The JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4 is a JHS Pedals overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Crazy Tube Circuits Clean Little Secret and the Klon KTR. It pairs well with the Synergy SL2 Module and the Ceriatone 2202H.
JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4
JHS Pedals · pedal
The JHS Morning Glory V4 is a transparent, low-gain overdrive that adds warm, touch-sensitive dirt without altering the guitar's fundamental tone, keeping the same core character between clean and overdriven settings rather than reshaping the EQ. It offers generous headroom and harmonic saturation with a mild, dynamic breakup that responds well to pick attack and guitar volume, suiting rootsy clean rhythm playing as much as searing leads. The V4 revision doubles the available headroom on the volume control compared to the earlier V3. It suits blues, rock, and country players wanting a genuinely transparent boost-into-drive pedal that stays out of the way of the amp's own voice.
- transparent
- touch
- drive
- breakup
- low gain
- headroom
- rhythm
- clean
Genres the JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4 is commonly used in
- Blues
- Rock
- Country
- Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchRun Synergy SL2 Module into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchRun Ceriatone 2202H into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
EVH 000
Evh
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, EVH 000 brings the high gain it's missing
Peavey Invective 120
Peavey
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Peavey Invective 120 brings the high gain it's missing
Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/50 1x12 Combo
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/50 1x12 Combo brings the high gain it's missing
Bad Cat Lynx 50
Bad Cat
tonal matchRun Bad Cat Lynx 50 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Wylde Audio Master 100 Amp Head
amplifier
tonal matchRun Wylde Audio Master 100 Amp Head into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchRun Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Pedals that stack with the JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4
Way Huge Swollen Pickle
Way Huge
28% matchRun Way Huge Swollen Pickle into that transparent platform and it finally gets some fuzzy
JHS Smiley
JHS Pedals
26% matchRun JHS Smiley into that transparent platform and it finally gets some fuzzy
Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus
Ibanez
19% matchPut Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus after JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4 in the signal chain, clear of JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4's own gain stage
Seymour Duncan Vise Grip Compressor
Seymour Duncan
15% matchJHS Pedals Morning Glory V4's transparent character and Seymour Duncan Vise Grip Compressor's transparent voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other
Strymon BigSky
Strymon
12% matchKeep JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4's transparent voice out front: Strymon BigSky goes after JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4 in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Fender Hammertone Reverb
Fender
12% matchFender Hammertone Reverb's lush voice goes after JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchFender Hammertone Overdrive's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4 delivers it
DOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive
Dod
tonal matchDOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4 delivers it
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Crazy Tube Circuits Clean Little Secret
Crazy Tube Circuits
75% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, pick_attack, boost
Klon KTR
Klon
74% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, headroom, touch
Wampler Tumnus Deluxe
Wampler
74% similarityShared character: volume_control, pick_attack, headroom
JHS Pedals JHS Hare Drive
JHS Pedals
74% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, pick_attack, boost
JAM Pedals TubeDreamer 58
Jam Pedals
73% similarityShared character: amp, high_gain_settings, pick_attack
Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza Craft
Boss
73% similarityShared character: high_end, pick_attack, touch
Fulltone OCD V2
Fulltone
73% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, pick_attack, touch
Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone
Audiocade
73% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, amp, glassy
Strymon Riverside
Strymon
72% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, pick_attack, touch
GFI System Jonassus Overdrive
Gfi System
72% similarityShared character: boost, headroom, high_gain_settings
Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027
Dunlop
72% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, amp, transparent
Browne Amplification The Carbon V1
Browne Amplification
72% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, pick_attack, amp
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4?+
The closest matches in character are the Crazy Tube Circuits Clean Little Secret, the Klon KTR, the Wampler Tumnus Deluxe.
What pairs well with the JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Synergy SL2 Module, Ceriatone 2202H, EVH 000 — Run Synergy SL2 Module into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain.