Joyo BanTamp XL Tweedy | Tube-flavored Fender amp tones + extra features for €159! Review & Demo

[@RichWordsMusic]

And here's your timestamps: 00:00 Hello! 00:11 Introduction to the Tweedy 00:47 Specs and features 01:37 Front panel 02:54 Back panel 03:31 Today’s plan and rig signal chain Humbucker sound samples 04:44 Both amp channels with all controls at 12 o’clock 04:59 Clean tones 06:15 Indie rock tones 07:51 Classic rock tones 08:51 Hard rock tones 10:08 Modern rock tones 10:39 Punk rock tones 11:18 Progressive rock tones (Drop D tuning) 12:13 Metal tones (Drop D tuning) Single coil sound samples 13:11 Both amp channels with all controls at 12 o’clock 13:26 Clean tones 14:42 Indie rock tones 15:53 Classic rock tones 16:50 Hard rock tones 17:46 Alt rock tones 17:59 Punk rock tones 18:41 Progressive rock tones (Drop D tuning) 19:38 Metal tones (Drop D tuning) 20:10 Running the Friedman BE-OD overdrive pedal into the Tweedy 20:33 Running the Harley Benton Duality Delay & Reverb into the amp’s FX Loop 21:23 Epiphone Les Paul classic rock loop 26:11 Fender Telecaster indie rock loop 30:12 My thoughts 30:28 What I like about the amp: sounds 32:14 It takes pedals well 32:41 Size, weight, price, build quality 32:56 Headphones out and Bluetooth capability 33:46 This amp is LOUD! 34:09 The Voice control 34:48 What I don’t like: no reverb 35:19 No direct recording out 35:56 What’s the competition for the Tweedy? 37:51 My final conclusion on the Tweedy 38:18 Thanks and goodbye

[@kennyh5083]

Very good demo, Thanks!

[@jonathanchable8683]

Awesome review. I think you tried so many styles and genres in your playing in order to show all that could be done with this amp. I want to get one now

[@phishfan]

Sounds like REEF at 15:10??

[@RichWordsMusic]

Ha, yeah, it's pretty close, I agree! Place Your Hands is in Drop D, but still... they're brotherly riffs for sure ;)

[@phishfan]

@@RichWordsMusic Huge fan- their new stuff is still kicking ass. Saw the Glow tour in a tiny club in Vancouver- they were doing festivals in England but nobody knew them here at all. killer band.

[@mrgrogfather]

Absolutely one of the best demo's I've watched. I have a Jackman and a Tweedy and use an aby pedal to, 2 x Celestion vintage 30's for live work. In the early 70's doing pub rock, bigger was better. My back doesn't agree anymore.

[@julianotaday2]

Você liga os dois cabeçotes na mesma caixa e troca no aby? Como faz a ligação dos cabeçotes? O drive desse tweedy parece melhor do que o Jackman, mais drive

[@fabiodwyer8964]

@@julianotaday2tenho um tweedy e um zombie e faço o mesmo que o carinha aí de cima. Ligo com dois pedais line selector aby da fender. Saindo do external cabinet um cabo no input do pedal, e nos outputs do pedal, ligo cada um dos Joyos; deixa-os sempre ligados na posição y (a/b simultaneamente). Daí tenho dois inputs pra lidar, um de cada amp. É aí que ligo o segundo line selector, no input de cada Joyo, conecto os dois cabos nos dois outputs do line selector, e no input do selector plugo a guitarra. Pode pensar com em dois estágios, um line selector entre o speaker e os cabeçotes e outro entre os cabeçotes e a guitarra. Uso apenas o segundo line selector entre os cabeçotes e a guitarra pra selecionar qual cabeçote está ligado ou se quero os dois simultaneamente. O line selector entre o speaker e os cabeçotes fica ligado o tempo todo com os dois cabeçotes simultaneamente. Dá pra eliminar a necessidade do line selector entre o speaker e os cabeçotes usando um adaptador de um plugue macho no speaker e suas fêmeas pros cabeçotes, um cabo Y. Esse sistema é como um grande circuito pra ligar os amps em série ou paralelo.

