All user reviews for the Marshall JH-1 The Jackhammer

The pedal has two modes of stauration: overdrive and distortion
Uses for the technology is the analogue
It has a power plug 9V Boss fawn and taken to two standard jack (in and out) as it connects between the receiver and uitare.
The format is "pedal".

UTILIZATION

Fawn gnrale, setup is simple: there are knobs, simply turn up to find its appropriate.
This is also the only start trouble, (just kidding), it is a very versatile pedals, the coup takes some time to find the sound that made RVer.
The manual is clear and offers rev rglages standards that may eventually serve as a basis or more research SPECIFICATIONS customizes sound.

SOUND QUALITY

Then the! ^ as mentioned above is an OD pedals / DISTO ... I am tempted to athmatiquement 5 because the distortion is zero at will ... For my part I never russi exploit, but I do not be the only ... say it is because it's a marshall atr and I'm not a fan of distortion on the other hand ... Indeed Marshall rput for its saturation of course, but we forget that his brand of prciser anufacturing QED is the overdrive.

Why 7? precisely because the overdrive is trs good, very versatile from vintage sounds with modern sounds always as common grain MARSHALL personality and a simple and effective.
The contour knob brings so much to the sound reproduction has not underestimate!
The race is long so the gain possibility to reach a sound renderings such as boost, crunch, rock, hard rock, and mtal without much difficulty.
The regulation of the equation is simple and effective and are also part of the final report and depending on the style of his research as essential lments.
This is extremely PDAL Russia, probably one of Russia in terms of saturation at marshall.

7 So far as it seduced me into overdrive, as it is a shame for the cot disto (it would be better not to put it at all ...)

With what instrument I use it? I bte and discipline ... So incidentally guitarist with a guitar pedals because this is for.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this pedal for over two years now, using concert, studio, home ... I regret the distal part is REALLY a wolf but the overdrive mode is excellent and is pushed into a corner, the more one feels that there is potential.
Warning I do not say it's the pedals must, but over a bveaucoup else I've tried it is less expensive and more efficient, solid etc ... it includes all the benefits of a great pedal and a marshall its typ.

The price quality ratio is a term I do not like ... because there is material which although good are not worth the price we demand ... That said (since it is the question), this product, the price quality ratio is good, because given its strong and its sound reproduction is less expensive than some other pedals that are not specially Difference in the pedals, but that cost twice the price.

The choice I made there almost 3 years now (2 years and ...) now I would do probably the same choice.
This is indmodable pedals as it is versatile. There's that sound bad: they are simply wrong RULES, but if you look at the issue rendering is excellent, it fits well in any bracket, is combined with a large number effects ... all about regulating and she allows.

That says it all

UTILIZATION

Very simple, I do not use it for distortion.

SOUND QUALITY

The overdrive is impeccable, even better than the master drive the palette used is the big crunch to a slight right sat.
I use this pedal with SSH and Stratocaster Telecaster all in a 1970 Fender Princeton, a Marshall JCM 800, a Boogie ... MarkIV high volume on stage during rehearsals ...
On the lead channel to block the Mk IV I put in the JH1 for his death!
It's a pedal that turns positively amps sound very good and respects the grain
of each instrument.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 6 years in the harshest conditions, scenes along the ground, dust, beer, shots of pumps ...
she is very strong, small.
I tried a lot of pedals this is the one who 'm pleased.
Excellent value for money, a great value.

Analog pedal ...
Distortion and Overdrive ...
Jack Connector 6.5 ...

UTILIZATION

Triturated the knobs a little while and we arrive at a sound that fits.
The interesting point is that you can adjust the frequency of the contour to dig into the medium where desired.
The manual is friendly and offers a variety of settings corresponding to the so-called older models with pedals.

SOUND QUALITY

We add to the distortion or overdrive ... that's for sure ...
I used a Rickenbacker 4001, replacing an urgent Shred Master whose switch was dead.
I do not like the sound of this pedal metal type whatsoever for overdrive or distortion.

OVERALL OPINION

I used the time to repair my Shred Master.
As said before, it was hard to get used to its sound metal type, it seemed that the sound has a distortion when recording without going through an amp ...
I bought it because the Shred Master had disappeared from the sale because the seller had certified that it was the equivalent current at the time ...
For those who like bees in acute and metal type sounds, but it's a bargain for those who play rock with a warm sound, is a pedal to avoid.
I did fix my Shred Master and I even bought another hand if something goes wrong. Since I no longer use the JackHammer and I believe that the switch is dead ...
I was disappointed by this pedal because it was supposed to take over the Shred Master being a little more adjustable (in addition to a button to adjust the frequency contour).

