Joyo Ultimate Drive and Vintage Overdrive Demo
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Some nice pedals from Joyo: Ultimate Drive and Vintage Overdrive.
Guitar is Ibanez JS100 equipped with Dimarzios, Tonezone in the bridge position, and Air Norton in the neck position. Running through Blackstar HT-5r, mic'ed with Samson Meteor.
All of these pedals are under 100 (less than 50) bucks, with great sound. i apologize for my dirty room, and messy playing.
Vintage Overdrive:
Good for Blues and Mellow Rock
Ultimate Drive:
Good for Hard Rock and Soft Metal
These pedals sounds brilliant, especially since they cost so little. they may be "cheap" to buy but sound natural which is what most people are looking for.
The Vintage Overdrive is smooth and sweet sounding, and is better suited to blues or blues rock in my opinion.
The Ultimate Drive is a heavy rock to metal sound with more gain on tap and great harmonic content.
I think considering the price of the pedals, I'd say it's a "no brainer" and get both!!!
Ultimate Drive is so underrated as a boost, it boosts like nothing else and better than any TS pedal out there
How do you use it as boost? What settings? Can it boost a drive pedal?
@@danielforto1016 the common way to boost with a drive pedal is level at 10 and gain at 0 to make the amp sound tighter and have more gain. Some pedals sound better when the tone knob is at noon but I prefer my Ultimate Drive with the tone knob set at 10 as well. Most people use Tube Screamer pedals for this purpose, but I much prefer my Ultimate Drive. I also use a Klon style pedal with lower level and higher gain to give the amp a nice smooth lead tone
@@Mr.Goldbarhello sir! What comes first in chain if I will use ultimate drive as a boost? Is it any drive pedal before the ultimate drive or after?
@@mikeholgado4036 I don't use it as a boost anymore but when I did it was before any other drive in my signal chain
@@Mr.Goldbar I currently have an Ultimate Drive. It is #3 on my pedal board. #1 is a Joyo California and #2 is a TC Electronics Mojo Mojo. I was NOT happy with the distortion characteristics of the Ultimate Drive and was looking to replace it ... but then I read your post. Wow, you are right... it is an outstanding boost. I will be keeping it now. Thanks
Has anyone noticed that many of the these YT demos are just a way of forcing you to listen to the posters play way too long for each setting. Dude! Play a power chord and let it decay, then a short riff then move on to the next setting. I could demo two overdrives in four minutes. I had to bail after one minute. Joyo pedals are inexpensive clones of popular pedals and for the price you can't go wrong.
lol i did do that, after the first few minutes (where i turn the knob while playing riffs). thanks for checking out though. peeps, please go to this guy if you want short demos. cheers.
well, sometimes you want long demos with a lot of licks and riffs to actually feel what the pedal really sounds like. this guy has done an excellent job in doing so.
Do your own reviews 🤡 Let people do what they want ON THEIR OWN DAMN CHANNEL
I agree 100%
The Vintage Overdrive is a (very nice sounding) TS9 clone, so is closer to that sound then the "Ultimate" which is supposed to be an OCD clone.
I bought the ultimate drive. Worth every penny. I'm almost tempted to order a second one as a back up.
For under $30 there's no reason you shouldn't.
Ultimate Drive is so juicy to that rock tune I would really dig in
I'm in love with the Devil one.
this demo is awesome man :D amazing playing, i got the ht5r and recently picked up the ultimate drive, it's awesome, i think i'm definitely gonna get the vintage overdrive now :D
Thanks for checking out and the kind words!! cheers man! :)
That hair on the tube screamer is pissing me off!!
Tf now i can see it too
I almost tried to blow it off the screen hahaha
same
and the one above
Thanks for posting the demo ...I learned a lot ...by listening ...and not judging.
"You Can't Kill Rock and Roll"
Ultimate Drive sounds good on bass too. I use it to add a little bit of grit in my bass tone.
the joyo vintage overdrive es amazing sound, rich. Its the best.
Can use them together or would that be stupid ?
its the vintage win to my ear, now i have one on my list i still need two
this sounded so good with a fender amp or any amp that has nice clean tone :)
Joyo Ultimate Drive really is the ULTIMATE Overdrive!!!
The air Norton is the best split coil sounding HB I've ever heard. It has the essence of a single coil sound
Then you should check out Suhr SSV, i have a review. I LOVE that pickup. The split is just unreal. One of the best for 22 fretters IMO. Currently my fav neck pickup to date.
That sounded great man I have just ordered these 2 pedals 30 bucks a pop thanks for a great demo nice playing cheers
thanks for checking out! :)
R those socks true bypass? Great demo proves you carnt buy fingers for tone!
they're not true bypass
glad you like it. thanks for checking out :)
glad you like it too
Great demo of both pedals. For the money the Joyo stuff is unbeatable.
