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JHS Pedals

JHS Pedals is a guitar effects pedals manufacturer with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

JHS Pedals
Company typeLimited Liability Company
IndustryGuitar Effects Pedals
Founded2007
FounderJoshua Heath Scott
Headquarters
Kansas City, Missouri
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United States
ProductsEffects units
Number of employees
35 (April 2021)
Websitehttps://www.jhspedals.com

History

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JHS Pedals was founded by Joshua Heath Scott in Jackson, Mississippi. He began by repairing and modifying his own pedals,[2] and then sold modified pedals at the local guitar shop before designing his own. Among his early models were the Morning Glory overdrive and the Pulp 'N' Peel compressor.[3][4] In 2009 Scott moved the company to Kansas City, Missouri, eventually expanding to 10 employees.[3] JHS released the Panther analog delay in 2011 and also the SuperBolt overdrive and Prestige booster/buffer/enhancer in 2012.[5]

In 2015 JHS collaborated with Keeley Electronics to produce a combined compressor and overdrive pedal, the Steak and Eggs.[6]

In 2018, Scott and Nick Loux released the first episode of The JHS Show, a video blog about guitar pedal history, products and inventors; Scott's screen persona has been described as "the Bill Nye the Science Guy meets Mister Rogers of guitar".[7]

Products

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JHS Angry Charly overdrive/distortion pedal

JHS manufactures and sells pedals with a variety of effects, including the Morning Glory V4, the Muffuletta, the 3 Series, the Pulp'N'Peel V4, the Andy Timmons AT+, the Paul Gilbert PG-14, the Legends of Fuzz series, the Unicorn Univibe, the Lucky Cat, the Double Barrel V4, the 1966 Series and the Colour Box preamp.[8]

Artist collaborations and documented users

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JHS Pedals has developed custom pedals for artists including Andy Timmons,[9] Butch Walker[10] (who has produced songs for acts like Katy Perry, Weezer and The All-American Rejects), Stu G of Delirious?,[11] Drew Shirley of Switchfoot,[12][13] Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,[14] Paul Gilbert.[15][16] and Madison Cunningham[17][18]

JHS Pedals products have been used by guitarists such as the Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett,[19] John Mayer,[20][21] Mutemath's Roy Mitchell-Cardenas,[22] Muse's Matt Bellamy,[23] Beck,[24] Jessica Dobson (Deep Sea Diver and The Shins),[25] Amber Bain (The Japanese House)[26] and U2's the Edge[27]

In 2017, JHS collaborated with BOSS to produce the Boss JB-2 Angry Driver,[28] which combines the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver and JHS Pedals Angry Charlie.

In 2017, JHS collaborated with Tim Marcus of Milkman Sound to produce the Milkman[29] boost/slap delay.

In 2019, JHS severed ties with Ryan Adams and stopped production of his signature pedal, the VCR, after Adams was accused of sexual misconduct. JHS announced they would be rebranding the remaining pedals to the Space Commander and using the proceeds to support work against sexual abuse and assault.[30][31]

In April 2023, JHS, Electro Harmonix and graphic designer, Daniel Danger collaborated and released the Lizard Queen, an octave fuzz pedal inspired by the 1970s[32] A big box version of the Lizard Queen was released and was limited to 1,000 units, 30 of which featured inverse colors.[33][34]

In August 2023, JHS partnered with Ross, Inc. to reissue, licence, produce and sell five new effect pedals.[35] The first four are the Compressor, Distortion, Chorus and Phaser and are reissued models from Ross, Inc's old collection. The new Fuzz pedal has been taken from the fuzz circuitry from Kustom amplifiers,[36] which were made by Ross, Inc. at the time.

Pedals: The Musical

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On 13 and 14 March 2021, JHS Pedals debuted Pedals: The Musical, a musical comedy about guitar pedals (starring Josh Scott, Rhett Shull and Nick Loux) as a live YouTube JHS Show event. The production specifically focused on the first seven guitar pedals, invented between 1960 and 1970. Peter Kirn of CDM said that the production was "not quite Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat so much as its own Red, White and Blaine. But it is historically accurate."[1]

Josh Scott has announced plans for follow-up productions in the vein of Pedals: The Musical including performances focusing on the 70s, the 80s, the 90s, the 2000s, and the 2010s. Scott has been quoted saying "We want to do a prequel about the invention of the electric guitar from roughly 1931 through 1960. We want to do some straight plays – meaning just acting, no singing – about the lives of inventors like Les Paul, Leo Fender, George Beauchamp. All these people that have amazing narratives and stories, I could see us doing this for a long time; I’m pretty committed to it because I think it’s a fantastic avenue for teaching."[37]

Guitar.com articles

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Beginning in 2021, Josh Scott began writing a series of articles[38] for Guitar.com chronicling the history of the electric guitar and, by extension, guitar pedals. In the series, Scott notably tied historical figures like Mark Twain,[39] Benjamin Franklin,[40] Henry Ford[41] and Charles Darwin[41] into the guitar history narrative.

