Anti Pedals (Non Pedal Effects You Have To Hear)

Today I show you my favorite Anti-Pedals - guitar effect units that aren't exactly portable or plug-n-play, but nonetheless are extremely inspiring and fun units to play. In the comments below tell me what your favorite Anti-Pedal from today was and what Anti-Pedals you own! Also tell me what you think about a-ha's "Hunting High And Low" and another sleeper mid-80's record that you love.
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Gear in this video:
0:48 Danelectro 9100 Reverb Box
1:57 Sweet Sound Ultra Vibe Rack Unit
3:16 Conn Strobotuner
4:29 Multivox MX-312 Multi Echo
5:45 Boss ROD-10 & Boss RCE-10
7:39 Ibanez HD1000
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9:16 Milkman Harmonic Tube Reverb Tremolo Head
11:18 Leslie 760 Organ Speaker Cabinet
Record Time:
a-ha - Hunting High And Low
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Josh’s record player is by U-Turn Audio:
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[@jhspedals]

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!

[@mannishboy1]

About time! I thought you forgot us...

[@acebone2]

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 :)

[@mattmorgan2400]

Cool video. Albums: Big Country - Steeltown is insane. Also Simple Minds - Sparkle In The Rain. Both produced by Steve Lillywhite. Both are crazy good.

[@eddie4maiden]

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.

[@BassToTheFaceMan]

Great albums from the 80's… any Oingo Boingo album would do.

[@bearclan]

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]

hope ur doing well!!

[@StonefieldMusic]

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.

[@goodun2974]

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-lf7sd]

I live in Melbourne! which bar is it?

[@StonefieldMusic]

@@Jacob-lf7sd It was Jaspers, right next to Paris Cat. I can't recall the name of the band though.

[@patmccrotch5373]

100% agree.. NOTHING like a leslie sound.

[@stevecarter8810]

Yeah every time I see a Leslie online I'm like "it doesn't work unless you're in the room with it!"

[@OuijTube]

“The Sun Always Shines on TV” is criminally underrated

[@Ndlanding]

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_Tuning]

Hunting High and Low is truly epic as well! That whole record is awesome!

[@BrandonOutside]

Daaang, that Danelectro reverb sounds beautiful!

[@jas_bataille]

Yeah, but that MilkMan....... ... shit

[@albertf.9198]

Lera Lynn sounds like she's gonna start singing any second...

[@willhammond04]

Sounds heavenly with those p90s

[@JakeCuster]

The Leslie speaker weighs 1,000 pounds, but that is much smaller compared to the footswitch that weighs 10,000 pounds

[@vexguine]

that switch is roo much badass

[@eronackerman565]

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?

[@m0j0b0ne]

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.

[@patmccrotch5373]

@@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.

[@patmccrotch5373]

@@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!

[@HiVizSmiley]

I physically gave you a round of applause when Black Hole Sun started. Great episode as always!

[@gougav]

That Danelectro spring reverb sounds absolutely fantastic !

[@MartinCliffe]

Agree about The Sun Always Shines On TV. Stunning production, particularly for the 80s. Killer band.

[@E-Biz]

The massive size of the footswitch for the rotary box is ridiculous and amazing.

[@christisgod3354]

That is the 2nd biggest footswitch I have ever seen......

[@wesleyzimmerman94]

@@christisgod3354 Fuck, dude.... you can NOT say that and NOT tell us what it is

[@chrisdebarge7138]

Pretty sure it's also the tube preamp for the Leslie in there. Still ridiculously big.

[@E-Biz]

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."

[@vexguine]

You can use that switch to lock the wheel of your car on slopes

[@dclange]

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!

[@domidigital]

Exactly, it has this wobbly-ness that no pedal can really replicate.

[@valvenator]

I wish they had more than two speeds built in, and you'd need a roadie just for that footswitch!

[@ThomasBorghus]

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' :)

[@ThomasBorghus]

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."

