Did You Know Fender and Boss Made a Line of Pedals? (FDR-1, FBM-1, FRV-1)
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- Fender and Boss are, without argument, two of the most recognizable brands in the music industry. Did you know they actually collaborated on a line of pedals? If not, we’ve got you covered! In this episode, Josh and the crew demo the FDR-1, FBM-1, the FRV-1, telling you everything you need to know about their existence.
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0:00 - Intro
0:39 - COSM (Composite Object Sound Modeling)
1:27 - Boss FBM-1 Bassmaster
3:50 - "Two Headlights" Bassman Jam
4:38 - Bassman Recap
6:30 - Boss FDR-1 Deluxe Reverb
8:14 - "Wall Surfers" Deluxe Reverb Jam
9:17 - Deluxe Reverb Recap
9:45 - Boss FRV-1 Fender Reverb
11:38 - "The Drip" Fender Reverb Jam
12:31 - Fender Boss Breakup Story
13:20 - Have fun on Reverb
13:36 - Record Time
14:28 - Thanks for watching!
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I have all 3........ I am now officially rich. Thanks Josh.
Sell them in like a few hours and buy them back in a couple weeks #stocks
That reverb pedal was already a couple hundred the last time I looked a couple years ago.
have the reverb and the box 😊 am I a rich man now? 😮😊
I don't think you are, really.
@@nedim_guitar 🤔😀
Feels like “I’m no Brian Wampler” needs its own music sting. Great video as always guys!
It needs to be a t-shirt. 😄
lol
🤣 I'd wear it
@@wampler_pedalsRichard? Is that you?
I feel like Catalinbread and Origin Effects seems to be the companies that really hang their hat on 'amp in a box' pedals tho. Wampler is just really good at overdrive pedals.
As much as I love the podcast format... these edited episodes are SO much better
So true!! Nothing beats the awesome edited episodes!
Same!!!!! These I can binge.
Smoke crack smoke crack
Same. Maybe if the podcast type episodes were actually podcasts I’d listen. Those are the sort of length and style I’d need to be doing something like driving to get into. Hard to explain.
I also dig the lives and can binge those as well... I like the longer format, and I love seeing the other guys (Nick, Joshua, et. al)
An episode on the difference between vibrato / tremolo and the history of how it got backwards would be an intriguing solo episode!!!
Vibrato changes pitch, Tremolo changes volume.
@@joermnyc Shsh, shhh; don't ruin it!lol
Leo Fender got the two terms mixed up when putting out literature for the vibrato bridges on his early guitars.
"difference between vibrato / tremolo" The answer might be a little TOO OBVIOUS to be interesting imo.
I have a theory that the Power Stack, Combo Drive, and Metalcore were all pitched to Marshall, Vox, and Mesa Boogie originally as well, but only the Fender ones were accepted. They are all Cosm, and have similar unique finishes
Considering they were replicating those amps they probably offered or maybe not boss just wanted to do it’s own take on those amps
Sounds legit.
I owned the PS and CD. They were great and held they're value. Wish I kept them.
Nice shout-out to Brian Wampler! I like the fact that despite possible competition, the pedal world is a community.
It's one big clique
A lot of them seem to only tolerate eachother tbh
@@StratsRUs It sure is!
@@hue6076 Yeah, maybe. There are conflicts too, but we don't hear a lot about those, which is good.
That made me chuckle when Josh said that actually 😂, thanks for the shout out Josh!
I was a sales rep for BOSS at the time these came out, and I absolutely love the FBM-1 to this day. Wish I still had one, because it's severely underrated.
I have all 3. There is a surprising amount of OD in the FBM and FDR pedals, and a ton of reverb, all you can handle, in the ‘63 Reverb pedal.
I just want to say that watching an old school style show was nostalgic. Simple. Short. Nerdy. Love it.
you guys are getting even better musically as a band. this rocks
I think that’s a fair assessment
That slide track was killer
JHS Pedals are uniting the guitar industry. They're changing the status quo from doubtful and pessimistic customers to open minded musicians that appreciate the rich ongoing history of music.
