Joyo British Sound - Marshall Tone Emulation & OD pedal settings test review + Ts9

Testing the Joyo Harley Benton British Sound with Tech21's suggested settings for their British Marshall simulation pedal both with amp and direct into the PC through a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4. I tell you this pedal screaaaams.
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[@seraph127]

This is one of the better pedal demos I've seen on YT: 1) Plays some rock along with blues. All too rare. 2) Has a Stratocaster with a working bridge pickup. Seriously, too many people spend 15 minutes playing through the neck pickup. 3) More playing, saving useful information for the captions. 4) Doesn't take himself too seriously. Good job! 👍

[@KnightingaleRock]

Came for the pedal, stayed for the playing. Beautiful!!

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Knightingale Rock thank you so much! You made my day ! :)

[@TVguy9999]

I’ll definitely look into this pedal. Thanks for rocking out 3:54!!!

[@thedancingpostman]

Thank you for the suggested settings, they work great with my squire bullet strat & my Les Paul, keep up the good work.

[@Dewmonkey6]

Dude I love your videos you add humor and great playing keep up the good work.

[@rpereira20]

Awesome demo. Straight to the point!

[@tatarciewich]

Wow, great tones and super helpful review! Good job!!! Keep on rockin!

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Gregor Samsa thanks man!

[@tonyb.7158]

GREAT DEMO! I was looking for the 2 pedal together. Excellent TY. Very entertaining too.

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thank you Marc!

[@glisteningkabana8154]

Great demo, sounded really good!

[@mariannewieber6624]

You are nuts, Nico. Thanks for the cool vid !

[@DjGrizzlyPaws]

There's something about the British Marshall sound. This pedal does a great job at emulation. Must try it.

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Underground Atheist go for it...it's so cheap you can t really regret it if you end up not liking it!

[@paolomemo1826]

Very nice demo, lots of killer tones, with and without amp. Loved the JCM. You just know how to squeeze the best out of your guitar and gear, Grande Nico!

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Paolo Memo thanks Paolo! I think it would be possible to get a more professional sound with better micing and better ir impulses...Thing is that pros don't bother with cheapo pedals! :) Cheers!

[@scottjohnson8826]

Nico, I have become a big fan of your videos! Please keep doing them! The way you do them are excellent. Rock ON!

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thanks Scott! I am glad you like my videos. Recently I am going more for musical videos instead of gear even though I will still do some occasional gear video, I hope you will stick around nonetheless!

[@greg77hot]

This has been sooo helpfull...I just received this unit , and its pretty easy to use and sounds great !

[@TobyBurt]

Really good review man, love your playing as well.

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thank you Anthony :) more videos coming!

[@DjGrizzlyPaws]

Great demo btw. You're getting a real variety of tones there.

[@sticksnstones23]

Best pedal I own. Blows away pedals much more expensive. And it just looks great. Love having EQ control of bass mids and treble. Makes a huge difference in tone options. Great demo and playing.

[@ehdforlife]

Best demo!!! Keep it up.

[@claudiosuarez1256]

great review and great playing ! xD

[@yogiiswara9133]

Very nice demo video and very good playing style with gestures, keep showing us your videos...

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Yogi Iswara thanks ! I will!

[@jcg7719]

So hard to find guitar pedal demos by someone with good sounding hands like in this one

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thank you! :)

[@randyrazor6780]

@@NicoBellisarioMusic Here's an honest opinion of your playing bro. You are good. You have more feeling and soul in your playing than alot of these other KZbin videos. Keep it up man.

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Oohh thank you so much!

[@inrockwetrust940]

Wow!!! Very good demo of this pedal! It’s arriving tomorrow from Amazon!! I can’t wait 😈!!

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

hey it is great it was useful!

[@Rollermanfromspace]

Definitely getting this when I start gigging!

[@marcelocoip7275]

I came for the demo, I stayed for the humor. Nice demo and playing!

[@planetmusicsamos]

great demo , great skills , funny faces too . subscribed !

[@mattgilbert7347]

Got the AC & California. You just sold me on the Brit. Cheers!

