Obviously it’s cool to see all these cool/weird instruments to play with, but I also have to commend Rob and the team for making great documentary style content ABOUT them. Like asking the right questions and actually getting a history of the instrument and all this extra research and HOW the instruments work? Super fascinating and I’m glad this is where the channel has gone. Thanks for all the history lessons!!
It's a better video than JHS has done in a while. I'm not a fan of the fact that they moved to doing live streams only. I loved their historical and informative videos.
It's a perfect documentary because it explains the models and gives an actual demonstration using them. That's only possible when someone is this enthusiastic.
My favorite genre of UA-cam is videos featuring an expert in something so niche that you wouldn't think there is an expert in it, who can explain everything on the spot as clearly as a class lecture.
Totally agree, but this is very un-niche. Hence Josh in this video making enough money to own the many, many millions of $ worth of pedals you see here
@@mainecrab I’m sure that’s true, but it is a many, many billion dollar industry. It’s the basis for a huge percentage of the most successful music UA-camrs
14:34 “You wana stay here?” “I wana stay here for the rest of the day!” “We can” with a big smile on his face. Such a fantastic vid I keep coming back to
This is so great. I'm 70 years old. I had a Maestro Fuzz Tone. After hearing 'Satisfaction' on the radio I had to have that sound. I just started playing and being an only child had it's privileges so my parents bought me one and I annoyed the shit out of them playing it about 8 hours a day though a Fender Vibro-Champ with my Fender Mustang.
As a video editor I have to agree with you Chris! Nice job to EVERYONE who were involved to put this together, not only as a hobby guitarist/pedal geek, but for someone in the video production business [yes, I make my living in video production] this was EXTREMELY enjoyable to watch!
That moment at 5:47 where you find your first pedal and have that awesome moment of nostalgia, and Josh is just like “oh look, 8 more!” CRACKS me up to no end. I love this video.
Josh is my all time fave in the guitar geek kingdom. He is the King Geek. Watching the blindfolded challenge where he identified pedals on their feel along cemented that position. His sense of humor is killer, his musical ability is solid and the products he makes are legendary. And he has the box!
Have you seen the best guitar pedals of 2022 video? It's a lot of fun and he definitely had a really good time there as well. The chemistry in this video between Josh and Rob was great though
I am so glad to have seen this! I'm occasionally grateful for YT's algorithmic presentations, not always by any means. And this time was no exception: I was not signed in and was watching YT. Only, my tastes do evidently persist. The algorithms didn't present JHS Pedals, but rather this interview with Josh Scott, instead! So great! And I was watching without signing in until...32:33, when you both are experiencing that wacky Electroharmonics unit whatever-it-is sound and Josh gets impinged upon by the nuance and the sound and the feel of it. Chuckle or chortle of surprise or impression cut off so abruptly in the editing - I had to play it over and over! So wonderful. I love watching you guys experience the beauty of this historical and in-the-moment study!
5:54 "I didn't even know what distorsion was". Happened to me too. Bought an electric guitar and amplifier. Went home and plugged everything in and felt like it sounded even lamer than my acoustic guitar. Being early 90s I had to figure out stuff the hard way :)
For me it was “the buzzsaw” tone. Yeah, I started playing guitar around Doom 2016 became popular (so.. 2017-ish for me), I started with a Schecter Blackjack (lefthanded, card inlay, 2009-era).
Seeing the sincere joy and excitement about his pedals on Josh’s face as he talks about them is so precious. He’s such a genuine, fun person. Never lost his chid-like wonder. Love it!
I am not a music person so I was so surprised when I instantly connected the fuz face with hendrix. I didn't realize how important this was. Thank you!
How many people went to check out Marty Robbins's song at 1:45 and then came back? ;o) It's good - real old time country. And its legacy of having essentially "invented" guitar effects is just so novel. Fun stuff!
As a regular watcher of the JHS show it's a lot of fun listening to Josh say the exact same stuff he always says about pedals that we JHS watchers have heard 5 times over.
