These Guitar Pedals Are Excellent Clones

In this week's episode, I'm going to show you several pedals that are just unashamed clones of other pedals. Let’s be honest. This is more for my own amusement than anything else. These units are the pedal equivalent of copying your friends book report. In the comments let me know if you've ever played any of these shameless units!
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0:53 Super Overdrive SD-1
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1:18 PSK Super Overdrive SD-1
2:04 Monarch MCH-1 Stereo Chorus
2:08 Arion SCH-1 Stereo Chorus
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3:08 Delay DL-1
3:26 Boss Delay DM-2
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4:21 Elk Incorporated Super Fuzz Sustainar
4:38 Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pi
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4:59 Wren and Cuff White Elk Small Foot
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6:00 Daphon E10CH Super Chorus
6:18 Ibanez Soundtank CS5 Super Chorus
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7:17 POS DT-1 Distortion
7:25 Ibanez CM5 Classic Metal Distortion
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7:54 Crock DS-2 Distortion
8:35 Also the Crock DS-2 Distortion
8:53 Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion
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9:00 Boss DS-1 Distortion
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10:31 Sound JS Stereo Chorus CE-5
11:03 Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
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11:13 Boss CE-2 Chorus
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12:22 GAMMA CR-1 Grunge
12:32 DOD FX69 Grunge Distortion
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Temple of the Dog
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[@Am6-9]

Why doesn’t anybody clone Behringer pedals? Like, for $4.95 a piece?

[@KevyNova]

Great idea!

[@sinlokemp]

In China they definitely have.

[@cjgrasser759]

I have several Behringer pedals. They are "OK". I also have a few boutique pedals that are interesting, overpriced and maybe a rip-off. They seemed like a good idea at the time. Currently I'm collecting "Amps-in-a-Box". To each his own. You may not be able to get Behringer's for $4.95 but maybe $15.

[@raspberry1440kb]

@@cjgrasser759 Most of the time I'd rather get a FAB pedal rather than a Behringer.

[@Po1itica11yNcorrect]

"Hold my beer!" -- Jeff Bezos

[@forestcochran4196]

Speaking of shameless, I love the "definitely not the 'In Bloom' riff."

[@rowanmartin4397]

Yes. Need I say more? Yes.

[@brettlevine5853]

The “CE-5” would be perfect for LoFi, has the record playing sound built in

[@Ycontrol_]

came here to comment that hahah thank you

[@nclsrfn]

Yeah it ruled.

[@MaidenKnowledge]

I need this pedal. But only the one in the video

[@AGTR98]

Yeeeeees, the kinda white noise thingy, thought the same

[@zachariahpoltergeist4516]

Ironically, they now make $400 pedals to get this exact effect!

[@Get_Bush_wookied]

That chorus actually has a desirable effect with that bacon sound

[@MateusAsato]

besides all this, I gotta say one thing: you killed in all the demos - such a good playing + great ideas. love it! ha.

[@_RLP]

Cool to see you on here, man. Big fan of yours. Cheers

[@danielmedeiros3986]

Diz pra ele experimentar os Oliver daqui do BR

[@wilkstheguitarman3103]

He really did

[@andrefrazao9245]

Damnnnnn Wasn't actually expecting seeing fucking Mateus Asato here XDD. Love ur work man, abraço

[@gabrielhborgesrolo]

Casa comigo, man!

[@dr0psy]

WHY DID YOU NOT INSERT THE DIMPLES INTO THE BUMPS IM SO FRUSTRATED

[@bodenschatz10]

Thank you. Exactly.

[@JacopoDani]

I was mimicking the gesture in the air during that part

[@kristopherjohnson7704]

You really wanna take that kinda chance in 2020?

[@iakirov]

I was expecting that too. And I thought Josh was to note that the color scheme is inverted in those ones.

[@FreddyFuFu]

@@kristopherjohnson7704 That would probably summon Gozer the Gozerian in giant Marshmallow form

[@markgatland977]

"Piece Of Shame" surely has to be the next t-shirt design....

[@peterwelsh1932]

P.edals O.f S.cott maybe? no, we can do better

[@peterwelsh1932]

Persecution of Silence

[@ludocipriani]

I always felt like “Temple Of The Dog” is the beginning and “Mad Season” is the end of an amazing era, or maybe just my youth.

[@rbrwr]

That Grunge is definitely in the uncanny valley of pedals.

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

ultimateguitarwizard sounds like every 2 a.m. club choice...

[@djay6651]

I always used the Grunge for metal and the Supra Distortion for stuff like AiC and Godsmack.

[@marcellostoppini3308]

Mad Season's Above is another huge record combining shining people in their shiny time

[@JonathanGasper]

That's a great suggestion.

