Philip Joyce - Joyo American sound with overdrives

Demoing the American sound pedal with various overdrives.
Signal chain goes guitar - cruncher - rat - TS - Joyo - amp
www.philipjoycemusic.com

[@donwalker7518]

I've spent $100's of dollars on hi-end pedals and it took a $39 pedal to bring them to life. Re-thinking my approach.

[@JonathanSlatt]

Man the joyo makes the cruncher sound absolutely fantastic, thanks for showing that, it's a great pair up!

[@kimgaugemusic]

my thoughts exactly!

[@marce211275]

Exactly. Fantastic. it makes everything sounds better, tight and pristine. Into a computer or even in front of a tube or solid state amp. It's just a genius pedal!!!

[@xblood1978]

Man the combo of the the American sound and that cruncher is mindblowing

[@copytekk]

Okay I've been watching Joyo American Sound demo videos for a few days and this is by far the most helpful and informative. Nice job. I can't believe how good the pedal makes a little Crate practice amp sound. Really nice playing, too!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

thanks Aaron. really appreciate the kind words

[@SunTeleLeo]

same here..... I am surprised too ... some cheap names - if I may put so - really surprise me today.. you don't have to pay 200 bucks for some hyped stuff...

[@amazing4733]

True

[@catboyzee]

Great demo, love the tonal clarity and depth you can get running those different dirt pedals through that Joyo without losing the character of each. Very cool...

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Infidel14? thanks for watching

[@ryr6411]

Finally found a video that will convince me to pair my cruncher to AS. Great demo, God bless!

[@CarmonaJohn]

I just came to hear that awesome RAT performance!

[@Sharkbite0592]

Wow, super impressive. That Cruncher sounds really good too for the price!

[@lyncboy]

Philip ....you are a great player man !!!! killer vibrato !!!!!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Scott Yahney thanks sir. Appreciate that

[@amazing4733]

I got inspired. Thank you! Will definitely buy the Joyo.

[@marlonborreo]

One of my absolute favorite gear demo videos. Shows how you don't need to burn your cash on expensive pedals to get great tone. Seems like the most crucial parts of your tone can be found before your pedal chain: a good guitar, good skills, and a good ear.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Wow that's really kinda of you to say, I do believe with a good ear and decent gear that good quality sounds are achievable from what ever you use. Thanks for watching.

[@marlonborreo]

It's unbelievable how good the sound you were conjuring out of that little crate solid state practice amp! Good job, Philip! Thanks for sharing this video.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Haha, no problem, it's a classic pedal, so versatile, it's my favourite distortion pedal. Thanks for watching.

[@justcallmeangel1]

Great video! I’ve been considering purchasing a joyo am sound, now I’m convinced that this is what I need for our church electric guitar. Wow! Such great tones. And affordable. Thanks!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Appreciate the comment. Thank you. Enjoy the pedal

[@vincentryanborres]

Lovely! Actually this pedal was recommended by my friend and Im searching for demo and sound test before buying it. Thank you for this video. Awesome sound!

[@HikaruHero]

Really useful review! Amazing sound quality and play. Thanks!

[@LuisRadaAlean]

this was the video i was looking for! Thanks, man! Greetings from Colombia

[@dancartermusic12]

I have the Joyo American sound, and love it! Great demo, awesome playing!

[@mikmiklicayan4483]

You got me gassing for the cruncher now. The Joyo just arrived. Cant wait to play with it tmrw

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Enjoy

[@robbymayer5987]

Exactly the video I was looking for! Thank you!

[@tincupmike32]

Awesome playing! That setup sounds damn good. I like the joyo pedal.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thank you, thanks for watching, please subscribe

[@MrWessapoo]

joyo+rat nice sound

[@chapmanfx8104]

Wow epic demo 😮

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

@@chapmanfx8104 thanks

[@fastacesus8499]

I have this pedal as my live backup. I have spent a lot of money on preamps in the past. But this £30 pedal does it's job perfectly. I can plug my pedals in and it just works.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Should be in everyone’s accessory box

[@guitaristaken5632]

I hope every demo/review of guitar pedals are done this way. Well done! Thanks for this video. Subscribed!

