Guitar Tone Buzzwords Explained

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Today I'm diving into guitar tone nerddom and exploring some semi famous maybe not so famous buzzwords that get kicked around on social media, forums, and summer festival jam sessions. I think together we can really find a way to nail down what they truly mean so that all guitarists can speak confidently when describing tonal anomalies. In the comments let me know what your favorite buzzword was and what you think about Weezer's Everything Will Be Alright In The End!
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5:56 Paul Cochrane Timmy
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8:26 Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff Pi
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8:51 Boss CS-3
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9:04 JHS Pedals PG-14
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10:45 JHS Pedals Angry Charlie
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14:51 Way Huge Overrated Special
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15:00 Hermida Audio Zendrive
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15:04 Mojo Hand Extra Special
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15:11 Vertex Steel String
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15:18 Vertex Ultra Phonix
17:38 JHS Pedals Moonshine
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19:26 JHS Pedals Haunting Mids
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20:52 Haunting Mids.com Fuzz
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23:30 Boss GE-7
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@dancompton1728 4 года назад

I once bought an overdrive pedal thinking it was the most transparent I ever heard, but I then realized I left the battery out of it.

@SergioGonzalez-gi9kr 4 года назад

you weren't wrong

@SiddharthBarooa 4 года назад

It could be your 'always on' pedal.

@florianju5638 4 года назад

Lucky you, it was true bypass ;)

@simonr7097 4 года назад

Mids can be "scooped", highs can be "smoothed out", and bottom end can be "tightened". All meaning that a specific frequency range is attenuated. Sound connoisseurs are almost as bad as wine snobs at this point.

@RobertButler1 2 года назад

I think I might get this comment framed.

@sunriseshell 2 года назад

Such an apt description. I read this "review" by an "audoiphile" of speaker cables that were over $1000 FOR 6 FEET OF FREAKNG WIRE!!! It all amounted to a bunch of flexing and literary garbage. Endless adjectives with little real meaning. Much like those describing wine.

@kaustik185 2 года назад

Don't forget rolling off, pulling back, smiley facing, thin out the mud and "give it some air"

@jw6588 Год назад

These words were probably developed to talk to pre-Internet musicians who weren't too familiar with recording gear, I would imagine.

@kurtweiand7086 Год назад

I'll drink to that!🍻

@1angrymary 4 года назад

Build a pedal that incorporates all the buzz words and call it "Difficult Teen"

@Aaron-zh4kj 4 года назад

YEEEESSS. I'm too poor to afford most JHS pedals typically, but I'll shell out and buy it if you do. We give you permission to take this idea JOSH!!!

@fluidalchemist68 4 года назад

Call the pedal “Virtue Signal IN”

@SlyHikari03 Год назад

@@fluidalchemist68 yess That would be pretty funny to have on my board.

@nicholsonfile 4 года назад

I love how he plays exactly what needs to be played to DEMONSTRATE the pedal's characteristics.

@NisGaarde 4 года назад

This video made me feel warm and transparent

@elaguajdo 4 года назад

I hope you can sustain that feeling, even after it's over.

@bellsprout666 4 года назад

This video made me feel earthy

@liamtahaney713 4 года назад

I sure can see bodies lying beyond

@WolfGuitarsandGear 4 года назад

That’s a very amp like response

@sigogglin 4 года назад

He should have filmed in sepia for that vintage look

@xellofan 4 года назад

You forgot to talk about "brown sound"

@EversonBernardes 4 года назад

Probably could do a whole series on buzzwords.

@joermnyc 4 года назад

Brown sound... brown pants may be required when using that with Bass.

@jayschultz3614 4 года назад

Boom! New video!

@funkyfurballs1078 4 года назад

Brown sound muffled by Depends...

@isaacwilliams9919 4 года назад

Brown note

@tolvajakos 4 года назад

there is a fine line between boutique and made in poppa's shed

@AndrewCalhoun 4 года назад

boutique is what a company is called about ten seconds after they sign to have their first batch of product cranked out by someone else. Right up to that point, they are referred to as "struggling"

@DavidDyte1969 4 года назад

"I'm just a normal guy." - Josh, I love you, but... no. You are NOT a normal guy.

@paulvontyrant3120 4 года назад

He's just a normal guy who has an awesome Sovtek Amp collection and a pedal collection to die for. As well as running one of the best pedal companies. Yep, just a normal guy.

@davidozab2753 4 года назад

Webster's does not define "normal" as anything resembling Josh Scott.

