The Story Of ROSS Pedals (Full Documentary)
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- čas přidán 14. 08. 2023
- The influence of ROSS Pedals spans nearly five decades, but it all started with a guy named Bud. This comprehensive documentary shows how a small-town musician became one of the most successful amp manufacturers in music history, and how those amps inspired the stompboxes we know today as ROSS Pedals.
Here's looking at you, Bud.
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1:00 - Reviving ROSS
2:18 - Bud Ross's Early Days
5:48 - Beginning of Kustom Amps
10:36 - Bud sells Kustom
12:13 - Era 1 Colorado (ROSS Pedals is born)
14:38 - Era 2 Chanute Kansas (ROSS gets redesigned)
15:56 - The new look (John Mayer, Butch Walker, Robert Keeley)
18:01 - John Mayer's first ROSS Pedal (the Phaser + Distortion)
18:48 - The ROSS Compressor
19:34 - Bud sells ROSS to IMC
21:18 - Era 3 (Texas / Taiwan)
22:07 - Butch Walkers first ROSS Pedals
23:17 - Era 4 Cameron Ross (Chicago)
24:00 - Josh Scott contacts Cameron Ross
24:53 - JHS relaunches ROSS
26:42 - Era 5 Pedal line up (Kansas City)
27:56 - Josh Scott reflects on relaunching ROSS
28:56 - Reflecting on Bud Ross's life
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So Sick, Sir.
I already want the fuzz and/or compressor.. but I’m really needing a chorus.
Mister JHS, Jimmy at Guitar Center in North Alabama may be right about you. Lol
Thank You!
Next time I head back home to Colorado, I may risk Kansas City to visit!
Ross black distortion and black chorus into a Marshall been my sound for 30 years 🔥
You're making so much history 😭🫡
Josh is over here making history by documenting history! 👏🏼
You really, really, REALLY, really, have to really appreciate it
I know we don't see Nick featured in this episode, but huge props to him for all the production work he does behind the scenes for something like this! Beautifully done!
No, say it it ain't so. I love Nick
@@ItsAllFake1username checks out
We see his hands placing the placards on the wall!
@@ItsAllFake1 Belle said it was her or Nick. KDH video incoming.
@@ItsAllFake1 Addison left since he moved lol
Seeing old blokes getting sentimental gets me every time. Kudos JHS. It's more than just a pedal reboot; it's a legacy.
Snog me pebis, then OY
"If you start believing what people say about you, you become what you think they want you to be" - Bud Ross. Wow. That is a quote worth living by!
Such a sex icon of a man
Bud seemed like a very wise man. And is it just me or do pedal makers share something and are less competitive than people in other industries?
Cam here for the story, stayed for the family smiles. That was epic. You can tell they care and it means so much to them.
Cam here for the story 😎 < that’s cam. He’s here for the story
Sweet! Now I can get a Ross Chorus without having to win the vintage market lottery! Cool idea. Nice to see an old brand resurrected in the right way
Yeah man, it's better than the old dusty ones!....
What a classy group of people. Kind and grateful, willing to help each other and honor those who've gone before. Even on the periphery, as an older and barely intermediate bedroom guitar player, through their humanity I feel an emotional connection to a wonderful and positive world. Thanks, Josh.
I, too, am a barely intermediate bedroom guitar player. I have a Kustom 5h Defender, which I'll keep until death.
Josh is a folk hero at this point keep it up man
I really appreciate what you guys are doing for the entire community, I mean I doubt you're going to lose money on this, but still, that doesn't make it any less awesome that you guys are preserving this piece of history for all of us to enjoy.... thank you!
Im so glad this video exists, out there in the ether of 1's and 0's forever. History like this is so important to document as well as this.
Im also super stoked that the Ross family is seeing their namesake restored to a place of pride. Josh, you're going to go down in history along side guys like Bud just for having your heart in the right place all the time and letting that be your guide.
Considering I still have and use my original Ross pedal board put together in the late 70's I'm finding this to be a pretty cool episode!
JHS is the hero/historian we never knew we needed. Good for you for sharing your passion with the world.
I’m an old fart._64 yrs. young. I remember Ross and Kustom amplifiers well. Never used them. Great video..!
I don’t think I’ve ever got teary over a pedal show before, but here we are.