And to the people who watch Rob's channel but aren't guitarists primarily, or at all; or whom are not regular viewers of the JHS show - and thus this content is new and interesting we wonder why you watched this video (or JHS videos 5 times over) to ensure you've heard the information 6 times now :).
Rob... I don't know what the musician's world would do without you. You shed so much bright light on the very curious universe that is, all things music. Love from Texas... ❤
learning that fact about Marty Robbins made me love him so much more. the guy made some of the most influential music of the last 100 years AND drove the hell out of a NASCAR stock car. he really was a legend
I remember when I was about 5 years old in 1966 and my parents had the Album The Gunfighter. I listened to it all the time. Cool cool Water, Big Iron... a couple I remember. Great times!
The album Josh is talking about at 10:03 is Kill 'Em All. James Hetfield used a rat pedal in front of a 1976 100W Marshall 1959 Super Lead into a Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12-65s.
90% of these, I have know idea how I could use it musically (not saying someone else couldn't) but all of this is absolutely fascinating from a history and electronic/technology stand point. Great video!!!!!
My favorite thing about Josh is his passion for the history of the sounds, and my second favorite thing about Josh is how transparently ashamed he is to be a collector.
Love this video. Josh's joy when Rob hits that first Maestro note is barely contained. Look at his face. It's how I felt when I get electric trains for the first time (1969, I think).
Oh wow, clicking on this video I did not expect to find it so INTERESTING, heavy acoustic guy, but man, this makes me wanna start getting into physical pedals instead of amp sims! Awesome! So high quality and such a great premise, with someone who seems to know his shit, I love this channel so much man. Thank you for another banger!
Yes i traded electric guitars 25 years ago for bluegrass and fingerstyle. Burned out on all the shredding and distortions and endless dialing in getting nowhere,.yet here i am
Great video!!! I became a JHS Show fan several months ago and thru the show, Josh’s documentary style history lessons and videos like yours here, I’ve learned so much info about guitar pedals. Thank you so much for including the section on the tape delay; I’ve never seen one like that in action or fully understood how they work. Really great stuff! And now, I’m a new Subscriber to your channel as well! Thanks again.
2:28 Rob looks like he is doing something awesome nobody has ever done and the guy looks like someone is playing stairway to heaven in his guitar shop.
That tape echo is a work of art. You can tell someone really took pride in crafting it by showing off the workings with an actual glass window and polished mechanisms.
This video taught me some things I didnt know, but needed to. Im starting out getting ready to start playing shows, my pedalboard is primarily EHX, JHS, MXR, and Digitech. But after this video, I’m going to be adding some new toys to the board!
Bass VI actually, which is sort of between a bass and a baritone guitar. Not the instrument that many players think of as a six string bass which has a much wider string spacing and it tuned B to C. A bass VI (Danelectro or Fender originally) has a much skinnier neck with a more guitar-like string spacing generally around 30" scale length and tuned E-E but an octave below standard guitar tuning. String gauge usually around 24-84 with no plain strings, even the B and high E are wound strings, unlike baritone guitars which have slightly lighter gauges and plain high strings rather than wound ones. Very cool instruments which were originally used to double upright bass lines, music like Duane Eddy and a bit later by Jack Bruce (early Cream stuff) and the Beatles (Helter Skelter and others).
I should have known Josh was responsible for this madness when I read the title. Idk if I should be concerned for him or stoked for him, but he'll forever be the king of pedals in my mind.
Joe Bonamassa is the Jay Leno of American made guitars and amps, this dude is the Bonamassa of pedals! One could get irritated that these guys are hoarding all the cool gear but in actuality they are preserving history and safe guarding it, not only that but this guy is producing pedals based off his experiences with these pedals and that's pretty badass!
JHS's Rat episode was great, listing all the versions and basically saying "the white logo version that gets all the hype is literally the same as the other one".
The James Bond Theme song guy was Vic Flick, not Dick Flick, and while he did play the guitar part on the song he is not credited for writing it. John Barry is. I might have gotten it wrong though.
... and on top of all of that, Vic Flick has repeatedly denied having any involvement in the development of the Tone Bender. He even still owns his original Maestro Fuzz-Tone. Gary Hurst appears to have mixed up the session guitarist in his story over the years, because before he died, Big Jim Sullivan told a very similar story about how he exchanged his Fuzz-Tone with Hurst for a primitive wooden fuzz box in the mid-60s.