[@jonathanlunneberg1722]

I came to say the same thing.

[@MikeNascimbeni]

I was gonna suggest the exact same thing.

[@rockinroyle]

Yup was gonna say Mad Season. Long Gone Days is still one of my favorite songs still after all these years

[@gianttreeproductions3947]

Beat me to it

[@tab6522]

Your broken "ce-5" is a lofi machine! I'm jealous.

[@SprunkCovers]

"Piece of Shame" When he said that, I expected a different word tbh

[@TheVenusEagles]

alternate title: What's the deal with Behringer: Part 2

[@weslleyoliveira9751]

That would have been very shameless

[@chrisgrabowski2678]

He did a great video on Behringer. You really should watch it. You'll be surprised by some of the results.

[@purpl3882]

lmao

[@GT-wo2oj]

God bless Behringer to be honest. There clones of legendary (and legendarily expensive) synths have been amazing for musicians that aren’t millionaires.

[@rolux4853]

Gethyn Thomas hell yeah, I’m a guitar and bass player and not really into electronic music. The only thing with keys I normally use are Hammond clones, but the Behringer synths, grooveboxes and Drumcomputers are simply amazing and so much fun to play around with! They’ve done a huge favor to the vintage synth community with offering these great reissues at a unbeatable pricepoint.

[@RhettShull]

"super FUZZ sustainar" I need that...

[@richardbates1409]

Rhett Shull Alongside Makoto Kawabata of Acid Mothers Temple, who uses it.

[@gigi.savage]

@@richardbates1409 Wata from Boris, too. Her's looks like tape is holding it together at this point i.imgur.com/h7nTnQ2.jpg

[@ericturcotte3131]

It sounded quite good actually! My fave of all, after the bacon sound, of course.

[@bubbleandsquawk]

It’s so great how you just love pedals so much, you really give them equal footing and judge them on their merits and not necessarily their status.

[@ICACJ]

The Temple of the Dog record is amazing. It was the soundtrack of my college years and the record that really made me appreciate Chris Cornell for his songwriting ability, his vocal range, and soulfulness. He ultimately became my musical idol. So many great tunes. Wooden Jesus and All Night Thing are also stellar. RIP Chris Cornell.

[@loganressler9173]

My Brain: PUSH THE DIMPLES AND BUMPS TOGETHER

[@purpl3882]

yes

[@GoCreateSomething]

Yeah, that was my take too. They made it that way so those two pedals could get together and make smaller pedals.

[@robertevans7534]

“Now kith”

[@spencercox4092]

I read this comment before that part of the video, and now that I have reached that part of the video, I am EXTREMELY upset he did not do this

[@guitarrero2009]

Hello !! i'm from Argentina and have the same feeling.why he didn't do it ??!!..hahaha

[@GuitarAnthony]

Imagine copying the design of a pedal and you go with the Ibanez Lady Bug series.

[@evitative462]

That's exactly what I was thinking. I think Daphon earned a 10 on the shameless scale just for the series of pedals they decided to clone.

[@ViviSectia]

@@evitative462 Daphon were the ones that originally made the pedals produced the pedals for Ibanez so it's not really a clone.

[@mikekashaev]

Argh I foking hate lady bug.

[@cjgrasser759]

I would stay out of the pedal business. I could design a pedal that I like and if I brought it to market, it would be the same or "too similar" to an existing pedal. Unless I could imagine a unique sound that I don't think has been done before, (which I can't at this time and I'm 65), I'd play it safe and just stay out of the arena. Look how Spirit sued Led Zeppelin (unsuccessfully) because Stairway to Heaven had some note & chord sequences that was similar to a song of theirs. The ruling was based on the fact that probably all of those note sequences have been used for centuries, with examples. Pedal designs have not been around for centuries but there are known circuits that cause effects such as fuzz ( a friend of mine build a fuzz for me in high school in 1973). It didn't come "with a box" but I still own it and the circuit board is simple. It would be so easy to swap out some caps, diodes or resistors and change the effect. I'd never even think of marketing it because whatever I came up with would probably resemble someone else's pedal and I don't have time to research all the electronics patents.

[@ViviSectia]

@@cjgrasser759 Almost the entire pedal industry is just those old circuits with some caps or diodes changed or sometimes just outright clones. There are very few pedals that actually are unique enough that they don't resemble another pedal. Marketing is the backbone of the pedal industry.

[@gijsvans03st]

That Collings orange? Josh, love how you play the shameless clones episode on a shameless ES335 clone that costs more than my car. Tastefully done.

[@me0_0irl]

Crock is Ukrainian pedals made in Kharkiv, and the name "Crock" (Крок in Cyrillic) in Ukrainian means "Step".

