Guitarists LOVE these LITTLE Amps!

But Line 6 HATES them! lol no but seriously, these little amps from Joyo are pretty awesome. This is one of many different models of this amplifier. Small size, but a big sound, 20 watt power output, bluetooth capability, effects loop, headphone jack, 2 channels... amazing!
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Rubric: -5 points for Danzig references. -5 points for not reading the description. -5 points for not watching far enough into the video to answer your own question. -5 points for misquoting me in your comment. 20 points possible. Everyone starts with an A!

[@TomTobin67]

I'm giving away my age (52) here but that little amp reminds me of the aluminum lunch boxes from the 70s (I had a Marvel comics one).

[@ricstormwolf]

When we were kids, my cousin used hers to bust some kids head open. Why she did it, I don't remember.

[@juanziegler1471]

53 this year....lol not a metal head but enjoy the shit out of Max ,,Bought the Cozart tele..no regrets

[@Havanacuba1985]

PROTOTYPE 444 I can remember about 1978 a kid had a 6 million dollar man bionic watch and another had a 007 James Bond watch

[@sryburn641]

My bionic bigfoot kept looking at me funny and had a snarky lipmouth. I developed insomnia at age six. Damn you, Darrell.

[@that1scoutcollins851]

Being 19 and broke is really no problem thanks to you helping me find this awesome stuff.

[@scottdunn2178]

I bought a Zombie a few months ago... this little thing rocks! I get an awesome Accept "Balls To The Wall" tone out of it. I run a Boss EQ in front for a mid boost, and in the effects loop I run a Rocktron Gainiac 2 (clean channel) for a little "oomph" in the low end (these amps sound a little thin without some type of EQ to bump the bottom end), I then run an original blackface Rocktron Intellifex for delay/reverb. Running into a Marshall 1960A cab you'd swear you were using a 50 watt Marshall head. Using 2 Zombies running in stereo in a stereo set Marshall cab would make an excellent live rig. Highly recommended little amps.

[@alexeimoshonka]

Try the eq in the effects loop too, coming after the distortion it should be more drastic that way (but also won't drive it)

[@scottdunn2178]

@@alexeimoshonka Yeah, the Gainiac took a dump, so tried running a spare GE-7 I have, but although it did add some oomph... it colored the tone in an undesirable way. The sloppy 40 second post on my YT channel is straight into two cabs with only a delay in the loop... shitty playing aside, I think it sounds very modded Marshall-ly. Great harmonics, and tight, punchy low end.

[@alexeimoshonka]

@@scottdunn2178 I'll be sure to try that when mine comes in that sounded great

[@scottdunn2178]

@@alexeimoshonka I might get another one if they come up on sale again. Just wish it had a clean channel...

[@James.99]

I have the Zombie. I thought it would be a little practice amp but I plugged it into my 412 and was blown away by the tone and power packed into a tiny lunchbox. I now only use my Randall RX120D as a slave unit for the Zombie. My dream amp is the Diezel VH2 but I plan on buying more budget friendly amps for now, and the Joyo amps are killer

[@DavidAllenMD]

It's super loud ? I'm buying one tomm just sold deizel vh4 micro wasent what I needed

[@peteyuckly4628]

Thanks for the review Max! I was under the impression that those were Roman numerals, i.e "5150."

[@madladmyles]

That's exactly what Joyo intended! Such as The zoMBie MB being Mesa Boogie

[@bluesdude1194]

The penny just dropped with me, I’m thinking vivo? Then I realised Roman numerals 5150 🙄

[@stevestrauss6352]

i have the same amp and a Harley Benton G112 vintage amp. Great for my apartment needs and you cant beat the price point.

[@miggytiamzon2076]

I've been looking for a detailed review of Joyo miniamps. Thanks for doing this!

[@thedanksavatron7782]

Do a video on that MAB Rocket guitar in the background! Always wanted one of those ...

[@AnimeGuitarist21]

Agreed. Its been really catching my eye the last couple of videos...

