Why Spiral Electric FX Deserve a Look

[@crammojophilter]

Thanks for the love JHS! And thanks for all the kind words Citizens of the Internets! I was on a short vacation in the mountains of Idaho when this dropped, the spotty internet made it so that I could only watch little snippets, but it was exciting to see the response! Rest assured I'll be working my tail off next week building and fulfilling orders! What a riot!

[@jhspedals]

Tom! You're awesome!

[@michaelsnydermusic]

That fuzz was incredible. So clean then boom! I’ve never heard anything like that. I’ll be going to your site after this. Really well done and thank you for all your work on digitech. I don’t know if you did the whammy-wah xp 100 but that thing gave me the opportunity to discover my own sound with ambient guitar back in 1999.

[@FullMetalDMZ]

Love your pedals, Tom!

[@neoconnor4395]

I was going to say something kind, but I don't want to.

[@bradmarden8392]

Dude the Carcosa was THE pedal that got me into fuzz! Tried a bunch before the Carcosa hit me 🙂🙂🙂

[@howardmaryon]

The Nick/Addison swap just goes to show just how talented they both are. They should both get a raise. Neither Nick or Addison told me to say that. Really.

[@sailorr4287]

Was definitely feeling good about Nck’s bass in this jam.

[@strangequark420]

Addison's drumming in the dotted-eighth jam was great.

[@troyrahnedir]

I thought the band had a Flock of Seagulls vibe with Nick and Addison switched

[@strangequark420]

@@troyrahnedir Addison could easily modify his hair for that.

[@frankgeick3641]

In their reverse roles, they don't lock into a groove; which is a plus by me. More please.

[@PALongknife]

The line you said about "all you who buy $7,000 Klons, should buy this instead"-- could not agree more! I own both the White Spiral and the Secret Chord. While very similar, their characters are a little different. The Secret Chord is a touch more "high fidelity", where the White Spiral has just a bit more of what I would call a "raunchiness" when it starts clipping. Yes, they are the "...from my cold, dead hands" pedals on my board. I have at least one of them switched ON at any given time while I'm playing. They're THAT GOOD!

[@ryanjamgotch6398]

I'd totally see JHS live if Josh, Addison, and Nick went on tour and just jammed.

[@TheNino37]

They are my favorite band.

[@redrix3731]

the JHS Roadshow! Just the powertrio jamming would be awesome, but Belle doing her Octavia bit from the musical would be fun Also a slidetone battle with Rhett Shul using only tubescreamers as effects, and of course the OBNE scifi suite with Joshua doing the intro and some weird poetry. but just the trio would be good enough for me!

[@ahriik]

Holy crap I would be SO into that.

[@Rarebirdeffects]

I’d be there in a heartbeat!

[@andrewloyd1328]

Honestly, I'd be there if they just had 90 minutes of nerdy banter! 🤣

[@Smart-Alex]

Poor guy. Got screwed by Digitech first, then Eventide who took his original Rose Pedals name. Thank you Josh for showing this guy some love. Cheers :)

[@RJKANEAO]

Wow I didn’t know that Eventide did that. I’ve worked with Tom for many years as an artist/endorsee with Digitech/ Dod/ Hardwire etc (Harman).. I need to ask him.. I now am supporting him at Spiral playing his pedals and always trying to shout out him whenever possible. The things he did at Digitech was amazing.. one of the first to do the whole cab emulation single pedals with the CabDryVR! That was great.. I used the RP360XP for many years on smaller gigs and the tone was just incredible out of that thing. And even though back then I wasn’t signed to a major label yet he treated me very well.. I was hooked up with him via Travis Larson and Steve Lukather who were both music man artists as I am and also used the hardwire pedals.. They swore buy them so I took their advice..Then I got to know Tom aside from them and I’ve also considered him a genius and a brother from other.. But I never knew Eventide did that, hopefully not on purpose.

[@Smart-Alex]

@@RJKANEAO I believe they sued him to stop using the name but ask him and perhaps correct me if I’m wrong. Thnx for the great info!!

