How To Use The JHS Colour Box

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  • @guilhermehenriqueabreu4094
    @guilhermehenriqueabreu4094 5 років тому +1396

    And I thought the metal zone was the only pedal that could be used on every audio source when recording

    • @thetribalist6923
      @thetribalist6923 5 років тому +25

      @TTH great description. I'm stealing that phrase.

    • @BeauregardHall
      @BeauregardHall 5 років тому +30

      @The Tired Horizon Well, man, that's just your opinion. Plenty of my favorite records used Metal Zone across the board. Like, uh, "Now That's What I Call Metal Zoned!" for instance.

    • @jerbear97
      @jerbear97 5 років тому +6

      i really hope this guy is kidding

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 5 років тому +34

      Muff. Siamese Dream is proof of concept.
      Corgan: "Everything [on that album]...went through a Muff at some point in the process"
      I choose to believe that incudes drums - and Jimmy Chamberlin's drug stash. He probably put it in a Muff when they went through Customs.

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 5 років тому +3

      Also, your Mum.

  • @thebigpicture2455
    @thebigpicture2455 5 років тому +323

    If it's some cheap pedal people say "It's really killing the dynamics of my guitar."
    If it's an expensive piece of gear "It has this really nice, natural compression."

    • @vacuumelite2065
      @vacuumelite2065 4 роки тому +9

      You rule. Brilliant. :-) :-)

    • @harrysachs2274
      @harrysachs2274 3 роки тому +11

      In the grand scheme of things, you're really seeing the big picture. Definitely not missing the forest for the trees. When all else fails, go back to the source.

    • @ileutur6863
      @ileutur6863 3 роки тому +20

      Nah, natural compression and losing dynamics are two drastically different things.

    • @thebigpicture2455
      @thebigpicture2455 3 роки тому +34

      @@ileutur6863 Yup.... determined by the price tag.

    • @ileutur6863
      @ileutur6863 3 роки тому +9

      @@thebigpicture2455 no, determined by what you hear and feel but whatever

  • @jonathancarlisle7898
    @jonathancarlisle7898 5 років тому +794

    I'm perfectly fine with this shameless plug. Nice to see a JHS pedal on this channel.

    • @philgallagher1
      @philgallagher1 5 років тому

      @@richardmills5326 I believe that was Mr Carlisle's point!

    • @richardmills5326
      @richardmills5326 5 років тому

      Phil Gallagher shit yep I realize that now

    • @swissarmyknight4306
      @swissarmyknight4306 5 років тому +10

      Ditto. I have absolutely no problem with a manufacturer demo-ing their products, hell I'm impressed that JHS usually talks about other people's pedals, why they're great and how to use them. If you make an awesome device, you get to show it off on your channel if you want to. Please more.

    • @JohnsDough1918
      @JohnsDough1918 5 років тому +3

      Yeah, I'm usually meh with JHS pedals (even if I enjoy the channel), but they struck gold with the Colour Box.

    • @simon_patterson
      @simon_patterson 4 роки тому +2

      I watched a lot of videos from this channel before I realised its a pedal company! Absolute respect to them for being a genuine pedal channel first.

  • @StanleyCullerEsq.
    @StanleyCullerEsq. 5 років тому +78

    You know, I don't think you ever need to apologize to devoting an episode to highlighting one (or 10) of your products. First of all, you've already created dozens of fascinating videos and shared them with with us, absolutely free-of-charge. Second, you make incredible products. Third, hearing a knowledgeable person give an in depth rundown of ANY amazing product is such a gift. Bring on all the JHS content you want!

  • @adozensparrows
    @adozensparrows 5 років тому +537

    Ingenious 'pedal.' Also, Nick is indispensable on the JHS Show. What a talented young man & credit to your creativity.

  • @adflaker
    @adflaker 5 років тому +38

    The way this series usually goes, a giant shameless plug is 100% OK with me. I absolutely love that you are never afraid to spotlight other companies' pedals. In addition to making amazing stuff yourself, you love sharing other great stuff even if someone else made it, and I think that is very different from how most people operate. It's really refreshing. Your channel is awesome, and so are your pedals. Keep up the awesome vids, and the awesome effects!

  • @AdanLucass
    @AdanLucass 5 років тому +336

    It sounds just like something I can’t afford.. the tone is on point!

    • @rt-uh6mt
      @rt-uh6mt 5 років тому +24

      My signal path on almost everything is Colourbox V1 --> Empress Compressor --> Audio Interface
      Not cheap. But about the most affordable way too get a real analog 1073 style preamp and FET compressor.

    • @theothertonydutch
      @theothertonydutch 5 років тому +1

      @Nikola Kretschmer I barely have a 100 for each month. Still drowning in instruments. :P

    • @swissarmyknight4306
      @swissarmyknight4306 5 років тому

      @@rt-uh6mt I like your style dude.

  • @MRPMKE
    @MRPMKE 5 років тому +42

    Those vocals were unexpectedly kick ass.

  • @johnodotca
    @johnodotca 5 років тому +162

    Josh is like a proud papa. Love these father/son videos.

  • @TenThumbsProductions
    @TenThumbsProductions 5 років тому +175

    Those drums though.... wow.

    • @gabrielcone6733
      @gabrielcone6733 4 роки тому +3

      I actually said that out loud when I heard it.

