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!
@mannishboy15 жыл бұрын
About time! I thought you forgot us...
@acebone25 жыл бұрын
Back in '85 (or around that time) I had a Boss walkman-sized headphone-amp. It had built-in distortion, tone-controls and chorus/flanger/verb. I actually used it in my setup, on bass, to get a really heavy distortion going on. Do you know that unit? Unfortunately I don't recall it's model number, but it would be awesome to see it reviewed/demo'ed :)
@mattmorgan24005 жыл бұрын
Cool video. Albums: Big Country - Steeltown is insane. Also Simple Minds - Sparkle In The Rain. Both produced by Steve Lillywhite. Both are crazy good.
@eddie4maiden5 жыл бұрын
I want to recommend you New wave's band called Modern English. Album: Pillow Lips and songs like Take Me Away or their biggest hit I Melt With You.
@BassToTheFaceMan5 жыл бұрын
Great albums from the 80's… any Oingo Boingo album would do.
@bearclan5 жыл бұрын
Josh, I've been playing guitar for over 50 years & I'm still riding a high from seeing Hendrix in Detroit in '69. I'm disabled and on a very limited income, but my guitar helps me cope with pain and the tribulations of life. Your videos are entertaining and educational. You've helped me find less expensive ways to get great sounds and your enthusiasm inspires me to find even greater joy in making music. Thanks for the work you do, and for sharing your joy. Peace & blessings!
@fletcherroles5207 Жыл бұрын
hope ur doing well!!
@ThreeBeingOne4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing and reminding me of what’s important 🤘🏾
@BrandonOutside5 жыл бұрын
Daaang, that Danelectro reverb sounds beautiful!
@jas_bataille4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but that MilkMan....... ... shit
@albertf.91984 жыл бұрын
Lera Lynn sounds like she's gonna start singing any second...
@willhammond043 жыл бұрын
Sounds heavenly with those p90s
@StonefieldMusic5 жыл бұрын
I walked into a new nightclub in Melbourne, Australia last year. Turned out to be a cocktail bar; not really my thing and I wasn't crazy about the menu ... then I saw a Leslie cabinet sitting on the stage. I hadn't been in the presence of a real Leslie in 20 years. I stayed. The physical experience of a real Leslie is something that no pedal or emulator can even come close to. Your Leslie gets my vote.
@goodun29745 жыл бұрын
AK, blues-rock powerhouse Tab Benoit hosts a 3-day *free* music festival every October in his hometown of Houma Louisiana*. There were two Leslie's on the stage ( one for a backup/ spare), and about half of the bands used it. And yeah, THAT SOUND! Ain't nothin' else like it! Some years back I saw a quadruple-bill show featuring Tommy Castro, John Hiatt, Buddy Guy, and BB King. BB had a huge guy, Tommy T I think they called him, playing a Hammond B3 thru a Leslie, and I practically levitated! *the Voice of the Wetlands festival. Excellent mix of local and national talent. A boatload of great guitar players and several worldclass bassists....the multiple-guitarist jams, and after-hours get-togethers, were fabulous, and it was free! And Tab Benoit himself, my oh my....he's like a two-legged Anti-Pedal ! A battered Tele Thinline and two Category 5 amps. No pedals or effects, unless you count the snarling alligator head on his amp where he keeps a slide, spare earplugs, and some rarely used picks (plays mostly with his fingers like Jeff Beck does, the picks often get thrown to the audience).
@Jacob-lf7sd5 жыл бұрын
I live in Melbourne! which bar is it?
@StonefieldMusic5 жыл бұрын
@@Jacob-lf7sd It was Jaspers, right next to Paris Cat. I can't recall the name of the band though.
@patmccrotch53735 жыл бұрын
100% agree.. NOTHING like a leslie sound.
@stevecarter88104 жыл бұрын
Yeah every time I see a Leslie online I'm like "it doesn't work unless you're in the room with it!"
@OuijTube4 жыл бұрын
“The Sun Always Shines on TV” is criminally underrated
@Ndlanding4 жыл бұрын
Actually, that was the main song they were famous for in the UK, and rightly so. "Take On Me" came out afterwards, and had a lot of people saying, "That's not English!" Good song, but played to death, even today. Must dig out my cassette, if it hasn't self-destructed/destroyed/disintegrated.
@CL_Audio_Tuning3 жыл бұрын
Hunting High and Low is truly epic as well! That whole record is awesome!
@E-Biz5 жыл бұрын
The massive size of the footswitch for the rotary box is ridiculous and amazing.
@christisgod33545 жыл бұрын
That is the 2nd biggest footswitch I have ever seen......
@wesleyzimmerman945 жыл бұрын
@@christisgod3354 Fuck, dude.... you can NOT say that and NOT tell us what it is
@chrisdebarge71385 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure it's also the tube preamp for the Leslie in there. Still ridiculously big.
@E-Biz5 жыл бұрын
I'd love to have that for just one gig just so I can be that guy that takes up all the room on a tiny stage in a small bar. "Excuse me, guys, you're going to have to move that keyboard to make room for my one button pedal."
@vexguine5 жыл бұрын
You can use that switch to lock the wheel of your car on slopes
@MartinCliffe5 жыл бұрын
Agree about The Sun Always Shines On TV. Stunning production, particularly for the 80s. Killer band.
