I've heard other demos of this amp and it sounded awesome. I don't know what happened here.
@powerupthemachine92415 жыл бұрын
Thank you baby jesus for your channel reviewing this. EVERY other review of this consists of literally 5 seconds of them saying 'this is the joyo amp' then they play guitar for 30 minutes.
@nickfit36 жыл бұрын
Sounded so solid state to me... but love the review because I was VERY curious about that specific amp and this helps... a lot!
@bezimiennygrzes55934 жыл бұрын
Idk I have this amp and it doesn't sound anything like that, watch other review's
@philchieco8740 Жыл бұрын
Hi Phil. Would be great to see an updated review on the Joyo Tweedy Bantamp XL or entire line. I'm very surprised and impressed with this amp. Currently using as a backup and practice amp.
@ewilly032896 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard the best way to tone up these amps is to run the drive up just until that 12ax gets warmed up. Then any additional gain should come from pedals. Usually dropping the tone knob back to 11 or 10 o’clock. When you drive the amp with just the solid state and tube you get that really squishy distortion sound.
@jrduarte995 жыл бұрын
Really weird - I've seen some really cool tones from this amp in other videos
@milotin27555 жыл бұрын
Me too seen plenty of people get amazing tones out of this
@To2Flotan4 жыл бұрын
speakers are different
@blakehatton49903 жыл бұрын
I've got one. Sounds very close to my DSL40C. He has some kind of eq problem.
@tims24846 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Phil and Phil’s Family.
@smkinguitar6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Phillip , from Portland or.Really like to thank you for the gear videos , tips and tricks , it’s awesome to be able to go here and see and learn so much interesting stuff about gear , guitars etc,Merry Christmas and happy new year!
@vanlayknier26 жыл бұрын
Clean sounds is good, but on the other hand once the gain is high.. it sounds like a patch from a bad multi effects pedal. Not sure if it is the way it is recorded. That's just me. I love joyo's cheap stomps though. Many thanks for the review!
@guitarFlownimo6 жыл бұрын
Jackman ,.like Hugh Jackman! I already like it 😉 Happy Holidays,cheers Flo
@danielthompson57856 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting me know the Bluetooth mix isn't good.. that's what I needed to know.
@kdrake7776 жыл бұрын
It’s $150 but you need a cab which boosts the price considerably.
@MB-yw3pv6 жыл бұрын
kdrake777 not if you already have a cab
@kdrake7776 жыл бұрын
MB215 Did you get it for free?
@cloneorder66416 жыл бұрын
kdrake777 even if he did, I sure didn't! Lol
@brutalbeetle6 жыл бұрын
You can't equate the cab cost into it, because if you sell it, you don't sell the cab, you keep the cab for your next head unit.
@BloodpactORG6 жыл бұрын
You don't need a cab at all. Headphones or a DAC will do. These are best used in the home studio anyway. Not that I would use the Jackman, it sucks. The Meteor and the Zombie however, unbeatable.
@tomulator6 жыл бұрын
The biggest, glaring, omission on all of the Bantamps is that you cannot footswitch from the clean channel to the dirty channel. That functionality would make them an ideal practice amp for bands.
@milotin27555 жыл бұрын
You can so just kick the fkn amp in the face , foot switch achieved , friggin NOOBS
@MaTTheWish7 ай бұрын
Actually.....
@MichelleTaylor16 жыл бұрын
Nice review as always. However, you say “it’s the only one doing that” when mentioning the amps Bluetooth feature. The Blackstar BEAM also has that same feature, AND has inbuilt multieffects, can be used for both bass guitar, electric guitar and acoustic guitar, sounds great and also has superwide stereo.💁🏼
@dalepal6 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing how such a small amp with that many features is available for less than $150.
@CyberRabid.6 жыл бұрын
When you connected the pedal I didn't see you turn the gain off on the amp. Some light hate me for saying this, but there is such a thing as too much gain. I believe that was the cause of the fizziness.
@dironifish4 жыл бұрын
I bought this amp. I love it. I just wish it had a foot switch for channel switching instead of a toggle. A pedal works great anyway , so it's really not a big deal. If it needs to be louder for a gig, put a mic in front of it. It's a hell of alot easier to carry than a half stack. And a hell of alot cheaper.
