Well......it’s a natural adaptation to improve our grip when our fingers/toes are wet. The wrinkles create surface area that acts like “suction cups” when we pick stuff up or walk across wet surfaces. Without the wrinkles, we’d just be big, walking Slip ‘n Slides.
Hands down my favorite Swiss Army Knife of Marshall tone. I have tried many .... Carl Martin PlexiTone, Wampler Plexi Drive, Brownstone, JC800, ShredMaster (which I like I as well and still have), etc. It's just excellent but for me here is the key .... FREQ hard right and CONTOUR hard left. All the way opposite each other and ONLY use the O/D setting. For me the distortion selection is not good at all. My settings (I use it with a Fender Blues JR and a Quilter Tone Block 202 in which both run into a 2X12 closed back cabinet with a Vintage 30 and Creamback in it) are as follows: O/D Setting - Volume at Noon - Gain at 1 O'clock - Bass at 10 or 11 O'cock - Treble at 1 O'Clock - Freq Hard right - Contour hard left or try between 7 and 9 o'clock. If you like that Marshall sound for sure give this pedal a chance ..... then tell NO one so the prices stay good. 😁 This pedal just has that depth and mid clarity you crave if you like that Marshall tone. Great video about an often overlooked piece of overdrive gold.
Unfortunately, prices on these pedals have already started to go up. People are now rediscovering this line of pedals. You used to be able to buy any of the pedals in this line for under $50. Most of them have doubled in price nowadays.
@RobertWJackson Yep. In fact I just went and bought one last night after watching your review and reminding me if mine ever goes down will there be one that I can get, so I just bought a spare. Paid $80 for an excellent condition used one but you could get an excellent to mint one between $50 and $60 before if you looked long enough and waited for a deal.
I got one of these a long time ago (one of my first 2. Other was a Boss BF-3). The distortion channel sucked so I modified it. Replaced 2 diodes with red LEDs and replaced a capacitor and now it doesn't sound like a blanket thrown over the amp when I put on distortion. The OD isn't bad either. I did have to replace the footswitch because the internals of the original one blew up one day.
Got one for years and come always back to it. As you said, it has very much bass, I use it never over 10 o'clock on the bass dial. I like it in od mode with quite low gain as an always on pedal into a clean amp because it's very dynamic
Using a pedal for overdrive. I dont have an overdrive pedal . I have two Modtone "High gainer" pedals, one full size and one a mini. I tend to put those in front of my dirty channel, I keep the drive at 0 and just adjust the LEVEL knob to match that of the amp. I get a decent kick in the ass as far as gain boost. How much better off would I be running a genuine Overdrive in this position over what I'm doing now? I have whatever pedal I'm running in front of my Peavy VTM dirt channel going into a BBE sonic stomp "maximizer". I do think I like the BBE, but unlike a lot of other players I'm not lookin for a hell of a lot of low end. I feel like low end has been done to the point of detriment, let a bass player do their job, so much modern rock and metal is muddied up shit. I want Randy, Eddie, Jake E Lee and Viv Campbell tones of crunch. I love the mids and highs of 80's metal, but not taking it to the extreme of early 90's black metal, trebble to bleed for Satan and all that... lol. Great video, love your channel, always fun!
Distortion is great for the doomy stuff, overdrive does nice Fruciante. I also put this front of my Orange bass amp with my Route 808 tubescreamer and a green russian bass Muff for some sludge shit. Not bad at all for 30€.
A really good overdrive for less than €50 back when. I used that in my gig rig for a few years. Wah > TS9 > JH-1 > MXR microamp > '67 Marshall JTM 100.
I had one of these and let my son borrow it to use to boost his amp. He then proceeded to sell the amp and jackhammer as a package. I can't find another for a semi reasonably price and moved on. This is seriously good.
Man, that bites. You had it, you had moved on, you knew how easily it could transform the sound of someone who is just getting into effects. But then you didn't got it. Eh. It's part of being a gear trader, but sometimes, it hurts!
I bought one of these new back in 2001-2002 ish? at my local (and now defunct) guitar shop. Paid $100, still have it. Chuck at the guitar shop told me to be careful because its VERY loud and bassy on some settings. He and I had personally had seen s customer (a moron no less) turn everything al they way up and not only blow out his amp speakers but also set fire to them as well. Actual smoke and a short bit of flame LOL
I recently subscribed you have and incite on somethings I no zero about thanks for the education.. Quick question who repairs pro tone Jason Becker pedals if Pro tone doesn't???????
Finding somebody to repair pedals is actually fairly difficult. Some amp techs might do it, but in most cases there just isn’t any money in it because by the time you get done paying for parts and labor, half the time you’re better off just buying a new one.