@JakeCuster5 жыл бұрын
The Leslie speaker weighs 1,000 pounds, but that is much smaller compared to the footswitch that weighs 10,000 pounds
@vexguine5 жыл бұрын
that switch is roo much badass
@eronackerman5655 жыл бұрын
I can honestly say that was the best chorus sound I've ever heard (not a big chorus fan in general). So I guess the question is, how many hundreds of pounds/ dollars better is it than the top chorus pedals?
@m0j0b0ne5 жыл бұрын
The typical Leslie 122s toted by most rock bands of what I like to call 'the era', were actually less than 120lbs, but bulky enough you'd need a box truck or a trailer to move the whole rig, and The Hammond, at 400+ lbs, depending on options, was a two-man carry, with the not-in-the-least-bit optional cradle, and particularly not where the load-in included flights of stairs, with a landing between. My spine throbs at the very thought, but we hauled those magnificent bastards, and Altec-Lansing Voice Of The Theater speakers and the custom folded-horn subs with the Crown boat-anchor power amps, because that's what the Allman Brothers did, before the Grateful Dead followed suit; thus began a stampede, of sorts. Difference was, the Allmans and the Dead had roadies.
@patmccrotch53735 жыл бұрын
@@m0j0b0ne at one magical moment I got to hear and play a hammond B100 (could've been an A100) with a leslie 122 (I'm pretty positive that was the combination) I've literally never heard a 'GROWL' like that (in person) to that point.. or since.. it shook my buddies whole house, and switching the leslie on and off gave me absolute chills.. a VERY cool moment as a musician I'll never forget, because my chances of playing a combo like that again are pretty slim. I will try to recall the actual combo the next time I talk to my buddy, and report back to you hahaha, all I do know is it's a HIGHLY sought combo of organ and amp.
@patmccrotch53735 жыл бұрын
@@m0j0b0ne my whole point of the first message (before I started ranting) was to 100% agree with you about the weight of them damn things.. the organ to be specific, even the chopped ones were a two man job... or a very heavy job for one strong man with a busted back afterwards Haha. Cheers!
@JohnNoirSmith4 жыл бұрын
That Milkman reverb sure was smooth!
@HiVizSmiley5 жыл бұрын
I physically gave you a round of applause when Black Hole Sun started. Great episode as always!
@Rik-Ahbece18 күн бұрын
that sound was amazing.
@gougav5 жыл бұрын
That Danelectro spring reverb sounds absolutely fantastic !
@julienklettenberg58163 жыл бұрын
I saw a-ha play in February last year, just before the world went into lockdown. They played the entire “Hunting High and Low” album, from top to bottom (which meant that they opened with “Take On Me”, and we could then get on with enjoying the show). They’re still a great band. I’m glad you like them.
@dclange5 жыл бұрын
That Leslie has "No Quarter" written all over it! And possibly the best footswitch of all time... Awesome episode Josh...keep it going, more weird stuff please!
@domidigital5 жыл бұрын
Exactly, it has this wobbly-ness that no pedal can really replicate.
@valvenator5 жыл бұрын
I wish they had more than two speeds built in, and you'd need a roadie just for that footswitch!
@ThomasBorghus5 жыл бұрын
I have a Yamaha Leslie from that time and I'm almost certain that is what the zep guys used on NQ - but I might be wrong. The sound when it's played in this video, reminds me more of Soundgardens 'Black Hole Sun' :)
@ThomasBorghus5 жыл бұрын
I stand corrected: "Jones used a Hohner Electra-Piano. An EMS VCS3 was utilised to create the underwater 'wobble' effect on 'No Quarter'. Jones ran the audio signal of the Hohner piano through the filter, and modulated the filter with a sine-wave LFO. This made the filter rise and fall rapidly, creating a shifting tone not unlike a phaser, or Leslie speaker."
@merman935 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I could have the absolute worst day ever, ( wife left me, lost my job, dog ran away, Les Paul headstock snapped,etc), then see a notification of a new JHS pedals video, and everything is right with the world. Just imagine how incredible it is when I’m having a good day to begin with,.. Thank you so much for taking the time to create these ! It brings back the joy of 1970’s after school jam sessions, when one of showed up with a new find.
@Barry101er5 жыл бұрын
Mid-80s genius from Prefab Spout: Swoon or Steve McQueen: perfect!
@hugolanza43724 жыл бұрын
Ha! Prefab Sprout was my 80's pick as well!
@ZRobertson915 жыл бұрын
12:17 - "Black hole sun, won't you come, and wash away the rain?"
@giovannim.75295 жыл бұрын
Great! O thought It was just me that noticed...
@DMSProduktions4 жыл бұрын
Ass hole son, what a bum...
@magicianASMR4 жыл бұрын
@@DMSProduktions what a buuuuuum
@DMSProduktions4 жыл бұрын
@@magicianASMR Ass hole son, ass hole son, ass hole son...
@magicianASMR4 жыл бұрын
@@DMSProduktions what a buUuuuuuuuuum
@MisterNiles5 жыл бұрын
That A-ha record is so underrated. The song "The Blue Sky" is amazing. Great playing and song writing. I even like the dated sounds. My brain is broken and I got nothin for mid 80s. but a couple 81 records come to mind that don't get enough attention from guitar players and musicians in my opinion. Everyone loves Marquee Moon, but nobody seems to listen to Dreamtime by Tom Verlaine. Tin Drum by Japan is another album that I not enough people know about. Incredible rhythm section. As exotic as an Eno pop album. Also: Speaking of anti-pedals. I sometimes use old reel to reels as distortion "pedals" Sound crazy good and are approximately as portable as a Leslie. Thanks for the videos.