@joshrichards17022 жыл бұрын
The Jackman II has footswitchable channels.
@nathanchang19536 жыл бұрын
As a Chinese I never trust any chinese music brands, cheap made bad quality. But this one totally blown me away. I doubt those negative reviews ever own a tube amp. I never found an effects pedal or an amp below $500 that can give a nice Mesa Boogie rectifier sound until tried this.
@sebastien16646 жыл бұрын
Don't judge the whole bantamp series from just one video. Great amps for the price point.
@stevehogan88296 жыл бұрын
Hey Phillip, good to see you playing the Copper Strat. Those humbuckers aren't too bad.
@HPPrintervx4p5q6 жыл бұрын
The comment section is sponsered by boss
@joshrichards17022 жыл бұрын
It’s definitely loud enough to gig with. Source: me gigging with it.
@johnnymankins11396 жыл бұрын
Love your honesty brother! Happy holidays!!
@chengliu8726 жыл бұрын
You should do a review of the Joyo Bantcab one day. As the name would suggest, it is a speaker cabinet that is designed to go with the Bantamp series of amp heads.
@Gutch2206 жыл бұрын
I think the "cleaner" sound was a bit better. The distorted tone sounded a little brighter than a Marshall tube amo to my ears. Maybe it sounds different in person since it's coming out of my computer speakers. It's an interesting idea. we'll see if other companies build similar units. One thing I always take into consideration is that -to me- you are going to trade tone and power for size and "novelty". I also don't really like when one amp tries to copy another amp. It's almost always a failure. You're better off designing around your own original sound. I don't think I'm going to go out and buy one of these right now, but we'll see what other products come out in the future. I also wonder how much of a difference other pre-amp tubes would make.
@cruedevil716 жыл бұрын
That sounded great actually. Not so impressed with the boost in front but straight into the amp was nice and open sounding.
@devilsdoorbell6 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to the Bluejay demo. Curious to hear the Jackman in person where any KZbin audio effect doesn't get in the way before I pass judgement too far. The boost sure made it sound thin and scratchy to my ears, but the sound prior to that wasn't so bad for a low watt low priced amp. Seems like I'm in the minority based on early comments.
@jeremydunn99716 жыл бұрын
thanx for your review, i wont be buying this
@MarcG286 жыл бұрын
wow..... that sounded terrible
@hadin1016 жыл бұрын
yeah sounds like crap... especially with that pedal in front of it
@NicBurrows6 жыл бұрын
I have the BlueJay. Very impressive. Would love to see your take on it, particularly as a pedal platform and also with what type of cabinet sounds great. Also, any chance you could do a shootout with other amps like this? Vox MV Clean?
@kibon83874 жыл бұрын
quick question, can you use this amp for direct to audio interface or mixer? ive been thinking of buying between the blue jay/atomic or amp in a box pedal to go direct.
@beraun16 жыл бұрын
Was that a bit of "Cover Me" in that clean riff???? Love it!!!!
@MetallicA296 жыл бұрын
Digging your production!
@nanimonada98606 жыл бұрын
I'm wearing those same akg s to watch this video. So comfy.
@lorenzowoodmusic6 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why you say it needs to be loud to gig with. Can’t you just pull it up in your monitor mix and in the mains?
@trevorblackbirdguitar99526 жыл бұрын
I love the sound of it to be honest.
@EphICanIMite6 жыл бұрын
I don't think it sounded too bad. Sure, it's not as smooth/warm as a tube amp. But then, it's not as fragile as a tube amp either. Sometimes, I wonder if those that say it sounds thin 'n fizzy or whatever... are listening to it through a cell phone or pc speakers that are making it sound thin 'n fizzy? I'm listening through KRK Rokit 6 monitors and a KRK sub and it's not bad at all.
@nlmal46 жыл бұрын
Hi Phillip, love jcm joyo amp. Next year I will buy it. 👌🏾👍🏾🎸 I do have already the blue BlueJay awesome 🎸🎸🎸
@quiksilver782 жыл бұрын
Whatever happened to the BlueJay demo? there's a new Tweedy coming out with the bold "T" - Are there any Fender T amps or is T for Trash?
@BoudreauGuitars6 жыл бұрын
$50 more and you could buy a Katana 50, think about that. A good review none the less!