[@cliftontorrence839]

I only have one Tom Cram pedal. BUT, it is a corker. It is a custom one from Rogue Guitar Shop in Albany, Oregon. It's called 'Rogue Gold Edition Yellow Spiral Drive', & it is a massive sounding Beast. Out of my 100 or so pedals it fits in any grouping of any top ten keepers. Yay Tom Cram and many thanks to you Josh. Thanks for such a great job. esp a;; pf the sad antagonisms.

[@Ancient_Iron]

2:28 I have the original "Rose"-version and all that came with it: box, sticker etc. It's with a "rusty" finish and is in mint condition.🤩 The serial number is very faded. I haven't looked inside, if there is another one...?🤔 I think it is: "BR18R" (Black Rose 18 Rust???) but not sure...😔 It is a fantastic pedal, I use it with bass.🤘🏻 Greetings from Finland.🇫🇮🌲🌲🌲

[@RJKANEAO]

Tom Cram is a genius and legend.. Mahalo for doing this video JHS.. As an artist I’ve worked with Tom for years playing his pedals he developed at Digitech/ DOD and Hardwire etc. Not just a talented guy but also a great guy.

[@ileutur6863]

The DOD Carcosa is the best bass fuzz I've ever tried. I'm seriously considering getting the spiral version

[@antipusrises]

Yeah, the Carcosa is one of my all time faves.

[@bouzoukiman5000]

I love my Carcosa

[@iommiclife794]

I have only two Carcosas... I still feel not worthy. I had so many fuzz-pedals on my board from dirty cheap to boutique-expensive. The Carcosa beats them, always, forever.

[@robertyboberty]

It's my favourite fuzz for guitar. I built a clone with germanium diodes but I prefer it stock

[@ileutur6863]

@@iommiclife794 Same here. I swear I went through at least 10 fuzz pedals trying to get my sound. At one point I was buying up whatever seemed cool from random boutique builders. Then, as a last resort, I bought the carcosa which had been sitting on the local marketplace for years right under my nose

[@rude_tech]

I love seeing Spiral Electric getting a shout out. Tom is always a hoot at tradeshows too... if you ever get a chance to meet up with him, DO IT.

[@ChrisBuonoGuitar]

This is great. Tom is a pivotal figure in all this and good people to boot. I have four of his pedals: Black, Yellow (LTD), Allora and this years Summer Cyan (LTD). You can't go wrong with anything Tom makes or Tom for that matter.

[@brianfoskett4410]

Joshua Heath Scott is an inestimable resource, Cherished. THANK YOU!

[@jhspedals]

Thanks!

[@Dazz1806]

Couldn’t agree more. I’ve learned sooooo much from this channel. Thanks for your passion Josh, and indeed the whole JHS crew. So talented.

[@unfinishedBridges]

Tom is awesome! I have one of the first 100 Black Rose units and love it. Support Spiral!

[@jhspedals]

Nice!

[@Ancient_Iron]

I have one too! Greetings from Finland.🇫🇮🌲🌲🌲

[@alexwoods5132]

Im not sure there is a better show related to guitar/pedals/music than the JHS show. Making something that many see as unapproachable as relatable, fun, and insightful and educational all in one. Love these types of vids.

[@coreycongilio]

A well deserved showcase of Tom and his talents! Fantastic as always!

[@michaelsnydermusic]

Anytime I or my nephews mess up a word we sing “Wurdz is Hard” exactly as it is in the stinger. The thing is, my nephews don’t play guitar nor have they never watched the show. But they love that stinger. Well done. 🤘👏

[@jhspedals]

Lol, nice!!

[@enricopallazzo8510]

Proud owner of a Brute Fuzz. It's super cool

[@billgreen4592]

I've known Tom for many years, we worked at Harman together. Spiral is the real deal! Tom is a great guy! Go buy some pedals!

[@paulbellamy2810]

Tom Cram is a top bloke. Creative, funny and makes outstanding gear.

[@jeffrogers5136]

Your production and dry sense of humor is second to none! Tom's first offerings were the Digitech Hardwire series, solid and gig worthy pedals. The Dirty Robot, FreqOut, Trio+, and Supernatural reverb were all just amazing. I own one of the original Black Rose pedals and just got the 2022 Summer Cyan with the BC108 and 109. Never to leave my board. The aural and visual beauty is unmatched. Great show!

