JHS WEEK: Twin Twelve Overdrive v2

[@kashmirr144]

you look so happy when you're playing guitar, it's infectious. killer demo

[@JayLeonardJ]

It's a blast doing these demos, the smiling comes easy :)

[@DannyShipleyMusic]

I got my JHS double barrel v4 this month, and I love jhs pedals even more! This pedal sounds amazing as well

[@organjoe]

Hey I like this guy - skilled, upbeat, informative, without being obnoxious - good job!

[@JayLeonardJ]

Thanks so much :)

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

My favorite JHS pedal so far. Killer tones.

[@JayLeonardJ]

+Robert Keeley True that. It is a tone that I just don't hear people exploiting; I found myself playing stuff I never do!

[@pentatonicburst2753]

Robert Keeley hey are you the guy who mods pedals? keely right ?

[@TheRoad2awe]

Mr. Keeley the Bubble Tron is one of my favorite new pedals I am finding a ton a great unique tones.

[@anonymous_friend]

He builds a whole line of pedals, not just mods. Right here in my home town.

[@johnlattimer350]

Hah! Just matched up a Keeley Monterey with a 64 Danelectro Twin Twelve model 300.;O Got spoiled by a 64 Fender 'verb tank, so I use that instead of the Dano's.;P And You are totally right about taking your playing in new, or different directions. This pedal comes very close to what I hear, and hopefully where I'm headed. Keep Rockin', And Thank You Both@@JayLeonardJ

[@fixeresque]

Your skill, versatility and linear talking style easily makes you the best pedal demo-er(?) on KZbin. Keep it up!

[@JayLeonardJ]

Thanks so much!

[@cyberprimate]

Man it's so enjoyable to hear something else than generic rock-blues in a overdrive demo.

[@misisipimike8020]

Whoa. that version of "Cheek to Cheek" was totally unexpected and AMAZING! You gave a little history of American Popular Music in the 20th Century in one demo. Came for the demo, stayed for the gnarly guitaring.

[@JayLeonardJ]

Dude, thanks so much. That was a fun little arrangement to put together :)

[@johnb2476]

You're super fun to watch! Great playing. Great demos, too. You really show the character and range of each pedal.

[@mathisto21]

Jay I revisit old videos that I loved in the past and man your playing always makes me smile! This one is a ripper and thankfully was able to find a 2nd hand one of these seeing as they are discontinued. Thank man 🤙

[@keithbox1684]

Man I just love your playing! Highly enjoy your vids also! I have been playing for 34 years and heard alot of pickers and you definitely got it man. You also have alot of music and equipment knowledge for a young man. I look forward to more vids. Best Wishes!

[@Shea19]

Amazing as usual. The "Imperial moustache" jazz riffing was off the chain!

[@billiramone]

Man, your right hand technique is just perfect. Also, great demo!

[@gelatosamurai]

You sir are amazing and very inspirational.

[@JayLeonardJ]

+gelatosamurai Thanks so much :)

[@christianboddum8783]

You've done your homework (blues background) - great respect to you!! and great tones and playing again J!

[@stevelopezuser]

Wow I've seen almost every pedal reviewer out there, and you're something else man! Really good playing, not much talking just the necessary, great sound quality and funny adds! :) keep the good work! Saludos desde Quito

[@JayLeonardJ]

+Steven Lopez Thanks so much man! It's great to know people dig the work :)

[@munkeatphotography]

Awesome playing dude ! Thanks for the demo

[@markdeutschlander697]

Coming very late to this demo, but this is fantastic. Love those old school sounds and you really jam on the them - you're having such fun! You got the Charlie Christian sound nailed and some of the old blues sounds too. Spot on, mate!

[@burninglcd]

You are getting way into it. It's wonderful.

[@jameskim6605]

dude you're so fun to watch playing. keep it up bro!

[@JayLeonardJ]

+James Kim Thanks so much!

[@bartondudlick9019]

As someone who's considering buying this pedal, this is perhaps one of the best online demos of what the Twin Twelve can do. Thank you.

[@JayLeonardJ]

Really appreciate it, thanks :)

[@nathanielavenmarg4504]

Finally someone doing demos that can really fucking play.

[@RamonGdeG]

In the clean channel (blue) the DRIVE control gets off the circuit. The signal gets dirtier only with the VOLUME knob, like an amp. Jay, I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS ANYWAY, YOUR PLAYING IS AWESOME AND YOU'RE PURE DURACELL MAN!