@wowdogeful6 жыл бұрын
The Boss Katana sucks, it has one of the worst clean tones I've ever heard.
@BoudreauGuitars6 жыл бұрын
Maybe you need to learn how to adjust an amp properly or you haven’t heard a lot of amps
@charlescampbell58946 жыл бұрын
I can't believe the Katana 50 is so well regarded. That thing is a piece of junk. The one I got was defective and even when it worked, it didn't sound fantastic. I got it to basically the best it could get and it doesn't even come close to a valve amp. I sold that junk like 4 months after buying it and just went back to my Hot Rod Deluxe for practicing. You can get a used Blues Jr. or Hot Rod Deluxe for like $150 more. It's worth just saving up
@jguth66 жыл бұрын
just ordered myself a katana 50! so excted for it coming! going from an older marshal mg
@guitardudeguy31396 жыл бұрын
Katana amps are awesome...anything can sound bad if you don't know how to adjust the controls. Joyo amps are...meh...they're okay , but much better out there for the money.
@kainx995 жыл бұрын
I got myself a Joyo Zombie, and Joyo Vivo. I am using them with a Harley Benton Vintage 1x12 cab, and the Zombie sounds great. The ViVo is very hissy amp... I am thinking about swapping the tube, because once I lower the gain to very low, it stop hissing. And the Zombie just does not hiss with gain at max... So I am guessing the tube is defective.
@kibon83874 жыл бұрын
quick question, can you use this amp for direct to audio interface or mixer? ive been thinking between blue jay/atomic or amp in a box pedal to go direct.
@kainx994 жыл бұрын
@@kibon8387 I am no recording engineer, but I would say no. The back has 2 output: - 1 for the speaker cab - 1 for the headphones (mini-audio standard) for cab simulation. If you want to use this amp in a recording studio, I think you have to mic it up with a proper cab.
@kibon83874 жыл бұрын
@@kainx99 yeah, that what i thought. Thank you.
@kibon83874 жыл бұрын
question, can you use this amp for direct to audio interface or mixer? ive been thinking between this or amp in a box pedal.
@Alexander_Tronstad5 жыл бұрын
Why the double message? The title says "I would pass", the review says sounds great and has a lot of features for a good price.
@amirlandau36436 жыл бұрын
I think i have the same pair of headphones! Thats cool!
@peschedave6 жыл бұрын
that sounded bloody awful Well done joyo you have produced a turd of an amp! Give me an orange micro terror any day!
@Nick-ej3qe6 жыл бұрын
was thinking the same thing, that thing sounds horrible
@Wedge_A_276 жыл бұрын
The whole time, I was thinking about how good my Micro Terror sounds. Doesn't have those features, for sure, but it sounds SO GOOD.
@MB-yw3pv6 жыл бұрын
Dave Hardy Dont judge by this video, something must of went wrong while he recorded this cause no other video about this amp sounds this bad, just go watch a couple and you'll see what I mean
@harryklippton6 жыл бұрын
Dave Hardy especially considering they cost about the same
@BloodpactORG6 жыл бұрын
Actually, the Joyo Meteor is way better than the Micro Terrors. (Real tone knob, better gain structure and cabinet simulated headphone out, while being cheaper) The Jackman and Atomic are the only unusable Joyo amps. The Zombie and the Meteor are better than the competition. And the Bluejay and VIVO are fine, especially when you consider that the only alternatives are the lousy VOX AC microtube and the pathetic Peavey Piranha, respectively.
@robertclarkguitar5 жыл бұрын
Something to note. PHIL. Samsung. Or android. Go into settings, about phone, tap on build number 7 times fast. It will bring up hidden developer settings in menu settings go back once into settings and see developer options. Tap on that. Now scroll down to bluetooth. Tap on that and see ADVP etc. Try one that is suitable to the build of the bluetooth on the amp. You'll find that newer devices have better result moving to better quality streaming. Good luck. Just another android nerd. Musician. Lol
@finnancahill26446 жыл бұрын
The others are much better. Also a simple fix to make them sound better is to replace the tube as it's a cheap Chinese tube
@vantonilin6 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Very objective.
@jamess12656 жыл бұрын
Did I miss it ? But what about the speaker cabinet, what was the head plugged into ? Also what can it be a plugged in to as far as Speaker Cabinet goes?