[@SamFranklinMusic]

incredible review, thank you!!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it! Cheers for watching :)

[@GenkiGenkiPanic]

hands down the best video demo that ive seen for these.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot, I’m glad you found it useful!

[@michaelnewsomegreen5500]

Hi Richard, Ok I am sold. I have a couple of Fender amps as well as a Fishman. The Yoyo amp however, allows me to send the signal direct to the mixing desk without the need of additional mics. Thanks so much for this great review, I hope Joyo buys you a drink, thanks so much.

[@RichWordsMusic]

No problem Michael, glad you found my video useful! Yes, the Joyo amps are incredibly practical in that way. Combine that with the tiny size and weight, and those tones, and they're well worth looking at. And yes, I'll happily take that drink if Joyo are reading these comments :) Cheers and rock on!

[@robertsilver5130]

Excellent, thorough review of the surprisingly impressive Tweedy. Well done, Rich!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it! I have to agree too - I was really pleasantly surprised with this amp :) It can do way more than most people would probably give it credit for!

[@slowpoke6805]

I’ve got myself a tweedy. Really impressed with it. Sold my modeller and chucked tweedy on my board with my pedals and the Joyo cab box. My band plays with a triggered/silent drum kit and low stage volume. With this set up I can run direct/foldback monitoring, power a cab on stage or both. Publicans love it and it’s much easier on the back 😊 Good video mate

[@RichWordsMusic]

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it! And yes, the Tweedy would be excellent fort anything like that. No one needs to lug a full-size rig around any more, realistically, and products like this just make everything so easy. Rock on!

[@klauswigsmith]

This little amps are amazing. I have the Jackmann II and I run it through a Marshall 2x12. I bet it'd crack plaster if I pushed it hard enough! Looking at adding the Zombie II to my arsel. Great review, btw!

[@DemonKingOFFICIAL]

Surprisingly good for metal tones… wow. Wasn’t expecting that. Thought it only did clean.

[@RichWordsMusic]

It surprised me too. I think because this is a Fendery amp in nature, most people don't even bother to crank it - but it does the high-gain stuff better than you'd imagine!

[@MrNefrego]

Congrats on your fantastic review!! The info I needed and then some! Great work!!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot, glad you found the video useful! These are great little amps :) Rock on!

[@JakeLeighGuitar]

Great video Rich 😊 I agree, a reverb would be very beneficial! Cool little amp.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Cheers man! Yeah, great little amp that'd be even better with a simple spring reverb built in.

[@Arthur_My_Dear]

Of all the Bantamp vids I’ve watched, this is the best sounding and I think shows the Tweedy ii to be the most versatile one as well

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! And yes, the Tweedy really is an extremely versatile amp - it can do a lot more than most videos seem to show :) Cheers and rock on!

[@michielroom]

Great video. I have this amp and I’m happy with it. Good to see a video with all those different settings. Thank you.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot! Glad you're enjoying yours too, and hope there's a few tonal settings in here you can try. Cheers 🤘

[@omikl]

I bought the Jackman XL and came back for the Tweedy. I already had a Kustom Defender 1x12 cabinet to use with an Orange Micro Terror, but I decided to get a cheap 8 Ohm speaker to put into that & replace the 16 Ohm that came as standard. I got a Pulse P12C which was dirt cheap and let me wring more volume out of these little boxes. My larger amps haven't left the house in months. These things work so well for practice & small gigs.

[@RichBischoff]

That Les Paul sounds awesome. What model is it? Great vid Rich!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks Rich! That's my trusty 2014 Epiphone Les Paul Traditional Pro. Seems to have been a great year for them... I've had mine since new in 2014.

[@MaTTheWish]

@@RichWordsMusic Awesome colour too!

[@LuisVasquezMusic]

All of the bantamps have been on my radar for a while. They are a great option for practice and gigging. Small, no weight, got can put them to a 2x12 and you are set. God if you could, 2 of them with 2 1x12 for full stereo and you're not breaking the bank.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Exactly, I think they're great for all of that stuff. I have the Meteor as well (video to come!) so I should deffo try hooking them up together!

