The JHS Artificial Blonde - Madison Cunningham Signature Vibrato Pedal

[@grizant]

Whoever does the audio engineering on these jams, if you're reading this, you're killing it. Nice work, sounds amazing.

[@jhspedals]

thanks! i'll let Addison know!

[@404err0r]

who knew Addison was the secret weapon all along

[@pretty.noodles3540]

@@jhspedals Wow Addison is pretty awesome at audio engineering for a ___(insert gender)___

[@copernicus808]

bet he runs everything through a poison noises crook 😂

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

He annoys me, but yeah the production does sound good😅

[@dad_fi]

I think you humans just changed my 4 year old daughters life with this episode. The look in eyes during the jams was peer joy.

[@jhspedals]

Yes! That's awesome!

[@rodgre]

I hope she’s not the only 4 year old who is inspired by this! I mean, hell, I’m 51 and I want to play guitar all day now because of this video.

[@bbuller]

Yes!!!! Literally going to nearest Guitar Center today to test out some Christmas presents

[@coldacre]

thankyou so much for introducing Madison's music to me. she's once in a blue moon kind of talent. phenomenal. I've been on a binge all day.... goosebumps. she's as good as it gets!

[@liamh9814]

She is such a talent. I get more from her guitar playing than a stadium full of shredders. She is so unique, she has that Joni Mitchell quality, something rare and original.

[@brunokubin]

I'm pretty sure a stadium full of shredders is one of the deepest circles of hell.

[@liamh9814]

@@brunokubin to be fair I don’t mind shred if it’s musical and has a point or is part of a song. But so much about guitar annoys me: tone woods, vintage this and that. I just want a good song with some great guitar in it.

[@brunokubin]

@@liamh9814 I understand but quite honestly most of this shredding seems to be synonymous of 'look how fast I can play', as it were a competition, and musicality is relegated to a secondary role. I don't care how virtuoso a guitarist is and how many notes he or she can play per minute. Maybe, I've been unlucky because I cannot recall a single time where shredding takes place in an actual musical context. That being said, I also understand your annoyance with tone woods. I make a lot of jokes about that. And when it comes to the unhealthy obsession with vintage and shockingly expensive gear, I just let the bougie lavish their money in whatever way they want.

[@liamh9814]

@@brunokubin agreed. I remember hearing a Polyphia song for the first time. I thought to myself it was different and interesting. Since then every song has been the same mix of swept arpeggios, harmonics and whatever. There’s no storytelling in the songs and no heart. Anyways each to their own.

[@caca_spaniel_1239]

Used to think the same until I watched Yngwie's arpeggio lessons on KZbin. That man is.. talanted. He played half his usual speed and amount of gain yet that violin like tone is still there. I still don't enjoy his music but respect him for what he does.

[@DantonRuegger]

JHS needs to do a album with different JHS artists and the JHS crew as a backing band. The demo songs are always so good.

[@mariomirabal4288]

their sonic youth covers would be to kill for.

[@micahbracken2068]

The "Jamming on faster settings" tune is pretty much Madison's song "All I've Ever Known"

[@damianvila]

This woman is the best thing to happen to music in a long time. She took this GenXer out of music lethargy. I’m glad JHS collaborated with her. Awesome thing all around.

[@gfunkk]

Soooo excited for any Madison content. She's become my favorite in the past few months and even got to see her a few weeks ago in San Fran! Madison is one of the most incredible artists out there today.

[@gregd6361]

In Lou of sarcasm Mine was fantastic I can't thank you enough and it's virtully when you look at the big picture

[@Halliday7895]

what exactly makes her special ? im serious - what is it that draws you to her music ?

[@gfunkk]

@@Halliday7895 her thoughtful lyrics, her incredibly unique and catchy songwriting, her beautiful singing voice, and her warm personality.

[@andrewblue8509]

Yeah, I’d add that on top of having a great vocal tone and some wonderful songs of her own, she does amazing covers. She has the right balance (to me) of being faithful to the original tune and uniquely expressive.

[@BassByTheBay]

@@andrewblue8509 I'd add that her songwriting is a wonderful blend of familiarity and surprise. I like to be challenged by pop songs, and Madison often challenges my ear. She is so deeply musical, and it comes through in all that she does. It's in her singing, her guitar playing, and her composing. I've been bingeing Revealer.

[@JordanSeal]

Madison has such a special way of playing the guitar. Glad to see her getting a signature pedal, and loved today's jams.