Very much enjoyed the Documentary. In 1970 I worked in a music store here in NC, 19 years old and was the service manager. My boss sent me to Chanute to learn to service Kustom (and later Kasino) amps. I stayed with Bob Brinkman, Kustom Service Mgr, at his home for a week. This doc brought back many great memories. I’m still in the audio business where we celebrate 50 years in business August 25, 2023.
My first bass amp was a solid state Kustom (100 Watts, I think?) head. The padded "tuck and roll" exterior was a bit weird, but man, it really kicked! When I took it apart (don't worry, I'm a qualified tech!) I was really impressed. Kustom was using heavy duty epoxy glass circuit boards in an era when most others were using flimsy phenolic. The copper traces on the boards were *thick* (I know from cutting them to do modifications). They used way more filter capacitance in the power supply than was common for the time. All the coupling capacitors were Tantalum rather than electrolytic - built to last. Good stuff.
Engineer here and the build quality was top notch. I have had my Kustom 250 for 45 years and still going strong. I replaced the filter caps last year just to be safe.
At now 60 years old i just learned that my roads 4x12 was only made one year and its high quality of construction is realized ! Bass player and i went in half each on a ross flanger and it was truly amazing !
While watching this, some ninja came into my study and started chopping onions.
What a well written and extremely respectful documentary.
I honestly could not love this more.
If every company were as nice as JHS, the world would be a far better place.
No jokes, no burns, just true fire.
God, now the 500 dollar Kustom amps are going to the moon.
That truly was a fantastic film. Utmost respect to everyone involved, and to the Ross family for letting the story be told. Thank you.
I love my vintage Ross chorus, and I eventually found a Taiwan made Ross Distortion that sounds great too. Thanks for resurrecting this great brand, and much thanks to Josh for being the pedal historian he has become. It's so great you are preserving all of this information, the history, the mythos, ...the boxes...all of it. History will be (should be, anyway) very kind to Josh Scott. Great work JHS Pedals!
You can tell how emotionally invested Josh is at the end. This is an amazing mini-doc. Well done 👍🏻👍🏻
this move with ross has set jhs into the fold of iconic pedal companies..............legendary status .....jhs rocks!
Ross pedals were the ones on display in the music store where I took lessons as a kid. I remember drooling over them, getting a Distortion and later a Phaser. Wish I'd kept 'em (especially the phaser... was anything else that lush?) Guess my pedalboard is gonna grow a phaser :-)
This is a brilliant story and piece of film making - well done all
That’s awesome, Josh! Great work and I can’t wait to try them out.
What a nice and really really good tribute. Great quality doc again JHS! Looking allready forward to the next.
I want sooo much more of this content. I will be watching this over and over. Thanks JHS
Very cool that JHS is resurrecting Ross pedals. I still have my Ross distortion from the 80's and love it!
One of these days I gotta buy another knob for it. 😆
Such a good documentary. Thanks JHS!
A wonderful documentary about pedal. Thanks you for your work!
Bravo Josh for keeping the music alive!
Wow, I had never heard of Ross. Thanks for the history lesson, Josh and JHS!
This is so beautiful! LOVE that ROSS is back and better than ever! Thank you, JHS!!!
Just incredible how this shows are amazing. A lot of effort into it for sure. Congrats
Not kidding: this is touching. I freaking love this documentary and I freaking love JHS as a dude and as a company and I will definitely revisit these classic circuits due to watching this.
Not kidding: this is Kuching. Kuching is my pwnis’ name :)
This is so epic and so amazing. Cheers everyone!
Wow, Nick, what an amazing film! Major kudos! Can't wait to get my hands on the whole set!
The Tan Distortion was my first I bought and my uncle gave me a cry baby.
That's all I had gigging in the early 80s. 😢
Excellent documentary guys! I love the history.
Thank you so much for these documentaries! I love the history of all my fav gear over the years
Josh, congrats this is awesome. I love how you guys managed to communicate that level of emotion, you sold them to me not for the incredible effects perse but for the emotion you transmitted. Loved it!
Finally got around to seeing this. Thank you, Josh, and everyone at Ross and JHS who made this possible.
This story made me very happy. Thank you.
This is just great, congratulations Josh and everyone at JHS.
That was amazing. Wow. Huge thanks to everyone who worked on this documentary and those who are brining back these wonderful pedals.
Another amazing story and product brought to life by JHS. Thank you for all you do for the music community.
I was born in Chanute in '78. My aunt worked at Kustom in the 90s, making police radar units. Thanks for the great documentary. I'll show my family.
