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Great review 👍🏻 brilliantly dialled in the clean tones. Better than all the crappy saturated overdriven sound reviews going around. Exactly wat I was looking for in a review
Thanks! I'm really not into saturated overdriven sounds either. I want to hear the tone of the guitar through whatever amp or pedal I'm playing through.
I have watched a few reviews on this pedal. I have a number of Fender amps. You are the first person I have seen make this pedal actually sound like a Fender. Good job! The only sound you're missing is my main amp - a fire-breathing Hot Rod Devile 212. 2:16 is pretty darned close, though.
I've used this pedal like a sansamp direct to recording interface and it sounds pretty good, especially with speaker emulation software, but to me it sounds best as a stompbox into a guitar amp. A good tube amp set to clean sounds heavenly with the Joyo pushing it into overdrive. I've got a 5watt all tube Kalamazoo model one 1X10 amp that sounds good on its own, but its el84 power tube gives it a very unfender tone. But drive it with the Joyo and my EH Holy Grail verb pedal and it gets very close to Blackface Deluxe Reverb territory. A very inspiring tone that makes it hard to put down the guitar. At $30 this is one hell of a sleeper pedal. Lots of fun.
Definitely a sleeper pedal. I use it with both my Quilter 101 and 68 Custom Princeton as well as almost all my videos - sounds great in all applications!
This little pedal is awesome for cleans. I use it for cleans only. My Orange Bax Bangeetar handles everything else. I am bassist, so this is GREAT for home recording and demos. I can't get away with big amps in my apartment.
Yes, great cleans! I often do recording late at night and there's nothing that angers the family more then me firing up the Bassman (or even my Princeton), to lay down a few tracks. This pedal has been invaluable for recording.
Same here, even my 5 watt tube amp is to loud so I use this pedal as a pre amp it works a treat, really good fender tones are all in this unit. I'm hoping to just finish it off with some reverb and a klon clone.
I wonder if anyone has tried this pedal set clean with an acoustic guitar, if the results would be good. In front of an amp and straight in. Anyone tried? Thanks
@@anotherheadlessdemo yes you get a lot sound for little money. Joyo pedals and products are actually pretty well made I own a few and like them a lot.
I found this pedal boosts the acoustic guitar signal going into my Fender Passport amp.which was too low before,and many people complain about this on the internet.
Got this and the ac tone, for just over £60 for both to get what is basically an amp simulator is a great bargain plus they are well made and sound identical to £200 ones.
I've had this pedal for years, and I've always loved it. I have a tube screamer behind it on my board, and I can easily get any clean to crunchy fender with the tube screamer off to heavenly high gain sound out of it with both pedals on. If you are thinking about buying one, don't hesitate.
Hey! Great video! I was wondering if the joyo works well into the fx return, completely bypassing the amps pre section... I'm asking you this because since there's no way to switch on and off the cab simulation, it could sound weird with the real amp's speaker.
Quick question. Right now i own SS Fender Eighty Five Amp with amazing clean sound.But the overdrive chanel in this amp isounds bad for me. I am looking for overdrive pedal wich will help me get the valve/tube overdrive with my SS Amp. Is this Joyo American a right choise for me ?
I use the Joyo with SS amps all the time. Does it make them sound like my Princeton Reverb or vintage Vibrolux? Probably not. It won't give you the sag or compression associated with tube amps. It will probably sound better than the OD in your amp though.
Thanks. I dont own Tube amp and i tried to get nice overdrive sound by using Boss SD1 but it's not working well with my amp. This is why i want to buy some warm, bluesy overdrive wich will work well with SS.
SS amps can be tough with OD pedals. If you check out some of my other videos where I'm playing a tune, you can hear the Joyo. If I want more OD, I use an EH Crayon. th-cam.com/video/fVw4N5QUOSE/w-d-xo.html
Hi David, thanks for sharing this video..i really like the sound. I have one question, did you use any cabinet simulator in this demo? Thank you so much.