@freeecountryy5 жыл бұрын
I read that Johnny Ramone never learned how to tune his guitar and left it up to his road manager who used that strobe tuner thing. He complains about it in his book, On The Road With The Ramones.
@DMSProduktions4 жыл бұрын
That's just typically PUNK isn't it?
@creamcannon8254 жыл бұрын
If you liked that book, I would recommend a look at Commando. It's Johnny Ramone's *auto*biography although it was released posthumously. It's excellent
@freeecountryy4 жыл бұрын
@@creamcannon825 Yeah, it was good. I read all of 'em. Dee Dee's book was the best
@johndiloreto37383 жыл бұрын
Yep. I read the book last summer. Johnny was apparently very strict about it, insisting that "No, you MUST use the strobo!". His tech secretly switched to a different tuner, and Johnny was none the wiser.
@FFGG22E5 жыл бұрын
Kramer guitars were also located in Neptune NJ. I worked there in the late 80early90s. Lot of guitar history in Neptune.
@baldersackthethird7685 жыл бұрын
I still use my Kramer and it has the Neptune New Jersey plate on the back.
@shanewright27725 жыл бұрын
Bonus fun Neptune fact - it's Jack Nicholson's home town.
@neilpatrickhairless5 жыл бұрын
I used to own a white Kramer single p/up deal that was a Korean? import but still had the Neptune NJ neckplate. Had a Kramer branded neck that was supposedly made by ESP on it but I am not sure on the legitimacy of that. Body was broken in half, and the neck was later stolen.
@baldersackthethird7685 жыл бұрын
Yeah pretty sure my Kramer is Korean made too. Heavy like a Gibson, which is getting a bit much for the back these days, so I tend to use my Epi Broadway more.
@MitchGurowitz5 жыл бұрын
Nj has a great musical instrument history, Guild is another.
@stevieray15074 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite 80s albums is Schon and Hammer's Untold Passion. I also love King Crimson's Discipline and Three of a Perfect Pair! Leslie's are awesome! I wish I had one!
@jdkimple4 жыл бұрын
THREE of a Perfect Pair is a phenomenal album!!!
@TimMer19815 жыл бұрын
The Sun Always Shines On TV is great indeed, definitely one of the biggest 80s classics for me. :) Hunting High and Low itself is also a great song by the way. If you like the real 80s sound definitely check out these albums by Talk Talk: The Colour of Spring (1986) and It's My Life (1984). The other 80s albums by them are also cool, but these are the best. One of the most original and best bands of the 80s if you ask me.
@MisterNiles5 жыл бұрын
Color Of Spring is so good. I love Spirit Of Eden and Laughingstock just as much.
@valvenator5 жыл бұрын
@@MisterNiles Living In Another World is such a freakin' awesome powerhouse of a song!
@TimMer19815 жыл бұрын
@@valvenator Indeed, especially the London 1986 live version :) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYnCfqyahLqJabM
@jdkimple4 жыл бұрын
@@MisterNiles Yes, love "Laughing Stock" - such a milestone album. Good heavens, I love that.
@Twirlyhead5 жыл бұрын
A-ha got saddled with the boy pop band tag in the UK and to be fair they did encourage that to some degree but musically they were way above that. The 1986 album, Scoundrel Days, has some real class on it: Cry Wolf, I've Been Losing You et al.
@dwightgarcia91975 жыл бұрын
I swear Josh Scott IS the Mr. Rodgers of our time. And of pedals. All the pedals. All of them. 🖤💜🖤💜
@valvenator5 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see him walk into the room, put on a sweater and sneaks while singing Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood :) ...it's a beautiful day for a pedal,...would you be mine?...could you be mine?
@rstuartcpa5 жыл бұрын
Bring on the puppets!
@hunterthompson22065 жыл бұрын
@@valvenator I second that! Josh, time to get a cardigan sweater and a pair of Keds!
@scottielambert93124 жыл бұрын
My band teacher used that tuner for our band throughout high school. Had a great year and could isolate anyone within orchestra and band. This one was for you Dave Lennox. Thank you sir.
@horizontalblanking5 жыл бұрын
Back in the 80s I got a FREE Boss RPD10 delay with the purchase of a Roland DEP5 reverb rack. Gave the delay to our keyboard player. That was a dumb idea. As far as 80s albums... The Fixx “Reach The Beach” is great. The super compressed, and crystal clean sound of Jamie West-Oram still has a place in my heart.
@rocknrollmonkey86684 жыл бұрын
Christopher Clement to this day I will use 'One Thing Leads To Another' to check my PA system. The production was so clean amd still really holds up.
@mastersteve785 жыл бұрын
That Leslie is the most awesomest ever! And Black Hole Sun with it?!? You made my day, now I'm happy. 😁😁😁😁🤘🤘🤘🤘
@uhhmaybe5 жыл бұрын
Re: the record time question about a mid-80s album -- it doesn't get any better than Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden or Tears For Fears' The Hurting
@valvenator5 жыл бұрын
I loved Talk Talk's song It's my life when it came out but for some reason never looked further into their music till quite recently. Within a month I had all their albums. Just an amazing band from start to finish even though album one is light years different from their last. Maybe I need to give Tears for Fears another look since I love 'the Big Chair'.
