Right? When he said Raytheon I just remember a shit ton of the guidance systems on our weapons came from them and we were in touch with them pretty often. Not sure if I worked with Richard, wish I woulda paid better attention.
Me too. It becomes problematic when I sing them at the grocery store, but my small town is full of weirdos, and the clerks are forgiving of public strangeness. For now.
The badge version was the second version, not the third. The badge was to cover up the “tube driver” name so they could still use the cases they already had printed.
You already have a version 1 Tube Driver! The square Tube Overdrive “badge” was placed OVER the words Tube Driver, likely as the result of an S&D letter from the other pedal company. This allowed them to use up existing stock without repainting the cases. So if you remove the foot switch, the badge should come off and you’ll have the original Tube Driver version. BOOM! Two in one makes three!
This is my new fav channel what a fun conglomeration of journalism, comedy, nerdy sarcastic electronics jokes, and of course great jam sessions!!!! Best shit out there right now for this genre.
Yes! I have had the Flanger on my board since I was gigging in high school. Now it sits right next to my Walrus Iron Horse and Phase 90, it was the only modulation I could realistically afford, and have kept it all this time. All these years later, it's got a good sound, and has made it into a few recording works I've done!
A few of these were stinkers though. But the good ones, damn, they're actually discouraging, like these guys can just goof around and jam out pieces that should be immortalized on vinyl. Discourages me that this level of talent, a level I'll never reach in my entire concerted life, is just throw away one offs on the ever deep web.
I was an STM at GC when they released this line. The square badge “sticker” was done because of printer errors and and it was a quick fix (that’s what was told to the employees). And yes they had to change the name from the initial run of pedals.
The mystery of Badge theory: They had already painted a too large or too small amount of pedals with the original name.....and changed them to the new name with a badge.(edit: sorry my comment was made before I saw the end -but you already knew and was obviously messing with us. To be honest I thought I was smart, but I fell for it. FUN EPISODE)
@@DavidRavenMoon yes former GC employee here. They took away all the TD1 stock from stores and they reappeared with the TO1 badge over them. Then the newer TO1 came around.
Josh, two things, Nick always looks like he's playing the best jam of his life, which is great!! I love to watch you guys play. Second, your record time really surprised me!! It's really great to see King Gizzard in your collection. I would also like to give a huuuge shout out to the fact that you have COPE by Manchester Orchestra, I'm sure you have their other albums as well. They happen to be one of my favorite bands. Anyways, keep up the great work guys!! Thanks again!!
Most bands suck. I mean think of the precious few who were even good enough to make it to your ears, well they represent a infintecimal fraction of the whole of all bands... and even most of those suck!
I loved these pedals. They got me through college back then- Many an open mic night and bar gig! I missed them, so recently I found the digital multi effect unit they released. Just under $50 in mint condition and it has stereo out, headphone out and an expression pedal. WOW. It’s on my mini grab and go board w/ an Orange terror stamp. 48 presets and 48 user slots. It’s just so much fun.
"Astral Airplane" - One of your best thus far. It's extraordinary how many songs you write between episodes. Episode ideas: DeArmond, SOVTEK, and acoustic guitar pedals.
D S it sounds like you’re waiting for its arrival. I just bought a Morning Glory recently. Wait until you hear it! You cannot make it sound bad. Best New Pedal Day ever!
Seeing the King Gizz shoutout made me exceptionally happy, They’re the most diverse and prolific band around right now from what I can see and definitely my favourite to keep up with. Not to mention their amazing level of fan interaction/service and extremely refreshing DIY mentality toward music and the business as a whole. Everyone should check them out, They really do have an album for any listener and they seem to be a great bunch of blokes, Big up the Aussies!!
I had the delta labs digital delay. It was such a cool pedal on the rig. I wish there was a tap tempo and that would been a permanent pedal on my current rig.
Josh's rant on his inability to locate the original version of the tube driver pedal and the badging filled my soul with joy and made me want to show it to my wife to show her that I'm not alone....but she says it doesn't matter if other people are ALSO crazy. Ah well. I'm in good company. Seriously though, why is there a square?
Today's show was an emotional roller coaster ride of madness and redemption, social upheaval and inner calm, accompanied by a soundtrack, no a cacophony of sounds that can forever go unheard, nevermore! I laughed, I cried, I peed myself, a little.
