This Tiny Amp Has No Right to Sound Like This | JOYO Bantamp JACKMAN

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[@gordontubbs]

I wouldn’t mind it at all if JOYO released a big boy amp with all of their Bantamp circuits built in as separate channels.

[@AllforOne_OneforAll1689]

That would sell like hotcakes!

[@realtruenorth]

I mind that it's made by slaves,,, so, no thanks.

[@Metro_Gnome]

They make a mjolnor and all of these amp models are available as cheap pedals. So you could still do that ...but these amps are so cheap it's easy to just buy a few of them. I have the tweedy and this one. Imo the two best ones. Cover a lot of ground

[@mikestillwagon5675]

This is the kind of demo I have been waiting for. It seems that most of the guys who demo budget gear generally can’t play very well, can’t tell when they’re out of tune, or play in drop B with the gain cranked to the point where the sound of the amp is almost meaningless. Thanks for doing this one some justice!!

[@peterharvin2775]

What's really impressive to me is that not only does it sound great, it does equally well with single coils and humbuckers. Some great engineering there.

[@LeonTodd]

Whoever dreams these up deserves a raise

[@michaelmarchei8539]

Love these little things. Might have to start collecting them

[@Skypor]

Post-covid, all my gigs have been with either this or the Blue Jay!

[@uwedasler425]

The Blue Jay is just astonishing, I use it as a replacement for my damaged Revv D20 (approx. 13x as expensive where I am) as a pedal platform amp - and it sounds better. Sure it does not have the Two Notes stuff built-in, but you can easily go from the headphone out into a DAW and load IRs there.

[@88Nikoli]

I've had a couple of these for a couple of years now . They're great value

[@rutger4131]

It's got an FX loop too! Easy way to get a 20W class D power amp, with a preamp as a bonus. Two of these, maybe different flavours, could share a stereo delay and then each feed a cab and you have a great stereo rig! That would be my use case.

[@DreidMusicalX]

I play on this amp all the time to save the tubes on my Marshall DSL100. I run my pedals before and after my TONEX , and then to its return, then mic it to my Zoom L-20 mixer. I can also go direct to the mixer, but for some reason I like the SM57 micing the cab better. Ive not played on the other BanTamps yet,. but this one kills.

[@alanswanson7515]

I have the Meteor I which I run through a Harley Benton 112 V30. Best to use a 8 ohm cab as it is designed for. Great sound - I prefer it over my DSL 20hr Marshall!

[@Teemu78]

I have the first version of jackman. Playing home with 1x12 I feel it's a little too "big sounding" (an eq pedal can help with that) but when I plugged it into a marshall 4x12 with Marshall G12 Vintage speakers, this thing came alive and started sounding pretty damn good for its size and the pricetag. Much bigger sounding thing than most of us expect, I suspect. It really fills the 4x12 size in sound. Also it works well as a small poweramp for modelers so double the fun with that

[@flogginga_dead_horse4022]

I have 3 of these amps plus a bass version. Use them every day for practice. Cool stuff. Favorite is the Zombie II

[@AAAA-lt9hq]

6:24 Leon: "Something that small and that inexpensive really has no right..." Me: "...to exist?" Leon: "...to sound that good." Oh yeah, that too. :) This seems ideal for a recent need of mine. My little Peavey Solo 8" from the late 80s/early 90s developed a grounding issue and I was looking for a replacement small amp. Most of the limited old-school two channel practice amps don't seem worth the cost anymore in the world of digital modeling, and you often have to factor in the cost of a boost pedal to go with the practice amp. Do you spend a lot on separate parts to make a cheaper model work, or just buy a higher end model with more features? One can try the little 9 volt powered units. But the tiny plastic combos can vibrate when the amp is cranked. They can sound like you are playing through an AM radio. They're more toys than amps, really. So, I was torn between going with a high end Boss Katana or just spending on a full blown Axe FX III rig in my rack and using it as both a live and practice rig. The Katana seemed expensive for what one gets and like a dead end upgrade trail. The Axe FX III (or any of the others used) when combined with a quality power amp like a Seymour Duncan Power Stage 700, FRFR speaker, and any other gear like power conditioners seemed a bit much in terms of expense. Then I see this. For practicing on my kitchen countertop and testing pickup installations, this seems ideal. I hope they can develop a unit with its own speaker that does not buzz in the housing. Even with a small speaker or two added onto the bottom it would not make the unit large. This amp seemed to really work well with the Strat over humbucker guitars, which Leon demonstrated with some Knopfler-esque chops on the Strat. Lots of great in between sounds on the single coils, whereas the high gain humbucking tone seemed to struggle a bit and be slightly woofy on the lows even with a boost. The only downside to a little rig like this is if one plays with a lot of effects you'll need a separate unit, whereas effects are integrated with the Katanas, especially the higher end ones. Overall, I may just pick this one up. It's a worthy competitor to the lower end Katanas and Yamaha THR line. Even then, the in between crunch sounds it gets out of a Strat make it an inexpensive and really useful and musical studio tool. It brings a lot of the Sansamp stuff to mind as far as tonal flexibility and portability. Thanks, Leon.

