Our Most Versatile Distortion: Paul Gilbert PG-14

[@TheDeadStretch]

Josh's voice over/commentator Truck voice is actually really really good.

[@ericolson326]

"power ski-polin' "

[@michaelfowler3187]

That was Addison's voice

[@jeremygentry135]

Truck yeah!!!

[@joshscott8494]

@@michaelfowler3187 no. it was mine

[@michaelfowler3187]

@@joshscott8494 dang had me fooled brotha - you were very good at that, it really had me laughing. coulda plugged the 4 Wheeler fuzz in there.

[@chaddraizin6616]

I was walking to the taco shop around the corner a couple years ago and I noticed this tall stylish guy in front of his house who looked really familiar. "Hey! Is your name Paul?" I asked. "WHAT? I HAVE TROUBLE HEARING." he said. "ARE YOU A MUSICIAN?" I asked. "YEAH THAT"S WHY I CAN"T HEAR!" he replied. And that's the story of how I learned that Paul Gilbert lives in the house behind mine.

[@fletcherchambers7175]

Josh, you and the gang make me smile and chortle quite often. I have never laughed as hard at you guys as I did for the truck ad. 10/10, great humor. Thank you!

[@graybronze]

+1 for use of ‘chortle’, an underused amusement descriptor imo

[@mattymoyouknow202]

Dafuq is chortle?

[@DMSProduktions]

@@mattymoyouknow202 It's like a laughing turtle!

[@jhspedals]

😂

[@Taco_Raider]

OH, HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HE IS SO FUNNY HAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HE IS THE FUNNIEST COMEDIAN OF ALL TIME HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I'M PISSING MY PANTS HAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA PISS HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA PISS

[@SlowToe]

My life is better because of JHS and Josh in particular. I adore playing guitar but I find myself drawn to "What else can it do?". The show has educated me on pedals and what's out there. I buy his pedals mostly for the sound but also to support his crusade on education and entertainment. Have a great weekend guys.

[@jhspedals]

This is awesome, thanks so much!

[@infn8loopmusic]

This is so relatable 🌞 come for the knowledge, stay for the fun, support for the goodness.

[@rydeentokio]

Paul never gets old. He plays more and more articulately and expressively and becomes more humorous than ever.

[@jhspedals]

He's so incredible

[@DanielDeVidi]

I'm always amazed by the comedy chemistry between Paul and Josh and I still hope for a JHS show with them. It's also funny how the FRM is a rather big guitar and in Josh's hands it looks like a toy :)

[@timchalmers1700]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o57ZoHSHiratis0 It's a totally great show with cameo appearances by Andy Martin.

[@honkytonkinson9787]

I didn’t want another distortion pedal but I watched the video anyway! Now I want another distortion pedal and was thoroughly entertained! Great business model!

[@chrisegg7936]

I bought the pg-14 for exactly three reasons: I love Paul Gilbert, it looks cool, and the design seemed different so I didn't feel like I was buying "another" overdrive, even though I didn't really need it. Two years later and it's my #1 ride or die gain stage. I can get it to sound like anything and it works great with all my amps and all my guitars. Hope it gets some love from this video because it's incredible!

[@jvegas]

I got a dd3 delay, hall reverb and a cool angel city chrous pedal...no distortion pedal...my first one and I may buy cuz it seems to be open and have different tones...that an xotic sp to finalize everything....hmnnnn thanks!

[@cmdrleeloocatfish7619]

Paul Gilbert is one of my favourite people ever

[@JedNadin]

Just sitting here imagining Paul Gilbert’s career trajectory in a grunge free world. The Mr. Big potential, man. Almost brings a tear to the eye. An FRM Fireman is an upside down Iceman.

[@0megalul309]

Extreme, white lion too

[@traceyoungs1637]

You’re right, I’m a horrible person, because I’ve had this pedal for almost 2 years and I judged it harshly. Mostly because of guilt for my own pedal knowledge inadequacy. I was going to sell this pedal like an ugly duckling that nobody loves! (Sniffle sniffle) But now thanks to this video, I will keep it and love it and nurture it with a pedalboard all it’s own! Thank you Reverend Josh for making me a better person! The End.

[@jhspedals]

Nice! Let me know if you find a way to work with it and how it's treating you!

[@deanallen927]

lol!

[@michaelsnydermusic]

This pedal has been on my wish list since that first video. Man, I want one. It sounds so versatile and you’re not gonna find it on a modeler. Oh, and I gotta compliment the bass playing on the Shoegaze track. The tone and the lines were so good!

[@garyb48]

Best episode in a while. Quality, even with the word salad.

