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Posts tagged "JHS"

JHS Twin Twelve Channel Drive

The smooth buzzsaw. The cloak of delicious grit surrounding a perfectly balanced warmth. The 1963 Silvertone 1484 Twin Twelve is a classic pawnshop amp now rare and coveted. A favorite of many, including Beck and Jack White, this amp's unique tonal qualities are now accessible at a reasonable sum (and a much smaller package) in pedal form, thanks to the good folks at JHS Pedals of Kansas City, MO, in their new Twin Twelve Channel Drive.... Click on the title for more

JHS Twin Twelve Channel Drive

New Pedals: JHS Twin Twelve

The Slivertone "Twin Twelve" 1484 is a classic sleeper amp. Manufactured by Sears in the 60s, the amp packs a ton of sound in a somewhat rickety plywood cabinet. Because of the poor build quality, and a tinny and temperamental reverb circuit, the amp has classically never been as popular (or expensive) as comparable amps like the Fender Twin Reverb. That said, the Twin Twelve has recently enjoyed a surge in popularity on the adoration of people like Jack White. White has used it throughout his career, and immortalized the amp in "In Might Get Loud". The new Twin Twelve from JHS attempts to package up the amp into pedal form, and from the sound of the demo video recorded at the pedal's NAMM debut, it does a fine job.... Click on the title for more

New Pedals: JHS Twin Twelve