Boss Pedals Changed Guitar As We Know It!
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2018
- Where would the pedal industry be without the innovations of BOSS? I'm an unashamed BOSS fanboy and here's 20min of video to prove it.
www.thejhsshow.com/
www.jhspedals.info/
Boss + JHS Pedals: JB-2 Documentary
• BOSS JB-2 Angry Driver
Gear in this video:
0:54 Boss BOX-40 40th Anniversary Box Set
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2:27 JHS Mods DS-1 Modification Lexi Drive
2:55 JHS Boss TR-2 Tremolo w/ "Versa-Trem" Mod
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4:01 CE-1
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4:21 PW-1
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4:58 GE-6
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5:00 BF-2
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5:04 DM-2
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5:08 CE-2
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5:15 DS-1
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5:51 MA-1
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6:30 FA-1
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6:41 CH-1
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6:49 DC-2
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7:06 CE-2
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8:32 CE-5
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8:39 DC-3
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8:44 HF-2
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9:06 BF-2
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9:15 PH-1R
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9:23 TR-2
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9:39 GE-7
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9:41 GE-6
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9:53 CS-1
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10:09 BD-2
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10:29 SD-2
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11:16 OD-1
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11:25 OD-3
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11:38 MZ-2
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11:49 OD-2
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11:51 SD-2
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12:26 JB-2 JHS Angry Driver
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12:54 FZ-2
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13:22 FZ-3
13:25 FZ-5
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13:28 HM-2
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13:53 MT-2
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14:13 DS-2
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14:16 DF-2
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14:23 DSD-2
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14:29 DD-6
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14:43 DD-5
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15:00 DD-2
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15:08 DD-20
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16:00 RC-1
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16:18 RV-5
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16:45 VB-2 Waza Craft
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17:20 CE-20 Waza Craft
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17:46 PC-2
Record Time:
The Cure - Disintegration
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#jhs #boss
My dad was a commercial airline pilot who frequently flew to Japan in the '70s and '80s. He came to know the owners of some of the music stores in Tokyo when he was there on layovers, and they kept him in the loop on all of the new technology at the time - including the first Tascam 144 when it was first released. My dad was very supportive of my guitar playing and musical ambitions, and on one of his trips (in '81 or '82) he came back with three BCB-6 cases filled with all of the various Boss pedals at the time....and even more followed in subsequent trips!
This was typical overkill for my dad, but apparently one of the store owners sold him things for less than half of what they would have cost in Europe at the time. He bought me all of the Boss pedals and simply said, "I didn't know which ones you'd find useful, so I thought I'd let you decide for yourself...and the ones you don't want you can just give them to your friends or something." I did just that - kept the ones I liked and then gave many of the others away. I'll always have a soft spot for Boss pedals...and the other Boss products as well, as I had many of them as well at some point. I only wish I'd kept more of those original pedals because I basically had them all, and now many are worth a small fortune.
Anyway, Viva Boss and here's thinking of my dad who truly was an amazing father. He went for overkill and spoilt me it's true, but it was just because he loved that his young son was making music and he wanted to show his love and support. That will always be inextricably linked with Boss pedals, amongst other things, in my mind. 😊
Wow... This story is amazing. Thank you for sharing!
Awesome story!!
What was your first boss pedal you fell in love with?
lucky guy. i don't even have a dad lol
Haha.... in the loop....with effects
Legend has it that Jimi Hendrix played his infamous rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock with his BOSS Metal Zone
I genuinely didn't know that so thanks Nicholas Horyski-Cerros
Fake news!
*.....I thought he PLAYED his....”PURPLE MAZE” pedals.......*
I thought he used a JHS pedal?
Hendricks didn't need any pedals man. It was how hard he picked that made the tone.
As a business owner myself, I’m amazed at how much time he spends talking about how awesome competing products are. That’s balls, man. Makes me want to try his pedals, though, so it’s smart in that way.
He probably makes more money off youtube than he does off his pedals.