This pedal has a Cab Simulator, from experience, if I record it clean, if i add my own IR will it still sound good for a heavy distortion? or it's own Cab simulator will affect my own IR drasticly, thanks.
When you connect this pedal to an amp, do you connect it as a regular pedal? Or do you use the fx loop? And, if you are using a pedal chain, do you use it at the beginig? I mean, before the overdrive?
It's a sleeper, overlooked because it's cheap to buy. I use one for all guitar parts on my channel backing tracks. DI into an audio interface, any effects applied in the DAW. Perfect for recording. Tip* to my ears, it sounds better running off a 9v battery... 😊
I've been having background hum or buzzing problems with mine when I use it to record (sadly). I bought a second one, same thing. I've tried just using a 9v and still the same. My other Joyo pedals are fine. Go figure.
@@anotherheadlessdemohmm, that doesn't seem right. Not had any buzzing/hum (unless I've set gain high - but that's the same with an amp anyway). The fact you've had the same issue with 2 units might suggest the problem could also be elsewhere?
I’m about to run this at the end of my chain, should my reverb come before or after it? I’ve heard people doing both, I guess I’ll just try out both once it comes in but I figured asking might save me a little time haha. Thanks!
@@zealfer The amp sim before the FX sounded much better. I had all of my OD’s and my compressor before the amp sim too. I ended up selling it because I started playing on the worship team at my undergrad school when I was still in college. I could mic my amp since I was playing in a venue of about 2500 and the amp sim wasn’t being pushed enough to cut through the mix well.
@@anotherheadlessdemo I have a Blackstar ID 260 that emulates 6 output tubes, I may try it in the effects loop so that I can have Joyo as my preamp and use the 6L6 or 6v6 emulations for the output. Amazing how good the emulations sounds but I can't quite get the Tweed tone with the Blackstar preamp channels
Hi David, great sound on your vids using this pedal...I just ordered me up one. Now one question may I ask is, when you use this pedal, do you hook it up Line-in or HI-Z to your interface? I'm thinking Line-in! :) Thanks in advance - Rick
Scott Connors I plug this into a USB preamp. Companies like Focusrite, PreSonus and ART make these. Mine is an ART which cost around $100. Hope that helps.
When I record with it, I plug it into a USB preamp and then into my computer. When I use it live, I plug it into an amp just like any pedal. Hope that answers your question!
Yes, that's what I think. To the left, you get a more scooped blackface sound, and to the right a tweed sound, which also adds a little more distortion.
I try not to pay $100 for any pedal! But for $100, I certainly would consider a different pedal, because for $100, there's probably something better and something that would take up less space on my pedal board.
@@anotherheadlessdemo thank you for the answer, I understand then, that you feel that the american sound is not good enough to cost 100 dollars, ain't it?
@@anotherheadlessdemo I may surprise you very much, but all conceivable and predictable combinations and transitions of lamp operating modes, I easily get on the AMT SS11B pedals. The author-designer of this development has invested many years of understanding of the formation of "that very sound" in a generalized form in this development. Its capabilities are naturally wider than that of any separate amplifier, and it does not emulate the color of sound, but forms real processes "on a scientific stand". This Siberian scientist designer made a technical breakthrough and closed this page even for his further research. By manipulating the operating modes of the lamps, you can achieve all the dynamic characteristics of not only the one you mentioned, but also all further developments in the field of "tube sound". This is not an advertisement, it is the result of many years of observation of his searches.
to make sure you get the original condition or new launched items from JOYO technology, please bookmark JOYO brand store. USA:www.amazon.com/stores/page/535D6CEA-35C4-4040-A8E5-CABB64336A0B?channel=JoyoOfficial Canada:www.amazon.ca/stores/page/19A64AA5-9F05-4E8C-8227-43598F7A7AD7?channel=JoyoOfficial
i just bought one and i;m not sure about it, it still sounds like a shrill little transistorised pedal.no warmth. . you geta better sound with a boss micro br that has . loads ofamps and effects a drum machine ,and a four track recorder. i;m impressed with theconstruction but the sound is uninspiring
It does one thing and one thing only. I use pedals with it for effects or added gain/distortion. Also, it costs way less than a Micro BR. The Micro would be great for recording or late night playing but it doesn't look as user friendly for live use. What do you think?