[@DK-jr9fc]

The "he has the box" jingle is the sole reason that I now keep the box. I don't know what to do with it, but I just can't throw it away....

[@jhspedals]

Goooooood

[@tuc5987]

Hahaha, I love that 😂

[@greyklopstock7155]

I love the DOD carcosa that I feel like the demhe is a successor to. I feel like that pedal also has that touch sensitivity that I REALLY value. For me, mine is always on and going into either a Nobels odr-1 or an Ibanez mostortion. How I use it is to just add a bit of hair to my cleans when I drop my volume on my guitar, and I am pretty much always using it in Hali mode. The high frequency control is SO dang powerful. If the demhe pedal is anything like the demhe mode on the carcosa, I can guarantee that pedal is an absolute killer and worth it's weight in the rarest of elements

[@davidmackie2901]

Man, that Secret Chord got my attention big time.

[@erikzen1]

Tom Cram and Josh Scott are personal heroes. Really, Tom Cram a lot more than Josh. Actually, I never really heard of JHS but thanks for making an awesome video. I have quite a few Spiral pedals. I bet Josh doesn't have a Typhoon edition or a Summer Cyan version of the Black. I also have a Demhme, Allora, and a White, all fabulous. And while have a Secret Chord tee shirt, I don't have a Secret Chord, Red, or Yellow. Seems like I need need to fill some gaps.

[@malcolmbliss777]

Demhme is pronounced "Demhme"

[@SlowToe]

Thanks, for Burger time and the Pack Rat and the Muffuletta ❤️

[@davetoepfer]

Props to Nick and Addison for properly rocking each others main instruments.

[@mosesortiz9978]

Jams were extra tasty. Good to see Nick fleaing it up on the bass. My day has been made after a new JHS video has dropped. U guyz rok 🤙🏻

[@jhspedals]

Thanks! 💪🏼

[@robertyboberty]

Can confirm Tom Cram is a legend

[@daddybliss3243]

Seriously love the jams. You Sir, know your sounds. Makes me play every time I watch your videos!

[@masonianbund]

I loves me my BLACK ROSE pedal. (#78, O.G.) As soon as I heard the maker of the Carcosa was making a new fuzz I pressed “add to cart” so fast I cracked the screen on my phone.

[@regularnimnule9715]

New to me. Some SERIOUSLY cool pedals here. Thank's Josh for spreading the word!!

[@WhatsUpWhitey]

Fantastic story! Incredible pedals. Who could ask for more?

[@paulcostopulos2743]

I picked up a used Brute fuzz and it even came with the box and all the cool candy. I've been waiting for a Spiral FX episode ever since! It's fantastic. So versatile.

[@sergiopedro4668]

That dirty boost is absolute gold. And those jams are so awesome they sell the pedals. Just awesome jamming, gentlemen.

[@philipharris2273]

Great show - informative, witty, some excellent tunes (and a killer rhythm section), and really good to see the Tom Cram get some airtime for some beautiful work!

[@seanspicer5583]

I remember Tom Cram when I was endorsed with Digitech.Very cool guy

[@Mike_Spor]

I have found that my kemper can give me everything I’ve ever wanted. But thanks to Josh, I can’t stop buying fucking pedals. It’s just so damn exciting and fun to twist those knobs

[@chipsterb4946]

Don’t all those pedals ever get pregnant and reproduce on their own? 😝 It’s funny - I was talking with someone who composes music for film and video about how much fun it is to fool around with pedals like the Walrus Audio Fathom with the variable mode control. He said “I don’t like that control - I need to know what sound I’m going to get.” I realized that he already knows exactly what he wants each piece to sound. I’m not good enough to do that but enjoy experimenting. Sometimes I end up somewhere unexpected, like a Rat on low gain setting, that’s really cool 😎

[@Mike_Spor]

@@chipsterb4946 i cant count how many times I started out with an idea and it went way south after tweaking pedals. from a Rammstein sound to being a mix of santanic pop and JHS blues and his crappy drummer. ;)

[@Metalwolf765]

Checks in the mail was awesome. Love that tone, very early Dinosaur Jr.! Addison made up for the change in skill with sheer aggression, which was also rad. Nick seemed to be having the most fun :)

[@howardanderson3061]

Josh, I so love your channel, OK I want every Spiral pedal my god awesome stuff and incredible story.