[@JayLeonardJ]

Really: I must have had it all wrong!! I should dig up that pedal and give it another spin... Thanks for writing :)

[@RamonGdeG]

Hi again Jay, I don’t really think that you did the demo so badly,no way man!, in fact you made me buy that pedal and I'm delighted with it as far as JHS wanted to remember the sound of the cheap Silvertone (which paradox indeed : )…) The only thing it seems to be checked it’s the Bass pot, from my point of view, from twelve o’clock onwards it’s useless on most of real situations. Thanks for your answer!

[@jeremieduhauga3217]

Just great, as always. Thanks for making me wanting them all, and thanks for the music !

[@JayLeonardJ]

Anytime :)

[@imlostinthewoods]

I'm not sure who you learned guitar from, or if you're self taught, but the last 2/3rds of this demo highlight some of the best old school jazz/blues tones and playing I've ever heard... especially from someone as young as you. A pedal alone can't pull that off. WOW! Thanks for making my weekend!

[@JayLeonardJ]

+imlostinthewoods Thank you so much for those words: it's comments like that which really make all this hard work worth all the effort. Thanks for appreciating the music and rock on!

[@pleximaniac]

Awesome demo as well. You're quickly becoming my favorite reviewer. Thanks for using the same guitar and amp setup so you can really hear the difference in tones between all these JHS pedals.

[@JayLeonardJ]

+Joseph Donald Thanks so much; it helps a lot that I love my guitar and amp set up :) Please keep watching and talk to you soon!

[@pleximaniac]

+JayLeonardJ Awesome. Your demo convinced me to order one of these guys. Self control be damned. Keep up the good work.

[@KoolKatDave]

Jay - You have mad skills, my friend! Kudos to you! Loved the twisted Ragtime-Jazz & 40's riffing you were doing. Awesome stuff!

[@JayLeonardJ]

+KoolKatDave Thanks so much!

[@ckjjclan]

Head....explode......!!! Loved that slide mate! Dang!

[@JayLeonardJ]

+ckjjclan Thanks dude! It's the first time I've ripped out the slide in a demo :) Glad you dug it/

[@TheKiteMachineBand]

Love that when you said "oops you do" I did the subtle 'exhale out your nose laugh' and then immediately afterwards the camera guy did the exact same thing. 1:51

[@JayLeonardJ]

:)

[@zachholloway33]

A pedal demo where the demonstrator is actually talented????? Wut?? Great playing!

[@JayLeonardJ]

Thanks dude!

[@napkinshoplifta5163]

For real. I've legit recorded a mixtape from the snippets of playing in your videos.

[@paulvsmith]

Brilliant playing and demo. Subscribed.

[@davidsaldana8189]

Wow. Great demo. Mad props for the Bo Diddley. Because of your demo I want this pedal!

[@JayLeonardJ]

Thanks so much: I always dug that Bo tone!

[@cyrusfontaine2598]

Wow man, you could play like that plugged in to a cereal box and I'd still watch! Absolutely incredible! (Cool pedal too!)

[@JayLeonardJ]

Yeah man, Cheerios have a good midrange, but a vintage Frankenberry is where it is at ;)

[@cyrusfontaine2598]

Nice.

[@jackprice2789]

fantastic playing!

[@itriedmany]

Damn, you're fantastic at presenting these pedals... you cover everything, and you play like a monster! You adjust your volume on the guitar for controlling clean/drive, you take advantage of pickup switching during demos, thus finding all the attributes of the pedal based not only on the pedal itself but how manipulating the guitars on board controls can bring out the magic of the pedal... YES, you cover it all, and with fantastic and appropriate playing styles etc! The problem for me is, i want all of these pedals now! I can't decide! I'm about to order this one for sure, but jhs has at least 8 now that I've been considering... and I currently own two from that brand. Joshua is amazing and I enjoy his vids also... what a genius he is! Thanks for making my evenings enjoyable! - Jim B

[@JayLeonardJ]

I know: the whole JHS line up is just awesome!!! Thanks so much for enjoying the vids and writing!!

[@stevenroper6125]

I also find that the tones he gets in the videos are realistic and I can replicate them once I buy the pedal. There’s nothing I hate more than buying a pedal only for it to sound nothing like the reviews.

[@toddcarpenter4233]

Your such a monster player JJ

[@JayLeonardJ]

+Todd Carpenter Thanks dude!

[@rubtub1464]

I came here looking for a white stripes esc pedal. Came out having subscribed to an awesome guitar channel that brilliantly demos all I need. One word. Thanks.