    • @braedonbeard3369
      @braedonbeard3369 4 роки тому

      Same lol

    • @ramencurry6672
      @ramencurry6672 3 роки тому +5

      Most people don’t realize that the minimal 2 microphone technique is very effective. Many classic albums were recorded that way

    • @richn9907
      @richn9907 3 роки тому +1

      @@ramencurry6672 spend a half hour placing the mics right where you want them, or 5 hours messing w spot mics

    • @thomasfaraone4213
      @thomasfaraone4213 3 роки тому +1

      I’m listening to this on my iPhone loudspeaker and those drums are constantly there in the mix even with the ducking in the video. crazy good sound

  • @bryanesperanza5803
    @bryanesperanza5803 5 років тому +143

    The JHS Show has done so much for Thursdays. I never looked foward to Thursdays so much all my life

    • @rasm0225
      @rasm0225 5 років тому +3

      Srsly. How did Thursdays exist for millennia without this?

    • @braddietzmusic2429
      @braddietzmusic2429 5 років тому +1

      That Pedal Show on Friday. Who’s on Wednesday?

    • @bryanesperanza5803
      @bryanesperanza5803 5 років тому

      @@braddietzmusic2429 Dude yes!! Guitar gear shows make the shitty days of the week so meaningful

    • @bryanesperanza5803
      @bryanesperanza5803 5 років тому

      @@rasm0225 Thursdays were never real until now

    • @Majik53
      @Majik53 5 років тому

      @@braddietzmusic2429 - Who's on first, what's on second, and I don't know is on third base. ua-cam.com/video/sShMA85pv8M/v-deo.html

  • @klonklone7787
    @klonklone7787 2 роки тому +10

    Finally! A JHS PEDAL ON THE JHS CHANNEL!! You guys need to show off more, literally my favorite pedal company

  • @rt-uh6mt
    @rt-uh6mt 5 років тому +262

    Depending on how you look at things, this is either a rich man's stomp box or a poor mans Neve 1073 :-)

    • @garylappier136
      @garylappier136 3 роки тому +1

      Bingo.

    • @dahliafiend
      @dahliafiend 3 роки тому

      Exactly.

    • @ColorfieldMedia
      @ColorfieldMedia 8 місяців тому +4

      This comment made me buy this pedal instantly. I’m a poor man that wanted a Neve 1073

  • @TenThumbsProductions
    @TenThumbsProductions 4 роки тому +74

    I bought mine 10 months ago when I was going to USA to see my parents... I haven't been able to get out of Colombia to go get it yet... it is just sitting there waiting for me to experiment with!!! WAAAA

    • @Zappappappappa
      @Zappappappappa 4 роки тому +3

      Have you been able to pick it up and use it finally?? I'd be too excited to use it if I were you, literally wouldn't be able to focus on anything else tbh

    • @choadcityusa
      @choadcityusa 3 роки тому

      You ok?

    • @klonklone7787
      @klonklone7787 2 роки тому +1

      Did you get it?

    • @TenThumbsProductions
      @TenThumbsProductions 2 роки тому +2

      @@klonklone7787 yes

    • @klonklone7787
      @klonklone7787 2 роки тому +1

      @@TenThumbsProductions
      Final thoughts?

  • @PatFlanigan
    @PatFlanigan 5 років тому +86

    As a Canadian I appreciate the inclusion of the "u" in "colour"! Oh yeah and I can't afford this either... but damn I wish I could!

    • @brentcgp
      @brentcgp 5 років тому +10

      More like the whole planet.... Only 'Mericans cant spell

    • @countstoneula
      @countstoneula 5 років тому +2

      I never noticed it was there before. I always just notice when it’s missing.

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 5 років тому +1

      I was thinking it was a nod to the Beatles.

    • @jonaseggen2230
      @jonaseggen2230 5 років тому

      @@burp1914 English is wasting letters in general..

    • @brentcgp
      @brentcgp 5 років тому +1

      @@burp1914 Feel better? There are those who probably have a sense of superiority when correcting/criticising others 'errors' . By the way, 'BTW' is pretty lazy in itself. #grammarnazi

  • @fernieferniehaus
    @fernieferniehaus 5 років тому +54

    I still can't believe you guys actually got Ariel Pink to do vocals on this track

  • @leptyga
    @leptyga 5 років тому +171

    Being unable to “like” twice is pretty much only a problem I have on this channel.

    • @countstoneula
      @countstoneula 5 років тому +7

      David Christensen just go to the comments and like all the positive ones. That’s what I’m doing. This was really awesome!

    • @HandelOp6No5
      @HandelOp6No5 4 роки тому

      Great comment!

    • @Ncuab
      @Ncuab 4 роки тому

      You could always dislike it twice haha!

  • @JaEbala
    @JaEbala 5 років тому +121

    This Doolittle fella is super cool, hoping to see him soon!

    • @proudtexan8521
      @proudtexan8521 5 років тому +1

      The strangest Tom Petty impersonator I've ever seen to be sure, but lots of potential. LOL

  • @geluix69
    @geluix69 5 років тому +8

    I do sound design for video games and didn’t see potential in guitar pedals, but in the last 5 years or so pedals have become sound shaping plethoras allowing huge sonic palettes . My collection is slowly becoming a modular collage type setup. You guys do great demo videos.
    Keep up the good stuff 👍👍

  • @alecyuzhny
    @alecyuzhny 5 років тому +75

    Nick you're amazing. This is not Tame Impala, this is Pond!

    • @coldacre
      @coldacre 5 років тому +3

      Alec Mirzametov Pond are better than Tame ;)

    • @veerchasm1
      @veerchasm1 5 років тому +4

      Tame Impala is the new Nickleback

    • @Logansag1
      @Logansag1 5 років тому +6

      @@veerchasm1 blasphemy

    • @Zappappappappa
      @Zappappappappa 4 роки тому +1

      @@veerchasm1 my girlfriend loves that "bedroom indie dream pop" style and I dig the style as well yet their is very little deviation in most of the groups/artist's I've heard that fall under that genre and they all are sound pretty much the same. Innerspeaker is Tame's best album by a wide margin in my opinion, nothing he's released has really come close to their debut album.

