The Greatest Guyatone Pedals

[@xdoctorblindx]

Josh is an absolute master of playing songs just wrong enough not to get a copyright claim.

[@profile1251]

Josh wrote all those songs , it was everyone else who changed them

[@Jacksonkellyfreak]

@@profile1251 lmao you win the internet today

[@rare.phukin.spotted.halibut]

I too sometimes feel like I don't have partner...the city I live in, the city she loves me.

[@jamwayofaiken-augustarockb7643]

Hahahahahah

[@bertperry2829]

Lol yeah rite , that's a skill all bye itself 😅

[@Crocoduck1022]

There were so many great albums from 1979! Machine Gun Etiquette - The Damned Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division The Specials - The Specials Cheap Trick at Budokan - Cheap Trick Look Sharp & I’m the Man - Joe Jackson Cool fo Cats - Squeeze Three Imaginary Boys - The Cure The B52’s - The B52’s Drums & Wires - XTC One Step Beyond - Madness Joe’s Garage - Zappa London Calling - The Clash I CAN’T CHOOSE JUST ONE!!!

[@TJJJJJJJJJJJ]

Awesome I have been helping my old man (who is a retired luthier) clean out his workshop and just found a full set of these still in their boxes. Just jumped on KZbin to search them and found this video

[@deetepper6059]

This is peak Josh right here👏👏👏👏

[@jamesford5919]

A beige flanger? The unmitigated sass.

[@lucaszembrzuski]

Josh, did You ever made a video about Maestro Brassmaster? I had a very short time with it (emulation of it in my Fender Mustang amp), and it sounded amazing, very unique, i miss it but i don't know where to get something with this sound. Have You ever heard a similar sounding fuzz?

[@tpondick]

I laughed too hard at the Moving Box

[@brianmoffet7237]

Clearly, we need more noise gate demos.

[@the_nondrive_side]

3:43 it's a Chorus of Course. Unless of course.. A Dr. Seuss appearance would sell 5:00 the Nothingizer is real? Was a badd BOSS joke anyhow. Would still be a Buffer. 14:33 hey that the 6 serial number style casing... "Meticulously obsessing over..." *missed a spot. Both the Box and the EQ are missing the 9v plug as well.

[@kiltymacbagpipe]

“He has the box” always makes me smile.

[@bakaroo23]

Reverb currently has a Phase Sonix with the Box ;)

[@kiltymacbagpipe]

Greg B “they have the box”

[@johnvcougar]

How does one keep all the boxes? I need an attic.

[@samecoff2788]

John Cougar it requires an extremely understanding wife.

[@davedavem]

@@samecoff2788 I tell my wife there are spiders in the attic. I feel bad now.

[@spacewhaler8590]

So when can I order my The JHS Show "Meticulously Obsessing Over Small Details No One Should Care About" T-shirt?! :p

[@mikestich9173]

The Dual Octave sounds like Nintendo in a pedal.

[@wonderwomanguy]

Yeah I was thinking bit crusher when I heard it. Probably the best of this bunch!

[@thebeatmonkey2287]

Or the Growler

[@mattelder9147]

I heard Go Go Power Rangers

[@awwwyeaboyeeee]

I heard circuit bending

[@tolvajakos]

sounds like it's already gone poo-poo

[@famitory]

if i ever get around to starting a pedal company i'll make sure one pedal in every production run randomly has a totally different font so that future collectors can have fun discovering the "ultra rare bold italics version" that "has a sound, man"

[@nickhaldin8674]

famitory best comment on here 😂😂

[@daniel_lastname]

Josh during the DOD Lamb Series vid tho 😂😂

[@DMSProduktions]

Oooh you're CRUEL maaan! \m/

[@Kellanium]

you've gotta use a totally different PCB layout for the same schematic, just to REALLY screw with people.

[@willflint5014]

Times New Romans version has different diodes and the Comic Sans version just bursts into flames 😂

[@PoliteAF]

Is the Sovtek episode going to be a Netflix docuseries? I bet it'll give Tiger King a real run for its money.

[@eddiewhitcomb]

"clean octave" proceeds to make a pure saw wave

[@dr.getter7118]

That, kind sir, sounded more like a fat square wave =) But yeah, hilarious nonetheless.

