Which Joyo Amp Sounds The Best? The Ultimate Joyo Bantamp Shootout!

[@michaelb.42112]

Im 55 and lugged around heavy bass gear in the 80s and 90s up til the present. Kids today may not know how good they have it. Soooo many inexpensive, great quality amps and pedals are everywhere. The names of the Joyos are so creative. Im sold ! The tones are worth 3 times the price. So round and tubey ! Yummy !

[@user-nu7xx7pc1d]

so right!!

[@sprocketman927]

For my playing style, I'm liking the how the Meteor II sounds. Thanks Marty!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

The Meteor II is one of the best!

[@arielbarthelemy5126]

@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Marty, I bought a Headrush Gigboard and I don't know if you've made a video about this pedalboard. I've searched your videos but I haven't found anything. I have four pedalboards, the first was a boss gt 6 ' then came a pod x3 live followed by isp theta mxs michael sweet and now the headrush, the easiest to use .The last two are perfect for playing metal

[@thenextkurt]

I had a Meteor head and it very quickly became my favorite amp. Better clean channel than my Fender

[@jwright8838]

Love my Jackman II. It really has the 70s-early 80s Marshall flavor.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

It's my all around favorite. I love the old Marshall bite. 😁

[@RandyFricke]

I have a BlueJay mounted directly on its pedal board. It's a fabulous pedal platform amp. The BlueJay is rather ho-hum on its own but comes to life with a good OD that's capable of some gain in front of it. I have a Satone English Rose in front of mine that works well for what I'm after. And if you wind up grabbing one of these don't fall for the "changing out the tube" nonsense. I did. Let me save you some time and unnecessary expense. I tried a bunch of tubes. I could tell more of a difference in tone by simply tweaking the drives. I also have a JaCkMan II. The meteOR II is next. Great demo Marty.

[@rferguson3]

Yep, I was extremely skeptical, upon hearing all these folks swearing it makes a tremendous difference. I actually A/B’d a couple and I can tell you for a fact, there is absolutely no audible difference.

[@anthonypanneton923]

Yes I have a BlueJay too and its a great pedal amp. I usually use a little 5W amp, but with 20W I can crank it up a little louder with the BlueJay when I want. I run it thru a single 10" speaker and that's as much as I need nowadays. Bought mine used, and haven't tried swapping tubes - it sounds fine the way it is.

[@JoeR203]

All the Zombie II needs is a BOSS 7 band EQ pedal connected to it and you'll be in heaven. You should have a cabinet built for them and have them stacked two over two. It might look pretty cool.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

@@JoeR203 I agree. The eq would be a great add on. Nice idea. Giving me some thoughts here... 🤫

[@j.reveille6815]

Or the Mesa classic 5 band .

[@sighermike]

I tried running my MXL 10 band through the EFX loop and it changes the sound of the distortion and makes it more fuzzy. I didn't like doing that. But, you can definitely get a little more out of it running it in front, but it definitely sounds nothing like my Mark V:25

[@adamstein9333]

Only have behringer clone

[@adamstein9333]

ABY A ;Channel 1 Lpb1 boost, gate, Ultimate Drive, DemonFx ts9/808, Joyo Argos, Joyo Uzi ,Sonicake Buffer, Dark Flame, Mosky Mad Cow , SB,DemonFx R4, 7band behringer,VSN looper pro. And into Mooer Radar. ABY B ; presonus. ir 44 revelator ( AUM THU/ GE LABs/Bias FX) , Hotone Jogg (Cerbes ceres plugin/ Nembrini Live Rig/Jamup tone stack V stomp) Donner USB (mix/post) and GigFast Nam player .still in prestages with ability to whatever, FX loop lol running out of gear and it’s all dirt cheap. Oh yeah Zombie Effects Loop ; Mvave BlackBox and zoom g1.4. Yes, not one piece of gear over 80 dollars into Zombie 2 . With ability to capture with 2 devices in one. Endless timbres, not a sound You couldn’t envelope. So next? Amazon compressor? That new LYR walrus clone of eras and egos … 60$ each? Such a great time to be a student/teacher/?Activist

[@JOYODirect]

Awesome comparison demo! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! 🦃🎸

[@francislemon7]

The nice thing about an amp with a nice "warm" clean setting is that it almost guaranties it will take whatever pedal you want to run into it. These are all amazing sounding for the price point. If you can't find a setting that works it just might be in the hands of the operator. Thanks for the review !

