Joyo American Sound vs Joyo AC Tone

Here are two sans-amp pedals, one American style and one British style, compared.
More info:
• Joyo American Sound Pedal
www.joyoaudio.com/en/product/s...
www.joyoaudio.com/en/product/s...
www.davidniles.com

[@Criticochato1]

More low end on the American Sound. More mids on the Ac Tone. Basically, the difference between Fender and Vox amps.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

What I didn't do with this particular video, was to play with the Voice control, which does a nice job adding mids or scooping the sound.

[@tonyleeglenn]

I just bought both of these last night. Saw your video and feel pretty good about the purchase now. Great job David!

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Hope you enjoy them!

[@mikem9006]

Very good demonstration!!! I have just ordered the American sound. Thank you very much!!!

[@jerrylee087]

I have both of these pedals and i really love the tones its either one of those two.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

After using my Katana for recording the last few months, I've started using the Joyo American Sound again. Killer pedal for the money.

[@carlosclaptrix]

Really great systematic A - B comparison!

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Thanks! Since I posted this, I've been using the American Sound exclusively.

[@rnarizona9686]

Very well done comparison. Not too long, and absolutely apples to apples.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

All of these Joys sans amp pedals are a real bargain!

[@RenoWeedLajos]

i think i will buy this American Joyo.. but first i want to try the Joyo Jam Buddy. i think it has several pedals in one. and sounds amazing.

[@GuilleBSO]

Me gusta la mordida que tiene el ACTone. Me gusta que sea incisivo y directo

[@mrtyreus0]

I bought the Joyo American to use with my Fender Rhodes. I wanted Fender Deluxe crunch while still using a full range keyboard amp for whatever other boards I may be using at the time.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

That's interesting. I wonder how many keyboard players use guitar pedals for their sound?

[@mrtyreus0]

@@anotherheadlessdemo many, pretty popular especially in the jazz/ fusion world. I also record with an Echoplex and use a delay pedal live. Horn players use guitar pedals too.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

It's been a long time since I've played with a keyboard player. Usually they just showed up with their keyboard (often a Rhodes way back when) and an amp!

[@DannyKavka]

I do this with Rhodes sounds using the Fender setting on my Sansamp GD1.

[@cr1sprarchives408]

The AC Tone clearly busted out the competition. Just like an AC30, the AC Tone recieves clean notes, gradually puts it up, saturates it down andpushes it to distortion. It made the clean but rock tone Brian May uses in his rig. 10/10 bro

[@DJUwU]

I just spent a full day micing up my friend's real AC30, and compared it to the tones you can get out of the AC Tone pedal via DI input into Focusrite Interface. I got the exact same tones- be it a little bit funky on the knobs.....but EXACTLY the same! I'll probably do a video on it once I'm not lazy, call up my friend again, and clean up my filthy room 😂 The weird settings (low is at 1pm, mid is at 12:30pm, hi on Noon, Level on 3pm, Voice at 10pm, Drive at 9pm)

[@cr1sprarchives408]

@@DJUwU although to be honest I'm probably biased because I simp for the vox's crispy, sexy sound. I'll def buy that. For 1000 php I say it gives way too much of your money's worth.

[@JosephGallagher]

@@DJUwU Have you gotten to do that demo?

[@jul3249]

these pedals are a godsend. 50 freaking bucks and you never have to carry an amp anywhere in your life :D And for 50 more, you get to have 2 amps wherever you go, and you can switch between songs with a flick of a switch. They truly sound amazing.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

They really are amazing. I still use my American Sound all the time and it might be back on my pedalboard soon!

[@jland12]

I've got the American. I'm thinking of getting the AC Tone so I have something to throw at people who make fun of me for using a Joyo pedal

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Joyo pedals are great - especially for the money!

[@Rightsideup]

I gig with my American

[@banihafidhandrayu9145]

this comment just so on point lol 😂😂😂

[@robjulian9118]

What’s wrong using joyo pedal?

[@kokoslay4218]

I have joyo british sound and plug to cheap unknown amp. The result fantastic sound like Marshall amp and sound good and solid nice for outdoor playing too.

