The contour controls the amount of mid range that you wish to scoop. If you turn it all the way down, it is bypassed. The frequencies control actually selects the frequencies you want to scoop. If you turn it to the left, it will scoop the mid-bass frequencies. If you turn it to the left, it cuts the higher mids. That's why the freq. Knob didn't work in the distortion mode
@brandonhupp4646 жыл бұрын
Dave Simpson the solid state tone master!
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly. : )
@Matt-ke4bp3 жыл бұрын
I dug my old jackhammer out yesterday. For the first time in about 18 years. I bought it back in the early 2000s when I was at the "all the gain, no tone" stage of my life. I didn't get a good sound at all and gave up on it quickly - yesterday, stuck to OD1 and was all "Holy hell, this pedal is actually amazing!". Quick youtube video search later and I find this video. 100% agree with all of this. Seen as an overdrive pedal, it's a cracking bit of underrated, inexpensive kit.
@wyll2k3 жыл бұрын
I have to admit, I watch this video about 10 times a week because it always push me in the mood of getting a Marshall jackhammer because it’s just the perfect Marshall in the box pedal. The frusciante thing is my favorite of course and it’s my aim, but you can get a great AC/DC tone too, and of course a great modern Marshall metal tone. And you’re so great and interesting in your explains. I’m on my way to get one, just need to find the great deal. There are many people who are just out of context with their prices. So I’m patient and as soon as I find the great deal I promise you’ll be the first to know it! And I will dedicated it to you. Greetings from Belgium and have a great Monday !
@Street-Shred822 жыл бұрын
I agree on the pricing. Hard to find one under $90 in the states. To me that's just obsurd.
@matthewkennedy72832 жыл бұрын
@@Street-Shred82 just found one for 30$ because it had 1 mismatched knob
@nicholascivitano6086 жыл бұрын
dave you said you just want to express yourself through your guitar and you do that with the best of them! Unreal intro
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. : )
@garrettsgarage47693 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge John fan too. I have been chasing his tone for a long time. Interestingly enough I ended up finding my own sound in the process and this pedal is a huge part of it. Cheers
@anawrest6 жыл бұрын
you are amazing!! i will never get tired to say it man!!!! 2 thumbs up!!!
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. : )
@ivanm9186 Жыл бұрын
Using Jackhammer as a brain of pedalboard is one of the best advices anyone ever given! Jackhammer is literally the cheapest pedal I owe (20£ on secondary market) and it works as a base of my sound much better than any other pedal I owe (about 12 overdrive pedals). It gives me a great thick tone, very slightly overdriven only when I strum hard and clean when fingerpicking or playing individual notes… and all my other pedals work amazingly with it! All boss pedals, ehx and ibanez tubescreamer sound brighter and with a bit more gain for solos or just for any kind of fun. Previously I used m133 micro amp to push all my overdrive pedals, but now I use m133 only if I need to make it louder. Jackhammer does all the other work. I can not express how much I appreciate this video and David’s channel. Thanks man! Keep going ✊
@javiceres7 ай бұрын
So your JH is always on?
@danielflintknapping2 ай бұрын
Great video Dave! My dad had this pedal in his drawer for +10 years so he gave it to me, can't wait to test it out later 😁
@thechannelforeverything21706 жыл бұрын
I find it interesting that you say you don't like treble but you have the perfect top end for a guitar tone, great demo as always and I gotta say you've really opened my eyes to Marshall's brilliant pedals.
