Just Try Stuff (Episode 1)

This week, Nick and Addison launch the newest spin-off series in the JHS multiverse: “Just Try Stuff”. We’ve asked you to “Just Try Stuff” but now it’s time we walk the walk. We’ve all spent countless hours curating our pedal collections, but what would happen if all the sudden you were forced to use someone else’s gear? Would you crack under the pressure or would you “JUST TRY STUFF”. Nick and Addison have to put their skills to the test and use 7 pedals that they didn’t pick to create 1 cohesive song. Will they fail or will they rise like phoenixes from the ashes of their shattered comfort zone?
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18:13 Carla and Son's "The End is Near"
Gear in this Episode:
JHS Bun Runner
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Meris Enzo
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BOSS CE-2
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Danelectro Black Coffee
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Schock Rock Ocean Man
Line 6 DL4
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EHX Oceans 11
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Poison Noises The Crook
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Templo Devices Splyce
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Record Time:
Kills Birds - Married
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Death Cab for Cutie - Thank You for Today
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[@almessinger1834]

When Josh isn’t around these two remind me of a couple of kids playing with all of their dads cool stuff that he told them not to touch.

[@washparkmusic]

"Just Try Stuff" is such a good life motto

[@chenxi8633]

Not drugs tho

[@kodykindhart5644]

Need this jhs shirt

[@pricedlx]

Much to my mothers dismay it had been since I was a child haha!

[@kodykindhart5644]

Just go listen to super secret band They rule New release has Tyrone Hendrix on it Jimi Hendrix’s cousin

[@manuelbockman1244]

Love you guys (the 3 of you should team up again, for instance: Larissa choosing a venue or outfit, being an out-of-the-box-Tour-Manager) !!!! Very Funny and Creative (and educative: 'cause we all need a part of SesameStreet in our lives, once in a while👦🏽🍉🧩🧮👧🏻)‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️😃💜💛💜

[@JordanSeal]

This taught me what I'm missing from my recording process. Riskier pedal choices. Real drums. Better musicianship. Other humans. I'm going to stop there. Thanks for the motivation!

[@bojangles6444]

I grew up started playing in the 90’s. I had a band with friends from school. But I had also jammed with almost every other musician I knew in my class as well. The funnest part of music is interacting with other people- both other musicians and an audience. I see all of these internet collab artists that might not even ever play in the same room and it kills me. Modern technology is making people miss the whole point!!! It’s a language, and part of learning it is how you speak with others both collaborating and entertaining. No one is going to put on a good show if they have only played live on a stream- you need people there for the unspoken communication btw you and your audience. You learn tricks like where to look so it looks like you are looking at people (hint usually over their heads Bc if you look down it seems like you are looking directly in front of you.) So much of music stands to be lost Bc people are too isolated- this can’t go on forever the net needs to be the beginning not the end. I never thought of myself as super social- but social media is making everyone so socially awkward it’s bizarre. You take the biggest computer nerds in 1995 they probably were online less than the average Facebook user! We have ended up in something that seemed way better before we got here.

[@Mini1124]

I love the repeated references to ludicrously priced coffee throughout JHS episodes! "This is $40, that's like one cup of coffee" Or Josh in an older episode "$97! That's like 4 cups of coffee" with Nick yelling in the background "WHERE ARE YOU BUYING COFFEE?!?!"

[@GaryMcilvenna]

Inquiring minds demand to know!!!

[@seanarooni]

right? thats so cheap! i can't get a cup of coffee for a penny less than 60 where i live.

[@harrisfrankou2368]

It's not Coffee it's a lifestyle.

[@pauldavid2407]

Yes!

[@JuanCarruyo]

It's adjusted for inflation

[@SisterRose]

"This could be bad. But it could also be.. amazing." Larissa fits right in around these parts, big Josh energy from that quote. Hope to see more of her!

[@lairdvalory1399]

She was fantastic

[@loganressler9173]

I love the continuation of JHS employees not knowing how much a cup of coffee costs

[@midnite_in_november]

The lore✨

[@loganressler9173]

@@midnite_in_november yesss

[@larissavandervyver]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpvMZpJ4rZ5oh6M (timestamp 2:05 in the "Have You Seen Flamma?" episode)

[@feencristo8935]

😂😂😂😂

[@midnightmix2692]

this is post rock/shoegazy heaven. Thanks for doing these episodes, shows exactly how creative people should be when making music!

