Lightweight and Loud!! | Joyo Bantamp XL - ZOMBIE 2! Metal playthrough and comparison

[@Knoxvillemoto]

Rumor has it Santa's bringing a zombie II, A mesa 4x12 standard, and a precision drive for Christmas. Should be interesting.

[@randymiles904]

I'm sure Santa has came by now. How do you like the zombie? I've got a code 100 combo, but I'm thinking of getting a little head and cabinet for using pedals.

[@cadenblanchette8938]

@@Knoxvillemoto please god how is it ? 3 years later many Santa’s have landed since this 😭

[@joeybydin439]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry's and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system

[@DarrenWaters75]

I love my Zombie. The fact that it has an effects loop just makes it so much bang for the buck, when talking about mini amps. And it will take any pedal you throw at it like it was waiting for you to offer. 🤘🏽

[@djtripnosys]

It has an FX loop. Put an eq in there and it's basically a Mark IIC+.

[@waylong25]

This is the best idea I've heard thus far...I may need to make a purchase now...

[@chadfolzenlogel8739]

@@waylong25 I never play without an eq in the fx loop.

[@Graveviper]

Which EQ Pedal do you recommend?

[@djtripnosys]

@@Graveviper I love the Joyo 7 band for the price, but it doesn't have a level adjustment. I'd say any 5+ band with a level control will get you there.

[@Stretchwreckedem469]

I've considered this myself, i've done it with an Orange Crush Pro 120 and it sounds phenomenal with an EQ in the loop, the treble set to taste, mids at 1:00, and the bass all the way down.

[@timmyd759]

Without a doubt, this is the best sounding Joyo Zombie video I've heard. Great job! You killed it on this one! I can't stand it! Ordering now! 🤘🏼😀🍺

[@TaylorDanley]

🤘🤘🤘🙌🙌🙌

[@blastofo]

This amp is a joyo to play. I'll see myself out.

[@desolateguitarist]

​@@TaylorDanleyis there a zombie 1 ? Kind of a dumb question but I'm supposed to buy one today used for 100$ it says zombie is it the same ?

[@prehistoricpoodle]

@@desolateguitarist The first version of these amps had single control knobs for both channels (clean and overdrive). Version 2, also called XL, the one you can see on the video, has separate control knobs for each channel, and comes with a footswitch. Otherwise they are similar afaik. If you don't care much about switching too often between channels, version 1 is totally fine as it can come cheaper than v2 when used or new.

[@bigwomp932]

How do you like it? I have the first gen meteOR and haven't been able to play it with many cabs but it felt pretty weak for anything other than headphone jams.

[@tatteredhope911]

Bro ya had me with the Dissection shirt

[@TaylorDanley]

🤘🤘

[@Doomerbolic]

@@TaylorDanley man can you record with this directly into your interface?

[@TaylorDanley]

Sure, you can use the effects send if you want just the preamp or the headphone out if you want the cab sim also

[@zombiemontage]

Would the zombie would benefit with an EQ pedal?

[@AaronMorgan666]

I wish they would of made the bantamps literal mini heads. 3 band eq, resonance, and presence knobs. For $200 each. They would of killed. Good amps still. Better than another starter piece of shit amp.

[@TheGarageRecordingSC]

Great demo, I've been looking at maybe getting some of these for the studio, just to have some different tones to choose from. How do you feel about these in comparison to say a good amp sim and impulse response?? Thanks bud 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@FulcrumsEdge]

I've had the Zombie original for almost a year now and i friggin' love it so much I haven't even bothered with any of the other Bantamp versions, cause I don't want them to taint my perfect perception of how capable this little Zombie is....

[@Its.superwill]

This sold it for me. Thanks so much for doing this demo!

[@blahboidblah]

The Zombie sounded a bit darker, which for me was preferable. I’m impressed for sure. Just purchased a Micro Dark but after this may have to get the Zombie as well.

