How To Collect Pedals

[@EricTheCleric93]

I googled "how to date my Boss" and got weird results.

[@caelenselke-minogue]

Not enough likes

[@nedim_guitar]

I'm collecting for the purpose of playing. I'm not really a collector. But this episode is fun, as they always are.

[@AnthonyDunstan]

Ima gonna collect that comment *swipe*

[@Fraeg]

The JHS show along with Adam Nealy, Rick Beato, and Spectre Audio have been a ray of sunshine as I developed my home covid recording man cave studio. Much love to all of you guys

[@J.C...]

Beato & Spectre definitely aren't for everyone. Neither is Rhett Shull, TBH. I don't see how so many people think so highly of him when he thinks so lowly of all of us on here.

[@caelenselke-minogue]

@@J.C... Yeah, I could never enjoy Rhett's content. Like, I know it's good but I just get bored so quickly watching his videos. I think Rick Beato is kinda funny though and I agree with a lot of what he says (and I'm no boomer, either!). I've come to appreciate Glenn's content because even though he can be very obnoxious, he is brutally honest and really does want to help his viewers and give them the most accurate information as possible. I also the the impression he is actually a good person, he just has kind of a persona on his channel.

[@valtermiachon7335]

Hello Josh! Big hug from the people here in Brazil! In the 80's and 90's here the importation of equipment was prohibited, so there were several pedal brands that were very inferior copies of imported pedals. However, BOSS, envisioning the immense potential of the Brazilian market, made some associations with local companies and created a brand called OLIVER, which used the same circuits as BOSS pedals with a very elegant appearance. I myself find Oliver's pedals aesthetically much more beautiful than the square BOSS pedals. I still have some remnants that are almost 40 years old! One GE-70 and one CE-30. If you're interested, I can send you some pictures and details. Here you can still buy almost all models and most of the time they work perfectly.

[@marcosaganju6114]

Tenho alguns tbm. Flanger, Overdrive, Chorus e compressor. Grandes pedais.

[@ilovecops5499]

i hate olivers petals. they are horribles. I like Boss!

[@ianalves9256]

Amo todos os Oliver que tenho e tive!

[@valtermiachon7335]

@@ianalves9256 Eu tive vários que acabei trocando por essas detestáveis pedaleiras digitais que eram moda na época, hj não valem nem metade do que custa um pedalzinhos desses. O HM-20 que eu tinha é exatamente a copia fiel do HM-2 que pra mim foi a melhor distorção que a gente tinha no mercado e que se podia comprar de maneira legalizada naquela época. Tive o Flanger tambem e o GE-70 que esta aqui comigo há precisamente 34 anos sem dar um probleminha sequer. O Chorur bucket brigate é copia do CE-3 e tem uns mods do JRMOD que deixam o bichinho um chorus maravilhoso. Paralamas,Ira!,Ultraje gravaram discos inteiros com essas latinhas

[@valtermiachon7335]

@@ilovecops5499 I don't know why. Same circuits, very similar sounds, local components that no makes huge diferences instead the durability, were afordables as well. Those pedals are the best choice for us in 80's till 90's

[@reiderik6463]

I went down a KZbin rabbit hole at the beginning of the pandemic and discovered your channel. I’ve always just been a guitar straight into the amp kind of guy. Nerding out over guitar pedals has turned into a hobby and it has been an awesome distraction from everything else that is going on. I just wanted to say thanks for what you’re doing here

[@jhspedals]

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@EricMiller630]

For about ten years my "collection" was merely a TS808, Boss MD-2, and EHX Big Muff, then over about 18 months it exploded to about 26-27 various pedals with only ten is use at a time. It's definitely a slippery slope... Finding JHS around the time I started focusing on pedals may have helped in the trouble haha

[@johnnyexponential7229]

The next step is learning to make your own. Once I found out there are companies selling kits, I was lost. I already had about 40, and now I've built easily another 30-odd.

[@PeeFunk2008]

I was the exact same way. a few pedals for most of my life and now I'm looking at a second reverb and fourth fuzz. i even bought a differenet guitar that works better with pedals. i love every single thing about collecting pedals and music gear in general.

[@mykhedelic6471]

I only had a DD5 for like, 20 years? I have gone bazonkers in the last 4 years and I have one of each effect, a few doubles, triples and... up to 62 fuzzes. Delays, phasers, fuzzes--- OH MY! Josh has shared responsibility in several of these, then 60 Cycle, Andy, Rabbea, Pedal Zone, Jayleonardj, Mike Herman's, PMTUK. It's... become a problem...

