The Haunting Mids is BACK!! (2018)
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Like a ghost from the past the Haunting Mids is BACK. In this episode I walk through the story behind the pedal and my favorite ways to use it. Prepare to be haunted...forever.
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Gear in this video:
6:47 JHS Mini Foot Fuzz
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6:59 JHS Haunting Mids
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7:55 Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
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8:42 JHS Morning Glory V4
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9:47 JHS AT+
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awesome! Sounds like something I need! But you definitely missed an opportunity to label the volume knob "BOOst".
lol, dang.
JHS Pedals that would have been epic. I like the shirt for it. On your site, it looks like it comes with it but my guess is not.
Give this man a job!
will work for pedals.
@@jhspedals Maybe on the re-re-release
Other Pedals: Opening the casing will void your warranty.
JHS Pedals: Go ahead, open it up, we've put a little joke in there for you!
reminds me of the first puscifer album. came out shortly after the tool album 10,000 days, which contained a huge secret riddle that was hinted at throughout the artwork and album inserts, etc...then maynard came out with the puscifer album, and when you took the cd out and opened up the slot in the case and looked down in it, there was just a line of text printed inside that read "NO PUZZLE HERE ASSHOLE"
That’s awesome.
I love when pedal companies do that,
Eqd has little drawings in the back plate of the metal enclosure.
@@SlyHikari03 my eqd pedal doesn’t :(
@@KodyXXVll Used to be a company "Lucy" that made pedals (they were cheap) and as a gimmick instead of a sticker that says something like "tested & inspected on 7/12/1994" their QC check was an employee booger. If you saw the booger that meant it was tested & good to go.
@@jackshittleI can understand why they USED to be a company lol. Wtf lol
Alabama! Greeting from Auburn! Class of '93, back now so oldest daughter can go there and wife's finishing up her Phd. War Eagle! Love the video too!
Guitar tone lives and dies in the mids.
"Parked Wah". Awww. He didn't say the naughty word. Bless him :)
half cocked ? XD
@Know One
I don't know how old he is but my wife said I'm like a very immature 12 year old. So what's that, like 10 1/2?
Just got mine today. You've got no idea how helpful this is with a deluxe reverb with no mids option and with stacking drives.
I will try it AFTER my Metalzone....to put the scooped mids back in it!....$cary!! 🤘💀🤘
That fuzz into a boost trick has been a board must have for years for me, it's magical
I love that Josh plays good riffs on the JHS videos. It seems that 99% of every pedal demo on RUclips the guitarist follow the rule of, “playing the worlds worst riffs.” Thank you, Josh for playing riffs that I’d actually listen to on an album.
This could easily become the next holy grail pedal for live and recording. It does what everyone who ever used a tube screamer really wanted but it didn't exist.
Would love to see more about how the pedals are prototyped, developed, and manufactured! Or a series on pedal circuit basics would be amazing too!
I’m gonna be honest. I will 300% buy the “scream, terror, & fright” version. I’ll study that manual i don’t care, I love that. I wish more companies took chances like that.
Haunting Mids Version 2 definitely needs an expression jack for the sweep control. Sounds great man!
wow that's a great idea
you mean like.. a wah pedal
yeah but some people don't have a wah on their board but an expression pedal instead
I was looking for my first boost style pedal to get for the board.
Sold. Yes sir. Thank you sir.
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Josh Homme gonna be knocking on your door for this one. That guy is all about mid boost. You get some pretty close qotsa tones in this demo actually.
Bought it, hated it, learned it, now I must have and I love it.
My pedal just arrived… I must say I’m VERY happy with it. I thought it would just be an EQ pedal with less EQ features but that’s not my experience… It kept the tone and brightness and bass the same and just cleared up a touch of the muddiness from the heavier strings I put on AND helps sharpen the tone to cut through the mix and give more bite
I have been haunted by mids that are determined by others. With the Sweep knob, I very quickly find a frequency that makes my guitar amp very happy. My guitar comes into a resonant focus that makes a 112, 212, 412 etc. cabinet sound louder. It helps me dial in different rooms and amps quickly.
Maybe The V2 could have a Red Remote jack that you can connect a Exspression pedal too to the Sweep Control!
ala Wah wah pedal ....
Glad I read before commenting as I had the same idea. It would be a much more versatile wah (I think) than anything else available. Idea is that the expression pedal would take the sweep pot out of the circuit (replace it) or be in addition to it? I think it has to replace it.