@enkiea83225 жыл бұрын
Spirit of Eden is my favorite record EVER. ❤🤙
@diablilloperdio5 жыл бұрын
April 5th is a jewel.
@jettramel5 жыл бұрын
Talk Talk, Tears for Fears the Hurting, I had it when it came out, but now it's rather dark when I listen to it. I would have to ad Icehouse, some great music from that era, I feel real bad I sold my 80s cassette collection & I had tons of great music I should have ripped to my PC & cleaned up, from Ah-ha to U2 & every new wave / pop group for that period. Good times.
@CLaw-tb5gg5 жыл бұрын
Was speaking to the manager of the estate where my parents live recently and he told me he played keyboards on Spirit of Eden (Michael something). That was a bit random.
@tomwimsatt95675 жыл бұрын
I love the "scene thing" that happens between this part and that part! It's what I come here for every video!
@joseevildead6665 жыл бұрын
Daaamn those Boss rack units sound awesome. Instant 80's tones. 👍🏻Although nothing beats that Leslie.
@jordandangelo1805 жыл бұрын
Yes it did. I was blown away by that unit and I want to buy one if it’s available to purchase
@mendBOT5 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly! Oh my god, as a Boss fanboy I really need to find one
@jordandangelo1805 жыл бұрын
there are a lot of videos on KZbin of people demoing them. There distortion and chorus two separate units. they are either going to be cheap because it’s old tech or really expensive
@sparkyguitar00585 жыл бұрын
When I saw those, 1st thing I thought of was Rockman's anti-pedal original stuff. All the half rack noise those things made. Would be cool again. For about 10 minutes, then get sick of it again
@markhamburg55355 жыл бұрын
I had the RDD-10 and RSD-10 and loved them.
@ExperimentIV5 жыл бұрын
the sun always shines on tv is incredible and so is morten's voice!!! amazing taste
@chrisdrake4475 жыл бұрын
First 1980s non-metal albums I bought: The The ‘Infected’; Thomas Dolby’s ‘Golden Age of Wireless’; and Bauhaus ‘The Sky’s Gone Out’
@MisterNiles5 жыл бұрын
Check out the Blinded By Science Ep. I think it's better than Golden Age.
@trebleboost75 жыл бұрын
And ... The Flat Earth album. brilliant.
@mackymcklusky51385 жыл бұрын
I hated the skys gone out at first and then I became my favorite bauhaus record.
@jensenbell5 жыл бұрын
This episode was absolutely delightful. Every little thing throughout. It got me smiling and feeling creative and remembering that my guitar teacher knew these two brothers whose family had moved to California from Russia or the Eastern Bloc... and they were super-duper rich. So The older brother was a teacher and the younger brother was a rock star wannabe... and they had a home studio in the 80s that blew my mind. They had that Boss half rack stuff! I just remembered from watching this. They had all this untouchably expensive home gear. The older brother went on to be a noted author, the younger went on to be in funk bands and ended up owning James Bond's car. * That Multi-Echo is destined to be re-issued... that thing is amazing. ** I have been thinking about selling my 1963 Concert but I can't say goodbye to the Harmonic Trem. I tried the FLINT which got close but... well... I am a tape and tube guy. Now I might have an alternative. Yes. The Leslie is so inspiring. It's guitar heaven. My cousin loves/lives for A-ha. I'll send this video to him. _ Mid 80s. Hmm. Not enough people paid attention to "Let It Be", "Tim" or "Pleased to Meet Me" by the Replacements. Listen to "Left of the Dial" on TIM. Yeah. I'm shocked at how few people know the 80s Tom Petty song, "Straight into Darkness" Amazing song. Related where Andy Williams' Nephews debut "adult" album with songs written by Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and The Plimsouls. "Inch By Inch" by The Williams Bros. has some great guitar tones. For Rockabilly guitar poured into a post nuclear melt down mutator, check out the Mitchel Froom production of a band of very young Massachusetts Band called *The Del Fuegos* here: There is a classic under-known 80s record; the first one by a short lived band called *Lone Justice* kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3TaaKygr7qViJI... this song was written by Petty. And this 80s record, BELLYBUTTON by JELLYFISH is criminally great and forgotten. This tune is great. GREAT TONES. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4K3m5JoorKZiaM
@taatsmusic5 жыл бұрын
"Men at Work - Business as Usual" a really great 80's album that gets overlooked due to a one hit wonder.
@BrendonMacintosh5 жыл бұрын
Have you heard Collin Hay's (singer and Guitarist from men at work) solo work... I first heard a song of his on the Garden State soundtrack then looked up his whole discography some amazing stuff.
@taatsmusic5 жыл бұрын
@@BrendonMacintosh yes, he is an awesome songwriter and never lost it
@davidkastin42405 жыл бұрын
Men at Work are not a one hit wonder band. They had a nice run of hit songs. Check their Greatest Hits album
@jiminskipt88365 жыл бұрын
The Outfield "Voices of Babylon". Please keep making these great gear nerd videos. Cheers!