After playing guitar/bass/keyboards for 35 years, I’ve learned a lot. When recording, pedals/effects can be awesome! When onstage, pedals should be kept to a minimum. (Noise-y little buggers sometimes) In a small club, you really only need a delay, phase-chorus, wah and reverb. (Assuming you have a decent, 3 channel tube amp that kicks butt!) on a larger stage (enclosed venue) you don’t need reverb. In a large club, the natural reverb of the room is already enough (your pedal will muck up your sound). The integrity of the sound of the guitar is most important! (Unless you’re not into the instrument you’re playing 🤔) The thing is, if you’re playing popular songs, older traditional rock music…the basic set for a band has been rooted in “bass, guitar, keyboards and drums”. If you’re trying to create (recreate) traditional pop recordings, your GUITAR should sound like…a guitar! Infrequently you may need enhancements to do specific sounds (I’ve used a harmony pedal to play a few songs to make it sound proper). Lugging a massive pedalboard around from stage to stage isn’t fun. I used a Boss digital G10 that was nice but rarely used the effects. I prefer individual effects, easier to manipulate onstage. I’ve also found some guitar/pedal/amp collectors don’t play guitar as much because they’re more into “cool sounds” and something to cover their poor (unrehearsed) playing ability. My rooms would be filled with guitars if I could afford it, but I’d still only have a few pedals. BTW, I played in a band with a guy whose rig was a Rockman rack mount preamp (to get the Boston sound) and a Peavey CS400 power amp. He had a 31 band EQ and BBE Sonic Maximizer in his rack…played through a 4x12 cabinet. I was using a Mesa/Boogie Mk3 Simil-Class Tube combo amp , 1-12”, 85w. My amp was always louder and could be heard over his no matter how loud he turned up. Tube Amps Rule! …well, if you’re playing a gig, they do.😊
It was _Kill 'Em All_ that Hetfield used the Rat with a Marshall 1959SLP and his iconic Gibson Flying V. I had no idea that it was a Rat pedal but it makes total sense.
Omg I watch this whole episode and truly blown away about the knowledge and love you have each and every item have on displayed within your library of your passion of music...Thank you so very much for sharing to is sll
Holy... Engaging, drool-worthy hardware, great playing and use of tones; Josh- being an actual pedal, with the box. So cool to see the room from angles we don't get in JHS vids. Love this presentation style.
Obviously it’s cool to see all these cool/weird instruments to play with, but I also have to commend Rob and the team for making great documentary style content ABOUT them. Like asking the right questions and actually getting a history of the instrument and all this extra research and HOW the instruments work? Super fascinating and I’m glad this is where the channel has gone. Thanks for all the history lessons!!
Excellent editing on top of an excellent recording
It's a better video than JHS has done in a while. I'm not a fan of the fact that they moved to doing live streams only. I loved their historical and informative videos.
It's a perfect documentary because it explains the models and gives an actual demonstration using them. That's only possible when someone is this enthusiastic.
Just as a fan, it allows me to understand what goes into the art I enjoy
You’re so very welcome!
Couldn’t do it without your support 🙏
My favorite genre of UA-cam is videos featuring an expert in something so niche that you wouldn't think there is an expert in it, who can explain everything on the spot as clearly as a class lecture.
Same. That's why I've come to love UA-cam and finding things like this.
well, guitar gear isnt that niche
Totally agree, but this is very un-niche. Hence Josh in this video making enough money to own the many, many millions of $ worth of pedals you see here
@@caspay21 Hmm I don't know anyone personally who would have told me they have watched a video on a collection of guitar pedals.
@@mainecrab I’m sure that’s true, but it is a many, many billion dollar industry. It’s the basis for a huge percentage of the most successful music UA-camrs
14:34 “You wana stay here?”
“I wana stay here for the rest of the day!”