[@rickcrotts6673]

A few tears back, they did an all tube deal...they ought to bring that one back.

[@begooode380]

The Tweedy Bantamp is impressive, sounds great on both channels and has the voice knob borrowed from the American Sound pedal which can move the mids and gain dramatically. In fact if they offered a similar amp based on the AC Tone, at a higher price point than their current Atomic amp, I’d be all over it.

[@Tone-Quest]

Awesome video as always Uncle Leon! I’ve tried the Joyo Bantamp VIVO (5150 - inspired) and loved it. I’m surprise that haven’t spun the Bantamp series into something like the Friedman IR-X. They have the knowledge, resources, skills and they have an IR product.

[@joshdudley23]

I have the zombie 2 in my collection. It sounds great! It has surprised everyone who has plugged into it, and then end up with their with their own within a week! lol... Good stuff!

[@philgraves4998]

Sounds great, wish my Yamaha Thr10x had an effects loop and speaker out!

[@phillamoore157]

Amen to that! To this very day, that little beast, is the best little practice/recording amp on the planet. Cameron Cooper developed his channel using that little amp.

[@philgraves4998]

@@phillamoore157 oh yeah love his channel! I bought two Thr10s run them 4 feet apart for some great stereo stuff. My fav amps I ever played!

[@phillamoore157]

@@philgraves4998 You know….that’s a GREAT idea. I use it exclusively for that killer EVH brown sound, that, that little monster does so well. But, I never thought about running two in stereo. That’s a great idea. Thank you! 👍

[@philgraves4998]

@@phillamoore157 Nice! I use a cheap Mooer Pitchbox for detune with the built in chorus helps get that 5150/Balance tone also. Yeah seriously get two and the stereo effect is crazy good at low volumes! I wish they had made a bigger louder version of the Thr

[@phillamoore157]

@@philgraves4998 Yup, I’m definitely going to pick another one up. My favorite EVH tone, by far, is Fair Warning. And, they did come out with a 30watt version, but from what I’ve seen, they don’t have those killer tones from the “X” version (which is the only reason I use it), or I’d have bought it by now. Bt the way, how do you have that rigged up?

[@PuRe_AdDicT]

I have the Zombie. I use it with a modeller with a split after the amp model into the fx loop return of the Joyo clean channel into a 1x12 GB, then I have xlr out of modeller to FOH with a similair speaker/cab impulse. The consistency between the signals is amazing, it gives me a massive guitar sound on stage with a little bit of the signal in the monitor. Couldn’t be happier. I recommend everyone try these out. You would spend more on a gain pedal, right?

[@LeonTodd]

That's a great way to run a rig live, and it's super compact. Nice.

[@Paolocampitelli]

I have the zombie II: it is insane. Seriously.

[@Doa616]

That’s cool ,, I gotta check these out ,, so far I’ve only used their noise suppressor which is pretty good and small

[@kennyh5083]

IMO this would make a great Tele amp and even use it to drive a bigger clean amp or PA.

[@meagainokay7673]

Over my head I hear music in the air. Wink wink

[@d112cons]

Music, music... I hear music!

