Philip Joyce - Joyo American sound with overdrives

Demoing the American sound pedal with various overdrives.
Signal chain goes guitar - cruncher - rat - TS - Joyo - amp
www.philipjoycemusic.com

[@donwalker7518]

I've spent $100's of dollars on hi-end pedals and it took a $39 pedal to bring them to life. Re-thinking my approach.

[@xblood1978]

Man the combo of the the American sound and that cruncher is mindblowing

[@JonathanSlatt]

Man the joyo makes the cruncher sound absolutely fantastic, thanks for showing that, it's a great pair up!

[@kimgaugemusic]

my thoughts exactly!

[@marce211275]

Exactly. Fantastic. it makes everything sounds better, tight and pristine. Into a computer or even in front of a tube or solid state amp. It's just a genius pedal!!!

[@guitaristaken5632]

I hope every demo/review of guitar pedals are done this way. Well done! Thanks for this video. Subscribed!

[@LuisRadaAlean]

this was the video i was looking for! Thanks, man! Greetings from Colombia

[@HikaruHero]

Really useful review! Amazing sound quality and play. Thanks!

[@ryr6411]

Finally found a video that will convince me to pair my cruncher to AS. Great demo, God bless!

[@catboyzee]

Great demo, love the tonal clarity and depth you can get running those different dirt pedals through that Joyo without losing the character of each. Very cool...

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Infidel14? thanks for watching

[@dancartermusic12]

I have the Joyo American sound, and love it! Great demo, awesome playing!

[@robbymayer5987]

Exactly the video I was looking for! Thank you!

[@copytekk]

Okay I've been watching Joyo American Sound demo videos for a few days and this is by far the most helpful and informative. Nice job. I can't believe how good the pedal makes a little Crate practice amp sound. Really nice playing, too!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

thanks Aaron. really appreciate the kind words

[@SunTeleLeo]

same here..... I am surprised too ... some cheap names - if I may put so - really surprise me today.. you don't have to pay 200 bucks for some hyped stuff...

[@amazing4733]

True

[@CarmonaJohn]

I just came to hear that awesome RAT performance!

[@Sharkbite0592]

Wow, super impressive. That Cruncher sounds really good too for the price!

[@vincentryanborres]

Lovely! Actually this pedal was recommended by my friend and Im searching for demo and sound test before buying it. Thank you for this video. Awesome sound!

[@amazing4733]

I got inspired. Thank you! Will definitely buy the Joyo.

[@helpmetony]

A very useful demo Philip, thanks!

[@tincupmike32]

Awesome playing! That setup sounds damn good. I like the joyo pedal.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thank you, thanks for watching, please subscribe

[@mikmiklicayan4483]

You got me gassing for the cruncher now. The Joyo just arrived. Cant wait to play with it tmrw

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Enjoy

[@bensmartinez4661]

I just got mine today. It sounded great!!!

[@MrMegamega3434]

Great Demo!! very useful. thanks a lot for the upload

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Oscar Jeong Thank you Oscar, glad you found the video helpful

[@namgiang3107]

Amazing demo. Just amazing. Jeez!!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@Theweeze100]

Great video, extremely informative and well demoed on all the pedals. I’ve got one of these coming just to give me a slight glassy break up fender tone, now I can’t wait for it to get here! By the way your playing was wonderful and engaging, really creative phrasing!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

thank you very much, glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful

[@Hardjaxl]

Awesome review. Thanks.

[@justcallmeangel1]

Great video! I’ve been considering purchasing a joyo am sound, now I’m convinced that this is what I need for our church electric guitar. Wow! Such great tones. And affordable. Thanks!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Appreciate the comment. Thank you. Enjoy the pedal

[@marlonborreo]

Now you got me gassing over a ProCo Rat! Great demos, man! :)

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Haha, no problem, it's a classic pedal, so versatile, it's my favourite distortion pedal. Thanks for watching.

[@ThePencilTheory]

Man I could listen to you play all day. Haha so good. Great informative vid my dude

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks a million. Really appreciate that

[@lyncboy]

Philip ....you are a great player man !!!! killer vibrato !!!!!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Scott Yahney thanks sir. Appreciate that

[@gerrymcgill3209]

Great demo Philip.....