[@rodgre]

It’s not lost on me that most of my current favorite, most creative, most inventive and most musically exciting guitar players lately are not male. It’s one thing that Madison is an incredible and unique guitar player, but such a great songwriter too. I first heard of her through your videos, Josh, so thank you! (Btw Jessica Dobson tore my head off when I first saw Deep Sea Diver opening for Radiation City several years ago. Marnie Stern, Annie Clark, Steve Schiltz and Nels Cline are at the top of my list)

[@clust11]

You can add Joan as Police Woman

[@stanknugget]

Ok, simp.

[@rodgre]

@@clust11 Joan Wasserman? Oh my god, I go WAY back with her and the Dambuilders. So AWESOME!

[@jraces]

I can't get enough of her music and her sound, and her interviews are always insightful and inspiring.

[@PedalChainsAddiction]

Huge congratulations to Madison for her Grammy nomination! So marvelous!

[@UnvisibleINK]

I think Josh is my favourite bassist out of the JHS crew. He pins a song down and pushes it through the changes in a really musical way. Wouldn't mind seeing more jams with Josh on bass from time to time.

[@wvo2m]

Gotta agree, plus he doesn't pull the 'bass face"!

[@Ravelle17]

“pin it down”, eh? 😏

[@Shadow.cyrohzin]

😂 I love how things unraveled in record time. I just got the emperor v2 and now I’m living the ‘I don’t have this pedal, am I gonna survive’ stinger.

[@rasm0225]

Yo, I’m just sitting back and going to scoop up the emperor pedals that everyone else is throwing in the dumpster. They’re in piles all over town like empty beer cans.

[@lor-ry3bx]

@@rasm0225 i got one today for 85$

[@Arithryka]

the following is a massive, incredible, terrific understatement: that was rad as heck.

[@rodgre]

And….. at first I was amazed at her basic tone, thinking my Jazzmasters don’t have that kind of richness (they have a DIFFERENT kind of richness) and then you mentioned the secret: flatwounds. Time to put flats on a Jazzmaster this weekend.

[@alexbreyer6921]

She also plays with alternate tunings often. So the string tensions are obviously different. Not better, but it will make you take a second look if you are used to something different from that guitar.

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

Flatwound strings give fewer clashing overtones. Electric 12 strings have to be strung with them if one expects them to sound good. Until electric blues (with the heavy use of string bending) became the thing in the mainstream in the mid-60s everyone used flats.

[@u2blass]

Life according to Rachel is amazing! Makes me sob everytime, and even just you mentioning it made me cry

[@INeverWanted2010]

Her lead tone at 12:48 sounds so dang good!

[@liamh9814]

That tone is designed for playing loud in a club in the 80s or 90s. Superb.

[@liamcrittenden]

If you like that sound, check out deep sea diver.

[@zachary963]

@@liamcrittenden Yes! Thank you! That’s what I was reminded of.

[@dannystrat]

She’s a treasure. Her two albums are fantastic, and I’m sure she will keep on making great music for a long time to come.

[@coffeebeeean]

I just went and listened to Life According to Raechel. I am now weeping. My partner lost her grandmother 2 years ago now. She was a strong woman who loved her so deeply. Thank you for sharing your art for people like my partner to connect with. Much love

[@jhspedals]

sorry to hear that, benjamin. our hearts go out to yours today :(

[@salisxd]

Thanks for introducing me to Madison and so much other great music on your channel. She's a killer artist! Great vid, awesome pedal!

[@roredfern-taube4045]

madison banging out some straight up rock riffs gave me so much joy i want a full downloadable version of the jam at 11:52 very badly

[@lindahandley5267]

I love how Madison's sounds are so unexpected and fresh!🌷

[@loopghost]

MC has rocketed into my daily playlist over the last year. "Harnassing the darkest part of your soul" was A STONE COLD JAM!!!! Also, "life according to rachel" is truly a masterpiece. So many lines in that song can get me feeling emotional.

[@TheDrunkenScoundrel]

As much as I hate certain (many) things about the Internets, I really, really love the fact that I am learning about an artists I've never heard of not via radio or promotion, but because some pretty good, boy, pedal-builders built her a pedal.

[@ericwaters2400]

This is genuinely my favorite show. I love your inclusive attitude about gear and people in general. I've learned a ton from these videos and been able to apply that to my sound identity quite a bit. Seriously, I adore you all.

[@segueoyuri]

At this point I'm starting to doubt the character of people that dislike Josh Scott

[@SerkanBalta]

One of my friends brought me JHS overdrive pedal from USA and i've never stopped to use since the first day. Please keep the nice work

[@emilyharpist]

ok everything in this video is amazing but ESPECIALLY the jam starting at 08:44 -- i'm gonna be listening to that on repeat for a WHILE!! 🔥❤

[@mykhedelic6471]

The Hop has spoken!