“We can” with a big smile on his face. Such a fantastic vid I keep coming back to
This is so great. I'm 70 years old. I had a Maestro Fuzz Tone. After hearing 'Satisfaction' on the radio I had to have that sound. I just started playing and being an only child had it's privileges so my parents bought me one and I annoyed the shit out of them playing it about 8 hours a day though a Fender Vibro-Champ with my Fender Mustang.
Then this might be interesting for you. Josh talking about the first guitar pedals. ua-cam.com/video/iBjXiNVTWZI/v-deo.html
@@thegreatdestroyer6506 Thanks.
U go bruce!!!
@@pablodmdp I'm tryin'
Badass setup tbh
Love that Josh still plugs in all this old rare stuff! That slap of the DOD preamp to wake it up at 20:03 😂😂
:) död is swedish for dead..
@@kesokorv perfect! 😂
Little percussive maintenance
props to the editor there seems like soooooo much footage to go through and to blend it all together like this is crazy
The unsung heroes of every great youtube channel are the people behind the cameras for sure. Big ups for them definitely.
As a video editor I have to agree with you Chris! Nice job to EVERYONE who were involved to put this together, not only as a hobby guitarist/pedal geek, but for someone in the video production business [yes, I make my living in video production] this was EXTREMELY enjoyable to watch!
Josh looks like he miniaturized you. Like antman. . He is so tall
I was just thinking that !
Josh is so entertaining to listen to. He has a silly dry sense of humour combined with insane background knowledge.
It's why I watch his videos, I can't get enough of his geekery knowledge!
He was so funny and i didnt expect that tbh lmao
Seriously I don't have the urge to hang out with many people in this world but he's definitely one of them
Honestly Rob you could do another 7 videos with JHS and we'd watch and love all of them
why 7 lol
Oddly specific but yes!! MORE OF THIS !!!
@@maxrumsby it'd make it 8 total, which would be a nice round number
We? How about you speak for yourself instead of assuming we're all Rob Scallon sack snugglers?
@@J.C... dude, it's not that deep
That moment at 5:47 where you find your first pedal and have that awesome moment of nostalgia, and Josh is just like “oh look, 8 more!” CRACKS me up to no end. I love this video.
My favorite moment:
Rob: literally mentions any pedal
Josh: _Oh these?_ then pops *8 more*
To be fair go to any music store and 10 grunge pedals will pop out on you if you move a box.
I think it makes it even funnier knowing what a meme the DOD Grunge is on the JHS youtube channel
That tape echo is INCREDIBLE I had never seen that before.
It's mesmerisingly beautiful! I can see these continuing to sky-rocket in price for their sheer analogue beauty.
Oh my god right? I needed one instantly for my synth, until I saw the price tag lmfao
AxeFX tape echo sounds pretty sick :)
It’s made by Echofix. An Australian company.
Echoplex baby
I love josh's face in 14:38 he is so proud, he knows he is on the right track and living his live the fullest
yeah that is what it looks like lmao
anyone able to ID the song he's playing here? its gorgeous.
@@fosferus probably random shenanigans
@@ilham7345 never heard of them. :P
Get you a girl that looks at you like that.
Josh is such a cool guy. There is something special about seeing people knowing everything in a niche
Far from a cool guy. Look into the IHOPKC.
Eapecially when it's your niche as well
that tape delay is ridiculous. it sounds so amazing and natural. thanks for the episode!
Bro that "This is a problem!" at 22:23 is just so perfect who else on planet earth has these issues such a good video
Rob Scallon playing Necrophagist on the Rat prototype is 👌😩
Came here to say the same!
What a classic
One of these days I’ll finally commit to learning that whole song haha
@@hamishcollins5174 Stabwound
@@cthallborgtheineffable5583 i can only recommend to you, to listen to the whole Epitaph Album. Great Stuff
@@InvictusBananman yep, Muhammad Suiçmez is the man 💪💪
Josh is my all time fave in the guitar geek kingdom. He is the King Geek. Watching the blindfolded challenge where he identified pedals on their feel along cemented that position. His sense of humor is killer, his musical ability is solid and the products he makes are legendary. And he has the box!
I don't think I've ever seen Josh have such a genuinely good time on camera. This is so fun to watch.