[@Si_G]

I genuinely loved it.

[@softlightsymphonyband]

Personally reminds me of sitting in a basement in the late eighties when you didn’t have the internet or all the fancy ambient pedals and mega reverbs we are spoiled with today listening to cocteau twins and having no idea how the hell they were making the sounds coming out of myspeakers. And on the flip side bands back then had to to do exactly what you are doing: find ways to combine pedals to make the sounds that ended up defining the genres of dreampop/shoegaze. Even they couldn’t just grab a Strymon bigsky and dial up a Robin Guthrie tone soundscape in five seconds.

[@gerardlabelle9626]

@@softlightsymphonyband I love Cocteau Twins, since the early 1980’s. The real mystery is how Liz Fraser could perform those vocal acrobatics without destroying her voice. Maybe we need a Liz Fraser pedal. I’ve no idea what it would do, though.

[@howardmaryon]

Brian Eno from the “Here come the warm jets” era, with a splash of Gary Numan “Are friends electric?”. Killer sound, do more of this please...

[@simonmarcotte2432]

Larissa rocks! Great selection 👍you guys have the best team

[@cartoonvillains7080]

Damnit guys I had stuff I had to do! Sigh… *sits down to watch*

[@SamuelStephen]

same

[@CentaurusRelax314]

No smoke: this is better than 95% of the stuff i've heard over the past 20 years. Add some chirpy female vocals, and i'd buy that for a dollar. Please do this again. And again, and again. This was one of my favorite JHS episodes.

[@fromawindowtoascreen]

Find someone who looks at you the way Addison looks at Nick when he’s talking.

[@DrKevGuitar]

"we have rolled the metaphorical van of our comfort zone into the river" Now THAT's a quote as BRILLIANT as it is HILARIOUS!!

[@christopherguzzi1316]

I feel like JHS should start a pedal school. One morning of extensive lecture followed by an afternoon of putting together a board and corresponding song.

[@MrKadidle51]

I've been searching for something like this and I haven't found anything. Like a guitar pedal workshop. Talk about sound tricks and combos etc etc. Then build your board the next day

[@willm3027]

I don’t think one day is enough

[@MrKadidle51]

@@willm3027 you could cram in a lot of info in a weekend

[@isissa8546]

Haven’t even watched the video and i can already say, PLEASE MORE EPISODES OF JUST TRY STUFF

[@DavidParker]

“It’s like $40 so LITERALLY ONE CUP OF COFFEE” 😂

[@DavidParker]

Also I feel like next time you have to get Larissa in the band

[@yukefort8402]

Though the sound wasn’t what I’d look for, this is such an amazing concept. Try pedals. Mix up and deviate from the conventional pedal order. Make cool sounds. Y’all knocked it out of the park with this video!

[@jhspedals]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@maxadocious]

ya know... the sitting-on-the-ground-and-twiddling-the-knobs-in-crocs vibe that plagues people in a welcome visual is important. Pedals aren't really glam except when you're buying them. Watching the creative process gave a great project--runway vibes to the creative process, which is always something i've loved about that show. loved Nick's contributions because they're so accessible. I can't hear the difference between most effects unless they're really defects; otherwise, it just sounds like artistic choices to me. which is a beautiful thang; that's art, right? Thank you all for this video

[@ourstarsRstars]

We need a whole album worth of this goodness. Every song Carla has to pick new magic pedals.

[@guitarkirby]

I think you should put Larissa's "woohoo" at 11:58 in with your sound samples of "He has the box" and " Wurdz iz hard" for later use. It will be immortalized for all to hear.

[@Floppa-oz1kp]

Love the idea of this series, great work guys!

[@supermonkeycollider]

This may be the greatest thing JHS has ever done. Alas, if true, then anything to come after this is just chasing the dragon. Fly on electro-mechanical doubled dragon, fly on.

[@teknomanning]

At 71 yrs old Afro brother you have given me validation and I thank you.I’ve done this for 35 yrs. being a synthesist also. Thank you😊👍🏿

[@notdave7005]

The real "Stuff", were the friends we made along the way.

[@NightmarePolice]

Definitely do more of this. This was fantastic! It's super cool to observe this process as someone just starting to record guitar. And the motto of "just try stuff" has been at the heart of my efforts ever since I found this channel last year. Thanks guys!