[@RobertMurphy-wm3ge]

Hands down best playing I've heard on a POS practice amp. Well done. I just picked up the American sound after YEARS of buy/sell/try insanely expensive garbage.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Hahaha. Thanks a million. Glad you enjoyed the video. It's serious bang for the buck. A no brainer for lots of situations

[@FleetfootMike]

Sold. That's four or five of these sold, pretty much on the strength of these videos, to me, our lead guitarist, our other guitarist, his brother, and my boss. :D

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

That's awesome. Glad you enjoyed the video. Now ya hear that JOYO. Where's my commission ??? :-)

[@bensmartinez4661]

I just got mine today. It sounded great!!!

[@namgiang3107]

Amazing demo. Just amazing. Jeez!!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@danfango1333]

It's perfect for recording. My £1500 pedalboard into 2 of these in stereo, straight into Presonous audiobox. £20 odd quid each, and I'll never mic an amp again.

[@harrisfrankou2368]

Great idea.

[@igncx_]

2 american sounds you mean? Im planning to get an american and a british one and do recording in stereo, too. Do you think that'll work out just fine? Thanks!

[@danfango1333]

@@igncx_ Yes I'm sure it'll work just as well. These are great amp sim pedals, and they're so cheap just buy em and play around with em!

[@josh7829]

what’s your board looking like ? what pedals are on it atm

[@danfango1333]

@@josh7829 In this order.....Boss Tu3 tuner, Boss Cp1x compressor, DOD Looking Glass, T-Rex Danish Mudhoney, Way Huge Camel Toe, MXR Script Phase 90, EHX Stereo Electric Mistress, Boss Waza Dimension C, Boss DD7, Boss RV6. I'm a funky bluesy guy 🌴

[@snazzyarchitect]

I was having a problem replicating the sound of my pedalboard running through my VHT Special 6 for headphone practice.... Watched your video and pulled the trigger before it even ended. I have a mixer so headphone stereo monitoring is sorted. No digital amp sim/IR can replicate the sound of my OD pedals hitting a tube amp (already tried with my multi-effects, weak sauce and distorted). You, sir, are a genius!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Ah that's great. Thanks so much for the kind comment. Glad you found a good solution

[@gardnercalibuso]

Awesome take on the Joyo.. nice playing too!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks for watching

[@jamiejupiter4503]

Great demo, no silly ego. Aim, to see how an amp-sim reacts to drives, achieved. It's quite amazing how that Joyo creates a fullness in tone. I found it useful when you clicked it off, to hear the difference without it.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

James Cloete Thanks James, glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful.

[@ThePencilTheory]

Man I could listen to you play all day. Haha so good. Great informative vid my dude

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks a million. Really appreciate that

[@JJ-bm2jj]

The JoYo American is a beast

[@jamiebales8394]

Great demo, Father Ted.

[@marlonborreo]

Now you got me gassing over a ProCo Rat! Great demos, man! :)

[@ot4kon]

the cruncher also sounded good without the preamp, the cruncher was the best of the 3

[@drenmusic]

I placed my joyo American sound after drives when I watched this video. Thanks man.

[@Theweeze100]

Great video, extremely informative and well demoed on all the pedals. I’ve got one of these coming just to give me a slight glassy break up fender tone, now I can’t wait for it to get here! By the way your playing was wonderful and engaging, really creative phrasing!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

thank you very much, glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful

[@MrMegamega3434]

Great Demo!! very useful. thanks a lot for the upload

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Oscar Jeong Thank you Oscar, glad you found the video helpful

[@daryryonofficial6686]

thank you....... mooer crunch + joyo ,or RAT + joyo ......beautiful fx

[@thegreatsiberianitch]

Good demo and playing! Nice!!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thank you

[@helpmetony]

A very useful demo Philip, thanks!

[@Tmidiman]

Nice demo, great playing too!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Tmidiman Thanks

[@gerrymcgill3209]

Great demo Philip.....

[@koorosh1]

After 10 years still one of the best video out there. You are great guitar player, only you have to make more quality videos with good lighting and good thumbnails then you will reach much more subscriber than many of other youtubers here. Good luck.👌

[@gunnslinger7774]

I have had the American Sound for 3 years and I use it all kinds of ways.. To record direct into a tascam 8 track recorder... As an OD with my Soul Food OD.. Great pedal... Now I think I am going to get the British sound to use with a Strat for some Hendrix type stuff..

[@Linda_Listen11]

Joyo and cruncher!!

[@draganm7823]

Cruncher definately! Rat was also nice, both with the joyo of course.

[@marcuschristianus122]

It's really all about the Guitar player.