[@justbob9006]

@Marty5150 the Meteor2 and Jackman2 are by far the most versitile of the 4 amps you demo'd. Thank you for the breakdown. That was a super demo.

[@DanFuka-l8d]

I'm an old gigging band guy, and I'm zeroing in on the Jackman for a tiny emergency backup amp. The whole line sounds ridiculously good for the price.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

They're really nice and very affordable as you can see. Not sure they can compete with a drummer but they are loud. If you mic'd them up you'd have plenty of power for a gig 😎🎸

[@DanFuka-l8d]

@Ranch5150SkinWalker I'd run it into a 1x12 and mic it. I'm playing in a 5-piece with a B3 and a sax two feet to my left. I'd have to see if it could keep up. If not, what a cool little amp to have at home.

[@frankiechan9651]

Great review Marty. I think this is the first Joyo amp demo where someone actually pointed out what each amp was inspired by. It's the effects loop on these that really sells it for me - I prefer to run any time-based affects through a loop, but too many amps come without one. I get where you are coming from with the Jackman - that you can always add drive, but it's harder to take saturation away. (Especially if you happen to have some really hot pickups) Having said that, I really liked the Meteor and the Zombie.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

@@frankiechan9651 thanks man! It's hard for me to pick a favorite. They all do what they do very well. I do gravitate to the Meteor when using them. It's really got a nice high gain tone and it sounds awesome with delay. 😎🎸

[@tommynovak6399]

I've rocked a Jackman II for about 3 years now. It's one of the best.

[@willhol4209]

Excellent demo of the bantamps. Fair play. Enjoyed this. Sound nice acdc and heart ref. 😎.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

@@willhol4209 thank you. 🙏

[@scottdunn2178]

I've got the original 3-knob Zombie and love it - sounds great through a 4x12 or even using it as a preamp 🎸🎛🔊

[@Mach.97319]

Have you tried the Brown sound on the lil Boss Katana practice amp? It's AMAZING!! I have the 7w. The 10w is out. Do a review!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Yeh I love it. The katana is one of the best "modeler" amps out there!

[@richardwright345]

I like the clean on the METEOR.

[@lancelucifer4851]

I play through some really big amps, but I have the Zombie Joyo and it's friggin fantastic. Awesome little amps.

[@zombiemontage]

Nice man. I have the Zombie and with an EQ or boost pedal, I think it's crushing. I had the Bluejay but it was lacking some bite. I think the one to go for is the Tweedy... It's got 2 channels, does cleans and has a really dirty drive channel. I bet it's a champ for taking pedals. That's my next purchase

[@davidstokes4630]

@zombiemontage Great choice! I bought a JaCkMan II, which I love! Then I got a great deal on a ZoMBie II, it has great clean tones, and offers a little more gain. If... (when) I buy another... it will be a Meteor II. I also bought a BadASS bass amp, but I didn't get to try it out :'( it was a gift to my son ;)

[@jmangi6221]

I knew I shouldn't have watched this,now I've got to have that Zombie 2. What a beast.that

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

lol. I understand. It's a killer little amp 😎🎸

[@davidstokes4630]

@@jmangi6221 No!!! Buy a Tweedy! It honestly beats the ZoMBie (which I love!). Either way, you'll be happy!

[@funneverendspodcast]

I have my Jackman2 with my 1x8 Randall cab. I added a Donner Noise Killer along with a Behringer EQ and works awesome

[@nickrooney6206]

Which one of these three do you think would sound the best using my 33 Fortin pedal in front of

[@CharlieMoney777]

Who buys a 1x8” cab? I don’t even own an 8” combo.

[@funneverendspodcast]

@CharlieMoney777 someone that use it as a practice amp with a 20 watt head at home that doesn't have space or money for a 4x12

[@funneverendspodcast]

@nickrooney6206 i put a tube screamer front of the jackman and it sounds great!

[@CharlieMoney777]

@@funneverendspodcastat least get a Monoprice 1x12 Celestion. 8” doesn’t give you any sort of accurate sound profile.

[@b4liquez]

The METEOR is great. Thank you for the review!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

You bet! Thanks for watching 🎸😎

[@joshuabarron8535]

I have the Meteor II, and I have a Berenger EQ700 in the effects loop, along with delay and reverb.

