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Anyone using "JOYO" Brand Pedals with Their Bass?

#21
GG7 said:
Cool!

Your comments on the build quality are right in line with all the positive reviews I mentioned in my opening post. :)

I've got a VOX AC15 Twin vintage tube guitar amp with a great tremolo and reverb in it already, so I didn't get myself one of those Tremelo pedals for obvious reasons, but all these other offerings are really intriguing and set off a mini GAS for me tonight! LOL!

I've ordered several of these JOYO pedals tonight since they are so cheap and all of them are getting such rave reviews. These are basically clones of boutique brand pedals that cost 3-4 times as much as these, yet owners are saying that these 40 dollar JOYOs are just as well built, sound just as good and in some cases sound actually better than the originals! :cool:

I will definitely report back in this thread which ones of the effects I bought for my guitar also translate well over to the bass as well. I would assume that the compressor and the delay will both work well on bass. Maybe even the Ultimate Drive or Vintage Overdrive distortion pedals may provide some interesting effects.

I also ordered one called California which is supposed to simulate High-Gain amps like the Mesa Boogie, Orange and Diamond and others in that genre. I've obviously got the British sound covered with a real Vox AC15 Tube Amp so I didn't buy that pedal, but the thought of getting the AC15 to sound like a Boogie intrigued me.

I also picked up a JOYO pedal called "American" which is supposed to be a Fender Twin Reverb, Princeton Reverb simulator. I immediately flashed on the idea of putting that in front of my Ampeg BA-112 with a little tube distortion effect added and seeing if I can get that to sound like a Bassman head into a single 12 cab! Wouldn't that be cool? :)

I've got a 69 Fender Telecaster Thinline guitar that lends itself very well to use with quality pedals. I can get that guitar to sound like pretty much anything out there with the right pedal and into my AC15 Twin.

These JOYO pedals have got me VERY excited at the possibilities I may be able to achieve for the combined cost of just one boutique effects pedal!

Will definitely report back in this thread on which ones translate over to bass the best!

Hope we hear from more bass players out there who are already using these in their pedal boards! :bassist:
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any news from you? Does the "American" sound good on a bass?
 
#23
I think it's pretty pointless to assume whether or not the original posting is a shill. I think it's more important to remember that we as musicians have many more options than we did just a few years ago and that's a good thing. Joyo doesn't equal boutique, but when most boutique pedal companies are simply ripping off other people's circuits anyway at least Joyo is offering them at a reasonable price and reasonable quality for that price. Personally I'd rather build my own pedals, but if Joyo offers an opportunity for people to explore sounds that they might not otherwise explore for financial reasons then I really can't say it's a bad thing. Can you?
 
#24
sambass0124 said:
any news from you? Does the "American" sound good on a bass?
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I haven't tried it on bass so I don't know if it would work or not. Most of these pedals are designed for higher frequencies of guitar.

I've ordered a Digitech Chorus Factory pedal that I plan to try with bass as well as on guitar. While I like the JOyo Analog chorus, I would prefer to have more control than that little pedals provides.

The Joyos are a bit noisey too, but not any more than the BOSS pedals that do the same thing. I have since returned all the various distortion pedals I bought but kept The American Sound cause it works good with my active electric mandolin. My VOX AC15 TWIN is pretty hard to beat for natural tube distortion, and if I put in this old set of Mullard EL84s I have here from the eearly 60s I can get a really nice distortion at low volumes. Much better than any effects pedal can offer and no added noise.

EDIT: I just tried the American Sound with my Jazz Bass into my Ampeg BA-108. Interesting effect if you like that kind of sound. I can see some potential there for certain kinds of music. If you buy one from Amazon. you can easily return it for a full refund if you don't like it. They pay the shipping back too as long as you say it was defective/did not work properly.

I do it all the time! While I keep most of the stuff I buy from them, it is nice knowing that you won't be stuck with something if it doesn't work out.

And NO! I don't work for Amazon! :rollno:
 
#25
bongomania said:
This smells like shilling, to me.
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You guys need to get out more and take off the tin foil hats once in awhile!

