Marshall Reissued Their Legendary Line Of Pedals! (Bluesbreaker, Drivemaster, Shredmaster, Gov'nor)

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[@-processdrone-]

In the unlikely event Josh reads this comment, (or more likely Joshua tells him) I can save you some time. I worked for Marshall when the blues breaker/drivemaster/shredmaster were released. I was a Test Engineer. For fault finding on that line they gave me the Circuit diagrams for the blues breaker , GUVNOR, & Shredmaster. I can tell you as an employee at the time of release; The Guvnor and Drive master WERE IDENTICAL at that time and the marketing copy was full of marketing BS a lot of which was significantly excessive in my I'm-a-very-factual-guy opinion. The Marketing team DID NOT hold my esteem. It's only "Improved" in the sense that the case is more practical in use. Do not waste time in that rabbit hole.

[@reverendg5937]

Nice!!!😊

[@coldacre]

I’ve said this from day one that the circuits are identical. but the cork sniffers will turn their nose up at the DriveMaster cos in the ridiculous world of guitar pedals: earlier is always better 🙄 thanks for chiming in!

[@andrewjacobs3731]

When I was a kid I got a guvnor pedal signed by Jim Marshall… I wanted to protect the signature by lacquering over it….. and it melted into a gold pen puddle😂

[@crapmalls]

Omg 😢

[@JohnDaubSuperfan369]

Why the fuck would you want some dude's scribble on your property? I never got signatures, it's literally just someone's name.

[@_-_Michael_-_]

And that is kids, why we use acryl on all stuff like this not poly or nitro.

[@TheVoiceofUnreason]

Better living trough chemistry 🧐

[@romusromulus]

We all need Scholz rockman clones. All of them.

[@cynosureanthem2158]

Yes! How about it @JHS?

[@CMC-NFG]

Yeah, Josh could totally make this happen. A Rockman but in a pedal maybe...?

[@alessandrodecarli2462]

Yeahhhhh!!!🎉🎉

[@ChrisTian-rm7zm]

I would buy them all for my 18 year old self.

[@DOUGLASaraujosoares]

Make rockman happen in pedal, it would be great

[@dls3939]

My old Guv nor was stolen a few years back and I couldn't find another one, second hand or new, so happy I can finally get a new one. Loved that pedal. Always cut through the mix when needed and stacks great with the big muff.

[@nycshelbygt500]

A cool #SpinalTap special edition of #TheGovNor that went to 11 and had the signature Black/Gold Marshall Plexi knobs would be AWESOME as a Collector's piece.

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

Oh man that would be absolutely awesome.

[@lance134679]

I picked up the Bluesbreaker reissue and really like it, though I'm sure the clones out there are just as good. One thing that's useful for me is how clean it is until around one o'clock or so. I can really dial it up perfectly for a clean sound.

[@scotthutchens1203]

@Lawrence Gillespie I guess the Mooer Blues Crab is supposed to be an accurate clone of the original but if it is I wasn’t impressed (except for the ultra smooth warm sound) when I got one last year.

[@AllofJudea]

​@@scotthutchens1203 not bad for the price though for what it does

[@scotthutchens1203]

@@AllofJudea True. It was fairly cheap. My main beef with the Blues Crab is that it sounds a lot smaller than another BB derivative I have. I bought the Blues Crab to see what the original sounded like to be able to compare others to. When the BB first came out in the early 90’s, I tried them in the stores and bought the TS-10 Tube Screamer instead which I still have.

[@lookinggood6624]

I was singing "Pusher Man" throughout that entire intro.

[@roscius6204]

Ahhhh been running a Blues Breaker since I bought it new, when they were new.... I feel so validated 🤗🤗🤗

[@subjectt.change6599]

It’s been said by and about a lot of players; but Josh, you would sound like you through any pedal.

[@incubism]

Just ran my OG Guv'nor through my Bluesbreaker amp and OX with a Les Paul. One of the best sounds I have got lately.

[@davedavem]

I'm not complaining about this just being Josh. I love Josh. But I wanted it on the record that I miss all of the other characters. That format more fun-with-firends, whereas this format is more Josh-has-locked-himself-in-the-pedal-bunker-please-send-Spam.

[@nedavine]

Yeah I hope the old format comes back. Half the fun was just the banter with everyone.

