just revisited the Am Sound, I know its a preamp, but as Im playing Yamaha Pacifica 112Vs neck pup, its jazzy good, combined with Mad prof Simble, MI ef Crossover V2, or Nobels ODR-1, no probs, a great pedal, not too tweedy; mind you I do play only solid state amps, cheers from me K : )
I found when using these with a guitar amp setting the amp EQ in the middle (flat EQ) and adjusting the pedal EQ to taste, these sound very good... worth every penny... great vid Shane....
Great tip for recording and live work. Connect guitar to your drive or eq pedals first (compressor volume wah overdrive fuzz distortion etc) then into the Joyo of your choice, after the Joyo go into your delay, modulation and reverb pedals. If any of the last pedals is stereo put that at the end of the chain then run a pair of cables to the PA or recording input for a monster stereo sound. I have had great results using a Mooer Red Truck multi effect using the send and return to insert the American sound between the drive effects and the mod/delay effects then stereo out to PA. If I use amps instead I just switch the Joyo off.
Shane, I cannot believe how much these pedals sound like their counterparts! I own Fenders and Marshall's I've also owned VOX ac15 and ac30's. They really have all the little foibles of each amp! Great demo great pedals! Thank you for exposing us all to this wonderful company!
I’ve got the British pedal.....I can say the knobs are very sensitive. A small change has a very noticeable effect on the sound. The tone controls are very expressive. 👍
I have the American. With my Strymon I use the joyo for tone leave the strymon saves. I can go to that buttery 70's to Kiss Alive Ace to Angus with just the slightest tone adjustments...besides the sound, the tone controls are excellent.
@@TheMudman01 I thought so. I mostly use these type pedals as a colorful boost or a bit of mild overdrive. SRV had a great - not quite over driven - tone when he played clean. I think these pedals do something similar really well. I sold mine but need to get another one. Didn't like the California pedal.
@@TheMudman01 Dude, the British is absolutely awesome. I set mine for enough gain for Back In Black/good lead tone, and use my volume control (on the guitar) to get cleans... Cleans up like a good tube amp. Nothing I would wanna fingerpick folk songs with (I like a more clinical/sterile sound for that), but for Hendrix, Under The Bridge style cleans? Oh Yeah...
One question that has not been addressed anywhere is how it sounds stacked in front of other pedals. While I know that is not what is is designed for it works just fine using it as a overdrive in the first position or pushing my GV2 over the top. I use three dirt pedals. EH Metal Muff for my new metal heavy D, Marshall GV2 for my meat and potatoes modified Marshall sound and the Joyo British for my overdrive sound. I do use a MXR Smartgate to remove hiss after these, and it does help quite a bit. I play in a rock dance covers band on the weekends and the British gives me that Stones, SRV and CCR sound better than any pedal I have ever owned. I run it into a clean all tube Kustom Defender. I'm going to pick up a second just to have as a backup. At the cheap price why not? Rock on :)
I just picked up the American Sound not too long ago, and I absolutely LOVE IT! For the people asking if these pedals can be used with an amp...of course they can, I have a 120 watt Bugera with 200 cab ...I use the American Sound and it sounds absolutely fantastic...there's so much versatility in tone from this pedal, at the price they are being sold, it's really a no-brainer. Awesome vid, I'm thinking I might need to get some AC now haha,
This was very helpful. I was surprised how much my opinion differed when I went to a shop and tried them in person though. Thought I preferred the British just from the video, ended up buying the AC. Fantastic for the price. Sounds just like a cranked amp!
Great comparison. I recently bought the American Sound to beef up the clean tone of my Boss Katana 50. That amp seems very neutral, almost sterile, on clean settings. The Joyo American gives the Katana more character and richness of tone. Now, I'm struggling whether to buy the British or ACtone next. I like bluesy, clean to light/moderate dirty tones.
No,but you can get an idea by finding the tech21 instruction manual. Or just guess. Mind you the joyo units have very sensitive controls, a tiny change had a large effect on tone, that's about the only thing i can find to criticise though.
This is ridiculous! Thanks for this great demo! I wanted to buy the Tech 21 Liverpool but I ended up buying the Joyo AC Tone, less money and great sound. Thanks dude!
@@diecinuevemx what does the radar add to this?? im thinking of getting the American and the AC to have for recording purposes and to switch up my live direct to console tone at worship setting
@@luisangelEXALTA the radar is an IR loader/speaker simulator, it gives the feel of a real amp and it's perfect for going DI. The speaker simulation is something the AC and the american lacks of and when you pair it with the radar it really makes a diference. Think of it like both the ac and the american are going to be your "amp heads" (or preamps) and the radar is gonna be your cabinets. Also a good thing about the radar, is that its got a power amp section where you can choose from different tubes types, that also changes the tone/sound, so with the radar you get a ton of combinations to get yourself the tone you like.
