Pedal of the Day | 4 years ago

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"In 2006, John Mayer released his album Continuum. This record made me love the guitar in a brand new way. I had never heard such perfectly clean yet delightfully dirty tones; it fascinated me. After digging up information on his rig for this record, I learned that John had used an original 1991 black-box Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal.

I jumped on FleaBay and, within a few weeks, I had a Bluesbreaker on my board and was head-over-heels in love. A year later, I fixed a broken guitar pedal and started modifying BOSS gear; this was the early incarnation JHS Pedals, just called JHS Mods at the time. The first pedals that I modified were mostly mainstream effects-- because if you’re going to accidentally destroy a pedal, make it replaceable -- but in 2008 I couldn’t resist modding my rare and out-of-production Bluesbreaker to be more powerful and less harsh with certain single-coil pickups. These modifications (and a few other changes) lived secretly on my board for another year.

By this time, I had built a few pedals from scratch, and began to brainstorm how I could create my own original pedals instead of just offering mods. I felt a little bit like Dr. Frankenstein when he actually succeeds in bringing the monster to life; I’d accidentally started a pedal business with no idea where things were headed.

One of the first original designs that I built to sell as a JHS Pedal was the Morning Glory overdrive. It was the original 1991 Bluesbreaker circuit with all of my changes, built from the ground up, set in a white enclosure (bigger than the current models) and hand-stamped by me. Early versions didn’t include the iconic firework symbol, and I only made around one hundred of these V1s; they are impossible to find now. The Morning Glory name was a reference to a type of firework (a roman candle that I played with as a kid), and I liked the comparison. I felt like the Bluesbreaker circuit added the clarity and rounded brightness that was always missing in my sound.

I would have never dreamed that this simple design would change my life-- and, more importantly, the lives of so many employees and families here at JHS. Since 2009 we have sold more than twenty thousand Morning Glory overdrives. JHS would be nothing without it.

This is the only pedal that has never left my personal board, and I doubt it ever will. Thanks for buying this limited replication of the original V1 pedal that means a lot to us here at JHS. I hope you enjoy it for years to come!"

- Josh Scott


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Full Review: https://www.pedal-of-the-day.com/2021/05/11/jhs-pedals-morning-glory-2009-limited-edition-throwback


Gear used:

Fender Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster

Orange Micro Terror
Dr. Z 1x12
Celestion V30
sE Electronics SE2300

Milkman Sounds The Amp
Speakermaker 1x12 cabinet
Tone Tubby Purple Haze Alnico Hemp Cone 12” speaker - https://www.tonetubby.com
Lewitt LCT 440 PURE

Strymon Iridium Amp & IR Cab - https://www.strymon.net/


Current Pedalboard:

29 Pedals EUNA
SolidGoldFX Imperial MkII Fuzz - https://solidgoldfx.com/
Thru-Tone PM-1 Volume Pedal
Maxon AD9 Pro Analog Delay

Boss DD-8 Digital Delay (stereo)
Fulltone Supa-Trem2 Tremolo/Autopanner (stereo)

GoGo Tuner Horizon Chromatic Tuner - https://www.gogotuners.com/

Universal Audio Apollo Twin X Duo Thunderbolt Interface

Video shot in beautiful 4K with an Olympus E-PL10

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