I have the UD and it also does the Dumble thing if you like that tone.
Nice playing as well btw.
Thanks for doing this.
Thanks for checking out and for the kind words!! Cheers :)
At what setting does it do the Dumble thing tone?
Good demo! I'm impressed with these boxes. The Ultimate drive has a "Fulltone". Think I'll check 'em both out.
Great demo. I have both of these pedals. It's amazing how good they sound for the price that you pay. A Tube Screamer TS9 costs a lot more. They are great pedals for sure. But is the price difference the same as the sound difference? Well, that all depends on what you really want. If you need to see a Tube Screamer in your pedalboard the answer is yes. But none of your guitar pals is going to be able to tell the difference once you're splitting atoms with your band. haha. These two pedals from JOYO are great. Especially when your gig is in the combat zone of where most of the good live entertainment bars are located. These pedals cost less than a good pizza. Pick up one or both. Rock on!!
Thanks! Yeah i agree, they sound really good for the price.
I have both of these pedals...theyre great esp the ultimate drive..you wont be disappointed guys..buy them!
I like the way your socks are ambidextrous. You need to train them to switch the micro switch on the drive tho! Good demo🤖👍🏽
I'm planning on getting the ultimate drive, all because I've seen it sounds familiar to the Fulltone OCD!
The only video that shows what this pedal (vintage) sounds like on a low drive settings - good job. By the way, awesome foot control. Shame about the socks :P.
glad you like it too. yea, can't beat the price! thanks for checking out!
Which mooer pedal u think sound like barber direct drive? Or near to close
Good review.. Every time I see the sock though, I think of the Muppets for some reason...lol... And don't worry about the length of the video, its fine because at least you go through the settings in detail. There's always gonna be haters right
Ultimate drive sounds nice, really nice
Definitely loved the ultimate drive
Nice demo, man. I think I'll buy an ultimate drive and see how it behaves with my gear. Even if it doesn't replace my current overdrives, I could always keep it in my guitar case for impromptu jams.
you're right. if you like smoother sounding boost, VOD is good. if you need more bite and presence, you can use UD.
Wait a minute ! At the end you have them both ON, then one or the other ON, and then both OFF and there is no difference in the tone or level of distortion. What is THAT all about ? How much of what we are hearing is due to your amp distortion ?
ultimate drive sounds richer and just badass
São muito bons os pedais da joyo eu recomendo
depends. i like vintage drive for its smoothness
I stack both these pedals and have never achieved a better sound out of any other pedals, ever.
So you can use em both together then ?
@@benallmark9671 Yessir
Ultimate drive is nice platform for any OCD mods)
Cool review - less words more playing! Vintage overdrive uses pretty same circuit as classical TS9 and sounds similar. TS9 warmer but by price this pedals are uncomparable. Want them both)))
I have two effects and I am very pleased
Great demo, wich one is better to boost the amp for chugging?
Green one i guess. Green one cut more lows tho
The Ultimate is good for bass guitar too. Plenty of bottom end, doesn't roll off. Vintage does roll off with bass, nice tone but needs boosting in a band
Bryan Leigh thats cool
I have both but I also have a Ibanez tube screamer which I use w the ultimate drive
me too, i have a ts mini. VOD with a klon type is just heavenly
Excellent sock skill👍 How many feet do you have???
Thank you!! Fortunately only 2 😂 you must haven't seen my thumb picking yet 😁
@@obicross 😁
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For a comparison it would be much better to alternate shorter probes.
it's like an eq switch. more top end its in up position, at least to my ears.
Yup buying both pedals. Nice video man
It would be much better to A-B compare the pedals in much shorter music pieces possibly played via looper.
thank you. you must try these pedals with really nice clean channel like fender etc. my HT-5 clean is not that good (with pedals) i found. but still, it still shows the goodness. thx for checking out :)
Vintage,all the way!!
Get both. Ultimate Drive for od, vintage od for boost
I agree, its a different beast
Ooh great playing.
combine the two pedals at once, please! I was watching the whole video for that to happen!
TheMetal036 heheh sorry man. I did it jus a little bit though. Also i dont have this pedal anymore. I have EHX glove though
Good playing. i like it a lot.
Lajos Vas thank you kind sir 🙏🤗
I really like my ultimate drive. Despite it looking like a demonic death metal pedal it's actually a nice warm classic sounding overdrive. I wonder what kind of thought went into that graffic.
ikr lol
do you use a Noise Gate ? or does it depend on the amp? i have a 100 $ amp. Laney and Vox mini 3. i need noise gate very much.But maybe when the amp has a sertain price class it does not need noise gate??? I bought a noise gate for 30$ only and it really works and helps to let disturbing sound out .