[@julianotaday2]

​@@RichWordsMusicqual tem o drive melhor ? O meteor ou esse tweedy?

[@robertoyanezschmidt9309]

What a great review! ❤

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot! Really glad you enjoyed it :)

[@djmojolosangeles]

Hi Rich , great review as always! That little amp does a great job, I already have a a Peavey Vypr 1 and a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. I really would be interested to know if at some point they can a make a version like this Joyo in a rechargeable version, to be truly mobile? Thank you for all the work that you do Rich, have a blessed day my friend!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed this one too! You've already got a couple of decent amps there of course. I think it totally would make sense for Joyo to make a truly wireless and rechargeable version - some other brands have done this kind of thing recently and it goes down well. Thanks again, and rock on 😊

[@raymondtong2640]

Great demo. A question if ok. How do you hook up the cab sim? Via the effect send? The bluebox don’t have power amp sim I believe would that make a difference? Thx.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! No worries: I went from the Speaker Outputs port on the Joyo into the In on the BluBOX. So I was using the BluBOYX only for the cabinet simulator, and everything else is the Joyo. Hope that helps!

[@raymondtong2640]

@@RichWordsMusic just realise the bluebox has speaker level input. Thx.

[@witoldwitoszekrecords3253]

I've been looking for an amp for indie rock and I've found it here. Thanks.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Yep, it's a great choice for that! I'm playing indie rock the vast majority of the time and the Tweedy does a fantastic job of it :)

[@grahamfarley1497]

HiRich-wouldthis head be okwith a 16ohm 2x12Cab? 65creamebacs or V types ?

[@RichWordsMusic]

Hi Graham, yes, that would be just fine! Anything 8 ohms or more is fine. I love Creambacks, so that'd be my choice :)

[@grahamfarley1497]

@@RichWordsMusic Yeah me too - thanks Pal 😁

[@arbitermatt]

A built in reverb and this would be a perfect low-cost amp for a few fly gigs in the config you have here (using a blubox / similar cab simulator to the desk)

[@RichWordsMusic]

Yep, I really think they missed a trick not including a reverb. Would've raised the price just a tiny bit, but made the amp way more suitable for exactly that use case...

[@andiebetjemann7920]

The Voice Knobs indicates, that there is maybe the circuit inside of the Joyo American True Tone Pedal. That offers quite a wide variety of usable sounds. Especially because the tone Control of the Bantamp Series (at least for the Jackman and the Atomic) is usable over the entire range of the tone knob.

[@RichWordsMusic]

I agree - on reflection, I think that's what this amp is... the American Sound with a tube preamp and a Class D power amp attached! Which is not a bad thing at all... it's a great pedal, and as you say, there are simply loads of tonal options to work with.

[@andrerubio]

Excellent video, could anyone who has an amplifier like this tell me if it has enough volume to play with a band at gigs for approximately 70 or 100 people?

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! The Joyo is really pretty loud with a cab - if you want really clean sounds (like pristine clean) you might need a little more power, but otherwise I think you could gig that size no problem!

[@juliobonnemaison9179]

Pristine review... I ordered one.... can't wait...

[@RichWordsMusic]

Awesome, hope you enjoy it when it arrives! I am really, really impressed with this amp. Thanks for watching!

[@headcaver]

i've got a jackman (jcm800 clone) and it sounds exactly the same.. Are the other models so similar as well?

[@julianotaday2]

Este está parecendo melhor que o Jackman

[@notwaiting]

Thanks for staying with the same chord progression and then rearranging all the dials during the demo instead of going through 20 different solos, key changes and chord progressions. It's much easier to hear what's happening with the amp when you present it this way IMHO!

[@moosey62]

Hey mate Nice demo, thanks. So, you were running it through an IR cab sim the whole time?

[@RichWordsMusic]

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it! Yep, I ran the amp into the BluGuitar BluBOX cab sim box, and that went to my audio interface. It was like that for the duration of the video.

[@kennyh5083]

Sounds perty good to me!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Agreed!

