The Haunting Mids is BACK!! (2018)

[@thedaver8]

awesome! Sounds like something I need! But you definitely missed an opportunity to label the volume knob "BOOst".

[@jhspedals]

lol, dang.

[@Smart-Alex]

JHS Pedals that would have been epic. I like the shirt for it. On your site, it looks like it comes with it but my guess is not.

[@marcuskruse1]

Give this man a job!

[@thedaver8]

will work for pedals.

[@zekehall]

@@jhspedals Maybe on the re-re-release

[@hallamhal]

Other Pedals: Opening the casing will void your warranty. JHS Pedals: Go ahead, open it up, we've put a little joke in there for you!

[@KodyXXVll]

reminds me of the first puscifer album. came out shortly after the tool album 10,000 days, which contained a huge secret riddle that was hinted at throughout the artwork and album inserts, etc...then maynard came out with the puscifer album, and when you took the cd out and opened up the slot in the case and looked down in it, there was just a line of text printed inside that read "NO PUZZLE HERE ASSHOLE"

[@SlyHikari03]

That’s awesome. I love when pedal companies do that, Eqd has little drawings in the back plate of the metal enclosure.

[@HouseofBats]

@@SlyHikari03 my eqd pedal doesn’t :(

[@jackshittle]

@@KodyXXVll Used to be a company "Lucy" that made pedals (they were cheap) and as a gimmick instead of a sticker that says something like "tested & inspected on 7/12/1994" their QC check was an employee booger. If you saw the booger that meant it was tested & good to go.

[@H-TownAce]

@@jackshittleI can understand why they USED to be a company lol. Wtf lol

[@RobbJolleymusic]

I love that Josh plays good riffs on the JHS videos. It seems that 99% of every pedal demo on KZbin the guitarist follow the rule of, “playing the worlds worst riffs.” Thank you, Josh for playing riffs that I’d actually listen to on an album.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Guitar tone lives and dies in the mids. "Parked Wah". Awww. He didn't say the naughty word. Bless him :)

[@zochamlianatlau-1507]

half cocked ? XD

[@bentackett6299]

@Know One I don't know how old he is but my wife said I'm like a very immature 12 year old. So what's that, like 10 1/2?

[@gregorystone768]

Just got mine today. You've got no idea how helpful this is with a deluxe reverb with no mids option and with stacking drives.

[@hankglazer9078]

Probably not what a lot of people focus on, but I really appreciate how high quality your videos are. Your audio recording is fantastic and your cinematography skills with some of the more animated shots are just beautiful.

[@jhspedals]

Thanks! We try pretty hard!

[@davebentz1796]

This could easily become the next holy grail pedal for live and recording. It does what everyone who ever used a tube screamer really wanted but it didn't exist.

[@sammyrichards5411]

That fuzz into a boost trick has been a board must have for years for me, it's magical

[@jeffkthompson]

Would love to see more about how the pedals are prototyped, developed, and manufactured! Or a series on pedal circuit basics would be amazing too!

[@jr0706]

Ran this into a Twin profile on my Tonex One. I added just some slight midrange into it and it was awesome.

[@jonthomas83]

I don't even buy pedals any more, but I absolutely LOVE these videos. You're a top notch presenter, Josh!

[@Metalfreak-vv2yc]

I will try it AFTER my Metalzone....to put the scooped mids back in it!....$cary!! 🤘💀🤘

[@g0ld3nh34rt]

Haunting Mids Version 2 definitely needs an expression jack for the sweep control. Sounds great man!

[@CoryBrunnemann]

wow that's a great idea

[@guilleonvelasco9194]

you mean like.. a wah pedal

[@elonmush4793]

yeah but some people don't have a wah on their board but an expression pedal instead

[@ChipMautz]

Alabama! Greeting from Auburn! Class of '93, back now so oldest daughter can go there and wife's finishing up her Phd. War Eagle! Love the video too!

[@davidmiranda7937]

Josh Homme gonna be knocking on your door for this one. That guy is all about mid boost. You get some pretty close qotsa tones in this demo actually.

