THE ULTIMATE HARLEY BENTON ( JOYO ) TRUETONE COMPARISON ✅

timecode:
Humbucker LP-guitar loop 1): 3:56 ,loop 2) 5:53
Humbucker PRS-style loop 1): 7:22 ,loop 2) 9:38
P90 jazzmaster loop 1) 10:58
Singlecoil Strat loop 1) 14:18 loop 2) 16:14 loop 3) 19:02
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[@robotmeister009]

Bri'ish v 'Murican HB loop 1 7:28 8:54 - 8:36 7:51 HB loop 2 10:52 10:39 SC loop 2 16:26 17:02 - 17:32 17:50 - 18:50 18:26

[@robotmeister009]

to me, the british is brighter on the gainy tone with sharper attack, american is brighter on the clean tone with more body and roundness

[@ZEGO24x]

Perfect...

[@mikee6666]

This is by far the best comparison video for these pedals, many thanks for putting it up!

[@carlosclaptrix]

Great! I love your systematic approach with the loop. Not boring or annoying at all, but simply allowing a comparison.

[@user-pp8sj8ol6c]

so great! thanks, you are always so good with reviews! cheers from sunny Greece!

[@austinstyles6393]

Great demo of these really cool pedal ! Really appreciate the time and effort you put in this.👍🏾

[@RedRaven326]

Cory, I think I left a review before but since your video is so well done, I'm leaving another comment. This IS EXACTLY how you do a pedal comparison; thank you!

[@evillano]

I wanted to get the American but after watching this video I'm getting the California. Thanks for an awesome review!

[@TheJofrica]

I have both. American is awesome for clean tones. I have a hard time getting a good crunch sound from the California. Very small turns of the knob are drastic in sound. Maybe it’s just me

[@draganblastovicz7487]

Thanks for the perfect review Cory. I wanted one of these and now I definitely know witch one has the sound I like. Thanks for the good job!

[@sierraridgereaper]

Really great review. Each one has its own uniqueness so adding all 4 to the pedal collection for optimal choice is the only way to go for me...😁 Thank you for taking the time to do the comparison. I have the Actone and California, definitely will be adding the Brittish and American soon..

[@hunterofthemystic]

Best comparison I have seen. Answered all my question about them. Well done!

[@CoryMura]

timecode here too...maybe its easier for some people: Humbucker LP-guitar loop 1): 3:56 ,loop 2) 5:53 Humbucker PRS-style loop 1): 7:22 ,loop 2) 9:38 P90 jazzmaster loop 1) 10:58 Singlecoil Strat loop 1) 14:18 loop 2) 16:14 loop 3) 19:02

[@pabcrane]

Guten Tag! This is arguably the best review of guitar pedals on the Tube. Thanks.

[@jackdemask4177]

Agree!

[@welovegoodmusic3922]

Thanks! I went for the American Sound and I'm loving it! British is also tempting. I think this is one of the best reviews of the pedal. And useful!

[@rodolphomoco]

AMAZING REVIEW, CONGRATS DUDE!

[@isaacmugunda8370]

I just bought a Joyo California. I love its warmth from the demo. British is quite something too

[@soulcaliber256]

Clean drive = Ac tone Low drive = California Mids drive = American High Gain drive= British

[@deeppurple51]

A proper demonstration. Nicely done!

[@denizb.6882]

this exactly is what I was hoping to find...! Take a thumb and a thanks from my heart!

[@harrypope2280]

Awesome video! Thank you!!!!

[@trmbtwo]

Useful review. British and American are my favourite here.

[@PartyRockAdviser]

Fantastic review. Please make more!

[@MrMunki2]

Dont understand why you "only" have 3k subs, should have 30k ! Great work

[@CoryMura]

+Mika Keskikastari thanks! we are coming there over time 😉

[@rogeriosoares7222]

man, the british sound is soo good, very smooth and balanced. I ordered one on the internet, can´t wait to test it.

[@jaka6240]

thanks for a great comparison video. i really like the california sounds, i think i'll get this one soon

[@CoryMura]

Jaka Zakaria you're welcome! thx for checking out

[@novotadeu]

if all review were so, everything would be simpler. Congratulations on the demonstration. I liked California! Because of this videi I bought California

[@jernie9384]

Absolutely in love with that shirt man !

