Been a guitarist for over 30yrs, I've owned damn near every pedal & guitar on the market. I have the Tube Screamer, and I own this JOYO pedal. I gotta' admit, this pedal is pretty bad-ass! I currently gig with it, it sounds killer, tone is every bit as good as my Tube Screamer....... And, for less than $40 bucks, it's a no-brainer. Was worth every penny! BTW: Good video!
Also just bought the Joyo for only 20 bucks used after watching this, thing will sound amazing thru my 1969 Fender Princeton, and blended with the EHX Soul Food
These 'Joyo' Pedals are so good that Ibanez will either go out of business or bring prices down. In a live setting I challenge anyone to find a difference between the two. 'Nux' pedals are also very good, as are 'Harley Benton' and the other re-branded pedals. Why pay extortionate prices for so called "Named" brands when you can get the same for £29.00...Awesome stuff.
Carl Windsor I was going to buy Canyon by EHX for £130gbp. Then I discovered a clone by Donner for £33.99gbp and it's just as good. These USA brands are far too expensive for what they are. At the end of the day they're the same thing. I'm happy I saved £100!
It's because from electronic point of view, the circuit of such effect is quite simple. There is no wizardy, or complicated electronics or expensive elements inside. But not all people know that
Thank you Gino so much or this video! I have seen other reviews on the Joyo and have ordered my own from Amazon. Your review was the one that put any question to rest! Thankz
Acabo de comprar uno y debo decir que me sorprendio la relacion calidad precio, me atreveria a decir que por muy poco es mejor que el Ts9 , Rara vez ocurre que una version resulta mejor que lo original, creo q estamos en presencia de esto con el Vintage Overdrive. Altamente Recomendado.
Yo tengo un Us Dream y un amigo un Crunch Distortion y la verdad son muy buenos los pedales joyo. Te dan un buen sonido, son true bypass y no son caros.
I think on single notes the TS9 sound better. The thing you said about Joyo its more "transparent" actually i felt that ibanez TS9 was more like this than the joyo. But the joyo have some "paste" sound, i little more dirty thing. Well i actually have a Joyo Clon because of the price.
Sounds like the Joyo has a bit more gain and that basically the drive should be turned up on the Ibanez to match. Saw another vs. video where it was the other way around. Overall the tonal shape is similar, but there is more gain in the joyo. Nice review, but little less talking would be fine.
It's a Fact! The JOYO kicks ass and has way better harmonics than the TS9. I paid $27.99 for mine years ago on Amazon and haven't looked back. I've had ALL of the Ibanez Tube Screamers (all Vintage), and the JOYO smokes them. The knobs feel to be high quality when you turn them, the case is heavy duty, and the button does not 'pop' during On/Off switching like some other cheap pedals. And yes, I was a full-time/on-the-road and local club performer. 😁
Hi, Ben... I removed the TS9 from my board. Yes. But I didn't replace it with the Joyo. The Joyo is great for replacing a TS9 but my favorite overdrive pedal is hands down the Oddfellow Effects Caveman Drive. I've been using that pedal for awhile now and it's not going anywhere! lol... It's staying on the board. Thanks for your comment! :)
I just bought a used Joyo on reverb. I hate the way the cheap pedals look, so, I took it apart, sanded and swirl painted it. Honestly, the thing sounds fantastic. I was using a battery to power it tonight and I was a little nervous it would eat it up too fast. It didn't. I personally feel, and I know I'm not alone, that you don't need a boutique pedal just for jamming at home or with friends. Even if you are gigging out with a band a few times a week, nobody will ever know what kind of pedals you are using unless they see them on your board. Which is why I'll buy the cheap pedals, paint them up, and put them to work. People won't believe you when you tell them that awesome sounding boutique pedal is actually a $30 Japanese knock off. Ps. If I ever sell these painted pedals, I never try and claim them as something they are not.
I have 3 Joyo pedals, and a 4th I gave to a friend because he needed a chorus. He loves the mono chorus, and I can't say enough good about their tremolo, dynamic compressor, or the noise gate. I'm thinking about getting this OD, and a Joyo distortion pedal. My Tube Screamer and orange Boss distortion now have serious competition.
These vids are really making me excited! I just bought the High Gain distortion pedal with the mid eq, and I can't wait to try it out. I have a feeling I'm going to end up with several of these little gems.
Great Review! Your review actually made me order one, and also the Vintage Phase, from in another review (Into The Blues); another fine sounding pedal (MXR Phase 90 clone). Your happiness and surprise upon hearing and then favoring the sound of the VO actually made me topple laughing with my spilling coffee!! Thanks...
There are so many TS clones out there. I found an Aria brand one about 15 years ago in a guitar shop bargain bin. I plugged it in and it sounded exactly like a TS. I couldn't convince the sales guy though. When I got it home, it was a part-for-part clone, right down to the 4558 IC. Even the parts that have no bearing on the sound were copied. If the Joyo is true-bypass, then a slightly better comparison would have been done with it first in line. As is, its signal is being buffered by the (bypassed) Ibanez pedal. And if you buy the TS9, you will always have a buffered signal. Nit-picking I know, but hey... Depending on your rig etc, that buffer can make a difference. Anyway, thanks for a nice video...
