JUNIOR THOMASON JET PEDALS
[ WM ] Junior , we are really curious . Most people don ’ t just wake up one day and say , I think I ’ ll make an awesome reverb pedal that is affordable and oh , I ’ ll make a fully MIDI programmable version of it too . Where did the idea for JET Pedals first germinate ?
[ Junior Thomason ] Oh man … a lot has changed in the past few of years when it comes to technologically advanced guitar pedals .
Back then you really had just a couple options , 1 ) spend a lot of money and purchase a super advanced “ computer ” of a pedal or 2 ) settle for something that was extremely simple and quite limiting in use . We saw an opportunity in the market to offer something that ’ s a good hybrid of the two , insert the Revelation Reverb V2 . Three knobs , no deep diving menus or screens , highly sought-after algorithms , all in a nice space saving enclosure and fully accessible via
MIDI , plus on-board presets .
[ WM ] You have some electrical background and then you also studied electronic engineering as well correct ?
[ Junior ] Correct , for most of my life I have been an electrician . I started out as an apprentice when I was 19 years old and then progressed to a Master Electrician at an early