JHS Pedals adds Morning Glory Clean low gain overdrive

January 30, 2026 · 4 sources

JHS Pedals has introduced the Morning Glory Clean, a low gain edition of its Morning Glory overdrive focused on more transparency¹. The pedal was revealed on January 30, 2026, with Josh Scott presenting it in a JHS Pedals video². Guitar Pedal X reported it as widely available¹.

The Morning Glory Clean takes the Morning Glory V4 and replaces the two-position gain switch with a Clean blend knob³. It also loses the Red Remote option of the V4³. Guitar Pedal X described the change as replacing the toggle switch and Ret Remote with Clean Blend, and noted that the jacks are now top-mounted¹. Controls are Volume, Drive, Tone and Clean Blend¹. JHS Pedals lists the connections as input, output, 9V power, bypass, volume, drive, tone and clean².

Gearnews reported that the Clean control uses a dual-gang system that matches gain levels proportionally with the drive, which it said prevents phase issues and maintains consistent output volume regardless of the setting³. The Tone control only affects the overdrive signal path, so the clean signal is unaffected³. According to Gearnews, the circuit uses JHS's plus and minus 9V dual supply for extra headroom³. Guitar World reported that turning the Clean dial fully counterclockwise makes the pedal behave like an original Morning Glory, with the same headroom as the V4⁴. JHS Pedals said the pedal can also work as a clean boost².

Guitar World reported that the idea came to Scott while watching jazz guitarist Julian Lage dial in his tone at a soundcheck in Chicago⁴. JHS Pedals describes the Morning Glory Clean as its best first-stage overdrive².

The Morning Glory Clean is priced at $179³⁴. Guitar Pedal X gave the price as $179 and reported the pedal as widely available¹. Gearnews said it would update when the pedal is available at Thomann³. JHS Pedals said the Morning Glory V4 remains in the line². The Morning Glory is a modified Blues Breaker style overdrive², and Guitar World reported that JHS Pedals has released four versions of it over the years⁴.