@RobFlaxMusic5 жыл бұрын
"There was a new type of rock invented..." [Beat] [Beat] "...Fraggle Rock." I lost it.
@tomhill90665 жыл бұрын
I was thinking thrash metal. Anyone else?
@wyndsrfr165 жыл бұрын
You can see how pleased he is with that joke - trying so hard not to smile.
@silvertongues25 жыл бұрын
Classic Dad joke!
@milesanderson36825 жыл бұрын
Was that the greatest or what? Perfect comedic timing.
@WhoWouldWantThisName5 жыл бұрын
I actually did a spit-take on that one. Perfect Josh-ism.
@asmokingumbrella5 жыл бұрын
I'm really glad you highlighted a-ha's Hunting High and Low in your record time. Take On Me was the breakout hit in the U.S. but the entire album is amazing: "The Sun Always Shines on TV", "Train of Thought" and "Living A Boy's Adventure Tale" are all great tracks. This album and "Scoundrel Days" are probably a-ha's best.
@josephfelice6015 жыл бұрын
Cocteau Twins - anything, but Blue Bell Knoll fits your 80's request.
@SimonJohnOwen5 жыл бұрын
I love Bluebell Knoll, such a great album
@rstuartcpa5 жыл бұрын
at last....something decent from the 80's...most of the other suggestions are too pop for me.
@1004ninja5 жыл бұрын
Would have to say "Treasure"
@duncan-rmi4 жыл бұрын
any of the 4AD stuff. I'm out after that.... bluebell knoll is terrific though.
@dangiampietro66064 жыл бұрын
There's something truly powerful about delay and reverb together. The part you played with the multi-echo really resonated deep within me. Excellent work, sir.
@TyCrawford5 жыл бұрын
New Clear Days by the Vapors, known for its hit "Turning Japanese" is overall a KILLER album overall. Trains, Letter From Hiro, Sixty Second Interval, all great tracks. Would recommend
@shaunw92705 жыл бұрын
I really wanted that LP at the time ! I was only like 11 .. I think I bought the Lambrettas , Beat Boys In the Jet Age instead lol 😊
@TyCrawford5 жыл бұрын
@@shaunw9270 i managed to find it in a goodwill and snagged it immediately
@TheEdWebb5 жыл бұрын
I love that album a lot-Turning Japanese is in fact one of my least favorite songs on there.
@jettramel5 жыл бұрын
I still might have the album, but I do have the CD, it was fresh. Letter from Hiro & 60 Second Interval some great songs off that, your right. Now that you bring that up, there are a lot of bands like that, Record company went with the pop song but other songs as good or better, the Knack & Blind Melon jump out at me, but I could come up with tons more. Jump over my Sharona & listen to the rest of the album. Good insight Ty.
@mixedmediawoodwerks72464 жыл бұрын
Wow!! A Conn Strobotuner...I faced one of those to tune every day, 2 times a day my senior year of High School. Concert Band and Stage Band. It was of course permanently tuned to A# (except for those of us who preferred to tune to A) . Those were the days.... (1977)
@thewickedwizard5 жыл бұрын
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair. Great mid eighties album!
@shckltnebay5 жыл бұрын
The Hurting gets my nod for their best
@ultratone5 жыл бұрын
Every Tears for Fears album is amazing, songs from the big chair still totally holds up.
@KurtLorenz5 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@MagicPants6475 жыл бұрын
They’re such great songwriters. Like the Lennon and McCartney of the 80s
@pauldietrich97875 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@isaacwilliams99194 жыл бұрын
Black hole sun on the Leslie! Nice
@nicophile5 жыл бұрын
Favorite antipedal= the leslie And the 80' Album? Kiss me kiss me kiss by the cure♥️ Robert Smith is an underated ambient/texture guitar player.
@evazquez06254 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch a video, I end up buying another piece of gear. My girlfriend is growing concerned, but also love this channel.
@mypal19905 жыл бұрын
I can't wait for an episode titled "ANTI-AMPS." Watching the video right now. Thanks guys!
@TheeCapN5 жыл бұрын
it would probably consist of small diy altoid can amps or effects and amp sim racks
@thBrilliantFool5 жыл бұрын
Cough cough kemper cough cough
@matthewwinter57805 жыл бұрын
@@thBrilliantFool technically and definitionally anything that amplifies signal is an amplifier, if it goes in one side and comes out louder....it's an amp. Sorry
@thBrilliantFool5 жыл бұрын
@@matthewwinter5780 no need to apologize. No argument here.
@TheRealCaptainFreedom5 жыл бұрын
Anti-amps: carpet samples.
@26ruben15 жыл бұрын
J, you make great pedals, you know more about musical gadgets than anyone on the planet, your videos are always entertaining but the thing I really want to commend you on is your ability to "talk on camera." You have a very smooth, relaxed yet focused delivery without ever stumbling around for words and that is something that few people manage to get right. Maybe you do a thousand takes until you get it right but I'm guessing for the most part you nail it on the first go round. I just wanted to give you a shout out and as always, I will be looking forward to the next video.
@MEGAMIGA5 жыл бұрын
The Leslie! You have an INSANE collection!!! :O
@alexmurphy52895 жыл бұрын
Pedals pay well apparently
@TheChadPad5 жыл бұрын
Seriously, The Leslie!!!