[@kristhompson8112]

I thought you wear them on your feet ... Its a bunch of Crock anyhows

[@thehound2161]

There is joy and happiness with this channel... no fail. TY Josh for the details and the humor.

[@lornesmyth5849]

Temple Of The Dog is a phenomenal album. I've got a rather large collection of 80s-90s Seattle movement. Love it.

[@shaynejoseph1527]

You know, there’s something very comforting about your vlog. Your manner and wonderful passion for this is actually quite soothing, as well as fascinating. I usually queue a heap of JHS episodes up and watch on my tv as just “binge watching”. Love your work mate.

[@zakseipel9494]

I swear if a “He has the box” shirt does not get released I will print it myself.

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

Zak Seipel but then you won’t have the box...

[@Sancho_Retablez]

Good news. If you don't know it yet, the shirt is available at JHS site.

[@gunkanjima3408]

If you print it yourself it will be a… shameless clone

[@chrisg0001]

Clones are great because I can't afford a Klon gold, but I can get a clone and figure out that I don't particularly like it

[@Wtfdawg321]

Look up decibelics, he makes the most accurate klon around, I love mine

[@veritog.2799]

I happen to have a Sound JS Stereo Chorus CE-5 and the output jack of it is actually stereo. You got to plug a TRS cable into it and get stereo signals on tip and ring then. You may need a Y-adapter in order to use that signal. Now the best thing about it: The stereo signal is useless to the bone. The bacon sound becomes even louder while a good part of the "stereo" chorus effect cancels out. Amazing!

[@Nitro4x4]

Hello from your JHS founding home town...been living here all my life. Glad to have you on my play list. Really enjoy the content!

[@SLCicu]

Man, this was great ! Most of your videos are great, but this was something special and amazing ! Loved it !

[@Bob2884]

Check out Mad Season’s “Above” for that Seattle mish mash sound. Great record

[@Craig1959M]

Fantastic LP...

[@yielder]

Killer album ! still in love with it since 1995 !

[@odadush]

+100

[@otisgibbs]

"We're all clones, all are one and one are all" -Alice Cooper

[@Andyisdead81]

This was sooo fun! Love the format you've created! :)

[@shannonjones5255]

Just stumbled upon your channel earlier today, and am going to be spending some significant time in the near future catching up on your videos. As a hobbyist A/V volunteer that likes to dabble in electronics projects and that is hoping to have some time to finally get around to playing with and learning how to play some of the instruments I have acquired over the years, I find your content incredibly educational, very interesting, and just really resonating with me. And then to top it all off, ending the video with a highlight of my favorite album of all time, how can I not subscribe?

[@daddyrocker1000]

Q-What is a pirates favourite pedal? A-SUSTAINAAAAAAAAAR

[@mattgilbert7347]

Corner. Now. And think about what you just did.

[@herwansaputra4080]

Aye cap'n

[@jacobpittman1996]

Maybe it was the Spanish infinitive “to sustain,” sustainar. The Russians had ties in Latin American countries, for sure, had to. My wife is Russian, she probably knows why. I will ask her; she will care, definitely.

[@jacobpittman1996]

Well, come to think of it, there were some Spanish pirates, as Pirates of the Caribbean would have us to believe, so maybe the Russian ties were to Spain itself and not the Latin American colonies. AGAIN, my wife would know, and she will totally set this one straight. Russian ties to Spanish Pirates - Viola! The Sustainarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Makes total sense; wife will confirm.

[@jacobpittman1996]

Ok, quick update; my wife can neither confirm nor deny the existence of a transatlantic Spanish-Russian Pedal pirating operation that may or may not have spanned from the early 80s to the mid-late 90s. And I’m not allowed to watch the show anymore. Bye guys. Hope you guys figure it out. The truth is out there!

[@jts3339]

My favorite clones are the ones that I build myself. PedalPCB has a great line of pc boards that they identify as “compare to” and name the original pedal. The online forum has information shared by other builders with suggested modifications and pictures of in-process and completed pedals. Small Bear is open again and is a great one-stop source for enclosures and components. Anyone aspiring to be Josh when they grow up should start here. Great video, Josh!

[@sushimandaddi]

love both of those sites and have been building stuff for years

[@TheFarout69]

Pedal building is good fun GuitarPCB is also a great site for boards.

[@var_guitar]

The PedalPCB community is so good!

[@jonathankBlair]

I have slowing been building a board of nothing but pedalpcb clones of my main board. I love it.

[@michaelinglis567]

I've been building for years but I've never heard of Peral pcb. I feel like it's cheating to use a prefab'd pcb lol. I use Vero board or make my own PCB or do point to point. I live right next to mouser and can pick up orders at will call without paying shipping so I've never used small bear but I tried to buy a handful of germanium PNP transistors about a month ago but they were closed. Now that they are open again I'll give them another shot.