@Lowtech146 жыл бұрын
A Marshall ‘inspired’ amp that sounds better clean. Hmmm.. I did like the clean channel
@baronvonchickenpants65646 жыл бұрын
Wow loved you playing on this!! Which one to buy........arrrg
@mttclifford6 жыл бұрын
If you could, give a review of the "Atomic" in this amp Series. It claims to be reminiscent of the hallowed Vox AC 30
@dustinwilloughby2964 жыл бұрын
There's still not many reviews of the Atomic out there. I'm curious about it too
@nicolamontoro6 жыл бұрын
Hi Phil. Great video. Quick question what’s the story on the seafoam green tele on the wall I never see you play it?
@BretAmes6 жыл бұрын
Hi Phillip, I am so lost as to WHICH Joyo Bantamp to buy. (not into the Blutooth - I play along to Ytube backing tracks on my PC/Hifi - great sound). I have looked at your review and so many others. I love a Clean Strat (neck and middle PUP) sound and a Big distorted Bridge PUP sound with my San Dimas. I currently use my old Yamaha G100 212ll (with the volume almost Off), that is way too Large, heavy and loud and rough looking for my sitting room/lounge. I was thinking of putting the Yam' G100 speakers into a nice cabinet and running them with a Joyo Bantamp? I also use a Golden plexi distortion pedal, a Joyo Dyna Compressor and a Zoom G3Xn Multi FX. I have a San Dimas that I bought after you reviewed it and have loved it ever since. I also have a Bullet Strat. Please can you offer any suggestions. Thank you, from the UK
@jameskrys52866 жыл бұрын
Please do a side by side of this amp and a Hotone Purple Wind.
@DylanShield3 жыл бұрын
Don’t know what he was up to but I don’t think it was the amp’s fault. It sounded like it was recorded on a cellphone! Garbage tracking and mixing compared to other videos of this amp.
@rogerstill716 жыл бұрын
I'll stick to my Roland Micro Cube, Samick Be-Bop Deluxe, and my Peavey Black Widow. That thing sounds like a trash collection.
@milotin27555 жыл бұрын
Okily dokily
@alwaysrockn20096 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@ldesmond67296 жыл бұрын
Hey Phillip, I was wondering if you knew of a modern equivalent to the Fender Brown Face amps of the 60s
@ignaciobustamante64774 жыл бұрын
Hi Phillip, i want to know in your opinion, which is closest to the jcm 800 sound: the bantamp jackman or the pedal pal fx 800 emulator? I know you've tried both. Cheers.
@ignaciobustamante64773 жыл бұрын
Hi Phillip please I want to know your opinion on this :)
@FangPaw6 жыл бұрын
This might be a silly question - does it clean up like a real Marshall would when you roll back the vol on the guitar?
@JWCFB6 жыл бұрын
That guitar sounds great. Is that your favorite axe?
@jerrywhite88103 жыл бұрын
At 4:45 you turned into Joey Ramone.
@H3LLBRING3R476 жыл бұрын
here come all of the tube elitests....
@lrproductions20976 жыл бұрын
This may or may not be a stupid question, but is this considered an amp "head"? And if so, how would you compare this to the Orange Micro Terror? They are about the same price. Thanks!
@achurro6506 жыл бұрын
n o t i c e me d A d
@aljohno726 жыл бұрын
Hi from the uk love the channel 😎 I own a Id core v2 20w from Blackstar but want to venture into effects pedals would this work with this amp or do I need to change to a non modelling amp ? Also have u got any cheap recommendations on pedals to get me started looking for a overdriven blues tone 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
@brutalbeetle6 жыл бұрын
Run pedals into clean or crunch and it'll work fine. Start with a blues driver, it's a classic.
@Steve-nq8jc6 жыл бұрын
De la fizz! Horrible. Great video as always Phil.
@cheeseUout6 жыл бұрын
Could you run this without a cab and be safe? I need an amp that sound great through headphones
@chrisg00013 жыл бұрын
Yes
@elmeromero65596 жыл бұрын
great vid n' amp.. but just one doubt.. if I wanna play through the headphones is it necessary to plug the amp into a cab ?? or Can I play just through the headphones connected into the amp??..I'll appreciate someone replies me..t-you..=)
@willimitus5 жыл бұрын
I have played without a cab attatched so I think you'll be fine with just headphones.