[@LinkMarcosPro1]

That Epiphone is great!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Yes, I love it!

[@NicolasGalante]

19:53 : Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer ?

[@johangodard6184]

Airbourne Fan 🤘🔥

[@RichWordsMusic]

Love them! Such an amazing live band too 🤘

[@johangodard6184]

@@RichWordsMusic yes I'm French. I've seen in 2019 and soon at Orange with Megadeth for the 8 August 2023 🤘🔥🔥

[@ROBERTSTEPHENS-vk1lr]

I just got mine today

[@RichWordsMusic]

Happy new amp day! I hope you're enjoying it!

[@DMSProduktions]

Coffee shop gig? That's like BEATNIK MAAANNN!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Ha ha, yeah baby! What other 'quiet gigs' can I mention for the next Bantamp video that aren't quite so bohemian?! Help appreciated ;)

[@DMSProduktions]

@@RichWordsMusic Hmm, the olde time sing along at Nanna's nursing home? Kiddy gig at the local Kinder. Dinner music a a fine dining restaurant! There's a few!

[@RichWordsMusic]

@@DMSProduktions Now those are some great ideas... I particularly like the sophistication of the fine dining restaurant ;)

[@DMSProduktions]

@@RichWordsMusic SO do I!

[@markhill9275]

Maynard G Krebbs man!

[@PooNinja]

I taught I saw a puddy tat. 🐤?? Oh tweed I get it. I’ll liking these 2 channel versions. I’m thinking of moving the selector switch on my single channel zombie to a foot switch IDK so many possibilities for projects I can decide.

[@RichWordsMusic]

He he! Yeah, you should try it... or sell up and buy a new one. Quicker project for sure.

[@DMSProduktions]

GOT a TIE fighter to design?

[@DMSProduktions]

HANDY little amp! I bought a new amp last week, (used!) An Ashton BT50! They don't make them any more. It's not a bad amp. I mean a 50W all valve combo for $300!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Cool! Make a video about it! There's not much about them on Google but the one pic I found looks cool... and if it's still in good nick that's a cracking price!

[@DMSProduktions]

@@RichWordsMusic I will eventually! I am YEARS behind really! Many set backs got in the way!

[@RichWordsMusic]

@@DMSProduktions Well, just look at lit like you run on your own schedule. Some people do a video every day, some every week, and some every six months! You're still regular if you do it that way too ;)

[@DMSProduktions]

@@RichWordsMusic Yeah, I know, just LOTS of shite aggravating my life the past few years!

[@RichWordsMusic]

@@DMSProduktions I know, take your time and when you're ready we'll be waiting!

[@barnaclerusty]

I have yet to figure out if you can use bluetooth headphones with it?…with no computer. I am assuming you are using bluetooth headphones with your computer and not the Joyo?

[@RichWordsMusic]

I don't think you can connect it to Bluetooth headphones, unfortunately... I've tried with a couple of my pairs and get no results. In my videos, I actually play with headphones plugged directly into the amp or the audio interface. I think the only way you'll get an answer that's 100% correct is if you try contacting Joyo directly! Let me know if you do and if you hear anything back please.

[@40pianos]

How much coke did you do before this review?

[@camhaines5482]

Tweedy or Orange Micro Terror?

[@claydecoursey2339]

Tweedy. By a long shot, I found out the hard way, unfortunately

[@RichWordsMusic]

Yeah, I'd say Tweedy as well. Does more, more connectivity and features... and possibly better tones too!

[@650thunderbird]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks my friend!

[@BrianGay57]

Me want!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Hope you manage to get your hands on one soon! It’s a great little amp!

[@leonthompson8988]

That gain is not coming from a single 12ax7 preamp tube

[@RichWordsMusic]

I agree, there must extra stuff in there that's responsible for the higher gain sounds.

[@DMSProduktions]

@@RichWordsMusic Yeah, DIODES!

[@RichWordsMusic]

@@DMSProduktions Indeed!

[@mikegee729]

The specs mention a JFET. BTW, diodes would add no gain. Just sayin'...

[@RichWordsMusic]

@@mikegee729 I should probably ask Joyo exactly what's doing the magic in there, actually.