[@mrfunkyfunkybeat]

You guys have the best intro graphics! Kudos!! I'll be humming that tune til bedtime now. So chill 👌😘

[@lepanzon]

The editing in this episode is one of the best. I loved it ❤️

[@mattiasjp]

Temple Of The Dog is one of my all time favorite record. The second album by Down is a great one too. For those who may not know, it’s a band consisting of members of Pantera, Crowbar and Corrision of Conformity.

[@michaelm708]

Temple of the Dog! One of my favorite memories was singing along with friends to Hunger Strike on repeat until 4am. And then having to go to work the next morning. Aww Youth! On the topic of other strange collaborations, the was the King Gizzard and the Lizzard wizard and Mild High Club collaboration called Sketches of Brunswick. An even weirder collab record was the soundtrack to the movie Judgement Night, where you have Sonic Youth do a song with Cypress Hill, De La Soul with Teenage Fanclub, and Sir Mix-a-lot with MudHoney!!!

[@librasky]

Ha Ha , we are old

[@ZollVT]

Great episode! I'd like to see an episode on pedals that started out as clones but ended up being a totally different (but still great) pedal. As in like, "we couldn't get the right components cheaply enough, so we used this cheaper bit and simplified the wiring, and now a lot of people like it better than the original."

[@tinalefauve3698]

I was huge Temple Of The Dog fan when that was released. Reach Down is an all time great (math) rock song. Having worked in the telcom and bicycle industries in Taiwan and China I very much enjoyed this episode. Finding knock offs of products you've been involved in getting to market can be crushing. At the same time it can be fun to see how someone else reverse engineers things. One observation I'd like to offer is that I've seen Japanese companies licence designs to other companies who can produce them at lower cost. The agreement is usually that they only sell them into markets not focused on by the licencing company. Or they are stealing the intellectual property and selling into a market where the patents and copy writes can't be enforced.

[@pedrivv]

i was hoping you would interlock the bumps of the daphon with the dimples of the soundtank...

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

A beautiful mixmatch collab band: Lard. The lovechild of Al jourgensen of Ministry and Jello Biafra from Dead Kennedy's. It's a weird amalgamation of industrial metal and 80's punk in the vein of Dead Kennedy's. Check out their record "Pure Chewing Satisfaction". A personal favorite: "I Wanna be a Drug Sniffing Dog".

[@jdkimple]

Aaron Archual That was a lineup I never would have imagined until I held the album. Jello being straigh laced and Al being so open about dropping acid on the daily.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Lard! Man, that takes me back.

[@coreyrramsay8858]

I loved this episode, it certainly put a smile on my face. The extra long Grunge pedal looked so wrong but sounded really good. FYI I ALWAYS have the box.

[@andrewmello367]

Lol at your bizzaro Nirvana riffs haha. You're a great person doing great work, I appreciate you. Thank you.

[@jonathankBlair]

Star Wars is just Dune with a plastic enclosure.

[@FFGG22E]

Nope

[@FFGG22E]

@ultimateguitarwizard star wars sucks, but dune is a shitty movie

[@PooNinja]

Whaaaat?

[@BoardnotBored]

Christianity is just Dune with a hard styrofoam case, and they forgot the stereo input.

[@jonathankBlair]

@@BoardnotBored It's not true bypass that's why.

[@cortical1]

Josh, you need to check out this "hybrid collab" band that I discovered. The lead singer from the Crawling King Snakes got together with a session guitarist, the bassist from Them Crooked Vultures, and the drummer from Band of Joy. I'm blanking on the collab band name but it's something like Iron Blimp or Heavy Floating Passenger Vessel. They're pretty good.

[@PaulHikes2]

God - they're terrible. The singer sounds like he's far more suited to some alt-country crap. And the drummer makes me want to puke.

[@davemabee5798]

I believe they're called the Archies, and they're a cartoon...sorry to be the one...

[@reeeky2001]

I fell for that. The singer and the drummer were both in Band of Joy though

[@cortical1]

@@reeeky2001 Sure, but that's not inconsistent with the singer also being in Crawling King Snakes.

[@tommyalkon]

The "'CE5"' sounded like a low fi - hip hop chorus with the noice in the back haha amazing

[@tomnicholson6171]

Thanks man! Good stuff! The Soundtank clones are epic!

[@NickMessi123]

The Jeff Beck album "Jeff" is really good, the song seasons in particular is outstanding Jeff beck and apollo 440 collaborating. Defo worth checking out for that song alone

[@joshhaugh1]

Missed opportunity not calling this episode "Shame of Clones"

[@noname-ng6sj]

You will never amount to anything. A title is supposed to be descriptive. Not a 10s joke from the episode. Have fun never amounting to anything.

