JHS Pedals explained

JHS Pedals
Type:Limited Liability Company
Industry:Guitar Effects Pedals
Founder:Joshua Heath Scott
Foundation:2007
Location City:Kansas City, Missouri
Location Country:United States
Products:Effects units
Num Employees:35
Num Employees Year:April 2021
Website:https://www.jhspedals.com

JHS Pedals is a guitar effects pedals manufacturer with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri.

History

JHS Pedals was founded by Joshua Heath Scott in Jackson, Mississippi. He began by repairing and modifying his own pedals,[1] and then sold modified pedals at the local guitar shop before designing his own. Among his early models were the Morning Glory overdrive and the Pulp 'N' Peel compressor.[2] [3] In 2009 Scott moved the company to Kansas City, Missouri, eventually expanding to 10 employees. JHS released the Panther analog delay in 2011 and also the SuperBolt overdrive and Prestige booster/buffer/enhancer in 2012.[4]

In 2015 JHS collaborated with Keeley Electronics to produce a combined compressor and overdrive pedal, the Steak and Eggs.[5]

In 2018, Scott and Nick Loux released the first episode of The JHS Show, a video blog about guitar pedal history, products and inventors; Scott's screen persona has been described as "the Bill Nye the Science Guy meets Mister Rogers of guitar".[6]

Products

JHS manufactures and sells pedals with a variety of effects, including the Morning Glory V4, the Muffuletta, the 3 Series, the Pulp'N'Peel V4, the Andy Timmons AT+, the Paul Gilbert PG-14, the Legends of Fuzz series, the Unicorn Univibe, the Lucky Cat, the Double Barrel V4, the 1966 Series and the Colour Box preamp.[7]

Artist collaborations and documented users

JHS Pedals has developed custom pedals for artists including Andy Timmons,[8] Butch Walker[9] (who has produced songs for acts like Katy Perry, Weezer and The All-American Rejects), Stu G of Delirious?,[10] Drew Shirley of Switchfoot,[11] [12] Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,[13] Paul Gilbert.[14] [15] and Madison Cunningham[16] [17]

JHS Pedals products have been used by guitarists such as the Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett,[18] John Mayer,[19] [20] Mutemath's Roy Mitchell-Cardenas,[21] Muse's Matt Bellamy,[22] Beck,[23] Jessica Dobson (Deep Sea Diver and The Shins),[24] Amber Bain (The Japanese House)[25] and U2's the Edge[26]

In 2017, JHS collaborated with BOSS to produce the Boss JB-2 Angry Driver,[27] which combines the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver and JHS Pedals Angry Charlie.

In 2017, JHS collaborated with Tim Marcus of Milkman Sound to produce the Milkman[28] boost/slap delay.

In 2019, JHS severed ties with Ryan Adams and stopped production of his signature pedal, the VCR, after Adams was accused of sexual misconduct. JHS announced they would be rebranding the remaining pedals to the Space Commander and using the proceeds to support work against sexual abuse and assault.[29] [30]

In April 2023, JHS, Electro Harmonix and graphic designer, Daniel Danger collaborated and released the Lizard Queen, an octave fuzz pedal inspired by the 1970s[31] A big box version of the Lizard Queen was released and was limited to 1,000 units, 30 of which featured inverse colors.[32] [33]

In August 2023, JHS partnered with Ross, Inc. to reissue, licence, produce and sell five new effect pedals.[34] The first four are the Compressor, Distortion, Chorus and Phaser and are reissued models from Ross, Inc's old collection. The new Fuzz pedal has been taken from the fuzz circuitry from Kustom amplifiers,[35] which were made by Ross, Inc. at the time.

Pedals: The Musical

On 13 and 14 March 2021, JHS Pedals debuted Pedals: The Musical, a musical comedy about guitar pedals (starring Josh Scott, Rhett Shull and Nick Loux) as a live YouTube JHS Show event. The production specifically focused on the first seven guitar pedals, invented between 1960 and 1970. Peter Kirn of CDM said that the production was "not quite Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat so much as its own Red, White and Blaine. But it is historically accurate."[36]

Josh Scott has announced plans for follow-up productions in the vein of Pedals: The Musical including performances focusing on the 70s, the 80s, the 90s, the 2000s, and the 2010s. Scott has been quoted saying "We want to do a prequel about the invention of the electric guitar from roughly 1931 through 1960. We want to do some straight plays – meaning just acting, no singing – about the lives of inventors like Les Paul, Leo Fender, George Beauchamp. All these people that have amazing narratives and stories, I could see us doing this for a long time; I’m pretty committed to it because I think it’s a fantastic avenue for teaching."[37]