[@Teenage_Cremation]

@@mykhedelic6471 а потом ты проснулся

[@rocketPower047]

JHS: mission accomplished

[@andybungert]

in summer 2020 I decided I was interested in focusing on a brand to learn about/collect and thank God it was Boss. in November 2020 I started a vlog-ish video series here on YT called Building the Boss Board. The focus of the series is to find Boss products primarily via local sources like FB Marketplace and Craigslist that are DEALS! I went over a year without a Blues Driver because I couldn't find one for a deal. I can go buy one for $80 all day long but if I don't have to, I'll wait and score a deal! I have not spent more than $110 on a CE-2 and no more than $50 on a DM-2 (and DM-2W). It's been a blast and I now have around 60 compacts, a few twin series and a CE-1 that I got for $300 untested! Yes what's out there certainly ebbs and flows sporadically, but the hunt is fun and exciting! If you've actually read this whole thing, thanks. I appreciate you :) I also appreciate Josh and the JHS team for doing what they do :)

[@ryangunwitch-black]

It cracks me up when I see pedal snobs hating on Boss pedals in forums and FB groups. They’re fantastic.

[@gameoftones77]

I read it all! I’m trying to do something similar where I am at.

[@jarrod9052]

You and Andy Martin are my pedal resource , so that’s how started collecting. You guys are like my master pedal sensei’s. I love the JHS channel a great resource , it’s fun , it’s educational and you have Record Time !

[@CurranKevin]

Fascinating! This is by far my favorite kind of JHS Show content - the serious historical stuff; the absolute and sincere delight In specialized knowledge, without irony or sarcasm. Thanks.

[@smaOnlineMusicClasses]

Hi Josh.. have watched all your videos almost.. way beyond excellent..i know m watching them a little or alot late... I Got into pedals just this year as I Turned 40 this year and took it up as my new obsession... I have been teaching Kids for many years and the first pedal I purchased was a RP255 of Digitech. As I new Nothing .. I Mean zero.... about pedals I just used the default tones.. most of the tones Somehow I didnt not tweak them much.. I knew at some point in my life I would have to get into pedals if i want my students to grow in this.. due to financial priorities and the pandemic.. this entire thing was just buried.... Just today I saw the History of your prestigious company and in your conversation I heard you say That you are 1982 born.. just like me... This realization put a new fire in me as u have inspired me to take this hobby way .. way...way.. more seriously... Past few months I have purchased a TS9(JAPAN MADE), DS-1(Indonesia make ), Route 808.. and a rest are all clones (all based of your advice in your videos only) once i heard them.. it lit a new fire in me... almost bot me to tears as i had no clue of their heavenly sound it was a total trip to paradise.. I later purchased 2 amps Vox and fender 40 .. whatever i could afford for now... I have also got obsessed about building circuits by watching yours and Brian Wamplers videos.. Thanks.. thanks and more thanks to u... I have managed to build a DOD 250 with a few mods and quite happy with it.. bad job with my soldering but have fit everything on a small circuit... I opened up my DS 1 yesterday and was quite disappointed to see a tiny circuit inside.. the SMD one.. intended to mod this but m not familiar with SMD for now.

[@simonpark843]

I'm 50 years of age and I still find these videos as informative as they are entertaining. You're never too old to learn something new from someone who's really dedicated to a given subject - there's always someone who knows more than you do, or has a depth of understanding greater than your own, even if they're decades younger than you are. I speak from experience when I say this. Please keep doing this stuff, because when I was 16 I had Guitar Player magazine, some Hot Licks VHS videos (which were terrifyingly expensive) and my instincts. I honestly had no idea what I was doing for many years - I still don't, I just try to enjoy whatever I'm doing. You're doing a great thing with this educational approach and I'm always impressed by your attention to detail.

[@jhspedals]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@toasteroverdrive1097]

We need people like you to give us knowledge about this stuff and how to use it. Its like a course we have been lacking in music class. We all understand research about vintage pedals and how they work. No need to feel bad about it, many of us are proud about everything on your channel.

[@jrdoughty13]

I love the level of intensity of passion you can see Josh has for collection

[@jhspedals]

😵‍💫

[@alexanderm6049]

Great episode ! I got into collecting Danelectro Pedals about 3 years ago and loving it ! I know they are considered cheap and gimmicky but there are so many fun things about them. For example the rare paisley blue overdrive and paisley liquid Metal ones, there are rumors about red and yellow prototypes / limited run pedals that I am currently chasing. Or that thing about the elusive dj-23 which may or may not exist. I recently completed my food series collection and man, that pseudo reverb "Corned Beef" was really hard to find. I put them all in 50s style vintage showcase and when one of my mates came around he said: "so, you got a punch of chinese plastic toys, wow". And I proudly and with a big smile said: "yes !". Normies don't get it.

