The JHS Hard Drive, Our Heaviest Pedal Yet!

We are proud to introduce you to the Hard Drive the heaviest pedal JHS has ever released!! In this episode, Josh demonstrates the wide range of heavy tones you can get with the Hard Drive, from the angsty riffs of Rage against the machine all the way to Korn. The Hard Drive is a truly unique topology, not based on any single circuit before it, but is a mutt of several distortion pedals and heavy amps. It features a sweepable mid-range as well as bass and treble controls. This pedal has been eight years in the making and is the final, completed design project of our former lead engineer and friend, Cliff Smith, who passed away in 2021. We hope you have as much fun playing this pedal as we had making it.

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00:00-00:17 - Intro
00:18-01:05 - How We Got Here
01:06-02:56 - An Idea is Born
02:57-03:13 - Impression of the Shred Master
03:14-03:29 - Impression of the RAT
03:30-03:46 - Impression of the DS-1
03:47-04:04 - Impression of the Tight Metal
04:05-04:31 - Impression of the BD-OE
04:32-04:49 - Impression of the SM-7 Smash Box
04:50-05:54 - Can Josh Play Metal?
05:55-08:05 - Sleep Now in the Mire
08:06-09:56 - It Ain't Buddy Holly's Pipe
09:57-12:14 - Master of Light & Night
12:15-16:37 - Semi-Blind
16:38-17:28 - Intermission
17:29-18:21 - Hard Drive Information
18:22-19:12 - In Memoriam Cliff
19:13-20:12 - Conclusion

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[Djerksdjently]

Love how every riff ends with Owner of a Lonely Heart

[cortmiller]

I lost it at “when it’s like a wet spaghetti noodle. Just no korn.” “Ok I’m set for some Korn” and then breaks into semi charmed kind of life

[MEGAMIGA]

Every JHS video is 35% product description, 65% comedy but 100% groovy!

You are a great team!

My respect to Cliff

[jamesdougherty]

After the demo I informed my classically trained flautist wife that she is now a 64 year old “HEAVY METAL HAG”. I am a 74 year old “DIRT BAG BLUES MAN”. I play class A smallish amps. I use the tweed Bassman guitar setting, mid up, up and up. No bass or treble. Wah volume & a Holy Grail reverb pedals. I will be adding your new hard drive pedal as soon as possible for my blues/ metal EP. “Old man angry “ featuring the single “Death might Take the Edge Off”. Trademark

[DanielDangerTME]

Those riffs were so metal I'm gonna tell off my step dad.

[mikemorgan]

Hanging up on Rob Scallion while he was still talking was the most metal thing Josh has ever done. Rob using a JHS pedal as a phone was pretty reciprocal though.

[MrJaredtheBear]

Didn’t think a video with a Korn into 3EB riff would end with such a sweet tribute. RIP Cliff. Great work all around.

[booneh]

When Metallica said, “Woah, heaven let your light shine down, ” I really felt that.

[charlesrense]

Owner of a Lonely Heart killed me. I'm literally dead. I hope you're happy, there's blood on your hands.

[GiveThemHorns]

That Blind to Semi-Charmed Life transition had me in stitches!

[chrisallen]

Rob answering the phone call on a JHS pedal was top notch comedy. Thanks fellas!

[tedrackley]

This has been the best JHS video in all of existence

[jakekiere]

The Cliff memorial is a great touch. This is awesome, folks! Good work!

[AlecBourneMidiMadScientist]

Man, what an amazing tribute to Cliff. Sick video, had me just cracking up half the time. I gotta get one of these

[joshuamessenger]

The thought of Cliff spending weeks trying to mod a Shure SM7B is hilarious! <3

[TemporallyYours]

Woah, i bought my '94 Camry off Gorthalax- solid dude!

[sillybelly]

WHAT?!?!?! - everyone screaming when you causally dropped the “green album is better than the blue”

[manguitarletsgo]

What a lovely tribute to your friend Cliff.

[bthjf]

YES Owner of a Lonely Heart riff in Heavy Metal was a must.

[TVicc]

I say an episode where Gilbert" is much needed.