[@TroyNaumu808]

I use the Joyo (harley benton) AC Tone with a DI / Cab Simulator. The DI / Cab Simulator gives the AC Tone pedal a bit of help to get closer to emulating the Vox sound. I go instrument - boss sustain/compressor - boss pitch shifter - Joyo ac tone - joyo analog delay - joyo atmosphere reverb - xvive di / cab sim - board & pa speakers.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

I'd been thinking about getting a cab sim for my two Joyo pedals. The British Sound pedal arrived yesterday, so now I have three. :)

[@TroyNaumu808]

@@anotherheadlessdemo I got a simple one from Xvive and its all I need for the music & style I do. It also doubles as a Direct Input box. It can also increase or decrease gain. It can be turned on or off but I usually keep it on. I fiddle with it the least unlike the reverb and the AC Tone and the pitch shifter that has a multitude of different settings. Any cab simulator can really round out the sound of a amp sim and get it closer to sounding like the amp it is a copy of. And. I also use a little 20w Orange head & cab too depending on the song and turn off the AC Tone. or leave it on and set it to a "clean" Orange setting.

[@TroyNaumu808]

I use a Boss Katana as a Amp / Monitor and Samson Expedition Express Plus PA Speakers and a Samson mixing board.

[@reggie9245]

great sounding pedals..i have both...you cant go wrong

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

I still use the American Sound all the time!

[@pablodevera3278]

@@anotherheadlessdemo I use the American Sound all the time too. I can set it up like a tweed or like a black face depending on the gig.

[@mauropereyra591]

Hello from Argentina! For home use, is it convenient to use this pedal (The American sound) to the interface instead of connecting the guitar directly to the interface and use emulator fender plugins? Is there a difference? Thank you very much for the video

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

It's very easy to connect to a computer if you have a USB preamp. Also, there are no latency issues like I've had with some plugins. It sounds good as well.

[@harrisfrankou2368]

When I hear them it just sounds like a Telecaster that has been miced up really well. I wouldn't bother with modelling. I just use my pedal board into mine and then into my DAW.

[@harrisfrankou2368]

@@chiefgreco5592 Yiassou Greco! Currently I have a a Pedal Board. My DI is last. I have a Joyo Californian. I set it up for a Power Chord on Humbuckers of I smash it hard It's a bit dirty. The Cab Sim is always last. I also have Series 1 Sans Amp At a FREINDS so I bought the Joyo. OK so whether you go with a Joyo or Sans-Amp. Pick your board. 1) I go into a Hendrix Fuzz WAH with disable Boost up to 16 DB boost. 2) I go to MXR Phase 90 3) I go into my Strymon Riverside.. I use The EV5 for infinite sounds. 4) Into a Roland Tape Echo (Space Echo RR20) 5) Into the Joyo Amp Sim.... Or a SANSAMP or a Strymon Cab. Big Joyo are the cheapest. My Pedal Board goes into my Sound Card An AUDIENT iD14 with FET. Then I just jam, noodle or record from the PC even watching Netflix on the coach. The NYC SANSAMPS ARE cheaper online due to all the Cab Sims out.... (like strymon etc) I've recorded direct via Joyo and SANSAMP and lied to FREINDS and said I used mics and they believed me! just to see what they think. Tell me what you want and have. Joyo Pedal train Pedalboard is 1/3rd cost of usa Pedaltrain.

[@harrisfrankou2368]

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[@jazzydog]

Nice comparison demo!. I have Joyo American sound & really like it & I don't think i need the AC Tone. Thanks

[@harrisfrankou2368]

Same I rarely use my amp lately. Just pedal board into Joyo into Daw

[@kquat7899]

Am + some extra EQ if needed.

[@ddawglee]

Do you recommend using these as a DI? Could I run one of these straight into a PA?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

I've done that before without using any kind of cab sim, but only once. I do use the American Sound for recording all the time: guitar>American Sound pedal>Splitter>Stereo USB preamp Going direct into a PA should work for you as well.

[@JosephGallagher]

Yes, you may need to EQ a bit different depending on the venues' system

[@Mr.Steve-O]

nice clip, have you tried running these through the effects loop ?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

I used these just like any overdrive pedal - between the guitar and amp. That said, I haven't used either one of these since buying a Katana.

[@BrandonKJohnson]

@@anotherheadlessdemo 👍 how's the Katana coming David? Have you tried the software yet? Either Boss tone studio or KatanaLibrarian ?

[@ethancorrea5370]

I like both of them! I'd love to have them both. Are you running this through some kind of amp or something?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

They were plugged into a preamp and right into the computer. No amps used!