@@Dr.Garlic. facts. ruined the market.
A couple of months ago I found a FDR-1 for a ridiculous price in a small audio and instruments store. I was surprised by all this pedal can offer: incredible volume range, beautiful distortion (for a Squier Strat!), excellent "vibrato" (I'm a tremolo fan) and the long reverb decay, plus the tap tempo. Unbelievable. I bought it with the box AND THE STICKER. I sold it because I needed the cash but don't regret it at all, because I enjoyed meeting this magnificent black box and the new owner could appreciate it as much as I did.
Sometimes what I enjoy the most of the pedal geeks world is this: to gain experience collectively, while surviving as amateur or professional musicians in this difficult, monetized world.
PS I missed the Record Time, thank you guys!
I had two of them back when they came out. I sold them after I learned that there are other pedal brands than Boss. I'm from a small town from Transylvania, the only guitar shop in town had only Boss pedals, still do.
Now I feel like a grandpa wanting to go back in time (just to play them). I really really liked them!
I bought two of the Bassman pedals - one for myself (which I still have, and the box), and one for my brother in law - while on a trip to the UK to see my family. I haven't used it in a while, but you've inspired me to give it a whirl. Thank you! Nice to see Addison again. I was beginning to worry.
The FDR-1 in this video is just magic. In 92-93 my band was doing our first real recording session and the studio owner put me in a room with a Peavey 'Tweed' amp. Back then, nobody knew what that was.
It was astonishing.
We actually had to re-record one of the first takes because the mic picked-up me screaming at the amp and I was hitting the guitar so hard nothing was in tune.
Peavey Classic 30 or 50? They sound great cranked, and terrible low volume lol.
Been using the 63 reverb forever, thanks for making me rich josh 😁
I have the FBM-1 and I love it! it really makes me happy that y'all finally make a video about this series. Also i love your playing guys, cheers from Mexico.
Still waiting for the Line 6 Tone Core episode! One of the coolest lines ever IMO
Yesss, build a pedalboard that weighs more than the sun.
Nice choice on the SDRE. I would say How It Feels is also a great place to start.
I just sold my 65 Twin Reverb(reissue) that I've had for 15 years to make room for some new gear. In my opinion it's one of the greatest clean amps ever.
Amp in a box is a good description. I've had the deluxe and used it during covid when I spent a lot of time at home with a surround sound system that had a 1/4" mic input. It was the least amount of gear that was very satisfying. After covid I brought it to my jam space and used it if someone showed up without an amp. Plugged right into the PA it always got the job done.
Hell yeah dude. I spent the covid with my hotrod deluxe with a master volume in the FX loop. Truly all you need with the reverb tank and 2 channels.
That’s awesome that it works direct like that.
I liked the video because of the Nick sighting. Love and miss you. Keep creating your own destiny and enjoying the ride.
The Catlinbread Formula 55 (Bassman inspired) and the Catlinbread 5F6 are worth looking into for those sounds. Thank you for your excellent review.
Especially when you run it at 18v.
I own (or have tried) almost every boutique OD pedal. The Catalinbread 5F6 is the Pedal Ive always wanted. Uncompressed crunchy perfection with a 3 band eq!!
YES! Killed By An Angel is one of the greatest rock songs! IT's big, it's epic, it's beautiful, it's raw and refined. The drums hit so hard but don't overpower the bass and guitar, meanwhile the vocals ring out pitch perfect! Thank you for shouting out this absolute classic song and album from one of the best bands out there with the second best song on the Batman Forever soundtrack.
This guitar tone is top-tier! Josh absolutely crushes it at 11:40 with the '65 Deluxe and Reverb pedal. It's the exact sound I've been chasing in my mind for years! Thank You, Josh!
