Bad Monkey Does the Klon

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This week’s episode pits the Digitech Bad Monkey against…well…everything. What did you expect? This is our love letter to any JHS Show viewer who ever watched an episode and thought, “There aren’t enough shoot outs.”
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0:00 Ooo ooo ahh eee
0:11 Intro
1:15 History of the Digitech Bad Monkey
1:50 Can it sound like a vintage Ibanez TS10?
2:36 Bad Monkey vs TS10
3:22 Can it sound like the Klon Centaur?
4:00 Bad Monkey vs Klon
4:36 There is more than one version of the Bad Monkey
5:24 Rhett Shull can't play guitar
5:36 Can it sound like a Fulltone Fulldrive 2?
6:12 Bad Monkey vs Fulldrive 2
6:29 Spiced down
7:40 Can it sound like a JHS Morning Glory?
7:57 Bad Monkey vs Morning Glory
8:30 Wait, more versions of the Bad Monkey that you didn't know about?
9:57 Take that, Daniel Danger
10:14 Can it sound like a Hermida Audio Zendrive?
10:38 Bad Monkey vs Zendrive
11:45 Can you hear the difference?
12:10 Can it sound like a Nobles ODR-1?
13:00 Bad Monkey vs ODR-1
13:47 The Bad Monkey is amazing
14:56 Record Time
Josh's Record Time pick:
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
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Josh’s record player is by U-Turn Audio:
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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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@submersedlalo5631 Жыл бұрын

Now I need to buy a Klon to get the Bad Monkey tone I’ve been searching for!

@matthewdancik5515 Жыл бұрын

Lol!

@travislee9662 Жыл бұрын

I can follow that logic 😂

@rjrguitar Жыл бұрын

Brilliant...thank you for that.

@billyshears6622 Жыл бұрын

Actually the Ceriatone one sounds WAY better.

@notplaying2379 Жыл бұрын

I really want a pedal to get that cleaned up fuzzface with the guitar volume rolled back.

@astrondelta Жыл бұрын

The most interesting takeaway from this shootout isn't "how close the bad monkey sounds to X pedal," but "how close all of these overdrive pedals sound to each other."

@jhspedals Жыл бұрын

👆🏼

@RudolfWolph Жыл бұрын

Also shootouts are just generally limited in scope because they can't show you every possible EQ setting and there's no apples to apples comparison in cases where... say one pedal has treble/bass controls and another just has a knob labelled "spectrum."

@gonzalosanchez6387 Жыл бұрын

Best comment

@mk_rexx Жыл бұрын

@@RudolfWolph More bands just simply means it's more versatile because you can dial way more tones. That's why the Bad Monkey can easily replicate tones from the other pedals which are mostly just single knob. If it were pitted to a pedal with 5-band EQ, it could take some more effort to dial especially with extreme settings.

@ivanm9186 Жыл бұрын

I have damn 12 of them and still can’t decide!!!!

@Optiman5000 3 ай бұрын

I’ve been binging JHS videos and seems like no one ever mentions how great of a guitarist Josh is. Cudos my man!!!

@jhspedals 3 ай бұрын

thanks!

@vanessajazp6341 10 ай бұрын

Inarguably THE most famous product demo ever put on KZfaq. This video will become as legendary as the Bad Monkey itself!

@Plunkcown 9 ай бұрын

It's insane how many people now know the bad monkey and about the insane price increase that came from this video

@vanessajazp6341 9 ай бұрын

@@Plunkcown I also happened on to a demo between the Klon and the Bad Monkey from 13 years ago. Same result - they sounds just alike. But that video didn’t go viral like Josh’s.

@asherplatts6253 Жыл бұрын

Thank you JHS pedals for showing us that nothing matters and everything is hype

@jhspedals Жыл бұрын

Alas

@formula73 Жыл бұрын

And now my favorite bass dirt box is $650. Thanks for that, too.

@asherplatts6253 Жыл бұрын

@formula73 what???

@formula73 Жыл бұрын

@@asherplatts6253 this mf’s clout is so strong, because of this video, blues lawyer boomers with their CS Strats and aged R9s just have to have a Bad Monkey, which sadly became an integral part of my bass tone. I don’t want $650 for mine; I just want a used backup for $50 like they were last mfn week.

@TommySprocket Жыл бұрын

@@jhspedals I''ll bet Josh was that kid in the schoolyard whispering in a couple of ears then going over to his friends to watch the ensuing fight he started with a smirk on his face.