That's kinda what Electro-Harmonix did with the Deluxe Big Muff. You got an exp-in that allows you to sweep the mids. I think you can also set Q via a toggle on that pedal.
In fact...the JHS pedal resembles that section of the Deluxe Muff in a few ways..it's spooky...one could even say haunting...
I would think it would be in addition to it and when an expression pedal was added it would override the knob?
I would love this!
I have the same thought.
You are from Alabama, Awesome. That explains why your voice seems normal. Greetings from Jasper, Al.
would be cool if the ghost glowed in the dark...
Right - they really should of done that - would of purchased for sure!
2nd that.
That’s the limited edition pedal that glows in the dark vary rare considering the others are limited edition anyway. 🤥Jk
Yeah GLOW IN THE DARK Lol
If anyone here has a newer Proco Rat you’ll be happy to know that it glows in the dark! I ended up putting extra coats on it so that it glows way longer! 🤘👺
That Slim Pickens has a killer tone, I gotta see what his pedal board looks like
I don't even buy pedals any more, but I absolutely LOVE these videos. You're a top notch presenter, Josh!
This was the pedal I never knew I needed until I bought one and plugged it in for the first time! It can really help to thicken up single coils through a strat and dialing up the mid boost on a Les Paul junior just makes the p90s absolutely scream (even more than they already do). This one will always have a permanent home on my pedalboard!
You can use a sweepable mid boost to hone in on frequencies that cause feedback. Allowing one to summon feedback on the fly.
Damn this is actually exactly what I need. I decided to start playing my strat more but my main amp, a Supro Coronado doesn’t have a mid control. I like to use more mids than highs with a strat, and this has exactly the controls you need and nothing more or less.
That fuzz trick is a great Baroness-like tone
I fucking love Josh as a person and the way he carries himself as a brand. So down to earth when talking about specifics and tries to lay everything out in terms professionals and beginners can understand. Love the name of this pedal and it has a fantastic use. Realistically speaking, the mids is the biggest influence in your guitar tone aside the fingers, technique etc. It's just how you level your mids and which frequencies you prefer to cut. There's no better or worse, simply because no set of ears is the same!
It's an amazing result when you cascade 2 of these together. First, you pick the frequency that you want to boost, turn the mid knob all the way up, then find the exact frequency on the 2nd pedal, turn the mid knob all the way down to be greeted with a completely transparent version of your original signal. 😎
I know this is an old video but I just recently bought one of these. I place a Bozz GE-7 EQ at the beginning of my chain and then put the Haunting Mids after my drive section. I have a TON of tone shaping options this way.
I discovered your channel yesterday and I'm on a huge binge! I love your personality, how passionate you are about music, and how you are entertaining and educational at the same time! I'd never thought of stacking drives and boost Before, but now I want to buy a boost pedal.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks! 🔥🔥🔥
Probably not what a lot of people focus on, but I really appreciate how high quality your videos are. Your audio recording is fantastic and your cinematography skills with some of the more animated shots are just beautiful.
Thanks! We try pretty hard!
Gosh darn you, Josh. I got my Haunting Mids last week, and it's now the most useful pedal I own. The reason I say gosh darn you is, I think I need a second or maybe even a third so I can have one for each situation I want to use it for.
I use a scoop (10:00 and 10:00) for metal distortion, a bump (2:00 and 2:00) for some bluesy, raunchy p-90 snarl.
Oh, and it's a great clean boost that's customizable exactly the way I want.
I only own one other pedal that makes me want another one. The OBNE Dark Star used to be my favorite pedal. Maybe it still is. But this one is right up there.
Cheers!
Definitely a very usable cut down EQ. Love the notion of the "cocked wah" style use, good for your money for nothing sound.
Brilliant idea. Mids are my main concern when tone shaping, most of the 'character' of guitar tone is in the Mids, at least to my ear. It is a control often left off pedals, and even my current amp only has Bass & Treble controls. I went online to search if anyone made a sweepable mid pedal, and here it is. Nice. Instead of fiddling with different pots, pickups and capacitors, this pedal could potentially make the tone change you want in your guitar without unnecessary upgrades.
I see a Back to the future poster in the background. My favourite movie of all time
Some of you are thinking “now I know who the DeBeers of Sovtek is”. Ok this pedal sounds great for my Deluxe Reverb!! Thank you.
I will most likely buy one when I have more money but, for now, I just bought the t-shirt. Perfect for the SPOOKY SEASON AHEAD.
T-shirt sounds awesome with guitar plugged into it!
