You should do a show on Frantone Pedals while ol' Fran is still around to enjoy it. For those that do not know Fran managed EH when it return to the USA shop after being bankrupt ...moving to Russia and then starting over Stateside. The current full size Big Muff also called the NY Big Muff is her design.
This video doesn't even touch on one of the biggest strengths of the Attack Decay: the expression input lets you control EVERY parameter on it. You can use it as a fuzz with an expression control sweeping the tone control and/or gain settings. It's rad as hell.
These videos were the smartest idea for JHS from a marketing perspective alone. I feel so good buying from them because I feel like Josh is my friend now.
The nano Hot Tubes is the best distortion type pedal I've ever tried, the way it cleans up when you play softly and gradually becomes the sound of an entire city sinking into the ground as you harden your strumming is just amazing. Highly recommend everyone to try it
@@jedhatcher252 actually they can suck for a little, as they require 3-10x time less power to do their function which cannot avoid affecting parameters of resulting signal, see comparison between Micro and Nano POG for example
@@jedhatcher252 No some are alright. The biggest negative is the loud click. Swapping out the switch is a good idea. For the price compared to the Older big box versions they're a deal.
WE NEED more fuzz pedals with tons of graphic slider settings. Fuzz is such a finicky effect and every single factor in your rig affects it, it needs that tweakability to reach its full potential
I’ve got the crayon and I have been wondering for ages if it’s a tubescreamer or not. Some people claim it’s more like a BB preamp but idk. I just like it
@@luisantoniogarcia9894 Yes, with the eq, it is more like a BB preamp, but turn the eq down, and the midrange is more pronounced like a TS. The BB preamp is descended from the TS.
Oh wow, that Tube Zipper is bringing back some memories. I think I saw a touring band DRGN KING rocking that at a basement show through a Fender Deville. Tone was immaculate and I definitely bought that Baltimore Crush album. Great band! Sweet pedal.
EHX does so many interesting pedals that go unappreciated. It's so cool that they keep pushing the envelope with releases that are probably very risky from a business standpoint. For example, EHX has a pedal where you can program expression on an 8-step sequencer that follows MIDI clock or tap-tempo, with beat subdivisions. It's called 8-Step Program. It's niche, I know, but c'mon: an expression sequencer on a pedal. They could just keep re-packaging the same fuzz circuits over and over again but they've out there making sequencer pedals. Another example: the Tri-Parallel Mixer. If people gave 2 minutes of their time to understand what this pedal does, they would realize that the Tri-Parallel Mixer can open up so many possibilities on their pedal boards. And there's plenty more. I don't see any other brand pushing this much the limits of what can go on a guitar pedal.
They do still sell the same fuzz circuit a lot. The Big Muff and all its variants (and some of their other less obvious but still popular works like the Memory Man) are likely what make all their niche pedals financially viable.
Tri-Parallel Mixer was 100% my idea. Which is fine -- I LOVE EHX and Mike Matthews is a hero! EHX posted on their social media once asking what kind of unique new pedal you would want made if it were entirely up to you. And literally like 2-3 weeks later or something out came the Tri-Parallel Mixer, which was 90% of the feature-set I posted in the comments, lol. Again, totally don't care though, and if I hadn't suggested it I'm sure they would've come up with it anyway. EHX is magic and Matthews is a grand wizard!
I was so happy to see the Graphic Fuzz on your video. I own multiple fuzz/drive pedals and it has been my go to for as long as I can remember and none of my guitar friends had ever heard about it.
In other words, "if you have one, don't immediately put it up for sale at a super high price just because you think I'll buy it. I'm happy to wait for one at a decent price."
Their OD Glove is my favorite guitar distortion, it has a good range of light to moderate distortion instead of going from barely on to tone and chord killing noise if the gain/drive is over 1/3 like so many pedals. Works as a booster pedal too.
Love this pedal. Lots of sounds in there....low to High gain. Good useful tone control as well. Love the internal voltage switch as well as the mids switch on the top. I hear it's a clone of the OCD. I haven't ever played an OCD (though I love most of the Fulltone stuff), but if that's so, this one sounds great at half the price. If I had to, I could use this for all my OD sounds.
@@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer I have half a dozen modern EHX pedals and they all have been very reliable and seem to be built very well, especially the Grand Canyon and the Oceans 11.