[@CoryMura]

yeah man!

[@marcrombouts4971]

At last...no showing off but really helpfull! Thank you so much!

[@springlane0137]

add all the pedals to my cart. they are all great pedals man, cant beat in there price range.

[@BrenoBertassoni]

Nice review! The california one sounded the best to my ears. Just bought a Tele, so thanks for using different guitars!

[@tonymartin862]

really pleased with my American sound, nice and natural

[@harrisfrankou2368]

Pro review no wasted time. Thanks

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Well organized video! Great job! I'm going to get that California pedal someday! lol

[@RandyFricke]

These budget effects manufacturers have really decoded these units. This is a $30 pedal! I bought from Thomann so shipping was another $25 but I'm not losing any sleep over it. This is an awesome pedal. Several years back I had a Marshall 1987X Plexi that I slammed a DOD 250 into the front end with so it was all juicy EL34 power tube distortion. A "one trick pony" to be sure, but to this day I compare all of these "Marshall In a Box" pedals against that tone. I would be willing to bet that a blindfolded "Pepsi Challenge" would reveal that you would not be able to tell the difference. This little jewel is that good. Solid build. True bypass. Nice, dead quiet foot switch. Very tweakable. Get one before Harley Benton realizes what they have and doubles their price!

[@rikkufan009]

Bro thanks to you I'm getting that California one ☺️

[@hitmakerstudio6405]

hi Cory thanks for your hard work... I really appreciate your reviews since I discover Harley Benton Brand you have been one of the main man to go for that info... Greetings from Berlin!

[@CoryMura]

+HIT MAKER STUDIO danke dir! thanks! Grüße aus dem Norden Deutschlands! 😁👍

[@davidtonnfishin]

I use the American sound and a.c. tone, for the price these are incredible pedals, of course the snobs will never show the love , love all my joyo pedals!!!

[@JohnIainMcFarlanewaspfactor]

I have them all except the American.They all sound great really and have plenty tweakability(is that a word?)You are definitely right about the California,it is very low end heavy but my GE-7takes care of that.I think it is my favourite though the AC Tone really does capture that Vox mojo.I love my ever growing Distortion collection and have grit of every kind,so much so I choose 1 every day,put it on my board in the spare slot and either record or just noodle around.Thank you Cory for turning me on to this gear,they sound great and are affordable,if they can make such great pedals at low price,why buy a certain company's plastic pedals?

[@johnmccaleb2122]

I really like your test method

[@luissaints7082]

thanks very good

[@steveschenker1380]

Thanks man! I like the AC Tone the best for medium drive, and the least for heavy drive! lol the heavy drive on the American actually sounds much better than the drive on my HR Deville!

[@markezekiel999]

subbed! great content. i wish you could demo these pedals with od and distortions recorded directly without an amp. cheers mate!

[@psychomantis2881]

I have the California and love it

[@muikac]

great review... the best joyos review...

[@CoryMura]

Muris Cickusic thanks Muris!

[@oneomen680]

hi can this pedal work on a LINE input of a portable amp?

[@stratowhore9051]

WOW -- well thought-out demo! Thanks for keeping the sound as simple and direct as possible. Some guys mic into this and run it into that and finally record it through another this. Well, how much is the pedal and how much their processing chain? So, thanks for keeping it simple and clean.

[@CoryMura]

www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_american_truetone.htm?partner_id=49607 Thanks...there is really no post processing in these videos. the only thing that can happen is that i change the levels of tracks so it will not blow the ears of the viewers etc. thats it. Or did i get your "processing chain" quetsion wrong?

[@stratowhore9051]

No. Sie haben meine Bedeutung verstanden.

[@edwingrospe]

I bought the American for its very clean sound which I'm going after for my use case. and I can always crank up the drive and mids if I want a dirtier sound.

[@dagus834]

What's that song in the background of the first minutes?

[@flaviomancusogtr]

Muito bom. Thank you

[@robfriedrich2822]

Is there a list, what guitar combo brand the developers had in mind?

[@neonerbse.]

Das ist Mal ein sehr Effektives Video. Im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. Den American Sound hab ich schon aber der AC wird sich wohl dazugesellen..✌️🎙️🎶

[@delotrolado1]

I own the America thanks to you now I need the California.

