Harley Benton and Joyo 8 Distortion Pedal Shootout

Let's compare a whole bunch of Harley Benton / Joyo Pedals with the same settings and the same Amp and Guitar and YOU decide which one you like best.
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[@kevinjamiesonbelou]

4:15 actually starts playing

[@RockerDave12]

6 years ago ......... and this is STILL relevant . Thanks EytschPi42. You are a legend.

[@fretkillrlives]

I just got two Joyo pedals off Amazon. Constructed with metal cases and stomp switches I'd say it's almost stupid NOT to buy a few of these before the word gets out.

[@scottbeare2251]

I bought the Sweet Baby off of Amazon and A/B'd it against a Bogner LaGrange and a Friedman Brown Eye pedal. The Sweet Baby totally held its own when compared to these expensive top shelf pedals.

[@tubularbill]

The Hot Plexi is a monster. Close your eyes and you are playing thru an old Marshall. Incredible pedal. Highly recommended. Essentially early 70’s Zeppelin in a box.

[@KeithCamplin]

Forget the pedals. Totally dig your rock room and isolation cabs.

[@EytschPi42]

Thanks guys, it is good to be appreciated!!! More videos coming... have ten new pedals!

[@flyboymcgee8059]

The Ultimate Drive sounds very close to amp distortion. Really impressed

[@Mr.Goldbar]

Bought the Ultimate Drive, it made me want to build an entire pedalboard with their pedals

[@MrFree-vj8qj]

heard a lot of good about that one

[@orchidmalevolence9726]

They said it's a good pedal but not for live setting. What do you think

[@Mr.Goldbar]

@@orchidmalevolence9726 I don't use mine in a traditional way, I actually use it with my gain knob on 0 like how many people use a TS. I can get a nice pre gain boost and a nice low gain drive that sounds natural

[@ronlight7013]

OMG! Returning to your roots! I never thought we’d meet under these circumstances again.

[@timnoble4137]

I like your videos! You do not give shit information, ever. You talk straight/tell it how it is. And (for a German, sorry I'm a Brit), you have a great sense of humour. Keep dong what you do. I will keep watching. Spent some money following your demos....never been disappointed.

[@lenduckworth99]

Great video that really highlights how nearly all pedals are either better suited to SC or humbuckers but rarely both. The ultimate drive was the best all rounder.

[@remoteuser65]

Just got the Deluxe Crunch. Excellent Pedal

[@nm-mack4778]

Hello- I purchased the JOYO Vintage Overdrive quite a few years ago and have never regretted it. It has amazing harmonic overtones at any level and has some interesting sweet spots on the Tone knob. I paid $27 then (Lol), and they haven't gone up much since then. I've had ALL (many) of the vintage and modified, Ibanez TS pedals and loved them, but this thing gives you all of those tones at a fraction of the cost. I was a full-time gigging professional for most of my life since the late 70's till 2015' (was). Cheers

[@shreddy412]

The entire blackheart line to your right. A man of taste. Nicely done.

[@EytschPi42]

Brian Roy Great amps... not crazy about the 15 Watt, but the others are amazing for the price !

[@doktabob328]

Based on your review, I bought a Joyo Sweet Baby. Best value ever. If you want blues style overdrive, the Sweet Baby delivers.

[@AndyinMokum]

No doubt about that. I make and play 3-string Cigar Box Guitar, mostly fretless. They're usually loaded with a mini-humbucker in the neck position. The Joyo Sweet Baby delivers the subtle, warm, swampy crunch I'm looking for. If you're a Blues player, I think you need this pedal. I've paired mine up with a modified Joyo Tremolo pedal. This combo, allows me to produce some really steamy tones from my CGBs.

[@MatrixRZ5]

You got a point sir.

[@evanpowers1795]

I've owned the Sweet Drive. It's good. It is very responsive to your dynamics while playing ( I.E. softer playing, less breakup, harder playing more crunch ). I think I was playing it with a 335 style semi-hollow and it had great tone.