[@kennethlinton4432]

Fun with Friends was 10,000x better. The banter is key. "Wordz is Hard!"

[@astro2069]

Been watching more and more of your shows lately. Love them. Great pedals here. Never heard of that overdrive preamp before. Would love to get my hands on one 😎 keep up everything you guys do 🤙🏻

[@enzotriglia2162]

Very nice episode J. I had an original Shredded from the early nineties and sold it a couple of years ago for 50 bucks, since I was convinced I’ll never pick up a guitar again….Anyways during COVID I spent a lot of time watching guitar pedal videos by an inspiring guy, with his funny crew, we’ll make no names here. For my opinion a Strat with lace sensors and a shredder through a JCM 900 is 90s Rock…Thank you guys.

[@ajsmith4181]

I love Jonny Greenwood, one of my favorite musicians of all time. That Tele Plus is awesome btw

[@TonyHawkTuah]

Yes it was. I was just sad that the direction the band took, reduced the impact of his guitar playing after OK Computer. Stay Fitter and Happier AJ 😉🤘

[@generalkenobi6869]

@@TonyHawkTuahreduced the guitar but didn’t reduce Jonny’s impact by any means. Every record they’ve made since OK has been fantastic

[@TonyHawkTuah]

@@generalkenobi6869 I agree about the impact of his talent.

[@kkrsnn5632]

​@@TonyHawkTuah guitar is still present, but nit much. They can't keep making more Bends and OK C every time....

[@TonyHawkTuah]

@@kkrsnn5632Although I do prefer their less electonic songs. I kinda agree.

[@guyduchet2537]

Recently I’ve been using the Governors Blues from Smiletone Audio, Bluesbreaker and Guv’nor in one pedal, sounds fantastic !

[@HardToBeSomeone]

Scott - Thanks for your work on these videos - I truly appreciate it. I really enjoyed the video you did building the Stew Mac Fuzz kit. Cheers 🤜🏻💥🤛🏻

[@09philj]

The old mini pedal versions of the Blues Breaker and Guv'nor are pretty common and pretty cheap on the second hand market if you don't mind them being a little scuffed, and sound very similarly good.

[@scotthutchens1203]

@JackInTheBox You mean the version 2 of these that are a brushed metal finish? I agree with your statement. I have the Guv’nor version 2 with the concentric controls I got off of Reverb. A little used and not too expensive. There’s some hate for this pedal but I think it has an good authentic Marshall tone despite what some say even though it’s a production pedal. Having said that I also have Wampler’s Plexi-Drive Deluxe and other Marshall in a box pedals so I have boutique stuff to compare it to.

[@mattymoyouknow202]

Really enjoyed the Q&A section of the show. Really cool you take time to do that.

[@nigelcumberland3437]

I worked at Marshall’s in 1987, the silver jubilee year. From my faded memory I seem to remember that the Gov’nor was being developed by Steve Grindrod in that year. Before it was given the name Gov’nor, my friend who worked in the development dept suggested the name ‘dirtbox’, which for obvious reasons was turned down. LED clipping was already being used in Marshall valve amp designs and I seem to remember that the silver jubilee amps had LED clipping in the pre amp circuit. I tested many of these amps. Jim Marshall was indeed the Gov’nor, a great man to work for.

[@wtipton]

Back in 94, the Shredmaster was my go-to dirt. I still miss that beautiful little box.

[@alangreenway6695]

For the true East End London pronunciation, repeat after me: ‘Thuh Guv-na’.

[@tonyevans9999]

right you are then...Guv.

[@jeffmansfield914]

That opening jam was giving me strong vibes of “The Further Adventures Of…” by Phil Keaggy. For those unfamiliar, it’s a 12+ minute masterful (mostly spontaneous) jam between Phil Keaggy and his long time friend and drummer, John Sferra.

[@cobowe]

I have an original Guvnor and Bluesbreaker. I was going to replace them with the new set, but I just can't let them go. And eq pedal in the loop of the Guvnor is awesome. Also, the blues breaker into the Guvnor is interesting if you lower the gain in the Guvnor

[@shorerocks]

Don't let them go.

[@terrybanks5063]

@@shorerocks yep unless you need food or rent, keep them babies

[@julianmorrisco]

That’s a beautiful guitar. And I don’t like any sort of ornamentation but it seems just right. I’ve also loved mini buckers since my mum bought me a 1971 LP Deluxe for my 15th birthday. They were tragically uncool at the time (are they still? They go in and out of fashion - maybe 4-5 times since it became mine) but I loved it.