Controversies

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Evangelical Anti-LGBTQ+ Ties

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JHS and Josh Scott have been at the center of several controversies. Scott was a worship leader with the International House of Prayer (IHOPKC), a Christian evangelical movement and missions organization, based in Kansas City, Missouri.[42][43] IHOPKC were the subjects of the 2013 documentary film God Loves Uganda, which suggests that they were responsible for Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill.[44] IHOPKC's webstore sold an album by Scott.[45]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kirn, Peter (17 March 2021). "Pedals: The Musical, where pedals sing to you about their history, is an actual thing". CDM. Create Digital Media, Gmbh. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ Barnett, Sheena (23 August 2009). "Tupelo resident builds guitar pedal maker business". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b Reiff, Corbin (2 September 2013). "Builder Profile: JHS Pedals". Premier Guitar. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. ^ Devine, Chris (18 August 2016). "JHS Pulp 'N' Peel V4 Review". Performer.
  5. ^ "JHS Pedals introduces the SuperBolt Overdrive and the Prestige pedals". Premier Guitar. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Evans, David A. (12 November 2015). "JHS Pedals and Keeley Electronics Steak and Eggs". Tone Report.
  7. ^ Spacek, Nick (12 March 2021). "Pedals: The Musical from JHS Pedals stomps its way onto YouTube this weekend". The Pitch. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  8. ^ Gore, Joe (10 November 2014). "JHS Colour Box Review". Premier Guitar.
  9. ^ "JHS AT+ Andy Timmons Signature Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal Review". Old-Time Music. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  10. ^ "JHS Pedals Ruby Red | Tone Report". tonereport.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  11. ^ "JHS The Kilt | Tone Report". tonereport.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  12. ^ Jennings, Steve (24 February 2010). "All Access: Switchfoot". Mix. Penton Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "JHS Pedals Bun Runner Fuzz Pedal - Pedal of the Day". www.pedal-of-the-day.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  14. ^ "JHS Pedals Calhoun | Tone Report". tonereport.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  15. ^ Maxwell, Jackson (12 January 2020). "JHS Pedals releases Paul Gilbert Pedal". Guitar Player. Future US Inc. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ "JHS Pedals PG-14 review". MusicRadar. Future Publishing Ltd. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  17. ^ Gardner, Josh (7 July 2020). "Introducing... Madison Cunningham, the Jazzmaster-playing songwriter putting her stamp on modern Americana". Guitar.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  18. ^ Owen, Matt; Maxwell, Jackson (21 October 2022). "JHS Pedals partners with Madison Cunningham for signature Artificial Blonde vibrato pedal".
  19. ^ August 2021, Jonathan Horsley 27 (27 August 2021). "Foo Fighters Chris Shiflett, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear touring pedalboards revealed". MusicRadar. Retrieved 30 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ August 2021, Matt Parker 24 (24 August 2021). "John Mayer's 2021 Dead & Company pedalboard has been revealed – but what's that mystery pedal?". guitarworld. Retrieved 30 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Ze (n.d.). "The Guitar Effects Pedals Behind John Mayer's Wide Ranging Sound Palette". Liberty Park Music. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas | Equipboard". equipboard.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Matthew Bellamy's JHS Crayon | Equipboard". equipboard.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Tech 21 release the SansAmp PSA 2.0 preamp pedal". Mixdown Magazine. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Jessica Dobson's JHS Mini Foot | Equipboard". equipboard.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Gears + Equipment Used By Amber Bain - Gemtracks". Gemtracks.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  27. ^ "The Edge's JHS Colour Box | Equipboard". equipboard.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  28. ^ November 2017, Paul Riario 08 (8 November 2017). "Review: Boss JB-2 Angry Driver Pedal". guitarworld. Retrieved 30 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ "JHS Pedals The Milkman Delay Boost - Pedal of the Day". www.pedal-of-the-day.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  30. ^ "Ryan Adams dropped by guitar, amp and pedal companies following sexual misconduct allegations". MusicRadar. Future Publishing Ltd. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  31. ^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (14 February 2019). "Liz Phair and Karen Elson Share Statements About Ryan Adams Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations". Pitchfork. Condé Nast.
  32. ^ "Lizard Queen | Octave Fuzz - Electro-Harmonix".
  33. ^ https://www.jhspedals.info/lizard-queen-release [bare URL]
  34. ^ Astley-Brown, Michael (21 October 2022). "NAMM 2023: Electro-Harmonix makes Josh Scott's dream a reality with the release of his Lizard Queen Octave Fuzz pedal design".
  35. ^ "OUR STORY". ROSS Electronics. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  36. ^ "ROSS Fuzz". ROSS Electronics. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  37. ^ Gardner, Josh (26 March 2021). "Josh Scott explains why he made a musical about effects pedals… and why he's just getting started". Guitar.com. BandLab Technologies. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  38. ^ "Josh Scott". Guitar.com | All Things Guitar. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  39. ^ "Invention Has A Sound: The story of Mark Twain, a Martin acoustic and the world's first guitar effect". Guitar.com | All Things Guitar. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  40. ^ "Electricity Meets Guitar: How we turned a lightning bolt into rock 'n' roll". Guitar.com | All Things Guitar. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  41. ^ a b "Invention & Evolution: Charles Darwin, Henry Ford and how the death of silent movies birthed the guitar amplifier". Guitar.com | All Things Guitar. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  42. ^ "by". www.ihopkc.org. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  43. ^ Imgur. "imgur.com". Imgur. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  44. ^ Tietz, Jeff (21 January 2014). "Love and Death In the House of Prayer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  45. ^ "Joshua Heath Scott Family Album V1". 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

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