[@hadiffnazhan862]

All i've ever known - her

[@RaleighHeckel]

Yeah the ebb and glow between funky mellow and dramatic climbs is sick

[@samsantanamusic]

She has such a unique and recognisable sound. It’s not just the gear but her touch as well. Some musicians just become instant classic for me as soon as I discover them. Maddison is an instant classic.

[@TheRHSman]

I'm a 45 yr old man, been playing a bit like Madison (I didn't know) for a while (not as good and I don't sing) but she is my north star for what this should sound like. I also am a JHS fan after these videos!

[@fanbrux]

My daughter and I saw Madison last Saturday in Nashville (and last year in Nashville), and I can honestly say they were both spellbinding shows. I'm not even kidding. There were moments when my jaw was dropping. Other times, I would stand with my eyes closed just taking in the beauty of the entire sound of the band. If you have not seen MC live, do yourself a favor and GO!! I don't say this about a lot of artists, but I truly believe she is a musical genius.

[@CalebPeavy]

I love how she has a tone, then she just goes for it. No pedal tinkering. Just pure playing guitar parts.

[@holyswordsmanoffaith]

The way Nick stole her seat at the end after she got embarrassed was bloody adorable. This channel is consistently my favorite thing to watch. Always makes me smile and laugh. This was a really cool episode, Maddison is a seriously stellar guitarist, can't wait for more from her. Please just keep making funnies.

[@holyswordsmanoffaith]

I hope it ends the debate of real vs clones hahaha. Fake jhs account handing out non existent gear.

[@schooldya.]

Wow! Discovered the talented Madison Cunningham, enjoyed some awesome jams, and got to hang out with my cheeky JHS friends. Today has been a glorious day!

[@jhspedals]

all before lunch!

[@kennethharkenrider6201]

Nothing better than some of my favorite people making the world a happier place. Congrats Madison and JHS!! 🎉

[@orryfishburne5326]

I love her playing style so much

[@violinmiata]

Nick’s dad talk was really the best.

[@jdk127]

I saw Madison play a couple years ago, loved her sound and talent, been a fan ever since. I'm so glad she's got a signature pedal! Great jams in this video.

[@raimondo3178]

Madison has grit, groove and a fantastic sense of what sounds right. The future of music is in good hands.

[@PowerTronMan]

Madison is awesome. I met her at a show and she was so nice and talked guitars with me even though there was a long line of people waiting to meet her. This was a really fun video. Keep it up!

[@willflint5014]

“Harnessing the darkest part of your soul” is probably one of my top 5 jams.

[@mortatoneamplification3565]

I love the JHS show, and I love Madison Cunningham.

[@davidvistas7556]

Madison is so SO gifted.. like talent personified! Love her work since the day I found her videos doing covers on youtube.. always with a special touch. Thank you for this episode, and the pedal too! hehe

[@13aphomet]

The part with Nick at the end is soooooo funny!!! Love it. Great artist. Great pedal. Thank you all.

[@JTCox]

You three really vibe as a trio! I love her approach and sound. Also, I was JUST contemplating the purchase of an Emperor Chorus, when this appeared in my feed. Nice timing.

[@birdwatching_u_back]

Jesus she’s so freaking good

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

Madison is amazing. Best episode of all time.

[@Dungeon_of_Regret]

Also, I’d never heard of her and she is easily one of the most interesting guitarists I’ve heard since Yvette. After this, I found her NPR tiny desk concert and my mind is blown. Top tier song writer on top of top tier player. This new young talent is taking guitar to new places, I’m so inspired by her loopy, cyclic riffs.

[@thenameless3271]

What a fantastic thumbnail, looks like a painting

[@Haku_records]

You guys gotta Jam more! Nick is slaying the drums!!!

[@YJAMGCF]

Best episode yet! Josh you got to jam with Madison. So jealous.

[@user-eu3mn6ss5l]

Unique playing style... which is a massive, massive compliment. Now I want a Jazzmaster.

[@MatthaeusEbonah]

I've been using settings like her on my EHX Eddie for a while. Gives it like a lofi tape like effect. Love it.

[@michaelsnydermusic]

That low in the mix slow vibrato is by far the primary sound that inspires me the most when writing. To me it is the perfect lofi. I’ll use that or the Line 6 DM4’s Lo Res delay. Like Josh said, it sounds like a broken record. I discovered that sound and how to do it in one of your videos on vibrato pedals. Thanks JHS! Oh and the new pedal sounds fantastic and she’s a great player!

