you completely dumped on the most important aspect of pedal choice: the color of the pedals. if the pedals are not the correct colors everything will sound horrible.
This pedal board is NOT inexpensive. $$ 500 +/- is NOT cheap. Their are tons iof FANTASTIC CHINESE....mini pedals Around......$$ 50 +/- ......Not $ 100 per. Powe supplies aound $ 30+/- bucks. Two distortions ? Not cheap. Reverb ? Always in the effects loop. One good analog delay with modulation. One distortion. One compression. One of either Tremelo Flanger Auto wah Chorus (stereo) To split to TWO small amps. For REAL STEREO ROOM EFFECTS. An EQ and a Volume pedal Before everything... Two small boards can cover 90% of sll of this really cheap And insanely good sounding. Much less than $$ 500 bucks Or more for the same thing.
@@lorenzo6mmat what point do they claim that the example board is inexpensive? They use their own pedals (and heavy sarcasm) to represent generic pedals and how to use them. They specifically spend time on cheaper alternatives.
Power supply should be looked at as nothing more than having enough mA to power the pedals. A 1Spot supplies 1700 mA. A tube screamer draws 8mA. So a simple 1Spot daisy chain can power 212 tube screamers. Most analog effects, and even simple digital ones like a DD-3T for example, have low enough mA draw that, if that's all you have on your board, you do no need a dedicated power supply like a Zuma or a Cioks. You just don't, and the notion that you need a unit like that for a board consisting of a few overdrives, a fuzz, a chorus and a delay is a triumph of marketing over reality. And power supplies will rarely help with noise issues so don't go into it expecting that either. Where you need a serious power supply is when you have several high draw digital pedals like Strymons on the board. Those types of pedals draw hundreds of mA and you end up maxing out a 1Spot quickly when you get into that stuff. People are led to believe that high quality dedicated power supplies are an essential part of any board and it simply isn't the case. I agree with Josh on future proofing. That's never a bad thing, but again it's just a matter of making sure you have enough power long term.
@@pCeLobster The issue that Josh spoke about with 1Spots is that the daisy chain introduces noise that may be prevalent in one power connection, to the others. Yes, a Cioks may be OTT for many beginner pedal boards, BUT, as Josh alluded to, it can be used again on other pedal boards when you upgrade. A clean isolated power supply is the foundation of a happy, noise free, pedal board. VoodooLabs ISO 5 is good for this level of pedalboard too.
as a person with a boss-only pedalboard (i'm a fan boy i'm a fan boy wee) i literally did just that, too. i might be stupid. gotta do that to my pedals.
Yeah that's a revelation, I've been covering the back labels of my boss pedals with a little piece of cardboard from cereal boxes for some time now. Funny that this little trick didn't show up earlier with Josh's fandom for boss pedals 😄 thanks jhs👍
I’m not sure about that tip cuz when I did that with my ds2 years ago it doesn’t really fit well and for that my ds2’s broken. Pedal works when the plate flipped and it doesn’t work when I flipped back(stock). I don’t know I might did something wrong cuz I’m not a professional or maybe that tip is not for every boss pedals.
I recommend against doing this with some boss pedals as it puts unnecessary pressure on soldering points when the rubber presses hard against the circuit board.
@@GrandCaravel i think one needs to exercise caution when doing that. the majority of boss pedals have a lot of space between the cover and the circuit board. if you start tightening the screws and the rubber starts pressing against the board too much, just stop.
Josh also something people overlook, I personally use one, a Computer UPS, basically its a power buffer meant for computers that acts similar to a surge protector but also has batteries that also act like capacitors, the cool thing is, they clean up and filter power, which not only would clean the pedal sound up a bit from dirty electricity, but its also protects those valuable pedals from damage from surges and such. Once you try this you will never go back.
Since the day I started following the JHS channel, I've always appreciated Josh's candor about his vs other designers' pedals. It's as if he's letting you know that you already have the pedal(s) you need before you run out and buy his. No. No "as if." He does point out that you probably already have the OG pedal that we all need. And you did! All the while, he makes you rupture you spleen laughing at his comedy. The Universe loves you, Josh.
