Are They The Same? The Violet VS the Hard Drive
Simply put, no. The circuits are quite different. In the Violet, the mids controls come before the distortion circuit, making it a powerful pre-amp tone shaping device. All the EQ controls come after the distortion circuit on the Hard Drive. The Hard Drive is a soft clipping distortion with an op-amp drive section, while the Violet is a hard clipping distortion. Still not convinced? The listen to them side by side.
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Originally posted by UCjfbkA4jJkJY5g0wbjuoZWA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBmPP2s4asY
Guys i love that intro tune on all of the videos, is there some information about chords and how to play it ? ????
Even thou all of them are great, nothing beats PG-14!
But can the Bad Monkey do the Violet?
Well, the Violet sounds MUCH better!
Great comparison video! Very helpful… I'd have to go for the Hard Drive. (But that's just me.)
I think the purple one sounds best
ahh so they are the same, the violet is just brighter
That's why you need both of them, and a Morning Glory, of course!
Blend them and yr good
Josh made a $50 monkey pedal sound like the Klon. I would like to see a demo of the Violet and the Hard Drive compared in the same fashion, please.
PG-14 and Violet are obviously the more interesting comparison, both technically and in this tiny sample.
Violet fo sho
I would pick both the hard drive and the PG14 over the violet
Okay but what about a violet INTO a harddrive?
You may be a man of action, but I am a man of fractions so I cut my checking account in half and bought both
Do a Doom distortion/fuzz pedal, pleaseee
correct answer is both of them on the pedalboard immediately
Violet sounds great.
I liked the Violet more so. The Hard Drive is also a great sounding pedal
The internet is addicted to controversy.
Were you guys at all concerned about making a demonstrably better pedal? Does putting the mids in front of the gain help with chord voicings?
Hard drive!
Waiting for them to release a video where they get the Bad Monkey to sound like all of those pedals
On point to greatest precision! This video makes it clear that we need all 3.
Fastest hardest hitting 1,2 blowback series videos in defense of comment section I have ever witnessed.
I have the Hard Drive – just added the Violet Black … just love stacking pedals. I have been stacking the Flight Delay pedal with the TC Electronics Flashback … JHS pedals add so much for finding unique sound
The Hard Drive is like a Rat/HM2 type thing ..the Violet is more Blues Breaker/Klon style. Does the Violet have a buffer in it? It reminds me of the Cornish CC-1
I definitely prefer the violet, although my love of ok computer does leave me wanting the hard drive too at some point. I hear Shredmaster vibes with the hard drive .
Great .. now I need both (obviously) .. Well played JHS .. Well played
I'll be honest, I'm just here for something to distract me from election day bois. Thanks for the content.
Hardrive is like marshal, violet is like ac30
@ 1:27… Is that the start of :" I got everything" by LYXE?
Nice demo. I like the clean tone better! ????
i keep going from my line 6 back to the crayon. it's just better at distortion and fuzz than a DSP. these two absolutely belong on my board, some day soon.
masterfully done
Hot take, it’s actually neither the hard drive or the violet. It’s actually two Ratts photoshopped with new cases in post. Josh….. I found your secret. May I have a cup of coffee now?
so hard for me to admit. but the violet sounds GOOOOOOD
Great demo. FWIW that switchback is a great piece of kit. I have one on my board and it is brilliant.
"I wanna see with my ears how these things sound." Brilliant!
I wish the Violet was out before I got the Hard Drive. ???? I still get what I want from the Hard Drive, no harm in there. Cheers from Brazil.
All pedals are special, some more special than others.
Love the AK sweat shirt!
May I ask which gain is higher? AT or Violet or PG14?
They compliment each other nicely.
I’ve been thinking of getting the hard drive for a while but UGHH the pg14 sounds SO DISGUSTING I can’t choose one
The HD is warmer
The violet to my ears just sounds like a slightly boosted boss sd-1