@@Graveviper I love the Joyo 7 band for the price, but it doesn't have a level adjustment. I'd say any 5+ band with a level control will get you there.
I've considered this myself, i've done it with an Orange Crush Pro 120 and it sounds phenomenal with an EQ in the loop, the treble set to taste, mids at 1:00, and the bass all the way down.
I'm sure Santa has came by now. How do you like the zombie? I've got a code 100 combo, but I'm thinking of getting a little head and cabinet for using pedals.
Don't let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry's and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system
@@desolateguitarist The first version of these amps had single control knobs for both channels (clean and overdrive). Version 2, also called XL, the one you can see on the video, has separate control knobs for each channel, and comes with a footswitch. Otherwise they are similar afaik. If you don't care much about switching too often between channels, version 1 is totally fine as it can come cheaper than v2 when used or new.
How do you like it? I have the first gen meteOR and haven't been able to play it with many cabs but it felt pretty weak for anything other than headphone jams.
I love my Zombie. The fact that it has an effects loop just makes it so much bang for the buck, when talking about mini amps. And it will take any pedal you throw at it like it was waiting for you to offer. 🤘🏽
If I was going to get a mini head, I think the zombie ii would be the one I'd get. That thing sounds amazing. That and a harley benton cab would make a brutal combination
i got the joyo mjolnir and a harley Benton vertical 2x12 with the v30s. the mjolnir isn't the best for deathcore, BUT is still a great rock and metal amp. it's kinda loose in the low end, almost fuzz kind of sound however pedals can bring it pretty close to the zombie.
The Zombie sounded a bit darker, which for me was preferable. I’m impressed for sure. Just purchased a Micro Dark but after this may have to get the Zombie as well.
I have both. Very different flavors and they definitely compliment each other. I wouldn't be surprised if they were awesome put together. BTW, the Micro Dark is EXCELLENT for cleans.
Dude, I've been flirting the zombie 1 for like 2 years, after I saw your vídeo, I went and bought the zombie 2 and maaaaaaannnnnn, This shit suprised me. I can rehearse with my band and it's enough to play a small venue.
Quality of the video blew me away must say, good production. I own the older version of the Joyo Zombie and it's fantastic, quick and easy to use, lightweight, sounds great and much cheaper than other lunchbox amp heads in the market.
I've had the Zombie original for almost a year now and i friggin' love it so much I haven't even bothered with any of the other Bantamp versions, cause I don't want them to taint my perfect perception of how capable this little Zombie is....
Also thank you soooo much for youre videos!!! I swear everytime i would think of like a shoot out you already made a video or just made the video about it lol keep up the amazing work!!
DAMN!!! That thing sounds killer! I’m shocked that such an affordable lunch box head sounds so massive and thick, but also suprisingly tight! Sounds amazing with that boost 🤤 definitely gonna have to pick one of these up!
I have the original Zombie and the FireBrand. They sound really good as is, but I find only having the tone knob limiting. I put a cheap Behringer 9 band EQ(FBQ800) through the effects loop and it really let me dial in my sound
I just bought a Zombie II XL and an Orange cab. I absolutely LOVE it. So much sound. 2 things I upgraded though, was a 1 band EQ pedal and an EQD Plumes boost to add a slight amount of mid-gain. Sounds great with all of my guitars (EMGs, Seymours, stock Ibanez pups). And on top of alllll of that...its is LOUD AS FUUUUUU.
Dude that’s the exact setup I was looking at. Is the orange cab a sweet rig for this? I want small but powerful. Work from home life + jamming on breaks. I just got the head and I am playing it via my Orange Crush 60W SS AMP - just plugged the speaker into The head and BAM
@@danielweisman6764 The orange cab is great, but since the amp has a bit of a darker sound, something a little brighter may sound better as well, but honestly I would just start researching speakers that you like and then get one of those or 2!
@@danielweisman6764 I have the zombie 2 setup with the orange ppc 1x12 with a V30. I’d rather the 2x12 version but, super heavy to carry around. The 1x12 is super loud with the joyo. Super clear once your speaker is broke in. I just pair up with a HOF2 reverb and a BBE sonic stomp. You can get pretty much any tone you want out of this setup.
Dang it, Taylor. You're gonna get me in trouble with my wife. I watched your Behringer pedal videos and ended up buying 20 of them. Now I watch this and ordered 2 of these heads.