Thank you so much for not overplaying
One of the best demos of this pedal on YT. Cheers!
All of these Joyo's sound great. Just wish they had a button or switch for the cab sim. Direct recording has never been easier.
Great review 👍🏻 brilliantly dialled in the clean tones. Better than all the crappy saturated overdriven sound reviews going around. Exactly wat I was looking for in a review
Thanks! I'm really not into saturated overdriven sounds either. I want to hear the tone of the guitar through whatever amp or pedal I'm playing through.
I have watched a few reviews on this pedal. I have a number of Fender amps. You are the first person I have seen make this pedal actually sound like a Fender. Good job! The only sound you're missing is my main amp - a fire-breathing Hot Rod Devile 212. 2:16 is pretty darned close, though.
thanks for a n excellent demo, got to o these comin...
Great demo! Thanks.
I've used this pedal like a sansamp direct to recording interface and it sounds pretty good, especially with speaker emulation software, but to me it sounds best as a stompbox into a guitar amp. A good tube amp set to clean sounds heavenly with the Joyo pushing it into overdrive. I've got a 5watt all tube Kalamazoo model one 1X10 amp that sounds good on its own, but its el84 power tube gives it a very unfender tone. But drive it with the Joyo and my EH Holy Grail verb pedal and it gets very close to Blackface Deluxe Reverb territory. A very inspiring tone that makes it hard to put down the guitar. At $30 this is one hell of a sleeper pedal. Lots of fun.
Definitely a sleeper pedal. I use it with both my Quilter 101 and 68 Custom Princeton as well as almost all my videos - sounds great in all applications!
Yes, it sounds fucking amazing in front of an amp!
put the verb first before Joyo or the other way?
Fernanda Gunsan Put the verb at the end... always last.
I usually put the reverb after the pedal. Never tried it the other way.
Great review. Not all about extreme overdrive. It helped me hear what it can really do. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
This little pedal is awesome for cleans. I use it for cleans only. My Orange Bax Bangeetar handles everything else. I am bassist, so this is GREAT for home recording and demos. I can't get away with big amps in my apartment.
Yes, great cleans! I often do recording late at night and there's nothing that angers the family more then me firing up the Bassman (or even my Princeton), to lay down a few tracks. This pedal has been invaluable for recording.
Same here, even my 5 watt tube amp is to loud so I use this pedal as a pre amp it works a treat, really good fender tones are all in this unit. I'm hoping to just finish it off with some reverb and a klon clone.
I wonder if anyone has tried this pedal set clean with an acoustic guitar, if the results would be good. In front of an amp and straight in. Anyone tried? Thanks
excellent demo great cleans!!!
Thank you!
I got the Ammoon version of this, its brilliant, better than the free Amp/Cab sims in Reaper!
damn its so clean
I bought one for $30 why not and its awesone. I run it into the effects return of my Peavy Studio Pro and that amp becomes very Fenderish.....love it
You can't beat the price!
@@anotherheadlessdemo yes you get a lot sound for little money. Joyo pedals and products are actually pretty well made I own a few and like them a lot.
I am awaiting delivery of one and intend to use it exactly in that way.My amp is a Peavey Express 112
I found this pedal boosts the acoustic guitar signal going into my Fender Passport amp.which was too low before,and many people complain about this on the internet.
Got this and the ac tone, for just over £60 for both to get what is basically an amp simulator is a great bargain plus they are well made and sound identical to £200 ones.
Please, if the price would be 100 dollars for this pedal, would you pay it?