@therugburnz 4 года назад

If he's a normal guy, I'm the RealRugburnz.

@FACTBOT_5000 4 года назад

You aren't a normal guy, he isn't a normal guy, I am.not a normal guy. "Normal" only applies to groups of people. When you look at individuals, there is no "normal", unless you compare specific aspects to similar aspects in GROUPS of people, and that depends on the group you are comparing to. "Normal" breaks down at the individual level.

@BrianAndersonPhotography 4 года назад

"Plexi" was the one that got me for years until I found out that it's just plexi-glass on the front of the amp. I felt like a tool. Maybe I am still a tool....LOL.

@hadinasrallah8928 4 года назад

I feel dumb now

@Yupppi 4 года назад

I suppose the confusion rises when not anything you slam a plexi face is The plexi but the specific marshall models.

@SergioGonzalez-gi9kr 4 года назад

alright... now I know

@davemabee5798 4 года назад

Speaking of Tool, their new album has a lot of scooped mids.

@colinchristensen6603 3 года назад

Me too, I thought plexi was just a shortening of complexity for ages.

@shaft9000 4 года назад

"Tone" is a misnomer itself, a four-letter substitute for "hi-frequency roll-off" so it fits on a knob. The correct term is *TIMBRE*. /

@BibleStorm 4 года назад

You know the terms are synonymous in this context, right? Language evolves. You talk to an (electric) guitarist about tone, everybody knows you mean timbre. You use the word "tone" in a music theory context, you know that refers to a specific note.

@kilgoretrout321 3 года назад

Uh oh. You can't take away such a popular word without people trying to rationalize it back into sensibility, even if it's overused or used incorrectly. It's like the musical version of "freedom"

@harrysachs2274 3 года назад

@@kilgoretrout321 which is why liberty the principle I care about most.

@logant7936 2 года назад

This is the first video I’ve ever seen based on guitar effects pedals. Now a year later I have a collection of pedals and am a huge fan of JHS. Thank you Josh for getting me into an important hobby and interest for me!

@jhspedals 2 года назад

That's awesome!!!

@charliet.sanford2495 4 года назад

I really wish you’d covered “glassy” and “woody.” Those two still baffle me.

@davidmiranda7937 4 года назад

Glassy is a clean, scooped mid single coil sound

@charliet.sanford2495 4 года назад

But how does that sound like glass?

@Yupppi 4 года назад

I _think_ woody is that low middle fat tone and glassy is that fender like very bright top end that has that sharp attack. I suppose you think of knocking a heavy full wood body item and glass shattering or something.

@graysonwilson-cacciapalle7989 4 года назад

Charlie T. Sanford i associate with a shimmery high end

@JC-11111 4 года назад

Or meaty. Or beefy. Or papery. Or ice picky. It's all bullshit. And Wampler feeds it by the shovelful lmfao

@madbam 4 года назад

Always love your videos Josh. The exact amount of information, whimsy, and demonstration that conveys your point perfectly. If you ever make a new pedal that is a literal "Dumble" please consider calling it the "Dumble Down" with a poker based theme for the graphix. Just throwing that out there...be well!

@catchingup6359 4 года назад

Intelligence, wit, and lack of pretentiousness are a heady combination, and something we need so much more of in our world today. Thanks for all you do for the rest of us, Josh.

@SupermanPeacock 4 года назад

THANK YOU!! Being a older new player I have struggled for the last year with everything you just talked about. Now I can have a conversation about guitar and not look oblivious...or at least not completely oblivious

@noziahclok5826 4 года назад

I love how the full budget for this video went into all of those customised shirts

@seanhershey3390 4 года назад

Morning Glory vs Lightspeed...the struggle is real. T shirt game on point. & the PG Ibanez is rediculously awesome.

@stanislavmigra 4 года назад

buy the cheaper 🤷 cant go wrong with either.

@GRSRiverrider 4 месяца назад

This was a great and educational video. You could probably make this a series as there are so many.

@diegocastro5114 3 года назад

I love that "sustain" performance.

@Foxywaterable 4 года назад

That’s sustain section is magical. 🧙‍♀️

@colonelsanders1617 2 года назад

I use a J Rockett The Dude, it’s “dumblesque” and I love it

@hitnorcal 4 года назад

Such a fun show to watch. Great production value and Josh is entertaining as hell.