  • @pablorivera529
    @pablorivera529 3 роки тому +3

    I’ve come back to rewatch this episode so many times. Absolutely genius in every way. Love you guys!

  • @Skeyechi
    @Skeyechi 5 років тому +299

    is this song on Spotify by any chance? I actually really like it.

    • @kingofrod
      @kingofrod 5 років тому +13

      No joke - that was awesome!

    • @sharpphilip
      @sharpphilip 5 років тому +10

      I hella, totally, for sure would have purchased the song before it was even over had it been available.

    • @jonasmaas2034
      @jonasmaas2034 5 років тому +4

      I'm digging this song so hard XD

    • @mgregory22
      @mgregory22 4 роки тому +4

      Me too! I revisit this video just to listen to it.

    • @nowvisiting
      @nowvisiting 4 роки тому

      Check out Matthew Dear - Deserter. Basically the same song.

  • @WinfriedSitte
    @WinfriedSitte 5 років тому +3

    Thanks Josh - that 48V phantom power + XLR in was the feature that I have been wishing for. There was no way I was going to lash out on 500 series, so Thank you for V2 as pedal. Awesome!

  • @selfnashself
    @selfnashself 5 років тому +26

    I think “Do-Little” actually does a lot for this track. Great job you two!!

  • @hallamhal
    @hallamhal 4 роки тому +1

    Just ordered one, my first JHS pedal
    "You've taken your first step into a larger world"

  • @dayontapout
    @dayontapout 5 років тому +112

    I loved Albert's vocals but my wrists stared bleeding out of nowhere... he's a killer vocalist.

    • @randyhollandsworth626
      @randyhollandsworth626 3 роки тому +4

      I always thought that was Nick in a blue wig. Still not sure.... Matching up the facial hair.

    • @Reverend_Taco
      @Reverend_Taco 3 роки тому +2

      @@randyhollandsworth626 nope, not even close. Sounds nothing like him. Albert has the voice of an angel, like a combination of Fergie and Jesus.

  • @TheFrozenDesert
    @TheFrozenDesert 5 років тому +46

    Nick is not the rock star we want, but he's the rock star we deserve.

    • @joeredtree
      @joeredtree 5 років тому +5

      So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our rockstar. He's a noisy spokesman, a sonic projector. A Nick at Knight.

    • @raimondo3178
      @raimondo3178 2 роки тому +2

      Nick is a complete musician. I'm envious, and yet happy for him.

  • @jummysea463
    @jummysea463 5 років тому +76

    holy shit that princeton tone was incredible

    • @FabianSalomonsson
      @FabianSalomonsson 5 років тому +1

      Yup!

    • @josephpickard3108
      @josephpickard3108 5 років тому +1

      I have a Supro and I love it. But I'll ALWAYS cover the blackface Princeton.

    • @LTJR.
      @LTJR. 5 років тому

      A few years back my buddy owned a place called the Gear Trader. It was new and used and vintage and it was just incredible the stuff that would come through. One of my favorite combinations was 4 Princeton's... 3 insanely clean brown and one w/reverb, at the tail-end, I think a silver face. Into the first hi input then out of the second lo into the first hi of the next amp and so on... With a tube screamer thrown in for a little hot sauce. It was sort of jaw-dropping you could just move and sustain notes everywhere, which is something that we would go for hooking up all kinds of different amps and speakers, but the Princeton's were so right I believe because of the volume. We could get that sustain out of any number of amps but they were usually higher output and the volume would kill you. So so bummed when he closed.

    • @godfreydaniel6278
      @godfreydaniel6278 4 роки тому +1

      @@LTJR. - If you'd have PURCHASED the Princetons he'd still be open...

  • @San_Vito
    @San_Vito 5 років тому +4

    I know I don't need this pedal as a bedroom player, but, goddammit, I can't stop loving it. I already loved the previous one, this one is just incredibly amazing.

  • @peterwelsh1932
    @peterwelsh1932 5 років тому +11

    So my first two thoughts: 1. On headphones: the A/B comparison between the 2 drum setup, with and without Color Box: just perfect. Sounds like the home-studio engineers (me) secret dream weapon. Full kit action with lots of character from Two microphones at the stomp of a button. 2. We grew up with $100 used 4-tracks. Fostex, Tascam... I love the clean sound of direct in guitar. People told me "you can't do that". But then I find out people like Zappa are mixing in those tones in for pop and clarity. Then I hear Beatles were overloading DI guitars into NEVE boards to get those sounds. I knew a guy that used to walk around with a suitcase full of parts of a gutted NEVE board from some studio in Europe. Seemed a little eccentric back then but now I know: people really go chasing those tones. Definitely wanna try recording with this thing.

  • @andyje
    @andyje 5 років тому +1

    I had a chance too borrow one about 18 months ago, for a rushed session. This box was absolutely what the doctor ordered! I will be buying my own for the future!

  • @Jasonweckard
    @Jasonweckard 5 років тому +9

    The Colour Box is still my favorite JHS pedal and the one i've always wanted.

    • @lolobuggah2670
      @lolobuggah2670 5 років тому +2

      How can it be your favorite pedal if you don't own it?

    • @JosefRosam
      @JosefRosam 4 роки тому

      @@lolobuggah2670 it still can

  • @genericstain
    @genericstain 5 років тому +18

    My buddy recently acquired a Quadra-Pog you guys modded and immediately traded it for a Colour Box. I was so jealous, but just wait til I flex on him with the new V2.