For the price I think I may pick one of these up because I could use it with a 2x12 as traditional amp And cab, or since it has an effects loop I could run my headrush gigboard into the return and it would be a great power amp for a multi fx since it’s so compact and portable. And I love the new upgrades with the 2 channels, separate EQ’s and footswitch.
Oh WOW, I had no idea this was out. The first Zombie was pretty incredible, this seems like it could be like the ultimate backup head. You're doing a fantastic job with this channel man, thanks for the content!
I just bought one of these monsters yesterday and am here to share a bit of a hack and review. This is my signal path: Guitar-tuner-mini wah-Overdrive-(input of amp)-send out to EQ pedal-Noise Suppressor-reverb-delay-(dly out) to Seymour Duncan Powerstage 700 input-SMPS700 out to 2x12 cab. With this rig setup I have a tube preamp running through two sources of post EQ and have 700 solid state watts of power. I cut the base with the EQ pedal and slightly boost the mids, then I can sculpt further using the PowerStage eq. This thing rips with this configuration.
I feel like what I can tell from the audio here, the Joyo has more of a mid-forward sound, but not in that obnoxious way that a lot of modern metal uses. Sounds really great!
Its very small and sounding better than expected joyo can do its father and sell the product well. its cost like a preamp pedal its size like a preamp pedal so why are you buying a pedal . Should buy one of these man.
The ec is it a equalizer pedal? I love my joyo but would like it to chug a little tighter and just sound a little better , would you suggest a equalizer or overdrive?
@@mitchthegreat on the eq pedal I stick to a classic Mesa Mark "V" shape. On the amp, tone knob on 3/4 and everything else all the way up. Volume to taste.
They both sound great in a mix. The dual rec cuts a little bit more in the mids but the average joe would not care either way and could not tell the difference because the quality of both kicks ass \m/
Hey I was literary just looking for this through your channel after the vivo demo, thanks for the upload, and I just subscribed. Got my vivo coming in next week, gotta order the zombie soon
Aw man I wish you compared the fx sends of both amps too to see how close the preamp itself gets without the solid state power section for those of us that record fx send to DAW/Cab IR.
Great demo, I've been looking at maybe getting some of these for the studio, just to have some different tones to choose from. How do you feel about these in comparison to say a good amp sim and impulse response?? Thanks bud 🤘🏻🤘🏻
It's weird, listening to them solo'd I think I might either eq in some high end or add a treble boost of some kind to the zoMBie. As far as the full mix it doesn't seem as noticeable.
Probably impossible, Joyo has much smaller headroom, hence much wider sound of Mesa both in low and high end. Plus, adding that preamp only put Joyo in disadvantage, because of aforementioned headroom. I am 100% certain Joyo can sound much closer to rectifier than seen in this vid. Less gain, no preamp boost, some pre EQ for that "V" shape of sound.
i came to see the demo of the zombie 2!! i liked because, it was a good video and dissection storm of the light's bane is amazing! extra points for having it as a longsleeve instead of a tshirt \m/
I had a major problem with customs in Turkey so I had to return the DSL 20hr that I bought, but since I have several gigs in three weeks I had to get another amp quickly and I didn't have enough time to research I just had to choose something under 150€ to not have issues with customs again so I bought the ZOMBIE II and I was a lot nervous about it I wasn't sure if I made a good decision on this but your video made it cristal clear that I couldn't ask for anything better 😎 thank you! \m/
Very thorough demo, awesome stuff! If you can, you should try out a Vox MV50 high gain. It's not as versatile (no effect loop or clean channel) but it's also based on a Mesa Dual Rectifier and sounds great!
I just bought the zombie 2 cant wait to get.ive been using the blue jay for almost 2 years and love it.wish they would make a blue Jay 2 with a reverb channel
You could totally pan the mesa left and zombie right and have a cool mix with both amps I think. Mesa is definitely warmer (power tubes obviously) but they sound similar enough and the zombie has like an airyness to it that actually sounds cool. Again I think both together would make a sonically cool mix.
I wish they would of made the bantamps literal mini heads. 3 band eq, resonance, and presence knobs. For $200 each. They would of killed. Good amps still. Better than another starter piece of shit amp.
Zombie and Zombie II are great little units, of course a Boogie will eat it alive in the real world, the warmth and put thump a boogie produces just completely drowns out a Zombie. in an edit the Zombie will hold its own really well. It’s great for practice especially with Headphones, get a near as boogie tone with headphones for quiet practice. Love it. It’s my go to when I want a practice. It’s also what a tenth of the price of a Boogie?!
