The JHS Hard Drive, Our Heaviest Pedal Yet!
We are proud to introduce you to the Hard Drive the heaviest pedal JHS has ever released!! In this episode, Josh demonstrates the wide range of heavy tones you can get with the Hard Drive, from the angsty riffs of Rage against the machine all the way to Korn. The Hard Drive is a truly unique topology, not based on any single circuit before it, but is a mutt of several distortion pedals and heavy amps. It features a sweepable mid-range as well as bass and treble controls. This pedal has been eight years in the making and is the final, completed design project of our former lead engineer and friend, Cliff Smith, who passed away in 2021. We hope you have as much fun playing this pedal as we had making it.
Find other demos here!
Harry Holden (Playlist) – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4nYsJ3tuKTkT99T2qbjXXBVJBfAI6Zxd
Riffs, Beards, and Gear – https://youtu.be/VCirQo9V0SU
Gregor Fris – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69kihBL67hU&ab_channel=BassTheWorld.com
The Bass Channel (Bass) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atE5x4e2xBA&t=4s&ab_channel=TheBassChannel
The Bass Channel (Guitar) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lXi8OdMrzs&ab_channel=TheGuitarChannel
Emily Hopkins – https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CT6dwFfhn_c
Sonic Drive Studios – https://youtu.be/9j3PT8aKIIg
Jamie Slays – https://youtu.be/jXkuOEDscMU
Mango Guitar – https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C-iWvauB_q4
Sasha Ivantic – https://youtu.be/9MLQh7M5IpU
60 Cycle Hum – https://youtu.be/hzykqj3TQSk?si=cWvGit4ximxe-QbZ
Kyle Bull – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3ynAT5SWKs&ab_channel=KyleBull
Pedal Board of the Day – https://youtu.be/RFccjqr8TpA
The Tone King – https://www.youtube.com/live/kFjA9l5YZW8
Tone Chase Basement – https://youtu.be/1kzgwtOA6_8?si=dGhlfW9SdFIJyITK
Metalhead Productions – https://youtu.be/hXQJanVYjrs?si=aQ6DDKE9GsY53NCm
00:00-00:17 – Intro
00:18-01:05 – How We Got Here
01:06-02:56 – An Idea is Born
02:57-03:13 – Impression of the Shred Master
03:14-03:29 – Impression of the RAT
03:30-03:46 – Impression of the DS-1
03:47-04:04 – Impression of the Tight Metal
04:05-04:31 – Impression of the BD-OE
04:32-04:49 – Impression of the SM-7 Smash Box
04:50-05:54 – Can Josh Play Metal?
05:55-08:05 – Sleep Now in the Mire
08:06-09:56 – It Ain’t Buddy Holly’s Pipe
09:57-12:14 – Master of Light & Night
12:15-16:37 – Semi-Blind
16:38-17:28 – Intermission
17:29-18:21 – Hard Drive Information
18:22-19:12 – In Memoriam Cliff
19:13-20:12 – Conclusion
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Originally posted by UCjfbkA4jJkJY5g0wbjuoZWA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XfBTADn1v0
Metal aprroved mm/ On a heaviness scale from lithium to osmium…you're about at a copper. Solid effort..could be much heavier. I recommend you explore the dark depths of your soul…and get a cat if you don't already have one
goddamn I gotta get one of these
Had to come back to this vid for all the versions of Owner of a lonely heart! Hell yeah!
pedal sounds amazing, def gonna buy, but Green over Blue is INSANE
neat.
Great video. Not so great metal pedal.
Blue album kills the green album. Happy to start this off…..
Korn covering the Doot da doot doot… song ????
Damn, that was a lot of fun!
our interpretations of 'heavy' obviously differ
This video was so much fun thanks
You guys rock… Really your channel is F@#$ing epic. Your knowledge and and ability to pass on and honor the history of pedals, people, companies etc is stellar. And you guys are hilarious to watch. Thanks for the products but more importantly thanks for being you.
Rock on guitar dude, rock on.
will it chug?
You know, I love a good JHS but the computer geek in me wont let a moment of pedantry go by and it looks to me like the computer depicted on that pedal is essentially a Kaypro II which has two 5.25 floppy drives but no hard drive. Runs CP/M and is as heavy as a boat anchor with the case being thick aluminum and steel frame but technically portable. Heavy metal for sure, but no hard drive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaypro#/media/File:Kaypro_wikipedia.jpg
Vary useful mid tone control. Id like to donate some cheese to RAT BOY on Bass,, this is not a trap????
"That's not what they mean by 'metal guitar'."
King Buzzo would like to have a word with you.
wow i really want one! the cliff thing is such a special touch. not suprised coming from josh @jhspedals
NO, IT'S THE NETFLIX BAND
The colour and styling is pretty sick. Awesome sound too!
I'm disappointed that you have a Tight Metal pedal and you didn't even turn up the gain. C'mon man.. make it brutal
I like the green album too man
My historic guitar hero is Daniel Ash, so naturally I play a Telecaster. But classic heavy metal has inspired me as adult, so eventually we're gonna hear what Sabbath sounds like on a Tele. I can't go buy an SG anytime soon!
Apparently not.
I'm thinking about getting my ex a hard drive for her birthday.
Owner of a Lonely Heart is such an underrated riff. Glad it's getting some love! haha