    • @maxonmendel5757
      @maxonmendel5757 5 років тому +1

      The price on the quadrapog is insane

    • @genericstain
      @genericstain 5 років тому +1

      Maxon Mendel - would you believe he got the Pog for only 120 dollars? A Guitar Center near him bought it in as a regular Pog and had the price listed as such lol

  • @reteodom8454
    @reteodom8454 5 років тому +1

    Nick is the man!!!!! Doing this kind of stuff for a living would be a dream come true.

  • @JakeCuster
    @JakeCuster 5 років тому +14

    Josh and Nick’s back and forth on this episode remind me of those duos who host the home shopping networks at like 2 in the morning

  • @euphoricguitars8154
    @euphoricguitars8154 4 роки тому +1

    I got to play one of these with a bass yesterday at my local Long and McQuade. It was wicked! The controls over EQ for use as a preamp are unmatched at this size. Much more impressive than other bass driver / preamp options. When I started pushing The color box to it's limits The sounds it creates inspired me to play differently than I normally would, that's a good thing in my eyes. Amazing preamp / pedal. It creates very nice distorted sounds, very good decay, synth like tone, break down and blown out sound... THIS THING IS EPIC! The possibilities are endless.
    Wish I could afford it yesterday. The JHS Color box V2 is now on my bucket list.

  • @TerrestrialMack
    @TerrestrialMack 5 років тому +16

    Beck is my spirit animal. I love everything he's ever done

    • @TerrestrialMack
      @TerrestrialMack 5 років тому

      Shitty recordings in his apartment to full on dance music. Love it all.

    • @TerrestrialMack
      @TerrestrialMack 5 років тому +1

      Ok.

    • @alenamusic888
      @alenamusic888 5 років тому

      @WORST CHANNEL EVER heehee this made me laugh -thank you 🤣

    • @alenamusic888
      @alenamusic888 5 років тому

      @WORST CHANNEL EVER 😉

    • @ancientteenager7880
      @ancientteenager7880 5 років тому +1

      he’s the best, man. One Foot In The Grave is the thing I think I keep coming back to in his discog

  • @SpaceCowboy57
    @SpaceCowboy57 5 років тому

    I honestly can't be mad at shameless plugs like this coming from you. With how much effort you put into selling other guys' gear, you deserve to advertise your creations.

  • @Nissan570Lsx
    @Nissan570Lsx 5 років тому +12

    My bonsai and muffaletta just showed up and I get notification from you to watch a new video. I didnt even get it open yet. Stoked.

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 5 років тому

      Add a CTC Constellation and you're superbly covered.

    • @Nissan570Lsx
      @Nissan570Lsx 5 років тому

      Thanks for the advice. I'll check it out.

  • @bexserver
    @bexserver 4 роки тому +2

    Well, as far as pedal demos go, that was cracking! Nice job guys, Nick slayed it.

  • @boeyensmichael
    @boeyensmichael 5 років тому +9

    Love the “Ronde Van Vlaanderen” T-shirt, greetings from Flanders!

  • @dadhobbies
    @dadhobbies 5 років тому +10

    I feel like this is the first commercial I didn't want to end. Lol.

  • @cynosureanthem2158
    @cynosureanthem2158 5 років тому +6

    My favorites on the “Colors” album are: I’m So Free, and No Distraction. I’m very impressed by the version 2 of the Colour box in this video. I bought the original one basically when it first came out and love it!

  • @gabrielszohner6243
    @gabrielszohner6243 5 років тому +12

    YOU COOKY FELLOWS....THE SOUNDS REMIND ME OF WAY BACK IN THE DAYS RECORDING WITH A TASCAM 4TRK CASSETTE TAPE RECORDER.......

  • @1st_Proof
    @1st_Proof 5 років тому +2

    As much as you put forth pedals across-the-board regardless of maker, you’re entitled to a shameless plug and I for one am happy you’re plugging away. I love this thing! I’m in!

  • @sixthfloormemories1566
    @sixthfloormemories1566 5 років тому +105

    Aaaaand another pedal I want to buy with money I don't have.

  • @Jadevibration
    @Jadevibration Рік тому

    Just purchased this pedal and it is the best preamp pedal / EQ / Console in a box out there. Much kinder on my wallet versus the other preamp I was looking at a Sebatron Thorax. JHS pedals are revolutionary. I see many color boxes all in my studio. Thank you for an amazing product and at an amazing price!! Cheers

  • @sercastamere9853
    @sercastamere9853 4 роки тому +3

    That end song is very Empire of the Sun meets Tame Impala. Shweet!

  • @frauddetector6129
    @frauddetector6129 2 роки тому

    I just bought one of these last night!!! My buddy sold it to me. He has a few. My God, this thing is amazing!! I’m a vintage guy…70’s Sunn Concert head with an 18 in ‘69 Sunn cab and an early 70’s Lawsuit Ibanez Jazz bass. This just polished the entire rig…I’m blown away. Can’t wait to use it on vocals and everything else! Wow! Hey, that was a good song Nick! And that dude could sing!

  • @micahwinters7021
    @micahwinters7021 5 років тому +7

    That guy from linkedin was fantastic! So eccentric!

  • @chronicmango
    @chronicmango 5 років тому +1

    This was your best video yet.
    Very entertaining. Also - thanks for posting some things about your own pedals. Love that you spread the love, but happy to hear more about your stuff and why you do what you do.

  • @matt_j_dunn
    @matt_j_dunn 5 років тому +12

    Forget the new John Lewis Christmas advert launch, this is the best plug of 2019. #OneForTheBrits

  • @bmckee5430
    @bmckee5430 5 років тому

    It was at 16:18 that I realized this is by far my favorite video I've seen in the last 17 minutes. Sounds great, and nice work on the song composition and rad music video!