[@davnroll]

i have an old Shred master i love it, i wish it could have more presence or treeble so i find some triks like plug inton akaï intelliphase with all knobs at zero exept the feedback knob and it brings me exactly what i miss and since then i love it ever more

[@MetaphysicalMusician]

EP booster....that should do it

[@mattgardiner313]

So, i love these pedals (particularly the sred and drive) if i was to use one of these as a dirty channel. How would you suggest a solo boost? Is that what the other pedal is? I am not a novice, however i have always used 2 and 3 channel high gain amps with no pedals. Coming back after a long hiatus, i am looking at getting a fender or Marshall single channel amp and building the gain with pedals such as these. What might you suggest? Thanks,

[@laudnivek-k9]

The power stack from boss is great

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

It is a great Marshall sound. I sold mine because I started listening to the dudes on the internet saying Boss is no good. I need to get another one.

[@laudnivek-k9]

Yeah it’s great and cheap used I like the low gain setting. It’s great to stack with other dive pedals.

[@AllofJudea]

​@@MrSpeed-lt8gr never listen to anyone who says boss is no good. That's just insanity.

[@therealjamesmarchant]

Don't forget that we 50Hz mains guys hear that plugging in hum sound 16.666% lower.

[@steveg3262]

We needed that Pink Fender HM Strat in this demo. Anytime soon is good too!

[@fredstgelais]

YES!!!!!!!!

[@sabk40]

A Morning Glory is technically a JTM45 in a box. The Charlie Brown is also a JTM45 in a box. The interface is quite different on its face-the tone controls, the gain switch on the MG. How different are the circuits? If I’m trying to choose between the two, how do I contrast them?

[@darwinsaye]

The Morning Glory is a version of the Marshall Bluesbreaker *Pedal* - not a JTM45 in a box. There’s a fair amount of confusion out there between pedals that are clones of the Bluesbreaker *pedal* vs the JTM Bluesbreaker *Amp*.

[@kiritsi100]

Great show Josh! Curious what your thoughts are on Carl Martin pedals. Mainly the larger Plexitone with the 3 switches.

[@kiritsi100]

@@danielmcer7612 ?

[@terrybanks5063]

carl martin pedals are great, dont own one but happily would. just dont need one. his compressor is a great pedal also.

[@moetarded7757]

He is looking for that new but old sound. Classic yet jibbed with fresh accents. A clondike of caramel and kariseen. The pinttickle of pineapple with Smurffy gobble berries.

[@Kuztomshop]

I just bought an EHX Mig 50 MkII and it's all your fault, Josh. Thank You, Sweetwater.

[@cityslacker6221]

what they really need to release are replacement battery covers for these 😊

@jhspedals why don't you record straight trough the kemper?

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

The sound man for the band I played in for 5 years didn’t like the buzzing sound 🤣. He literally challenged me to a fist fight because I unplugged and caused a buzzing sound.

[@terrybanks5063]

did you punch him really, really hard then? 😆

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

@@terrybanks5063 our drummer got in the middle and blocked me from continuing to move forward. He told me “you’re better than that” and I calmed down relatively speaking 🙃

[@livefromadive6751]

Please do an episode on the Rockband game controllers that for some reason clog up musical instruments classifieds, like facebook market place. It would be a true testement to your market influence if you can make the value of those shoot up.

[@jacksmith4460]

Guv'nor is an old English slang for Boss, so whilst its kind of a Knickname its also really just a commonly used term in England Another similar word is "Gaffer" (this one is still used to day in Football/Soccer to mean the Team Manager/Head Coach)

[@tonyevans9999]

here in deepest darkest Australia, and from my foggy 80's memories the first time I heard LED clipping mentioned was in relation to The Guv.

[@PierreLeCam]

why we dont have anymore some episode record in the studio ?

[@wallyjezus6499]

I choosed the Drivemaster for the versatility of he distortion and because of the red / black color knobs

[@crosshapedscar]

great video, right up my alley. ill never part with my og shredmaster! thanks Josh and everyone at JHS

[@ou7shined972]

I have an original '89 Guv'nor (and yes.... HE HAS THE BOX... and the foam). I got it years ago when I was chasing the Tim Commerford tone. I was super pleased when I found it but completely underwhelmed with it for bass .... until ... I discovered bi-amping and OMG this thing is killer!

