Yes, yes they are, and so are your pedals. You two are actually my two favorite people in this business. Tore, don't remember if he spells it like that, from TC is my third in my top 3. Brian Wampler is really cool too, and I'd probably better stop there before this turns into an essay or article.
@@jumpingman8160 Haha, it was worth a try.... Actually I was being completely sincere and don't want anything but another cool video from Josh,,, and the other guys to keep doing what they do.
@@neocollective You're right on about that. I needed a buffer. Could've got a cheap one but kept looking. Found a almost new Wampler dB-1 for $67. Found a Meat and 3 modded Soul Food for $68. And I know it's old but got a Indyguitarist modded Boss CH-1 for $62. I understand these guys didn't get my money, it's part of recycling pedals to keep the spirit alive. And didn't pay over $100 for any pedal on my board except for a modded Tube Driver that fits on my board better than the new 1 I got. Love that bias knob!
@@sparkyguitar0058 That's great, glad to hear and thanks for the update. Good deals, I'm also a bargain hunter, so much that I cannot stand brand new instruments or equipment with a few new tech exceptions. How do you like the Wampler ? now I want one...LOL
@@neocollective Since I run an older wireless,AKG Bug, the dB-1 keeps my sound clean and tight. Also could be a silent mod 10 band and BBE Sonic stomp. But 13 pedals on board and hook-ups for 3 others on floor, I wouldn't be sure where noise could come from. L O L This is my 1st pedalboard and I think I did pretty good.
"A rush of blood to the head" helped me thru my mom's passing back in 2002, definitely overplayed it, fast forward almost 15 yrs later, fell in love with it this time with tracks that I previously hated. To me that's a sign of a great record, like meeting an old friend after a while.
I've used the DE-7 forever. Had one when I was a kid, foolishly sold it, grabbed one again years later and I've used it ever since. The DE-7 and Carbon Copy are those two delays I just always seem to come back to.
Great album...the album that kinda broke his mind man...dude lost his shit but they still make some interesting music since. Just not 100 percent start to finish all killer no filler like " The Bends" and "OK Computer" were. I do like the later albums though. Kid A, Amnesiac, and the like. They are just so different like its a different band man.
Somehow just running across this channel. Love the down to earth attitude and witty humor. I agree with a lot of comments that a company/creator that is cool, a fan, and part of the community and open about liking other products is very refreshing. Subscribed.
The canyon is no joke, very versatile. A lot of the features are reminiscent of an earlier favorite of mine, the ehx hazarai. The canyon slays on bass and I use it more as a multi effect than a straight up delay.
@@almightytreegod Probably my least favorite feature on it. I'd grab a Boss DD5 for reverse or one of the danelectro's that do reverse. Or the Avalanche Run if you wanna splurge. But DEFINITELY try it before you make a decision.
@@almightytreegod If you want reverse delay, track down an original danelectro backtalk from the late 90s. The canyon is indeed versatile, and I too use it for something other than delay, namely the shimmer function for a faux-keyboard sound
Yeah, I have a canyon - it sits after my lucky cat - which sits after my memory boy. I really like delay. A couple of weeks ago I popped in the second Black Crows album - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion - a record I wore out in High School - and realized the passage of time has made me love it even more. In fact - I'd put it up next to any late 60s, early 70s Stones as one of the finest pure Rock and Roll records ever made. The guitars will destroy you on that thing. Not a weak song in sight. I strongly suggest everybody crank it up and give it a listen. I promise it will blow you away.
Modest Mouse-"We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank". I was flipping through some old CDs last week and put it in. It's been on repeat in my truck ever since, just like 10 years ago. Maybe not the "coolest" album of theirs, but definitely my favorite. Phenomenal sounding guitar work, and lyrics as only they can do.
Darn you, Josh! I was viewing this video while brushing my teeth. When you said you were getting ripped you made me inhale some toothpaste, causing a coughing fit and ending with a terrible side cramp. PSA: use caution when viewing JHS videos.
I bought a Flamma FS03 delay ($79, new) , on Josh's advice and I love it. Set and store presets (no menus and sub menus to navigate) for each delay type. Dead simple, yet versatile, great sounds, dirt cheap! 🤟
I recently rediscovered the wonders of CCR's Bayou Country after having burned the hell out of it in the 80s... tremolo is my favorite effect and Born on the Bayou is a fine example of tremolo goodness. Cheers Josh!
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights. Honestly, after the first year of incessant playing, I didn't retouch it until the anniversary edition. The new album is their best since.
Love Interpol! They recorded their first two cd's in Ct. My pal was hanging with them at the recording studio and they borrowed his Arp Synth. Saw them at Toads Place after U2 tour got postponed and they put together some quick dates! Drummer SUPER UNDERRATED!!!
I recently started listening to Mac Demarco his album 'Salad Days' again. I burned myself out on it a while ago but i enjoy listening to it again because he makes his Teisco Guitar sound so lush through his Chorus pedal into a Twin Reverb.
I love that you have "Loud is more good" on that white amp...because it is The Behringer sounded surprisingly good. I played around with EHX's Canyon at NAMM and was SUPER impressed. And of course you add the DD-20...I had that on my bassist's board and he lost it at the Whiskey in October and I am ultra sad about that. Album I played to DEATH was "In the Flat Field" by Bauhaus. When I was a kid in the 80s, I REALLY played that to DEATH. Recently I threw it on again for nostalgia sake and my word, it is an awesome album.
Behringer pedals are no joke. The very first pedal in my signal chain is an NR-300 'Noise Reducer' ($25 carbon copy of the Boss NS-2 circuit). I'll take it to the grave with me!
@@Jihadbearzwithgunz Actually, just like the Boss NS-2, the NR-300 has its own FX loop that's specifically designed to isolate 'noisy pedals' from the rest of the signal path. I run my compressor, OD & distortion pedals through that loop, then simply run the regular output into the modulation and time-based stuff. Sounds killer, organic and dead silent! 🤘
Yep. I bought the delay Josh mentioned and the Vibrato pre-Waza because I had neither the funds nor the inclination to spend over $500 on vintage Boss pedals. I keep thinking I should take them off my board and out Waza Bosses on, but they sound great, have been reliable, I'd rather buy pickups from Curtis Novak, and I'm lazy. The delay is a straight up DM3 copy and sounds like it.
@@imannonymous7707 It's three-fold; 1) handling 60-cycle single coil pickup hum into compression & dirt tones, 2) running into higher gain, inherently noisy tones in general (think Wampler Sovereign, or the Lead channel on my Boogie Studio .22+) and 3) running into a poorly wired, or noisy outlet in a room with a lot of florescent lights or electromagnetic interference, etc. The Behringer is *not a noise gate* - an important distinction to point out. It's more of a limiter that's designed to isolate and control 'noise' in the most literal sense. I keep the Threshold control very low and run the Decay about half. This allows any unintentional noise to trail off and delay smoothly and gradually, while staying out of the way of the amp's natural feedback, etc.
DD-20 is my favorite pedal of all time. Been on my board for almost 10 years! I didn't expect to see it in this video but it deserves the recognition. I've had the carbon copy on my board for almost as long , amazing pedal
I owned a Boss DD-2, and Japanese DD-3, a MXR Carbon Copy, a Boss Waza Craft Delay and one day I bought a Delay pedal that blew me away and made me sell all of those that I mentioned. A $19.99 (on sale, brand new) Rogue Analog Delay. I don't know what it is exactly about it, but I love it so much that I just got rid of all the others. I even bought another Rogue Analog Delay to keep as a backup.
First of all I totally called the Canyon being on there. Of all the delay pedals I've had, its the only one. Second of all, I used to listen to CAKE's Fashion Nugget so much that I couldn't sleep at night from the songs floating around in my head. Its one of the rare albums that should be listened to from beginning to end as it progresses through all the tracks much like Abbey Road or Let It Be. Comfort Eagle is similar, but Fashion Nugget is a gestalt, and gestalt is a cool word.
@@jimhova basically. back in the day I was into my TS7 (replaced by a JHS modded Soul Food which is always on, an EHQ Westwood and a Russian Big Muff Reissue) and my Phase Shifter (before I really appreciated not having a volume drop...HINT HINT JHS). nowadays I've expanded my horizons.