  • @JoseCarbia
    @JoseCarbia 4 роки тому +38

    You've missed the, probably, most famous guitar part ever recorded straight to the desk: Another brick in the wall.
    The famous guitar solo is a '56 Les Paul to the Abbey Road desk.

    • @peterwelsh1932
      @peterwelsh1932 4 роки тому +3

      1955 Les Paul Gold top w/ P90s . With GHS Boomers 10.5 13 17 30 40 50. Yes, I’m changing a lot of strings during Quarantine Lockdown

    • @peterwelsh1932
      @peterwelsh1932 4 роки тому +2

      Gibson 1955 Les Paul Goldtop
      David’s perhaps most famous Les Paul is his 1955 Goldtop. This was used to record several guitar parts on The Wall and most notably the solo on Another Brick in the Wall (part 2). David would also use the guitar on the The Wall tour in 1980-81 while performing Happiest Days of Our Lives, occasionally the Another Brick 2 solo switching from the Black Strat used on the rhythm parts, One of My Turns and Last Few Bricks.
      - (left) David pictured during the latter part of the Wall tour with the 1955 Goldtop. (right) A second Gold Top, this one is a 1956 featuring a Bigsby tremolo bridge as seen at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 30 May 2006.
      The ’55 Goldtop was also used throughout the 80s and 90s - on a couple of tracks on Momentary Lapse of Reason, among these Round and Around and Poles Apart and A Great Day For Freedom from Division Bell.
      The guitar was displayed at the 2003-04 Interstellar Exhibition in it’s original case among David’s Wall pedal boards and other guitars. It was last seen used on the Island Blues jam that were filmed in David’s barn and released as a teaser for On An Island December 23 2005.
      The Les Paul Goldtop has a bronze metallic finish mahogany body with a maple top and binding. The neck is mahogany with an ebony fretboard and binding. David’s 1955 model feature a “wrap around” tailpiece and two P-90 pickups with white covers.

    • @peterwelsh1932
      @peterwelsh1932 4 роки тому +3

      Gibson 1956 Les Paul Goldtop
      David’s second Les Paul Goldtop is more or less identical to the 1955 model with the exception of a Bigsby bridge with tremolo. Originally the guitar came with a “tune-o-matic” bridge, which Gibson introduced with the 1956 models. It’s not known when Gilmour got this guitar and whether the Bigsby was custom fitted before or after he got it.
      The ’56 was used on several songs on On An Island - notably the first part of the first solo on the title track and This Heaven. David also used the guitar on the 2006 tour while performing This Heaven. It was again used at the special performance of Island Jam at the Odeon cinema theatre in London, UK, in September 2007 for the premiere of the Remember That Night DVD release.
      The guitar was last used on the recording (and performance) of the track Chicago in support of Gary McKinnon together with Chrissie Hynde and Bob Geldorf in 2009 and on the track Song to the Siren off Bryan Ferry’s album Olympia (2010).

    • @JoseCarbia
      @JoseCarbia 4 роки тому +3

      @@peterwelsh1932 yes! 55 with the wraparound bridge! My mistake!

    • @drdre4397
      @drdre4397 3 роки тому +2

      @@JoseCarbia love that people always think that is a strat and not a les paul with p90s!

  • @GooglelyTube
    @GooglelyTube 5 років тому +1

    Have been a fan of Albert Doolittle for a few years. Awesome that he plugged in with you guys.

  • @alexfischer8471
    @alexfischer8471 5 років тому +45

    START A BAND CALLED COLOUR BOX AND MAKE MORE MUSIC LIKE THIS.

    • @chrissoares23
      @chrissoares23 5 років тому +5

      You're a little late. Wikipedia - Colourbox were an English electronic musical group on the 4AD label, releasing a number of records between 1982 and 1987. The band was formed by brothers Martyn and Steve Young, Ian Robbins, and vocalist Debbion Currie. Currie and Robbins left the band in 1983, with the role of vocalist being filled by Lorita Grahame.

    • @jonaseggen2230
      @jonaseggen2230 5 років тому +1

      @@chrissoares23 We are getting old Chris..
      This one "Just Give 'Em Whiskey"
      (I'm not a number, I am a free man!)

    • @chrissoares23
      @chrissoares23 5 років тому +1

      @@jonaseggen2230 Right? Thanks GenX 'er. Lol

    • @jonaseggen2230
      @jonaseggen2230 5 років тому

      @@chrissoares23 Talked about this thing today with some younger people. How Boomer, GenX, Millennial etc means different things depending on context. It says something about when you where born, but can also be a frame of mind. As I started to think that many people of our gen. are turning into Boomers.
      Anyway, did you ever read Duglas Coupland's "Generation X" ?

  • @FelipeTellez
    @FelipeTellez 3 роки тому +1

    I could watch this episodes on endless repeat.... such great tunes, great vibes, awesome gear, and awesome peeps

  • @docbakermusic
    @docbakermusic 5 років тому +5

    I've been jonesing for a Colour Box for my studio since V1 launch day... my heart skipped a beat hoping there might be one of the fabulous JHS giveaways attached to this video. Maybe it's like the secret menu, you just have to ask? :-)

  • @joaofelipesantos3239
    @joaofelipesantos3239 5 років тому +2

    God, this was the most amazing shameless plug I've ever seen. The song was amazing! I especially love the mysterious singer's performance.

  • @paulterl4563
    @paulterl4563 5 років тому +4

    This is the "type" of your show that I was long waiting for.
    Pardon my french....

  • @samuelmorris1294
    @samuelmorris1294 3 роки тому

    This is the best advertisement I have ever seen for anything. I'm convinced, I need a colourbox. For those drum sounds alone.

