Must Have Distortion Pedals

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Today I show you my favorite modern distortions that give you the best sounds to bring the rock. There are hundreds, nay, thousands of distortion pedals out there, and these are my favorite from my collection. In the comments below let's talk about your favorite pedal from today, one of your favorite distortion pedals that I didn't mention, Soundgarden's Superunknown record and a record that introduced you to distortion and made you love it!
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Josh's amp can be found on Sweetwater.com
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Josh's guitar is a Gibson Les Paul Gold Top
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Gear in this episode:
0:27 Seymour Duncan Palladium
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1:25 CKK Electronic Destruction Drive
2:09 Dr. Scientist The Elements
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3:39 GFI Systems Jonassus Drive
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4:44 JHS Pedals Kilt V2 & JHS Pedals Red Remote
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6:01 T-Rex Mudhoney
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6:44 Caroline Guitar Company Wave Cannon MkII Superdistorter
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7:52 Daredevil Pedals Drive-Bi
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8:55 Fender Pugilist Distortion
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10:02 Strymon Sunset Dual Overdrive
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11:46 Earthquaker Devices Acapulco Gold
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12:05 Wren and Cuff Two Five
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12:20 Friedman BE-OD
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12:24 PAL 800 Gold Overdrive
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12:33 Walrus Audio Ironhorse
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12:47 DOD FX-70 Metal X
13:08 TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion
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Record Time
Soundgarden - Superunknown
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@jhspedals 5 лет назад

Hey everyone! Please check out the full description for info on the gear in this episode, the white JHS amp, Josh's guitar and strap and links to gear and the record in Record Time. Thanks for watching!

@karkha2 5 лет назад

No Rivera Metal Shaman?

@diegoleiva7242 5 лет назад

If you like Superunknown, do check Dogman by King's X! An underrated 90s classic, and one of the finest heavy albums ever. Just as good as Superunknown to me, if not even better.

@Zwidawurzn 5 лет назад

Good thing you commented yesterday on your today's video but why didn't you say "first"?

@Attack16 5 лет назад

God rest your soul Chris, RIP! Superunknown was the first CD I ever bought, still my number 1 favorite album to play straight through. Josh, excellent choice of pedals and album recommendation, as always. If you get the time, i think an episode on the Expandora on cocaine might be worth exploring too :)

@jeronimomartinezfabregas 5 лет назад

I agree that in the 90's, compared with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden was unfairly "Super Unknown"; I too discovered them further in depth much later than I wish I did....Chris Cornell is my personal Numero Uno of all times....

@its_tunezz 5 лет назад

Finally a JHS. I thought you didn't knew about them, great pedal makers

@WhoWouldWantThisName 5 лет назад

I wonder if Josh has ever forgot to mention a JHS pedal in a video. You can tell he avoids it for as long as possible before regrettably offering us something of his lineup. It pains him so,,, the poor boy. Someone should take him out for ice cream afterwards.

@mattburgess5697 2 года назад

He knows them, he just knows they suck.

@sparkyguitar0058 2 года назад

His best IMHO is the Meat and 3 modded Soul food. I got 1 used that was done in a homebuilt unit. Cheap at $83 and been on my board since. Surprised he didn't do the Butler Tube driver. That's on my board also as my distortion part. Mines been modded with a bias knob and I'm running at 18v. So it's the older 3 knob version.

@axelbergstrom3644 5 лет назад

I only need 13 metal zones to sound good

@runlarryrun77 5 лет назад

🤣🤣🤣

@davethepius 5 лет назад

13... and 1 Waza

@axelbergstrom3644 5 лет назад

@@davethepius 13 metal zones... and 1 Behringer ultra metal ;)

@davethepius 5 лет назад

@@axelbergstrom3644 True story. A while back when the first Waza stuff was coming out I jokingly said to my gear hookup guy "Do you have the Waza Metal Zone or tuner?" and they came out a week later. Now I'm waiting for the Line Selector Waza.

@profd65 5 лет назад

A Metal Zone joke. How original.

@aquinojose94 4 года назад

Josh is so humble, he plays and recommends other pedals, not only speaks on them. Great demo.

