Fish Circuits Model One FET Distortion Pedal

[@willpotere6665]

Just got one because my wife is awesome and saw me looking at it and ordered without me knowing. I have to admit, this pedal is just awesome! Really a solid OD and making its way onto my board for sure.

[@johnsuede]

9:58 sounds like the drive actually changes the bias of one or more of the MOSFETs . That crackle/staticky sound when you adjust it is indicative of that. I can tell you are really inspired by this pedal-definitely some of your best playing IMHO.

[@jhspedals]

thanks!

[@happihockey8601]

I have been using this pedal as my only drive for the last year, I love the switch for changing the bass response, I can leave the other knobs alone and just reach down and move that switch when changing from humbuckers to single coils to p90's. Glad you're giving these some love, my bandmates call it the orange door stop but I don't give a hoot cause it sounds so good. Used to keep three different dives on my board to handle the switching between different pickups, not anymore.

[@model_number_band]

21:05...... think we're there already.. Wonderful playing, Josh - really nice throughout..

[@dougrudebaker7708]

I bought this several months ago, it’s very cool. I was hoping it would remain my little secret! However, in seriousness, it’s better for people to know about this company and support them - I can’t wait to see what they develop next.

[@frankphvrvon3153]

Me too !

[@frankphvrvon3153]

It sounds better with a valve amp also

[@hekakain4108]

Their second pedal made is a fuzz called the Lunatique, and it's mental, lol...

[@sethjordanguitars]

I love that Custom Tele Josh. It’s great getting to see it again after all these years. It appears that nitro finish has aged wonderfully.

[@dougiemanross]

Unpopular opinion: I miss the days when you focused more on full videos than live streams 🤷‍♂️

[@collisw8302]

I think live streams just fill the gap in between videos. Josh is running a business as well as a KZbin channel remember.

[@matt_ess153]

Love the Bilt walnut in the background! You help so many companies get exposure to the market.

[@patrickcampion7966]

Mike and Simon, doing Canada proud! Thanks for showcasing this great sounding pedal, Josh. It really seemed to inspire some great playing from you. Looking forward to seeing what Fish comes up with in the future.

[@johnmarolakos9920]

Went to the Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo today. Without question this pedal was the most inspiring I played. It sounded and felt awesome! Everything Josh says is spot on. I'll be picking one up soon. Just an awesome sounding drive. Great crunch and that body switch is fantastic. And I played it with single coils. Ha! Can't wait to play it with hummies.

[@AgravepasmonK]

I have this pedal on my board for a year or so now, I play it live and it is awesome. The case is so cool, in itself it’s a beautiful design product, the thing will last forever. Anyway, great pedal, good to see this brand having the recognition it deserves

[@PuttinOnTheRiffs]

THANK YOU Josh and JHS Pedals!!

[@fishcircuits]

Wait, I should be saying that

[@kunkmiceter]

​@@fishcircuitsCool pedal. 👍

[@PuttinOnTheRiffs]

@@fishcircuits for the strings lol

[@terryenglish7132]

Congratulations. Josh didn't say what Ernie endorsed ! What was it ?

[@terryenglish7132]

@@fishcircuits Great effect box. (Wah wahs are pedals). Next time I win a poker tournament, and am pay day rich , l'll get one. Of all the Fet circuits I've heard yours sounds more like tubes. Lots , pretty much get the basic tone of tubes down, but there's a liveliness here that's missing in others . Good job.

[@charles-andrechamard4508]

Only pedal I have on my board besides my tuner. Gets the work done incredibly. Like they say, 100% of the time, it works every time. 🖤

[@vintagesounds5150]

Fish Circuits are from Montreal Quebec Canada Josh! Great Pedals 💥👍🏻

[@rocket69218]

It reminds me of a Box of Rock... and from the circuit description and that crackly drive knob, I'm guessing it is something like a modded BOR?

[@leeasbury7273]

Now that ypu bring up the name, I have a 15 year old original Rockbox Boiling Point that is equally as versatile and impressive. I know it's not the same but it's an awesome effects pedal.

[@rocket69218]

@@BlakeC27 right, similar circuit I think, just without the boost?

[@AndresJRdz]

Time to hit reverb before resellers mark it up %1000

[@ccup81]

Definitely the coolest looking D pedal I've seen in a while.

[@JohnMcNicholas]

I need a money tree on my backyard. This pedal sounds great.

[@frankphvrvon3153]

Love this pedal ! Sounds killer on bass too ! 🎉

[@madsenamplification]

Sounds great! Love the look too.

[@jhspedals]

🖤🖤🖤

[@brockmiller574]

Man... everything about this video is inspiring. That guitar, that pedal, and and your playing are all hitting on all cylinders.