@@diecinuevemx i like having those additional options you mention [tube types] as that gives it a sensitivity to response which may give it that natural organic feel with dynamics. thx for ur input
They are fantastic pedals! I play in a band direct to PA, and use the AC Tone, it sounds fantastic! It slayed the tech21, within 10 seconds I was trying to make the tech21 sound like the joyo; knew the joyo won that battle. Since then I've added a cab sim to it and now the tone is spectacular! I own several nice tube amps, but with these pedals it's so much easier to get the band's balance right.
Joyo never built a copy of the TECH21 Hiwatt clone, the "TECH21 Leeds". So, I bought this pedal and it is great. American (Fender), California (Mesa Boogie), Actone (Vox), British (Marshall) is a money machine, but poor old Hiwatt is nearly forgotten .... :-)
Just a little question: this pedals require cab simulation running after them or they are like "plug and play"? Nice video by the way. Really like you channel, Shane. Congrats.
Got all three of these pedals and for recording they are invaluable! The American Sound is by far the best of them followed by the British Sound. Not as fond of the AC Tone but driving the American with the AC Tone can produce amazing drive sounds. Great demo Shane as this is the reason for my purchasing these.
Great demo. Bring a fender fan i bought the American to warm up a sterile digital effects unit. I was so impressed i bought the acetone. And a free years later the british. I was never planning to buy all three,i don't want to much gear, especially as my amp simulator is pretty good. But having these in pedal format with EQ knobs is so much easier than twiddling the multi effects unit. I like them all! The fender one the best. I tried the California, it was the only one i didn't take to. They do get noisey at high gain settings though,but back then of a tad and they're fine. Actually it's been an education, Led Zep tones are not everything cranked and lower gain than I expected.
Great vid man! Can I plug a headphone straight into the pedal output? I live in a small apartment and I have a Vox AC30C2 but it is very loud, specially when you want to get some overdrive from it. I'm thinking in buying a JOYO AC Tone for practice. Thanks!
+Rodrigo Ono The output level of the pedals is about line level, so although it can drive headphones (with level all the way up, as with most pedals) you won't get enough volume. I'd recommend getting a cheap headphone amp (like the Vox Amplug clones for 10 bucks - that's what I ordered for my British Sound) and voilà, cheap solution with good tones!
hazzpolo That should work perfectly, I actually sometimes use the pedal in front of my Line6 ux1 (pod studio) which is basically the same thing, so yeah go for it!
Hi Shane, Great vid, but I have a question: How clean can the American sound go? I need to record some warm and "punchy" jazz tones with lots of headroom going direct to the mixer using my es335 , would you recommend the A.S for this? Thanks for the feedback mate! Cheers!
Shane are u using a cab sim of any sort? I'm running a direct pedalboard with a jojo cab box as my cab sim and a marshall drivemaster boss sd1 delay and wah. I thought something like this b4 the drivemaster might b cool
The AC sounds like more open compared to the other 2...more like " in your face"...the others sound kinda boxy. I recently bought the British and I use it on the front of my Fender Blackface type amp...takes pedal very well but the British sounds like the sound stays " inside"... just like in the video...I use Big Muff, Fuzz Face, Ts7...great, big sound, amp loud...but the British kinda stays in the back...maybe some more knob-turning... but I accept suggestions...
Would these be useable as a headphone amp or would you have to get one after it? I've got a baby in the house and that has made using an amp a no-no. I've tried using a Zoom 505II and my pocket pod as headphone amps, but they don't take pedals well at all, particularly drive pedals. I'm thinking of getting something that sits on my pedalboard with an A/B switch to choose between the amp and the headphones (possibly the American sound pedal and a Behringher headphone amp).
Have the AC tone on my board now. Bidding on an American Sound pedal tonight and hope to add it to the board. They're great pedals for the cabbage spent.
Awesome, Shane! I've been a skeptic due to the fact that, here in the US, Joyo is giving these away at $40 a pop! As a result of this demo, and your great playing, I just ordered these three pedals, as well as the California Sound. I guess those insane prices are a good thing!
Okay, so I’ve been looking at a lot of amp in a box pedal demos recently, and joyo never came up. I just looked up the British models price expecting the usual $250 to $350 price range and found it was less than $70 Canadian... WTF??? Why are these so under represented??
Hi you said you have the real voxes . Have you compared the ac used as a pre amp plugged into a power amp or a return from effect loops ? My doubt if if Iget get an ac30 sound with this plugged in an 6l6 power amp.
I have distortion pedals such as OCD, Box of Rocks, Plumes etc, my question is, can I still utilize the Joyo American for better tone. I'm also running into a Fender Champion 100 clean setting amp, and a Traynor Custom Special 90.
Hi.Great videos.I watch your videos allthe time.Now I want to ask you where would you place a reverb peadal,before the ac tone or after? I have my pedal board already setup for going in to a amp so reverb is the last one but can I add the ac tone after reverb and go straight in to a interface? I wouldn't like to do changes on the pedal board .Thanks.