I could not love and enjoy your dialogue any more, than I do😎🤣 You always have me laughing and enjoying some interesting information, then comes the thick tones and great playing. Thanks Josh, for your sincere dedication to the craft! Zack Rosicka Thanks again for The Black Box🙌🤝
The first pedal i ever modded on my own that was more than just swapping diodes, or adding a 9v adapter to a big muff was a delta lab metal overdrive. got it as a floor model on clearance for like $15 . Ive still got it but so much has been done im not sure if it still counts. now its more of a a self oscillating glitchy octave fuzz. And if you dime out all the knobs it kinda goes into ring mod territory. These gave me confidence to work on top mount electronics. Deffinatly cool as stock pedals, but also good practice to mod " modern " units, and they were sturdy enough to actually be used, unlike the other cheap pedals that are all plastic, and arent really worth the effort unless your going to rehouse them while your at it. Like i said, mine might be a far cry from its factory form, but its survived quite a bit of abuse; from the inside when i was tinkering with it, as well as being kicked, dropped, stood on , stepped on, dog/ humans peeing on and everything else that goes on as a member of a local band that plays dive bars.
@@boimesa8190 lol. Thanks... I guess... I mean... Dont thinkme some kind of pedal guru or anything. Im just guy that had a lot of time on his hands, a multimeter, and the ability to stick with a decision; even if its not a great one to begin with. There was a TON of trial and error, and id be lying if i said it ended up as something i was trying to accomplish. I really just wanted to mess around with the guts of a cheap pedal and see what i could make it do. There were even a few times i was sure that i bricked it, only to have reversed the polarity, or shorted power to the compression chip . One of the " mods" that adds the " glitching" effect( it sort of studders, goes " phase-y, loses a bit of volume and pins the gain oscillation to 11 when you hold the foot switch down) legitimately All started as me trying to fix a connection pin i snapped of the gain control and replaced with a staple and noticing the spike it caused bypassing... Idk. Something. And feeding back into the signal after the gain stage. i kinda know how it works after the fact, and i manipulated it a bit to get it to where it is. But it really just stated out as a Funky crackle with a bit of " wooosh" to it from the full sweep of the "tone circuit" chip. This was 100% just experimenting. I looked at it as a no risk, if it still works at the end of the day its a win situation. it was under $20 and was just a generic ocd distortion so at the absolute worst case scenario it would make an interesting paperweight. The whole project was really more experimental circuit bending than a pedal mod. Most of the parts used wete scrapped from the little dano pedals that id destroyed trying the same thing. Internally it looks like a 3 way cross between a rats nest, an ls swapped import tuner car, and a junk drawer of random bits of wire thst go from something to something else. I kinda want to do this with a delay pedal, just to see what happens, but ive got terrible luck with delays, you kinda have to know what your doing before you start, and i happen To like my delay pedals how they are. If i found a cheap delay that was just " meh" id go for it. But they tend to be eother great or awful, and i guess ive gotten lazy over the years.
@@boimesa8190 thanks... Maybe i will. Ive thought about doing a chanel about pedal mods, and guitar wiring tricks ive picked up along the way before. but idk... It kinda feels weird talking about a subject i really dont like FULLY understand. Kinda feels like acting like an auto mechanic because ive filled my gas tank up a few times, or changed the wipers. There are quite a few doing it, and as i stated ive gotten lazy over the years. Kinda feels like its been done to death so many other times. Ill see if i can do a quick demo of the pedal this weekend( no promises, but i will try). I dont know if i really want to show the guts, or go over EVERYTHING ive done to it. Im sure id miss something; not to mention " the experts" heads might pop seeing the work, and i dont really feel like debating " why" things were done the way they were, or having to deal with them nerding out over " better ways" to do it. Honestly i just dont care, and dont feel like humoring them. Ill put the link to the video in the comments here.
@@earlycuyler2295 Yen please! Oh and you should check out Simon the magpie & Look mum no computer on YT... They started out with low skills & knowledge 🤷♂️
“Crumbs of the Sun” (1st track) sounded so much like the band Hum. That pedal was great, very unique for a distortion pedal. If anyone knows of a good Hum like band please reply! I miss that band and they only had 2 label albums.
Unfortunately I cannot recommend a band that sounds a lot like Hum, but I do want to thank you for mentioning them. I’ve never heard of Hum. I took a listen to see if I could help out, and was blown away. I’m gonna purchase Inlets and listen tomorrow. I’ll pop back here if by chance I think of any related recommendations. Thanks again
@@TrevorLahey3 no, thank you! I didn’t know they released a new album!!! That’s awesome. I’m so glad you discovered them. Their second album (Downward is Heavenward) is by far the best sounding and mature. However, ‘You’d prefer and Astronaut’ is awesome as well. I’ll be buying Inlets too. Enjoy!