[@mvyper]

I have both. Very different flavors and they definitely compliment each other. I wouldn't be surprised if they were awesome put together. BTW, the Micro Dark is EXCELLENT for cleans.

[@machupikachu1085]

@@mvyper it really is!

[@KPGuitarStudios]

It sounded a lot better than the real deal, like quite a bit. Very cool 🤘

[@jaymzromeiro6774]

Dude, I've been flirting the zombie 1 for like 2 years, after I saw your vídeo, I went and bought the zombie 2 and maaaaaaannnnnn, This shit suprised me. I can rehearse with my band and it's enough to play a small venue.

[@TaylorDanley]

It's really awesome what you can get out of that small form factor.

[@Paolocampitelli]

Ehm... Have I any problem if i prefer the Zombie 2 over to Mesa in this video? :D

[@savvasdarkthrone7964]

i ve got this problem to.

[@Ronny1031]

If I was going to get a mini head, I think the zombie ii would be the one I'd get. That thing sounds amazing. That and a harley benton cab would make a brutal combination

[@TaylorDanley]

They're awesome!

[@lichkrieg4898]

i got the joyo mjolnir and a harley Benton vertical 2x12 with the v30s. the mjolnir isn't the best for deathcore, BUT is still a great rock and metal amp. it's kinda loose in the low end, almost fuzz kind of sound however pedals can bring it pretty close to the zombie.

[@Graveviper]

Which Harley Benton cab? Vintage or normal?

[@bkwray1]

I want to pair this with the HB Cabinet w/ 2 V30. This head would be killer.

[@elconquistador55]

I love mine, except for the hiss with high gain.

[@Crifeus]

Quality of the video blew me away must say, good production. I own the older version of the Joyo Zombie and it's fantastic, quick and easy to use, lightweight, sounds great and much cheaper than other lunchbox amp heads in the market.

[@TaylorDanley]

Thanks! I spend a lot of time setting up lights lol

[@Staroficial19]

Hello... Which kind of cabinet do you recommend to use with zombie ii?? I mean, power and impedance.

[@avhaggerty]

taylor i'am trying mine out next week in rehearsals with drummer. going 2x12 with high gain pedal and the rest through the loop. will i keep up with him on volume wise cheers

[@TaylorDanley]

Yeah, I think you'll be more than loud enough. They are quite powerful, surprisingly.

[@avhaggerty]

@@TaylorDanley cheers

[@felixsuarez3940]

Also thank you soooo much for youre videos!!! I swear everytime i would think of like a shoot out you already made a video or just made the video about it lol keep up the amazing work!!

[@seanslinger]

Hey Taylor, love your vids dude. My 40th was at Christmas and my wife bought myself a Epiphone Prophecy les Paul. I haven’t played electric for around 20 years so been on a journey since my birthday for an amp - firstly got an Orange 35rt but really didn’t dig the sound, then a Boss Multi FX pedal but Found the sound just too processed. What do you think to these Joyo amps? I was going to get one a while back. I actually msg’d all of the music shops in the uk this week and it was weird...everyone replied to get the Boss Katana MK2 100w...kind of left me thinking they were just trying to shift them. I had mentioned things like the Marshall DSL, Peavey Bandit, Laney IronHeart...and they came back with Katana. I am a 90s teenager at heart still...just looking for an amp that will give me that super beefy sound I like. Do you reckon the Zombie will give me that? Was also looking at the Hotone Heart Attack - buy these Joyo Zombie amps certainly seem to kick ass. Keep up the amazing work man

[@TaylorDanley]

Thanks! No experience with the Hotone amps. The bantamps sound awesome and definitely get loud, but if you’re playing with a loud band, they might leave something to be desired. The katana is cool and definitely much louder with way more options, but I wasn’t a huge fan of the high gain tone. So far the katana mk2 seems MUCH better. Review on that soon

[@seanslinger]

