Punchline

DI

COMPRESSOR

OVERDRIVE

PREAMP

CAB SIM

EQUALIZER

The landmark bass recordings captured on the West Coast during the 1960s may seem challenging to achieve without truckloads of bulky, expensive vintage gear. But with a little help from the all-in-one Punchline Bass Station and the soldering artisans at JHS, you can enjoy the benefits of iconic bass tone inspired by the late-’60s sessions of The Beach Boys and their talented hired guns from the LA studio scene. Conceived in celebration of “The Beach Boys” documentary on Disney+, The Punchline is named for an unreleased track from the group’s early instrumental days, and it supplies four ways to shape output: a VCA compressor, an overdrive tailored to bass, a vintage amp simulator, and robust 3-band EQ. Together, these effects elicit musical results faster than you can say oom bop bop! Footswitch controls for Compressor and Overdrive sections enable quick dynamic shifts, making the Punchline Bass Station pedal an excellent choice for live performances. Moreover, your clean tone can be blended with the overdrive, which allows sculpted cleans with just a hint of vintage breakup, all the way up to the roaring heft of a vintage bass amp growling with tube-like punch and ample harmonics. Two-way switches for adjusting the compressor and amp sim add four ways to tweak the Punchline’s signal order to suit different needs. And, like any proper bass channel strip sold these days, the Punchline has an XLR DI output for sending the signal to mixing desks, audio interfaces, or other devices. The Punchline by JHS is available only at Sweetwater for a limited time — enjoy the last laugh and good (bass) vibrations when you grab a JHS Punchline Bass Station here at Sweetwater!