[@phillamoore157]

Yup...stellar little amps. They've been around for quite a while at this point, but they're little beasts for what they are.

[@ReelGoodAudio]

I have the original Joyo Zombie. While it easily could have been the speaker I was using, It had a weird honk I could never get rid of. Didn't really hear it in this video but being more british-based, maybe it was there but less noticeable. Overall fantastic amps for the value! Love the Jackman, always wanted to try out the Bluejay for a pedal platform type setup!

[@needsLITHIUM]

I own this one, and also the Meteor in same trim. I wouldn't mind a bantamp with their "____ sound" series stack as a third, separate high gain channel, like a three channel amp with higher wattage, say 40 watts; I'd honestly be happy with a redundant power amp that just outputs the same values as the BaDass Bantamp (50 watts at 4 ohms, 25 at 8 ohms) twice, lol. For example with the Jackman, it would come with with the same clean and distortion channels as the Bantamp or Bantamp II XL, but it would have a third channel that is essentially the clean channel, but with the British Sound pedal permanently in the circuit. I would gladly sacrifice separate tone and volume controls for the first two channels, and/or making it so that you have to choose between the two bantamp channels with a switch on the amp and the foot switch only switches from that to the third channel, if it means having the full 3 band EQ and voice knob for that third channel. I have the Meteor II XL, and an Oxford Sound, and I always wish I could have the oxford sound as a third channel, and that it had more power. I also own an Orange Super Crush, and running the Oxford Sound into the clean channel on that, or the clean channel on the Meteor II XL, sounds almost as good as the Super Crush amp's own distortion, and when I record, I often double track that way, putting the Super Crush's distortion on one side, and the Oxford Sound through the clean channel on the other. TBH I might just run the Oxford into the clean channel on the Jackman and run them in parallel.

[@rickbrunet2559]

Sounds great with the ds1 on!

[@rickbrunet2559]

Sd1

[@Manley156]

Sounds fantastic

[@bestboy897]

sounds so good apart from the low volume output it is a pretty great crunch tone

[@fabiol.9161]

Hi Leon.. Great sounding for that format and price.. I ll be very happy to see your reviews of these little beasts..also 20 or 30w amps.. Very curious about the prs mt15.

[@roscius6204]

Pretty good for the size Is the FX loop post gain pre power amp? If so an EQ, compressor and or boost to hit the output would be interesting

[@donaldlemieux]

Leon, I own few of these. I would recommend you trying the Firebrand for high gain amp. This little beast is based on Engl amps and have so much more gain. The Firebrand comes alive with its gain settings with an ability to be pushed into beefy higher gain territory.

[@LeonTodd]

I like the sound of that!

[@matthewearl9824]

Definitely usable that's for sure

[@endtimeguitarist]

At first I thought the thumbnail said joyo batman 🌕 🦇! 💥 🥊

[@kennyh5083]

Great Demo!

[@tusleplopp1]

I would love to see the meteor(orange style). Maybe even paired with another of the series for a stereo or wet/dry rig

[@LeonTodd]

Ooooph W/D/W bantamps would be fun!

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

This little guy sounds cool.

[@matrix12x]

great video. these little amps are great especially for the price

[@LeonTodd]

They are a great value for sure!

[@storeymark]

I have the Atomic and I play it through cabinet with a 10" celestion. Its alright.For the $, hard to go wrong.

[@omarheavy2009]

I have the Zombie II & would like to get the Jackman! Sd1 + 10 bands eq in the loop work perfect!

[@TobyKBTY]

I bought a Zombie from a friend for about $50. Seriously, best 50 bucks ever 😂. Boosted through a good 2x12 or 4x12, it is absolutely incredible. I started taking it to jams over my Rockerverb because it's way lighter and easier to bring along. With that said, it doesn't quite have the 3D tone and headroom as a big tube amp, but with that much low end and punch it's crazy for a small amp.

[@LeonTodd]

That's a great price for a Zombie!

[@MKRISING75]

Sounds great for a little package dude I love the new Fender strat it’s badass is it yours now?