Just a shout-out to you man. I seriously trust your opinion over just about any other so-called "independent" gear-reviewers out there. You manufacture your own very respectable brand of pedals (I don't own one, yet...) and you could EASILY go QUIET on a lot of these sleeper pedals by other manufacturers, by never mentioning them, but you DON'T, and the fact that you would throw the Behringer Vintage delay into this very respectable lineup, just goes to show me, and everyone else, that you're not a gear snob, that you really are just a fan, and not some corporate junkie out to sell or promote his own brand - MUCH RESPECT! It sort of makes me wonder why other companies don't do this, but there you go... As for the list, I agree with every one of your picks, and I'm in the process of expanding my growing collection of delays. I have the TC Echobrain, which is also under $50 brand new, and does lovely analogue delay / spaceship sounds ;) cheers
I have always experienced that if a video posted on social media gets lots of views and comments there *will* be some haters. I have not seen a single negative comment here. This is truly exceptional for just this reason, if nothing else. This channel is a great rebuttal to cynics who devalue honesty and straightforwardness. Even though you don't at all promote the JHS name here, this is a real great ad. Your genuine love for this stuff comes through clearly, and I feel more inclined to buy a JHS pedal, than any you have demonstrated here.
Dude!!! DD-20 all the way ... seriously that pedal is awesome. I have a timeline, and the only thing I would take it off for would be the dd-20, just for the value and the sound. Big fan right here.
I really appreciate these kind of "sub-$100" videos, because for players on a budget (like me) it's a good starting point for exploring new sounds in an affordable way. I'll be sure to save my pennies for an actual JHS pedal to say "thank you" one of these days.
Switchfoot-Beautiful Letdown. Very introspective and a lot of emotional push, with real good tones and great great lyrics. I'm an emergency department nurse. I like to listen to "Dare You to Move" every now and again before a shift. And when the shift get really really bad, I remember Jon Foreman's words (,"I dare you to move like today never happened",) and I push even harder in the shift.
I fell in love with the FX90 sounds after this video and scored one for $50 from the used section at a GC. Could not be more happy with it. Thank you for this video.
@@lassalle777 I took a deluxe memory boy off my board and replaced it with a late-80s fx90, it's so much easier to dial in the sounds in the head with only three knobs
So glad you included the Behringer and Danelectro pedals; they may be plastic and DIRT CHEAP, but that doesn't mean they don't sound great. I picked up the Behringer because I needed to open up the sound on a new amp I'd purchased that had no built-in reverb, but having just purchased said amp I was in the doghouse with my wife and didn't dare spend any money; for $14 NEW I figured I could use the analog delay and do the "repeat speed all the way up, intensity all the way down" trick to make it sound like an analog reverb. It worked out great, plus I get to use it as a BBD delay, which is cool. It's plastic, but it is much tougher than the word "plastic" would imply. Kudos to you for not being a brand snob, and judging the pedals on their individual merit.
I wore out three 8-track copies and two LP’s of the first Boston album. It made me hate it all the way into the 90’s. About a year ago, I heard “Hitch A Ride” on the radio, came home, put the headphones on and achieved 70’s Utopia.
I have the behringer delay pedal. I use it all the time. I got it for $19 on amazon. It’s great. It sits right next to my catalinbread echorec, which broke the bank, comparatively. Thanks for championing great pedals, regardless of the price point. Your videos rock. I think a lot of TH-cam video makers have forgotten that making music is supposed to be FUN. Thanks!
An album I loved and burned out and then rediscovered was Jaturna by Circa Survive, they got me through some really tough times when I felt uncertain about myself. I have them to thank for the way I play guitar and my taste and helping me discovering my personality and I'm just super thankful to be alive in a time where I have their music and the Jaturna album to get me through tough times. Love copeland btw!
Juturna is a life changing album. It’s perfectly done from start to finish. The guitar parts are insane. They make zero sense out of context but with all the other instruments it creates such a soundscape.
Just when I thought the DD20 wasn’t going to make the list. I love the DD20, I have had mine for almost 11 years now, and I have no intention of getting rid of it. I did recently get it modded and rehoused by NosePedal though. Smaller footprint and onboard tap tempo installed. Also I love Copeland’s Eat, Sleep, Repeat. I had the same experience with Eat Sleep Repeat and In Motion.
I'm glad you like DOD. I think the Classic Fuzz still sounds better, more usable,and more flexible than most boutique fuzz pedals and even a few "original" fuzz designs. The record question is too hard for me to answer. I don't usually get "burned out, sick of" any records; I just get other ones and kinda move on. I get back to all my records eventually, even the ones from which I only like a few songs. There are too many in the latter category. So, instead of answering the question directly, I'll just say that I recently got back to my Chameleons UK collection for the umpteenth time, and last night I wore my voice out singing along in the shower. It was totally worth it, too!
I've had the DD20 since I started buying pedals. Literally have never wanted any of the big boy pedals. I played the timeline and PREFERRED my DD20 over it.
A whole bunch of retailers just blew out their stock of DOD Rubbernecks for $100. Those should be pretty cheap on the used market soon and it's my favorite delay I've ever used.
Wow, and I thought my $149 price at the New Year was good for the Rubberneck! And as for the complaint that it's "noisy AF," that hasn't been my experience ... and I'm running it through a Roland Jazz Chorus 22 that is ultra clean, so believe me I hear every little thing.
My favorite delay pedal is the Digitech Hardwire DL8. It has been discontinued for many years now, but it can be found on the used market for under $100. It also has a built in looper.
I listened so much to Mr. Bungle Disco Volante, trying to make sense of all this organized cacophony... When I did, I was tired of listening to it. Putting it back on a couple of years later, I found out why I fell in love with it in the first place. Wanted to say that I really enjoy your show, while most other guitar shows I have to be feeling like shredding to be listening to, yours relaxes me while keeping me entertained. Thanks a lot and keep up with the good work!
Nothing on the Digitech Obscura??? They're brand new right now for about $80 and have a ton of features. A very slept on pedal and beautiful for creating some slapback that keeps an atmosphere that is modular.
So glad you mentioned the pb&j because I think that's one of the best delays out there. It's also utterly crazy if you turn the time knob whilst playing. Whole tape style pitching etc. Other danelectro delays are nice, there's a lovely slap built as 1/2 the Danelectro Wasabi Rock-a-bye. Has a wonderful hi-cut option for real tape sounds. The revitalised album is Why?'s Elephant Eyelash. Some cool sounding indie meets hip-hop with some obscure yet personal and heartfelt lyrics. Played it to death one summer around a breakup and it took me several years to realise that it was still utterly utterly amazing.
Firstly, that Two-Five pedal kicks ass. Second point, you've inspired me to play with my delay pedals more. I have an EHX Canyon and a Dr. No Motherbrain. As always, great video Josh!
I love that you are a pedal nerd/collector first and businessman second. It seems like a lot of the pedal company owners are cool these days, but they don't all promote other people's current production pedals on their youtube channel. Really enjoying this channel! Can't wait to get a Shamrock!
As far as an album I played entirely too much then rediscovered, I'm going to actually go with an entire band. I remember playing 'Sticks and Stones' by New Found Glory all the time in junior high and early high school on my portable CD player. It was the start of a love affair with pop punk which turned into metal. I hadn't listened to them or that specific album for practically a decade, other than seeing them on Warped tour quite a few years ago. Cut to last weekend. My now ex-fiance and I just split up about 2 months ago. While we are working on it because we are co-workers, we also had tickets to a few shows together, one being NFG. They came on to 'Eye of the Tiger' and I started bobbing my head. By the end of the set I was screaming the lyrics with the drunks beside me, arms around each other. Hugging my ex and thanking her several times. An amazing show. 22 songs back to back. The next day I broke out that album. Tons of memories. It helped pull me out of a funk lately too. Thank you NFG. Also, thank you for including the Behringer. I just got it in the mail and haven't even been able to plug it in. I'm even more excited now.
I occasionally decide to listen to one of The Bronx's albums, then end up spending a month listening to all of them on repeat, then get sick of it. They're all awesome, and a little different.
Plus: I still have the DE7 I bought new... great delay. This is the delay I immediately thought of when I saw the title of this video. It was less than a hundred new and a great value then. I got one ofter seeing a local blues legend player just having one of these on top of his Bassman between guitar and amp. Turn the volume down, clean-ish rhythm and no audible delay, turn up the guitar, lead with delay. The Tone Lok knobs weren't weird, they were a great feature... you find one your magic setting, push the knobs down, never bump your pedal with your toe or whatever and lose your setting. Why can't more pedals have ToneLok knobs? Minus: I had a DD20, I wanted to like it...liked all the features... and they all just didn't sound as good as any other of the delays they tried to mimic. At the time I immediately regretted not spending less and getting a DD-6 or 7 or whatever Boss had in their trad shape at the time. I replaced it with the TC Nova Delay and that stayed on my pedalboard for years after. DD20: Great features, mediocre at best tones.