[@saloguitarr222]

Estos pedales van al final de la cadena de tu pedalboard?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Los coloco al frente.

[@saloguitarr222]

David Niles Guitarra - joyo- restó de pedales - amplificador o interfaz?

[@charlesweeks5027]

Ok, got it , NOW it make outher pedals sound extremely good i have a dimencion c waza that sounds like it should with this pedal it will better any set up dont think and get it you'll love it

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

I still use the American Sound all the time, for both recording and gigging.

[@TuAwela001]

Los dos pedales son distorciones? O son overdrive?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Probablemente más overdrive. Están destinados a sonar como un amplificador.

[@TuAwela001]

@@anotherheadlessdemo Gratsie🙏😇😎🤘

[@jesucristonofake5514]

El Actone tiene un poco más de presencia y definición pero el american sound tiene más Boost

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Yes!

[@jul3249]

si, pero puedes hacer mucho sonidos differente con los dos

[@thedmtfp]

1:06 theres something about that riff i cant explan lol

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Ha! Yes, you recognized the riff. :)

[@morganfeelman6074]

Torrey Dunn where do I recognize this riff from😂

[@ericsoncarino6831]

Hello david, if you choose only one of the pedals what would it be and why?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Easy. The American Sound. I still use it for all my recordings and haven't really touched the ACTone since I made this video.

[@sammathis]

@@anotherheadlessdemo may I ask why? I'm considering buying one of these, and I really like them both.

[@antonakis79ohyes]

@@sammathis for me it's matter of taste, but I think the Ac tone is much more versatile, giving you a wider range of tones.. I have both by the way, just got the American one, but in all honesty, it doesn't do much until you get that voice nob past 12 o'clock..

[@MeR-md1jq]

Can these be plugged directly into an amp? If so, do you get the same results?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Yes. I use the America Sound on my pedal board. It's always on.

[@jeffneryjacinto]

David Niles where do you place the american sound? Last in the signal chain?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

First in the signal chain - then an OD pedal, then various effects (Harmonizer, Reverb, Delay).

[@jeffneryjacinto]

David Niles thanks man!

[@hansfranz8795]

David Niles Wouldn't you want to go OD --> Joyo --> amp? I mean, usually the OD is always first in the signal chain, if you're using only a real amp you'd go OD --> amp, so why exactly is the simulated amp treated differently?

[@laurorobertoborbajunior5306]

Is it possible to plug a headset directly into them?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

No headphone jack. Sadly.

[@Sanchees3]

You can actually with a 1/4 jack, but it will come out as a mono output. I've used it that way for a while now and it sounds very clean ! I'd recommend looking for some kind of stereo adapter to occupy both L/R of the headphones.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

@@Sanchees3 Good to know this!

[@demirguney100]

You attach them to input of the amp or to return?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Into the input of the amp.

[@demirguney100]

David Niles just ordered one real quick this american sound is a magic

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Great bang for your buck!

[@jacquesd5781]

2:48 Did you play around with the voice knob? This is where the magic happens.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Yes! When I did use the pedal (it's been a while), I used the voice knob all the time. It really helped me get a tweed sound or going the other way, a blackface tone.

[@umovilac]

Hola, tengo el AC Tone y no mete ruido, al menos no en exceso. Comentás en una de tus respuestas que no encontrás la compresión que tienen los reales Vox... ¿pero porqué no usás el control "Voice"? se consigue una textura muy aproximada jugando con ese control. Saludos

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Utilizo el control de voz, pero no agrega compresión. El pedal no tiene la sensación de un verdadero AC30. Espero que esta traducción sea correcta!

[@umovilac]

@@anotherheadlessdemo Translation is fine David. I don´t know if it is something related to each device in particular but according, not only to my experience, I find it very similar to the real Vox. Cheers from Argentina.

[@PowerLeaderVideos]

What microphone do you use?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

No mics. I went directly into the DAW via USB.

[@tjnugent62]

They sound a lot a like or am I not hearing this correctly?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

They are similar, but there are differences. I really think the AC Tone has more chime than the American Sound. It breaks up earlier too, like a Vox would. I've used both on stage, and the AC has much more high end than the American Sound.

[@tjnugent62]

I heard a little bit more bite, high end to the AC and it seemed to have a bit more gain. I am glad they aren't the exact same pedal.. lol

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

I really did notice a big difference when I started using the AC with my 68 Custom Princeton. Way twangier!

