The JHS Moonshine Parallel Overdrive (Dumble Tones and Bass Guitar Demonstration)

[@MateusAsato]

This is my favorite pedal of yours. Saw Phill X playing one of these at the Joe Satriani Camp. Amazing sound!

[@CBGypsy03]

Phil X can make anything sound so good! But yes what a killer pedal :) JHS for the win

[@FulanoMenganoniMoggie]

Pedals are addictive. I have no money to buy them I hope God provides. SS steel string singer, Vertex boost, Vertex Amp. And now I want this too. 🙏🏽😢. I have the SSS and the Vrtx Boost.

[@FulanoMenganoniMoggie]

4:50 Amazing, cinematography, amazing story telling. This hit my gut feeling.

[@FulanoMenganoniMoggie]

11:15 now I want this one, Tilt without the skurt, and the Morning Glory 🙏🏽🇵🇷🎸

[@WeSailAtDawn]

omg that teaser was amazing! I work in a store that proudly displays our JHS pedals. All of us music nerds at work love this show, and we love the pedals.

[@Idlewind1]

So grateful that The JHS Show is beginning to unlock the secrets of your own pedals. I have had the Moonshine for some time but wasn't sure how to get the best sound out of it until today. My personal favorite The Band song is It Makes No Difference.

[@JohannesLabusch]

OMG that old teaser was AWESOME! You guys always had so much class.

[@bmoklsc]

I drool every time you play that BilT. Hands down the best looking guitar

[@herculesrockafeller]

So good. I have the Fender FSR thinline Jag. This thing is next level

[@WmBarrettSimmsMusic]

I've had a Fender Deluxe 85 for years. It has the ability to play the clean and dirty channels in parallel. It's a wicked sound.

[@jasonfifi]

yeah I've been a 2 Amp user for years but going parallel with a pa head is similar but especially if both have slightly different eqs the way reverb can like bloom from the clean side after a dynamic "hit" kind of breaks up the attack moment.

[@jmo1366]

I've got the Double Barrel w the Moonshine, and the stand alone version. It's one of my favorite overdrives. Hasnt left my boards in years.

[@veronicapenrod8200]

Love how you explain the pedal and then show how it sounds. Much appreciated! More like this please.

[@jcloud7]

Great cinematography, great narrative, amazing people. I love this whole setup

[@sirtreebeard]

The moonshine is the one pedal I haven't been able to part with since I got it. I knew when I bought it I found something special.

[@bobburns7528]

I got to see the Band several times. 1970, Watkins Glen in 1973, with Bob Dylan in Montreal New Years 1974. Also in a small club after Robbie left early 1980’s. Amazing talent!!❤

[@Kendo276]

What a great video, it’s nice to get all the explanations and descriptions. I really dug the cool jam in the beginning ! I am trying to deconstruct that jam now, very funky.

[@PhinnOz]

Ophelia is my favorite track by The Band!! love the shoutout there, everyone needs to watch The Last Waltz!!

[@shakaslo-fi]

man....that first teaser video is FANTASTIC! ok, the pedal is also amazing! he he he! Cheers!

[@weedian710]

Loved the old teaser!!! Awesome pedal too, going on my list for sure.

[@PERRADE]

El Double Barrel es mi siguiente pedal , lo tengo claro desde que se lo ví a RJ Ronquillo y flipé. Pedalazo

[@davidwhiddon950]

Best OD guitar pedal I have ever played. Clean OD/distortion sound - have ti play to truly enjoy the capabilities of this pedal.

[@forreview6878]

Wow! That teaser vid was incredible!!! It was your first one???? That was some quality, I loved the blend of electronic parts and moonshine materials. Very well done

[@KevinSherwood_KWMS]

"I've played every Dumble and they all suck." LOL. "So, this pedal is how you have a Dumble sound that is actually Good" - Josh. Love you man. I have a dozen of your pedals and always at least one on the board no matter what I'm up to. Thank you for your service!

[@eddiecarter9831]

I love the old teaser! That was so hillbilly! I've never researched the Moonshine pedal. I really like the variety of tones. And great record time choice! I don't have a favorite song from The Band. Too many to good ones to choose from. My favorite Bob Dylan album though is Planet Waves, and I think the reason it sounds so great is because The Band is backing Dylan up.

