A New Way To Power Pedals - The JHS Bat-Sim (Vintage Power Emulator)

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  • Опубліковано 30 бер 2023
  • Get the Bat-Sim Now! www.jhspedals.info/
    In this week's episode, we introduce the newest addition to the JHS Pedals lineup: the Bat-Sim, a new multi-setting utility pedal that gives guitarists access to ten different battery settings. Simply put, if you liked the Volture, you're going to love the Bat-Sim.
    0:25 Intro
    0:39 9volt Battery History
    1:59 Control Functions Overview
    5:42 Radioshack Mode
    7:05 Radioshack Demo
    7:27 Kodak Mode
    9:04 Kodak Demo
    9:30 Bunny Mode
    9:50 Boss Mode
    10:56 Boss Demo
    11:17 USB Mode
    12:23 USB Demo
    12:47 Japan Mode
    13:53 EHX Mode
    15:17 EHX Demo
    15:38 Roland Mode
    16:41 American Mode
    18:22 American Demo
    18:41 JHS Mode
    20:20 JHS Demo
    20:52 Back to Back Demo
    www.thejhsshow.com/
    www.jhspedals.info/
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 3 тис.

  • @DrJeebles
    @DrJeebles Рік тому +874

    I've been trying to get better tone from my smoke detector for years. I think this will be the magic bullet. Thank you, JHS!

    • @patricklemire9278
      @patricklemire9278 Рік тому +20

      The warm chirp of an almost dead battery on. Demand

    • @alanhumid6938
      @alanhumid6938 Рік тому +8

      Glad to see other bonsai predicament fans

    • @lummond
      @lummond Рік тому +8

      The musical instrument from Nathan For You, correct?

    • @stuartchapman5171
      @stuartchapman5171 Рік тому +5

      They have the best piezo discs in them, seriously loud and wide frequency response.

    • @ChurchOfTheHolyMho
      @ChurchOfTheHolyMho Рік тому +8

      I have a vintage First Alert custom shop in off-white. Would recommend.

  • @joelspaulding5964
    @joelspaulding5964 Рік тому +903

    This is Monty Python level. No break in character.
    Totally brilliant.

    • @fastermouse
      @fastermouse Рік тому +11

      I wish they would have waited to release it though.
      April 1st is bad enough without extending it to the 31st.

    • @StackBundle
      @StackBundle Рік тому +15

      I can't take it lol. I was like "wtf is this bullshit" and then realized it HAD to be a joke.

    • @D_J_P
      @D_J_P Рік тому +1

      Of course, tomorrow would have been the perfect release date...
      But Josh, your delivery was awesome. Kudos !

    • @noodlefactory6012
      @noodlefactory6012 Рік тому +7

      Waiting for Guffman level stuff

    • @deanallen927
      @deanallen927 Рік тому

      Not doing a character.

  • @bryanthorne3474
    @bryanthorne3474 Рік тому +313

    Was 99% sure this was a joke but his delivery is so good that there were times where I was like "Wait, is he serious?"

    • @mikegregory3293
      @mikegregory3293 Рік тому +1

      Me too 🤣

    • @dariop.248
      @dariop.248 Рік тому +7

      I've totally fell. April's fool is not a thing in Argentina and this is so dumb, but... What the hell do I know...? This guy saves batteries from different years... Digital Hi-fi cables are very dumb also....

    • @tristanbass-krueger7195
      @tristanbass-krueger7195 Рік тому +8

      I'm dumb and I thought I was going crazy when all the demos sounded the same.

    • @BillySoundFarm
      @BillySoundFarm Рік тому +1

      I thought it was going to be a real thing when I clicked on it, and when he started pulling out batteries I was like, "Oh, wait, the other day was April Fools wasn't it."

    • @davecast3953
      @davecast3953 Рік тому +3

      This happens to me every year. When will I learn. 🤓

  • @Nightwinflyer
    @Nightwinflyer Рік тому +264

    The fact Josh is a pedal builder who pokes fun at the obsessions of pedal buyers is hilariously ironic. Josh cured me of my pedal addiction. He unplugged me from the Matrix. Who does that? I love this guy!

    • @rogerlmoore4544
      @rogerlmoore4544 Рік тому +10

      Yeah, he un-ironically owns over 4,000 pedals and can give us near thesis-level explanations of how each and every one of them functions, how they were designed and the nature of the components that give each their magic.
      I love him for it.

    • @Nightwinflyer
      @Nightwinflyer Рік тому +8

      @@rogerlmoore4544 Exactly! At the same time he tells us they aren't all that different, obsessing over them is not as productive as making music, sky high prices are absurd etc... This is anti-consumersim in an industry sieged by, well rampant consumerism. He is unique. He tells me why his competitors build a pedal you should buy. Most companies do everything in their power to do the opposite, to the point of tearing down their competition. He has morals and compassion. A rarity in the business world. I wasn't being disingenuous...I wish more people in the industry operated the way he does.

    • @KelticKabukiGirl
      @KelticKabukiGirl Рік тому +2

      ​@@rogerlmoore4544 I think it's closer to 10k

    • @MadMarcMulligan
      @MadMarcMulligan Рік тому +7

      Pretty sure he's just trying to convince us we don't need vintage pedals so the prices crash and he can complete his collection
      [Insert maniacal laughter]

    • @sansocie
      @sansocie Рік тому +2

      @@MadMarcMulligan SICK !