1 thing that gets me about the utube vids of this is i dont think ive seen even 1 that goes over the direct out recording from the emulated line out/headphone jack. Or if the aux out to a software ir is a practical option. Lots of apartment dwelling musicians out there who are curious im sure.
i agree with the fact that it’s a lot tighter rather than fizzy, but honestly that’s what makes me like this head 10x more. i’ve never been massive into the fizzyness a dual rec has and this thing cleans that up almost perfectly, one of the sickest most affordable high gain lunchbox heads.
I love my original zombie. I modded it so the tube was inside the chassis and I removed the cover. Now it fits really nicely on my pedalboard and all I have to do is run my speaker cable to my cab rather than four cables. I also modded it to give me a footswitchable channel select. Only problem with that is the clean channel is lower volume compared to the gain channel. This Zombie 2 solves that issue. I wonder if there's room in the chassis to fit the tube...
The zombie was more mid focused, and fuzzy, especially in the palm mutes. They're both pretty similar sounding, but there's certainly more bottom end and top end on the real deal. For 1/10th the price though it's certainly better than it has a right to be.
I'm loving my ZombieII with my Boss MS3... thanks for your vids! I also have JackmanII and it's a killer for the price as well. I'm still patiently waiting for the other BantampXL version but there's seems no luck with that. Edit: loop EQ to it to get best sound =)
Great demo and it sounds nice if I ever am in the mood for a more American sound, but I kinda can't believe they went with separate channel controls instead of a full-sized EQ section. Sounded like a no-brainer when I first saw they had an expanded version with two rows of controls.
@@TaylorDanley Oh, they absolutely did. No questions here. I understand it being that way on V1. It's just it feels like they want us to buy multiple amps for a larger sonic palette and doing one sound with more control as an expansion fits more to me with that idea than putting emphasis on it being more versatile, with fully separate channels. But then again, I don't make them so that might just be me assuming shit based on my preferences.
The Zombie definitely has less low end and more mid-range. A couple of those clips at the end have it almost sounding like an HM-2 pedal. Honestly, for the price, it seems like a phenomenal piece of gear. If you're looking for a 1-to-1 reproduction of the Dual Rec tone, then no, but for less than $200 this gets you in the ballpark and sounds great. Definitely a piece of gear I'll consider picking up in the future.
Really good comparison. I think boosted they sound pretty alike. Not boosted the Mesa sounds better, as it should be. The real deal will be keeping the sound for two plus hours direct. But I think nobody will boy it for that purpose. Congrats!!
Joyo is awesome. I have 4 of their R series pedals, and theyre all great regardless of the cheap price tag. Circuits arent very expensive. Youre paying for the name mostly in todays market, and Joyo proves that constantly.
This new tech is insane these small heads u can gig and practice with I don't have thousands for a head lol they make great backups or even main depending on what u like I'm very impressed 👍 and Taylor great as always
Interesting, I like that it's got a footswitch to the channels now. Smart. And it sounded good. I'd still want to hear what it sounds like in a live room with a drum through.
Love it !!! Just got a JOYO Jackman 2. (In fact I accidentally bought two of them, Damn computer glitches). I have always wanted a modded JCM Who hasn’t? I am also one of the lucky few people that had an original first year duel recto. (Long band investment story). No I don’t have it anymore. Sorry to everyone SCREAMING. Sell it to me. The Jackman is more correct sounding To me than the new studio Marshall low watt. And now to sell my extra Jackman 2. In order to get. Well. You know.
@@SpacemanXC hi, sorry for the late answer. But I bought mine from thoman. Highly recommended use an boost up front and an fairly cheap eq in the effectloop. I’m using beringer and it kills it.
The recto is on a completely other level than the joyo. Sounds soooo much better. The little one, though makes a good backup and travelling head though and sounds pretty good on itself
Nowadays I would expect better performance from small amps than bigger, older ones,just because of the focus the company must put on that single sound. Also, the tiny terror does the lunchbox amp thing much better and sounds spot on and recently yamaha released the second iteration of their lunchbox amp. It sounded really good on all the amp types and was packed with features. A really mature product
Upgraded from the original Zombie and got the new XL version ... and the effects loop is fucked up. No volume control at all just massive hum and full volume, 4 cable method. No problems with the original Zombie
OK you bastard, now you've done. I have to have this gear. So far, I really think the Zombie 2 is the must have. Just curious, what's your favorite Joyo Bantam amp?.