@peytonmassey4049 Жыл бұрын

The Klon bit killed me. Literally sounds indistinguishable.

@jimthecraftyguitarist878 Жыл бұрын

Quite literally.

@shorerocks Жыл бұрын

What? I am sure there was something silvery in the tone, something... ethereal? Yep, that's it!

@andrewjones4277 Жыл бұрын

But but. The DIODES!!!

@justinguitarcia Жыл бұрын

If john mayer discovered the bad monkey itll be 800$ overnight. I remember everyone knowing these ruled when they came out

@antipusrises Жыл бұрын

@@andrewjones4277 THE DIODES

@OpossumPiper Жыл бұрын

Now that Josh has destroyed the Bad Monkey market, the ultimate FU to pedal scalpers would be for JHS to release a faithful reproduction called the "That's Bananas" and sell it for $99.

@JohnnyMayHymn Жыл бұрын

just get a bonsai edit: the bonsai only has one tone knob, but if you paired it with an eq...

@hisgrandmajesty Жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyMayHymn that's bon-sai-nas! it sounded a lot better in my head, alright?

@grantderue Жыл бұрын

I'd buy a white JHS pedal with a banana on it.

@MistaHahn117 10 ай бұрын

A version of the Bonsai with a Bad Monkey style EQ in the circuit, call it the Bonanza

@MistaHahn117 10 ай бұрын

Though I've already seen the price on the used market start to fall back down towards reasonable prices (saw one on Reverb in "Very Good" condition for $79) so there's probably no need

@SolamenteVees Жыл бұрын

All this video did for me was confirm how fantastic Telecasters sound.

@danilolimas Жыл бұрын

teles r the best for me.

@cheshirecat5824 Жыл бұрын

I feel that the newfound Bad Monkey craze was exact opposite of what Josh and guys wanted to achieve - the idea was to pick up your forgotten gear and just try it/experiment with it - instead of going shopping frenzy. That makes the humour in the video even better. That said, I need Josh to demo Hot Head distortion in the future 😂

@MrPhins Жыл бұрын

Thank you! My faith is somewhat restored that someone got it.

@ryanloescher6234 Жыл бұрын

Come on EHX Hot Tubes!!

@MrClassicmetal Жыл бұрын

Like Glenn Fricker said in his video after the prices of the Bad Monkey pedals skyrocketed; guitarist are m 0 r 0 n s. Or something along those lines. 😁

@ryanloescher6234 Жыл бұрын

@@MrClassicmetal I mean, wouldn't he say that regardless?? (Love Glenn though and his tips have actually helped me save a lot of time and money chasing mythical unicorn dust to make my tone magically better)

@youKnowWho3311 Жыл бұрын

I think powell is going to need to keep raising rates. The inflation is still hot out there. Not enough pain in the streets.

@imacmadman22 Жыл бұрын

Josh Scott proving, once again proving that the gear matters less than most people realize and you can get great tones regardless of what pedals you have.

@Smurfman256 20 күн бұрын

I think what this goes to show is that people don't love the sound of the Klon, they love the myth of the Klon.

@0321Dave Жыл бұрын

“You can get on a forum and say they sound different if it makes you feel better” I’m dying laughing. That got me. Busting pedal myths We all love this stuff Josh Keep at it

@flyguyty33 Жыл бұрын

💯

@luisfguitar Жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahah😂😂😂😂

@pearljaime2 Жыл бұрын

People are just returning to monke.

@victoromarmunoztenorio8130 Жыл бұрын

They DO sound different, you have to remember this guy makes a living selling clones of famous very difficult to get pedals. Ask Josh to sell all oh his original issue vintage pedales, he'll never do it.

@nomad100hd Жыл бұрын

I could hear subtle differences between a few of them. The Zen sounded the most unique.

@iguanaanalog6562 Жыл бұрын

So good to have you and the team back, Josh! Thanks for all that you do to preserve the history and punch holes in bad thinking.

@joaquimshakaful Жыл бұрын

I just love the way Josh looks at the camera when he knows he's changing the pedals and knows that there's no diference... he he he...perfect!

@jhspedals Жыл бұрын

hahahaha

@80TheMadLord08 9 ай бұрын

That was perfect. haha

@anscari Жыл бұрын

I've been fanatically advocating for the Bad Monkey for almost 15 years. It's an absolute beast sound-wise, construction-wise and versatility-wise, to the point that it has been the best OD I've had and I'm a bassist myself... Happy to see it being considered as it deserves, thanks for that!