A simple review of my previous posts would clearly show you that I am not affiliated with any company. Guess its easier to throw out false accusations since you are too damned lazy to check someone's posting history before accusing them of being a shill.

I just thought these pedals were a good value and was curious if anyone else was using them.

While I think they are good for the money, I prefer a cleaner pedal with less noise, so I have returned most of the Joyos I had purchased in exchange for more expensive brands.

The JOYO pedals that I did keep were:

The Dynamic Compressor
The American Sound
Analog Chorus
 
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#26
Roboglitch said:
I think it's pretty pointless to assume whether or not the original posting is a shill. I think it's more important to remember that we as musicians have many more options than we did just a few years ago and that's a good thing. Joyo doesn't equal boutique, but when most boutique pedal companies are simply ripping off other people's circuits anyway at least Joyo is offering them at a reasonable price and reasonable quality for that price. Personally I'd rather build my own pedals, but if Joyo offers an opportunity for people to explore sounds that they might not otherwise explore for financial reasons then I really can't say it's a bad thing. Can you?
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THANK YOU!

I hadn' seen much discussion on here about this brand, so that is why I started the thread.

They definitely fill a niche and at the price point, you can possibly get an effect you could not previously afford for a fraction of the cost of the original.

My biggest complaint with their stuff was the added noise, but that was primarily with their various distortion pedals, and I know that most of these from all brands add a lot of noise to the signal when you switch them in. I think it is just the nature of the beast.

I really like their Dynamic Compressor though! It works great for both bass and guitar and doesn't add much noise. It sounds exactly like the MXR Dyna Comp I use to have.

I highly recommend that Joyo pedal to anyone that is looking for some compression effects and doesn't want to shell out a ton of cash to get it.
 
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I bought one of the Ultimate Overdrives a few weeks ago. I've never used an OCD so I can't compare the two. However I do like the UO sound. Nice and grindy without getting out of control. I'd like to get a couple others as well to try.

The guitarist in my band has one of their Classic Flanger (jet fighter graphic) and he loves it. I dig the sound too.
 
#29
So how is the tremolo they make?? I'm really wanting a good quality, good sounding, solidly built trem pedal. I'm using a Behringer TP300 right now and it's awight. I want a BAD A** one!! Any recommendations for the joyo or Amy other one? Throw them suggestions out there all!
 
#31
I have a Joyo High Gain Distortion that works wonders on both guitar and bass. I got it for £20 about 4 years ago and it kicked the ass of my guitarists £100 pedals

I only tried it out on bass recently and it's amazing. A tiny bit of bass loss but very usable, if I get the chance I roll up the bass (active bass) it can get a crunchy subtle darkglass esque tone out of it and can also get crazy high gain fuzz.
 
#32
I have the Vintage Overdrive and the Dynamic Compressor. Some notes:

Overdrive: I love it. I keep the tone and drive knobs set to 0 usually, with volume at unity, and it does a pretty nice impression of a tubey growl. I can modulate that by moving my fingers closer to the neck (smoother) or bridge (more aggro). I compared it to the OCD and my old Sovtek Muff, and the Joyo stays on the board. All I need for more agression is to turn the drive and/or tone up.

Dynamic Compressor: Also a keeper. I compared it to the MXR DynaComp and found the Joyo to be practically noiseless (the MXR was a hiss machine). It really smooths out my tone and attack--important as a J-Bass guy--while still letting my amp do much of the tone work.
 
#33
ChopperDave said:
I have the Vintage Overdrive and the Dynamic Compressor. Some notes:
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Dynamic Compressor: Also a keeper. I compared it to the MXR DynaComp and found the Joyo to be practically noiseless (the MXR was a hiss machine). It really smooths out my tone and attack--important as a J-Bass guy--while still letting my amp do much of the tone work.
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I use the Dynamic Compressor, too. Although it is only a 3 knob compressor, I find it does the job for me, and most importantly has no low end loss to my ears. A keeper.

I also own other Joyo pedals (a tuner pedal and an Ultimate Drive, but use them mainly for guitar. I know the tuner works fine for bass, and after reading this thread, I'll try the UD on bass. However, it may have a bit too much gain for my use, so the Vintage Overdrive or the Sweet Baby may be good options if that fails.
 