[@alexsdmmx]

I like it, B mode sounds nice, compressed warm semi fuzed feel with dynamic range and articulation. 👌🏻

[@joelsmith552]

This is the tone The Edge has been hunting for almost 50 years.

[@JohnMcNicholas]

Was thinking the same thing

[@HereComeMrCee-Jay]

Yes, sounds like Achtung Baby era Edge to me.

[@jhspedals]

😱

[@joelspaulding5964]

But he still hasn't found what...

[@kevinr.3542]

Bono's g spot?

[@johnboleyjr.1698]

Yeah, this pedal sounds amazing. I thought I had my drive section fairly well taken care of, but I might actually NEED this pedal.

[@MatthewHomolka]

hell yeah! props to beatbuddy pedal!

[@kripes4967]

Fell in love with mini-humbuckers in a guitar store years ago… need to finally acquire a guitar with them.

[@jhspedals]

😅

[@johnmeeks9308]

need now wow you are right josh

[@adalbertoschuckjr.1509]

I am Flabbergasted. Montreal finesse...Fantastic...

[@tobymearing8407]

i've waited 28 mins for you to crank the drive and it has not disappointed!

[@Negative.mrb1]

I like the old school knobs

[@johncoles3521]

Thank you! As a lifelong metal head, it can be tiring (on a wife and family) to build gain properly. Dig this device!

[@johnmcelhaney8490]

what an intro awesomesauce!!!!

[@ericturcotte3131]

MIQ ❤⚜

[@JeffBostick222]

Dang that has fantastic tone!!

[@ThomasHope73]

Love that spacious jam. 😎👌

[@TheSoundofForgetting]

Going to be placing my order today! Thanks for sharing Josh!

[@jhspedals]

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@RocketinExile]

Great vid. What tele is that?

[@jeanri]

You just financed his next pedals which the shout out ! Great job

[@beatfrombrain]

That sounds effing incredible

[@leeoffender8406]

I like the N mode. Maybe later tho, I'm on a speaker tangent right now.

[@hoboroadie4623]

The speakers always go up in price just after I decide that want them, and the other bits keep getting further away. 💸

[@nedludd3641]

loved the hard chromed intro jam - so that's wot a distortion pedal does? - excellent. nice to see the bright shiny new custom guitar hadn't been dragged through a swamp by an Abrams Tank, then passed through the bowels of a gator. so go to the voodoo that you do, so well!!!

[@redfrozenseven]

What do you think of the SCRAN pedal from Soundlad Liverpool?

[@iananderson1391]

That sounds great! Would love to see a weird guitar/wiring rundown of all the cool guitars you have collected! So curious what the different switch/sound options are on these guitars!

[@bldallas]

Interesting. I have unsuccessfully chased what I call a “moderate distortion” tone, with scooped mids and plenty of low end, for years. It seems every Overdrive and Distortion pedal I’ve tried, pushes my tone to the treble side. I’m not giggling, so I don’t need to cut thru a drum kit and bass line when I play. I like a low end guar tone, so I LOVE mm Muffuletta, but I’m looking for a borderline OD/Distortion tone with that amount of low end.

[@frankphvrvon3153]

I have to say! Pretty sure Josh is using a digital modeler for this video judging by the amount of volume from the pedal he’s using… I do the same with my Boss ir-2 but into a valve amp… the harmonix and tone are juste even better when cranked pass 12 ❤ cheers

[@ILLumen88]

My upside down dislexia is finally coming in handy! I can read everything on your board perfectly.

[@jhspedals]

😅

[@69voxbeetle]

How would this Model One compare to the Wampler Triumph?

[@hekakain4108]

Just this minute ordered my Fish Circuits Model One - Overdrive...from Axe...and You Shall Receive Inc. Canada. I've been waiting 3 weeks for them to get some in...hurry though if you want one they only have 12 in, well 11 now but not for long. Whoopi fookin doo.

[@diodesDankessAndDives]

That's a solid pun😄 👌 @puttingOnTheRiffs ✨️🖖

[@hoboroadie4623]

It's where distortion sits...

[@AldeanLeger]

Fish Circuits makes me think of Grandma's fish drippins

[@pereztube2]

I just bought 10!

[@kunkmiceter]

Can I have one? You'd still have 9.... 😊

[@SignificanceOfThePassageOfTime]

Scalper alert 🚨

[@snownguitars]

Sounds killer I guess I need another overdrive 🤦🏻

[@jhspedals]

it's true. you do.

[@Aande40]

Isn’t this similar to what Zvex’s Distortron is? The “cascading boosts” part? 1 = SHO, 2 = Super duper 2in1, 3 = Distortron….

[@bernarddoherty2303]

Hey Josh! What sorta settings do you use in the md200?

[@r0flgal0re]

Idea for the Buzzword stinger: "BUZZWORD! -feel the buzzz..."