Good demo Shane. Thanks for comparing these but to me they all sound so similar i wouldn't be surprised if you could get near the exact tone of one of the pedals with any of them at non extreme settings using the powerful eq and voice controls. I own a marshall 2203 and vox AC15 TBR ( greenback ) and whilst they do have some of the character of those amps, they don't strike me as that similar. The fender one on the other hand has that fender vibe so i bought that one ( i own a boogie and not a fender so have no comparison there ) but your deluxe A/B was pretty convincing.
Hi Shane, So you use the fender reverb pedal AFTER the joyo sim pedal is that right? I thought that the Sim pedal always had to be last in the chain if you are going straight into a PA. Is that wrong? Thanks
Shane, your comparison is great but I'm looking for the clean sounds compared, and here there's always some dirt on it. I've heard somewhere that the clean sounds are much alike, what do you say?
WOW! Thanks for the awesome demo! They all sounded excellent, but I think I prefer the American sound. I'm a big fan of Fender amps! I'm definitely going to get that pedal! Hope to see more awesome demos from you! :)
If I wanted to add all three of these pedals to my signal chain, where in the chain would these pedals appear? Would I put them at the very end of my signal chain? Middle? Beginning?
Not sure if it was revealed, what amp are you playing this thru directly ? In a lot of these videos the amp simulator pedal is demo'ed thru a Fender, Marshall or a Vox and then it's a matter of why would you do that even, you already have the Fender/Marshall/Vox tone. I wanna see how close the pedal actually makes a sub $ 100 solid state practice amp to one of these tube/tube-solid state hybrid amps ?
how can these be used by bypassing the pre amp on a regular amplifier, like my blues jr. I take it just plugging this into the input of the amp is basically plugging an amp into an amp..so are these (have have the AC and just got the British) meant to be used just like pedals, or is that undermining their full ability? It would be great to have an amp that could be "turned into" each of one of these with out coloring it
Hi I may get one of these but is it OK to get some U2's Edge vox type sounds ? I will have a Line6 M13 before to get the delays and stuff What do you think ? Thx Cheers from France
Roger That! I would use (and I do use) the American Sound. If you like using the ambient delay and reverbs that are popular in church these days, the American works great.
Rapt In Blue yeah idunno why Roland Jazz Chorus isn't King Of Amps right now. What with your Kempers, Headrush, Helix, and a gagillion other analog and digital amp emulating devices... the whoke point of the Roland is you dial your sound in, and then you can turn the jc up to any level, positively deafening levels, and keep the SAME SOUND crystal clear. It was funny watching an interview of the guy from Helmet talking about how he worked with Fryette on making sure his dense chords didnt turn to mush... all that effort to get what a jc120 would have given him immediately!
+UnsFor The "clean" tone or pedal off is line level which sound horrible. They work in "on" mode when you're recording into a sound card. In off mode there's nothing worth listening to. Plug your guitar directly into a sound card and see how it sounds lol ;-)
great demo dude =] im running an american sound on the end of my chain. I'm thinking about the AC now as im finding the bass on the american doesnt drive very well, it gets pretty loose and farty (vintage correct is guess haha) ... or is that just me? any experience with that on your rig? i use an octave (drop) a fair bit and run the whole lot into a '98 Roland BC60 set super clean (they have mad bass response) mosty telecaster and an old harmony stella with a hot p90
After watching your videos I picked up a British dirt cheap. Chose that one because it seemed the ACtone was a bit muddy and the American was a bit grainy to me at the higher gain stage. Actually ended up replacing my OD pedal on my board with the British. At higher gain it is a bit noisy but I was able to find a sweet spot to use with my single channel tube combo. Nice thing is is if my amp craps a little cable re-route and right into the board at the gig.. always good to have a backup plan :)
How are you powering them - a lot of the reviewers have complained that once you push the gain or voice controls over 3:00 they get a lot of hiss and noise.
I have the American and the AC tone Pedals great kit! use mine into the PA or into my Blackstar HT 20 on the clean channel, which only has a tone EQ on that channel. Not used them since getting the Mustang lll !!! apart from in the studio a couple of months ago. Again great pedals you can get some sweet modern country guitar tone from the AC tone cheers Shane great review
Great review and nice pedals. Can you use these with an actual amp? I have Mesa Boogie Studio 22. Is there a way of say, bypassing the Mesa Preamp? My gut feeling is, no, but, your thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. Cheers
James Wright you got a Mesa boogie amp and want to bypass it? that's the opposite of what most players say but plugging the amp modeler into the effects loop
josh shannon ... so are you saying that simply using the effects in and out loop will bypass the actual mesa tones? Sorry, I'm really a newbie with this stuff!
Hey Shane. If im not looking to use this solely for amp simulation but rather to add some mid and character to my Vox AC15 hand wired amp would it work well in conjunction with that in the sense of adding the characteristics of the two together? Or would it more so completely take over the natural sounds of my amp?
