The Pedal Collaborative Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This week on The Pedal Collaborative  podcast we check in on the “fumble of the dumble” over at JHS Pedals regarding their recent mishaps with the Notadümblë circuit. Then we put on our tinfoils hats and explore whether there is a deep state secret involved at JHS, some Star Wars, and how it all comes together! 

Articles referenced:

https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/jhs-discontinues-notadumble-pedal/

https://www.guitarpedalx.com/news/gpx-blog/in-honour-of-howard-alexander-dumbles-legacy---18-of-the-best-dumble-ods-style-compact-overdrive-pedals

Outro Music by Alan Johnson ft. Meris Enzo X

Quarter inch. TS. TRS. Straight. Right angle. Gold plated. Oxygen free. Solderless. Shielded.

Cables are the conduit for creating music and sending that music from our instrument to a plethora of other things. Pedals. Amps. Interfaces. DIs. DAWs.

Yes, they’re very important but do they have to be so damn complicated?!?

In this episode the guys talk about instrument cables and patch cables and hone in on some of their knowledge they’ve collected over the years and well as a very healthy dose of opinion.

Get their tips and advice to help you make the best decision for your sound!

Cables Alan and Paul are currently into:

Patch cables from Rockboard, Rock Stock, and Ernie Ball

Instrument cables from Mogami and World’s Best Cables.

Plus vote on if you want Alan to go deep on RF theory in a future episode!

Outro Music by Paul McBride

This week join Alan & Paul as they introduce their March Madness style shootout between 8 different Klon clones. We're calling it The Klone Wars, because well, it marries three of Paul's favorite things: pedals, basketball, and Star Wars. What could be better?

Then listen as the fellas discuss the new Strymon EC-1 pedal and their candid feelings on what the hell Strymon is up to and why haven't they released a Timeline MX?!?! We really want to see a Timeline MX, don't you!?!

Outro music by Paul McBride

This week Alan & Paul round out the month of February discussing the newest X-series release from Meris, the Enzo X, what they saw coming and what was a surprise. They also talk about the newest additions to the JHS 3 Series, plus one final push to raise money for those affected by the LA wildfires, and more.

Outro music by Alan Johnson

In this episode, Paul and Alan dissect the important steps of getting clean power for your amps and pedals. Spawned by a question about YouTube Influencers and how they get their clean tone without excess noise. The discussion centers around

• Real amps vs amp sims
• Editing out noise in post
• Power conditioners
• Isolated power supplies

Which of these are important to achieving the best tone and which ones are a myth. TL;DR they're all important for different reasons, but find out what two are of the utmost importance to every guitarist.

Plus, get actual items to consider, available at, but not brought to you by Sweetwater.

Outro music by Paul McBride

In today's episode, Paul and Alan do a little housekeeping, talking about the LA Fire Relief efforts & giveaway throughPatreon, a wistful discussion about the Chase Bliss Mystery Box and its impact on the used pedal market.

Then they go over the winners of the 2024 TPC Awards as nominated inEpisode 22 with Mike from Relic Music. The winners are:

• Best Low-Medium Gain Overdrive:EAE/Science Amps Mother Preamp

• Best High Gain:Caroline Wave Cannon Zero

• Best Modulation:Benson Amps/Non-Human Audio Florist

• Best Time-Based Effect:Old Blood Noise Dark Star V3

• Best Experimental Effect:EAE Prismatic Wall

• Best Comeback/Reissue:Old Blood Noise Dark Star V3⁠

• Favorite Pedal of All Time:Ashville Music Tools ADG-1 Analog Delay

• Pedal of the Year:Hologram Electronics Chroma Console

Huge thanks to all who voted on our Instagram, and congrats to all the winners and nominees!

In the final topic of today's episode, Alan & Paul dive into the brand new Walrus Audio & Yvette Young signature pedal, the Qi Etherealizer. You can hear the FIRST SOUNDS video onPatreon orYouTube, and hear the glorious coming together of chorus, delay, reverb, and a unique granular effect, all powered by Walrus's brand new, proprietary MDSP module.

Outro music from Qi Ethereal First Sounds video

This week Alan and Paul are joined by Mike Nicosia of Relic Music for our awards show for 2024. To cast your vote, comment on what you think should win!