  • @jonpoon3896
    @jonpoon3896 5 років тому +5

    The 9V is probably my favorite feature

  • @richardrodriguez4898
    @richardrodriguez4898 5 років тому +1

    I did not expect to be as inspired as I am now after watching this. Plus I learned how to make a song. these pedals are amazing.

  • @livingabovethe12th
    @livingabovethe12th 5 років тому +3

    The 500 series version is awesome. PLEASE keep making that!

  • @GiantPinhead
    @GiantPinhead 5 років тому

    Outstanding! I'm gonna look into this for my 15 yo son. Versatile!
    I can't say enough about Beck - what a master! - I don't think I could pick a favorite Beck song or album, but Midnite Vultures, Sea Change, and Morning Phase are at the top of the list. His B-sides and remixes are also wonderful. What I love most about him is how he deconstructs instruments and his voice for songs - they aren't precious, but are just ingredients in the big delicious cake that he makes for us.
    He played a benefit for the family of a deceased coworker of mine, right as Loser was starting to hit. I was impressed by him personally and professionally, and from a guy who worked in the bus., that's saying a lot.
    Congratulations on this. more malt o' meal, myron.

  • @tljmusic
    @tljmusic 5 років тому +198

    This show needs a third character, and it needs to be a puppet that neither of you EVER acknowledge as anything other than a real person.

    • @joelonsdale
      @joelonsdale 5 років тому +6

      That's sounds like YOU should use that idea...

    • @FamousByFriday
      @FamousByFriday 5 років тому +9

      I can see that so easily. He’d be a complete professional and you’d never know his tormented muppet side until VH1 resurrects Behind The Music.

    • @DoobTube71
      @DoobTube71 4 роки тому +2

      Mystery Science Pedal 2000 (2020): a review of JHS & other brands' pedals from a darkened recording studio, looking out through the glass from behind the board, viewing a muppet playing through the pedals reviewed in the VLOG. Commentary by Josh, Nick, another muppet or robot, and occasional invited guests (artists / Paul Gilbert, or manufactures / Brian Wampler, John Cusack,...)

    • @hickorymccay2994
      @hickorymccay2994 4 роки тому +1

      @@DoobTube71 Great idea. Pitch it to Josh.

    • @godfreydaniel6278
      @godfreydaniel6278 4 роки тому

      @@hickorymccay2994 - He just did...

  • @mackenlyparmelee5440
    @mackenlyparmelee5440 3 роки тому +1

    This pedal is genius. I don't own it nor am I an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but this device seems like one of the most worthwhile purchases you can make as a musician.

  • @GabrielSouza-qo6xd
    @GabrielSouza-qo6xd 5 років тому +8

    OK, that's it! I'm calling UA-cam hq. This chanel needs to be the new YT home page.

  • @rylieriley
    @rylieriley 5 років тому

    This video just cured me of my depression and all of my other mental health issues. Thank you, Josh!

  • @benjamindevlin4057
    @benjamindevlin4057 4 роки тому +4

    My two favorite uses of this method of plugging straight into the console and overdriving the preamp is in Nirvana's "Territorial Pissings" and Radiohead's "Bodysnatchers"

  • @georgearagon2546
    @georgearagon2546 5 років тому

    Song is actually cool! Well layered and brilliantly produced! Was looking to hate on you dorks but I'm at the dinner table eating crow. Bravo gentlemen!

  • @honeychilerider
    @honeychilerider 5 років тому +20

    I gotta tell ya, I took online classes from Berklee College Of Music and one of the assignments was the solo from "Easy Like Sunday Morning" and I used the Colour Box. Professor could not figure out how the hell I got that sound in my apartment. He loved it.

    • @lordundhimself1310
      @lordundhimself1310 4 роки тому +9

      LOL Thats gotta be like using performance enhancing drugs

    • @Zappappappappa
      @Zappappappappa 4 роки тому +2

      They're going to ban the use of them like my high school banned everyone from citing wikipedia in their research papers.

    • @honeychilerider
      @honeychilerider 3 роки тому

      @Regular Joseph
      I didn't get the sense he was killing it, ya know, teacher's salaries.
      But yeah, I did, and it actually made me a much better guitarist.

    • @honeychilerider
      @honeychilerider 3 роки тому +1

      @Regular Joseph
      No worries man.
      It's different for everybody, right?
      I am learning at 48 that I actually have a pretty decent ear but just the structure of how I ended up learning guitar made me reliant on tab for learning and then just finger-dexterity and muscle-memory. I never TRIED to learn things by ear. Now that I am, which is entirely because of the Berklee Online classes, I'm learning that it comes pretty easy to me. Wish I'd done it 30 years ago.
      But also having to practice a piece over and over and over again to be critiqued by a professional really helped me to focus on the nuance of playing that I hardly ever noticed before and certainly couldn't do. At my age, I play for myself, but I am the harshest critic of me there is so actually getting genuinely good at music is worth some actual money.

    • @thatguyweheard
      @thatguyweheard 3 роки тому

      @Regular Joseph Well done.

  • @danjack-son4871
    @danjack-son4871 3 роки тому

    Just picked up my Colour Box V2 today and I am truly impressed. I use it in my effects loop of my amp and it just gives my already great sounding amp even more warmth and juice. It's definitely now one of my favorite pedals and I believe me I have some great ones.

  • @matthewowens4412
    @matthewowens4412 5 років тому +10

    8:44
    Me trying to justify wearing the same pair of jeans for the twelfth day in a row without washing them

  • @hrlarson
    @hrlarson 5 років тому

    Josh and Nick, you guys rock, literally and on many levels. Greetings from the opposite side of the planet.