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much indeed. : )
@adamlitchfield33714 ай бұрын
My Jackhammer just arrived to go with my DS-2 as advised by Dave. It absolutely nails the Slane intro tone and that's even through a Les Paul! Cheers Dave 👍
@daffiid6 жыл бұрын
I just got it delivered today! I have a Peavey Bandit red stripe, and luckily my practice space has the same amp, but sometimes also a Roland cube from which I just can't get the sound I'm after (pretty much the John sound). That's why I wanted to get the Jackhammer to get my sound somewhat right regardless of the amp I'm playing through. I tried Dave's settings and was initially disappointed at the Jackhammer. It sounded very mushy to me and had a lack of clarity. After I fiddled with all the knobs for a bit and compared it to the pure amp sound without any pedals, however, I got it to behave just like I wanted! I haven't played much through it yet but it seems like it does exactly what I got it for. It also gets rid of any volume jump with the DS-2. I'm not sure yet if I like that, because before, when I played through the Bandit (on the lead channel of course) I had a very slight boost which I kind of liked. If anyone is interested these are the settings I used in my room. I've yet to try it in a louder space in a band setting. Jackhammer: - OD Channel - Volume: FULL - Gain: 08:00 (anything more and it sounds way too overdriven for John stuff.) - Bass: OFF (to me this indeed sounds like overkill at anything over 12 o'clock.) - Treble: 12:00 - Contour: 10:30 - Frequency: 11:00 (changing the contour and frequency settings from Dave's is what got rid of the initial mushiness I experienced.) Bandit: - Lead Channel (Vintage setting) - Pre: 2 (this is about the maximum setting at which the amp is truly clean. I put this around 3 without the Jackhammer.) - Low: 3 - Mid: 1 - High: OFF - Post: 1 - Presence: 10, Resonance: LOOSE, T.Dynamics: 100% This just goes to show that tone is in the hands :) To me my sound is pretty close to Dave's, even with these different settings. The added mid-high range EQ everywhere might also be due to me using probably the cheapest pickups ever, and I prefer a sound just a little brighter than Dave's for my own playing.
@jamiekerley41232 жыл бұрын
Thank u
@273emery2 жыл бұрын
I used your frequency and contour settings and it sounds perfect! Dave’s settings lacked clarity, but I’m sure it just depends on your amp
@kevinhill60793 жыл бұрын
Is it a sign of addiction when it gets to the point I can quote your videos with you as you're speaking, like it's a movie from my childhood or something. I think this is the fourth time I'm watching this particular video... I'd love to get the chance to hangout and play guitar with you Mr. Dave. -It'd definitely make things a lot less weird for those around me who are pretty certain "Mr. Dave" is my imaginary guitar advice-dispensing friend.
@waynemetallum76233 жыл бұрын
dave makes me wanna get a strat, an mg 100 stack, a jackhammer and just crank out riffs all day in a garage
@anindyachanda96683 жыл бұрын
You've figured life out, m8
@diegopalominoss Жыл бұрын
i bought one because of your frusciante vids and i have since found different uses for it, it's a killer plexi/jcm800 simulator depending on the gain level, figured i should thank you since it's so versatile, i love it now, people on KZbin haven't got a clue on how to set it but you sure do, rock on Dave!
@SCOTT-ki3ve2 жыл бұрын
The tones your getting with the jackhammer are unreal. Your favorite setting with a strat sounds like John Frusciante, and with a Les Paul sounds like Paul Kossoff! Turn up the gain a bit and the strat sounds like Stevie Ray. I ordered this tonight, after seeing this video. I may have to get two and put em at differnt gain levels Great playing too.
@jegoundryjg3 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you Dave I am now a proud owner of the jackhammer( it arrived today)! You are totally right, it’s a highly versatile and awesome pedal!
@charliebuttocks24004 жыл бұрын
Dave seen a jackhammer for £29 should I buy it......stupid question will buy it
@patrikzarkovic2896 жыл бұрын
Your playing is absolutely beautiful!
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. : )
@Michiel19723 жыл бұрын
The Marshall Jackhammer is probably one of the most underrated Overdrive pedals in the world. I have so many high-end (expensive) OD pedals, like the GreerAmps Lightspeed, Timmy, OCD, Tumnus and many others, but no matter how I tweak the more expensive pedals I am not able to get a better (cleanish) tone with it than with my Jackhammer stacked with a Boss Blues Driver in front of it. Must be in front or else the tone sucks. Bluesdriver stacked with a Jackhammer and a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is sheer magic. Even the Jackhammer alone gives amazing tone with my HRD. The Blues Driver is just the icing on the cake. It's insane you can get these pedals for about 35 dollar or euros second hand. Recently i purchased a second Jackhammer and I felt a bit guilty purchasing it from another player. More expensive is not necessarily better. Besides the Jackhammer is build like a tank. I also have a Guv'nor (GV-2) which is also an amazing pedal and use for the dirty, gritty, grunty, distorted tone, which I prefer above my Bogner La Grange. If you can't get an amazing JCM like tone with the Jackhammer and Guv'nor with your Hot Rod Deluxe then you are really doing something wrong with dialing it in.