[@brandonsmalleyorblspinc689]

Very cool I was not aware of Joyo has these super affordable versions of some of my favorite amps

[@dukeravenshadow5532]

Great in-depth review! Awesome sounding amps, love the variations. Thanks for showing off each one and what they can do. I’m definitely going to look into getting at least one. 🤘🎶🎵🎸

[@CAllenBlack]

Happy Thanksgiving Marty! TY for your content.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

@@CAllenBlack happy Thanksgiving to you as well! 🎸

[@needsLITHIUM]

I already own the Meteor II and Jackman II. The Meteor has a better distortion channel, out of the two, with a cleaner clean channel. The Jackman is louder, and, being modeled after the two channel version of the JCM800 amp, works better as a pedal platform for distortion and overdrive pedals, with both channels taking pedals into the front really well. My current setup involves a Joyo Argos Drive (gain = 9 o'clock, vol = 10) pushing the Meteor II (gain = noon), and a TC Eyemaster (gain = 0, vol = 10) into a Flamma Turbo Rat (gain = 9 o'clock, vol = 3 o'clock) pushing the front of the Jackman II (Gain 9 o'clock), with a Behringer BDI-21 in the FX loop (gain = 3 o'clock, blend = noon). I often swap out the Meteor II for an Orange Super Crush (gain = 6) if I need more volume. I run both amps through 1x12's, in parallel using an ABY. I play death metal, slam, deathcore, hardcore, etc, so not everyone's cup of tea

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks for sharing your setup and how you use these amps for heavy music! 😎🤘

[@nickrooney6206]

Yeah, I’m actually looking to grab one of these to use my 33 Fortin just not sure which one will be better for it. This one of the zombie 1 ??????

[@needsLITHIUM]

@@nickrooney6206 with the 33, you could probably honestly use any of the distortion based ones. Do you prefer a mid forward sound, or a scooped sound? Get the Zombie (even then, if you EQ it in post or with an EQ pedal in the loop, you can make it do anything). If it's mid forward, do you prefer to accentuate the low mids? Go for Meteor. Or upper mids? Get the Jackman. Are you downtuning, or using extended range guitars? IMO the British voiced, mid forward amps work better for downtuning/extended range - most of Fortin's own amps are based on modified Marshall circuits. The 33 cuts a lot of low end and is fairly mid forward, already, and most of Meshuggah's earlier records were recorded with either a Rectifier or the Line 6 POD on the Rectal Frier preamp, which mimics a Rectifier amp. Either way, if you're boosting the front end, all of these should have enough gain, except for maybe the Blue Jay, lol; even then, if you put a decent distortion in front of it, or a preamp pedal in the FX loop going into the front of the amp... If anything, try getting two, and layering them. If you go the layering route, make sure one of them is the Marshall, and pick either the Orange or the Mesa voiced one; with two, you can actually use them live, if you have an ABY and either two separate cabs or a stereo cab.

[@nickrooney6206]

@ I ended up finding the zombie 2 on Amazon for like 150 .. I have a Fortin 33 & a Boss metal and a hellStash

[@KnuckleheadStuey]

I have the Zombie II and the Jackman II. I got a deal for both on Amazon last year. Pretty cool little amps.

[@TheSolfilm]

Lucky guy !

[@davidstokes4630]

@@KnuckleheadStuey I have both of those and a Tweedy... I'm in tiny amp heaven!

[@MarkEdward-bl6cr]

The Mesa one sounds the best to me that thing is a little beast Kool demo Marty happy Turkey day to you and yours man 👏👍🤘👽

[@Mishgun2K-ug5vu]

I have a ZOmbie 2 and couldnt be happier. Clean channel sounds fantastic, high gain is awesome for death metal as is. Or you can throw a distortion pedal in front of it to dirty it up even more for extreme tone. might get MeteOR after this demo

[@iggy6841]

Great vid and review Marty👍🏼🙂 Just wondering if you can use them with headphones, without a cabinet?

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks. From my experience this has worked fine!

[@chrisegonmusic]

They’re just so cool. Very tempting at that price.