[@JohnNoirSmith]

That Milkman reverb sure was smooth!

[@mastersteve78]

That Leslie is the most awesomest ever! And Black Hole Sun with it?!? You made my day, now I'm happy. 😁😁😁😁🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@Barry101er]

Mid-80s genius from Prefab Spout: Swoon or Steve McQueen: perfect!

[@hugolanza4372]

Ha! Prefab Sprout was my 80's pick as well!

[@MisterNiles]

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.

[@ZRobertson91]

12:17 - "Black hole sun, won't you come, and wash away the rain?"

[@giovannim.7529]

Great! O thought It was just me that noticed...

[@DMSProduktions]

Ass hole son, what a bum...

[@magicianASMR]

@@DMSProduktions what a buuuuuum

[@DMSProduktions]

@@magicianASMR Ass hole son, ass hole son, ass hole son...

[@magicianASMR]

@@DMSProduktions what a buUuuuuuuuuum

[@copheart]

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.

[@DMSProduktions]

That's just typically PUNK isn't it?

[@creamcannon825]

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

[@copheart]

@@creamcannon825 Yeah, it was good. I read all of 'em. Dee Dee's book was the best

[@johndiloreto3738]

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.

[@dwightgarcia9197]

I swear Josh Scott IS the Mr. Rodgers of our time. And of pedals. All the pedals. All of them. 🖤💜🖤💜

[@valvenator]

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?

[@rstuartcpa]

Bring on the puppets!

[@hunterthompson2206]

@@valvenator I second that! Josh, time to get a cardigan sweater and a pair of Keds!

[@stevieray1507]

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!

[@jdkimple]

THREE of a Perfect Pair is a phenomenal album!!!

[@scottielambert9312]

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.

[@RobFlaxMusic]

"There was a new type of rock invented..." [Beat] [Beat] "...Fraggle Rock." I lost it.

[@tomhill9066]

I was thinking thrash metal. Anyone else?

[@wyndsrfr16]

You can see how pleased he is with that joke - trying so hard not to smile.

[@silvertongues2]

Classic Dad joke!

[@milesanderson3682]

Was that the greatest or what? Perfect comedic timing.

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

I actually did a spit-take on that one. Perfect Josh-ism.

[@Twirlyhead]

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.

[@julienklettenberg5816]

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.

[@merman93]

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.

[@TimMer1981]

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.

[@MisterNiles]

Color Of Spring is so good. I love Spirit Of Eden and Laughingstock just as much.

[@valvenator]

@@MisterNiles Living In Another World is such a freakin' awesome powerhouse of a song!

[@TimMer1981]

@@valvenator Indeed, especially the London 1986 live version :) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYnCfqyahLqJabM

[@jdkimple]

@@MisterNiles Yes, love "Laughing Stock" - such a milestone album. Good heavens, I love that.

[@evazquez0625]

Every time I watch a video, I end up buying another piece of gear. My girlfriend is growing concerned, but also love this channel.

[@LungMing23]

This was a great episode! That beast at the end with the propeller on top is fantastic!

[@JohnS.Fitch-]

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!

[@homerdomer73]

That stuff is amazing. Moral of the story; never sell anything.

[@marshabradcoe417]

amen

[@michaelmattson3515]

I had had a real Univibe & some really cool weird gear & great amps from the 60s & 70s.

[@taatsmusic]

"Men at Work - Business as Usual" a really great 80's album that gets overlooked due to a one hit wonder.

[@BrendonMacintosh]

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.

[@taatsmusic]

@@BrendonMacintosh yes, he is an awesome songwriter and never lost it

[@davidkastin4240]

Men at Work are not a one hit wonder band. They had a nice run of hit songs. Check their Greatest Hits album

[@dangiampietro6606]

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.

[@Circletakesthejake]

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!

[@joseevildead666]

Daaamn those Boss rack units sound awesome. Instant 80's tones. 👍🏻Although nothing beats that Leslie.