  • @yesshead
    @yesshead 5 років тому +4

    Nice cycling t-shirt.
    And also the pedal.
    But certainly the T-shirt.

  • @arturomolinamacias8989
    @arturomolinamacias8989 4 роки тому

    the best marketing/entertainment/educational/artistic content in youtube.

  • @dimodugnoalessandro
    @dimodugnoalessandro 5 років тому +9

    It would be perfect for those who want to add guitar effects on voice! You just keep the XLR output dry, then the other goes into a delay and reverb and you get the mix. 😍 And it sounds good as f*ck on any instrument !

  • @srfrodoxd
    @srfrodoxd 3 роки тому +2

    Seriously, this song sounds killer, nice job guys great content as always

  • @optokapler
    @optokapler 5 років тому +23

    What? The JHS Show episode on JHS pedal? Is this real?

  • @protectorsofthespirit
    @protectorsofthespirit 4 роки тому

    Video sold me ! Picked up one and all I could say is, “wow” too. Been reamping everything through it . Sounds amazing , my favorite new sound tool/pedal .

  • @shawnmcvey7789
    @shawnmcvey7789 5 років тому +69

    *WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME????*
    Hi, my name is Shawn and I have a gear problem.

  • @nimblebutler
    @nimblebutler 5 років тому +1

    Literally the best product demo song I've ever seen. I'm not joshing...

  • @deadcatforcutie9349
    @deadcatforcutie9349 3 роки тому

    hell - you guys know how to do a promo video that ppl really like - hats up. I mean I just watched 18+ minutes commercial and it was GOOD!

  • @andtrea.
    @andtrea. 5 років тому +5

    Territorial Pissings was recorded directly on the desk too iirc

  • @AlanW
    @AlanW 5 років тому

    This may be the greatest pedal ad I have ever watched.

  • @VoxRox
    @VoxRox 5 років тому +5

    BECK is so good. It took me a long time to realize this because I did not like Mellow Gold (too much blown-out abrasive lo-fi for me to hang with, even though it has good songs.) But I did notice the albums in his discography stacking up one by one until you don't know where to begin. Then I found Guero. That was the clincher for me. Later came Sea Change and Midnite Vultures. So good! Now I would pounce on just about anything he does. But I still don't spin Mellow Gold or Odelay that much. I have to find Colors.

  • @thechronicnoizeco.6675
    @thechronicnoizeco.6675 5 років тому +1

    Best song you’ve guys have ever put up on this channel. I really wish i could afford this pedal. It costs about %30 more in Canada.

  • @burninglcd
    @burninglcd 5 років тому +24

    How much and when is it coming out. The people need to know.

    • @gcoller
      @gcoller 5 років тому +5

      Sweetwater says $400, which seems about right. Not sure when though.

    • @jhspedals
      @jhspedals  5 років тому +20

      It's out today! Shipping next week.

    • @burninglcd
      @burninglcd 5 років тому

      @@jhspedals found a seller on Reverb. If this pedal is everything it promises to be, this is going to be a game changer for my dorm room studio. A kick ass mic pre, an awesome EQ, a fuzz, a way to convert a mic signal to something that other pedals can use (not sure about the last one, but I can hope), all in a smallish package? No pressure Josh, but this might be the best release you've ever had.

    • @brandonbanks1408
      @brandonbanks1408 5 років тому

      @@jhspedals just start a band called color box

  • @elberto100
    @elberto100 5 років тому +2

    What a pedal! And representing Belgium with your t-shirt during this episode too :-)

    • @petercoen
      @petercoen 2 роки тому

      First thing I saw too ;)

  • @aliasdandavisofficial
    @aliasdandavisofficial 5 років тому +3

    Best track on "Colors": Dear Life. Favorite Beck LP: Mutations.

  • @maggieo
    @maggieo 5 років тому +1

    Two shall be the number of Colourboxes in my studio! Good they sound! The Phantom Power shall make love to my Oktava, like Siberian tiger!
    In other words, y'all made my most versatile pedal even better, and now I gotta start counting pennies out of all those Crown Royal sacks so I can have the scratch for V2.

  • @vlad_d._lein
    @vlad_d._lein 5 років тому +3

    We're definately need more songs from the band called "Colour Box" :)

    • @jonaseggen2230
      @jonaseggen2230 5 років тому

      Google it. Already taken:
      ua-cam.com/video/9dm_iq5OicM/v-deo.html

  • @Mr_Gray_Sky
    @Mr_Gray_Sky 5 років тому

    "The streets are made of everything we tried; didn't work, so we died" the lyric of the decade, right there. Doolittle is a genius.