[@ArronSealmoyGuitar]

NICE demo thank you

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Arron Sealmoy you're welcome. glad you enjoyed it

[@Hardjaxl]

Awesome review. Thanks.

[@fernandes5986]

I totally dig your video, the Joyo really opens up the sound and gives clarity to the other pedals. If this was played through a Crate 15w I can only imagine ifit was through a tube combo like a Deluxe Reverb or a JCM 800. It sounds great does your playing, nice chops dude.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

+jorge fernandes thanks man.

[@hazardgeek]

so with this video I made my mind to get a Joyo American pedal.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

that's great to hear, I hope you enjoy it.

[@blurrg1]

Thanks ma just got the joyo makes a lot of difference with the pedals. Can’t wait to try it on my Bass. 👍 That Rat pedal is sick wanna try to get the 1986 one. But this one holds up Beautiful.

[@toneseeker87]

RAT sounds awesome!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Such a great pedal. Everyone should have one

[@eggrock0]

Thanks man, really useful video!

[@DerbyCityRockCo]

Great demo. RAT with no Joyo... yikes. Amazing the difference it makes!

[@JpOctavarium]

That mooer sounds amazing

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

JpOctavarium they're great little pedals.

[@hanip_ms194]

Nice playing

[@wyattonline]

Dang Philip, you're a great guitarist!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thank you so much

[@robbymarquez8245]

Awesome vid 👍😎

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Hey, I like it at the end of else after overdrive and before modulation and delays. I haven't tried it towards the start of the chain because a friend of mine told me he had done that and it didn't sound very good but that doesn't mean you might not have fine results doing that. I like to treat it like a preamp rather then an overdrive pedal.

[@mikmiklicayan4483]

So it comes after your deive pedals and its basically always on??

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

It's a Musicman L3 guitar, line6 DL4 delay and a crate 15w practice amp.

[@michaelgormleymusic]

Man I was out with Paul oConnor yesterday he was singing the praises of the American. Have to pick one up, sounds great!!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

It's a very handy thing to have. Could get you out of a hole if your amp died on a gig for example

[@michaelgormleymusic]

Philip Joyce 100%, I’ve the tech21 Liverpool at the moment but be nice to have something a bit different

[@lanthaniated1]

Awesome post Philip. I have this pedal and the Joyo Actone (Vox emulation) both great for boosting the signal. Gotta get me a rat!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

every home around have one lol

[@thefuneralparade]

I got the deal of a century on a RAT DUECETONE pedal this month for $100 plus $12 shipping.

[@iuriimoveis]

Bicho, tirou onda! Pedais simples e uma somzeraaaa, curti muito. Comprei um pedal Joyo desse so por causa desse review. Power!!!

[@Hagchtogow]

Very good demo. Thiis Joyo (Harley Benton too) is very interesting, the little mooer too. I have already a rat, so...

[@lolobuggah2670]

A player like you deserves better than a 15 watt Crate.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

If it was my only amp then I'd agree ;-) My Mesa boogie, H&K and tweed deluxe keep me happy

[@sseltrek1a2b]

awesome playing; awesome demo...i'm in the process of adding the joyo to my set-ups...it just sounds really nice, especially for the price point...

[@ganton34kk]

Great tone

[@rockkstah2550]

great job man! I was looking for something that can go through FOH and using an FRFR! this fits the bill. Thank you and great job! sounds good! exactly what I've been looking for....

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

You're very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it..

[@RodrigoRockChannel]

sounds really good to me!

[@dawidwieczorek7425]

GOOD PLAYING SKILLS

[@donwalker7518]

Hey Philip.........I dropped the $39.00 for the Joyo AS based on your demo here. Best investment I've made towards improving my tone in a long time. Where has this thing been all my life?? Thanks and best of luck.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Ah thanks , that's great to hear. Best of luck with it.

[@Nightshade1881]

God damn $39?? Why did I get my pedal for $29?

[@tonechain_com9077]

Great demo and great tone! For future reference, we have documented your gear/settings and linked to your video from our new guitar site. Hope that is ok! 😉

[@juliusmapa6973]

Thanks for this. 👌

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thank you. That's very kind of you to say. Please check out some my other videos, there are some of just playing stuff.