[@jordandangelo180]

Yes it did. I was blown away by that unit and I want to buy one if it’s available to purchase

[@mendBOT]

My thoughts exactly! Oh my god, as a Boss fanboy I really need to find one

[@jordandangelo180]

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

[@sparkyguitar0058]

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

[@markhamburg5535]

I had the RDD-10 and RSD-10 and loved them.

[@jiminskipt8836]

The Outfield "Voices of Babylon". Please keep making these great gear nerd videos. Cheers!

[@jettramel]

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.

[@brandonclark7867]

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

[@horizontalblanking]

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.

[@rocknrollmonkey8668]

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.

[@nicophile]

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.

[@tomwimsatt9567]

I love the "scene thing" that happens between this part and that part! It's what I come here for every video!

[@DustyMuzzle]

Wall of Voodoo - Call of the West! "I'm on the Mexican radio, I'm on the Mexican, whoa-o, radio".

[@neilhackett529]

Agreed, has my favorite lyric :) "I wish i was in Tijuana eating barbecued iguana"

[@uhhmaybe]

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

[@valvenator]

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'.

[@enkiea8322]

Spirit of Eden is my favorite record EVER. ❤🤙

[@diablilloperdio]

April 5th is a jewel.

[@jettramel]

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-tb5gg]

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.

[@FFGG22E]

Kramer guitars were also located in Neptune NJ. I worked there in the late 80early90s. Lot of guitar history in Neptune.

[@baldersackthethird768]

I still use my Kramer and it has the Neptune New Jersey plate on the back.

[@shanewright2772]

Bonus fun Neptune fact - it's Jack Nicholson's home town.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

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.

[@baldersackthethird768]

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.

[@MitchGurowitz]

Nj has a great musical instrument history, Guild is another.

[@rawandxyz]

I love how you play tunes that go perfectly with the gear you demo. Awesome awesome taste!

[@oyesuken]

Your videos are always so informative and FUN. LOVE your sense of humor...always makes me smile. I have that shirt, too!

[@TyCrawford]

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

[@shaunw9270]

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 😊

[@TyCrawford]

@@shaunw9270 i managed to find it in a goodwill and snagged it immediately

[@TheEdWebb]

I love that album a lot-Turning Japanese is in fact one of my least favorite songs on there.

[@jettramel]

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.

[@ExperimentIV]

the sun always shines on tv is incredible and so is morten's voice!!! amazing taste

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

This is now my favorite time-killing channel. Great work. ☮️

[@ericcarpenter3263]

You just keep getting better and better with this show.

[@MEGAMIGA]

The Leslie! You have an INSANE collection!!! :O

[@alexmurphy5289]

Pedals pay well apparently

[@TheChadPad]

Seriously, The Leslie!!!

[@josephfelice601]

Cocteau Twins - anything, but Blue Bell Knoll fits your 80's request.

[@SimonJohnOwen]

I love Bluebell Knoll, such a great album

[@rstuartcpa]

at last....something decent from the 80's...most of the other suggestions are too pop for me.

[@1004ninja]

Would have to say "Treasure"

[@duncan-rmi]

any of the 4AD stuff. I'm out after that.... bluebell knoll is terrific though.

[@jensenbell]

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

[@smokingtarheel3003]

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.

[@mypal1990]

I can't wait for an episode titled "ANTI-AMPS." Watching the video right now. Thanks guys!

[@TheeCapN]

it would probably consist of small diy altoid can amps or effects and amp sim racks

[@thBrilliantFool]

Cough cough kemper cough cough

[@matthewwinter5780]

@@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

[@thBrilliantFool]

@@matthewwinter5780 no need to apologize. No argument here.

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

Anti-amps: carpet samples.

[@Grindian]

Those old boss half racks were dope! I love my Mesa Boogie V twin preamp rackmount... any record by The Cars!... those synth sounds!