Love this vid Mr. Josh! As far as an album I ran into the ground and came back to, there are far to many to pin down one; dude, ever have a Zeppelin phase?! However, I have to go with Face To Face by The Kinks. It is an oft-overlooked contribution to their catalog, and loaded with classic late 60's Kinks' sound. Being released at a time where singles still dominated over full LPs, every track on this album seems crafted into a artful narrative worthy of its own 45 pressing. Face To Face framed a memorable swath of my late teens- it was the only CD in my Sony portable for maybe 2-4 months. Just last year I gave it a cover to cover listen and remembered that this album contained all the Ray Davies whimsy, but carried a very dark untertone through almost the whole album. This made it very reapproachable as an adult- it still felt fresh rather than nostalgic. There is a reason that Face To Face is a quietly seminal album on the list of most influential albums in rock history.
Hey! I love dod too! I even refularly gig with an old dod amp! I couldn't believe it when someone actually said the echo park was good. I loved that pedal before I finally broke it. It wasn't cheap either, so I've never tried to find a new one. So happy to hear it's cheaper now!!! I also love a few dan electro pedals. The 18v cool cat is one of the best cheap choruses I've ever had the pleasure to play, and they're dirt cheap if you can find one that still works. That mxr carbon copy.... I don't like it. It's on my board right now. It sits low in the mix, can't do what I want, and the modulation sounds halfassed to my ears. Thanks for your videos. They are always entertaining, and I always learn something new!!!
The EHX Canyon is an incredible pedal. The secondary knob functions put it OVER THE TOP for me. As far as an album I ran into the ground... Young Statues self-titled album was one I played on repeat for about a year straight. I just came back to it this month, and I'm overwhelmed all over again by it.
One of my earliest guitar memories was looking in the back of my dad's songbook (the songs themselves didn't interest me) and seeing an advert for those food-themed Danelectro pedals.
Big Copeland fan here. One album that I burned out and just recently rediscovered is the Verve's Urban Hymns. Nick McCabe's subtle, melodic guitar playing adds so much to those songs, its a fantastic album.
I have the canyon, it is definitely unwieldy, but it's a superb exploration and studio tool. I absolutely recommend it. I use it as a simple delay pedal, but it is possible to use it as an impromptu effect pedal by lowering the delay time and keeping only the wet output. "Tape" gives that "slashed speaker" kind of dirt, "Octave" sounds like a synthetized church organ and "Shimmer" is building lush feedbacking ambient pads that will make you super popular with your stoner friends.
I just tried a TC Electronic Prophet that was used and listed at $30 and fell in love instantly. They're like $70 new, definitely worth a try for digital delay.
What's up with the JHS-branded amp?! The other day I listened to Mezmerize from System of a Down for the first time in like 12 years and I loved it. Not even ashamed.
I mean why be ashamed of great music. I really dig late 90's and early 2000's bands, anything that's post-grunge era really. Alien Ant Farm is really overlooked imo.
I've had the DL-4 (3 times), DD-3, DD-6, DD-7 (twice), Nova Delay, Nova Repeater, EHX Memory Toy and Memory Boy all spend time on my board. But no matter what I try, I just keep coming back to the DD-20. It just gets it done, is dead-simple and rock-solid reliable. I love this thing.
Yes! Can't believe you mentioned the Ibanez DDL. Last year I found a guy selling an 80s Ibanez DUE300 multi effect unit for like $50 so I grabbed it. I intended to flip it but in testing it out, I fell in love with the delay. Did some research and determined it was the same circuit as the DDL so I bought one and it's killer! 👍
Great list of good stuff right here. But there are always these questions missing when it's about delays : What will you do with ? And how will it works in your audio chain? I've played delays since early 80's. Something like 200 différents boxes and racks. I began with digital and finally I've found the holy grails of delays, all in the bucket brigade world. There are not only one, but something like 10. And the top of the top is the Boss Dm-2 Waza Craft you showed in this video. But it's not perfect. I say top of the top because it's the best delay for what I need (high gain soloing with the custom mode) and for my favorite amp : the Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Revision G, made from 1993 to 2000. This Rectifier has the parallel fx loop. Yes, you need a parallel loop for the DM-2 Waza Craft. If your amp has a serial fx loop, for exemple the Soldano SLO100 or the Freedman BE100, or the Rectifier Multiwatts in production since 2010, you will need an extra pedal : the Skrydstrup PL-1. skrydstrup.com/audio-tools/loop-boxes/ I love so much this Dm-2 that I've bought 5 of them : 2 for my W/D/W Rectifiers rig, 2 for my Diezel VH4 Stereo and one for my Soldano SLO100 (with the PL-1 to go parallel with the loop). The Boss Dm-2 works perfect with the Bogner Ecstasy or with the Dual Rectifier 3 channel solo head (the one made from 2000 to 2010) or the Engle Steve Morse signature head… because they are all loaded with parallel fx loop. After the Bm-2, into the loop, I add an Ernie Ball volume pedal. It works as an expression pedal and a booster at the same time. So I can feel like Steve Morse with such a rig. For a few years now, I play all my solos with the Dm-2 Waza Craft. It became a part of my sound. I can't live without it. If you wanna plat some Steve Vai, you need this delay. Feels like Van Halen playing "Ain't talkin bout love"?, plug this delay in front of a Plexi and you got it. Now, in the "not expensive delays world", you should have mentioned 2 other pedals able to work with high gain, in serial and parallel fx loops. Number one : the amazing Way Huge Echo Puss. It's fat and dark as hell. I use this one as a short delay on heavy riffs. This guy knows what should do a delay on a high gain wall of sound. The tone knob is magic! If you play stoner metal, this is the one you need. The Way Huge Supa Puss sounds different, more agressive. It's not the best for the Rectifier, it's better for a Mesa MkIIC+. Number two : the Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail. I use this one for some Pink Floyd under steroids. Imagine a Dual Rectifier with the gain at 8 and the Vapor Trail at 900ms. Now plays the intro of "Sorrow". Huuuuuge xD I use to plug a chorus or a phaser in the insert of this pedal. And just after, I add an Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Neo Verb on plate mode. Welcome into space! If we talk about more expensive delays, here is my top 3. You, at JHS, made the best delay ever with the PantherCub. I own the big box 1.5 that I use with a Friedman BE100 (serial loop). In the insert, I plug an MXR Phase 95 (in phase 90 mode). This delay deliver a paradise clean tone. Awesome! And it works with high gain !!! OMG I love this shit. I bought the v2.0 and it works with parallel loops. So I can use it with my Rectifiers. Great. So I've bought a second one to go dual mono. Another great delay comes from Greece. It's made by Jam Pedals : the Llama. Works only in serial loops. This is my favorite delay for the crunch. It's fat. I use this one to play some Pink Floyd. It has the psychedelic vibe inside. And last but not least, the legendary Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory man. I discovered this unit with Steve Morse and Andy Timmons. I use this one for the clean. This delay is made for clean. Every guitar player should buy one. It's a classic. It sounds like "I feel good at home". I should say it's confortable. I bought the TT1100 too because on this one, you can set the expression pedal on the blend. This is exactly what I need on a delay. Even if high gain is not his territory, the DMM can works with heavy distorsion. It's OK with Marshall, Friedman, Bogner or Suhr amplifiers. I own many other delays, some are expensive. But I will not talk about theme because I don't play them no more. I don't need something else than the ones I just mentioned above. I just have a dream. If somebody, JHS for exemple... could built a rack unit, a stereo full analog one with a line mixer and all those circuits in, I would be the most happy guitar player on earth.
is this Toki or Skwisgarr? your happiness is possibly only as far as a rack with drawers filled with analog pedals with mixer on top or floor switcher like CAE or whoever is hip nowadays. serial, parallel, combo, side chain loops...Session cats been playin this stuff for years. even country pickers with Dumbles and Trainwrecks! Brave new world-sharing is caring kinda stuff. I haven't checked or kept up on it, but gay might mean happy again!
I always wrote off London Calling as I was never a 'punk' guy, I was working a job driving 5 hours a day and ran out of music one afternoon, I went digging in the depths of my ipod and there she was, what a fool i'd been, i played it everyday for a good 6 months untill I couldnt stand it anymore, only recently listened to it again, an amazing album, great music, great lyrics, fantastic production.