@lone-wolf-15 жыл бұрын
JH-1 my first pedal 4 y. ago, underrated piece of awesomeness! (In addition with a BigMuff-clone I'm gainwise fully equiped😊) Dave, your play is allways a joy! Just great!
@thedavesimpson5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. : )
@nickfischer73748 ай бұрын
First pedal ever bought. Loved it then, love it now. It’s much better than a lot of other pedals I’ve tried later. I kinda keep coming back to JH. I actually really love all the Marshall pedals because as you say, they’re super responsive. And they’re built for nuclear war, really. It feels like they’re even more robust than Boss pedals.
@GRBAquatics11 ай бұрын
Very Cool, Thankyou for your comprehensive Demo/Review. I have just ordered one 'used' to 'accompany' my Marshall Guv'Nor2, as this series are impossible to find New (or used) here in Australia (and probably everywhere), I would love to get the whole series as I love the look and Build Quality of these Pedals. This Demo gave me so many ideas and so much Info. Awesome. All the best. Cheers
@johnnorth93556 жыл бұрын
Oh wow that Red House tone was spot on. Anyone who does not think you have what it takes is just jealous Dave. You have all that it takes, you just need to be out on the road with some other talented band members to help round off your skills the way bands used to. Those who demand theory mistake knowledge with talent and talent wins every time. Keep cutting your own furrow and do not pay attention to anyone spouting negative rubbish.
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much indeed. : )
@adanpaprotskiy31172 жыл бұрын
I'm my jackhammer in two days. This is such a great video I realy want that Frusciante tone thank you:)
@pedroshiraishi34656 жыл бұрын
more than an hour of dave :) love it
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. : )
@calebtylershepherd216 жыл бұрын
This one was epic!!! Not to mention Tool & A.I.C. stuff was awesome. Love the Peter Green as well. This is a great versatile pedal that I must add to my board for sure. Great demo and just some awesome playing on this one.
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much indeed. :)
@leewright9417 Жыл бұрын
What a great video. I'm very new to guitars and their gizmos but I do own an SG and I do own a jackhammer so apart from the not being able to play (yet) I'm getting there. If I can get even an ounce of your capabilities then I'll be a happy chap. You have amazing skills, if I could only download your knowledge directly to my fingertips.
@taztherocker1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I was going to get rid of the pedal, but after this demonstration, I’m keeping it! Great playing great tone!
@Tomorrowband001 Жыл бұрын
I have 2 in a row on my pedal board.. one on crunch and one on heavy! With a Fender amp like a Hot rod or a Deville it’s just beautifully heavy! Turn both on and let the feedback roll 😈
@LordBransty3 жыл бұрын
sure I heard a bit of Rory in there. I may just order a jackhammer this afternoon. Thank you Dave. you're keeping us all inspired.
@jimi44054 жыл бұрын
Oh, Dave, I wish we could all go back to these days... 😢 This is excitable Dave! Keep going anyway, man!
@okisuprayogi6928 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Dave...Great review, I am sure now to get this one for my daughter to explore her sound through this🤘🎸
@alexanderyaroslavich27035 жыл бұрын
I loved the fact you used the "Kurt Cobain middle and ring" power chord shape when you riffed on Nirvana's "School."
@thedavesimpson5 жыл бұрын
:)
@artmartin96916 жыл бұрын
Hey Dave, this was the first pedal I ever owned purchased in 2001 or 2002 and I still have it to this day, super underrated box...i always run bass on 0 and treble up some, but pretty much everything's on 0 except for treble and gain...i love it
@artmartin96916 жыл бұрын
Strat player as well, you can get that good plexi sound out of it.
@redroverthefngamecat4 жыл бұрын
Dude! (That's California speak) Watching through a bunch of your videos. Just discovered you. Amazing player! And you are simply fantastic on camera. Cheers!
@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_20406 жыл бұрын
Music notes are letters that turn into a language called music. Just like any other language, we can learn it to express ourselves, except we make these words not with our tongue but strings of our guitar. Yeah.
@stayradiant66466 жыл бұрын
SOLD SOLD SOLD!!! You’ve done it again. You could convince me to buy anything lol. Hey Dave any suggestions on caps for treble bleed in a strat?
