The Haunting Mids is BACK!! (2018) 

awesome! Sounds like something I need! But you definitely missed an opportunity to label the volume knob "BOOst".

Other Pedals: Opening the casing will void your warranty. JHS Pedals: Go ahead, open it up, we've put a little joke in there for you!

Guitar tone lives and dies in the mids. "Parked Wah". Awww. He didn't say the naughty word. Bless him :)

I will try it AFTER my Metalzone....to put the scooped mids back in it!....$cary!! 🤘💀🤘

I love that Josh plays good riffs on the JHS videos. It seems that 99% of every pedal demo on RU-vid the guitarist follow the rule of, “playing the worlds worst riffs.” Thank you, Josh for playing riffs that I’d actually listen to on an album.

Just got mine today. You've got no idea how helpful this is with a deluxe reverb with no mids option and with stacking drives.

Alabama! Greeting from Auburn! Class of '93, back now so oldest daughter can go there and wife's finishing up her Phd. War Eagle! Love the video too!

Haunting Mids Version 2 definitely needs an expression jack for the sweep control. Sounds great man!

That fuzz into a boost trick has been a board must have for years for me, it's magical

Would love to see more about how the pedals are prototyped, developed, and manufactured! Or a series on pedal circuit basics would be amazing too!

This could easily become the next holy grail pedal for live and recording. It does what everyone who ever used a tube screamer really wanted but it didn't exist.

I discovered your channel yesterday and I'm on a huge binge! I love your personality, how passionate you are about music, and how you are entertaining and educational at the same time! I'd never thought of stacking drives and boost Before, but now I want to buy a boost pedal. Keep up the great work!

I was looking for my first boost style pedal to get for the board. Sold. Yes sir. Thank you sir.

THANK YOU. I wish this video was around when i was first playing guitar! it took me like 7 years to figure out less gain and more mids haha. Great video!

Love that this is a JHS Pedal specific VLOG. I can appreciate the in depth descriptions about this pedal.

Dude, love the personality you put into your pedals and the pride you take in them. Thanks for producing these vlogs, they are informational and enjoyable.

Really look forward to your vlogs each week . ..educational and entertaining . Will be getting one of these now that Long & McQuade here in Canada now sell JHS pedals . Awesome .

What an Awesome Video extremely informative with the pre and post examples! ..really helped! Will definitely look at purchasing one of these to help me cut through the mix in a live situation.. Top work mate!

Hey Josh, once again thanks for another very informative and always entertaining presentation. This is a nice continuation of your blog about stacking preamps. As you just pointed out, both pre and post EQ (mid boost-mid scoop) are two wonderfully different animals that can help you do some radical tone sculpting. I could go on and on but I've spent 40 minutes already just for these few sentences. LOL, I don't know how you do all the things you do!

I enjoy your videos, Josh. Your sense of humor is great! :)

I don't even buy pedals any more, but I absolutely LOVE these videos. You're a top notch presenter, Josh!

Perfect for my fuzzface! Mine is the germanium one with the nkt-275 transitors and this will definitely help with a little extra mids to cut through the mix. Thanks josh! You make such great pedals and I look forward to every video you post 😁

I love that intro man, such a cool production work right there

Quickly (just found your channel a week ago) becoming my favorite channel. Great job man

Josh Homme gonna be knocking on your door for this one. That guy is all about mid boost. You get some pretty close qotsa tones in this demo actually.

This was the pedal I never knew I needed until I bought one and plugged it in for the first time! It can really help to thicken up single coils through a strat and dialing up the mid boost on a Les Paul junior just makes the p90s absolutely scream (even more than they already do). This one will always have a permanent home on my pedalboard!

You are from Alabama, Awesome. That explains why your voice seems normal. Greetings from Jasper, Al.

Great video Sir, watched yesterday & went on to buy one from True Tone in LA today. Very cool & unique tool, found it's juice very quickly with no hassle. Your vids, shared insights & application are really great! Keep em coming!