@jeffkellogg76 5 лет назад

I have an original ProCo RAT . I love this old technology bent steel box pedal. It quit working and I sent it to ProCo in Kalamazoo,Michigan and they returned it to me not only working like new but enclosed a RAT t-shirt and a note stating that they hadn’t seen such an old RAT in a long time. Repair and shirt were free . ProCo is a great company with awesome products and better people running it

@BigSh00tsie 5 лет назад

The second i saw the title of this in my notifications I was like “great, here goes lots of money.”

@rickc2102 5 лет назад

Word. I'm over here like, a dozen must-haves, of which I have zero...

@PedalPalFx 5 лет назад

Yeah!!! our PAL800 GOLD Overdrive ! Thank you Josh for having our pedal in your list, we are very grateful, it is amazing! Keep Rocking!

@johnsidorovich Год назад

Had “Badmotorfinger” and knew the next album would be beyond amazing. Got “Superunknown” the very day in came out and was blown away. Cornell was a genius writer, harmonically, melodically, rhythmically, lyrically, and must always be included in any list of the greatest rock singers ever.

@Kyleman7401 Год назад

There isn’t a project that Cornell touched that I don’t like. I wasn’t born until just before Audioslave (sorry if that makes anybody feel old) so I didn’t get into his music until about a year before his death. He will forever be one of the top artists I regret not seeing before they passed. His voice is just something you don’t hear in rock often and is just so special and formative to how I listen to music.

@JasonM96 5 лет назад

If only I could like this video twice: once for the video as a whole and once for you playing the riff from “Corduroy.”

@jimmyholloway8527 5 лет назад

It's hilarious when a design engineer says something like "I like it cuz the knobs don't really tell you what they do." This is fast becoming my favorite Channel on RU-vid. When a buddy of mine introduced me to Soundgarden all I could say was, "at last here are the successors to Black Sabbath." Born in the early 60s I didn't have a relationship to grunge and sort of resented the whole Seattle thing. My son's obsession with Kurt Cobain didn't really help. But this album and Soundgarden's Garden of sound opened my mind.

@chrisf6216 5 лет назад

You might like a band called *Loudmouth* Very riff and groove centered. The Seattle thing, while fresh and new at the time, had a half life for me. So, Loudmouth, bringing more of a hard rock sound offering, was welcomed to my ears ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pdGdl0BzZi0.html And in looking this up, happy to find a live version ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oaUAsEFVmyI.html

@AdamMalster 5 лет назад

Good call on the Superknown. RIP Chris - legend.

@JAugust 5 лет назад

Superunknown may very well be the best rock album of the 90's. There's so much excellence throughout it. A true masterpiece.

@albinobeach 2 года назад

Kim Thayil said that he cranked up a Peavey to 11 to get his sound for that album, interestingly he uses very very light gauge strings and has a very light touch.

@glisparisopraedintorni-cov2455 Год назад

For me...Dirt - Alice in chains.

@JoeyRock333 3 года назад

You amaze me that you do these shows week after week and you never run out of cool riffs to show off the sounds of the pedals. kudos.

@TheApexofthevortex 5 лет назад

Jerry Cantrell's sound on Dam that River has got to be one of my all time favorite distortion sounds from the 90s

@erictoniaschwab1009 5 лет назад

Ivan Vovchik TOTALLY! Was that just a Marshall or a Bogner? Or did he use a pedal for it.

@UltimateAccuracy 5 лет назад

@@erictoniaschwab1009 It's multi tracked and reportedly using multiple guitars and amps/cabs. (Teles + Gibsons into Bogner + Marshall various cabs. Multi-tracked dozens of times... allegedly).

@JRP3music 5 лет назад

I thought it was a Bogner Fish preamp and the MosValve 500!

@TheApexofthevortex 5 лет назад

What did he play live back then? I'm sure nowadays it's his signature Friedman.

@erictoniaschwab1009 5 лет назад

Jerry and Kim Thayil had the heaviest guitar tone out of the 90’s hard rock scene. Of course along with the great Darrell Abbott

@djencode 5 лет назад

4th of July by Soundgarden is why I love Doom metal.

