$130 MESA RECTIFIER ALTERNATIVE! Joyo Zombie 2

In this video I take a look at the Zombie 2 by Joyo. It's a Mesa Rectifier style mini amp head that is 20w and very affordable. Let me know what you think in the comments.
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[@dust17111]

Love my zombie 2 been rocking it for about two years now , put a overdrive on her with a noise gate and man you have a metal beast ! Definitely worth the money and you can most definitely jam with a band and gig small gigs with it , so loud for how small , at home i cant put it past 3 volume wise !!!

[@Sheldyck]

the tube is most of the gain. substituting in a 12AU7 turns it down so you can get a crunch out of it.

[@JakeLeighGuitar]

That's really interesting and good to know. Thank you!

[@James.99]

I hate lunchbox heads because they are a nightmare for amp techs to do maintenance on. I hate Mesa Boogie because they are a nightmare for amp techs to do maintenance on. I love the Joyo Zombie because it sounds phenomenal for only $180! If this amp stops working in 5 years, I can just buy another because it's only $180

[@brettbunke9096]

It’s actually way better laid out then a Boogie amp . An way better then the Peavy classic series ( the newer ones) not the 80s old school monster

[@bryang.6809]

I have one I love it the tone for the $$ is crazy good. I put a 6 band EQ in the loop like it even more.

[@jettsom]

If only these existed 20 years ago!

[@KillaFXZ]

I've had this for over a year and I love it! Sounds great with Mesa 2x12!

[@JakeLeighGuitar]

Oh yeah? Very cool! I bet it sounds amazing with that Mesa!

[@PooNinja]

I love my Zombie. Its efx return is before the master volume so it also makes a great lil stereo expansion amp. For home use 🤘🏽. I run mine into a 412 cab and it sounds awesome. 😎 wish id waited for the channel switching version.

[@JakeLeighGuitar]

Oh yeah? I didn't know that, thanks for letting me know, I'll have to give it a try using it that way. Nah, the one you got is cool, clean is for suuuuuuckers! 😉😂

[@PooNinja]

@@JakeLeighGuitar its a dirty lil monster

[@NickHollowKnives]

Everytime you play a specific clean riff I think of Ballad of Jane haha. There was another that reminded me of Silent Lucidity. Sick

[@fuzzymuppet1990]

8:50 sounds like early 2000s as i lay dying , shadows are security tones, thats awesome !

[@JakeLeighGuitar]

They're definitely a big influence on my playing and sound 😊 Thanks!

[@Cpmnk]

I hear so many mesa owners saying that this sounds better than a real rectifier

[@cheezyridr]

we are all sooo lucky these days to have budget gear as nice as we do. when i was coming up, you had 2 options: expensive, or garbage. that was it. this amp isn't really for me, but it's still cool if that sound is what you're after.

[@Parariddle]

Love Mine, great mini amp for home Riffage

[@JakeLeighGuitar]

Good to hear! Yeah it's so great for home

[@user-gh6wm5xh3j]

Those riffs were very Creed and Bullet For My Valentine.. sounds pretty good now just add a Valeton GP200 and you have a great rig for less than $500

[@Fartrellcluggins69]

i just sold mine but these are awesome. i had to go way bigger to gear up for live play.

[@jordanfreeman4170]

That reminds me of the time Murderface wanted to start his own band and the producer said "that's a good kind of problem" when he asked if his side project was going to be more successful lol. Good for you, that is awesome to "level up" !

[@JakeLeighGuitar]

Completely agree! Congratulations @jesusthugmusic !

[@spudwashington3880]

This amp I feel like can get a pretty cheap dimebag sound is what it sounds like to me , more then a rectifier, I’m waiting on mine to show up , I’m gonna try and run the preamp of it into my dsl 40 combo and also a 4x12 Friedman cab

[@ArtistformerlyknownasBret]

It chugs

[@jammor6567]

I put a 10 band eq into the effects loop and man it’s amazing

[@JakeLeighGuitar]

That's a great idea. I'm definitely going to give that a try. What a cool amp! Thanks for the comment.

[@decaenofficial]

What settings?

[@KillaFXZ]

Jake riffs so hard he don't even need to plug in to his amps, they just do what he says!

[@JakeLeighGuitar]

😂 Haha!! I love this, thanks so much man!!

[@tankdarla637]

the little bantamps might ruin your experience when you plug back into your regular tube amp because you might just find your regular amp to be lacking

[@JakeLeighGuitar]

I think you might be right 😬 Was almost too easy to get a good sound from this little thing!

[@James.99]

Not a tube amp but my Randall RX120D sounds disappointing now. It's still louder though (by A LOT) so I've used it as a slave unit for the Zombie sometimes. It sounded just like if I had a powerful 100 watt Mesa in the room

[@tankdarla637]

@@JakeLeighGuitar effortless

[@tankdarla637]

i borrowed my friends zombie 1 for close to a year i wanted to try my randall rg50 tube amp as a slave and go through one of my 4x12s , i just never got around to it , i am going to get my own zombie ll soon, may try it then @@James.99

[@bigwomp932]

I have the MeteOR and while it’s neat, I find it lacks clarity and is just not loud enough to be heard over a drummer. Have you found different models have different overall volume?

[@johndo9648]

No experience with this amp. Nice price and sound.

[@JakeLeighGuitar]

It's a very cool. Definitely agree on the price and sound!

[@spudwashington3880]

I hate the MXR carbon copy delay , I’ll Take a yellow Donner over it any day lol

[@brutalgerk]

i think that this amp must be a pedal.... a stompbox amp