[@Slyness64209]

Best intro ever

[@TacianoCanassa82]

Hot Plexi for Jeff Healey stuff is great!

[@timnoble4137]

I agree with you; cannot beat a selection of analog pedals. Because I am currently skint (short of money), I have gone with the Mooer G100. Got an ST62 arriving today (from Thomann) and have pre-ordered a HB TE-52. Happy days!

[@nuudelimuusikko1608]

Joyo pedals are really good.

[@MrAlexhollins]

You could get a good handful of these for what a vintage Tube Screamer goes for these days. Blind testing I wonder how well the mystical TS9 would do. Nice clip.

[@eagbaseballadventures3067]

Us dream for me and crunch distortion !!

[@MrLABEL56]

look like EDIE VAN HALEN SOUND!

[@BluesLicks101]

Agreed - those two caught my ear as well!

[@kudus9235]

I play Us Dream. It's very good pedal.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Agreed. Also like the Deluxe Crunch

[@christianga2573]

Us dream I have 1 it is so Good Swear

[@bshian]

Your guitar looks great. Nice finishing.

[@z1g]

Thanks for this great video. I have been looking at some of these pedals on Amazon all of which get good reviews, but was really wanted to hear the difference between them. As I looked at demos here on youtube they were all from different players with different gear so it is hard to really tell the difference. Your video made it crystal clear and I really liked how they all sounded. Thanks again. Can't believe I had not heard of the pedals sooner.

[@robertyoung7027]

Vintage OD Deluxe Crunch Extreme Metal My favorite 3

[@p8emusic]

joyo vintage overdrive is a absolute must have on a board. Drive a crunchy amp or stack with other pedals. Sounds very close to a tube screamer but has a bit more crunch right away. I bought a ibanez screamer to replace it and ended up using both on my board set differently.

[@1thess523]

I personally liked the Plexi 👍

[@EytschPi42]

yes, they are.

[@froidevalian]

hi, a big bravo and thank you for your videos. They are examples of quality. I bought the Overdrive / Distortion Harley Benton and I regret being too full of high frequencies. I have to cut the tone knob and the treble of my amp to get a satisfactory result. Shame ... Thank you again!

[@EytschPi42]

Definitely US Dream !!!

[@enmanuelaponte677]

difinitely.. joyo sounds amazing. well worth

[@hoofhearted7445]

Great vid I have the vintage overdrive and the ultimate drive and love them both, but that sweet baby did sound sweet

[@EytschPi42]

HI, Thanks for the praise... which pedal did you buy?

[@kimikhuzaimi9402]

Can u pick two pedal for me..one use for lead tone and one for some rhythm/riffs ..for my all type music generally ..tq man

[@TheRixstar]

Will these pedals still sound good through a solid state amp?

[@shumailkhan7205]

They do through my blackstar id core

[@TheElectricfishmusic]

The Sweet Baby sounds great through an old solid state Yamaha.

[@brylja3384]

Ultimaredrive & Extreme metal are awesome for me.

[@neoniehimself]

Sweet baby or Vintage OD? For blues/funk sound.

[@mattx5499]

My favourite are Ultimpate Drive and Hot Plexi. They got the mids just right. Others are little too muddy without the bite of a cranked amp which make them a little boring. Extreme Metal is too bright to my taste, but maybe it's just the settings.

[@drummer4hire12]

12 Star for production!!!! Awesome video!!!

[@PooNinja]

when I got my sweet baby a few months back... I didn't know it was this old!? but its still plenty sweet.

[@JimijaymesProductions]

The Crunch Distortion is based on an MI AUDIO crunchbox which has a fair amount of high mids and can get a bit fizzy and the V30 has a fair bit of high mids too so maybe it is the speaker but it is probably cheaper to try a different joyo or get a a joyo EQ pedal if you like the base tone with the V30

[@kannonmcafee]

Crunch Distortion and Vintage Overdrive sound the best. The rest sound a bit thin, lacking in bass, even heard a bit of pitch trouble when a couple notes collide.