[@Dgizzle88888]

Love the the selection of these inexpensive mini amps we have now. You can get some awesome tones out of them. I love my Laney Mini-ST-Lion at just about $90 US, it packs a punch and the batteries have lasted almost 6 months for me. Also with the Tonebridge app, you get a ton of tones from your favorite bands. I think it is great for beginners since you can get the tone you want quickly and focus on playing the instrument.

[@bobbusby5058]

I looked at these, I was most interested in the Atomic model but I ran into a deal on an Orange Crush 35rt amp and went that way. In the future I will get one of these as I do have a 2x12 cabinet sitting around. I just wanted the 35rt as I didnt want to lug around the big cabinet when meeting up with friends for garage jams.

[@MrKichtopher]

Cool video! Orange Micro Dark is really cool too. No Bluetooth, but it does have a nice, quiet FX loop.

[@jeremyallen3448]

I have the american run straight thru to the pa. With my pedal chain i dial in the tone i like. Works perfect.

[@sxnthwave]

Buy a decent EQ pedal to run through the effects loop and you can dial in whatever tone you want.

[@edwinstovall3334]

I was thinking that very thing ...😎

[@sxnthwave]

I don’t really see how adding an EQ pedal isn’t creative. A purist wouldn’t buy a Joyo hybrid amp anyways. Adding an EQ pedal to your amp if it doesn’t have a lot of control knobs on it doesn’t in any way take away the “pureness” of it. In my opinion it takes MORE creativity, brain power, and original thought to operate an EQ pedal properly than it does to operate the amp on it’s own. The guitar industry doesn’t need pessimists. Kindly fuck off

[@BJaca-tn3om]

John Cosgrove and what are your techniques?

[@POOKIE5592]

John Cosgrove A "pure" guitar tone would be an unplugged guitar. Why are you watching this video then?

[@sxnthwave]

DAVID ASSIMIL8 Exactly. Pretty sure an EQ pedal is lower tech than a hybrid amp anyways

[@Electricpraise777]

I love my Joyo Vivo! Running it through just a 1x12 Harley Benton cab and a Vintage Overdrive in front of it sounds massive. My only complaint is how noisy it gets on the overdrive channel, but totally fixable with a noise gate pedal.

[@AstralBayo]

@@RFXCasey are you sure about that ? Which one did you buy ?

[@AstralBayo]

@@RFXCasey Thanks ! :)

[@johnlemus7921]

That sounds really crisp and really clean.

[@AtTheSourceStudios]

For recording the best is to run from fx loop send to interface and impulse response

[@scottbart7891]

I been waiting for you to demo that amp. i have seen it behind you in some of your videos. Sounds great thanks Max.

[@emilbergdahl3063]

Had the BlueJay for a year now. Its such an amazing amp! I use it daily and i do not ever feel like i struggle to get my tone. It is based off of the Blues Jr so it had a good rolemodel. Great as a pedal platform. I will never ner it go.

[@chuckrieger782]

Jumping For Joyo!!! It's surprising how much usable tone comes out of that small amp!!!

[@low_e_music]

I have one and it is a solid little 5150 clone. Very "hairy" and noisy (in a good way) just like the amp it is mimicking. It really benefits from having the gain lower and running an OD set as a boost (gain off, volume maxed) to get the real chugs out it. Definitely loud as you said too!

[@rockereivanivan]

Dude! Please make a video of Michael Angelo Batio's guitar!

[@TheRosswise]

I only wish they had a footswitch. I'm sure one could be modded in easily enough. Unsolder the switch on the front and mod in a female output jack is how I would do it. If I got one, I'd get the Jackman.

[@Yhill_nn]

i just got myself a joyo dc-15 combo w/fx. super satisfied with it

[@TheWinterwraith]

These are great little amps, lookimg forward to adding a couple more to my collection.

[@williampatterson5067]

Looking at mine right now, I am diggin this amp. Bought a Blackstar 1x12 cab for it, still working on the effects.✌

[@carlsylvester425]

Really liked the drop tuned sounds coming out! It had that tonal attitude without the 'mud' that sometimes accompanies a drop tuned axe... Kind of Zack Wylde-esque, if you will.

[@peterdebad1]

Thanks Max!!