Lol, I remember saying this almost exact thing as a comment when I first started watching this channel like 3 years ago.... and since then I've no joke seen easily at least 100 other people also post essentially this exact same comment as well. Including the part about how that makes them trust him, & want to support his company/ buy his pedals..... sooooo yeah, I'd say actually it's a freaking incredible business model. Who'd ever guess, you can actually be successful at business, while also being an actual decent human being!!! So if its not necessary to have a successful business, I suppose that means a lot of people out there just enjoy being slimy- cutthroaty-backstabby-corporate- weasel-parasitic-"influencer"-sociopathic-cvmbubbles.
@@atomicfront There is no way he makes more from UA-cam than making pedals. His company has 40 employees and he only has a quarter million subscribers.
I always assumed that there are still people out there who like spending good money on pedals, especially boutique pedals. JHS does make a quality pedal that speaks for itself, so I think they are doing alright without undercutting their competition.
JHS also has a version of most popular pedals for the people who want to support them but want a RAT or a TS808.
Business is not always a zero sum game
Reverse psychology.
What is super crazy, is how little Josh is pushing his pedals.. like constantly pushing everyone elses stuff, and being super humble and complimentary.. I am learning so much! Thanks especially for the fuzz face stuff!
I'm going to buy more JHS pedals because I really like this guy
support Devi Ever while you're at it...seeing how JHS ripped off her fuzz designs
jack benson this tired argument again?
Eddy Quintero someone fill me in, haven’t heard this before.
@@jackbenson8228 Devi is a liar, a thief ( literally, stealing peoples kickstarter's money and running away with it), and she obviously copied and adapted fuzz designs. She didn't invent the Fuzz pedal.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/deviever/console-ii-cartridge-based-multi-fx-guitar-pedal/comments
If you stand by self-pitying people that have no morals but blame others for their own faults, your life will be a living hell till you die. Rethink your stuff man, just a word of advice.
@@MrShreddykruger JHS adapted one of Devis pedals into the JHS Astro Mess.
Also.
realworldworship.org/2014/02/25/the-people-vs-jhs-pedals/
..the reason I like and respect JHS...great pedals....but they never shy away from complimenting other pedal manufacturers.....that's class and confidence...hopefully one day I can purchase a JHS pedal...I've played them...sound spectacular...
Why... so many... dots? ...
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Just found out about them yesterday and thought they were just a store that sold pedals. They take so much time to just appreciate the work of others.
well he does have a deal with BOSS now. check out the Angry driver.
Well said, Mark C!
Yes, he knows that great pedals are great pedals even if it is one of his friends builds. He also doesn't claim he uses magic and he tells us things like, " I base my JHS-123 off of the MXR-ABC. That helps me know what to try first on open Mic night.
This episode was an absolute blast to watch. That's decades of knowledge squeezed into approximately 20 minutes. Amazing, and quite funny sometimes as well! Thank you for that college course on Boss pedals.
Wow, thank you!
I purchased some boss pedals when I was in the Marines, and in Hong Kong, WAAAAAAAAY back in 1981-ish. Those pedals are STILL on my board and are STILL working!! Boss pedals are THE BEST!!
Does anyone else find his voice oddly soothing and calming when experiencing anxiety from the corona virus pandemic? This channel is one of my go-to channels for reducing anxiety.
Absolutely ,,,, And as a guitar player of 40 years this is 1 of my favorite channels,,,, :)
my girlfriend is wondering what the fuck am i doing these days, staying awake so late every night, but his attitude and knowledge are so calming, i just say i'm watching some "nerd stuff":) i feel you
he has a soft southern accent... it comes out more at certain times... very calming!
Yep I like this guy. Respect his knowledge. Love his passion
It's very soothing. Look up Chords of Orion, similar stuff + ambient guitar music
“Yeah, I play guitar...” (pulls up shirt to reveal belt-bound pedal)
**walks up to hot chick in guitar store [it HAPPENS sometimes..] "Hey baby... I play GUITAR!!" lifting shirt to reveal world's smallest amp**
to Will Pancake Why do you peeps do this? Quoting from a video, verbatim. If we are reading this crap, we have already seen the vid, ya wanka!
Someone needs to make this video and post up the reactions.
The Smiths pretty much exclusively used boss pedals throughout their career. Johnny Marr is my absolute favorite guitarist, I think he and Robert Smith were the best of the eighties. He used a CE-2 when he was using amps other than the Roland JC120. I love that jangly, chimey sound. Lush also used boss pedals almost exclusively, their albums Gala and Spooky are excellent, particularly love “De-Luxe” and “Nothing Natural”. Blur used a vb-2 on tracks like “Chemical World” from “Parklife”. Lastly Slowdive used some boss pedals on Solvalki. I think an SD-1 was used on some of the tracks, as well as a boss ps-2 and dd-3.