@mymodel6 9 ай бұрын

But what have you been fanatically advocating..? The fact that is sounds the same as 99% of all other drive pedals..

@anscari 9 ай бұрын

@@mymodel6 for a fraction of the stupid prices that hype drives.

@kangaroofoot Жыл бұрын

Wow. Josh really shot the Bad Monkey up against his own pedal to challenge it. This guy is a marketing genius and above all he’s a cool dude.

@brucehayes7251 Жыл бұрын

Cool and unbiased. Comes from knowing the circuits and components. Certainly the most believable pedal comparisons and reviews

@guitarthink Жыл бұрын

And a great player........................

@kangaroofoot Жыл бұрын

@@shuster1921 AND he’s a marketing genius, let’s give him props where it’s due lol

@bigted1953 Жыл бұрын

He's a bad monkey...

@rodrigo5632 Жыл бұрын

I already feel how the price of Bad Monkey goes up

@ZetaCarinae Жыл бұрын

about $92 on reverb right now...maybe fun to watch the effect

@MrLanceDaily Жыл бұрын

ANY pedal mentioned on JHS goes up in price. I can’t tell you how many times he’s done a video on a cool pedal and I can no longer afford it after his video

@michaelpacinus242 Жыл бұрын

@@MrLanceDaily a pedal you, for some reason, thought was cool and affordable but didn’t buy/possibly even know about

@j.r.g3548 Жыл бұрын

@@ZetaCarinae dude what? There are only 5 non-modded Bad Monkey's on Reverb right now (whole world), the cheapest is $72 and was listed 3 days ago, and while it did sell as I'm writing this, the most recent sale for one was for $50 4 days ago. Stop making stuff up.

@chrisegg7936 Жыл бұрын

the point is that you don’t need a klon, zen drive, OR a bad monkey.

@tom.esteves 2 ай бұрын

Here in 2024 to confirm that Bad Monkey prices have now returned to normal

@xuxuang8574 5 күн бұрын

What's normal?

@RyanLongP Жыл бұрын

This was such a great video, demonstrative of the fact that it's more important to be able to dial in a tone than it is to get the right gear.

@bsmith8166 Жыл бұрын

All Josh is doing with these videos is convincing me that I don't need as many pedals as I thought.

@DanielDangerTME Жыл бұрын

you need more.

@maxonmendel5757 Жыл бұрын

this is a commercial for the switchback

@suede__ Жыл бұрын

You need at least six Bad Monkeys

@adamscottv Жыл бұрын

Need != want. I still want. =D

@davemish4163 Жыл бұрын

Maybe he's just using the Kemper. It's happened before...

@dobiqwolf Жыл бұрын

Not sure what to think of this video; nothing bad but there are many points to take in consideration: -Josh usual nonchalance in showing that you can get great sounds with a cheap pedal, no need to buy expensive or JHS pedals, huge respect for that. - Teaching people to learn how to use their equipment, this is one pedal and look how many sounds it is able to produce; the take away is learn how your pedal work before rushing to buy another one. - The banana feast I did not know I was missing Thanks guys for a great and entertaining video. Looking forward to the next cheap pedal you will demonstrate.

@aaronsmith5055 Жыл бұрын

Consider: Josh probably just ruined another secret pedal for everyone. $16 bucks sits by next week, these little capuchin will be selling for upwards of $75

@TheBedroomRocker1 Жыл бұрын

This the best pedal show on KZfaq! There's content, history, sarcasm, eccentricity, and even some good music!

@briansisco5925 Жыл бұрын

The differences are subtle - I see your point. Great video - Nice playing as well. Thank you!

@vestridreaming Жыл бұрын

This was my first pedal, I remember getting it because it was cheap and had heard that overdrive would get me a lot of sounds I wanted depending on how I setup my amp. It's been my go to for overdrive ever since and I'm happy to see it get some love almost 20 years after I bought it!

@vyacheslavkhristolyubov413 Жыл бұрын

I love the fact that Josh is a passionate collector with pedals that cost thousands and he’s not afraid to bust all the myths 😂

@TheOnlyGuitarFather Жыл бұрын

Hell also promote other companies pedals.

@stefromfortworth Жыл бұрын

Probably devaluing his own pedals in the process 🤣

@KingTabor Жыл бұрын

@@stefromfortworth he must be very rich from the craddle

@jnvo666 Жыл бұрын

Phil X used the bad monkey a lot in his fretted americana demos and he always sounded great!

