LIVE: What's the Deal with the Amazon Pedals?

We're having a discussion about the new Amazon Basic's pedals and how they play a part in the history of guitar pedals. We're in no way endorsing Amazon as a business but we have to talk about what these pedals are and what they mean for the industry. It's not as serious as it seems, so everyone just calm down!
AUDIO STARTS AT 3:01
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:54 No Audio (Skip ahead)
3:01 Let's Try This Again
4:03 What's The Deal With The Amazon Pedals?
6:22 Un"box"ing
9:06 Tuner Pedal
9:52 Why Is Amazon Making These?
18:01 Internet Comments
20:22 Are These Damaging to our Industry?
22:54 How Are These So Cheap?
27:34 Overdrive & Delay Pedal Jam
30:18 What Is OEM & Private Label?
44:06 Distortion & Delay Pedal Jam
46:20 NuX Horseman
49:02 Horseman & Compressor Jam
51:00 Where Do We Go From Here?
55:09 NuX Morning Star
56:38 Morning Star & Compressor & Delay Jam
58:22 Final Thoughts
59:09 #whatsyour3series
1:00:25 Check Out Nix Tapes!
1:01:15 Thanks For Watching!
Gear in this episode:
AmazonBasics Mini Tuner Pedal for Guitar and Bass
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AmazonBasics Boost Guitar Effect Pedal
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AmazonBasics Compressor Guitar Pedal
AmazonBasics Digital Delay Effect
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AmazonBasics Distortion Guitar Pedal
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AmazonBasics SOS Guitar Loop Pedal
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NUX Tube Man Overdrive
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NUX Horseman Overdrive
Kokko Compressor Pedal
NuX Morning Star
Guitar: Collings i35 LC
Amp: Two-Rock Silver Sterling Signature
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[@jts3339]

The Amazon pedals are too fancy for me. I’m waiting for the Behringer clones of the Amazon pedals.

[@robertmcc66]

@@michaelpizza4657 FYI TC Electronics already did this a few years ago and most of them are decent.

[@onefatstratcat]

Basicringer?lol...

[@edip2128]

Mehringer

[@coryayers5496]

I'll wait for Monoprice to make clones of those Behringer pedals thank you.

[@teknomanning]

Genius

[@bgrass1234]

I'm a dad with a single income household and I could never justify even a hundred on a pedal, but I can rationalize spending 20-50 on a pedal for myself for a special thing, which is the pedals I have. If I didn't have those options, I wouldn't have any pedals.

[@danjamesstew]

I’m in a similar situation and get it. But I also don’t understand the appeal of these when the used market has a multitude of superior pedals at the same price point.

[@tomgross1953]

That's cool. It's not just kids, but anyone in a situation where pedal funds are limited.

[@Georgie-ye7wp]

Absolutely, I can’t see myself spending 700 bucks for 7 pedals while I could put that money to something else. These cheap pedals like the behringer pedals and Amazon basics pedals work out great. I just wish other brands would have some sort of budget friendly line of pedals(25-50 dollar each pedal).

[@DerAykac]

My respect for you, sir. Also for a beginner like me, it´s awsome to tap into unknown terretory without bankrupting myself (talking about the cheap behringer ones)

[@randallroberts986]

I'm with you. While not single, we have four children, and we are trying to stay focused on saving for our children's educations. I can see where these pedals certainly fill a niche...

[@Hillbilly_Papist]

I had a 500k Klon pedal in my shopping cart. Wound up buying 50000 Amazon drive pedals instead and running them into each other. Greatest tone I've ever had.

[@zaloo]

you need ¢0.35 an hour laborers just to patch that.

[@Hillbilly_Papist]

Nah. Lockdown, had plenty of spare time to do anything but practice.

[@zaloo]

@@Hillbilly_Papist huzzah!

[@mrhat1073]

we got the God of Tone™ here

[@LucasOliveira-td2gs]

pedals like this are so important to the guitar industry on brazil. A "basic" Guitar pedal costs an organ here.

[@CaioGamerist]

é foda

[@DenisDeS-Pb]

in post-USSR countries the same... abracoes!

[@meadish]

You should release a Bezos pedal. When you hook it up to your pedal board, it gradually starts doing what all the other pedals are doing, killing them off one by one.