[@davidzepeda2290]

LOVE my moonshine v2 since day 1, i got other drives, but this one, never goes away from my side; simple, efective & good sounding box...

[@jameslangford9347]

The Moonshine did sound good with the bass. It is funny you bring up The Band as I decided yesterday to listen to more 60s music and listened to Music From the Big Pink. So good!

[@kevinarbogast9309]

Fast forward to 2024 and I just bought a V2 Moonshine… I play mostly lap steel and I needed an overdrive with a clean blend…. It has that… but….. it’s also one of the best sounding pedals I’ve played. Laps can get a little muddy on the bottom two strings. This pedal fixes that by retaining a clarity in the low end that is really amazing! It’s my low/medium gain always on coupled with the Wampler Euphoria for my higher gain stuff… don’t get one moonshine, get two… maybe one day we can get a cascading two channel Moonshine! 🙏

[@ERMAV]

That is a fantastic idea:)

[@TheRareDirt]

F*=k'n LOVE that new guitar! Always admired your pedlz, too! Great back story of your pedal design. Wish I knew this info 3-4 yrs ago. It's easy to get caught up in pedal trends based on slightly off/witty product names that connect with buyers. Much respect to an OG designer/manufacturer of tools for us guitar freaks!

[@tomreidel5645]

Great pedal. I need to go out and test one tomorrow. The Band backed Dylan on tour after he first went electric with other musicians at the Newport Folk Festival. The Band said no to Eric Clapton when he wanted to join them. Robbie Robertson was just fine on guitar by himself.

[@foxtonstreet]

Clapton. The most overrated guitarist on the planet.

[@gratefulpipeandcigar3239]

Great pedal, as usual! My favorite songs from the band, if I’m not trying to just name all the usual suspects: the night they drove old Dixie down and it makes no difference and the shape I’m in. Great great album.

[@admarhermans1]

I play bass. I love my various JHS pedals! I’ve been using them for years: the Morning Glory is one of my favorites. I use three (one on the board of every band I play in currently) and own a few more. I own and use about 20 JHS pedals. But, I have one question for JHS, I know they won’t like very much (simply because they don’t provide FOH mixing, 🤣): I would love (I need 🤒, 😬): a Morning Glory and a fuzz with a dedicated extra volume control for the dry sound in these pedals. (No ‘blend’! Two volumes: effect & dry!) Why? Simple: most FOH people don’t get it! How to mix a bass sound live... So, let’s give them a hand (fist!!)... I need to mix a fuzz sound and a low drive sound myself (on the pedal) with a dry signal. A blend knob won’t do: I need to be able to boost (or cut) one or the other myself on the fly, mostly the dry. So, I need a ‘dry boost’ knob. I’m a working bassist. I play more than two gigs a week (and work with ignorant FOH mostly). HELP!! 🤗 (Love you people!)

[@valtermiachon7335]

Nice, I play bass as well and I use a lot of guitar pedals adapted to the bass. Josh should release a special pedal line for bass, what do you think dude?

[@phzqy]

Couldn’t you use splitter/summing pedals to have parallel effects with fuzz/overdrive on one line and clean boost on another?

[@xdoctorblindx]

This already exists. It's called the Beetronix Royal Jelly. I tour with it and it rocks.

[@xdoctorblindx]

Another solution that allows you to route your signal the EXACT way you've described while being able to choose your own fuzz and drive sounds is the OBNE Signal Blender. It's also on my board and it also rocks.

[@jasoncarlson4769]

Xotic x blender is working for me

[@BlingFreeJ]

Just bought a double barrel and I'm stoked! Also, for record time song choice, The Band - It Makes No Difference. So good.

[@robtoc]

Once again, great content JHS Team, you should be proud! The old teaser was great [as a video editor by trade I would have tightened some stuff up...but I'd give it a B+ 😉😜]!! All kidding aside, I own the Double Barrel and it will NOT leave my board, absolutely LOVE it. I play in a cover band with a bunch of middle aged people, and the Double Barrel just fits most of the 'Old Timey Stuff' that we cover [Stones, Skynyrd, Petty, ZZ Top, Led Zep, Faces, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello etc..etc]. Like Josh, my grandfather also ran liquor for the mob back in the 20's in DuBois, PA...so the Moonshine and Double Barrel have a special place in my heart. Folks, if you don't own a JHS Moonshine or Double Barrel....go get yourself one, you won't be sorry!