Award Categories

1: Best Supporting Overdrive: For outstanding achievement in low to medium gain

Paul: 1981 Inventions DRV Mod1

Alan: Nordvang Altitude 

Mike: EAE Science Mother Preamp

2: Best Leading Distortion: For excellence in high-gain territories

Paul: Keeley Octa Psi

Alan: Collision Devices Tars DLX

Mike: Caroline Wave Cannon Zero*, Jam Rattler MKII

3: Best Performance in a Modulation Role: Celebrating innovation in movement and swoosh

Paul: Champion Leccy Skitzy

Alan: Walrus Monumental 

Mike: Benson/Non-Human Florist, Red Panda Radius

4: Best Time-Based Effects in a Leading Role: Excellence in delay and reverb

Paul: Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3, Meris Black LVX 10th Anniversary 

Alan: Matthews Effects Technician 

Mike: Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 

5: Best Sound Design in an Experimental Role: For pedals that push the boundaries of conventional effects

Paul: EAE Prismatic Wall, Chase Bliss Onward

Alan: Hologram Electronics Chroma Console

Mike: EAE Prismatic Wall

6: Best Comeback: Celebrating the best reissue or new version of a pedal

Paul: Old Blood Noise Dark Star V3

Alan: Keeley Germanium Blues Disorder

Mike: BSRI Wikipedia List of Unusual Articles

7: Lifetime Achievement Award: Favorites pedals of all time 

Paul: Strymon Timeline

Alan: Meris LVX, MercuryX

Mike: Mr. Black Supermoon Chrome, Eterna, Asheville Music Tools ADG-1, Dirge Slowly Melting, Pladask Etterslep 

8: Best Picture (Pedal of the Year): The most impressive overall achievement in effects

Paul: Hologram Chroma Console 

Alan: Discomfort Designs Phantom Limb 

Mike: Chase Bliss Onward

Outro music by Paul McBride

Alan and Paul are back after a long holiday break to start the new year. This week they take a look at the Reverb.com breakdown of most purchased pedal by state in 2024, talk a bit about their favorite new acquisitions since the holidays, and most importantly the current LA Fire relief aid packs that are available through the Patreon.

Outro music by Alan Johnson

Buy preset packs to help those affected by the LA fires HERE!

Get the full list of Reverb's Most Popular Pedal in Every State

In the wake of the Black Friday shopping weekend, Paul and Alan discuss all the buzz and excitement surrounding the Chase Bliss Mystery Box. They also tease some videos to come, and possibly most exciting of all, they reveal the big upgrade to their own Black Friday giveaway they're doing! It's huge!

Outro music by Paul McBride

Things mentioned in this episode:

Chase Bliss Mystery Box

Benson Delay

Fairfield Circiutry

EAE Prismatic Wall

Kinetone Ribbons

Discomfort Designs Phantom Limb

Discomfort Designs Icelandic Spar

Oprah

Walrus Silt

Boss DM-101

Meris MeruryX

Meris LVX

Dr. Scientist Atmosphere

Strymon Bigsky

Strymon Timeline

JHS Flight Delay

OBNE Dark Star V3

Chappell Roan

Relic Music Shop

Walrus Voyager Mkii

Walrus Julianna

Walrus Arp-87

Walrus Fathom

Temple Audio

Matthews Effects Technician

Chase Bliss Mood

Hologram Microcosm

Vongon Replay

Collision Devices Nocturnal

Collision Devices Crushturnal

Premier Guitar Stocking Stuffer

Behringer Centaur

Nordvang #1 Signature

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This week on the podcast Alan and Paul are joined by James Wooten (front of house for Joywave, Walk the Moon, and others) to talk about things guitar players do with their gear that makes life hard for a front of house engineer. He also brings some great advice about what the best pedal is for playing live.

We then discuss our Black Friday giveaway and a big reveal about what we're adding to the winner's pot!

Outro music by James Wooten (Tabulae)

Things mentioned in this episode:

Joywave

Keeley Ge Blues Disorder

Tabulae

Concert in Rochester

Fuzz Factory

Kaoss Pad Quad

Dreadbox Disorder

Chase Bliss Clean

Radial EXTC

JHS Colour Box

Eventide H9

Muse

Manson Guitars

Boss Metal Zone MT-2

Walrus 385

Walrus Arp-87

Walrus Fathom

Neill Blomkamp

Old Blood Noise MAW

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