I just love my haunting mods pedal. I used it in my effects loop on my lead channel in my Mesa roadster to add mids to get it to sing. Thanks for the perfect pedal🤘

Super glad I picked one up last year! Totally amazeballs!

Damn this is actually exactly what I need. I decided to start playing my strat more but my main amp, a Supro Coronado doesn’t have a mid control. I like to use more mids than highs with a strat, and this has exactly the controls you need and nothing more or less.

Josh, this was a great video! I legit thought this pedal was stupid when it first came out, but now that you gave this overview - I totally see the application in expanding your entire drive section on your board. Really cool! I'm willing to admit when I'm a fool.

Hey! The format of the videos are gradually improving! Kudos, man!

Josh, this is an amazing pedal and solved a lot of issues for me. I am in a acoustic band now and play acoustic guitar and this pedal solved my missing mids issue. I actually use it as a boost pedal for leads and tags. Setting up an acoustic pedalboard was a challenge in itself. Almost there. Ordering your Unicorn pedal now also for final piece of puzzle. Just a shout out for a life saving pedal that makes my Seagull sound amazing. I pair it with the EP boost and delay and just WOW. Thanks for making great pedals and hope to own a line up someday. Best to you, G.

Love the video... good explanation of what it does, hears it and wasn’t too crazy about it on some run-of-the-mill demos. Little more intrigued now.

Genius pedal, great video!

Your videos makes me happy....and i feel educated and entertained every bit of it....thank you..

My haunting mids just arrived yesterday, and I'm absolutely in love with it.

was very happy that you went through this process with designing this pedal. i wish i knew what all of those capacitors worked and what they do in the pedal. I just started as a retailer at a music store and we do stock JHS pedals! I'll have to check it out whenever we get one in. Great vid josh! :) \m/

Really looking forward to this one, man. Funny how what was a goof is truly a useable tool.

Brilliant idea. Mids are my main concern when tone shaping, most of the 'character' of guitar tone is in the Mids, at least to my ear. It is a control often left off pedals, and even my current amp only has Bass & Treble controls. I went online to search if anyone made a sweepable mid pedal, and here it is. Nice. Instead of fiddling with different pots, pickups and capacitors, this pedal could potentially make the tone change you want in your guitar without unnecessary upgrades.

Your productions are just as bad-ass as the pedals. Love watching these.

I'm really new to your pedals and vlog but just wanted to say that both are amazing! Hooked on both!

I fucking love Josh as a person and the way he carries himself as a brand. So down to earth when talking about specifics and tries to lay everything out in terms professionals and beginners can understand. Love the name of this pedal and it has a fantastic use. Realistically speaking, the mids is the biggest influence in your guitar tone aside the fingers, technique etc. It's just how you level your mids and which frequencies you prefer to cut. There's no better or worse, simply because no set of ears is the same!

This is an amazing pedal I’ve been looking at it for years and decided to pull the trigger on it. I use it on my Rockerverbs clean channel where it doesn’t have a Mids knob. Blown away by this pedal and the sounds you can get out of it!

Definitely a very usable cut down EQ. Love the notion of the "cocked wah" style use, good for your money for nothing sound.

I definitely have to agree! An expression out for the sweep could turn this into one of the coolest wahs on the planet.

Josh love your videos. Keep them coming. Your pedals are ok, too.

Probably not what a lot of people focus on, but I really appreciate how high quality your videos are. Your audio recording is fantastic and your cinematography skills with some of the more animated shots are just beautiful.

It's an amazing result when you cascade 2 of these together. First, you pick the frequency that you want to boost, turn the mid knob all the way up, then find the exact frequency on the 2nd pedal, turn the mid knob all the way down to be greeted with a completely transparent version of your original signal. 😎

Glad it's back been on the hunt for one

Maybe The V2 could have a Red Remote jack that you can connect a Exspression pedal too to the Sweep Control! ala Wah wah pedal ....