[@freereveller3099]

time was slower in 2013 😂

[@old2begin]

Still waiting for the barrel-aged version we were promised 😢

[@BeefNEggs057]

I can sell you one - might be a little rusty.

[@chrisjohnstone6164]

You need to get a playlist together for your old promo's in date order .. I'd love that 💙

[@Barry101er]

I was just going to buy an Archer OD this week-now I am undecided! The Last Waltz is fun to watch. Great gear-Robbie Robertson’s strat is so cool. Van Morrison steals the show? Maybe!! Joni very good (Coyote).

[@collinbelt9689]

My favorite pedal is the double barrel. The morning glory is always on and the moonshine kicks on for any Queens of the Stone Age covers.

[@WS-bk7uu]

'Chewy' is a perfect description for this pedal. Gives me that great mid hump on my Strat but adds a nice thickness to everything.

[@SapperRJMorgan]

Love my Moonshine. Can’t pare down enough to get rid of it. One of my favorite dirt pedals.

[@toddashley407]

This sounds sweet... Never really looked into this pedal till now. In order to get this kind of tone and response without a super expensive tube amp set extremely loud I myself have been using a Xotic Super Clean (with dip switches set for mid boosting) into a EHX Soul Food into a Sansamp RK5 set on edge of breakup. It took me years to find this tone through much trial and error. Excellent to see there is potentially a single pedal solution out there! Nice work!

[@michaelsnydermusic]

I actually remember seeing that ad and had no idea what JHS was prior. But I also remember thinking “so what does it sound like?” The answer is that it sounds pretty damn great.

[@simonbull3497]

Really nice to see you pushin your own gear man. Sending disturbed thoughts from Dorset, England! 🙃

[@benroe]

I damn near cry every time I listen to 'it makes no difference' and always love the version of 'the weight' with the staple singers

[@kwyatt261]

Tears of Rage has been known to get me crying, as well as Unfaithful Servant and In A Station

[@realadamnixon]

All great tunes!

[@scootb7400]

I’ve always been partial to the song “Atlantic City” which is an often overlooked.p tune of theirs. That intro mandolin riff is catchy!

[@cowieson]

This was great Josh, more of these would be very welcome! I’ve never tried a Moonshine but may well have to now!

[@javiercabreraroldan6848]

The Band has so many great songs... If I had to pick just three, it will be "Bessie Smith", "Chest Fever" and "King Harvest (Has Surely Come".

[@TheSavagederek]

Sounds great and I really like that Bilt guitar .

[@caseyeanes3816]

I love these demonstrations. Keep up the great work! Also, that hand painted case was awesome!

[@lostpossum]

Nice avocado. Saw you from a distance at the STL PJ show. Love the channel!

[@DelToroMiguel]

One of my absolute favorite pedals! I play bass in a doom band and I've used this as my clean tone, with just a little bit of drive rolled on. Pops out in all the best ways! Also use it as my overdrive when I play guitar. Will never part with it!

[@bernardmartoni1747]

About using it on bass, did you get that morning glory's transparent overdrive vibe?

[@jochenschnelle1124]

The teaser video is super cool. Thanks for sharing it again.

[@jonathanwapner6262]

I've gotten a new appreciation for my 3 Series Overdrive from this Moonshine video. Am I crazy? I think the dirty sound is pretty similar sounding between the 2 pedals. I really only got it for the sake of having the the whole series and haven't really used it too much. I'll try it on bass.

[@brentwhite7246]

@JHS Pedals, a top mount jack Moonshine would be amazing. Please make the next version this!

[@JDStone20]

man, that opening tune is what I want to learn how to play once I get done learning the main Hendrix songs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@johnsenior2566]

Loved than Josh, I always really enjoy your playing man.

[@HazeAnderson]

I love my Moonshine V2. No wonder it sounds so good with my TB-303 clones, it was made for bass. 🙂

[@DaveJacoby]

The one I always go back to is the Last Waltz version of "The Weight" with the Staples Singers, but there are no bad tracks on that album

[@realadamnixon]

As Mavis says at the end, "beautiful"

[@WeDoAdventure]

I got given a T-Rex Diva (TS with clean blend) earlier this year. Mix knobs are definitely the way to go. Maybe one day I'll be able to splash the cash for a Moonshine!