If you're in the UK/Europe, the Harley Benton modular power supplies from Thomann are amazing value, properly isolated, and built like tanks. Highly recommended.
I bought a shelf from IKEA that was almost a ready made pedalboard. It has three slats with spaces in between to run your power cables through. Painted it black, put Velcro tape on it, and mounted two Voodoo Power plus 2 power supplies underneath. I reinforced it some with angle braces and put some rubber feet on the bottom. It’s not the sturdiest thing but for a bedroom set up it’s held up well.
Hi, I am a beginner guitarist from Brazil, been playing guitar for almost 2 years by now, and I wanted to say that I enjoy this type of content. I have a $60 strat, no pedals or amps so I have to play with pc plugins (pirated) and I always have to use presets made by other people because I have no idea how to build a pedal chain, a pedalboard, how to achieve certain sound, anything like that I don't have an amp to test it out easily nor pedals, and they would be expensive as hell here (if you are american, imagine a boss katana 50 costing 4000 dollars, yeah, it's unacessible as hell) That's why I enjoy this type of content, I want to be able to build a good pedalboard on plugins and stuff, to know how a good tone it's made I play with this preset but I don't know how it's built, I know there's basically an amp, distortion, reverb and noise gate, but the tone is so powerful and good, I tried to recreate but I couldn't even get close to it
there are a ton of cheap 30$ pedals out there that are decent! Just buy a few of them, patch cables, daisy chains (yes i know they are not as good as a power supply but they will get the job done). I recommend a heavy distortion, reverb, and vibrato, since that combo will give you the signature 'lofi-gaze' sound that is all the rage with bands like Julie and Arches. put them in which ever order sounds the best!
@@pietroborgesparri don't spend money on boss, buy behringer, donner, azor, movall, etc. they are all usually less than 50$. Joyo pedals are around 75-95$, but they usually have more features. Behringer are exact clones of boss pedals, but they have plastic cases instead of metal ones. Azor pedals are some of the cheapest at 25$, but they are basic and only have two or three knobs, so not as many options to tweak the sound of the pedal, but they are good if you just need the basic sounds of a type of pedal (and they have metal casing!). Right now I have a pedal that can do modulated shimmer reverb (so i get a reverb effect, pitch shift effect, and modulated effect, all in one pedal!), vibrato, and a DOD gonkulator modulator clone. Those 3 pedals are all i need, and they are all less than 50$!
@@-jank-willson yeah I think the only brand we have here that you quoted is Behringer, I will look into it, I think my friend got a few of those But as I said, I'm working for it, if you are an american, to put it on your perspective, just imagine a behringer distortion costing $500, it's a shame
Thanks for the shoutout @getoffset. Love how the two of you make the project and lesson more fun and entertaining. Nicely done, both of you! p.s. (to anyone who tries one) stick the Tiny Fuzz at the start of the chain for max growl. It really likes to load your pickups directly.
Heads up on the power supply is when you get a brick (isolated brick) watch out for the milliamp draw. I have two pedals on my main board that exceed the 100 milliamp draw that the bricks do. So I have to use two small wall warts in addition to the 13 (8 spot brick and a 5 spot brick) for the board. So I still have 2 more (13 pedals, 11 pedals through the bricks) potential options. That said my main board is pretty full, so I might get two micro pedals however I have pretty much covers all the types of music I play. Also buy zip ties and anchors and use those under the board to manage the wires. Basically you gather the wires and zip ties and anchor all the wires so that they are REALLY out of the way.😉👍✨
I built my first pedal board last year. It was basically a bunch of Behringer pedals on a cheap Ghost fire pedal board with a cheap Donner power supply and cables. I've had a blast with it, no issues. I've changed and added a few pedals since though!
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21:12 Rush time. Great video as always. Just starting to build my second, larger board. Need room for the NOTAKLON and shortly thereafter the Third Man Fuzz-A-Tron kit just because. Keep the vids coming!
Only halfway through and this has already been so helpful. Especially the power supply stuff telling us straight up what works and what doesn't (CRAZY that they just have an internal daisy chain and call it isolated). Thank you so much!