[@santosluevano]

I was looking for my first boost style pedal to get for the board. Sold. Yes sir. Thank you sir.

[@jhspedals]

👻💪

[@zachwoodroffe8259]

I discovered your channel yesterday and I'm on a huge binge! I love your personality, how passionate you are about music, and how you are entertaining and educational at the same time! I'd never thought of stacking drives and boost Before, but now I want to buy a boost pedal. Keep up the great work!

[@jhspedals]

Thanks! 🔥🔥🔥

[@djr983]

Dude, love the personality you put into your pedals and the pride you take in them. Thanks for producing these vlogs, they are informational and enjoyable.

[@jhspedals]

💪

[@Metalbass1979]

It's an amazing result when you cascade 2 of these together. First, you pick the frequency that you want to boost, turn the mid knob all the way up, then find the exact frequency on the 2nd pedal, turn the mid knob all the way down to be greeted with a completely transparent version of your original signal. 😎

[@LIGHTintheHALLS]

I have been haunted by mids that are determined by others. With the Sweep knob, I very quickly find a frequency that makes my guitar amp very happy. My guitar comes into a resonant focus that makes a 112, 212, 412 etc. cabinet sound louder. It helps me dial in different rooms and amps quickly.

[@geoffwhitemusic]

Gosh darn you, Josh. I got my Haunting Mids last week, and it's now the most useful pedal I own. The reason I say gosh darn you is, I think I need a second or maybe even a third so I can have one for each situation I want to use it for. I use a scoop (10:00 and 10:00) for metal distortion, a bump (2:00 and 2:00) for some bluesy, raunchy p-90 snarl. Oh, and it's a great clean boost that's customizable exactly the way I want. I only own one other pedal that makes me want another one. The OBNE Dark Star used to be my favorite pedal. Maybe it still is. But this one is right up there. Cheers!

[@nsc217]

My pedal just arrived… I must say I’m VERY happy with it. I thought it would just be an EQ pedal with less EQ features but that’s not my experience… It kept the tone and brightness and bass the same and just cleared up a touch of the muddiness from the heavier strings I put on AND helps sharpen the tone to cut through the mix and give more bite

[@eanroad]

Alright, now we need explanations like what starts in min 5:45 on every JHS pedal in production (and their backstory). Hehe. Nice vid, good work!

[@contentconsumer487]

You are from Alabama, Awesome. That explains why your voice seems normal. Greetings from Jasper, Al.

[@mountainman0522]

This was the pedal I never knew I needed until I bought one and plugged it in for the first time! It can really help to thicken up single coils through a strat and dialing up the mid boost on a Les Paul junior just makes the p90s absolutely scream (even more than they already do). This one will always have a permanent home on my pedalboard!

[@alvarom45]

Love that this is a JHS Pedal specific VLOG. I can appreciate the in depth descriptions about this pedal.

[@bassmage4666]

You can use a sweepable mid boost to hone in on frequencies that cause feedback. Allowing one to summon feedback on the fly.

[@NickB-md1oy]

Damn this is actually exactly what I need. I decided to start playing my strat more but my main amp, a Supro Coronado doesn’t have a mid control. I like to use more mids than highs with a strat, and this has exactly the controls you need and nothing more or less.

[@goodnightmediaintl]

I fucking love Josh as a person and the way he carries himself as a brand. So down to earth when talking about specifics and tries to lay everything out in terms professionals and beginners can understand. Love the name of this pedal and it has a fantastic use. Realistically speaking, the mids is the biggest influence in your guitar tone aside the fingers, technique etc. It's just how you level your mids and which frequencies you prefer to cut. There's no better or worse, simply because no set of ears is the same!

[@howardanderson3061]

Hey Josh, once again thanks for another very informative and always entertaining presentation. This is a nice continuation of your blog about stacking preamps. As you just pointed out, both pre and post EQ (mid boost-mid scoop) are two wonderfully different animals that can help you do some radical tone sculpting. I could go on and on but I've spent 40 minutes already just for these few sentences. LOL, I don't know how you do all the things you do!