  • @peddlinjohnny4346
    @peddlinjohnny4346 Рік тому +246

    Finally, someone is addressing the wild variety of tones available through different battery types. I’ve been talking about this for years with my team of doctors.

    • @misterghee1
      @misterghee1 Рік тому +7

      5150🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😅

    • @Deathrape2001
      @Deathrape2001 Рік тому +2

      They're just modding the EQ & dynamics a bit. This device does not change the power going 2 your pedals or what that does 2 them. It's a $kam. Get reel = there is not even a power output on the thing = LOL!! It's their admitted 'approximization of the effect', & if it's this subtle, it's pretty much pointless & U should just fiddle with real effects like EQ & dynamics 2 get way more control of the flavors, without the 'mystery knobs' game.

    • @hatebass4921
      @hatebass4921 Рік тому +5

      @@Deathrape2001 It doesn’t even exist, it’s a joke

    • @DirtleTilbury
      @DirtleTilbury Рік тому

      Hahhahahhahabhah

    • @rogerlmoore4544
      @rogerlmoore4544 Рік тому

      Seriously? "Team of doctors"? How many psychiatrists does one man need?

  • @pipmcsqueeza1017
    @pipmcsqueeza1017 Рік тому +326

    This was a slow burn April Fool's master stroke. Josh's delivery deserves an Oscar. 10/10.

    • @AV-fh7rp
      @AV-fh7rp Рік тому +2

      It’s tooooooooo long

    • @adicorrales
      @adicorrales Рік тому +1

      The joke is on us that don't correlate April 1st with fool's day 😳

    • @chupathingy5862
      @chupathingy5862 Рік тому +4

      It was about 5 minutes in, when he started talking about the effects loop that I started to put it together.

    • @rolltide007
      @rolltide007 Рік тому

      Very reminiscent of the Google April Fools jokes from years past. Kudos

    • @davedavem
      @davedavem Рік тому +6

      The fact he showed the battery drawer in the Rob Scallon video made this so believable.

  • @KenKuroGuitar
    @KenKuroGuitar Рік тому +94

    The fact is, if JHS actually released this, Josh would sell millions of them.

  • @bmoklsc
    @bmoklsc Рік тому +22

    Not a single wink at the camera. Brilliant. But also, he really did have all those batteries. Josh is a collector’s collector.

  • @tonymotta9140
    @tonymotta9140 Рік тому +52

    Tony with Voodoo Lab here. Bat Sim needs to be a built-in feature in our next generation of Pedal Power. Looking forward to exploring this fantastic opportunity.

    • @eryckcrypton6412
      @eryckcrypton6412 Рік тому

      Yes tbh I feel my sparkle drive would benefit from de-sparkling a little bit... Maybe this would help! 🤔

  • @renaissancekid5240
    @renaissancekid5240 Рік тому +202

    Man, I can't wait to try this with my pacemaker! Super stoked to see how the control functions interact with my life expectancy!

    • @jonathandranoff1721
      @jonathandranoff1721 Рік тому +17

      Dude - my pacemaker has an internal charge pump and subtle bump at 1 kHz. It helps my cardiac rhythms cut through the mix enough to justify the pricetag!

    • @manuelbolognani7420
      @manuelbolognani7420 Рік тому +10

      *super stroked

    • @markkeneson6806
      @markkeneson6806 Рік тому +1

      ​@Manuel Bolognani, you beat me to it.😂

    • @homunculusSZN
      @homunculusSZN Рік тому

      Throw that on the Kodak mode and you got some serious tone

    • @LoreAccurateHusky
      @LoreAccurateHusky Рік тому +1

      I was not ready for this. I was just scrolling to see who fell for this and I was in no way prepared to read this statement. Good shit.

  • @v3n0mm3n0
    @v3n0mm3n0 Рік тому +141

    I wish they had put in the option to use an expression pedal to slide across all the different modes. What a wildly psychedelic ride that would have been to go from kodak to EHX at the peak of my solo.

    • @tres913
      @tres913 Рік тому +14

      That is why I'm holding off buying the pedal. You know the MK II version is right around the corner.

    • @DMSProduktions
      @DMSProduktions Рік тому +4

      @@tres913 It's a WONDER Rhett Shill wasn't in on this!

    • @Deathrape2001
      @Deathrape2001 Рік тому

      Nobody in the audience will notice at all. The differences R very subtle = infinitely less than a wah or simply twiddling some tone knob.

    • @tungtobak
      @tungtobak Рік тому +8

      @@Deathrape2001 I applaud you for you tenacity but how many of these comments did you write before realizing april fools?

    • @tonyhill2318
      @tonyhill2318 Рік тому

      Fuck yeah 🤘

  • @CoenBijpost
    @CoenBijpost Рік тому +23

    That 24V knob is such a cool idea! No longer will plugging in a wrong cable be the only source of fried effects pedals, we can now fry them as fast or slow as we please 😂

  • @mcdaidmatthew
    @mcdaidmatthew Рік тому +318

    We're going to need a blooper reel for this! There's no way you got through this without completely losing it!

    • @fraenkiboii
      @fraenkiboii Рік тому +8

      Yep we gonna need that in our lives!!!

    • @mais5762
      @mais5762 Рік тому +3

      Please!!!

    • @mr.k905
      @mr.k905 Рік тому +3

      Totally!!