OD / distortion with a mid scoop analog frequency adjustable. 7 controls: gain, volume, and scoop freq, treble and bass, type (OD or distortion). Inter true bypass and LED Switching. Runs on 9V battery, AC Classic (tip = GND). Metal casing.

An input jack, output jack.

UTILIZATION

The configuration is easy. Bought used so no manual with it, and I survived. Seen on the Marshall site: the manual is fairly complete, with examples of sounds and even a troubleshooting section, rather simplistic, but it's something.

The buttons look good but are a bit difficult to reach since they are small and fairly close, but nothing off-putting. The bypass button switches easily, no surprise. It is also quite easy to actuate the mechanical stroke is low, which is fine by me. The LED is visible, and being small, it will consume little. Good for autonomy.

The underside is covered with rubber. It's good for the grip. on the other hand, because it is a kind of shoe that is glued to the bottom plate of metal, it is problematic when put on a pedal board. For there is little mechanical stress (like the pedal board often transported vertically, in my case), this "sole" is off. Annoying. I was obliged to remove and clean the metal plate to alcohol.

Other concerns, access to the stack is by unscrewing a screw to release the trap is below. But this door is a small metal plate separated from the bottom, and the hinge is made with the "sole" rubber. So when you open the door, it makes a big mechanical stress on the sole, which amplifies the separation thereof. And if we remove the sole (as I have been obliged), and although there is no trapping and the stack walk. Well, once the pedal Velcro-ized on the pedal board, it does not move, but hey, it's a shame.

It is rather small (just under a wide BOSS). But high enough to cause pimples.

SOUND QUALITY

Basically, I try to get its very own in the acute limit metal, but, you know, not like Metal Zone, something specific and not to gain too high. In fact I try to have the sound of the guitar 101 and Dischord Bluetip. I needed a distortion with a "modern" approach and the ability to make mid scoop in a little advanced. I thought I had found in this pedal the perfect tool, but actually not.

Mainly it is an OD / distortion classic, with a tone control 2 band and a mid scoop adjustable. The difference in OD / Disto is a story of an advantage in gain distortion. Since I'm on Jag Japan, I am all the time distortion, if not mean saturation. Lack a bit of profit margin by moi.La volume is good. It's good.

The Treble boost is pretty light, I think. But it works pretty well anyway.

The mid-scoop is really interesting Feature of this pedal. Problem: whatever you do, there is a bump in the bass, which makes his rough and mushy. And I can not be overcome with the treble / bass. If I remove the bass sound I get an nazillard, and if I put it, that rumble to death. It's a shame. But not surprising for an analog equalizer pedal. It hurts me to say this, but this kind of thing is easier to do digitally. Analogue should be without doubt a very complex circuit to balance the power spectrum itself, and especially a setting that avoids having side effects to the nuts (like on-bass boost). Anyway, I digress. Inherently, Scoop control manages the attenuation of mediums. And it attenuates well, there's margin. Freq knob is effective, too, although the mean frequency variation. But the sound in the end is too unbalanced. So I put very little scoop, and it's been a distortion of his classic, with lots of mids.

OVERALL OPINION

I for one year. I already had a DS-1, I limit thrown out the window, unable to bear his sound (and the guys in my group not more). Having had a big time punk-psyche, I really grotty effects (big muff, French toast, germanium OD) but I needed a distortion "normal". This one really seemed ideal, but in fact the sound is really unbalanced repulsive. I keep it for now because I have nothing really convincing disto normal. But I'll change it as soon as I find a pedal that has the sound I want. And I craps round hat could find this * #% $ distortion pedal "normal".

In hindsight I would not have taken. but hey, considering the price (40 € used) is not too big a disappointment. And it is true that there is no equivalent to this kind of feature (adjustable mid-scoop) without falling into typical metal stuff too or very very expensive. Or maybe I just have not found.

This is a basic analog distortion pedal, with quarter-inch input and output jacks. This effect is not MIDI capable, and can't be edited with a Mac or PC. It's not rackable. It has a 9 volt power supply and also runs on 9V batteries.

UTILIZATION

This is an interesting pedal for an overdrive, as it's got a bit of a different setup. It has a "mode" button, which will switch the tone from a specific kind of overdrive or distortion, all of which vary in intensity. The next knob is for volume/gain, followed by a tone knob which controls the amount of low and high end on the pedal. Finally there is a contour/frequency knob, something you don't always find on a distortion pedal. I liked the uniqueness of the pedal in this regard, as these knobs are generally found on the amp itself, not a pedal.

SOUND QUALITY

I like to use this pedal with my Strat and Fender Twin, and I've also tried it with my Les Paul and the Twin. I was expecting a lot out of this pedal, and I expected the sound I got with it to resemble the sound of a Marshall amp. It didn't really come close. Considering that I'm not totally in love with the Marshall sound anyway, I wasn't too disappointed as much as surprised. I did get a few good sounds out of it, but I found more often than not the distortion effects were subpar. I think that I was fooled by the fact that it was a Marshall pedal.