[@Patrick-857]

I love how she came up with a pedal name that's funny and perfectly fits in with all of the tongue in cheek JHS pedal names.

[@MrNeedlekiller]

I watched this in preference to the Paul Reed Smith on TPS (also released today). I think I won.

[@everpress]

The Madison is amazing and I mean this in the best way: her music is borderline hypnotic and makes me slightly dizzy. Drugs without taking drugs.

[@osbaldomederos8637]

Great episode, great signature pedal, great jamming and of course it really looks like you are great friends.

[@LimboJimbo]

I just came back from her concert in Hamburg/Germany and WOW! She and her band are the real deal. On record the music is already very good, live it was pure magic. If you ever get the chance to see her live, please do it!

[@david_davinci]

Just added Revealer to my Apple library. Already listened to the Raechel song...stunningly beautiful! Can't wait to listen to all her other songs...thanks for revealing Madison!!

[@markhammer643]

Not to take a single thing away from the pedal, but I'll note that there are two versions of "stereo". The Magnatone amplifiers provide a lovely similarly-subtle stereo vibrato. BUT, they use *one* LFO that countersweeps the two channels, with the two sides being reciprocals of each other; i.e., one side goes a teensy bit sharp and the other side a teensy bit flat. Last year I made myself a dual vibrato, with independent LFOs - one per side. It is SOOO lush in stereo, you just want to move in and live there. The key aspect is that the modulation is close but NOT synced. Sometimes the two outputs line up, sometimes they're opposite, and sometimes one is a little ahead of the other or behind. Dual ganged pots turn the modulation rate up and down for both sides at once, as does a dual-ganged pot for modulation depth. It is the *perceived aperiodicity* of the modulation that makes it feel so rich and lush. It creates the sense that there is a lot going on; moreso than simple countersweep. Try it out. You'll like it. And when you exclaim "Where has this been all my life?!", you can send me one.

[@sarova2000]

These are some of the best jams you did to this day

[@billphillipstube]

Sneeze Louise, that opening riff is just incredible.

[@brandonmacgregormusic]

This was a joy to watch, not to mention hilarious. I see this pedal in my future.

[@BassByTheBay]

I know drums aren't the focus of this, but I gotta mention that the drums sound great! I found myself looking at the mic setup at one point because the drums sounded so good. Kudos to the sound engineer and, of course, Nick. Josh, I'm so glad you called out Revealer. I don't know the story behind "Life According to Rachel", but it seems to be about someone regretting not giving enough time to their mother (or grandmother?) who died. Whatever the story, it's a beautiful, tender song. And "Sunshine Over The Counter" is my fave song on Revealer. Really enjoying the album a lot. Madison writes great songs... for a girl. 😁

[@grandudetonesnob7107]

Nick just stopped what could have been the most virulent outpouring of collective vitriol in the history of this channel. I love Nick.

[@Simplertous]

YUP

[@ScottfromBaltimore]

Madison blows me away.

[@CarlosdaSilveiraGooglePlus]

I haven´t heard of Madison till now. She sings beutifully! Thanks for letting me know about her!

[@jobiazgarza9571]

She has unique tone. The vibrato always on is pretty creative.

[@bettsdn]

I legit love how Josh and the gang stan her so hard

[@deetepper6059]

First song I thought Josh was gonna sing. Please sing to us josh 🙏🙏🙏

[@model_number_band]

JHS has brought both Madison Cunningham and Jessica Dobson to my musically curated earholes... And for both of which, I am grateful. Killer music from killer ladies...

[@BrigetBoyle]

Madison Cunningham is one of me all time heroes. Amazing songs, amazing voice. Killer songs and it’s so great to get an insight to her tone

[@claudecat]

Very cool! Enjoyed every second of this. I've been coming to grips with the fact that one of my all time favorite artists uses an effect that I personally haven't had any use for, in fact actively avoid. But she makes it sound so great, integral to the music she creates. I now have to sit down and have a serious talk with my internal pitch monitor. Man, I can still remember looking for video content of Madison years ago, when there wasn't much live. I think this one long clip of her playing, sans band, for a very sparse crowd (one table of yahoos mainly), but doing it with grace and joy, and huge talent of course, made me a fan for life. Now she's hit what is in today's world considered the big time! I hope she has enough to pay for food and stuff...

[@biggsounds8330]

Such a fantastic talent, I hope this brings her some wider recognition

[@MatthewCookArt]

I love Madison's music and the artificial blonde looks really cool! a chorus pedal in the vein of the bonsai, pack rat, and muffaletta would be cool too. It would be a bit of a departure from a bunch of versions of a specific pedal, but would still be really useful to have a bunch of flavors in one pedal. Maybe a CE-1, Arion, small stone, Tri-chorus, Dimension-C, MXR Chorus, Roland jazz chorus, VB-2, jhs, and maybe a collab. Might not be possible, but it would be cool.