@@TrevorLahey3 you made my day!!! I just listened to the first song and it is classic Hum!!! Oh man, I’m so happy. They hadn’t released an album since the early 2000’s. Thank you!
@@michaelsnydermusic haha that’s awesome! Yea, the first track on Inlets punched my brain. Excited to dive in tomorrow. I’m glad I ended up helping after all lol
Seeing the Rocktek pedals made my eyes nearly pop out of my head. I still think they made the best chorus pedal of all time and space. I wish you would do a deep dive on Rocktek.
Was my first chorus pedal also. I foolishly sold it and now miss it. I'm still lucky enough to have that Arion Chorus (the OG one everyone wants) and it is similar if not just about the same.
@@OmicronTauKappaClassicDaddy I didn't sell mine. It was stolen by some degen along with my Peavey Bandit 112, and my 1st guitar (a Tanara Strat copy).
@@OmicronTauKappaClassicDaddy I have, but the Bandit (of course the irony isn't lost one me) had, IMO, the best distortion channel of any amp I've ever played through. As far as metal tones go anyway.
I have a DeltaLab Effectron II rack mount delay that I bought used in 1988. It is wonderful--everything you would want in a vintage one-second digital delay. And it still works!
I also have them all except for the PS-1, search every day for it as well. I could speculate that the three overdrive models may have been in contention with Chandler. No doubt, the Tube Driver TD-1 was capitalizing off the Chandler Tube Driver as Scott said. I suppose the OD-1 badge on the second edition was placed over the original TD-1 label to salvage Guitar Center's existing inventory that was already made. Then, as that badged stock was depleted, GC re-issused the OD-1 without the badge until they finally discontinued this (thanks to Scott) now-renowned series. Great video as always! Thank you for doing what y'all do so well. Jodi Anna from Nashville.
Stereo is for us headphones solo musicians who are trapped in apartments surrounded by, surprisingly quite spry and not deaf, elderly neighbors who can hear a pin drop in a thunderstorm. Besides, you program some drums, throw some echoes to the gutters, hit that pingpong delay and dunk your fuzz in some reverb and you'll never mono on your headphones, again.
What Josh said: "Then he went to work for Raytheon, an American multinational aerospace defense... WURDZ IZ HARD LOL" What Josh thought: "YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE! YOU WERE SUPPOSED BUILD GUITAR PEDALS FOR MUSICIANS, NOT BOMB THEM! BRING MUSIC TO THE WORLD, NOT BURN IT TO ASHES! You were my brother, Richard! I loved you!"
I love the comment "we should all band together and have somebody sue somebody" honestly the content just keeps getting better. I truly love this show and I am on the teeter of joining the Patreon because I really do enjoy pedal history and I know the groups would be super fun! Either way, great show and I look forward to more!
I like Josh better when he's angry. If you're reading this calm/indifferent/sedated Josh, please let jealous/envious/angry/frustrated Josh out of the box. Please! I remember those early videos... Also, maybe it's time to shine some light on some of the better BASS friendly guitar pedals! Bass centered jam?! I think it's about due time!
@@MrAwesomeSaucesome I just want to see more frequent bass forward jams. Someone give Josh a bass! Better yet, get the bassist in front of the camera and have Josh play a muted chord progression angrily on the guitar in the background.
I got the Tube Overdrive (with badge), the Delay and the Metal Distortion (which I got with NO ink on it, completely blank, raw metal case). Got them back around 2011 second hand from Guitar Center, each one was between $10 and $20. I tried to get some friends interested in them, but they didn't seem to like them. Now it's not easy to find them. So glad I got a few!
The Delta Lab Chorus is still on my board to this day. I love it. You will never separate me from it. It sits next to a JHS Panther cub and they love each other.
The TD-1 with the badge IS the tube driver. If you remove the badge it’s right under the lable. I bought two at a Guitar Center on clearance. The guy working there said they had a lawsuit and had to put the labels on and sell them off. Now you know. Edit: and this is why I usually don’t comment until a video is over. Thank you future Josh for solving the mystery.
even with a $42 distortion, that slide tone slays rhett's.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.
( Queues up the "Sick Burn" AV graphic )
😅🤣😂
Yes!