Cool! I went acoustic and stopped playing electric guitars on the early ‘70’s, before pedals were popular. When I picked them up again about 10 years ago I had to start figuring pedals out from scratch. I wish this video had been available then!
Emily is a great guest! I really enjoy her podcast. You should ask her a series of questions that get more and more specific over time until it’s reached a singularity and you’re talking about the tone suck of red vs blue status LEDs or something.
I have more Boss pedals than I can shake a stick at, and they are built like a Sherman tank. My 1980's Boss HM2 pedal is still working as good as it did the day I bought it.
I've got two Caline CP-205s powering my board, and they're honestly great, it might not be "true" isolation, but they're damm quiet and don't introduce any noise to my signal path. So yeah they're worth it. Caline is really solid, never had a bad experience with any of their pedals.
I've already built a pedal board, but I'm on the hunt for MOAR PEDALS so I can rebuild my current setup, and I've always struggled with mounting Boss pedals because of their super fancy rubber back. NEVER heard of someone flipping the back around so the velcro has a more solid surface. GENIUS!
I am a synthesist that doesn't currently play live. So I did a rack mount pedal board. I have a 19 inch rack with an angled spot on top. On the angled spot I put two 1U panels with a 1U space in between. I added velcro across the blank panels. It fits my pedals great and the 1U empty space gets my Hosa pancake cables out of the way. Since my board is on my rack, I don't need to figure out where to put it. It's a convenient location to reach for tweaking settings. Since I use it with various synths I end up having to tweak the settings to match the synth. Especially with my Mooer A7 ambient reverb. Depending on what I am doing I may be live tweaking the pedal. For example switching the reverb to fully wet and back. Since I use sequencers it gives me free hands to live tweak the settings. If you have a free hand or someone else's hand, try tweaking pedal settings as you play. I have been thinking about modding my cheap pedals to add control voltage inputs for the pots so I can have my modular synth tweak the settings for me. I am probably going to use vactrols since they are an easy option.
Loved the trick to flip the Boss backplates before sticking the velcro to them. Not sure if anyone else does this, but I use 3" wide painters tape to cover the back of my pedals, then slap some dollar store velcro on tape. Seems to work well for my needs and doesn't damage or cover them in sticky perma-goo.
Just discovered JHS pedals, and this channel. Can absolutely say 100% I love this guy. He is my speed and we would probably be best friends in another life
Josh - great video, and a subject that needs the attention sans BS! One thing I noticed is the power supply power cable could easily get kicked and broken by the fact it's sticking out. Recessing the power supply 1/2" - 3/4" would resolve and leave only the cable to be trod upon.
If there was an Academy Awards show for RU-vid channels, @JHSPedals would be bringing home an Emmy for these videos. Top tier production and a comedic value that is unmatched. ❤
Amazing timing. Ive been rediscovering my love for guitar after putting it on hiatus due to work and life. One thing i never explored was pedals, and i have been researching like mad the past few days. This video couldnt come at a better time! I even picked up one of my first pedals earlier today; the Bonsai!
Velcro Painter's Tape (Masking Tape?) Scissors Tape Measure (and Ruler) Patch Cables - Ernie Ball Isolated Power Supply - Voodoo Lab/Strymon (Don't buy IPS under $100.00) Pedalboard - Mono Guitar Pedals Overdrive Distortion Modulation (Chorus) Delay/Echo Reverb (Include Fuzz pedal if you want) Plus the most important part: The genius of Mr. Josh Scott and his crew (behind the scenes) including the cinematographer ❤ Thank you JHS! ALWAYS AWESOME!
Glad I watched this. As a beginner I now know some of the jargon of something I don't need. A fret board, I think I'll need one of those, not totally sure
I really enjoy this JHS pedal channel. I appreciate the humor and positive approach. Entertaining and great information about “why” and what subtle differences there are. I always enjoy these videos.
I use the same Furman power conditioner in my pedalboard that I use for my home studio setup. Great power iso and conditioning, as well as a built-in battery in case you suddenly lose power. I'd love to see a video on building more complex pedalboards, such as with multiple levels, effects loops, channel switches, etc.