Got my 1st vinyl copy of "Electric Ladyland" in high school. After my first year @ college & countless hits of blotter LSD it was beat to s**t & totally unplayable. Replaced it & lost it in the divorce. Bitterness & punk led me away for almost a decade until Experience Hendrix re-released Jimi's catalogue. I bought the deluxe edition. I listen to the whole damn thing at least once a week. "Super Session" (Al Kooper, Stephen Stills & Mike Bloomfield) is a close 2nd.
The great thing about the Danelectro is you can go inside of the pedal and adjust the length of your delay by turning the adjustable resistor. I am sure many other pedals do the same as well. But when I first got it I was discouraged because I needed it to be longer so I explored. My world came alive! Happy was I that I found it.
I agree with you brother, the Ibanez DE7 is an awesome pedal. Bought one in 2000 and still have it. Many pedals have come and gone but the DE7 is still with me. It is a great pedal that is still affordable in the used market. This would be a pedal that I think Ibanez should make again.
JimijaymesGuitarist - Yeh! I’ve still got the CF7 on my board for a version I do of “House of the Rising Sun” - one of the best jet-whoosh flanger sounds ever put into a stompbox!
It’s a great delay. Some people gripe about the housing and no tap tempo , but I think the delay / echo makes up for it . In addition I seem to luck out and have the right tempo selected no matter what I play
I ran Tame Impala's Currents well into the ground a year or two ago. I listened to it again earlier this week and it's still one of my all time favorites.
I am just loving the way you keep informing us about (and promoting) other guys' products! That takes a good character and a healthy portion of self esteem. Congratulations, Sir!
The only album that comes to mind for having burned it out and realizing later that it was still awesome was Van Halen’s Diver Down. Everybody has talked trash about that album, including EVH, who talked about how rushed the production was. Only about five years ago I listened to the album as a whole again for the first time since the 1980s. The whole thing is fantastic! It has some of the most quintessential Van Halen sounds ever recorded! But back in 1982 we wore it out.
Well, yesterday I actually hit that bell button. I never do that. As for delays: my Marshall EH-1 broke down, so I got a Nux Tape Core Deluxe in a big hurry and I actually really like it. As for albums: Paul Simon's Graceland. I was 11 when it came out, played it 10 million times over the years and really rediscovered it last year after seeing Paul's farewell tour in July. Thank you for turning me on to Phoebe Bridgers! She's amazing.
@@spinekeeper thats him! CFM (Charles Mootheart his solo project) is who i saw using it live, i even talked to him afterwards and asked him about it, he said he liked it because it sounded great while also being cheap and functional. I also got a 7" and got it signed afterwards ;^)
@@Psyfonify loud, fuzzy garage jams. CFM was the band that i saw, he (Charles Mootheart) plays with other artists as well, like Mikal Cronin, Ty Segall and many others
Havent watched the video yet, but i just decided yesterday that my next pedal would be a JHS 3 series delay. I really want a delay, didn't want to cheap out, but also don't have a big budget. Thats where the 3 series delay really spoke to me. I figure JHS is going to make a quality product, and i want to support the company just as a thank you for everything ive learned about pedals from these videos.
Psyfonify if you use a switching system with midi, I believe you call different effects on the m5 while engaging and disengaging various pedals on your board at flick of a switch.
@@depotgear does twisting the m9s knobs with a delay on-screen do all the crazy explode your amp demon screeches that the dl4 did when messing with knobs?
Late, I know, but I just found this channel. My burnout album is STP Purple. I’ll listen to it until I’m sick and then a year later I’ll start it up again and love it all over again.
You know, before Danelectro went with food names, they had some larger, better, less-stupidly-named pedals on offer. I got my Dan-Echo used for $45 (they were $90 when they came out in like 1998), and it's a terrific pedal. And it's not plastic. I love my Dan-Echo.
A little over a year ago I was completely obsessed with Titus Andronicus's The Monitor. I haven't really listened to Titus Andronicus at all though for nearly a year but I know that if I sit down and listen to the 2 first songs from that album I'll be stuck listening to it through its entirety again.
Eat, Sleep, Repeat and In Motion are two records that I have listened to countless times. I'm still not tired of them. They both hit me the same way now as they did over ten years ago.
The album I beat into the ground but whenever I come back to it I do it all over again is "Hisingin Blues" by Graveyard. It has everything; its bluesy, gets heavy, psych, great guitars and vocals, and it pays tribute to Pink Floyd and Grateful Dead with the songs Uncomfortably Numb and Ungrateful are the Dead. If you haven't heard it you should probably listen to it three times in a row!
@@thomasaustin8477 Do you all really believe all that? How can people not look around for stuff. I see the same pedals for all kinds of prices. You just gotta look around. Maybe EBay. Maybe Reverb.
An album I did that with was the Blues Traveller first album "self titled". I saw them in a little club called the Wetlands in Soho NYC and went nuts for their music before they released an album. I found they released an album a year later and got it. I played it until not only I, but everyone who knew me was sick of it and put it on the shelf for a decade or so. I pulled it off and did the same thing. Repeated the entire process again. I just pulled it not to long ago and decided there is a couple of songs I have to learn so I'm loving it all over again.
I got a DE7 years ago for like 30$.....used to love the self oscillating stuff......band mates not so much lol Oh yeah burnt out Mars Volta “De-Loused in the Commatorium”.......probably will again soon hah
That's quite an honor to be on your list Josh! Thanks man!!! Dang, your videos are crazy good!
Yes, yes they are, and so are your pedals. You two are actually my two favorite people in this business. Tore, don't remember if he spells it like that, from TC is my third in my top 3. Brian Wampler is really cool too, and I'd probably better stop there before this turns into an essay or article.
@@WhoWouldWantThisName they won't give you stuff, you know.
@@jumpingman8160 Haha, it was worth a try.... Actually I was being completely sincere and don't want anything but another cool video from Josh,,, and the other guys to keep doing what they do.
I want free stuff
DDUUUDDEEE!!!! I LOVE YOUR PEDALS!!!
You have to give a guy props for hawking pedals he doesn't make. I tend to listen a little closer when someone isn't always branding themself.
One of the main reasons I put so much stock in the JHS (and Wampler) videos
I know, right ?! so refreshing in the times we live. Now I really want to have one (or more) of his products.
@@neocollective You're right on about that. I needed a buffer. Could've got a cheap one but kept looking. Found a almost new Wampler dB-1 for $67. Found a Meat and 3 modded Soul Food for $68. And I know it's old but got a Indyguitarist modded Boss CH-1 for $62. I understand these guys didn't get my money, it's part of recycling pedals to keep the spirit alive. And didn't pay over $100 for any pedal on my board except for a modded Tube Driver that fits on my board better than the new 1 I got. Love that bias knob!
@@sparkyguitar0058 That's great, glad to hear and thanks for the update. Good deals, I'm also a bargain hunter, so much that I cannot stand brand new instruments or equipment with a few new tech exceptions.
How do you like the Wampler ? now I want one...LOL
@@neocollective Since I run an older wireless,AKG Bug, the dB-1 keeps my sound clean and tight. Also could be a silent mod 10 band and BBE Sonic stomp. But 13 pedals on board and hook-ups for 3 others on floor, I wouldn't be sure where noise could come from. L O L This is my 1st pedalboard and I think I did pretty good.
"A rush of blood to the head" helped me thru my mom's passing back in 2002, definitely overplayed it, fast forward almost 15 yrs later, fell in love with it this time with tracks that I previously hated. To me that's a sign of a great record, like meeting an old friend after a while.
"Delays that USED TO BE under $100" lol
If this comment is from 2 years ago im cooked bro 💀🙏
please stick to pedals
i don't want the price of milk and bread going up because you talked about it
"Honey, the milk on reverb went up again! We gotta sell the TV"
@@axelbergstrom3644 XDDD
@@esstan7720 Hey buddy. You called it.
Evan Stanley ahh this aged well, aye?
Evan Stanley You were a visionary sir.
I don't play guitar. I use pedals for drum machines/samplers/synths, but this channel is quickly becoming a favorite. So well produced. Thank you!
I've used the DE-7 forever. Had one when I was a kid, foolishly sold it, grabbed one again years later and I've used it ever since. The DE-7 and Carbon Copy are those two delays I just always seem to come back to.
Honestly, I got really burned out with O.K. Comptuer. Played it years later and realized why I wore it out.
I'm fine with my boss dd7
Great album. I still haven't taken it out my list.
Great album...the album that kinda broke his mind man...dude lost his shit but they still make some interesting music since. Just not 100 percent start to finish all killer no filler like " The Bends" and "OK Computer" were. I do like the later albums though. Kid A, Amnesiac, and the like. They are just so different like its a different band man.