[@violinmiata]

Great episode! My own collection started from playing in a Friday night jam band about ten years ago. Fell down the rabbit hole of self improvement that involved acquiring new gear. My problem is that I’m a full time violin maker and I started making and buying instruments for myself and then buying pedals, then making pedals. Now my basement is full of bizarre 1960’s Japanese and European guitars and random pedals including many things that I made. At least they are things I like, I do fear for my kids and wife, when I die there will be a disaster on their hands to get rid of this “collection”.

[@nelgerome3865]

I collect pedals - I have about 1k - my friends talk about me behind my back that there is something wrong over there - Josh is my online shrink - I send my friends to youtube to watch Josh and that makes my life liveable again )) thank you Mr. jhs !

[@johnnygeetarmusic]

One of my favorite episodes! I have tons of pedals and I love them all! Thank you Kemper for making more pedals available to the rest of us!

[@thesquigglespin]

I didn't start out to be a collector. I'm a music producer-recording engineer and I started out recording friends in different genres. So in my research in sound-scaping a genre I discovered what effect was used in a given work of music. This channel has been an eye opener for me. Thanks guys.

[@outdatedgear5036]

I do the same thing. I like to experiment with different sounds.

[@bldallas]

Your pedal collection is simply amazing. It’s clearly something you enjoy, and it ties directly to the success of your company. For many years, I didn’t use pedal; then I came across your channel. In the less than a year, I’ve now bought over a dozen pedals. But I buy them for the tone (I.e. I’m not a collector). That said, your passion is definitely fun to watch. Thanks for the JHS Show and all your entertaining and informative content. Great stuff.

[@effectsdatabase-com]

Thanks for mentioning me ! FXDB started in 2003 (20th anniversary next year!). Still putting a lot of time in the site every day to add new videos and cleaning up auction links etc, but I'm behind with the new pages (lots of them in a queue waiting to get finished...) and brands (also several hundred in the queue...) since my divorce/moving/etc, but hoping to catch up again (moving again, with easier access to my pedals and documentation).

[@blksteve11]

As someone who is trying to build a small modest set up, because that’s what interests me right now, this video is greaaaat!! Thank you and I’ve been doing a deep dive on your channel! Good stuff! Actually, what pulled me in was your solid state amp video with the thumbnail color palette. That along with the music, set up and vibe of your videos they feel colorful, fun and light! Really dig em Josh & co!

[@ericwarrington6650]

Priceless talk ! Very insightful and I share alot of the same methods and approaches... however...I don't pretend to have even scratched the surface of what Josh and the gang have experienced...I love this channel for these personal level nerd talks .. wealth if knowledge and no one is better at this than jhs...my board is full of jhs gear...worth every penny and has never disappointed..ty Josh 🤘😜🎸❤️🏵️

[@neurospicywitch80]

Great video, Josh! As someone looking to get my feet wet building my own pedals, your channel has been a godsend. I love your various “History of ____ Pedals” videos-I’ve learned so much from those. Along those lines, would you ever consider doing a video on some of the more obscure pedal series from the 80s, such as those made by Korg/Yamaha, for example? They’re nothing super special, but I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for them since the very first pedal I ever bought as a teenager was an 80s Korg CHR-1 chorus pedal that I snagged at a local pawnshop for like $40 back in 1996. It’s built like a tank and I absolutely love it, and I still have it to this day. I’m working on collecting that whole pedal line, but I’d love to know more about them. Love your content (and of course your pedals!) Keep the good stuff coming!

[@whiskybravo4648]

I didn’t start out to collect pedals. I made a pedalboard and retuned and refined it enough times that I had a small army left over. When a pedal gets replaced on my board, the previous pedal remains in case I need a backup. My Boss pedals started it all. I figured I would get and be set with a SD-1, CH-1, DD-3, and RV-5, but that only led me down the rabbit hole.

[@daerganguy7504]

This was quite possibly my favorite JHS episode I've seen since the pandemic inadvertently sent me careening into this heretofore ignored part of my passion for playing guitar. And JHS ARE responsible for the spark that turned my passion into an OBSESSION. A bit too much?? No way! Now, Josh? He IS obsessed ( on THAT we can all agree yes?). But WE are blessed and better for every effect(s) pedal Josh and the boys dream up. With their unique and oft hilarious KZbin approach; often combining live band applications of most pedal demos in very short-say-less than 30 sec(?)performances that also serve as a sounding board for the company softball team & 3 piece bands inspired, especially for improvised(am I right???) songs, and tongues firmly stapled to cheek the dudes at team JHS really set the hook on this noob turned "sounds a bit better" boob😜 Thank you for reigniting this players creativity, widening his guitar knowledge and inspiring me with new sonic "vision" AND as sure as caca is a shade of brown, leaving me with less available funds but with far more available fun (on tap)⬅see what I did there??? Oh, BTW-Josh you have my permission to use that little cheese upon quip in your quiver of cheese quips. Ok? Keep up the great sportsman conduct you boys show to those (that others have called your competitors-?surely they jest??)and whom I will call your friends, your colleagues, mentors and mentored alike. Josh, you show real class buddy in the deference and reverence for us all. Whom I now consider my extended family. Thank YOU for reading this (I'm wrapping this up! Have patience🙏grasshopper) This my novella of celebration and gratitude to those pedal dudes. JHS is mighty fresh and they deliver! Ped-pals forever? lol 🎶"D"🎶 until then...sometimes ya gotta try stuff! Kudos to N n A for keeping shit going, keeping it fun and most importantly ensuring Josh takes his "medicine" haha haha Y'all deserve a fat raise!!!! 😄whoF#$k!*g deliver!