@@TaylorDanley and I have heard some clip from the clean channel and it sounded really, really good. I agree with another post about it sounded better than the real amp it's modeled after.
I think the Yoyo is less clear than the mesa it's almost feels like a multieffect processor and not an amp, but this little "bastard" :) strong enough to make your home practice or song writing a bit more exiting.Thanks for the video i loved the content.
It has an FX loop. Put an eq in there and it's basically a Mark IIC+.
This is the best idea I've heard thus far...I may need to make a purchase now...
@@waylong25 I never play without an eq in the fx loop.
Which EQ Pedal do you recommend?
@@Graveviper I love the Joyo 7 band for the price, but it doesn't have a level adjustment.
I'd say any 5+ band with a level control will get you there.
I've considered this myself, i've done it with an Orange Crush Pro 120 and it sounds phenomenal with an EQ in the loop, the treble set to taste, mids at 1:00, and the bass all the way down.
Bro ya had me with the Dissection shirt
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@@TaylorDanley man can you record with this directly into your interface?
Sure, you can use the effects send if you want just the preamp or the headphone out if you want the cab sim also
Rumor has it Santa's bringing a zombie II, A mesa 4x12 standard, and a precision drive for Christmas. Should be interesting.
I'm sure Santa has came by now. How do you like the zombie? I've got a code 100 combo, but I'm thinking of getting a little head and cabinet for using pedals.
@@Knoxvillemoto please god how is it ? 3 years later many Santa’s have landed since this 😭
Don't let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry's and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system
Without a doubt, this is the best sounding Joyo Zombie video I've heard. Great job! You killed it on this one! I can't stand it! Ordering now!
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This amp is a joyo to play.
I'll see myself out.
@@TaylorDanleyis there a zombie 1 ? Kind of a dumb question but I'm supposed to buy one today used for 100$ it says zombie is it the same ?
@@desolateguitarist The first version of these amps had single control knobs for both channels (clean and overdrive). Version 2, also called XL, the one you can see on the video, has separate control knobs for each channel, and comes with a footswitch. Otherwise they are similar afaik. If you don't care much about switching too often between channels, version 1 is totally fine as it can come cheaper than v2 when used or new.
How do you like it? I have the first gen meteOR and haven't been able to play it with many cabs but it felt pretty weak for anything other than headphone jams.
I love my Zombie. The fact that it has an effects loop just makes it so much bang for the buck, when talking about mini amps. And it will take any pedal you throw at it like it was waiting for you to offer. 🤘🏽
It sounded a lot better than the real deal, like quite a bit. Very cool 🤘
If I was going to get a mini head, I think the zombie ii would be the one I'd get. That thing sounds amazing. That and a harley benton cab would make a brutal combination
They're awesome!
i got the joyo mjolnir and a harley Benton vertical 2x12 with the v30s. the mjolnir isn't the best for deathcore, BUT is still a great rock and metal amp. it's kinda loose in the low end, almost fuzz kind of sound however pedals can bring it pretty close to the zombie.
Which Harley Benton cab? Vintage or normal?
I want to pair this with the HB Cabinet w/ 2 V30. This head would be killer.
I love mine, except for the hiss with high gain.
This sold it for me. Thanks so much for doing this demo!
The Zombie sounded a bit darker, which for me was preferable. I’m impressed for sure. Just purchased a Micro Dark but after this may have to get the Zombie as well.
I have both. Very different flavors and they definitely compliment each other. I wouldn't be surprised if they were awesome put together. BTW, the Micro Dark is EXCELLENT for cleans.
@@mvyper it really is!
Dude, I've been flirting the zombie 1 for like 2 years, after I saw your vídeo, I went and bought the zombie 2 and maaaaaaannnnnn, This shit suprised me. I can rehearse with my band and it's enough to play a small venue.
It's really awesome what you can get out of that small form factor.
Quality of the video blew me away must say, good production. I own the older version of the Joyo Zombie and it's fantastic, quick and easy to use, lightweight, sounds great and much cheaper than other lunchbox amp heads in the market.
Thanks! I spend a lot of time setting up lights lol
I've had the Zombie original for almost a year now and i friggin' love it so much I haven't even bothered with any of the other Bantamp versions, cause I don't want them to taint my perfect perception of how capable this little Zombie is....
Also thank you soooo much for youre videos!!! I swear everytime i would think of like a shoot out you already made a video or just made the video about it lol keep up the amazing work!!