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much indeed. I'm not 100% sure if i'm being honest. Sorry. :(
@ni7suj4 жыл бұрын
I've been using the same pedal for a very long time. I love this video. Sub'd for this amount of effort into understanding this fine pedal. U rock
@jelly4jesus5 жыл бұрын
Good god what joy this channel is.
@thedavesimpson5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. : )
@John-vk4gs Жыл бұрын
Just got my jackhammer today !!!! It’s glorious !!!
@JumpinJackClash6 жыл бұрын
I was sold when he played Cigarettes & Alcohol.
@raindogred6 жыл бұрын
that was a great jam man..What do the neighbours say about all that racket??? If it were me. I'd say turn it up Dave :) I think you need to get into second band Dave...heavy rock and blues, or just originals. Your current band is good, but I'd love to see you in more power trio or quartet where you can let loose..really good drummer with a huge kit, great bass player, top vocalist...unleash the Dave beast onto the world...
@raindogred6 жыл бұрын
like this..my god...wooow..bring back the Dave Simpson Trio kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpuZaIuIjLSrqdk
@crabbtrixexp6 жыл бұрын
i agree, no disrespect to the guys you play with Dave, but you not to be with some awesome musicians to showcase your true talent
@raindogred6 жыл бұрын
Yep Dave just needs to find his own Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding (hendrix)..so to speak....or Tommy Shannon and Chris Leyton(SRV)...yes no offence to the guys he's currently playing with, or played with in the past..they are all good players... but a world class rythym section could be all that is needed for Dave to shine on the world stage... he's like a F1 driver in a toyota corolla :) Maybe crowdfunding of some kind so that Dave could hire some real pro's for his next recording..I'd donate, and sure others here would too. One of the best on youtube..for sure
@crabbtrixexp6 жыл бұрын
i hope so, always comes across as a top bloke as well
@johnnorth93556 жыл бұрын
A top class female vocalist in the mould of Janis Joplin who can really wail as well as sing sweet would complete the package and give scope to write some really good songs which is always the root of success.
@alenchence6 жыл бұрын
Nailed another one, mate! Great review, I can't remember if I've heard better. Some nice tones you've got out of that one. Very underrated pedals in my opinion, JH and the Guv'nor (even without a few mods). Never tried it with bass and treble all the way off, though... gonna try that later. Anyway, great job, keep it up. Cheers!
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much indeed. : )
@bojackhorseman53676 жыл бұрын
Ah the Jackhammer - my first distortion pedal, and I got so much use out of it - so many gigs. I still have mine but I don't really use it these days - I find it excessively "marshallizes" the tone of most things. If that's what I want for any particular reason it's a good thing, but with some amps, it just colours the sound too much, to the point where it stifles the tone rather than really adding to it... ...but that tends to be the kind of amp where you'd be better off using something more simple like a boss blues driver.
@bobsponge57736 жыл бұрын
Waaahh! You did it again ;) At 40:50 - Slane Castle Intro - right into the heart! Great work btw ... i'll get my JH tomorrow ;)
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Tank you very much indeed. :)
@ddugan642 жыл бұрын
You are absolutetly NAILING SRV there Man!!!.... Damn
@KickflipGnasty3 жыл бұрын
This pedal is absolutely MAD.
@hanniball436 жыл бұрын
30:08 you can not imagine how much it helped me in this part because I always wanted to reproduce the sound of the darkness but I never got it and I've always been thinking about what pedal I could use and I would never imagine that I could only do it with the jackhammer thank you very much
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. : )
@zacharybench15875 жыл бұрын
Have you tried the Alexander Jubilee pedal? Or the sl drive, or Wampler Plexi? How do they compare to this pedal? You should do a Marshall in a box shootout pedal demo..
@jimi44054 жыл бұрын
My head nearly fell off when you played Red House!!
@EdoCFH6 жыл бұрын
You are an axcellent salesman.
@sharplespaul4 жыл бұрын
Love your passion!!!!
@thedavesimpson4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. : )
@billtaylor48976 жыл бұрын
Wonderful Playing Dave... Very Enjoyable Demo...Perfect Rig !
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. : )
@AlanPaulRock6 жыл бұрын
Nice demo! This was my first pedal too, I used to love it until I bought a tube amp.
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. : )
@marianosaab26945 жыл бұрын
Just got mine in the mail. Thanks for the review, Dave, rock on.