[@gregrandallbtsr03]

Great to see the Patreon videos coming to KZbin. I look forward to the new place for these long form talks!

[@HRJ1411]

Josh, if you get a rare pedal, but it no longer works, do you; i) leave alone / not use, but enjoy owning ‘a piece of history’, ii) repair so it works again, using current equivalent parts, or iii) repair when you can get hold of period correct parts?

[@rasm0225]

Really interested in Josh’s answer on this!

[@sixstringedthing]

Tough question because there's quite a few variables. As an electronics hobbyist and DIY enthusiast I'd probably always be tempted to have a go at fixing it because if it's already dead, what have you got to lose? The answer, of course, is that if your enthusiasm outstrips your ability you might turn what would have been a relatively simple job for a professional repair tech into something more difficult and expensive. :) Equiv. vs original parts probably depends on the nature of the fault. If you're just swapping some dried out caps it's probably not going to affect the tone all that much if you match values/tolerances as closely as possible. If you're replacing major components it's probably worth trying to find genuine replacements or a donor unit to salvage parts from. There's my 2 cents anyway, I'd also be interested in hearing Josh's thoughts on this. :)

[@jhspedals]

First off, this is not Josh, but I know it kind of depends on what it is and what he/we need it for. We do try to fix a lot of them, but if it's super rare, we may not touch it and just have it for the museum collection.

[@75YBA]

We love you up here JHS Crew!🇨🇦

[@SpiroHarvey]

Hi Josh, I recently found your channel and am loving it. It's triggered my Obsessive Collectors Disorder and for years of ignoring pedals, I'm starting to understand the joy of collecting. :) hehe Now I'm trolling eBay and a local auction site (I'm in New Zealand) and clocking up a big wishlist. :D One comment I have actually tho, is about your book in a ziplock bag. From my decades of comic book collecting, I can say that storing a book in a ziplock bag is probably going to do it more damage over time than not storing it in a bag at all. Paper absorbs the acids from the plastic and that can cause browning and splotchiness, as well as making some paper more brittle. Damage can be accelerated by humid environments or environments where the temperature has a lot of variance. Comic collectors use acid free polypropelene bags or mylar bags. General wisdom is that poly bags should be changed every 2-5 years while mylar can last 20 years or more. Mind you, that said, maybe if you replaced the ziplock bag with a new one every few months, that might be ok... or at least less bad. :) Another alternative I would consider for large books (ie; anything bigger than comic or magazine size) might be to look into acid free vinyl LP covers. They might be too big and you'll have to tape them shut if they don't have the sticky backs, but those would give your books far more protection than ziplock bags. They might be labelled as "acid free" or "archival". And for tape, use scotch tape because when (not if) your tape sticks to your book one day, scotch tape comes off easier without damaging the cover. :) Final note, I think you would do well writing your own book or books on pedals. Coffee table books with pictures from your collection and/or research books would be great from someone so knowledgeable.

[@damianokane4789]

Just discovered this channel, and I'm blown away at how much detail and information there is - I'd be happy to teach you Japanese - I live in Japan, I play guitar and collect old Japanese pedals and teach English (and sometimes I even teach Japanese too ))

[@andrewseger7134]

I think this has inspired me to collect JHS pedals, I really love the brand and everything Josh does. I have a few to start and a long way to go.

[@timbaxter9932]

Josh! It's because of you that my pedal collection has more than doubled in the last year. I have a bad case of GAS...... And, I even popped for a JHS pedal and so happy I bought it.

[@jhspedals]

Yes!

[@jupitersky]

Nah, I'm 18 and I just have an appreciation for history. I found this channel to see what pedals were out there because I knew nothing, but as someone who love retro things this channel was an absolutr death trap. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. :D

[@fisherpeeps5219]

Step 1: Buy them all Step 2: See step 1 Something like that?

[@asterisk606]

The video touches on such an important part of collecting, and not just pedals but collecting anything in general. Having the knowledge about the stuff you're collecting is just as rewarding as having it in your hands physically. The history, design, lineage, process of development, etc. of a particular item should be interesting to the collector. The fascination is what will lead the person to enjoy it more with the added benefit of being able to pass on the things they learned through research to others.