[@DarnellColeMusic]

The truck part was definitely my favorite part! followed closely by the "word salad" I dont comment as much as I should/could, but dude I love your videos please keep them up! the delivery is awesome, the comedy is funny, and your takes/perspectives are refreshing. From One Guitar guy (who hopes to be on your show one day) to another. Fly on ✌🏿😎

[@dylanj8133]

Thank you Josh and the team at JHS for making such a great pedals like the PG-14.

[@JPMongeS]

Honestly I would buy this pedal just for how cool it looks, love the colors. I don't care if I already have one that gives me a similar sound.

[@breadnaut3087]

I need more commercial voice over tracks in my life now. Dont let me down JHS.

[@findJLF]

I apologise Paul. I needed this pedal and didn't know. . . the whole time. The sock-gaze jam was awesome.

[@jamesmyers2852]

The hearing loss issue. There is a theory that EVH’s tone changed over the hears due to him adjusting to his damaged ears. In other words those w healthy ears could hear the change but to him it sounded the same. And there is KZbin footage somewhere of Motörhead’s producer during Lemmy’s later years where the producer talks about this tug of war w Lemmy about his bass tone that basically came down to Lemmy wanting settings to suit what the producer guessed was Lem’s hearing loss (although to be fair even during his prime years the tone of a strummed Rick plugged into a Marshall was probably something only Motörhead fans could enjoy)

[@emmarossignol4445]

I know I'm just a lowly Motorhead fan, but are you telling me a strummed Rickenbacker through a Marshall doesn't sound glorious to you?

[@ileutur6863]

There's also this theory thay Leo Fender made the musicman Stingray bass so bright because of his hearing loss

[@jamesmyers2852]

@@emmarossignol4445 Bomber, Overkill…yes it does sound glorious to me 🤘

[@jamwayofaiken-augustarockb7643]

Yes, Lemmys unique overdriven bass is awesome. Yes im a Motorhead fan.

[@guitarcircuit]

I read that Paul got some of his hearing damage hanging out with Eddie. He said his ears were ringing for days.

[@SplitRensonator]

I literally bought the pedal seconds after watching this video. The Eric Johnson demo clinched it. What a DIFFICULT tone to get...in a pedal?? SOLD!!!!

[@JonnyUntchMusic]

Most underrated pedal on the market. I absolutely love mine!!!

[@mjjames2442]

Unfamiliar with the 15th century Twain, but it is interesting that the JHS graphic design department has trail blazed away from the ubiquitous sycophant grunge graphic art aesthetic of previous decades with their pretty Easter candy look and good nature. Well done Josh and crew.

[@anthonymichael3029]

Good lord the bass and drums on the first jam were insane. 👌🏻

[@LukasHaydenOfficial]

That truck commercial was very accurate

[@mostlyanchors168]

Haha! You got me! No matter how hard I try, I judge books by their covers. I think it’s in our nature as humans. Ultimately, I bought 3 of your pedals because of your videos. You demonstrate some key facts that impress me: 1. You know what you’re doing. 2. You LOVE what you’re doing. 3. It’s easier to trust your opinions because of how readily you’ll talk UP your competitors. This is one of the few videos I’ve seen of yours that didn’t also have a bunch of your competitors’ pedals in the mix. 4. Your pedals sound good enough that I actually got into dirt pedals. Previously, I HATED dirt pedals. So, yeah, they’re in my rig now. What really threw me off though was how cheap your pedals are. Keep doing what you do. Hopefully people will catch on and give your pedals a shot faster than I did.

[@jhspedals]

Awesome! 💪🏼

[@johnkruton9708]

You are a marketing genius!! I have hearing loss in certain frequencies so now I’ll be buying this pedal just because. !!!! Thanks for helping me spend my money on your products!!!

[@margaretzabinski9977]

I love this pedal. So many tones in it. Thanks for the video.

[@tonelocrian]

@13:15 LOVE the 'Dirty Cold Cleats' jam ;) @17:20 'Midwest Truck Ad' is so sick & hilarious ! Take my money, please. I'm ready to buy that beast ~ That's too good. 'Truck yeah ...' Hey Josh ! Can you please release an annual 'Best of JHS' jams for all the fans. (?) Diggin' sock gaze grooves. Groovy.

[@monsieuremile]

Damn! That truck commercial is so dead on!!! 😂 Great pedal, great jams, awesome episode! You guys make my day 👍

[@picksalot1]

Those are some awesome tones - Great Pedal! The EJ tone really had the vibe. 😎

[@Christophe2A]

What I like about Josh is that you can tell he's a super honest guy. And above all he knew how to keep his child's soul, you can see that he really likes what he does.

