Harley Benton (Joyo) California TrueTone Pedal Demo

[@JediGuitarist]

This is the best review of this pedal I have heard so far. Thanks for posting.

[@thefuneralparade]

You and OLA are by far my favorite KZbin reviewers.thank you for being you.

[@EytschPi42]

Thank you so much, we'll try to cover the complete Harley Benton and Joyo product line, so more stuff coming up... hopefully other companies as well!

[@GirlsGamesGunsGuitar]

Very interesting how the characteristics of the pedal change dramatically depending on its mode of use. I am strongly considering the purchase of this pedal and you vid has provided some invaluable insight. Thanks!

[@officialpoa3171]

*Really wish you would have ran a TUBE SCREAMER or a PLUMES in front of it too.*

[@ANIMLFIRE]

I use as a preamp and it really warms up the tone of my strats

[@EytschPi42]

Thanks Jedi.... more coming.... please come back...

[@stuartchapman5171]

You answer my question with this video. If I want to get get some Doom sounds to go with my synth, this is the closest True Tone to a Sunn pedal. Either into a digital power amp pedal, or the desk. (Octave, rat, maybe a boost pedal chain).

[@StormJH1]

The California is cool. I wasn't really after that Mesa Boogie sound, but it probably creates the most dramatic transformation in your signal of the four pedals. Really deep and full-sounding cleans, and it gets pretty dirty too.

[@demerit5]

It's definitely unlike the other Joyo amp simulator pedals

[@cloudrun654]

My favorite current setting for this pedal is: Bass = 9 oclock MId = 12 oclock Trebble = 9 oclock volume = as needed Voice = 3 to 4 oclock Gain = it's great at about 10 oclock, but dialed as needed. This is a boosted mid setting of course, but it is not actually boosting the mid frequency dial, so it has a different effect then boosting the mid all the way and leaving the bass an treble at noon. ymmv.

[@DavidGarcia-cj7gl]

congratulations for the video! you've showed many configurations of the pedal! good job and very helpful, thanks!

[@TheTiedyeproductions]

You guys really deserve more views. Keep up the awesome work

[@markstunes]

That kid's got some skills on the gitbox.

[@PrettyBoyFloydTV]

Hennig man, I just had a breakthrough with this line of pedals, you complained at the end that they aren't as open. If you run it at a high output 9v or even a 12v or 18v it gives the amp more headroom and dynamics. Even responded pretty well to my volume pot.

[@arthurpiccio6598]

Have you fried the pedal since then or is it still ok? Planning to buy one to run at 18v if yours is still fine.

[@rickeyryan303]

so what its 25 bucks..

[@homerecordsinc.2653]

Without backing track crap in the mix great, that's how you should check the tone of guitar gear.

[@jameswilliamcampbell]

This channel is awesome!

[@tonylashley3420]

Just bought one of these. Great review thanks!

[@SniperSam]

I have a choice...either the Joyo California pedal or a SansAmp Tech21 amp simulator.

[@americareal3]

NASTY!!!!!!! I'm SOLD. Just grabbed one. GREAT REVIEW!

[@MrSiriosus]

Nice demos Henning! Thanks for a lot of information you provide about this really cheap but high quality pedals. Also enjoy of your music and wait with impation your new album! One question who sing on this record?

[@AxlC]

Thank you for this test, I will buy one by your link soon ;) . I love the song that you play but I can't find the album of this band with this track... what it is please?

[@guloguloguy]

EXCELLENT DEMO!!!! = ......where you have one guitar player, (actively playing), while simultaneously adjusting the knobs on the effects box, (shown in the upper camera detail)!!! Great way to do a Demo!!!!! ; D

[@EytschPi42]

Thanks you.... can't always do it like that... need a second player... but it is more fun that way !

[@SnakeMetal]

Awesome review! Thank you.

[@ghostduster1won188]

well done, gentlemen!

[@sydback]

Great videos you do. Congratulations. Please tell me if the Joyo pedals American, California, British e ACTone have significant differences bettween each other. Thanks

[@Jonathan-L]

I'd really love to know that as well ... I doubt that there's much difference. The EQ section would have to be the same, the master volume would be the same, so that leaves the voice & gain levels to make a point of difference, however I'm only speculating. And there's the case colour also!

[@knucklesprayer]

Really good videos, thank you so much, this is your studio? Soooooooo nice!!! I hope to have some amp sim of joyo for my ugly cheap laney amp!

[@Heatevents101]

Putting together "metal" sounding guitar rig on the cheap, checking out Joyo pedals. re "getting Killswitch engage" sound (or something like that) many people putting od808 put in front of a Mesa Boogie MarkII amp (the "Adam D effect") Would you think joyo vintage overdrive put in front of this mesaboogie emulator type pedal would sound similar?

[@MetalMayhem1978]

I love this guy !!

[@veganlion8662]

Great video The American Sound one that I have is buffered bypass. You say this one is TB?

[@EytschPi42]

no, I was wrong... also Buffered.

[@rrm038]

Awesome videos bro!

[@akshayt23]

Hey do you think this will sound good in front of an orange micro terror? I love that little amp for the tone it provides, but would love to get that heavy Mesa tone by using this in front of my MT. Will it work?