[@ArronSealmoyGuitar]

NICE demo thank you

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Arron Sealmoy you're welcome. glad you enjoyed it

[@Tmidiman]

Nice demo, great playing too!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Tmidiman Thanks

[@gardnercalibuso]

Awesome take on the Joyo.. nice playing too!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks for watching

[@daryryonofficial6686]

thank you....... mooer crunch + joyo ,or RAT + joyo ......beautiful fx

[@snazzyarchitect]

I was having a problem replicating the sound of my pedalboard running through my VHT Special 6 for headphone practice.... Watched your video and pulled the trigger before it even ended. I have a mixer so headphone stereo monitoring is sorted. No digital amp sim/IR can replicate the sound of my OD pedals hitting a tube amp (already tried with my multi-effects, weak sauce and distorted). You, sir, are a genius!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Ah that's great. Thanks so much for the kind comment. Glad you found a good solution

[@koorosh1]

After 10 years still one of the best video out there. You are great guitar player, only you have to make more quality videos with good lighting and good thumbnails then you will reach much more subscriber than many of other youtubers here. Good luck.👌

[@marlonborreo]

One of my absolute favorite gear demo videos. Shows how you don't need to burn your cash on expensive pedals to get great tone. Seems like the most crucial parts of your tone can be found before your pedal chain: a good guitar, good skills, and a good ear.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Wow that's really kinda of you to say, I do believe with a good ear and decent gear that good quality sounds are achievable from what ever you use. Thanks for watching.

[@marlonborreo]

It's unbelievable how good the sound you were conjuring out of that little crate solid state practice amp! Good job, Philip! Thanks for sharing this video.

[@MrWessapoo]

joyo+rat nice sound

[@thegreatsiberianitch]

Good demo and playing! Nice!!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thank you

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

You're very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it..

[@blurrg1]

Thanks ma just got the joyo makes a lot of difference with the pedals. Can’t wait to try it on my Bass. 👍 That Rat pedal is sick wanna try to get the 1986 one. But this one holds up Beautiful.

[@rockkstah2550]

great job man! I was looking for something that can go through FOH and using an FRFR! this fits the bill. Thank you and great job! sounds good! exactly what I've been looking for....

[@RodrigoRockChannel]

sounds really good to me!

[@jamiejupiter4503]

Great demo, no silly ego. Aim, to see how an amp-sim reacts to drives, achieved. It's quite amazing how that Joyo creates a fullness in tone. I found it useful when you clicked it off, to hear the difference without it.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

James Cloete Thanks James, glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful.

[@ganton34kk]

Great tone

[@danfango1333]

It's perfect for recording. My £1500 pedalboard into 2 of these in stereo, straight into Presonous audiobox. £20 odd quid each, and I'll never mic an amp again.

[@harrisfrankou2368]

Great idea.

[@igncx_]

2 american sounds you mean? Im planning to get an american and a british one and do recording in stereo, too. Do you think that'll work out just fine? Thanks!

[@danfango1333]

@@igncx_ Yes I'm sure it'll work just as well. These are great amp sim pedals, and they're so cheap just buy em and play around with em!

[@josh7829]

what’s your board looking like ? what pedals are on it atm

[@danfango1333]

@@josh7829 In this order.....Boss Tu3 tuner, Boss Cp1x compressor, DOD Looking Glass, T-Rex Danish Mudhoney, Way Huge Camel Toe, MXR Script Phase 90, EHX Stereo Electric Mistress, Boss Waza Dimension C, Boss DD7, Boss RV6. I'm a funky bluesy guy 🌴

[@cangunduzyoutube]

Hi philip how are you:) i need your help, i have got joyo american,ts7,black secret. which amp should i prefer? Blackstar id core 20 or crate fw15r (12" speaker). Thanks

[@micgade]

Nice - and a great concept :)

[@Dsantbar]

Great review man.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks.

[@juliusmapa6973]

Thanks for this. 👌

[@draganm7823]

Cruncher definately! Rat was also nice, both with the joyo of course.