Please stop mentioning that moron!
That’s crazy. I had no idea Richard was the Delta Labs guy. I met him while I was in the Navy, and knew him as the “Raytheon egghead”
Right? When he said Raytheon I just remember a shit ton of the guidance systems on our weapons came from them and we were in touch with them pretty often. Not sure if I worked with Richard, wish I woulda paid better attention.
I might have words harsher than "egghead" for any given raytheon employee, personally 😂
I'm having a really trying weekend (husband is in the hospital) and this episode made me smile today. Possibly one of the best episodes to date.
Oh no! I'm so sorry :(
Best to you and yours. I hope everything is okay!
“Sometimes you think too much… and that makes you stupid. Just play…” - I mean, this episode cuts deep. Love it.
And some guitar players don't think at all. Case in point: Lil' wayne.
I felt the same!
The songs like "He has the box" and "I don't have this pedal am I gonna survive" are the little glints of joy in my life.
Me too. It becomes problematic when I sing them at the grocery store, but my small town is full of weirdos, and the clerks are forgiving of public strangeness. For now.
@@TheAmazingSnarf HAHA! My wife knows somethings up when I'm on Sweetwater and I sing out, "I don't have this pedal am I gonna survive."
What do you mean joy the I don’t have this pedal makes me depressed cause I go “thats me”
I defended my doctoral dissertation yesterday and dropped the Shameless Plug stinger Into my PowerPoint. No one got it, but I chuckled.
@@chrisjw5 I hope you enjoy your unemployment.
Let's just take a moment to appreciate Nick's drumming - especially astral airplane. Josh and Nick are a dynamic duo.
Agreed. I couldn't stop watching Nick
I’m really impressed by their playing. They could be a legit band I would listen to.
Nick got the feels.
Bought a DeltaLab power supply after seeing this video for $5000 and it was totally worth it for the sound, thanks for the review!
Traxton?
That’s only 5 cups of coffee
The badge version was the second version, not the third. The badge was to cover up the “tube driver” name so they could still use the cases they already had printed.
Nailed it!
Yeah I worked for guitar center. I remember this
This is correct.
I kinda want to remove it now
@@mistermcclain8178 do it! 🤘😽
This was, without a doubt, the most fun episode yet.
Josh plays demo of Delta Lab Metal Distortion, gets best tone he's ever had. He should totally play slide with that tone.
Yelling at Guitar Center on behalf of a guy who works for a defense contractor is a funny hill to die on.
It gets more interesting when you look at Buchla and realise it was Don's hobby when he wasn't working on defense contracts.
I have a bunch of Raytheon 4558 opamps.
Josh obsessed over that square so long, Nick's 13th birthday came and went.
You already have a version 1 Tube Driver! The square Tube Overdrive “badge” was placed OVER the words Tube Driver, likely as the result of an S&D letter from the other pedal company. This allowed them to use up existing stock without repainting the cases. So if you remove the foot switch, the badge should come off and you’ll have the original Tube Driver version. BOOM! Two in one makes three!
This is my new fav channel what a fun conglomeration of journalism, comedy, nerdy sarcastic electronics jokes, and of course great jam sessions!!!! Best shit out there right now for this genre.
Thanks!
Yes! I have had the Flanger on my board since I was gigging in high school. Now it sits right next to my Walrus Iron Horse and Phase 90, it was the only modulation I could realistically afford, and have kept it all this time. All these years later, it's got a good sound, and has made it into a few recording works I've done!
Same!
I wish someone had edited the “he has the box” stinger to “he has the wart” for when josh geeks out over the wall wart.
The talent levels here. Sheesh. And Nick has just got a feel most never get. Great stuff guys.
I come for the jams. Pedals are just spice!
Nick. Got the feels.
Agreed. Many of the jams Josh seems on the brink of falling over but I reckon he's just playing around. And yes, Nick has the feel, fo sho.
A few of these were stinkers though. But the good ones, damn, they're actually discouraging, like these guys can just goof around and jam out pieces that should be immortalized on vinyl. Discourages me that this level of talent, a level I'll never reach in my entire concerted life, is just throw away one offs on the ever deep web.
Yeah good drummers hard to find
the square is obviously covering up the "tube driver" logo so they didn't have to scrap all those enclosures.
Exactly
Spoiler: It's not covering anything. Wild.
You didn't stick to the end of the video!
@@rudylopez7462 haha, i didn't, i always duck out at record time, guilty.
