JHS Morning Glory Overdrive Pedal

As with every JHS drive pedal the knobs really do something. They make a worthwhile difference and expand the usefulness of the pedal. The Drive knob set at noon is where the fun starts with P90's and single coils (Humbuckers a little sooner). Playing into a KT66 powered amp set clean and with the Drive set at noon, the amp took on an edge reminiscent of an EL84 powered amp. It was crisp, with attitude, but never shrill or sonically fatiguing. It was also quite attack sensitive, and the amount of grit is easily controlled by playing style. From there on up the Drive knob just poured on more and more very transparent and natural sounding tube overdrive. The tone never got fuzzy and the sustain was very strong and natural sounding. If you want, the Morning Glory can take you way deep into Classic Rock territory. Power cords really rip with authority, and you can even get great drive and grind at "bedroom" levels with the Drive full up and the amp just barely cracked. The Tone knob is actually a treble cut, the range is very wide, and when combined with the toggle switch rewards you with a greater pallet of tones than other drive pedals. With the Tone at noon and the toggle "UP" the pedal is highly transparent. Flip the Toggle "DOWN" and the mids get cut, opening up any muddy pickup and adding shimmer and clarity. Using a P90 equipped Historic Les Paul, the neck pickup got a very "Stratty" John Mayer/David Gilmour vibe. It works just as well with Humbuckers too, and with single coils you get that glassy scooped tone that just drips with soul. Dialed in with the clean channel of your favorite amplifier and guitar you can play the Morning Glory like a good overdriven amp. Dial back you guitar volume and it cleans up. Turn it up and add grind. Use the Tone and Toggle as you would when dialing in the tone on your amp. The Morning Glory from JHS is a little overdriven amp in a box.