[@SuperLuigirules1]

Best pedal channel on youtube, you have convinced me to impulse buy a few Harley Benton pedals.

[@naterrs]

You should demo some Biyang pedals, I'm liking the budget pedals.

[@nikolacvetkovic2276]

It seems that Thomann does not have them any more

[@manifestgtr]

I recommend these pedals to everyone...do I think people should be supporting small pedal manufacturers? ABSOLUTELY...but it never hurts to have some good, cheap tones lying around for those days when you don't wanna drag your king of tone out to a smoldering hot gig in the middle of nowhere

[@Macmax7077]

i love your videos, please use a Strat in some of them. TY

[@paceriz]

Hey sir! Congrats for the great reviews! I'm playing rock, blues, hard rock, garage, even stoner at times. If you'd get to choose one of those pedals, which one would you? I'd say that I mostly like the us dream and the deluxe crunchy. Your reply would be highly appreciated. Thanx!

[@nemkarlmarx4286]

4:50 ultimate drive 6:15 extreme metal

[@wahdefuzz]

Thanks, good video again. one of us have been using joy pedals long time. Good sounding, doesn't really cost much.

[@lufiealice6251]

Subscribed... Very professional looking demos. Keep up the good work dude!

[@crisscn3590]

For me the vintage overdrive, the ultimate drive and the crunch distortion are the best The other ones sound too brighters for me !

[@mallong7532]

Great guitar the modern eagle, I have the ten top custom 24 with the same finish but with the 59s. It has a great sound too.

[@sneadmc]

can't seem to figure out how to post a NEW comment....anyway....really enjoy your videos....your opinion on the joyo that gives you the "brown sound" thanks or any other reasonably priced pedal that produces the brown sound.....

[@Greatsky]

I have a few Joyo pedals. I love them all, but probably the one pedal that I was least impressed with both here and during my use was the Vintage Overdrive. It is marketed as a copy of the Tube Screamer. I don't think it even comes close to this mark. I have to say my favourites are the US Dream and the Ultimate Drive. Both are meaty with plenty of tone.

[@kiranchamling20]

I don't know what sort of sound you prefer, I replaced my TS-9 with Joyo Vintage overdrive, I liked it more and it's not only me almost everyone I know they say the same. you can check the pedal shootout videos on you tube, Ibanez TS9 with Joyo VO

[@ulisses4536]

In my opinion: Vintage OD Ultimatedrive US Dream

[@jd111358]

im a newbie here....I hear a slightly brighter tone on the Harley pedals...my preference..........I now know which I want first! thanks!

[@Locust1]

Nice video man. Ill have to do a little more digging and researching because it looks like you got a pretty good set up and can make anything sound good with a little tweeking haha. Well done.

[@raulrdz5305]

one of the personalities of Kevin knows to play guitar jajaja

[@granvillefriel5696]

I just got the ultimate drive and us dream the ultimate drive is made better but they both sound great the us dream sounds like 80s rock the ultimate drive is like a tube screamer on steroids

[@tolerbearALTII]

Hey dude. I love your channel. Can you see if Joyo will make a pedal like the Whammy pedal? I really like Joyo pedals. I'm sure they could do it and it would be affordable.

[@EytschPi42]

+Allen Toler It is digital and Joyo doesn't do a lot of digital stuff.

[@adakhochalai]

+EytschPi42 you would have a good influence on joyo guys and so it would be great if you could persuade them to do a wah pedal at least it's a analogue..

[@faroukkane6244]

Excellent rewiew, i have the joyo woodoo (fuzz) it's terrific. Joyo or Harley Benton if you prefer are amazing, great sound great quality and small price.Thanks a lot.

[@EytschPi42]

you are totally welcome!