I was an STM at GC when they released this line. The square badge “sticker” was done because of printer errors and and it was a quick fix (that’s what was told to the employees). And yes they had to change the name from the initial run of pedals.
An answer!!!!
This is officially the best episode y’all have ever done!
"Crumbs of the Sun" sounded like u guys really wanted to sound like Hum. And you did. It was great.
If there were Emmys for guitar pedal shows from CZcams this would deserve to win at least 3.
"He didn't need effects. He was the effect." Poetry.
The chemistry between Josh and Nick is what really makes this show special. How Nick screams in from the off... priceless!
Awesome. I’ve had the Delta Labs Chorus since 2006, loved it, and I knew nothing about it until now. Thanks Josh!
The mystery of Badge theory: They had already painted a too large or too small amount of pedals with the original name.....and changed them to the new name with a badge.(edit: sorry my comment was made before I saw the end -but you already knew and was obviously messing with us. To be honest I thought I was smart, but I fell for it. FUN EPISODE)
I think that’s the answer. Under that it says “Tube Driver.”
@@DavidRavenMoon yes former GC employee here. They took away all the TD1 stock from stores and they reappeared with the TO1 badge over them. Then the newer TO1 came around.
Yup, the badge conceals the original name. I got my badged edition for cheap as the local GC wanted them out the door.
Josh, two things, Nick always looks like he's playing the best jam of his life, which is great!! I love to watch you guys play. Second, your record time really surprised me!! It's really great to see King Gizzard in your collection. I would also like to give a huuuge shout out to the fact that you have COPE by Manchester Orchestra, I'm sure you have their other albums as well. They happen to be one of my favorite bands.
Anyways, keep up the great work guys!! Thanks again!!
Nick rocks
The final reveal brought tears to my eyes. They just wanted to be accepted and not sued.
I enjoy the music in these videos more than most bands.
Most bands suck. I mean think of the precious few who were even good enough to make it to your ears, well they represent a infintecimal fraction of the whole of all bands... and even most of those suck!
@@charlesrense5199 I focus on the good ones
That episode had a better resolution than most movies I've seen
I loved these pedals. They got me through college back then- Many an open mic night and bar gig! I missed them, so recently I found the digital multi effect unit they released. Just under $50 in mint condition and it has stereo out, headphone out and an expression pedal. WOW. It’s on my mini grab and go board w/ an Orange terror stamp. 48 presets and 48 user slots. It’s just so much fun.
"Astral Airplane" - One of your best thus far. It's extraordinary how many songs you write between episodes. Episode ideas: DeArmond, SOVTEK, and acoustic guitar pedals.
Just bought a morning glory and I’m super excited.
Keep us posted in how that works out for you Cool
Best overdrive I have. The only pedal that makes all my other pedals sound better.
D S it sounds like you’re waiting for its arrival. I just bought a Morning Glory recently. Wait until you hear it! You cannot make it sound bad. Best New Pedal Day ever!
The square or badge around the button makes the graphic on the face of the pedal POP!!!
Seeing the King Gizz shoutout made me exceptionally happy, They’re the most diverse and prolific band around right now from what I can see and definitely my favourite to keep up with. Not to mention their amazing level of fan interaction/service and extremely refreshing DIY mentality toward music and the business as a whole. Everyone should check them out, They really do have an album for any listener and they seem to be a great bunch of blokes, Big up the Aussies!!
Your playing on this is spectacular. Wonderful episode
God I love this channel. JHS and Josh and Nick and the whole team, you are fantastic beasts
I have never seen such pure joy as in the final reveal. Congratulations, future Josh! Larissa saved a life today.
The drums sound amazing on this episode. Great job Nick!
The plot twist at the end of this video is the greatest thing that’s happened to me in the last hour.
I had the delta labs digital delay. It was such a cool pedal on the rig. I wish there was a tap tempo and that would been a permanent pedal on my current rig.
It was a fantastic pedal!
Crumbs of the Sun is the greatest jam yous guys ever done.
Can we please have "WURDZ IS HARD" and "He's got the box" etc. as their own clips to leverage in virtual meetings?
My favourite show this year. I love it when Josh takes his obsession to the next level. And the post credit scene is just great.
I think I just witnessed a man's descent into madness.
That power supply tho. The cleanest most massaged 9 volts you can give your pedals.