    • @creativeheadroom
      @creativeheadroom Рік тому +2

      People were probably dying in the background, constantly. Imagine having to film this and trying not to laugh, hahahaha!

    • @fraenkiboii
      @fraenkiboii Рік тому +1

      I just wonder how Josh can stay this serious for such long periods of times. He must have exploded from laughter afterwards.

  • @arthurzatarain8062
    @arthurzatarain8062 Рік тому +151

    I’m a board certified forensic engineer, so I appreciate the time and effort required to investigate the wide spectrum of batteries, and then design a workable simulator. Well done! I’d like to see a similar study of hook and loop fasteners (I.e. Velcro) that we use to hold our pedals to the pedal board. Like many players I use different types of velcro depending on the tone I want to achieve from a particular pedal. An in-line velcro simulator would be ideal to get a specific nuance when the pedal isn’t on a board.

    • @harrisfrankou2368
      @harrisfrankou2368 Рік тому +8

      I'm the same but on germanium fuzz I use superglue the old formula to be precise...it glues the mix better with my fuzz and drums

    • @keithklassen5320
      @keithklassen5320 Рік тому +11

      Honestly it's hard for me to respect anyone who uses such outdated terminology; correctly expressed, you are talking about "hook and loop fastening systems", a blanket term that encompasses a truly dizzying array of systems, each with their own resonant capitulance and strang, each coming in multiple colours, thicknesses, and batch dynamics.
      I implore you to look into some of the more experimental work using mismatched hook/loop ratios, with the ratios structured along either various point on the harmonic sequence or more classic ratios like the Fibonacci sequence; it's a real rabbithole.

    • @jimmyparris9892
      @jimmyparris9892 Рік тому +3

      Wow! I was just gonna say that I once used Gorilla Glue Gel to hold my fuzz down but it made it too thick and wooly. It was sort of like the fuzz particles were stuck together and kind of gooey but still really hairy.

    • @ego_sarx
      @ego_sarx Рік тому +1

      I'm all-in for the Velcrolizer pedal, that must be the real deal when trying to push those low-mids and make the sound rounder and organic, see what I mean? not like cheap glue that sucks the tone away and eats all the high end

    • @therealGP
      @therealGP Рік тому

      ur a genius

  • @PAHVID
    @PAHVID Рік тому +23

    This is genius! 😂 I absolutely did not realize this was a joke when I saw the thumbnail and title. Seemed completely within the realm of JHS pedal nerd possibility!

  • @boshi9
    @boshi9 Рік тому +31

    That John Mayer battery 👌 You should totally do a series of signature player batteries. I need a JHS Paul Gilbert 9v infused with his electrifying shred energy to keep up with my playing.

  • @JoshLikesFuzz
    @JoshLikesFuzz Рік тому +241

    I’ve always liked the slightly compressed 2k audio range that the 97-02 Panasonic Zinc chlorides have. I call them the PanaKlonics.

    • @joecarter-music
      @joecarter-music Рік тому +12

      Josh Scott this you? 😂

    • @reecejacobmusic
      @reecejacobmusic Рік тому +6

      My booooooooooooooooooooyyyyy

    • @macehead
      @macehead Рік тому +5

      Starting a slow clap for you from TN. I expect it to reach you at some point.

    • @gsauce132able
      @gsauce132able Рік тому +5

      I'm always on the lookout for the Eveready one-eye cat 9 lives logo vintage 9volts for my 70's Big Muff Pi for that Jimi at Monterey sound.

    • @vincet68
      @vincet68 Рік тому

      Wait until you put one in a Bad Monkey…

  • @bastilang1305
    @bastilang1305 Рік тому +381

    Josh is probably the only person I can listen to talking about batteries without being bored 😅 well done

  • @sharrpydude4950
    @sharrpydude4950 Рік тому +11

    I recently found your channel after getting back into playing guitar and have been watching almost every video you guys have made for about a month now. I feel like you guys are the reason I've been more interested in learning about different circuits and pedals in general lately, and when this video came out I had to re-watch it a few times because I felt like an idiot for not understanding how you could "boost voltage" through the cable and how John Mayer's play style was somehow altered the battery in one of his pedal's... along with everything else about this pedal as a whole. I told myself that this would be the first JHS pedal that I would buy.
    Almost a week later, and I'm realizing just how much of an idiot I actually am and haven't had as good of a laugh in a while.
    This Channel is awesome. You guys are awesome. Thank you JHS :)

    • @drbarbare
      @drbarbare Рік тому +1

      Watching much later, I feel you! I was like "can't hear the difference at all...". Wait, when was it released?

  • @j-day
    @j-day Рік тому +17

    This is the best April fools day vid I have seen this year. Josh is on his own level with content.

  • @Luis9933
    @Luis9933 Рік тому +95

    Ain't it a bit Early JHS?😂😂

  • @ancasterguitar8171
    @ancasterguitar8171 Рік тому +51

    I was really, really, really hoping this was real. It was going to be a fascinating social experience watching tone snobs switch seamlessly from Bad Monkey rage to battery powered fandom overdrive 😄

  • @TravisHam
    @TravisHam Рік тому +16

    Bravo, y'all. The amount and quality of work put into this (not only the video but even the "I believe in magic" shirt), is on a whole new tier of April Foolery.