OVERALL OPINION

I would recommend it to any younger, less experienced player who doesn't want to spend a ton of money on a distortion pedal. I did get this thing pretty cheap, so I would have to say that it's not a totally bad purchase. Player's who've already shelled out the money for a Tube Screamer or Big Muff and are looking for something on the same caliber would be wise to look elsewhere. The sound quality is versatile enough for a beginner but nobody else really.

The Marshall JH-1 JackHammer is an analog overdrive and distortion pedal. It has a 1/4 inch input and output and is powered by a nine volt power supply that comes with it. It is not a rackable unit - it is a guitar foot pedal.

UTILIZATION

The configuration of the Marshall JH-1 JackHammer is pretty basic, but it still has a good number of parameters to use to get your tone. It has a knob for mode, with fixed spots to choose between overdrive or distortion, and then it has three knobs that each have two switches for different parameters. The first is for both gain and volume while the other two are for bass and treble and for contour and frequency. It is easy to use all around and no manual is really needed.

SOUND QUALITY

The sound quality of the Marshall JH-1 JackHammer is pretty good, but didn't live up to my expectations simply because my expectations where pretty high. I was expecting to get a sound comparable to the overdrive on a Marshall guitar amp head, but this wasn't really the case. However, it does have a pretty good distortion sound and will provide a variety of different types of sounds. The sound quality is good, just not as good as on a Marshall stack, which in retrospect is pretty understandable. I usually used this pedal with a Fender Strat or a Gibson SG into a '76 Fender Twin Reverb and I was generally pretty happy with the sounds I could get with this set up.

OVERALL OPINION

I've been using the Marshall JH-1 JackHammer for about three years and have found it to be a pretty good overdrive and distortion pedal. However, don't expect it to be a Marshall stack in a box, but it is a nice sounding pedal. It has a very reasonable price that makes it a great choice for beginners or intermediate players looking for a good distortion pedal that sounds good with a cheap price. It has a great built and is a pedal that can last a few. All in all, the Marshall JH-1 JackHammer is a great option for those looking for a lot of bang for their buck, just don't expect too much because it has the Marshall stamp.

This is a straightforward overdrive/distortion pedal. It actually has a mode for both overdrive and distortion. I believe it is digital. It cannot be edit via computer. It has input and output, as well as connector for 9v/dc power supply. It is a floor pedal, so it is not rackable. It has volume, gain, treble, mid, bass, and frequency in stacked knobs.

UTILIZATION

General configuration is simple. Even though certain knobs are stacked on top of each other, it's not really hard to figure this unit out. This pedal can get a large range of sound or effects and editing is easy. I bought this used, so I don't have a manual. However, if you go on the Marshall website, it has some pretty cool presets that you can set up.

SOUND QUALITY

You can get some tones that are fairly close to several Marshall amp models with this unit. For distorted sounds, I have as much as put this through a Fender Twin, and it sounds huge and amazing. It's like having a Marshall amp with the purity and thumping low end of the Fender clean. The distortion mode on this pedal has a ton of bass to it, which I like for solos. However, in order to switch back to rhythm sounds, you would have to bend down and switch the mode to the overdrive mode, which is not very practical in a live setting. The same goes for switching from rhythm in the overdrive mode to playing a solo in the distortion mode. So basically, you need to have another distortion pedal or a dirty amp for playing rhythm, then kick on this pedal in the distortion mode. Or you have to use this pedal on the overdrive mode for rhythm, then have another pedal as a gain booster, such as a DOD YJM 368 when you go into a solo. So it's pretty impractical, when ideally, you should only need this pedal to switch between rhythm and soloing, and back. Since I have a multi-effects pedal as well as my DOD preamp/gain booster, this pedal only gets used for specific applications.

OVERALL OPINION

I have been using this pedal (less nowadays) since the beginning of this year. As I said before, I am a little turned off by the lack of functionality when switching between the two modes. However, I can't complain about the tone that comes out of this thing, as it is pure Marshall. I've played numerous distortion pedals both recently and over the course of my music career. I just think that Marshall is one of the best distortions out there, so why not get it in a pedal? In addition, I don't like the Marshall clean that much. So I get an amp with a very nice clean, and then I put this pedal through it to get that trademark Marshall distortion. I think what I paid for this unit is right on the money, no pun intended. The lack of functionality when switching between the two very different modes on this unit really turns me off, though. Especially since my multi-effect pedal can do Marshalls fairly well, I am just keeping this unit for posterity and authentic Marshall sound.