Man I feel like a kid watching my friend take out all his action figures going through each one telling me which ones are his favorite. I love how as we grow we still maintain that childish sense of passion
I'm so sad that I've just found this channel. My first was a DS-1 and my latest is the Waza Blues Driver. One time I had two DS-1s on my board. When people ask me "why two?" I'd tell them that I didn't have room for the third one.
The Waza blues driver is amazing!
The DS-1 is great. I feel like it doesn’t get the praise it deserves.
Ds-1 is my first too :)
My first was a ds1 also. Loved that little peddle
My first was the ds2 and I love it
I felt like I was 7 years old going to a friend’s house for the first time and he HAD to show me all his action figures 😂
Love your passion for what you do. 🤘
Big fan of The Smiths, Cure, and Lush back in the day, all Boss sounds! I think the purple flanger was my first, but the CE2 is the one that I can't go without. I remember an interview in one of those guitar magazines with Robert Smith, he said something to the affect that he liked that he could look down and know what pedal to press by the color.
I seem to recall that very interview as well !!
Pretty sure that was in the September 1992 issue of Guitar Player. Fantastic interview. It was around the time Wish was released.
Cocteau Twins is another band that uses pedals for their unique and original songs , like from another world . Fine melodies too.
In the 80s and 90s Boss were the pedals everyone wanted and everyone used. There was usually at least one Boss on every pro’s pedalboard. Somewhere along the line, a lot of guitarists decided they were just basic and looked down their noses at them. And then spent a fortune buying boutique pedals to recreate sounds that were often recorded originally with a Boss. They’re fantastic. Built like a tank, never sound less than pretty good and often sound amazing and nowadays, relatively inexpensive compared to the 90s.
As for true bypass, Pete Cornish has said that if you’re running a long cable or using a lot of pedals, he recommends a buffered pedal in the chain.
Stocking up on Sovtek amps in preparation for the coming armageddon, I see. ;)
Patrick Goddard
Product placement and promotion? Maybe but I don’t really know.
Patrick Goddard yeah I asked about that!!
This comment aged like gold
Soon Mig heads will replace currency
Didn't have a "first" Boss pedal. I picked up like 5-6 on the same day. >D
My first was a GE 7 ..... got a DS 1 the next day. Lol.
The DS-1 was my first introduction into effects pedals because of Nirvana. I was a young kid when I first heard them and still to this day I love that distortion, i used to own a silver screw ds-1 when i was younger sold it because i moved a lot. Now I own a 40th anniversary black cased DS-1. Also have 2 different Katanas, i have the expression pedals, foot switches (gafc and fs5u), chorus, delay and loop station. They are a rock solid company with a build quality that is second to none.
When buying a bass combo amp a LONG time ago, was discussing with the salesman that I had a Fender Super Reverb for my guitar amp and asked him for some suggestions on making it NOT so CLEAN. He suggested a Boss BD-2 which I still have it. Used it like crazy mainly for pushing through the mix in LIVE situations. Teams up well with my Super.
Really enjoying your videos! Catching up on your older ones like this one. You keep them interesting and your humor ... just GREAT! Please keep it up!
Chuck Schuldiner from Death used a BOSS DS-1, which you can hear on the Spiritual Healing album, but it’s blended most of the time with my guitar, and i was using an Ibanez TS-10
@James Murphy your
Lead tones on spiritual healing and on Low are still on my Top5 Metal tones ever
Dude.... you are a BEAST of a plyer just so you know.
Wow, legend here!
Amps were Jcm800, am I right?
This is honestly the best guitar/pedal content on UA-cam. I stopped watching guitar videos for a while and just came across this channel.. I’ve basically binged every video you have made. SO ENTERTAINING & informative at the same time.
I agree: this channel is excellent
2:23... damn just seeing that pedal I'm remembering your early days without realizing it was you. I remember back in the day some dude modding boss pedals. Now only putting two and two together. Good job bro. Now you got a whole ass company.