[@oscarbrambila9285]

Excuse me sir, I have a question, from all of the joyo pedals of this kind (american, british, california, Actone) which of those could be the best to play high gain guitar, my plan is to run my pedals into one of these but I sincerely don't know which one can be the best option :c I am searching for beatiful clean and almost clean tones to complement with other high gain pedals (joyo deluxe crunch/pocket metal)

[@allard1808]

I like the videos you make , they are very useful. It looks to me you are related to the thomann company. What do you know about the new Micro Stomp pedals from Harley Benton? Are they the smaller version of pedals from Harley Benton who already excist or are they completly new? Thank you in advance and keep up make good review videos.

[@EytschPi42]

well, I am not really related to Thomann... they just supply me with stuff to review... let me look into these micro pedals...

[@EytschPi42]

They are re-branded versions of the Joyo Ironman pedals, most of them with the same names... you can find demos of all of them on my channel.

[@TheJofrica]

Song at 10:21 is pretty rugged. Nice

[@Bram1Trip]

hey Henning, does this pedal has a nice clean tone? I have my own distortion, and when I turn that off I want to be really clean, does it help to turn the gain knob further down?

[@hellskreamer]

Hey would this sound any good in front of a high gain amp, being used as a solo boost, it sounds like it would since it has that litte extra compression and you can boost it however much is necessary? Cheers, great video!

[@KingBlonde]

Well, it's an amp simulation pedal so probably not. You'd probably want the least tainted pedal going before a high gain amp. Get a tube screamer or something basic.

[@krissen5045]

hi two questions : frameshift is the german band james labrie side project;)? what mesa (oops ):) did it emulate more? mark rectifier,lonestar? ty

[@justinpalmer6098]

MKII

[@brozio77]

i had it but sold it- too much bass and compressed bass sound. but indeed for something that non request a tight sound is not that bad.

[@pepins02]

Hi Henning! Big fan of your demos here! I was wondering which pedal would respond to my needs better. In my case I'm playing bluesy-hard rock stuff through a cheap Spider II and while the clean sounds is quite OK, the overdriven sounds tend to extreme crappiness when playing live and loud, so I'm thinking of maybe using only the clean channel and putting a Harley Benton distortion pedal in front for the rockier songs. I'm used to kind of a early VH-George Lynch level of gain, not 70's clean but also not late 80's-early 90's fat and excessive, what do you think would be more suitable, the California, American, US Dream? They all sound great to me and I'm confused among so much greatness! Help!!

[@EytschPi42]

+pepins02 difficult... I might go for the British for rock stuff.... the American is really great too.

[@pepins02]

I'll give the British a try!! Thanks for the quick response man! Keep on rocking!

[@TroyNaumu808]

Tech21 is better. May not be more affordable but it is better. Vox's version of this is worth a look too as they have a valve in thiers and switches to turn on and off the built-in cabinet emulation. Vox is also not cheap either.

[@TheGriff7628]

Hey Henning, are you going into the front of all the amps you use when you demo these Joyo British, American, AC Tone and California pedals?

[@EytschPi42]

yes

[@sebfreshnckf3504]

HI @EytschPi42 , kann ich dieses Pedal ,als einen PreAMP nutzen ? In Combinatione mit einem Engl CAB Loader maybe?

[@EytschPi42]

könnte gehen

[@sebfreshnckf3504]

@@EytschPi42 Danke dir :)

[@DavideRuggerini]

my question is: the "speaker simulation" works also with the pedal off (with clean sound)?

[@EytschPi42]

I don't think so!

[@mattgilbert7347]

In my experience the speaker simulator is rubbish. I use a separate cab em with this pedal as a kind of preamp pedal. Sounds good.

[@elmagiarari]

Can i use this type of pedals direct to a poweramp like the marshall monoblock?

[@EytschPi42]

Kevin Arari Cordova You can, but I wouldn't recommend it... the sound you get is very much like the DIRECT sound which is OK, but not great !

[@elmagiarari]

EytschPi42 Thanks dude, i really like your videos, keep rocking!

[@kimmolingonheimo]

at 6:03 the low end didnt work at all, ha ha still orded the pedal..., and amer sound and ac true and british tscuss es from Kimmo

[@avellinesevolante]

For a Joe Bonamassa /Billy Gibbons sound should i take the american sound?

[@EytschPi42]

yes, probably the best bet out of those...

[@scottconnors8419]

how do u use these pedal?you run through a amp to sound like another amp???I remember in 80,s using MOSFETs in pedals to emulate Marshall crunch..Lemmy know..

[@naoexistimos777]

ActuaIIy this is meant to be an aIternative when you can't take your amp or don't have a nice amp to piay with, so you can pIug this directIy into the PA, or the cab. But of course it ieads to interesting sounds when you combine with a nice amp as weII. ActuaIIy they expiain this in the video

[@grovetown1272]

Will you review a B and G amp Proto type

[@p.schouten6597]

who is the young man with the guitar? what band ?

[@poweramp9982]

Thought it sounded better direct, some of the miked tones sounded a bit lo-fi.