Welcome back guys! 😊 I've been trying pedals (including some of yours) and different setups on my pedalboard. At the moment i have 13 pedals (including tuner and looper switch) and they are all powered by daisy chain with a TrueTone OneSpot. I totally agree with Josh that isolated power supply is the best choice, but for my experience the quality of the pedal has an important role as well. Everytime I tried poor quality pedals I had some issues (background noise, buzzing, etc.). When I finally bought only pedals designed in USA or Europe (and maybe made somewhere else) every problem disappeared. And the daisychain is still there 😉
Don’t know why I watch these. I play acoustic exclusively and run straight into the board with a touch of reverb at the front of house. Yet, I just love these videos.
I just think it’s should be said- if you do a clip tuner, remember to turn the volume down on your guitar when you tune, the clip tuner will still work, and you won’t annoy your bandmates.
I am in the process of putting together a board with my first store-bought pedal board ( Pedaltrain Classic 1 SC). A few days ago I decided to put the fuzzy velcro on the frame (not the pedals). Thank you for confirming my decision.
Awesome. This might be one of the most important videos of yours that I've watched. I got my first electric guitar last year, I got a Boss Katana amp shortly afterwards so I could muck around with sounds before I splash out on actual pedals. So far, the only pedal I've bought is the TU-3. I've been binging your videos for months because I want to get it right and not spend thousands on pedals I won't use. This is very helpful. Thank you!
First let me say thanks for all of the great reviews and information. I need help, I'm building a pedal board with the following pedals and I need to rethink what order the signal chain should be. I will be using this with a retubed (Ruby and JJ's) Blackstar HT20R Mkii amp with a Vintage 30 Speaker in my home studio. Pedals are: Big Muff with Wicker, TS808, Joyo Taichi, Boss CH-1 Chorus, Boss CS3 Comp/Sustain, Mooer Reeecho Delay, Joyo Atmosphere, Flamma Mod, Sonicake Volume Wah, Sonicake 10 Band EQ, Joyo Legal Done Noise Gate, TC PolyTune 3 Mini Tuner. Thanks for your help.
I'm a pretty new to guitar and I have started to acquire some pedals over the past year. The best pedal I ever purchased way a fuzz. ITS MY FAVORITE PEDAL
Such a helpful video. Never realized how much that one-spot was messing with the noise. I got that voodoo lab power supply ordered yesterday. Can’t wait to get it set up. Thanks!
Hey JHS, i love your videos and dry humor. You clearly know what youre talking about and help me have more confidence. For a rock/country/blues style im thinking: Conspiracy Theory Overdrive, Analog Delay, Vibrato, and phase (my amp has great chorus and reverb)
This is amazing! I have been watching videos from this channel for weeks as I carefully plan my first pedalboard for church. I actually just made my first JHS order this morning (morning glory, octave reverb, notaklön preorder). This channel has really blessed me and taken the edge off worrying about what to spend money on and this video came a great time. Thanks Josh and the JHS crew! We love you!
That’s awesome. It would still be nearly $1,000 and this is an “inexpensive” pedal board. I don’t use one. But I’ve been collecting pedals for 30yrs. Only recently have I committed to what I use. My big secret is I have a tighty whitey and a clover running in parallel and sometimes use a GE7 on the compressor side. I do want some modulation but can’t seem to commit.
This! Finally... a video like the old school ones... I don't even care if I didn't learn anything new... it was great! Perfect for the newbies on the FB's groups😂😂😂
I can confirm that the Earthquaker Special Cranker is really good. It’s the only drive on my board. I’m running a Fuzz War, Special Cranker, June 60 chorus, and the 3 series delay and reverb.
Perfect timing. I was just browsing online trying to figure out how to build my first pedal board. it's a bit overwhelming when you start thinking of platforms/ size, and power supplies and cables, how to attach the pedals 🤪...