I have both the American and the Oxford tone. They both have something different to offer. The Oxford models an Orange amp. Very clean and can scream , miles prefer it to the British and the American is warmer and solid. Love these pedals. Use a bad monkey to overdrive the colourful sounds of these pedals
Yes, i bring the gain down on my British to use it more like a preamp ar the beginning of my chain. Gives a warm just breaking up tone when i lay into the strings. Play lighter and very clean.
They work amazingly! For clean, I found the American one seemed the best - It made my clean amp sound a LOT cleaner and even gave it a shimmer it didnt have dry! I couldnt believe it! The cleanest sound I could get on the amp raw was NOTHING compared to what this pedal did!
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I don't know why but this guy seems so trustworthy, I reckon I'd buy a wet sock if he told me it sounded like a bassman when pushed to breakup.
The Australian accent - unpretentious and friendly. NZ accent similar.
strewth , crikey , bluey , cobber : )
Для меня вы все одинаково непонятно разговариваете, поэтому пользуюсь субтитрами )))
My socks get way to distorted when cranked to loud. And they're never really "Clean", by any means.
Wet sock ey? Interesting... 🤔 what about a soggy biscuit? Both may have a tuna type blend of musk
The only bad thing about these pedals is I LIKE THEM ALL !
No problem there. Get the lot for ~$125-$140 total!
SOUND SOOOOO GOOD! I USE THEM ON VOCALS
@@bossstuffent really ? Still do ? Did they blow up ? lol ....how did you find the experience? thnx
just revisited the Am Sound, I know its a preamp, but as Im playing Yamaha Pacifica 112Vs neck pup, its jazzy good, combined with Mad prof Simble, MI ef Crossover V2, or Nobels ODR-1, no probs, a great pedal, not too tweedy; mind you I do play only solid state amps, cheers from me K : )
The AC Tone just nails that 'Reeling in the Years' (Steely Dan) sound.
I may have to get one.
Yeah I love mine!!
I found when using these with a guitar amp setting the amp EQ in the middle (flat EQ) and adjusting the pedal EQ to taste, these sound very good... worth every penny... great vid Shane....
Great tip for recording and live work. Connect guitar to your drive or eq pedals first (compressor volume wah overdrive fuzz distortion etc) then into the Joyo of your choice, after the Joyo go into your delay, modulation and reverb pedals.
If any of the last pedals is stereo put that at the end of the chain then run a pair of cables to the PA or recording input for a monster stereo sound.
I have had great results using a Mooer Red Truck multi effect using the send and return to insert the American sound between the drive effects and the mod/delay effects then stereo out to PA. If I use amps instead I just switch the Joyo off.
thats EXACTLY how i set mine up lol
Does it need DI box?
@@jl8150 Only if you need balanced output. If you have a buffer near the end of your chain you probably don't need one.
do you need cabsim before going into PA?
@@yami_garasu no
Shane, I cannot believe how much these pedals sound like their counterparts! I own Fenders and Marshall's I've also owned VOX ac15 and ac30's. They really have all the little foibles of each amp! Great demo great pedals! Thank you for exposing us all to this wonderful company!
I’ve got the British pedal.....I can say the knobs are very sensitive. A small change has a very noticeable effect on the sound. The tone controls are very expressive. 👍
I have the American.
With my Strymon I use the joyo for tone leave the strymon saves.
I can go to that buttery 70's to Kiss Alive Ace to Angus with just the slightest tone adjustments...besides the sound, the tone controls are excellent.
Does the British do a nice clean tone too? Maybe not what most would buy these for but just wondered?...
@@TheMudman01 I thought so. I mostly use these type pedals as a colorful boost or a bit of mild overdrive. SRV had a great - not quite over driven - tone when he played clean. I think these pedals do something similar really well. I sold mine but need to get another one. Didn't like the California pedal.
@@TheMudman01 Dude, the British is absolutely awesome. I set mine for enough gain for Back In Black/good lead tone, and use my volume control (on the guitar) to get cleans... Cleans up like a good tube amp. Nothing I would wanna fingerpick folk songs with (I like a more clinical/sterile sound for that), but for Hendrix, Under The Bridge style cleans? Oh Yeah...
The AC and Fender boxes get my attention here. Excellent stuff.
Love that AC Tone. I recently got a Vox AC15 and I hear it all over this. Good stuff!
intheblues which do you like the most? I like both the vox and fender, but I'm having a hard time picking one
Jesvin Kuruvila depends on the guitar you play. I love the AC tone on single coils and American for humbuckers
I’ve got the same three. I like their reaction to strumming and picking dynamics, guitar volume knob and boost pedals.
The pedal i like the most is the American sound.
Same
100%
I own one
I bought one love it.
Some of the best tone controls ever as well.