@@TaylorDanley hey buddy thanks for the reply back. Mainly looking at just a small rig for home use at the mo I reckon and I have really dig’d your videos. I know you have done a review on both the joyo zombie 2 and joyo preamp with the mix of amps on it. Which did you enjoy the most? I am thinking either Zombie 2 + Small Orange Cab (or any small cab) Or Joyo Preamp pedal+Mooer Baby Bomb and Orange small cab (again any small cab) Out of those two rig ideas which do you think would he best? If you don’t mind me asking. I am looking for a beefy / chunky metal sound...I am not a massive of too much of a treble sound metal. Or are both ideas stupid ha ha! Thanks again dude and keep up the amazing work.

[@matthewchittum3456]

Silly question but why can’t I find one for sale?? I want it like now and it’s like you can’t get one?

[@TaylorDanley]

They were having a hard time keeping them stocked because of covid. I have a feeling with the amount of messages and comments that I received yesterday from people that bought them, they sold out and actually took down their listing on Amazon. I'm sure they'll be back in stock soon.

[@madasahatter7482]

I have the original Zombie and the FireBrand. They sound really good as is, but I find only having the tone knob limiting. I put a cheap Behringer 9 band EQ(FBQ800) through the effects loop and it really let me dial in my sound

[@Xteus]

Wow Great sound and playing 🤘🏻, how is your guitar tuning?

[@TaylorDanley]

Thank you. I tune to C standard.

[@stuff_i_liked1815]

Have u gotten to compare this to the Positive Grid Spark? $50 difference at the moment but two very different amps.

[@tazshreds222]

Yo Taylor, Have you done a review on the Digitech DT whammy. If not That would be bad ass if you did

[@TaylorDanley]

No, but I should learn how to use one... and then do the video 🤣 I'm pretty inexperienced with whammys. I do want to get an expression pedal for my axefx though..

[@JC-11111]

Man I want this Zombie II since it's a Dual Rec sounding amp. Since it has an fx loop, you can run the preamp into a tube power amp of another amp, right? Got a little 15w with 2 EL84s and 3 12ax7s in the preamp that I'd be using.

[@Krashulka]

Yep, you can do that.

[@GuitarsandBacon]

Whoa, I've been out of touch for new Joyo amps. I've owned a Bantamp Meteor and the only thing I didn't like was no footswitch and no control over BT volume (usually not loud enough) , looks like Joyo made improvements to a very tempting hybrid amp. 20 watts still I assume though?

[@Metalbass1979]

Dang it, Taylor. You're gonna get me in trouble with my wife. I watched your Behringer pedal videos and ended up buying 20 of them. Now I watch this and ordered 2 of these heads.

[@juanrogelrodriguez8285]

Hello. Can the BantAmp be used without connection to the speaker output and without connection to the headphone output at the same time, without harming the amplifier? Would the amplifier suffer some kind of damage at the moment or in the long run? I want to output the signal through the amplifier send to an audio interface to record the signal without cabinet emulation so that I can use my custom impulse responses, and at the same time I don't want to have headphones and/or speakers connected for a while, can this be done without damaging the amplifier? Thank you

[@deantaylor9352]

Only question I have is, Does it take Fuzz/Distortion pedals?

[@pernstar]

Question. I just ordered one of these. Since this is a hybrid amp, with a tube pre and a solid state power amp, is it fair to assume that this head could safely be ran WITHOUT a cab plugged in? The manual I found online doesn't answer this question. Asking, because I would like to run this head for recording, with no cab, just the FX send into my board, into my interface. Thanks in advance!!! Awesome video btw.

[@Krashulka]

Yes you can run it without a speaker plugged in if you just want to use the headphones / line in or loop send to a larger watt power amp. The main power amp is not tube, and you won't burn out the single preamp valve. Cheers

[@Megadeth7811]

Do these sound good with headphones? I just ordered one, but I wanna wait a bit before I drop money on a cab.

