The JHS Morning Glory is a discreet/transparent overdrive based off of the legendary Marshall Bluesbreaker circuit but with 2x more headroom and gain. This pedal, which some consider to be the one that brought JHS into the mainstream gear spotlight, is a transparent light to medium overdrive that brings life to any rig. With only three knobs for volume, gain, and tone and a bright cut switch, this simple pedal packs a lot of options and punch. With the bright cut in the down position, this pedal brightens up even the darkest of amps. The Morning Glory shines at transparency, touch sensitivity, and versatility. It shapes tone without burying your sound under a mound of dirt allowing your pickups to shine through.
If you’re running a naturally bright amp such as a Vox, simply flip the bright switch up and enjoy amazing low gain grit with clarity and punch without ear splitting high end. If you’re looking for a high gain pedal for soaring leads, this is not for you. You can use it as a tone shaping boost and leave it on to bring a little life to your amp, crank the volume and push your amp into natural overdrive, you can use it as a low to medium gain drive, or stack it with other overdrives for soaring leads and thick riffs.
There isn’t a pedal that the Morning Glory won’t play nice with, which makes it even more versatile. There’s no wonder the JHS Morning Glory is one of the most popular overdrives on the market today. It’s extremely versatile, extremely durable, sounds great, stacks great, and looks plain sexy.
Users: James Duke, John Mark McMillan, Todd Gummerman, Roy Mitchell-Cardenas, Mat Kearney, Peter Stroud, Tyler Burkam, Michael Gungor, Leeland Mooring, Casey Moore
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February 18, 2015
FYI a circuit being discreet has nothing to do with the transparency of its sound.