  • @impossivel2006
    @impossivel2006 Рік тому +34

    Next, the guitar pick emulator, where you play with your fingers and it accurately simulates your pick of choice

  • @timstevens3183
    @timstevens3183 Рік тому +15

    Finally!! The perfect pedal to power my $600 bad monkey 😁 My Tone has never been more perfect. Can't wait to blast it with all 24V!!

  • @Mihirishere
    @Mihirishere Рік тому +131

    RadioShack: 07:04
    Kodak: 09:02
    Boss: 10:52
    USB: 12:21
    E-H: 15:15
    American: 18:18
    JHS: 20:20
    End Jam: 21:15
    Amazing work - Thank you Josh!

    • @Thorgue
      @Thorgue Рік тому +8

      Thanks. You can really hear the differences side by side like this. Amazing pedal!

    • @bass3966
      @bass3966 Рік тому +3

      Hahaha 🤟

    • @Deathrape2001
      @Deathrape2001 Рік тому +2

      All the demos sound almost the same = nothing N E 1 will care about in the audience (& this is coming from a 'tone wood' fan =) Also his 'back to back' demo is useless because it's playing different sections of the tune = totally unscientific!

    • @brandfbr
      @brandfbr Рік тому +12

      ​@@Deathrape2001 that went over your head, didn't it?

    • @InTheSh8
      @InTheSh8 Рік тому

      @@Thorgue 😁

  • @sonicfrog1
    @sonicfrog1 Рік тому +158

    The real magic I believe in here is how in the heck you guys were able to keep the straight faces throughout this delivery that must have been in production for the last year. Kudos Josh, superbly done, well played, bar is way high now, not sure how you're gonna top this. (BTW, the Kroger 9V batteries specifically gives a Bad Monkey a subtle peppery/nutmegy spice you can almost smell when you put the gain knob around 1 o'clock.) :)

    • @audibletapehiss3764
      @audibletapehiss3764 Рік тому

      I think what you're describing with the Kroger battery is the tannins from the Tonewood of the banana tree that Curious George visited before his brain was donated to pedal science and became the Bad Monkey.

  • @Dram1984
    @Dram1984 Рік тому +157

    I can’t believe you didn’t include vintage sears batteries. They’re the only way to get really authentic 60’s tones and the aftermarket prices are just insane. A 1958 Blue Label sears is the “burst” of vintage batteries.

    • @jimmyjames9924
      @jimmyjames9924 Рік тому +3

      FACTS

    • @killnoni5032
      @killnoni5032 Рік тому +3

      v2

    • @Deathrape2001
      @Deathrape2001 Рік тому

      Y not just put a variable resisance 'potentiometer' or something between the power supply & the pedal input? I'm not an 'electrician' / engineer but something that can vary the volts should B enough yes? & maybe run it from a 'variable capacitor' circuit 2 get the 'dying battery' vibe, & I guess something 2 vary the amps 2? So those 3 things should B all U need, & label it clearly = volts, amps, & 'reserve' =) & instead of 'mystery icons' can have a list of settings 2 approximate different 'battery styles' in the manual, or written on the side in a table or something? Lots more space than trying 2 fit it around a knob = like a list of what 'number position' for each knob, listing the 'battery styles' on the left in the list. Lot of 'pedals' R just 'overpriced toys' that don't really help but just confuse 2 rip people off. B scientific =)

    • @leearft8605
      @leearft8605 Рік тому

      Yes, those 60's Sears tones would be "Silvertones"

    • @dumbguy9386
      @dumbguy9386 Рік тому +1

      @Dram dammit don't tell.... now prices going to go through the roof. I'm already pressed about him talking about RS batteries and now you too....come on man.

  • @ScottHayes927
    @ScottHayes927 Рік тому +11

    I love how truly different and unique each demo sounds! ❤ I ordered several for Christmas gifts!

  • @SuperBriansmoke
    @SuperBriansmoke Рік тому +12

    I’ll bet there is a Kemper digital battery profiler in the works as a result.
    This was a great response to an impulse that people never knew they needed.
    JHS will always be there as the OG battery re-emulator.
    I have already placed my pre-order.

  • @algonzales7258
    @algonzales7258 Рік тому +150

    The scary thing is how convincing he is. Like he could really be this deep into pedals.😅

    • @ToneSherpa
      @ToneSherpa Рік тому +14

      the believability of this comes from the fact that Josh is a pedal weirdo. he is definitely the type of weirdo who would conceivably obsess about vintage batteries.

    • @martysmith7038
      @martysmith7038 Рік тому +7

      Could be? Dude, i have watched at least 5 JHS videos where I had to check the date to make sure it wasn't April 1. Although it's really the players who go out there on that stuff.

    • @sunriseshell
      @sunriseshell Рік тому +4

      The craziest thing is, these would sell, and sell quite well.

    • @jpdenk
      @jpdenk Рік тому +2

      The Rig Doctor actually tried to cash in on the vintage battery concept, so Josh had me fooled for a few seconds, thought he might be going down that road. Then I remembered that we were knocking on the April Fools door and that Josh has a great talent for keeping a straight face while exercising his great but weird sense of humor that we are all fans of. 🙂

    • @asecretturning
      @asecretturning Рік тому +4

      The thing is, this was probably a real pedal that he built and designed and made a video for but the JHS crew said he could either be committed to an institution or release it for April 1st and never make another one 😂😂

  • @NickKBMusic
    @NickKBMusic Рік тому +476

    JHS is so ahead of the game, they do April Fools in March.