@erestube5 жыл бұрын
I remember local bands hauling Leslie speakers around to school dances in the 70s. I also really liked "The Sun Always Shines on TV" but never knew it was a-ha. This was an a-ha moment! Decades-old mystery solved!
@homerdomer735 жыл бұрын
That stuff is amazing. Moral of the story; never sell anything.
@marshabradcoe4173 жыл бұрын
amen
@michaelmattson35153 жыл бұрын
I had had a real Univibe & some really cool weird gear & great amps from the 60s & 70s.
@francescochissale5 жыл бұрын
9:05 I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE, JOSH! Nice video man, seriously! Keep it up!
@hwunch85635 жыл бұрын
"Big Stuff is Cool" and "Loud is More Good"
@robcerasuolo92075 жыл бұрын
"Big is More of Small!" 😁
@imannonymous77075 жыл бұрын
Good choices
@youflatbro74985 жыл бұрын
Yeah, those quotes made me subscribe. LOL
@mountainstartemple60415 жыл бұрын
I thought these were reasonable slogans to live life by until that fateful day when the angry elephant came trumpeting around the corner towards me
@eronackerman5655 жыл бұрын
Gotta add that one to the Ten Commandments of rock
@rpc66ish5 жыл бұрын
The Multivox MX-312 Multi Echo and the Leslie. I would love to hear those together!! Concrete Blonde is a band from the '80s that was overlooked. The singer is incredible and the guitarist is no slacker either. Loved their first Lp, the "hits" were on subsequent LPs. They're a bit melancholy at times, but Johnette's voice makes you forget that the music just made you sad.
@jasonkirkham5505 жыл бұрын
I had the boss OD10. And I have regretted selling it since.
@skipdawg96815 жыл бұрын
My favorite obscure mid 80s record, Die Kreuzen either October Files or Century Days. Props to guitarists use of looping delay on track titled Number 3, (Century Days). Saw him do that live and was hooked
@MitchGurowitz5 жыл бұрын
Favorite band from the 80’s (who are still playing great shows to this day) are The Smithereens. Guitar rock rules!
@jettramel5 жыл бұрын
Great rundown on some overlooked or not given their due effects, this deserves a instant subscription that & the fact weaving in some 80s music that most younger people today would look at you funny & then ask how old you are. lol The man that can put that Leslie in a pedal, he would be king. Great comments below by some great music lovers. Going back & watching other videos tomorrow,. Nice work.
@cortical14 жыл бұрын
So. Since I'm older than you, Josh, I can tell you something about that a-ha album that you might not know. The title track Hunting High and Low was released with a music video on Mtv that was so over the top, even for the 80s, that the complaints made Mtv remove it from their rotation. I personally never knew what all the fuss was about. So it features a man who turns into an eagle, then a man again, who turns into a shark, then a man, who then turns into a lion that breakdances. Pretty standard 80s stuff. Honestly, Living a Boy's Adventure Tale and Here I Stand and Face the Rain are both great songs from that album. Cheers.
@simongunkel74574 жыл бұрын
I guess it was the part where the shark gets harpooned with plenty of blood in frame...
@diegocamilo11225 жыл бұрын
A-Ha has those iconic songs, no other band could mach. Simply awsome and way ahead of their time.
@philgutherless58025 жыл бұрын
Best 80's album that gets overlooked due to a 'one hit wonder'.....Thomas Dolby's Golden Age of Wireless. The hit was 'She Blinded Me with Science' which I hated, but the rest of the album is so good, I would dare label one of the best kept secrets of the 80's.
@Circletakesthejake5 жыл бұрын
Dude - always been a fan of your pedals but like these videos have made me want to buy even more of your stuff - love the genuine content and thank you!
@hunterthompson22065 жыл бұрын
My mid-80s album pick is "The Crossing" by Big Country. Everyone knows the song "In A Big Country" but the rest of the record is great too. Very 80s production and guitar sounds but in a good way.
@telecasterman18 Жыл бұрын
The first 10 seconds of the Ibanez HD1000 is pure old school country bliss and I love it.
@rogerio_guitarist4 жыл бұрын
I had that record when CDs didn't exist yet, and I loved it. Production may get dated but Great doesn't.
@andyanderson5035 жыл бұрын
The arpeggiated lead-in to the keyboard solo on The Sun Always Shines on TV is one of the best 80s music moments, perhaps second only to the epic drum fill near the end of Don’t You (Forget About Me). Love it!
@habsi705 жыл бұрын
80s Albums - you cannot forget Talk Talk - It's my life. Maybe a bit too early (1980) of course Scary Monsters - David Bowie
@hunterthompson22065 жыл бұрын
Good call on Talk Talk - I love the last three albums. The more "difficult" they became, the more interesting they sounded.
@JonathanLindsay4 жыл бұрын
@@hunterthompson2206 after you listen to Eden and Laughing Stock and then go back to the pop albums, puts them in a new light. Amazing music.
@michaelweldon11275 жыл бұрын
My favorite album from the 80’s....or any decade is the self titled debut by the Georgia satellites. It came out in 1986. Everyone knows keep your hands to yourself but the rest of this album is what made me realize that hair metal isn’t the only music for a teenage boy who wants to play guitar. This is the album that made me a telecaster player for the rest of my life. Garage rock at its best imo.