I got a spring tank and a ‘65 DR.. it’s glorious not gonna lie. I normally use those two pieces with my Jag. Flatwound strings with a spring tank are key though
Yeah man, that's a great tone! (and not as loud as my cranked DRRI) Man.. I can never crank amps. Bought it 'cause it was low wattage.
Just remember that you’re hearing an amp into a microphone into probably some pre-amp/interface.
Your sound probably sounds just as good as this, given the same microphone -> ear chain.
would like more vids like this where we get to really hear how the pedal sounds when dropped on a table
Great to see some Boss + Fender Legend Series get some love. I've had the FBM-1 and the FRV-1 since their release and they were among my first pedal purchases. I keep coming back to these pedals, and I love having the reverb INTO the overdrive.
All of them sound great. Love the jams and it's inspiring watching them when I'm creatively worn out and excites my brain to go plug in. I should also say that it motivates me to dig deeper into the gear I already own.
The FDR-1 has been a staple on my pedal board since I bought one in '07. My original was stolen, unfortunately, but I wound up picking up a replacement on the cheap because it was largely dismissed. Glad to see it getting some love on the show! It's a great pedal.
I love you Josh, thanks for doing this, your show is amazing and have been watching it for (as odd as it sounds) many years! Props to you and the guys for standing with a positive attitude all the way :)
Thanks for reminding me of these. I’d completely forgotten about the 59 Bassman pedal. I got one on Reverb a couple of days later and love it. Thanks Josh.
Your love of music, its history, and the gear is so compelling. I want jhs gear just cause you seem so authentic.
🙏🏼🖤🙏🏼🖤🙏🏼🖤🙏🏼
I had FRV-1 and I didn't like it until I tried Fender '63 Reverb Unit Reissue Tank . Then I thought "wow this pedal is so close to this tube reverb... even distorts the sound as it should" . After that I tried a lot of spring reverb emulation effects , but only FRV-1 is close to the real thing even if it is digital because it captures these small details . These effects are for nerds or people who can't gig with the real-deal because they are too big and heavy on tour .
also they are very shock sensitive and therfore noisy on usual stages.
@@flotenn3351 unless you're playing "Wipeout"... ;)
The deluxe reverb pedal into a cab simulator is great! I love these pedals and rue the day I sold mine. Now they're SO expensive.
Glad to hear the SDRE suggestion! Love that!
The 59’ Bassman was my first pedal. Got it when I was 13 and used it as my only pedal for several years. People used to come up to me after shows and try to buy it, but it’s still in rotation 10 years later
I had a Boss '59 just after they came out and it was really useful to get breakup tones at low volumes when venues were limiting decibel levels
Dude. Your jams are always recorded excellently.
When I was in my band in and post high school, one of the guitarist had the ‘65 deluxe reverb pedal. I thought It looked so rad. He said it would make his hot rod deluxe sound like a deluxe reverb. Back then I couldn’t tell the difference and loved the way his amp sounded anyway. But I always really dug that pedal.
I missed this kind of episode. Thanks for it! Great as always!
Thanks for this, Josh! I have the FRV-1 and totally love it (especially the "drip") - it is an always-on pedal in my rig! I had been searching for the real-deal stand-alone Fender reverb tank ($$$$) when an old hermit amp repair guy (after fixing my '65 Band-Master) told me about this pedal. It's not going anywhere!
Nice to see Addison back on bass...this trio is ridiculously good
I had two of those FBM's because of Social Distortion. Used it to boost a Marshall. In Asia they're like the Blues lawyer HM-2 and they can go for steep prices now.
The FDR had a sound I would get compliments on.