[@starshineraiser6729]

Bought it, hated it, learned it, now I must have and I love it.

[@tomseiple3280]

Josh, this was a great video! I legit thought this pedal was stupid when it first came out, but now that you gave this overview - I totally see the application in expanding your entire drive section on your board. Really cool! I'm willing to admit when I'm a fool.

[@jhspedals]

Awesome! Thanks for the comment!

[@Julianjahbless]

I love that intro man, such a cool production work right there

[@KCAugustine]

Brilliant idea. Mids are my main concern when tone shaping, most of the 'character' of guitar tone is in the Mids, at least to my ear. It is a control often left off pedals, and even my current amp only has Bass & Treble controls. I went online to search if anyone made a sweepable mid pedal, and here it is. Nice. Instead of fiddling with different pots, pickups and capacitors, this pedal could potentially make the tone change you want in your guitar without unnecessary upgrades.

[@danerada]

I know this is an old video but I just recently bought one of these. I place a Bozz GE-7 EQ at the beginning of my chain and then put the Haunting Mids after my drive section. I have a TON of tone shaping options this way.

[@tragictheory]

Your productions are just as bad-ass as the pedals. Love watching these.

[@YOUbanduk]

Maybe The V2 could have a Red Remote jack that you can connect a Exspression pedal too to the Sweep Control! ala Wah wah pedal ....

[@jeffmorris9893]

Glad I read before commenting as I had the same idea. It would be a much more versatile wah (I think) than anything else available. Idea is that the expression pedal would take the sweep pot out of the circuit (replace it) or be in addition to it? I think it has to replace it.

[@mattgilbert7347]

That's kinda what Electro-Harmonix did with the Deluxe Big Muff. You got an exp-in that allows you to sweep the mids. I think you can also set Q via a toggle on that pedal. In fact...the JHS pedal resembles that section of the Deluxe Muff in a few ways..it's spooky...one could even say haunting...

[@joshallensarm]

I would think it would be in addition to it and when an expression pedal was added it would override the knob?

[@josephmichaelbrunson3331]

I would love this!

[@FrankMartinZelindro]

I have the same thought.

[@manilatoaster6731]

I am using it to get that 50s/60s surf rock single coil sound out of my Gretsch.

[@Sevenstringmachine]

Just got my hands on this pedal today. I have a earthquaker devices talons and Friedman Friedman be-od and absolutely love it!!! I run a wet dry wet rig using just one preamp from my Hughes and kettner tubemeister 40 deluxe into the returns of my other two amps. This is a game changer for anyone who has a large pedalboard with many pedals/amps. Buy it now and save yourself some major headaches!

[@629Greg]

Josh, this is an amazing pedal and solved a lot of issues for me. I am in a acoustic band now and play acoustic guitar and this pedal solved my missing mids issue. I actually use it as a boost pedal for leads and tags. Setting up an acoustic pedalboard was a challenge in itself. Almost there. Ordering your Unicorn pedal now also for final piece of puzzle. Just a shout out for a life saving pedal that makes my Seagull sound amazing. I pair it with the EP boost and delay and just WOW. Thanks for making great pedals and hope to own a line up someday. Best to you, G.

[@connorbrewer5202]

This is an amazing pedal I’ve been looking at it for years and decided to pull the trigger on it. I use it on my Rockerverbs clean channel where it doesn’t have a Mids knob. Blown away by this pedal and the sounds you can get out of it!

[@reff9289]

Great video Sir, watched yesterday & went on to buy one from True Tone in LA today. Very cool & unique tool, found it's juice very quickly with no hassle. Your vids, shared insights & application are really great! Keep em coming!

[@jeremytriplett3099]

My haunting mids just arrived yesterday, and I'm absolutely in love with it.

[@fschaeff]

That Slim Pickens has a killer tone, I gotta see what his pedal board looks like

[@jeffspencer5366]

I enjoy your videos, Josh. Your sense of humor is great! :)

[@jeffhebert9643]

Really look forward to your vlogs each week . ..educational and entertaining . Will be getting one of these now that Long & McQuade here in Canada now sell JHS pedals . Awesome .