[@Sevetamryn]

Isn't this what - insert your favorite multi effect here - wants to do ;) ... Maybe a Amazonbasics JB-20 ... ;)

[@oddborofiend]

Dead...OMG.

[@squirelova1815]

It's like the movie "The Thing", where it first wraps its tentacles around you then digests you and becomes you.

[@RDYC]

I'm deleting my own comment. I just don't have it today.

[@Socaler8888utube]

It’s already been made....it’s called a Fractal.

[@xsonicassassinx]

"education doesn't take sides". this was SUPER clear when i realized you showed 99% not JHS pedals on the JHS show. impartial is definitely the word i'd use. it's the reason you are the best at this. no question.

[@CMHobbies]

Bingo. JHS loves the craft of pedal building no matter who it is. It’s not all about the $. Love their mini jam sessions too.

[@davedixon2167]

The very first I ever heard of JHS was the controversy over clone pedals and such, but I had no personal beef or stake in it; everything I've seen out of Josh on this channel seems totally genuine and respectful of everyone. I'm a fan.

[@cwmoriarty]

I mean I love Josh, but this is giving Amazon a marginally broader platform, even considering the 'neutrality'.

[@xebio6]

That and Josh himself

[@slamjackson2137]

I never heard of Amazon until I saw this show

[@helotaxi]

I think that in the long term, these might actually help companies like JHS. Lowering the cost barrier of entry for guitar pedals grows the consumer base and eventually those consumers will want to upgrade. Kinda like the dealer on the corner and the first fix being free, gear junkies need their gear fix. This is the gateway gear that gets them hooked.

[@helotaxi]

And exactly this pops up in the comments 20min after the point I typed it.

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

Coming around to this vid much later, it's literally true lol I got a JHS 3 series hall reverb and liked the quality of it enough that I got a PackRat. I got a Boss SD-1 and later a DM-2w. When you're on a mid tier budget (I ain't got Strymon money yet!), you tend to try out the cheaper stuff from the brand before diving in to the more expensive things .... probably not gonna buy any Amazon ones but hey, I'll get the >$100 pedal before the $250 one from the good companies any day of the week.

[@shaag92]

Couldn't agree more

[@thesethneal]

It is absolutely hysterical that Josh is playing a Collings and using a Two Rock amp with these pedals. Well done.

[@vansheen9096]

I thought the same thing.😝

[@alannedelec2714]

If he sells both of them, we would be able to buy 2000 Amazon pedals :)

[@eole123456789]

maybe that's why those pedals sound so good

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

More likely the playing and player than just the gear… give that stuff to someone who has never played and watch the struggle.

[@nealixd.3011]

He probably had to, in order to make the pedals sound their best, was hilarious though. I noticed that. My friend in TX had the I-35 named one, about $4500 at the time. I think he was in between banker jobs and sold it for about a grand higher. Too bad Mr. Collings passed, sad!

[@JohnCollis]

The more there is cheap gear, the more it puts the pressure on the current "big players" in the music gear to really make their products actually worth the price difference.

[@abelramirez7320]

Best comment

[@MechaSixVII]

Perfect understanding of the situation.

[@MechaSixVII]

@I'm Michael Wayne the $300 dollar pedal you originally couldn't afford is now cheaper and possibly could.

[@ToneSherpa]

@I'm Michael Wayne If you can't afford me at my Behringer, you don't deserve me at my Fulltone.

[@juancitolimon8743]

this

[@bilalq1]

There's also an aspect of availability. Sitting in Pakistan I don't have easy access to your and other pedals as much as I want. essentially because of taxes the 3 series woidl cost me almost 250 with shipping. nux tomsline and brands like those are available here and the willingness of those companies to come to Pak is also to be admired. Saying that I sample an effect with a nux and decide maybe invest and buy something from the states with all the hassle that comes with it but knowing I want that type. I.e. I learned I'm not a tube screamer fan now and won't waste money and time figuring out how to get one here

[@WarrenPostma]

A good plan. Another thing is that anybody can make anything sound interesting and cool, if they have enough musical belief in themselves. Passion and tone were not made first in America. Follow your own inner lights. Greetings from Canada.