@@emmemmemm2360 Boss are legendary now maybe, but considering EHX's longer history, wider array of pedals they make, and frankly more iconic stuff I think EHX is in a whole 'nother level. Boss is legendary because its probably the first pedal everyone bought, and for all the standard fare, there's a Boss pedal and it'll get the job done. But there's really no Boss equivalent to the Big Muff or Memory Man. Don't get me wrong, I'm not shitting on boss. I have 7 boss pedals on my board, and two are DS-1's. But I don't think they're on the same level as EHX in terms of legendary-ness. But also EHX stuff dies for no reason on the reg.
I just found my old EH big muff pi the guitar center in atlanta. For 40 plus shipping. So, i also bought the worm, the muff overdrive, and the stone phaser.
The Double Muff was my second pedal ever (after a Little Big Muff). It's been on my board for ten years now, through multiple amps and coupled with a lot of stuff. Love it !
The Double Muff is so classic. One of my favorite pedals ever. And as he said - under-rated. I've often wondered why this pedal isn't on a million boards.
Cool video! I added the Attack Decay pedal to my wish list. As a one man musician I have to point out how awesome the EHX 9 pedals are! The Mel9, Bass9, Key9, Synth9 etc. So many creative possibilities especially when used together! I also love the Grand Canyon delay/looper pedal. 🎸✌
The EH Flat Iron is one of the most amazing pedals ever that not many talk about. It does a beautiful clean overdrive all the way up to RAT distortion and fuzz. Also works well on bass. It’s a unique beast and I urge you guys to try it out!
The Holy Stain. I used to play one in front of an 80s Peavey Bandit. I used the middle drive, with the vibrato in a very subtle slow setting. Cleaned up nice, and drove the saturation on the amp beautifully.
Howard Davis was the engineer behind the original Hot Tubes, as well as the Deluxe Memory Man and the original Attack Decay. I conversed with him several years ago about the Hot Tubes, and he seemed like a really cool dude!
That does sum up 2020/21 well; lot of people freaking out and screaming about issues that they KNOW they don't understand, but someday plan to research to justify their opinions.
The pitch fork is so cool, I love it. It‘s so small and versatile, even without an exp-pedal. You can just hold footswitch for the pitch effect and let it go for your dry signal.
During your intro... I said out loud, "Slap Back!". Great pedal. Glad you featured it here. Had so much fun with mine years ago. Might have to get another one.
Definitely one of the best .Another great pedal demo channel , and one of the most underrated is pedal of the day .You should check them out ,and help spread the word. I'm starting a movement, What the Hell guys? PEDAL OF THE DAY campaign .or WtHg?POTDc for short ha plz watch some of there content ,bet you wont watch just one. I can't believe they have like no subscribers. yt's best kept secret.
@@STRATMAN1969 i’ve watched those video from Pedal of the Day. I like JHs pedal show because of the conversation, history, and watching people use the pedals in a jam, you can hear how it sits in the mix.
Wildflowers is one of my favorite albums. When I think of Petty thats the album I think of. Not a bad song on it. Had no idea it was on vinyl. Thank you!!
Hey, what about doing a show on great pedal build fails? In particular, I'm interested when things short out, blow out, circuits fry, etc. But I think you could extend it to bad designs, poor manufacturing processes, etc. I think it's neat to know these stories.
The double muff is such an amazing pedal!!! I got is as a gift from a drummer colleague a couple years ago and I love it... Such a cornerstone of my tone and rig ❤
i dont really play with a lot of pedals, but watch your videos because you're a pretty cool guy. You should name all the videos like this "Pedals that are about to increase in price on reverb"
@@mediocreboi do you have the original or the reissue? I want to get the reissue because of the lower noise level, but I almost feel like it's missing something without it
@Joshua Williams the reissue just because it was at my local guitar store but it is a dream, my only complaint would be the vibe setting doesn't have the most volume to it but manipulating the foot pedal on the phaser and trem settings are so versatile.
I saw Local H back in '97 at a outdoor three day event called Livestock. I've never heard another word about them until just now. Just a guitar player and a drummer. And as I remember (because I was sort of out of it) they were pretty good.
@@winstonsmith993 they were good I saw them probably around 99 in a hole in the wall CD store. My band back then use to play there all the time and we’d try to catch who ever came through and played and they played there. They were loud, ridiculously loud.
@@winstonsmith993 they are still making great records and putting on great shows. my favorite band. i see them every time they come to my city. 12 times now
I wasn't going to subscribe. Then I watched more videos. Then you got me w/ the funny editing cut-a-ways. Now I'm subscribed forever. So this is how I live now I hope you're happy.