@kevinvezina6535 Жыл бұрын

He still does...

@ryansumawan1865 Жыл бұрын

I bought mine years ago because of him

@McDoinky Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@AbogJohnnyWi Жыл бұрын

Me 2

@henriquesteffen4196 Жыл бұрын

And Gary Moore

@brettbaker71 Жыл бұрын

Great demonstration of a great versatile overdrive.

@edwinmiller1532 Жыл бұрын

I love this because it inspires me to use the random old pedals I have and find whatever cool tones I can. If Josh has fought me anything, it’s that you don’t need the fanciest toy, you need to make stuff you like

@JamesThomas-zl9er Жыл бұрын

A friend on mine sells about £20k of guitars and gear to one customer: he’s chasing a dream, but he needs to learn to play 😂 This is extremely infuriating, if only bc it proves that you don’t always get what you pay for, and blindly following a trend often leads to bankruptcy 😂 I use a GT100 board, in part bc I swap between 12/6 string acoustic & a Tele so it does the job - especially powered of a small battery when busking!!

@billgreen4592 Жыл бұрын

Thanks to Tom Cram and you for the Billy Clements reference. Billy was one of my favorite people at DOD/Digi. We had a weekly golf game where he consistently beat me. He is also an incredible guitarist, and has an ear for tone that is second to none. He wrote a bunch of the best patches on the Digi processors. BTY the bad monkey is a kick ass pedal, and likely the most underrated pedal we ever made.

@RICO_SUAVE21 Жыл бұрын

So basically we need a Bad Monkey Reissue!!!

@gcensing6351 Жыл бұрын

Wampler Triumph!

@rmontesalvarez Жыл бұрын

@@gcensing6351 I will not pay any less than $300 for my new Bad Monkey Jungle edition

@sim0n17 Жыл бұрын

the Johnny Chimpo Limited edition 😉

@asherplatts6253 Жыл бұрын

It's literally a TS clone. Every other tubescreamer clone already is a bad monkey reissue.

@paulvanheuklom6439 Жыл бұрын

So basically I have a dozen or so Bad Monkeys with aliases.

@vmountain Жыл бұрын

Morale of the story...All those pedals are so good that they can replicate even the Bad Monkey sound!!!! Amazing!!!

@99problemstoysaint1 Жыл бұрын

You sir are a gentleman & a scholar

@scottsoucy6186 4 ай бұрын

I really love your videos on so many levels! You're entertaining to watch and listen to, you have a wealth of knowledge on the subject and you can really play your butt off! I love your self-deprecating sense of humor!

@martyshwaartz971 Жыл бұрын

Really goes to show how much more important your EQ and SPEAKER are compared to the actual pieces of gear that come before that.

@DarrenTK128 Жыл бұрын

Have you seen the Jim Lill videos on Tone?

@stuartchapman5171 Жыл бұрын

Indeed. I was looking at one of these recently, to rrpksce my budget Ashton. Tube Screamer clone. It's a good pedal but ghe footprint is massive, and thd Monkey has better eq shaping options than a TS. I'll let the market settle again first. I'm in no hurry.

@brainsplosion3000 Жыл бұрын

nah, right?

@justingoers Жыл бұрын

The most important thing is just to tweak what YOU HAVE until you find a great setting that works for you. Enjoy that sound. Write a song. And quit obsessing over stuff you don’t need or can’t afford. This is a personal note to myself.

@GlennJimenez Жыл бұрын

A broken in speaker will do wonders

@gregrodrigueziii8075 Жыл бұрын

Josh is the equivalent of Art curator, He makes every pedal he reviews way more expensive 🤣

@telecasterman18 Жыл бұрын

I already have a Ceriatone Klone. Have been wanting to build a super simple board with a Morning Glory and a Fulltone Fulldrive and now I’m super happy I watched this. I listened to the whole video with my IEMs and cannot hear anything. It’s all about dialing in your sounds and the players fingers. Great video Josh. Also hilarious. 😂

@danieldeveau Жыл бұрын

Honest, funny, self-effacing and informative. As an amp builder, I love your pedals. As a guitar player, I love your pedals. As a human, I think the whole crew there are amazing. Keep it up. I still have my 15 year old Monkey on my board. Love it.

@timmungenast Жыл бұрын

I was just about to say all those things! Great minds think alike, or something like that?

@patrickhoglund192 Жыл бұрын

made me appreciate my Bad Monkey pedal even more. Also reinforces the brilliant deft touch with the pedals Josh has! The ability to dial in matching tones is simply awesome and inspiring!