Dude... Thank you. I just found your channel about a week ago. It's fantastic to hear a person in the "Kinda Fancy" pedal game gushing about what I would consider working man's pedals. I appreciate you. I'm digging the "If you like how it sounds, it sounds good." vibe. Thanks again.
What I like about Boss is the ergonomics. I like playing bare footed, pedals with little foot switches are uncomfortable on my feet, but Boss has that huge surface area that's quite comfortable. Also the knobs are below the plane of the switching surface so you don't have to worry about your foot changing the knob settings. They also don't take up much room on the pedal board. Plus, they are totally Boss!
John Kelley Brown the boss pedal construction really is the best. No chance of accidentally moving one of the knobs with your toe. I wish more boutique pedal makers would copy that design.
@John Kelley Brown I just got back into playing last year, and the first pedal I bought was the Boss Distortion D-1 because I play & practice bare foot a lot, and the big switch is easier to press! I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one!
weird but true (hey hey, i'm your foot, i like air, i like to be naked here heeey)
You make a great point. I play barefoot of with socks so I can adjust knobs with my toes. It's tougher to do that with shoes or boots on
You could probably run a car over one of those pedals and would still be working. Those pedals are really build to last.
I always wondered why my DS1 just didnt sound as good, So i just started to use the on sound as a metronome.
Now I know that I've been using the wrong one on my board. IT WAS A MOUSE! man. Now it all makes sense why my emails always gave a distorted tone throughout!
Thanks JHS Vlog! x
My first boss pedal was an SD-1, my father just bougth it for me in a music store sale, honestly i feel in love inmediatly, such an amazing sound rigth of the box, always, loving this vídeo so much, thank u!!! keep te good work man, u ar an amazing human being!!
Great video! I loved it. My first Boss was a Turbo Overdrive. It went through a lot, lost two knobs (a snare fell down on it back in the day, but they still work). I remember when I was 11 years old being in the music shop with my older brother one day and one guy was praising this pedal. So my brother asked if we could try it. They plugged me to this big Marshall and gave me this beautiful Jackson (blue maple flame top) and of course it blew me away. At home I was playing a shitty guitar plugged into my dad's old radio so you can imagine. This was 1991 in Poland so we did not have too many choices :)
So then I was obsessed and saving all my pocket money for over a year. My dad used to give me a few coins every day so I could buy a sandwich or a candy at school but it all landed in my secret box. When I finally got the sum I went to that shop again and said "give me Turbo Distortion please". Still remember going back home on a train holding and looking at this thing. It said "Made In Japan". I was holding something from a different planet. That was a great day :)
I still have it!
For small amps "Turbo" setting is a bit too much, but it shines on big stacks. Other than that a great Overdrive. I do not use it as much now but I still plug it once in a while just for fun.
I had multiple Boss pedals over the years, but this one is a special one. And I agree, overall Boss rulez!
Can we talk about the SOVTEK in the room?
CNCTEMATIC love the Mig 60's and Mig 30's in the background because I love my Mig 60! Collectors usually have good taste👍
CNCTEMATIC lol ya its killin me.....play that sucker
No we don't talk about that
Its a Boss Tribute
The first rule of Sovtek Club is that we don't talk about Sovtek Club... ;-)
Also I dig this channel a lot because it’s equally filled with valuable guitar info and Dad jokes
I honestly think Josh is a pedal enthusiast first and a business man second and you know I respect that
I recently acquired a Bass limiter enhancer. Amazing how it polishes the tone, and cuts so much buzz it stops everything in the room from shaking.
I bought an RV-5 and a DD-20 used on reverb. All my church buddies were upset because they were strymon fanboys and my pedals sounded just as good.
Jesse Martinez Thinking of getting RV and DD. Which ones your favorite? Looked at RV3.
niasboiii RV-3 is super cool but you can’t beat the Modulated reverb on the RV-5!
niasboiii Rv & dd 500 are just as good as the strymon stuff imo. If you’re not looking at spending $350 per unit you can grab the dd20 & rv5-6 for cheap on the used market.
I think a lot of contemporary praise music that is heavy on Strymon pedals emulates the sound of post-rock bands who were using Boss pedals in the 90s and early 2000s, so this makes sense.