I picked up the Attack Decay reissue a few months ago and absolutely love it, definitely a versatile pedal and I've really only scratched the surface of what it can do. One thing I've found it extremely useful for is as a makeshift noise gate, I'll put a fuzz and distortion in the send/return, and even with both on and dimed, and no signal above the sensitivity threshold, it's dead quiet. Another fun trick is rolling back the decay and using it for controlled feedback, or rolling off the decay altogether for a nasty, zero sustain, percussive sound. I can't imagine many guitarists would be tripping over themselves for that "tone", but it's there if you need it, and may be exactly what's called for in a specific situation. Anyway, big fan of some of the less conventional EHX pedals, and other than the Attack Decay, own their Frequency Analyzer, Flanger Hoax, Stereo Memory Man With Hazarai (x2), Cock Fight (don't really care for the talk wah, but love the fuzz side of the pedal), and recently snagged a Tri Parallel Mixer.
English Muff'n is pretty crappy stock, but a great mod platform. I bump up the B+ voltage & fix the filtering. So far I've made a JCM800 preamp, a Soldano Astroverb & TopHat Emplexador preamps out of the Muff'n. And they can often be found for $100.
Hi OBrien - I have one and have been wanting to do that JCM800 mod. could you please point me to a place where i can learn to do it? I have basic soldering skills and elecronics knowledge, im just not sure what to do.
💚EHX! The Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai is one of the most underrated pedals, it's been on my board for ten years and I'll never take it off. Covers all of my delay needs, plus the looper is just ace with the brains of the 16 Second Digital Delay.
Well, I ordered the Pitch Fork before the video was half over. Amazing video from start to finish! Thanks so much, and lots of love for Josh and JHS too!
When you said the slap back echo pedal sounds like the delay is coming from another speaker I didn't expect it to actually sound like that. It actually does sound like some sort of magical room where there is just one nice reflection. It's so fantastically simple and nice.
EHX Attack Decay was number 3 on Reverb's list of best-selling new pedals for 2019, so I think there might be at least some people that have heard of that one :)
The Memory Man with Hazarai is my pick for most underrated EHX offering. The instant reverse feature was so ahead of it's time, and is still so rare for delays to have. (For those who don't know, there is a mode called "1 second plus Reverse" where the tap tempo button can be used to trigger a delay that swells up to 6 seconds of what you played, only in reverse.)
Nailed it with the Hot Tubes. One of my absolute favorites. Daniel Danger who has the most impressive vintage EHX collection that I'm aware of could absolutely shed some light on some of the rarer Digital Delay's, Ambitrons and whatnot.
So glad you highlighted the Wildlowers album. This is my favorite of Tom's work. When I listen you the album it makes me so sad and joyful at the same time.
I love the Attack Delay. It’s one of maybe three pedals on my list to purchase this year. Great for that e-bow sound, and that really cool Roy Buchanan sound.
I was sooooo nervous you would cover the two ehx pedals I have that, in combination with a few more in a very specific order, are absolute must haves for my to die for sound that took literally 35 years to find. Thank you for not touching on those :) Also, Nick's drumming and your playing go really well together. Every time you said "underrated" I thought "Yeah, Nick's slick grooves, though simple, are b*tchn and should be pointed out more". In fact, you two should start a channel that's just you jamming little riffs on random pedals, no talking, no plot, just you two laying down far field space cadet whatever comes to your minds 100% free form concept stuff. Just do that, don't think about it, just do it. I won't de-friend you if you don't, I can't as we're not friends, but I will refuse to friend you and that is worse, much worse, it'll haunt you day and night and especially on holidays. Do it.
The Attack/Decay deserves its own episode. Mind-boggling amount of sounds you can get out of it.
Had one back in the 80's, it couldn't track chords, it's for soloing.
@@treetopjones737 the newest one has a polyphonic mode thats good with chords
I could not agree more!
@@treetopjones737😐
Played with it for hours yesterday - so much fun!
JHS pedals reviewing and giving props to a competitor. That alone shows what a humble dude this guy is. Great video!
It's pretty much all he does. Real genuine passion about pedals (obviously).
I've probably bought an EHX pedal every year since I started playing, probably the most abundant brand in my collection. Love them
Back in the day, I had an original late 60's LPB1 booster plugged into my Sunn Solarus combo and the amp caught on fire.
Let me guess, resistor in the PSU´s LCR-filter? Have had almost the same. Those Boosts are kinda "sparkling" sometimes ;)
You’re not kidding about how great that Slapback Echo sounds. Hopefully EHX does a reissue.
So good!
Incredible! Tone was so good!