@revjeffg Жыл бұрын

Oh my god, from the intro to the Scott Pilgrim Record Time and all the chaos and throwing of things in between (along with a series of astonishing A/B shootouts) this might be the greatest (or at least my favorite) JHS Show yet! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@metalskinn460 Жыл бұрын

I used this pedal with my Blackstar HT-60 back in the early 2010's as a boost in front to get more gain. It was a great pedal then I bought for like $30 USD. I'm glad you brought this into the public consciousness. Too bad it's not a budget option anymore like it had been for me when I was aware of it..

@skyviewdesign Жыл бұрын

This gave me so much joy! Thank you, JHS!!!

@jhspedals Жыл бұрын

oh you're welcome!

@gsmeeuwsen Жыл бұрын

Amazing video!!! Josh, thank you for being so transparent, even demoing your own pedal against that. They all sound essentially the same if you set them correctly...

@jameskwak7101 Жыл бұрын

Ok. That switcher. Is incredible. Never a glitch in the sound. Amazing.

@mykelc205 Жыл бұрын

Because he never switched. It's b.s.

@CS-ru4xd Жыл бұрын

@@mykelc205 I agree! I think there's some trickery going on here! lol

@hanswurst9120 Жыл бұрын

@@mykelc205 Entirely missing the point. But sure, keep believing those dentist pedals' sounds really are worth their price tags.

@Deathrape2001 Жыл бұрын

@@mykelc205 I wouldn't B surprised it's a $cam, same as his 'been using the Kemper so long' betrayal =)) U never know if Josh is really playing what he says.

@benrobson4041 Жыл бұрын

@@mykelc205 I do think it would be really funny if every single sound in the video was from the Bad Monkey.

@highernoon Жыл бұрын

"I've lied to you, all the sounds in that video came from an SP5 Slam Punk pedal from the Ibanez Soundtank series".

@jamiewentworth887 Жыл бұрын

You guys are a hoot. The JHS Morning Glory had a fuller, warmer tone.

@drew2dee2 Жыл бұрын

thanks for posting this, now theres a ton of them on reverb listed in the last couple days that are 6x more expensive than they were before the video! love that

@goguelu Жыл бұрын

So much fun is coming out of this video. I assume you had as much fun shooting it as I got watching. Thank you as well for the reference to Scott Pilgrim, I'm going to watch this one ! Long live the Bad Monkey !

@Badonkadonker Жыл бұрын

I remember when Phil X was rocking one of these. I have the ODR-1 though, so no need for another od pedal. Cool video - loved it!

@kalenbaker7901 9 ай бұрын

I was a kid and new to guitar when Scott Pilgrim came out. I remember seeing that shot of him stomping on the pedal and it instantly made me obsessed with the idea of guitar effects and pedals

@michelefrogan7150 Жыл бұрын

You set the house on fire. Absolutely pleasurable to watch this video. We are back to square one, where, in the end, what matters is the man, his curiosity and especially his musicality. And the latter cannot be bought in a supermarket. Sad for many. Wonderful for so many others... And now people? There is no holy grail. There is only you, your fingers and your soul. And maybe - or not - you have a story to tell. Thanks JHS.

@ericsanders5270 Жыл бұрын

I’m by d❤ Annan ja

@odgeUK Жыл бұрын

Like a lot of people, I bought a Bad Monkey after Phil X regularly used one for the Fretted Americana videos. You could pick them up, used, for £30 all day. It's an absolute workhorse and the BM EQ makes it super versatile. Guess these might go up in value now.. Phew, for once I already own a pedal which is about to get some Internet-fuelled inflation!

@Mr_Rouge Жыл бұрын

Same here ! 🤘 (bought one brand new in 2015 for 30€...)

@jmccaintx Жыл бұрын

Yep, got mine for the same reason. I have one of the 80 lb (not £) ones.

@davidfewtrell3479 Жыл бұрын

Same here! think mine was £30 new when I got it

@hiroprotagonitis Жыл бұрын

its all fucked now lmao

@LeedeMora Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I blame Phil X for my one.

@rockhead69 Жыл бұрын

I really dig your videos, dude...no difference whatsoever ! Thanks

@Navelfuzz 25 күн бұрын

I keep coming to this video over the months just to enjoy the expression on Josh's face while AB switching between the Monkey and the Klon

@aaronpfahler9134 Жыл бұрын

The Bad Monkey was the first pedal I ever bought, probably 12 years ago. Still love it and use it!