[@thekidwhopopstoday]

Haaa that is the perfect shameless joke :)

[@toofusnook]

no name = Nameless Clone

[@101JACKMAC]

@@noname-ng6sj relax

[@MrGul]

YES! More shameless clones, please. But first, a full episode on the Ibanez Tone-Lok pedal series!

[@JamesSmith-kb6lt]

Like how you changed up the Nirvana song just enough at the end. Also kudos for not being a gear snob w those odd ball purchases! Seems these pedals are fun tools for the right job anyways

[@sugarkitty4777]

I liked Temple of the Dog a lot, I like just about anything Chris Cornell has ever been involved in. It seemed to me that was more like a "pre-PearlJam" than a merging of anything. They decided they couldn't go on as Mother Love Bone but that affected Soundgarden and Cornell in particular as much as anyone. So this came as a result before they all went their separate ways.

[@soundpropellerpatrick113]

That's spot on! I'm in my 50's, from Seattle, friends with a number of the people involved, and worked at the downtown Tower Records, at the time. Temple Of The Dog was a tribute to Andy Wood, and it was FROM that mish-mash of musicians from various groups, that Pearl Jam formed (at first, as Mookie Blaylock). Obviously being close to it all, I feel that this specific element of this album, is historically significant, but most important is for people to DISCOVER the album, and from that, they can start tracing band lineages, and deep diving into a number of great bands from that time and place.

[@sugarkitty4777]

@@soundpropellerpatrick113 That comes from their own words in the Malfunksun documentary.

[@soundpropellerpatrick113]

@@sugarkitty4777 That's why it's so spot on!

[@scedge]

Mother Love Bone's singer, Andrew Wood, had recently died due to a drug overdose just as their debut album was released. He was a good friend of Chris Cornell. They had lived together for a time. Chris wrote some songs about Wood and asked Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament of Mother Love Bone if they wanted to record them with him as a tribute. The tribute songs grew into an album. While this was going on, Jeff and Stone had started forming a new band with Mike McCready on guitar. They didn't have a name yet. During the Temple of the Dog recording sessions, Eddie Vedder had come up from San Diego to audition for the new band which would become known as Pearl Jam. They asked him to sing on Hunger Strike. Don't remember if he had any other backing vocals on the album or not. They toured a little as Temple of the Dog, but I don't think there was ever an idea to be a permanent band since Soundgarden were on the verge of their breakthrough with Superunknown and the new formation of Mookie Blaylock/Pearl Jam. It was always meant to be a one off tribute to Andy Wood.

[@soundpropellerpatrick113]

@@scedge This is very accurate. I was... close... to the whole situation (friends with a number of the people involved - no namedropping, that's not the point). There was a big Andy tribute show at The Paramount, where Temple Of The Dog played (that show was maybe without Chris, of memory serves). For such famous groups involved in the realization of that project, I'll say again, I think it's odd how muddled the history became to those who weren't there, despite being fans of the various groups. Before the rest of the world realized there was something going on musically in the Northwest, Andy seemed poised to become a huge star, and he was a good musician, amazing sense of humor, and so on. When he died, it GUTTED all of us who were friends with him, or even just casually knew him. Obviously many tragedies and losses to come, but none of us knew that, of course, so Temple Of The Dog was such a cathartic thing for all of us, amd fans of Andy/MLB/Malfunkshun

[@DylanFischerTX]

Pushin' Forward Back is my favorite on the album! The Melvins - Hold It In is pretty great. King Buzzo & Dale Crover are joined by Paul Leary & Pinkus from The Butthole Surfers. There are a few songs on there that sound like Butthole Surfers songs but with Buzz on vocals instead of Gibby. The Hindu Love Gods self titled album is pretty great too. Warren Zevon backed by Mike Mills, Peter Buck, & Bill Berry of R.E.M. playing covers. Their version of Raspberry Beret is really good. Speaking of Soundgarden, while there is no official release of this, the Tadgarden show is super cool! Soundgarden reunited in 2009 playing Soundgarden songs but with Tad Doyle singing

[@grandudetonesnob7107]

I gotta check that one out! Thanks for the intell!

[@digital0ak]

Great episode for my birthday! As much as I love fuzz, I think the Super OD clone was my favorite.

[@timchalmers1700]

My favorite is a toss-up between the POS and the Stereo(?) Chorus. But watching Josh trying not to laugh makes me laugh. Thanks, I needed that.