[@Fastlane05]

I just just bought this pedal. I have the AC Tone already and I love them both!

[@tork62077]

Hell yes!! You make that strat sound awesome!! Great video

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+tork62077 thanks!

[@Shredneckguitar]

Nice playing and video. I have been using one of these lately as a pre amp into a magnum 44 power amp and cab. I'm amazed at the tones you can get from these.

[@noelclores9426]

Love the review!

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

great!

[@rhyanvic85]

Great demo bro, thank you!

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

You're welcome!

[@Bob-tp3nx]

This is the video that forced me to go buy one and I have not been disappointed at all. It is such a diverse pedal. Right now I am enjoying running the level pretty high around 3 o'clock and the gain around 9 o'clock with the eq's and voicing at noon or so and it's Plexi heaven. On top of that it sounds great into an amp or PA direct. How can you beat that? I own all kinds of pedals from Joyo's to a full blown Helix and tons in between and THIS PEDAL has the best Marshall tones out of all of them. For 30 bucks!!!

[@harrisfrankou2368]

I have the American set to clean/mild breakup. I have the Strymon Riverside before it. I have not played my amp for 3 months. Just perfecting tones. I can watch TV at any volume and the sound through my home hi-fi sounds like many recordings.

[@musicbypetegonzales4814]

Great demo!

[@123Ir0nman]

Awesome demo!!!

[@maplerock66]

Great demo! Thank you!

[@wiseowl2335]

good sense of humor ...and your playing is great ...enjoyed the video

[@erickgebsen9988]

Gr8 video man ! Mine should be here any day now. Really looking forward to this pedal. Gonna run it through a Randall Rg212 amp. Thanks Brother

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Erick Gebsen thank you man! And thanks for whatching :)

[@pravakarsunuwar7680]

Very good playing bro!!! That suits anything u throw from your guitar.

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thanks! Even though I was quite sloppy in those days😂

[@DaveKaplowitz]

Great playing, beautiful tones, and a nice sense of humor. What more can I ask for in a demo video????

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Totally flattered...thank you!

[@napalmhardcore]

Boobs?

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

ahhahah that's one way to spike the views!

[@ivanstegachev2870]

Hey Nico! Great review and playing. You definitely convinced me to try this pedal : )

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Ivan Stegachev thank you! You won't regret it!

[@sebastianloaiza6507]

the best review!!! you have a new sub! 😁☝

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

thank you very much man! ;)

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

Great REVIEW. you Kick ASS!

[@MW47742]

Thanx for that video. I bought this pedal and I Love it!

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

thanks to you , cheers!

[@anejo333]

I am buying that for that Plexi sound alone im sold. thanks for the settings and video

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+anejo333 you are welcome! ;)

[@RaydeChicago]

Very good playing! I just purchased the Caline version of this pedal, which is also based on the Tech 21, and now I know the famous settings! By the way AWESOME shirt.

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Cool, thanks! Glad it was useful!

[@giampieroingargiola7487]

hi man! congratulations, a very cool demo! i think this pedal is interesting, specially with ts9 ;)

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Giampiero Ingargiola grande compa! I think I'll use this set-up as my main sound!

[@giampieroingargiola7487]

+Nico Bellisario i like the plexi sound with the neck pickup, it's very cool for the blues ;)

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Exactly!

[@RichardSmallfield]

This pedal out-marshalls my Marshall Shredmaster (playing into a 59 Bassman.)

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Richard Smallfield hahaah cracked me up!

[@pablorioz5698]

Sold!! haha Very nice tone bro!

[@linovinn7011]

If you like it, it IS YOUR SOUND, don't worry .... :-)) Happy new year and to this new decade to you ..... Thank you for this great video on guitar playing ...

[@TroyNaumu808]

Great video. Great pedal.

[@alanknott363]

Wow !!! Pedal and player both awesome..

[@Inspector-71]

Nice demo

[@mordokch]

Best review of this pedal I've seen. Might even buy one - shame it's so damn big !

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+mordokch thanks man!