[@rottedheiss155]

Hello ¡¡ i Would like to get this exact same pedal but i have an ''Cry baby Wah wah pedal '' do they work well together?

[@EytschPi42]

Rotted Heiss Sure... Cry Baby in front of it and off you go !

[@danielpintoaranda5128]

Anyone can help me to solve this question that I have: Is this an Over Drive pedal or an Distortion pedal? I'm Interested on it but i want to get it as a over drive just before a dist pedal on my effect pedals chain. Thanks!! :)

[@EytschPi42]

Hi, I don't think it would work well before a Distortion pedal.

[@lucbos7516]

Put the overdrive before this pedal to push it a bit and you get Santana saturated tones but in control ))

[@nunyabidniss3827]

I would love to hear this pedal dirty thru the American set to clean, No? and ito the return of a tube amp thru a 4x12 cap, YESSSSS

[@instrumentalist28]

Would boosting with the vintage overdrive help this pedal????

[@EytschPi42]

help it how? it already has tons of gain!

[@instrumentalist28]

Not so much as a boost, but to tighten the muddy

[@69cohonas]

EytschPi42 exactly, i have this pedal and it is so great, good job guys!!

[@neverwhatever]

Hallo Henning, ist es Sinnvoll auf die Zerre vom Pedal zu verzichten und es dafür zu benutzen die Zerre vom Amp zum "California Sound" zu färben? Mfg :)

[@EytschPi42]

eher nicht

[@neverwhatever]

vielen dank :)

[@luisgoregonzalez7394]

Nice pedal

[@rldays9179]

Is this the only Joyo pedal that direct in to PC or can they all do it?

[@demerit5]

They all can do it

[@rldays9179]

@@demerit5 Yup I got the American Californian and the British. Having fun.

[@jonsmith4669]

A mention of the guitar controls would more than helpful,all the demos I've seen so far of this pedal fail to mention that important aspect.....

[@ThomasvonWelt]

very like it

[@mr8ty8]

California equals very Boogie and even more Mesa

[@hudsonc.3050]

Hello, can I use this pedal without amplifier? To use with drive on max level... Thanks.

[@jimcricket8128]

What amp is this supposed to sound like?

[@berkvy.x]

mesa boogie

[@jezmez68]

Holy shit. A PRS.

[@bisayaoriginal3054]

whats the name of the song??

[@EytschPi42]

the first song is called "running away" and the metal track is cales "Unite" from Frameshift, but the album is not available yet.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Great pedal. Sounds like a Muff, in some ways. I refuse to use PRS because: Nickelback. Sorry dude.

[@terrystyles4316]

Larry Lalonde uses PRS if that helps sway you back. ;)

[@josephsmith8087]

Prs stopped supporting Pete Loeffler and Benjamin Burnley, so that's another reason to not use prs

[@naoexistimos777]

PRS Guitars kinda sucks

[@beeftheheat]

How You Remind Me is a Great Song.

[@duboyduboy]

Hello Henning (EytschPi42)! I don't have a mesa boogie and can't afford to buy one. Is it possible to achive a sort of a cannibal corpse type of sound if i front end the california sound with a metal zone? Pat O' Brien front ends his mesa with a metal zone. May be, just may be, i can get a some what cannibal corpse kinda sound with such combination. I'm about to buy a california sound but it means a lot if i hear first from you. Thanks!

[@EytschPi42]

I am not sure that is going to work. It might work, but in the end, the California doesn't behave like a Tube Amp, it just mimics one. The setup you are describing for Pat also sounds really horrible. WHY use a Metal Zone, which sounds like a saw in front a of a great amp like a Mesa Boogie. That metal pedal is really not great and it can only worsen the sound of a good amp... but if that is what you are going for I would try it. I have a video which compares metal pedals... look for it... called 9 Metal Pedal shootout

[@duboyduboy]

EytschPi42 Thanks for the reply, Henning! My research on Pat's rig, is where i got the metal zone front ending a Mesa Boogie. i will look for that 9 metal pedal shootout video. Thanks again Henning!

[@stuh84]

EytschPi42 Pat doesn't use the Metal Zone for its gain, its used entirely for shaping with the EQ on it. All of the drive is still coming from the Mesa, the EQ is just shaped before it gets to the Mesa.

[@xxxpaps]

Well I have both these pedals and would say neither is perfect. The Cali sound is dark and muddy side but big and fat and the metal zone is notorious for being nasal fizzy and thin but now I think about it. After a little messing around with the knobs on both pedal. I think think this pairing could really produce something special. Now I know what I'm doing tomorrow :) U just might be a genius. Lol

[@wahdefuzz]

cool video :)

[@LaJiahao]

seizure filter activator

[@rndyify]

one take oke

[@MrPoilleke]

Henning, you had hair back than 😏😊

[@groovemonkey2498]

Y’all be rockin’ like a mofo. Danke schoen!

[@demerit5]

Ha! Germans!

[@robenriquez7586]

Hi..

[@patrickmurphy1218]

The bottom end of this pedal is a mushy fuzzed out mess. It has no crisp attack for palm muting whatsoever