I think it helps to have someone with him who's just as excited about this stuff as he is...
They have good chemistry.
Have you seen the best guitar pedals of 2022 video? It's a lot of fun and he definitely had a really good time there as well. The chemistry in this video between Josh and Rob was great though
every collector dreams of having someone show up to their house and ask to see their collection
27:36
The comedic timing of those single notes, and then asking why anyone would choose anything besides max completely broke Josh, me as well 😂.
Imagine the pedalmobile he could build.
Beato
20:54 Just love this Keith Merrow's riff ! As always thank you for the incredible video
What song is it?
@@justchill1617 Pillars of creation by keith merrows. (usually played on a 7 string)
came to the comment section looking for this
Hearing that riff brought me back to early 2010s UA-cam. What a simpler time. Killer to hear that again.
@@nuclearwinter514 same man, damn near got whiplash thinking about all the duncan pickup comparison vids
Rob's channel is really turning into a musicology/ethnomusicology/organology channel and im here for it
When taking about pedals,though, you can't beat the JHS channel
the tape echo was the coolest sounding pedal shown in this video. what a gem
I am so glad to have seen this! I'm occasionally grateful for YT's algorithmic presentations, not always by any means. And this time was no exception: I was not signed in and was watching YT. Only, my tastes do evidently persist. The algorithms didn't present JHS Pedals, but rather this interview with Josh Scott, instead! So great! And I was watching without signing in until...32:33, when you both are experiencing that wacky Electroharmonics unit whatever-it-is sound and Josh gets impinged upon by the nuance and the sound and the feel of it. Chuckle or chortle of surprise or impression cut off so abruptly in the editing - I had to play it over and over! So wonderful.
I love watching you guys experience the beauty of this historical and in-the-moment study!
18:49 that childhood excitement when you unexpectedly discover a cool sound. That’s what it’s all about folks
5:54 "I didn't even know what distorsion was". Happened to me too. Bought an electric guitar and amplifier. Went home and plugged everything in and felt like it sounded even lamer than my acoustic guitar. Being early 90s I had to figure out stuff the hard way :)
when i got my first guitar and amp i called the store first thing after the weekend to ask for 'the Metallica sound'.
For me it was “the buzzsaw” tone.
Yeah, I started playing guitar around Doom 2016 became popular (so.. 2017-ish for me), I started with a Schecter Blackjack (lefthanded, card inlay, 2009-era).
@@SlyHikari03some guitar players disgust me
Listening to Josh Scott to over the timeline of events around pedals is so good. It's impossible not to catch that enthusiasm.
Seeing the sincere joy and excitement about his pedals on Josh’s face as he talks about them is so precious. He’s such a genuine, fun person. Never lost his chid-like wonder. Love it!
This is such a cool vid. Always love seeing the JHS studio.
Both of you guys are fantastic. Such cool anecdotes Josh just spits out from memory thanks to his obsession.
2:42 Love how Rob gets to try to play a fuzz pedal from 1962 and he plays a Gojira riff of all things lmao
I could have watched this for at least an hour. So interesting and entertaining, thank you for always providing such great content!
Check out JHS pedals on UA-cam, for more
Check out JHS pedals on UA-cam, for more
I am not a music person so I was so surprised when I instantly connected the fuz face with hendrix. I didn't realize how important this was. Thank you!
"I collect vintage batteries"
At that moment I started to question whether I'm witnessing determination, or just straight up autism
How many people went to check out Marty Robbins's song at 1:45 and then came back? ;o) It's good - real old time country. And its legacy of having essentially "invented" guitar effects is just so novel. Fun stuff!
Yeah added it to my playlist
I sure as hell did.
I could watch Rob and Josh talk about guitars and pedals for 24hrs straight and not be bored of it
What an insane production they have at the JHS HQ. Upstairs and downstairs
As a regular watcher of the JHS show it's a lot of fun listening to Josh say the exact same stuff he always says about pedals that we JHS watchers have heard 5 times over.
Okay. Sorry it was boring for you.
S I C K B U R N
Eh, it's still entertaining to have it presented in a different way.