[@patrickfoster4586]

@@WarrenPostma Tone wasn't made first in America? Maybe, but it was perfected in the US by one man: Leo Fender. You take his Stratocaster and plug it directly into his Vibrolux, or Twin, or Bassman, or Super Reverb and bam: Tone perfection, no pedal needed. Just sayin'. Cheers from Louisiana! P[>

[@WarrenPostma]

@@patrickfoster4586 America is the land of Guitar, Rock and Roll, and surely IS the king for Electric Guitars and Amps, but my point about Tone was more philosophical. A lute player from the 13th century had no amp and no guitar, but he cared about tone a lot, and so did his luthier. Tone is ancient.

[@jayhuggins3179]

What Amazon Basics suggests to me here is, "Honey if you're going to the store, can you pick up some bread, milk, eggs, a mini distortion, and a delay if it's fresh?" Also, still waiting to hear WILL IT CHUG?

[@markusandersson404]

-"Mom, can we get pedals?" -"We have pedals at home." The Pedals at home:

[@christiaandemarezoyens4720]

"Alexa, bring up the treble".

[@michaelvenezia9673]

Just a matter of time.....

[@joermnyc]

Nick : "it's a gateway" GAS Anonymous in the future: 'It all started with an Amazon basics pedal.... Now my board costs more than my student loans! "

[@JimRivers1179]

Joe R M Nice!

[@Zolbat]

"I just needed that 20 original centaurs stacked tone, man"

[@BittenHand19]

There is too much truth to this comment

[@RobertNolan]

I feel seen. *shrivels

[@merbertancriwalli8622]

And he doesn't even get the wider connotation of that phrase...

[@DennisBottaro]

Best quote ever "Education has the ability to not take sides"

[@TroyNaumu808]

I like that as a retailer with your own line of pedals you are not just pushing your own product but spreading knowledge, history and education and being neutral more or less.

[@Newnodrogbob]

“I hope tons of kids get these for Christmas.” That is both really awesome and really smart. The more kids get the guitar bug, the more people are buying guitar gear.

[@glo2ube786]

Me too but their new music doesn't contain guitars.

[@Newnodrogbob]

@Never PC You may have the least accurate name on the internet. That's the wokest possible take you could ever have on this. Quick question for you: does NOT buying these improve economic conditions for poor children in China?

[@Newnodrogbob]

@@glo2ube786 I mean, some of it does. My teenaged niece got a guitar for her last birthday because she's a Shawn Mendes fan...

[@veryveryold]

you don't need to support an abusive company to get your kid into music

[@veryveryold]

​@@glo2ube786 you're fighting a caricature of zoomer music. Clairo, Covet, and any contemporary shoegaze band uses guitars a lot, and even if other bands don't there's nothing inherently wrong with using a different instrument to express yourself

[@argkampfhund]

​🎵🎶 He Has The Bag 🎶🎵

[@Drinkyoghurt]

Also, I want to say that this dude is legit one of the best people I've seen on KZbin. I don't care about what he talks about, but the way he talks about it. This is how I wish reviewers would be, how most influencers would be. Science based, logic based, educating without bias and keeping an open mind. So sad that that's kinda lost these days with people discarding their morals for some monetary gain. I'll say this, I don't have the money for JHS pedals now, but if I ever would fall onto some crazy money and I already got a good guitar and amp, then JHS pedals will be my go to brand.

[@mikenoface]

Best comment in the live chat: Gary MacIntyre: "​I’m gonna change my name to Prime-Bag Darrell"

[@blazer6248]

🤣

[@Jaysteenn]

"People who are buying pedals at a higher price point are not buying Amazon pedals" Nick said exactly how I feel about these pedals.

[@RickMcCargar]

That's where monopolists stop right...at the basics. What a naive and short-sighted vision of what Amazon is doing. The people amazon is squeezing out disagree. Amazon has other people take risk to build a market, then they take the best marketing info from those risk-taking entrepreneurs and drives them out of business by marketing directly against them on the Amazon platform. It has happened thousands of times already. Worse, Amazon is destroying our nationwide distribution and retail system…yay…

[@billyellow4849]

Reminiscent of what they said when the first tiny basic Japanese automobiles appeared in the US in the early 1970's.

[@dustyn4970]

I literally ordered three of the Azor $20ish pedals the same day I ordered two JHS pedals.

[@fortheloveofnoise9298]

I buy 500 dollar pedals and i buy cheap stuff like this....

[@Partybob1]

I grew up staring at the Sears catalog guitars and amps, in the 70’s. They were cheap and fun and drove my love for guitar.