[@HogbackHank]

I have this pedal and I would have never figured it out without this video. When you crank the push knob up a lot of times you get a really weird thudding noise. Having Josh show where the knobs go and how it's supposed to work was incredibly helpful.

[@bigmikeyz0071]

I absolutely love my pj14 because it’s an animal. When I run stacked overdrives the pg14 is always in the chain because it’s so versatile. I’ve had it since it was first released and it’s a keeper. I love that it does so many sounds from overdrive, fuzz, a dimed Marshall, a broken amp, and so much more. Not to mention it’s pink and teal with a sneaker on it.

[@musicmann1967]

When I got this pedal I didn't read the instructions, I just started turning knobs, and I'm glad I did it that way. I kinda got it for a Paul Gilbert sound, because I like that pushed mids, almost cocked wah drive sound. If I read the instructions and knew how to get that sound right away I might not have stumbled onto those other sounds the pedal has till much later. Very cool box.

[@dylanapivor3743]

I still can't get out of my mind the other interview Josh did with Paul where he played the PG-14 into a Roland Jazz Chorus. Literally one of the best drive sounds I've heard. Some alchemy going on in that pedal

[@smackofalltrades]

Late to this party but my favorite way to use the PG14 is to really crank the Push knob so that its super sputtery, and then when you turn on a Morning Glory before it, it cancels out the sputtering for rhythm stuff and then you just turn off the MG and youre back with sputtery leads. Probably the best 2-pedal drive combo

[@jamwayofaiken-augustarockb7643]

Hhmmm, now i need a Morning Glory

[@gdawgs101]

What do you mean by "sputtery" exactly?

[@BonesJonus]

@@gdawgs101the sound of a sagging amp that this pedal replicates very well. Josh starts explaining it around 7:14

[@chrischilders4873]

The pg-14 is an awrsome pedal. tout guys did a great job demoing the pedal.....especially the truck commercial. As always i love the work that you guys are doing.

[@Unusualsuspect24]

Paul Gilbert just seems like a good dude! He genuinely put his effort and full character into a silly phone call on a KZbin video… Not many “celebrities” would.

[@tomcaley8799]

I bought one of these the week after watching this video and it has quickly become my favourite dirt pedal. I leave it on the “fuzz smashing the front of a stack” setting and it is just endlessly inspiring. I reckon I’ve played more in the last week or so than in the whole previous month! Fantastic pedal - it even looks amazing. Great unboxing “experience” too: love JHS attention to detail.

[@zachshoher1200]

Just added an Angry Driver to my PG-14 and next week I add a Mojomojo PG version to the stew. I felt I’d arrived at ‘making music’ when I got my PG-14 and it taught me stuff I didn’t know I wanted. Life is stupendous with my PG-14. Ya done good, josh.

[@zachmiller4575]

My parents got me this pedal for Christmas and I really like it! Stacks very nicely with my other pedals I use it when I’m playing lead lines the mid controls really help with punching through a mix it’s an awesome pedal for anyone who plays live music!

[@NotBenCoultry]

Mark Twain - author, humorist, time traveler, guitarist, and general gadabout. I wonder what NC-17 would sound like. 10:05 Pedal sammiches! - Canyon Skull Crusher is the best radio ad ever, hands down, and followed by one of the better non-political word salads I've ever heard.

[@chrisbrink2318]

This was awesome !! I think the truck commercial is actually for the new model called the trucknorris. I runs on the fear of it's competitors.

[@jddelarosa]

I own this pedal. It really comes to life when use a Boss overdrive before it.

[@mpsguitars]

Oh man, I laughed through the entirety of that truck commercial jingle. *wipes the tears from his eyes* 17:20

[@jinjxmusic]

Welp... I literally need a PG-14. Seriously - that Eric Johnson tone. I typically prefer "super" clean with zero hint of breakup boosted by an EQ pedal BUT: I've been turned onto Mike Moreno's use of "cleanish" Marshall sounds for Jazz and while a Rocca Forte 18 Watt is his gear of choice, I'm looking to get that with Roland Cubes and some "Marshall" flavored pedals. I've always liked the demos of the PG-14 though that Eric Johnson demo right out of the gate has me gassing. :) Thank you for showing us how it's done, Josh and Co.

[@zerowastaken]

Please release the JHS truck ASAP. Your ad sold me on the truck I totally need and want.

[@rudymikula7129]

I bought this pedal right after it was released. I've always liked the clean growl that Paul Gilbert gets from his setup and I love the mid-range controls. They are the key to this pedal. This isn't a one trick pony it's a versatile pedal that is limited by one's imagination. I don't use it all the time, but I am always surprised by how musical it is. I love it.