[@ot4kon]

the cruncher also sounded good without the preamp, the cruncher was the best of the 3

[@FleetfootMike]

Sold. That's four or five of these sold, pretty much on the strength of these videos, to me, our lead guitarist, our other guitarist, his brother, and my boss. :D

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

That's awesome. Glad you enjoyed the video. Now ya hear that JOYO. Where's my commission ??? :-)

[@Jonathan-L]

This is one of the most impressive gear demos I've heard on KZbin. You got some nice chops in there Philip. The other thing that impresses me is the recording quality ... are you recording it with any particular mic & recording gear? Also, do you have a separate reverb pedal, or does your delay pedal make it sound like there's reverb in there? Anyway, the Joyo pedal really gives fatter, brighter, real-amp tone. Time to buy one!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed the video,but u have to disappoint you now. I recorded this using my phone. iPhone 4 I believe it was. no studio or post processing trickery. any reverb is coming off the amp and the room.

[@Jonathan-L]

+Philip Joyce It's a good sound ... the acoustics of the room & the Crate amp produce a decent tone. The other pedals make a pretty awesome combination.

[@JJ-bm2jj]

The JoYo American is a beast

[@RobertMurphy-wm3ge]

Hands down best playing I've heard on a POS practice amp. Well done. I just picked up the American sound after YEARS of buy/sell/try insanely expensive garbage.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Hahaha. Thanks a million. Glad you enjoyed the video. It's serious bang for the buck. A no brainer for lots of situations

[@eggrock0]

Thanks man, really useful video!

[@dawngteahnamte7971]

Thanks man..helps alot!!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Hey, I like it at the end of else after overdrive and before modulation and delays. I haven't tried it towards the start of the chain because a friend of mine told me he had done that and it didn't sound very good but that doesn't mean you might not have fine results doing that. I like to treat it like a preamp rather then an overdrive pedal.

[@mikmiklicayan4483]

So it comes after your deive pedals and its basically always on??

[@robbymarquez8245]

Awesome vid 👍😎

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

It's a Musicman L3 guitar, line6 DL4 delay and a crate 15w practice amp.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thank you and thanks for watching

[@Thomasesquire]

have you ever used any of the Boss legend series preamps, like the fender bassman or the deluxe reverb? if so, do you find the Joyo american sound to have more or less options?

[@tonechain_com9077]

Great demo and great tone! For future reference, we have documented your gear/settings and linked to your video from our new guitar site. Hope that is ok! 😉

[@fernandes5986]

I totally dig your video, the Joyo really opens up the sound and gives clarity to the other pedals. If this was played through a Crate 15w I can only imagine ifit was through a tube combo like a Deluxe Reverb or a JCM 800. It sounds great does your playing, nice chops dude.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

+jorge fernandes thanks man.

[@gustavoalvarez1496]

How useful is the joyo with 100W solid state amps?? does it help to get a sound closer to valve amps??

[@chrismosquad1056]

Great demo! You really wail! 😎👍🏻

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thank you. That's very kind of you to say. Please check out some my other videos, there are some of just playing stuff.

[@davidbergewaytogo]

Where would you put this pedal in an effects chain? If it acts as an amp simulator, should it really be at the end? Or closer to the beginning of the chain like an overdrive pedal? Thanks

[@fastacesus8499]

I have this pedal as my live backup. I have spent a lot of money on preamps in the past. But this £30 pedal does it's job perfectly. I can plug my pedals in and it just works.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Should be in everyone’s accessory box

[@jamiebales8394]

Great demo, Father Ted.

[@lanthaniated1]

Awesome post Philip. I have this pedal and the Joyo Actone (Vox emulation) both great for boosting the signal. Gotta get me a rat!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

every home around have one lol

[@thefuneralparade]

I got the deal of a century on a RAT DUECETONE pedal this month for $100 plus $12 shipping.

[@iuriimoveis]

Bicho, tirou onda! Pedais simples e uma somzeraaaa, curti muito. Comprei um pedal Joyo desse so por causa desse review. Power!!!

[@davidbergewaytogo]

In fact my question should have been : have you tried it closer to the beginning of the effects chain, as if was an OD pedal?

[@Linda_Listen11]

Joyo and cruncher!!

[@dimasfa2181]

Hi philip, how if you plug rat-ts-american in front of amp? Will they make a noise if you stacking them at the same time? I have OCD and tubescreamer, stacked them already, but planning to buy some of this joyo to get more punchy sound. Thanks for the video anyway, cheers!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

sorry for the delay in replying. there will be some amount of noise of course , same as with any drive pedals. the American sound will only get hissy if you push the gain up high, but this situation I kept it pretty low so no noticeable extra noise

[@Rambo29]

great demo! what kind of guitar, amp and delay did you use?