@thedavesimpson5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much and have fun. : )
@Yallow9746 жыл бұрын
Awesome!sold me this guitar!I love it!!you are amazing :)
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. : )
@alanknott3633 жыл бұрын
Wow! I'm flabajabaghasted.. Dave, that was awesome..
@shoseinen Жыл бұрын
Hey Dave! The Marshall Jackhammer was maybe my first "distortion" pedal long time ago, but i was thinking on buy one again now in 2023. The thing is i'm more interested on a Jackhammer or a Guvnor 2 instead of more modern pedals, but having a more rich way of thinking on how to use those pedals. But maybe is a bad decision. Do you like the overdrive side of the Jackhammer against boutique pedals?
@gogajira26 жыл бұрын
You should get your hands on Marshall's reverb pedal
@davelister14006 жыл бұрын
Awesome pedal.....for you. You make it sound amazing, But I had one and couldnt get on with it.Do you think you get a different sound than others because you play at full volume? Most people cant do that. But in all honesty you are a master of tone....If I heard you playing on the radio...I would KNOW it was you,and thats the sign of the greats...you have your own style (with influences,but who doesnt have influences)...And the settings you us on amps and pedals ....well guitarist magazine should do an interview with you ,because you are an enigma.Like turning the EQ right down (and I believe you when you say your amps arnt modded)......But for others it's muddy.....do you think your high volume is the difference? Either way you sound amazing.Tone really must be in the fingers.I bought a brand new professional strat and it's really bright sounding and lacks mojo........I think I'll sell it and get one of the new 60's reissue strats........more history,and many of the best used 60's strats :)
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much and i'm not sure why to be honest. Its just what works for me. Thank you again for watching. :)
@mrd.21393 жыл бұрын
What pedal did you use for La Cigale intro at 41:53?
@thedavesimpson3 жыл бұрын
Boss ds2
@mrd.21393 жыл бұрын
@@thedavesimpson Thank you, oh man that sounded heavenly
@JTakasa4 жыл бұрын
"without further ado..." *further ado*
@nico.bay__6 жыл бұрын
You have completly lost your mind at the end of the video that was i n s a n e !!!! After watch this i will definetly buy the jh1 thanks for the music man
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much indeed. : )
@darioschiano94445 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave, I just wanna ask you a question.. I used to use the Mxr Micro Amp to get that Clean ish John Frusciante tone.. but that doesn't satisfy me at all.. So is it useful to replace my Micro Amp with the JackHammer? Or I can just put the micro amp in another place in the chain? Thank's a lot you're one of my favourite guitarist, really inspiring for me! Greetings from your number one italian fan ;)
@thedavesimpson5 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean. I tried the micro am for along time but it always fell short of what i wanted. Plus John only ever used it for a boost. It was never on all the time. I would highly recommend the Jackhammer or the golden plexi over the micro amp. MOre tonal control and just more options in general. Thank you so much for watching. : )
@darioschiano94445 жыл бұрын
@@thedavesimpson Thanks for tips Dave, really appreciate that, I've just bought the Jackhammer :)
@mrmetal12762 жыл бұрын
Thanks, just got my hands on one for about £30 a bargain buy compared to other pedals!!!
@samdyar279Ай бұрын
Dave I’d love the opportunity to pick your brain as I begin my John Frusciante guitar playing journey!! If that’s possible that’d be awesome
@KozmykJ6 жыл бұрын
That low B malarky could get you in trouble with the NSPCTIS (Twelve Inch Speakers) On the other hand. SOLD. I'd bought me a Jackhammer before the video got much past half way. £17 +p&p I've got the BB-2 and the GV-2. This Guvnor seems a bit of a one trick pony on it's own. It has certainly been losing the battle for board space lately. Maybe with some encouragement from this JH-1 it'll buck it's ideas up.
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching. : )
@marcorecla Жыл бұрын
That intro makes me fly, i could hear it again and again✨ What kind of modulation are you using for the ambient sound? Thank you. You are the best!🔥
@simonriley77504 жыл бұрын
Amazing! it's you that make it sound that good mate! I have a Vintage V6 strat and i always wondered about their les pauls, like yours is. Are they good guitars overall?