[@headbangerblooddrunk]

Talk about JHS clones

[@leeroyfunk]

@Rumy 73 I don't think that JHS is really that straight forward about the fact the many of his "designs" are little more than tweaking a few cap and resistor values here and there of pre-existing circuits: Wheeler Fuzz - Zvex Wolly Mammoth Andy Timmons - Mi Audio Crunch Box Angry Charlie - Mi Audio Crunch Box All America - Pro Co RAT Alpine - Sky Pedals Cloud 9 Astro Mess - Devi Ever Hyperion Bass Mini Bomb - Tim Escobedo's Duende JFET (Bass version) Blender - ROG Splitter-Blender Bun Runner - Devi Ever Hyperion + Tone Bender Charlier Brown - Zvex Distortron Double Barrel - Marshall Bluesbreaker + Ibanez Tube Screamer Emperor - Arion SCH-1 Feedback Looper - diy Feedback Looper with volume control added FireFly - Sola Sound ToneBender MKIII(Madbean PastyFace) Green Tea - Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer(Bass) + ROG Splitter-Blender + Tim Escobedo's Duende JFET Honey Comb - EA Tremolo Kilt - Bixonic Expandora + Booster(booster not traced) Lime Aid - Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer (Bass version) Low Drive - Ibanez Tube Screamer with fat mod and clipping mod Mini Bomb - Tim Escobedo's Duende JFET Moonshine - Ibanez Tube Screamer with fat mod and clipping mod Morning Glory - Marshall Bluesbreaker Muffuletta - EHX Big Muff Pandamonium - Zvex Wolly Mammoth + ROG Flipster Panther Analog Delay - BOSS DM-2 Panther Cub V 1.5 - BOSS DM-2 Pink Panther Delay - BOSS DM-2 Pollinator - Dallas Arbiter/Dunlop Fuzz Face(Germanium) Pulp n Peel - Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer Ruby Red - ROG Superaux Deux + booster(booster not traced) State Line - Zvex Distortron + Marshall Blues Breaker Superbolt - ROG Superaux Deux Sweet Tea - Ibanez Tube Screamer + Mi Audio Crunch Box The Calhoun - Eighty Seven Percent - De Stijl + Sola Sound ToneBender MKIII(Madbean PastyFace) Twin Twelve - Eighty Seven Percent - De Stijl Warble Tron - Uni-Vibe(Madbean Harbinger One) Note that whilst some of these are pedals made by big businesses that probably don't care about the numbers JHS is selling, some are smaller independent builders and plenty are DIY designs where the actual designer is known. In the case of the Devi Ever pedal, he denied it was a clone for a while until it turned out that, actually it was a clone.

[@aymanibrahim9736]

@Rumy 73 Everyone is straight forward about their clones, they do the same layout, color and knobs and everything, just cause they don't write a paragraph or make a vid doesn't mean they are not saying it, JHS just charges "premium" pricing at "boutique" BS. Of all the pedals I owned, JHS and Wampler are the only two that died on me, and the only two that fit that description, I found tons of better alternatives, I stopped buying any a long time ago.

[@AC-re5yj]

@@leeroyfunk many of these builders have no clue how to design a new circuit or innovate in something ...they just change 2 or 3 resistors or caps and charge you big money 🤣

[@Matthew-tn3dl]

First demo sounded like shit bro..

[@tmcdemus]

JHS clones have been talked about already in JHS' "Pedals I Have Killed" episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHq7q4yKeL2sZ9U

[@guitarsimon1]

“But Josh, aren’t most pedals these days technically clones?” *sees thumbnail* “Oh, THOSE kinds of clones...”

[@dylacious92]

YESSSSSS!!!!! When I saw the title I was really hoping they would do a version of their "shameless plug" jingle and I was immediately satisfied!

[@dorcap7]

Temple of the Dog is one of my favorite albums! I had a feeling that since the last clone you've covered was Grunge that the record time will be in the same vibe... Cool episode!

[@kristopherjohnson7704]

Should be titled: "Pedals I can actually afford"

[@Yupppi]

I'm sorry if your budget can't reach a legit SD-1 :D I guess behringer is still cheaper. Like second hand SD-1 are plenty and go for like $30. Electro-Harmonix is also one of those brands that you always called budget friendly.

[@BrianRRenfro]

Not anymore after this video!

[@BoardnotBored]

@@Yupppi that's not how you spell Joyo

[@DoglessEndeavor]

Alternate title: least self reflective man in pedal industry solidifies his place.

[@mono.isgtds]

Wot.

[@RuXTaR]

I contacted you about the DL-1 a while back. Glad it made it here.

[@rocketbarber516]

TOTD is one of my favorite band collabs ever. Another odd one was a record from a band called The Gracious Few. It was the vocalist from Candlebox fronting the band Live. I can't say it was a stellar album, but it definitely has that new-but-familiar vibe you mention if you're familiar with the origins from which the members hailed.