[@LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes]

That glitchy noise machine was better than my MXR blue box, which I sold.

[@DMSProduktions]

@@dr.getter7118 I thought it was a saw tooth wave as well! HARDLY 'clean' LOL! The BOSS octaver was totally clean!

[@dr.getter7118]

@@DMSProduktions I don't know dude.. I don't have an oscilloscope with me nor even a spectrometer. But to my ears, that "hollow" sound is reminiscent of a square wave/triangle wave (maybe something in between the two?). A sawtooth wave here would sound a lot harsher and "clickier". Just my 2 cents

[@DMSProduktions]

@@dr.getter7118 Yeah maybe!

[@CodyCoates]

Thank you for not letting me down with the "he has the box" animation, I saw the box and bit my lip and started yelling "HE HAS THE BOX HE HAS THE BOX" and lo-and-behold...

[@tolvajakos]

where does the he has the box thing originate from?

[@chomp_5412]

Ákos Tolvaj the legendary flangers vid

[@timothyhingham3672]

Seeing Josh stuck in the 90's makes me feel less bad about being stuck in the 80s. BTW Guyatone micro series is pretty good, minimalist with a focus on tone. Haven't found a tubescreamer to kick the OD2 off my board at any price.

[@avictorbell2835]

He has the box😀 I've saved all the boxes for every single one of my pedals, the folded A4 instruction sheets, and any packing materials, even the huge one my Line 6 M13 and its two expression pedals so that a future Josh will have a good day

[@BackspinZX]

Josh playing “Go Go Power Rangers” on a glitchy as all heck octave pedal is everything I needed from a JHS Show episode

[@BrannonHancock]

came here to say this.

[@mr.giggles4995]

😂 yeah that took me back to the days of my youth.

[@SwirlyWhirlyXYZ]

“Meticulously obsessing over small details no one else cares about” t-shirt... Live At Pompeii is their true masterpiece

[@studioz4649]

I wrote a song called "I'm Full of Useless Information". Seriously.

[@Zwidawurzn]

I really would buy that shirt

[@jpfurnas8569]

@@Zwidawurzn "He has the box" on the back!

[@CaalamusTube]

"Animals"/"Wish You Were Here" tied for 1st. "the Dark Side of the Moon" coming in 2nd. "the Piper at the Gates of Dawn" 3rd.

[@patricksommer3971]

Actually the Wall is my favorite Floyd record... i feel like everyone has a different favorite when it comes to Pink Floyd.

[@sinanyarar8696]

That Octave thing must be the grandfather of Miku

[@stratguy1875]

"METICULOUSLY OBSESSING OVER SMALL DETAILS NO ONE SHOULD CARE ABOUT" Me:... ...You are my people.

[@jpfurnas8569]

please make this a shirt!!!!

[@comrade_crab]

That IS a great-sounding phaser, tho...

[@tya8182]

Same.

[@redfaust8189]

Josh is simultaneously the most cool, chill yet OCD guy on KZbin. Always worth the watch!

[@jamiesmithmusic6606]

Red Faust try having him as an employer 😊

[@redfaust8189]

@@jamiesmithmusic6606 Oh my god! Do you really work for JHS? If you do, I salute you!

[@ransombaggins9301]

Awesome video. Not gonna lie...was disappointed that I didn't hear, 🎵"HE'S GOT THE FOAM!"🎵

[@JasonM96]

1979 album: Damn the Torpedoes - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

[@johncolombo3796]

Are there any BAD pedals? Should do an episode on that.

[@metalkroy]

Agree! but it would be attacking other companies wouldnt it?

[@mateuszmadej]

You didn't pay attention. There is for example a "horrible octave circuit [...] it's so bad, that it's awesome".

[@mateuszmadej]

There are only awesome pedals. Because pedals are awesome.

[@iMadrid11]

In my experience no. I tried a cheap no-name chinese distortion pedal on a solid state amp sound really bad. But when I tried it on a Fender tube amp sounds great. So its all depends on a random combination of factors of amp+pedals+guitar+fingers. As they often say any talented guitar player can sound great on crappy gear.