DAMN!!! That thing sounds killer! I’m shocked that such an affordable lunch box head sounds so massive and thick, but also suprisingly tight! Sounds amazing with that boost 🤤 definitely gonna have to pick one of these up!
I have the original Zombie and the FireBrand. They sound really good as is, but I find only having the tone knob limiting. I put a cheap Behringer 9 band EQ(FBQ800) through the effects loop and it really let me dial in my sound
I just bought a Zombie II XL and an Orange cab. I absolutely LOVE it. So much sound. 2 things I upgraded though, was a 1 band EQ pedal and an EQD Plumes boost to add a slight amount of mid-gain. Sounds great with all of my guitars (EMGs, Seymours, stock Ibanez pups). And on top of alllll of that...its is LOUD AS FUUUUUU.
Dude that’s the exact setup I was looking at. Is the orange cab a sweet rig for this? I want small but powerful. Work from home life + jamming on breaks. I just got the head and I am playing it via my Orange Crush 60W SS AMP - just plugged the speaker into
The head and BAM
@@danielweisman6764 The orange cab is great, but since the amp has a bit of a darker sound, something a little brighter may sound better as well, but honestly I would just start researching speakers that you like and then get one of those or 2!
@@danielweisman6764 I have the zombie 2 setup with the orange ppc 1x12 with a V30. I’d rather the 2x12 version but, super heavy to carry around. The 1x12 is super loud with the joyo. Super clear once your speaker is broke in. I just pair up with a HOF2 reverb and a BBE sonic stomp. You can get pretty much any tone you want out of this setup.
Dang it, Taylor. You're gonna get me in trouble with my wife. I watched your Behringer pedal videos and ended up buying 20 of them.
Now I watch this and ordered 2 of these heads.
Thanks mate, love your style of presenting. Will be picking one of these up for sure
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For the price I think I may pick one of these up because I could use it with a 2x12 as traditional amp And cab, or since it has an effects loop I could run my headrush gigboard into the return and it would be a great power amp for a multi fx since it’s so compact and portable. And I love the new upgrades with the 2 channels, separate EQ’s and footswitch.
Oh WOW, I had no idea this was out. The first Zombie was pretty incredible, this seems like it could be like the ultimate backup head.
You're doing a fantastic job with this channel man, thanks for the content!
Thanks! 🙌🤘
I just bought one of these monsters yesterday and am here to share a bit of a hack and review. This is my signal path: Guitar-tuner-mini wah-Overdrive-(input of amp)-send out to EQ pedal-Noise Suppressor-reverb-delay-(dly out) to Seymour Duncan Powerstage 700 input-SMPS700 out to 2x12 cab. With this rig setup I have a tube preamp running through two sources of post EQ and have 700 solid state watts of power. I cut the base with the EQ pedal and slightly boost the mids, then I can sculpt further using the PowerStage eq. This thing rips with this configuration.
I feel like what I can tell from the audio here, the Joyo has more of a mid-forward sound, but not in that obnoxious way that a lot of modern metal uses. Sounds really great!
Great video 😊👍 I bought this amp last week, waiting for delivery 🤘
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That little thing is sick. I need one in my life. Great work
Imagine these, but with 200 or so watts. They are class D I think so I don't know why they haven't done it yet.
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i mean you could piggyback it into a power amp or a bigger amp. you should be able to plug the send into whatever size amp you want.
Ok, but like what if there was a toilet that burped after you flushed it.
Its very small and sounding better than expected joyo can do its father and sell the product well. its cost like a preamp pedal its size like a preamp pedal so why are you buying a pedal . Should buy one of these man.
Since the amp has an fx loop, I imagine you could use a patch cable from the send to a duncan powerstage, right?
I bought this with an ec eq7 and a hb 2x12 V30 cab....and holy shit. It's amazing! The EQ essentially turned it into a Mark series amp too. Insane man
The ec is it a equalizer pedal? I love my joyo but would like it to chug a little tighter and just sound a little better , would you suggest a equalizer or overdrive?
@@dust17111 It's a cheap equalizer. Honestly I think that's all you need. But an old boss SD-1 wouldn't be a bad idea either.
What eq settings?
@@mitchthegreat on the eq pedal I stick to a classic Mesa Mark "V" shape. On the amp, tone knob on 3/4 and everything else all the way up. Volume to taste.
They both sound great in a mix. The dual rec cuts a little bit more in the mids but the average joe would not care either way
and could not tell the difference because the quality of both kicks ass \m/
Best value metal amp for sure! \m/ A joyo shootout would be awesome dude. Still wanna hear the jackman as well. Keep up the great work.