[@SmokinFoolz]

What, if any, pedals would you avoid at all costs? Any reason is also acceptable.

[@buildingaloop.4730]

Why do we need “amp like feel” pedals when we have amps?

[@invsibl_monstrs]

Sounds great! I swear I heard Talk Talk, "Spirit of Eden" in your playing after switching to the "n" mode. Has that album made "Record Time?" I figure you must have listened to that album. Just in case you haven't, you should. :) Thanks man!

[@leeasbury7273]

Did that box say $129?😊

[@CTTU420]

For me it seems to sounds very similar to the ODR1. Or like two stacked odr1s....🤷‍♂️

[@hoboroadie4623]

(N)ormal, and (b)oost mode?

[@ILLumen88]

i forgot how to comment live so blazed LOL

[@mykhedelic6471]

That is a beautiful pedal, in many ways. Fish is brain food.

[@beatfrombrain]

That could replace half of my pedalboard tbh 🤣

[@floydburney6060]

... Love it, Josh (& one of the reasons I like watching your KZbin segments is that you're willing to acknowledge other designer/builders in your business without bias) Yes, the Fish is great but as a guy who plays out almost every week (& has been doing it since the 70s) & who has finally settled on a sound & amp/FX setup that works for most everything I do.... I have to say, of all the stomp ODs/etc that I have & have used over the years, it is your Morning Glory that I use exclusively with my Marshall 40-C 112 combo. The (JHS) MG that I have has the footswitch option (blue to red) & as an "always on" OD unit that is used in conjunction with the Marshall set to edge of breakup? This is by far the sound I have been looking for. With your pedal (& that amp), it works for everything. I like the demo you've done with the Fish but I've become so used to the footswitch option I cannot even consider any other OD pedal if it doesn't have one (even if it is this Fish OD) If it did? I would buy one now. As far as I know, You're the only one doing this.

[@davroshalfbeard8368]

Really cool guitar like it man

[@kanahmal]

Do you have some kind of deal with the og creator to not make a Mosstortion style pedal? Hit us with a Moss into Morning Glory. Call it Blue Moss. Also if you could make me a Big Muff with all the Fuzz Factory controls. Kthnx.

[@alphanumeric1529]

THE AVOCADO MUST GO!

[@meganbower127]

I thought "perfect" sound. Exactly what I been looking for... then you turned it on. Trying really hard not to say "flat rat". Think I'm just not a fizz fan. The BOX is gorgeous.

[@nycshelbygt500]

Only the 4th new Overdrive/Drive Pedal this week. EFx Pedals are like ice cream. Flavor of the Month at Baskin Robbins.

[@jhspedals]

😅

[@gnosticnomad8389]

Gives me old GFR vibes

[@verigone2677]

I built a similar (not nearly as nice cleaned up, waaaay too bright when you bypass the Fuzz diodes) 3 FET with 2 different Diode choices and bypass on my version of the B/N switch. My Diodes were an old Red LED on one side, bypass in the middle, TS-808 Style Clipping diodes on the other. My Fuzz is glitchier and the "Clean Boost" is a bit squeaky...this is exactly what I was aiming at, good bye $250

[@jhspedals]

cool!

[@lucasfigueroa1602]

he used a pedal steel guitar i think its called

[@animadito77]

Tonazo!

[@davidhaarman8557]

What is the serial # on it? I got mine yesterday as a matter of fact. Thanks for the video.

[@frankb5728]

aha, didn't know those guys were local, until he started speaking.. C'EST FAITE CHEZ NOUS

[@markhammer643]

I had a nice chat with the maker at the Deli KnobCon in the place downtown on Balmoral near St. Catherine, a few years ago. Nice fella, and certainly earnest about his pedal. I found the pedal itself adequate, but not a lot more. It has had a prominent display on the Steve's Music website, but the fellow has not come up with anything subsequent, it would seem. He has clearly sunk money into this, given his non-use of powder-coated enclosures from Tayda or wherever, and custom enclosure. So I wish him well. But he needs to go beyond a single pedal if he's to have any lasting presence.

[@frankb5728]

@@markhammer643 Yeah, I can't hate on someone for trying to market their wares. I had aspirations of my own pedals a while ago and putting these together can be a bit of a headache. From drilling to printing there's a lot of equipment and time to invest.

[@markhammer643]

@@frankb5728 People have often told me that I should produce pedals, since I make some nice ones now and then. But my reply is that a person won't make money selling guitar pedals. They *might* get rich if they're a good business person who just HAPPENS to make guitar pedals. I'm not that kind of person. Some people are.