[@sidgar1]

Behringer often gets a bad rap but I've found their clones are almost as good as the pedals they're copying. Same with Dan Electro pedals

[@jyduse]

1979 Neil Young “Rust Never Sleeps” and grunge was born.

[@DMSProduktions]

Grunge was born 9 years earlier! LISTEN to The Zoot's version of Elenor Rigby from 1970!

[@Lightning_Alert]

RECORD TIME - favorite record from 1979: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

[@tolvajakos]

very good year. clash london calling, ac/dc highway to hell,

[@Ruefus]

"Sorry I freaked out there a little bit.." No you're not. :)

[@Attilargh]

Rust Never Sleeps was a really good 1979 album.

[@airondb101]

Tom Petty's Damn The Torpedoes from 79!!!

[@taterfight]

This entire show is for Josh to share his excitement/knowledge/passion for his pedal collection and we are forever grateful. Thank you sir!

[@milesstrand7920]

Literally watching Josh’s spiral into absolutely madness. It’s almost like watching that show intervention, like, the part before the intervention 🤣😅

[@KerryEgeler]

First: we must have a “he has the foam” jingle. I was very disappointed. Second: MAN, them autowah riffs 🔥👌🏻😂

[@vrensen1]

My favourite album of 1979 is Sheik Yerbouti. And yes The Wall is a masterpiece I think this album is a masterpiece too...

[@joshcarlton9184]

Thoughts on trout mask replica?

[@peteytwofinger]

you have pretty good taste !

[@samuelfreeman5483]

Zappa 🤟🤟🤟

[@MEGAMIGA]

@@joshcarlton9184 An album not for everyone ;) The audio version of Dada!

[@jezmez68]

"Rat Tomango" FTW

[@pickle4293]

Who is Pete Cornish? (most expensive pedal review).

[@patricksommer3971]

Pete Cornish was a designer of pedals and other guitar tech things. He built Pedalboards for Queen, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden...

[@pickle4293]

@@patricksommer3971 I know, i just wanted to suggest a topic for a future episode.

[@patricksommer3971]

@@pickle4293 Oh! That would actually be a cool episode!

[@russellesimonetta3835]

@@patricksommer3971 you forgot the animal! Gilmore used one. It was a fuzz drive pedal? DIY suppliers have kits for it!

[@ScottfromBaltimore]

"Nobody Home" is my favorite track on The Wall. I saw it when it came out, and the same weekend my radio station played the whole album on the album review *and* did a special where they interviewed Bob Geldof about it. I went back and saw it at the midnight movies about eight times, until I saw the pictures when I heard the songs on the radio. I stopped seeing it when I noticed that it left me depressed, for days, every time.

[@peteytwofinger]

great choice !! i penned those words out with a quill pen , browned the paper on a lamp bulb and framed it . my brother used to do coke off it .

[@MrBiggordy]

OMG YES!! This is so 'heavy' (man), I had to stop watching it...for about twenty years! Really depressing, if you get really into it, and, conversely, enjoy the music?!

[@kingofrod]

Talking Heads - Fear of Music. Still my favorite Talking Heads album.

[@chrishepburn1503]

Wow, I was expecting for the octave to sound bad but not that bad......but does that mean it's awesome, maybe.

[@kiltymacbagpipe]

Chris Hepburn I have heard some of the new crazy sounding effects do a worse job at making that bonkers sound.

[@BruceKnouseMusic]

Anyone else seeing A LOT of MXR influence or is it just me?

[@darrellm3410]

I was thinking same thing.

[@johnentwistle952]

that mystery phaser seems to me heavily inspired by the mxr script phase 90.. is that maybe what they were trying to do?

[@wesleyzimmerman94]

@@johnentwistle952 It's also the same exact script for the 70s Ibanez Phase Tone.

[@boctok55]

Regatta de Blanc had to have been one of my top albums in 79. I still love it!

[@10bobbob10]

1979 - Graham Parker and the Rumor, Squeezing Out Sparks.

[@dalegreen8695]

Favourite album from 1979 is Lodger by David Bowie. It's so different and takes a few listens to get into but probably his most underrated album.

[@guitarfreak585]

When you imagined the noise gates sound, I laughed hard enough to worry my co workers.