[@joesalyers]

My band was using 3 of these 2 guitar and 1 bass and 3 Sonicake IR pedals for cabs. We have a Zombie IIs and Jackman II and the Bass bantamp. We rehearse with IEMs so everyone just brings their pedal board and guitar and plugs into the Joyo amps. They are small easily to keep in our small 12x24 rehearsal space and these are a great backup to have if you get to a gig and your amp dies. Just chuck one in the truck as a backup and go to the show. I use amplitube for my guitar rig, but the other 2 guitarist like amps so I looked around and found these bought one and was shocked at how good it sounds for $129

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Dude that's really cool, seriously man. 😎🤘

[@Highrollinhunter]

Man I feel like buying one of these when I get a new guitar in January I'm planning on getting the Engl one to play some high gain metal

[@Michael-jv2cn]

I love these amps. I have the Jackman 2 and the Zombie 2. Meteor 2 next!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

They are a blast. And sound great. What a value.

[@davidstokes4630]

@Michael-jv2cn I'm in exactly the same boat. My son claims, "all the modern metal bands use Orange amps"... so I'd kinda like one of the MeteOR II amps. My choice for best all-around JOYO mini amp: Tweedy! Try out the little 5 watt Hotone amps. They have even more styles, and for little couch amps, their ideal! Through a 2×12" cab, they are plenty loud!

[@mikaso]

What a great demo! I agree, they all sound great, thanks from a new subscriber.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks for the sub! 😎🎸

[@davidcraft4919]

Great content, Marty! Is there any way you could demo the Joyo speaker? Just wondering if it'd be worth it. Rock On, Guitar Friends!!!! 🎸🤟🍺🥃🍻🍹🧑‍🌾🏴‍☠️🇺🇲

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

I'd love to. Maybe they will send me one? I need to contact my Joyo person!

[@davidcraft4919]

Thanks, Marty! Happy Thanksgiving!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

@ happy Thanksgiving!

[@davidstokes4630]

​@Ranch5150SkinWalker Hi Marty. Have you tried the JOYO BadASS? I bought one and immediately shipped it off to my son as a present. I ended up buying a Hotone Thunder Bass, which is only 5 watts versus the JOYO @ 50 watts. I love little amps!

[@jamesrexsannatracy8318]

Zombie 2 for me. Thanks man

[@AllforOne_OneforAll1689]

Great video! I like the Zombie the best and the Jackman a close second. You should checkout the Tweedy

[@davidstokes4630]

The Tweedy kills the others!

[@AllforOne_OneforAll1689]

@ for cleans and crunch, yes

[@Bingopete71]

They all sound good. I'd like to see you demo the Blue Jay cranked as it's really meant to be. That's where the Blues Jr. shines. Dimed. Sure, they're nice and clean at low volume, but they're meant to be cranked. Find a single 12" speaker that will be pushed to the limit as that is part of what makes that classic sound. Try something equipped with P90s and jam to some Howling Wolf & Muddy Waters. You'll get the point.

[@dennisdaniel1146]

Thank you for the demo

[@jimgrisham6054]

Those amps are awesome... I wonder if I can put my spark amp in front to get the effects?...Video?

[@Steve-n9h]

I use a hi watt amp 50 amplifier my buddy uses the Jackman2 the combination sound of both amps in one room playing with the band sounds incredible

[@TheSolfilm]

I bought the Meteor II last year and I must say, this thing is loud AF for the size ! I use it with a 2x12 Celestion Vintage 30 for the moment. It's very strange that I chose this one since I'm not an Orange amateur but it was overall one of the most versatiles of those amps in my taste. I just got to buy an EQ pedal to put in the loop (maybe) in order to trim down a bit the mediums and it could fit my tastes better. However, I bought it with the intention to put a TOnex in front and only use the power amp. With this config I got the best of all worlds and it's a small, light and portable setup. I almost forgot. The overall built feel very sturdy for the price.

[@alexfeigmusic]

I got the tweedy which has an extra voice control for each channel. I think it’s the most versatile of the line for that reason alone. Would love to see it go head to head with the rest

i don't get why they only make 20 watt versions. 60 watt poweramp circuits are tiny and cheap :/ because they sound amazing!

[@Johnnybananass-_]

You could build a great rig with a stereo 2x12 and pick two of the heads and run an AB/Y and use a heavy amp for drive and a cleaner amp for cleans and switch between then or run both . I teched for a tour where the guitarist did this with a bassman and a mesa dual rec and a jcm800 into a stereo cab . So the bassman was his clean channel and the two driven amps into the stereo quad was his drive channel . Wass the best cooking rig I’ve heard ever !