RV6 (that’s the only version I have personally owned) has some great sounds in it. The dynamic setting was a go to for me for a long time. If you get the setting in the right place the shimmer sounds amazing too! I will say I was less impressed with the more normal sounding reverbs in it (spring plate room hall)
You arent crazy. The older Boss pedals did have rounder corners.
Nothing better than sharing something you care enough to nerd out this hard explaining. Collecting is a beautiful hobby, and it’s exponentially better when it goes hand in hand with your passion
I was 16 years old and I bought the ds1, and you make me feel the magic about the sound again. thank u.
josh is a pedal maker and praises other manufacturers. gotta love it
Bro, your crazy- I love it. New to the site, learned a lot about the pedals. Crack me up with your dialogue to the camera. You have quickly become my favorite UA-cam site. I thank you
My first pedal was a Boss DS-1, which I got back in the mid 80's, and I've been a fan ever since. The ease with which you can change out the 9-volt battery certainly helps too.
Josh is absolutely in his element going through those Boss pedals. Love so much to see such enthusiasm and obsession, it's infectious
Favorite “secret” sound on the boss dd5/6 is the rapid fire sample you can achieve with the latching switch on the “hold” setting. You can create killer glitchy samples with it. That said my first boss pedal was the dd6 (still have) and use for that feature, particularly cool on bass.
You should make a video about those Sovtek amps! you’ve definitely got the best collection Ive ever seen.
Adam Rosette this has to happen
totally agree
Yes! Конечно!
Exactly! For all the duration of this video I was like: "Yeah epic boss collection but omg the wall of Sovtek amps!!!"
So what would it take to hear ur fav sovtek....
Cool video! Thanks for putting it out. I like when someone, especially from a major pedal brand, pays their respect to the good old Boss pedals.
My first Boss pedal was an SD-1 from the 80's, maybe 1985 at most, Japanese of course. I got it in 1996. It had been extensively used in a sort of traveling band my father played bass in. When I got it it worked but the paint was almost all gone, and the little internal switch was bad. It was also missing the knobs. I used it a lot until the switch stopped working altogether. Had it repaired with a new switch, and got some new knobs from an FZ-5 - a pedal that I bought and really regret. At least it got me the exact same knobs I needed in the SD-1.
A little interesting fact: I also have a Boss CE-3 (Japan). It can give that same sound from the VB-2 at 17:00, if you use it in stereo mode but on a regular mono rig, with the control on a lower modulation setting. It's actually one of my favorite sounds.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. All those Metal distortions, brings me back to when my farther owned a music store. My first Boss pedal was a DD-2 or 3. Learned so may U2 riffs on that thing. Good times.
My first Boss, The Metal zone! In my peavy Bandit 112 with my Ibanez I had a blast! No stress, just fun....
Loving the boss bd-2, my very first pedal ever. That overdrive crunchy/creamy tone made me play day by day & will forever be on my board
Great skit at the end! And thanks for all the good info. Pedals were like a mystery for me and now they are opening up. My first pedals were a orange boss distortion and a dod flanger 1990s lol Thanks again!
My first Boss pedal was the Boss DA-2 Adaptive Distortion. I bought it when I was 13 or 14 because I wanted to play heavy metal and honestly because this pedal looked pretty. I've almost only ever seen bad comments about this pedal but for me it's the pedal that made my sound and I still use it today !
Thanks to this channel for teaching so much about pedals and to Josh for having a contagious love for guitar pedals !!!
My first BOSS pedal is a CE-2 Chorus. My Mom bought it for me in 1985 from Thoroughbred Music in Tampa, FL. We stopped there while we were on vacation (we were from Ohio) because I wanted to visit this famous music store I saw ads for in the back of Guitar Player magazine. Since we couldn't buy the purple Jackson Soloist on the wall she got me the CE-2. I still have it and it is the best sounding chorus pedal I have ever heard.
Ty Barnes Loved Thoroughbred Music. I really miss those days. It became a Sam Ash, then moved from that Hillsborough Ave location to Carollwood. And on topic, I bought a Boss analog delay pedal there in the late '80s. I don't have it anymore, but I wish I did.