@OldTownGuitars 2 года назад

I was an active member at haunting mids for years and sadly was broke when the pedals were made and didn’t get one. It was an awesome group of weird gear folks who very much lived by the “just try things” mantra and loved weird pedals.

@jensenbell 4 года назад

Big ups for shouting out Vertex, Fulltone and Paul Cochrane! And yes, for the way I work and my typical signal chain, true bypass is “better,” (necessary) to get the best sounds clean and dirty into a wet dry system.

@dnamusicchallenge5995 2 года назад

Thank u JHS for the education. Reason why i frequent your channel, i learn a lot. Thank u teacher Josh. 🥰

@homeworldmusic 4 года назад

That section with the sustain (PG-14 pedal) was too funny, great!

@philtrujillo5401 4 года назад

Did you steal a guitar from Paul Gilbert?

@valinhorn42 4 года назад

I guess they traded, pedals for guitars.

@ThisIsNoise01 4 года назад

Josh, glad to see you showing some love to Everything Will be Alright in the End, definitely an underrated Weezer album.

@panther289 4 года назад

Don't fret Josh, you will always be "Boutique" to us. :)

@rickwitt5735 4 года назад

This will go down as one of my favorite videos of all time. I can't even begin... This is a fantastic opportunity for young learners to understand the most basic concepts.

@gravl1 3 года назад

Damn, that Haunting Mids haunted my ears. The best description I had for that was “hollow.”

@Gonzo2707 4 года назад

„I‘m just a normal guy“, mate, if you ever turn „normal“, I‘ll unsubscribe....

@HamburgerMolester 4 года назад

The end of the sustain segment was nicely done. 👍

@Gread72 4 года назад

My. Favorite. Episode. (you made be fancy my Boss Sustainer again)

@willcoxmnk 4 года назад

Thank you for brightening our lockdown, Josh!

@FFGG22E 4 года назад

Hysterical episode. Thanks again. "Sustain..." Lol. I think that you were able to poke fun at the topic and actually give it it's due as well. Steve Albini can pretend that he doesn't know what 'warm' means, and he has a point, but you know it when you hear it? It's dumblesque I imagine.

@sebuteo 4 года назад

I'm loving this video. It's great to hear you explore and define these oft-used terms. Plus I just dig your whole style. Both humorous and serious. Poifeck, as Dr John might say...

@calcooper4 4 года назад

I look forward to your videos each week. I didn’t care too much for this one.

@coltmerrifield1019 4 года назад

Hands down my favorite gear channel!

@hotdogwater7037 3 года назад

love the spinal tap reference. just listen to that sustain!

@TheAmazingSnarf 2 года назад

it's still sustaining!

@NerdGasims 4 года назад

Also want to say something about your great customer service. Few years ago around 2011/2012 I was living in Kansas had a Ibanez Tubescreamer I decided to get modded, first thought was Keeley in Oklahoma since at that time I didn’t know JHS was in Kansas. Contacted Keeley and was told they would mod my Tubescreamer but was recommended by them to contact you. Something about you were Kansas based so no or less shipping cost plus since you were two hours away in Kansas City I wouldn’t have to wait as long to get it back. Contacted JHS the as told you’d mod it and send it. I did, got the mod I wanted and my Tubescreamer sounded the way I wanted it to. Great customer service by both you and Keeley

@MechMK1 4 года назад

The hum on the CS-3 is unreal

@_RLP 4 года назад

This was a blast! We all use those terms, know what they mean (sort of?), know how ridiculous the whole thing is and we simply don't care! Keep it up, mate!

@astromancer Год назад

Best demonstration of sustain ever

@bheathcoat7650 4 года назад

This is great quarantine entertainment and I DID learn something. Good stuff and love the t shirts

@yohnsvain9651 4 года назад

Josh, you’re possibly the third coolest guy on the intronets. Possibly. You are are certainly haunting, and not just around the mids. 🌵🐾

@Sp1der44 4 года назад

OMG Bro you are such the perfect combination of Musician / Soundman / Technician / Tech Nerd - You're freakin' killing me! I thought your definitions are pretty spot on, You're right about how Sustain is sort of a bastardized term in the sense of being used kind of broadly but when I think of the word sustain in the context of guitars that word means a Gibson Les Paul's magnificent ability to linger longer and louder than any other ax in the forest just all by itself and when amplified that equates to "Tone of the Gods" (See Zakk Wylde for Reference). Transparent is a word close to my heart - in my mind it's when the sound is so true to the original it sounds like the PA isn't even there; it's just "The sound, but Bigger" - most Audio Cats are not skilled enough with their EQ cuts to achieve transparency but in my mind that's how you identify the very best audio engineers - their mixes are sonically transparent and uncolored by the myriad of equipment and connections in the signal chain. Loved this video!. - MM in Denver CO

@warshipsatin8764 3 года назад

dumbelesque is a word used to give a product an association with something that sounds good and is very expensive

@jarrydee2799 4 года назад

Love your videos, you crack me up. Knocking over the pedals made me laugh.... maybe I am just over tired..