#34
This guy might be a shilling (although he has like 500 posts... seems legit) but it's all good. In the world of spending like $200-400 on fancy pedals I don't mind talking about Joyo a bit.

I used both of their power bricks- JP-01 ($50) and JP-02 ($60). Both have nice solid quality, come with a zillion connector cables, and work. I am super happy with these units.

I tried the Joyo Fender-clone, quality was solid (way more solid than the Iron Ether Oxide I got, which was "shilling" quality to me... for the price I expected it to at least have a heavy chassis and solid-feeling knobs). Didnt have much use for it on guitar, sold it. All of my guitar amps are already awesome with carefully tweaked preamp tubes, etc, so it didnt do anything for me. Direct into FX return gave me a lesser tone than my amp's preamps. I tried it with bass, but c'mon... my actual amps are a Bass 400 and D180. How u gonna touch that with $40.

I tried the Analog Chorus- It's alright, I dont use it. I just wanted a chorus pedal for guitar but I guess I don't like chorus that much. The switch itself doesnt always work on it, so I wont use it live.

Aside from the power bricks, I don't use Joyo effects for bass. I own a ton of pedals but don't really need to use use effects for anything right now. Just a Sansamp BDDI.
 
#36
GG7 said:
You guys need to get out more and take off the tin foil hats once in awhile!

A simple review of my previous posts would clearly show you that I am not affiliated with any company. Guess its easier to throw out false accusations since you are too damned lazy to check someone's posting history before accusing them of being a shill.

I just thought these pedals were a good value and was curious if anyone else was using them.

While I think they are good for the money, I prefer a cleaner pedal with less noise, so I have returned most of the Joyos I had purchased in exchange for more expensive brands.

The JOYO pedals that I did keep were:

The Dynamic Compressor
The American Sound
Analog Chorus
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How did you like the Dyna Comp with your bass?
 
#38
I have several Joyos. Only one remains on my board right now.

Ultimate Drive - Actually sounds good with bass, but can be a bit fiddly to get optimal sound, so I don't use it with bass anymore.
Dyna Compressor - I used that for a long time while I was trying to find a cheap, but better replacement. My main problem is that it isn't transparent, but adds some distortion when it is fed powerful signals. That may work with some pedals, but for that is not optimal for a compressor.
Vintage Phase - This remains on my board. I have three different MXR Phase 90 clones. There are differences between them, but for me a phase 90 is a phase 90. I need to have one, and for me the Joyo works.
 
#39
GG7 said:
You guys need to get out more and take off the tin foil hats once in awhile!

A simple review of my previous posts would clearly show you that I am not affiliated with any company. Guess its easier to throw out false accusations since you are too damned lazy to check someone's posting history before accusing them of being a shill.

I just thought these pedals were a good value and was curious if anyone else was using them.

While I think they are good for the money, I prefer a cleaner pedal with less noise, so I have returned most of the Joyos I had purchased in exchange for more expensive brands.

The JOYO pedals that I did keep were:

The Dynamic Compressor
The American Sound
Analog Chorus
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Not to resurrect an ancient thread here but I've gone out and bought a couple pedals recommended by many Talkbass users who and quite honestly thought they all sounded like garbage - even the higher priced ones. With distortion for instance it has to have a clean blend or it will lose low end. Even if they have EQ controls built into them it's still not the same kind of low end you get from a clean signal.
 
#40
I can attest that the JOYO JF -11 6 Band EQ is a great deal! I needed a second EQ real fast about 7 months ago and picked up the Joyo because of the $35.00 price. I didn't expect a "winner" but not only did it perform excellently, it stood up to my Boss as if it were a clone. I run it into a 2nd Ampeg at a pretty strong volume level and it is super quiet, I really can't tell the difference between the Joyo and other 6 band EQ's as far as using it for Bass. I know time is also a factor and we'll see down the road as far as how well it holds up. I can't speak for any other Joyo Pedals, but the JF-11 EQ is a good bet!
 

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