@J0nny616 жыл бұрын
got to agree that's one awful sounding little amp, sounds nothing like valves, way over distorted.. Great video though Phil as usual.
@Velkus966 жыл бұрын
Philip are any of the bantam amps similar to Fender Hot Rod?
@endrizo4 жыл бұрын
you want a les paul but lighter and with a trem? ....haaa there you have it...nice.
@HayesProject796 жыл бұрын
Ill keep my ID core 10 for a late night practice amp
@cloneorder66416 жыл бұрын
Tone Chaser agreed. Love the thing
@TonyHookedonVanlife6 жыл бұрын
listening with my studio headphones - this sounded just 'okay'... Honestly, so far, the Joyo Zombie is the best I have heard of this series. Obviously a metal-oriented amp head, check Ola Englund's demo here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXS0nHympNmoZq8 The Zombie would probably be the only one of these mini-heads from Joyo I personally would buy, but I AM a metal player. Their pedals are excellent though.
@jerrymckenzie62056 жыл бұрын
I think that's the best guitar sound I've heard on your channel. Didn't need the pedal in front of the amp, actually sounded much better without it IMO. Wish we had stuff like this when I was coming up!
@jerrymckenzie62056 жыл бұрын
john m sounds thick and crunchy through my studio monitors, though I see lots of mixed comments here.
@cruedevil716 жыл бұрын
I think most negative comments are from beginners. Also its hard to distinguish bad/good tones on YT because of the horrible compression.
@lookingforwhiteprivilege93306 жыл бұрын
Really? I think that’s the worst guitar tone I’ve heard on this channel. I was listening through headphones.
@sparky1916 жыл бұрын
Sounds bad to me also. I wonder is it something youtube I'd doing.
@cruedevil716 жыл бұрын
All audio on KZbin is compressed (approximately to around 126 kbps AAC), which in itself isn’t such a bad thing; AAC compression can sound ok at relatively low bitrates. It becomes a problem, however, when poorly compressed videos are used as source files - effectively compressing the audio twice. In an attempt to improve the situation, Google does recommend using higher bitrate source files of 384 kbps when uploading videos, but even when these guidelines are followed the audio has still been compressed twice - not good! April 29, 2015 by Marc Henshall
@TheRosswise6 жыл бұрын
For this price, you can get a used Marshall Valvestate VS100. That amp is a lot louder, sounds much better and has 3 channels.
@TrippyTheShroom6 жыл бұрын
I don't think it sounds bad at all, really.
@Spidouz6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but no thank you! The only Joyo amp I heard that actually sounded good was the Dual-Klonz... all others, not for me!
@dirkbonesteel6 жыл бұрын
Think I saw one at a Guitar Center but price was way higher. So high it should have had a special slot to put wieners in
@keithbrinkman79836 жыл бұрын
Price??????
@beaverhead016 жыл бұрын
almost 200 dollars us
@mattkellar20026 жыл бұрын
i just got this amp......sounds nothing like this
@noahmartin82536 жыл бұрын
Matt Kellar do you like it?
@mattkellar20026 жыл бұрын
Noah Martin very much so.... I'm going to gig with it this weekend. I'm putting the Friedman BE-OD in front of it. Using a cheap peavey 1x12 cab and it sounds good. Very good sound for under 300 bucks and that's including the cab. Amp is 159 and the cab was 129 on Zzounds
@otaviofenderstrat42205 жыл бұрын
@@mattkellar2002 It takes pedals well in the CLEAN channel ? I dont care the dirty channel....just clean for my pedals.
@mattkellar20025 жыл бұрын
@@otaviofenderstrat4220 it takes pedals pretty darn good....ive had it a year now and its still going. im still gigging with it. it seems it does the best on the clean channel just as its starting to break up. hard to beat the price.
@otaviofenderstrat42205 жыл бұрын
@@mattkellar2002 thank ' s my friend....but this little thing is laud as hell in some reviews here on youtube.....can i play in my apartment with LOW volume? GAIN AND VOLUME ( clean channel ) almost zero like 8 o' clock will work? ....did you play with Low volume in your home yet? What settings did you use?
@dvaoa5 жыл бұрын
So as it turns out, it doesn't take pedals well at all. Pass.