@scottgeyer2019 5 лет назад

Thank you for finally talking about one of yours! Been wondering about the Kilt, and it’s always nice to hear you explain what’s special, or noteworthy, about your pedals!

@sleepymarauder4178 4 года назад

I love it when he does show his own pedals he says where he got the inspiration from, paying the hommage. Josh you are too humble. That's a kilt I would rock!

@wizaxed 5 лет назад

I laughed at your intro. Hilarious that Josh couldn't keep it together. I love your videos.

@RGMDG 5 лет назад

Always entertaining and Educational..

@michaeleaster1815 5 лет назад

Josh in one of those guys i wish i knew in real life... the tone/vibe of this channel is fabulous

@poprip 5 лет назад

The OCD and the JHS AT (or @) will stay on my board forever! And yes, you mentionned it, but I have to say the Kilt v2 is one of my favorite pedal! Sounds so amazing, and is so versatile!

@RobertoGonzalez-kl3it Год назад

I always feel so relaxed watching your vids, I’ve been playing since I was 13 (now 24) and really expanding my pedals from what me and my buddy have had since we were younger (lots of boss pedals) sure boss pedals are great but looking into more variety and different tones is so fun and keeps things interesting. Thanks for your vids as they really just help me relax haha and ofc find new ways to put a hole in my pocket

@jonathancarlisle7898 5 лет назад

Glad you included one of your own pedals. LOVE the Kilt V2! Possibly my favorite pedal on my board.

@erictoniaschwab1009 5 лет назад

4th of July is my favorite song off of that album. Heavy riff.

@HenritheHorse 5 лет назад

Was just about to comment this! Also love old school death/doom and sludge.

@MrSnuffian 5 лет назад

4th of July is my go to riff to test heavy dirt tones

@JonathanGasper 5 лет назад

Yeah that one and also "Limo Wreck" 🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥

@CharlesPauken 5 лет назад

This man speaks the truth.

@PYC334 5 лет назад

Rick Beato needs to get onto that song, i don't understand how it can manage to both sound menacing and calming

@V.Drouin 5 лет назад

"If I were ever to do an episode about unique distortion or drive pedals" Please do! p.s. Hudson Electronics Broadcast/Broadcast Dual/Sidecar would be great

@chrisnewman448 4 года назад

Man! I love these demos for all the killer pedals and Josh's dazzling presentations. My favorite show!

@1st_Proof 4 года назад

Great rundown! Your videos are helping shape my pedalboard rebuild which is timely & cool so thanks for that! I’ve used a T Jauernig Bombastortion for awhile & find it a great tone shaping pedal along with its great distortion capabilities. All the best to you & yours!

@ulash12344321 5 лет назад

"Super unknown" is probably one of the best grunge albums out there, but in terms of distortion I think "Bad motor finger" is heavier than the "Super unknown". I love them both...

@neilpatrickhairless 5 лет назад

Yeah Kim tore it up on Room 1000 Years Wide. Old Guild through a Peavey VTM. None more Doom.

@sawaki2338 4 года назад

@@neilpatrickhairless I was actually about to mention the tone on this song and then I clicked the comment and saw yours

@dmpp47 4 года назад

I don't know, if it weren't for 4th of July and Mailman, I would definitely agree,

@jameskinstle6874 3 года назад

@@dmpp47 Yes, Mailman. Great song. And Kim's solo break at the end... still gives me chills every time!

@DarthEcoli 3 года назад

There were some reviews of Superunknown saying something along the lines of: Best Black sabbath album. Don't ask who because I can't remember who gave that review.

@sski 5 лет назад

My fave off that Soundgarden album is, "The Day I Tried to Live". Everything about it. And you can pry my MXR Distortion + from my cold, dead hands.

@lespauldisciple3349 5 лет назад

sski: Amen to that! If the D+ is good enough to record 'Blizzard of Ozz', 'Diary of a Madman' & 'Moving Pictures' then it's plenty good enough for me. But... I recently purchased the Fender Pugilist and it's fantastic. Running the dual gains in 'series' is Crunch City.

@sski 5 лет назад

@@lespauldisciple3349 Hmmm. Intredasting. I may have to look into that one.

