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Josh Scott says this distortion pedal is the most unique design he’s seen "in decades" – and it’s still on shelves
By Matt Parker published
“I would put it somewhere between a killer DS-1, a little bit of RAT, all the way to a Univox Superfuzz,” says the JHS founder and pedal guru. “And I know what I’m saying is insane”

NAMM 2023: Electro-Harmonix makes Josh Scott’s dream a reality with the release of his Lizard Queen Octave Fuzz pedal design
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Based on the JHS Pedals mastermind’s vintage EHX effects pedal that never existed, the new octave fuzz is available in big-box and Nano formats

5 alternatives to the DigiTech Bad Monkey that you can actually afford
By Matt McCracken published
Swerve the hype and bag yourself a bargain whilst everyone's attention is elsewhere

Gary Moore’s Bad Monkey is now on sale for $12,000 and JHS has debuted BM T-shirts. When will the Bad Monkey bubble burst?
By Matt Parker published
The DigiTech Bad Monkey bubble inflated fast and will burst just as quickly. In the meantime, brace yourself for the meme wave

JHS Pedals responds to DigiTech Bad Monkey price hikes: “Learn to listen with your ears and not trends, and you will be a much happier guitarist”
By Matt Owen published
Brand founder Josh Scott posted a statement after Bad Monkey price tags soared to $650 seemingly in response to his latest demo video, which compared the discontinued DigiTech to the Klon Centaur

JHS pays tribute to three foundational fuzz pedals with new Mary-K, Berkeley and Plugin stompboxes
By Jackson Maxwell published
The three simple fuzz units are true to their late-'60s/early-'70s-era ancestors, with a touch of added 21st century functionality in each case

Those tones you’ve been hearing on The JHS Show came from a Kemper, not the tube amp onscreen
By Michael Astley-Brown published
“I'm leaving my tube amp for a Kemper!” declares Josh Scott, as he reveals the show’s daring year-long blind test and launches his own amp profiles for Kemper and Line 6

Best budget reverb pedals 2025: wallet-friendly ‘board buys for the thrifty guitar player
By Matt McCracken published
Get your hands on a cheap reverb pedal with offerings from Fender, TC Electronic, JHS, Electro Harmonix and more
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