Are JOYO Bantamps Still Good?

Are JOYO Bantamp amplifiers still good? That is the question that we need to find out today. The JOYO Bantamp amps have been out for several years now, and I have noticed that less and less people are talking about them. Making me wonder if the Bantamp series amps are even good in the year 2023. It is a great time to be alive as a musician, because of all of the guitar gear that is available to us. And I'm here to prove how awesome the Bantamp series amps are from JOYO!
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[@omarheavy2009]

Man, I have the Joyo zombie II for 2 weeks already! I'm in love with it! I use 10 band eq in the loop & pair it with 4x12 Engl pro cab. 👌 🔥

[@terrywade213]

Bought the Zombie 2 three months ago. Love it. Use two Donner over drives Morpher and Blues drive with very little gain on each. Also I put a Boss ME 80 through the effects loop for chorus delay and EQ, Adds so much depth through a 4x12 cab. Our drummer is loud, Just about keeps up volume wise. My EVH 2x12 5150 combo is sitting in my guitar room feeling very left out. Obviously you can’t compare them both but, What a little gem of an amp, The tone and volume is absolutely amazing. Great video.👍👍👍.

[@HighImpaktAudio]

Nice rig! I love everything you got going on to bring a killer tone. Thank you so much for watching! 😁

[@Musicalmartialartist]

You've trained my ear well, I heard everything you heard and explained before I got to the explanation part of the video!

[@HighImpaktAudio]

Yes let the ear training fester, and control you!

[@joshilton616]

Cool video brah, nice to see these get some attention. I use the Zombie II with a 8 string and it sounds awesome. The effects loop is one of favorite features as I've run some modelers and preamp pedals into it and it opens up so many tone options from there.

[@HighImpaktAudio]

Thank you so much for watching and enjoying!! 😁 I agree these little amps are sweet! The FX loop definitely adds a whole new world

[@mikeskis7887]

Matching cab impedance and actually running through a cab matter imo. Ironically enough I’m running the VIVO in an original peavey 5150 4x12 and boost with an mxr overdrive. The tone is out of this world for a lunch box amp

[@Pitchuga]

Nice comparison man, I have the Zombie II and love it, actually my other guitar player is rehearsing with it and sounds pretty good, not as full as me, cause im playing a 100W on a MB 4x12 and he is going through a 2x12 HB but still, boosting it and with and eq on the back he can make it sound good, never selling mine 🖤

[@HighImpaktAudio]

These bantamps are so cool! I'm so glad to hear that you like yours as well. Thank you for the kind words, and for watching! 😁

[@tankdarla637]

what is mb and hb, i know you mean cabs just wondering what letters meant

[@Pitchuga]

​@@tankdarla637Mesa Boogie Harley Benton

[@needsLITHIUM]

I still rock my Meteor II and Jackman II, js.

[@zombiemontage]

I have the zombie and I'm considering the vivo because it's on sale right now. Mainly for pedal use

[@HighImpaktAudio]

A heads up on the VIVO it's a little noisy so along with the pedals I recommend a good noise gate as well if you're doing high gain tones. 😁 thank you so much for watching!

[@user-nu7xx7pc1d]

Bantamp are amazing units!!!

[@wickedmethod151]

My main rig is a joyo vivo into an orange 1x10 I speaker swapped a Jensen vintage into. 2 overdrives and a reverb is all I need with it. I can get blues tones and hard rock early metal tones. Exactly what I wanted

[@darryldoesit966]

hey, is your speaker 8 or 16 ohms? i heard these amps are 8 ohm load minimum...

[@julianotaday2]

​@@darryldoesit966 uso o zombie 1 em um gabinete 2x12 em 16ohms e ele funciona muito bem, mas está chegando minha 4x12 em 8 ohms , vamos ver o que muda

[@springbloom5940]

People keep referring to the Zombie as a dual rectifier. 99% certain its a Mk II. Sounds like a Mk II (way more than a rec) and has a *II* in the name

[@tankdarla637]

the first version have II in the name, i refer to them as mesa not necessarily dual rectifier

[@robmandel3413]

I have the zombie. it's awesome. i had the vivo. it's got great tone but it is so noisy I had to send it back. yes, I had a noise gate in front. joyo (or whoever replies on amazon) said I need a gate in front and one in the loop. I was like, nah. i love the zombie though. and the jackman. neither have noise issues. methinks it's unique to the vivo.