I'd defo buy a EHX reissue. Or a JHS Vertebralpunch Echo
Totally kicked ass!
I came here to say this
I've watched this twice. I was shocked at how good that Double Muff and Slapback Echo sounded together. So much goodness there.
Maybe the real underrated pedals are the friends we made along the way
I love you
I loled
I know I love stomping on my friends.
I know that reference, my man.
This sounds familiar...
Legend has it that the Graphic Fuzz is what was used on Weezer's Blue Album for the bass distortion. That alone makes it a legendary pedal.
Every time "HE HAS THE BOX" meme pops out, I smile and feel happy. thank you.
Just needed to add an "it's smushed" tag in this episode.
I'm so sad his klon post on Reverb said he didn't have the box.
All of my pedals except for two are in the box. The 2 without were demo models that didn't have a box. They knocked $10 off the price.
I like the "🎶🎵I don't have this pedal, am I gonna survive?🎵🎶"
I wish I HAD a box! ;oP
You should do a show on Frantone Pedals while ol' Fran is still around to enjoy it. For those that do not know Fran managed EH when it return to the USA shop after being bankrupt ...moving to Russia and then starting over Stateside. The current full size Big Muff also called the NY Big Muff is her design.
Nick's snare tone is amazing. Can't say enough about it.
Josh is good at guitar also. 🎸🎵🎶🔊👍
Both of these statements are so true
Dude, it’s so good!
My current favourite recorded drum sounds all come from this channel. It’s nuts.
I feel like this doesn’t get noticed enough. Loved this episode.
Yea, Nick's drum kit sound is always on point!
I used to have an EHX Nano Double Muff. I know have a HUGE EHX Double Muff. I love it!!!
This video doesn't even touch on one of the biggest strengths of the Attack Decay: the expression input lets you control EVERY parameter on it. You can use it as a fuzz with an expression control sweeping the tone control and/or gain settings. It's rad as hell.
Great tip! Just tried this out for the tone sweep & it rocks!!!
That FX loop can also be amazing - I like to put a delay AFTER the A.D., and an additional delay in the loop - very dreamy.
The continuous enlevope mode is crazy good too
You guys should release an album of the jams you play to demo pedals. They are so good. You're such versatile musicians .
The Frequency Analyzer never gets any love. I think it just needs explanation and a really good demo
Just listen to Devo on Too Much Paranoia!
Yep. All time pedal. Very musical ring mod.
I've actually owned one twice. But when it comes to getting another pedal, that's the one always getting traded in for store credit.
Ring modulators were so cutting edge when EHX came out with this. My most stolen pedal (3) by other players at a gig.
These videos were the smartest idea for JHS from a marketing perspective alone. I feel so good buying from them because I feel like Josh is my friend now.
I have a Pitch Fork on my board. When you combine it with a shimmer reverb, magic happens.
The nano Hot Tubes is the best distortion type pedal I've ever tried, the way it cleans up when you play softly and gradually becomes the sound of an entire city sinking into the ground as you harden your strumming is just amazing. Highly recommend everyone to try it
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Dont all nano pedals suck compared to full size? I've never used a nano.
They don't seem to suck tone. Not the ones I've used anyway.
@@jedhatcher252 actually they can suck for a little, as they require 3-10x time less power to do their function which cannot avoid affecting parameters of resulting signal, see comparison between Micro and Nano POG for example
@@jedhatcher252 No some are alright. The biggest negative is the loud click. Swapping out the switch is a good idea. For the price compared to the Older big box versions they're a deal.
You have become my main content during breakfast.
Awesome video as usual! That Local H Jam at 7:07 was a nice touch!
Man I've always wanted the Attack Decay and this made me want it even more.
i have it. its amazing . get it!
Do you have the box? 😊
David Simpson of course I do. You know it sounds way better when you have the box!!!
I came for the pitchfork and stayed for the playing. Killing it Josh. You've gotten so much better over Covid 🤘
WE NEED more fuzz pedals with tons of graphic slider settings. Fuzz is such a finicky effect and every single factor in your rig affects it, it needs that tweakability to reach its full potential
OBNE Alpha Haunt I think has one
Also, Also, Also, WE NEED THE SOVTEK EPISODE! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG. I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL
In today’s episode: Grunge is not dead.
Fuzz is the sound of Grunge 🤘🏼
@@h4_opening your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.
It’s not dead.
It’s just revived itself as stoner metal.
Its dead
I’ve never understood why the Graphic Fuzz didn’t get more attention. It’s so versatile.
The Double Muff as a boost is incredible.