[@sammoon6046]

4:51, 5:33, 7:40 are my favourites

[@ygfrds_083]

0:42 listen it at 0,25x

[@alseick]

This is a very good demo, I owned sweet baby and I have vintage overdrive, ultimate drive - they sound like on your video (maybe my ultimate drive is little different- I use it with gain on 0 as a booster).

[@remoteuser65]

Great Channel. In the UK the 'Harley Benton' pedals are quite rare but the 'Joyo' pedals are only £30,00. All very good pedals.

[@timbervandenhul9383]

Carl Windsor you can order harley benton gear from thomann

[@EytschPi42]

No idea, he plays Hughes and Kettner Amps which are very bity in the high end, so you are looking for something with an annoying top end...

[@AlejandroPascual]

You are so funny guy, I love your videos, Thank´s for coaching us !, Cheers from Mexico City.

[@marcmistermarc]

I have a couple of Joyo pedals that I think are great. But now I know about Harley Benton being cheaper I will look at those rebranded models.

[@Steveisnothereanymore]

i really like your videos, they are well ballanced between explaining and playing with the sounds. Just one Question, how can you afford all of this amazing stuff? Are you Rich?

[@scottdunn2178]

No, he's Henning.

[@antonioleon8041]

This channel is great!! Love the quality of the sound, ihope you make more videos of other pedals

[@svenzia]

What can i say - this is quality demoing. Your channel will grow. Many thanks, i have checked most of your videos on Joyo/Harley B. I will buy some of the pedals Thomann has for the moment. Probably the Ultimate Drive, Vintage OD and the Crunch Dist. For starters that is - they sound superb : )

[@TheSpoonwood]

all that highend gear to demonstrate all that low end gear. Pedals sound great.

[@endoffate5475]

Vintage overdrive is the best..And i own it,,Perfect for a good rock tone or to tighten up that metal tone.

[@peterdvideos]

Hi Henning, I really enjoy your videos and you unique sense of humor. I've got a technical question: You seem to be recording your video with a webcam. Can I ask which one you use and what program do you use to edit the video and sync the audio? Thanks!

[@EytschPi42]

Hi Peter, I don't use a webcam... most of the older Joy videos were done with a Canon Powershot 100, the newer models cost between 250-500 dollars... GREAT camera... some were also done with a very expensive 5D Mark II and a 800 dollar lens... Now I use VIDEO cameras for all the new stuff...

[@michelbolduc3840]

Hi! For a guitar with high output ceramic humbuckers + Blues Junior 4, would you recommend the Ultimate Drive or the Crunch Distortion to get a Marshally/rock rhythm sound without it being too trebly/fizzy? Thanks for your help

[@tubularbill]

The extreme metal is impressive

[@70NA5]

Came for the pedals review, got more intrested in the isolation box with the cabs. Do you have a video about that?

[@EytschPi42]

yes i do

[@DjGrizzlyPaws]

Hot PLexi and Ultimate DRive have more clarity and resonance than the others. more realistic imo

[@ARayMaddy]

Very nice job, was looking to find a video that demo many pedals at a time~! Great job and thanks for the upload!

[@sneadmc]

really enjoy your videos....your opinion on the joyo that gives you the "brown sound" thanks or any other reasonably priced pedal that produces the brown sound.....

[@vinnowater]

I have loved the tones of the Sweet Baby and the Deluxe Crunch. That was yummy.

