“Am I a number or am I a name?” JHS Pedals has teased a huge new drop with a riddle – and some gear fans think they’ve cracked the code
Matt Owen
created: Aug. 8, 2025, 11:51 a.m. | updated: Aug. 14, 2025, 12:35 a.m.
A post shared by JHS Pedals (@jhspedals) A photo posted by onSome more resourceful players have looked at the wider JHS Instagram for clues.
The two posts prior to the riddle are particularly telling, with the first containing a grid of nine multi-track recorders.
Most likely a huge coincidence, but a version of the Tascam Portastudio 424 was launched in the mid 1990s – in other words, around 30 years ago.
Famously, Mk.gee has used the Tascam to form the foundation of his lo-fi, retro-futuristic guitar tones that have since become the muse of guitar fans the world over.
Whatever the case, JHS will reveal all on Monday (August 11) when it officially unveils the mystery pedal.
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