[@timchalmers1700]

I don't have any co-workers, but they were all worried.

[@christopherwoods6]

1979, Thin Lizzy, Black Rose

[@mistermenime]

So I started watching the JHS videos about a year ago and by now, most I know about pedals, I learned here. Switched from a line6 board to all stompboxes since and I'm super happy although my wallet hates josh. Pretty much the first pedal I bought last year actually was a guyatone chorus, but the mc3 micro thingy, guess that's from a later series. Found it in a pawn shop in athens on vacation, then I found another pedalshop there and so in the end I went home broke but very happy. The guyatone remains on the board and I love it and I've been waiting on a guyatone episode. Normally I never comment on YT videos, but since I'm convinced I have always been in quarantine by now, why not. Love the content, cheers! Also sorry for rambling

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

I can't say it's my fave from '79 as I find it hard to choose, but "Three Imaginary Boys" which is the Cure's debut record is a classic to me. I'm surprised it gets kinda overlooked in favour of their later material. However, there's some genuinely brilliant teen angst driven tunes on there. Especially stuff like "Fire in Cairo" and, 10:15 Saturday Night" . Really makes me yearn for a biopic film based on it.

[@codyshaffer3962]

This is my favorite Cure album! Pornography is a close second

[@r3dr43]

The police-Reggatta De Blanc

[@tornadoshankz]

The "he has the box" bit kills me every single time. Genuis

[@sunsfella]

HOW CAN YOU HAVE ANY PUDDING IF YOU DONT EAT YOUR MEAT?!

[@johnwetmore5951]

When the dual octave came on, I closed my eyes and thought I was playing an Atari game

[@remigodin3886]

I read somewhere that the #SuperPhaseSonic Script was made before the Rolly Phase Box because it's the same as the Vox Phase 1900 (that was apparently made by Guyatone). It would be the only one of its kind (so no pre-series). The Super Phase Sonic differs from the Rolly Phase Sonic from its on-off knob that apparently reverses the phase… I have no idea if any of this is accurate, but the #JHS pedal police should investigate ASAP…

[@ladyelect9274]

I've been waiting for this and it comes out on my birthday haha

[@michaelbaum4568]

Highway to Hell. Came out a few months before I was born.

[@geordieruid6305]

There are so many awesome tracks on The Wall, “Is There Anybody Out There?” Is no exception. The synthesizer tone comes from “Echoes” and the acoustic guitar is nothing short of beautiful. It doesn’t get a lot of attention but I really think it ought to

[@tjjohnson7666]

Agree a million times over!

[@deanbibb3680]

My favorite album from 1979 is Black Rose: A Rock Legend by Thin Lizzy

[@sweethands4328]

My fave from Lizzy

[@sassycat]

Valentino's in a cold sweat...

[@andrewkoastephens210]

What’s the deal with pronunciation? I still remember a shopping experience in Japan. I distinctly remember the shop keeper saying “goo-yah-tone” not “gai-yuh-tone” Later update no one should care about: I went down a rabbit hole and found a video of a Japanese guitarist reviewing a Guyatone product in Japanese. It is for sure “Goo-Yuh-tone”. It for sure is not “Gaia-tone”. But whatevs, when you buy something you can call it whatever you want.

[@danfrancisjr]

I'm a simple man. I see a new JHS video, I click

[@sski]

Favorite Song on Pink Floyd's "The Wall": YES

[@patricksommer3971]

Favorite Floyd Album: yes

[@Karlol100]

Favourite prog band: Yes?

[@sesa1076]

When I was 11 or 12, in 1991or 2, I had been listening to the requisite Pop of the day all throughout elementary school. My three tapes at that point were (in order) Michael Jackson-Thriller, Belinda Carlisle-Heaven Is A Place On Earth, and Paula Abdul-Forever Your Girl. (In hindsight I also had the "Cocktail" soundtrack) Then I found a basket of old cassettes dubbed from record that my Dad's buddy who had a great record collection made for him as payment for a poker debt. The first one I pulled out said only "The Wall." I popped it in (miraculously on side one), listened to the needle crackle for a few long seconds before the first chord hit, and INSTANTLY became a teenager. The solo in "Mother" is the sole reason I begged for an electric guitar that Christmas. I still haven't learned it.

[@charlie7011]

there exists a lot of mij script logo phase tone pedals. ive seen maxon, ibanez and other brands that all have a eerily similar vibe. maybe some old japanese company had a bunch of phase tones and branded them out to a different companies?

[@hoboroadie]

In 1979 The Greg Kihn Band released In The Naked Eye, which may or may not have been the best record, but it marks the time that I discovered that a lot of lesser-known bands didn't have roadies. Growing up, the local heroes were Earthquake, and Yesterday And Today. Hollywood pirated one of Robbie Dunbar's tunes and that got them a few bucks to start Bezerkley Records. Checking out their roster I saw that several of my favorite bands were playing around and started going to live shows,which featured opening acts. (Funny how much The Squares were doing exactly what Joe Satriani does today, but could hardly get bookings.) Then I found out that many people, and guitarists in particular, were often willing to let some healthy young volunteer move their big tube combos and such and that I could avoid getting asked for ID, or even get an occasional free beer out of going in with the band. Not a lot of local rock scenes where I am now, I don't think a guy could make much of a living at it. The Rubinoos put a new album out recently and Chuck Prophet has one out this month, so all is not lost. 🎸

[@martinready5455]

15:00 sounds like the tone from the original theme tune for Grange Hill

[@strf13]

I was waiting for the "HE HAS THE BOX"

[@devolve42]

Today we're gonna make Guyatone pedals cost $300.

[@johnnygeetarmusic]

He Has The Box t-shirt! We all want it. You want it. Your grandma wants it. #hehasthebox

[@tablameister]

I am not a guitarist but I find your videos informative and entertaining and so have spent far too much time viewing them. I like to emulate a guitar by running my MicroMoog through a multi-effects box (Boss SE50/SE70, Yamaha FX500). How about a video on some of the better multi-effect boxes for guitarists? Might be blasphemy to some, but having distortion, delay, modulation, etc. all in one box is useful when touring or in the studio. Could do one video on rack mount multi-effect boxes and one on foot pedal multi-effect boxes. Thanks

[@thepowerflux8180]

Did Josh just play the Power Rangers theme?!?

[@benfowler2127]

Did I miss the Sovtek episode? 😂

[@chrisjohnstone6164]

1979 --- blimey Mr Riley ... London Calling, Tusk, Fear of Music, Highway to Hell, Lodger, Armed Forces!! WTF!! (all my life - what a crazy question) .. so many but for me the best will always be and always is "Unknown Pleasures" by Joy Division - I cannot escape it as it's in my blood... best track is "Day of the Lords" ... so much a part of my life growing up in a Northern Town in England-shire

[@The_Eric_Burt]

1979 - Rush Hemispheres is my favorite album from this year.

[@sidgar1]

6:18 sounds like an Atari 2600. Might be a good pedal for someone doing covers of chiptunes

[@shaunw9270]

Lol , yeah I had an Atari 400 , was thinking along those lines ! 😂

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

I broke the footswitch on my zoom box distortion back in the 90s and the guys at my local store couldn't replace it.

[@CyberattackWorld]

The chorus and the delay both look like they have knobs for input level, is that because they were using the same bucket-brigade circuitry or something?

[@gcoller]

Anyone else sing "He has the box" every single time? I've been watching too many videos.

[@sweettoof9002]

The Wall is my favorite album ever. Ever.

[@ScottfromBaltimore]

Black Dog with auto-wah.

[@danieljdtaylor]

Whenever I see good editing on KZbin I gotta point it out and this was very funny editing! Massive shoutout to whoever edited this video!😂😂

[@seanhershey3390]

London Calling also came out in 1979..:)

[@DavidFernandezBass]

The Dual Octave is just the Tera Melos discography in a pedal.

[@wesmitchem825]

Thanks for getting back to regular format you ever gonna get around to an electric Harmonix video or maybe zvex or frantone I'm pretty sure they would love to do a video feature with you

[@GummyWormeon]

“Entertainment!” by Gang of Four, hands down favorite album of 79’!