[@HighImpaktAudio]

That's interesting to hear. For some reason I've never had noise issues with the VIVO. But I definitely agree, the Zombie is the best so far! Thank you so much for watching!! 😁

[@tankdarla637]

my noisegate has input output send return , one pedal does both

[@six_texas903]

All I use is the Zombie, a noise gate and my Jackson. It’s all I need

[@HighImpaktAudio]

That's a solid setup! 👌

[@0Nafod0]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:55 🎛️ *Joyo Bantamp amplifiers from previous years, like the Zombie 2 and Vivo, still maintain relevance in 2023, offering budget-friendly alternatives to larger, pricier famous amp models.* 02:19 🎚️ *Each amp costs around $150 to $200, features a 12ax7 preamp tube, and offers a solid-state 20-watt power section, providing a compact tabletop alternative to well-known amps like the 5150 or Mesa Boogie.* 03:30 🎸 *Demoing the Vivo Bantamp's heavy tones, initially sounding flubby and fuzzy, but improved significantly with the Argos overdrive pedal, delivering defined, high-gain tones.* 07:02 🎶 *The Vivo offers surprising pristine clean tones, versatile for adding effects like reverb or delay.* 08:37 🔊 *The Zombie 2 Bantamp XL series amp impressed with robust tones across all settings, showing versatility for both heavy and clean tones, albeit with a slightly brittler clean compared to the Vivo.* 12:43 🎯 *Both Bantamp series amps remain relevant in 2023, offering tweakability through EQ adjustments, boosting the front, or utilizing effects loops, making them adaptable for various preferences and musical styles.* Made with HARPA AI

[@jodylowe8476]

I have a Joyo Meteror, a Orange clone, and i love it.

[@HighImpaktAudio]

I just got the meteor II in, and It is nice and chunky sounding. I'm loving mine as well! 😁

[@jodylowe8476]

I am a fan of inexpensive gear that works and sound good. just a bedroom player so not that good. I am also a fan of inexpensive guitars, epiphones, squires, etc. That way i can buy whatever i want with no buyer's remorse. @@HighImpaktAudio

[@gitarspan]

@@HighImpaktAudioIs there any difference in sound between I and II versions? (mainly intrested in Zombie and Meteor)

[@julianotaday2]

​@@HighImpaktAudiojoyo meteor ele soa mais britânico? Pelo o que escutei , achei melhor que o jackman que é como um marshall jcm800, achei o jackman com muito pouco ganho

[@ktay7382]

Son has zombie 1. Killer amp sound 👍✌️ 🇬🇧

[@HighImpaktAudio]

Couldn't agree more! 😁

[@tankdarla637]

thats what i have

[@needsLITHIUM]

I use a Joyo Argos Drive to boost my Meteor II, and use a Flamma Turbo RAT clone and a TC Eyemaster to triple boost into the front of the Jackman II. I have a Behringer FBQ800 Dual Mono EQ in the loop of both amps, and a separate GFS Twin Clean Drive in the loop of each amp as well, to empulate the EL34 power amp tubes each amp should have (the same pedal can also do 6L6). I use an ABY pedal with a 3rd through/tuner out so I can run a Joyo Oxford Sound to a separate power amp or FoH with an IR loader if I want (the Argos goes in front of the ABY). I have 2 1x12 cabs and a 4x12. It's loud as FUCK since the power amp feeding the 4x12 is 100 W.