@robbievalentine8239 5 лет назад

Great tune.

@Gian4455 5 лет назад

My Favorite too! I can skip Black Hole Sun or Fell on Black Days, but never TDITTL

@lukeweiler1192 5 лет назад

sski the day I tried to live is also one of my favorites for sure !!!! Awesome song really not a bad song on that entire album ..... such a good band and to that was “the” soundgarden album although I do love badmotorfinger and everything after superunknown.

@JamesStMichael Год назад

Really great job bro! I like how you're unbiased to your own pedals and put them on a fair playing field with other pedals. These JHS Pedals really speak for themselves with how you present the, and I love the character they have! Definitely picking some up! Keep up the great work my friend!!

@jonesisdying 5 лет назад

Yes!! CKK pedals are AMAZING. The Gears compression NEVER leaves my board. So glad someone as prominent as you is giving them props...

@johnwilliams3142 4 года назад

I was also a ninties grunge kid. Silverchair's Frogstomp was what drove me to really learn the guitar that I had gotten years earlier. There was a little distortion involved... yis.

@samueljett7807 5 лет назад

Day 185 of asking for the Sovtek episode

@benlogan430 5 лет назад

Samuel Jett EHX is remaking the MIG 50 I believe? I second your motion!

@afterstars 5 лет назад

Samuel Jett he must be waiting to give us that one for Christmas

@alien9422 4 года назад

Bad news

@WeSailAtDawn Год назад

That CKK destruction drive sounds amazing. Thank you for being honest and just being you. This show is amazing and you deserve to be recognized. Keep on keepin' on. -Joe Dirt

@nym053 4 года назад

I must admit that your pedals was among my faves. Just checked out your other overdrives etc. And they all seem to have this tucking thickness that I'm looking for. Very Nice.

@dangerhartwilliams9285 5 лет назад

The album with best distortion sound ever is HUM You’d prefer an astronaut As a 90’s kid I’m sure you’d love it

@davidgoold4683 5 лет назад

couldnt agree more theres natural harmonics gently placed over crazy distortion laden guitars. Doesn't hurt the songwriting is rad. Still put em on and rock out. 🤘🏻

@andyclancy9388 5 лет назад

Good call my man! Very underrated 90s band ! Great sound and very well put together. “Stars” was the first song I heard back in the 90s and was just amazed. Just walls of fuzz and distortion and modulation. I think the singer is like a professor or something

@bradruhfel4883 5 лет назад

Amen. I keep hearing they are going to put out another album...

@EpicStuffMan1000 5 лет назад

@@bradruhfel4883 one can only hope

@xbreathingisirrelevantx 5 лет назад

BIG BIG AGREE

@somethingelsedoesmatter 2 года назад

Superunknown was my first Soundgarden album, bought it on cassette after only hearing Black Hole Sun. It has a heavy air about it, and I just love it. Still my favourite of theirs.

@davidmazur288 5 лет назад

I love your stuff. Keep going. I literally am excited about it being Thursday just because I know you have a new episode.

@SpaceCowboy57 4 года назад

Glad you included one of your own. It's cool that you were proud enough that you felt it would stack up, and we know you're not just shoehorning your own gear into this list.

@chadfeehan5820 5 лет назад

the intro to your videos is basically the intro to portlandia

@AmericanMe 5 лет назад

Lolz

@courtw4207 5 лет назад

I’d say Helmet needs to be a part of the high gain conversation. ESPECIALLY the first few bars of Milktoast (especially the Crow version)-I’ve never gotten over that sound.

@enricofugazzi5206 5 лет назад

10 thumbs up for Corduroy. Not only you're an endless source of information and honest gear reviews, but you have great taste in music too.

@d.j.ashley 5 лет назад

Boston's "Don't look back" riff leading into the choruses and the "Piece of Mind" track's isolated, distorted main riff after the solo. Over 20 years ago I heard those riffs on my mom's Greatest Hits cd when she picked me up from school one day in Alabama and I became a guitarist and rock fan that day. I still get a chill every time I hear it. That's how distortion changed my life.