I never thought I would actually have a pedal that isn't in Josh's collection! I have a big box Double Muff. Great episode
Also- EHX's "Hot Wax" is a tubescreamer-type circuit stacked into a Hot Tubes. Magical
LOVE my hot wax!! Such an underrated pedal.
Love my hot wax, it’s magical
I’ve got the crayon and I have been wondering for ages if it’s a tubescreamer or not. Some people claim it’s more like a BB preamp but idk. I just like it
Agree 100% my hot wax is my favorite overdrive I’ve ever had and the blend knob also makes it very unique.
@@luisantoniogarcia9894 Yes, with the eq, it is more like a BB preamp, but turn the eq down, and the midrange is more pronounced like a TS. The BB preamp is descended from the TS.
Oh wow, that Tube Zipper is bringing back some memories. I think I saw a touring band DRGN KING rocking that at a basement show through a Fender Deville. Tone was immaculate and I definitely bought that Baltimore Crush album. Great band! Sweet pedal.
EHX does so many interesting pedals that go unappreciated. It's so cool that they keep pushing the envelope with releases that are probably very risky from a business standpoint. For example, EHX has a pedal where you can program expression on an 8-step sequencer that follows MIDI clock or tap-tempo, with beat subdivisions. It's called 8-Step Program. It's niche, I know, but c'mon: an expression sequencer on a pedal. They could just keep re-packaging the same fuzz circuits over and over again but they've out there making sequencer pedals.
Another example: the Tri-Parallel Mixer. If people gave 2 minutes of their time to understand what this pedal does, they would realize that the Tri-Parallel Mixer can open up so many possibilities on their pedal boards. And there's plenty more. I don't see any other brand pushing this much the limits of what can go on a guitar pedal.
yea, i've got the tri parallel and it's amazing...
They do still sell the same fuzz circuit a lot. The Big Muff and all its variants (and some of their other less obvious but still popular works like the Memory Man) are likely what make all their niche pedals financially viable.
I love and adore the 8-step! It goes beautifully with my Moog CP-251 - soooooo many wonderful noises!
Sounds like Andy Othling’s board heheheh
Tri-Parallel Mixer was 100% my idea. Which is fine -- I LOVE EHX and Mike Matthews is a hero! EHX posted on their social media once asking what kind of unique new pedal you would want made if it were entirely up to you. And literally like 2-3 weeks later or something out came the Tri-Parallel Mixer, which was 90% of the feature-set I posted in the comments, lol. Again, totally don't care though, and if I hadn't suggested it I'm sure they would've come up with it anyway. EHX is magic and Matthews is a grand wizard!
I was so happy to see the Graphic Fuzz on your video. I own multiple fuzz/drive pedals and it has been my go to for as long as I can remember and none of my guitar friends had ever heard about it.
“I’m not gonna go get it immediately, although, I will”
Consumer master
In other words, "if you have one, don't immediately put it up for sale at a super high price just because you think I'll buy it. I'm happy to wait for one at a decent price."
Their OD Glove is my favorite guitar distortion, it has a good range of light to moderate distortion instead of going from barely on to tone and chord killing noise if the gain/drive is over 1/3 like so many pedals. Works as a booster pedal too.
Love this pedal. Lots of sounds in there....low to High gain. Good useful tone control as well. Love the internal voltage switch as well as the mids switch on the top. I hear it's a clone of the OCD. I haven't ever played an OCD (though I love most of the Fulltone stuff), but if that's so, this one sounds great at half the price. If I had to, I could use this for all my OD sounds.
Underrated pedals by the worlds most legendary pedal brand.
Right after boss
@@emmemmemm2360 If only modern EHX circuits had Boss reliability, bypass and build quality.
Boss?
@@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer I have half a dozen modern EHX pedals and they all have been very reliable and seem to be built very well, especially the Grand Canyon and the Oceans 11.
@@emmemmemm2360 Boss are legendary now maybe, but considering EHX's longer history, wider array of pedals they make, and frankly more iconic stuff I think EHX is in a whole 'nother level. Boss is legendary because its probably the first pedal everyone bought, and for all the standard fare, there's a Boss pedal and it'll get the job done. But there's really no Boss equivalent to the Big Muff or Memory Man.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not shitting on boss. I have 7 boss pedals on my board, and two are DS-1's. But I don't think they're on the same level as EHX in terms of legendary-ness.
But also EHX stuff dies for no reason on the reg.
I just found my old EH big muff pi the guitar center in atlanta. For 40 plus shipping. So, i also bought the worm, the muff overdrive, and the stone phaser.