[@tatamatman8171]

ur sound not bad without joyo...n ur playing mannnn.....👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks for watching. 🤘🏻

[@Jonathan-L]

This is one of the most impressive gear demos I've heard on KZbin. You got some nice chops in there Philip. The other thing that impresses me is the recording quality ... are you recording it with any particular mic & recording gear? Also, do you have a separate reverb pedal, or does your delay pedal make it sound like there's reverb in there? Anyway, the Joyo pedal really gives fatter, brighter, real-amp tone. Time to buy one!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed the video,but u have to disappoint you now. I recorded this using my phone. iPhone 4 I believe it was. no studio or post processing trickery. any reverb is coming off the amp and the room.

[@Jonathan-L]

+Philip Joyce It's a good sound ... the acoustics of the room & the Crate amp produce a decent tone. The other pedals make a pretty awesome combination.

[@Dsantbar]

Great review man.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks.

[@micgade]

Nice - and a great concept :)

[@chicosayans]

Nice vid thanks

[@roghib666]

great video, thanks. exactly kind a review i'm looking for. i guess the joyo will be pretty good with fuzz pedal in front of it

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Roghib Asfahani thanks, glad you enjoyed the video, I haven't tried it with a fuzz, I just do that.

[@chrismosquad1056]

Great demo! You really wail! 😎👍🏻

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thanks

[@noworries12]

great review!!! good sound! Best review!

[@donaldlemieux]

it gives a lot more character to the other pedal you put in front. I love your clip since it's all hook to the front of your amp. We all know that the katana 50 doesn't have an fx loop.

[@austinfailz]

The tube screamer should go first, then you can use it to boost the Rat.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

That wasn't the point of this video. It was to demonstrate what each of them sound like into the American sound. I have another video about stacking. And of course you can stack pedals in any order you like

[@maxserver3985]

the rat is a beast. does it all.

[@arthurveldhoen3932]

Just bought this Joyo together with a Husky Drive. One thing that isn't clear to me watching this is whether you are running the Joyo into the other drives (left to right) or the other way around. Great video and playing!

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

As with 99% of pedals the input is on the right side and the outputs are on the left. so by that logic it should be clear that the guitar signal is going from right to left. Cruncher into Rat into Tubescreamer and finally the American sound. Glad you enjoyed the video. thanks for watching.

[@jpsatre]

you are a very talented player. wow.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thank you. Thanks for watching.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Thanks, I was 50/50 on whether to get the British or American. I think the American 1)Sounds better and 2) Is more versatile. Trying to get Gilmour/Townsend/Page and modern tones for my DI rig (NU>X Cerberus for mods, delays. reverbs and IR, individual pedals for everything else). I'm lacking a decent preamp, which how I use my AC Tone, but that pedal isn't working out, doesn't like my Fuzz & high-gain drives. American seems to like the TS & RAT, so that's promising.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

I hope it works for you. Thanks for watching

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@PhilipJoyceMusician Welcome

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

Gilmour and Townsend used Hiwatt amps, which are much closer to a Fender amp, so I'd recommend the Joyo American instead. The AC Tone is more of an AC-30 amp, which may not take hi-gain pedals because it breaks up a lot on it's own. Or you might have to keep the Voice control very low.

[@KentuckyWindage22]

I think you just convinced me that I need a Rat. haha

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

every home should have one :-)

[@rakistastuffs7094]

Please make a demo of the joyo American sound with a big muff

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

I don't have a big muff exactly but I have a clone that was built for me by a friend. I could do that

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Thank you and thanks for watching

[@dawngteahnamte7971]

Thanks man..helps alot!!

[@matthesson5618]

Thanks!!

[@surfzion]

the 30€ Joyo is so impressive, makes you see how big brands are totally overpriced.

[@Snowcountry556]

I agree to an extent, but it is worth bearing in mind that the Joyo is a rip off of the tech21 pedals. So they can afford to sell it cheaply because they didn't pay for any of the R&D and just copied the circuit. Without the 'big brands' spending the money to do the research (although Tech 21 is far from big) these knock offs wouldn't exist.

[@surfzion]

I agree.

[@MatthewDRocks]

I have almost the same setup. Cruncher + TS808 + American Sound and holy cows I can plug that shit into any amp and blow the roof away.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

That's great

[@MatthewDRocks]

@@PhilipJoyceMusician Every time that I have to recommend this setup to someone, I send them this video link hehe great job at showing what you can do with this.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

@@MatthewDRocks awh thats cool, I appreciate the recommendation