[@GuitarGeorge55]

Picking a favourite Band song is tough indeed.. but "Acadian Driftwood" and "Chest Fever" are up at the top.

[@riverbard8287]

Awesome! Totally diggin’ the vibe. 🎶

[@mediumshreddercheese]

“Don’t do it “ favorite band song!! The last waltz is a must see!!

[@rev.leonidasw.smiley6300]

…as always, you produce a great program: good job! This totally makes me want to buy a Moonshine!

[@steveyankees1]

Wow!! Thanks for doing this review. I had no idea this pedal could do this. On my way to reverb to find one.

[@murraymcleod7605]

I can't believe I overlooked this pedal. I bet it would sound great with my Pulp n Peel.

[@ericvinson4628]

I have this and the Kilt and these two pedals cover soooo much ground - both are criminally underrated imho. I love the Moonshine with the gain dimed, no clean blend, and the tone at noon. It’s the sound of rock n’ roll to my ears.

[@ianlariviere]

Anything sung by Richard Manuel, but especially "Whispering pines", "I Shall Be Released", and "Long Black Veil". Last Waltz versions of "Don't do it" and "Ophelia" are right up there though.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Josh is underrated as a player. You think he just makes pedals but then he shows up and phrases like a frikkin king.

[@BeefNEggs057]

Are you serious? He has his own grunge thing and makes all of us realize a good drummer/basser can make even mediocrity sound passable.

[@bclarke421]

I don't often comment, but when I do, it's that Josh Scott turned a "hip hop type beat" into an Isbell intro and I'm here for it.

[@MrDanbishop]

I have the Double Barrel and when I first started trying to blend both sides it took me a while to get it right. Let me tell you, when I engage the Moonshine after the Morning Glory, it takes it to a ridiculously lush - yet heavy - harmonic overtone heaven. I wouldn't trade this pedal for anything! It's sooooo good. After watching this I just ran my bass through it, and wow! Just saved me from buying a new bass pedal :-)

[@bernardmartoni1747]

I am choosing between morning glory and moonshine for my bass pedal. Actually, it will be my first overdrive pedal. I liked morning glory sound but i am having doubts after knowing moonshine with this blend knob. When pluged on bass, does the moonshine does a similar morning glory's overdrive? Can you help me on this?

[@MrDanbishop]

@@bernardmartoni1747The dirt you get from either the Morning Glory or Moonshine is sufficient to get a bit of dirt (or gain), but I recommend you look at overdrive and distortion pedals specifically made for bass as the frequency response for guitar vs. bass is very different, and the bass pedals usually offer low/mid/high controls which you definitely need. The two pedals are both overdrives in nature, so the overall tone is not necessarily that big of a difference. The Morning Glory has the extra gain while the Moonshine has a blend to allow the blend of original clean and processed tones, plus an extra hot switch. The Moonshine produces really cool harmonics but the bass may not respond as well as the guitar. If you happen to have the Morning Glory or Moonshine already, or you intend to use it for guitar too, then yes definitely good enough to get the job done. Hope that helps!

[@brynlewis7175]

I think the Crowther Hotcake does something like this and it's part of why it is loved so much. It keeps some of the clean signal so even when it's distorted you still get some definition coming through. Maybe I'm imagining this - it's been a while. I will have to try one of your Moonshines - the demonstration here is great.

[@Creed_fan_69]

I scored one of these last year during their holiday sale. I’m a bass player mostly and this thing delivers. Great on guitar too. Edit: it really likes flatwounds on bass.

[@bernardmartoni1747]

Did you compare it with morning glory?

[@Creed_fan_69]

@@bernardmartoni1747no

[@martinrowland2774]

Long Black Veil is my fav by them right now. It changes over time. Music From Big Pink is a killer album. I would give anything to go back in time and hang out with the band while they were recording / writing in the big pink house. Screw pedals. Build a Time Machine.

[@slimcastillo8786]

Ill not only buy this pedal for its sound but for its historical relevance to creating/brewing moonshine!