And to the people who watch Rob's channel but aren't guitarists primarily, or at all; or whom are not regular viewers of the JHS show - and thus this content is new and interesting we wonder why you watched this video (or JHS videos 5 times over) to ensure you've heard the information 6 times now :).
Most fun I’ve had on YT in a long time. Thanks guys !!
What a brilliant video. Could listen to pedals and pedal stories like this for hours. Thanks to you all.
Have you watched any of Josh's pedal history videos on the JHS channel?
@@thegreatdestroyer6506 Many, yes. :)
The look on Josh's face when Rob "metalizes" the Satisfaction riff is priceless.
It's at 5:01.
Rob... I don't know what the musician's world would do without you. You shed so much bright light on the very curious universe that is, all things music. Love from Texas... ❤
The replica mini pedals look amazing and the energy from discussing the Klons! This was great content thank you so much!
God dammit, Rob. I'm watching this at 1:30am and those looks you gave the camera with the delay/distortion/reverse play was seriously unsettling!
learning that fact about Marty Robbins made me love him so much more. the guy made some of the most influential music of the last 100 years AND drove the hell out of a NASCAR stock car. he really was a legend
I remember when I was about 5 years old in 1966 and my parents had the Album The Gunfighter. I listened to it all the time. Cool cool Water, Big Iron... a couple I remember. Great times!
20:56 that riff brings back some memories watching Seymour Duncan pickup comparisons
I knew I knew that riff!
2:39 a bit of 'Heaviest Matter' on the OG pedal! NICE
The album Josh is talking about at 10:03 is Kill 'Em All. James Hetfield used a rat pedal in front of a 1976 100W Marshall 1959 Super Lead into a Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12-65s.
Josh is such a vibe. Absolutely love this content.
Wow! That ‘Pillars of Creation’ riff is one of the best riffs ever written!
-Shout out to Keith Merrow! 🤘😝
90% of these, I have know idea how I could use it musically (not saying someone else couldn't) but all of this is absolutely fascinating from a history and electronic/technology stand point. Great video!!!!!
The tape machine sounds like it was made specifically for you! Awesome sound.
13:54 I could easily stare at that tape moving all day long lol so sick!
Really cool vid, amazing to see and hear these old pedals. The tape delay, wow, that's special
i love the way rob always makes these type of videos fun for everyone involved
hes a very good guitar player.
My favorite thing about Josh is his passion for the history of the sounds, and my second favorite thing about Josh is how transparently ashamed he is to be a collector.
32:02-:23 is a vibe! Josh bouncing hard! 😂🎶
Love your videos, Rob!
@Te.l.egramMrRobScallon stop scamming you scammer!
Rob's face while the pedal is spitting out reversed evil nonsense at 32:10 is priceless
Yeah haha. Thought the exact same
Rob goes uncanny
Bro idk why but the side eye Rob gives at 32:27 reminds me of that old champagne commercial with an absolutely unhinged Orson Welles lolol
This is a staple second channel sound but recreated with pedals
Kinda creepy
Love this video. Josh's joy when Rob hits that first Maestro note is barely contained. Look at his face. It's how I felt when I get electric trains for the first time (1969, I think).
I'm enjoying this because it's two guys, nerding out about guitar pedals and playing really epic music with each one.
Massive fan of Josh and everyone on the JHS show. Their pedals are awesome too ❤
Rob. Robert. Mr. Scallon.
Sir.
"Building a Guitar Pedal from Scratch (with the pros)"
PLEASE!
I would rather like to watch Sca-Taylors version aswell!
@@simonrongeholmmadsen that's just an industrial fire waiting to happen
Oh wow, clicking on this video I did not expect to find it so INTERESTING, heavy acoustic guy, but man, this makes me wanna start getting into physical pedals instead of amp sims! Awesome! So high quality and such a great premise, with someone who seems to know his shit, I love this channel so much man.
Thank you for another banger!
“I wanna start getting into physical pedals”
Famous last words my friend. Lol
Yes i traded electric guitars 25 years ago for bluegrass and fingerstyle. Burned out on all the shredding and distortions and endless dialing in getting nowhere,.yet here i am
Then you better subscribe to the JHS channel.