I really enjoy your VLOGs...I’ve known for a while that you produce awesome pedals. In watching these videos, I feel like I’ve gotten to know you a bit. That is often a deciding factor when I choose to make a purchase from a company. There are so many good builders, but when I feel a connection to a personable, engaging business, I pull the trigger and rest assured I spent wisely. That’s the reason I buy from D’Addario, Ernie Ball, Way Huge, MXR, EXH. And now, I’ve decided to join the JHS family. Deciding which pedal will be my first will prove to be more difficult. Time to make a list, I suppose. Thanks, Josh. Cheers from Maryland.

You can use a sweepable mid boost to hone in on frequencies that cause feedback. Allowing one to summon feedback on the fly.

A popular buzz phrase "ice picky", truly my favorite :) Another fun vlog!

Great episode! Very informative.

Sounds awesome! Definitely gonna put this after my EQD Westwood

i like it. in the examples i always preferred it in pre rather than post, but hey different strokes for different folks. love jhs

I’m gonna be honest. I will 300% buy the “scream, terror, & fright” version. I’ll study that manual i don’t care, I love that. I wish more companies took chances like that.

Thank you you enjoyed the lesson.

Vlog 12 - Still hooked. Totally impressed with how much better I understood the new (?) pedal in this casual, conversational format. In Vlog 10 we looked at that programmable EQ in the Texas Shop. Other than not having more than one setting (excluding bypass), this appears to do what I would need even better. Also. Ghost 👻.

Gosh darn you, Josh. I got my Haunting Mids last week, and it's now the most useful pedal I own. The reason I say gosh darn you is, I think I need a second or maybe even a third so I can have one for each situation I want to use it for. I use a scoop (10:00 and 10:00) for metal distortion, a bump (2:00 and 2:00) for some bluesy, raunchy p-90 snarl. Oh, and it's a great clean boost that's customizable exactly the way I want. I only own one other pedal that makes me want another one. The OBNE Dark Star used to be my favorite pedal. Maybe it still is. But this one is right up there. Cheers!

Dude, I love everything about this pedal, I need to get one, any little pedal that gives me so many options to tweak my signal/sound is a must have. Now this and if I can find that damn Ibaneze Overdrive pedal I will be very happy

Alright, now we need explanations like what starts in min 5:45 on every JHS pedal in production (and their backstory). Hehe. Nice vid, good work!

That Slim Pickens has a killer tone, I gotta see what his pedal board looks like

I missed the release last year but just caught sight of this pedal on John Browne's channel. I've been wanting a pedal like this for a while now so I thank you very much. Then, you put a ghost on it and I am now compelled to buy it. And I need to find a Slim as well. As for uses, I'll mainly be running it in front of an amp to pinpoint a specific midrange frequency that bugs me and cut it. Might do the same in the effects loop or on the slave out.

What would’ve been really cool for the morning glory bit would’ve been to have their settings identical and see the difference in post/pre. However, I love your videos dude! Keep making great stuff

Brilliant idea for a pedal with a lot of versatility.

That´s actually one of the most useful pedal concept ever!

I never saw this video before. And now I NEED this pedal. I love you, dude. I own waaaaayyyyy too many of your pedals. If you are ever sitting around and thinking, "I wonder who will buy this pedal?" It is probably me. As I seem to like the audio things that others do not like as much. I am "that guy" who is not big on the most popular thing. It just will not do for me what it seems to do for everyone else, but then I will find a use for something obscure that like sold five units and three of them were returned. And I own two of them. I NEED this. lolol You should sell a line of autographed pedals with like limited numbers, or something exclusively on your website or something. I would but them. Autographed posters and such. There are nerds out there who would climb over themselves for these things. I know, I am one of them. Love your stuff, sir. Thanks!

Just got the Haunting Mids today for my bass. Running my Schecter 4-string into a JHS Whitey Tightey compressor, into the Haunting Mids, and then into a JHS Morning Glory with the Red Remote. Sounds fantastic! Thanks for making some great pedals.