@@adrianknox4425 I use mine going straight to the board but I have a splitter where I also run it into a powered monitor so I can hear myself on stage
One question that has not been addressed anywhere is how it sounds stacked in front of other pedals. While I know that is not what is is designed for it works just fine using it as a overdrive in the first position or pushing my GV2 over the top. I use three dirt pedals. EH Metal Muff for my new metal heavy D, Marshall GV2 for my meat and potatoes modified Marshall sound and the Joyo British for my overdrive sound. I do use a MXR Smartgate to remove hiss after these, and it does help quite a bit. I play in a rock dance covers band on the weekends and the British gives me that Stones, SRV and CCR sound better than any pedal I have ever owned. I run it into a clean all tube Kustom Defender. I'm going to pick up a second just to have as a backup. At the cheap price why not? Rock on :)
i wish you demoed a les paul through the british sound
I just picked up the American Sound not too long ago, and I absolutely LOVE IT! For the people asking if these pedals can be used with an amp...of course they can, I have a 120 watt Bugera with 200 cab ...I use the American Sound and it sounds absolutely fantastic...there's so much versatility in tone from this pedal, at the price they are being sold, it's really a no-brainer. Awesome vid, I'm thinking I might need to get some AC now haha,
Is it possible to stack the Joyo's? To have the clean sound setting on a Joyo American into a Joyo AC Tone crunch into a Joyo British distortion?
This is great. Surprised at how great they sound. Love that AC tone. Wonderful. Exactly what I'm looking for into a mixer
This was very helpful. I was surprised how much my opinion differed when I went to a shop and tried them in person though. Thought I preferred the British just from the video, ended up buying the AC. Fantastic for the price. Sounds just like a cranked amp!
Great comparison. I recently bought the American Sound to beef up the clean tone of my Boss Katana 50. That amp seems very neutral, almost sterile, on clean settings. The Joyo American gives the Katana more character and richness of tone. Now, I'm struggling whether to buy the British or ACtone next. I like bluesy, clean to light/moderate dirty tones.
Does the instructions book give you the settings for the different Fender amps?
No dude. My American Sound has instructions only for it's basic functions.
just from demos, i would say go with AC tone, the british sounds very mushy and unnatural... the AC just gets that TONE, almost imediately
No,but you can get an idea by finding the tech21 instruction manual. Or just guess. Mind you the joyo units have very sensitive controls, a tiny change had a large effect on tone, that's about the only thing i can find to criticise though.
Pfft... Amateur! Everyone knows the only option is to buy both!
Great review. Your reviews have helped me by a few new pedals. Thanks mate!
Where would you place it in the chain? In the middle to simulate a effects loop or at the end of the chain?
Ac-tone and American sound quite legit to me, the British sounds a little over compressed at least to my ears
honestly disliked the British tone to put it nicely
This is ridiculous! Thanks for this great demo! I wanted to buy the Tech 21 Liverpool but I ended up buying the Joyo AC Tone, less money and great sound. Thanks dude!
I got series 1 sansamp, I got a Joyo.
Just as good, different but sounds great.
@@harrisfrankou2368 I still have the Joyo AC Tone and I'm pairing it with the mooer radar, the combination is just killer man!
@@diecinuevemx what does the radar add to this?? im thinking of getting the American and the AC to have for recording purposes and to switch up my live direct to console tone at worship setting
@@luisangelEXALTA the radar is an IR loader/speaker simulator, it gives the feel of a real amp and it's perfect for going DI. The speaker simulation is something the AC and the american lacks of and when you pair it with the radar it really makes a diference. Think of it like both the ac and the american are going to be your "amp heads" (or preamps) and the radar is gonna be your cabinets. Also a good thing about the radar, is that its got a power amp section where you can choose from different tubes types, that also changes the tone/sound, so with the radar you get a ton of combinations to get yourself the tone you like.
@@diecinuevemx i like having those additional options you mention [tube types] as that gives it a sensitivity to response which may give it that natural organic feel with dynamics. thx for ur input
They are fantastic pedals! I play in a band direct to PA, and use the AC Tone, it sounds fantastic! It slayed the tech21, within 10 seconds I was trying to make the tech21 sound like the joyo; knew the joyo won that battle. Since then I've added a cab sim to it and now the tone is spectacular! I own several nice tube amps, but with these pedals it's so much easier to get the band's balance right.
Paul Lazarus what cab sim are you using?
Hey Shane, Great review mate! 2 questions. What are the patch cables you use? To run these live to PA would you need a DI box?
they sound nice but they still retain that thin frying overdrive frequency that gives away that they are modeled sounds
The pink one sounds like angus young
Wow, this is the sound direct into an interface?? Awesome.
Joyo never built a copy of the TECH21 Hiwatt clone, the "TECH21 Leeds". So, I bought this pedal and it is great. American (Fender), California (Mesa Boogie), Actone (Vox), British (Marshall) is a money machine, but poor old Hiwatt is nearly forgotten .... :-)
Just a little question: this pedals require cab simulation running after them or they are like "plug and play"?