[@feralkid1879]

I have a few. The red one with a good od pedal is my favorite. The white 5150 thing is real similar to the red 800 but it's got more gain on tap. In spite of the 5150 association it's a kind of marshall sounding amp too.

[@scott7string839]

Had the black one. Sounded good and bonus that it has the effects loop. That said, the power supply bricked after a month and I have zero trust in their quality control as a result.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Oh man that’s a bummer! I’ve had decent luck with mine. Low investment high return is how I see it.

[@davidstokes4630]

Did you use the factory 3 pronged power supply? Aftermarket 2 prong (without the ground) will ruin your amp. I have a Hotone amp, which uses the same 18V power supply. The previous owner used a non grounded power supply, and it wouldn't work.

[@ReneRosa]

I've had the original Zombie for about 6 years and it has not had a single issue yet. May have just been a fluke.

[@pauln6803]

Cheap switching power supplies can be iffy to say the least. If you value your equipment, it's a good idea to get something better from a reputable electronics supplier. Try to find something that is claimed to have good voltage stability and ripple current suppression.

[@davidstokes4630]

@@pauln6803 The problem is: It's nearly impossible to buy an aftermarket power supply! I'm an electrician, so I know what to look for. Sellers are pushing ungrounded power supplies as suitable for JOYO or Hotone mini amps. *_THEY ARE NOT!!!_*

[@s.macmillan460]

Excellent episode. Perfectly done.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks so much!! 😎🎸

[@scottdunn2178]

The 12AX7 in these only run about 62v - so I think they're using the tube more to filter the solid state distortion rather than the tube itself creating all the gain.

[@iloveitall]

Best comparison by far. Thank you!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

@@iloveitall thank you !! 🙏

[@BobbyBecker-t9j]

GREAT (MARTY) EXCELLENT INFO !HAVE A WONDERFUL 2 HOLIDAYS AND A (EVEN BETTER ) NEW YEAR! YOU HAVE THE TOUCH 🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶.👍✌️😎,BOB.

[@matthewotremba9230]

I did not grasp your multi amp hookup explanation Unhook power and run speaker into effects ?

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

I just unplugged the power cable from one and ran to the next as well as the speaker cable. Since they were lined up next to each other. No point in running 4 power cables. They all take the same one.

[@thesounddistiller]

All have good sound depending on the speakers used. Just try on some speakers like celestion, eminence, mojotone etc., you will get a different tone. And don't forget the speaker cabinet too.

[@gkarone3228]

Zombie II is awesome I don't use a pedal anymore got the sound I was chasing for 40yrs

[@papablue3015]

Cool! Always wanted to try one! Maybe someday? Could a guy gig with one? Thanks Marty 🤘

[@davidstokes4630]

Oh yeah!!!

[@kennethhacker3014]

I wonder how it would react to a pedal, great presentation dude

[@chronicon5616]

I have the original Zombie. I agree, the Jackman sounds the most versatile.

[@bellywitchproductions2183]

I'm hoping they redo the Engl one for a second version

[@brandnewyou5254]

I dig your plan and I like the video these small lamps with the right pedals in the right Speaker Cabinet are great economic answers to decent tone

[@Bearthalamass]

I like the mesa clean the most.

[@joerobinson2538]

23:30 Stryper sound!

[@philljrton]

I first got the atomic and then I got the zombiell so I can have a back up, I might even make another cabinet and run both

[@maxwellbrand]

great demo

[@jeraldgruenewald6184]

Just found your video. I absolutely love these Joyo products and own several ... I have not watched yet.....But..... I don't see the .....AtomiC...... WHY??? Just wondering why?

[@ValiRossi]

They're so cute. I like the number 4.

[@barnabyotoole2016]

That intro is fuckin' great!

[@jeraldgruenewald6184]

Ok.. watched it.. Great demo... but.. why no AtomiC

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks for watching!!! 😎They need to send me one 😂

[@lomba1974]

The MB sounds really... MetalZ!