[@jhspedals]

History and collecting go hand in hand! It's so rewarding to know the history of the stuff you're collecting and makes it more than just having stuff.

[@dancehallc]

One of the nice things about being a very small-time collector of Boss pedals, as I am, is that it’s such a huge line that I know I’ll never have them all or have the biggest collection, so it makes me feel free to only get/keep the ones that really excite me. I’ve had a few like the older analog CH-1 that I’ve sold on because the sound just doesn’t grab me that much, whereas there are some that aren’t hugely sought after like the TW-1 that I love having in my collection because I think it’s such a blast and a quirky little pedal.

[@samuelhatman8995]

This is unbelievable! Please... I pay money to be educated. I wish some of my college professors could have done as well as you have today. I won't be a pedal collector, but, this content will enhance my search for excellence in my music interests! I could go on, but I think you know I am impressed, informed and sincerely grateful. It's a shot in the arm for all of us Josh... Thanks to you and those who help you get this to us! Sam. Oh... I built a 6K scientific instrument calibration database back in the 90's for my taste of deep diving and learning. I will always be fond of that adventure..... I know! Research, Knowledge and Excellence Always.

[@jat5am]

I started to buy pedals about 3 years ago, but not really into collecting them. however, I love analog photography and perfectly understand the joy of hunting some rare stuff, knowing the history, reading serial numbers etc. actually, the more I watch this vid, the more I wanna buy some "new" analog lens. also I really appreciate that we live in this time when we can google stuff, watch some vids made in early 90s or 00s (VHS rips). everything's changing and we can see it in our lifetime.

[@MunchiesMusicMadness]

I'm not a collector I'm a 100 percent novice but when I'm into something I want learn everything about it and the history I really dug the video with you and Rob scallion thanks for these videos

[@WW-1995]

I started collecting Boss pedals recently, mostly because of they enclosure but I like to use them as well. However, I just want each one and that's all. MIJ/MIT, Old vs new, don't really care about all that stuff. I just keep the one that sounds the best. I'm not really into MIJ nor all version of a same pedal. If I have a CS-3, then I don't care about CS-2 anymore. Unless there's a lot of differences such as between DS-1 and DS-2. Guess we all collect stuff our way. Might collect Ibanez/Maxon as well by the way.

[@pricedlx]

Please feed my addiction more…! Love this show. A great mix of entertainment and education.

[@badcomma]

You turned your addiction into a successful business and KZbin media Empire. Maybe Empire is a little hyperbolic, but you create informative and amusing content because of your OCD passion for pedals. Thankfully, you're a highly functional borderline (fill in the diagnosis here).

[@Willbrockman2409]

Glad to see the patreon stuff out in the wild!

[@JC-11111]

There's a few places I want to donate to for just this type of stuff right here. Jhs is one of them lol.

[@the1khronohs40]

My method for buying pedals is; Josh says in a video that a pedal is good, then I buy it. 😄 Also, I tend to buy pedals I think look cool, or have awesome names. I also like pedals that experiment with doing things differently, like plasma drives, sending the signal through a xenon bulb, and things like that. Also, I like collecting spesific series that just appeal to me. Nothing special, just cheap, easy to find stuff that I like. The worst thing is, I almost never use pedals. They just facinate me. 😄

[@firstnamesisaband]

These talks / lessons are awesome. Could listen for a long time

[@janniswiese]

Excellent, Josh - Thank you! Question: Would you mind to tell us more about how you organize your collection?

[@jhspedals]

Mostly it's just by brand. There's a general "feel" to the collection. A lot of older stuff is all in one section, but something like EHX has new stuff, so the new EHX and the vintage EHX are all together. Most of the newer brands are on one side of the room, but Empress Effects is over by Boss, mostly because that's where they fit, lol.

[@janniswiese]

@@jhspedals Thanks! Any cataloging system in place (like a Discogs for pedals)?

[@seancurtin5131]

Looking at this in hind sight, here would be my strong recommendation on Pedal collecting. Go and purchase every single entry line Behringer pedal. Why? Because there a bargain and initially you want to learn what each of the effects sounds like and what you can expect from that type of effect. I used to suggest a multi effects but what I notice with most multi effects us that people often don't even hear all the effects in the unit because you have to dig into a chunky manual. Single effects make it simple and a collection of Behringer pedal is actually a lot cheaper than the kind of multi effects units which are simple and intuitive to use.(eg Line 6 , Boss, Fractal FX, Upper line Zoom etc. Anything with a nice picture interface.). Then when you know which effects you really like, go and try some of the nicer brands such as JHS, BOSS, MXR, Ibanez for example and note the improvements they provide to those sounds you love. The other tip I would suggest is researching the pedals that your favourite composers/artists use as often these will steer you towards sounds your going to love. Finally be careful not to fall into the trap of buying pedals to solve a sound problem. Amplifiers play a massive role in the sound as well.