Nice video by the way. Really like you channel, Shane. Congrats.
Plug and play
MrPedrorcc Plug and play. No cab sim needed.
optional but i prefer add cab shaper
The ac tone is really nice in real life, really sweet I think it must emulate the blue alnico speakers
Got all three of these pedals and for recording they are invaluable! The American Sound is by far the best of them followed by the British Sound. Not as fond of the AC Tone but driving the American with the AC
Tone can produce amazing drive sounds. Great demo Shane as this is the reason for my purchasing these.
I own the ACTone and the California and love both, I really wish they made an Orange sim pedal.
Spartanjp308 joyo orange juice is their orange sim, dunno bout the tone tho
Get a tiny terror orange amp ffs
Where to put this in the chain for clean purposes? Right after the guitar?
Think they just came out with one
Love all your videos Shane. I've bought loads of things after seeing your reviews. Thank You so much.
Great demo. Bring a fender fan i bought the American to warm up a sterile digital effects unit. I was so impressed i bought the acetone. And a free years later the british. I was never planning to buy all three,i don't want to much gear, especially as my amp simulator is pretty good. But having these in pedal format with EQ knobs is so much easier than twiddling the multi effects unit. I like them all! The fender one the best. I tried the California, it was the only one i didn't take to. They do get noisey at high gain settings though,but back then of a tad and they're fine. Actually it's been an education, Led Zep tones are not everything cranked and lower gain than I expected.
Great vid man!
Can I plug a headphone straight into the pedal output?
I live in a small apartment and I have a Vox AC30C2 but it is very loud, specially when you want to get some overdrive from it.
I'm thinking in buying a JOYO AC Tone for practice.
Thanks!
+Rodrigo Ono The output level of the pedals is about line level, so although it can drive headphones (with level all the way up, as with most pedals) you won't get enough volume. I'd recommend getting a cheap headphone amp (like the Vox Amplug clones for 10 bucks - that's what I ordered for my British Sound) and voilà, cheap solution with good tones!
+Maruel Zain you are right, Yesterday I tried with my pedalboard, as you said not enough volume.
Thanks Maruel!
+Maruel Zain How about just running them through an interface like MAudio Fast Track, and go to the headphones from there?
hazzpolo That should work perfectly, I actually sometimes use the pedal in front of my Line6 ux1 (pod studio) which is basically the same thing, so yeah go for it!
No
Cool tones! Can these also be used as a DI like a Sansamp?
Does the American pedal instruction book give you the settings for the different amps?
Hi Shane,
Great vid, but I have a question:
How clean can the American sound go? I need to record some warm and "punchy" jazz tones with lots of headroom going direct to the mixer using my es335 , would you recommend the A.S for this?
Thanks for the feedback mate!
Cheers!
I own the pedal. As clean as you want. Great pedal as Shane has demo'd
Thank you for this :)
In small venues that don't have amps, can I use this pedal and plug it straight to the PA? Thanks again :)
shane love the vids, now tell me joyo or tech 21 which is your choice?
The Joyo California Sound has a good tone too.
Great demo Shane, is it possible to get a Princeton / Deluxe tone with the American ? Thx
This is a reference video for Joyo pedals. Thanks..
Shane are u using a cab sim of any sort? I'm running a direct pedalboard with a jojo cab box as my cab sim and a marshall drivemaster boss sd1 delay and wah. I thought something like this b4 the drivemaster might b cool
Great demo! Quick question. If I wanted to run my pedal board straight to a PA system, would I need a speaker simulator? Or some type of DI box?
***** thanks!
The AC sounds like more open compared to the other 2...more like " in your face"...the others sound kinda boxy.
I recently bought the British and I use it on the front of my Fender Blackface type amp...takes pedal very well but the British sounds like the sound stays " inside"... just like in the video...I use Big Muff, Fuzz Face, Ts7...great, big sound, amp loud...but the British kinda stays in the back...maybe some more knob-turning... but I accept suggestions...
Would these be useable as a headphone amp or would you have to get one after it?
I've got a baby in the house and that has made using an amp a no-no. I've tried using a Zoom 505II and my pocket pod as headphone amps, but they don't take pedals well at all, particularly drive pedals. I'm thinking of getting something that sits on my pedalboard with an A/B switch to choose between the amp and the headphones (possibly the American sound pedal and a Behringher headphone amp).
what would you prefer as best then?..just thinking for what's best to have..thanks
Have the AC tone on my board now. Bidding on an American Sound pedal tonight and hope to add it to the board. They're great pedals for the cabbage spent.
Awesome, Shane! I've been a skeptic due to the fact that, here in the US, Joyo is giving these away at $40 a pop! As a result of this demo, and your great playing, I just ordered these three pedals, as well as the California Sound. I guess those insane prices are a good thing!
You try the FX amp at the same time as it plugs in, making the cabSIM inside the FX active at the same time.