[@quintonholley5923]

I only just got back into guitar after about a 10 year hiatus and the amount of affordable pedals is straight insane now! The only one I could afford in high school was a digitech grunge pedal, now people can have nearly any kind they could imagine, I love this! I know this was a livestream a long time ago, but I’ve only just found this and 60cyclehum and I e been binging the two of your videos constantly!

[@thomasayresol]

So true, we live in a new golden age of pedals, plenty to choose from in every price range.

[@devolve42]

I really love the audible edit at 0:24. Perfectly captures the substance and the spirit of Muzak. Genius.

[@alanthompson3493]

Amazon should have called their pedal line "JAMazon".

[@RobertNolan]

That's the looper's name

[@Dram1984]

big miss

[@duncan-rmi]

that's the distortion pedal.

[@_Information_]

Stomazon Amastomp Effectazon

[@Alkatross]

Jammin on with Jamazon

[@Potatoast]

New Jingle: "There is no box"

[@oddborofiend]

Literally LoLed.

[@tomieilamo]

Depressing, minor key jingle with post-apocalyptic ambience

[@_-_Michael_-_]

Well actually, that makes the envelope “the box” for that particular pedal. Sorry to bring this up.

[@dryseason]

🎶He has the bag🎶

[@TheMirolab]

This is the coolest video format for equipment reviews. Just 3 cool musicians talking about gear and jamming! This was GREAT!

[@xxitz_pr0gxx631]

I love how much heart and soul y'all pour into your company and your KZbin channel. Keep it up, guys and gals!

[@300ampeg]

Alos, to reinforce my argument: Sears WAS the Amazon of it's time, so...

[@isaicgonzalez6839]

If Sears had gone online right they would've been the Amazon! I say this all the time.

[@vaporman442]

I bought my first electric from Sears. Still bring it out at gigs.

[@maxadocious]

awwww now i miss sears

[@funkyfurballs1078]

@@vaporman442 My little brother had a black Cameo Les Paul... wasn't too bad.

[@vaporman442]

@@funkyfurballs1078 mine is the Univox/Kay Effector. Les Paul style body, but built in echo, tremolo, wah and whirlwind (basically all variations on a tremolo effect) plus fuzz and phase (which threw the pickups out of phase.) I have broken the neck twice. I have switched the pickups multiple times (the current are actual Les Paul’s.) And none of the effects work now. But I still really enjoy the look and feel of that guitar.

[@joesatchton212]

2020: JHS officially displaces Disneyland as the funnest place on earth to work.... :)

[@snwbrdr65]

and Disney stock keeps going up. It's a beautiful thing.

[@analoggil9643]

Where can i send my resume ?

[@analoggil9643]

@MomoTheBellyDancer thanx i already did, hope they reply soon!! =)

[@analoggil9643]

@MomoTheBellyDancer i can wait, Ktulu is a nice guy, weird beard tought

[@andrijasentic9702]

I doubt Disneyland has ever been a fun place to work at

[@frankrill73]

Great people at JHS. Really impressed. Well educated, humble, smart.

[@glamcityrockerofficial]

I love these episodes. Love that u guys do this. Learning is so fun.

[@bootlegnjack]

I hate to be this guy but Nux is pronounced ‘new ex’ - hence why they write it: nu>x. Please let people know that I Adam Jones knew something about pedals that Josh didn’t. The tingling waves of power that I feel rolling through me right now is incredible.

[@grouchomark4441]

Close, but wrong 😂 Apparently it's Nu > X, the X being a 'cross'. So pronounced "New Cross"

[@bootlegnjack]

@@grouchomark4441 my entire life is a lie

[@scottgeyer684]

Golden age of Effects! NUX does some great stuff for beginner practice tools, and I WISH stuff like these pedals (& their other products) were available to me 20 years ago!

[@vornado8715]

I’m not a fan of Amazon at all, but history is repeating itself going back to Sears Silvertone.

[@StevieWonder824]

I was one of 5 people that understood the Proberbs 31 woman joke🙋🏽‍♂️ lol. Lowkey got super hyped when you said that Josh, I really appreciate you guys and all the employees that work so hard to make JHS such a great pedal company, if not the BEST company on the market! True authenticity, humor, and personality. JHS rocks!😆

[@JLeppert]

I got it. But I'm wearing a Minister's face on my t shirt

[@xsonicassassinx]

as an ex-kroger employee, people genuinely think we DID make things in "the back".

