Boss Pedals Changed Guitar As We Know It!

Where would the pedal industry be without the innovations of BOSS? I'm an unashamed BOSS fanboy and here's 20min of video to prove it.

Boss + JHS Pedals: JB-2 Documentary

Gear in this video:
0:54 Boss BOX-40 40th Anniversary Box Set
2:27 JHS Mods DS-1 Modification Lexi Drive
2:55 JHS Boss TR-2 Tremolo w/ "Versa-Trem" Mod
4:01 CE-1
4:21 PW-1
4:58 GE-6
5:00 BF-2
5:04 DM-2
5:08 CE-2
5:15 DS-1
5:51 MA-1
6:30 FA-1
6:41 CH-1
6:49 DC-2
7:06 CE-2
8:32 CE-5
8:39 DC-3
8:44 HF-2
9:06 BF-2
9:15 PH-1R
9:23 TR-2
9:39 GE-7
9:41 GE-6
9:53 CS-1
10:09 BD-2
10:29 SD-2
11:16 OD-1
11:25 OD-3
11:38 MZ-2
11:49 OD-2
11:51 SD-2
12:26 JB-2 JHS Angry Driver
12:54 FZ-2
13:22 FZ-3
13:25 FZ-5
13:28 HM-2
13:53 MT-2
14:13 DS-2
14:16 DF-2
14:23 DSD-2
14:29 DD-6
14:43 DD-5
15:00 DD-2
15:08 DD-20
16:00 RC-1
16:18 RV-5
16:45 VB-2 Waza Craft
17:20 CE-20 Waza Craft
17:46 PC-2

Record Time:
The Cure - Disintegration

#jhs #boss

[nicholashoryski-cerros]

Legend has it that Jimi Hendrix played his infamous rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock with his BOSS Metal Zone

[ViddyWellBrother]

My dad was a commercial airline pilot who frequently flew to Japan in the '70s and '80s. He came to know the owners of some of the music stores in Tokyo when he was there on layovers, and they kept him in the loop on all of the new technology at the time — including the first Tascam 144 when it was first released. My dad was very supportive of my guitar playing and musical ambitions, and on one of his trips (in '81 or '82) he came back with three BCB-6 cases filled with all of the various Boss pedals at the time....and even more followed in subsequent trips!

This was typical overkill for my dad, but apparently one of the store owners sold him things for less than half of what they would have cost in Europe at the time. He bought me all of the Boss pedals and simply said, "I didn't know which ones you'd find useful, so I thought I'd let you decide for yourself...and the ones you don't want you can just give them to your friends or something." I did just that — kept the ones I liked and then gave many of the others away. I'll always have a soft spot for Boss pedals...and the other Boss products as well, as I had many of them as well at some point. I only wish I'd kept more of those original pedals because I basically had them all, and now many are worth a small fortune.

Anyway, Viva Boss and here's thinking of my dad who truly was an amazing father. He went for overkill and spoilt me it's true, but it was just because he loved that his young son was making music and he wanted to show his love and support. That will always be inextricably linked with Boss pedals, amongst other things, in my mind. 😊

[marksc]

..the reason I like and respect JHS...great pedals....but they never shy away from complimenting other pedal class and confidence...hopefully one day I can purchase a JHS pedal...I've played them...sound spectacular...

[peterbigblock]

As a business owner myself, I’m amazed at how much time he spends talking about how awesome competing products are. That’s balls, man. Makes me want to try his pedals, though, so it’s smart in that way.

[waitinwinter]

I'm going to buy more JHS pedals because I really like this guy

[wigon]

Does anyone else find his voice oddly soothing and calming when experiencing anxiety from the corona virus pandemic? This channel is one of my go-to channels for reducing anxiety.

[wbales]

I felt like I was 7 years old going to a friend’s house for the first time and he HAD to show me all his action figures 😂
Love your passion for what you do. 🤘

[ilias]

What is super crazy, is how little Josh is pushing his pedals.. like constantly pushing everyone elses stuff, and being super humble and complimentary.. I am learning so much! Thanks especially for the fuzz face stuff!

[willpancake]

“Yeah, I play guitar...” (pulls up shirt to reveal belt-bound pedal)

[Daniel-kmzw]

This is honestly the best guitar/pedal content on YouTube. I stopped watching guitar videos for a while and just came across this channel.. I’ve basically binged every video you have made. SO ENTERTAINING & informative at the same time.

[E-Biz]

I'm so sad that I've just found this channel. My first was a DS-1 and my latest is the Waza Blues Driver. One time I had two DS-1s on my board. When people ask me "why two?" I'd tell them that I didn't have room for the third one.

[terrywin]

I purchased some boss pedals when I was in the Marines, and in Hong Kong, back in 1981-ish. Those pedals are STILL on my board and are STILL working!! Boss pedals are THE BEST!!

[resofactor]

Didn't have a "first" Boss pedal. I picked up like 5-6 on the same day. >D

[plexibreath]

What I like about Boss is the ergonomics. I like playing bare footed, pedals with little foot switches are uncomfortable on my feet, but Boss has that huge surface area that's quite comfortable. Also the knobs are below the plane of the switching surface so you don't have to worry about your foot changing the knob settings. They also don't take up much room on the pedal board. Plus, they are totally Boss!

[karmasheen]

I always wondered why my DS1 just didnt sound as good, So i just started to use the on sound as a metronome.
Now I know that I've been using the wrong one on my board. IT WAS A MOUSE! man. Now it all makes sense why my emails always gave a distorted tone throughout!
Thanks JHS Vlog! x

[robertzullo]

This episode was an absolute blast to watch. That's decades of knowledge squeezed into approximately 20 minutes. Amazing, and quite funny sometimes as well! Thank you for that college course on Boss pedals.

[JamesMurphyProducer]

Chuck Schuldiner from Death used a BOSS DS-1, which you can hear on the Spiritual Healing album, but it’s blended most of the time with my guitar, and i was using an Ibanez TS-10

[PatrickGoddard]

Stocking up on Sovtek amps in preparation for the coming armageddon, I see. ;)

[Explosivepiss]

Man I feel like a kid watching my friend take out all his action figures going through each one telling me which ones are his favorite. I love how as we grow we still maintain that childish sense of passion

[nickolasecker]

The Smiths pretty much exclusively used boss pedals throughout their career. Johnny Marr is my absolute favorite guitarist, I think he and Robert Smith were the best of the eighties. He used a CE-2 when he was using amps other than the Roland JC120. I love that jangly, chimey sound. Lush also used boss pedals almost exclusively, their albums Gala and Spooky are excellent, particularly love “De-Luxe” and “Nothing Natural”. Blur used a vb-2 on tracks like “Chemical World” from “Parklife”. Lastly Slowdive used some boss pedals on Solvalki. I think an SD-1 was used on some of the tracks, as well as a boss ps-2 and dd-3.