Just got EHX’s Grand Canyon - its versatility is insane
The shimmer delay is beautiful on it.
Ahh nice! I recently got the canyon! My first pedal ever, and I'm really happy with it.
@@williammullaney1516 Great first pedal! It does a lot for a small footprint.
It’s got a built in massage feature also :
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@@sryburn641 yeah I use that setting the most 👍
"You don't even know what I'm talking about, but you need to think about it."
My girlfriend every damn day.
The Double Muff was my second pedal ever (after a Little Big Muff). It's been on my board for ten years now, through multiple amps and coupled with a lot of stuff. Love it !
The Double Muff is so classic. One of my favorite pedals ever. And as he said - under-rated. I've often wondered why this pedal isn't on a million boards.
The Double Muff is so so so underrated. It just sounds great with so little effort.
Glad to see the Double Muff getting some love. I have the older big box version and have been raving about it for a decade. No fuzz cleans up better.
"Soul Sucking Fuzz Ball" is my cat's name.
"Soul Sucking Fuzz Ball" makes me sing "Bound To The Floor", and I'm ok with that.
Fuzz-sucking soul-ball was my ska band.
Ball sucking soul fuzz was my..... never mind.
Also what song is he ripping off with that riff? Is it Ammonia or something?
Ahh local h! Thanks for that!
@@jthutch81 bound to the floor is such a good song
9:20 The Tube Zipper tone reminds me of the guitar tone in Mysterious Ways by U2
Cool video! I added the Attack Decay pedal to my wish list. As a one man musician I have to point out how awesome the EHX 9 pedals are! The Mel9, Bass9, Key9, Synth9 etc. So many creative possibilities especially when used together! I also love the Grand Canyon delay/looper pedal. 🎸✌
Wow Josh! You were right! It did almost look like you knew what you were doing with that Graphic Fuzz. Big thumbs up!!!!!
The EH Flat Iron is one of the most amazing pedals ever that not many talk about. It does a beautiful clean overdrive all the way up to RAT distortion and fuzz. Also works well on bass. It’s a unique beast and I urge you guys to try it out!
It's a Rat, so that makes sense.
Amazing pedal
The Holy Stain. I used to play one in front of an 80s Peavey Bandit. I used the middle drive, with the vibrato in a very subtle slow setting. Cleaned up nice, and drove the saturation on the amp beautifully.
Your show is so expensive to listen to!
Damn it! Is so hard to not buy at least one a week!!!!
I was so happy when you pulled up the graphic fuzz!!! One of my favorite. It's a permanent resident on the board.
The attack decay is my favorite pedal bar none. It sounds so wonderful on fretless bass. Backwards fretlessness.
Howard Davis was the engineer behind the original Hot Tubes, as well as the Deluxe Memory Man and the original Attack Decay. I conversed with him several years ago about the Hot Tubes, and he seemed like a really cool dude!
"You don't even know what I'm talking about, but you need to think about it." (5:57) Best quote of 2021 so far.
hahahahahahahahahahahahah
I have had to replay this now.... hahahahaha.... Josh will be sampled!!!
That does sum up 2020/21 well; lot of people freaking out and screaming about issues that they KNOW they don't understand, but someday plan to research to justify their opinions.
That solo, with all the bends, with the Attack Decay,... waw... that was good, like real good!
The pitch fork is so cool, I love it. It‘s so small and versatile, even without an exp-pedal. You can just hold footswitch for the pitch effect and let it go for your dry signal.
During your intro... I said out loud,
"Slap Back!".
Great pedal. Glad you featured it here. Had so much fun with mine years ago. Might have to get another one.
Probably the best pedal effects show on UA-cam. Very informative and inspiring. What other show has jams?
Definitely one of the best .Another great pedal demo channel , and one of the most underrated is pedal of the day .You should check them out ,and help spread the word. I'm starting a movement, What the Hell guys? PEDAL OF THE DAY campaign .or WtHg?POTDc for short ha plz watch some of there content ,bet you wont watch just one. I can't believe they have like no subscribers. yt's best kept secret.
@@STRATMAN1969 i’ve watched those video from Pedal of the Day. I like JHs pedal show because of the conversation, history, and watching people use the pedals in a jam, you can hear how it sits in the mix.
Wildflowers... I'm surprised my CD didn't melt back in the 90s. I played that album so much.
Great video! That last combo was amazing!
Wildflowers is one of my favorite albums. When I think of Petty thats the album I think of. Not a bad song on it. Had no idea it was on vinyl. Thank you!!