Bought it, hated it, learned it, now I must have and I love it.

My pedal just arrived… I must say I’m VERY happy with it. I thought it would just be an EQ pedal with less EQ features but that’s not my experience… It kept the tone and brightness and bass the same and just cleared up a touch of the muddiness from the heavier strings I put on AND helps sharpen the tone to cut through the mix and give more bite

I love the vibe of your vids , it's like watching a kid in a pete and pete episode talking pedals in his garage lol

This is the first (hopefully of many) JHS pedals I've purchased. I've gigged with it as a mid boost for solos and for clean parts that need a little help. By extension it is also one of the reasons I've gotten into building pedals myself. I'm on a big fuzz kick right now and I can't wait to try some of my own creations in line with this pedal.

Just got my hands on this pedal today. I have a earthquaker devices talons and Friedman Friedman be-od and absolutely love it!!! I run a wet dry wet rig using just one preamp from my Hughes and kettner tubemeister 40 deluxe into the returns of my other two amps. This is a game changer for anyone who has a large pedalboard with many pedals/amps. Buy it now and save yourself some major headaches!

would be cool if the ghost glowed in the dark...

i dig the idea and the concept of this pedal..and it looks awesome..i vont it

Amazing pedal!

That was profound there, about the time we'd be/ we're all in.

I will most likely buy one when I have more money but, for now, I just bought the t-shirt. Perfect for the SPOOKY SEASON AHEAD.

Really cool and versatile pedal! :D

Yes... I’ll buy one. And a t-shirt! I’ll use it post the Muffuletta.

You and that Wampler guy need to talk ... EDIT ... because his cat needs help with their Univibe prototype.

That's why i use an eq pedal after the big muff. It's a great tool for shaping your tone. Also a treble booster into a big muff works great to cut through the mix..

Hey Josh!! In your last vlog about boosters you changed my mind about the way I see boost pedals. I guess I´ll have to check out the haunting miss and get a bigger pedalboard!!! God bless!!

That is an exceptionally neatly wired breadboard, well done to the engineering team 👍

I love this pedal, got it last year and run it post all my drives, it's a super handy tool One suggestion I would make (perhaps for v2) would be to allow the volume and/or sweep pot to be controlled by expression pedal, that would make it a rad Wah or a transparent volume pedal I also would love to see some freq written on the sweep control, so I can know which freq's I'm boosting

I have been haunted by mids that are determined by others. With the Sweep knob, I very quickly find a frequency that makes my guitar amp very happy. My guitar comes into a resonant focus that makes a 112, 212, 412 etc. cabinet sound louder. It helps me dial in different rooms and amps quickly.

Kudos! Im absolutely getting one of these!

I see a Back to the future poster in the background. My favourite movie of all time

The best pedal sales speech ever, my gut is telling me to buy it now

love it can't wait to try one good as always thanks for the laugh.

That future/past/present thing at the end blew my mind out

That fuzz trick is a great Baroness-like tone

I know this is an old video but I just recently bought one of these. I place a Bozz GE-7 EQ at the beginning of my chain and then put the Haunting Mids after my drive section. I have a TON of tone shaping options this way.

Awesome! That's how I use the Boss PQ-4

You should do this with other pedals in ur line. Awesome and very informative.

Hey josh! Gotta say I love the brand and I love your pedals, moonshine is the best drive pedal I own! I know you probably get a ton of ideas and questions and suggestions, but lately I’ve been feeling this as a thing I think y’all should look into. I think it would be really cool to make more MODED pedals because many of us love our RV-6s, but want 2 modes (see what I did there ;) anyways, an idea would be a to make JHS mods more of its own brand under jhs but make it more it’s own and bring back some of the amazing mods y’all do, like the rehouse mods and the and other amazing things. Anyways love what y’all do, have a great day!!

Ha ha ..slim with that extra note ending..anyways great video. I thought haunting meant hearing that specific mid frequency that fits your playing style. I'm getting this pedal to use as a pre boost to a distortion pedal