About JHS

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JHS Pedals is a prominent manufacturer of guitar effects pedals, known for their high-quality craftsmanship, innovative designs, and commitment to tone. Founded in 2007 by Josh Scott in Kansas City, Missouri, JHS Pedals has quickly gained a reputation for producing boutique-quality pedals that cater to a wide range of musical styles and preferences.

JHS offers a diverse lineup of effects pedals, including overdrive, distortion, fuzz, modulation, delay, reverb, and more. The company is known for its meticulous attention to detail and dedication to producing pedals that deliver exceptional tone and versatility. Many of their pedals are designed to capture the tones of classic vintage effects while incorporating modern features and improvements.

In addition to their standard pedal lineup, JHS Pedals also offers a range of signature pedals in collaboration with renowned artists and musicians. These pedals are designed to meet the specific needs and preferences of the artists, providing them with unique tones and features for their playing style.

With a commitment to innovation and a passion for tone, JHS Pedals continues to be a trusted name in the guitar effects industry, providing musicians with inspiring tools to shape their sound and creativity.

Guitar Effect Pedal

A guitar pedal, also known as an effects pedal, is a device used by guitarists to alter the sound of their instrument in various ways. These pedals are typically small, foot-operated units that are connected in a signal chain between the guitar and the amplifier. They can modify the guitar’s tone, pitch, and dynamics by applying different effects such as distortion, reverb, delay, chorus, and more. Guitar pedals come in both analog and digital formats, and they allow musicians to create a wide range of sounds, enhancing their musical expression and creativity. They are essential tools for guitarists in genres ranging from rock and blues to jazz and electronic music.

Overdrive

Overdrive is a popular guitar effect that creates a warm, distorted sound by amplifying the signal of an electric guitar, typically using a pedal or an amp’s built-in circuit. The effect simulates the natural distortion that occurs when a tube amplifier is pushed to its limit, creating a rich, harmonic response that adds sustain, warmth, and character to the tone. Overdrive pedals are commonly used to add grit and growl to a clean tone without the harshness of full distortion.

The overdrive effect works by boosting the input signal, causing the amplifier to break up and clip the waveform, resulting in a smooth, musical distortion. This is often more subtle and less aggressive than other forms of distortion, making overdrive pedals ideal for blues, classic rock, and country players who seek a dynamic sound that responds to their playing touch. Overdrive pedals can be used in conjunction with other effects like delay and reverb to shape a more complex, evolving sound. Popular overdrive pedals include the Ibanez Tube Screamer, the Fulltone OCD, and the Boss OD-3, each offering different tonal characteristics, from smooth and bluesy to punchy and aggressive.

Used

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JHS Pedals JHS Clover Preamp/Boost Guitar Effects Pedal

£143.28

The Volume control allows you to set your volume at unity or as a boost to push your amp or dirt pedals Three EQ controls to give you tons of control to cut or boost Bass, Mids, and Treble The rotary switch has three settings: Full EQ, No Mid, and No EQ Low Cut dip switch removes some of the lows if you feel your tone is too muddy and can help you cut through a mix In addition to the standard 1/4” input and output, the Clover has an XLR output for using as an acoustic or bass preamp

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JHS Pedals OP Overdrive Preamp, Black

£172.38

The JHS Overdrive Preamp is a faithful replication of the unobtainable V1 of DOD’s most loved pedal The Level control adjusts the overall output of the circuit and lets you cut or boost the signal. The level control of this version has been modified (corrected) from the original wiring of the #75 unit, giving this pedal much more volume on tap. The Gain control adjusts the amount of gain inside the overdrive circuit. Turning up “Gain” creates more clipping as it pushes the op-amp and hard clipping into overdrive. We’ve also added a slider switch to this production version, which wasn’t included with the original DOD 250. While researching the #75 “Big Box” pedal, I acquired a second early big-box unit which used a completely different clipping arrangement. It only seemed fair to offer this switch so that you could explore these two variations for yourself. This “Big Box V1” DOD 250 circuit definitely feels like a 250, but with a few changes: more gain/grit overall and more unique low/m… read more

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JHS Charlie Brown V4 Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal

£219.99 £183.55

Turns any amp into a gritty JTM45 stack Drive and Volume control interact the same as a master volume amp head Fine-tune your tone with controls for Bass, Middle, and Treble Stacks beautifully with overdrive pedals for even more shades of grit Standard 9V DC Negative power, consumes less than 100mA

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BOSS SD-1 SUPER OverDrive Effects Pedal for Guitar and Bass – Mild to Moderate Tube – like Overdrive Characteristics Ideal for Clean and Driven amps. BOSS 5-Year Warranty.,Yellow

£73.00 £59.90

Since its release in 1981, the workhorse SD-1 Super Overdrive has been the core gain pedal for generations of players across every musical genre. Based around the revolutionary asymmetrical clipping circuit from the OD-1 Overdrive—one of the three original BOSS compact pedals from 1977. The SD-1 delivers rich, smooth, and highly musical overdrive tones that continue to inspire guitarists everywhere. Genre-defining BOSS overdrive sound. Unique asymmetrical clipping circuit produces tube-like overdrive characteristics. Mild-to-moderate drive tones with focused midrange and tight low end. Ideal for use with clean and slightly driven amps. Also works great for bringing tightness and definition to high-gain amp tones. Stacks well with boost, overdrive, and distortion pedals. AC adaptor not included, optional BOSS PSA adaptor recommended.

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JHS Pedals JHS The Kilt V2 Overdrive and Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal

£145.78

Compact and versatile tone-machine When both toggles are down, you are in the lightest gain setting, amp-like chimney breakup G1 flipped up adds a touch of drive for more riffy grit G2 flipped up puts you almost into distortion land, with more saturation and sustain for lead tones Both toggles flipped up sends the Kilt V2 into almost uncontrollable gated fuzz/distortion that will cut through anything

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