Bold and Blooming Dirt Tones — Courtesy of Lari Basilio
Purpose-built for Brazilian 6-string virtuoso Lari Basilio, the JHS Violet delivers a bouquet of ultra-versatile boutique dirty tones to explore. Primed for superior sonic versatility, this pedal is equipped with a unique control section that places standard Treble and Bass controls after the distortion circuit, while the powerful midrange circuit shapes your signal before it kicks into overdrive. The result? The ability to sculpt your sound from biting, bluesy overdrive to pummeling metal-ready distortion with the tweak of a few knobs. And while the Violet makes for a top-class do-it-all dirtbox, this pedal’s ability to seamlessly blend and stack with the rest of your overdrive, distortion, and fuzz pedals allows it to effortlessly slot into any pedalboard setup. Capable of capturing hundreds of unique distortion and overdrive tones, the JHS Violet Lari Basilio signature pedal is a must-have for any dirt-obsessed guitarist’s stompbox arsenal.
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Designed in collaboration with Lari Basilio
Lari Basilio is a true guitarist’s guitarist. Yes, she’s more than capable of shredding with the best of them, but her natural ear for melodic phrasing is arguably what makes her 6-string style so unique. With such a wide-ranging skill set, it was imperative for Josh Scott and the crew at JHS to deliver a distortion pedal with superior sonic flexibility, and they’ve done just that with the JHS Violet Lari Basilio signature distortion pedal. In fact, JHS tells Sweetwater that stomping on the Violet is akin to “adding a new and ultra-flexible distortion channel to your favorite clean amplifier.”
Powerful and precise equalization
The JHS Violet comes equipped with a distinctive equalization section, placing elements before and after the distortion circuit. Boosting and cutting the treble and bass in your signal is a familiar task, with these two controls placed after the distortion circuit. However, the Violet’s midrange section enters the picture before your signal begins to saturate, and it also gives you the power to target which midrange frequencies are boosted or cut using the Mid Freq control. These seemingly minor changes allow the Violet to bloom with a seriously flexible range of dirty tones. It’s equally at home dishing out classic mid-forward overdrive tones as it is residing in ultra-scooped modern metal territory.
JHS Violet Features:
- An exceptionally versatile do-it-all overdrive and distortion pedal
- Designed in collaboration between Josh Scott and Brazilian 6-string virtuoso Lari Basilio
- Distinctive 3-band EQ places the midrange controls before the distortion circuit, while the Bass and Treble knobs are placed after your signal saturates
- Powerful midrange section allows you to precisely home in on which frequencies to boost or scoop
- Covers a massive range of dirty tones, from classic midrange-rich overdrive bite to scooped and searing modern metal tones
- Seamlessly stacks with your favorite fuzz, overdrive, and distortion pedals
- Silent soft-touch switching and buffered bypass construction