@leascaart 3 года назад

Ok. You got me... how did you do the typeface on the shirt? Print or digital trick. You got me in BOUTIQUE.

@HamburgerMolester 4 года назад

"TIMMY!!!!!"

@stanislavmigra 4 года назад

"TIMMY!!!!"

@The.One.True.B 2 года назад

Trey Anastasio of Phish is a great example of sustain. 1994 Halloween version of Divided Sky has some of the longest held out single notes I've ever heard, they have a ton of gear on stage and I have no clue what all is making it happen.

@coileight Год назад

Sunn o))) could definitely go for longer, you should listen

@francoisbruneau6208 4 года назад

Nice editing job!!

@Sandman60077 4 года назад

Another word that gets used a lot is "Plexi". Which if I'm not mistaken refers to an old Marshal amp?

@stanislavmigra 4 года назад

old non master volume Marshall amps like SLP or JTM45.

@YousefAHMusic 4 года назад

As a professional copywriter and guitar player, this episode tickled my tube-like funny bone.

@jezmez68 4 года назад

Try grab chords on that Hendrix tune. When I first learned to play that at 18 with the grab chords, it's like a whole new world opened up. It was like I finally realized how cool single coil pickups were.

@danpavlik1554 4 года назад

Coming out of the gate with a Fireman is a flex tho

@kendallbeye4847 4 года назад

I haven’t listened to more than 2 minutes, but I already have to say THANK YOU FOR THIS!

@rob11388 4 года назад

On a scale of 1 to Dumble-esque, this video is infinity...

@BrandonOutside 4 года назад

I'm not sure about all that, but I think you can smoke some "Earthy Mids" to "Sustain" a "Smooth High" And I think "Dumblesque" is was happens when Dumbledore plays guitar.

@dereklbrink 4 года назад

Today is the first time I've heard the term "Dumblesque" and I'm still unclear.

@CreepyT 4 года назад

Thanx for using my Complex Harmonics quote! I actually am the tone nobody wants at parties.

@RJW14 4 года назад

tbf that haunted mids pedal of yours with the mids "Scooped", added a cocked wah like quality to the compression / attack.

@TimClark09 4 года назад

Best example of sustain on the entire interwebz.

@jesperbc 4 года назад

I bought a set of pickups that claimed to have "smooth highs", and they basically had very little high-end, especially when you tuner your guitar lower, even though they were supposed to work really well in that situation. :/ I don't have those anymore.

@-Pol- 2 года назад

I once had a transparent pick. Inspired marketing; it was the most loseable pick ever! So now I fingerpick - it's true bypass!

@shanewright2772 4 года назад

Oddly enough, guitarists love buzzwords, aren't dictionaries, and they can''t stand buzz

@johnl.donofrio2441 4 года назад

I think jhs is a boutique pedal company. I know you don’t build the yourself anymore but you a re the brains behind the pedals that come from jhs. It is you’re talent for understanding what makes a great pedal and how to do it. The new legends of fuzz is an example. They could only have come from jhs. As far as discrete components go they don’t use them in anything important anymore. There are no discrete components on the space x space ship that will take astronauts to the space station. So please take credit where it is due. Thanks

@cheycasters 4 года назад

GREAT ENTERNAINING Video!!!

@chrisf6216 4 года назад

inspired to play a Fireman by PG , by chance? I love me some PG! Just yesterday, I was thinking about your PG video and your basketball game. When AM showed up as ref, I lost my mind - genius! Thank you JHS - cheers!

@DJ7tringGuitar 4 года назад

Thought that Last Dance With Mary Jane riff was gonna go unnoticed!?

@davidmiranda7937 4 года назад

Am I the only one who thinks Josh sounds like that hippie high school teacher beavis and butthead had?