As always great vid! What are you running these pedals into to go to your computer to record? Thanks and Peace
Thanks :-)
It's plugged straight into my ZOOM R16 computer interface.
Okay, so I’ve been looking at a lot of amp in a box pedal demos recently, and joyo never came up. I just looked up the British models price expecting the usual $250 to $350 price range and found it was less than $70 Canadian... WTF??? Why are these so under represented??
Which pedal should I get? I like to play blues(starting to play and learn blues licks) and rock. Any suggestions?
if you play blues better get the joyo vintage overdrive
Turn drive to 0 will make it sounds clean? I love the american sound tone.
those are awesome pedals !! I have an Epiphone Riviera Royale Custom p93s, which one u recommend for my guitar?
Hey! Would you rather get the Nux Amp Force or a few of these guys? And which two would you recommend?
Hi you said you have the real voxes . Have you compared the ac used as a pre amp plugged into a power amp or a return from effect loops ? My doubt if if Iget get an ac30 sound with this plugged in an 6l6 power amp.
I have distortion pedals such as OCD, Box of Rocks, Plumes etc, my question is, can I still utilize the Joyo American for better tone. I'm also running into a Fender Champion 100 clean setting amp, and a Traynor Custom Special 90.
Wow, they really sound crazy good!
Hi.Great videos.I watch your videos allthe time.Now I want to ask you where would you place a reverb peadal,before the ac tone or after? I have my pedal board already setup for going in to a amp so reverb is the last one but can I add the ac tone after reverb and go straight in to a interface? I wouldn't like to do changes on the pedal board .Thanks.
Very nice sounding indeed. I ordered the American today. Could you tell us about your recording setup there? Software and signal path stuff. Thanks.
great demo , may you give suggestion where should put this pedal in the chai ?
at the first or the last ?
thanks
hello shane! if i use them for recording, do i still need to have a speaker impulse response?
Good demo Shane. Thanks for comparing these but to me they all sound so similar i wouldn't be surprised if you could get near the exact tone of one of the pedals with any of them at non extreme settings using the powerful eq and voice controls. I own a marshall 2203 and vox AC15 TBR ( greenback ) and whilst they do have some of the character of those amps, they don't strike me as that similar. The fender one on the other hand has that fender vibe so i bought that one ( i own a boogie and not a fender so have no comparison there ) but your deluxe A/B was pretty convincing.
Hi Shane,
So you use the fender reverb pedal AFTER the joyo sim pedal is that right? I thought that the Sim pedal always had to be last in the chain if you are going straight into a PA. Is that wrong? Thanks
Yes that's wrong. reverb and time delay effects are always run last and generally thru an effects loop if you have.
Beautiful video. Thanks
Shane, your comparison is great but I'm looking for the clean sounds compared, and here there's always some dirt on it. I've heard somewhere that the clean sounds are much alike, what do you say?
I use the AC Tone for a clean sound. Love it with any guitar I've put through it. It really gives the VOX chime, even when played clean.
WOW! Thanks for the awesome demo! They all sounded excellent, but I think I prefer the American sound. I'm a big fan of Fender amps! I'm definitely going to get that pedal!
Hope to see more awesome demos from you! :)
If I wanted to add all three of these pedals to my signal chain, where in the chain would these pedals appear? Would I put them at the very end of my signal chain? Middle? Beginning?
last
All three sound great to me.
Good Demo. These seem like pretty good sounding pedals.
Not sure if it was revealed, what amp are you playing this thru directly ? In a lot of these videos the amp simulator pedal is demo'ed thru a Fender, Marshall or a Vox and then it's a matter of why would you do that even, you already have the Fender/Marshall/Vox tone. I wanna see how close the pedal actually makes a sub $ 100 solid state practice amp to one of these tube/tube-solid state hybrid amps ?
how can these be used by bypassing the pre amp on a regular amplifier, like my blues jr. I take it just plugging this into the input of the amp is basically plugging an amp into an amp..so are these (have have the AC and just got the British) meant to be used just like pedals, or is that undermining their full ability? It would be great to have an amp that could be "turned into" each of one of these with out coloring it
If you have an effects loop, you can plug one of these into Return, to bypass the amp's own preamp.
Is the reverb pedal before or after? After would seem to be logical.
Flex Music I would imagine after. That’s where I use mine after the Joyo American.
Do you still need a boost or distortion pedal if using British?
Hi
I may get one of these but is it OK to get some U2's Edge vox type sounds ?
I will have a Line6 M13 before to get the delays and stuff
What do you think ?
Thx
Cheers from France
For a contemporary worship style, what would you recommend between the American or the AC Tone?
Roger That! I would use (and I do use) the American Sound. If you like using the ambient delay and reverbs that are popular in church these days, the American works great.
These are fantastic in front of a Roland Jazz Chorus amp if anyone is interested. (I use a JC-40).