[@sonologies]

It's embarrassing to say this as a Korean, but Josh is wrong. PSK is made in Korea.

[@ericellman1690]

That’s what I thought too. PSK stands for “Product of South Korea” ... also I think those “unbranded” boss clones he shows are also PSKs. They didn’t always have the initials printed on them.

[@Amir14Ameero]

koreans will always try to copy japanese

[@potatoheadhaoy]

@@Amir14Ameero Hey man I'm Japanese and that's fucking uncalled for.

[@sonologies]

@@potatoheadhaoy Yup Very True.

[@luisenriquemunoz8793]

The CE-5 has nice lo-fi-esque sound effects to it

[@clemwest4536]

Yes very reminiscent of Puma Blue

[@weatherreport09]

One of my all time favorite records, is "Metamorphosis" by Iron Butterfly. After the success of In a Gadda Da Vidda, they made another album with the same line up (possibly two). Following that, guitarist Eric Braunn leaves the band and is replaced by two. One is Mike Pinnera from Blues Image (Ride Captain Ride), who also sang. The other is a wicked slide guitarist called Rhino. This lineup only released this one studio album , then broke up for five years. This album blew me away the first time I heard it, and still packs a mighty punch. I also think it is one of the best recorded albums ever, it is mixed really well. I've met other people who share my thoughts in that regard, it really must be heard. The album was somewhat successful at the time, with the single "Stone Believer" getting some FM airplay. I hope you enjoy Metamorphosis as much as I have.

[@thenovello-pugh]

Brilliant - thanks for another great video. I'd love to hear a record of songs made with this type of pedal.

[@robertevans7534]

Man, that “stereo” ce-5 is the ultimate lo-fi hip hop machine...

[@jimmyscott9720]

Was here to comment this. I'd actually love to record a chill track with that little sizzling noise goin the whole time.

[@thesoozeTJ]

HE HAS THE BOOOOOX!! Need that t shirt 😯

[@kristopherjohnson7704]

Only his says "l have". Everyone else's says "He has"...

[@timcook9988]

If that shirt comes in a box, I don't even care if the shirt is missing.

[@priscillarodriguez6867]

So glad you covered the sound tank clones. I've got a distortion clone of one called roadkill and have loved it. 👍 Great video

[@LukeVidler]

‘Wooden Jesus’ off TotD really showcases Chris Cornell’s talent, best song on the album. A collab album that gets overlooked is oysterhead: Grand pecking order. Les Claypool, Stewart Copeland and Trey Anastasio, it’s very good music.

[@Leychen]

Okay is there already a "sounds like bacon" shirt?^^ Could also be a pedal, JHS Bacon, a pedal that lets you dial in smooth cooking sounds or turn them up to fuzz or hi-gain madness

[@mindfall82]

Has a cool lo-fi sound to it like an old record

[@bsmith8166]

I could see some use for a @jhs whitenoise generator with sizzle sfx. Think like the noise oscillator in Serum, but geared more to the goofy memer internet dork rather than bassheads

[@BrianRRenfro]

Yeah if that thing is broken there is NO WAY I would fix it! That's like having a chorus and a low-fi sound all in one. Only think is gigging with it I would always be wondering if it would just quit at any moment!

[@comrade_crab]

+ 1 for the Bacon Pedal. Maple toggle?

[@bsmith8166]

@@comrade_crab for a sweeter midrange!!!

[@ZigbertD]

Masters of Reality "Sunrise on the Sufferbus" - Our incomparable Mr. Ginger Baker joins existing band with singer who sounds eerily like Jack Bruce to create album of unclassifiable alt rock, sounding like an echoing inpressionistic rendering of Cream from an alternate universe in which the concept of long blues-based guitar solos does not exist. The Smithereens "Meet the Smithereens" - The Smithereens cover "Meet the Beatles", itself an alternate American version of "With the Beatles" with three songs added and five songs (all covers) omitted, seemingly unconcerned with sounding remotely like the Beatles.

[@johnfitzgerald1055]

Awesome vid as always. Would love to see a video of the Boss Blues Driver and where it falls in the overdrive spectrum

[@juanebasurto2777]

Loved that fried blue chorus sound!! its like an old vinyl sound!! great idea for a pedal, fried sound with some mids eq!!

[@Gummmibaer]

Is copying a circuit okay but copying a circuit and the design is shameless? Im confused and mit sure where to draw the line.

[@jansimmelman267]

It is not OK to copy a circuit board but copying a ciircuit is allowed.