[@JayLeonardJ]

I really appreciate it!!! Welcome to the community :)

[@gusoneil7055]

Great review! Thanks!

[@SpicyKalabasa]

Your playing makes me smile. 🍻

[@JayLeonardJ]

Really appreciate it!!

[@SandeepSingh-zc5sh]

Man, you have completely sold me on this this pedal and the Angry Charlie V3! Damn you! 🤣🤣🤣.

[@mickaelcosta1724]

Great video as usually!!! Are you sure you can use the drive knob when you are on the blue/clean channel?

[@StormJH1]

Wow, man! Pretty much any time I watch one of the "professional" pedal reviewers, I'm in awe of their playing ability, knowledge of theory, and how superior it is to mine. But Jay's demos leave me not only with that same sense of skill, but also the sheer FUN of playing guitar that I actually experience playing the instrument and tinkering with gear, even at a much lower skill level. I was an early adopter on the Twin Twelve v1. It was actually my first JHS pedal. I loved it, but complained up and down the message boards that it was a little too much of an OD/fuzz pedal, as opposed to capturing the full amp-in-a-box experience of a Silvertone 1484. So I just had to slam my palm into my forehead at NAMM this year when they release a v2 with footswitchable clean/dirty modes. I hate to do it, but I might need to trade and eat the cost difference - it's like they made the new version specifically for me. You might have inadvertently answered one of my questions about the footswitch in your video, too...I saw a clip of you using a non-JHS footswitch. Will any traditional instrument cable footswitch (like the single button ones that come with some amps) work with the Twin Twelve, or do you need the proprietary red one from JHS? Great demo, again!

[@JayLeonardJ]

+StormJH1 Any footswitch should work :) Thank you so much for your really great words. This has been such a fun process and I'm glad people are enjoying all the work. Let me know if you ever go for the v2; I never played the v1, so I would love to know what you feel about the upgrade.

[@buckbumble]

My Twin Twelve I think might be faulty. On the clean setting, it almost only sounds like a preamp. Even with the drink cranked, it only sounds like it getting slightly dirty. You have to crank it all the way on the Dirt channel to get any slight form of dirty. I am running it through a clean fender which isn’t cranked. Would that make any difference?

[@iamkeebz]

How is your drive knob working on the clean channel? The clean channel bypasses the drive on mine... so im a bit confused.

[@lufiealice6251]

Just subscribed, what a great channel!!

[@JayLeonardJ]

+Lufie Alice I really appreciate the add... I'll keep the videos coming :)

[@effectsjunkie8530]

Yo, when you kicked in the red setting. Whoa!!!

[@JayLeonardJ]

+Effects Junkie I felt the same way when I first did that!

[@vmguadalupe]

that pedal was made for the sound at 6:27.

[@JayLeonardJ]

Hell yeah!

[@jessejarrar]

Great licks man! JHS dem Kansas City boys

[@plrbplr]

Jay, amazing review as usual. Where do you get your clean tones from? Is it an amp or some kind of plugin?

[@JayLeonardJ]

+Mykyta Panarin Princeton Amp going through a speaker sim :)

[@plrbplr]

+JayLeonardJ Thank you!

[@goldstandardmassagetherapy9967]

JLJ ! you sold me on the Crayon. i need to incorporate perhaps ANOTHER JHS drive pedal. would you suggest Superbolt v2 or TwinTwelve v2 ? does the latter have a bit more variety of tones ?

[@JayLeonardJ]

Tough question. The Twin Twelve is a fuller sounding overdrive that has that wooly modern rock sound (Black Keys- White Stripes). The Superbolt is a lot zippier on the top and is great for the Zeppelin stuff and more soloistic playing.

[@josephpickard3108]

You're a killer player - that slide bit had me lost in the midst

[@NexLevelQuest]

Dude your amazing. Great style and tones. Unbelievable playing style. I wish you get more subscribers. Keep it up

[@JayLeonardJ]

Haha, one person at a time. That's for writing in and your support.

[@benjaminhailzl9477]

great playing

[@tablaturebutler2823]

Athletes have to go out and win each game one at a time - doesn't matter how or what you did in the last outing. Jay - you come out in every review like you want to win for the first time ever. No one else is doing what you do the way you do it - I start out just checking in to see what's up - and I get drawn in - over and over. This is called feedback - no, not that kind. Keep swinging for the fences...