[@rattleshakti]

TJ Nugent It's all in the fingers, I dont hear much difference either.

[@empireentertainmentevents1353]

they do sound similar at low gain. It is when you crank it up that you will hear the AC TONE has more dirt and more noise. I'd take the American Sound anyday...which to me is a lot better. I have both pedals.

[@Adivaldo50]

o meu pedal Actone está jogando muito ruido no amplificador ..

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Sim, mina é barulhento também. Você vive no Brasil? (I'm using a translator so I hope this is correct!)

[@Adivaldo50]

Sim , moro no Brasil .

[@Adivaldo50]

Queria saber como ameniza esse ruído, pois gosto muito do timbre do pedal !

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Pedal de porta de ruído.

[@Adivaldo50]

Sim, mas como eliminar esse ruido ?

[@jeffbateman2339]

Is this direct or into an amp?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Direct.

[@glisteningkabana8154]

David Niles Impressive for a direct sound!

[@p10rambo]

@@anotherheadlessdemo does it mean i can connect it directly to my pc speakers?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

@@p10rambo Yes, if your guitar is plugged into your computer and DAW, you can use your PC speakers. I usually use headphones because I think they sound better.

[@p10rambo]

@@anotherheadlessdemo thanks

[@pmamiaro]

me gusta el american, suena bonito

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Yes!

[@pmamiaro]

estoy pensando comprar un american, y usarlo como sonido base, y luego mi GT-OD MXR, para hacer solos. Crees que esta eleccion, andará ok?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

No estoy familiarizado con el GT-OD MXR. Probablemente funcionaría. Utilizo un EH Crayon para OD.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

¡Espero que mi español sea comprensible! Mi esposa me ayuda. :-)

[@pmamiaro]

tiene que funcionar entonces, escuché CRAYÓN es algo similar. GT-OD MXR es tipo tubescreamer pero con gran volumen!

[@andrewdenine1685]

If I set my American tone with those settings o my tube amp it sounds 10x better that what's comming out here

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

I use the American Sound all the time with amps. Nothing like a real amp.

[@juanmarino8436]

yo tengo el ac tone, pero viendo este video reconosco que el american sound suena mucho mejor

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Estoy de acuerdo

[@isaacavello4649]

Una consulta respecto a la posicion o ubicacion de los pedales, es q parte es mejor ubicarlo este pedal, al princio al medio o altimo de todos los pedales?

[@mamaipatton]

Isaac Avello por lo que lei en comentarios anteriores, el lo ocupa al principio de su cadena luego todo lo demás.

[@Ggggpr]

I have the american sound but I need AC tone as well because... why not? It is so cheap!

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Absolutely!

[@jaystudio6970]

Actone winner

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

The only thing I don't like about the ACtone is the noise. Way noisier than the American Sound.

[@cesarveralatorre5198]

Noiser also when clean?

[@luisgoregonzalez7394]

American Sound win to me!

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Agreed. A rarely use the AcTone anymore, which makes me think I should give it a go. :)

[@crisjohnalvarez6036]

i play fender champ100 and i have this american sound its 95% sounding fender amp

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Yup. I agree completely.

[@crisjohnalvarez6036]

+David Niles how about british tone vs ac tone

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

I don't happen to have a British Tone, but that would be a good one to compare to these.

[@wisnumurti8178]

ceej john can we put this infront of an amp?

[@airdog1829]

Direct or via an amp?

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

For this demo I went right into my DAW, no amp at all. I have used the American Sound with an amplifier; on gigs mostly.

[@soulcaliber256]

Clean drive =AC tone Mids drive = American it's like a have real Cabsim.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Right, I don't think you need a cab sim for either of these.

[@RenoWeedLajos]

american plays a bit softer but this makes a difference. i would go fo the american

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

I use the American all the time, not so much the AC Tone. The thing I like about a real Vox amp is the compression, which you don't get with the pedal.

[@RenoWeedLajos]

nice to hear from you.. good job

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Thanks!

[@thewoodys_surf_instrumental]

The Hard Way

[@bigds2155]

You've completely missed the distinguishing features of these pedals. It's all about the "voice" dial. Set to noon on each.. You're not going to hear much difference. But when you move them on each pedal.. Thats when the tones really change.. 9 o'clock on the ac tone =ac30 3 o'clock =ac 15...on the American sound... 9 = twin reveb, 3 = tweed deluxe... Its all about the voice dial.. Then the eq.. And gain... Totally missed it dude. Shame

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Maybe this one is more to your liking, where I talk about that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKuyhGNjYsp_e8U

[@misterpurevil]

I believe this only works into your imagination, buddy! :-D The "voice"-dial controls frequency response and distortion output, so basicly at 9 o'clock you barely have distortion and the EQ has rolled back... would be cool if this would be a thing, but sadly it's a hard No.

