The JHS MoonShine Overdrive is a JHS Pedals overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the JHS 3 Series Overdrive and the Ibanez Tube Screamer. It pairs well with the Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head and the Marshall JMP 2203 Mk II Master Lead 100w.

JHS MoonShine Overdrive

JHS Pedals · pedal

The JHS MoonShine Overdrive is a boutique Tube Screamer variant from JHS Pedals with an added gain-boost circuit that the company calls the Moonshine mode. Based on the classic Ibanez TS808 circuit, the MoonShine delivers the familiar mid-hump warm overdrive of the Tube Screamer family while offering an additional gain stage accessible via a toggle switch for higher saturation than the standard circuit provides. The Moonshine mode adds upper-harmonic complexity and increased sustain for lead playing contexts where the standard Tube Screamer gain range is insufficient. JHS designed the MoonShine for players who love TS808 tone but need an extended gain range for heavier styles. The pedal suits blues, rock, and hard rock where TS808-based tone is foundational but additional gain headroom is needed at times.

  • overdrive
  • saturation
  • gain
  • stage
  • boost
  • sustain
  • ts808 based tone
  • classic ts808 character

Genres the JHS MoonShine Overdrive is commonly used in

Amps that pair well with the JHS MoonShine Overdrive

Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head

Marshall

40% match

Stack the MoonShine ahead of the Superlead and its boosted saturation extends the amp's vintage sustain even further.

Marshall JMP 2203 Mk II Master Lead 100w

Marshall

38% match

The MoonShine's saturating boost pushes the JMP's already-aggressive gain into fuller sustain.

Hiwatt Custom DR20H

Hiwatt

36% match

Into the DR20H's punchy, bright British headroom, the MoonShine's saturated, stage-ready drive gets real studio-grade clarity to push against.

Hiwatt DR103H

Hiwatt

36% match
$4900via Reverb

The Hiwatt's articulate, punchy headroom gives the MoonShine's saturated, stage-ready overdrive real bite.

Marshall Super Lead 100-Watt Head

amplifier

33% match

JHS MoonShine Overdrive's own saturated character is the real reason this is worth trying

Marshall Jmp Super Lead 50w

Marshall

32% match

JHS MoonShine Overdrive leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Marshall Baby Stack MR3005 (Jubilee Series)

Marshall

32% match

JHS MoonShine Overdrive leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Laney World Series 100 SC

Laney

31% match
$714.71via Reverb

Laney World Series 100 SC leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform JHS MoonShine Overdrive wants

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Pedals that stack with the JHS MoonShine Overdrive

Shin's Music Dumbloid

Shins Music

19% match

Run the Dumbloid after the MoonShine for a smoother, dumble-adjacent finish on top of the MoonShine's own saturating boost.

Z.Vex Super Hard On

Zvex

19% match
$189via Reverb

Boost with the Super Hard On first and the MoonShine's saturating gain gets pushed into fuller sustain.

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio

Crazy Tube Circuits

16% match

Run the Golden Ratio ahead of the MoonShine so its TS808-based gain stage starts from a punchier, more consistent signal.

Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo

Caroline Guitar Company

13% match
$219via Reverb

Run the Parabola after the MoonShine's gain stage so the AM/FM tremolo pulses cleanly with the drive already dialed in ahead of it.

Cusack Music Delay TME

Cusack Music

12% match
$169.99via Reverb

Feed the Delay TME's reliable echo with the MoonShine's boost-stage saturation and the repeats carry real sustain forward. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man

Electro-Harmonix

9% match
$199.25via Reverb

Run the Memory Man's warm analog echoes after the MoonShine's TS808-based gain so the repeats trail a saturated, blues-ready tone. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Keeley KE-Octap

Keeley

8% match
$298.87via Reverb

JHS MoonShine Overdrive's own saturated character is the real reason this is worth trying

Laney TI-Boost

Laney

tonal match
$146.25via Reverb

Laney TI-Boost is voiced for a clean amp's front end — JHS MoonShine Overdrive gives it exactly that

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JHS 3 Series Overdrive

JHS Pedals

70% similarity
$94via Reverb

“higher-end JHS overdrive options like the Moonshine or AT+”

Ibanez Tube Screamer

Ibanez

70% similarity

“The JHS Moonshine V2 is a Tube Screamer-inspired overdrive featuring Volume, Tone, Drive, and a Clean knob”

Ibanez TS Mini Tube Screamer

Ibanez

67% similarity
$60.16via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, boost, overdrive

Warm Audio Tube Squealer

Warm Audio

67% similarity
$172.24via Reverb

Shared character: headroom, hard_rock, gain

Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Overdrive

Behringer

67% similarity
$24.74via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, boost, blues_players

GFI System Jonassus Overdrive

Gfi System

66% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: headroom, transparent, boost

MXR Super Badass Distortion

MXR

66% similarity
$99via Reverb

Shared character: transparent, sustain, gain

Carl Martin TOD High-Gain Overdrive

Carl Martin

66% similarity

Shared character: hard_rock, stage, sustain

Cusack Music Screamer Fuzz V3

Cusack Music

92% similarity
$185via Reverb

similar tone character

Ibanez TS9 40th Anniversary

Ibanez

91% similarity
$207.01via Reverb

similar tone character

Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive

Fortin Amplification

91% similarity
$249via Reverb

similar tone character

J. Rockett The Dude V2

J Rockett

91% similarity
$183.99via Reverb

similar tone character

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the JHS MoonShine Overdrive?+

The closest matches in character are the JHS 3 Series Overdrive, the Ibanez Tube Screamer, the Ibanez TS Mini Tube Screamer.

What pairs well with the JHS MoonShine Overdrive?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head, Marshall JMP 2203 Mk II Master Lead 100w, Hiwatt Custom DR20H — Stack the MoonShine ahead of the Superlead and its boosted saturation extends the amp's vintage sustain even further..

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