Yeah Id like to hear that too
Jackman 2 is def on my list!
Hey I was literary just looking for this through your channel after the vivo demo, thanks for the upload, and I just subscribed. Got my vivo coming in next week, gotta order the zombie soon
Nice! Enjoy, they are awesome amps!
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Thanks, it actually came in on my day off and it's alot of fun
,spent about 4 hours just riffing away. Thanks for the great review/demo
Aw man I wish you compared the fx sends of both amps too to see how close the preamp itself gets without the solid state power section for those of us that record fx send to DAW/Cab IR.
Great demo, I've been looking at maybe getting some of these for the studio, just to have some different tones to choose from. How do you feel about these in comparison to say a good amp sim and impulse response?? Thanks bud 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Da..n good channel you got man,..Honest, cosey and real down to earth ;) Thanks Love Cheers
Cutting the bass and making it sound a little more fuller will make it sound very similar to Dual rec.
Great demo man! I wish you could have used the fx loop to line the preamp of the Joyo into the power section of another amp!
You can, fx loop out of the joyo into the fx loop return of a larger power amp.
@@Krashulka cool, I just was trying to find a video of someone doing it like this!
It's weird, listening to them solo'd I think I might either eq in some high end or add a treble boost of some kind to the zoMBie. As far as the full mix it doesn't seem as noticeable.
Probably impossible, Joyo has much smaller headroom, hence much wider sound of Mesa both in low and high end. Plus, adding that preamp only put Joyo in disadvantage, because of aforementioned headroom. I am 100% certain Joyo can sound much closer to rectifier than seen in this vid. Less gain, no preamp boost, some pre EQ for that "V" shape of sound.
EQ pedal in the loop. Now it's a Mark IIC+.
Sounds great. Killer crunch. Assumedly high notes are great too. Thanks; especially side by side w DR.
i came to see the demo of the zombie 2!! i liked because, it was a good video and dissection storm of the light's bane is amazing! extra points for having it as a longsleeve instead of a tshirt \m/
Just ordered one. Thanks for this great video. They should send you their new models for free, this is one of the best videos on this amp.
A Vivo and Firebrand shoot out would be interesting. I just ordered the Firebrand. But was considering the Vivo.
Hell yeah bro! Sick vid! I was thinking of getting one of those newer Zombies. Sounds like it might be a good affordable rectifier tone!
I had a major problem with customs in Turkey so I had to return the DSL 20hr that I bought, but since I have several gigs in three weeks I had to get another amp quickly and I didn't have enough time to research I just had to choose something under 150€ to not have issues with customs again so I bought the ZOMBIE II and I was a lot nervous about it I wasn't sure if I made a good decision on this but your video made it cristal clear that I couldn't ask for anything better 😎 thank you! \m/
I've had an original Joyo Zombie for 2 years now. Best amp my broke ass has ever owned
I'd like to hear the Joyo's preamp sent into the fx loop return of the Mesa bypassing the Mesa preamp but utilizing the power section of the Mesa.
I bought one planning on adding a power amp later if I need. With the fx loop, this is an amazingly versitile platform.
Very thorough demo, awesome stuff! If you can, you should try out a Vox MV50 high gain. It's not as versatile (no effect loop or clean channel) but it's also based on a Mesa Dual Rectifier and sounds great!
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I just bought the zombie 2 cant wait to get.ive been using the blue jay for almost 2 years and love it.wish they would make a blue Jay 2 with a reverb channel
i sold my line 6 spider 4 30 watts for this and much better. awesome tone which i couldn´t afford, thanks to this.
I ordered the Zombie because of this demo. 🤘
I just snagged the first series version on ebay for a steal! Can't wait!....Thx for the vid. Awesome playing.
You could totally pan the mesa left and zombie right and have a cool mix with both amps I think. Mesa is definitely warmer (power tubes obviously) but they sound similar enough and the zombie has like an airyness to it that actually sounds cool. Again I think both together would make a sonically cool mix.
Would the zombie would benefit with an EQ pedal?
I wish they would of made the bantamps literal mini heads. 3 band eq, resonance, and presence knobs. For $200 each. They would of killed. Good amps still. Better than another starter piece of shit amp.
The joyo looks funny over the 4x12 cab
Zombie and Zombie II are great little units, of course a Boogie will eat it alive in the real world, the warmth and put thump a boogie produces just completely drowns out a Zombie. in an edit the Zombie will hold its own really well. It’s great for practice especially with Headphones, get a near as boogie tone with headphones for quiet practice. Love it. It’s my go to when I want a practice. It’s also what a tenth of the price of a Boogie?!