    • @MrKulturembargo
      @MrKulturembargo Рік тому +5

      conspiracy theory - wild man, wild!

    • @dunxy
      @dunxy Рік тому +4

      Ita April here ;)

    • @cremdilly7176
      @cremdilly7176 Рік тому +16

      Video's been out for 10 minutes and people are already spoiling the fun.

    • @brainsplosion3000
      @brainsplosion3000 Рік тому

      @@cremdilly7176 guitar players, i regret to tell, are notorious idiots

    • @Fastvoice
      @Fastvoice Рік тому +8

      Not for Australia.

  • @jeremeydonovan8286
    @jeremeydonovan8286 10 місяців тому +2

    This is blowing my mind. I cannot believe that EHX black note decay!!!! one of the most interesting scientific part of this beautiful thing we call music! Thank you, Josh Scott!!!! I feel like I’m going to college for guitar tone history. Every time I turn on your channel if there’s somebody who knows more about these petals I’ve never met them, so thank you for sharing.

  • @samuelbartlett914
    @samuelbartlett914 Рік тому +7

    My favourite was the third, the boss demo, as I finally heard the disappointment in myself for falling for this amazing prank. Well played!

  • @danielhelderman5228
    @danielhelderman5228 Рік тому +50

    This is a Mic-Drop level Masterpiece. Henceforth all videos will be categorized as before BS or After BS! If the JHS Show ended here I would understand, not even mad about it.

  • @ChelseaColeslaw
    @ChelseaColeslaw Рік тому +109

    I love that you replicated the demo song exactly each time. Really helps for comparison.

  • @nancypantz
    @nancypantz 2 місяці тому +2

    The best bit is that every time he plays a demo, it's the same damned track. I love these guys.

  • @robertsala8031
    @robertsala8031 Рік тому +13

    As a drummer I learned so much! This is so similar to how the tone of a drum is dramatically influenced by the composition and age of the tuning rods; the older ones have undergone so much molecular decomposition of the metal alloys and slight ionization from interacting with certain cosmic rays at the quantum level. This accounts for the unique tone of 50s and 60s drums, not to mention the influence of the players who hit them before!

    • @StevenZebrowski
      @StevenZebrowski Рік тому +1

      You should try it on your metronome. It will do wonders for your pocket playing.

  • @witchfindergeneralelectric8758
    @witchfindergeneralelectric8758 Рік тому +47

    Absolutely fabulous. Gonna buy one for each of the 26 pedals on my board. Thank you JHS! 🙏

  • @thisguy2973
    @thisguy2973 Рік тому +8

    If you go to the site and add the pedal to cart, you get a link to a $25 shirt that says “I believe in magic” that has the Bat-Sim logo on it 😂

  • @shawnmartin4701
    @shawnmartin4701 Рік тому +2

    I knew what was up by the thumbnail, but after watching it for a laugh, I was amazed at how well composed you remained throughout this.

  • @feedthefoxx4926
    @feedthefoxx4926 Рік тому +6

    In the next version it would be nice to hear the difference of the USB types in the USB Mode. I swear I can hear a 'vintagy' and smooth sound in the early USB 1.0 . Thank you for putting so much work into this studies!

  • @tavooxdgus
    @tavooxdgus Рік тому +28

    Absolutely fantastic! It's going to be hilarious to see the battery prices jump in reverb! Love you guys, thanks for the laughs!

  • @robbieyates1685
    @robbieyates1685 Рік тому +75

    I prefer to use 6 AA batteries in series for each of my pedals. It enables me to mix various AA batteries together so I can fine tune my tone for each pedal. Sure, it's expensive and I have to use a seperate pedalboard just for the batteries but what matters is my tone.

    • @BaronVonJ
      @BaronVonJ Рік тому +4

      Volt staging. It's an underappreciated technique to charge up your tone.

    • @last808
      @last808 Рік тому

      If you cut open the casing of a 9v, you'll see 6 1.2v-1.5v cells in them. As far as I can tell, all non-rechargeable batteries are a bunch of 1.2v-1.5v cells packaged together. Would be kind of cool if you did do that, shrink wrapped the together in a brick, and then put a 9v snap connector on it.

    • @steveng.clinard1766
      @steveng.clinard1766 Рік тому

      Do you use a buffer to avoid tone suck?

    • @robbieyates1685
      @robbieyates1685 Рік тому

      @@steveng.clinard1766 I use a buffer before and after each pedal. Better safe than sorry.

    • @steveng.clinard1766
      @steveng.clinard1766 Рік тому

      @@last808 Nickleback doesn't buffer their batteries and they always sound like poop.

  • @doomraider9439
    @doomraider9439 Рік тому +1

    When he set the pedal down on the table, knobs-down. XD
    Well-played Josh...

  • @martinparnell8990
    @martinparnell8990 Рік тому +39

    The date code on a battery opens up another level. Batteries made in the spring and autumn have a 'wetness' to the sound, due to the moisture in the air. This really stands out when they are used in reverb and modulation pedals.

    • @antonioarroyas7662
      @antonioarroyas7662 Рік тому

      I really dig the Taiwanese summer "humid" sound as well.