[@fernandomoralesmorales7831]

This may be one of the best idea for a series, the creative process and the use of the pedal to make music and not just make some interesting sounds but music. Love to se more of those

[@seangarland]

This should absolutely be a monthly series. Great concept and results!

[@ChrsDxnWrks]

This was great. I really love this idea. Great work JHS crew.

[@neenerheaddj]

I love when the tip flies off the vibrato arm at 20:12. Eat your heart out, Pete Townshend. 😍😂

[@yakobakontao]

Love this episode. Really shows how pedals add a voice to the creative process Each pedals causes something fresh/different to be brought out in the process. Excellent!

[@GH-dq3mx]

Every time I read the title I see “Justify Stuff.” Every pedal I buy I try to justify it. After attempting most justifications, I’ve boiled it down to “just because.”

[@biggoat9]

Bring on more of this series! Absolutely loved it. You guys crushed it. This is a great way to hear a bunch of the capabilities of pedals in the context of a mix, which I think is seldom shown in regular demos. Keep it up!!

[@colonelsanders1617]

That snare sounds like absolute perfection

[@mikewolfe9458]

This was awesome. Definitely here for more of these. Thanks for sharing your talents with us 🤘

[@757SoundLab]

What a great freaking series, this needs to happen more often! My vote the black coffee needs to be incorporated in each episode.

[@ZepIV]

Oooooh how about they have to carry one pedal from the previous episode over? I cast my vote for the Black Coffee as well!

[@757SoundLab]

@@ZepIV I think out of the 7 pedals, one should be a carryover, and one should be a fan vote. Maybe we can get the carryover to be the Black Coffee every time mmuuaaaahhhhaahhaa

[@benfairbank1]

Probably my favorite JHS video. Thanks guys!

[@eltimbalerdelbruc1414]

I really enjoyed this episode. Well done!

[@ericcarpenter3263]

Addison. Thank you for letting the fan go in the river. This is one of my favorite episodes you guys have ever done, totally inspired and gonna record some stuff tomorrow.

[@ScottHowe]

Wow this was so good! Loved the creation of the riffs/layers and seeing it all come together. Great song! **MORE MORE MORE PLEASE!**

[@drummerboy3493]

This was such an awesome episode! Hope to see more in the future🙌🏽

[@dark_brew6628]

This is such an awesome video, please keep this series going!

[@Electromeo07]

Love the creativity. Awesome concept. Great choices Lorissa. Keep up this concept...it is amazing.

[@dabacosm]

Love this! How awesome! Lessons in so many layers!

[@doctoribanez]

Great show. Excited for episode 2

[@DinosaurJr8]

The Black Coffee is one of my favorite pedals I own and I use it all the time. So happy it made its way onto this episode.

[@ryanjbrown406]

This episode was amazing!! Can't wait for more episodes in this format!!

[@dshrute6622]

This was genuinely inspiring to watch. Thank you.

[@robpascual1684]

This was great! I'd love to see one where Larissa picks all pedals of one color. Only purple pedals!

[@devinftf]

Seven tuners

[@emmanuelhug7432]

@@devinftf your comment is sooo underrated 😂🤣

[@devinftf]

@@emmanuelhug7432 why thank you

[@nedsdonutshop]

Ooh! Revv G3, DOD Gonkulator, Boss BF2…

[@JUNKO____]

Love this concept. Also, the song came out great. That process is so interesting to watch.

[@horizonishere]

What a great episode! Thanks Larissa!

[@Gniff85411]

May the coffee joke never die 🤎

[@rodgre]

I am going to start a Karla & Sons fanclub. This was fantastic on many levels. As a guitar player, songwriter, engineer and producer, this is one of the best videos I’ve seen on this confounded interwebs. Really fantastic, folks. You done good, and that song is no joke. Really great.

[@magneticaudio8387]

I love the idea of this format! That's what it's all about nerdy fun collecting music gear and especially the incredible joy of working with it and letting your creativity run wild.

[@Sean_Plays_Guitar]

I actually AM going to record after work today lol. This video was a great pep talk for me. Thanks guys! Great track!

[@nealweaver5232]

More of this, please!!! Love stuff like this. You guys rock.

[@noahpainter5921]

Love this!!!!! Please keep this series going!!