You can at least attribute this in a small part to the fact that bass players, and I'm talking like 60% of those I know, have this guy on their boards. It does keep the lows and sound pretty awesome in a mix, truth be told.
@@officialWWM Okay, dude. Bass pedal rig - tuner, compression, preamp with XLR out, maybe an octave or envelope filter if you're into that kind of thing. Boost, if needed. It's a convenience thing as opposed to lugging around our gargantuan gear. Not so much an effect thing.
Had one of these years ago but could never really vibe with it so I sold it. Have toyed with trying one again but they are not particularly easy to come by anymore. Oh well.
It’s weird because I had one and bought it for 25$ and could barely sell it for 20$ I shoulda kept it, I just saw the same exact one sell on FB marketplace for 85 🙄
All Marshall pedals are good. Even the BB2. People don't like the BB2 [and to be truthful, it's not a kind of OD I enjoy] BUT, as a booster for other dirt pedals is great
Wow another pedal I have laying around unused that seems to be coming back from the dead. I have some others that are now selling for stupid high prices on Reverb. Invest in pedals? ;-)
Maybe, except I wouldn’t use asking prices on Reverb as your gauge. Reverb sellers are NOTORIOUS for asking top dollar for everything they sell. Use eBay completed listings instead. That will show you what people have recently PAID for your pedals.
Robert I just last week found one of these in a local music store and it was in pristine condition, I already had one I paid $60.00 for with a missing knob, i'm thinking they are going to want big bucks but I had to ask the guy said $35.00, I could'nt get my wallet out fast enough, I now have two😎, love your channel by the way
Wrinkly? To tell the truth, I never really checked everything that carefully after a shower - everything seems tight at this point. LOL As far as pedals go, I'm kinda liking the newer pedals with stereo outputs which really goes from ordinary distortion to super enhanced tones and chaining one or both outputs to another FX pedal., but the discontinued vintage stuff has a place too.
Hey! Calluses on figure tips. Soak in water. Hmmmm... Might help that? You can tell a guitarist by how the mind allways go's that direction. Lol. Nice little jam riffing the Rob. I love those pedals because they are so heavy! And sound great any where set.
The answer to your opening question is it increases the surface area of your skin making things more grippy so you hold on and and are less likely to slip.
I really like the distortion on this pedal. Thanks for covering all the settings and controls so thoroughly. Excellent demo!
I’ve been in love with this pedal forever
It’s pretty cool!
you're the only guy that covers some off the beaten path pedals and it's awesome. I'm stoked your channel has grown a lot
Thanks man!
Well......it’s a natural adaptation to improve our grip when our fingers/toes are wet. The wrinkles create surface area that acts like “suction cups” when we pick stuff up or walk across wet surfaces. Without the wrinkles, we’d just be big, walking Slip ‘n Slides.
Best comment of all - made my day!
Best review of this pedal. Thanks man!
Hands down my favorite Swiss Army Knife of Marshall tone. I have tried many .... Carl Martin PlexiTone, Wampler Plexi Drive, Brownstone, JC800, ShredMaster (which I like I as well and still have), etc. It's just excellent but for me here is the key .... FREQ hard right and CONTOUR hard left. All the way opposite each other and ONLY use the O/D setting. For me the distortion selection is not good at all. My settings (I use it with a Fender Blues JR and a Quilter Tone Block 202 in which both run into a 2X12 closed back cabinet with a Vintage 30 and Creamback in it) are as follows: O/D Setting - Volume at Noon - Gain at 1 O'clock - Bass at 10 or 11 O'cock - Treble at 1 O'Clock - Freq Hard right - Contour hard left or try between 7 and 9 o'clock. If you like that Marshall sound for sure give this pedal a chance ..... then tell NO one so the prices stay good. 😁 This pedal just has that depth and mid clarity you crave if you like that Marshall tone. Great video about an often overlooked piece of overdrive gold.
Unfortunately, prices on these pedals have already started to go up. People are now rediscovering this line of pedals. You used to be able to buy any of the pedals in this line for under $50. Most of them have doubled in price nowadays.
@RobertWJackson Yep. In fact I just went and bought one last night after watching your review and reminding me if mine ever goes down will there be one that I can get, so I just bought a spare. Paid $80 for an excellent condition used one but you could get an excellent to mint one between $50 and $60 before if you looked long enough and waited for a deal.
Super score on those pedals! Good stuff, Robert!
I love my Jack Hammer pedal and Blues Breaker pedal too,so much that bought bought back ups for each.🎸🎸Great video and great video killer tones.