[@HighImpaktAudio]

Dude that is pretty sick! It's not too much gain triple boosting the Jackman? Either way awesome rig! And thank you so much for watching! 😁

[@needsLITHIUM]

@@HighImpaktAudio nope. Gain is kept low, like 9 o'clock, on both the jackman and the rat. The amp setup sounds so angry, though. The chainsaw is abraisive and scooped and metallic and biting, but the Orange tones are warm, mid forward, and a weird in-between of Pop mosh and stoner rock. I aimed to get halfway between ADTR and Mastodon, and I think I did it. Then the chainsaw layered in fills everything out and it's just very in your face. I like to play everything from deathcore to beatdown to slam to gothenburg melodeath to nu metal to black metal. I can get this tone to sound at home playing all of those. Chelsea Grin to ADTR to Slipknot to In Flames to Dimmu Borgir. Disengaging the chainsaw makes more mainstream palatable high gain tones accessible. Also, the power amp has 4 inputs, so I can get the sound to come out of just the pedalboard and any of my cabs in a pinch if I need to, as they can all handle at LEAST 100 W RMS.

[@donotfret]

Wtf

[@Pitchuga]

Hi bro, here i am again, can you plug the Joyo directly to your audio interface without plug in it to a cab? If you can what output do you use

[@HighImpaktAudio]

No unfortunately you cannot plug these into your interface. The line levels and impedences don't match up and you run the risk of damaging your amp. You will need something like a micd cab, or a Captor X which is an IR loader. And thats what I use

[@jokpyles]

Hello, I supose it is also applicable to low frequencies, send the output to a good 12" speaker bass reflex box, is it right?

[@user-lx1fd3kw7h]

Do you think zombie 20w is enough for gig?

[@HighImpaktAudio]

I would say it is as long as the cab is being micd. With just a 20watt solid state power section the amp and Cab along have a hard time keeping up with drums. So being micd up the sound guy can push the sound through the monitors really well

[@tankdarla637]

i love the zombie

[@HighImpaktAudio]

The Zombie is awesome! Thank you so much for watching! 😁

[@noapologies619]

yes

[@duckyjp17]

Wasn’t a fan of that Vivo at all except the clean. Zombie is killer although the clean wasn’t great.

[@HighImpaktAudio]

I can definitely agree! Thank you so much for watching! 😁

[@PooNinja]

I love my zombie. into a 412 its killer

[@HighImpaktAudio]

I've been so happy with these little amps! You just can't beat the price 😁

[@izibreeze1691]

anyway you play mix with vivo)

[@ShawnShipstad]

Sorry, this is the last amp I would buy. I see no versatility at all. I you love them buy them. Thank God I have had zero exposure to them. Some people may feel the same about my Mesa Boofie Triple Crown TC-50 watt head and 2 12 slanted speaker cab made by Mesa in California??

[@jaxchiro]

What would you buy/use in the under 200 range?

[@Lostinthelowbrass]

​@@jaxchirohe would boost his onlyfans so he can spend $2000

[@billp9775]

dudes got little man syndrome for sure

[@tankdarla637]

you can use different pedals or run whatever preamp pedal you like into the return, i never found it limited

[@itstimetorise]

Not gonna bother watching this entire video because it's actually a stupid question. When I clicked it I thought you were asking because a new series came out. But how would the ones that have been out magically stop being good? There's a ton of gear that people are no longer talking about that's still good. It's like asking if crack is still good just because fentanyl is more popular now.

[@HighImpaktAudio]

I've been really happy to talk with like minded people that are still enjoying these awesome little amps! sometimes stuff tends to get buried with all of the cool stuff out there. As time goes on the human ear adapts to tighter mixes, tuned vocals, etc. And all of the sudden the older stuff might not sound as polished. I'm happy to revisit the bantamp series amps. Anyways thank you for watching, and commenting pushing me in great youtube algorithm! Enjoy your crack! 🤣

[@xulphyte]

Hipster boy with his deathcore shit on his Solar guitar.

[@HighImpaktAudio]

Hipster and death core is a bit of a stretch 🤣

[@ScottFuckinRitchie]

What speaker setup did you use? Was thinking of using this with an ir pedal for fly rig

[@HighImpaktAudio]

On this one I was using the modern standard IR from the Rainbows, and Chainsaws IR pack from Bogren Digital. Thank you so much for watching! 😁