[@RichInternationalAir]

First things first! Josh, Nick, Addison.. all your jam sessions are everyone's favorite. 🎸🥁🎛️ I'm certain that many were unaware of Samsung absorbing DoD/Digitech, and the subsequent dismissal of Tom and his teammates. I dread thinking that consolidation could come and undermine the indie pedal makers. Thank you for another great JHS Pedal Show.

[@orryfishburne5326]

Black spiral is definitely on my list of pedals to try. Glad u guys made a video about Spiral Effects. Awesome company

[@pronaypal100]

I have the Black 2, the best fuzz of my life.

[@GraniteSoundtrack]

Great jams! Loved the Spiral Red.

[@owntone5]

I have one of the Rose Pedals Black Rose. It’s a fantastic pedal! With the bias control you can get edge of breakup all the way to full on fuzz.

[@Ancient_Iron]

I have one too! Greetings from Finland.🇫🇮🌲🌲🌲

[@RICFAZMACH]

I love all... pedals.. talk... history... everything. But man... the jam mix are amazing! Great video.. thanx a lot!

[@mattier3030]

I love the DOD 440 envelope

[@theelderskatesman4417]

'before Neil Young dumped Spotify' is a sound I absolutely need!

[@abradfordajb]

I'll tell you, Josh's trio is one of my favorite groups !! They just sound great doing all of these short jams. You guys should cut an album or two ... i'd stand in line for one. Well, a virtual cyberspace line anyway.

[@christianlacasse]

Hello, awesome episode ! My favorite Jam is « check is in the mail ». Like it when you inverse position for fun (drum & bass) with Nick comments! My favorite spiral Pedal is a hard to say. Maybe brute and yellow. Love that Neil Young style of song on a side and Mike Mc Cready on the other side. just like the music enlightens us like a Mirrorball! (Album!) Thanks for all the great JHS shows!

[@victorroffe9983]

Wow I love the content and the sound quality is beyond great thanks Josh

[@bencoop1266]

Hey guys! Long time listener, first time caller. Thank you for what you do. I’m a 30 year drummer that has been reassigned to guitar due to tendinitis and there is too much gear. Thanks for explaining in a way that makes sense.

[@treecavecreative1581]

This episode forcibly made me buy a 440 envelope filter...and a bunch of spiral pedals.:: Shakes fist at sky:: Thanks JHS :)

[@jhspedals]

You're welcome.

[@JBG949]

Josh was Jammin..! ♥👌🏿👍🏿

[@joshuariveraflora]

Just found you all and all the videos so far are incredibly informational. Really appreciate it!

[@mwagliardo]

Which Half Is Horse! Best jam I've heard on this show, tones are stellar! Great job boys

[@jonbarnett9363]

Okay...that next to last jam with the whammy was hawt. The lighter drive pedal (better than klon) was my absolute fave...

[@sirrealistic5625]

This is one I've been waiting for! 😊

[@glendaw4394]

I bought the “ brute “ and it lives down there , on or near my pedal board. The box ! , however , I like to carry around and show all my friends. Buy a Spiral pedal for the “unboxing “ experience, you deserve it.

[@KoaCharvel]

Love these spotlight episodes! Keep the info and jams flowing!

[@JoeKirwins]

Wow the drumbeat on that first jam is dope!!

[@casseurpoisseux]

About the Secret Chord, I only heard: "Please buy this." So I did.

[@davidkent2804]

That white Klon overdrive thing sounds especially good to me

[@kevincaselle3174]

Holy crap! Amazing jams today...

[@johngraves2185]

Another great episode! Thanks for sharing!

[@jhspedals]

Thanks for watching!