The Jackhammer produces some great low end distortion. Great tone all around.
I got one of these a long time ago (one of my first 2. Other was a Boss BF-3). The distortion channel sucked so I modified it. Replaced 2 diodes with red LEDs and replaced a capacitor and now it doesn't sound like a blanket thrown over the amp when I put on distortion. The OD isn't bad either. I did have to replace the footswitch because the internals of the original one blew up one day.
Got one for years and come always back to it. As you said, it has very much bass, I use it never over 10 o'clock on the bass dial. I like it in od mode with quite low gain as an always on pedal into a clean amp because it's very dynamic
Interesting pedal. Def has some bottom end to it. Like the guitar you used for the demo! Thanks Robert!
Thx Robert. Cool pedal. Still loving Twisty Knobby Mode!!!
Using a pedal for overdrive. I dont have an overdrive pedal . I have two Modtone "High gainer" pedals, one full size and one a mini. I tend to put those in front of my dirty channel, I keep the drive at 0 and just adjust the LEVEL knob to match that of the amp. I get a decent kick in the ass as far as gain boost. How much better off would I be running a genuine Overdrive in this position over what I'm doing now? I have whatever pedal I'm running in front of my Peavy VTM dirt channel going into a BBE sonic stomp "maximizer". I do think I like the BBE, but unlike a lot of other players I'm not lookin for a hell of a lot of low end. I feel like low end has been done to the point of detriment, let a bass player do their job, so much modern rock and metal is muddied up shit. I want Randy, Eddie, Jake E Lee and Viv Campbell tones of crunch. I love the mids and highs of 80's metal, but not taking it to the extreme of early 90's black metal, trebble to bleed for Satan and all that... lol. Great video, love your channel, always fun!
Hidden gem. Lots of user error on bad JH reviews
I enjoy the opening factoids you give us.
Thanks man!
awesome triple screen mode nice jams.
Distortion is great for the doomy stuff, overdrive does nice Fruciante. I also put this front of my Orange bass amp with my Route 808 tubescreamer and a green russian bass Muff for some sludge shit. Not bad at all for 30€.
Classic old school tone, Old school tones pumped up with newer pedals would probably start a whole new genre!
Robert, the reason that your toes and fingers get wrinkly is for better grip.... btw, that finish and top on your schecter just pops, I love it!
A really good overdrive for less than €50 back when. I used that in my gig rig for a few years. Wah > TS9 > JH-1 > MXR microamp > '67 Marshall JTM 100.
Nice playing
It has a great distortion sound for a pedal!
Fingers and toes wrinkle as an evolutionary trait which gives us additional grip on slippery surfaces.
Hey Robert, I like the low bass sounds, but I like lower settings and this gets my vote GovNer!! wondered what these Marshall peds,
The Gov is also freakin great, man. I'm a fan of all iterations of it.
The original Govner was used on Creep by Radiohead. Sounds awesome!
I had one of these and let my son borrow it to use to boost his amp. He then proceeded to sell the amp and jackhammer as a package. I can't find another for a semi reasonably price and moved on. This is seriously good.
Man, that bites. You had it, you had moved on, you knew how easily it could transform the sound of someone who is just getting into effects. But then you didn't got it. Eh. It's part of being a gear trader, but sometimes, it hurts!
How much are you willing to pay?
well, it is marshall inside hheeh awesome ,love the video
Agree this pedal is so underrated.. It really growls like an broken lamp amp should..
Another great video!
You can really hear the difference!
Thanks Janice!
I bought one of these new back in 2001-2002 ish? at my local (and now defunct) guitar shop. Paid $100, still have it. Chuck at the guitar shop told me to be careful because its VERY loud and bassy on some settings. He and I had personally had seen s customer (a moron no less) turn everything al they way up and not only blow out his amp speakers but also set fire to them as well. Actual smoke and a short bit of flame LOL
I recently subscribed you have and incite on somethings I no zero about thanks for the education.. Quick question who repairs pro tone Jason Becker pedals if Pro tone doesn't???????
Finding somebody to repair pedals is actually fairly difficult. Some amp techs might do it, but in most cases there just isn’t any money in it because by the time you get done paying for parts and labor, half the time you’re better off just buying a new one.
@@RobertWJackson Thank you sir.
The OD mode has enough gain to cover a lot of ground. The distortion - just my opinion - is not as good.
I think I tune in 4 the bad jokes as much as the in depth reviews :)
They’re not jokes. They’re unanswerable questions. 🤣🤣🤣🤘🏼😉
You can at least attribute this in a small part to the fact that bass players, and I'm talking like 60% of those I know, have this guy on their boards. It does keep the lows and sound pretty awesome in a mix, truth be told.
