JHS Pedals - Little Black Amp Box Demo
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- In this video I demo a JHS Pedals Little Black Amp Box.
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0:00 - Intro
0:41 - Playing guitar quietly
1:16- JHS Little Black Amp Box
2:00 - Audio demo
6:58 - Surprising results
7:37 - Conclusion
Signal chain:
2022 Gibson Adam Jones Les Paul Standard Silverburst
EVH 5150 III 50 watt
Two Notes Torpedo Captor 16
Steinberg UR816C
Two Notes Marshall 4x12 IR 
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i live in the apartment, and Little Black Amp Box really helps alot. good for bedroom jamming
It can definitely help. Even my little 15 watt 5150 III has a MAJOR volume jump at the very beginning of the turn of the knob. Adding the JHS can help find a decent volume sweet spot.
@@mikelovesguitars402 My LBX1 is loud!
I have two of these things. I discovered these two years ago. I can finally tame my 50 watt Marshall JCM 800 reissue and EVH 5150 III. I can even get usable tones out of my little solid state Marshall combo amp and Randall RD1H.
If only my old school JCM 800 50 watt had an effects loop... 😁
Thanks man
No problem. I'm just here to nerd out on guitar gear. 😁
Love that hollow body Gibson you have at the beginning 👌 it would be awesome to see some killing joke riffs from it 🎧🙏✌️
Thanks. That was my dad's 1966 Gibson L5. I'll do a video on it one of these days, but honestly it's still a little difficult for me to pickup and play.
NICE
I use this on my Orange Micro Dark, works great and let's me use a high gain amp at reasonable volumes.
My 5150 III LBX has a SHOCKING jump in volume between 1 and 2 and is loud enough for band practice at 2. One of these would definitely make it easier to take that volume when the family is home.
I use it on a Marshall Studio Vintage 20W, and works great!
have also good Resultat with a booster pedal e.g. tc spark
I think an eq pedal with a volume slider would be a better investment and you have the option of tone shaping. Good ones can be found for a reasonable price.
An EQ pedal is certainly an option. This is a more affordable option if you don't need additional tone shaping. I've personally never had a need for an EQ pedal. 🤷♂
And don't undervalue the geniune notion of bald being beautiful, my bro!
Nice riffs, nice review. I have one these and was instantly impressed with it, even more than any of my previous variety of fantastic effects pedals.
Peace!
Hahaha! Well, bald and beautiful is one thing. Bald, chubby, and old is a whole different thing. lol
And yeah, I think the these are good options for the price.
Great unit
Seems interesting, but the RUclips audio compression made it so that we only heard the difference when you were at around 7:30 on the knob.
Yeah, unfortunately that's a challenge with making these kinds of videos for YT. Once their compression is finished, a lot of subtle differences are lost.
You can do the same with equalizer into fx loop.
True, but this is simply another very inexpensive option.
@@mikelovesguitars402'inexpensive'? for a potentiometer in a box?!
@@MrMarcburger it's less than half the price of an MXR 10 band eq pedal (since an eq pedal was your suggestion), and a whole heck of a lot cheaper than a decent attenuator, so relatively speaking? Yeah, I would say it's a pretty cheap solution. If it's not for you, then it's not for you. This video is obviously for others. 🤷♂
@@mikelovesguitars402 I did not suggest an eq.
@@MrMarcburger my mistake. At a glance your username looks close enough to the original comment that I thought you were the same person. Doesn't invalidate the point, though. Compared to other available options, it's an inexpensive solution. Again, if it's not for you, that's completely fine. But it may be a good solution for someone else. This video is for them, not you.
Why can't we just use a volume pedal in the fx loop? You could even control it on the fly very easily.
That's a good question. I've never actually thought about trying that. Maybe an idea for a future video... 🤔
You can use a volume pedal if that's your preference, it will work in the same way, this does the same thing in a smaller package.
@@GuitarsAndTea good to know!
Problem is that fx loops are in fron of the power tubes so you won't actually be pushing the amps output tubes. It's simply a second master volume.
Wait a sec... 🤔
I have a mxr 10 Band EQ wich i run in front of the amp, after my distortion or amp modeler...
Would it do the same work in the effects loop after my chorus and delay and function as an "attenuator" like the jhs little black amp box, as well...?
So in this case i would not need this jhs box and have the same effect...?
Thank's for a reply...
Sorry for the dumb question, but aren't the power tubes what makes your'e amp louder...? What do you mean with output tubes, is there a difference...?
If the ex loop goes in front of the power tubes it should give you the overdriven amp sound at lower volume...
Do i make a mistake here...?
Thank you...
An eq in the loop would do this
True, but even a simple MXR 6 band EQ is double the cost of the Little Black Amp Box. There are lots of options to help tame the amp volume. This is just one more. 🤷♂
@@mikelovesguitars402 Shure man....Thanks ;)
Couldn’t you just compensate for the difference in tone by adjusting your settings on the amp?
Not to mention, it’s not like the listener would notice in the final product. Most of tone can be accounted for with speaker choice and mic choice and placement.
Yes, you could certainly adjust gain and EQ on the amp to compensate for the tonal changes in the pedal. With this video I was specifically trying to see if, and by how much the Little Black Amp Box might affect the tone.
It's HIGHLY doubtful anyone (including most guitar players) would hear the difference in a full mix, but as guitar players, we tend to really obsess about anything that we perceive as affecting our tone.
I definitely consider this more of a tool for getting that driven power tube sound at bedroom practice levels more than a tool for recording. Having said that, I don't think there would be a problem with anyone using it for recording. It just wouldn't be my first "go to" solution.
Feel like this is a bit of a money grab from JHS. Like others have said you can do the same thing with and EQ pedal in the loop. The JHS haunting mids does the same thing for less than half the price and you get mid control. Also jhs stated on their website not to run other pedals in the effects loop with this pedal. Which is a huge bummer if you run your delays and reverbs in the loop. This pedal does have its place but again I feel like it's a total money grab. Thanks for the review!
Oh, I don't know. I think it serves a purpose. If you don't have an EQ pedal (I don't own one), then these are a good way to knock bedroom volume down on an amp with a touchy master volume knob (I own a few of those).
Honestly, this little thing will do nothing if you want to crank your amp to get better tone with power amp distortion (this Marshall thing). At least, it did nothing for me and my Marshall DSL20HR. It's just a volume knob. If your amp has a master volume, you don't need it. As far as I know LBA was made for fender amps with linear volume pot (from quiet to extremely loud) to make dialing easier. That's all it is.
Yeah, it's definitely not an attenuator, but then again, attenuators cost a LOT more money than this thing does. I like it because I have a few amps that have VERY sensitive master volume knobs at low levels. They basically go from no sound to rattling the windows with barely a touch. The LBAB is far less sensitive and I can get the volume I need a LOT more easily.
You discovered the $65 volume knob worth about 45 cents in parts good job
Otherwise what you do? You go to buy 45cents of electronics components and d.i.y.? Not everyone is able to build a device...
If you make over $65 at the gig..it pays for itself..no time for diy
@@benedettodatriif you can't make one yourself then you must be the kind of person to struggle with basic tasks. I'm not even saying buying it is a bad thing, I'm just saying this is like a sub beginner level thing
Nor is the 45c accurate - buy a good enclosure, couple quality (noncrap) jacks, a good pot, couple electronics, then take the time to throw it together. Not worth my time, JHS does it for me.
You’ve exposed yourself as cheap and crange. You understand how cheap this is compared to the alternatives?