Hey there! Greetings from El Salvador. your review of this pedal convinced me of getting one. I got it last thursday and I tried it with low volume (neighbors) I couldn´t try it as I wanted. My friend tried it in a gig last night and, oh my, Thnks for your excellent review
the joyo is actually supposed to be a clone of the TS 808 I think. Differences between the two are subtle but the joyo is defintely worth it ! it has a "je ne sais quoi" (the proper chip I guess), a mildness which is absolutely delightful . I got mine today and I just hope it will stand the test of time.
Joyo's Vintage Overdrive is $30 on Ebay, around $100 less than their Ibanez counterparts (also on Ebay). It's a no-brainer! Sweet review broku, very helpful/10
I like the Joyo more too. My borderline infringement TS clone is a Deltalab, works fine also. But you made me a believer in the Caveman, costs a little more than a TS9 and way less than the TS808 reissue. After hearing you rave about it and seeing what it does, I expected it to cost more.
I think the pedal on the left more accurately depicts the psychological struggle in the minds of the commanding officers of the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish invasion respectively, however the pedal on the right if matched precisely sounds a little more like a dry August afternoon in July somewhere around the 37 degree lattitude. They both sound like a Band Master turned up ? Joyo at the door $17.00 ebay .
I agree. The Ibanez does sound warmer to the ear. But to the touch, I prefer the Joyo. It's not so stiff and stodgy as the Ibanez. You can dial warmth in. Feel is a tougher thing to dial so the Joyo wins for me.
sounds great man. thanks for the video. i am buying the joyo right now. The joyo is < $30 on amazon, and this sounds like a steal!!! i'm using a metal zone mt2 and a DOD grunge for distortion, so this will give me that sound i'm missing.
the joyo has slightly more gain so to match them even better, take the joyo down "an hour" from the TS. its just where the gain lays on the pot: say if you set the TS to 11:00 set your joyo to 10;00 (this is the case at least with my joyo)
The high end and presence of the joyo is my crackly and rough... (frying sound) - great for aging ears to hear the detail again. (d'oh!) the Ibanez is just smoother. But I found a few Joyos for $25 on eBay... and JHS modifies them... so it could be fun. - The EHX East River Drive is also a Chinese TS clone and also $40. .. but at least some Americans get paid too. JHS also modifies them and Ibanez too...
omg!!!! I'm reeeeeeeeeeally interested in these joyo pedals. To be honest, I liked ibanez TS more, but just a little more- However, the price difference between them is HUGE! so thumbs up to JOYO VO :)
Holy shit you play tasty licks! Wow! I'm really trying to be fair here, but the Ibanez has more happening in it's sound that when going through a hot amp will multiply those subtleties. ' More weight' is a good way to put it.
First really interesting AND usefull bench for pedal effects. Most of the guys out there knock you silly talking and never get to the (fucking) point. Thanky you my friend!
I just bought the Joyo I've never had Ibanez or I should say I did own a Ibanez a friend gave to me and I sold it for $20 back in 2000 I regret it. But I tried the Joyo not a bad sounding pedal I only paid $24.99 free shipping on Ebay
The Joyo line of pedals do sound amazing, but it begs the question of whether you want to help them make profits off of others hard work. At the end of the day, they are stealing someone elses money and intellectual property. At 1/4 of the price or less it is a difficult decision. A moral dilemna some might say. Food for thought. I just ordered the Deluxe Crunch (MI Audio Crunchbox) and US Dream (Suhr Riot) and they both sound really good. Total cost: $72.
Think about that all of the big companies sell you their pedals in extremely expensive price, when they can easily sell it in JOYO's price and still make a decent profit.
Easiest decision ever! No moral dilemma, no food for thought. Joyo sounds better to me here. If a company isn't going to catch on that there is much cheaper and just as worthy competition to their products, brand loyalty only goes so far. I'd rather have Ibanez, but mainly because I've been hearing about it for years and seen it on many famous pedalboards. If I'd no clue of the provenance of both pedals I'd only wonder how the hell Ibanez can justify their pricing.
Dave Dexter There is really no justification for any known brand pedal price... But guitarists like to eat bullshit that they are being told, and they like to pay.
dang. I saw a bunch of their things on amazon, didn't bother to look up reviews, but all of their pedals were so cheap. I pretty much decided to get one of those DIY tube overdrive kits. I sold a tube works tube overdrive a long time ago for the going rate and now they're $300. geez. I went the wrong way on that one.
The TS9 would be better as a mid boost. The Joyo's mids are a little too "fat". I'd prefer the TS9 for SRV-style pushing a cranked amp. But in a mix, the punters would not notice.
Ive been using the ts9 for about a year now. Im considering to replace it with a Joyo after watching this vid, the joyo seems to have more presence, brighter, sustains more and has a better "scream" to it. Just wondering, did you remove the ts9 from your board? sometimes i find it too "muddled-sounding"..sorry for the lack of descriptive words..cheers from manila,philippines! Great review!
Great demo, but frankly it sucks with the reverb on. You really want to hear the pedals dry. Damn shame. Do a remake of this without the verb killing the true distortion.