[@-processdrone-]

In my (meaningless) opinion ALL drive pedals should have a clean blend. Not just because it opens up the marketing potential to include all bass players as well, but also because it's darn useful for definition for all players of instruments that may require a drive pedal.

[@TheManToby]

For the shredmaster, Interesting you say it's sonically like a rat. I always had a ds1 with keeley mod I used for my high gain and occasionally it gets swapped out for a rat clone I have. I bought shredmaster to check out, and it kicked the ds1 off the board. I have it set to do its own thing but I found I could tweak it to get close to both tones (ds1 and rat) if I wanted.

[@CatharticGuitar]

Where can I download Josh’s guitar playing? I really love it.

[@LEIF1313]

Josh, if I missed it, I apologise. What are you using for a drum machine?

[@DrGreenaway]

I wish there were a tutorial to learn that whole part with the Johnny Greenwood Tele.

[@scotthutchens1203]

I think the Guv’nor is a little thin but if I had one of these I would combat that by putting the bass at 10 and lowering the mids a little more plus maybe the treble if it can be spared. The Guv’nor V2 has lots of extra bass which I like really a lot because of that.

[@brianrollins7275]

Great episode Josh. I’ve never tried any Marshall pedals but I’m definitely intrigued. I’ll have to add them to my mile long list of pedals I want to try. So many good pedal makers out there, we’re spoiled these days.

[@captainhotbunz659]

Sounds good, takes up too much room on the pedal board though. Would rather just use the morning glory. You can get a used morning glory for a lot cheaper than a new blues breaker.

[@WhiteWolfEFX]

I hate I missed this live. Would loved a chance at the overdrive preamp!

[@ampersandmcvinegar5681]

Josh has got some chops! ❤️

[@NisGaarde]

So cool to see a real vintage Kemper PS: Drums were tight today!

[@scotthutchens1203]

Does anybody know if the Mooer Blues Crab is an accurate clone of the original Marshall Blues Breaker?

[@BonesJonus]

Interesting, my Overdrive Preamp doesn’t have any labeling on the Si/#75 switch.

[@nekot9274]

I owned an original one, was great with a bass. Now it is the secret sauce in a friend's studio, I had to retire it because it was pretty fragile in the end.

[@CatharticGuitar]

What if you have a BluesBreaker going into a UAFX Lion ‘68? Would it be redundant?

[@CatharticGuitar]

That’s a serious question.

[@joerainey2619]

That noise. That reminds us we are all human.

[@max79_99]

That intro jam became Karate for a wee bit

[@serkanonf]

Morning glory takes less footprint on pedalboard but top route pedals also good.

[@dustinarnold79]

How does this reissue compare to the browne amps carbon

[@DarthEcoli]

Wow! I actually prefer your/my Angry Charlie over the Guv'nor. Drivemaster and Shredmaster both sound better to my ears, and I would just use a Klone over a Bluesbreaker.

[@JohnDaubSuperfan369]

The BluesBreaker schematics have been online since the box originally came out. No reason to pay Marshall nearly 200 bucks for a goddamn overdrive pedal you can solder together yourself.

[@ckelly5141]

Groovy sound for sure!👍🎸

[@honestmusicreviews]

From what I hear/heard from other sources. The Governor is like a JMP, drive master like a JCM800, and shred master like a JCM900

[@coldacre]

the Guv’nor and DriveMaster are the same circuit. they sound identical.

[@c-losb9870]

I was looking into getting an og, but now I can save myself some $$. Thanks!

[@calebhorne5426]

Got here right on time!

[@cobowe]

Marshall is in Milton Keynes

[@edhornby4885]

Right next to Bletchley Park where the German enigma code was broken in WW2 🙂. Jim's original shop was in London

[@bitchesstiches]

right away i wasn't a fan of these live streams but as time goes on they have either gotten better or I've just come around to a different format and my prejudices have gone away! loving it baby! keep up the great work! love being part of the pedal community!

[@OrthodoxReview]

I'm so sorry I missed this stream. My sleep schedule is really messed up at the moment.