"OMIGAWD JUST PLAY THE PEDAL" had me giggling like mad for real
Josh's rant on his inability to locate the original version of the tube driver pedal and the badging filled my soul with joy and made me want to show it to my wife to show her that I'm not alone....but she says it doesn't matter if other people are ALSO crazy. Ah well. I'm in good company. Seriously though, why is there a square?
looks like somebody didn't watch the whole video! 😲
@@dustinthiessen LOL, to be fair, I *did*, I commented prematurely, that's all. Haha
@@Longshot421 hahaha yeah, we’ve all been there
Need a JHS interlude song called “I don’t know what it is”.
Today's show was an emotional roller coaster ride of madness and redemption, social upheaval and inner calm, accompanied by a soundtrack, no a cacophony of sounds that can forever go unheard, nevermore! I laughed, I cried, I peed myself, a little.
Hey Josh! Hello from Peru! I purchased The Clover and its awesome! Thank you for making it :D
Best ending to a JHS pedal show. ✨✨
One of the best episodes ever. Great tunes great pedals And I thought that metal pedal was righteous. Thanks Josh! This will be a hard episode to top.
Yes! My first pedal was that gray metal distortion one!
I heard an urban legend that these would randomly explode.
The jams on this video are amazing
I think the frame on the Tube Overdrive is meant to make it look a little more like the Ibanez Tube Screamer.
yup. that's my guess too.
I could not love and enjoy your dialogue any more, than I do😎🤣 You always have me laughing and enjoying some interesting information, then comes the thick tones and great playing. Thanks Josh, for your sincere dedication to the craft!
Zack Rosicka
Thanks again for The Black Box🙌🤝
The first pedal i ever modded on my own that was more than just swapping diodes, or adding a 9v adapter to a big muff was a delta lab metal overdrive. got it as a floor model on clearance for like $15 . Ive still got it but so much has been done im not sure if it still counts. now its more of a a self oscillating glitchy octave fuzz. And if you dime out all the knobs it kinda goes into ring mod territory.
These gave me confidence to work on top mount electronics. Deffinatly cool as stock pedals, but also good practice to mod " modern " units, and they were sturdy enough to actually be used, unlike the other cheap pedals that are all plastic, and arent really worth the effort unless your going to rehouse them while your at it. Like i said, mine might be a far cry from its factory form, but its survived quite a bit of abuse; from the inside when i was tinkering with it, as well as being kicked, dropped, stood on , stepped on, dog/ humans peeing on and everything else that goes on as a member of a local band that plays dive bars.
Dude u sound like a wizard :O
@@boimesa8190 lol. Thanks... I guess...
I mean... Dont thinkme some kind of pedal guru or anything. Im just guy that had a lot of time on his hands, a multimeter, and the ability to stick with a decision; even if its not a great one to begin with. There was a TON of trial and error, and id be lying if i said it ended up as something i was trying to accomplish. I really just wanted to mess around with the guts of a cheap pedal and see what i could make it do. There were even a few times i was sure that i bricked it, only to have reversed the polarity, or shorted power to the compression chip . One of the " mods" that adds the " glitching" effect( it sort of studders, goes " phase-y, loses a bit of volume and pins the gain oscillation to 11 when you hold the foot switch down) legitimately All started as me trying to fix a connection pin i snapped of the gain control and replaced with a staple and noticing the spike it caused bypassing... Idk. Something. And feeding back into the signal after the gain stage. i kinda know how it works after the fact, and i manipulated it a bit to get it to where it is. But it really just stated out as a Funky crackle with a bit of " wooosh" to it from the full sweep of the "tone circuit" chip. This was 100% just experimenting. I looked at it as a no risk, if it still works at the end of the day its a win situation. it was under $20 and was just a generic ocd distortion so at the absolute worst case scenario it would make an interesting paperweight. The whole project was really more experimental circuit bending than a pedal mod. Most of the parts used wete scrapped from the little dano pedals that id destroyed trying the same thing. Internally it looks like a 3 way cross between a rats nest, an ls swapped import tuner car, and a junk drawer of random bits of wire thst go from something to something else.
I kinda want to do this with a delay pedal, just to see what happens, but ive got terrible luck with delays, you kinda have to know what your doing before you start, and i happen To like my delay pedals how they are. If i found a cheap delay that was just " meh" id go for it. But they tend to be eother great or awful, and i guess ive gotten lazy over the years.
@@earlycuyler2295 awesome dude! That honestly sound alike the best way to learn 🤷♂️ could u make a video showing this glitch effect?!?!