[@donaldlemieux]

Impressive playing, have you tried the joyo crunch deluxe. It looks a more gain pedal with same color and characteristics.

[@johnivorrevelo]

Amazing playing. I also watched your American Sound video. Does the american sound offers more gain than this one?

[@chriscampbell9191]

Thanks for posting this. Looking for a backup for a Marshall pedal... This Joyo just might do the trick...

[@creationinspired200]

Well done 👍

[@davidbergewaytogo]

How were you using the TS9 in this video, mate? Drive low and Level high, like a boost? Thanks! Love your demo!

[@markgreenfield772]

Great tone! have you got the ts9 in front of the joyo or after?

[@barrysavage6453]

That sounds wicked. Would love to hear the setup direct as is your last vid with the ts9

[@DanielFPaulo]

Very awesome! So, you plugged the Joyo directly to the input of your amp? I though the joyo had a cab sim ...

[@Dermbet]

Gives a real cool Marshall type sound. Great fun to mess around with and the eq makes a more unique sounds. It sounds imo, really Led Zep with the bass up and mids and treble down a bit, drive less than midway and voice about half way.

[@robertstager6538]

I have the Joyo American Sound and the Joyo ACtone. They really put some dynamics and grit into low volume playing. I run them into a Boss Katana 50 on the clean channel. That channel is very sterile sounding by itself. However, with one, or both of the Joyo pedals fed into it, the 0.5 watt setting on the Katana is a low volume tone beast. You can stack these Joyo pedals for a hybrid (Fender/Vox/Marshall?) sound you couldn't get with any one of the 3 amps. These pedals are great for clean or dirty boost, and extensive EQ tweaking (my muddy sounding Bugera V5 amp [which has only 1 tone control] sounds downright wicked with the American Sound or ACtone going into it!). They can take a cheap amp that has little EQ tweaking on its own, and give it a whole load of character! I have a 1 watt Marshall DSL tube head that sounds thin and brittle on its own. However, the American Sound pedal going into it gives the DSL some great 'beef'...again, sort of a combination of the best of Fender and Marshall tone in one output. Also, the voice and drive controls on the Joyo pedals give you a broad range of tone colors. The Level control allows these Joyo pedals to hit a preamp in either a hard or a subtle way. The 'sterile' Katana amp is a great platform for experimenting with these Joyo pedals. Now, you have me jonesing for the British Sound pedal to round out my blues/classic rock stable of sounds.

[@darrellm3410]

Really opened up that Stratacaster

[@jmendez1693]

Nice playing man! I just subscribe to your channel

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thank you!

[@DouglasVenceslau]

This a good review!

[@fernandes5986]

I went to see other videos even Jay Pamar who is an awsome player and reviewer, but I keep coming back here.

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thank you Jorge!

[@blasphemer1992]

Thanks Nico! came for the review, stayed for the playing. I'm sold after watching this, so mine is on the way. Happy new year dude! Update, my British Sound became my main pedal, I actually use it as an amp and run my other overdrive pedals into it. It takes other pedals surprisingly well, and the EQ + the voicing control make it so versatile. I got rid of other pedals with the word "metal" on them, because I learned that stacking drives is the best way of getting a fat, mid-rich metal sound !

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thank you! I Am glad it was Useful !

[@marcelbr815]

Great tones! I'm interested in getting one. Does anyone know if it works well directly into the soundboard incase my amp f...up? Or do I need a cab sim? Also, how does it fare plugged into the fx loop? I've been trying to find portable solutions for crappy solid state studio amps.

[@BlowByMeToo]

I know this is old but...It looks like when using the Hot Rod Deluxe you went straight into the 'Front' of the Amp right? If I remember correctly these Hot Rods have effects loop right? Have you tried plugging into the return? I would like to know/hear of there is a difference in tone when using or not using the Fender Preamp. I just ordered the 14 American, I'll have to try that. I think the only amp I have with an effects loop is the Friedman Runt 20. Experiment should still hold though. Thanks for these video - fantastic tone and playing....

[@napalmhardcore]

You are a kickass player.