[@earthsteward9]

The Grunge pedal is a must have pedal for every jazz guitarist

[@djay6651]

Metal guitarists as well. I run mine through an 8 band FX40B EQ and get a pretty good sound.

[@SlowToe]

😂

[@JaGro89]

Probably my favourite shirt I’ve seen Josh wear on this show.

[@Wingnut_Stickman]

Excellent video, you are very funny. I really like your playing, and I also admire the distortion at 9:52 -- the distorted letters on the name of the pedal -- killer! Check out the soundtrack to the movie Spawn for some odd artist pairings, Filter + The Crystal Method, Buthole Surfers + Moby, you name it.

[@sduck409]

40 seconds in and you’ve already exceeded your quota of saying shameless in one video.

[@ChristopherHero]

PSA: A coworker of mine let me know that you should refer to the place as Ukraine w/o 'The'. Source: coworker is from Ukraine and apparently adding 'The' is offensive.

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

Nobody asked you though.

[@DrewPeabaws]

Simon H shut up Simon

[@AndruJorj]

I've fallen in love with the purple powerhouse named the Suhr Riot and it's "Us Dream" clones. They're fantastic.

[@shawnmcvey7789]

Favorite Supergroup albums: -U.K. debut album -Them Crooked Vultures -Try! by John Mayer Trio -Chester & Lester -Any Cream album -Fourplay debut album -Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs -The live DVD concert from the Yes Union tour?

[@dfkman]

WHERE'S THE ASTRO MESS JOSH?

[@grygrx2637]

The irony of this title should be lost on no one. Hell, you could rename the company this.

[@Splattle101]

I've got that DL-1! I bought it at Kosmic Sound in 1989. It's branded PSK, but it says it's made in Korea. Plastic case and all. It's a great sounding analogue delay, but a touch noisy. It never worked with battery, and the 9 V plug is...loose. But when plugged into a power supply and immobilized it's a cool little toy.

[@jeterman2000]

Temple of the Dog - SO good. Was a big PJ fan back then and this album opened me up to Soundgarden. Chris Cornell's voice blew be away. Loved some of the funky time signatures too.

[@MARK5-FX]

Judgement Night soundtrack.

[@michaelbartholomew8155]

Killer soundtrack!

[@brianramseur3911]

First album that came to mind.

[@famitory]

can we get an "I have the manual" version for those of us with very slightly less shelf space

[@mattstransit1628]

Chris Cornell is one of my all-time favorite artists. Given his affiliation, Audioslave is my personal favorite supergroup in the grunge/90's alt rock flavor.

[@wilmer33086]

My fave one, POS (Piece of Shame!!) you got me on that one Josh. Hilarious 😂

[@ProphetNikoz]

Лол Ерасов засветились))

[@Pinomp]

There is a fanzine all about POS dt-1 in Japan. The author compared and analyzed13 different versions of them. booth.pm/ja/items/1913257

[@simonmarcotte2432]

Very fun episode! The mono "Stereo Chorus CE-5" clone is hilarious. Album "clone" suggestion : Let it Be Naked. It's like the original Beatles album without the Phil Spector lush/soapy orchestration. You finally hear the feel of the band on tracks like Long & winding road. Lot more feel than the original. Few differences in the songlist.

[@kevinvicks5349]

That halfway broken "stereo" JS chorus sounds like it'd be a goldmine for lo-fi chill-hop guitar licks... I more than kinda want it lol

[@dwaynejessome1728]

Mad Season - Above, is out of this world!!! One of my all time favourites! short lived super group, but that album made it's mark

[@daveEmartin]

From their Wiki page:Walking Papers is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2012. The band was formed by singer/guitarist Jeff Angell of The Missionary Position, and drummer Barrett Martin formerly of Screaming Trees. Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan and keyboardist Benjamin Anderson (also of The Missionary Position) were invited to contribute to the band's first album and then were added as official members.Their self-titled debut album, produced by Angell and Martin and mixed by Jack Endino, was released on August 16, 2013 and featured contributions by Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready.

[@theelectrodefunhouse4651]

Scott in my experience on working on some old USSR pedals is a lot of those components have a date code of some capacity. It won’t give you a completion date but you’ll get a rough estimate of when it was made.

[@spencerfreed6947]

Has to be a toss up between the Monarch Stereo Chorus and the Elk Incorporated Big Muff. They both sound fantastic IMO. The band I'd recommend is Tomahawk!!! You have Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Helmet and Jesus Lizard Members mixed, kneaded, formed and allowed to rise into one delicious conglomerate that is then served up piping hot for you to consume through your ear holes!!🍞🥐🥞🥯🪓 And it is by far one of my favorite bands...hope you enjoy!! Keep the entertainment and education coming Josh!! It's much appreciated!!