[@phnelson033]

hurray...a produced video! And yes, that would be in direct contrast to structureless live streams.

[@nickolasecker9596]

The cornerstone gladio sc is another great dumble circuit, my favorite actually, have yet to try the moonshine. My grandpa used to sell moonshine to get by during the Great Depression.

[@TjByers369]

Love this pedal. The JHS Moonshine V2 & Boss BD-2 Waza are the only drives in my collection I can leave on all the time & not give me ear fatigue.

[@chaddio72]

The clean blend is awesome for country/chick’n picking, it’s my “Always on” ❤

[@jconn32771]

I use this with my bass rig. Adds some good dirt for the heavier stuff.

[@charickter]

Love the idea of a pedal that offers an effect while retaining the clean signal to be included in the outgoing signal. My fave tune by The Band? Chest Fever

[@MoreMeRecording]

Not going to lie, all the characteristics of the Dumble you described are what most of us look for in an amp😆so you saying that you didn't like most of them was an interesting spin! With this said, loving this pedal it it might end up being my first JHS pedal

[@mileswatkinson8135]

That's a great sounding pedal. Josh, you give me GAS.

[@joelewis7072]

The way you explain this pedal...I need to play through one now...

[@mojoman2001]

RIP, Robbie. Also, Levon Helm pronounced her name like my aunt: Oh-feel-ya. No love for Sweet Tea? Ka-pow!

[@chadromney]

That low drive pedal looks so cool

[@Thurston86]

Ooooo I’ve been on a Dumble Pedal kick as of late! Acquired The Dude & Shin Juku Drive, Might have to try the Moonshine! 🤘👽👽👽🎸

[@muyeikasamurabi1602]

Fun fact, so that is why I was able to dial in the Rob Wright bass sound so convincingly. This pedal nails the sound of a P-bass through a Marshall 300 head into a guitar 4x12. Bonus points if you know the band.

[@WS-bk7uu]

Such a great pedal, very underrated!

[@mikenihan9260]

Still on my pedal board!! Love this pedal

[@jhspedals]

nice!

[@fender4brad]

Come for the pedal, the cool guitar seems to he the star for me! very cool. Great post.

[@matthewwallacemusicofficial]

caledonia mission one of my all-time favs

[@petermcateer1354]

Great old teaser...where did you get the Yukon plates?

[@ttopper1222]

That teaser was dope!

[@duncanstuart3745]

Your videos are the best.

[@markodrags6803]

It’s a great pedal, my favourite JHS pedal (for now, I’m waiting for my Charlie Brown to come from Thomann) ❤

[@buzzcrumhunger7114]

New product suggestion combine that moonshine with a Solo Cup boost… for those of us who already have a Morning Glory 😂😂😂

[@buzzcrumhunger7114]

Maybe put it in a standard enclosure like the AT+ with both switches on the narrow end…

[@SisterRose]

i'm one of the ones who saw the original trailer! still need one of these for Bass, though I'd love to see a 3 Series Bass OD too(the clean blend could be the switch)

[@foxtonstreet]

That 2013 video is awesome!

[@josuegalindo2616]

I love this pedal 🔥

[@fairenoughthenwhat]

I love the Moondog Matinee album Josh. I'm guessing you've heard it. There's something magical about a great band doing covers. You're pedal sounds great to me.

[@shanebrbich5698]

Rag mama rag! The night they drove old Dixie down! LEVON!

[@Scaredycat-dad]

I have that album by the Band. My favorite song always changes but I do love “Up on Cripple Creek” it’s got yodeling in it, how can you beat that? I have a question is this the same Cripple Creek that is in Neil Young’s “Cripple Creek Ferry”?

[@ckelly5141]

This pedal pairs nicely with actual moonshine. XXX🎸🥃

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

Drink enough moonshine and anything will sound good 😂

[@ckelly5141]

@@TylerJohnstonGuitar I think you just discovered why I sound good.🎸🤔

[@topbreak38]

I feel like each one should come packaged in a mason jar with a cinnamon stick. Also, i can't think of a single song by The Band that i don't like, so I'll list one i haven't seen on here yet. Arcadian Driftwood is one of those songs that tells a story you can just get lost listening to.

[@glennkubik3774]

The Band - yeah, the popular songs but OUT OF THE BLUE song is outstanding