    • @kevinr.3542
      @kevinr.3542 Рік тому +2

      Accept for the summer of 2018, when much drier conditions led to a serious drop in quality compared to normal. Batts from Aug 2017 skyrocketed in value and I believe John Mayer bought the last known shipment.

    • @martinparnell8990
      @martinparnell8990 Рік тому

      @@kevinr.3542 Yes, crazy that John Mayer knew the battery tone secret. I've heard that Jimmy Page gained that knowledge on the crossroads. I wonder if John Mayer also sold his soul for an old Radio Shack battery?

    • @darrenlane6316
      @darrenlane6316 Рік тому

      I prefer the ones made during monsoon season, super wet and the sound just drips.

  • @actorartistmusician
    @actorartistmusician Рік тому +4

    It took me till the third “demo” to realize this was his April Fools joke, delivered a day early. Absolutely MASTERFUL Josh and team. I have no doubt that all the fact in this video are accurate and that’s what makes this so damn good as a joke. You got me…for a minute.

  • @MudPud
    @MudPud Рік тому +65

    I can’t wait for the V2. I hope it has a bagdad setting.

    • @simseven4967
      @simseven4967 Рік тому +2

      ✌🏻👍🏻With radium booster🤣

    • @ramongavino5334
      @ramongavino5334 Рік тому +5

      That would be perfect for BAGDAD open tuning

    • @simseven4967
      @simseven4967 Рік тому +1

      @@ramongavino5334 🤣🤘🏻

    • @bigtastyben5119
      @bigtastyben5119 Рік тому

      Wouldn't that violate the Geneva convention?

  • @hanstraplord1299
    @hanstraplord1299 Рік тому +8

    Back before the Fun Police shut down Silk Road, I was able to acquire some new old stock North Korean 9V batteries. Really did wonders for my Boss Death Metal pedal.

    • @DyeHardBB
      @DyeHardBB Рік тому +1

      How do they compare to the classic Soviet 9V sound? Have not been able to get them since '89.

    • @teemusid
      @teemusid Рік тому +3

      I got scammed buying some DDR- brand nein volt batteries. Be careful who you buy from.

  • @paulginaven7986
    @paulginaven7986 Рік тому +7

    My favorite battery sound is a CR 2032, I just feel like I keep time better with one powering my pedals. 🙌

  • @daveclinton4945
    @daveclinton4945 Рік тому +2

    9v batteries just went up in price. Thanks, Josh.

  • @macehead
    @macehead Рік тому +25

    Josh's "tell" is that he was too serious in teaching about the pedal😂

  • @luisfguitar
    @luisfguitar Рік тому +24

    Finally it's here. The first Eric Johnson signature pedal!!!! Congrats, Josh. You did it!

    • @andrewgemkow9299
      @andrewgemkow9299 Рік тому +3

      Oh man! I remember that GW article! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @luisfguitar
      @luisfguitar Рік тому +2

      @@andrewgemkow9299 yeah hahahahahahha

    • @eryckcrypton6412
      @eryckcrypton6412 Рік тому +4

      I kept scrolling to look for an EJ comment😂

    • @luisfguitar
      @luisfguitar Рік тому +3

      Hahahahba imagine if he had Eric with him on this stunt. It would pure gold

  • @brightredcar
    @brightredcar Рік тому +2

    I've heard that when Ben Franklin first started playing with capacitors is when he 'rocked out' the most. Well done JHS, Brilliant!

  • @gabrielalvarez7046
    @gabrielalvarez7046 Рік тому

    I just want to say thanks to the gang. You guys are helping me take music a little more seriously and having more fun with it. Keep it up and one of these days I’ll buy something.

  • @popsplace0420
    @popsplace0420 Рік тому +21

    O.M.G! Finally! I'm ordering 10 so I can just set and forget for each fuzz face. People overlook the nuances and creaminess that sag variance provides. Adding a vintage 9V Bat to your interface also adds some grit and texture to your DAW...this is incredible!

  • @NJ-cv6mw
    @NJ-cv6mw Рік тому +20

    Finally! I've been holding onto some Radio Shack 9V batteries for the past 10 years. I'm glad their potential is finally being realized. If you want one, I will be selling them on Reverb for $600. What a bargain!

    • @MrScrofulous
      @MrScrofulous Рік тому +1

      Bargain,. I would have paid $650.

    • @randaji
      @randaji Рік тому

      We all know you didn't even pay for 'em, you used your Battery Club Card for a freebee per month.

  • @MatthewToledo
    @MatthewToledo Рік тому +24

    I know this is a joke, but after seeing all the batteries, I kind of think Josh does actually collect batteries.

    • @deniszbuhran
      @deniszbuhran Рік тому +6

      he actually does

    • @R3TR0R4V3
      @R3TR0R4V3 10 місяців тому

      Obviously :)

    • @codelicious6590
      @codelicious6590 Місяць тому

      I doubt any of them are any good. The newest marketing wank from Energizer is a double-priced battery that boasts a, "10 yr shelf life" so, I assume that would be good for a 9v.