@thedavesimpson4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much indeed. :) They are good but i have heard and experienced issues with there quality control recently. Try before you buy. :)
@jimi44055 жыл бұрын
Nice review.. Just got one of these recently, sweet little pedal. Did you know you can get the mode knob to sit between OD and distortion and tou get both at once? Haha, makes it sound amazing! Not sure how long it will last 🔥
@thedavesimpson5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and I did not know that. I'll have to gig it a go. :)
@danh.84902 жыл бұрын
Yes the in between setting sounds better than either mode! Good call!
@vocalist-qw9lj6 жыл бұрын
Jimi Hendrix album Both sides of the sky is out now Dave !!!!!!!!
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Might get it soon. : )
@johnc91876 жыл бұрын
Now that, was a pedal demo!
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly. : )
@cameronbassett Жыл бұрын
Hi Dave I have recently come across all your guides and videos and ive gone out and got a jackhammer, im struggling to find the right settings to get this going at to use with the ds2 and Ibanez wah. im running a voxac30c2x have you got some settings you can recommend for the hammer with the frequency and control ? I currently jump the channels which throws the jackhammer compression out the window
@massimilianoforlani Жыл бұрын
Hello Dave! Nice video! How do you see it paired in front of a clean solid state Peavey stereo chorus 400 to have main crunch rock sound ? Thank you!
@thedavesimpson Жыл бұрын
It’ll do the job. :)
@gonebymidnight28816 жыл бұрын
Wow love this pedal
@williambielak9533 жыл бұрын
Saw one at my local guitar store used for 50$, picked it up right away!
@javiceres7 ай бұрын
I like the Jh here more than the demo of the Guv’nor. But you seem to have the opposite opinion, right?
@thedavesimpson7 ай бұрын
Yep.
@SKILLZxNiNjAz4 жыл бұрын
11:10 is godlike :)
@KillconRM3 жыл бұрын
I bought the JH a couple of weeks ago and started to mingle and experiment with it, I've been trying to get a srv-like tone, but i cant seem to get that crisp and bright tone. I got my amp setup at clean channel and vol at around 12-1 o' clock. Amp's EQ is treble on 3 o'clock, mids on half, and bass on 11 o'clock. How should i setup my jackhammer or my amp accordingly? (My amp is an Orange Crush 20rt)
@mickkraviz3 жыл бұрын
For a SRV tone I would recommend a tube-screamer-type pedal like the TS9 or the Maxon OD. The JH-1 is more of a Marshall in a box. :)
@KillconRM3 жыл бұрын
@@mickkraviz thanks for the tip!
@vvasail Жыл бұрын
Hi Dave, thanks for your amazing reviews and information. I had a ds-2 on a Marshall Origin 50 head and it didn't work for me. I bought the jackhammer after seeing many of your videos to try to get that Frusciante distortion that I love, but still with the jackhammer on the ds-2 does not behave and have a lot of noise and a big volume jump when max out. Any advice on the amp configuration? I use a Telecaster whit simple but active pick-ups. Could this active thing be the problem? Thanks again for your amazing content!
@Fonkemman Жыл бұрын
Try to play around with the level knob of both the ds2 and jackhammer.
@sebastiankip2 жыл бұрын
Hey Dave! I’m building a Frusciante style pedal board and was wondering, should I use a Jack hammer, or a golden plexi for Johns tone? Which one helps with the DS-2 and WH10 volume jumps most? Thanks!!
@thedavesimpson2 жыл бұрын
Either. There both awesome for it. :)
@elcaudillo84332 жыл бұрын
That intro man, very nice
@stebolian Жыл бұрын
i love mine, the bloody back cover came apart from attaching it to velcro, its a shitty compound. i have had to make a plastic cover.
@farioxx3 жыл бұрын
I really don’t understand... I have the MG, I just bought the Jackhammer and have all the same settings that he has... why does the tone sound so bad? Like not having the treble on makes it sound so damn muted... I don’t know what to do anymore.
@fullrom11793 жыл бұрын
Add some treble and mids on the amp !
@farioxx3 жыл бұрын
@@fullrom1179 That’s pretty much what I do but I still don’t think it’s close to John or in this case , Dave’s tone... It’s ridiculously upsetting
@fullrom11793 жыл бұрын
@@farioxx But do you have an old MG, or the new one ? The new series of MG's are really "muffled" compared to the old ! An EQ pedal AFTER the Jackhammer could be the solution.......
@farioxx3 жыл бұрын
@@fullrom1179 Well mine is also a “cow” one so I think it’s old... How can I find out?