@@boimesa8190 thanks... Maybe i will. Ive thought about doing a chanel about pedal mods, and guitar wiring tricks ive picked up along the way before. but idk... It kinda feels weird talking about a subject i really dont like FULLY understand. Kinda feels like acting like an auto mechanic because ive filled my gas tank up a few times, or changed the wipers. There are quite a few doing it, and as i stated ive gotten lazy over the years. Kinda feels like its been done to death so many other times.
Ill see if i can do a quick demo of the pedal this weekend( no promises, but i will try). I dont know if i really want to show the guts, or go over EVERYTHING ive done to it. Im sure id miss something; not to mention " the experts" heads might pop seeing the work, and i dont really feel like debating " why" things were done the way they were, or having to deal with them nerding out over " better ways" to do it. Honestly i just dont care, and dont feel like humoring them.
Ill put the link to the video in the comments here.
@@earlycuyler2295 Yen please! Oh and you should check out Simon the magpie & Look mum no computer on YT... They started out with low skills & knowledge 🤷♂️
Man. I really loved the rock distortion!
“Crumbs of the Sun” (1st track) sounded so much like the band Hum. That pedal was great, very unique for a distortion pedal. If anyone knows of a good Hum like band please reply! I miss that band and they only had 2 label albums.
Unfortunately I cannot recommend a band that sounds a lot like Hum, but I do want to thank you for mentioning them. I’ve never heard of Hum. I took a listen to see if I could help out, and was blown away.
I’m gonna purchase Inlets and listen tomorrow. I’ll pop back here if by chance I think of any related recommendations.
Thanks again
@@TrevorLahey3 no, thank you! I didn’t know they released a new album!!! That’s awesome. I’m so glad you discovered them. Their second album (Downward is Heavenward) is by far the best sounding and mature. However, ‘You’d prefer and Astronaut’ is awesome as well. I’ll be buying Inlets too. Enjoy!
@@TrevorLahey3 you made my day!!! I just listened to the first song and it is classic Hum!!! Oh man, I’m so happy. They hadn’t released an album since the early 2000’s. Thank you!
@@michaelsnydermusic haha that’s awesome! Yea, the first track on Inlets punched my brain. Excited to dive in tomorrow. I’m glad I ended up helping after all lol
@@michaelsnydermusic czcams.com/video/kNo7raJDdbg/video.html
Give that one a try
From builder of cool effects to murderer of innocents, that's a hell of a career move.
I worked at GC when these came out. They sounded pretty good and made a ton of profit. Sold a TON of them.
Game Center?
@@fajaradi1223 Garden Center
My number one reason for watching the JHS channel - watching Josh's meltdowns.
Seeing the Rocktek pedals made my eyes nearly pop out of my head. I still think they made the best chorus pedal of all time and space. I wish you would do a deep dive on Rocktek.
Was my first chorus pedal also. I foolishly sold it and now miss it. I'm still lucky enough to have that Arion Chorus (the OG one everyone wants) and it is similar if not just about the same.
@@OmicronTauKappaClassicDaddy I didn't sell mine. It was stolen by some degen along with my Peavey Bandit 112, and my 1st guitar (a Tanara Strat copy).
@@brettmarlar4154 PV Bandit eh? Well the jokes on him. Hope you then were in a position to upgrade your rig.
@@OmicronTauKappaClassicDaddy I have, but the Bandit (of course the irony isn't lost one me) had, IMO, the best distortion channel of any amp I've ever played through. As far as metal tones go anyway.
@@brettmarlar4154 Interesting!
I have a DeltaLab Effectron II rack mount delay that I bought used in 1988. It is wonderful--everything you would want in a vintage one-second digital delay. And it still works!
I sing the “I don’t have this pedal “ song every time
"... Am I gonna survive?" 🎶
So good!
@@huemorris6099 “he just had to have that pedal”
I also have them all except for the PS-1, search every day for it as well. I could speculate that the three overdrive models may have been in contention with Chandler. No doubt, the Tube Driver TD-1 was capitalizing off the Chandler Tube Driver as Scott said. I suppose the OD-1 badge on the second edition was placed over the original TD-1 label to salvage Guitar Center's existing inventory that was already made. Then, as that badged stock was depleted, GC re-issused the OD-1 without the badge until they finally discontinued this (thanks to Scott) now-renowned series. Great video as always! Thank you for doing what y'all do so well. Jodi Anna from Nashville.