@burresseffects4 жыл бұрын
My anti-pedal of choice is the original Tom Scholz ROCKMAN. I really wish someone would make a pedal version of it for me. It's an integral sound of almost all music made in the 80's, and being born in '83, I just can't live without that sound in my tonal color palette.
@johnmcevoy3598 Жыл бұрын
Blending even a little of it with another amp lends a squashy sugary saturation like banana taffy.
@cakesodomy43584 жыл бұрын
Around 20 years ago, I found this little rack mount unit called a lexicon vortex audio morphing unit. To this day, it's still one of the most unique and insane effects I've ever heard. It was loaded with lexicon reverbs, ring modulators, tremolo, phaser, delay etc, and you could load up multiple effects at once to make a patch, and you had control over almost every parameter imaginable. I even think there might have been some fuzz and distortion as well. There was 2 save banks (A +B), and each side held its own 99 presets. This is where the audio morphing came in: Using an expression pedal, you could morph from bank A preset to the corresponding bank B preset. This produced some really interesting tones as the two presets started blending together and interacting with each other. It was so spacy and psychedelic and did stuff that I've never seen another effects unit do. Like an idiot, I sold mine and have regretted it since.
@duncan-rmi4 жыл бұрын
same hardware but different code in the jamman, I understand. my band has three of the latter but, like you, I let the vortex go & now regret it.
@rasmusolesen53075 жыл бұрын
Til Tuesday : Voices carry. Extremely eighties. But very cool. Especially since it haven't been played to death for 30 years.
@johnnysimes50825 жыл бұрын
The guitarist for Til Tuesday was Robert Holmes, from Boston. He was a fabulous blues player who formed his own band, Ultra Blue, which played great rock, nothing like Til Tiesday. He played through a Leslie and sounded great. So Josh clearly understands the cosmic connections between all these 80's bands and anti-pedals.
@dddccc145 жыл бұрын
Oh shush
@liamtahaney7135 жыл бұрын
Weird I just heard that song on the radio and thought about it for the first time in a really really long time. And here it is.
@loulasher5 жыл бұрын
Yes, I think that and their second album, Welcome Home are great. Maybe they sound dated, but I still enjoy them a lot.
@brandonclark78675 жыл бұрын
Dude. Absolutely loved when you took the grill off of the Leslie cab. So much fun. Thank you for all that you do, Josh-. Rock on
@AlexB895 жыл бұрын
Hunting High and Low is one of my favourite ever records - it’s magic from start to end. As for further recommendation? The Circle and the Square by Red Box is insanely great.
@livingthedream1375 жыл бұрын
That Leslie sounds incredible! Never had a need for that type of thing in my music but wow it sounded great. The Outfield has an album in the 80’s called “Play Deep”. They had a monster hit off of it that everyone knows called “Your Love” but the rest of the album is really good. It is dated and dipped in reverb, in a good way. Also “Your Love” is so good it never gets old.
@DustyMuzzle5 жыл бұрын
Wall of Voodoo - Call of the West! "I'm on the Mexican radio, I'm on the Mexican, whoa-o, radio".
@neilhackett5294 жыл бұрын
Agreed, has my favorite lyric :) "I wish i was in Tijuana eating barbecued iguana"
@JoaoGomesYYZ5 жыл бұрын
Josh seems such a nice guy that we could sit, have a beer and talk about guitar for hours. I definetely MUST buy a pedal from JHS as he has great taste for sounds and effects (just wanted JHS to be cheaper in Brazil)
@PhilHeesen5 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby "The Golden Age of Wireless" - so great!
@JaviyPilar4 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm rediscovering the 80's and there's a band that is fenomenal and absolutely underrated. This band was born in Oregon. It is THE CALL. You probably know 'I Still Believe' but they have other cool songs like 'Everywhere I Go'. Amazing, man! Particularly for an X generation person lik me.
@druwk5 жыл бұрын
Milkman reverb/tremelo unit. Peter Gabriel’s third melted face album. Frip’s guitar sounds amazing. No cymbals
@davidkronzek63055 жыл бұрын
Finally someone gives a-ha the love they deserve. Great episode BTW
@Duckeezilla5 жыл бұрын
I mean, after Fraggle Rock where do you go to be honest? ....but for pure, concentrated 80s give "In Your Room" by Yazoo a listen (comprising Alison Moyet, who coincidentally did guest vocals on A-ha's MTV Unplugged album; with Vince Clarke (of Depeche Mode and Erasure). It's not ALL synthpop. ;) "The Innocents" by Erasure is another super 80s album!).
@mcbrodz16635 жыл бұрын
Fraggle yazoo is beautiful
@adamandthehbombs5 жыл бұрын
About 15 years ago, my band had a solid state Leslie that weighed about 6,000 pounds that we took to every gig, and used on about two songs. We also had a Hammond M-3, an original Fender Rhodes keyboard, two guitarists with full boats of gear, and a bass player that used huge Kustom tuck 'n' roll cabs. My back still hurts.
@davidpggarrett5 жыл бұрын
My mid-80s guilty pleasure is World Machine by Level 42 😉
@SimonJohnOwen5 жыл бұрын
First album I ever bought, on cassette of course
@jusfranx5 жыл бұрын
I am so happy to see that Danelectro Reverb unit featured in an episode!! It once belonged to Larry Don Gillihan who was a huge Rockabilly guy back in the day (especially in Europe!), it wasn’t working when I got it and it makes me so glad to see that you brought it back to life. I also have one of those Conn strobe tuners that belonged to him. Fun times for sure!