Lajos Vas not at all. Sometimes it depends on the quality of the electrical in your place or even the woring of your guitar. Some place has really dirty power so it becomes noisy. I can play with single coil without noise.
Great playing, nice sounding pedal!
Great video! Thanks.
Nice demo dude.
I've always loved the tone zone for my strat but I never really thought about it in a full HB in the bridge. It sounded good split as well
How do you installed it on your strat? I suppose in parallel it would sound good? Its too high of an output for me
@@obicross I installed the single coil sized tone zone in the bridge position of my strats which nowadays have a 200 dollar 22 fret 24.75 compensated neck. I am mostly an l.p. player so transitioning from one guitar to another. The strat I play now has a cool ? In the neck and a tone zone in the bridge. Sometimes I solo behind my head and the strat shape works well.
@@obicross if you have a sss strat you can use a push pull pot to put any 2 single coil in series making it a full ,fat ,mid enhanced big humbucker sound
Thanks I ordered 1 from Amazon for £30 its amazing.
No Plug in the Output of Ultimate Drive
Quick question. Does the VOD still sound better if run through a clean amp? I'm into Hendrix and SRV. Thanks in advance. :)
pranav badyal it sounds alright but if you're into those players, it would be best if you run it into an amp that is already starting to break up (very slight crunch) and not super clean amp. if you need more saturation you add 1 more VOD as a boost. i think thats how srv would use it.
khoirus sobri I got it. Thanks for the quick reply.
pranav badyal no problem man. glad to help 😊
9:48 . Middle-left of the screen. Thank me later.
No, I think I'll thank you now
music fits
Joyo vintage overdrive......smooth.
i think so. and if you find an even cheaper one, then yes! you can try mooer too, but then again more expensive.
How do these pedals sound together when the vintage overdrive is placed before the ultimate drive to kindda boost up the distortion? Is it a usable tone?
i think so, haven't tried. should be more subtle than having Ultimate drive in front, in a good way
GAS!
The Ultimate Drive in "boost mode" sounds more modern, whereas the Vintage Overdrive sounds more, uh... well, vintage, like a typical TS.
should be ok. but mind you that Ultimate Od has more gain. and Vintage Od has lesser gain, hence the name i guess
The ultimate drive is distortion or overdrive??
Its basically a fulltone ocd. I'd call it a distortion but sometimes call it something else
this review was awesome, but didnt serve my purpose, i wanted to choose 1.... but they're both awesome, so now im getting both :P thanks a load anyways!
I dont gig, mainly play as a hobby daily in my room. I want to build a small pedal setup, so which is better the Vintage overdrive or ultimate drive
Choose with your ears... Not your eyes. Or fuck it. Buy both.
Both sound good...if you had to choose one which one would you choose and why?
hmm, i would go for vintage OD to clean up a muddy high gain amp (such as a mesa rectifier, tighten it up) or to boost/give more gain on an amp. i can use it for a blues overdrive on a clean amp too, pretty versatile. suited to my needs.
There's not much comparison here . I have these two and one has serous head room while the other sounds like a boosted Band Master , very different .
which one should i choose? i am on tight budget. I play heavy rock sometimes blues. thanks!
It depends i guess. But, fyi, i sold the ultimate drive and kept the green one. VO has specific sound people said, its mid boosted, and has a bit rolled off top end. In that sense it might not be versatile for some people. The UD has enough gain for mid gain drive, it can be used as a booster too. But in my case, the VO as a booster is classic, good for boosting a high gain amp, deflub a bassy or flubby amp, and cut harshness of a brittle amp. The UD in my experience a bit picky on amps. if the clean channel, the drive sound is not that pleasant, a bit flubby and dull (on a good amp like a Marshall stuff is great), and as a booster, i feel a tube screamer type is better and easier to dial. If you already got an amp with a drive sound you love, VO might be better for you. But if all you get is a clean amp/tone, then you can try UD for more rock stuff. (UD has way more gain, VO drive has clean sound mixed in)
@@obicross Thanks for impressive reply, I appreciate. I'll get the UD Joyo since my amp overdrive is not that high gain.
So you wouldn't recommended this on a blackstar amp ? I have an ht-1 that I was thinking about buying an over drive for just to see what kind of results id get . For a little variety in tones
Koki Zuniga as a booster, it's great! no problem there. But as a standalone drive or distortion in front the clean channel, it lacks a good low end chunk (when you palm mute, its dull/too round/too wooly). it maybe because of blackstar's cab, i haven't tried it with other cab. it's sounds pretty much like in the video. when i tried it in the store it was wayyy better (in front of fender type of amp).