[@shanepatrickward]

That add thing. Theres an epiphone add from the 90s with les paul. And a gold top lp with p90s and damnit I still want it.

[@DSPsWifesBF]

I love my epiphane gold top with p90s! It’s early 2000s though

[@777Yoni]

My method to pedal acquisition is to drink scotch and watch pedal demo videos. The rest takes care of itself. Then there is the inevitable self-loathing and remorse when considering my bank account.

[@bimscutney1242]

Exactly. Sometimes it comes down to should I buy a pedal or buy more Scotch? The struggle is real.

[@vh5785]

Thank God!!! I'm not the only one... What a relief....ok, I'm good now.

[@guitarded5198]

If by “collect” we mean buy way more than I will ever need then I am definitely a collector. Being ridiculously impulsive helps 😎

[@jhspedals]

👀

[@ekw555]

speaking from my experience with books, you are more of an "accumulator" than a "collector" . . . 😀

[@moritzhe7310]

I'd love to get to know those fellow collectors you talk about! I'd definitely watch a series where you visit them and make them show their collections, tell their stories and talk about their approach :)

[@lessthanzero8522]

I have been collecting pedsls for about 20+ years. The rare Boss Super Dirstortion & Feedbacker i bought on ebay in the early 2000s for $40. The same with now high dollar DOD pedals..The Punkifier, Metal X, FX70P Big Pig..etc i never spent more than $60 on a pedal. Its crazy to see what these pedals sell for now. I have slowed down my pedal collecting because of the current prices, but i still have all of my hard to find, rare pedals that i bought 20+ years ago. Another good thing to collect are signature model guitars. I have many. Signature models never last forever and as soon as they are no longer being made, the price/value skyrockets. For example: The purple J. Mascis Fender Jazzmasters were $799 in 2008 when they were new. Now they fetch $2,500. The Kurt Cobain model Fender Mustangs were the same $799 new and now fetch $2,500-$3,000. The Jimi Hendrix "Monterey" Fender Strat was $899 brand new just 2 years ago and now they fetch $1,800. I love my pedals..but the signature series guitars are what i go for now!

[@samuelxavier2473]

I'm not a collector but this was a very interesting episode. I like to know the history of the things I use and sometimes track down the rarer ones, but only if they have some utility for my playing. Regarding Amdek, I remember them well. I bought - and still use - the MXK-600 6 channel mixer. They were on sale at half price when the line was discontinued, around 1984/85 or so.

[@effectosis742]

I'm collecting and selling effects even these which are supposed to be cheap but discontinued like Behringer effects : Chorus Space D , Vintage Time Machine , Warp Distortion... They are kind of a niche and not so durable like Boss, but hold a value .

[@thisguy2973]

I’ve been following Earthquaker Devices lately. I now have an Avalanche Run, Plumes, Acapulco Gold, Afterneath, and a Rainbow Machine. I just love their story and want to support their business for their quality and uniqueness, as well as a perceived connection to the company. After experiencing that, I then decided I wanted to support the smaller companies and collect what I enjoy about them. There are some earthquaker pedals I had that didn’t stick and that’s okay, but I like what I have so far. If they’re usable and I find them interesting with the right amount of quirk, that’s what interests me.

[@briankehew579]

I was buying up old pedals when rack gear got popular, around 1984. People thought pedals were stupid (ha) and wanted rack gear only, especially stereo rack gear. Big Muffs and Superfuzzes were about $5-10, old wahs were $15-20. Over the years, I found the more rare ones, Synthi Hi-Fli, Foxx stuff, Compusound Frogg, TelRay delays, Binson Echorec, Ludwig Phase II etc. or even cooler less-valuable ones like the In-Line Effects line. Now I have only one pedal, and it totally makes me happy. I just got tired of so many fuzz and distortion options. Amps were more rewarding to play. All the pedals are pretty much gone now, but it was a fun ride!

[@briankehew579]

Nice Abbey Road Studios mug btw!

[@nutrapuppy4801]

I do a bit of correcting of wrong ads on eBay or Reverb myself. Because I encounter some crazy prices on vintage wahs, an episode I would love to see you do is a deep dive into the Italian wah pedals. Like how that came to be a thing in Italy, and what makes the various years and models carry their market value.