@bbeer2006 5 лет назад

Changed my mind about distortion, Helmet-Strap It On. Heavy, really heavy, jazz in drop D.

@nohandle54 5 лет назад

Mudhoney's EP "Superfuzz Bigmuff" - the title tells you everything you ever needed to know about the band and the album.

@Iggytommy 5 лет назад

how is that relevant?

@nohandle54 5 лет назад

@@Iggytommy I guess you didnt watch till the end when Josh asks us to name an album that turned us on to a distortion or distortion sound we hadnt heard before. But, well done you on bailing early.

@Iggytommy 5 лет назад

@@nohandle54 - both the Superfuzz and the Big Muff are NOT distortion pedals though. That was my point.

@nohandle54 5 лет назад

@@Iggytommy Well, whether the Big Muff is technically a distortion pedal, a fuzz box, or whatever - the "distortion sounds" on that album were eye-opening to me when it came out. Past that, its all semantics.

@Headsign 3 года назад

@@Iggytommy Fuzz and Overdrive are commonly grouped under the blanket term "distortion pedals", even when they technically fall into three distinct categories.

@BrianSGuitars 5 лет назад

I own a Helix, and have sold all of my pedals - and this is still one of my favorite RU-vid channels!

@Mr-Foad 5 лет назад

long ago whhen i first heard superunknown i told my friends about the distortion...almost word for word what you said... much of your playing reminded me of soundgarden in this....thanks

@noahford7863 5 лет назад

Mailman is a super underrated track off Superunkown, and my personal favorite!

@mathoumba9126 5 лет назад

Distortion Pedal: My favorite on my board is the Moog MF Drive, it is so versatile and unique. Also love the Sunset because it's metallic red. Record: Soundgarden's Superunknown is the last cassette that I bought before my first CD: Nine Inch Nails the Downward Spiral = Great noisy distorted album!

@tomasenrique Год назад

Ohmygod! I just love these distorsion series! So insightful!

@guitfiddleblue 5 лет назад

Superunknown is a great album! One of my favorites from when I was a kid. I still listen to it - thanks for bringing it up! For Disortions, I love the SunSet - it's probably my main drive right now, but I really like the Keeley Tone Workstation because of its versatility by adding a compressor to the boost and distortion options. Also, Hungry Robot makes some great low gain and high gain drives that have dip switches to tailor your specific tone - but options aside - they sound pretty incredible just out of the box - plus the robot's eyes light up - how cool is that!

@siamesedream100 5 лет назад

Here in Canada, as well as a teen in the 90's, Grunge was it. A great Canadian band that got its start in the early 90's is the band Sloan. And their first big breakout album Smeared was released by DGC. This album and their sound on this album is what got me started on the search for that sound. They say this album was soaked with the Boss HM2 heavy metal pedal, but not sure if there is any truth to the myth.

@PieterVan 3 года назад

chris mintie great band, great album! Really, an hm? The guitar sounds are pretty open, crunchy, not that sort of Uber-distorted stuff.

@karlrehpohl8833 5 лет назад

Helmet, "In the Meantime" released in 1992.. Changed my definition of heavy, chunky, distorted guitars. That album is still just heavy.

@curtisharvey4852 5 лет назад

Great episode as usual, and great playing! I have the Strymon Sunset, and love it. Hyper versatile. I also have a REVV G3 (high gain shenanigans) and the Spooky Tooth fuzz (70's away!). All excellent. But now I want more.......

@e.p.g9572 5 лет назад

Finally!! Why do I never hear about tc electronics pedals in this blog? I personally love the darkmatter distortion. I was really happy when i saw it at the end of the video.

@MiguelBaptista1981 5 лет назад

Corduroy - Pearl Jam was cool to hear! Great pedals

@erictoniaschwab1009 5 лет назад

A modern Boss pedal that I have enjoyed a lot the last decade is the Power Stack. I think it does a great job emulating a Plexi and a JCM800. I even like it with a Strat and the gain dimed. Half decent Van Halen tone.

@DLawrenceMarketing 5 лет назад

Glad you mentioned the TC Dark Matter, IMO not too harsh, don't need to dime everything . Now I want that Sunset pedal. Love Super Unknown.

