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Im Jahre 1968 drang ein schneidender Gitarrensound durch die Lautsprecher der Welt – in den Beatles Songs auf „Revolution 1“. Dies ist wohl das berühmteste Beispiel für eine direkt an das Mischpult angeschlossen Gitarre, um den Sound, der mittlerweile als „Direct-In Distortion“ bezeichnet wird zu erreichen. Dieser Sound ist einer der einzigartigsten Gitarrensounds mit enormem Wiedererkennungswert, der in den letzten 60 Jahren unzählige Gitarristen und auch die JHS Colour Box inspiriert hat. Viele haben daraufhin eine etwas abgespeckte Version der Colour Box angefragt – eine schlichte Direct-in dirt box, ohne XLR, ohne 3-Band EQ… Einfach nur simplen Dirt. Also haben JHS einfach den Crayon aus der Colour Box herausgenommen…

In 1968 a piercing guitar tone came through the speakers on the Beatles “Revolution 1”. This is one of the most famous uses of plugging a guitar straight into a mixing console and creating the now referred to as “Direct-In Distortion". That tone is one of the most recognizable and unique guitar tones of the last 60 years and was one of the inspirations for the JHS Colour Box that we released in May of 2014. Many players over the last few years have expressed their interest in a unit that is like the Colour Box but more streamlined for the one basic application of a dirt box. No XLR function, no 3 band EQ… Just the dirt in an easy to use format for guitarists… So JHS decided to pull the Crayon out of the Colour Box.

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Das legendäre Big Muff Fuzz gibt es schon so lange, es wurde auf so vielen klassischen Aufnahmen verewigt und hat dabei so viele Variationen durchgemacht, dass wahrscheinlich jeder Gitarrist eine Lieblingsversion des ikonischen Tones hat. JHS Pedals wollte diesem unbestreitbar klassischen Fuzz Pedal Tribut zollen, aber sie konnten sich nicht darauf einigen, welche Muff-Version die beste war. Mit dem Muffuletta kommt diese Unentschlossenheit nun jedem Musiker zugute: JHS Pedals hat fünf komplett analoge Nachbildungen der beliebtesten Variationen des Pedals in diese Stompbox gepackt und sogar eine exklusive JHS-Version hinzugefügt, die eine einzigartige Interpretation des historischen Effekts ist. Egal, welche Big Muff-Ära man bevorzugt, man kann sie alle im JHS Muffuletta Fuzz Pedal finden. Die Army Green-Version bietet genau die gleiche Schaltung und die gleichen Sounds, Regelmöglichkeiten und Klänge wie die klassische schwarze Version - nur mit einem aktualisierten, atemberaubenden Finish!

The legendary Big Muff fuzz has been around so long, been on so many classic recordings, and been through so many variations that every guitarist out there has a favorite version of its iconic tone. JHS Pedals wanted to pay tribute to that undeniably classic fuzz pedal, but they couldn't come to a consensus about which Muff was king. With the Muffuletta, their indecision is every musicians gain. JHS Pedals crammed five all-analog re-creations of the pedal's most beloved tones into this box and they even threw in a JHS-exclusive tone that is their unique take on the historic stomp. No matter what Big Muff era you prefer, you can get 'em all in the JHS Muffuletta fuzz pedal. The Army Green version provides exactly the same circuit, sounds, control and tone as the classic black version - only with an updated stunning finish!

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When most people hear the name "Tonebender," they think Vox. Even though Sola Sound released the Tonebender from London in 1965, it was, in fact, Vox who a year later mass-produced the circuit from Italy. VOX mass distributed this pedal worldwide alongside their iconic products like the AC30 amplifier and Wah pedal, making it a recognized product for guitarists everywhere. The earliest version of the Vox Tonebender circuit (1966-1968) is very similar to the 1.5 Tonebender and the Arbiter Fuzz Face, but it is much more aggressive and sharp in tone. This circuit lies nicely between the thick and wooly Arbiter and the bright and cutting Rangemaster boost. Many consider this the perfect middle of the road germanium fuzz that can give you a powerful yet articulate fuzz tone. This circuit has a lower output volume than many fuzzes, so it is normal to have the volume near maxed.I advise maxing out the Attack control as well and using your guitar's volume as a gain control! As with most classic fuzz pedals, it loves a dirty amp or overdrive afterward in the signal path. Staying true to the original, I used high-grade carbon composition resistors, oversized capacitors, and two germanium transistors that I hand-matched to the circuit. 

Each small batch of Italy's will use different transistors as it is challenging to find reliable sources of these devices in large quantities. The circuit uses vintage positive ground voltage, so do not daisy chain your power with other pedals. Inside the pedal is a battery snap or use any isolated power supply with a normal polarity power cable like your other pedals as I have wired it internally to work that way. The Italy is identical to the original except that I adjusted the taper of the pots to feel more intuitive, I also added a single power supply filter capacitor to help with noise. The switching is true-bypass. Each pedal in this batch is built-in identical form, but because of parts tolerances and the slight variance in the transistors, they will all be a bit different while still being the same. Be sure to always have this pedal first in your signal chain; the guitar must be plugged into its input due to the impedance it requires on its input, no exceptions. 