PMTluke man, I don’t know. I’ve been giving In Rainbows a chance lately and it is quickly becoming one of my favorites.
@@PMTluke how dare you place the bends higher than in rainbows
I think that we are not talking enough about that JHS amp
And the "loud is more good" on it!? That's an amazing touch
Indeed. That’s all I could look at for the first half of this video.
Yes! Josh, what's the story on the amp?
Joe Biondo apparently it’s a custom built Milkman Amp. It’s a beauty eh?
That amp coupled with the ox attenuation!! Amazing! Josh has totally stepped up his game!
Somehow just running across this channel. Love the down to earth attitude and witty humor. I agree with a lot of comments that a company/creator that is cool, a fan, and part of the community and open about liking other products is very refreshing. Subscribed.
Thanks!
The canyon is no joke, very versatile. A lot of the features are reminiscent of an earlier favorite of mine, the ehx hazarai. The canyon slays on bass and I use it more as a multi effect than a straight up delay.
Bassmage4 I think you just sold me on it. I’m needing something for a reverse delay part on bass.
@@almightytreegod Probably my least favorite feature on it. I'd grab a Boss DD5 for reverse or one of the danelectro's that do reverse. Or the Avalanche Run if you wanna splurge. But DEFINITELY try it before you make a decision.
Bassmage4 oh ok. Thanks!
@@almightytreegod If you want reverse delay, track down an original danelectro backtalk from the late 90s. The canyon is indeed versatile, and I too use it for something other than delay, namely the shimmer function for a faux-keyboard sound
Yeah, I have a canyon - it sits after my lucky cat - which sits after my memory boy. I really like delay. A couple of weeks ago I popped in the second Black Crows album - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion - a record I wore out in High School - and realized the passage of time has made me love it even more. In fact - I'd put it up next to any late 60s, early 70s Stones as one of the finest pure Rock and Roll records ever made. The guitars will destroy you on that thing. Not a weak song in sight. I strongly suggest everybody crank it up and give it a listen. I promise it will blow you away.
Modest Mouse-"We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank". I was flipping through some old CDs last week and put it in. It's been on repeat in my truck ever since, just like 10 years ago. Maybe not the "coolest" album of theirs, but definitely my favorite. Phenomenal sounding guitar work, and lyrics as only they can do.
Darn you, Josh! I was viewing this video while brushing my teeth. When you said you were getting ripped you made me inhale some toothpaste, causing a coughing fit and ending with a terrible side cramp.
PSA: use caution when viewing JHS videos.
"If you have a gold pedal, you should play a gold pedal." Haha... Absolute gem for us all to live by. 🙂
Needs to be on a T-Shirt :)
@Randy Scheel I'm jaleous. It looks very sexy !
Maybe we should all buy paint.
I bought a Flamma FS03 delay ($79, new) , on Josh's advice and I love it. Set and store presets (no menus and sub menus to navigate) for each delay type. Dead simple, yet versatile, great sounds, dirt cheap! 🤟
I recently rediscovered the wonders of CCR's Bayou Country after having burned the hell out of it in the 80s... tremolo is my favorite effect and Born on the Bayou is a fine example of tremolo goodness. Cheers Josh!
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights. Honestly, after the first year of incessant playing, I didn't retouch it until the anniversary edition. The new album is their best since.
Agreed. Can't stop listening to the new album!
Love Interpol! They recorded their first two cd's in Ct. My pal was hanging with them at the recording studio and they borrowed his Arp Synth. Saw them at Toads Place after U2 tour got postponed and they put together some quick dates! Drummer SUPER UNDERRATED!!!
I recently started listening to Mac Demarco his album 'Salad Days' again. I burned myself out on it a while ago but i enjoy listening to it again because he makes his Teisco Guitar sound so lush through his Chorus pedal into a Twin Reverb.
I love that you have "Loud is more good" on that white amp...because it is
The Behringer sounded surprisingly good. I played around with EHX's Canyon at NAMM and was SUPER impressed. And of course you add the DD-20...I had that on my bassist's board and he lost it at the Whiskey in October and I am ultra sad about that.
Album I played to DEATH was "In the Flat Field" by Bauhaus. When I was a kid in the 80s, I REALLY played that to DEATH. Recently I threw it on again for nostalgia sake and my word, it is an awesome album.
Behringer pedals are no joke. The very first pedal in my signal chain is an NR-300 'Noise Reducer' ($25 carbon copy of the Boss NS-2 circuit). I'll take it to the grave with me!
Do you run any od or drive if so you should have it after them but before your modulation (so it doesnt cut the delays reverb chorus tails off)
Why whats ur application? Is ur tone distorted , is it for handling noise or is it for eq ? Just curious, not judging
@@Jihadbearzwithgunz Actually, just like the Boss NS-2, the NR-300 has its own FX loop that's specifically designed to isolate 'noisy pedals' from the rest of the signal path. I run my compressor, OD & distortion pedals through that loop, then simply run the regular output into the modulation and time-based stuff. Sounds killer, organic and dead silent! 🤘
Yep. I bought the delay Josh mentioned and the Vibrato pre-Waza because I had neither the funds nor the inclination to spend over $500 on vintage Boss pedals. I keep thinking I should take them off my board and out Waza Bosses on, but they sound great, have been reliable, I'd rather buy pickups from Curtis Novak, and I'm lazy. The delay is a straight up DM3 copy and sounds like it.
@@imannonymous7707 It's three-fold; 1) handling 60-cycle single coil pickup hum into compression & dirt tones, 2) running into higher gain, inherently noisy tones in general (think Wampler Sovereign, or the Lead channel on my Boogie Studio .22+) and 3) running into a poorly wired, or noisy outlet in a room with a lot of florescent lights or electromagnetic interference, etc.
The Behringer is *not a noise gate* - an important distinction to point out. It's more of a limiter that's designed to isolate and control 'noise' in the most literal sense. I keep the Threshold control very low and run the Decay about half. This allows any unintentional noise to trail off and delay smoothly and gradually, while staying out of the way of the amp's natural feedback, etc.
DD-20 is my favorite pedal of all time. Been on my board for almost 10 years! I didn't expect to see it in this video but it deserves the recognition. I've had the carbon copy on my board for almost as long , amazing pedal
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Look no further JHS IS IT! great job jhs thank you
I owned a Boss DD-2, and Japanese DD-3, a MXR Carbon Copy, a Boss Waza Craft Delay and one day I bought a Delay pedal that blew me away and made me sell all of those that I mentioned.
A $19.99 (on sale, brand new) Rogue Analog Delay.
I don't know what it is exactly about it, but I love it so much that I just got rid of all the others.
I even bought another Rogue Analog Delay to keep as a backup.
First of all I totally called the Canyon being on there. Of all the delay pedals I've had, its the only one.
Second of all, I used to listen to CAKE's Fashion Nugget so much that I couldn't sleep at night from the songs floating around in my head. Its one of the rare albums that should be listened to from beginning to end as it progresses through all the tracks much like Abbey Road or Let It Be. Comfort Eagle is similar, but Fashion Nugget is a gestalt, and gestalt is a cool word.
Comfort Eagle tracks, as many Cake tracks are, is pure, blissful earwormville! :)
Their version of I will survive is iconic.
I'm a huge fan of those albums too
Do you mean you've only had one delay pedal?
@@jimhova basically. back in the day I was into my TS7 (replaced by a JHS modded Soul Food which is always on, an EHQ Westwood and a Russian Big Muff Reissue) and my Phase Shifter (before I really appreciated not having a volume drop...HINT HINT JHS). nowadays I've expanded my horizons.
Just a shout-out to you man. I seriously trust your opinion over just about any other so-called "independent" gear-reviewers out there. You manufacture your own very respectable brand of pedals (I don't own one, yet...) and you could EASILY go QUIET on a lot of these sleeper pedals by other manufacturers, by never mentioning them, but you DON'T, and the fact that you would throw the Behringer Vintage delay into this very respectable lineup, just goes to show me, and everyone else, that you're not a gear snob, that you really are just a fan, and not some corporate junkie out to sell or promote his own brand - MUCH RESPECT! It sort of makes me wonder why other companies don't do this, but there you go... As for the list, I agree with every one of your picks, and I'm in the process of expanding my growing collection of delays. I have the TC Echobrain, which is also under $50 brand new, and does lovely analogue delay / spaceship sounds ;) cheers
WREN AND CUFF!!! They make such amazing pedals and don’t get talked about enough
I have always experienced that if a video posted on social media gets lots of views and comments there *will* be some haters. I have not seen a single negative comment here. This is truly exceptional for just this reason, if nothing else. This channel is a great rebuttal to cynics who devalue honesty and straightforwardness.