@Wizzerman95 Жыл бұрын

I love Scott Pilgrim and the soundtrack. Love that detail! Thanks for pointing this out Josh!

@Bagledog5000 Жыл бұрын

Just popping back to say thank you for introducing me to the Bad Monkey! It's been great and I'm enjoying it very much. Also unlike the pedal, the book is still reasonably priced! 😁

@SuperBagMan217 Жыл бұрын

I love this guys delivery. Like the Tim Robinson of pedal reviews

@TheBhannah Жыл бұрын

Fantastic playing from the JHS band !

@bryanhegarty Жыл бұрын

Love that this single video is now guitar media outlet news. It’s just a man who really loves pedals. Do a whole series on joyo guitar pedals sir

@waded4610 2 ай бұрын

I listened to the video and only took quick glances to see which pedal was on. Literally seamless, I'm going to look for a Bad Monkey now.

@markfoerster6818 Жыл бұрын

One of the most entertaining of late - and love the playing

@brettborman1200 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff guys! You always crush it with the content. The only possible difference that I could hear is that the Zen drive might have a little more volume than the Bad Monkey, but it' almost negligible.

@reginaldperiwinkle Жыл бұрын

I really like these kinds of videos where Josh matches the tone of an expensive pedal on something much less expensive.

@francio81 Жыл бұрын

Now it's not so much less expensive😂😂😂😂

@markjacksonmusic21 Жыл бұрын

Almost pulled the trigger on a 1500 Klon. I'll grab this one! Amazing video!

@edcataldo8312 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely hilarious, informative, and mind blowing as usual. Rhett should get a Bad Monkey since there is no difference between it, the Klon or Tube Screamer. It may help him get a better slide tone than Josh 😂

@timhurley1158 Жыл бұрын

The vibe I’m getting from the video is it doesn’t matter what overdrive pedal you have as long as you have all of them.

@SlyHikari03 Жыл бұрын

The box w/ Chinese variants was a great moment. 9:46 Loved seeing the grunge pedals fly across the screen.

@aeiounix Жыл бұрын

In the first shootout, I could only hear a little bit of a tone knob variation that I'm totally not imagining. Great video.

@Wtfdawg321 Жыл бұрын

I would pay to see these guys live

@chunkuswumpus3515 Жыл бұрын

listened to this through my focusrite 4i4 into my sennheiser HD600 headphones. I literally could not tell a difference until it came to the zen drive and ODR1. even when it came to those 2 it was SUCH a minimal difference that having one light on in the room would cover that difference up.

@Dovinia Жыл бұрын

I agree. Listening through Focusrite 2i2 and AKG K100 headphones. The TS-10 has maybe a tiny bit tighter lower mids whereas the Bad Monkey is a bit more open. And same goes for the zen drive. I've used many of the pedals in this demonstration in live settings and while the Bad Monkey was very good, the switch broke eventually - so I settled on a Boss OD-3 for longevity instead.

@kidkique Жыл бұрын

Did you take into account the amount of compression KZfaq puts on the audio before you started cork sniffing about audiophile lingo?

@kristiannordeide7175 Жыл бұрын

@@kidkique maybe check your internet connection before making assumptions about compression? A video with this many views will play back at the highest quality. And the above mentioned listening environments are among the most common and has nothing to do with cork sniffing or "audiophile lingo" as you call it.

@SlowToe Жыл бұрын

Beck Hanson did the music for Scott Pilgrim and it's awesome. The fuzz tones 🥰

@catsven1973 Жыл бұрын

this show shows what a good mix is!!! beautiful sounding trio....and at 13:00 vs ODR-1 the bassist gives a good lesson of how a good bass player would be..thanks guys for the positive vibes

@jhspedals Жыл бұрын

🖤🖤🖤🖤

@timmungenast Жыл бұрын

"You're witnessing.... the beauty of nature... on this show..." (LOL) Scott, you and your mighty crew heal my tortured soul with your blend of deadpan insanity, useful information, and killer jams! As far as differences between pedals, I heard none except maybe the Zen Drive, which sounded a bit more zaftig.

@florianthys Жыл бұрын

great record time choice, love beck on that soundtrack (and the distortion on that acoustic guitar lol)

@Bassguitarist1985 Жыл бұрын

Josh is single-handedly causing price spikes in the pedal market we didn't know we needed to have!