[@CELproductions]

Definitely a very usable cut down EQ. Love the notion of the "cocked wah" style use, good for your money for nothing sound.

[@sweetswing1]

Quickly (just found your channel a week ago) becoming my favorite channel. Great job man

[@jhspedals]

🔥🔥🔥

[@geetarbube]

I really enjoy your VLOGs...I’ve known for a while that you produce awesome pedals. In watching these videos, I feel like I’ve gotten to know you a bit. That is often a deciding factor when I choose to make a purchase from a company. There are so many good builders, but when I feel a connection to a personable, engaging business, I pull the trigger and rest assured I spent wisely. That’s the reason I buy from D’Addario, Ernie Ball, Way Huge, MXR, EXH. And now, I’ve decided to join the JHS family. Deciding which pedal will be my first will prove to be more difficult. Time to make a list, I suppose. Thanks, Josh. Cheers from Maryland.

[@shinjial]

Hey! The format of the videos are gradually improving! Kudos, man!

[@jhspedals]

🔥💪

[@tomfairbairn1202]

would be cool if the ghost glowed in the dark...

[@organjoe]

Right - they really should of done that - would of purchased for sure!

[@ErichPeace]

2nd that.

[@elliotkcollins]

That’s the limited edition pedal that glows in the dark vary rare considering the others are limited edition anyway. 🤥Jk

[@petechristopoulos8304]

Yeah GLOW IN THE DARK Lol

[@Thurston86]

If anyone here has a newer Proco Rat you’ll be happy to know that it glows in the dark! I ended up putting extra coats on it so that it glows way longer! 🤘👺

[@BillHillard]

I never saw this video before. And now I NEED this pedal. I love you, dude. I own waaaaayyyyy too many of your pedals. If you are ever sitting around and thinking, "I wonder who will buy this pedal?" It is probably me. As I seem to like the audio things that others do not like as much. I am "that guy" who is not big on the most popular thing. It just will not do for me what it seems to do for everyone else, but then I will find a use for something obscure that like sold five units and three of them were returned. And I own two of them. I NEED this. lolol You should sell a line of autographed pedals with like limited numbers, or something exclusively on your website or something. I would but them. Autographed posters and such. There are nerds out there who would climb over themselves for these things. I know, I am one of them. Love your stuff, sir. Thanks!

[@krazyhandskyle]

Question. Considering its creative ability to affect an overdrive pedal in different ways based on its placement either before or after and overdrive, have you considered making a 2-in-1 overdrive/haunting mids pedal that you can switch the order to be able to affect the OD in different ways by the use of the Haunting Mids before or after?

[@christopherrusch]

I’m gonna be honest. I will 300% buy the “scream, terror, & fright” version. I’ll study that manual i don’t care, I love that. I wish more companies took chances like that.

[@GearProductions1000]

That fuzz trick is a great Baroness-like tone

[@RavenWinterz]

I love everything about this pedal. Thank you! 👻

[@CapoFirstFret]

I definitely have to agree! An expression out for the sweep could turn this into one of the coolest wahs on the planet.

[@AerosolKid]

I see a Back to the future poster in the background. My favourite movie of all time

[@KodyXXVll]

i like it. in the examples i always preferred it in pre rather than post, but hey different strokes for different folks. love jhs

[@timwhite5562]

I put a boosted mid-range (either with an EQ, or something like a tube screamer) before a Muff and it gives it a "dimed-stack". I actually used that for my high gain tone for a while, especially with single coils. It's how I used to get my "Comfortably Numb" lead.

[@kyle8442]

Here's a midnight idea I had while watching. For a customizable 2-in1 pedal ala' SteakNEggs, StateLine, Milkman, Shotgun, SweetTea, etc. One could choose ANY 2 JHS single effects to be housed in a single 2fer box with an order toggle. Technically I do not know if this will work, so maybe just a few circuit options to choose from. We could have you create a Morning Glory with a Bomb Boost, or a Moonshine and Lil Foot Fuzz, or Haunting Mids and Muffletta! A SpringTank with a SpringTank! Add in color and finish options. I bet there would be demand and maybe spark interesting ideas. I can also assume I wouldn't be able to afford such a pedal but it would be awesome to dream up ideas.