[@blackdogrover]

Some thoughts came to mind as I was watching and listening to Josh (of course, I may be totally wrong): The Silver Screw Boss I saw here appeared to be a standard flathead screwdriver screw. Boss realized or learned that the user can’t be bothered with that when they need to change the battery on the fly, so Boss switched to a thumbscrew application. Also, regarding circuit board components, Boss had to use what was available to them when what they had been using was out of stock from whoever was making them, as long as the component functioned virtually the same; Boss may have made a switch to a different part number mid-stream, so to speak, if they learned something about the former component or the switchover component, which intrigued Boss, even demanded Boss to make the switch, etc. I agree regarding how much importance is put into marketing and why a company will produce their products in ways that have no actual value in functionality and so on. A product may be produced/presented/marketed in a manner which easily and effectively grabs the consumer’s attention, nothing more. I’ve said a lot. I apologize. I could say more on this topic of producing goods and services; I don’t believe the discussion has an ending, really. I am not suggesting that no company has shady moral standards, of course. I should say, from my experience, Boss is top notch and highly respectable and is safe for children of all ages. I just believe when a firm mass-produces a product - for decades - it will encounter challenges regarding raw materials and has to have the ability to adjust accordingly. This adjustment may mean the consumer will receive a product inconsistent from what they have always expected. Obviously, when it comes to circuits, the end user may not be aware of a change or modification. I may not see a difference or I may not be able to hear a difference… I will stop talking… Great episode, Josh. Thank you.

[@JasonsGuitarJams]

I'm always chasing new sounds. And its fun and inspiring!! Great video Josh.

[@satherp5]

Josh said he’s working on a book. Can he please do an updated boss book. Team up with Eilon and do a Stompbox caliber book with a page dedicated to every boss pedal ever. That would be rad.

[@compulsiveviewingmaterials]

All those Sovteks in the background! I bought a Mig-50 after seeing Josh claim it was his fave amp. I have over 50 pedals but a lot were not getting used. I have a mesa boogie Tri rec, and Mashal jcm 800, Laney ironheart 60, a Bugera 6260 120, and an Orange Super Crush 100, and he was on the money. Nothing takes pedals better that i own than that Mig-50.

[@jonathanbyrdmusic]

I’ve got a Nady vibrato/tremolo with two 12ax7 tubes in it. I turn the rate and depth all the way down and use it as a mellow always-on drive pedal. The position 1 vibrato is Univibe-ish. I’ve never seen another one except on the internet.

[@AnthonyDunstan]

you are a great teacher

[@karlof90]

Hola Josh, desde Panamá, me gusta este canal desde hace años, siempre original, divertido y educador.

[@SurfaceMarsAudio]

RECORD TIME SUGGESTION: HUM’s “You’d Prefer An Astronaut” Please check it out if you haven’t. This album takes “shoegaze” and smashes it with walls of trippy driven guitars, backed by unique, jaw dropping, drums. It a perfect use of the “shades of colors” sound, and “beautiful quiet to heavy” formula. It blows me away that after 20 something years of listening to this album,Im still hearing new sounds and textures. They are still so influential to me and countless others..

[@jasonwelch6306]

I definitely want to see all the videos Josh mentioned. I love these sort of deep-dive/histories.

[@RUSTY-A-L]

Excellent video Josh you are a Library of knowledge, much appreciated.

[@thesquillyexperience9442]

just stopped at a local music store & got to play all the new series 3 pedals!!! first time ever playing a jhs pedal!

[@AvvieLanche]

I am about to cry right now because when I was a punkass kid one of the very first pedals I owned was that lawsuit Boss DF-2. I need a hug.

[@majorgiroux]

I love my DiMarzio Super Distortion. And glad they were able to give Josh another subject to geek about

[@matthewh8507]

Your RAT history was brilliant! I collect RAT style pedals as well as actual Proco ones. There's a lot of variety in that theme!

[@doctorscoot]

Very cool thanks! I’m not a pedal collector, just a pedal user, but it was very entertaining and insightful.

[@Zwidawurzn]

I collect Flangers. I have Maxon FL-9, Moog MF-Flange, TC electronic Vortex, ThorpyFX Camoflange, Retro-Sonic Flanger, EHX Deluxe Electric Mistress V5, Donner Jet Convolution, ... i sometimes think i should sell one or two but i really can't do it i need all of them and there's even more Flangers out there i need.

[@budh8505]

Great video, thanks! Love it you guys gave more information on how to record, mic up and well, indulge us with detailed information about audio. Oh and I love my new Packrat! Thanks!

[@regularnimnule9715]

This video is absolute gold! Thank you Josh.

[@TheBedroomRocker1]

Not planning on collecting any pedals, but really enjoy watching you nerd out about it :-) would definitely watch a follow-up episode!

[@carlBigSpoonjohnson]

🤔 have to say this was definitely one of the best videos ever lol. Enjoy this stuff!!

[@nine9whitepony526]

Wow, I always considered myself a pedal collector/connoisseur, but you are next level caliber. I can see that you really really like boss pedals. Myself I don't mind them, I think the quality is definitely there, but I'm not like obsessed with them. Personally I really dig EHX, not everything they make is my favorite though, but overall I think they have my majority vote. Awesome video man.