[@Glensully]

‘I know my rights’

[@sanchezlabro3177]

I've got a zombie 2 as a back up for gigging. It's shocking how good these sound. As you say they have no right to be as good as they are for so little money

[@Glensully]

Was thinking of the tweedy

[@lightinme217]

this is nuts!

[@joshuabarron8535]

I have the Meteor II, thr Bantamp that sounds like an Orange amp. It's sounds great.

[@aaronzuchowski8749]

I had both versions of this little amp . They are cool but they never impressed me tone wise . You make it sound great somehow but ultimately my fun with it wore out fast. Certainly great for a backup amp or practice amp with pedals . That overdrive channel is pretty weak and uninspiring although you somehow made it great ! The most impressive thing to me on these amps is the volume . Other than that it’s really a simple no nonsense kind of amp. Definitely worth 200 bucks but no much more than that .

[@heavybrett-al4082]

It's tiny, it's loud and has a evil buy sexy look....it's just like me! But seriously it has some character, always a killer demo Leon.🙏🤘🎸

[@LeonTodd]

:p

[@MRxr400]

sounds massive recorded. How it hold up to a drummer at a rehearsal, maybe not metal, but pub rock pop punk stuff?

[@daniels7624]

With the SD-1 its a killer. A steal also.

[@LeonTodd]

SD1 makes everything better

[@springbloom5940]

This is probably the best 'clone' Joyo has done. But then if you cant ape a Marshall, you probably have no business selling amps. The best in this series is probably the Meteor. Not because it copies anything well, but just because its good. I have the Zombie II and if you want gain, its pretty good, but the clean channel is lifeless. It definitely doesn't sound like a dual rec, but at low volume it does sound pretty similar to a Mk II. The key to these amps is low volume. Once you crank it high enough to overpower the preamp, it just flattens out and sounds like a typical solid state with a pedal. But, below about 9 o'clock on the volume, these amps perform surprisingly similar to glass.

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah I found past a certain point it flatlines, but before that it's really tasty

[@funfreq9282]

Ok VP4 4CM in to a 112 V30 cab go Gig it 🤣

[@andys6592]

Dumb question...can you run these from the headphone jack to studio monitors or out to a DI box to front of house?

[@LeonTodd]

Yes but ideally a cab sim would work best in the chain

[@andys6592]

@LeonTodd so even if it was just the Joyo cab Sim in there too? That takes the place of a physical cab I'm assuming for portability too?

[@efx245precor3]

Is it just a header only

[@matt79hz]

So cool.. did i really need the St James 6L6 ?

[@LeonTodd]

"why not both" :p

[@scammerpaybacknetwork]

bolo..................i have the mesa one ......perfect so is the vox 50wattt new tube..........

[@crock2434]

I thought this was an older video....these things are so dusty now....

[@ArtDonna84]

Let’s hear it without having to be “mic’d” up

[@alexei_u]

What I hate about paid reviews is that no one mentions is this amp digital or based on Jfet pre or ? Like nor joyo, nor anyone mentions this. Can look inside to find out what’s happening here?

[@conanmcgrath7628]

JFET and 1 12AX7 pre

[@nicholastotoro7721]

Happy Meal amp... 😂

[@LeonTodd]

Hahahaha remembering this

[@Craig52-zq1bt]

Freakin SWEET!

[@rmp5s]

lol...JaCkMan...clever.

[@alexei_u]

Even more to think: joyo has mjolnir and DUALKLONZ amps which are even more interesting products. However, with bantamp series bantamp can is recommended and still it is hard to find any viable demo of this pairing Let’s make even paid promotion at least informative. Cause in guitar world consumer has almost no chances to find out before purchase what is he buying

[@PierrePants]

Great amp but needs more power

[@SamBrockmann]

We live in a wild time. This amp should sound like garbage. But it doesn't.

[@JPMonstie]

My first practice amp back in the day cost me $250 (probably about $600 now) and DID sound like garbage. I would hve loved one of these although I think the Bantamp Tweedy might be more my thing.

[@JPMonstie]

For the price of an average pedal. 😂

[@JOOODYJOOODY]

no

[@dasczwo]

hmm. honestly i only came hier for some kings x licks. your so predictable!