I started collecting Boss (and made a YT series) and here and there these would come up locally once in a while. Always more than I wanted to spend (focus of collection was to not pay new/full retail) and of course the well priced ones were snapped up. I guess I did not realize until now that you could go so thick/heavy with the drive on these. I have a new appreciation and will continue to keep my eyes peeled on these :)
I always feel there's something missing from my day when a video talks about a Boss pedal and doesn't say it's 'built like a tank'
I LOVE SDRE. I am so happy that you appreciate them and Egnik's work. ROTFQ is a masterpiece
Me! ME! I know Sunny Day Real Estate!!! I love them and ESPECIALLY Jeremy Enigk! I saw him in Seattle when he sang with Poor Old Lu years ago(another great band) when they played one of their last shows. You've revied this weary mama today. I'm gonna go listen all day. Thank you Josh for reminding me of these lost treasures from days of old. :)
yes!
Listened to Diary album from SDR earlier. I thought of the JHS show listening to it. I now see the connection/inspiration. I just started listening to them again. I had the pink album in 97’
I had FRV-1 between 2010-2021. I used it mainly as a surf reverb for guitar but also twice as vocal reverb, once at gig and once on a record. I sold it because Surfy Industries Surfybear Reverb took my attention.
You guys should have an episode where you explain how you mixed the band. It sounds great! :)
if you check the Colour Box V2 episode they kind of do 🙂
Dude, great channel, excellent guitar playing, and great ensemble you've got there!
I got a job at my local Music Store in high school from 06-08 or so.
We sold a lot of these. Had a whole Boss wall. Was v fun to get familiarized with the whole line and palette of sounds. (And colors!)
Thank you so much for the SDRE and Jeremy Enigk suggestion. I really wish more people knew about them. "How It Feels To Be Something On" and "The Rising Tide" were therapy for me when my dad was consumed by cancer. Really hits you in the feels and there's just amazing songwriting and riffs, not to mention the importance and influence of their earlier albums on indie rock music. "World Waits" album from Jeremy is superb as well.
Hope you've gotten to listen to "The Fire Theft" as well. It was basically Sunny Day Real Estate MK 2.
Made me feel good to see some recognition for boss’s cosm stuff, my first guitar effects “pedal” was an me-50 multi-effects unit and it honestly does some effects really well, and really just gave me a chance to experiment with different effects
I genuinely love my Boss ME-80!! I got sick of pining for the latest and greatest pedals, cable/power/order board problems, and the ever lasting expense of new gear. It does everything well enough if not great once you take time to get to know it. Plus you get to try EVERYTHING and narrow down what pedals you do really want, if any.
The ME-50 really helped me understand the difference in several effects, different ideas of drive based effects and mod effects. Before that I kind of lumped a lot of them together and didn't really understand the differences from flanger to phaser or an Big Muff from a Fuzz Face.
@@Unusualsuspect24 yeah I’ve started using it again and it’s kind of awesome for home playing, it’s got most of what I want there, and it even has stereo for some the effects 😎
I love it when you play together.....really!
DUUUUUUUDE THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE RISING TIDE SOME LOVE!!!!! I just saw SDRE live last month and they completely floored me.
I have a BOSS ST-2 POWER STACK pedal as my always-on overdrive. It's kinda similar in idea to these Fender ones you presented here. I think it's just great and very underrated.
They also made one called the COMBO DRIVE. I had those Fender pedals but the only one that stayed with me was the ST-2 POWER STACK.
I have a theory that the Power Stack, Combo Drive, and Metalcore were all pitched to Marshall, Vox, and Mesa Boogie originally, but only the Fender ones were accepted. They are all Cosm, and have similar unique finishes
@@amoser8589 I hear ya. Agree. They all came out at about the same time. And like you say, they have very similar enclosures. They were all surprisingly VERY GOOD and went pretty much unnoticed in the pedal community. People can't believe the tone I get from the Power Stack.
I have the ST 2 Power Stack also and I was a bit nervous about the COSM thing but it does a great low drive Marshall sound and I use it a lot. It stacks well with other dirt pedals too.
I've been missing the old school jams with Addison and Nick. Josh with the drum machine just isn't the same.
Fantastic jams for this episode. Love it.
FRV is my go to for nailing the surf punk sound ala Dead Kennedys, fantastic pedal!