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+napalmhardcore and you made my day!! Thank you for watching :)

[@n_money1019]

Awesome demo! Are there any special settings that you could recommend for a Slash style tone?

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

The jcm setting with a ts9!

[@jimsgjam]

Great playing....you are very good...was just wondering how this is with a BOSS RC-300 looper....would love to hear you play a les paul with that petal...thanks...I'm sold on it...

[@jasonlee8497]

Nice playing.....this is my favorite pedal.....and it takes other pedals really well.....i liked it so much, i finally bought the real thing.....the Tech 21....i liked the Joyo better....a little smoother, less harsh....

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Typical !

[@MadAl37]

If you could do another video of how to set up the PC cabinets mentioned at 10.05 that would be really awesome, I bought this pedal on the strength of this video! Thank you!

[@rockingstar3534]

Hey there, nice playing! Love your skills. Wondering have you tried Joyo's compressor? i think is called JF-10. Any thoughts? or demo on that?

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Jon Koh thanks man! No I ve never tried the compressor!

[@haloford]

nice review, nice playing style, instantly subscribed, gonna buy that pedal later :) thank you mate, btw can you make a review of joyo's d-seed delay pedal?

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Hi Jeremy Thank you! At the moment I can only do reviews of the pedal I personally own...If I'll get it I'll review it for sure!

[@haloford]

hi! thanks for replying! ok then, may i ask you a question? im going to buy this joyo bs, its a kind of an amp simulator right? how do you set your real amp to provide the best tone out of this pedal? thank you very much :')

[@thomasr.1677]

Don't know if it sounds like a jcm800 but it sounds like Angus and now I finally know which pedal to buy. Thank you so much. Great skills and video.

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thank you!

[@thomasr.1677]

@@NicoBellisarioMusic you are welcome

[@John-de5bg]

Those ACDC riffs ...wow !!

[@canalsalvamendez]

Great vid, Nico! Are you recording the Joyo direct o playing it through the Fender amp?

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thanks! First half is the amp, second part pc

[@tonedriverss8629]

Good job , Nico ! A very good demo of this ... now interesting pedal . Seems in these days spending way too much $$$ on the old glass tube beasts is not a thing you have to do to get their old one trick pony sound any way . Plus who wants to carry around a big old heavy , overpriced , way too delicate glass tubed , massive triple transformered beast box that really doesnt do much ? Not me . Not anymore . There is so much more in life , and in gear to choose from today . The tone pallet , and great value gear has grown massively . This pedal sounded good . Thanks for the cool demo .

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

thanks to you for you input!

[@adriangonciarz]

Now I know where my blues talent went. This guy got double dose! Sick playing

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thank you man! But i Am pretty sloppy

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thank you man! But i Am pretty sloppy

[@waitwhat7065]

nice review man! and one thing, do u like joyo american sound or british sound better?

[@waitwhat7065]

need an advice by the way :)

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Ari Lutfi Wahyudi thank you man! It really depends on what you are looking for...for the clean sound i prefer the American sound, for Overdrive sounds I prefer the British cause I like some plexish goodness....especially going directly into the pc...I have a video for that, check it out if you are interested!

[@moleot2557]

Bravo ragazzo!

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Grazie!

[@muikac]

nice sound even better playing.... i have a plan to buy one more pedal, would you sugest me to buy vintage overdrive as boost pedal (i have british sound) or American sound ?

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thank you man! I've tried the vintage overdrive as a boost and it is very good as a TS clone for its price tag but if you can find a used tube screamer I personally would go with that (in fact I have one).

[@andrewschlegel485]

Thanks for the excellent Demo I bought one because of this video I am super happy. I can get really good ACDC Rhythm sounds through my Peavy Valveking 212. I am amazed the build quality and sound of this pedal for under $40 delivered. Thanks this is what I was looking for.

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Andrew Schlegel thank you a lot Andrew! :)

[@andreasoberholz]

Well played cool.... I did a very short video review of the American Sound (Fender) JoJo pedal. I picked out what worked best to my ear in direct recording with speaker IRs. Some kind of mid range Jazz Blues breakup sound. A few days later I think it is giving some true fender impressions on the clean tones. But what I hear form the British style pedal sounds to me not bad in direct. With the American one the distortion is too often on the ugly side....