Stereo is for us headphones solo musicians who are trapped in apartments surrounded by, surprisingly quite spry and not deaf, elderly neighbors who can hear a pin drop in a thunderstorm. Besides, you program some drums, throw some echoes to the gutters, hit that pingpong delay and dunk your fuzz in some reverb and you'll never mono on your headphones, again.
Girlfriends like this. Assuming youre wearing headphones 😁
Easily the best and most cinematic JHS episode yet
What Josh said: "Then he went to work for Raytheon, an American multinational aerospace defense... WURDZ IZ HARD LOL"
What Josh thought: "YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE! YOU WERE SUPPOSED BUILD GUITAR PEDALS FOR MUSICIANS, NOT BOMB THEM! BRING MUSIC TO THE WORLD, NOT BURN IT TO ASHES! You were my brother, Richard! I loved you!"
Exactly. Raytheon are responsible for much death and suffering.
I've given the Chorus and Delay as gifts.
The "Crumbs of the Sun" jam sounds amazing! Does anybody know a band that sounds the same?
Maybe Soundgarden?
Billy Thorpe ?
Hum!
humband.bandcamp.com/album/inlet
@@austinnicely9781 good call
I love the comment "we should all band together and have somebody sue somebody" honestly the content just keeps getting better. I truly love this show and I am on the teeter of joining the Patreon because I really do enjoy pedal history and I know the groups would be super fun! Either way, great show and I look forward to more!
I like Josh better when he's angry. If you're reading this calm/indifferent/sedated Josh, please let jealous/envious/angry/frustrated Josh out of the box. Please! I remember those early videos...
Also, maybe it's time to shine some light on some of the better BASS friendly guitar pedals! Bass centered jam?! I think it's about due time!
YES!!!!! BASSSSS
I think they have done a bass episode actually.
@@MrAwesomeSaucesome I just want to see more frequent bass forward jams. Someone give Josh a bass! Better yet, get the bassist in front of the camera and have Josh play a muted chord progression angrily on the guitar in the background.
@@MrAwesomeSaucesome link?! Can't find
The TD1 masquerading around as a T01:
“And I would’ve gotten away with it too! If it weren’t for you pedaling KIDS!!!…”
I think we are just glossing over the fact that Josh disclosed that there may, just might, be some overly sensitive crazy people on the internet. 🤔
that ending was like watching a boy having his first christmas ever after a life underground living with the mole people.
I guess these have been too cheap for too long😆
15:49 my new favorite moment from any JHS episode
Josh descending into insanity is glorious to watch and also what's bugging me is "Why is there a square?". Oh I see.
I worked at GC during this era. Takes me back. And I agree on the mono thing.
These little gems are pretty solid, makes a great addition to a pedal collection.
I got the Tube Overdrive (with badge), the Delay and the Metal Distortion (which I got with NO ink on it, completely blank, raw metal case). Got them back around 2011 second hand from Guitar Center, each one was between $10 and $20. I tried to get some friends interested in them, but they didn't seem to like them. Now it's not easy to find them. So glad I got a few!
Was this the best post credits scene ever? I think it was.
TRUE Shymalayan twist at the end! Such a great episode!
That ending was a twist I was not expecting
The Delta Lab Chorus is still on my board to this day. I love it. You will never separate me from it. It sits next to a JHS Panther cub and they love each other.
The Jams today really hit the spot for me. Thanks fellas!
I love watching these videos at 1.5x speed and the jams honestly sometimes benefit from it!
The TD-1 with the badge IS the tube driver. If you remove the badge it’s right under the lable. I bought two at a Guitar Center on clearance. The guy working there said they had a lawsuit and had to put the labels on and sell them off. Now you know.
Edit: and this is why I usually don’t comment until a video is over. Thank you future Josh for solving the mystery.
22:41 smoothest transition of all time
The two green boxes sounded amazing together.
Nick does a great Motörhead-esque beat. I love it when you guys decide to drop the hammer down and just rawk!
This episode gave me inner peace.
Lots of chuckles today. Thanks, Josh and team.
That's the most natural sounding tube screamer, all of them sound great
I remember seeing these in the paper mailer they sent out back then, always was curious about them.
This may be the greatest episode. Ever. Also saw GKATLW on that tour. Alexandra Palace London. Insane.
This episode is a masterpiece.
Pedal builder went on to do actually important work. God bless.
Dude! I just love how you love pedals... Thank you. Thank you for sharing.