Me too! I love me some Wildflowers 🌻 RIP Tom. It's good to be king and have your own way.🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🔊
Come for the pedals, stayed for the jams. Hot darn they are always so awesome!!
Hey, what about doing a show on great pedal build fails? In particular, I'm interested when things short out, blow out, circuits fry, etc. But I think you could extend it to bad designs, poor manufacturing processes, etc. I think it's neat to know these stories.
The double muff is such an amazing pedal!!! I got is as a gift from a drummer colleague a couple years ago and I love it... Such a cornerstone of my tone and rig ❤
The Tube Zipper sounds like the guitars on U2's "Mysterious Ways"
YES!!!!! I was thinkin' of "Achtung Baby".
that was actually a Lovetone Meatball
I was thinking the same thing
i dont really play with a lot of pedals, but watch your videos because you're a pretty cool guy. You should name all the videos like this "Pedals that are about to increase in price on reverb"
What, no worm?? that's one of my favorite modulations
Love the fat worm sound. Hate the 24 volt power supply!
Thats exactly the pedal I was gonna point out! My worm is a staple on any board.
@@mediocreboi do you have the original or the reissue? I want to get the reissue because of the lower noise level, but I almost feel like it's missing something without it
@Joshua Williams the reissue just because it was at my local guitar store but it is a dream, my only complaint would be the vibe setting doesn't have the most volume to it but manipulating the foot pedal on the phaser and trem settings are so versatile.
@@mediocreboi damn I think I just might have to pick one up soon : )
My first pedal was the EH Fuzzbox that went straight into the guitar output jack... we affectionately called it the talent box. Instant Rock!
My wife made me send her the link to this video solely for the "am I gonna survive" clip.....I think she may have found her new ring tone for me
Now I just want to buy the attack decay pedal... So 90 sound... thank you Josh it's always a funny pleasure watching your episodes.
Whoah some Local H playing eh? “You keep it copacetic”
I heard that too..😎👍
I saw Local H back in '97 at a outdoor three day event called Livestock. I've never heard another word about them until just now. Just a guitar player and a drummer. And as I remember (because I was sort of out of it) they were pretty good.
@@winstonsmith993 they were good I saw them probably around 99 in a hole in the wall CD store. My band back then use to play there all the time and we’d try to catch who ever came through and played and they played there. They were loud, ridiculously loud.
Amazing live band. Saw em late-90s.
@@winstonsmith993 they are still making great records and putting on great shows. my favorite band. i see them every time they come to my city. 12 times now
Had to pause at the 2:03 mark and thank you for the Anderton book recommendations. Exactly what I needed, I can't believe this.
Thank you!
I bought my HOG2 5 years ago and it brings me joy every time I use it.Too bad it was not included.
The Hog2 is a beast. I sold mine to buy something else. Don't make that mistake.
Yeah, the HOG's are rad.
@@danvankouwenberg7234 true. It is the only one I would never sell!
I wasn't going to subscribe. Then I watched more videos. Then you got me w/ the funny editing cut-a-ways. Now I'm subscribed forever. So this is how I live now I hope you're happy.
I just learned iron lung, and it’s one of the sickest riffs ever
I picked up the Attack Decay reissue a few months ago and absolutely love it, definitely a versatile pedal and I've really only scratched the surface of what it can do. One thing I've found it extremely useful for is as a makeshift noise gate, I'll put a fuzz and distortion in the send/return, and even with both on and dimed, and no signal above the sensitivity threshold, it's dead quiet. Another fun trick is rolling back the decay and using it for controlled feedback, or rolling off the decay altogether for a nasty, zero sustain, percussive sound. I can't imagine many guitarists would be tripping over themselves for that "tone", but it's there if you need it, and may be exactly what's called for in a specific situation. Anyway, big fan of some of the less conventional EHX pedals, and other than the Attack Decay, own their Frequency Analyzer, Flanger Hoax, Stereo Memory Man With Hazarai (x2), Cock Fight (don't really care for the talk wah, but love the fuzz side of the pedal), and recently snagged a Tri Parallel Mixer.
Also masssively underrated is the tube version Hot Tubes and the English Muff'n
English Muff'n is pretty crappy stock, but a great mod platform. I bump up the B+ voltage & fix the filtering. So far I've made a JCM800 preamp, a Soldano Astroverb & TopHat Emplexador preamps out of the Muff'n. And they can often be found for $100.
Hi OBrien - I have one and have been wanting to do that JCM800 mod. could you please point me to a place where i can learn to do it? I have basic soldering skills and elecronics knowledge, im just not sure what to do.