@BoyAditya 5 лет назад

Best episode ever! Need part 2

@motoki1 5 лет назад

Superunknown is damn near perfect. My #1 record of all time. STP Purple is up there as well

@michaelinglis8516 5 лет назад

Calamine anyone? Superunknown, such a great album. 4th of July might be my favorite song ever. That sludgey tone with Chris Cornell's voice gives me chills. Such a powerful song.

@carolinehaf21 2 года назад

Thank you for playing the intro to Corduroy!! Perfect distortion sound!

@schewepepepes 5 лет назад

I've been watching the HELL out of these videos and I love you guys! Plz make more oddball pedal feature videos if the spirit should move you

@nathanmontover1436 5 лет назад

you were right. now my face itches. Thanks, JHS. BTW, my fav is the Crowther Hotcake \m/. Thanks for the hard work and great vids

@arnyarny77 5 лет назад

do u play thru a vox?

@nathanmontover1436 5 лет назад

@@arnyarny77 nope. a laney vc30.

@longpauses 5 лет назад

I don't even like Pearl Jam but that tone you got on "Corduroy" has me looking for a used Elements pedal.

@Brmmsilva 5 лет назад

Great episode! BTW Loved the incursion into Corduroy. One of my favorite songs!

@Brmmsilva 5 лет назад

That Soundgarden album is so good. One of my favorite songs in there is Spoonman!

@marcomata3181 5 лет назад

Very nice videos man, congrats on the channel, so fun to watch

@Furcio222 5 лет назад

My must have Distortion pedal is The Rat and the Ds2

@imannonymous7707 5 лет назад

Lol your comments first like

@therapist6328 5 лет назад

Rats are amazing. My favorite heavy setup right now is my Sovtek muff and a stone deaf pdf.

@josepclaramonte9357 5 лет назад

DS2 is fantastic!

@voxpathfinder15r 5 лет назад

I have a modded ds2, not normally a high gain guy, but I love it!!!

@morioh6505 5 лет назад

@@therapist6328 the pdf is sick

@powdermnky007 5 лет назад

Superunknown could be my favorite album of all time. My first cd ever. Fav distortion? Blues driver and orange DS1. Boss is best.

@riphopfer5816 Год назад

So cool to hear somebody out there still remembers Vitalogy. That’s a great way to entice me to buy that pedal. Also, good on ya shouting out *Superunknown*; that record and their follow-up were absolutely seminal to my development as a musician. As for the first album that really showed me the incredible things distortion could do, it had to be the first cassette I ever bought with my own money, when I was 8 or so: Boston’s self-titled. I LOVED the Tom Scholz tone-and I still do, to this day-however, when I personally first picked up the guitar at 11, I was drawn more toward psychedelic rock like early Pink Floyd and Blue Öyster Cult, whose formula was more like, ‘overdrive with atmosphere’. My gain stack consists of an inexpensive boost, a Crowther Hot Cake clone, a TC Bad Horse, a Big Muff Pi, and a DS-1. I’m looking for something small and with a range of mid-to-high-gain to top off the stack. Looking at a custom pedal made by TC in concert with Rabea Massaad (of Anderton’s Music fame) called the ‘Wild Fro’. I listened to a demo, and it does exactly what I need it to do, for its size and price. It even has a ‘More Gain’ toggle. That’s literally what I want on this pedal.

@zachary963 3 года назад

So many of my friends started playing guitar because of Jimi, Nirvana, Metallica, etc, but I actually started beca of my dad’s new wave bands. The distortion that first really blew me away was the distortion on the 6 string bass intro of the Cure’s song “End,” and the rhythm guitar sound on their song “Trap.” The first one growls like a hunting lion, the other lacerated you with a scalpel. Love it.

@drewd2046 5 лет назад

Love my Tc electronic dark matter. I love how it responds to attack and when you throw a boss sd1 in front of it magic happens.

@erictoniaschwab1009 5 лет назад

Drew D I use this same combo and you are so right!

@recordheatstudios4601 4 года назад

Wasn't sure anyone else new that little secret. I found it by putting an electroharmonix soulfood in front of it. I use the soulfood as an almost always on boost barely audible so its always there then one magic day plugged the tc in and wham. Like you mentioned, dig in and man the response n attitude you get, sweet!