I have the FDR-1. Sounds great, kinda gives me a lo-fi vibe.
Has to be said, The Drip is the best jam you've ever done on the show
hey thanks!
I never can pay much attention cause I’m always looking at the shelves trying to see your wicked boss collection. Trying to make out what all is there. It’s a mind boggling collection!
Ahhh yeah!! Love to see Sunny Day Real Estate get a shout out. Diary is in my top 10 albums of all time
I have FBM-1 for about a decade now. Very nice & useful pedal!
Every time I’m reading the acronym “FBM” I think, “I need to to make an FBM!” because I have a the humor of a ten year old in addition to my more sophisticated dry sense of humor.
(F’in Bowel Movement)
The FDR 1 is a sick pedal , a classic case of the sum is greater than its parts. It models a twin reverb really well but if you drive it a little with something like a sd1 then bingo it starts to really sing the verb and tremolo is just cherry on the cake.
Oh and I have the box.
12:14 is truly sick as good as anything...damn...that whole build up.
You guys cooked that jam.
Killed by an Angel... Record Time... Gentlemen, um, Josh... That was Epic lyricism. Cinema grade studio work, excellent lead break. I will follow your advice to discover the lead singer's other works and return to a deep dive into THE RISING TIDE album. Thanks!!!
I love your jams! How much time goes into writing them and rehearsing them?
Should I get the Bassman pedal to play through my Bassman?
It’s the only true way to get legit Bassman tone
probably
@@nebyenrub Bassman tone? I want that BassMEN tone!
@@jhspedals just to be safe.
Got all three as well !!!! 🤠
The drip jam is by far the best yet! That was epic
Fender was like "no we're not interested " and boss was like "we'll give you this much $$$ of the sales " and Fender was like "sounds like a great idea "!!!
The FRV-1 costs more second hand than an EHX Oceans 12. It's amazing how simplicity and doing one thing really well leads to higher value Vs something that will do that, plus everything else.
I had the FRV-1, think it was the first pedal I bought. Sold it when I changed amp (with a decent inbuilt Fender digital reverb). The pedal sold for around 60% more than I paid. Some were selling them for 75% more than original price 😮.
I have the Fender ‘63 Reverb and love it so much.
The JHS guy is the rock music nerd and pedal aficionado that we all didn’t know we needed
Yes.
It would be fascinating to see a comparison of these pedals to: (1) the actual amps modeled; (2) modern impulse-type modeling of the same amps. And if you did have the original amps, then extra would be to make new impulses for each one, and compare those to the original amps and to the FB pedals.
Would it really? 🥱
Agreed, I'd like to see that comparison with the actual amps, especially with the pedals going through an IR of the actual amps.
Good jams. Nice to see Addison.
Thank you
What a great 👍 channel you have! Thank you!
I have the Bassman pedal because the Fender Bassman is the best amp ever built. As I can't afford a vintage Bassman, I wanted to get as close as I could. It is a great pedal.
I saw Sunny Day Real Estate on the Diary tour back in the 90s. One of my all-time favorite shows. Such an underrated band.
Sunny day real estate. I remember that album from my college radio days. Think I had it in heavy rotation during lunch hours. Fit the vibe we were going with on the show.
Incredible snare tone on that two headlights song
I play through a 65 Bassman and that FBM1 pedal sounds killer to me. I had no idea that thing even existed. Thanks for bringing it out.
Dude! I've had that first pedal for a long while! It's my favorite amp in box pedal ever! It's one of my always on pedals and a key part of my sound. ❤ 2:23
These pedals looked and sounded soooooo good!!
it was 2010ish. i was in a small local music store looking for a cheapo reverb pedal. i looked at the usual suspect and was about to settle for a hall of fame reverb (iirc). the dude working at the store insisted that i needed to buy the boss/fender spring reverb pedal. he said is was one of the last ones in stock and he didnt knew if they would get them again and all that bla bla.
i hesistated because compared to the hall of fame, it lacks so many features. but the one thing it does, it does very well. i ended up buying the boss and it is the only constant pedal that is always on my pedal board. best spring reverb pedal ever. kudos to the guy at the store almost forcing me to buy the boss pedal lol
i still have the box btw
I have the Boss FRV-1. It was the second ever pedal I bought, and still sounds good
I had all 3 of them in different stages. The Bassman was actually my first ever stand alone effect pedal, after some zoom 505s! Nowadays I don't have any of them, but I have really good memories of the Reverb one. It was cool and sounded natural and fun. Bonus points for the tweed, of course!