Great video and content quality!! A lot more subs incoming!
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1 thing that gets me about the utube vids of this is i dont think ive seen even 1 that goes over the direct out recording from the emulated line out/headphone jack. Or if the aux out to a software ir is a practical option. Lots of apartment dwelling musicians out there who are curious im sure.
I really dig your video production!
Thanks! 🙌
i agree with the fact that it’s a lot tighter rather than fizzy, but honestly that’s what makes me like this head 10x more. i’ve never been massive into the fizzyness a dual rec has and this thing cleans that up almost perfectly, one of the sickest most affordable high gain lunchbox heads.
Also the Zombie sounds better than the mesa.... this will get a lot of hate I am sure :)
Probably hahaha
I heard the same thing on the agufish video a few years back.
Someone got me banned on a reddit page bcz I said the same thing lol
@@tonythetyrant2572 wow... dumb
@@tonythetyrant2572 that's a lot of butthurt to report someone for an opinion....buuuuut it is the internet so it's not that surprising
I love my original zombie. I modded it so the tube was inside the chassis and I removed the cover. Now it fits really nicely on my pedalboard and all I have to do is run my speaker cable to my cab rather than four cables. I also modded it to give me a footswitchable channel select. Only problem with that is the clean channel is lower volume compared to the gain channel. This Zombie 2 solves that issue. I wonder if there's room in the chassis to fit the tube...
I have the Jackman II its voiced like a JCM 800 and it rocks
Awesome, I anticipate one being here soon. I'll have to shoot it out against the others
The zombie was more mid focused, and fuzzy, especially in the palm mutes. They're both pretty similar sounding, but there's certainly more bottom end and top end on the real deal. For 1/10th the price though it's certainly better than it has a right to be.
Sounds sick! You should consider swapping the pickups around in your Solar and see what the 85 sounds like in the bridge (paired with a knarly amp).
Yeah, I've been told that quite a few times.. I may have to check it out!
85's do not sound good in the bridge position,too dark and muddy for tight metal.
@inclined to shadows. I agree, but I get SO many people telling me they prefer it that it makes me wonder if my memory isnt serving me correctly...
@@TaylorDanley perhaps it's a matter of personal preference and opinion. I have tried it several times and don't prefer it myself.
Admittedly, I like it better at D or Eb standard... but I'm sure it would get pretty flubby the lower you go. Might make for good content regardless!
I'm loving my ZombieII with my Boss MS3... thanks for your vids! I also have JackmanII and it's a killer for the price as well. I'm still patiently waiting for the other BantampXL version but there's seems no luck with that.
Edit: loop EQ to it to get best sound =)
Great demo and it sounds nice if I ever am in the mood for a more American sound, but I kinda can't believe they went with separate channel controls instead of a full-sized EQ section. Sounded like a no-brainer when I first saw they had an expanded version with two rows of controls.
Yeah, full eq would be nice, but I think they still did a pretty great job of capturing the essence of a dual rec and putting it in a lunchbox head.
@@TaylorDanley Oh, they absolutely did. No questions here.
I understand it being that way on V1. It's just it feels like they want us to buy multiple amps for a larger sonic palette and doing one sound with more control as an expansion fits more to me with that idea than putting emphasis on it being more versatile, with fully separate channels.
But then again, I don't make them so that might just be me assuming shit based on my preferences.
3:20 That's got a nice roar to it
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The Zombie definitely has less low end and more mid-range. A couple of those clips at the end have it almost sounding like an HM-2 pedal. Honestly, for the price, it seems like a phenomenal piece of gear. If you're looking for a 1-to-1 reproduction of the Dual Rec tone, then no, but for less than $200 this gets you in the ballpark and sounds great. Definitely a piece of gear I'll consider picking up in the future.
Really good comparison. I think boosted they sound pretty alike. Not boosted the Mesa sounds better, as it should be. The real deal will be keeping the sound for two plus hours direct. But I think nobody will boy it for that purpose. Congrats!!
Nice video, good job. Thinking of buying one now!
Joyo is awesome. I have 4 of their R series pedals, and theyre all great regardless of the cheap price tag. Circuits arent very expensive. Youre paying for the name mostly in todays market, and Joyo proves that constantly.