[@Sweatychetty]

This is the first (hopefully of many) JHS pedals I've purchased. I've gigged with it as a mid boost for solos and for clean parts that need a little help. By extension it is also one of the reasons I've gotten into building pedals myself. I'm on a big fuzz kick right now and I can't wait to try some of my own creations in line with this pedal.

[@calebtylershepherd21]

Brilliant idea for a pedal with a lot of versatility.

[@telesandstrats3297]

A popular buzz phrase "ice picky", truly my favorite :) Another fun vlog!

[@dermatze2309]

That´s actually one of the most useful pedal concept ever!

[@joesampson2658]

That future/past/present thing at the end blew my mind out

[@scoobyskarsgard8836]

Genius pedal, great video!

[@ericportillo8277]

I love the vibe of your vids , it's like watching a kid in a pete and pete episode talking pedals in his garage lol

[@salverejina4177]

Your videos makes me happy....and i feel educated and entertained every bit of it....thank you..

[@ethanreynolds6886]

Big fan of your videos and pedals! So I've been planning to get one of these for a couple months now. I play Orange micro, and tiny terrors. So I don't really have an eq on my amps, and my overdrive is a EQD Speaker Cranker, which also doesn't really have an eq. I love the tone but it definitely lacks in mids for my taste. So i intend to use it to add mids to my amp, and than drive it with the Speaker Cranker! Simple stuff!

[@epscaling]

That’s probably the most utility of utility pedals I’ve ever seen! That’s a great idea!!!

[@jensenbell]

Vlog 12 - Still hooked. Totally impressed with how much better I understood the new (?) pedal in this casual, conversational format. In Vlog 10 we looked at that programmable EQ in the Texas Shop. Other than not having more than one setting (excluding bypass), this appears to do what I would need even better. Also. Ghost 👻.

[@jhspedals]

👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻

[@TheRohanwilson74]

What an Awesome Video extremely informative with the pre and post examples! ..really helped! Will definitely look at purchasing one of these to help me cut through the mix in a live situation.. Top work mate!

[@OneMomentFromForever]

I love this pedal, got it last year and run it post all my drives, it's a super handy tool One suggestion I would make (perhaps for v2) would be to allow the volume and/or sweep pot to be controlled by expression pedal, that would make it a rad Wah or a transparent volume pedal I also would love to see some freq written on the sweep control, so I can know which freq's I'm boosting

[@dwtn81]

Yes... I’ll buy one. And a t-shirt! I’ll use it post the Muffuletta.

[@mattwarbuckle]

I have a 91 Clapton Strat with the active mid boost. That guitar is pretty mythical, people still obsess over the mid boost. It's definitely useful on a strat.

[@JonoB23]

What would’ve been really cool for the morning glory bit would’ve been to have their settings identical and see the difference in post/pre. However, I love your videos dude! Keep making great stuff

[@jeremyledingham1496]

Perfect for my fuzzface! Mine is the germanium one with the nkt-275 transitors and this will definitely help with a little extra mids to cut through the mix. Thanks josh! You make such great pedals and I look forward to every video you post 😁

[@maynardmadsen8712]

Pedal release vlogs should be a norm! Great job Josh!

[@scottallen9556]

Josh, I love Queens of the Stone Age and all I can hear in Joshua Homme's sound, because he won't talk about it, is a incredible amount of boosted mids. Your pedal will get me closer than ever to covering those tones so I do believe it's a must for me. Thanks for all the attention to detail that you and your products offer.

[@jhspedals]

💪

[@tylerboley1786]

I love this pedal. Need some extreme top shimmer on a neck pup, some lower mid bump for a single coil bridge? Cocked wha? Any of that with, and more, with more output to move your amp into more OD?You name it. The problem is now I need 4 or 5 of them. Maybe a deluxe version with saveable presets? Great under appreciated pedal

[@DR31D]

was very happy that you went through this process with designing this pedal. i wish i knew what all of those capacitors worked and what they do in the pedal. I just started as a retailer at a music store and we do stock JHS pedals! I'll have to check it out whenever we get one in. Great vid josh! :) \m/

[@jhspedals]

There will be a parts vlog some time.

