I think the Joyo is a direct clone of the Fulltone Ultimate Octave. They share the same exact schematics. EXCEPT for the fact the guys at Joyo copied the schematic wrong and turned two caps by 180°. I know this stuff because I received my Joyo this morning and as soon as it came out of the box I modded it, turning those two caps in the right direction. Result: much better octave effect and thicker fuzz. That pedal is pure gold, and not only for its very low price. It is good, period.
I have the Joyo Voodoo Octave and the Fulltone Ultimate Octave they do not sound at all alike, perhaps after the mod it does but I have no way of testing
@@marksguitars5617 www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=14129 I think this thread contains info about the mod mentioned by OP above. Sounds pretty simple, though I've never modded a single pedal in my life. Look about halfway down for someone named Ian. I think this is exactly what he's talking about. :)
Not always. I like it when a second person is adjusting the knobs in real time to show us how to dial it in for different sounds. A loop with captions is a bit monotonous imo. Sometimes the format works great.
Since I found this video, fell in love with Shigeharu and listened to it over and over, so finally just pulled the trigger and order one))) Thanks man!!!
The Solid Gold is outstanding, as are most of their products.When and if I manage to get my hands on them, usually end up kicking something off the board.The Shingaru is right there, and Beetronics are always a player with Fuzzes. The Ibanez unit it's based on is also nasty, nasty, nasty- So many great Fuzzes out there now; cheap and cheerful? Joyo Voodoo Octave.
For some reason Fuzz Octaves always sound better when someone else is playing it. I am sucker for a good fuzz pedal though so I will keep exploring. Loved that HoofReaper. I sold off my Fuxx Fuzz, Octavix, MXR Blue Box, Angry Fuzz. POINT IS: This is another great video that gets me thinking about pedals and why I love them.
It's SHIGEHARU not SHINGARU!! Sorry everyone. My mistake. Also someone on Reddit tells me that the Joyo Voodoo Octave is actually based on the Foxx Tone Machine, like the Keeley Wolff.
Did you use any specific settings on your katana? I just got my Shigeharu and own a katana too, but during a couple hours couldn't dial in THIS tone and it's killing me =( just noticed that the result is a little closer with humbucker output.
The Joyo isn't just based on the Foxx Tone Machine, it's a near exact copy. The differences are two capacitors were wired in the wrong way on some pedals, two capacitors had their positions swapped the position, and the midcut switch isn't present on the original. It's apparently fairly easy to mod them back into an actual Tone Machine since you don't need any parts.
The Hoof Reaper (both sides together) made think : Jack White. Your riff helped with that, too. My favorite of all the examples. I agree with you, though, that while I like fuzz, others seem to be able to make it sound better than the few experiments I've tried so far, lol. Maybe I just need that Hoof Reaper...yeah, that's it.
I do as well. Two of them in fact. One for bass, one for reg. Both of them were apparently wired wrong so the octaver is practically worthless but damn the fuzz is pretty amazing for a sub $50 pedal. Compared to my BigMuff at least.
Oh definitely. These multi-pedal demos were totally influenced both by Knobs and a specific video by Living Room Demos. I think I even say as much in the video description.
The videos and presentation are amazing. If I'm looking at a pedal, the first thing I do is come to this channel. What I've found after watching this video is that I am not a fuzz kinda guy.
Most (if not all) of these 'Octave up' pedals are generally for single note application. Sounding like shit when in octave up while striking chords. The Electro-Harmonix and Joyo are the most versatile and best sounding, IMO.
I have the fuzz meister general bit yours sounds much smoother and less velcro-y than mine. Also good job turning on all the switches on the Hoof Reaper!
Cool video. But I don't think one can simply decide what a pedal sounds like without toggling the knobs etc. to find the sound(s) you are looking for. They all respond different to different guitars, amps, signal chains etc... Cool video though!
@@thejasonblackburn It's not a classic Octavia-style octave fuzz, but it has a pretty clear upper octave if you dial back the treble on your guitar, and a distinct octave clang if you don't. It's got the same lineage as the Solidgold 76 or the Fuzzmaster General in this video, just another generation removed. They are all descendants of the Shin-Ei Super Fuzz. It's pretty easy to approximate old-school Shin-Ei tones on an SF-300. The Shin-Ei is the original Japanese octave fuzz. The Ibanez Standard Fuzz (Solidgold 76) and the Ace Tone Fuzz (Fuzzmaster General) were variants of this design. The Boss Hyper Fuzz (Behringer Super Fuzz) was a later variant with additional tone-shaping options.
there's no effect I have more apathy towards than octave-up fuzz. it just doesn't do it for me in any conceivable way. which is strange, considering I'm a big fan of sub-octave stuff.
Well, I used to ponder buying the Joyo if it ever went below $30 (Canadian), but not anymore. It sounded so limp compared to the rest. The Hoof Reaper is awesome.
Seems to me that the Hoof Reaper is the best for this particular loop. Try other guitars, playing styles, amps --- another pedal you demo'ed would be better. Change the room and temperature and humidity --- and some of the pedals suddenly sound completely different. I don't really get octave fuzz pedals either but I am just a drummer. xD Oh yeah .... Purple Haze ... hey! *My* name is Haze! Maybe I *DO* get octave fuzz pedals! (no .. I do not)
Please do a Tube Screamer shootout next (Preferably into an already overdriven amp, like a dirty Marshall JCM800) With pedals like the: Ibanez TS808, Ibanez TS808HW, Ibanez TS9, Maxon OD808, Maxon OD9, Wampler Clarksdale, Keeley Red Dirt, Fulltone Fulldrive 2 & 3, Way Huge Green Rhino, EHX East River Drive, KHDK Ghoul Screamer, Mooer Green Mile, JHS Moonshine, Jam Pedals TubeDreamer, MXR GT-OD, and the BOSS SD-1w, MXR ZW44 & Fulltone OCD for the odd-balls.
Roy Buis I would, but I'm not a huge fan of Tube Screamers - I only own a EQD Dunes. So I'd have to buy all the others and sadly, no bottomless bank account 🙂
The Perseus is a bit different, actually distinct and quite nice.Can see where it wouldn't represent well without some knob twiddling.Have to try it yourself.
really good demo, unfortunately they all sounded shit to me 🤣 i think octavia style pedals only work well when stacked with a regular fuzz pedal or heavy overdrive like Hendrix used to do.
as far as i can tell the trick is to blend it with a fuzz pedal or distortion, these kind of octave fuzz pedals dont seem to sound good straight into a clean amp on their own.