[@sahamal_savu]

Every restaurant I've ever worked at customers thought this. Like we're butchering steaks "back there" lol

[@FunkyELF]

I bought a NUX looper pedal (from Amazon actually). I called their phone number when I was having an issue with it. Talked to someone. He confirmed it couldn't work the way I was expecting it to. He was very nice on the phone. Side note: ended up with DigiTech Trio+ and I'm super happy

[@malstainkey]

I recently brought a JHS panther cub. A large factor in this decision was this KZbin channel. I appreciate all the videos and information guys and I wanted to support JHS and have a JHS pedal on my board. Of course having a great sounding tap temp analogue delay is more important than it's brand, so thanks for making a excellent pedal.

[@highbornleek367]

I watched this two years after it was released, and one thing that occurred to me is that if someone wanted to get into modding and building pedals, the less expensive amazon pedals could make someone more comfortable with modding because they aren't messing with something that will be $100+ lost if they screw up.

[@Archlegan]

naah not so much. that stuff I saw in their pictures was surface mount parts. Modders like myself prefer to work on through-hole pcbs.

[@fortheloveofnoise9298]

@@Archlegan prefer yea...but its hard getting cheap through-hole stuff to mod unless you buy old rocktek pedals, Behringer pedals are surface mount but for me are pretty easy to mod because they are a normal size....mini petals are a nightmare to mod

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

hell I do surface mount parts as my job and I wouldn't try to dick with em at home without at least a scope and a much better soldering setup than I have lol Kinda want to do it though, not gonna lie

[@bryanhamner]

Yes sir

[@LukeG_Eire]

Love how the bass player is left in the darkest part of the room

[@blazer6248]

He's playing bass. He doesn't need to see. It's only 4 strings 🤷😁

[@kirkbolas4985]

I was 14 in 1977...life would have been amazing if these pedals would have been available then. Adjusting for inflation, the pedals would have sold for around $6 to $12, depending on the pedal.

[@tapestapes0]

That was fun to watch,informative on top. Thanks!!

[@sonofdirt]

I stumbled onto NUX a while back & have since bought a handful of their pedals. IMO they make the best pedals from China. The Tape Core Deluxe is an incredible stereo RE-201 clone, with hidden settings for wow & flutter. The Verdugo series pedals are top notch, especially the JTC pro looper (6 hours record time, STEREO input, drum machine, load backing tracks into it from your computer, save to computer, cab emulator, amazing for the price). As for drives, first I bought the Horseman, then Tube Man, then wanting a blues breaker style I got the Morning Star. I have read on the internet that if you look inside KOKKO pedals, you find NUX printed on the PCB. I believe they make their best stuff as NUX, then re-brand with cheaper parts & manufacturing as KOKKO, & that is also now rebranded as AmazonBasics. Do yourself a favor & check out the nicer pedals from NUX you will be very surprised at the specs, price, & sound.

[@Jimmy2Bits]

11:00 you bring up the idea that a guitar is a basic need. I do absolutely believe that if your house doesn't have at least 1 guitar in a corner on a stand or even packed away under the bed or in a closet, then your house is not on the list of hangout spots.

[@CurrieNerd]

Every single house on a 'generic house selling TV show' has at least one acoustic abomination sitting in a corner. Is that the sort you mean? ;)

[@seankelly9292]

And how

[@Jimmy2Bits]

@@CurrieNerd I'd hang out in any of those houses.

[@RyanDoesAll]

I love you guys. Owner and employees of a pedal company that in in the end is just excited for new players to have affordable pedals. Class act.

[@andybungert]

I have learned so dang much watching this! Thanks guys!

[@robwessels6899]

Cheap pedals are a gateway to a lot of fun. Plus you can always swap out when you upgrade or Frankenstein them and mod them without guilt. Nice to see you all weighing in so positively on this.

[@sprungingforvoltage]

This is great. Love you guys. Do more pedals+synth, too. 😁

[@towerpower]

I love this channel so much!! Almost twice as good as the Amazon basic channel! Seriously, Josh you show great passion for what you do, are a great educator and also it looks like that you seem to care very much about your employees and I respect that very much. People need to understand that when you buy stuff, you are "voting" for companies with your cash. Although it is not always possible because we don't have an unlimited budget, I always prefer to pay extra for a smaller business with values that I connect with. So I'll see if my wife would be willing to vote for you on my behalf this Christmas ;P Take care, continue the good work.