[@robincefalo5804]

Honest production critique here. If you went to the trouble of recording a mic”d cab for the sounds, you really should mute the live room audio during the tone samples so that it doesn’t blend with the mic’d audio. Your live string noise was just as loud and present as the amp tone that you were trying to show, which was counterintuitive to the point of the video.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

True that. I did reduce in room mic levels when editing l. Trying to produce content and working 4 different music jobs makes for a quick turn around and time crunch. I do the best I can. 😁☮️🎸

[@rferguson3]

@@Ranch5150SkinWalkerNot trying to throw shade or start an argument, but I think you deserve way more credit. This is, hands down, the best demo of seen on these little guys. Great playing, too. Your super chill, positive attitude is a bonus that’s is much appreciated. Glad I happened upon your channel, good sir.

[@davidstokes4630]

The JOYO Tweedy kicks the others asses! I have a JaCkMan II, and a ZoMBie II. Surprisingly, the Tweedy replicates an old Fender tweed amp... but this thing will out-chug the others, hands down!!!

[@bzarb14]

I use my tweedy with my strat and tele. I love it! Gave up on my vox!

[@lw1391]

I have the Tweedy and love it. Considering adding the Jackman II xl. Is it different enough from the Tweedy to justify having both?

[@AuntAlnico4]

They are pretty different than each other but they are so cheap to check out. Maybe buy from a place with a good return policy and keep all the packaging to send it back if you don't like it !?

[@davidstokes4630]

@@lw1391 the JaCkMan II has that Marshall JCM800 sound and feel, but so far, the Tweedy impresses me the most of the three I own. You won't get as much gain, and you lose one control (voice). I still want a MeteOR II at some point. I will say, you won't be disappointed if you buy one, but it isn't the Tweedy!

[@davidstokes4630]

You left out the best part about these great toys... they all have BLUETOOTH!!! I've learned so many parts to songs that ive missed. Just play along with audio! But, hey, I'm an old guy, it's high tech to me... One huge upgrade would be rechargeable lithium batteries!

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

Watch the beginning of the video over.

[@davidstokes4630]

@BryanClark-gk6ie Oh, right, he explained the Bluetooth part... But it's one of the best parts, IMO.

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

@@davidstokes4630 Yes good feature. You have one? Good for playing 80's country music/ loud enough to play live using a 1/10" cabinet without having to mic up' 50/75 people?

[@jonathanneuhaus4755]

What? No green AC30 sounding amp?! Check out the green cuz its much more mean!

[@MrMoneyHelper]

The best Joyo amp is the Sweet Baby 5 watt tube combo amp. They need to increase production of that one and offer it in the USA again.

[@BillonBass]

Is there a bass version? Or can you run a bass through any of these? Would be great for my kid!

[@KnuckleheadStuey]

They do. It's called the BadASS. Google will take you to stores that carry it.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

You know, I’ve wondered about these for a while, I’ve been hesitant but now, I’ll give the JaCkMan II a chance. Edit: the meteOR II sounds wicked nice too. Damn it, for the price, buy both I guess. Question: what speaker cab(s) have you tried them into and like?

[@zakkwyldesdmf13]

Zombie the clear winner. But apart from that a design failure in my opinion. They should've designed all amps as single channel amps but with a full 3 band (or 4 band EQ). With a single tone knob you really have to design the EQ VERY carefully. It almost never works.

[@piaudwilfrid4661]

hello, it will be meteor for me and my cheap splitable Gretch, with eq pedal, hp to define... so, cheaper than a wife 😁, thank you for testing 🤘

[@rferguson3]

I have the Zombie II. Thing absolutely rips. Why no Tweedy? Or are you aware of that one? I def want to get one at some point. Just had to get my Metal on, first. One feature the Tweedy has, that the others don’t, is a fourth knob. Which, if I recall correctly, is a voice knob. From all I’ve heard it makes a tremendous difference and of course, lends itself quite well to the goal. Supposed to sound fairly authentic. Side note, I’m only like 45 seconds in. So if you address my question, pardon my impulsive assumption lol

[@gboy1973]

any chance for a give-away? lol... good mornin' man... rock on!

[@jessekrueger9795]

Get a job and buy your own

[@pauln6803]

​@@jessekrueger9795 Hey, if you don't ask...

[@jessekrueger9795]

@@pauln6803 I’m sure if he was going to do a giveaway, he would have said. So sick of thirsty people always trying to get something for nothing

[@pauln6803]

@@jessekrueger9795 From your response, I take it that you're not someone who would ever do something charitable or look out for others?