Loved hearing the Necrophagist Riff on the rat. Another great video!
STABWOOOOUUUUNNNNDDDD!!!! EPIC!
So he waaaaas playing what I thought he was playing.
Hehehe, thought the same thing :D :D
Great video!!! I became a JHS Show fan several months ago and thru the show, Josh’s documentary style history lessons and videos like yours here, I’ve learned so much info about guitar pedals. Thank you so much for including the section on the tape delay; I’ve never seen one like that in action or fully understood how they work. Really great stuff! And now, I’m a new Subscriber to your channel as well! Thanks again.
2:28 Rob looks like he is doing something awesome nobody has ever done and the guy looks like someone is playing stairway to heaven in his guitar shop.
Josh is a treasure I can listen to him for hours. I bet you didn't want to leave that palace.
Hey rob, I’m a big fan!! Keep making great content man
I could watch this go on for hours. So much stuff I have never heard of, and will never see. SO many unique sounds.
That tape echo is a work of art.
You can tell someone really took pride in crafting it by showing off the workings with an actual glass window and polished mechanisms.
Rob playing stabwound/pillars of creation is probably my favorite part of this vid.
Rock on, Rob!
I WAS TRYING SO HARD TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF THESE TRACKS!!!! Thanks haha
@@christiansilva22no problem dude
Love this vid, but the “Stab wound” on the Rat made my day. Haha
The perfect guy for a great episode. This guy knows his stuff and that place is off the charts unreal. High fives to all involed!
This video taught me some things I didnt know, but needed to. Im starting out getting ready to start playing shows, my pedalboard is primarily EHX, JHS, MXR, and Digitech. But after this video, I’m going to be adding some new toys to the board!
So cool! I’m a big JHS fan, so this video is a real treat. Thanks so much for posting.
Hold up, Marty "Big Iron" Robbins was essentially the first person to have guitar distortion in a studio recording? That's wild.
It was a bass guitar I believe
Bass VI actually, which is sort of between a bass and a baritone guitar. Not the instrument that many players think of as a six string bass which has a much wider string spacing and it tuned B to C. A bass VI (Danelectro or Fender originally) has a much skinnier neck with a more guitar-like string spacing generally around 30" scale length and tuned E-E but an octave below standard guitar tuning. String gauge usually around 24-84 with no plain strings, even the B and high E are wound strings, unlike baritone guitars which have slightly lighter gauges and plain high strings rather than wound ones. Very cool instruments which were originally used to double upright bass lines, music like Duane Eddy and a bit later by Jack Bruce (early Cream stuff) and the Beatles (Helter Skelter and others).
No matter what Rob plays through. The tone of a crate amp is in his fingers ❤
I should have known Josh was responsible for this madness when I read the title. Idk if I should be concerned for him or stoked for him, but he'll forever be the king of pedals in my mind.
@20:54 - Pillars of Creation by Merrow! Woop Woop! And even Stabwound of Necrophagist! Love this!
I love John's attitude and down to earth personality. Seems like a great guy.
Joe Bonamassa is the Jay Leno of American made guitars and amps, this dude is the Bonamassa of pedals! One could get irritated that these guys are hoarding all the cool gear but in actuality they are preserving history and safe guarding it, not only that but this guy is producing pedals based off his experiences with these pedals and that's pretty badass!
Well said!
I'm also pretty sure he rents pieces of his collection out to the local studio.
JHS's Rat episode was great, listing all the versions and basically saying "the white logo version that gets all the hype is literally the same as the other one".
The James Bond Theme song guy was Vic Flick, not Dick Flick, and while he did play the guitar part on the song he is not credited for writing it. John Barry is. I might have gotten it wrong though.
... and on top of all of that, Vic Flick has repeatedly denied having any involvement in the development of the Tone Bender. He even still owns his original Maestro Fuzz-Tone. Gary Hurst appears to have mixed up the session guitarist in his story over the years, because before he died, Big Jim Sullivan told a very similar story about how he exchanged his Fuzz-Tone with Hurst for a primitive wooden fuzz box in the mid-60s.