That was some seriously filthy tone in that last jam. Damn.
Guys? I still love everything you do, and this episode. Oh! Yeah, I turned 70 today. Sunday I did fingerstyle for offertory... pretty good, my arrangement. Then played 9 holes Disc Golf with guys 32 years younger... and won because my partner is really good, and older than me. Then jammed on new luthier built dreadnought prototype for like 3 hours. Played a yamaha bass, and like Josh, I need a nap now. Never stop! And I won't either. Boss rocks, JHS Pedals Rule!
I own an FRV-1 that I bought new and still use. It's a permanent fixture on my pedalboard. I have a friend who's an amp guru, and he has no problem with using a pedal like this; in fact, he recommended it to me after I had replaced my third reverb tank on my '65 reissue Deluxe Reverb. His comment on it was that a real geek would frown, but if you can tell the difference between this and the real thing, you have better ears than I do. Same here.
i've had the 65 deluxe for years, my dad gave it to me when I was younger. Amazing pedal
You know, a friend of mine who is actually Stan Kenton's nephew (I've known Bill Kenton Alexander for 30 years..we're both in our 70s) anyway, a few years ago he gifted me with the yellow 59 Bassman pedal because he never used it, and I have hardly ever
used it because we both just thought it was a noisy distortion pedal without any real subtle use. Now that you point out what it was meant to be/do and the fact that it really does perform a distinct function and it's cool and rare, I'll probably use it from time to time, and maybe think of it as being like a replacement for the Ibanez Tube Screamer I've never owned. Love your shows! (I'm a almost famous Michael Bloomfield bio author who used to be proud of my book's association with Harvard, but not much any more.
This video made me a big nostalgic. I remember when these came out. I still have a 2007/2008 magazine with a review (or maybe it was just and ad) of them. It's in Spanish. I'll post a picture when I get home. That was the same magazine that introduced me to Sgt. Pepper's, drop D tuning and other bands and effects when I was 15. Changed my life in a way. Half my life ago. Man, back then guitar content on UA-cam was barely starting and a lot of it really, really, sucked. Guitar forums were thriving but they were a double-edged sword.
Anyway, I wanted those pedals bad! I only had a Roland Cube amp. It did higher gain pretty well but the overdrives and light distortions sucked, and it had no reverb. I never got those pedals... and I never got a Civic, thought I did eventually become the weird neighbor that goes to the mailbox in his underwear. I got into DSP, modeling and plugins heavily too. Fender made the '63 Reverb pedal available in AmpliTube years later, along with 59 Bassman and 65 Deluxe Reverb amp models. The pedal model was good, and the Vibratone model in the package sounded amazing.
Miss this format of episodes, instead of the the hour-ish live streams. Please do an episode on hiwatts in a box 😊
I’m a struggling professional musician. Barely scraping by. I spend countless nights researching guitar gear and finding things I love. Everybody in all the forums talked mad shit about these pedals….I thought they sounded good so I added them to the constant list of gear I need to attain..and now Josh does a video and I can’t pay what people are asking after the knowledge on these pedals is shared. Obviously I’m not mad at the guy or his company but damn I got scooped again. I don’t believe in gatekeeping knowledge so I’m glad it’s out there. But damn
I own the FRV-1 and I’ve grown quite fond of it. It has been on (one of) my board(s) since 2012. Great for surf and garagerock, but it can also do more subtle stuff.
great show!