[@tds2117]

The Joyo lacks the brightness and presence of the Dual Rectifier in the mix, particularly when you’re playing lower notes. Do you think it’s possible to compensate for this without making it sound shrill?

[@waylong25]

Use an EQ pedal if you have to. I guess my advice isn't worth much considering I don't have one of these but ya know lol

[@wmxx2000]

It's weird, listening to them solo'd I think I might either eq in some high end or add a treble boost of some kind to the zoMBie. As far as the full mix it doesn't seem as noticeable.

[@nyalarhotep]

Probably impossible, Joyo has much smaller headroom, hence much wider sound of Mesa both in low and high end. Plus, adding that preamp only put Joyo in disadvantage, because of aforementioned headroom. I am 100% certain Joyo can sound much closer to rectifier than seen in this vid. Less gain, no preamp boost, some pre EQ for that "V" shape of sound.

[@djtripnosys]

EQ pedal in the loop. Now it's a Mark IIC+.

[@lordcuddlebuttz3336]

DAMN!!! That thing sounds killer! I’m shocked that such an affordable lunch box head sounds so massive and thick, but also suprisingly tight! Sounds amazing with that boost 🤤 definitely gonna have to pick one of these up!

[@ThatMFShawnzy]

I just bought a Zombie II XL and an Orange cab. I absolutely LOVE it. So much sound. 2 things I upgraded though, was a 1 band EQ pedal and an EQD Plumes boost to add a slight amount of mid-gain. Sounds great with all of my guitars (EMGs, Seymours, stock Ibanez pups). And on top of alllll of that...its is LOUD AS FUUUUUU.

[@danielweisman6764]

Dude that’s the exact setup I was looking at. Is the orange cab a sweet rig for this? I want small but powerful. Work from home life + jamming on breaks. I just got the head and I am playing it via my Orange Crush 60W SS AMP - just plugged the speaker into The head and BAM

[@ThatMFShawnzy]

@@danielweisman6764 The orange cab is great, but since the amp has a bit of a darker sound, something a little brighter may sound better as well, but honestly I would just start researching speakers that you like and then get one of those or 2!

[@bennych666]

@@danielweisman6764 I have the zombie 2 setup with the orange ppc 1x12 with a V30. I’d rather the 2x12 version but, super heavy to carry around. The 1x12 is super loud with the joyo. Super clear once your speaker is broke in. I just pair up with a HOF2 reverb and a BBE sonic stomp. You can get pretty much any tone you want out of this setup.

[@mitchthegreat]

I got one of these free, my first real gear! I also got a be-od by friedman to borrow for a bit. Would you run that into the clean channel?

[@ThatAussieBloke1]

Thanks mate, love your style of presenting. Will be picking one of these up for sure

[@TaylorDanley]

🤘🤘

[@zlobert9877]

Would you reccomend this over the katana head?

[@TaylorDanley]

No, it's hard to recommend anything over a Katana head. They're an insane value for the money.

[@zlobert9877]

@@TaylorDanley i assumed that too,thanks for the answer mate and love your playing!

[@omarheavy2009]

Nice demo! Where to find that boost pedal?

[@MYRDOfficial]

Hil... Can it be used as a bass amp... I mean with success...

[@aras1985]

Great video 😊👍 I bought this amp last week, waiting for delivery 🤘

[@TaylorDanley]

🙌🤘🤘

[@koryakins]

Please share your opinion on how this amp sounds on low level volume. Does the tube in the pre-amp gives good distortion? I live in an apartment and do not want to annoy my neighbors ))

[@SuperChronicsmoker42]

Hey Wat Tay been awhile like the video thing sounds nice ????????? No noise gate seems quite

[@TaylorDanley]

No need when you have a human noise gate (me) lol

[@janipekkala1484]

Any advice how to get tight mesa sound (for example) without buying whole poweramp, just for audio interface used with IRs, what I can think of maybe some ( 2ch) preamp pedal ..?!?!