I was on the fence about buying a new pedal this morning (Chase Bliss Tonal Recall) and now I am on Reverb... Thanks Rob! You rock, sir.
If there's anything that will convince you that you don't have too many pedals after all, it's this video.
"You might have only heard guitar go clanky clanky hold my hand." at 7:20 alone would make this video worthwhile. What a quote! Great job!
After playing guitar/bass/keyboards for 35 years, I’ve learned a lot.
When recording, pedals/effects can be awesome!
When onstage, pedals should be kept to a minimum. (Noise-y little buggers sometimes)
In a small club, you really only need a delay, phase-chorus, wah and reverb. (Assuming you have a decent, 3 channel tube amp that kicks butt!)
on a larger stage (enclosed venue) you don’t need reverb. In a large club, the natural reverb of the room is already enough (your pedal will muck up your sound).
The integrity of the sound of the guitar is most important! (Unless you’re not into the instrument you’re playing 🤔)
The thing is, if you’re playing popular songs, older traditional rock music…the basic set for a band has been rooted in “bass, guitar, keyboards and drums”. If you’re trying to create (recreate) traditional pop recordings, your GUITAR should sound like…a guitar! Infrequently you may need enhancements to do specific sounds (I’ve used a harmony pedal to play a few songs to make it sound proper).
Lugging a massive pedalboard around from stage to stage isn’t fun. I used a Boss digital G10 that was nice but rarely used the effects. I prefer individual effects, easier to manipulate onstage.
I’ve also found some guitar/pedal/amp collectors don’t play guitar as much because they’re more into “cool sounds” and something to cover their poor (unrehearsed) playing ability.
My rooms would be filled with guitars if I could afford it, but I’d still only have a few pedals.
BTW, I played in a band with a guy whose rig was a Rockman rack mount preamp (to get the Boston sound) and a Peavey CS400 power amp. He had a 31 band EQ and BBE Sonic Maximizer in his rack…played through a 4x12 cabinet.
I was using a Mesa/Boogie Mk3 Simil-Class Tube combo amp , 1-12”, 85w.
My amp was always louder and could be heard over his no matter how loud he turned up.
Tube Amps Rule! …well, if you’re playing a gig, they do.😊
can someone please tell me the song at 20:17 ? it sounds so killer
Toxicity by system of a down
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It was _Kill 'Em All_ that Hetfield used the Rat with a Marshall 1959SLP and his iconic Gibson Flying V. I had no idea that it was a Rat pedal but it makes total sense.
I think it was a Jose modded Superlead which was stolen when they were on tour.
Love that Keith Merrow riff at @20:54🤘
What song is it do you know?
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Love the content and how you guys had fun!!
Omg I watch this whole episode and truly blown away about the knowledge and love you have each and every item have on displayed within your library of your passion of music...Thank you so very much for sharing to is sll
I want someone to look into my eyes the way Rob looks into Josh’s eyes while playing guitar.
bro i was looking for comments about him doing this lol it was so uncomfortable
dude you need to do more with josh this is wild
Josh has his own channel.
What an amazing episode and collaboration. Thank you for that.
Holy...
Engaging, drool-worthy hardware, great playing and use of tones; Josh- being an actual pedal, with the box.
So cool to see the room from angles we don't get in JHS vids.
Love this presentation style.
The siren effect at 17:20 reminded me SOOooooo much of Bill Burr's 'let go of my neck' sketch! 😂😂
20:10 I know nothing about metal.. is that an actual song or are you improvising? If so, what's it called?
Yeah it sounds really good, I want to know what it is too
I really want to know as well
i'm not sure if that riff is from a song, so i think he just made it on the spot
it sounds killer tho
20:14 what's this song called?
I think he's made it up but it kinda sound like nuguns by system of a down
The "siren" pedal had me laughing my ass off. I was diggin the team effort in making it work.
I love that he was like "it's rare but it's so stupid" 😂 collectors gotta collect!
It's sooooo much fun to watch two lovable expert musicians geek out on their craft. 🥰
20:54 - that Merrow Pillars O.O gosh i love his riffing "Heart of the sea nymph"