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JHS Pedals simply can’t make enough of its $99 DIY Notaklöns to keep up with demand, but I managed to get my hands on one – does the Klon clone live up to the outrageous hype?
By Matt Owen published
The humble IKEA-style stompbox took the guitar world by storm upon its relentless roll-out, and now there's a waiting list to get one. Is this just another DIY novelty pedal, or genuinely something special?

With 25% off JHS pedals at Sweetwater you can create a ‘board that covers all bases – here’s the 5 stompboxes we’d choose
By Matt McCracken published
We’ve put together a do-it-all, discounted pedalboard from the JHS sale at Sweetwater

“No-one has made a Klon like this”: Don’t fancy spending $10,000 on a real Klon Centaur? Not to worry – the new JHS Pedals Notaklön lets you build your own for $99
By Matt Owen published
Solderless construction, an added Shamrock tone mod, and it's only $99?! Shut up and take our money

“It's not a replica or a clone. It’s the actual thing”: JHS Pedals revives influential gear brand Ross Electronics – and recruits John Mayer, Brian Wampler and Robert Keeley for new documentary
By Matt Owen published
A 30-minute film has been released to chart the history and revival of the cult classic company, which is back with five new stompboxes

Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen review
By Trevor Curwen published
The pedal that Electro-Harmonix could have made in the 1970s (but didn’t) is now here with some help from JHS Pedals

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
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