This new tech is insane these small heads u can gig and practice with I don't have thousands for a head lol they make great backups or even main depending on what u like I'm very impressed 👍 and Taylor great as always
Ehm... Have I any problem if i prefer the Zombie 2 over to Mesa in this video? :D
i ve got this problem to.
I agree with a lot of the comments, but this is a paid advertisement. So, can it really be trusted?
Interesting, I like that it's got a footswitch to the channels now. Smart. And it sounded good. I'd still want to hear what it sounds like in a live room with a drum through.
I own the zMBi 1 and this video is great.
The full dual had a larger sound for good reason. I shouldn't say larger. More body
Awesome demo, taylor. \m/ the zombie amp sounds killer.
Love my Zombie I and now I know there is an XL ("II") I'll buy this one as well so I have the I as backup.
Oh my god! I am sold! ALSO can you PLEASE! Name that backing dark piano track!
Love it !!!
Just got a JOYO Jackman 2. (In fact I accidentally bought two of them, Damn computer glitches). I have always wanted a modded JCM Who hasn’t?
I am also one of the lucky few people that had an original first year duel recto. (Long band investment story). No I don’t have it anymore. Sorry to everyone SCREAMING. Sell it to me.
The Jackman is more correct sounding To me than the new studio Marshall low watt. And now to sell my extra Jackman 2. In order to get.
Well. You know.
Awesome! I just acquired a jackman 2 as well 👀 I was pretty surprised. It sounds exactly like a jcm800 to me
@@TaylorDanley Now to get a Meteor . the zombie can wait.
Aaaaaaaaaaaand I bought one.
Dang it, I told myself not to get indoctrinated.
But there I am ordering this lite monster.
Thanks, best review yet.
🤣🙌🙌🤘
Where did you order it? I want one but they've been sold out on Amazon for weeks.
@@SpacemanXC hi, sorry for the late answer. But I bought mine from thoman.
Highly recommended use an boost up front and an fairly cheap eq in the effectloop. I’m using beringer and it kills it.
The recto is on a completely other level than the joyo. Sounds soooo much better. The little one, though makes a good backup and travelling head though and sounds pretty good on itself
crazy that a $3,000 amp sounds better than a $200 amp.
Nowadays I would expect better performance from small amps than bigger, older ones,just because of the focus the company must put on that single sound. Also, the tiny terror does the lunchbox amp thing much better and sounds spot on and recently yamaha released the second iteration of their lunchbox amp. It sounded really good on all the amp types and was packed with features. A really mature product
How does Taylor only have 6.65k subscribers?
These amps are pretty neat. I might get the Meteor, which I think is like an Orange clone. I'm sure they'll make a 2-channel version of that soon.
Sounds killer mate
Upgraded from the original Zombie and got the new XL version ... and the effects loop is fucked up. No volume control at all just massive hum and full volume, 4 cable method. No problems with the original Zombie
What I didn't know they made a version 2!
Zombie II sounds exactly like the Rectifier + a cocked wah with its nose pointed upwards.
YES!!! FINALLY!!!
😂🤘
Man, that thing sounds mean. To my ears, it still has some sag to it, but not as bad as the dual rectifier. I may have to get one. Nice demo!
That tone reminds me of a Virgin Black album. The one with 🔥 on the cover.
OK you bastard, now you've done. I have to have this gear. So far, I really think the Zombie 2 is the must have. Just curious, what's your favorite Joyo Bantam amp?.
zombie 2 easily.
@@TaylorDanley and I have heard some clip from the clean channel and it sounded really, really good. I agree with another post about it sounded better than the real amp it's modeled after.
Very sick amp wow 😈😈
Kinda sounds like an already boosted dual rec, no flub. Killer.
I don’t play much metal but I wanna record some punk and hardcore shit with that. Glad I ordered one
Great review! Subscribed!
Awesome, thank you!
Only question I have is, Does it take Fuzz/Distortion pedals?
Wow Great sound and playing 🤘🏻, how is your guitar tuning?
Thank you. I tune to C standard.
Great demo.. because of you..I got one..boosting with a savage Drive...
Have u gotten to compare this to the Positive Grid Spark? $50 difference at the moment but two very different amps.
Love my Zombie II 🤘
Great video. I'm considering ditching my Marshall amps after this. Why carry all that weight when this little amp does everything I need.
I think the Yoyo is less clear than the mesa it's almost feels like a multieffect processor and not an amp, but this little "bastard" :) strong enough to make your home practice or song writing a bit more exiting.Thanks for the video i loved the content.