@oz4689 Жыл бұрын

No he really is, these were like $60-$80 on eBay a week ago and now people are asking $100-$300

@Bassguitarist1985 Жыл бұрын

@@oz4689 thats a lot of influence and power in the market. Manufacturers beware! At the same time he also exposes how the pedal market charges big dollars for a tone circuit that can be copied for very cheap with great results. So I'd say he is more of a disrupter than an influencer, but in a good way!

@CannabisChrist Жыл бұрын

I promise that's not a good thing. Some of us would still like some gear to remain obtainable. These videos are cool don't get me wrong, but I'd like to able to buy gear without shelling out almost all of my money

@Bassguitarist1985 Жыл бұрын

@@CannabisChrist agreed its a double edged sword. Props to him exposing the hype/high cost of "boutique" pedals and tears them down with a budget pedal. Goes to show that the effect pedal industy is ALL HYPE. What's in it for Josh and JHS? KZfaq Ad revenue, promotion of their channel/business, and I'm sure some sort of kickback deal (not all but most) from the manufacturer's featuring their pedals.

@dsan3516 Жыл бұрын

@@CannabisChrist wait a week or two and you can get that bad monkey pedal for the 50$ it was originally. With reverb being down right anyway, the market may correct itself even faster.

@williamacuna3996 Жыл бұрын

Wow man! Fantastically done video! So funny as well!

@periloustemple8290 Жыл бұрын

Man. This is just great! The bump in the klon is different - but hard to say anything was better or worse. But I liked the jams so much I kept forgetting to pay attention to the A/B, so you know: music for the win, I guess. Love you kids so much!

@waldyeti3744 Жыл бұрын

Using a Bad Monkey now for over 10 years, used it for my black metal phase back in the early 2010s and now use it for my more indie rock stuff. Great pedal, and solid built. Probably never going to replace it.

@6Nicolas Жыл бұрын

never bought one, but now slowly regretting it.

@CS-ru4xd Жыл бұрын

I'll give you like...9k for it!! lol

@mattbertrand9496 Жыл бұрын

I just love that Josh loves promoting other companies and pedals besides his own.

@Sh4dowFawx Жыл бұрын

Passion

@jasonweidner3274 Жыл бұрын

@@Sh4dowFawxclever marketing.

@baldyhead Жыл бұрын

Yup. Clever marketing and also he increases the value of his collection when the prices of everything he shows blows up. Thankfully I have had a Bad Monkey on one of my boards for years.

@alicevitoriano Жыл бұрын

I remember when Phil X used to demo vintage guitars with the Bad Monkey as a boost! I love this pedal

@bobbyjarvisjr9818 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Why is no one else mentioning this!

@user-wv5gv3dw5u Жыл бұрын

Dude yes! Maaaan those videos are the best

@orpheus1340 Жыл бұрын

Funniest video JHS ever made. And the fact that some people bought this pedal for tons of bucks, or felt obligated to rant about this, makes it even funnier! Keep up the good work Josh and team!!

@o0Donuts0o Жыл бұрын

Josh, your feel on the guitar is extremely good. Your style is neither flashy or obscene but yet conveys exactly what you are trying to get out of a pedal demonstration.

@EddieVanHeusen Жыл бұрын

The secret weapon of the bad monkey is when you dime the bas and treble (and pull the level down) the ts mid hump disappears and you get a very transparent overdrive, which can be a clean boost at the lowest gain settings. Way more boost on tap than a tube screamer. Also, the mixer output sounds very good direct. A super practical pedal

@FFGG22E Жыл бұрын

You know what has clean boost? Eq

@KennyStMarie 2 ай бұрын

One of my fav episodes so far! I thought I heard a lil difference during the zen drive segment, but it was very small.

@therainmansuite Жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome. Thanks for the twin 12. I know it's terrible, sucks, and should never be used...but I did our whole new record with it. The record also sucks.❤

@JamesThomas-zl9er Жыл бұрын

I’m sure it doesn’t… we always judge our own stuff more harshly than any audience…

@therainmansuite Жыл бұрын

@@JamesThomas-zl9er 😄

@jdwild1698 Жыл бұрын

Man I wish I still had the one I had years ago ! Thanks Josh😊

@paulbordeaux4001 Жыл бұрын

This is the epitome of why I watch Josh’s vids. Josh to pop some myth bubbles and Brian W to explain what goes on under the hood.