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

20:18 _The air was hot and dusty, the trail had been long with little enough water to sustain the majority of them. Many were now drying husks kicked into the dry ditches on the side of the trail. Left dying and their languages, histories, and ancestors, had all been uneducated out of them, because so many were already brainwashed by their own xenophobia, they could only use they gestures they knew to beg for water. But the water in this land was long gone, due to their ancestors greed and utter lack of forethought. They were of course ignored and left in the ditches with only some forlorn looks from their cattle-fam. Left to have the life slowly sucked out of them._ _But for the rest, a somewhat more pleasant end was near as the herd were funneled into a narrow fenced corridor._ _As the sun veered towards the west, the beings in the herd were taken into the building and unalived one by one. As the hot afternoon rode slowly on, the beings could smell the "unalive" growing, but indoctrinated to doing as ordered, they steadily trod on unto their own endings._ _Oh, did I forget to mention what type of being they were? A weird sort of gangly looking, two-legged cattle that were so short-lived (barely a century, if you can believe it) in the ancient days before we found this planet we now refer to as Planet FASCEX45, having something to do with a pivotal moment in their decent into self destruction. They actually destroyed the climate, the biological diversity, and the chemical balance that sustained life, even their own lives._ _I read about them, back in what to them was the year 2067. Too bad for them they had destroyed their own civilization, but good for us or we'd never have been able to make them into this abundant food source._ _By themselves they don't taste very good at all, but with a lot of seasoning they are palatable enough, and serve as a decent source of nutrition for our slaves. Too bad for them they are too weak and mind-numb from all of their unfounded biases and unwarranted fears that they were all too easy to control and through de-education have no chance of ever escaping their destiny to be nothing more than sustenance of slaves._ --Alien lament for a lost un-civilized-ation.

[@ff-qf1th]

my only criticism is that the fact that the aliens have slaves necessarily means that they must be a very right-wing empire, you can't exactly be pro-slavery and have a progressive-leaning space-faring civilisation. So it's weird that they would criticise the cattle for being xenophobic, bigoted, etc. they'd be more likely to criticise them for being biologically inferior or some bs like that. If you remove the alien slavery bit it makes sense though

[@strunkneb]

Now I'm imagining Josh getting on the JHS intercom and getting choked up and teary asking employees "I beg you, if you borrowed the Looking Glass without asking all will be forgiven, your job is secure, just please for the love of everything holy I need this pedal 😭!!"

[@ShlomirBareket]

Aussie fan of Spiral down here. That guy reminds me of Howard Gee, a pedal designer who makes versatile, simple pedals that just get the sound working guitarists need.

[@charlieboone9207]

That's some mighty fine 80's dancing there from Nick in the stardust jam.

[@davidkent2804]

Secret Chord jam was great

[@thaddeusfields4360]

This is a fun channel, but I mostly enjoy seeing Josh discussing his passion. Keep up the good work fellas! I just got a Packrat and really enjoy all the different sounds out of it.

[@bullysstudio]

Screaming stardust nails the things I do for money tone by the northern piles. Stellar!

[@hillx021hill3]

I'm a big Killers fan. I believe that every decade has a precious few perfect albums, and Sam's Town is one of those from the 2000s.

[@deepend69]

You guys should do an episode on the history of the whammy pedal or the ADA flanger.

[@sleinadxela]

I come for the pedals. I stay for the jams.

[@dratinijoga]

Checks in the mail was great!

[@mattkohlhauff685]

That Red pedal sounds amazing. All the jams were my favorite. The thumbnail of this video totally click baited me. I just got this distortion pedal, The Caravan, by Tritonlab. Seriously clicks ALL the boxes for me. I thought you were going show some distortions that were "not like the other girls." Great video as always. Thanks for being so objective

[@thedeadxtras9927]

I’ve loved the Rubberneck for quite sometime!!! Really need to get one soon, can’t really afford to but just gonna have to go into debt and struggle for a few months and just buy one, I’ll have to forget about paying bills and food for a while to get it!! The bailiffs will come knocking again but to have a Rubberneck in my setup will be worth the hassle and trouble I’ll get myself into again to buy a great piece of guitar, recording & studio gear again which I’ve done a number of times previously before!! I know I should be more sensible sometimes but when it’s guitar or studio gear I seem to suffer with some kind of mindful haze and buy the things I really shouldn’t but you only live once and it ain’t no dress rehearsal, plus a rubberneck will benefit my music and is definitely a creative tool so it’s gonna be done very soon.