[@JayLeonardJ]

Dude, thanks so much for taking the time to write. There is definitely a lot of love that goes in to all of these vids. It's great to know the work is appreciated and watched. Batter up :)

[@asc95]

So dope

[@laiikkaaaa458]

I want to learn how to play what you did from 5:45 onwards (with the slide)...where do I start. That was badass

[@JayLeonardJ]

+Royal Rumble Thanks so much! The tune was a loose version of Muddy Waters' "Can't Be Satisfied" and Led Zeppelin's "Traveling Riverside Blues". I would start there... Or maybe I should just make a slide lesson vid, hmm....

[@jimmytightlips]

+JayLeonardJ yeh better had make a slide lesson vid i think! id like a vid on how to play your version of little wing from the jhs morning glory vid too

[@jimmytightlips]

+Le Sploosh lovely stuff. i love your aggressive pick attack, it gives a real energy to your playing ...as a mainly finger style player, im jealous of that sound!

[@rydes68]

Jay, great demo as always. Q. Could I use the Twin Twelve in the clean setting with the drive completely down and use the bass/treble settings to tone down the low end on a particularly bass heavy amp? Kind of like an Eq pedal, trying to decide between the RC Boost V2 (great all round) and the Twin (the drive is killer). Thanks in advance, love your playing...

[@JayLeonardJ]

TBH, the Twin Twelve is a very warm pedal as is. If you got something with lots of bass and want to do a little clean tonal shaping, try the Colourbox: great pedal!

[@buzzcrumhunger7114]

Who Do You Love? Nice tone demo choice!

[@JayLeonardJ]

Thanks man!

[@damonkenzo8508]

Dat cheek to cheek jam at 4:12 doe..

[@JayLeonardJ]

Yeah dude, I don't get to sneak that kind of stuff in too often :)

[@damonkenzo8508]

Thats really classy, great job, could've substituted the ren and stimpy theme in there, that twin twelve got that nice old school crunch.

[@sergeysegal3839]

Does anybody happen to know what the trim pots inside of the pedal do?

[@buzzcrumhunger7114]

Your swing tone reminds me of an old Gibson G-40 Les Paul amp

[@luckylicks3497]

Loving this! :) Kinda like those 6550 power tubes..

[@JayLeonardJ]

Definitely!

[@napkinshoplifta5163]

Nice

[@krimsonlediable]

Great video, as usual. BTW, I got the new version of the angry Charlie after watching your video. It's much more versatile as the AT version, which I also have. Now another question: Do you think, that the Digitech Ventua Vibe is agood alternative to a Drybell Vibe Machine? Thanks.

[@JayLeonardJ]

+Krimson Le Diable Thanks so much. The Vibe Machine is awesome. Any reason you are thinking of switching?

[@krimsonlediable]

+JayLeonardJ No I'm not switching, I'm saving up for one atm. But I just wanted to hear your thoughts on the Ventura Vibe. For me there are three that come to mind. Ventura Vibe/ Retro Vibe and the Vibe Machine. Maybe you could do a shoot out. Btw, I got the JHS Modded SD-1 and man, that things very awesome too. Good for both crunch and clean channels of an amp. However, when played in front of a clean amp it's so unforgiving and makes you play harder, which is good for practicing.

[@JayLeonardJ]

I'm actually really digging the stuff coming out of Digitech right now! However, I only have passing experience with the Ventura. I'll do a little digging and see what I can do for you :)

[@krimsonlediable]

+JayLeonardJ Thanks Jay.

[@Bluestyler92]

Man. I'd rather pay money for your guitar skills than buying the Twin Twelve. You're dope!

[@JayLeonardJ]

I appreciate it! Thanks so much!

[@beltranator]

Hey man, what was that "imperial moustache" riff? I would love to learn this kind of style! Your playing is wicked btw

[@JayLeonardJ]

It is the head of "Cheek To Cheek". Great tune: here is Grappelli doing it better than I ever will... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnOcmKGQjqulhMU

[@samuelrutherford8107]

Saying muddy waters and john lee hooker just sold me this pedal. Been looking for a tweed style pedal for vintage tones but this sounds really vintage as well. How would u compare it to the crazy tube circuits falcon u just reviewed?

[@broberts1581]

What was the 40s line you were playing? Tablature?

[@JayLeonardJ]

It's an old standard called "Cheek To Cheek." There are some great lead sheets out there for that one... Maybe I should do a tutorial on that too :)

[@emilioj.2297]

Wow! Yes, please! It would be awesome!

[@billsmith1278]

Great playing and pedal...but if it had the "awesome" 1484 reverb...lol

[@jscoppe]

I've never heard a better version of 'Cheek to Cheek'.