[@Imjoshnewton]

Look up the part number for something on your lawnmower. You’ll see the same thing. There are probably a handful of companies making the parts for most things in any industry.

[@birdsong2552]

I gotta give it to you, making an hour long video about a new pedal line, without ever getting boring, you are a natural.

[@dblat1291]

Guitar pedal sales are like a liquor store, you don't need liquor to survive, but when you have a desire, it's there. At the liquor store looking at the whiskey isle you have the top shelf whiskeys with the fancy bottles and great reviews, and the bottom shelf good for getting you drunk. JHS is top shelf whiskey with a storied history, Amazon basics is bottom shelf gut punch, or those little bottles of booze they have behind the counter for a quick fix. Also, people now are nostalgic about the Silvertone crap they bought at Sears, in 40 years we'll be waxing poetically about these.

[@oddborofiend]

IDK buddy...my 1965 Silvertone head and cab in my living room really speak for themselves, if you know what I'm saying. I have no history with the equipment, and have only had it for a few years, but ears don't lie and the kit sounds mint.

[@Appl3-p13]

You don't need liquor to survive?

[@squirelova1815]

@@Appl3-p13 Yeah, sometimes a shot of Brandy after near death experiences on the freeway helps a lot.

[@unboxedtravels]

Josh, will you have to do a new effect for your videos now... "He has the bubble envelope" ? I hope you're keeping the envelopes...they're gonna add a lot of value to those vintage pedals in 50 years...

[@pennyrivosta7052]

Thanks for your Videos,Im brand new to pedals and I’m learning so much from you! Greetings from HAWAI’I

[@T-MAN6969]

I believe these pedals will make the “boutique” pedal companies in the long run. Think of these pedals as an entry level Squier. The one thing you can count on is that people who play guitar love to upgrade equipment. When they find the pedals they like and play for a bit they will want to upgrade to the more expensive “boutique” pedals of that effect type.

[@jakealexander8326]

The Willhelm Scream soundbite was killing me.

[@ehleroo]

Me too.

[@lordimpaler3899]

Its my notification sound...

[@Craig_Fussell]

Hate that I missed this live, but I love that OEM clones are out there for bedroom hackers like me who love to experiment with a bunch of different effects. I actually have that Morningstar pedal and got it because it was a Morning Glory/Blues Driver clone! ✌🏻🎸

[@chrisnewman448]

This was one of the best, just hanging with the pedal dudes.

[@RikJSmith]

All 3 of you are Great Musicians !! Love that Jam you guys did ! 🎸

[@NewFalconerRecords]

Nu-x (new ex) make some mighty pedals for the price. I've got their Roctary pedal which is a Leslie speaker pedal with octaves, so you can make your guitar sound like a Hammond organ. Actually the octave part is fairly useless (though not bad on keyboards), but the Leslie speaker simulation is simply incredible, it's even got a drive control, so you can push the sound into a bit of overdrive. I've also got a Tape Core Deluxe, which is Nu-x's version of the Roland Space Echo. You can switch between all seven tape head combinations and it's got that great warm, tapey break-up sound. It's also got tap tempo and a loop function, and you can do that wild spacey tape feedback stuff. Both of these pedals are stereo and cost me $125 (Australian) which is about eighty bucks US, maybe a tad more. Insanely good value -- even if the English translations on their instruction manuals leave you completely and utterly confused.

[@jpsenio7815]

That first jam was awesome, totally sounded like the live version of Bullet the Blue Sky from the Rattle and Hum album, not bad for a budget pedal 🤷🏻‍♂️👍🏻😎

[@alexcampos7953]

That response to the instragram was just class. Congrats.

[@Leel3ones89]

Just got my first pedal this week. My local pawn shop had a reissue 1 of those Park Fuzz Sounds. But idk the world needs entry-level priced items. Very very informative 👍🏻

[@chrisdriverband9404]

OEM Guitars would be a great topic. Back in the 90s, Samick was claiming to own the factories where something like 90% of guitars were made. They entered the USA with all sorts of different names on the headstock. The other 10% were probably acoustics from Cort. I ended up with a Samick Artist Series branded Les Paul before they went to their "Greg Bennet" line. I think the landscape has changed, but I don't know when or why.