[@danemilosevic4427]

Wow, thank you for sharing your story as a collector! Amazing!

[@scottkidwellmusic9175]

I think my collection is pretty much a quest for tone. I also like pedals from independent small shops. And fuzz. Gotta have fuzz...

[@shanepatrickward]

All this rings true for any collecting. I've been collecting second edition ad&d books and love it. Because it interests me.

[@audiomonster303]

Pedals that dont appear to have high collector value, that gain in popularity later after they are discontinued are the ones that shock the world with their value gains. Thats pedal collecting to me

[@br00talbr00skeez]

Great video about a subject that needs to be addressed sometimes - "the what and why?", in what we love.

[@mullydoesmusic-ishstuff5506]

I’m a bit of a collector. Not as deep obv, that’d be kind difficult. Some of it is definitely nostalgia but I also like know who played what pedals. Like Curt Cobain got most of his grunge sound from a DS-1 or Trey would stack Tube Screamers and the like. I don’t get too obsessed with this but knowing where you can hear a pedal is amazing. Now sometimes like with Cobain there’s also recording technique at work to sound like the studio version like a DS-1 won’t make a jag master sound like a wall of sound but popping a chorus after the dist will get you part of the way there. There’s also weird off the beaten path rabbit holes you can go down with off brands, short series, guitar brands, oem mfrs. And mods, jeez there’s not time to do it all it feels like.

[@Topstone1]

one of my favorite episodes so far! (back to lurking now; be well!)

[@andrewcopland3789]

Fantastic episode. Thanks for sharing.

[@NewFalconerRecords]

Looking around my room as I type this, it seems that I have certainly learnt how to collect JHS Pedals since discovering this channel. No complaints though.

[@CC-fi3pp]

The recent limited edition Black Strymon Midnight El Cap will be a $1000 pedal very soon, take one of they most iconic pedals of an era and add scarcity and that's pretty much the formula, that's what you should be looking to collect iconic stuff that is scarce be that via the fact it's discontinued or via a limited edition run or for some other reason. Also keep the box in good condition with all leaflets and accessories & try not to damage the pedal.

[@hanesbrindley2730]

You are my role model, I want to be like you when I grow up

[@hanesbrindley2730]

I wish I had seen this video circa 1989

[@KartikHariharan]

Can't wait to dig into this!

[@georgestahl8866]

Josh, you forgot an important area in which to do research. 7. Watch historical plays, live productions, and musicals. May I suggest Pedals the Musical as a great starting point for this area of information? It’s historically accurate with a wealth of information as to the beginnings of pedals. As an added bonus, you’ll get to see how much better of a slide player you are than the guitarist in the show, Rhett Shull. Thanks for always keeping us educated and having fun!

[@ivanm9186]

the one thing you should know about collecting pedals. It’s just sad if you do that and not playing, not growing as a guitar player. I always think about Iron Maiden or Van Halen. How many pedals did they use? Exactly the opposite thing is TRYING pedals. That is cool. Buying and selling. Not hoarding. Making sure you keeping the pedals you really love based on your trying experience

[@Artefracture]

The DOD Lamb series. I had a modest "collection" of about five from the mid-'90s to the mid-'00s. Kinda wish I had snapped up the Ibanez Soundtanks when they were around.

[@tristanstephens3322]

“I'm not ashamed of my self, I have a problem” 😂. “Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls” (Joseph Campbell ) Thanks you for having a problem 🙏 and sharing this with all of us.

[@jhspedals]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@hunterdavies7802]

cant wait for the every boss delay video. got a used dd20 off of a recommendation in one of videos and i love it so much

[@emmarossignol4445]

Oh we need that video about the Amdek pedals! I got excited because I learned about the brand from an LGR video about an Amdek Monitor. There were two different companies called Amdek, one of them owned by Roland and I believe they eventually merged.

[@mikes062]

I like to collect things that I want to use so I don’t have a huge collection of pedals but I do a have a few vintage ones I’ve picked up for good prices and they’ve all gone up in value since I got them! Had my TS10 since it was only worth like $50-60! I just picked up a DOD FX55 Distortion for $20! The old 2 knob, it’s pretty cool!

[@thehowlingbell]

I eventually realised I actually collect earthquaker devices pedals. It wasn’t intentional as I just kept buying their products and then actively sought them out. On a side note… The Hizumitas is the best BM out there.

[@bro7269]

My name is Wahfreak and I’m a recovering pedal collector. You guessed it…wah wah pedals. I had many, many wah wahs over the years. In the end it just became too much to deal with. There was a lot of money tied up in pedals that just sat on a shelf or in a box. It also sucks if you have to move. I sold pretty much everything except my favorite/best sounding pedal.

[@scottallen9556]

I love your company. I need your shirt. I’m gonna go play some rock riffs now! Thanks Josh.