Guitar.com articles

Beginning in 2021, Josh Scott began writing a series of articles[38] for Guitar.com chronicling the history of the electric guitar and, by extension, guitar pedals. In the series, Scott notably tied historical figures like Mark Twain,[39] Benjamin Franklin,[40] Henry Ford[41] and Charles Darwin into the guitar history narrative.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barnett . Sheena . Tupelo resident builds guitar pedal maker business . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022952/https://www.djournal.com/news/business/tupelo-resident-builds-guitar-pedal-maker-business/ . Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . 23 August 2009 . 4 March 2016 . unfit.
  2. News: Builder Profile: JHS Pedals . . 2 September 2013 . 28 April 2021 . Corbin . Reiff.
  3. Web site: JHS Pulp ‘N’ Peel V4 Review . Performer . Chris . Devine . 18 August 2016 .
  4. Web site: JHS Pedals introduces the SuperBolt Overdrive and the Prestige pedals . Premier Guitar . 14 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130907070418/http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/9016 . 7 September 2013 . unfit.
  5. Web site: JHS Pedals and Keeley Electronics Steak and Eggs . David A. . Evans . Tone Report . 12 November 2015 .
  6. Web site: 12 March 2021 . Pedals: The Musical from JHS Pedals stomps its way onto YouTube this weekend . 14 April 2021 . The Pitch . Spacek . Nick.
  7. Web site: JHS Colour Box Review . Premier Guitar . Gore . Joe . 10 November 2014.
  8. Web site: 2020-08-01. JHS AT+ Andy Timmons Signature Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal Review. 2021-08-30. Old-Time Music. en-US.
  9. Web site: JHS Pedals Ruby Red Tone Report. 2021-08-30. tonereport.com.
  10. Web site: JHS The Kilt Tone Report. 2021-08-30. tonereport.com.
  11. Web site: Jennings. Steve. 24 February 2010. All Access: Switchfoot. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20100309042652/https://www.mixonline.com/live/tourprofiles/all_access_switchfoot/. 9 March 2010. Mix. Penton Media, Inc..
  12. Web site: JHS Pedals Bun Runner Fuzz Pedal - Pedal of the Day. 2021-08-30. www.pedal-of-the-day.com.
  13. Web site: JHS Pedals Calhoun Tone Report. 2021-08-30. tonereport.com.
  14. Web site: JHS Pedals releases Paul Gilbert Pedal . Guitar Player . Future US Inc . https://web.archive.org/web/20200112085743/https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/jhs-launches-new-paul-gilbert-pg-14-pedal . 12 January 2020. unfit . Maxwell . Jackson. 12 January 2020 .
  15. Web site: 3 July 2020 . JHS Pedals PG-14 review. 28 April 2021 . MusicRadar . Future Publishing Ltd.
  16. Web site: 7 July 2020 . Introducing... Madison Cunningham, the Jazzmaster-playing songwriter putting her stamp on modern Americana . 28 April 2021 . Guitar.com . Gardner . Josh.
  17. Web site: 21 October 2022 . JHS Pedals partners with Madison Cunningham for signature Artificial Blonde vibrato pedal. Owen. Matt. Maxwell. Jackson.
  18. Web site: August 2021. Jonathan Horsley 27. 2021-08-27. Foo Fighters Chris Shiflett, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear touring pedalboards revealed. 2021-08-30. MusicRadar. en.
  19. Web site: August 2021. Matt Parker 24. 2021-08-24. John Mayer’s 2021 Dead & Company pedalboard has been revealed – but what’s that mystery pedal?. 2021-08-30. guitarworld. en.
  20. Web site: n.d. . Ze . The Guitar Effects Pedals Behind John Mayer's Wide Ranging Sound Palette . 28 April 2021 . Liberty Park Music.
  21. Web site: Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas Equipboard. 2021-08-30. equipboard.com.
  22. Web site: Matthew Bellamy's JHS Crayon Equipboard. 2021-08-30. equipboard.com.
  23. Web site: 2019-11-20. Tech 21 release the SansAmp PSA 2.0 preamp pedal. 2021-08-30. Mixdown Magazine. en-AU.
  24. Web site: Jessica Dobson's JHS Mini Foot Equipboard. 2021-08-30. equipboard.com.
  25. Web site: Gears + Equipment Used By Amber Bain - Gemtracks. 2021-08-30. Gemtracks.com.
  26. Web site: The Edge's JHS Colour Box Equipboard. 2021-08-30. equipboard.com.
  27. Web site: November 2017. Paul Riario 08. 2017-11-08. Review: Boss JB-2 Angry Driver Pedal. 2021-08-30. guitarworld. en.
  28. Web site: JHS Pedals The Milkman Delay Boost - Pedal of the Day. 2021-08-30. www.pedal-of-the-day.com.
  29. Web site: MusicRadar . Future Publishing Ltd . 15 February 2019 . Ryan Adams dropped by guitar, amp and pedal companies following sexual misconduct allegations . 1 March 2019 .
  30. Web site: 14 February 2019 . Blais-Billie . Braudie . Liz Phair and Karen Elson Share Statements About Ryan Adams Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations . Pitchfork. Condé Nast .
  31. https://www.ehx.com/products/lizard-queen/
  32. https://www.jhspedals.info/lizard-queen-release
  33. Web site: 21 October 2022 . NAMM 2023: Electro-Harmonix makes Josh Scott’s dream a reality with the release of his Lizard Queen Octave Fuzz pedal design. Astley-Brown. Michael.
  34. Web site: OUR STORY . 2023-08-16 . ROSS Electronics . en-US.
  35. Web site: ROSS Fuzz . 2023-08-16 . ROSS Electronics . en-US.
  36. Web site: 17 March 2021 . Pedals: The Musical, where pedals sing to you about their history, is an actual thing . 14 April 2021 . CDM . Create Digital Media, Gmbh . Kirn . Peter .
  37. Web site: 26 March 2021 . Josh Scott explains why he made a musical about effects pedals… and why he's just getting started . 14 April 2021 . Guitar.com . BandLab Technologies . Gardner . Josh.
  38. Web site: Josh Scott. 2021-08-30. Guitar.com All Things Guitar. en-GB.
  39. Web site: 2021-04-09. Invention Has A Sound: The story of Mark Twain, a Martin acoustic and the world's first guitar effect. 2021-08-30. Guitar.com All Things Guitar. en-GB.
  40. Web site: 2021-03-05. Electricity Meets Guitar: How we turned a lightning bolt into rock ’n’ roll. 2021-08-30. Guitar.com All Things Guitar. en-GB.
  41. Web site: 2021-07-23. Invention & Evolution: Charles Darwin, Henry Ford and how the death of silent movies birthed the guitar amplifier. 2021-08-30. Guitar.com All Things Guitar. en-GB.

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