[@rhspeedwell]

DUDE!!! Ragman here, such a cool coincidence that the BAD ASS Opening Riff you play, it's at the time code mark 3:16!!! VH

[@helcat3567]

Hi Max!! A small amp with a big sound. Simplicity is bliss. I realy like it. I think it would be a great space saver to. Take care from your pal Helcat in Australia.

[@savagelouie7007]

Thanks man! Now I have ideas on what to get my son. Or just keep it all for myself lol. Thanks again, your videos never disappoint 🤙

[@MikefromAlabama]

Amazing little amp. You are one fast guitar player. Maybe when I'm 100 I'll get close. Thanks for video.

[@kainx99]

I have the Zombie and Vivo. Love the Zombie. The ViVo is a mixed bag... Even with a noise gate in the Fx Loop, it's super hissy, even on mid-gain settings... Zombie is better in all ways, less noisy, and delivery amazing sounds.

[@musik4life24]

Not a fan of the amp, but Joyo pedals are ridiculous good for the price!?

[@josegutierrez5976]

I have the blue jay I use for in home practicing I have it hooked up with a vintage 2x12 carvin cabinet. And it's a pedal platform head for sure...sounds similar to a fender Blues Jr.

[@ViviSectia]

You can get the VIVO for much cheaper if you buy it from the for parts section on eBay. A lot of people seem to think it's broken due to how noisy it is but according to Joyo, that's intentional. Unfortunately the tube isn't that involved in the circuit. It only glows due to an LED which you can see when turning it on but on the bright side, that makes it so you can power it off of a CCTV battery though I can't think of a situation where you would want that other than for headphone use.

[@kionihernandez356]

Max! (Arm) back in full force shred, good to see!

[@SpottedBullet]

Speaking of Amps, My Marshall MG15CD has some kind of issue where as the volume will gradually fade out while I'm playing. The fix is to push the OD button a few times and the sound comes back. I rarely even use that button, maybe it's dust? It's an extremely dusty amp. It actually hasn't done this for some time though but it will again I'm sure.

[@Suzumebachigr]

All those amps are remodels of specific amps...i cant remember which is which but i think ViVo stands for 5150(latin numbers).

[@seanmccarthy7918]

I have the meteor, and I really like it. I usually play it through my peavey 4×10 bass cab, and the tone is amazing. I'll admit, it's pretty noisy but that's nothing a noise gate can't fix

[@robotx4242]

These look so cool. I really like your budget conscious reviews because I'm cheap AF. These JOYO's look nice but at the $150 - $170 price range you can get a Katana 50 used for $175. Still want one of these little amps though.

[@seamasrigh2162]

Same price as the Orange but with the addition of the FX loop it's a killer.

[@superblondeDotOrg]

except it doesnt have the good Orange tone

[@alexcastro7339]

Dude, you should be in voice overs... You have the perfect, low, voice

[@PooNinja]

Like #100 for a 20 watt tube pre with a loop :) the Joyo Zombie has been on my Wish list for a wwhile :D

[@jamesrozine8102]

Luv the way u jam bro I enjoy all ur vids thanks

[@resistorstudios]

Golden age of cheap amps..... I like my G5 but lately I have been using the Fender Blues Junior Tweed NOS. Which is not cheap by any means but I'm having a hard time finding a better cheaper amp for the style of music my band plays. (Texas country) I think that Joyo could pull off a gig and the nice thing about lower wattage Amps is you are less likely to piss off the sound guy by being to loud (stage volume)

[@TheLK157]

Derek Licon yeah I have the same problem I always gig with my 4x10 fender hot rod deville.. when your not playing super distorted tones you really need that headroom or you won’t feel it imo

[@edwardruiz8920]

The Orange Micro Terror and Micro Dark seem to be the same circuits as these. Blue tooth seems to be the advantage to the Joyo. They sound very similar. Nice video. The Micro Terror (which I own) has three less features. No efx loop, no blue tooth, and only has one mode. They sound identical considering it is a youtube comparison. The Joyo is cheaper for more features.

