The JHS Good Vibrations is a chorus and vibrato pedal built around a vintage bulb-driven analog circuit, released in 2024 as part of the Sweetwater Exclusive Beach Boys Limited Edition collection. It channels late-1960s modulation: the slow, thick warble of a vintage chorus on one side of its rocker switch, and a faster, pitch-bending vibrato on the other. It was made in a run of 1,000 units and sold only through Sweetwater, while supplies lasted1.
The pedal is a tribute to the sounds of '60s-style chorus and vibrato, built on the old-school bulb-driven circuit design from that era2. MusicRadar described it as delivering "the sort of deep, thick, psychedelic chorus sounds that you can only really get from an analogue circuit driven by a bulb"3.
What it does: a bulb-driven chorus and vibrato
The Good Vibrations is built on a vintage bulb-driven circuit, the analog design that gives old modulation pedals their warmth and warble. Pedal of the Day described the result as "a vintage bulb-driven circuit oozing with analog warmth and warble that would feel right at home onstage or in the studio with The Beach Boys"1.
The two modes cover the two halves of the vintage modulation sound:
- Chorus mode: a satisfying thickness that Pedal of the Day said helps you channel "The Beach Boys' legendary studio sessions and the age of audio psychedelia and sound-on-sound experiments"1. MusicRadar points players here for "the classic Beach Boys studio sounds"3.
- Vibrato mode: "a faster, bolder warbling effect that bends pitch at the edges for a wave of funky flavor," in Pedal of the Day's words1. MusicRadar describes it as the pitch-bending warble of vintage vibrato3.
For players comparing modulation types, the chorus voice sits in the same family as other chorus pedals, while the vibrato voice moves toward the pitch-wobble character of vibrato pedals.
The controls
The control set is three knobs and a switch. In either mode, you control the rate, the depth, and the pedal's overall output1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Volume | Sets overall output; adds muscle, adapts the pedal to different instruments and rigs, and offsets perceived volume loss from deeper modulation settings1 |
| Depth/Intensity | Sets how deep the modulation goes1 |
| Rate/Speed | Sets how fast the modulation cycles1 |
| Red rocker switch | Selects between Chorus and Vibrato voices2 |
The red rocker switch on the top left "switches between two distinct voices, from the classic slow warble of a vintage chorus to the faster, more dramatic swirl with pronounced pitch-bent characteristics typical of the vibrato"2. Delicious Audio also noted that the large knobs allow precise and intuitive adjustments, which helps both with on-the-fly tweaking and with desktop use or re-amping2.
The pedal uses a silent soft-touch footswitch and a buffered bypass13. The enclosure is "a pretty big box, yet it's still pedalboard-friendly," according to Pedal of the Day1.
History and versions: the Beach Boys limited edition
The Good Vibrations is a Sweetwater exclusive, part of the Sweetwater Exclusive Beach Boys Limited Edition collection, and is linked to the Disney+ produced 2024 movie about the Beach Boys2. JHS describes it as available in extremely limited quantities while supplies last1.
The JHS and Keeley units in the collection were each limited to 1,000 units3. Pedal of the Day reported the pedal as "available in extremely limited quantities while supplies last"1, and it retailed at $2993.
The Good Vibrations was a limited edition of 1,000 units sold exclusively through Sweetwater23. As a discontinued limited run, finding one now means looking at resale rather than a retailer's regular stock.
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Questions
Is the JHS Good Vibrations true bypass?
No. The Good Vibrations uses a buffered bypass rather than true bypass. It ships with a silent soft-touch footswitch, so switching is quiet, but the signal path runs through a buffer when the effect is off rather than a hard wire bypass.
How many JHS Good Vibrations pedals were made?
The JHS Good Vibrations was limited to 1,000 units. It was released as part of the Sweetwater Exclusive Beach Boys Limited Edition collection alongside pedals from Keeley Electronics and Benson Amps, and was sold while supplies lasted.
Is the JHS Good Vibrations only sold at Sweetwater?
Yes. The Good Vibrations was a Sweetwater exclusive, part of a limited edition Beach Boys collection tied to the Disney+ documentary about the band. It was available in extremely limited quantities while supplies lasted.
Is the JHS Good Vibrations analog?
Yes. The pedal uses an analog circuit driven by a bulb, the old-school approach behind vintage 1960s chorus and vibrato sounds. Reviewers described it as producing the deep, thick, psychedelic chorus character associated with that circuit design.
What is the difference between chorus and vibrato on the Good Vibrations?
A red rocker switch on the top left selects between the two voices. Chorus mode gives the classic slow warble of a vintage chorus, the thick Beach Boys studio sound. Vibrato mode is faster and more dramatic, with pronounced pitch-bent characteristics at the edges of the wave.
Sources (3)
- JHS Pedals / The Beach Boys Good Vibrations Chorus/Vibrato, Pedal of the Day (www.pedal-of-the-day.com), 2024-05-24
- New Pedals: JHS Good Vibrations Vibrato/Chorus, Delicious Audio, 2024-06-03
- “This will take your tone straight back to the days when Good Vibrations and Fun, Fun, Fun ruled the airwaves!”: Sweetwater teams up with JHS Pedals, Benson Amps and Keeley Electronics for The Beach Boys Studio Effects Collection, MusicRadar, 2024-05-14