[@sesa1076]

Everybody always says "GY-Ah-tone," But isn't it a play on words and pronounced "Gee-Ah-tone?" Like Guillotine? I always just assumed as such.

[@johnfitzgerald2625]

Debut album from B52s came out in 1979, The crazy quirky guitar by Ricky Wilson (RIP) blew the minds of many musicians. That riff from Rock lobster wont get out of my head.

[@watkinscopicat]

welcome to flavour town with Guyfieritone™️

In 1987, I went into the local music store and spied a used Pearl DD-33 Analog Delay pedal in the display case. Two in one! So, of course, I bought it. Not sure if they were affiliated with the drum company or not. I loved that pedal. I spent hours just creating wild and weird sounds by manipulating the two different delay feedback knobs. Great fucking pedal. My bass player at the time asked if he could borrow it. Several weeks later he brings it back, in pieces. It never worked again, the imbecile damaged all the components. Its things like this that make most people hate most bass players. I think I paid $35 for it in '87. Right now on Reverb, they go for around $350-$500. :(

[@danmartel5281]

Lots of good ones, but I gotta go with The Specials self-titled debut. Lots o’ fun!

[@ulricvoncatalyst1507]

Wire released 154 in 1979, so that settles the best LP of 1979 question. I had the Rolly Box, but gave it to an electronics engineer friend to repair and never saw it again. My memory isn't perfect, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't called Phase Sonix (maybe just Phase or Phaser). Could there be even more variations on the Rolly out there? Did they keep tweaking it as it never really sounded like a Phaser?

[@GustavoLovato]

“The Wall” is a desert island record for me and has been since my adolescence. Given that it is such a cinematic experience, I’m patiently waiting for a 5.1 version to come out (and I know the movie version is, I’m referring to the studio record). I thought that maybe a 40th anniversary BluRay or SACD would come out with a killer surround mix, but no luck. “Dark Side of the Moon” is one of the best 5.1 mixes out there, so I can’t wait to hear “The Wall” that way.

[@sebastianlema3487]

Baby come back, by The Player... Its an AOP masterpiece.

[@Robert_Babicz]

love your show, greetings from malta....

[@anthonypioppi273]

If there is a "6" series and an "8" series then there must be a "7" series. Hahahahaha! Down the rabbit hole you go!

[@marekmosiadz1127]

A very addictive program...

[@jamesmaxwell5415]

I saw big foot with the script phaser....just saying (and he was laughing).

[@FingerBob]

Guyatone is one of the coolest guitar/pedal brands that ever existed

[@exohead1]

Oh man, that “clean” octaver has a really gnarly bitcrushy sound that’s awesome

[@Not3nough1]

This is the auto wah. Kirk Hammet wants to know your location...

[@kampfkustomer2343]

You can just run. He has a Crybaby stuck to one foot.

[@shaunw9270]

I own an 80's DOD FX65 Stereo Chorus, boxed , with wiring diagram AND FOAM ! Last saw the sticker on my bedroom door at my Dad's old house in 1990 😁

[@kosmicwizard]

Great pedal! I own one as well :)

[@shaunw9270]

@@kosmicwizard I loved the sound of it when it worked. It's seen hardly any use and still looks brand new, but one day about 20 years ago, it stopped working properly & I have yet to find anyone locally that can fix it ; they tried, apparently ! It literally does the max setting warble all the time lol

[@kosmicwizard]

@@shaunw9270 :O

[@DavidRFIT]

15:05 Shine by Collective Soul. You thought I wouldn't notice. You were wrong.

[@UlfricRedstorm]

mmh yes it is!

[@nigellangridge1975]

“WHAAAAT??!!” A great episode; those pedals have a life and tone of their own... the flanger was particularly sweet and luscious! 1979’s albums? Umm... Joe’s Garage by Zappa is a choice cut, but The Wall is the bomb! The obvious biggies aside, Goodbye Blue Sky, Don’t Leave Me Now and Nobody Home are emotive and powerful tracks.

[@sweettoof9002]

That octave pedal sounds like you threw a Nintendo down a fight of stairs

[@quintas66]

You started playing the Auto Wah just in time for the bored housewife and her girlfriend from next door to answer the door in their negligees and discover that they had no money for the pizza guy...