[@KStarDid]

In fact they are all the same with subtle difference of equalization, drive and voicing ! Most of them are sold around 25€ on AliExpress in their original Joyo brand.

[@AslanBlood]

Deffinitley the California, such Sweet n' Sexy Sounds all the way. Thnx for the effort ☺

[@CoryMura]

AslanBlood you're welcome!

[@danielcastillo1225]

Cool

[@everythingisopen]

very helpful, thanks. Could live with either AC or US and the Marshall sneaked in during your tests.

[@AxelAlexK]

Great video man. Everyone says the American is the best for clean and that's what I'm most concerned with so I guess that's what I'm getting.

[@alexcarpen3201]

man that ja60 has a lovely sound to it. and it looks good. very good

[@CoryMura]

+Alex Carpen yeah man! that guitar got that snap you want im the bridge and lovely cleans on the neck pickup

[@alexcarpen3201]

Cory Mura p90 was my first pickup love. and i never played one in my life :(

[@blasphemer1992]

I'm interested in the british one as I'm pursuing a guns n roses kinda tone. I run an orange micro terror through a 1x12 Vox cab... will it do the job or should I keep looking? needless to say, the wallet is kinda tight haha awesome review btw, im subscribed!

[@blasphemer1992]

Edit: I've since updated my setup. I got the British and I now own a 5 watt tube amp. Only one volume and one tone knob. No effects loop. Signal chain is as follows: guitar > tuner > noise gate > wah > joyo vintage overdrive (ts clon) > joyo british > eq > delay > amp. It really works wonders. I've never been happier with my sound. I'm looking to get another one, so I came back to this review to help me choose. Great job! You really helped me improve my sound!

[@DominikOwl]

What song is the first PRS loop from?

[@mattwilliam4803]

-great review !! thanks !!! I like the British, then the American.

[@ZEGO24x]

Great work - British and American still my favourites -This just further reinforced it...

[@doctari1061]

Great demo. Thanks. I wound up buying all of them. For that price, why not?

[@michaelwinemiller9250]

That was a KZbin gem

[@fr.abbadon]

I dig em all, but the British and California sounds are the pedals i always fall back on

[@ChildrenoftheReaper]

Hi, ich wollte mir den HB20R zulegen, in Verbindung mit einem HB-Zerrpedal. Ich überlege zwischen dem True Tone California und dem Ultimate Drive. Welches der Beiden Pedale in Verbindung mit dem HB20R ist deiner Meinung nach die bessere Kombination? - Hi, I wanted to get the HB20R, in conjunction with a HB-Zerrpedal. I think about the True Tone California and the Ultimate Drive. Which of the two pedals in conjunction with the HB20R do you think is the better combination?

[@lone-wolf-1]

Hello Cory! don't know if you reviewed or tested the ''Donner Giant Metal drive'' mini pedal. Could imagine, you would like it for the heavy metal scream, not sounding like a swarm of constipated bees... haha. Nice review as allways, by the way !

[@Clemos137]

Hey, great review! Do you think it's possible to get a "hendrix tone" with the British pedal and a strat ? Cheers

[@nresnik]

Unfortunately, you would require Fuzz Face, and some other stuff. The pedal sound is OK, bit it is not all there is.

[@nresnik]

@James Fehr I am not the guy asking question about getting “Hendrix“ tone. You should answer to his post. not mine. :)

[@TomMacalisang]

7:13 the moment i saw this, i immediately hit the subscribe button.

[@CoryMura]

😂😂😂 thanks!

[@waranghira]

NOW THIS IS WHAT A TEST SHOULD LOOK LIKE

[@jayceburns8246]

Now turn them all on for the holy grail rock tone!!!

[@maartenstevens9848]

Very usefull comparison. These are great pedals for a certain purpose. Simple, analog sound, flexible. I don't understand there are not more like these. The original tech 21 pedals are hard to get and seem discontinued. The new tech 21 ones, way too expensive. A sSimplifier too expensive and not so simple. Harley Benton has a fantastic pedal line with these ! I already love the Actone and ordered British and American

[@TomykaHUN]

Hi Cory, first of all, I would like to say a big Thank You for your high quality reviews and I would like to ask you that, why is it, that these pedals are not just Harley Benton pedals but also Joyo pedals? I mean, which company is the original "creator", if you know what I mean. And again, thank you for your reviews and sorry if it's a silly question.