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

yeah...you have to fiddle around with these pedal to get what you want...but for 30 bucks it's not much of a deal :)

[@timidater4803]

love your vids and playing!!! Any suggestions on online lessons????

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Timidater Thanks! Do you mean if I know anyone that provides online lessons?

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Timidater Thanks! Do you mean if I know anyone that provides online lessons?

[@ghostvoice1]

hey awesome demo. do you think it would do a decent john frusciante tone at some settings?

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+ghostvoice1 for sure man!

[@fernandomunoz8800]

heyy nico what is your favourite joyo for rock general tones? i need one, good vids ;)

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

+Fernando Muñoz Hey Fernando! Generally speaking I think the Ultimate Drive is one of joyo best pedals and indeed I use it regularly on my pedal board.Talking specifically about the emulation series I think the British tone can give you more option compared to the others in terms of rock and hard rock tones. I hope it helps!

[@fernandomunoz8800]

Nico Bellisario thankss nicoo!! keep rocking ;)

[@linovinn7011]

BTW, I have that Tech21 Leeds Hiwatt Clone, I love it so very much.....

[@marcelbr815]

Hi... After watching your demo I got really interested in those pedals. Are you running it in the front end (input)? Have you tried running into the return of your amp? My main concern is that the built in cab simulator might have a poor interaction with the amps speaker. If anyone could answer this it would be great!!!

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

I Tried and it sound better than running them through the PA

[@marcelbr815]

@@NicoBellisarioMusic oh really? So the lack of a on/ off switch to the cab sim is not a problem when running in the effects loop... Nice! Btw, awesome playing. Very inspiring! Thanks for your reply!

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thanks man

[@RafaelGalvani]

Hey Nico! Cheers from Brazil! Please tell me, would you consider this pedal to play some Rancid/ska/punk stuff? I'm searching something to use for "clean/crunch" tones, with a DS1 pedal to get some distortion... what you think? Grazie!

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Hey Rafael...Yeah i guess ehy not...marshalls are good for everything!

[@martinl2410]

Some simulators like this really struggle when played with humbuckers. Is it the case with the JF-16 ? Incredible video, thanks !

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Hey Martin, it surely behaves differently with humbuckers. More the output of the HB the more you will have to adjust the settings. I would go with low output HB to have the full range of dynamics the pedal provides. With high output HB I find the pedal to struggle a little bit. Still this is a proxy pedal...if you can get to use the real thing it's a no brainer in my opinion! Cheers!

[@jeprox8000]

Nico Bellisario - Guitar, Music & Stuff would i struggle if i use it on my sg wiht seymour duncan invader pickup?

[@juanignacioleyenberger55]

nice man

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

thanks for watching!!

[@issaissa7240]

o yeaaaaaaaaa !!!

[@NeonBlade]

Seriously thinking of selling my Boss Blues Driver (massively overrated pedal) and buying one. I think the British sound with my Mosky Golden Horse in front of it would sound outstanding. Nails those Jimmy Page tones. Great playing!

[@JoaoVictor-lc9rk]

I thought using It in the input would not sound good cus It has a permanent cab simulation, but It changed my mind, thinking about using It as a my OD pushed by a ts9

[@mantas68]

You'd get a lot closer Van Halen vibe if you used a guitar with a humbucker in the bridge position. You also wouldn't need the Tube Screamer to get a hotter sound. Just a minor suggestion. Your demo still sounds fucking great dude and you're a killer player too. :)

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

Thanks man! You are absolutely right about the humbucker. Thing is that at the time I couldn't use a guitar with humbuckers. Also I like the Eq boost on the mids provided by the tube screamer! In my next video I'll review the Ultimate Drive by Joyo with both single coils and humbuckers and I'll also boost the signal with a TS9 to spice things up! bye!

[@SkyDawg91]

Nice Two Minutes to Midnight there in the JCM800 section

[@rileywebster4538]

Is coming straight from the amp or is it going through a pc or something like that