I've had this pedal for years, and I've always loved it. I have a tube screamer behind it on my board, and I can easily get any clean to crunchy fender with the tube screamer off to heavenly high gain sound out of it with both pedals on. If you are thinking about buying one, don't hesitate.
I still use mine all the time. Best $30 I ever spent!
Hey! Great video! I was wondering if the joyo works well into the fx return, completely bypassing the amps pre section... I'm asking you this because since there's no way to switch on and off the cab simulation, it could sound weird with the real amp's speaker.
marcel braga I’ve never used it with an FX return - just straight into the amp. Sounds fine. Also, I really don’t think it has any cab simulator.
@@anotherheadlessdemo alright! Thanks a lot!!!
Definitely yes. Works very well like that. Preferable to going into front of amp.
Can I use this pedal and put it in the end along with my other pedals and play direct tomthe mixing console for playing live sessions?
Darel Ocampo Yes, I use it with almost all my videos and have used to live on stage as well.
Although, you may want to use it with some kind of cabsim as well.
Quick question. Right now i own SS Fender Eighty Five Amp with amazing clean sound.But the overdrive chanel in this amp isounds bad for me. I am looking for overdrive pedal wich will help me get the valve/tube overdrive with my SS Amp. Is this Joyo American a right choise for me ?
I use the Joyo with SS amps all the time. Does it make them sound like my Princeton Reverb or vintage Vibrolux? Probably not. It won't give you the sag or compression associated with tube amps. It will probably sound better than the OD in your amp though.
Thanks. I dont own Tube amp and i tried to get nice overdrive sound by using Boss SD1 but it's not working well with my amp. This is why i want to buy some warm, bluesy overdrive wich will work well with SS.
SS amps can be tough with OD pedals. If you check out some of my other videos where I'm playing a tune, you can hear the Joyo. If I want more OD, I use an EH Crayon.
th-cam.com/video/fVw4N5QUOSE/w-d-xo.html
Instrument or line level (into audio interface)? Thanks.
milanbudecevic I run this and other pedals into a USB preamp (line level).
Hi David, thanks for sharing this video..i really like the sound.
I have one question, did you use any cabinet simulator in this demo? Thank you so much.
Thanks! No cab simulator in this, just the pedal. I have used cab simulators in Garageband, but I didn't want to color the sound in this demo.
David Niles It sounds awesome even without cab simulator, I'm buying this pedal! Thank you so much David..Rock on buddy! :)
You won't be disappointed!
This pedal has a Cab Simulator, from experience, if I record it clean, if i add my own IR will it still sound good for a heavy distortion? or it's own Cab simulator will affect my own IR drasticly, thanks.
Good question. I've never used an IR with this. I also rarely use heavy distortion.
@@anotherheadlessdemo Can you try?
@@emilianosg8385 Actually, I've never used an IR at all. I would need to do some research.
guys please answer this...when I plug this in to my amps clean tone, i also can use the effects on amp right?like delay reverb?
Absolutely. You can use your amp as you normally would.
bye, congratulations
did you enter the amp or directly into the mixer?
do you think it sounds good in the amp like a normal pedal?
I went from the pedal directly into my DAW. I've used it with an amp and it works well and sounds great.
Does it stimulate the Amp and the cab, or just the Amp head?
Both, or so I've been told. It's a lot like the Tech 21 pedals.
When you connect this pedal to an amp, do you connect it as a regular pedal? Or do you use the fx loop? And, if you are using a pedal chain, do you use it at the beginig? I mean, before the overdrive?
I used it directly into the amp. I also used it for recording and directly into my preamp.
@@anotherheadlessdemo and, from the guitar to the amp, should it be the first pedal? Or the last one?
I always put it first, then any other overdrive/distortion pedals and after that reverb and/or delay.
The unit is essentially a pre-amp so that's where it would be best placed going into the front section of an amplifier.
do you need a cab sim or cab ir pedal for that???