[@johnulrich5572]

My first guitar was a Silvertone from Sears which was really a Harmony because my parents had a Sears credit card and could order it from the Sears catalog and have it shipped to our home.. Sears was the biggest retailer at the time and was the Amazon of the mid-20th century. My first amp was a Silvertone which was really a Danelectro because Sears. So this was going on for decades. Today Silvertone stuf sells on the vintage market along with Harmony, Danelectro, and Kay which was all stuff sold to Sears labeled as Silvertone. All the mail-order companies like Montgomery Ward did the same thing. So nothing is new under the sun.

[@stuminnis4050]

Pretty sure Dave Grohl says in his autobio that this was his first guitar as well.

[@wpridgen4853]

Nothing changes but faces and names..

[@ElectromagneDikk]

My go to any time i need a pedal accurately reviewed. Thanks man!!!!!

[@shorerocks]

Videos like this makes me aware of how important good YT video content is. And that JHS / Josh, whether I follow their opinion or not, do provide just that. Not choosing sides is an option.

[@ElCapitanGames]

Something I DO really like about cheap pedals is they get you the useability of the pedal. I can see if a chorus would be USEFUL to me. And if it is. Then I’ll buy a real nice one to have for years.

[@walt9300]

He has the envelope!

[@rokku87]

Definitely going to purchase a compression pedal from you guys when it's time to upgrade to say thank you for all the selfless lessons and information over the years

[@davidwilsonjr6889]

Sweet video: favorite parts: "Proverbs 31 - she's a keeper", re-naming pedals, playing, and overall discussion. Future episodes for this: shootout of the danelectro pedalboard behind drummer and the amazon basics...see what Era did OEM rebranding better.

[@petedemaggio]

Correction, Josh..... Electrocution DOES mean death by electricity. You have never been electrocuted.

[@oikhena]

Not true. Electrocute means to kill or severely injure by electricity. Of course can be used with hyperbole rather than for its literal definition. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrocute

[@jamesdicesare7808]

Websters is incorrect. They are giving the colloquial definition because the term has been used incorrectly so frequently. "cution" in the word "electrocution" comes from the word "execution." The etymology literally means "electrical execution."

[@burnvictim77]

@@jamesdicesare7808 Definitions are defined by usage. Otherwise "nice" would still mean "foolish."

[@artwerkmedia8616]

There’s such a passive aggressive vibe to this episode.

[@eole123456789]

Like "oh you thought we're being sellouts so we're going to make the most shameless amazon plug fake-sincere video possible just to trigger you"

[@daviddigital6887]

You guys bring up some great points. Very deep thoughts on guitar pedals. You guys are for sure Pedal Doctors !

[@Tomsdrawings]

I really dig this episode. Lots of perspectives! And the golden mic is sooo Nick-esque. :-)

[@revjeffg]

This was really fun! I agree that it’s cool that there’s “gateway pedals” available for kids, or even any SAH players on a tight budget. Fun aside: my first pedal was an Ibanez TS-9, in 1984 it cost me...you guessed it, $40 - and I Have The Box! 😜

[@damiancafarella4086]

I’m sorry...I MUST ask! Did you select the Collings into a Two Rock ironically!?? 😂 brilliant, Josh! Just brilliant! ❤️

[@joevannyrivera]

That proverbs 31 joke literally made me laugh out loud alone in my car 😂😂😂

[@andyshenk5163]

That definitely cracked me up too!

[@pkdude5334]

Josh, my first guitar was also a Synsonics from Sam's Club! It came with a 15w amp. I still have the guitar. It's a red strat. I haven't played it in years, and it definitely needs a setup. I'm not sure if it even has a truss rod. But back in high school jazz band, among seven other guitarists, the teacher often mentioned how great my tone was.

[@mulefan1977]

It's nice that the bassist gets the opportunity to talk and express himself. 😂😂 Just kidding good job guys

[@kniferideaudio5145]

when I was 14 I would have bought every one of these and my Squier Strat through these into my Peavy Bandit would have fucking RULLED!

[@joelonsdale]

Still got my Squier Strat! Play it everyday...