[@narayanacooper8571]

I bought a ZoMBie & their 8" Cab in June 2019. I just now purchased their MeteOR (or issit Meatier? 😂) model on special for the next week at only AU$199 (that's Aussie Bucks, mate. Not as high value as US$ or British Pounds. LOL). 'twas my Birthday on Wednesday 9th June, so I figured "What the hell, why not?". So, now I have 2 of the 4 or 5 I eventually want for my home studio setup for a decent range of both US & British Crunch & High Gain Tones. 😎 🤘 Happy Birthday to Mee!!!! 😂

[@riffsnoleads]

Not too shabby. I still wish amp companies would make the power valve hybrids again though.

[@charlesbuckley6260]

Ok Guitar Max you're making this an expensive habit eventhough you go on the "I'm cheap looking for deals". Lol. I'm a beginner and have been saying "I've gotta have that...and that too...and one of those....next day air please!" Lol

[@alidan]

lol, honestly everything besides guitars I just think 'god im not paying that much, I like it, but come on' granted I also just play rocksmith and for the most part I get everything I want out of it, and for 7$ minus the cost of my computer I already had, or console I already have, or my 3.5 input cable or ad 30$ for a real tone cable... I just cant justify the cost over what I have.

[@127ibenedict]

Dude don't do that. Just a guitar, tuner, and amp for like the first three years.

[@tedpoland7650]

Hey dude let him do his job letting us guitar players like myself know some really nices and cool things out in the world for us guitar players like my self

[@SimonMedia666]

Love my Joyo Zombie :D

[@Dudesbrewsguitarreviews]

I know it’s more expensive but I would love to hear a Prs MT15 and or a ENGL metal master

[@ricstormwolf]

I just saw the "5 points for Danzig references" in the description 😂😂

[@4o5919]

"minus 5 points"

[@Guitarrobb1969]

Wow, Max! I really can tell from this video that the Joyo amp sounds incredible! I definitely want to get one of these! It has so many great features for a miniature amp! It would be the perfect grab and go amp for practice while traveling! 😊👍👍🎸🎶

[@Axess-sv8nq]

Nice. But, a bit pricey compared to stuff like the Roland Microcube, Vox VXI/VXII, Orange Crush, and other amps that do more for less of a price.

[@juandexter]

Thanks!!! It’s on my wish list!!!

[@scottdunn2178]

Joyo should use the same circuit as those pedal sized 100w/50w 50w power amps, and make an amp you can gig with. I have the Zombie and I love it, can't wait to check out the Engl style Bantam Series that just came out.

[@erichanson7390]

I am curious about the Joyo Bluejay; review please, when you have time, just so we can have a sound contrast and comparison with the Vivo :D

[@waynelewis4466]

I had a zombie was great and I had the JaCkMan but the vivo is the best sounding one to me

[@leemason5953]

If you like heavy get the joyo zombie bantamp(the black one)modelled on a mesa boogie i think.

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

Needs some reverb and delay DESPERATELY. The distortion sounds pretty decent.

[@madbam]

What is the major disadvantage of not having an effects loop? I have the Orange micro terror 20w and plug pedals into the front end and they sound great. That being said I really am not experienced enough to tell the difference. Thanks Max I really enjoy your videos and am glad the arm is all healed up

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Some effects (like delay or reverb) work much better in an effects loop.

[@Electricpraise777]

Running things like Reverb and Delay in front of the amp will make them distort, the FX loop is there to run them in the back of the amp without distorting the effects

[@madbam]

Ep777 thank you that helps a lot. Cheers

[@alanswanson7515]

$25 Behringer eq in the loop is golden!

[@alexskibicki2262]

Awesome review, guitar max. \m/ I've been wondering about this amp and it sounds killer. especially with a 7-string guitar. I do like how heavy it sounded and I would like to purchase one for my guitar.

[@kirkkelsey1873]

I got the zombie II it sounds great I really recommend the joyo amps on sound and price they sound excellent I'm collecting them one buy one

[@kenmandu4499]

Frugal. FRUGAL! Me too.

[@Yamahaplayer9]

That’s a really cool amp and great review.

[@kimthompson5871]

I definitely want one now , great review brother !