@jordangibson695 Жыл бұрын

I bought mine 10 years ago because I liked the fact that it had a separate bass and treble as opposed to the Ibanez Tube Screamer. I always felt it was highly underrated in comparison to other boutique pedals. Digitech made another pedal back then called the "Screamin' Blues" which was also great. My favorite overdrive pedal of all time still has to be the Radial Tonebone Classic. Some other favorites are the Bad Cat 2-Tone and the Snouse Black Box.

@user-lw1dh6vm6d Жыл бұрын

Josh you are a f*g genius. I've been tricking my ears for years, recreating Blackmores 70s live sound using a Behringer guitar and amp and a boss distortion pedal. Unfortunately when this pedal came into my hands, JHS didn't exist yet (we are almost at the same age) otherwise I would have preferred one of your creations! I love your approach, you are brilliant! I have been watching this channel for quite some time now precisely because it stands out for the passion and love you give on this subject. I have learned so many new things and got inspired!! My second pedal will be a JHS. Simply because the magnitude of your craftsmanship is equal to the magnitude of your honesty. Love to you and all of the JHS crew from Greece!

@edphaze6550 Жыл бұрын

I love these videos. You guys are the cure for every bad day.🤘🏻

@ptothec525 Жыл бұрын

what a genius episode! good job! loved it

@BKandtheUnderstanding Жыл бұрын

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is one of my favorite movies! So many great lines! I never noticed the Bad Monkey pedal. Great catch. Funny enough, Beck was behind that soundtrack comp and the realization of the Sex Bob-omb songs, and after this video, a Honda advert featuring Beck’s "E-Pro" played!

@jhspedals Жыл бұрын

i didn't know that! that's cool.

@TribalScience Жыл бұрын

Lost my shit at "Nobody spices it down"😂😂😂 Josh, you are a national treasure.

@wickrider Жыл бұрын

Zen Drive sounded the best IMO. It sounded about 5$ better. I got rid of my Bad Monkey to get a TS9DX -which is still the one I use. Which is still the best OD pedal out there for quality of tones and versatility.Great stuff! Cheers, MC

@rocknrollchicago345 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree the zen drive was the only pedal that sounded different in a good/appreciable way.

@Sir_Racha Жыл бұрын

Insane how the price tripled for this pedal in 1 day of this video coming out!

@50tradesofgray 18 күн бұрын

during my college years I was obsessed with tone. I had two pedals that everyone questioned. the danelectro compressor surf and turf and the bad monkey. one thing I love about pedals is that they are subjective.

@MrSpeed-lt8gr Жыл бұрын

I’ve told many a guitar buddy that I’m not an audiophile in the least. As I was working and not paying attention to the video, I didn’t know when it was switched from one pedal to another. On a totally unrelated note; I’ve learned to use the morning glory in such a different way that I normally use. I crank the gain and push it with a blues driver. It does those Bon Scott era AC/DC riffs perfectly in my book.

@MikeFoerster Жыл бұрын

I bought my bad monkey about 6 years ago for $20 Canadian. I've used it countless times on countless recordings. Love it.

@FrikoSounds Жыл бұрын

and it sounds better as it ages

@whssy Жыл бұрын

I got mine for free because the battery connector was defective and the guy I bought it from insisted on giving me a full refund and wouldn't even take it back.

@jayathey5715 Жыл бұрын

Lucky monkey

@MitchRocket Жыл бұрын

Good timing for me - a friend just gave me a Bad Monkey that's been sitting in a garage for probably a decade. I didn't think it was anything special - I prefer the OCD or even DS1 - but now apparently I can sell it for 3x the price. Thanks JHS!

@ivanm9186 Жыл бұрын

Just got my first JHS pedal and it’s Morning Glory. I’m Happy. Plumes has similar sound, but it’s very high pitched, not possible to make it dark… Morning Glory has perfect size of grain… It works amazingly with my Hot Tubes and LPB-1.

@josephriddlestone4684 Жыл бұрын

It doesn’t get said enough, Josh is a very good guitarist and these guys are all great players. Even the grooves and chord progressions make great songs. A lot of what makes a great guitarist is a ear for how to tune an amp. Great stuff. 👌

@j_c_93 Жыл бұрын

It doesn't get said enough? This is every other comment on every video.

@anthonychilds8193 Жыл бұрын

You can tuna fish, but you can't tune an amp. Wait...I may have that backward. Hold on, hold on: you can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish. Not sure what happened to the amp. Sorry, sorry. Googling. Will get back to you about the amp. I'm sure it's here somewhere.