What a heartwarming tribute and exciting new chapter for the brand. This is Excellent
what a great documentary!!! Thanks!!
So well put together
Wow! What a Legacy of a company and what an incredible journey! Congratulations JHS on this new chapter!
Really cool history. My first band used a Kustom PA system and seeing those old amps brings back great memories!
Josh and Nick, thank you for this. Nick, your production just gets better and better!
Love it Josh , well done !
What an incredible documentary! ❤️
This brings back so many menories. ❤
This was fantastic folks! THANKS Josh.
I shed a couple of tears. The stories behind these sounds are so moving.
Wow ! Thats really an amazing story! Thanks folks!
Pretty cool. Love the history and stories and the care with which Josh treats the whole pedal industry. My first bass amp was a Kustom. I had no idea of the historic significance. Well done.
Fantastic job! Great story, beautifully told. Really tasteful background music too. A credit to everyone involved. 😎
Thank you so much for caring about this amazing story. I loved it!
Excellent work Nick!
Amazing documentary. I am grateful for having you as a historian. Thank you JHS show. This is a next level CZcams moment.
Wow, what a fantastic documentary! Stunningly made, great story. Now i want a Ross pedal
Thanks Josh, great story and I'd say that Mr Ross definitely an inspiring person.. Looking forward to trying them.
Amazing production, Josh and Crew!! Got me super teary eyed!! Beautiful beautiful tribute to the man and the ideals of us go-getters!! Let’s Fkn go, man!!!
Such a great piece! Thank you JHS 🤙🏻
All the JHS videos I watched have been so good. It really comes across how much you are in to what you do and manage not to take yourself too seriously.
I remember the Ross brand from the early 80s but always associated it with the products being made in the Far East and didn't know that the pedals were originally manufactured in the US. Looking forward to hearing some of them in action.
Thanks for this one, Josh and company.
Great documentary and quite the history.
I think JHS is the company that can and will take Ross into the future.
Good stuff!
Josh, this is awesome. What a journey. Must be such an emotional launch for you - not just resurrecting classics but telling the story too. Love it
Very nice story. Well done JHS and the Ross family.
Really lovely what you're doing for pedal companies. Brings back faith in humanity
Amazing! Good work JHS
I love this format for video thanks JHS 👍🏻
This is a great Doc. I enjoy learning the history of musical gear. Josh is definitely the banner bearer of gear legacy. It is important to musicians that we stay connected to the history of not just the equipment but those people responsible for keeping and feeding our interests and passions.
What a beautiful video Josh. Seeing how happy the family and friends were touched when seeing the new pedals was so good. Thank you guys.
What a great age to be living and be a guitar player! Amazing video and history, kudos JHS !!!
Thank you Josh. You are becoming a legend. Can't thank you enough for documenting guitar effect pedals the way you, and only you, do.
Love this Doc! What a great story. Had a Kustom tuck and roll PA back in the day. Played electric guitar through it and it sounded really cool. Thanks for making the Doc and bringing back the Ross pedals. Cheers!
What an awesome story! Thanks JHS
Hey there Josh and JHS team. Just wanted to say reach love watching your videos. I always learn a lot by watching too and it’s fun and entertaining. I hope whatever you guys do next will be successful as always. Looking forward to the next video. Cheers from New Mexico USA.
So necessary... great work Josh!
Wow, great story. Thanks for putting that together!
AWESOME Doc and re-start Josh!!!!
Thanks for putting the piece together, great to watch.
Great work, team JHS + Ross family!
Awesome movie! Thank you so much for this.
Love this kind of suff, thanks JHS.
You’ve been busy! I’m starting to understand why there haven’t been as many JHS videos this year. Great looking pedals, and more great history!
Fun fact: Chanute, KS is named for engineer, aviation pioneer and friend of the Wright Brothers Octave Chanute.
Salute @tonyfdesign Great fact!
His Soaring Machine of 1897 is absolutely beautiful.
this was a really good watch!
This is very cool and very good. Great story, brought to life.
Great documentary! Thank you for putting content like this out!
Fantastic, I loved it. The JHS team are way ahead in the quality of their videos. So good to hear that these pedals are back on the market. I’m definitely going to have to try a “fabled” Ross compressor.
Thank you Josh and everyone at JHS
What a tremendous job on this documentary by the JHS team. Well written, well executed and a timeless package. ❤