[@ottoman666]

The zombie is the metal amp of their range so you could do a video on that.... Would be cool to hear it in a full mix.... I'm not sure if spectre sound already did a video on it but I'm pretty sure HP42 has

[@jasonmullinder]

Glen did one in 2017 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmGpm3mEZqh0fac

[@jacobbockover1628]

I like hybrids (the tube pre type) i think those are great because you can collect them and still be able to hace space. I plan to get the tweedy. I feel they should double that in a stereo settup

[@ladyjulia4038]

Idk as far as the 20 watt hybrid type amps. I really feel like Orange really kills it. The Bantamps do sound great but they're less responsive to dynamics and rolling back your volume knob. The Peavey Piranah is kind of a novelty joke to me. By all means you do you. For myself though, I think I'm gonna stick with my Orange Terror Stamp. Great video and great playing though. Keep killing it!

[@chaoticembrace6984]

Awesome liitle amps!!!!!!!....and your not CHEAP!!......your being cost conscious !!!!!!.......big difference in my opinion!

[@smokiejohn]

Replaced my Dr Z Remedy which with The Zombie model , couldn’t be happier .... so much fun ,

[@davesaenz3732]

Sounds good for travel. Love the gain Too.

[@andyspark5192]

Have you experience with the guitars from ElectroPhonic EP Guitars ? Maybe you could review one of them.

[@1upfx281]

I've also got a Zombie and it's frickin awesome even compared to my much more expensive amps.

[@themplar]

Very nice, i like the sound of the VIVO, going on the wishlist just like the HB cabinets. Personally i think my first is going to be a zoMBie from Joyo. But i also saw this Dual Klonz Joyo amp, which can do alot more and is more expensive but from what i've seen on Eytschpi42 its amazing.

[@HampshireGary]

Max, I wondered if you noticed excessive hiss when using the overdrive channel. I bought one of these (Vivo) and my wife, bless her bought me the Zombie version. The Vivo seems to have a LOT of hiss in the OD channel where the Zombie has none at all. By the way, the Vivo seems to have a lot more gain than the Zombie. Hope you read this, I realize it’s a while since you did the video. Thanks in advance

[@nellawell4976]

Just ordered this amp and I've heard about it being a bit noisy. Read that replacing the 12ax7 with a Mesa will clean it up, what do you think? Thank's

[@dddd717]

So did replacing the tube work? In the end I don’t think most high gain amps can get away from having a high noise floor...I use a rocktron hush or mar gate on all my high gain amps no matter the wattage

[@nellawell4976]

@@dddd717 Yes it did, the standard tube say's 12AX7B CHINA. The Mesa tube cut noise about in half.

[@bogdananghel9809]

Fantastic.

[@thewrestlingdad1]

Kind of cool but I'm still an Orange kind of guy. Technology has really changed how you can deliver audio power, giant transformers and massive speaker boxes are going to be a thing of the past.

[@ViviSectia]

There's an Orange variant of this amp called the MeteOR if you're interested.

[@thewrestlingdad1]

@@ViviSectia I've got a Crush 20 and it absolutely rocks. For $159 with a foot switch I can get anything from super clean to molten metal crunch from a lightweight 2 channel combo.

[@MundMoriginal]

I think an FX loop is an essential. I have no idea why those aren't in every amp. Without an FX loop, you already cut off a ton of players and reduce yourself to a niche market for "only practice" or certain styles. Given that it's in even budget amps, it can't be an issue of production costs. It can't make the amp that much more expensive above a few bucks tops. I understand why some modelling amps, or amps with a lot of FX don't have it, because they already come with their after pre amp fx, which often cover the majority of fx you like to add, but than you have amps where you can't combine the fx, you have to choose chorus or delay, so you're screwed again if you want both but have no fx loop so goodbye having distortion plus all the fx without causing a mess... Anyway, if I get a hybrid amp (and I will buy one small amp this year), it'll be a Yojo or a combo with fx loop, I would not even consider another small hybrid amp brand, because most don't come with the fx loop, like the Orange Micro Terror, or even the Vox MV 50 CL Clean which I would prefer over any else but it has no FX loop.