@jpizzleforizzle 4 года назад

--Heh-heh, yeah yeah. He's like, um, a hippie... and stuff. Heh-heh. Yeah. Hippies are cool. --Shut up, buttmunch. Hippies aren't cool. They're dumb. Uh-huh-huh. Dumbass... --Oh. Heh...Oh, yeah. Heh-heh. Sorry bout that. Heh-heh.

@vansheen9096 4 года назад

@@jpizzleforizzle "fly highhhh... lesbian seagulllll"

@GearGasms 4 года назад

Like Michael Jackson once sang, You Are Not Alone

@VikCain 3 года назад

The boutique gag destroyed me.

@stephpicher 4 года назад

A boutique business that's also sustainable, now that's something!

@davidzedner7020 4 года назад

Josh: *one minute into the video Me: if this whole video is him reading buzzword definitions from the dictionary, *I SWEAR TO GOD.....*

@markleach4 4 года назад

Haha, I liked how you changed your shirt for each topic.

@markleach4 4 года назад

And I bought the transparent overdrive shirt after you said they were for sale!

@mauipalmandtreecare 3 года назад

The real discussion is, Where can I get those shirts?

@alangreenway6695 4 года назад

After not following guitar gear media for a looong timeI only recently heard about turning your amp to 12 o’clock. I just assumed it was one louder than eleven.

@ManuelPassarella1 3 года назад

All my OD pedals are opaque. I can't see their circuits without taking them apart

@71goaliemask 4 года назад

I am not much given to the proverbial laughing out loud, I suffer from a culturally based handicap, of being from the UK, but I did so during the sustain segment when you knocked over the pedals... That was inspired!

@dennismccullough638 4 года назад

That fireman sounds great

@brucebaldy 4 года назад

complex harmonics = a cool phrase to toss around.

@michellemoorescott 3 года назад

Other buzzwords for next time: "low end sag," "buttery mids," "crunch."

@christophercheney1006 4 года назад

Thank you for the constant education

@darklight4815 2 года назад

I've never really gotten the hype surrounding the dumble stuff...or the klon stuff.

@mattstraus8799 3 года назад

Omg I play Math Jazz!! This has been a great episode

@CMHobbies 2 года назад

The whole Rust in Peace album is amazing. The second track after Holy Wars, Hangar 18, is nearly as good as this one. The breakdown is SO good.

@jonathanbrown943 4 года назад

I lol’d when I saw the matching T-shirt for the first buzzword 😂

@ThePikeyBloke 4 года назад

Would you consider Fuzz Lord Effects as a boutique builder?

@The.One.True.B 2 года назад

Is there a transparent overdrive in a clear shell? There has to be. Pedal companies have more puns than Bob's Burgers.

@sassulusmagnus 4 года назад

"Haunting" is my favorite vague buzzword. Does it mean spooky in some way, and if so, what would spooky sound like?

@000MidnightSun Год назад

Transparent overdive

@thechrononaut1 4 года назад

Scooped Mids: when you're 16 and you think just because Dime had shitty tone that you can get away with having shitty tone, too. Except Dime was a much better guitar player than you.

@oldtimer99 4 года назад

Wow - so funny.... I found some of the answers related to amps and pedals cloning or replicating a tone like Dumble or Marshall xxx or Fender yyy - Still more on the subject will be appreciated. Thanks

@OnAir21 4 года назад

I want every one of those shirts. Let’s make that happen.

@jhspedals 4 года назад

thejhsshow.com/merch?category=Buzzword+T-Shirts

@OnAir21 4 года назад

JHS Pedals My wife is going to be soooooo mad at me. When questioned about new gear, I can say, “what? This old thing? It’s just been stashed away.” Shirts... oh boy. Thanks (and eff you) for making these.

@mikekavanaughdotcom 4 года назад

The second it started, I just KNEW there were t-shirts. LOL Awesome. I am currently being audited by my wife about incoming t-shirt packages (another t-shirt?) but when the heat is off, will dutifully contribute. I learned the hard way not to ignore spousal concern. When my ex-wife - yes, ex-wife - complained about buying too many guitars, apparently replying "at least they aren't sports cars" didn't bring her satisfaction or peace of mind. And forget new pedals. She noticed color changes on my board. Oh well.

@samhatman6536 4 года назад

Yep,......Scooped Mids....I like it!!........Next???

@bobilly 4 года назад

Josh, I thought the Dano Eisenhower Fuzz was more of a Shin Ei Superfuzz/FZ-2 type deal, or no? They just put out their 3699 Foxx Tone Machine style fuzz.