No cab sim needed. :)
It's a sleeper, overlooked because it's cheap to buy. I use one for all guitar parts on my channel backing tracks. DI into an audio interface, any effects applied in the DAW. Perfect for recording.
Tip* to my ears, it sounds better running off a 9v battery... 😊
I've been having background hum or buzzing problems with mine when I use it to record (sadly). I bought a second one, same thing. I've tried just using a 9v and still the same. My other Joyo pedals are fine. Go figure.
@@anotherheadlessdemohmm, that doesn't seem right. Not had any buzzing/hum (unless I've set gain high - but that's the same with an amp anyway). The fact you've had the same issue with 2 units might suggest the problem could also be elsewhere?
I’m about to run this at the end of my chain, should my reverb come before or after it? I’ve heard people doing both, I guess I’ll just try out both once it comes in but I figured asking might save me a little time haha. Thanks!
I usually run all delays and reverbs after this. Not sure how much a difference it makes, but I guess you'll find out!
David Niles Cool, thanks! Yeah I’ll try out both before I secure everything onto my new pedalboard. Whichever I like better will be the one I go with!
Hey man a question. How did you find the set up to your amp sim and wet fx? Is the amp sim better after the wet fx or before?
@@zealfer The amp sim before the FX sounded much better. I had all of my OD’s and my compressor before the amp sim too.
I ended up selling it because I started playing on the worship team at my undergrad school when I was still in college. I could mic my amp since I was playing in a venue of about 2500 and the amp sim wasn’t being pushed enough to cut through the mix well.
@@jeanpaulmarrero2728 I see, it's like the concept of an fx loop, thanks for the info man. Appreciate it!
Would it be best to run this pedal in front of an amp or into the effects loop and bypass the pre-amp, using the pedal as the pre-amp?
Not sure which would be best. I've always run it straight into an amp and never used in an effects loop. It's always worked well for me.
@@anotherheadlessdemo I have a Blackstar ID 260 that emulates 6 output tubes, I may try it in the effects loop so that I can have Joyo as my preamp and use the 6L6 or 6v6 emulations for the output. Amazing how good the emulations sounds but I can't quite get the Tweed tone with the Blackstar preamp channels
I'm curious to hear how that works out - let me know!
@@anotherheadlessdemo can i use this joyo with my multieffx at same time
@@kimikhuzaimi9402 I've used it with all kinds of effects pedals and digital effects with my DAW. So yes.
Thanks
Hi David, great sound on your vids using this pedal...I just ordered me up one. Now one question may I ask is, when you use this pedal, do you hook it up Line-in or HI-Z to your interface?
I'm thinking Line-in! :)
Thanks in advance
- Rick
Rick - I use a USB interface with my DAW. It's a ART USB Dual Pre. With my amp, I just use it as I would any pedal. Hope that answers your question!
Got it....thank you David....cant wait to try it. :)
How do you turn speaker sim off for use in front of amp?
There is no speaker sim. Sometimes I use a speaker sim with a DAW, but not always.
It is an amp sim, you can't turn it off. But it still sounds good in front of clean amp.
o meu tem muito ruido .
Could u help me? My joyo is noise, i dont know why 😣
Are you using other pedals with the Joyo? Also, are you using it with an amplifier or some other way?
Mine too I hear the radio! with the drive turned up at all. Only pedal I ever had that does this
do you think this is a noisly (hzzzzzz) pedal?
Mine isn't all that noisy at lower volumes. If you dime it, it will get a little noisy, but that's to be expected.
@@anotherheadlessdemo what is your preferred setting on this pedal?
I don't understand how to run this through a computer??any programs u need or is it 1/4 plug at effect into 1/8 into PC???
Scott Connors I plug this into a USB preamp. Companies like Focusrite, PreSonus and ART make these. Mine is an ART which cost around $100. Hope that helps.
Does this pedal works as a pre amp?