  • @grabcreative
    @grabcreative 3 роки тому +4

    Hey Josh, Nick, et all, Peter, Paulie G, Mary Spender. I need this track! What's it called? Where can I find it? I looped this video in the background while I watched "Indiana Jones & The TOD". I watched the movie several times. I pulled an all-nighter because I was hooked. Your song kept syncing up with the movie in mind sucking ways. I fell asleep before I could sync it to "Raiders of the Lost Ark."
    I can't find Doolittle on LinkedIn. Am I spelling it wrong?
    I've been holding out, saving penny by penny to buy this box. It'd be my first JHS box after watching this channel's videos for a year and a half. The first time I heard and saw the stinger for "HE HAS THE BOX", I was sold on the value of boxes. I needed one, but which one? My vocal rig is underdeveloped compared to my sparse guitar rig. I thought this would make a great voice box. So a month or so ago, with all my fungible pennies (do not eat) converted to NFT, I bought a box! I now have a JHS box! I was so thrilled when it arrived, I didn't even bother to look for the manual. I have to admit, the box was a bit heavy with a colourful metal box inside it.
    In a nod to JHS mods, I removed that metal box, tossed it in a milk crate full of random cables, and never thought twice about it. I've been playing with that empty box ever since. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think tossing that metal thing into the crate seems to have created a true bypass box. The sound of the empty box is so transparent. No hum, no signal interference, just blissful silence. I love it!
    A few days back, while laying down a vocal track in the studio, listening to my studio monitors, the hair on the back of my neck stood on end. I was breathless for a moment. Then I remarked something into the mic that came out strangely. It sounded like Italian. "Da dove viene quella voce dolce?" I tried to transcribe and translate it. Google said it meant, "Where does that sweet voice come from?" It wasn't a plugin. My mixer wasn't running any gain or compression. I traced my signal chain and found that colourful metal box connected. I have no idea how it got there. I didn't do it. No one else has access to my studio. It was a mystery. It added a mystical quality to my vocals.
    I had no idea the box I bought could contain something so remarkable, perhaps more remarkable than the box itself (blasphemy). It was as if discovering a mummy being more interesting than its sarcophagus (never before). But if you've ever seen a mummy in a sarcophagus, you know it's more like packing material, bubble wrap, packing peanuts, filler confetti than a wrapped human. So I did a little research (very little). Turns out, the sarcophaguses of the pharoahs contained more than just their mummies. According to history.com, they also contained "everything they'd need for the afterlife such as vehicles, tools, food, wine, perfume, and household items." Tools? Hmm.
    With this knowledge I was able to realize that this metal box with the vibrantly coloured knobs was a communication device, a tool. When I heard how clear my voice sounded through it, I realized this tool could send my voice to the heavens. It was so clear, full, and pristine.
    So half of the mystery was solved. A mummy could communicate from the afterlife with such a device (provided it has phantom power mwah ha ha). But what I hadn't solved yet; how did this device get into my signal chain? This half of the mystery is still unsolved.
    Last night I listened to this JHS video on loop while in my bedroom watching "Raiders...", I heard an abrupt sound which I thought was coming from my studio. It was loud and dirty like my studio. I ignored it for a moment figuring that these were Tartini, or "resultant/combination" tones created from the combination of your video and "Raiders...", a psychoacoustic phenomenon. I continued watching. Moments later, I heard a riff, not just a noise. I paused the videos and it continued, sounding like John Lennon's distorted guitar. I put the videos back on to cover my movements as I walked to my studio. When I went to quietly turn the door knob, it was locked. I grabbed my keys and quietly unlocked the door and opened it a touch. The lights were off and the room was silent. As my heart rate steadied, I turned on the light. Everything seemed in its place...
    ...except the box, which was stuck to the backside of my guitar, with the strap draped over one corner of the box. Was the box playing my guitar? Was it trying to summon the mummy from beyond? It doesn't matter. I still HAS THE BOX! However, with its daft sense of direct-to-console tones, it's been promoted to the role of guitar tech for now. Perhaps I'll buy another box and form a duo. One for my voice and one for my guitar tech, "Boxy." Perhaps my next box will include the pedal, some wine, perfume, and a food processor to help me through my afterbox life.
    Mummies be funky! Steve Martin King Tut. (first video link)
    Shoutout to Adam Neely for introducing me to resultant tones. (second video link)
    You video producers are pretty cool!
    ua-cam.com/video/wgTPH5y1-ZI/v-deo.html
    ua-cam.com/video/73_CiAYX00k/v-deo.html
    Really, where can I find this song you guys made? What's it called?

    • @glennburnett6034
      @glennburnett6034 3 роки тому

      Wow! I feel like I just returned from the edge of space reading the op again. It's like I saw Albert Doolittle up there. He very much looks and sounds like the result of Bowie's space travels. It's what I imagine would happen if Bowie impregnated the upper stratosphere and Doolittle was the result, a perfect splashdown for the times! And gosh, Josh! I really need an expert to authentic this art piece and tell me it's NOT Daft Punk or Chromeo or Tame Impala. Doolittle welcome to Earth. "It's sick!"

  • @nigellangridge1975
    @nigellangridge1975 5 років тому

    THURSDAY IS JHS DAY!!!
    It matters not that this is a shameless plug... this is prime JHS. Josh, Nick and “Albert” shone today!
    The chances of my owning even a V1 is slim, but the tone is SWEEEEEEEET!
    Keep the goodness coming! Thank you for making my cold Thursday night in England enjoyable!

  • @andydionne7242
    @andydionne7242 5 років тому +4

    You're gonna need to go ahead and make some T-shirts for Albert Dolittle

  • @philgallagher1
    @philgallagher1 5 років тому +2

    Josh, you're very lucky to have Nick working with you. He clearly knows his way around a studio, and it appears he can play just about anything you throw at him! I was however wondering if he has a twin brother, because your singer, 'Mr Doolittle' is the image of him! Clearly it's not the same person, as obviously Nick hasn't got long, bright blue hair!
    The track itself sounded fantastic, and the Colorbox V.2 really made a difference. It would be interesting to hear it with all the CBs in bypass to hear the original versus the effect-driven sound.
    All in all, very impressed. Sadly as my "playing" couldn't justify $500 (or its equivalent in Her Majesty's Coin of the Realm)! I won't be buying one. However, if you were looking to give one away.......

  • @julianhyde1645
    @julianhyde1645 5 років тому +7

    Is this going to be $500 like when I find the V1 for sale?

  • @sandyturner1911
    @sandyturner1911 5 років тому

    OMG! Now I have to have this..This is what I've been looking for! Thanks, Nick! You are amazing. I saw Beck a few years ago..He's one of my all time favorites!