Jhs Pedals Sweet Tea V3

Two Classics Revisited: The "Green Overdrive" Spirit and the "Brown Sound" JCM 800 Style

The Sweet Tea v3 was designed as an "all-in-one" solution for medium to high gain tones: on one side, a mid-heavy overdrive inspired by the great "green overdrive" standards, but reworked to offer more gain and volume headroom. On the other, an "amp in a box" style distortion reminiscent of a pushed Marshall JCM 800, with that dense, biting, and very rock "Brown Sound" grain.

This v3 combines the Moonshine v2 (right) and the Angry Charlie v3 (left), with a modern approach: more control, more flexibility, and the ability to choose the chaining order to sculpt the tone when both channels are engaged.

Who It's For, Which Styles, and Contexts

The JHS Sweet Tea v3 is aimed at guitarists who want to cover muscular blues, rock, hard rock, punk, alternative, and even heavier genres without multiplying gain pedals. It's an excellent choice if you're looking for a solid foundation for a live pedalboard: one channel for rhythm, another for leads, and the possibility to combine them for big choruses.

In the studio, it shines through its versatility: the Moonshine can thicken a take without crushing it, while the Angry Charlie delivers that British amp bite, very useful for doubling guitars or making a solo stand out. On an amp already at edge of breakup, it becomes particularly expressive and responds finely to attack, guitar volume, and pickup choice.

Controls, Stacking, and Dual Channel Logic

Right side: Moonshine v2. This is an overdrive section designed to retain midrange energy, with controls for Volume, Drive, and Tone, plus a Clean control to blend in some clean signal with the overdrive. The result: you can keep pick definition and dynamics even as gain increases.

Left side: Angry Charlie v3. This section targets a more saturated "amp-like" tone, with Volume, Drive, and a 3-band EQ (Bass, Middle, Treble) reminiscent of an amp head. It's the perfect channel to go from a tight crunch to a more focused and incisive distortion, with real adaptability to different amps (clean, crunch, tubes, transistors).

Center: the order selector. The "Order" toggle lets you decide which circuit drives the other. Moonshine into Angry Charlie: ideal for pushing distortion, thickening mids, and making a lead sing. Angry Charlie into Moonshine: useful to tighten, smooth, or add body depending on your settings. This is a very effective approach to "tune" the Sweet Tea v3 to your other pedals, especially if you already use a boost, fuzz, or EQ.

The Sound

The Sweet Tea v3 stands out with a palette that remains musical and usable on stage: the Moonshine v2 delivers a mid-heavy overdrive with more headroom than many classics, and its "Clean" blend helps maintain bite, air, and excellent chord clarity. The Angry Charlie v3 provides a more "amp-like" grain, broader, with a punch and projection feel reminiscent of a pushed British amp.

Stacked, you get thick but defined tones: generous sustain, easy harmonics, and an attack that can stay precise if you manage the EQ and channel order. It's typically the kind of pedal that allows you to build a coherent gain identity, from rhythm crunch to saturated lead, without losing control in the mix.

On stages and among artists, the Sweet Tea v3 appears on rock and indie-oriented pedalboards, notably with Samira Winter, Rich Good (The Psychedelic Furs), Kunimitsu Takahashi (the cabs), and Will Taylor (Hovvdy), illustrating well its "workhorse" positioning in modern drive.

Technical specifications

Effects	Distortion, Overdrive	Type	sector
Technology	Analog	Use	electric guitar
Format	Pedal	Color	Gold
EQ	3 channels

Dual-channel gain pedal	overdrive + distortion	Input	6.35mm Jack (mono)
Integrated circuits	Moonshine v2 (right) and Angry Charlie v3 (left)	Output	6.35mm Jack (mono)
Bypass mode	true bypass	Dimensions	119 x 94 x 42 mm
Made in	USA	Weight	360 g
Angry Charlie v3 section	Volume, Drive, Bass, Middle, Treble	Required power supply	9V DC center negative
Moonshine v2 section	Volume, Drive, Tone, Clean (blend)	Consumption	51 mA
"Order" selector	choice of circuit order	Battery operation	no