3 Guitar Pedals That Should Have Been Famous

This week's episode celebrates guitar pedals that should have been famous, but weren't-- namely, the Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz, Danelectro Wasabi Forward-Reverse Delay and Tech 21 Double Drive. In addition to some really solid jams, this episode is a social commentary on the fleeting nature of human life, so feel free to use it as the unofficial soundtrack for your mid-life crisis.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:18 Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz
1:40 "Ice Age Sunset"
3:00 Danelectro Wasabi
5:07 "Stardust Soup"
6:43 Tech 21 Double Drive
10:48 "Almost That One Song But Not Really (Get Off My Back)"
13:00 Record Time
14:00 Thanks For Watching!

Gear in this Episode:
Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz
Danelectro Wasabi Delay
Tech 21 Double Drive
JHS "Loud Is More Good Amp"
Bilt Relevator Guitar

Record Time:
Travis - The Boy With No Name

Josh’s record player is by U-Turn Audio:

The jams from this episode are on BandLab! Head over to the link below to jam with us, download the stems, and create your own samples from our sounds... or all of those things.

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[grantandrews]

Never thought Josh's comedy existentialism would hit so close to home.

[GT-wooj]

When I was 17 I went to a pub in Hereford (near the boarder of Wales) to meet a man about a pedal. At the bar I met an old east London geezer who felt more like a character from a Guy Ritchie film than an actual human being. Out of a massive bag he had slung over his back he pulled out a huge, plastic, display pedalboard made for a trade show or something. On it was the whole range of Dan Electro Wasabi pedals.
He said to me "mate you can make any bloody sound you want in the world on these!" I said "Have you played them?" he said "No".
Now I had never seen pedals that looked anything like this in my life, the board looked like a miniature model from Thunder Birds.
He said "it's your's for 100 quid", I said "No" He said "come on geeza! 75?" I said "No'. Do I regret this decision? YES.

[guitarsimon]

I’m enjoying this new more antagonistic iteration of Josh, it’s like watching a super-villain origin story unfold in real time.

[ekw]

that Denelectro looks like the love child of the Star Wars Land Speeder and a 1955 Cadillac.

I love it.

[uvulapie]

"Nick, you're under appreciated." <Addison the unmentioned bass player sits quietly in the corner and weeps>

[JakeCuster]

I like Josh’s existential crisis arc, reminds me that things always change and they’ll most likely bum you out……another great episode!

[hball]

this is rapidly becoming my favourite YouTube channel. I laugh. I cry. It moves me. Oh, yeah, and the pedals are pretty cool, too, especially the Double Drive. And Josh? It's gonna be okay.

[the_nondrive_side]

My Casket better have the same serial number they tattoo on my wrist.

"HE HAS THE BOX!"

[jamesbrasfield]

Proud owner of a Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz (acquired it in a trade; said goodbye to the Big muff pi for the final time). I love how Josh uses the same setting that I use for the first part of the jam before the sad part

[bheathcoat]

I literally went to Reverb as I was watching the video and bought a TweakFuzz. Well played sir…..well played. I’m not even a “Fuzz” guy!

[norriszappa]

I remember those wasabi pedals. The crowd that danelectro appealed to (budget players) thought those pedals were too expensive and everybody else wasn't interested in them bc it was a danelectro pedal

[timwhite]

I think that hands down, THE most underappreciated pedal was, and still is, the Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive.
There was period where for years and years during the 90s and 2000's if you wanted the classic TS808 Tube Screamer you had to either buy the Ibanez reissue for $180, a vintage one for several hundred, or an overpriced boutique model. However, those who were willing to do just a tiny bit of research would have discovered that the Sparkle Drive was an exact clone of the TS808, but with a wet/dry blend control. Voodoo Labs advertised it as "being able to sound like playing through 2 amps." Now we know it really works to add your dry tone in for added clarity.
Why no one bought these is beyond me, since it's really the perfect 808 Tube Screamer. Most use TS to add a little gain and push the front of the amp, as well as to add midrange for solos so you can cut through the mix. No one uses it as the "drive" channel on a single channel amp. Well, at least no one who's played long enough and have enough experience to know that it's not really designed for that. Using it for what people tend to use it for, you'd think that between the fact that it's half the price of the TS808 RI, and a LOT cheaper than the other options, combined with the ability to dial your clean in would mean that most people who use tube screamer would instead use one of these.
Yet, I still rarely see them on pedalboards. I don't get it. They've changed the design and call it Sparkle Drive Mod now, I think it's the 808 with a couple of the more popular Keeley mods. They're still affordable and you can still but the old ones used for a song (literally and metaphorically), plus I predict these will be a pedal that inexplicably sells for was too much online at some point.

[DavidParker]

“Some of you are amazing, but it didn’t work out like you thought, but you know someday, someone is going to pull you out of a box and talk about you” wow thanks Josh I really needed to hear that today 🥲

[smackofalltrades]

Josh: "on today's episode-"

Me: "THIS IS GONNA BE A GOOD ONE"

[antonyedwardson]

Hey Josh, loving the spring classics t-shirt. You may be the only other person I ‘know’ that shares my combined hobbies of guitar pedals, road cycling and Star Wars. Keep up the good work.

[xzavior]

Addison is killing it with the drum mix.

[SqualeProductions]

Speaking about Tech 21, their Randy Bachman Signature American Woman fuzz is just criminally underrated!

[davebmassey]

that Tech 21 is rad. I'd love to see this series continue - I love Josh's take on underrated pedals.

[marknason]

If I had a nickel for every time Josh Scott told me something was my fault, I'd have some change in my pocket going jingla-linga-ling

[mountainbeatsdjco]

Sad Town's a suburb of Dad Town. LOL, as a pedal nerd Dad in a garage post rock band, this rang true! Josh's on-going existential crisis aside, keep doing what you do guys. You bring a lot of joy to the world!