[@jessekrueger9795]

@@pauln6803 there’s a difference between charity and always looking for something for nothing

[@notmyrealhandle]

I don't they do with an OD, but on their own, the Zombie is the only one that sounds usable to me

[@danielnielsen6900]

I subbed just because of the intro

[@brandonjackson5865]

I’d love to see you do a super poor man’s John Sykes rig with the Jackman and Zombie with just a cheap chorus pedal in front of them with one amp fed through the through output of the chorus pedal and the other through the modulated output. I used to do this with my dsl20 and a rectoverb 25 and my wife and neighbors absolutely loved it lol. It’s a lot of fun and could be an affordable way for people to try a stereo rig. You could also go for a 90s Van Halen wet dry wet rig with the joyos they also have a Vivo that’s 5150 voiced. I’m like you though I tend to like brighter modded Marshall tones and you seem to get some of the best tones out of the Jackman that I’ve seen on any reviews. I would’ve loved to have something like these back when I was starting out. New players really are spoiled with options and that’s cool but the hustle and hunt to acquire gear was part of the fun starting out. You could scratch together a killer wet/dry rig for less than 500 bucks with these little amps.

[@rferguson3]

Dude, that is a fantastic idea. The wet, dry, wet thing, that is. Looks like I need two more now lol. Either way, Tweedy is next in line for me. I wish I’d gotten it to begin with bc even though the Zombie has great distortion, I just run a distortion into the clean channel. Matter of fact, I run several pedals. Both ends, too lol. Sound is outstanding on this little beasts

[@brandonjackson5865]

@ yeah I gotta get one, I wasn’t very impressed with them until Marty started demoing them, I’m from the “gotta collect em all” era so buying one is pretty much going to initiate an obsession until I complete the collection.

[@Seven7Pain1]

Wait till you push zombie amp with tube screamer with gain on it pushes it so good I'm using just mxr classic overdrive to push the gain and it is sick I record with my zombie amp

[@william7108]

So I guess you have to have a speaker cab with these right? I presume they don't have a little speakers in them

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Correct! Joyo sells a cab for $99 too.

[@rferguson3]

@@Ranch5150SkinWalkerAlthough you can run headphones directly into em. To be fair, it doesn’t sound too good, in my opinion.

[@allenmichaud1605]

Cool man. Hook it up to the bantamp cab next. Noone shows that. All yall sticking them amps into 3000 dollar cabs. Get to it

[@thejakefromstatefarm6768]

Are those small tubes a diffrent size where they plug in? Like could you plug a regular size tube in there if you wanted to? Or a mod?

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

They take one 12AX7 tube, so that's it. You can get different types of 12AX7 tubes and experiment.

[@thejakefromstatefarm6768]

@ ah ok i see. I bet the tiny terrors use a 12AX7 too.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

@ probably so. Maybe 2 lol ??

[@AzaelVI]

The right answer is....save up and buy an Soldano! Just kidding, great rundown.

[@amazing4733]

How to connect all those amps so i dont need to unplug/replug the guitar cable every time. Is it just like connecting pedals?

[@ScottsGuitars]

Nice video, but we are hearing a lot of the guitar string sounds coming through your voice mic vs. the amp itself.

[@BillLarkinmusic]

You didn't review the 'Tweedy' (Joyo BanTamP XL Tweedy) otherwise good compare.

[@GaryMcNeill]

Hey man pretty sure your bridge pickup is broken. It's got half the output of the neck pickup.

[@begooode380]

Thanks!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks for watching! 😎🎸 I appreciate it.

[@joshferguson9703]

Meteor is Doom and I love mine

[@roberthedge7419]

Why are you not diming the volume too? You gotta dime that also to truly hear the spectrum of available tones. It's only 20 watts, it's not gonna blow your speaker.

[@rferguson3]

If I dimed mine (running it through a Marshall 1960A) I’m pretty sure the cops would get called. No need to dime these. They get stupid loud without it

[@googlerep366]

You might as well buy the new positive grid spark 2 and have thousands of free sounds for that price. $600 your set and can play 4 instruments at once and have a Bluetooth speaker all in one amp.

[@JayGuitars1]

What’s the Meteor modelled after?

[@magnolia972]

BlueJay = Blues Junior ……but all I can see is B J …..and this is definitely not a feature of this cute little amp 😄

[@scottglasson1957]

MeteOR (Orange) best of so far ...

[@william7108]

I don't know why you're keeping the volumes on 8:30 or 9:00 they sound like transistor radios

[@supedersen]

No deluxe??