Rapt In Blue yeah idunno why Roland Jazz Chorus isn't King Of Amps right now. What with your Kempers, Headrush, Helix, and a gagillion other analog and digital amp emulating devices... the whoke point of the Roland is you dial your sound in, and then you can turn the jc up to any level, positively deafening levels, and keep the SAME SOUND crystal clear. It was funny watching an interview of the guy from Helmet talking about how he worked with Fryette on making sure his dense chords didnt turn to mush... all that effort to get what a jc120 would have given him immediately!
Fantastic demo. Thanks!
The ac is fuller than the marshall but all are awesome! Great playing Shane!
57 tweed: I have two pedals : TC El MojoMojo and Joyo Am Sound,,,,,what is it about that Fender 57 Tweed?
And how did you get your clean sound without the pedals?
+UnsFor The "clean" tone or pedal off is line level which sound horrible. They work in "on" mode when you're recording into a sound card. In off mode there's nothing worth listening to. Plug your guitar directly into a sound card and see how it sounds lol ;-)
intheblues That's because of the high impedance that comes from the guitar's passive pickups. A Direct Box adds the voltage that lows the impedance.
intheblues Yes, it’s the worst sound. Like nails on a chalkboard.
I have all three, I use them into a cleanish amp for a light overdrive. You want something heavier, kick on a Tubescreamer and the gain is amazing.
Which the most better if get boost by tubescreamer? One of all
highly recommended, these are awesome for a fraction of the price of the comparable tech21 pedals
Which pedal will you recommend if I will use this pedal as a distortion pedal aside from amp sim? Thanks
great demo dude =]
im running an american sound on the end of my chain. I'm thinking about the AC now as im finding the bass on the american doesnt drive very well, it gets pretty loose and farty (vintage correct is guess haha) ... or is that just me? any experience with that on your rig?
i use an octave (drop) a fair bit and run the whole lot into a '98 Roland BC60 set super clean (they have mad bass response) mosty telecaster and an old harmony stella with a hot p90
After watching your videos I picked up a British dirt cheap. Chose that one because it seemed the ACtone was a bit muddy and the American was a bit grainy to me at the higher gain stage. Actually ended up replacing my OD pedal on my board with the British. At higher gain it is a bit noisy but I was able to find a sweet spot to use with my single channel tube combo. Nice thing is is if my amp craps a little cable re-route and right into the board at the gig.. always good to have a backup plan :)
How are you powering them - a lot of the reviewers have complained that once you push the gain or voice controls over 3:00 they get a lot of hiss and noise.
Would you bother with one of these pedals if you already have one of the amps they are trying to emulate?
Shane, your video gives the impression that the Vox pedal cannot do pristine clean like the American.....is this true of the pedal?
Does it stimulate the Amp and the cab, or just the Amp head.
I have the American and the AC tone Pedals great kit! use mine into the PA or into my Blackstar HT 20 on the clean channel, which only has a tone EQ on that channel. Not used them since getting the Mustang lll !!! apart from in the studio a couple of months ago. Again great pedals you can get some sweet modern country guitar tone from the AC tone cheers Shane great review
how about use togetherthe sound still good?
Great review and nice pedals. Can you use these with an actual amp? I have Mesa Boogie Studio 22. Is there a way of say, bypassing the Mesa Preamp? My gut feeling is, no, but, your thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. Cheers
James Wright you got a Mesa boogie amp and want to bypass it? that's the opposite of what most players say but plugging the amp modeler into the effects loop
josh shannon ... so are you saying that simply using the effects in and out loop will bypass the actual mesa tones? Sorry, I'm really a newbie with this stuff!
Hey Shane. If im not looking to use this solely for amp simulation but rather to add some mid and character to my Vox AC15 hand wired amp would it work well in conjunction with that in the sense of adding the characteristics of the two together? Or would it more so completely take over the natural sounds of my amp?
I've also got an AC15 and wondering the same thing. Would like to get some Fender-ish tones through the amp.
I have both the American and the Oxford tone. They both have something different to offer. The Oxford models an Orange amp. Very clean and can scream , miles prefer it to the British and the American is warmer and solid. Love these pedals. Use a bad monkey to overdrive the colourful sounds of these pedals
Totally cool Shane
As always!
Gotta tell you, I check your demo’s before I buy - and I always buy after!
Mike Seager
Melbourne
I need a pedal to give my amp more presence/ bite!!! I have a Yamaha thr10x great gain already
How well do these do clean sounds ?
Yes, i bring the gain down on my British to use it more like a preamp ar the beginning of my chain. Gives a warm just breaking up tone when i lay into the strings. Play lighter and very clean.
I agree, I actually ordered an ac tone after watching this and use it in the same way
Yup works great.
They work amazingly! For clean, I found the American one seemed the best - It made my clean amp sound a LOT cleaner and even gave it a shimmer it didnt have dry! I couldnt believe it! The cleanest sound I could get on the amp raw was NOTHING compared to what this pedal did!