I got an attack decay on sort of a whim but it’s really powerful, love to see it getting some love.
You should release that Crying Backwards thing as a standalone track. I would listen the shit out of it.
💚EHX! The Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai is one of the most underrated pedals, it's been on my board for ten years and I'll never take it off. Covers all of my delay needs, plus the looper is just ace with the brains of the 16 Second Digital Delay.
Lol, "I don't have this pedal. Am I going to survive?" That was great!
Josh is amazing
Well, I ordered the Pitch Fork before the video was half over. Amazing video from start to finish! Thanks so much, and lots of love for Josh and JHS too!
Last unknown EHX pedal in this house: the Black Finger Compressor. It's too weird for me to sell. I just like looking at it.
Hands down one of the most interesting , entertaining and informative channels in my feed !
I’m gonna buy the pitchfork and create a french Radiohead cover band called Radiobread 🇫🇷
The Jamaicans already did that with radiodread 🇯🇲
Radiotête. Lol
Fonce ! Ça va torcher des culs 😁 !
@@faboolean7039 Looks like his dream is radiodead.
@@samueljardine3402 what he Radiosaid^
I really liked the sound of the Slap Back Echo. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
Imagine had he started playing stranded by Gojira with that pitch fork demo?
When you said the slap back echo pedal sounds like the delay is coming from another speaker I didn't expect it to actually sound like that. It actually does sound like some sort of magical room where there is just one nice reflection. It's so fantastically simple and nice.
EHX Attack Decay was number 3 on Reverb's list of best-selling new pedals for 2019, so I think there might be at least some people that have heard of that one :)
Another home run. Those drum sounds are so good ! And the drumming too. Thanks Josh n Nick
The Memory Man with Hazarai is my pick for most underrated EHX offering. The instant reverse feature was so ahead of it's time, and is still so rare for delays to have.
(For those who don't know, there is a mode called "1 second plus Reverse" where the tap tempo button can be used to trigger a delay that swells up to 6 seconds of what you played, only in reverse.)
Agreed!!!!
Lots of love for the Red Lama lately. Great pedal. Nice playing too.
I see a Graphic Fuzz every time I look pedal board. It's right between my Soul Food and my Big Muff.
Lucky man 😁👍🏻
Nailed it with the Hot Tubes. One of my absolute favorites. Daniel Danger who has the most impressive vintage EHX collection that I'm aware of could absolutely shed some light on some of the rarer Digital Delay's, Ambitrons and whatnot.
Josh and Daniel. Power couple of 2022: change my mind.
From hence forth we shall refer to them as Dosh Scanger.
Question: Who is having More Fun then Josh? Answer: No one.
Hey Josh, serious question about my next pedal: JHS Haunting Mids or Diamond Boost EQ?
Edit: btw, what about a Diamond Pedals Episode?
I'm so glad I had my I-need-a-Double-Muff epiphony last month. Way to go, me!
I love playing guitar through the Attack Decay, but it keeps ending up in my synth rig.
I use it in my 'make the guitar soiund like a synth' rig lol. Great pedal!
So glad you highlighted the Wildlowers album. This is my favorite of Tom's work. When I listen you the album it makes me so sad and joyful at the same time.
I love the Attack Delay. It’s one of maybe three pedals on my list to purchase this year. Great for that e-bow sound, and that really cool Roy Buchanan sound.
That’s where I hear that!!! I know it’s not the pedal, but that sound. I always volume swell it, but it’s not the same.
I was sooooo nervous you would cover the two ehx pedals I have that, in combination with a few more in a very specific order, are absolute must haves for my to die for sound that took literally 35 years to find. Thank you for not touching on those :) Also, Nick's drumming and your playing go really well together. Every time you said "underrated" I thought "Yeah, Nick's slick grooves, though simple, are b*tchn and should be pointed out more". In fact, you two should start a channel that's just you jamming little riffs on random pedals, no talking, no plot, just you two laying down far field space cadet whatever comes to your minds 100% free form concept stuff. Just do that, don't think about it, just do it. I won't de-friend you if you don't, I can't as we're not friends, but I will refuse to friend you and that is worse, much worse, it'll haunt you day and night and especially on holidays. Do it.
As soon as I finish this video I'll go on Reverb before the prices go up
i straight up bought the attack decay last night for that very reason!
Pitchfork is already up from when I was looking at them a month ago.
Reverb are insanely expensive... I never understand why people buy from them.
You might want to sell your game stop shares first cuz they about to drop fool.