Even though you don't at all promote the JHS name here, this is a real great ad. Your genuine love for this stuff comes through clearly, and I feel more inclined to buy a JHS pedal, than any you have demonstrated here.
Dude!!! DD-20 all the way ... seriously that pedal is awesome. I have a timeline, and the only thing I would take it off for would be the dd-20, just for the value and the sound. Big fan right here.
Yep. All the different modes are really good. Does analog sounds better than actual analog delays
I really appreciate these kind of "sub-$100" videos, because for players on a budget (like me) it's a good starting point for exploring new sounds in an affordable way. I'll be sure to save my pennies for an actual JHS pedal to say "thank you" one of these days.
The DD-20 was my favorite pedal for years! I ended up replacing it with a DOD Rubber neck. Both really good pedals.
Switchfoot-Beautiful Letdown. Very introspective and a lot of emotional push, with real good tones and great great lyrics. I'm an emergency department nurse. I like to listen to "Dare You to Move" every now and again before a shift. And when the shift get really really bad, I remember Jon Foreman's words (,"I dare you to move like today never happened",) and I push even harder in the shift.
“Someone gave you a chance...” that hit me as one of the funniest things you’ve said. I was cracking up. Great video, as always. Keep it up.
I fell in love with the FX90 sounds after this video and scored one for $50 from the used section at a GC. Could not be more happy with it. Thank you for this video.
For those interested, that DOD delay would cost $340 in today’s money.
Lucky me, I got one !
@@lassalle777 I took a deluxe memory boy off my board and replaced it with a late-80s fx90, it's so much easier to dial in the sounds in the head with only three knobs
So glad you included the Behringer and Danelectro pedals; they may be plastic and DIRT CHEAP, but that doesn't mean they don't sound great. I picked up the Behringer because I needed to open up the sound on a new amp I'd purchased that had no built-in reverb, but having just purchased said amp I was in the doghouse with my wife and didn't dare spend any money; for $14 NEW I figured I could use the analog delay and do the "repeat speed all the way up, intensity all the way down" trick to make it sound like an analog reverb. It worked out great, plus I get to use it as a BBD delay, which is cool. It's plastic, but it is much tougher than the word "plastic" would imply. Kudos to you for not being a brand snob, and judging the pedals on their individual merit.
I wore out three 8-track copies and two LP’s of the first Boston album. It made me hate it all the way into the 90’s.
About a year ago, I heard “Hitch A Ride” on the radio, came home, put the headphones on and achieved 70’s Utopia.
I have the behringer delay pedal. I use it all the time. I got it for $19 on amazon. It’s great. It sits right next to my catalinbread echorec, which broke the bank, comparatively. Thanks for championing great pedals, regardless of the price point. Your videos rock. I think a lot of TH-cam video makers have forgotten that making music is supposed to be FUN. Thanks!
An album I loved and burned out and then rediscovered was Jaturna by Circa Survive, they got me through some really tough times when I felt uncertain about myself. I have them to thank for the way I play guitar and my taste and helping me discovering my personality and I'm just super thankful to be alive in a time where I have their music and the Jaturna album to get me through tough times.
Love copeland btw!
Juturna is a life changing album. It’s perfectly done from start to finish. The guitar parts are insane. They make zero sense out of context but with all the other instruments it creates such a soundscape.
I've got a DD500, but before that I had the flashback mini, and I absolutely LOVED it. Great value
Just when I thought the DD20 wasn’t going to make the list. I love the DD20, I have had mine for almost 11 years now, and I have no intention of getting rid of it. I did recently get it modded and rehoused by NosePedal though. Smaller footprint and onboard tap tempo installed.
Also I love Copeland’s Eat, Sleep, Repeat. I had the same experience with Eat Sleep Repeat and In Motion.
I'm glad you like DOD. I think the Classic Fuzz still sounds better, more usable,and more flexible than most boutique fuzz pedals and even a few "original" fuzz designs.
The record question is too hard for me to answer. I don't usually get "burned out, sick of" any records; I just get other ones and kinda move on. I get back to all my records eventually, even the ones from which I only like a few songs. There are too many in the latter category.
So, instead of answering the question directly, I'll just say that I recently got back to my Chameleons UK collection for the umpteenth time, and last night I wore my voice out singing along in the shower. It was totally worth it, too!
Classic fuzz is killer. Great tone control and FAT on bass.
I've had the DD20 since I started buying pedals. Literally have never wanted any of the big boy pedals. I played the timeline and PREFERRED my DD20 over it.
A whole bunch of retailers just blew out their stock of DOD Rubbernecks for $100. Those should be pretty cheap on the used market soon and it's my favorite delay I've ever used.
Mike Cerame U wanted to live it, but noisy AF
really i missed the boat on the $100 rubberneck blowouts...
Wow, and I thought my $149 price at the New Year was good for the Rubberneck! And as for the complaint that it's "noisy AF," that hasn't been my experience ... and I'm running it through a Roland Jazz Chorus 22 that is ultra clean, so believe me I hear every little thing.
My favorite delay pedal is the Digitech Hardwire DL8. It has been discontinued for many years now, but it can be found on the used market for under $100. It also has a built in looper.
Inflation, wars, pandemics are all killing these prices, you'll have to rename this vid to "delays under $200".
I listened so much to Mr. Bungle Disco Volante, trying to make sense of all this organized cacophony... When I did, I was tired of listening to it. Putting it back on a couple of years later, I found out why I fell in love with it in the first place. Wanted to say that I really enjoy your show, while most other guitar shows I have to be feeling like shredding to be listening to, yours relaxes me while keeping me entertained. Thanks a lot and keep up with the good work!
Nothing on the Digitech Obscura??? They're brand new right now for about $80 and have a ton of features. A very slept on pedal and beautiful for creating some slapback that keeps an atmosphere that is modular.
chase fochler the obscura is an awesome pedal! My only complaint is that I wish it was a bit taller - sounds wonderful though!
So glad you mentioned the pb&j because I think that's one of the best delays out there. It's also utterly crazy if you turn the time knob whilst playing. Whole tape style pitching etc.
Other danelectro delays are nice, there's a lovely slap built as 1/2 the Danelectro Wasabi Rock-a-bye. Has a wonderful hi-cut option for real tape sounds.
The revitalised album is Why?'s Elephant Eyelash. Some cool sounding indie meets hip-hop with some obscure yet personal and heartfelt lyrics. Played it to death one summer around a breakup and it took me several years to realise that it was still utterly utterly amazing.
Firstly, that Two-Five pedal kicks ass. Second point, you've inspired me to play with my delay pedals more. I have an EHX Canyon and a Dr. No Motherbrain. As always, great video Josh!
I love that you are a pedal nerd/collector first and businessman second. It seems like a lot of the pedal company owners are cool these days, but they don't all promote other people's current production pedals on their youtube channel. Really enjoying this channel! Can't wait to get a Shamrock!
You have some of the most beautiful, unique guitars.
As far as an album I played entirely too much then rediscovered, I'm going to actually go with an entire band. I remember playing 'Sticks and Stones' by New Found Glory all the time in junior high and early high school on my portable CD player. It was the start of a love affair with pop punk which turned into metal. I hadn't listened to them or that specific album for practically a decade, other than seeing them on Warped tour quite a few years ago. Cut to last weekend. My now ex-fiance and I just split up about 2 months ago. While we are working on it because we are co-workers, we also had tickets to a few shows together, one being NFG. They came on to 'Eye of the Tiger' and I started bobbing my head. By the end of the set I was screaming the lyrics with the drunks beside me, arms around each other. Hugging my ex and thanking her several times. An amazing show. 22 songs back to back. The next day I broke out that album. Tons of memories. It helped pull me out of a funk lately too. Thank you NFG.
Also, thank you for including the Behringer. I just got it in the mail and haven't even been able to plug it in. I'm even more excited now.
I occasionally decide to listen to one of The Bronx's albums, then end up spending a month listening to all of them on repeat, then get sick of it. They're all awesome, and a little different.
Plus: I still have the DE7 I bought new... great delay. This is the delay I immediately thought of when I saw the title of this video. It was less than a hundred new and a great value then. I got one ofter seeing a local blues legend player just having one of these on top of his Bassman between guitar and amp. Turn the volume down, clean-ish rhythm and no audible delay, turn up the guitar, lead with delay. The Tone Lok knobs weren't weird, they were a great feature... you find one your magic setting, push the knobs down, never bump your pedal with your toe or whatever and lose your setting. Why can't more pedals have ToneLok knobs?