[@ryanjones4150]

I'm 56. I recently got back into playing the guitar again. I don't have a ton of money to buy gear, so I watch a lot of KZbin videos to get ideas on what I can get that's pretty good for a decent price. I watch this channel alot, I get the real skinny here, no BS. I have a Monoprice all tube combo amp I bought on Amazon for $250 delivered to my door, it's great. I used to build amps as a hobby and know alot about them and have made some really cool ones, but I get good tones from it, period, and it was half what just the parts would cost to build one. I bought 3 pedals so far on Amazon - A Demon Tube screamer clone, which has a switch for ts9 / ts808, which does nothing, because the circuits are basically the same, a Mosky magnetic delay, and a Flamma multi modulation pedal. I also got a nice Ibanez 335 clone and upgraded the tuners and pickups, I spent less than a grand on all this stuff and I am getting great sounds. As I continue buying pedals, I am going to get a JHS one at some point, because I feel like I owe it to him for all the great free info. Based on Josh's Univibe video, I just bought an Electro Harmonix Good Vibes pedal on Ebay. There's nothing wrong with buying things on Amazon.

[@berkayguner]

Long episodes are the best. Watching the show while practicing my chops 😁🎼🎵🎸🎧

[@jsguy100]

You guys have to start every live stream without sound now. It’s a staple. Give the people what they want

[@RobertNolan]

I only have two thoughts on it and neither are truly negative at heart: 1. They should have said something like "powered by Nux" or something. Plenty of pedal companies are transparent about what they've based their circuit on, or at least hinted it. Amazon just needs to say "we partnered with Nux to bring this: Amazon Basics line of pedals" and it's all fine. 2. These are the ultra cheap noodle packets of the pedals world. Sure they'll fill my stomach, but I don't think about it like I do Sushi Park on 2nd Ave NYC as literally the best ramen I've never had in my life. That's the difference. That's all I'm gonna say.

[@stillfirebellows]

I just wanna say I do not play guitar. I am a singer/cajon/harmonica player for Stillfire Bellows but I LOVE your videos! Super interesting to me and I send these to our guitar player all the time to help expand our sound as we have very recently starting incorporating electric guitar and pedals into our music! Kudos!

[@rodolforibas]

Oh man I MISS GIGGING LIVE that was some nice episode, thanks

[@9123joshua]

Totally got the Proverbs 31 joke 😉 (I also am blessed with a proverbs 31 wife) and I love the content!

[@asruiz7360]

Right? Lol Love it

[@savoirfaire8979]

*2nd comment: Can we just appreciate the drummer’s fabolous gold mic?*

[@caesarsol]

I loved this episode, with the pedals philosophy, live jamming and conviviality jokes. just a good feeling!

[@chriswebbonline]

this is the first video i've seen of this channel, im hooked

[@tolvajakos]

Is this Josh's basement or something? I love how they are a pedal-manufacturing company and they do TV-level production quality live discussion AND live jam session from there.

[@vocalion9519]

"I've been electrocuted twice." Cue the Frankenstein jokes and comparisons.

[@richardlecomte6839]

The long intro allowed me read all of the comments. Nice

[@jeffdunne9602]

Wait, was that the "say whaaaaaaat" clip from the Clone High episode where Ghandi and Washington Carver star in a buddy-cop duo "Black and Tan"? Holy shit that took me back.

[@peterwelsh1932]

Five ! I said AmaKlon first! By like... ~1.5 seconds at least. Also: “Optimus Prime-DayDream Nation Formant Vocal Filter Crunge-Chord Finagler”

[@ptrgreeny]

I recently bought the Azor "Classical Overdrive" pedal a few months ago....probably made by the same company, companies that make the Amazon pedals. As an OD? Not bad, didn't hate it, didn't love it..it WAS surprisingly quiet. However... With it's gain cranked up...it's the best fuzz pedal I own. It nails that Gibson Fuzz, "Satisfaction" sound...in fact better than two FZ-1 clones I have. Price? $20.

[@Gearjunkie35]

Azor is Caline's mini pedal brand

[@johnipennie2021]

So wish I could have had those prices in the 70s 80s 90s and present-day... I used to dream about rack systems like the TC 2290 and 1210. I acquired them in the 90s, took me years to purchase. My first thought was, a great way to find out what you like, then invest and upgrade in the future. Nothing wrong with that. You guys really sound great as a band♪♫

[@ChristianMusicianPGB]

Fantastic breakdown of the Amazon pedals and for covering all the basics (pun intended). Amazon is just the Montgomery Ward of the 21st century. Bless you guys and keep making awesome videos 😁