Hey man another question which might be a weirder question , have you ever tried putting delay pedals in front of your amp ? Instead of using the effects loop, like delay + overdrive in to the front of the amp .
i have, though i haven't experimented much. My friend does that all the time. seems like the trick is to not set the delay too much (mix and repeat). see voodoo lab's video on van halen phaser+delay trick.
Koki Zuniga better not do that unless you like the sound
i agree. if you can, connect it to the loop/ but not all amps at the gigs have effects loop, so you have to experiment both.
Which one would you suggest as a booster for my amps dirty channel. I`m looking for those high gain modern tight tones.(metalcore & stuff)
most common choice would be the VOD, as it emulates the classic tube screamer. Assuming your amp has enough pre gain for metal, both can do a pretty decent job. although i'd say the UD has a lil bit more gain and retain lil bit more bass.
khoirus sobri
well, my amp is an Orange Micro terror :) (bedroom setup) and the little thing sounds great but i would like a bit more gain . Was hoping to push it with a OD pedal but cand decide. Joyo ones, Boss sd-1, Ibanez TS7...
Gabriel Tudor
for the price you really can't go wrong with these. i bought it for around 30 bucks (i think you can get less). if you never had an overdrive pedal before, i think this is a good starting point without spending too much. i love it's chorus too.
Give the joyo sweet baby a try for modern high gain metal. With the gain up all the way, the pedal gives the crunch channel of any amp a very modern midrange focused (tight and very present ) metal tone. It's probably not the intended use of the pedal, but of the ones I have, is the best metal pedal just because its very tight no matter the setting.
i really wanted to try that pedal. seems like very tasty blues pedal!
own both...i also own an ocd and many tube screamers which these are based off...I consider them to be every bit as much pedal as either of those...if I asked for an ocd and a tubescreamer on my board and someone put these there, I wouldn't be bothered one bit...and you can own both for the price of a used ts9 hahaha
+manifestgtr i know right? haha. i tried the VOD again recently. It really is a good pedal :)
two pedals with different gain and tone characteristics. stack them!
i should've should i? haha
These pedals sound great at a great price.
What are you using for hum elimination?
Hi, sorry to bother. Have you tried any of these with a mic? I'm looking for a bit of distortion just to use every now and then, I sing in a death metal band. Thanks!
Try out Boss Metal Core
It's really tempting but I think the feedback is going to be unbearable. I think I'm going to try the D1 from tc helicon, I'll look for a fatter sound using those doubling effects on my growling and move away from distortions for a while because I haven't been able to avoid the feedback. If I come back to trying distortions, I'll try the ultimate since it's so cheap. Thanks for your help!
who cares about shoes? it's a good demo!
What is the difference between the two? can somebody tell me if they sound cool when ON at the same time?
The Ultimate drive has been rumored to sound exactly like the Fulltone OCD pedal....
Sorry for this question i have the pedal on the left is it the same as a tube screamer thank
nope. thank
Left OCD, Right TS9 clones
Which pedal would you say is the closest to the TS pedals?
I thought the playing was tasteful. better than what I put on demos lol.
is it only a subtle difference between these two great pedals? are they both high gain?
aaron de leon no. ultimate drive is quite gainy, but vintage OD is normal TS overdrive
i think i am tone deaf. somehow both sounds similar to me. i have an ultimate drive and it sounds great for me. i am planning to buy deluxe crunch, for a different tone? would it be much better? is ultimate drive a distortion type?
aaron de leon yeah. ultimate drive is a distortion
Thanks so theres no need for me to get a deluxe crunch joyo. Im hearing about sweet baby? What is better? Vintage overdrive or sweet baby? Thank you for responding to my questions
aaron de leon that's up to you :)
Is the ultimate drive joyo true bypass?
Yes
Sold me on both
which is better??(what u recomend me( musc style oasis ,foo fighters,nirvana , RHCP)
is better the ultimate drive to boost hi gain sound, isn't it?
would u use the ultimate drive to boost an already driven amp?
+Ste Ro yeah, you can use it like that. Many people use OCD drive to boost an already driven amp.
I have the UD and do not care for the tone at all. Too much highs and shrilly fizzy gain.
Which one is good for boost to my amp dirty marshall?thanks..
depends what ur looking for. but for the longest times, people have been using tube screamer with marshall to boost the mids and take off any shrillness. so green one i say. but if ur looking for more balanced/flatter, more higher gain drive than a TS the ultimate drive is for you. the drive sound sounds lika a marshall too so u can use it as overdrive. as apparent in my video
@@obicross i'll buy the UD because i need more higher gain for playing hard rock. Btw thanks man..
ebay is where i get mine. or go on google shopping and type it in