It was such a cool store! I remember seeing a fully scalloped neck Schecter Yngwie Malmsteen model there as well. As I recall, my Mom dropped me off there for an hour or so and when she came back she offered to buy me something under $100. I believe the CE-2 was like $85
Ty Barnes absolutely best chorus available imo, any setting works
That's awesome. And it definitely is the best chorus I've ever used. Love the old school ce2.
Agree, the CE-2 was a great sounding chorus. I used the Electroharmonix Memory Man for chorus, extremely good chorus but a bit noisy.
My first Boss pedal was an NF-1 Noise Gate (long dash, thin font, silver screw) that I got in 1982. I still own and use it today.
sski Same here, My first was an NF-1 I got in 1981. Black label, black screw. Definitely a necessity back then.
My first was a 1980 Boss BF2. Still have it and it still sounds unbelievable
I dont understand why, but this is my first time finding your channel. I am very impressed. Youre an obviously very inteligent individual -your humour is tops- and your lack of selfishness is unbelievable. Youre going to have an immense success, and I am -in advance- really happy for you. Cheers.
My first boss pedal was a Ds-2 in 2004. Still have it. Still on my board. I love stacking it with the Charlie Brown. My ultimate favorite guitarist is John Frusciante and he used a lot of boss pedals.
My first Boss pedal was a Metal Zone that i purchased 20 years ago in Tehran !
First ever pedal I bought was a Boss Super Over Drive SD-1 back in the 90's when I played guitar. I play bass now, and I just recently acquired a Flanger BF-3.
I bought my first Boss pedal, a DS-1, in 1981and I haven't looked back. I got to check out some of your pedals to.
Great vid n great pedals. My first experience of boss was playing my dads vintage strat through an OD-1 into a jcm800! I was about 5 yo! Still cant make a thing else sound that good!
Johnny Marr of The Smiths used Boss pedals. I bought a Chorus and OD-2 Turbo R specifically to sound like him when I play his guitar parts (at home).
He's such a brilliant guitarist. The Smiths aren't something that's in real regular rotation for me, but I respect the hell out of that guys playing!
He was even using a Boss GT-100 multi effects for his live rig a few years ago. Maybe he still does.
Bill Duffy from The Cult is another well known Boss pedals lover. My favorite song is Wild hearted son!
My first Boss pedal: the OS-2 overdrive/distortion. Somewhere around 1992. I was bummed it wasn’t mentioned. I loved that it gave me a bit of a grindy midrangey sound, but I could also palm mute with it. And it still sounded like my guitar all the while. Wish I still had it.
First pedal of any kind: BOSS BF-2B (I think) bass flanger. I acquired it when I was in high school. I had an s-type Martin Stinger 6-string guitar running into the BOSS into a gray-carpeted Fender M-80 amp. Odd and wonderful combination. Lost them all 6 yrs later in a fire that burned down the entire block. Sometimes, alone, in the wee hours, I can still hear her groovy clank across the years. And I get a little weepy. Thanks for letting me share.
Spiritualized live circa 1997. J. Spaceman got that extreme choppy sound with a Boss pedal called a PN2 / Tremolo-Pan. It was mesmerizing. Needless it say it took me years to find one, but it's really something special.
Yes
I bought that pedal at a Guitar Center clearance event in the 90's for $20. I eventually got rid of it because I HATE surf green. Now they go for upwards of $200!
Thank you❤️
Ah man, the one pedal I was hoping you'd mention was the Octave OC-2
I worked in a music store in Fullerton, CA back in '91 and loved the display of Boss pedals, but I could never decide which one to buy. Now 30 years later, I pulled my guitars out of storage and I am learning to play again. Thanks to Josh's videos, my first Boss pedal is a Dyna Drive from eBay, and now I have a Flanger on the way. I like making Space Noises, so I think the SY-1 Synth and SL-2 Slicer will soon join the fold.
Phil Keaggy’s “Live From Kegworth” album has my favorite chorus sound on it. He uses an old Dimension C. Listen to Shades of Green and Here Comes the Sun.
My first Boss pedal was their ME-50 multi effects board. Also have the RC30XL looper. It’s kind of noisy but still a great looper!
Upgraded to a series of Waza's on the floor and they are more than enough. except tuner - still have my TU3... Very happy with the Boss Waza series..
I remember a boss pedal video on VHS that got me into pedals. I have a boss pedal sticker on my car. First was the metal zone that was a pedal loaned to me by a friend of a my brother and later we started a band. Many years ago. Miss that pedal
I'm really enjoying your channel, and especially your electronically dry sense of humor.