@Slamhatguy 4 года назад

I have loved my BE-OD since the day I got it, glad to see it in the mentions! My runner up is the MXR 5150 OD; anyone whos played it knows it's a high gain pre amp and not just an OD!

@jasonscott5798 5 лет назад

So cool that this man is so secure that he can promote his competition. Very smart. Why? Because business makes business..... More people are fascinated with guitar pedals,... more will buy. Never ending cycle , and they will always remember JHS!!

@MattGarofolo 5 лет назад

Always surprised that Catalinbread doesn't get mentioned. My fave pedal company with cool, unique takes on circuits. Superunknown is incredible!

@spiltmilk615 5 лет назад

You had me at Corduroy. BTW, I've got this Rat modified by this company called JHS. It rocks. You should try it.

@eronackerman565 4 года назад

That Kilt pedal sounds fantastic, nice work!! Fun design too

@sjlacey65 4 года назад

Love the albums closing's - being of an age I don't skip tracks - as an album is a body of work crafted to be listened to as such. Great suggestions and reminders of long lost/loved music - keep up this great work...

@sjlacey65 4 года назад

Recently returned "home" to a nice valve combo - VOX AC15CC2 and am experimenting with boosts etc (including the TC Dark Matter and Spark Mini) thanks to your help and "That Pedal Show"

@utai4571 5 лет назад

Funny, i just spent an hour playing around on my guitar and thinking that i'm starting to be bored with fuzz pedals, and boom here you are with a video just for me to spend more money on new gear :D !!!

@justinvanmarle6039 5 лет назад

That JHS is a complete beast. Easily the best tone out of the lot. For me anyway. 😉

@ransombaggins9301 4 года назад

Another great video! So many great pedals. That Strymon really caught me off guard. It's on the short list.

@StuartBridson 5 лет назад

So glad you featured the Iron Horse (albeit briefly) as I maintain it's one of the best drive pedals (not just distortion) around.

@Astronomater 5 лет назад

epic album. I think Spoonman is also worth a mention.

@lukeweiler1192 5 лет назад

Harmony Smurf hell yeah got to respect the spoonman !!!! 👊🏻dude is legendary !!!!!

@SuperJiggawhat 5 лет назад

I have been really enjoying the Suhr Riot pedal for my distortion, personally. It's a great Marshall in a box with three voices.

@runlarryrun77 5 лет назад

I have a Riot clone. Love it. To me it sounds like a RAT on steroids.

@mongooseavilacosta9359 5 лет назад

Yes. That's my main distortion pedal SUHR RIOT!!

@SuperJiggawhat 5 лет назад

@@runlarryrun77 the Riot and Riot reloaded are awesome. I'm thinking I like the original Riot the best, as it has more of that classic Marshall flavor. I like to set the gain about 10 o'clock, then hit it with an overdrive.

@216trixie 5 лет назад

For personal Distortion, I agree.

@braddenyar3641 4 года назад

Mate, great video. I’ve been rocking the first Angry Charlie since it was released. Love it

@briantaylor4200 3 года назад

Amazing stuff as always-one you might want to check out that didn’t make the list though is the Revv G3 pedal. Very high gain pedal but very usable still-it sits very organically on top of my clean channel on my Genz Benz El Diablo!!

@mwyatt222 5 лет назад

I grew up in Tx. and was aware of Kings X when they were a new band. I feel like Ty Tabors distortion tone is one of the all time greats. It was literally ear candy live in his early days playing those Lab Series amps with chorus but the rate on zero for a spatial effect. Back then in Dallas I saw Eric Johnson and SRV together @ a place called 'Tango's' once per month for a couple of years. Two who are considered the best 'tone rangers' in the industry and still I remember they had nothing on King's X's live guitar sounds. Creamy deluxe distortion like my Bogner Shiva but better. What ever he did should be duplicated IMHO.

@braddelallana3878 5 лет назад

Lovin that Fender Pugilist distortion! Solid tone!