[@terryenglish7132]

@@markhammer643 Maybe not, Klons don't have stable mates; its just them. And Rats as well. I think multiple effects would draw more attention in general, but if you have a stand out great effect that can be enough

[@markhammer643]

@@terryenglish7132 It can be, I suppose. The folks who make the Jangle Box haven't ever really come up with anything that wasn't merely a Jangle Box with a mod. But you have to commit, and probably have another one or two revenue streams to fill in the gaps, because it's hard to subsist on one pedal. There is also the risk of being usurped by clones. If another maker takes your IP and runs with it, when you don't have another product or two to replace it, you can find yourself without a market. That's not a criticism, just a cautionary note. I want *everyone* who comes up with a decent product to make an honest living from it and not get screwed and resentful.

[@kengreen6901]

Montreal

[@adrianmiller1971]

My fave part is always when Josh owns Rhett Shill by playing slide

[@DCJayhawk57]

It really does have a mixture of sounds, upper mids are very Klonny to me, but it's got more of the sticky sweetness of some other ODs like how I run a Blues Driver.

[@GreatPlanet-n7n]

I really dig the TC Dark Matter, it gets no love.

[@terryenglish7132]

I like it better than the Mojo Mojo (who doesn't like Power Puff Girls); even for lower gain. Their Spark booster is excellent as well.

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

Québec!

[@harrisfrankou2368]

FETs rule

[@McMorgan1312]

Crawfish are good.

[@CarolMatzPiano]

But that guitar!

[@niallodonnell8651]

I thought you hated stereo, couldn't see the point of it, now your favorite delay is stereo? You've changed man.

[@scottybrowndotca]

Hahaha .. As a Canadian I heard "Isle of Canadia" and had to rewind that part about 5 times (each time saying "what the hell..?!" until I finally realized what you meant .. I'm not always at my best when I'm at work listening to pedal reviews .. Made in Quebec, eh ..? I may have to try one of these bad boys now .. I like the tones that's for sure .. too bad I was 13 days late on the contest .. lol

[@PageandPlant4Life]

Wake up babe, it's time to watch Josh Scott inflate the price of another pedal

[@dahlbaker]

Fish is rookie of the year. Firefly in front of the Double Barrel, just sayin'...

[@ILLumen88]

Josh you seem to have a really nice buzz (word) today!

[@chrisquinn9104]

I’ve been into stand up comedy too long not to translate “B” mode and “N” mode into something wholly inappropriate

[@ILLumen88]

montreal

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

It sounds like any other drive pedal 🤷

[@LSUOdyssey]

These pedal companies make the same damn overdrives, distortions and fuzzes over and over and over, with overdrives being the worst offender. It's actually offensive that any guitar player would pay over 80 bucks for an overdrive pedal. And i get why you'd want one and even need one, my guitar style calls for it, but how many can you make? How MUCH MORE TRANSPARENT CAN IT BE?? To the point It's literally your signal with a volume gain....seriously.... Ohhh listen to that tiny crunch oh my god, I'm ready to play SXSW and oh man, i need 9 clean boosts NOW!!! NEED IT! all you have to do for a clean boost? Use a delay pedal and a phaser, depress a wah wah fully, theres your boost. Shut up and play damnit. I love my Boss SD1 and I've tried almost every single overdrive out there....these absolute hucksters. Dont feed into it Josh. If someone sends you one more overdrive, they must be neutered. ALSO, Fuzz.... There's really only four distinct fuzz Sounds, the rest are copies or sounds unto themselves that missed the mark and became their own things: the four are, a snotty Mosrite fuzz (my favorite), thick Big Muff grunge, the Tonebender's cold steel crunch, and the Fuzz Face's hardcore versatility, piercing highs & nasty bottoms....everything else is a copy of a copy of a copy (to quote NIN).

[@JohnsDough1918]

Ok.

[@alexanderkoronczay6153]

Noice

[@ivanm9186]

is it just me or JHS channel really haven’t been producing any awesome videos for some time… ??

[@fishcircuits]

I don't know if I agree, this one is pretty good in my opinion

[@kunkmiceter]

I like em. 😊

[@leeasbury7273]

Ross pedal mini doc....

[@geetarbube]

Yeah, they need to get the band back together

[@r0flgal0re]

Pretty sure they are in the process of restructuring their media approach. I also hope it will go back to a 3 person lineup. Nick Josh and Addison were great! The rule of 3 is real folks.

[@markjohnson1020]

Josh looks… unwell.

[@inkpad100]

So used to watching this subscription service and knowing the faceless person playing the guitar is Josh. Not a criticism, I understand he is tall.

[@marvinmartin3438]

Dude, after listening to hundreds of overdrives I've realized they all pretty much sound the same. Just sayin

[@tomusic8887]

Basicly any pedal that is on this channel becomes intant unaccessible 🤷

[@genrlgadget]

first!

[@gtube1477]

I understand only Eichelkäse!!1!1!!1

[@EmsXGuitar]

250 bucks for an overdrive pedal when you've already told us how simple and generic they are. How much do they cost to make? Waaay overpriced.