I am 66 years old, playing guitar since '84. Just a intermediate hacker. I just got my first Boss Pedal, an FZ-5,
and have since picked up a DD-3 and an SD-1, as well as Behringer UO8, UC200, UV300, OD300, and a VT999.
How about a show for how to set up a board for dummies? So much fun!
Milkman is my next move... since I own a few Teles.
Great video, I'm a BIG BOSS fanboy too! Thanks man keep it up.
My first Boss pedal was a DS-1 and I still have it. I've since become a collector and got alot more. My favorites are: CE-2, SD-1 and CS-2.
I have the Angry Driver and the Harmonist, love them :)
My first BOSS pedal was a DM-2
FilippaQ my first pedal was the ds-1 and I love it
FilippaQ Hi FilippaQ, was your first Boss pedal an original DM-2 or the Waza Craft version?
My first Boss pedal and Distortion pedal was the DS-1, which I had traded years later for a CompTortion pedal. I got another one which I still own. My other Boss pedals that I have currently are: DF-2, GE-7, CS-3, DS-2, RC-2, DD-7, PH-3 and a ME-70. I like that Boss released the original Traffic Light Series and the JB-2 for the 40th Anniversary. Congratulations to you Josh and Yoshi for being the first collaboration with Boss, that is quite an honor and will be in pedal history forever! The JB-2 is on my wish list!
My first Boss pedal and my introduction to pedals overall was the HM-2 back in 1987. I still have it. It's literally 2 feet away from me.
My first pedal was a turbo distortion. Love it bit lost it.
Still use a lot of boss pedals today. Love my OC2 with fuzz.
My first Boss pedal was the DD3. I bought it with my first salary. It was my first quality pedal and I was so happy and proud.
The BOSS BF-2 Flanger was my first pedal shortly followed by the BOSS TU-2 Tuner the very next week. Still have the flanger pedal but recently acquired the BOSS TU-3W Waza Craft tuner pedal & I absolutely love it!
My first Boss and first ever pedal is the RC-1, bought for me by my uncle for my 18th. Always on my board.
My first Boss pedal was a Turbo Distortion. Had to have that Stadium Arcadium sound.
I also have a few too many Boss pedals I`m afraid. My First one was a second hand dual gain stage OD3, love it & still have it! Love Your videos - different, educated, funny (...and slightly weird - I like that). I also like the record recomendations in the end - listening to The Cure right now! 😄👍
I love this video! Thanks for sharing the history on Boss.
Great video on Boss Pedal. I think my fist Boss pedal was the DF-2 Super feedbacker distortion. U2's the Edge was the first guitarist I heard playing my delay It was a revelation for me. I went and bought a Boss Digital Sampler Delay. And for me also, the album Desintegration was a reference for playing with flanger, chorus and delay. The Cure gave me the inspiration to play with Boss modulation pedals and mix them with delay and distortion. I love this album. So much ambiance and feel. For me, the innovator of ambiance guitar for songs is Robert Smith (from Frip, Gilmor to Robert Smith)
First BOSS pedal was a DD3, still on my board, always use it.
Scott Collier. Same here. Long live the DD-3! Mine has been “working” for at least 30 years? Can’t remember when I purchased it. I have to stomp on it a couple times when it gets contrary on me.
I sure understand what you mean about the DD-20... As a delay addict, I have a Timeline, a Time Bender, an AD-9 and other small format pedals but I will never stop playing the DD-20! It's just an amazing unit! They really should have added the smooth mode to the DD-500...
I love the videos, came across your videos looking at the Boss Fuzz and googled, "best fuzz pedals" and Muffaletta came up then came upon the Bonsai and I'm now down the rabbit hole of these videos...
My first pedal is a SD1, I don't think it's ever gonna be off of my pedalboard. Sounds superb for a great value. You just have to get one.
When I was a young teenager, I new nothing about anything learning to play guitar...but the first pedals we used were Boss. They were the only thing at the time that made us sound like what our favorite records sounded like.
Affordable, iconic sounds.
It's a hard combination to beat.