[@linovinn7011]

Time stamp 2:17: Maybe this is the reason why Fender never was a high gain/Rock/HardRock/Metal amp. When the drive knob is at 4 o'clock on AMERICAN it is muddy whereas the Vox (ACTONE) is not. Ok, Vox never was a high gain amp, too. But it has a more wire-sound (I mean you hear the strings (made of steel) better in the mix. It is not that metall sssssouuuuuuchchchchchch.... :-)

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Yes, it seems if you are a metal player, Fender is not the way to go! Not a surprise though. The BF amps didn't have enough gain and the speakers flub out way too easily.

[@georgefromgreece4119]

impressed by the american sound more

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

It's a great pedal!

[@georgefromgreece4119]

@@anotherheadlessdemo your videos/ songs Mr Niles are excellent!

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Thank you!

[@SamuraiBud]

actone has better distortion

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

I totally agree.

[@DareBear2099]

budscom agree

[@theblytonian3906]

The two pedals are amp simulators, not distortion pedals. As such they have two completely different sounds and purposes. The American Sound is supposed to represent tone you can extract from a classic Fender 58 Deluxe amp which has a much cleaner overall sound. The ACTONE replicates the tones of a Vox AC30 and the *early* British beat era sound. Joyo do another with a lot of distortion they label to as British Sound. It replicates the Marshall tones. Frankly, as owner of both the Joyo American Sound and ACTONE, this is pretty rubbish 'comparison' demo it must be said. Plenty of comprehensive demos and comparison with the amp reviews elsewhere demonstrating that with the right config dialed in up by the end user, both of these replicate the tones of the target amps as good as any pedal could, arguably too perfectly.

[@draganm7823]

AC was cleaner and American muddier.

[@oscarabellorios]

@@theblytonian3906 Can you give me links of that demostrations?

[@emilianopoloescalante2187]

2:17 2:32

[@innerspacerace9196]

Mine is lost in the Mail,

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Oh no! Thankfully, they aren't some kind of expensive boutique pedal, right?

[@innerspacerace9196]

@@anotherheadlessdemo Yeah like my Moog MF 104m, it makes me feel special

[@gitarbangsatchanel8036]

not fair .. because the joyo have buffer .. the buffer american hit the ac tone

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Good point! I hadn't thought of that.

[@empireentertainmentevents1353]

American Sound sounds bigger, more dynamic.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Yes, I've started using that one again. It does sound fuller.

[@jorgemartin3422]

Una demostración muy poco inteligente. Solo comparas el drive de cada pedal. No comparas las diversas variantes que se pueden lograr con la ecualización en clean, por ejemplo. Si esto no tuviera importancia, el pedal no incorporaría los tres controles de agudo, medio y grave. Lamentablemente hay gente que no piensa que la guitarra eléctrica también se puede tocar en modo clean.

[@umovilac]

Estoy de acuerdo, y amén de eso, un control importantísimo de estos clones es el de "Voice", que solo lo prueba clavado a las 12 y nada mas... interesante el video por la comparación, pero muy pobre

[@marco-vn8si]

Pair of wankers!

[@johnsavage8226]

i hate the ac tone

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

I've gone back to using the American Sound pedal almost exclusively.

[@jorgemartin3422]

A very unintelligent demonstration. You only compare the drive of each pedal. Do not compare the various variants that can be achieved with the equalization in clean, for example. If this did not matter, the pedal would not incorporate the three high, medium and low controls. Unfortunately there are people who do not think that the electric guitar can also be played in clean mode.

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

Thanks. I was more interested in comparing the tone differences in each pedal, than in showing how clean they can sound.

[@jorgemartin3422]

@@anotherheadlessdemo So, probably the title of the publication is not appropriate. "Joyo American Sound vs. Joyo AC tone" seems to be a complete comparison.

[@minorcek]

@@jorgemartin3422 For anyone thats reading ^ ..Ill translate it for you "Ive come to this video, which is 100 percent free content, to complain"