@CSW823 жыл бұрын
Ive been having the same problem, especially at lower volumes. I've discovered today that for me the problem is the frequency knob. Having it all the way up has been murdering my tone. I've turned it down to about a quarter and it's made a huge difference. Good luck
@diazepam_3 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave! Looking for a JF/Dave Simpson tone, I got a Jackhammer, a Ds2, an Ibanez wh10, and a Big Muff. Is it worth it to add a Guv'nor 2? I've watched your vids but still can't understand if I need one or not (and how it behaves with the others). Keep on rocking! Thanks!
@thedavesimpson3 жыл бұрын
You don't need the guvnor for John's tone. :)
@Rhythmic12746 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave - does the Guv'nor work as well as the Jackhammer with regards to the compression/volume jumps of the ds2 and wah? Is it only limiting the volume of those pedals because the volume on the JH is maxed? If it's set at a lower volume, do you then get volume jumps? Many thanks
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Sadly the guv'nor doesn't work for this no. Its limiting the ds2 and wh10 due to the gain from the pedal. Its compressing the signal and keeping the pedals in line. : )
@mrmetal12762 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave what would you recommend to get a dirty blues OD tone from the pedal for a strat?
@rubberband95705 жыл бұрын
Settings at 3:25
@michaelmitchell59096 жыл бұрын
hi Dave, apologies for this question not being about this video, I'm a new sub and love your channel, can I please ask you, is the orange cr120 truely an anolog rockerverb as they say?...
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
It is indeed. :)
@timguitar20063 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave,thank for your video, unfortunately it's hard to buy jackhammer or golden plexi, I'm wordenring can other do the same thing?can Carl Marting Plexitone or any pedal do the same thing to get John's dirty clean tone?? thank you!
@begemo3 ай бұрын
Is it a Washburn at the left?
@antitesisthrash5 жыл бұрын
This video are awesome. Marshall should give you some money, and because of this im buying JH1
@thedavesimpson5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much and have fun. : )
@MrWilly642 жыл бұрын
Hello Dave, For a frusciante tone, do you think a combination : Golden Plexi > Jackhammer would work as well as Golden Plexi > Guv'nor ? Thanks for your videos
@thedavesimpson2 жыл бұрын
Yeps.
@MrWilly642 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate :)
@ivanxious5 жыл бұрын
hey Dave, have you tried this pedal with the peavey bandit? if so, did they get along well or not that much? thank you!
@thedavesimpson5 жыл бұрын
They do indeed get on very well together. Theres not many amps that this pedal doesn't get along with. : )
@paulsterx6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Dave, incredible playing! I just bought the JH and have yet to try it out properly cranked up, you’ve given me some great setting suggestions! Question for you, I’m pretty new to this and just have a Marshall mg100dfx combo amp. I’ve been struggling to get a good tone out of it, it always seems to sound shrill and harsh, hopefully the pedal will help. What eq settings would you suggest for the amp, with it only having a little speaker, not a full cab? Thanks again!
@thedavesimpson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much and I would set it a few different ways. Depends what your after. ON the clean channel i would set it like Gain 10 Bass 2 Middle 3 Treble 1 On the the overdrive channel i would set it to od one and use the jackhammer to boost the gain Gain 10 Bass 5 Middle 0 treble 0 contour 0 volume 10 You will have tweak these for them to work for you though. : ) I hope this helps. : )
@paulsterx6 жыл бұрын
Dave Simpson thanks for the reply, much appreciated! Interesting the advice on setting gain at full on OD1, will try that tonight.
@littlefish_tvlftv60255 жыл бұрын
Good for you, that was amazing, thank you
@thedavesimpson5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. : )
@sharplespaul4 жыл бұрын
Never mind I got it!! Thanks
@joelvidal12652 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave I love ur videos so much. I'm wondering if I put the jackhammer and the micro amp together they close me to get the crunchy tone of JF. In my country the CE-1 clones like galuccio ones are impossible to get and I don't have much options actually...plz help me...ty si much Hug from Argentina!!
@thedavesimpson2 жыл бұрын
You don't need the micro amp. The jackhammer will do it all.
@Sennarzz6 жыл бұрын
I HAVE THAT SAME AMAZING HENDRIX FUNKOPOP :D Love It :)