Been bingeing loads of the lives waiting for a new episode. As I slowly pick up my first pedals it's exactly the vid I've been waiting for. Basic quick easy full tutorial. Love the work JHS crew🤘🏼
I just noticed that book in the intro and I recently acquired it from my electrical engineer uncle, I had no idea it was in the intro before I just thought it would be a cool book to have and this just solidifies that thought.
I would have placed the reverb and delay pedals with a bit more distance to the others and both to the left of the board so that its possible to also connect cables going to the amp effect loop if available.
Thanks for the wisdom. I'll add a bit of my experience to yours, if you don't mind. I've been playing for 40 years and touring for 25+. I really like the flat corded patch cables. They saved a ton of room. I have moved away from velcro. I use a decent sized zip strip, sometimes 2, on each pedal. The pedals seem more stable and less apt to fall off when the velcro gets a little age on it. Definitely DON'T use a daisy chain power supply. Never, never, never. Way too much noise, regardless of manufacturer. There are affordable isolated power supplies out there. Use 2 or 3 if you have to.... My new favorite pedal boards are Holey Boards. They are modular and very well built. Love them! I would suggest a MINIMUM of 2 drive/gain pedals, I have 4 on my board currently. 2 delay pedals are nice to have also - 1 for slapback, 1 for ambient. Don't forget to add a chorus, flanger, phaser or the like. You may not use it much but it will be missed if you don't have it. Here's my pedal list from my current board: Boss TU2 tuner Fender compact volume MXR Dynacomp MXR Custom Comp TC Spark - clean boost Fulltone OCD drive Boss Wazacraft Blues Driver Walrus 365 - drive Tone City Angel Wing chorus MXR Carbon Copy - X2 - 1 mini, 1 full sized Strymon Blue Sky reverb/shimmer I sometimes run a Boss GE7 EQ pedal through my effects loop, especially on my Hot Rod DeVille. But that one is never on my board. It sits behind the amp. I don't have any JHS pedals on my current board but I do love the JHS OD pedals.
Quitting coffee has paid off: my All-JHS Pedalboard is expanding! I'm happy I kept my old Furman Huge Pedalboard--the one with the wheels!--for this purpose. BTW Excellent Tutorial!
Hey, I missed you guys! I put together a board about a year ago, after watching similar videos. I won't remember all the names of everything, but here goes. Starting with a PedalTrain 2 row board through an MXR Power Brick. (Probably an "internal daisy chain" but the mini surge protector power strip seems to keep things quiet. Might upgrade) Lately, I'm starting with a Warm Audio "Fuzzy orange" tribute into a Special Cranker, then a Morely Wah. Then through the FX loop is a NUX pink analog delay, Small Stone phaze, and a 3-Series reverb. Small board, but it's what I'm using right now. Oh, Live Wire patch cords. I'm in a Stoner/Doom (In a Scissorfight with some Truckfighters!) rabbit hole right now, but I'd add my RAT & Warm Audio ODD, Tighty Whitey comp , Spark boost and DOD flanger for Rock and Metal.
something I was looking for in this video, that I may have missed, was an explanation of best practices for pedal order. here's what I know if you are looking for it as well. 1) signal chain direction. I used to run my pedalboard signal chain left to right, until I learned the standard direction is right to left, and most pedal manufacturers design their pedals to receive signal from the right and output to the left. for a small board this doesnt matter but starts to get crowded the more pedals you have. 2) signal chain order by pedal type. theres no one right way to do it, but general best practice goes: tuner wah / whammy / EQ / compressor / volume / octave distortion / overdrive / fuzz modulation - flanger / chorus / tremolo delay / looper / reverb last two categories can also go through the effects loop on your amp if it has that feature hope this helps someone, I did not know either of these things when I built my first pedalboard and had to rebuild it a few times by trial and error, which taught me a lot through experimentation
The TC clip-on Polytune/Unitune are a good tip! They are not the cheapest but they work really well, it's basically the pedal as clip-on. I always have one in my guitar case.
A tip. Clip on tuners work best clipped to the volume/tone control knobs on electric guitars and on acoustic guitars' clip to the the inside edge of the sound hole. picks up the sound vibration better and will sustain longer and also makes it easier to see looking ⬇️ down. Then clip back on the headstock after tuning.
