I think it was more of an aesthetic choice because they were going for a "could have been made in the 60s" vibe. They chose some knobs that Orange Amplifiers used and that work fine on an amp face but that no one seems to like in a pedal format.
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JHS Punchline
- Thread starter chiphaleonbass
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valid point, maybe if they were inspired by Fender amps we would at least get knobs with numbers…
well, those are odd as well and we would also change them anyway
Not enough data yet - but there is one guy in Reverb already asking $650 for it...
https://reverb.com/p/jhs-punchline?ended_listing=86607768
sold by the time I looked, 10 minutes after you posted
IMO that is insanity. $650? Wow. I guarantee in a years time they will be found for pennies on the dollar.
I have a feeling JHS will improve upon the unit and release a different version without the beach boys name.
I don't know about the seller, but it's the same exact ad and price. Most likely a scam.
Price keeps going up. lol.
Wishful thinking at best.
Aside - I cannot get over large format pedals like this.
Wishful thinking at best.
Aside - I cannot get over large format pedals like this.
We are living right now in peak insanity period for used musical gear. People don't seem to realize the bottom has dropped out of the market and hardly anything is selling unless it's steeply discounted. I won't even bother selling my gear in this market.
And at $600 you can buy 3 discrete pedals that accomplish the task at hand, if not more.
IMO, jhs is a big brand these days and a limited run from a big brand can only fetch so much.
To be clear - Not knocking the pedal as it is. Just as a $650 piece of gear it’s priced as in that ad. The msrp price had plenty of value for players as this thread shows.
Agreed - PLENTY of value. Yes it's big, but it fits on a small pedalboard.
Gigging owners who are grinning from ear to ear, gig after gig, know what a difference maker this tool is and what this secret weapon means to them. It's not an "effects" pedal, but a wonderful integrated unit which enables a bassist to easily dial in studio quality tones onstage in a matter of seconds. Every feature on this unit is useful, and they all work together beautifully.
I got mine for $375 on black friday. I feel like I should have bought two, maybe. Oh wellAgreed - PLENTY of value. Yes it's big, but it fits on a small pedalboard.
Gigging owners who are grinning from ear to ear, gig after gig, know what a difference maker this tool is and what this secret weapon means to them. It's not an "effects" pedal, but a wonderful integrated unit which enables a bassist to easily dial in studio quality tones onstage in a matter of seconds. Every feature on this unit is useful, and they all work together beautifully.
Out of curiousity, I was just browsing the JHS website to look at all the other pedals they make, and discontinued pedals too, and nowhere in there did I see the Punchline, at all. Searching for Punchline also found nothing. Do I have a blind spot or did they forget to list it themselves?
With it being a sweetwater exclusive, there may have been some limits on how they could list it.Out of curiousity, I was just browsing the JHS website to look at all the other pedals they make, and discontinued pedals too, and nowhere in there did I see the Punchline, at all. Searching for Punchline also found nothing. Do I have a blind spot or did they forget to list it themselves?