[@tugboat202]

Hey I was literary just looking for this through your channel after the vivo demo, thanks for the upload, and I just subscribed. Got my vivo coming in next week, gotta order the zombie soon

[@TaylorDanley]

Nice! Enjoy, they are awesome amps!

[@tugboat202]

@@TaylorDanley Thanks, it actually came in on my day off and it's alot of fun ,spent about 4 hours just riffing away. Thanks for the great review/demo

[@AaronMorgan666]

I'm debating on either getting the joyo firebrand (fireball) or the mooer phoenix (fireball) maybe that can be next? Also, if you could do another "who did it better" could you use the fireball on all or most of the modelers you have?? Including the pod hd. I'm having a hard time trying to like it.

[@DaRkGrimm101]

Does the zombie I and Zombie II sounds d same?

[@COTG666]

Great video. I'm considering ditching my Marshall amps after this. Why carry all that weight when this little amp does everything I need.

[@danielweisman6764]

This video was so well done. For an amateur like myself who just likes to jam the best brutal metal tones - I picked this up. What’s a preamp and why is only the preamp tube ? What’s a booster? You would not use a Boss metal zone as a booster - like what pedals do the “boosting” Do quality of speakers matter ?

[@InnerSilence123]

why my bantamp zombie doesnt sound nearly as distorted as I see on YT videos? I see taylor put the gain not even 1/3 of the way and it sounds devastating, I putted the same setting in mine and it sounds distorted but nowhere near the distortion I hear in yt videos, when I put it in max gain it starts to sound more alike but not even at full gain it my bantamp sounds like this, I mean, my bantamp at full gain has the same tone but much less distortion than in this video. I use a 8 ohm cabinet and X2n pickups. could it be a problem with my amp? or is it just tv magic?

[@ralis]

I have the OG Zombie and it has massive distortion! The gain is really hot so I use a noise gate to keep the feedback down

[@InnerSilence123]

@@ralis do you connect it to a cabinet? what kind of cab?? do you use any kind of boost pedal?

[@deandar93]

I had a major problem with customs in Turkey so I had to return the DSL 20hr that I bought, but since I have several gigs in three weeks I had to get another amp quickly and I didn't have enough time to research I just had to choose something under 150€ to not have issues with customs again so I bought the ZOMBIE II and I was a lot nervous about it I wasn't sure if I made a good decision on this but your video made it cristal clear that I couldn't ask for anything better 😎 thank you! \m/

[@jasonism123]

Best video of this amp so far. Thanks! Durability wise, how do you think this would stand up against an Orange Dark Micro Terror amp?

[@TwistedIdentity]

If you take the separate EQ out of the equation for the two channels, is there any difference soundwise between this and the original Zombie?

[@Waldschrat22]

Is this Amp loud enough for a Band Seasson??

[@estwrios3983]

what would be better for a black metal tone the zombie or the meteor

[@TaylorDanley]

Black metal tone is probably one of the most varied tones in the whole world, so are we talking Blaze in the Northern Sky era Darkthrone or Reinkaos era Dissection? Because one is a classic Jcm 800 into a greenback cab, the other is the cheapest amp you can find after you've dropped it down 3 flights of stairs and broken the bass knob off at 0. 😂 Nah, in all honesty for BM, I'd go for the Jackman with a boost or the Firebrand. I have videos on both.

[@estwrios3983]

@@TaylorDanley which would be best for 90s swedish death metal tone then?

[@TaylorDanley]

Zombie I'd think

[@estwrios3983]

@@TaylorDanley which one is your personal favorite?

[@DynamicDave-z8r]

How might it handle the Nux mg400 I wonder?

[@usmcyounggun6879]

For the price I think I may pick one of these up because I could use it with a 2x12 as traditional amp And cab, or since it has an effects loop I could run my headrush gigboard into the return and it would be a great power amp for a multi fx since it’s so compact and portable. And I love the new upgrades with the 2 channels, separate EQ’s and footswitch.