[@CoryMura]

+TomykaHUN joyo made them. they are rebranded by harley benton. the harley bentons are cheaper to buy, at least here in germany. thanks!

[@althewicked]

The only one which is quite different is the "Actone" because it doesent has that analog cab sim which cut a lot of high frequencies. Thats the reason why so few voted for that pedal in the comments. The other three pedals sounding more pleasant as stand alone but the "Actone" is very usefull as a Tube Screamer like overdrive pedal and for some Queen and Beatles tones. There is also a Extreme Metal one which is nice too.

[@soulagent79]

My all-time favourite budget pedals! These are meant to be played without an amp.

[@hafizmarzuki9203]

Can I use these amp sims to switch all my od/ds pedals? I am interested to try this amp instead... Also will it sounds good if I plug it into amp input?

[@Tonic.Fusion]

Hi, i want to buy the Orange one, but i have the Harley benton 35 plus Hb guitar. How does IT work with? Do You think IT sounds good?

[@alexandrmardari5995]

I also have HB 35 plus. It pairs well with all of those pedals, but British especially))

[@Isabell-ze4rw]

man, i cannot decide

[@enl7xz_990]

loop 1 british 4:09 ac tone 4:21 american 4:32 california 4:44

[@danielgarciaramirez7517]

which one i need to get the 'New Rose' of the Damned guitar tone (that crunchy, dirty, fuzzy, lofi, saturated tone) please! thanks

[@TheFairway8]

Brian James used a Hi Watt amp a Marshall esq type of amp so the Briiish tone pedal would probably be best. Even Captain Sensible tends to use Marshalls When he plays New Rose. It’s certainly crunchy and dirty but not fizzy

[@stuartchapman5171]

Thise early 70's punk tones are possibly the best dirt/drive sounds ever made.

[@johnsavage5666]

british sound can be used as overdrive or amp simulator and actone can be used as distortion

[@yavuzcanerbaysal2208]

May i use them to plug in directly into a mixer with no amp?

[@christiaandemarezoyens4720]

Yavuzcan Erbaysal They are really meant to use directly without an amp since they’re amp simulators.

[@MuguitarWahhWoh]

Better review bro thanks a lot

[@johnsilver2039]

Are these pedals supposed to be simulations of different amps like marshal, fender, mesa boogie etc. ?

From left to right: Marshall, Vox, Fender, Mesa Boogie.

[@alexsuciu5638]

Hi Cory! First of all thank you for the comparison! Very well done! I want to purchase the Harley Benton JA60 with wilkinsons and I can see it fits quite well with the California pedal (full sound of that P90s), my amp doesnt have a switch pedal so im searching for a more grungy pedal but with a little bit of fullness. Do you recommend me the california one!? Thank you sir! Btw new suscriber!

[@thehound2161]

Sadly the Harley Benton's no longer have the Wilkenson PUP's so perhaps you were lucky and grabbed one before the Roswell switch. The California is a fat bottom pedal and mixed with the crisp P-90's you could get some cool tones. I own American, AC, British... but passed on the California. I love these pedals for their large variety of usable and familiar tones. You can not and will not lose by purchasing any of this pedal line.

[@hafizmarzuki9203]

@@thehound2161 I want 3 od pedals in my effect pedals board that can act as od1 (blues rock, fender amp like) , od2 (rock,marshall amp like) and od3 (heavy rock,metal, mesa boogie amp like).. would you recommend me to use these joyo amp sims? And which one you think can fulfll those 3 needs? Thank you.

[@spacewolf1090]

Cory, would you play those preamps with bass?

[@johnspokus]

I have recoded bass direct using the Joyo American with an MXR Dyna Comp, and the results were excellent

[@hafizmarzuki9203]

@@johnspokus you put it in front of the amp? Using amp input?

[@mattanderson6860]

Alright, so which should I use for a Frusciante tone? I imagine the California, but I don't know if I assume that because of the name... also, John is a devoted Marshall guy, so would the British be the right one?