Update: I did not lie and DID buy the pedal and I love it. Thanks, JHS!
Just got my hands on this pedal today. I have a earthquaker devices talons and Friedman Friedman be-od and absolutely love it!!! I run a wet dry wet rig using just one preamp from my Hughes and kettner tubemeister 40 deluxe into the returns of my other two amps. This is a game changer for anyone who has a large pedalboard with many pedals/amps. Buy it now and save yourself some major headaches!
Dude, love the personality you put into your pedals and the pride you take in them. Thanks for producing these vlogs, they are informational and enjoyable.
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That future/past/present thing at the end blew my mind out
Alright, now we need explanations like what starts in min 5:45 on every JHS pedal in production (and their backstory). Hehe. Nice vid, good work!
Here's a midnight idea I had while watching. For a customizable 2-in1 pedal ala' SteakNEggs, StateLine, Milkman, Shotgun, SweetTea, etc. One could choose ANY 2 JHS single effects to be housed in a single 2fer box with an order toggle. Technically I do not know if this will work, so maybe just a few circuit options to choose from. We could have you create a Morning Glory with a Bomb Boost, or a Moonshine and Lil Foot Fuzz, or Haunting Mids and Muffletta! A SpringTank with a SpringTank! Add in color and finish options. I bet there would be demand and maybe spark interesting ideas. I can also assume I wouldn't be able to afford such a pedal but it would be awesome to dream up ideas.
I have a 91 Clapton Strat with the active mid boost. That guitar is pretty mythical, people still obsess over the mid boost. It's definitely useful on a strat.
I put a boosted mid-range (either with an EQ, or something like a tube screamer) before a Muff and it gives it a "dimed-stack". I actually used that for my high gain tone for a while, especially with single coils. It's how I used to get my "Comfortably Numb" lead.
I definitely have to agree! An expression out for the sweep could turn this into one of the coolest wahs on the planet.
This is an amazing pedal I’ve been looking at it for years and decided to pull the trigger on it. I use it on my Rockerverbs clean channel where it doesn’t have a Mids knob. Blown away by this pedal and the sounds you can get out of it!
Love that this is a JHS Pedal specific VLOG. I can appreciate the in depth descriptions about this pedal.
You and that Wampler guy need to talk ... EDIT ... because his cat needs help with their Univibe prototype.
You might hate this, but I use my Haunting Mids on ACOUSTIC to scoop mids out.
My haunting mids just arrived yesterday, and I'm absolutely in love with it.
I bought mine today!! (2022) I plan on using it as a clean boost........that happens to be sweep-able.
Ran this into a Twin profile on my Tonex One. I added just some slight midrange into it and it was awesome.
I clicked on this video thinking "I really don't need one of these". I was wrong.
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Fam, all I want is mids in my sound/pedalboard, THIS IS LITERALLY THE PEDAL I WANTED ON MY PEDALBOARD LIKE FOREVER! :D
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Brilliant idea for a pedal with a lot of versatility.
I am using it to get that 50s/60s surf rock single coil sound out of my Gretsch.
Josh, this was a great video! I legit thought this pedal was stupid when it first came out, but now that you gave this overview - I totally see the application in expanding your entire drive section on your board. Really cool!
I'm willing to admit when I'm a fool.
Awesome! Thanks for the comment!
I enjoy your videos, Josh. Your sense of humor is great! :)
This is the first (hopefully of many) JHS pedals I've purchased. I've gigged with it as a mid boost for solos and for clean parts that need a little help.
By extension it is also one of the reasons I've gotten into building pedals myself. I'm on a big fuzz kick right now and I can't wait to try some of my own creations in line with this pedal.
When you crank the mids on an old Acoustic 700 bass amp, it overdrives. Maybe kinda the same idea?
That bass distortion sound would be a cool pedal.
Yeah, might be. Could also be speaker distortion caused by overloading the specs of that speaker. I bet that sounds really cool.
Hey Josh, once again thanks for another very informative and always entertaining presentation. This is a nice continuation of your blog about stacking preamps. As you just pointed out, both pre and post EQ (mid boost-mid scoop) are two wonderfully different animals that can help you do some radical tone sculpting. I could go on and on but I've spent 40 minutes already just for these few sentences. LOL, I don't know how you do all the things you do!
A creative mind can't be stopped for lunch.
i like it. in the examples i always preferred it in pre rather than post, but hey different strokes for different folks. love jhs
If you set it up with an expression pedal next year as a V2, you gotta rename it as the Boo-Wah!