[@bluerock5351]

I repent of my judgmentalism. Love your show.

[@fkun1156]

Man! I was doing the dishes and I'm so glad I took a look at the screen while you were playing not drain you. I wonder how many wonderful things I've lost from JHS videos....

[@ElenaTheMenace]

Post-punk could always be poppy and anyone who's snobby about that needs a nice cup of tea, a slice of cake and a nice sit down with some Cure and Siouxsie albums.

[@martdcvlog2988]

im glad having PG14 as well as Haunting Mids as well as Bonsai. having those 3 really rock my board!

[@sumyupee]

This needs a version 2 where the push control is selectable on/off with a foot switch.

[@Scooby743]

Better yet...push controlled by exp pedal

[@Labaris]

So many guitar players and other famous musicians have hearing loss and tinnitus. That's why loud might be "more good" sometimes but it's dangerous at the same time. Great pedal!

[@fiveeyes2802]

After watching this I put the pedal on my Reverb wish list! Sounds excellent, Josh and co! ❤

[@koreyarmstrong456]

I love love love my PG-14!! My favorite pedal. It's funny, I considered buying the superbolt and the haunting mids before the PG-14 came out.

[@GriffinJenningsMusic]

Hi. Please give us an episode where Nick takes us through the drum mic setup AND his mixing. PLEASE.

[@MrBigUgli]

You were right, I was wrong. I bought this after your video with Paul and set everything at noon and played...I changed the gain some, but did not bond with it. I am now having a greater appreciation for its design and how it is supposed to function. Thank you for forcing me to not disregard this pedal!

[@gainonten4031]

Hi Josh, pro tip. Use the JHS as an amp. Put a cab simulator (mooer radar) after, some pedals before, and you have a portable ANALOG rig, that responds to input very lovely.

I have it and like the variety of tones available with the drive/push combo...just wish the mid boost were more effective: more dBs and a slightly wider bell.

[@peterdueland4043]

This is one of the best/funniest videos I've seen, so good.

[@joelspaulding5964]

Bought this after the Sweetwater show. My first JHS acquisition...NOT disappointed.

[@ransombaggins9301]

Such a great guitar! Sweetwater isn't selling it right now. Says it's not available. Plenty are still out there, though. Keep up the good work, Josh!

[@ericjvalentine]

This is the best channel.

[@pogocityradio77]

soooo happy you did this i requested it after the emperor one in the comments! I knew it was one of your signature recipes!

[@elliottsmith8636]

I just realised my phones audio was in mono. Thank you paul for letting Josh play grunge on your pedal

[@gainonten4031]

the minimum use: keep it as a boost. Low drive, low push, adjust tone and mid freq to taste, and crank the level. Nice adjustable boost. But you can do that also with a Metal Zone

[@joachimlagerstrom8958]

Thanks a million for the record time. I only heard Nirvana on the radio but this record is killer. It blew me away with the first song. It reminds me of my youth heroes Grand Funk Railroad. Yes, I was young in the seventies. And yes. I have jammed with Paul Gilbert, one of the nicest people on this planet.

[@martijnvanspaendonck7989]

Most fun and etertaining JHS episode to date! Peed my pants during the truck commercial. Low gain sound was great! I too was judgemental.

[@garethtravis1786]

Always loved the opening clean tone on About a Girl - reason the 1st electric i bought was a 78 Mustang

[@stryker126]

so excited. I have this pedal, and it's awesome. I think what trips people up is when they plug it in and then try to Djent, and it sort of doesn't do that.

[@Si_G]

Tremendous record time choice. One of my favourite albums and by far my favourite Nirvana album.

[@raimondo3178]

Say what? Nick can play drums even when he's not sitting at his set! Those are MAD SKILLZ!

[@daysleeper3910]

I love PG... but the sound that I really loved of his was when he played with Mr Big... Josh, please make something that sounds like the ADA MP1... I think the world will be a better place.... pretty please!?!?! I'd buy one!.. ;)

[@KennyCarlile]

I have a PG-14 and it's fantastic. I usually stick to overdrives, mostly, because I rarely like distortions as much as I want to, but the PG-14 is great BECAUSE of the versatility. You can make it what you want it to be.

[@bobthreeton6976]

I laughed. I cried. I pondered. I judged. Then I ordered a PG-14. This pleases me, no end.

[@Proper_Gander]

I picked one of these up recently and it F**ks!! I love it and, as said in the video, it’s very versatile.

[@simonbland269]

Thanks Josh for the kick up the arse, it is back on my board ! It is all about the mids.........