I'm really enjoying your videos man! You are hilarious. They're always entertaining and I'm learning SO much. Keep it up! I guarantee I will buy a JHS pedal in the near future! Cheers!
I like the dd6 for how it’s “hold” function works..you can record short audio glitches and then overdub them like a quickly loudening feedback loop
DS-1. When I was learning guitar as a kid, I played classic rock and metal on a squier 3/4 mini strat on a Peavey Backstage amp(had a weird overdrive on it and I needed more squeal for leads and distortion for power chords). 😈🤘
Thank you for this! I’m a huge Boss fan! Have been since I was a kid starting out. Great pedals! Tough too! Don’t get the anti Boss stance! First boss pedal was an sd-1. Still have it. Works great to this day. This was a Boss episode! Haha! Thanks for doing it!
You have me convinced, I'm only buying Boss pedals from now on.
My first boss pedal (and my first pedal ever) was the DS1. Over the years I have gone deeper into the rabbit hole. The majority of my pedal board that I use today is comprised of boss pedals.
This is the 3rd or 4th time I watch this episode, thanks so much for it! My first Boss pedal was the ODB-3 that a friend of mine gave me as a birthday present when I started playing bass. Killer pedal! I stack it with the Muffuletta in triangle mode (Muffuletta before ODB-3) to get an amazing fuzz tone both for bass and for guitar
I've never understood the anti-BOSS snobs. Their pedals sound great, look cool, and are pretty much indestructible. What else do you want?
Yeah I didnt like Boss, but they gave me no option! I wanted chunky heavy distortion, not crackling fizz, it didnt help they looked like they were from the 60's at a time when retro wasnt cool, modern new stuff was so I was more than thrilled when I got my Dod Grunge FX pedal in the 90s. Even all the old guys at the guitar shop were impressed with it, and probably would have never looked at it because it said "grunge" or was gimmicky for them but no doubt the best distortion box they've seen up to that point.
My first tuner was a Boss, I liked it and Boss pedals were quite the only brand I knew back in 1999. They are pretty simple and nothing to hate really. The fact is the sound is also important and sometimes you just want something else but I totally agree with you Boss is an amazing brand
There are some pedals out there that just sound a little different or do something different. For instance a DOD Gonkulator. For better or worse, that's the only distortion ring mod I know of. The TS808/TS9 has a slightly different sound than an ODX. Not a bad thing, but different. I like my DOD Rubberneck which has weird infinite echo stuff you can do and add pedals to the delay. Pretty cool imho.
The only complaint I've ever had with a Boss pedal would be the fact that the switches are too vague for tapping in a tempo on the DD-7.
I didn’t like them for a long time because of the whole anti-digital phase most people went through in the late 90’s/early 00’s. Thankfully I grew up.
I was a fan of Boss pedals way before I played, let alone bought one. They're so neat, compact, colourful. I'm a big fan of Mike Stern and his board is like 100% Boss. And so when I started gigging again last year, I had a few quid and so did the classic middle-aged thing and went out and finally bought myself what I'd been wanting for 30 odd years. A Pedal board with a load of Boss pedals (5) - GE7, CE5, SD1, PS6 and CS3. Have since built out the board to now include another 2 - TU3 and MO2. Apart from the look, build and sound of Boss - the other great thing is that they say what they do. Chorus, Fuzz, Overdrive, Harmonist, etc. Much as I love the cute JHS names, as an old git I appreciate a simple descriptor.
I'm sure you remember dancing to Fascination Street in the clubs at volumes that made those delays and choruses echo in your head for days! Robert Smith Rules! This has been one of my favorite video of yours!
We used the MO-2 and MXR Carbon Copy on the intro to our album, but since then I've bought the MS-3, using the Overtone, Analog Delay, and Slow Gear effects, and it sounds sweet
mine was the OS2 - overdrive/distortion. The option to blend overdrive and distort provided versatility.
Neil Finn has been using Boss Vibratos since the early 80s. You can hear it all over the first four Crowded House records. There's still one on his board, and I've always wanted to have one.
My first Boss was a DS-2. I had two bands in high school. One played jam band stuff, the other prog rock and metal. The DS-2 somehow fit right in with both. Now to figure out where it went...
My first was BD-2 too and it's still my favourite, I love the loopers as well
I don't think I've ever seen this man this excited and energetic before.