@Grindian5 жыл бұрын
Those old boss half racks were dope! I love my Mesa Boogie V twin preamp rackmount... any record by The Cars!... those synth sounds!
@antonr.21015 жыл бұрын
oh LESLIE!!!!! That swarming, warm tone is UNDENIABLE!!!
@eddylozanomusic5 жыл бұрын
me: :leaves work early: boss: where are you going? me: Josh told me to go play guitar. boss: who? me: :gone:
@darrellmcdonald78835 жыл бұрын
Gotta do whst the man said to do.
@rstuartcpa5 жыл бұрын
but you have to work to earn money to buy the pedals to play the guitar
@LungMing235 жыл бұрын
This was a great episode! That beast at the end with the propeller on top is fantastic!
@IsothermeMusic5 жыл бұрын
Josh, Thomas Dolby’s The Flat Earth (1984) is a masterpiece.
@trebleboost75 жыл бұрын
Yep.
@JohnS.Fitch-5 жыл бұрын
The Ibanez HD 1000 took me back to my teens in a little local music store where the owner had one that I played through. Discovering gear like that when I was young was so magical..Thanks!
@descendinguniverse5 жыл бұрын
I`d pick up Danelectro and Ibanez, where`s the Anti Pedalboard though?
@ben872195 жыл бұрын
Space Expire Audio ...when you say “Anti-Pedalboard” do you mean the massive shelf behind him, for example?
@ChrisDavis19755 жыл бұрын
The anti pedalboard for all these units is a flatbed tractor trailer. 🚛
@descendinguniverse5 жыл бұрын
@@ben87219 nope
@Darm0k5 жыл бұрын
The floor.
@jamespierce87865 жыл бұрын
Rack?
@graemebarrie58595 жыл бұрын
Another great episode. I’d nominate Scottish band Deacon Blue’s debut album Raintown as an ‘80s classic. Dignity could probably be the Scottish national anthem. Chocolate Girl and Make My Phone Ring are sublime. Deacon Blue are one of Scotland’s gifts to the world. You’re welcome...
@mattgilbert73475 жыл бұрын
The Blue Nile "A Walk Across the Rooftops" is a great mid-80s record.
@squarego15 жыл бұрын
I was just about to write that! 1984! Tinseltown in the Rain is prob the best known track from the album - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKKYdHqCfa9ga5Y
@muffevans56675 жыл бұрын
@@squarego1 One of my favourites! Just that line though, - Hey, there's a red car in the fountain. What?
@hermansiebers10305 жыл бұрын
I like 'Hats' by Blue Nile
@ericcarpenter32635 жыл бұрын
You just keep getting better and better with this show.
@marin43115 жыл бұрын
Boss distortion: this is more than heavy. It's an Earthquake.
@smokingtarheel30035 жыл бұрын
I really likedd the last two and the Ultra-vibe was outstanding. I love the way you play just the right stuff for what you are demonstrating.
@mstrassnig5 жыл бұрын
A great forgotten (I‘m not sure, is it forgotten?) mid-80s album is the 1984 Echo & the Bunnymen Record „Ocean Rain“. Great songs and reverb!
@shckltnebay5 жыл бұрын
Heaven up here is their masterpiece imo
@dalerschmitt5 жыл бұрын
Here I Stand and Face the Rain was my favorite song! Takes me back to my college days back in the early 80's at Arizona State University. Those were great times! You have some great album picks Josh!
@FakingANerve4 жыл бұрын
6:55 That Boss sounds AND looks like 1985!
@JZaga5 жыл бұрын
Man the Leslie is possibly the best thing that humanity ever invented After sliced bread of course Thanks Josh Awesome episode!
@georgesuarez19495 жыл бұрын
Great/Forgotten 80's album......The Alarm - Strength. Great riffs and songs. Bit more testosterone than the A HA guys.
@Covinaman-005 жыл бұрын
The Alarm..yes
@jayreimer68515 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Midnight Oil (Diesel and Dust, Red Sails In The Sunset albums). And The Church. And House of Love (She Shines On, I Don't Know Why I Love You). And World Party. So much good stuff. But yes, The Alarm was great, and also responsible for a good chunk of my hearing damage. I saw them on the Raw tour and they were so loud, you couldn't hear the jets flying over. The old Starlight Bowl in San Diego is under the flight path; I had no ear protection at all, and they just annihilated my ears.
@jettramel5 жыл бұрын
If your down & need a pick-me-up, pout on the Alarm, big fan, Strength is a good album, great guitar parts.
@nietzschesmustache86315 жыл бұрын
Big ups for the inclusion of the Lelsie. When I was in college, B3's were all the rage (much to the chagrin of us bass players) and when I started playing the guitar and the notion of modulation effects came into play, I was more set on a Leslie simulator than anything else. Much to my credit cards chagrin, I'm still paying off a Ventilator II. Cheers, Josh!
@humbuzztube5 жыл бұрын
You haven't lived till you've hoisted a B3 and a wooden Leslie cabinet up 4 flights of a fire escape! Last gig with my high school 4 piece in Hood River. Arg.