[@MrStephenlederle]

I just bought one of these monsters yesterday and am here to share a bit of a hack and review. This is my signal path: Guitar-tuner-mini wah-Overdrive-(input of amp)-send out to EQ pedal-Noise Suppressor-reverb-delay-(dly out) to Seymour Duncan Powerstage 700 input-SMPS700 out to 2x12 cab. With this rig setup I have a tube preamp running through two sources of post EQ and have 700 solid state watts of power. I cut the base with the EQ pedal and slightly boost the mids, then I can sculpt further using the PowerStage eq. This thing rips with this configuration.

[@felixsuarez3940]

I use too have the first gen zombie it was great but i gave it too a buddy of mine i wana get this version and slave it into my powerstage for more volume but i cant seem to find the zombie 2 online must be sold out everywhere

[@vmel1979]

Felix Suarez Try here! www.joyoaudio.co.uk/joyo-amplifiers-1401217571/zombie-2-II-Bantamp

[@AaronMorgan666]

Just get the moore cali dual preamp. Since you already have a better power amp.

[@deathmetalcoverz5865]

thanks for this video I have a part time job coming up and Im getting a cab and new pickups for my guitar and if i cant get the mesa at the end then im for sure getting the joyo they both sound great in a mix so i can make real music with the joyo still so If it was not for this video id get stressed on what amp to get to sub a rectifier if i couldnt afford one

[@szveszs]

is this louder than the Marshall Valvestate 8040 with a 1x12 ?

[@obicross]

this (bantamp series) or preamp house? tone wise. i use it with an ir.

[@AtTheSourceStudios]

Hell yeah bro! Sick vid! I was thinking of getting one of those newer Zombies. Sounds like it might be a good affordable rectifier tone!

[@mikemitchell7529]

Very thorough demo, awesome stuff! If you can, you should try out a Vox MV50 high gain. It's not as versatile (no effect loop or clean channel) but it's also based on a Mesa Dual Rectifier and sounds great!

[@TaylorDanley]

🤔🤔🤔🤔 I'll look it up!

[@nathanbarth7909]

Can this sound good quiet? Reason being my triple rectifier is too loud

[@AtTheSourceStudios]

Aw man I wish you compared the fx sends of both amps too to see how close the preamp itself gets without the solid state power section for those of us that record fx send to DAW/Cab IR.

[@samboggs3499]

OK you bastard, now you've done. I have to have this gear. So far, I really think the Zombie 2 is the must have. Just curious, what's your favorite Joyo Bantam amp?.

[@TaylorDanley]

zombie 2 easily.

[@samboggs3499]

@@TaylorDanley and I have heard some clip from the clean channel and it sounded really, really good. I agree with another post about it sounded better than the real amp it's modeled after.

[@aaronsg71]

Great demo man! I wish you could have used the fx loop to line the preamp of the Joyo into the power section of another amp!

[@Krashulka]

You can, fx loop out of the joyo into the fx loop return of a larger power amp.

[@aaronsg71]

@@Krashulka cool, I just was trying to find a video of someone doing it like this!

[@o0diemaus0o54]

Aaaaaaaaaaaand I bought one. Dang it, I told myself not to get indoctrinated. But there I am ordering this lite monster. Thanks, best review yet.

[@TaylorDanley]

🤣🙌🙌🤘

[@SpacemanXC]

Where did you order it? I want one but they've been sold out on Amazon for weeks.

[@o0diemaus0o54]

@@SpacemanXC hi, sorry for the late answer. But I bought mine from thoman. Highly recommended use an boost up front and an fairly cheap eq in the effectloop. I’m using beringer and it kills it.

[@BrandonBames]

Oh WOW, I had no idea this was out. The first Zombie was pretty incredible, this seems like it could be like the ultimate backup head. You're doing a fantastic job with this channel man, thanks for the content!

[@TaylorDanley]

Thanks! 🙌🤘

[@xisotopex]

what does it sound like using headphones?