[@jimcamp2423]

Just me, but in a day & age when the Fender Mustang I V2 is less money for 20W it really doesn't make sense to get an Amp head with a single model. Take the Orange clone version that is the Meteor Bantamp version. Why would I get the Bantamp over the real deal Orange Micro Terrors (White or Dark) ? This is what I see as an evolution of these products. Add a knob with all the amp model emulations as selectable. The Bantamps are a 3 knob, gain, tone & volume. The only advantage(s) I see is Joyo isn't restrained to being Orange amp, they offer several other brand of amps, so the Mesa Boogie, EVH 5150, Marshall, & any other amp brand people can have their own color coded model with blue tooth play along. But with any model, Joyo has to pick an amp which might miss on the brand's following. And in which case, model profiles would have to be "flashable" or storable profiles that can be uploaded or deleted at the owner's preference. So that amp model selector knob, would need to have 7 positions for every Bantamp model and perhaps expansion for one or a few more as A/B/C for customized profiles that are later developed ?

[@kingofdragontown9680]

But are you playing authentic?

[@MobileDecay]

To court with him! 😡😡😡

[@Axess-sv8nq]

LMAO!

[@thecentralscrutinizerr]

You beat me to it.

[@johnnydwadd5730]

Fuck Off... Jerkoff

[@Axess-sv8nq]

(Prepares a bottle for the Gibson baby....)

[@vmat1000]

pretty cool. after all this time, its rare an amp sounds good distorted to me lately, Prefer a semiclean tone hit with a pedal, Bad Monkey or Marshall BBII. I've gotten old, i guess. Miss my Peavey RedStripe SP112 or Fender Princeton 112. Those were easy to dial in.

[@pyyktodd]

Wow that little thing rocks.

[@2ndveil155]

Could you check out and review the Vox Stomplab 1g ($69) and 2g ($89)? Great Multi FX with some awesome amp simulations.

[@1thess523]

"ok you guys know I'm cheap" 😂😂, that's my kinda guitarist 👍. Cheap doesn't me garbage quality i learned that a long time ago, cheap means more gear 😁

[@DreidMusicalX]

No effects loop or a way to switch from a clean channel to a dirt channel with a pedal and I'm not interested in it. Now I seen Joyo JMA-15 MJOLNIR All Tube Dual Channel 15 Watt Guitar for about $460.00 I think it was I was interested in. The only thing threw me off was 15 watts. I love that blow your ass out of the water sound of a amp and not a tinker toy. So I will have to try one someday in person before I make up my mind on it. Or if you can do a video on that and tell me does it have headroom and can it hang?

[@philippeverneris8956]

Sorry! The Joyo VIVO is not available anymore at the Thomann e-shop, because of noise pbs!

[@Dronesword123]

You should check out the micro terror or micro dark by orange. They’re similar to these joyo’s except voiced like the classic orange high gains and etc.. have great cleans too

[@kirkr1961]

Have to agree with ole Hank Hill. Get the Zombie (think mesa boogie) you won't be disappointed

[@antonvalak9276]

I HAVE to have one. Awesome little amp!

[@danielramos6466]

I looked up this amped because someone on my local craigslist is selling this with a modified cab and is what I call covid conscious and cant really try before I buy but holy shit that sounds good. The fx loop is a plus and I'd like to hear my dimarzio super distortions through this.

[@SlightlyTechnical]

id use the vivo for the clean and the zombie for gain tones with a ab switch

[@AtTheSourceStudios]

You should compare this to your ID Core on OD1. OD1 is the main rhythm channel like on a Mesa

[@richardturk7162]

Where did you find that Michael Angelo Batio guitar? Is that a Ritz?

[@guitarguts666]

You should test out the baby bomb 30 with the pre amp live pedal

[@sjaakvandervrande9414]

I have the Joyo Jackman, amazing Amp fore ist size.

[@thebloomintumors]

Zombie 2 xl is wiiiiiiiiicked!!!!

[@evilrockinator]

I have the Zombie as well and it's awesome for what it is.

[@coffeemug-rs2yh]

Cool