[@Marcoshary]

Hi Henning. I just ran into your videos today and I´m enjoying a lot! I really liked this one as it gives us a clue of the differences among these overdrive and distortion pedals. I have the Ultimate Drive already and it´s the only pedal from Joyo I have so far. But I intend to buy more. I intend to play mainly Hard Rock and 80´s metal with occasional pop-rock, punk rock and maybe some blues. So I have a few questions for you if you could please answer: 1-What are you favorite of these pedals and which are the least favorite? 2-If I would only chose 2 and regarding that kind of music I´ll make, which ones would you suggest? 3-How do you like the Extreme Metal, is it a very good pedal for 80´s metal(Metallica, Judas Priest, Iron maiden...) and even some hard rock? 4-What are the best to play 80´s hard rock(Whitesnake, Hair Metal, Michael Schenker, early Def Leppard etc..?)? 5-I believe giving examples of the bands that the pedal best suits is one of the best ways to chose the pedal. So, to add to last 2 questions, I ask, which are the best pedal(you can answer individually for each) to play: -Metallica -Judas Priest -Iron maiden -Whitesnake -Michael Schenker There are also other pedals you didn´t mention here, maybe you wanna mention any of those like the Pocket pedal. If I buy the Extreme Metal will I have everything the Pocket Metal has and more or they´re different? Hey man, sorry for so many questions, when I go searching something, I go deeply in it! :) So maybe you can help! :) but feel free to answer only what you want. Thank you very much in advance. Marcos

[@Marcoshary]

Hi. By the way, before you post your answer I have some more words, I´d like to know if you agree with me. I didn´t try the Ultimate Drive that much yet but at first I thought it´s a great pedal for someone who wants to play Black Sabbath. Do you agree with that? By the way 2: I have 3 amps: a Blackstar HT-1R, Marshall AVT100 and a Fender Deluxe 90. By watching this video, the ones I liked the best at first and are considering more are: -Deluxe Distortion -Extreme Metal -Crunch Distortion -Us Distortion Those options I think are the most suitable for me but I also liked the Sweet Baby. Funily enough, I though about buying the Ibanez Tube Screamer, so the Vintage Overdrive should be the natural choice but the VO didn´t impress me that much in this video. And reagarding only this cideo, the plexi may have been the one I liked the least. By the question I left to you, I´ll try to guess pedal is more suitable to play that band´s genre. Later you tell me if I got it right(if you want of course. Thanks.): -Judas Priest - Extreme Metal, Deluxe Crunch, Crunch Overdrive and Us Dream should do it. -Metallica: Extreme Metal and Us Dream? -Iron Maiden: Extreme Metal and maybe Deluxe Crunch? -Whitesnake: Crunch Distortion, Deluxe Crunch, Us Dream and maybe Extreme Metal? -Michael Schenker - the same as Whitesnake? I brought a lot of stuff to you, please feel free what you want to answer(please, everything lol). Thanks once more. Best regards.

[@EytschPi42]

Hey Marcos.... holy crap, you wrote a lot... Let me give you the short answer... All the stuff you mentioned is 80s metal. In the 80s the guitar sounds were relatively thin and only played around in the mids. The bass is what gives them the low end. Today, a metal sound is THIN in the mids around 450 Hz and big below and above. So the modern metal sound is very different from the sounds you are looking for. The EXTREME METAL is too aggressive for me and I don't think it is very usable. Usually, for metal, you want a good amp that gives you the distortion you are looking for. If you have a transistor amp, the high end can get VERY annoying. So always aim for some kind of tube amp. There are many small watt amps around right now that sound just great. For the 80s sound you are looking for I would suggest the DELUXE CRUNCH or the US DREAM, they will give you those nice MIDS that the 80s metal sounds are known for.

[@Marcoshary]