[@stoneysdead689]

I think Joyo took their American Sound pedal, the Oxford Sound, The California, etc.- and put them in an amp format with a 12AX7 preamp and a class D solid state power amp. Really smart move- utilizes the same "voice" technology to adjust the midrange and gain- making it more or less aggressive. The only thing I didn't like about this design with the pedal was that you couldn't scoop the mids without losing some gain and aggression as well. I wanted to retain the gain and aggression and just scoop mids. From what I understand their Zombie Bantamp does just that. And- it about the same cost as a good dirt pedal. That said- if you don't already have a cab- or a cab box/pedal- you have to buy that as well. And if you go the DI route- some kind of FRFR speaker. But- I already have a Blackstar club 40- the speaker plugs into the head of the amp on the rear- it's 8 ohm 75 watts- perfect fit. I should be able to set this on top of my combo amp and just plug the speaker into it when I want to use it. Tbh I probably have enough pedals to do the job already but- always room for more gear.

[@rigelloar7474]

Good thorough review, kudos.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it!

[@quiksilver78]

What's a bit odd about this release is the fact that historically, Joyo has come up with cheeky names for these amps (i.e BlueJay, AtomiC, JaCkMan, etc) this amp highlights the T which stands for ...? It is based on the '57 Custom Deluxe (Tweed is just a more descriptive nickname) so that amp should be CD like CheeseDick or some other play on words 🤣The other thing is that the format of these amps are sooo 2014. They should convert the entire Bantamp to pedal format like the Orange Stamp - and God knows they already have the casing for it from the Joyo Preamp pedal (keep the 12AX7 preamp tube, though)

[@RichWordsMusic]

I know what you mean. If they were being designed from the drawing board again, these would be pedal amps for sure. Everyone is making those now! Didn't know about the name thing, though... I reckon Tweedy stands for 'lots of Fenderish sounds'. The voice control sort of takes you through a few of the eras of Fender tone. The amp actually really reminds me of my HB American Sound pedal (which is the same as the Joyo one) and that does the tonal journey thing as well. The Tweedy is effectively that pedal with a tube-featuring preamp and a class D power amp stuck on it!

[@quiksilver78]

@@RichWordsMusic Totally! I think that’s where they got the idea from: the Joyo American Sound, but there’s a pedal for that already and they already have the BlueJay which they say stands for Blues/Jazz but who are they trying to fool, Fender? 🤣 Everyone was like “riiiiigh….that’s a Blues Junior, bud!”

[@RichWordsMusic]

@@quiksilver78 Ha ha, exactly! Why not combine them and it'll fool everybody ;)

[@SoniaGail]

$250 u can buy the artist 5 watt valve for that

[@LEON4PRES]

Does ANYBODY do reviews using cabinets anymore?

[@RichWordsMusic]

Plenty of people do, but not me! Sadly I live in a place where I can't make the noise a cab produces :(

[@scottagar6061]

If your not running an actual cab this demo doesn't tell me much. Some like to hear the room sound.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Yep, I take the point. Sadly I currently live in an apartment where cabs are not an option ;) But I've had this running a couple of times elsewhere with cabs and it does sound great, and it gets LOUD. There's a few vids of this amp on KZbin with real cabs - have a look at those and they might help.

[@Zeonoid]

sorry your sound somehow sucks

[@RichWordsMusic]

That's alright, not everyone can like my sound all the time! I think the Tweedy is pretty decent sounding, but it's very different to my normal amp (H&K Black Spirit 200).

[@southpawlibranine3511]

Dude your timing is shot

[@RichWordsMusic]

You mean the vid's not synced? Works for me, give it a refresh and it should be fine.

[@southpawlibranine3511]

@@RichWordsMusic Yes something is wrong

[@RichWordsMusic]

@@southpawlibranine3511 Weird, I've tried it on all my devices and it works just fine :(

[@southpawlibranine3511]

@@RichWordsMusic Its working again now. Mustve been my phone or something

[@RichWordsMusic]

@@southpawlibranine3511 Phew, good to know!