[@nowayjay123]

I have this pedal and love it. It has a certain magic about it for sure. Very versatile. Great pedal!

[@matthewstevens2802]

That stream of consciousness ramble at the end was mind blowing

[@PackinForSuperbowl]

I got mine signed my Paul. Kinda one of the better days of my life.

[@mark.guitar]

Love the panning that you got from the bassplayer and drummer while panning the "nervy" stuff...

[@caiohc83]

Man, this channel is awesome and hilarious!

[@vanceg18]

Hi Josh, I like the pedal a lot. A lot of distortion pedals have a very narrow range of settings that sound good, even if they have one really great sound. When I find a sound I like on the PG-14, there's a lot of wiggle room where I can play around with the sound and it still sounds good. Not everything is like that.

[@figueroalabs]

I'm sorry for judging this pedal. I'm so sorry that I went to the costarican retailer and got one. It should be here by the end of the week. Thanks for such an exc video, the Eric tone demo really sold it to me.

[@AngryShellback]

Love the videos, keep em up Josh...

[@DirdyBirdy]

That was the best imitation for a truck commercial I've ever heard! TRUCK YEAH!

[@jsullivan2112]

"If you play grunge it voids the warranty" hahahaha! Paul is an amazing human being. I love that you used his Fireman just to rub it in.

[@JamesHarward]

Here is how I was judgmental: I thought the pedal was faulty and almost returned it. When you crank the "Push" knob all the way up, it starts to crap out a bit. @7:03 Now I know that Josh and Paul know it, they like it, and they use it to their benefit. Now I need to learn how to use it as well. Such good tone.

[@jhspedals]

If you ever have questions or need help, please feel free to reach out to us! We'd love to assist in anyway we can. [e-mail]

[@endezeichengrimm]

I didn't know about Paul's hearing issues, until now.

[@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT]

What? I CAN’T HEAR YOU

[@jongordonmusic1]

Mark Twain was born in 1835.

[@shatteredsquare]

Josh I've broken three colour boxes with the bass control pushing 15 dB around 110 Hz into the output transformer. when I first get them it sounds like a beautiful bubble of transformer saturation, just like you get from a tube amp output section. you run a DS-1 into that transformer distortion low end bubble into an IR and it sounds like a whole real tube rig with sag and squish and tunable presence. you can tune the gain and bass freq center to just barely fall apart when you dig in just like the PG-14. But after a while the same thing happens with them, it feels like the bubble pops at some point (in the bass, in the transformer) and from then on the low end doesn't bloom or squish anymore, it just crackles. I haven't sent mine in yet but I bought three more, i will send them in sometime to get checked out but I wanted to mention it because if yall took just those two elements of true analog parametric bass boost of 18 dB that actually goes all the way down to 20 Hz combined with true analog transformer distortion, that wonky low end bubble is the summation of tube guitar amp tone that none of the modelers can do yet. I just mention it here because I've abused the PG-14 the same way but it's JFETs have survived so far

[@peterborowski2209]

100% desert island pedal. This thing is awesome. Love seeing what else it can do/what settings I haven't stumbled upon yet.

[@matthewgurlitz3514]

Small Clone yes! And the Paul Gilbert pedal is one of the most interesting concepts ever. Frequencies developed for someone with hearing loss. What a neat idea. And it just sounds kick freaking keister.

[@faisletoismeme]

LOVE THE TRUCK COMMERCIAL !!!! wow

[@Therianwantabff]

I hope you’re happy, Josh. This video made me want to buy this pedal, which I did. BUT, many others clearly did too, as the used ones are picked over! Real great man. 😂

[@Therianwantabff]

Not that anyone cares, but I got this pedal and I have to say it's pretty incredible. It's a powerful and versatile mid-boost into a vintage supro/marshall style amp-in-a-box that sounds truly amazing. It has a growl and sizzle that I absolutely love and it works with lots of different amps. I've been able to dial it in nicely on my marshall origin 50, my mesa rectover (clean channel) and my little supro 64 reverb. Definitely a keeper and Josh's explanation was key to understanding what this pedal is capable of. Wish he'd done it sooner....🙂

[@mcwop69]

Josh read my mind. I have the PG-14 and it frustrated me with my setup. I kept thinking Josh needs to do an instructional video on the PG-14. Well, the pedal is out of cold storage and back on my board! Sounding great with my Jazzmaster Noventa.

[@El...Presidente]

Ahahahahaa BEST truck commercial ever. TRUCK YEAH!!

[@Kdog-hw6ri]

Love the EJ jamb! Your playing was classy too.

[@AlanW]

I have the technical apparatus known as the PG-14, and I enjoy it.