[@Hagchtogow]

Very good demo. Thiis Joyo (Harley Benton too) is very interesting, the little mooer too. I have already a rat, so...

[@haloford]

If i intend to use the joyo as a drive pedal, where should i put it in the chain? End of the chain?

[@rashidze]

Nice demo. What delay everb do you use?

[@chicosayans]

Nice vid thanks

[@toneseeker87]

RAT sounds awesome!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Such a great pedal. Everyone should have one

[@matthesson5618]

Thanks!!

[@Bflatest]

is this better than going through an old RED POD ?

[@drenmusic]

I placed my joyo American sound after drives when I watched this video. Thanks man.

[@DerbyCityRockCo]

Great demo. RAT with no Joyo... yikes. Amazing the difference it makes!

[@michaelgormleymusic]

Man I was out with Paul oConnor yesterday he was singing the praises of the American. Have to pick one up, sounds great!!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

It's a very handy thing to have. Could get you out of a hole if your amp died on a gig for example

[@michaelgormleymusic]

Philip Joyce 100%, I’ve the tech21 Liverpool at the moment but be nice to have something a bit different

[@hanip_ms194]

Nice playing

[@sagarchawla8145]

hi Philip I dig the tone you are able to produce there, which i read you captured from an iphone's mic. *NEAT* Can you tell me what pickup is in the bridge position of your L3, as it sure as hell didn't sound like a single coil to me.. ?? Just curious

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Hey, thanks. it's a dimarzio Transistion. Steve Lukather signature pickup

[@etibakskabite]

Sorry I might've missed. Did you connect to fx loop return or input?

[@donaldlemieux]

it gives a lot more character to the other pedal you put in front. I love your clip since it's all hook to the front of your amp. We all know that the katana 50 doesn't have an fx loop.

[@jhordanordoneztapia6818]

cool buddie, are you using amp or are you recording directly to the computer?

[@peptoattack]

Have you tried other Joyo preamps? I'm actually interested in the British one to get the Marshall vibe. Really nice demo, by the way!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

No i haven't , a friend had the California sound so i've heard it, but not used it myself. I'd like to try the AC Tone. could run a nice stereo setup with american one side and AC the other...hmmmm

[@peptoattack]

Philip Joyce oh ok. I bet the four of them are ace. I hope you get your stereo setup ;)

[@keithschmidt2980]

Quick question. I really like what the Joyo American does to the sound. But there seems to be something else happening that I can't figure out. At 2:12 you are talking about clean tone (kind of strat-like). At about 2:15 I hear a click and your guitar tone changes dramatically (maybe humbucker). Then at 2:20 or so there is another click and the tone changes back to strat-like. None of the pedals on the are clicked. Just curious what is changing. After the demo, I'm look seriously at this as well as their D-Seed delay. Thanks for the demo.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Could it be the selector switch on the guitar you're hearing. The guitar has a humbucker in the bridge and single coils in the middle and neck positions

[@jpsatre]

you are a very talented player. wow.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thank you. Thanks for watching.

[@dawidwieczorek7425]

GOOD PLAYING SKILLS

[@misael74169]

Esse pedal dá joyo e muito bom

[@wootton900]

Hi Phillip I have a ? If I run my guitar through the American sound then straight into the front of the amp. And turn the amps drive up if I engage the American sound with clean settings will it play clean ?

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Robert Wootton if you set it with the level is lower then the guitar when it's disengaged then yes you should be able to get it to be cleaner then the unaffected amp.sound.

[@donwalker7518]

Hey Philip.........I dropped the $39.00 for the Joyo AS based on your demo here. Best investment I've made towards improving my tone in a long time. Where has this thing been all my life?? Thanks and best of luck.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Ah thanks , that's great to hear. Best of luck with it.

[@Nightshade1881]

God damn $39?? Why did I get my pedal for $29?

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

Great Demo! I really like the way the American Joyo somehow gives so much definition and fullness to the other pedals. I do not know what it does to the signal, but my impression is that the AMERICAN is the AMP. ?

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

James McCutcheon in this example the amp is set very flat and clean so yes the American sound is making most of the amp tone.

[@angelrivota4281]

For the love of music joyce thanks a ton and God bless !

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks.