The JHS Kodiak is a JHS Pedals tremolo pedal. Close alternatives include the Custom Audio Electronics Super Tremolo and the Cts Crazy Tube Circuits Memphis. It pairs well with the Engl Savage 120 Mark II E610II 120 Watt 4 Channel Tube and the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier.
JHS Kodiak
JHS Pedals · pedal
The JHS Kodiak is an analog tremolo pedal with tap tempo, featuring four waveform shapes — Sine, Rhythmic, Square, and Ramp — and a Ratio control that syncs tremolo speed to subdivisions of the tapped tempo: quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets, and sixteenth notes. Controls include Volume (output compensation), Speed, Wave selector, Mix (depth from clean through fully wet), and Ratio. Transparent, high-headroom, low-noise circuit. True bypass. Made in Kansas City, Missouri.
What stands out
“The JHS Kodiak is praised as a comprehensive analog tremolo with tap tempo covering every standard tremolo application — from classic amp-style Sine wave tremolo through to choppy Square wave gating, rhythmic patterns, and warbly Ramp modul…”
— from the community notes
“Players use it for vintage country, blues, and rock tremolo, for rhythmic gating in ambient and experimental contexts, and for warbly, pitch-adjacent modulation”
— from the community notes
“The JHS Kodiak is an analog tremolo pedal with tap tempo, featuring four waveform shapes — Sine, Rhythmic, Square, and Ramp — and a Ratio control that syncs tremolo speed to subdivisions of the tapped tempo: quarter notes, eighth notes, tri…”
— from the listing
“Transparency, high headroom, and low noise are consistently cited strengths”
— from the community notes
“The Ramp wave produces a warbly, asymmetric modulation between smooth and choppy for a vintage organ-like character”
— from the reviews
- tremolo
- modulation
- low noise
- vintage
- high headroom
- mix
- analog
- gigging
Genres the JHS Kodiak is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
- Classic Rock
- Country
- Rock
- Experimental
- Ambient
Amps that pair well with the JHS Kodiak
Engl Savage 120 Mark II E610II 120 Watt 4 Channel Tube
Engl
23% matchEngl Savage 120 Mark II E610II 120 Watt 4 Channel Tube leans toward mid-forward, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Soldano
23% matchSoldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Ceriatone 2202H goes after JHS Kodiak in the chain
Bogner Ecstasy Mini 30W
Bogner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Bogner Ecstasy Mini 30W goes after JHS Kodiak in the chain
Engl 120 E610 MK II
Engl
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Engl 120 E610 MK II goes after JHS Kodiak in the chain
ENGL Special Edition E670
Engl
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put ENGL Special Edition E670 after JHS Kodiak
Hiwatt Crunch 150R 112C
Hiwatt
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Hiwatt Crunch 150R 112C after JHS Kodiak
Engl Savage 60 Mark II
Engl
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Engl Savage 60 Mark II after JHS Kodiak
Pedals that stack with the JHS Kodiak
Beetronics Nectar
Beetronics
25% matchWhat Beetronics Nectar brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
EarthQuaker Devices
23% matchEarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Binson Echorec Delay
Binson
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Binson Echorec Delay after JHS Kodiak in the signal chain, where it won't crowd JHS Kodiak — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Meris Polymoon
Meris
9% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Meris Polymoon after JHS Kodiak in the signal chain, where it won't crowd JHS Kodiak — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 goes in front of JHS Kodiak in the chain
Donner Big Mouth Distortion
Donner
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Donner Big Mouth Distortion goes in front of JHS Kodiak in the chain
Cusack Music Carolina Reaper Overdrive Fuzz
Cusack Music
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Cusack Music Carolina Reaper Overdrive Fuzz goes in front of JHS Kodiak in the chain
Source Audio L.A. Lady
Source Audio
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Put Source Audio L.A. Lady in front of JHS Kodiak
Alternatives
Custom Audio Electronics Super Tremolo
Custom Audio Electronics
64% similarityShared character: modulation, low noise floor, tremolo
Cts Crazy Tube Circuits Memphis
Cts
57% similarityShared character: analog, tremolo, modulation
Dirt Monger Instruments Gristleizer
Dirt Monger Instruments
57% similarityShared character: tremolo, modulation
CMATMods Tremoglo
Cmatmods
57% similarityShared character: analog, tremolo, modulation
Electro-Harmonix Mod Rex
Electro-Harmonix
56% similarityShared character: tremolo, ambient, modulation
JHS Tidewater Tremolo
JHS Pedals
56% similarityShared character: true bypass, tremolo, mix
Behringer UT300
Behringer
56% similarityShared character: true bypass, tremolo, modulation
FTelettronica Satellite Tremolo
Ftelettronica
55% similarityShared character: analog, tremolo, modulation
EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird V4
EarthQuaker Devices
55% similarityShared character: single rig, tremolo, modulation
Anarchy Audio Flutterby Tremolo
Anarchy Audio
54% similarityShared character: analog, true bypass, tremolo
Chase Bliss Gravitas
Chase Bliss Audio
54% similarityShared character: features tap tempo, analog, tremolo
Whirlwind Rochester Orange Box
Whirlwind
53% similarityShared character: low noise floor, features tap tempo, true bypass
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the JHS Kodiak?+
The closest matches in character are the Custom Audio Electronics Super Tremolo, the Cts Crazy Tube Circuits Memphis, the Dirt Monger Instruments Gristleizer.
What pairs well with the JHS Kodiak?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Engl Savage 120 Mark II E610II 120 Watt 4 Channel Tube, Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, Ceriatone 2202H — Engl Savage 120 Mark II E610II 120 Watt 4 Channel Tube leans toward mid-forward, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.