[@JayLeonardJ]

Really appreciate it :)

[@danieldelantar6704]

Your great becouse you always smile.:)can i ask do you have buffer in your chain?tnx

[@JayLeonardJ]

I always try to make sure that I always have at least one good buffer near the end. It definitely retains some clarity and also give me a lot more tone consistency when I'm using different cables or changing out pedals in the board.

[@danieldelantar6704]

JayLeonardJ ...can i ask a advice from you.?should the buffer 1st of your chain or last.???

[@mx2itb]

Hey there. I just picked up a JHS Twin Twelve V1 pedal recently and am having an issue. The pedal is acting as a HUGE preamp volume boost and unless it the volume knob is cranked on the pedal, I get almost no drive at all. I have swapped out the pedal twice and it is the same issue. even when no other pedals are in the chain. I want to be able to switch from a clean signal to the twin twelve tone, but I can't seem to do that as when I crank the volume on the twin twelve, I lose probably 80% of my volume when switching to clean. I don't know what to do at this point, and would love any ideas you might have! Thanks.

[@JayLeonardJ]

+Field Cate Hmm... I do notice that the Blue Channel is quite pristine. Really good for adding the Silvertone bloom to your amp. It's the Red channel that offers all the grease. Still, you should have quite a bit of headroom regardless. Where do you run the gain knob?

[@BanishFor2Turns]

+JayLeonardJ If I don't have the drive at at least 75% the drive is unaudible. I've swapped out the pedal a couple times now and cannot figure out the issue. What power supply do you use for it?

[@JayLeonardJ]

+Banish ForTwoTurns I use my VL pedal power. I will agree though: all the real saturation is on the Red Channel (which I think the original pedal only featured). The blue just imposes the overall frequency response and touch of a Silvertone into your pre-existing tone. Good luck.

[@telecasper]

Thanks for the demo, but as I have the previous version of most JHS pedals I now need a fair comparison of old/new to evaluate if they're worth changing...

[@TapeHighway]

I'm fuckin sold

[@JayLeonardJ]

Hope you dig it :)

[@paddynbob]

Sounds like U-Mass by the Pixies eh?

[@robertrosejr1]

Morning glory twin twelve. 1 and 2 I think

[@connorlmac]

what is that first riff he plays? thanks.

[@coffeewaldo]

Connor MacPherson isn’t that The Rolling Stones? Brown Sugar I think. A lot of RS’s songs sound similar to me and they play a lot of them in open g.

[@connorlmac]

Thanks!

[@Jaysteenn]

You should make a playlist for T-Rex and Keeley so they are easier to find. Instead of scrolling through all videos. I see you have a JHS playlist. I am really liking your videos, nice playing!

[@JayLeonardJ]

Great idea, I'll do just that :)

[@Jaysteenn]

JayLeonardJ Awsome thanks!

[@ReaperRooney]

no dirt????

[@josehormazabal8166]

Que amplificador usó?

[@JayLeonardJ]

Princeton NR

[@josehormazabal8166]

JayLeonardJ gracias

[@jonathandenney7684]

Could this thing replace my OCD Drive?

[@JayLeonardJ]

They are quite a bit different: I always found the OCD as a little more of a tonal enhancer and the Twin Twelve as more of a "Amp in a Box". If I had to pick between the two, I may lean on the Twin Twelve though.

[@shaneross6242]

Drop the Mike, awsome demo

[@coffeewaldo]

A lil Bo Diddley.

[@JayLeonardJ]

+coffeewaldo one of my favorite:)

[@MrGougi]

incredible Cheeks to cheeks version !

[@JayLeonardJ]

Thanks dude!

[@joshpound8246]

7 minute video and 40 seconds of it goes to the high gain channel.....

[@fandangodrive4310]

U so crazy

[@hashish68]

방정맞게 생기고 방정맞게 기타를 치네. . ㅋ

[@picodegallo9447]

meh

[@estebanmitre4752]

pedal very bad... player excelent

[@fredvanderlinden8908]

Sorry Jay, I wanted a review of the pedal; Finaly I got 4 or five different settings nothing on quality and a lot of showing how good you can play guitar. you play good I must admit, but that's not why I clict on the link. now you know why you only havve 55000 views in 5 years.

[@JayLeonardJ]

You can check out my crowd funded reviews on my Patreon page! The demos are more demonstrations on the capabilities of the pedal and settings ideas for those who just bought one. Have a good day and rock on