Minus: I had a DD20, I wanted to like it...liked all the features... and they all just didn't sound as good as any other of the delays they tried to mimic. At the time I immediately regretted not spending less and getting a DD-6 or 7 or whatever Boss had in their trad shape at the time. I replaced it with the TC Nova Delay and that stayed on my pedalboard for years after. DD20: Great features, mediocre at best tones.
Love your videos! Incredibly informational and helpful! Thank you JHS!
Love this vid Mr. Josh!
As far as an album I ran into the ground and came back to, there are far to many to pin down one; dude, ever have a Zeppelin phase?! However, I have to go with Face To Face by The Kinks. It is an oft-overlooked contribution to their catalog, and loaded with classic late 60's Kinks' sound. Being released at a time where singles still dominated over full LPs, every track on this album seems crafted into a artful narrative worthy of its own 45 pressing.
Face To Face framed a memorable swath of my late teens- it was the only CD in my Sony portable for maybe 2-4 months. Just last year I gave it a cover to cover listen and remembered that this album contained all the Ray Davies whimsy, but carried a very dark untertone through almost the whole album. This made it very reapproachable as an adult- it still felt fresh rather than nostalgic. There is a reason that Face To Face is a quietly seminal album on the list of most influential albums in rock history.
my wife heard you say "Russian Big Muff" and asked what i was watching ...
Gordon Yould 😂 🤣 My wife did the same thing 😂 🤣
So funny. 😂
Hey! I love dod too! I even refularly gig with an old dod amp!
I couldn't believe it when someone actually said the echo park was good. I loved that pedal before I finally broke it. It wasn't cheap either, so I've never tried to find a new one. So happy to hear it's cheaper now!!! I also love a few dan electro pedals. The 18v cool cat is one of the best cheap choruses I've ever had the pleasure to play, and they're dirt cheap if you can find one that still works.
That mxr carbon copy.... I don't like it. It's on my board right now. It sits low in the mix, can't do what I want, and the modulation sounds halfassed to my ears.
Thanks for your videos. They are always entertaining, and I always learn something new!!!
Yeah my Echo Park took a dump too That's the problem w old delay pedals Been using a Mag Echo
That Behringer guy is an inspiration. I'm basing my look on him, guitar face 'n all.
The EHX Canyon is an incredible pedal. The secondary knob functions put it OVER THE TOP for me. As far as an album I ran into the ground... Young Statues self-titled album was one I played on repeat for about a year straight. I just came back to it this month, and I'm overwhelmed all over again by it.
One of my earliest guitar memories was looking in the back of my dad's songbook (the songs themselves didn't interest me) and seeing an advert for those food-themed Danelectro pedals.
Big Copeland fan here. One album that I burned out and just recently rediscovered is the Verve's Urban Hymns. Nick McCabe's subtle, melodic guitar playing adds so much to those songs, its a fantastic album.
"If you have a gold pedal, you should play a gold pedal". This is going on my studio wall, lol...
I have the canyon, it is definitely unwieldy, but it's a superb exploration and studio tool. I absolutely recommend it.
I use it as a simple delay pedal, but it is possible to use it as an impromptu effect pedal by lowering the delay time and keeping only the wet output. "Tape" gives that "slashed speaker" kind of dirt, "Octave" sounds like a synthetized church organ and "Shimmer" is building lush feedbacking ambient pads that will make you super popular with your stoner friends.
Just to add one more: Akai Headrush E2.
It's an amazing tape echo emulation and costs well under 100 bucks.
I’ve been praising dod delays forever now. Awesome to see one here. I’ve got a dfx91 that’s never left my board
Was set locked about buying a dd7 but went for the dd20 after this. That one was actually cheaper as well :).
Great sounding pedal!
Cheers!
I just tried a TC Electronic Prophet that was used and listed at $30 and fell in love instantly. They're like $70 new, definitely worth a try for digital delay.
What's up with the JHS-branded amp?! The other day I listened to Mezmerize from System of a Down for the first time in like 12 years and I loved it. Not even ashamed.
Pat Flanigan Yeah, but their first album is goddamn LEGENDARY
Pat Flanigan it’s a milkman amp
I mean why be ashamed of great music. I really dig late 90's and early 2000's bands, anything that's post-grunge era really. Alien Ant Farm is really overlooked imo.
I believe its a Milkman amp made for him. They are amazing amp builders
Maynard Madsen custom milkman
I've had the DL-4 (3 times), DD-3, DD-6, DD-7 (twice), Nova Delay, Nova Repeater, EHX Memory Toy and Memory Boy all spend time on my board. But no matter what I try, I just keep coming back to the DD-20. It just gets it done, is dead-simple and rock-solid reliable. I love this thing.
My album would be Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys Thanx for another great episode
Yes! Can't believe you mentioned the Ibanez DDL. Last year I found a guy selling an 80s Ibanez DUE300 multi effect unit for like $50 so I grabbed it. I intended to flip it but in testing it out, I fell in love with the delay. Did some research and determined it was the same circuit as the DDL so I bought one and it's killer! 👍
Great list of good stuff right here. But there are always these questions missing when it's about delays :
What will you do with ? And how will it works in your audio chain?
I've played delays since early 80's. Something like 200 différents boxes and racks. I began with digital and finally I've found the holy grails of delays, all in the bucket brigade world. There are not only one, but something like 10. And the top of the top is the Boss Dm-2 Waza Craft you showed in this video. But it's not perfect. I say top of the top because it's the best delay for what I need (high gain soloing with the custom mode) and for my favorite amp : the Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Revision G, made from 1993 to 2000. This Rectifier has the parallel fx loop. Yes, you need a parallel loop for the DM-2 Waza Craft. If your amp has a serial fx loop, for exemple the Soldano SLO100 or the Freedman BE100, or the Rectifier Multiwatts in production since 2010, you will need an extra pedal : the Skrydstrup PL-1. skrydstrup.com/audio-tools/loop-boxes/
I love so much this Dm-2 that I've bought 5 of them : 2 for my W/D/W Rectifiers rig, 2 for my Diezel VH4 Stereo and one for my Soldano SLO100 (with the PL-1 to go parallel with the loop). The Boss Dm-2 works perfect with the Bogner Ecstasy or with the Dual Rectifier 3 channel solo head (the one made from 2000 to 2010) or the Engle Steve Morse signature head… because they are all loaded with parallel fx loop. After the Bm-2, into the loop, I add an Ernie Ball volume pedal. It works as an expression pedal and a booster at the same time. So I can feel like Steve Morse with such a rig. For a few years now, I play all my solos with the Dm-2 Waza Craft. It became a part of my sound. I can't live without it. If you wanna plat some Steve Vai, you need this delay. Feels like Van Halen playing "Ain't talkin bout love"?, plug this delay in front of a Plexi and you got it.
Now, in the "not expensive delays world", you should have mentioned 2 other pedals able to work with high gain, in serial and parallel fx loops.
Number one : the amazing Way Huge Echo Puss. It's fat and dark as hell. I use this one as a short delay on heavy riffs. This guy knows what should do a delay on a high gain wall of sound. The tone knob is magic! If you play stoner metal, this is the one you need. The Way Huge Supa Puss sounds different, more agressive. It's not the best for the Rectifier, it's better for a Mesa MkIIC+.
Number two : the Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail. I use this one for some Pink Floyd under steroids. Imagine a Dual Rectifier with the gain at 8 and the Vapor Trail at 900ms. Now plays the intro of "Sorrow". Huuuuuge xD I use to plug a chorus or a phaser in the insert of this pedal. And just after, I add an Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Neo Verb on plate mode. Welcome into space!
If we talk about more expensive delays, here is my top 3.
You, at JHS, made the best delay ever with the PantherCub. I own the big box 1.5 that I use with a Friedman BE100 (serial loop). In the insert, I plug an MXR Phase 95 (in phase 90 mode). This delay deliver a paradise clean tone. Awesome! And it works with high gain !!! OMG I love this shit. I bought the v2.0 and it works with parallel loops. So I can use it with my Rectifiers. Great. So I've bought a second one to go dual mono.
Another great delay comes from Greece. It's made by Jam Pedals : the Llama. Works only in serial loops. This is my favorite delay for the crunch. It's fat. I use this one to play some Pink Floyd. It has the psychedelic vibe inside.