@bartholomeusclever 5 лет назад

true true

@mattgilbert7347 4 года назад

It's awesome. Major Marshall JCM-type tones. The lower gain tones are nothing to sneer at either. You can even get it to do the Jimi cranked vintage Marshall thing.

@docamosroxie8686 3 года назад

Got a used one for $50 a few years back....love it

@rainwhenidie86 Год назад

Best pedal reviews out there, tahnks Josh!

@alexmusselwhite8150 5 лет назад

Hands down best intro ever. Do more like this again 👍

@DareBear2099 5 лет назад

I've owned a Dark Matter, loved that pedal, don't know why I got rid of it. Highly underrated. The Rat is still my go to distortion on my board though, and has been for years.

@erictoniaschwab1009 5 лет назад

Derrick Lugo This has been my main distortion for just about a year now. I think the name is misleading to some. It sounds like it would be a heavy metal pedal but it’s more of a classic rock Jmp/JCM sound.

@sam4667 5 лет назад

Same. It was cheap and sounded great for low gain. Why did I sell it again?

@DareBear2099 5 лет назад

@@sam4667 literally bought one again hahahahaha

@sam4667 5 лет назад

@@DareBear2099 ha

@jameswyre6480 5 лет назад

Good stuff but The Elements really stood out as having a fine voicing.

@Apparitions98 3 года назад

Exactly what I was thinking!!

@SSRT_JubyDuby8742 5 лет назад

Nice one, I never thought you'd get 'round to it, "the waiting drove me mad.."

@ryansteinwedelmusic 4 года назад

Love all the vids!!, learn something new on every one!

@BobMaulucci 3 года назад

I always loved Soundgarden Louder then Love. These guitars, the feedback, and vocals just rocked my world.

@k2a1991 5 лет назад

Everything from Dinosaur jr. J Mascis even has distortion on for his "clean" sound. (And of course the EHX Big Muff/ EHX Electric Mistress combination)

@lukeweiler1192 5 лет назад

K2A yesssssss Love dinosaur JR still a band I’m trying to see live while I still might have a chance love J and his killer guitar sounds

@tonyloxton1965 Год назад

I just remembered how your demos sounded like you mic'd the back of the amp😁 Just taking a stroll through RU-vid history. You guys are awesome. Thanks

@jhspedals Год назад

Thanks!

@BrandonOutside 5 лет назад

The first albums that come to mind for me are: Attack On Memory by Cloud Nothings. I love the tones on that album. A bit of distortion everywhere. At some points there's more distortion on the bass than the guitars, which gives it an awesome vibe in my opinion. The guitar often has more of a bright, chimey distortion. Same thing with Grand Funk Railroad's "Red Album." I love the distortion tones on that album. Again, a bit of distortion and fuzz on everything, including the bass, which stands out beautifully. There's a pattern there.. maybe you should do an episode on bass distortion specifically! "When everyone around you is crazy and you're rocking out, that's what life is all about!" I love it!

@granthambeard 5 лет назад

Copper Blue by Sugar was the album that showed me guitarists were turning their mid controls in the wrong direction! Mxr distortion+

@JeffreyTheTaylor 5 лет назад

The Fender and the Strymon were the only ones that moved the needle for me.

@perlepumpa 5 лет назад

I use a "rectifier in a box" distortion pedal, which was custom made for me by a Portuguese pedal builder. sounds great on high or low gain settings. Also use a Black Russian muff, and a green Russian muff reissue for more muddy distortions. If we talk about distortion, we must mention Norma Jean's "Bless the Martyr and kiss the child". it's insanely heavy, distortion everywhere but songs like "pretty soon I don't know what but something is going to happen" just blow me away with how melodic and intense it can get with high gain distortion. loved the video. Loud is more good!

@finctank 5 лет назад

R.E.M. - Monster is a great album for one particular sound - heavy distorted tremolo 👌 Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream has that amazing op amp Big Muff fuzz/distortion sound that seems to be mixed down to create a warm full sound on the entire record 👌 NOFX - Punk in Drublic... not much else to say about that. It’s distorted. 👌 I was really impressed with the Strymon Sunset, it did something different to my ears to the normal stuff. Thanks for another entertaining video.