[@Venus-yt8dd]

Sounds great! Own it

[@aftertheendtimes]

Da..n good channel you got man,..Honest, cosey and real down to earth ;) Thanks Love Cheers

[@Zordid0]

Imagine these, but with 200 or so watts. They are class D I think so I don't know why they haven't done it yet.

[@TaylorDanley]

👀

[@lichkrieg4898]

i mean you could piggyback it into a power amp or a bigger amp. you should be able to plug the send into whatever size amp you want.

[@RyanK...111]

Ok, but like what if there was a toilet that burped after you flushed it.

[@gokhanelmas2820]

Its very small and sounding better than expected joyo can do its father and sell the product well. its cost like a preamp pedal its size like a preamp pedal so why are you buying a pedal . Should buy one of these man.

[@rafaeldemoraes_gtr]

Since the amp has an fx loop, I imagine you could use a patch cable from the send to a duncan powerstage, right?

[@sarangill7864]

My housemate bought this amp and joyo cab after watching this video and it's a bit disappointing tbh. My old line 6 spider iv 15 blows it away. Maybe it's the cab. Do people really run these little amps through a mesa 4 x 12? It would be useful to show these through a small/budget cab. The amp is probably not going to sound anything like the video.

[@xXEmbracetheMetalXx]

Probably something with the cab, then. Those Spider amps aren’t generally great when it comes to tone. They’re mainly just for practicing on, and getting familiar with the different effects that are available today.

[@steves12strings]

I bought this with an ec eq7 and a hb 2x12 V30 cab....and holy shit. It's amazing! The EQ essentially turned it into a Mark series amp too. Insane man

[@dust17111]

The ec is it a equalizer pedal? I love my joyo but would like it to chug a little tighter and just sound a little better , would you suggest a equalizer or overdrive?

[@steves12strings]

@@dust17111 It's a cheap equalizer. Honestly I think that's all you need. But an old boss SD-1 wouldn't be a bad idea either.

[@mitchthegreat]

What eq settings?

[@steves12strings]

@@mitchthegreat on the eq pedal I stick to a classic Mesa Mark "V" shape. On the amp, tone knob on 3/4 and everything else all the way up. Volume to taste.

[@roger3958]

What do you think is better for Metallica? The Zombie or the Jackman?? Thanks!!

[@SpiritualOnslaught]

i came to see the demo of the zombie 2!! i liked because, it was a good video and dissection storm of the light's bane is amazing! extra points for having it as a longsleeve instead of a tshirt \m/

[@Stoffendous]

Prince was known to play MB, and Im looking for a similar tone. Can anyone comment if this is the correct amp for that? All I see is metal coming from this so far.

[@reneotten7376]

He was playing a MB Mark probably? Totally different amp.

[@newskinrecordings]

They both sound great in a mix. The dual rec cuts a little bit more in the mids but the average joe would not care either way and could not tell the difference because the quality of both kicks ass \m/

[@reaperofwaywardsouls]

Sounds sick! You should consider swapping the pickups around in your Solar and see what the 85 sounds like in the bridge (paired with a knarly amp).

[@TaylorDanley]

Yeah, I've been told that quite a few times.. I may have to check it out!

[@inclinedtoshadows4545]

85's do not sound good in the bridge position,too dark and muddy for tight metal.

[@TaylorDanley]

@inclined to shadows. I agree, but I get SO many people telling me they prefer it that it makes me wonder if my memory isnt serving me correctly...

[@inclinedtoshadows4545]

@@TaylorDanley perhaps it's a matter of personal preference and opinion. I have tried it several times and don't prefer it myself.

[@reaperofwaywardsouls]

Admittedly, I like it better at D or Eb standard... but I'm sure it would get pretty flubby the lower you go. Might make for good content regardless!