It's a parametric eq. They are great for people who actually spend time fooling around.
I've been doing this with the middle toggle on the grand orbiter. Pretty great
Genius pedal, great video!
This pedal has become one of my always on pedals.
That’s probably the most utility of utility pedals I’ve ever seen! That’s a great idea!!!
Ghost and knobs glow in the dark even better
I think Artec PEQ is an option... I know - it's cheap pedal with small headroom but the rule is changed when push it on 18V (totally stock circuit I mean). It works fine this way.
I bought one last year, and it wasn't really giving me what I was hoping for. Sold it recently on reverb.com... and glad I did, because it was the only one for sale! Didn't know they were re-releasing it.
lol
I don't play guitar any more and probably won't again in any serious way. But I still watch all these vids for the LOLZ and coz this chap seems like such a nice, genuine guy.
Great video Sir, watched yesterday & went on to buy one from True Tone in LA today. Very cool & unique tool, found it's juice very quickly with no hassle. Your vids, shared insights & application are really great! Keep em coming!
That's why i use an eq pedal after the big muff. It's a great tool for shaping your tone. Also a treble booster into a big muff works great to cut through the mix..
I love this pedal. Need some extreme top shimmer on a neck pup, some lower mid bump for a single coil bridge? Cocked wha? Any of that with, and more, with more output to move your amp into more OD?You name it. The problem is now I need 4 or 5 of them. Maybe a deluxe version with saveable presets? Great under appreciated pedal
Yes... I’ll buy one. And a t-shirt! I’ll use it post the Muffuletta.
That´s actually one of the most useful pedal concept ever!
Your productions are just as bad-ass as the pedals. Love watching these.
I love this pedal, got it last year and run it post all my drives, it's a super handy tool
One suggestion I would make (perhaps for v2) would be to allow the volume and/or sweep pot to be controlled by expression pedal, that would make it a rad Wah or a transparent volume pedal
I also would love to see some freq written on the sweep control, so I can know which freq's I'm boosting
The real fun with this pedal for customising your sound I think is to have one before and afterwards.... Control the type of distortion AND the vocal/vowel shape of the notes you're producing.
I hope one day I will have cash for your stuff. It's like putting together traditional sound editing and dreamy creativity. I fall in love. See you in the future
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I love that intro man, such a cool production work right there
the skeleton got me interested - it should go on to the gear list.
My favourite love king JHS Pedal
Glad it's back been on the hunt for one
Really like the post low gain and the pre high gain. Go figure
That was profound there, about the time we'd be/ we're all in.
Sweet sounding pedal.
That is an exceptionally neatly wired breadboard, well done to the engineering team 👍
I so wish it had an expression option to control the sweep so that it could double as a wah
A popular buzz phrase "ice picky", truly my favorite :)
Another fun vlog!
I’m an EQ pedal nut. Been using the Diamond boost. Need to try a Haunting mids. 👍
It'a a parametric one band EQ. Great idea for players that doesn't know how to use an eq after an amp :) Like me
Vlog 12 - Still hooked. Totally impressed with how much better I understood the new (?) pedal in this casual, conversational format. In Vlog 10 we looked at that programmable EQ in the Texas Shop. Other than not having more than one setting (excluding bypass), this appears to do what I would need even better. Also. Ghost 👻.
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THANK YOU.
I wish this video was around when i was first playing guitar! it took me like 7 years to figure out less gain and more mids haha.
Great video!
"Screamery" - love it.
The “haunting mids” was a rare fuzz pedal from a few years ago. This one is a completely different concept though, but the name definitely makes me think about that old pedal.
Dang, I literally just commented about this. Wish I would have seen this.
At least this one shouldn't end up fetching $400 on the bay, even though forum members weren't supposed to sell them...
HCFX gang
I have a real Haunting Mids fuzz, and it is far and away the best pedal I own. It's articulate anywhere on the fretboard and at any gain level. Single coil, humbucker, Fender amps, Marshall, Bogner, Mesa... there is no place the non-JHS pedal sounds anything less than spectacular. Mine has one knob and three switches, but there are plenty of variations since they were all handmade and somewhat experimental. The JHS pedal isn't bad, but the real ones are worth whatever nonsense they are charging on eBay.
It was awesome that you said turn the knobs left and right instead of clockwise/counterclockwise! Nice...
I just love my haunting mods pedal. I used it in my effects loop on my lead channel in my Mesa roadster to add mids to get it to sing. Thanks for the perfect pedal🤘