And last but not least, the legendary Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory man. I discovered this unit with Steve Morse and Andy Timmons. I use this one for the clean. This delay is made for clean. Every guitar player should buy one. It's a classic. It sounds like "I feel good at home". I should say it's confortable. I bought the TT1100 too because on this one, you can set the expression pedal on the blend. This is exactly what I need on a delay. Even if high gain is not his territory, the DMM can works with heavy distorsion. It's OK with Marshall, Friedman, Bogner or Suhr amplifiers.
I own many other delays, some are expensive. But I will not talk about theme because I don't play them no more. I don't need something else than the ones I just mentioned above. I just have a dream. If somebody, JHS for exemple... could built a rack unit, a stereo full analog one with a line mixer and all those circuits in, I would be the most happy guitar player on earth.
is this Toki or Skwisgarr? your happiness is possibly only as far as a rack with drawers filled with analog pedals with mixer on top or floor switcher like CAE or whoever is hip nowadays. serial, parallel, combo, side chain loops...Session cats been playin this stuff for years. even country pickers with Dumbles and Trainwrecks! Brave new world-sharing is caring kinda stuff. I haven't checked or kept up on it, but gay might mean happy again!
I always wrote off London Calling as I was never a 'punk' guy, I was working a job driving 5 hours a day and ran out of music one afternoon, I went digging in the depths of my ipod and there she was, what a fool i'd been, i played it everyday for a good 6 months untill I couldnt stand it anymore, only recently listened to it again, an amazing album, great music, great lyrics, fantastic production.
My album: Red House Painters- "Songs for a Blue Guitar"
Eat, Sleep, Repeat is pure gold. I forgot how much I loved this record. Thanks Josh!
Got my 1st vinyl copy of "Electric Ladyland" in high school. After my first year @ college & countless hits of blotter LSD it was beat to s**t & totally unplayable. Replaced it & lost it in the divorce. Bitterness & punk led me away for almost a decade until Experience Hendrix re-released Jimi's catalogue. I bought the deluxe edition. I listen to the whole damn thing at least once a week. "Super Session" (Al Kooper, Stephen Stills & Mike Bloomfield) is a close 2nd.
The version of Donovan's 'Season of the Witch' on that Super Session album is killer.
The great thing about the Danelectro is you can go inside of the pedal and adjust the length of your delay by turning the adjustable resistor. I am sure many other pedals do the same as well. But when I first got it I was discouraged because I needed it to be longer so I explored. My world came alive! Happy was I that I found it.
Don't tell people about the DE7. They're getting harder to find!
I agree with you brother, the Ibanez DE7 is an awesome pedal. Bought one in 2000 and still have it. Many pedals have come and gone but the DE7 is still with me. It is a great pedal that is still affordable in the used market. This would be a pedal that I think Ibanez should make again.
Some of the 7 series was really cool and inventive, I wish ibanez brought them back with improvements and a better modern case.
the DE7 is great, only drawback is it cuts off when you turn it off, no trailing delays
JimijaymesGuitarist - Yeh! I’ve still got the CF7 on my board for a version I do of “House of the Rising Sun” - one of the best jet-whoosh flanger sounds ever put into a stompbox!
It’s a great delay. Some people gripe about the housing and no tap tempo , but I think the delay / echo makes up for it . In addition I seem to luck out and have the right tempo selected no matter what I play
Brill to have pedals given a thumbs up that aren’t unobtainable/expensive. Tip top work man
I ran Tame Impala's Currents well into the ground a year or two ago. I listened to it again earlier this week and it's still one of my all time favorites.
I am just loving the way you keep informing us about (and promoting) other guys' products!
That takes a good character and a healthy portion of self esteem. Congratulations, Sir!
The only album that comes to mind for having burned it out and realizing later that it was still awesome was Van Halen’s Diver Down. Everybody has talked trash about that album, including EVH, who talked about how rushed the production was. Only about five years ago I listened to the album as a whole again for the first time since the 1980s. The whole thing is fantastic! It has some of the most quintessential Van Halen sounds ever recorded! But back in 1982 we wore it out.
Well, yesterday I actually hit that bell button. I never do that. As for delays: my Marshall EH-1 broke down, so I got a Nux Tape Core Deluxe in a big hurry and I actually really like it. As for albums: Paul Simon's Graceland. I was 11 when it came out, played it 10 million times over the years and really rediscovered it last year after seeing Paul's farewell tour in July. Thank you for turning me on to Phoebe Bridgers! She's amazing.
Ive seen someone use that Behringer delay live, right next to a Death By Audio Fuzz War. It sounded amazing
What genre
@@spinekeeper thats him! CFM (Charles Mootheart his solo project) is who i saw using it live, i even talked to him afterwards and asked him about it, he said he liked it because it sounded great while also being cheap and functional. I also got a 7" and got it signed afterwards ;^)
@@Psyfonify loud, fuzzy garage jams. CFM was the band that i saw, he (Charles Mootheart) plays with other artists as well, like Mikal Cronin, Ty Segall and many others
Havent watched the video yet, but i just decided yesterday that my next pedal would be a JHS 3 series delay. I really want a delay, didn't want to cheap out, but also don't have a big budget. Thats where the 3 series delay really spoke to me. I figure JHS is going to make a quality product, and i want to support the company just as a thank you for everything ive learned about pedals from these videos.
line6 m5 is also around 80$ used and has the complete dl4 delays plus tap button.
Alex Peters plus midi.
@@simaojoseph what are some functional applications of midi with the m5??
Psyfonify if you use a switching system with midi, I believe you call different effects on the m5 while engaging and disengaging various pedals on your board at flick of a switch.
same preset delay as the dl4 (m5 has two more) but different sound
@@depotgear does twisting the m9s knobs with a delay on-screen do all the crazy explode your amp demon screeches that the dl4 did when messing with knobs?
Late, I know, but I just found this channel.
My burnout album is STP Purple. I’ll listen to it until I’m sick and then a year later I’ll start it up again and love it all over again.
You know, before Danelectro went with food names, they had some larger, better, less-stupidly-named pedals on offer. I got my Dan-Echo used for $45 (they were $90 when they came out in like 1998), and it's a terrific pedal. And it's not plastic. I love my Dan-Echo.
I love it too. But those cheap, stupid names crazy all plastic pedals are part of their charm
@@theWARMJET I have the Tuna Melt Tremolo. It's a great little trem pedal, even if the knobs break off too easily.
A little over a year ago I was completely obsessed with Titus Andronicus's The Monitor. I haven't really listened to Titus Andronicus at all though for nearly a year but I know that if I sit down and listen to the 2 first songs from that album I'll be stuck listening to it through its entirety again.
Josh come on ... DAN ECHO .... the GOAT
Eat, Sleep, Repeat and In Motion are two records that I have listened to countless times. I'm still not tired of them. They both hit me the same way now as they did over ten years ago.
Damn it man, stop bringing the prices up!
No kidding. After his uni-vibe video I went to go buy a chicken salad and all of them had gone up by $20-$30
Dan Echo was my first delay pedal. I'm glad it got some love...
Josh: $19. It's like a No. 6 at Wendy's.
Me: What wendy's are you eating at!?
Well that's probably more accurate nowadays with hindsight, lol
The album I beat into the ground but whenever I come back to it I do it all over again is "Hisingin Blues" by Graveyard. It has everything; its bluesy, gets heavy, psych, great guitars and vocals, and it pays tribute to Pink Floyd and Grateful Dead with the songs Uncomfortably Numb and Ungrateful are the Dead. If you haven't heard it you should probably listen to it three times in a row!
Me: “hey, that danelectro one looks pretty neat, and 35 bucks ain’t too bad.”
*looks it up on reverb*
$126
:|
Yep. You got to be right product/right time.
Idk I just got one off reverb for $40, maybe the Josh effect subsided
@@mishm299 yeah seeing as that comment was 7 months before yours I think it wore off
@@thomasaustin8477 Do you all really believe all that? How can people not look around for stuff. I see the same pedals for all kinds of prices. You just gotta look around. Maybe EBay. Maybe Reverb.
And there’s no way you can find a Canyon for under 100$ nowadays
An album I did that with was the Blues Traveller first album "self titled". I saw them in a little club called the Wetlands in Soho NYC and went nuts for their music before they released an album. I found they released an album a year later and got it. I played it until not only I, but everyone who knew me was sick of it and put it on the shelf for a decade or so. I pulled it off and did the same thing. Repeated the entire process again. I just pulled it not to long ago and decided there is a couple of songs I have to learn so I'm loving it all over again.
I got a DE7 years ago for like 30$.....used to love the self oscillating stuff......band mates not so much lol
Oh yeah burnt out Mars Volta “De-Loused in the Commatorium”.......probably will again soon hah