[@KurtLorenz]

Great video! Man, you are just killing it with Record Time!!! I love that album... yes Blue Sky... blue sky.

[@davegetsspam]

Love your channel and I have gotten over the fact that I learn more about JHS pedals on the Andertons channel. :) Quite a few of the albums in "record time" are already in my collection but I had not listened Bob Dylan Time out of mind before. Thank You for putting me onto it. 2 days after playing it on youtube several time a day I just went out and bought a cd of it and blonde on blonde for good measure. Thank you for all your wonderful work !

[@hwunch8563]

"Big Stuff is Cool" and "Loud is More Good"

[@robcerasuolo9207]

"Big is More of Small!" 😁

[@imannonymous7707]

Good choices

[@youflatbro7498]

Yeah, those quotes made me subscribe. LOL

[@mountainstartemple6041]

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

[@eronackerman565]

Gotta add that one to the Ten Commandments of rock

[@AlexB89]

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.

[@dustinflock1972]

Glad to hear more vids are coming on anti- pedals, because I kept waiting for the rack-mount ProCo Rat. I know Josh loves the Rat. I’m sure we will see it later.

[@erestube]

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!

[@MitchGurowitz]

Favorite band from the 80’s (who are still playing great shows to this day) are The Smithereens. Guitar rock rules!

[@chrisdrake447]

First 1980s non-metal albums I bought: The The ‘Infected’; Thomas Dolby’s ‘Golden Age of Wireless’; and Bauhaus ‘The Sky’s Gone Out’

[@MisterNiles]

Check out the Blinded By Science Ep. I think it's better than Golden Age.

[@trebleboost7]

And ... The Flat Earth album. brilliant.

[@mackymcklusky5138]

I hated the skys gone out at first and then I became my favorite bauhaus record.

[@jusfranx]

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!

[@asmokingumbrella]

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.

[@jasonkirkham550]

I had the boss OD10. And I have regretted selling it since.

[@burresseffects]

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]

Blending even a little of it with another amp lends a squashy sugary saturation like banana taffy.

[@CashMattock]

My favorite episode... I love these type of devices! The tuner piece is hysterical. 👍

[@scottielambert9312]

Just love this channel. A refreshing lack of objectivity justopositioned with subjectivity. Result is an absolute and true live of sound with the wisdom of grand folk and the curiosity of a child. Well done sir, I will purchase one of your pedals...maybe 8

[@hunterthompson2206]

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.

[@davidpggarrett]

My mid-80s guilty pleasure is World Machine by Level 42 😉

[@SimonJohnOwen]

First album I ever bought, on cassette of course

[@pabloslamdotcom3655]

I never thought you'd recommend that album, I loved it back then, and still today, specially the sun always shine on TV, kudos 2 U!

[@dalerschmitt]

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!

[@rogerio_guitarist]

I had that record when CDs didn't exist yet, and I loved it. Production may get dated but Great doesn't.

[@thewickedwizard]

Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair. Great mid eighties album!

[@shckltnebay]

The Hurting gets my nod for their best

[@ultratone]

Every Tears for Fears album is amazing, songs from the big chair still totally holds up.

[@KurtLorenz]

Agreed!

[@MagicPants647]

They’re such great songwriters. Like the Lennon and McCartney of the 80s

[@pauldietrich9787]

Absolutely!

[@jddelarosa]

Good move with the Leslie cab. My uncle is a Hammond guy for decades. He's had several of these in his house for parts and whatnot. It sounds amazing with guitar, though I fantasize swapping 15" out with some 10's. Great video. Im now part of the club.

[@keithscott5580]

Maybe the best cure for the daily news I have ever found, thx for being profound. I have the box ;))

[@philgutherless5802]

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.

[@PhilHeesen]

Thomas Dolby "The Golden Age of Wireless" - so great!

[@Metalfreak-vv2yc]

Great video. That Leslie is awesome. Also, A-Ha is very under rated. Used to listen to that tape all the time. 😌

[@JoaoGomesYYZ]

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)

[@marin4311]

Boss distortion: this is more than heavy. It's an Earthquake.

[@samuelkupec9533]

hey man ! thanks for video ! sound of echo reminds me bon iver album... pretty !

[@andyanderson503]

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!

[@nightmission]

Josh....love A-ha and have since the 80's..... Another 80's great is The Dream Academy..known for "Life in a Northern Town" but have a short lived yet amazing collection of songs... As always love your videos and education I gain from them... And a Giant "thank You" for introducing me to the SPOONS, love their music,,,,,

[@cortical1]

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.

[@simongunkel7457]

I guess it was the part where the shark gets harpooned with plenty of blood in frame...

[@peshealy]

My favorite mid 80's album The Smithereens Especially For You.

[@eyehec]

another pice of gold on youtube, thak you so much!!

[@26ruben1]

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.

[@druwk]

Milkman reverb/tremelo unit. Peter Gabriel’s third melted face album. Frip’s guitar sounds amazing. No cymbals

[@rasmusolesen5307]

Til Tuesday : Voices carry. Extremely eighties. But very cool. Especially since it haven't been played to death for 30 years.

[@johnnysimes5082]

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.

[@dddccc14]

Oh shush

[@liamtahaney713]

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.

[@loulasher]

Yes, I think that and their second album, Welcome Home are great. Maybe they sound dated, but I still enjoy them a lot.

[@shanet.1665]

That was a favorite of mine way back when. 'Train of Thoughts' is the one that after 30 years I still comes to my mind. In the same time period is Alphaville - Everyone knows 'Forever Young', but the rest of the album has great songs and so was the second one, 'Afternoons in Utopia',

[@alexcabart4214]

Absolutely love this album, especially Living a Boy's Adventure Tale and the title track. Good pick, Josh !

[@paulroberts3547]

love this guy and his vids o and makes pretty good pedals as well ,,

[@habsi70]

80s Albums - you cannot forget Talk Talk - It's my life. Maybe a bit too early (1980) of course Scary Monsters - David Bowie

[@hunterthompson2206]

Good call on Talk Talk - I love the last three albums. The more "difficult" they became, the more interesting they sounded.

[@JonathanLindsay]

@@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.

[@richarddye5758]

This was GREAT! I Love seeing where the original sounds come from, i mean a lot of us have herd eccoplex but something like that Leslie would never have been seen by people like us, that is unless your lucky enough to find a sound museum somewhere and i don't even know if there there is any thing like that around.. Please keep on doing vid's that show both new and old, i think it is important that everyone can see how it all started back before mini transistors chips and some of the wacky stuff from the late 70's early 80's etc.

[@vikramjitbanerjeetuki]

This is one of the best episode's yet,love the Aha album too,I loved the Boss tiny rack units,that boss chorus was rad,my favourite Aha album is East of the sun west of the moon 🙂

[@FabianSalomonsson]

Oh boy thank you for reminding me that I don’t own a leslie speaker. I’m gonna go cry now.

[@eddylozanomusic]

me: :leaves work early: boss: where are you going? me: Josh told me to go play guitar. boss: who? me: :gone:

[@darrellmcdonald7883]

Gotta do whst the man said to do.

[@rstuartcpa]

but you have to work to earn money to buy the pedals to play the guitar

[@CowboyNeal]

Man that strobo-tuner takes me back. We had one for our high school band. In the 90s. It was a public school.

[@Yupppi]

Hi Josh and people at JHS Pedals! Just wanted to pop by and tell you that I just bought the first Andy Timmons and you made brilliant job with it. And I love the contents of the box, it felt so personal. Not a super fancy design box, but cardboard full of love. Looking forward to buying more pedals with your handprint! Also my favourite was the Boss rack unit. Never seen those but it had a solid sound, like really solid. It surprised me, but I also loved the colors the knobs had.