At least 60 percent of bass players don’t even use pedals!
@@officialWWM Lmao. Okay buddy. This is why bass pedal rigs are the done thing these days. Ahuh.
@@WilDBeestMF except, no. Bass just needs to sound like bass. Leave the fancy stuff to the real musicians in the band.
@@officialWWM Okay, dude. Bass pedal rig - tuner, compression, preamp with XLR out, maybe an octave or envelope filter if you're into that kind of thing. Boost, if needed. It's a convenience thing as opposed to lugging around our gargantuan gear. Not so much an effect thing.
@@officialWWM Also, as for real musicians in the band? Get every part of you fucked.
Had one of these years ago but could never really vibe with it so I sold it. Have toyed with trying one again but they are not particularly easy to come by anymore. Oh well.
They used to be everywhere. All of a sudden on the last year or so, they’re a lot harder to find and now a lot more money.
It’s weird because I had one and bought it for 25$ and could barely sell it for 20$
I shoulda kept it, I just saw the same exact one sell on FB marketplace for 85 🙄
I’m pretty sure I have one of those kicking around somewhere 🤔
All Marshall pedals are good. Even the BB2. People don't like the BB2 [and to be truthful, it's not a kind of OD I enjoy] BUT, as a booster for other dirt pedals is great
I'm too dumb to realize each pot has dual function half the video I was like "what the hell is he doing?" hahaha
It is wrinkles to help you get out from water by improving the friction level of your hands and feet.
Wow another pedal I have laying around unused that seems to be coming back from the dead. I have some others that are now selling for stupid high prices on Reverb. Invest in pedals? ;-)
Maybe, except I wouldn’t use asking prices on Reverb as your gauge. Reverb sellers are NOTORIOUS for asking top dollar for everything they sell. Use eBay completed listings instead. That will show you what people have recently PAID for your pedals.
The original black Govner pedal is the shit.. or you can push the newer one with a TB or OD a bit
Yeah, I like the original version. But they’ve gotten PRICEY.
@@RobertWJackson ah hell.. sell your car :)
I had this pedal once!
Robert I just last week found one of these in a local music store and it was in pristine condition, I already had one I paid $60.00 for with a missing knob, i'm thinking they are going to want big bucks but I had to ask the guy said $35.00, I could'nt get my wallet out fast enough, I now have two😎, love your channel by the way
Nice dude! And thanks for the kind words, also!
The wrinkly fingers and toes are for better grip in a wet environment. At least, that’s what evolutionary scientists think.
Ei amigo,se comicarmos os botões em posição de horas...quais você diria ora eu feixar no modo punk?
¿Hablas inglés?
Eu traduzo no Google
Sim hablo inglês
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I've had and sold 4 jack hammers and 1 guvnor. I'm pissed i was dumb as a youngster.
Nissssssssssssssssssce 🍻
Wrinkly? To tell the truth, I never really checked everything that carefully after a shower - everything seems tight at this point. LOL As far as pedals go, I'm kinda liking the newer pedals with stereo outputs which really goes from ordinary distortion to super enhanced tones and chaining one or both outputs to another FX pedal., but the discontinued vintage stuff has a place too.
Fingers and toes get wrinkly in water to improve their grip. Non-gripping skin doesnt need to get wrinkly so ... It doesnt.
The only good Marshall pedal is the original blues breaker. I’ve tried them all
I asked my friend if his Marshall Jackhammer gets wrinkly in the shower.
It's been four hours. I don't think I'm getting an answer.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I have one... original owner
Hey! Calluses on figure tips. Soak in water. Hmmmm... Might help that? You can tell a guitarist by how the mind allways go's that direction.
Lol. Nice little jam riffing the Rob. I love those pedals because they are so heavy! And sound great any where set.
Who’s Rob?
@@RobertWJackson ... lol
He is the "short" you! Robert!
OOOH OOOH! I know the answer to this one! It's a biologically evolved trait to improve grip in the water.🤓
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I had one when they were new. I called it "The Cackhammer" and gave it away. Listening to this, 20 years later in still sure I made the right choice
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The answer to your opening question is it increases the surface area of your skin making things more grippy so you hold on and and are less likely to slip.
You must be a blast at parties. LOL
I'm looking to sell mine if anyone is interested!
Dude, turn the backing track down. I can't hear your playing.
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I don't like it.
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They’re not. You can buy the Jackhammer for $40 all day long. If you pay more than that you’re a fool.
Not anymore. Try and find one for $40 now. I’ll wait.