[@scoret12345]

I love my original zombie. I modded it so the tube was inside the chassis and I removed the cover. Now it fits really nicely on my pedalboard and all I have to do is run my speaker cable to my cab rather than four cables. I also modded it to give me a footswitchable channel select. Only problem with that is the clean channel is lower volume compared to the gain channel. This Zombie 2 solves that issue. I wonder if there's room in the chassis to fit the tube...

[@izibreeze1691]

this is active pickups?

[@waynepurcell6058]

Before I bite on the Joyo Zombie (1 OR 2) and potentially waste my money can anyone out there answer if either amp can roughly approximate John Sykes tone on Whitesnake's Still of the Night? That tone is heavy as fuck but not modern metal. I know he used Mesa Coliseums for that track and was wondering if these can at least get close.

[@philipandersen4406]

That little thing is sick. I need one in my life. Great work

[@barryprosser1370]

Best value metal amp for sure! \m/ A joyo shootout would be awesome dude. Still wanna hear the jackman as well. Keep up the great work.

[@TheDVM1]

Yeah Id like to hear that too

[@TaylorDanley]

Jackman 2 is def on my list!

[@stevensonnewberry8724]

Sounds great. Killer crunch. Assumedly high notes are great too. Thanks; especially side by side w DR.

[@benjamineisenhofer8174]

Listening to solo I hear a rumble in the Zombie that the Mesa doesn't have. I own a Zombie I and have a hard time fighting that rumble with dynamic EQs etc., maybe I need to switch to a Mesa to avoid that in the first place. :/

[@aerokurt1]

Cutting the bass and making it sound a little more fuller will make it sound very similar to Dual rec.

[@thisguy2973]

I feel like what I can tell from the audio here, the Joyo has more of a mid-forward sound, but not in that obnoxious way that a lot of modern metal uses. Sounds really great!

[@matthewminard4112]

You could totally pan the mesa left and zombie right and have a cool mix with both amps I think. Mesa is definitely warmer (power tubes obviously) but they sound similar enough and the zombie has like an airyness to it that actually sounds cool. Again I think both together would make a sonically cool mix.

[@niall0]

Nice video, good job. Thinking of buying one now!

[@AshesBe]

Its a amp digital?

[@NotAnotherSatchFan]

I'm loving my ZombieII with my Boss MS3... thanks for your vids! I also have JackmanII and it's a killer for the price as well. I'm still patiently waiting for the other BantampXL version but there's seems no luck with that. Edit: loop EQ to it to get best sound =)

[@hoofhearted6900]

I just snagged the first series version on ebay for a steal! Can't wait!....Thx for the vid. Awesome playing.

[@kow294]

Wander if it sounds the same with the og version...

[@thomascampbell9171]

If that mesa boogie costs so much, why's it need a different preamp thing? played them both with it, sounds great, but would have liked a b without it

[@James.99]

I've had an original Joyo Zombie for 2 years now. Best amp my broke ass has ever owned

[@brandonharris9160]

Just ordered one. Thanks for this great video. They should send you their new models for free, this is one of the best videos on this amp.

[@Tehstroyer]

Great demo and it sounds nice if I ever am in the mood for a more American sound, but I kinda can't believe they went with separate channel controls instead of a full-sized EQ section. Sounded like a no-brainer when I first saw they had an expanded version with two rows of controls.

[@TaylorDanley]

Yeah, full eq would be nice, but I think they still did a pretty great job of capturing the essence of a dual rec and putting it in a lunchbox head.

[@Tehstroyer]

​@@TaylorDanley Oh, they absolutely did. No questions here. I understand it being that way on V1. It's just it feels like they want us to buy multiple amps for a larger sonic palette and doing one sound with more control as an expansion fits more to me with that idea than putting emphasis on it being more versatile, with fully separate channels. But then again, I don't make them so that might just be me assuming shit based on my preferences.

[@DavidAllenMD]

This new tech is insane these small heads u can gig and practice with I don't have thousands for a head lol they make great backups or even main depending on what u like I'm very impressed 👍 and Taylor great as always