JHS Pedals

JHS Pedals was founded by Joshua Heath Scott in Jackson, Mississippi. He began by repairing and modifying his own pedals.[2]

In 2007 Scott began selling modified Boss BD-2s and other modified Boss pedals at Fondren Guitars in Jackson, Mississippi. Soon after, he began to develop his own circuits including the Morning Glory overdrive and the Pulp N Peel compressor.[3][4] In 2009 Scott moved the company to Kansas City, Missouri, eventually expanding to 10 employees.[3] JHS released the Panther analog delay in 2011 and also the SuperBolt overdrive and Prestige booster/buffer/enhancer in 2012.[5]

Scott was interviewed by Worship Leader magazine in April 2012,[6] as well as in a builder profile for Premier Guitar in September 2013.[3] Guitarists such as Drew Shirley[7] and Jon Foreman[8] of Switchfoot use JHS Pedals.

In 2015 JHS collaborated with Keeley Electronics to produce a combined compressor and overdrive pedal.[9]

In 2019, JHS severed ties with Ryan Adams and stopped production of his signature pedal, the VCR, after Adams was accused of sexual misconduct. JHS announced they would be rebranding the remaining pedals and using the proceeds to support work against sexual abuse and assault.[10]

JHS manufactures and sells pedals with a variety of effects, including overdrive,[11] distortion, compression, fuzz, boost, tremolo, delay, and others. The models are given distinctive names, such as "Angry Charlie", “Moonshine”, “Double Barrel”, "Pollinator"[12] "Colour Box"[13] and "Lime Aid".

JHS Pedals is known for developing pedals for artists including Andy Timmons, Butch Walker, The Edge,[14] Mike Campbell, Ryan Adams, Stu G and most recently Paul Gilbert.[15]

JHS Pedals cut ties with Ryan Adams after allegations surfaced about sexual misconduct with female artists and rebranded the VCR guitar pedal to the Space Commander to clear out remaining inventory of stock and parts.[16]

JHS also collaborated with BOSS for their 40th anniversary and together they created the JB2 Angry Driver.[17]

From 2010-2013 Josh Scott volunteered at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOPKC) occasionally. He volunteered his time and personal finance to cultivate musicianship within the church.[18] Despite accusations, Josh has stated numerous times that JHS Pedals was never owned, funded, or supported by IHOPKC. Josh left IHOPKC due to undisclosed reasons.

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