[@R3volutionEarth]

Check out the Red Witch - Empress Chorus pedal. It doesn't have selectable pedal recreations like JHS does, but theres a knob that will give totally different chorus tones, allowing you to dial in sounds similar to various chorus pedals.

[@andrew6889-p5c]

The majority of guitar gear channels are stuck with very dull unimaginative music (mainly just mimicking what people were doing a long time ago). But here we actually get cool gear used to play interesting new creative music. Much appreciated. The jams be good.

[@frankachille6076]

The short teaser has got me hooked! Alarm set!

[@goupilirmomacloud4655]

She is so damn talented at making FEEL what needs to be ... and her tone speaks for herself as much as her lyrics and voice ... I guess mademoiselle Cunningham here is a gamechanger in both songwriting and dialing subtle guitar tones ...

[@lastboxofsparklers]

Love Madison! She's made one of my top 3 albums this year!

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

My mother taught me how to tune by ear at age 10 in 1989. It was all she really taught me as she knew Hippie chords and I was learning Iron Maiden and Carcass songs in a couple years. But to this day, I tune by ear because nothing is ever intonated well enough for me and power chords. She taught me the warble dissonance of traditional tuning, then I realized if you tune each string sans the first 2 with 2 string power chord 5ths, it tunes and self intonates even the most gnarly Floyd Rose.

[@davidbowen169]

I love you show. I’ve always felt it was both smart and generous to feature other pedal builders. I’ve also discovered great music with your albums featured at the end of your videos. With this show, you introduced me to Madison. I’m an instant fan and discovering her music. Brilliant songwriting with cool delivery; who knew girls played guitar good too😉 Thanks.

[@andrewbraidwood6918]

"Nick Explains Sarcasm" - is just like the end of an episode of "He Man and the Masters of the Universe"...where He-Man explains "Sometimes friends will tease each other - thats ok, right Orco?" Its a tee shirt waiting to happen.

[@pedro_hmg]

You guys playing together are my favorite human band. Can I say that?

[@christopherweise438]

You just did......and i agree with you.

[@CHodgy]

very good shhhtuff no doot aboot it

[@IgnacioGiri]

Everything is amazing. She's so cool!

[@Nunns3y]

This is a really really great video. Incredible musician in Madison, great jams, awesome spotlight of this sick pedal, amazing insight into some awesome music that I'm going to check out and great PSA about lady guitarists. Love the lighthearted vibe throughout.

[@bettermetalsnake95]

I haven't heard of her before but I enjoyed the jams and will surely be checking out her music, thanks JHS!

[@rowegardner9673]

Madison is SUCH a legend already. Seriously beautiful music. So deserving of a signature pedal!

[@mintzmia]

You’re both amazing humans and contributors to music and I’m so happy you did this project together. This pedal is going to the top of my wishlist.

[@ondrejtregler]

Her playing is so unique and beautiful. The pedal sounds great too.

[@captaintrips8651]

Thank you Josh and JHS staff for introducing me to Madison’s music. So hauntingly beautiful, especially Life According to Rachel. I’ve listened to this song on repeat this entire afternoon.

[@cogee89]

Madison is a riff machine. Everything she plays is so cool

[@TheBassMountain]

This pedal is awesome! But let's not forget to point out the superb playing and drum mixing 🤌🔥

[@nicholasberndt6224]

That is a great sounding effect. She is using it perfectly. By the way I am very impressed with nicks improving drumming skills. Keep it up!

[@0b11000100]

he's a pretty okay drummer, for a boy.

[@jamesonwilliams]

Holy hell this guitar tone is rad

[@charliehiggs6758]

Madison is an amazing player. Also loving this bass and it’s sound. Get this bass out more please!!! Love the show

[@welltatormytots5269]

Love the Tom shoutout. Tom Koker is the man! Let’s see more Tom!

[@thedoyleharcavy]

I’ve been obsessed with getting a vibrato sound somewhere between Madison’s and Mac demarco’s tone using the 3 series chorus on the vibe mode. To simulate the change in vibrato speed I have to constantly be wiggling the bigsby on my guitar while the pedal is on. Cool to see you guys now make a pedal that can switch between two preset speeds

[@BoyAditya]

Half hour of magical 😀 love this episode

[@tonefarer]

We're all here just following our hearts

[@edwardbosloper2445]

This is an awesome video! Fantastic music and brilliant tones! Thanks all