EytschPi42 Hey Henning, thank you very much for replying! That's true, I'm looking for that 80's Metal sound and 80's Hard Rock (and maybe some 70's too). So, from what you said, something like the Joyo Pocket Metal is more suitable for modern metal? So I should go for the likes of Us Dream and Deluxe Crunch? Those will be good to play Metallica too, all eras, from 80's to modern day? If you say yes, than is more than settled, I will go for those 2, cause I guess that's more than enough to play everything I want. And you're right, a good Tube amp is a great idea, and my little Blackstar can do wonderful stuff! So I guess I'll have to rehearse with the amp, using probably the Marshall AVT100(while I don't buy a more powerful tube amp), which is an hybrid amp. Or my Fender amp, which is solidstate. So, some good pedals would be important. Oh, I also have the Vox Tonelab LE multi effects. The one that uses a tube. But I haven't had the time to try it that much, cause I hadn't been playing for quite a while. What do you think of those multieffects. It's said to have a very convincing overdrive and distortion, because of the tube. Oh, by the way, I saw your video of the Crunch Distortion and I loved it. It's probably the one I liked the best when you're using it with the bridge pickup. Great pedal! I'll try to buy that too(apart from the other 2)! Thank you very much once more and sorry again for another long message but hope you can answer it. :) I'll try not to make more questions to you. lol Regards

[@robertp5633]

I wish you would have done at least 2 settings for each and showed where the knobs are set versus what we are hearing. Great video though....thank you!

[@ot4kon]

I like this kevin wendell crumb's personality he should be in the light more often.

[@barny15]

Love your videos! Thanks for these demos! Loving the Joyo pedals, which is surprising since I'm not usually a fan of the Chinese built stuff.

[@EytschPi42]

barny15 the new Ironman pedals are even better.... pretty awesome pedals for a great price!

[@rokspodcast2571]

You can get the JOYO brand on Amazon, delivered/fulfilled from Amazon $30-35, and free two day ship if your a prime member, I bought two (why not lol). There are US retailers selling JOYO on there as well as Ebay if your put off by the Harley B thing.. I dont like the big pedals so the JOYO wins for me. Although they wont be on my board all the time, nice to have good sounding, inexpensive choices for gigs and home studio. Thanks for these quality demos. I think these get a bad rap by the pedal snobs, its just circuitboards for christs sake, get over it.

[@AirTrio]

How clean can it get? You always test it out a bit cranked on your videos.

[@jdr214]

Henning, which joyo O.D. would you recommend for pushing a solidly crunchy amp into searing high gain?

[@Donnermusic_Official]

you can buy joyo pedals on donnerdeal with $30~$40

[@8stringer803]

The only Joyo pedal I own is the JF-33 Analog Delay. After using it a couple of times, the effects died on me. I bought it brand new. You can still send a signal through it along the chain, but no effects...too bad, asthetically, its a nice looking pedal, but that all. :(

[@helluvaday123]

EytschPi42 You're awesome man

[@therflcommish]

I'm in the market for a "swiss army" distortion pedal that I can just keep inside my Peavey Royal 8 with a couple cable and take to jams without pulling apart or lugging around my full pedal board. I know there is no such thing as a one pedal fits all solution but which one do you think covers the most bases? We play everything from 70s classic rock to 90s grunge, light on the 80s stuff.

[@BoyAditya]

i will go for hot plexi or crunch distortion. i think it'll cover 70s,80s,and grunge era sound

[@martijn260571]

what an excellent video !!! Well done dude, I'm gonna buy a lot of them !

[@ryanbwags]

So happy I found this video! I just bought the High Gain distortion with the mid eq. Definitely going to get that plexi lead pedal next if I like this one! You're absolutely spot on! For 30 bucks, how can you not!

[@Marcoshary]

Hey Henning, just to confirm it: the Harley Benton Crunch Distortion is exactly the same as the Joyo Crunch Distortion right? Even if they have different designs? Thanks.

[@EytschPi42]

yes, absolutely correct!

[@Marcoshary]

EytschPi42 Thanks

[@dariruCh]

What do you think is better for lead guitar in an instrumental rock setting? Ultimate drive or US Dream?

[@chrismortens]

Excellent quality, I like it!

[@froidevalian]

I use an Epiphone DOT, an Ibanez head TSA15H and V30 Palmer cabinet ... maybe I should change the speaker .... to lose overflow aggressive sounds. A Green Back maybe??

[@mattgilbert7347]

Sweet Baby and Deluxe Crunch for me.