[@diwomancer]

.me too im wondering how to get that tone. Theres that pedal that get you there bro, irs the marshall jackhammer. You can search david simpson channel

[@JosephGallagher]

His clean guitars sound like the American with the treble slightly boosted, I would say

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

American = Fender Deluxe/Tweed (SRV style tones - bluesy and clean) AC Tone = Vox AC-30 (from Beatles to Brian May) British = Marshall JCM series (800 or 900 perhaps?) California = Mesa-Boogie (voice control sweeps between MKII C+ and MK IV series, and maybe a bit of Dual Rectifier?)

[@mattwilliam4803]

-for Frusciante tone, ck. "dave simpson marshall jackhammer" video

[@bigboybojji8426]

he use ac

[@ROHAN4953]

i really like the British one.

[@paulbee8131]

how are these Harley Benton when they are clearly Joyo pedals first? just wondering.. good demo btw

[@CoryMura]

they are rebranded joyo pedals as far as i know

[@Desmaad]

For some reason the Jazzmaster loop reminds me of Canadian rockers from the '90s.

[@wfqsfg]

the California is much darker. I have the American and it plays clean or slightly modulated real well. If I was to but another it would either be British or AC Tone.

[@charomie]

u have both california and american? which are best?

[@TomMacalisang]

These or the new Mooer micro preamps?

[@CoryMura]

can´t say,didnt had the Mooers so far. but i can say i use the actone and american daily on my pedalboard. they are such a bargain for what they can deliver. can´t go wrong for these prices.

[@ThatGuyThanus]

I have the American one, and quite fancy the set, tbh..

[@thebigpicture2455]

4:09 vs 4:20 vs 4:32 vs 4:44

[@andrewhurst5607]

That's how to do a review!

[@Twirlyhead]

I have them all. They all sound the same in _bypass_ (joke). My findings: American and AC Tone are equally fab, British is very good, California not so good. They benefit greatly from a decent third party speaker sim if DI is what you are doing. They would all be better if the internal cab sim was switchable. Note: Joyo have now released Oxford/Orange model.

[@anonymousanonymous1314]

What do they sound like in parallel?

[@anonymousanonymous1314]

Oh, have you tried it? I had given thought to splitting the signal and running, for example, a clean American with a slightly broken British or something to that effect. I've been using an AC Tone as a DI for some time now and have been very pleased with the results. Slap it on the pedal board and you don't have to worry about hauling an amp and mic around, and it sounds good enough that nobody will really notice the difference. I know some people get an extra little something when running a Fender and a Marshall in parallel so I had hoped you could get a similar effect with simulators.

[@stuartchapman5171]

I'm a big fan and promoter of parallel. I'm not a guitarist, I do audio tech and use a lot of pedals fur experimental and drone synth work. I use y splitters and or matrix mixers to run parallel and series fx chains, sometimes feeding them back into each other. The best guitar tone I ever heard was an average guitar split parallel into a muff, screamer, Guvnor, hm2, Met Zone and Gristliser into a Kustom Defender 5w tube and 1x12. Apart from the Guvnor the pedals were clones. It was so rich in harmonics, you had the option to shape the drive and more importantly the eq in so many ways. Because I was using a matrix mixer I spent the night blending these with series chains and feedback. It would be great to see a proper guitarist using this set up. It's interesting to see many boutique pedal builders, who are creating modern refined twin/triple dirt pedals are giving the option of series and parallel signal switching.

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

What's with the Harley Benton thing. I have these Joyo Pedals and they all sound the name with out a different name?

[@CoryMura]

they are just rebranded and the Harley Bentons costs less at least here in germany

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

Hey, Cory thanks a heap I just ordered 1, $20.00 USD + $6.00 USD Shipping. I think that is a good deal. Thanks for the video, I have the ACtone its good. I like to just run them straight home recording. I am amazed at the Pedal market when I started playing I got KENT Distorter, in 1965 used from a friend. He got a Vox Buckingham that have a clipper installed so I got the pedal which I used with 1484 SIlvertone Amplifier. Gosh, I am just now getting into pedals. But thats good I am having fun.

[@omgnerv]

schade, dass du keine videos mehr machst :-(

[@jensvalentin9838]

Altes Video aber....für meine Ohren sind der british und California die brauchbaren 😁

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

In all seriousness, I'm probably going to buy all four pedals. It will still cost LESS than $200 US Dollars, and you're basically buying the tone-prints of 4 classic amps, plus more depending on how you set the "Voice" controls. You can get so many tones with these.

[@terryl59]

The american is the most clean, but i like the california tone best.