[@therewasascene]

I’d like a little display with which pickups Josh is using when he plays that guitar. The secret chord jam had a neck single coily sort of hollow sound but obviously that does not exist on that guitar, which makes me think.. neck mini hb+?? Lipstick? Jaguar pickup? Who knows? I. Want to know :).

[@shalabazertheboltstruck8645]

Man that secret chord immediatley turned on the grateful dead 🌹💀

[@BlueBarrier782]

I honestly can't tell which one I like the most. I'd really like to try the Secret Chord though.

[@dr.feelicks2051]

Cool, warm n fuzzy✌️

[@JoelGilardini]

I own 2 pedals by Tom, an Allora and a Custom Black, which has some some tweaks I asked him to implement after I felt in in love with the Allora. Tom liked those mods on my Black so much, that he then implemented these into the standard Black V2! his pedals are amazing! Every setting is tone galore, I wasn't able to find a bad spot while tweaking both fuzz's knobs!

[@jhspedals]

Very cool!

[@JoelGilardini]

@@jhspedals yes! It's a beat! On mine he put also a lo-cut switch and a different texture/clipping selection. Basically back then what I asked Tom was a Black with more gain and incread low end. Check my channel, there's a comparison video between Allora and Black.

[@palmmoot]

Have the Demhe and love it

[@DLawrenceMarketing]

Wonderfully done gentlemen , all your music is wonderfully fun with much love.

[@jhspedals]

Thank you :)

[@DLawrenceMarketing]

@@jhspedals You gentlemen are extremely talented

[@samuelhatman8995]

Back from Vacation and so glad I tuned in. "Which Half is Horse" is classic. My kinda vibe! Yes, you said it... better than a Klon! Secret Chord is on my list!

[@ilyasdelatorre5022]

More great pedals for my ever-growing collection

[@jhspedals]

Good

[@b.scottfarthingsworth]

Horse jam was some long form stuff - cool. These pedals are fuzz-centric, not a fuzz fan but hey, much respek to Tom and what he and his team had accomplished and endured.

[@flemingandjohn3829]

YEP. I'm a fan. I have the Yellow and a Cyan (and a Rubberneck)

[@paulmiller9023]

Josh should be declared the godfather of the pedal industry. Love the dedication!!!!

[@pCeLobster]

He really is. I'd love to see a serious study on the sales dollars he's generated across the entire industry. I think the number of pedal sales that can be directly attributed to him would be pretty shocking.

[@TheNino37]

A pedal with the Stark Industries logo would look super dope!

[@Dthraco]

The music style sounds fun to play. You guys killed it on the bass and drums.

[@macsarcule]

NICK! _Ownin’_ some skronky bass grooves! 🤘😃🎸

[@ran-diy-audio]

Hi Josh! Recently I recently bought a delay Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter, I can see that you have an ES2 on you right, this ES3 is more colour in the repeats, more like tape-ish. The people say that the rubberneck and the Echo shifter are very close. Really surprise me the clarity on the analog circuit repeats. Cheers From Argentina!

[@jefft275]

Checks in the Mail sounds like Hendrix meets Ozric Tentacles. Way cool, double thumbs up!

[@aaronmcnair1829]

I appreciate these reviews because I can't go to my local music store and try them. But you never want to spend a lot of money on a pedal without hearing it.

[@christopherpudney4943]

Allora high gain fuzz. It's totally crazy/brilliant. Very much reminds me of the magic of the Hawaiian Pizza, but more more. The custom knobs, the great box, the case candy (wood chips for smoking meat), stuffed with specialness.

[@mitchellhaaland498]

You guys make bass playing look so great

[@shalabazertheboltstruck8645]

Just you pray davie504 never sees this comment 😂

[@flatgroundtv7097]

What a sad story 💔 Used to like Samsung 😠 Make out something from a disaster 🌪️ Thank you for the inspiration ✊🏽

[@scottworsham]

Hats Off to Which Half is Horse!

[@ReneVignoli]

Thank you. I need "HE HAS THE BOX" in my day. :)

[@imijofsoul-ajimiexperience7164]

The Bloody Finger overdrive is a real sleeper, so good!