  • @tcell7192
    @tcell7192 Рік тому

    The fluency of his lunacy is remarkable! He could go on, and on, and on, and on... A true master

  • @DanielDangerTME
    @DanielDangerTME Рік тому +139

    I vastly prefer the EHX mode because of the velvety sag around 4k

    • @heggy_69
      @heggy_69 Рік тому +8

      Brother time travelled

    • @baronrogers806
      @baronrogers806 Рік тому +5

      JHS please make a pedal called slinky psychedelic fuzz called the Velvety Sag

    • @RafVorsselmans
      @RafVorsselmans Рік тому +4

      ' I love it in a DS-1 ' ... Golden

    • @CarolMatzPiano
      @CarolMatzPiano Рік тому

      Daniel Danger for the win!
      Velvety Sag my new porn name

    • @smelltheglove2038
      @smelltheglove2038 Рік тому +2

      You know what else has a “velvety sag”?

  • @RecordingStudioLoser
    @RecordingStudioLoser Рік тому +10

    The research and prep for this is god tier. 10/10 would reccomend.

  • @mbcarlson
    @mbcarlson Рік тому +4

    The captured John Mayer voltage is next-level! I’d definitely use it on that setting.

  • @sinpilot3195
    @sinpilot3195 Рік тому +1

    I love you guys. You had me smiling the whole way to work. That’s priceless. Thank you😂❤ Much love guys

  • @Joe_Andrus
    @Joe_Andrus Рік тому +10

    Good thing we've all learned to play with our ears and not our wallets. Each setting is so unique, and inspiring. Especially that Mayer tone, amazing how the battery just has a certain magic. I believe in magic.

  • @goodfish4856
    @goodfish4856 Рік тому +79

    Just ordered two. Can't wait to stack EHX mode into boss mode!

    • @davidf2281
      @davidf2281 Рік тому +19

      That won't work -- they'll cancel out so you'll need to order another one

    • @Spidouz
      @Spidouz Рік тому +1

      Hmmm will you stack them in series or parallel?

    • @IanMcKellar
      @IanMcKellar Рік тому +1

      Be careful. That'll only work with pedals that work off 18V.

  • @rodko.horzhynskyi
    @rodko.horzhynskyi Рік тому +2

    This type of videos is my favorite! Study + history + outcome. Awesome! Love this.

    • @thegreatdestroyer6506
      @thegreatdestroyer6506 Рік тому

      But you are also joking, right?

    • @rodko.horzhynskyi
      @rodko.horzhynskyi Рік тому

      @@thegreatdestroyer6506 No.

    • @thegreatdestroyer6506
      @thegreatdestroyer6506 Рік тому

      @@rodko.horzhynskyi Well, it's April 1st. Don't know where you're from, but it's also known as April fools day.

    • @rodko.horzhynskyi
      @rodko.horzhynskyi Рік тому

      @@thegreatdestroyer6506 oh...okay. so, even if this video is a joke and this particular pedal is fake, I still like study videos. Ratpack is my favorite.

  • @yugbe
    @yugbe Рік тому +3

    Had to watch it for a third time, just because I love analyzing the faces of everyone. And just realized the "Another one bites the dust" riff. Just so good! and even better on the 1st.

  • @mazgaming6842
    @mazgaming6842 Рік тому +3

    There was just something about hearing “vintage 70s battery” that really got me

  • @edwardlarose7691
    @edwardlarose7691 Рік тому +18

    This is absolutely hilarious! Way to go JHS for the originality and delivery!

  • @GenuineHeather
    @GenuineHeather 5 місяців тому

    What really impresses me about this is that I actually sat here and watched the entire video. I have no idea why. I felt like I was glued to my seat, totally against my will. I have so many other things to do, but I could not break myself away. I thought I might have finally lost my mind. I'm still not sure about that. Anyway, great pedal. Can't wait to get one.

  • @LuisRFeliu
    @LuisRFeliu Рік тому

    Saw clips of this on instagram and believed it for two days straight lol
    Well done!

  • @athenry
    @athenry Рік тому +12

    THIS is why we subscribe! People like Glenn Fricker waste everybody's time with "tonewood" and "speaker" shootouts, meanwhile here Josh is doing the REAL science.

    • @Zilmayjaink
      @Zilmayjaink Рік тому

      ​@6079 Smith W well in regards of tonewood ..

  • @RustyPryde
    @RustyPryde Рік тому +15

    The Boss mode sounds EXACTLY like a Roland 9V from the 90s. Spectacular.

  • @chriswood426
    @chriswood426 Рік тому

    all jokes aside, I'd like to thank you for making your knowledge so accessible without ever being boring or condescending. I doubt im ever going to make a guitar pedal (unless you create a diy one, with swap out-able resistors and capacitors). I suffer from anxiety so i'd never gig or play my music for anyone else out side my own house and i dont have any real world musician friends, so even though ive had guitars and messed about with recording myself with DAWs for the last twenty years, some of the fx basics Ive only learned recently from you. things like putting a fuzz first in the signal chain, or even the difference in types of overdrive and why they are different. Things some people may take for granted. thank you, love your show

  • @_brocklee
    @_brocklee Рік тому

    The best part about this is using the exact same clip for every demo. I love this channel

    • @jhspedals
      @jhspedals  Рік тому

      Nope. Look closer. They are different

  • @GigginDude
    @GigginDude Рік тому +35

    Josh, if you do a V2 would you consider experimenting with car batteries to see what sonic possibilities may exist there? Or maybe you could try some really high current devices - i would love to see a pedal called the defibrillator.

    • @nunninkav
      @nunninkav Рік тому

      Yes, I need 850cca to get the right headroom on my clean boost.

    • @Twannnng
      @Twannnng Рік тому

      I plugged my guitar into an MRI scanner, and now I'm literally John Mayer.