When I record with it, I plug it into a USB preamp and then into my computer. When I use it live, I plug it into an amp just like any pedal. Hope that answers your question!
@@anotherheadlessdemo hi sir i have a question when plugging it into amplifier whats the setting of the amplifier i mean the knobs
I just adjust it so it sounds good to me, so no particular settings. That said, it's been quite a while since I've used it on a regular basis.
Nice “clear” demo (and nod to Whiskey Train😉)
Love Whiskey Train. I wasn't sure if anyone would even know the tune!
David Niles probably depends on their age... hehe. I saw Procol Harum
David Niles ... play the tune back in the 70’s (yep, I’m an old fart)😉
@@barrysebastian9584 Me too. I saw the Exotic Birds and Fruit tour. Long time ago!
Wait so can you extrapolate a bit about the voice nob? It's meant to make it more like a blackface vs tweed or did you deduce that?
Yes, that's what I think. To the left, you get a more scooped blackface sound, and to the right a tweed sound, which also adds a little more distortion.
If I am correct it is an analog simulation not digital
Correct. It's analog.
is it truebypass?
Yes.
Please, if the price would be 100 dollars for this pedal, would you pay it?
I try not to pay $100 for any pedal! But for $100, I certainly would consider a different pedal, because for $100, there's probably something better and something that would take up less space on my pedal board.
@@anotherheadlessdemo thank you for the answer, I understand then, that you feel that the american sound is not good enough to cost 100 dollars, ain't it?
I would say it's worth twice what I paid for it. At $100, I would want to compare it to one of the Mooer preamp pedals which are around $100.
The sound is rather dry, somewhat rectified. Real tubes run fatter, less stable and the blowing is oily and changing with signal attenuation.
A real Fender Deluxe Reverb sounds better than this pedal, of course. :)
@@anotherheadlessdemo I may surprise you very much, but all conceivable and predictable combinations and transitions of lamp operating modes, I easily get on the AMT SS11B pedals. The author-designer of this development has invested many years of understanding of the formation of "that very sound" in a generalized form in this development. Its capabilities are naturally wider than that of any separate amplifier, and it does not emulate the color of sound, but forms real processes "on a scientific stand".
This Siberian scientist designer made a technical breakthrough and closed this page even for his further research. By manipulating the operating modes of the lamps, you can achieve all the dynamic characteristics of not only the one you mentioned, but also all further developments in the field of "tube sound".
This is not an advertisement, it is the result of many years of observation of his searches.
@@user-dv5yt9yc9x nice thanks for sharing
alguém pode me ajudar ???
Try a noise gate - Prueba una puerta de ruido.
th-cam.com/video/ODkfWVtZ9-4/w-d-xo.html
Blz, já tenho , mas então o ruído é próprio dó pedal ?
FX loop?
No cab sim needed?
For the demo, no cab sim was used. I've never used one with the exception of a couple of cab sims in Garageband.
David Niles can we run this to the input of an amp?
Yes. It never leaves my pedalboard.
to make sure you get the original condition or new launched items from JOYO technology, please bookmark JOYO brand store.
USA:www.amazon.com/stores/page/535D6CEA-35C4-4040-A8E5-CABB64336A0B?channel=JoyoOfficial
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i just bought one and i;m not sure about it, it still sounds like a shrill little transistorised pedal.no warmth. . you geta better sound with a boss micro br that has . loads ofamps and effects a drum machine ,and a four track recorder. i;m impressed with theconstruction but the sound is uninspiring
It does one thing and one thing only. I use pedals with it for effects or added gain/distortion. Also, it costs way less than a Micro BR. The Micro would be great for recording or late night playing but it doesn't look as user friendly for live use. What do you think?
no i need to spend more time with it . . perhaps the micro br wasnt the best comparison. and they are cheap . perhaps i expected too much from it.
I've been looking a Vox Stomplab which looks pretty cool. I also have a Joyo ACTone:
th-cam.com/video/RWXVdlqTRD8/w-d-xo.html