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JHS Pedals Angry Charlie V3

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The Angry Charlie has become a staple of the JHS line over the years, and it’s a force to be reckoned with in the high-gain pedal territory. Its ability to convincingly and accurately breathe JCM800 tones into any rig has made it a popular choice for guitarists of all genres. And unlike many other British amp-in-a-box pedals, the Angry Charlie V3 sports a 3-band tone stack, just like the Marshalls, helping nail those warm yet searing tones and boundless sustain. If you are a glutton for high-gain overdrive/distortion that has a British flavor, the Angry Charlie V3 will change your life. Well, your gear life.

Furious-Sounding Amp in a Box
Turn the Drive control down, and you might be surprised how bluesy and vintage-like this pedal sounds. But through its different versions, our Angry Charlie distortion has always been one of the more aggressive British amp-in-a-box pedals out there. Either way, you’ll be injecting your amp with the grit and attitude of the UK amplifier heads that gave rock ‘n’ roll its teeth.
- Turns any amp into a screaming Marshall stack
- Go from bluesy Hendrix-like breakup to high-gain Brit tones with a twist of the Drive knob
- Drive and Volume control interact the same as a master volume amp head
- Back off your guitar’s volume to control your gain levels without losing clarity

Marshall-Style Tone Stack
After a couple of extremely well-received versions of the Angry Charlie, we realized that to really nail the ultimate Marshall-style tone, we had to add Marshall-style control. So we gave you a finely tuned Marshall-style 3-band EQ. Enjoy!
- Fine-tune your tone with controls for Bass, Middle, and Treble
- Active controls boost and cut their selected frequencies
JHS Pedals Angry Charlie V3 Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal
JHS Pedals Angry Charlie V3 Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal
JHS Pedals Angry Charlie V3 Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal

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  • Power requirement: 9V DC negative
  • Consumes less than 100mA
  • Dimensions: 2.6 x 4.8 x 1.6 in.
  • VERSION HISTORY:
  • V1 = larger enclosure and 3 controls, no presence control
  • V2 = changed to current production size enclosure and look; presence control added
  • V3 = color changed to red, added 3-band tone stack—5 controls total

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4.85

13 Reviews

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Yes, i would buy again this pedal

Most Liked Positive Review

5

Distortion Heaven

This is quickly becoming my favorite gain pedal. It responds quite well to the volume knob on the guitar. The 3-band EQ allows for fine-tuning the pedal depending on the amp being used. All 3 frequencies are perfectly chosen (in my opinion). Lows and highs control the "feel" of the sound more than anything, while the mids really give you anything from the vintage Metallica scoop to a mid-pushed high-gain Texas blues sound. I use a Strat with Texas Special single coils, but the pedal still roars when I want it to. Playing with a humbucker-equipped guitar, you can do anything from de-tuned chugging to Cliffs of Dover. Very versatile pedal for being just a drive pedal. Great job JHS.

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Most Liked Negative Review

3

Good pedal

Would have been nice if it came in a box and had a manual. I had to get on Jhs pedals website to read up on the 3 way switch.

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  2. Professional Recording5
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  2. Responsive6
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  5. Good Selection Of Effects2

Reviewed by 13 customers

  • Great overdrive pedal for a wide range of uses

    5

    submitteda year ago

    byKiefer

    fromTulsa, OK

    The Angry Charlie gives you total control of the tone and drive. Starting on low turns a clean amp into dirty blues/classic rock, and as you add in more drive the signal stays crystalline and even. While, boosting a lead channel you can control all of the distortion and shape.

  • I would purchase the Angry Charlie if I had too.

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted2 years ago

    byAlvino

    fromDallas Location

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    It's on my pedal board

  • Yes, i would buy again this pedal

    5

    submitted4 years ago

    byJosé

    fromUSA

    Its great pedal, I use it in my pedalboard. Great response, sound and versatile pedal. Easy to set up. I recomend it.

  • Tone Monster

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byRhinosaur

    fromSan Diego

    I have always loved the sound of a cranked Marshall JCM800 and have wanted to get the 80s hair metal band tone for a long time and tried many distortion pedals to try and get me there. Like most people I don't have the a large enough room to put a Marshall tube amp in to be able to crank it to get the tones I want. Most. A lot of distortion pedals sound good and you can play hard rock and metal stuff with them but they don't give you a convincing Marshall tone. This pedal absolutely nails it. It sounds like you are plugged into a Marshall and just cranking it. It is very responsive, allows you to roll off the volume in your guitar to get less gain and it stacks very well with other pedals. I have used this with a 65 fender Princeton reverb reissue and it sounded absolutely incredible and I now use it with my 50 watt boss katana and it sounds fantastic on the katana. This thing will do bluesy light breakup to super high gain. This pedal is my favorite overdrive/distortion pedal and has a permanent place on my pedal board. One thing I will say is that it while it sounds great at low volumes it loves to be cranked up loud and the louder you go the better it sounds.

  • Best MIAB out there, and plenty versatile.

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted5 years ago

    byDansauce

    fromMichigan

    Great marshall amp sound even on fender equipment. Gives pedal board a strong, clear edge.

  • Killer tone

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byRob

    fromHouston

    Awesome pedal! Killer tone through my Vox AC15. Totally turns it into a rock monster.

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