[@JoeH1538]

Such an inspiring episode. I can't wait for the second episode already! Great work.

[@wilfbiffherb]

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode.

[@diegolikesandiego2141]

This needs to be an on going series!! Just shared this with my band mates and now I know our next jam will have some this sprinkled in haha

[@marcusstowe2285]

That was amazing! Looking forward to episode 2!

[@gerritlecoultre6113]

Great episode. More of these would be awesome.

[@bradleybaldwin1339]

Fun to watch. Thank you. I was super impressed with the black coffee.

[@caseyholford]

I’ve been devouring JHS content lately and this is one of my most favorite episodes I’ve seen. More van in the river challenges please!!! So many good things about it - hearing new sounds, hearing about your process and then the end result as icing on the cake. Lots of fun and inspiring.

[@auntieslayer4018]

That's some pretty epic stuff there boys. More please!!!

[@crflores76]

Really great episode, I love your creative work… thanks for share

[@matthewneiman]

This episode is so awesome!! Definitely look forward to more from this series and from Nick and Addison!!

[@BenStolz]

I LOVED this video! Not only does it make me wanna try stuff, but find someone else to create music with!!! ❤️

[@namffoh30]

Amazing concept & execution! Keep it rolling

[@toms1777]

This is great!! Hope you do more like this.

[@shaynejoseph1527]

Super fun episode guys!

[@toilettunes1]

fantastic guys ...really enjoyed this

[@TheBeriking]

You guys are just insanely talented. Loved the song. It was perfect. Sign me up to the Carla & sons fan club! Also, Larissa FTW! Most excellent selection of pedals, and only for a few cups of coffee’s worth of funds, which is important when losing all your gear in the river… You should definitely do more of these!

[@mikepillittere7486]

Larissa is absolutely adorable! Excellent choice of pedals, too! You definitely rock!!!

[@scottallen9556]

JHS and the production team of “Karla and Sons” can’t be stopped. And I’m here for it. Thanks

[@ZitherBeast]

That was a hot mess, I absolutely LOVE IT!!! Great job guys. I mean Carla and Son's.

[@jhspedals]

Thank you!!!

[@jdpower6360]

Sick AF playing. Love the Bun Runner and the DL4

[@pauldavid2407]

This was great, good work guys

[@cellardoor9196]

This might be my favorite JHS video ever....

[@andrewpolzin8489]

That was so much fun. Great episode

[@samuelxavier2473]

Definitely more of these episodes. This was superb.

[@ekkodrm3540]

You guys are kicking ass, great new series

[@rusekd]

Amazing content! This should definitely be an ongoing series.

[@thomasromay237]

Well done Boys, I’m sure Karla is proud of your work.

[@gautreaux]

Very good episode! Loved it.

[@campns1]

Just try stuff ranks up there with "Do Something!!!"

[@L.Scott_Music]

This is one of the most creative things I've seen on KZbin in a while. Well done kiddos!

[@joshbommer3771]

This is exactly what I want out of a KZbin video. Pedal inspiration and entertainment.

[@michaelsnydermusic]

Great song. I love that look on both your faces we all get when you first hear a finished song you created. It’s the best. The song sounds like a futuristic Mogwai tune. Well done!

[@ACircadianRhythm]

You guys killed it this song sounds amazing. The definition of a banger

[@azrael87d]

This is so amazing!! :D "just try stuff" is a really good philosophy! And the record time! Every time some new awesome band/album! Thank you :D

[@davewelsh1059]

I love this so much. Well done indeed!

[@GummyWormeon]

Death Cab’s rhythm section is an excellent call out

[@AndrewMasters]

Addison’s mustache is inspirational.

[@CirilZupan]

I thought it was about putting pedals in different order, but it was so much more than that. Thank you for giving us some insight into your creative process!

[@arceneaux777]

This - all the this! And the song is killer! This needs to go down more often - thank you.

[@scottkidwellmusic9175]

That was pretty fun, y'all Thank you 🙏

[@RobertODudley]

Hey guys, I'm a huge fan and love all of your videos. This was my favorite one yet. You guys crushed it.

[@brandensmith7410]

Now this is premium content. I loved every single minute

[@TheAquaponic1]

This was great! I eagerly await the next episode.

[@iambenthompson]

So excited to see this series start!