[@gaamoreira]

see Hellen Stellar's 'Our secrets' for an awesome beautiful shoegaze-pop-my-mind-is-floating-oriented tune

[@skaboosh]

We're the Sweeney, son - and we haven't had any dinner

[@Aurum1977]

Josh, send the Kemper directly digital to the PC. Why are you resampling with such a piece of hardware?

[@CeresKLee]

I got the SparkGo from Positive Grid and can it work at a Bluetooth speaker. I use it is to hear guitar tones - it IS a guitar amp but with wide enough range for the whole band!

[@FreaquedeMusique]

So how are the reissues compared to them OG’s?

[@samright4661]

It’s a cruel not using a Les Paul with the Guv

[@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT]

Less Poles suck anyway

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

That’s 💯. I sighed when he pulled out the semi hollow tele.

[@diodesDankessAndDives]

I missed it but I'm super glad you restarted

[@joebrugette9732]

Not a pedal but my Marshall Silver Jubilee 2554 uses LED clipping and it was made in 1987.

[@jowyong6769]

Where's the rest of the crew eh?? Josh's the lead actor, but oftentimes, it's the rest of the cast that makes the show...

[@Backtoblack005]

Josh, when are you going to do the silver Marshall pedals?

[@scotthutchens1203]

@Backtoblack005 Good question! I like the Gov’nor version 2. Never tried a version 1 back in the day but when the BB first came out in the 90’s I tried it but bought a TS-10 Tube Screamer instead.

[@Backtoblack005]

@@scotthutchens1203 I have the Gov’nor 2 which I had mod’ed to tighten up the low end. And the BB2 - I’d love to know the difference between it and the v1

[@odgeUK]

Have you ever done anything on Carl Martin pedals? The Plexitone would be an interesting feature.

[@rrrrdavid1]

sure wish I could hear how the pedals clean up with the guitar volume knob

[@PlayWithYourThumb]

I get the idea of reissuing pedals that "look" like the originals, but this inevitably leads to oversize pedal enclosures. I much prefer the profile and shiny metal tank aesthetic of the "2" series.

[@coldacre]

LOL. due to the top jacks the marshall pedals barely take up any more space than a BOSS.

[@diodesDankessAndDives]

Pre-masters of the universe ✨️

[@Alex5TE]

I wonder what Marshall Jackhammer is? Does it relate to these pedals in any way?

[@kimhwang3610]

Its like modified shredmaster with extra gain stages and dif tone control

[@TV-nk3pp]

Does the NUX morning star do the same thing?

[@huffdm]

Nice shoegaze tone at 32:30

[@adrianmiller1971]

Starts with Blues Lawyer/Orthodontist vibes.....

[@erinmylungs8711]

I had that Abby road gig on DVD. Classic John Mayer performance 👌🏻

[@warrenpullen5276]

Yer sound great all of them.l say put an equaliser behind one and you have a mega multitude of sound.powerfull pedels .i want one for Christmas.

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

The Card Cutter. Image of a dealers hands cutting cards, but it cuts sound card clipping. There's the name and marketing. You're welcome, I will await my royalties 😅

[@couryswan2448]

Call it the"card clipper" have a knob for allowing more or less clipping...put a joker playing card on it as the logo/emblem...I'd consider buying it I got the same issue...

[@buffgoat716]

This is seriously the best exploration of alternate tunings I've seen on KZbin. Thanks!

[@T_oddsoul]

MeTal PeTal is my new band name.

[@FFGG22E]

so is it the same?

[@craigdanj]

I've wanted the guvnor for a long time

[@Faydit212]

Although I owned some of the original pedals for a short time decades ago and soon sold them, because they never really convinced me, I never understood, why some of these pedals ever became so famous. For me the typical transistor / op-amp overdrive pedal sound, with - for me - too thin, too shrill treble and a lot of wrong harmonics, as tons of other - so called unique, authentically sounding - solutions also offer it. Not at all comparable with the tones of a real all tube (Marshall) amp. But thank you for the review, now I know, what I definitely do not need.

[@joerainey2619]

Of COURSE tuning time needs a stinger

[@glennfeit8294]

Had a Guv’nor in late 88. Bought my girlfriend an original Rat. Actually liked the Rat better as it was easier to tame thanks to the filter knob.

[@ryangunwitch-black]

That filter knob is one of the coolest things ever added to a pedal.

[@HardToBeSomeone]

“Dust Happens” another band name -