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In 1962 the worlds first manufactured guitar pedal was introduced in the Maestro Fuzz-Tone. Three years later in 1965, it made its way across the pond from the USA to the hands of a British engineer named Gary Hurst in London. The legend has it that he was asked by a London session player to modify the circuit for more bass and better sustain. After some tweaking, the Tonebender was born. The Tonebender MKI was a three transistor circuit as was the following MKII that came later in 1966. Decades after the Tonebenders heyday of the 1960s, a collector named Dennis Johannsen realized that his 60's era Tonebeder had only two transistors, not three. This discovery caused a puzzling situation because all Tonebender circuits through MKIV are a three transistor design. Through further investigation, it came to light in an interview with Gary Hurst that he did make a very small batch of two transistor Tonebenders in February and March of 1966. Dennis Johannsen named his discovery the MK1.5, and it is one of the rarest pedals ever produced, a collectors dream. The Arbiter Fuzz face that came in late 1966 is an almost direct clone as well as various other two-transistor fuzz circuits of the era. The MK1.5 is a true legend of guitar that almost went unnoticed to history. The sound of this fuzz is very aggressive, full of low end, and sustain. You may also notice a slight velcro-ish type decay as notes decay off in extreme settings. As with most classic fuzz pedals, it loves a dirty amp or overdrive afterward in the signal path. Staying true to the original, I used high-grade carbon composition resistors, oversized capacitors, and two germanium transistors that I hand-matched to the circuit. 

Each small batch of Benders will use different transistors as it is challenging to find reliable sources of these devices in large quantities. The circuit uses vintage positive ground voltage, so do not daisy chain your power with other pedals. Inside the pedal is a battery snap or use any isolated power supply with a normal polarity power cable like your other pedals as I have wired it internally to work that way. The Bender is identical to the original except that I adjusted the taper of the pots to feel more intuitive. I also added a single power supply filter capacitor to help with noise and adjusted one resistor value for more volume. The switching is true-bypass. Each pedal in this batch is built-in identical form, but because of parts tolerances and the slight variance in the transistors, they will all be a bit different while still being the same. Be sure to always have this pedal first in your signal chain; the guitar must be plugged into its input due to the impedance it requires on its input, no exceptions. 

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Der JHS Pedals Overdrive Preamp ist eine originalgetreue Nachbildung der ersten Version ("Big Box V1") von DODs beliebtestem Pedal, dem Overdrive / Preamp (250). Die Regelmöglichkeiten sind denkbar einfach: Der Level-Regler bestimmt den Output der Schaltung und bietet je nach Setting einen Boost oder Cut des Signals. Der Level-Regler wurde im Vergleich zum Original modifiziert (bzw. korrigiert), wodurch die Version von JHS Pedals deutlich mehr Volume bietet. Der Gain-Regler kontrolliert die Verstärkung innerhalb der Overdrive-Sektion. Höhere Settings bringen den Op-Amp und das Hard Clipping in die Sättigung und erzeugen so ein stärkeres Clipping und einen satten Drive-Sound. Der Slide-Schalter ist eine spezielle Erweiterung, die es beim ursprünglichen DOD 250 so nicht gab. Bei der Recherche zu den ersten Versionen des 250 Pedals fand JHS Pedals eine Version, die ein völlig anderes Clipping Arrangement nutze - also entschied man sich einfach beide Versionen für den Overdrive Preamp zu nutzen, damit Musiker die klanglichen Variationen selber entdecken können. Der JHS Pedals Overdrive Preamp bietet insgesamt mehr Gain / Grit und mehr Bässe und Mitten als die späteren Versionen des DOD 250.

The JHS Pedals Overdrive Preamp is a faithful replication of the first version ("Big Box V1") of DOD's most loved pedal, the Overdrive / Preamp (250). The controls are simple. The Level control adjusts the overall output of the circuit and lets you cut or boost the signal. The Level control of this version has been modified (corrected) from the original wiring, giving this pedal much more volume on tap. The Gain control adjusts the amount of gain inside the overdrive circuit. Turning up the Gain control creates more clipping as it pushes the op-amp and hard clipping into overdrive. JHS Pedals also added a slider switch, which wasn't included with the original DOD 250. While researching the original pedal, JHS Pedals acquired a second early big-box unit which used a completely different clipping arrangement, so they decided to offer this switch so that you could explore these two variations for yourself. The JHS Pedals Overdrive Preamp features more gain / grit overall and more unique low / mids than the later versions of the DOD 250.

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