[@KesslerMickschGeorgeII]

When you crank the mids on an old Acoustic 700 bass amp, it overdrives. Maybe kinda the same idea? That bass distortion sound would be a cool pedal.

[@jhspedals]

Yeah, might be. Could also be speaker distortion caused by overloading the specs of that speaker. I bet that sounds really cool.

[@squirelova1815]

This Les Paul of guitar effects , sir Josh, has made me realize that I had been paying far to much attention to guitars themselves and their hardware; especially after getting an EHX SuperEgo+, MEL9, and Digitech's wonderful Mosaic- three things Amplitube doesn't do yet.

[@eeftrippe1859]

That's why i use an eq pedal after the big muff. It's a great tool for shaping your tone. Also a treble booster into a big muff works great to cut through the mix..

[@perryguitar1]

Wow! This might be the answer to my problems... I'm normally using 3 different guitars on my gigs( A Magneto strut-style, A Magneto Tele and an Eastman 335'ish) So they are all voiced differently and if I get the lead sound I want from the strat/tele, it sucks on the 335, but this just might be the answer. without having to re-adjust all settings all the time ... ;-) It will also be my first JHS Pedal, since they're hard to come by here in Scandinavia, but I'll get one! Sincerely, Perry Stenbäck PS I love your dry sense of humour and your V-log in general! Keep it up!

[@omagoo585]

Really looking forward to this one, man. Funny how what was a goof is truly a useable tool.

[@benlogan430]

It was awesome that you said turn the knobs left and right instead of clockwise/counterclockwise! Nice...

[@dumbohill42]

Fam, all I want is mids in my sound/pedalboard, THIS IS LITERALLY THE PEDAL I WANTED ON MY PEDALBOARD LIKE FOREVER! :D

[@jhspedals]

🔥💪🤜

[@daleweber2579]

I need some Haunting Phat Mids for my Metal Zone pre-amp pedal. doh! Also, add it with the Boss HM-2

[@RumzDizzle]

Love the video... good explanation of what it does, hears it and wasn’t too crazy about it on some run-of-the-mill demos. Little more intrigued now.

[@deanallen9660]

He REALLY needs to demo this with an already overdriven amp. I used it on my Vox AC30C2 in place of a Red Llama at a club last Saturday. PERFECT!!! Not sure if any of my drive pedals will see a gig for a long time!!!

[@MicrophonesInTheTrees]

I don't play guitar any more and probably won't again in any serious way. But I still watch all these vids for the LOLZ and coz this chap seems like such a nice, genuine guy.

[@andrzejomes8923]

I think Artec PEQ is an option... I know - it's cheap pedal with small headroom but the rule is changed when push it on 18V (totally stock circuit I mean). It works fine this way.

[@yixuanwang2466]

The best pedal sales speech ever, my gut is telling me to buy it now

[@dwrdyts]

I was considering getting one of these and using it in the effects loop of my Guytron GT100 amplifier. I love the sound of the drive channel on this amplifier however it does not seem to have quite enough mid frequencies for cutting through the mix.

[@slrasnake]

I bought mine today!! (2022) I plan on using it as a clean boost........that happens to be sweep-able.

[@rontrose]

Some of you are thinking “now I know who the DeBeers of Sovtek is”. Ok this pedal sounds great for my Deluxe Reverb!! Thank you.

[@Jephmo]

Just got the Haunting Mids today for my bass. Running my Schecter 4-string into a JHS Whitey Tightey compressor, into the Haunting Mids, and then into a JHS Morning Glory with the Red Remote. Sounds fantastic! Thanks for making some great pedals.

[@mikedawsey]

Do you have any soundclips with it?

[@motoramps]

It is very simmilar to the extended mid EQ section in the Crown Jewel pedal by BYOC, and is one of the most useful things for overdrive