  • @donoteatglass
    @donoteatglass Рік тому +6

    The level of nerdiness here is heroic. Herculean, even. I am envious and in awe. I'll take two.

  • @sheatanner9935
    @sheatanner9935 Рік тому

    I had to click the link just to see what Josh and the team were up to... You guys are a crack up. Thank you so much for a big belly laugh this morning. I needed it.

  • @MrPinkfloydian
    @MrPinkfloydian 5 місяців тому

    Damn, I'm already thinking about a V3 while still waiting for the V1! That's JHS love we are feelin'. I always choose the heaviest batteries to use in my Boss Metal Zone, Distortion and several Overdrives that are also used with the foot. So glad to have found someone who speaks in my language. And this is so true that it could be clearly seen how the boys were feeling more energized while playing... and in the length of this video. Thank you very much, Josh! You are a life savior!

  • @ronlight7013
    @ronlight7013 Рік тому +14

    What’s truly amazing is the amount of ingenuity, the extreme perversity and the abundance of surplus time that allow JHS to conjure such satisfyingly ridiculous products as this. I applaud Josh and his minions for being the enlightened masters they truly are! BTW I’m seriously considering buying one (yup, they’re available for purchase!) to keep my pet rock company on the shelf.

  • @Osk-r
    @Osk-r Рік тому +8

    Now we need to see a blindfold challenge on Andertons TV where Pete tries to guess the modes 😄 Well done guys! Nerd comedy.

  • @benharris1906
    @benharris1906 Рік тому +2

    This took me way too long to figure out… Now I have trust issues. Thanks JHS!

  • @jbradleymusic
    @jbradleymusic Рік тому +1

    Years ago, while working at Daddy’s Junky Music in Boston, I got into a polite argument with Stu Hamm while getting him set up for a clinic, because he insisted vintage batteries sounded the best, and I thought he was full of himself. That I got taken in by this video is both a credit to Josh and a humbling moment to me. I really did think he had actually worked it out.

  • @lennyw2892
    @lennyw2892 Рік тому +9

    The effort you guys put into this is amazing, I feel like a 9v connection like the volture would have made this "somewhat more believable". Keep up the good work this was a lot of fun

  • @fandase1
    @fandase1 Рік тому +7

    Woah, that sounds really unique! I gotta say the radioshack sound the best cuz of the retro sounding mids. Big up, Josh! I'm buying this ASAP.

  • @danielbrewer878
    @danielbrewer878 Рік тому

    This is April 1st commitment. Full disclosure, I was about two minutes in before I remembered what day this is. Excellent performance Josh!

  • @_rafael_b
    @_rafael_b Рік тому +1

    What a fantastic idea for a pedal! 👍 This is brilliant!
    My favorite mode was JHS mode.

  • @alienfretboy
    @alienfretboy Рік тому +9

    This pedal is now selling for $9000 on Reverb.

  • @Dean_Owens
    @Dean_Owens Рік тому +11

    I don't like many videos but this is pure gold my friend. It's been a while sense I've seen art like this.

  • @GuitarsAndLightsabers
    @GuitarsAndLightsabers Рік тому +2

    I can’t tell you how timely this is. Those old Radio Shack batteries have been like unobtainium ever since Radio Shack went out of business. There’s even some guy selling them for like $600 on Reverb right now! $99 for a pedal that does all that and more is an absolute steal!

  • @joelspaulding5964
    @joelspaulding5964 Рік тому +5

    I just...
    Can't...
    Possibly equal to The Pedal Musical for pure mastery of a genre.
    Top 3 episodes.
    Ever.

  • @ryanmethric1029
    @ryanmethric1029 Рік тому +10

    Honestly, this pedal idea alone is amazing. I think this is the most innovative pedal to date.

  • @MoggioMTB
    @MoggioMTB Рік тому

    Absolutely brilliant! 24 minutes of pure gold. Crazy thing is I did make myself a battery sim power supply for germanium gear, primarily original 70s pignoses, but that was just voltage and series resistance and it does make a big difference. So as crazy as this vid is it is rooted in something real.

  • @thatmountain
    @thatmountain Рік тому +3

    This is so cool and genius. Congrats to your team and you.

  • @mmartak
    @mmartak Рік тому +3

    The best part is when Josh is able to imitate the Klon pedal when using the Bat-Sim and an overdrive.

  • @echorecordofficial2275
    @echorecordofficial2275 Рік тому +9

    I dig the little history lesson about batteries 😂.

  • @JugaJuga14
    @JugaJuga14 Рік тому +1

    Finally a pedal that can get me that “brink of battery death” breakup that I’ve been looking for since I started collecting fuzz pedals. Thank you JHS!

  • @anomalouswoof2554
    @anomalouswoof2554 Рік тому +1

    Josh, you forgot about the Most Important characteristic of any battery, R_sub_I, the Internal Resistance. Wait, is that the Capacity control? Well played Sir, well played 😊

  • @Andrew-wq6ge
    @Andrew-wq6ge Рік тому +9

    I look forward to the Q2 JHS drop every year 🤘🏽

  • @barrysorensen6999
    @barrysorensen6999 Рік тому +25

    Josh, as fantastic as you are at building pedals, and curating pedal history, you should give all of that up to focus on April Fool pranks. Genius level of seriousness and preparation went into this. 😂😂😂