guy, super cool, and he has been a great influence on my own journey into pedal making. Thanks for the great video 🎸
The panel of nerds is not imaginary my friend.
Analogman DS-1 was my first "boutique" pedal. I now have and dig one with the mids knob.
I saw them/Toadies several years before their hit at a small video arcade in the burbs around Dallas. Looked like they were still in or just out of HS and it was all punk rock. Always good to see local folks make something of themselves. As always, you got good taste.
"Heavy Metal Airship" was so, so good... Kudos, my man!
Yup, Tyler is my favorite jam on that album... one of my all time favorite albums
You are one hell of a salesman and I always look forward to your content!
Thank you for hooking up a DS-1 to a (sort of) Small Clone. That's easily my favorite guitar sound of all time. Everyone needs to own a Small Clone. It's special.
I love the toadies and rubberneck. Saw them a few years ago and they freaking killed it live. Ended with Tyler. I burn and away we’re also radio hits. Whoever gets that record will love it. I’ve always had a connection with them after seeing in their one video that the singer had a Gibson “the Paul”, just like me. It was the only Gibson I could afford as a young lad. Great guitar, great band and seriously great company with Analogman. You’re not too bad either Josh and JHS fam.
Love that Toadies album. Friends and I regularly karaoke tunes off it.
Also, I've been playing guitar for 23 years and have never really been into pedals... Used my amp gain or an mxr od and nothing else for years... Until I started watching this channel. Now I have many pedals, including some JHS, and am always on the hunt for more. Thanks for expanding my guitar tone world, JHS!
RECORD TIME! Rubberneck is an album that ruled my world for more than a minute. In constant rotation in my car's cassette deck, it was the perfect soundtrack for driving fast in my early twenties. The guitar tones blew me away, in a time before the internet really caught on, I was obsessed with trying to recreate this sound. On a thin budget, it wasn't really possible on small, solid-state combos and Sound Tank pedals. But we made due.
I remember the Toadies were opening for Corrosion of Conformity (?!) at a club in Boston. My friends and I took the train into the city for the show. They took the stage and immediately blew our hair back. Rocked so hard. When the set was done, we realized we had to run to the station to catch the last train out (train service did not run very late then). So we missed COC completely, which was a real bummer. But of all the shows I've attended, this was probably the most enthusiastically rocking one. They were having a blast playing this material, and we were eating it up.
Good to see I'm not the only one carrying the love for Rubberneck!
The transitions in this video KILLED me!
Love my Astro tone fuzz and my JUICER!!! Analog Mike is the best! Can’t wait to come to the top of KOT list I think I’ll be waiting 8-12 months more ! Prince of Tone is awesome.
Thank you for making my fridays a little bit better.
Possum Kindom is one of those albums that for me really go me into alternative rock. It also got me to really listen to songs and learn how to play all the parts. When I met them like 6ish years ago after seeing them on their 20th anniversary tour. I was amazed at how down to earth they are.
I used to play along to Rubberneck start to finish - one of my favorites of all time
I saw the Toadies live in the 90’s, great show. Great tracks!
Fri-yay jhs is here🙏🏼☮️
I'm gonna talk about how weird it is when someone recommends an album that's obviously so personal to them.
I sometimes don't want to listen to them. Not because I think I'll hate it, but because it's sometimes such an emotional investment and send so daunting that you don't want to make that leap.
I know what when I play Yankee Hotel Foxtrot to people they don't quite get it, or are so intimidated by this huge experience that I had and feel that they need to understand it to understand me.
Regardless, Analog man is cool and I bet that record is cool. Maybe I'll buy it for my dad to appreciate on his hi-fi
Love Mike's stuff. Especially his envelope filter.
Looks like my CompROSSor has just shipped, and I cannot wait to get it.
I don't comment much, but that Toadies record is actually pretty special to me... in fact, when the 90's alternative cover band my wife and I hired to play our wedding told us they would learn one song just for us, we chose Possum Kingdom. It was awesome, by the way. Anyway, great video as always.
I have to agree with you on the Astrotone, It's such a great pedal, works well for OD, Distortion, and Fuzz!
One of the best episodes, and most humorous
Analog Man has some great pedals. I'll definitely check his gear out.
I love that first Toadies album. My two favorite songs from 'Possum Kingdom' are 'Backslider' and 'Happy Face.' They're so guttural and yet groovy. I love the lyrics to 'Happy Face' 'cause it all deals with fighting back against tormentors. 'Tyler' is also great, especially with that siren-style playing at the open. And that final track, 'I Burn,' is phenomenal. It's a shame that The Toadies had so many problems, they could've been huge had they made more records in the 90's. But hey, we got some great stuff in the 2000's, so it's not all lost. If you haven't heard their other records, Josh, you should check them out. Especially 2017's 'The Lower Side Of Uptown.' It's a great Rock album.
possum kingdom was my go to song whenever i had a guitar amongst a group of friends or at school. The rhythm of its guitars and the matched key in vocals helped me shine. I'm stoked to hear it's on vinyl and will be keeping an eye out. Thanks again to all of you for making these awesome vids. keep up the good work.
Matthew Romero
These jams are rad and getting better with every vid!!!
Man, I was JUUUUST thinking about getting a PoT. Now prices are going to skyrocket. Thanks Josh.
Freaking LOVE that album. High school/college years!
One word: ARDX20 with Amaze0 or Amaze1. The tone in this delay is head turningly good and you also get a cool little greeting from DigitalMan each time the Amaze starts up.
Love the toadies!!! Been fortunate to see them many times live. The best was at stubb's outdoors in the ATX. They played rubberneck front to back to open the show, not a word said. Then they went through their current live set. Killer live band still!!!
I have the Black variant of the Astro Tone. Love it. Also, Toadies was my first rock concert, they opened for White Zombie. Loved it. Love your show. Love Ananlogman.
Not that you ever sound bad but exceptionally smooth playing in the first jam, and so on there josh
I’ll admit that “So...how’s your day going?” almost made me spit out my Tito’s. Thanks JHS, I needed that.
Love Rubberneck. With all the great songs, the controlled feedback stands out as such a signature sound. Kick myself for missing the 20th anniversary shows.
Man this is a good clip I wish you played twice as long on this. That Astro Tone was ridiculous. and the Prince of tone was sweet as well. That NKT was awesome as well. All of these tones feel like time travel to me.
The videos recently have been so good. Keep up the good work!
Have you guys put a bloopers and rejected cuts episode? I think not 'cause I don't know about its existence, althought there's a huge amount of things I (for sure) don't know at all. That would be an awesome episode, so awesome it could span for two hours, our chairs hot, run out of pop-corn, the wild fires staring through our windows, and we'll be here watching. IDK, think about it...
Been on the wait list for a king of tone since august 2018, hope to get it next year
Great show, I love the Toadies and 90s alt rock but would love a copy of the book by Mike
First time hearing “Possum Kingdom” was in middle school on a drama/speech tournament field trip while in a hotel hot tub with budding adolescent girls. Blew my mind. Love this band. Love the videos. Thank you
I met my best friend during my senior year of high school when he was a freshman. Years later, I traveled home to see him graduate, and the first song we played after the long wait was "Possum Kingdom". Absolutely ruled.
Rubberneck was one of my first CDs as a wee lad, and completely agree about “Tyler” being a great, yet creepy tune. “I Burn” is one of my favorites too. Thanks for the reminder to give it an overdue listen!