Joyo American Sound - Fender Amp Tone Emulation & OD pedal settings test review
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- Testing the Joyo Harley Benton American Sound with Tech21's suggested settings for their Blond Fender simulation pedal.
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Your creative reviews are fun and the best I've seen so far for these pedals. You CAN play and get the most convincing tones out of those boxes! 👏 👏 Looking forward to watch more...
Yeahhh thank you!! Vintage Overdrive review coming soon, stay tuned ;)
...I have accidentally deleted this video and so I had to reupload...I'm sorry for the mishappening...CZcams is quiet unforgiving about deletion!
Using these settings tonight at the gig going direct. Thank you for the tips.
Came for the pedal, stayed for the playing! Your playing Is sick man!
The best demo of this pedal that I've seen. Thanks
Thank you for showing the range of this pedal. 5th video ive watched just to hear it. Everybody just wants to hit the highs and show off playing. Thanks for showing the highs and the bite
Thanks Nico for the great playing and instructive demo. I'm getting this pedal for sure!
Thanks for watching Dave!
Got this pedal and I'm loving it!
Best review for this pedal n killer dire straits riff.. totally convinced me to buy couple joyo pedals after watching your videos. thanks mate keep rocking ..
Your breakdowns on these pedals is very nice, it's not just blues noodling and knob turning. I think the clean and Nugent sounds sold me on the American vs British. I would really like to see you do the same with humbuckers.... but this is a 4 year old vid, so I doubt that will happen.... but it it would be nice. Thanks again!
Wow...great video! Thanks for this...pretty much the perfect way to show pedals! (And great playing btw) gratz!
Thank you thank you thank you! I just got this pedal and this is a tremendous help. And wow...you're right amazing.
I love mine and thank you Nico for this video those settings tips are very helpful. I play it in front of my tube amp after my drives and mods, have all my clean channel settings at neutral, 12 o'clock, and it really does well with all my pedals. I use my amps distortion for a British sound and this pedal for an American sound...works great!
Glad it helped! cheers!
Thank you. My fav is the Lenny settings. 🙏🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Please also remember that the mid knob and the character are voiced differently in the Joyo and the Tech21 (which those settings are based on). The Joyo mid knob is centered around 400Hz while on the Blonde the mid frequency is centered around 1000Hz. The character knob is also different (i.e. The Blonde has a fixed mid cut/boost frequency. It goes from cutting 800Hz to boosting 800Hz whilst the Joyo has a variable mid cut/boost frequency. It goes from cutting 400Hz to boosting 800Hz)
That's why those settings do translate oddly sometimes in the Joyo.
Nice to know, thanks. Where did you get the information from?
I have SansAmp tech 21 series One.
The American is not as dirty but handles pedal REALLY well.
I've had engineers scoff at DI... But not get near as good a tone.
nice chops! pedal sounds great, just got it
+Jeremy Nalangan thanks Jeremy 😉
using this pedal on everything from synths, to drum machines, to my wurli/rhodes. i actually have two of them haha
This pedal in the arsenal with a pedal platform like the Suhr Bella will be amazing.
I have the American.
Cleans are wicked.
Takes pedals like an amp.
I have my Hendrix JD FUZZ WAH... into my MXR phaser... Into my Strymon Riverside and finally into my Roland Space echo for tape saturation.
Unless I had a top shelf engineer... I would... NEVER mic up ever again.
I set my American for clean breakup on a humbucker power chord.
Great video
Nice job. The pedal sounds great.
Thanks :)
+TJ Nugent thanks!
Luv it!!!
Your playing is awesome, love it very much. Tech21 Blonde (expensive) Version 1 and Joyo/Harley Benton American (cheap) are identical. Both have an impulse response file built in. Tech21 Version 2 has a switch to disengage the impulse response, so you can add several impulse responses in your DAW.
I had very good amp simulation results with Tech21 Leeds (=Hiwatt), Tech21 Liverpool (=Vox AC30) and Tech21 British (=Marshall Plexi) directly into my DAW. So the DAW has less CPU work to do ...
thank you very much!
Great demo! I think it would be useful to include bits of bypassed tone here and there to maintain a point of reference for the pedals tone as well :)
Thank you for your suggestion!
No probs, very nice playing too!
+GuitarParts101 thanks man!
Awesome demo n playing....Plz demo joyo extreme metal
The Ted setting is an extremely usable distortion that sounds great if you wanted higher gain.
Fantàstic!!!
Thanks!
Great playing my brother I have these pedals''American and ACTONE they're great and CHEAP! Collect 'em all! Get extra ones!
I loved my Joyo AC tone, so I decided to go for an even more affordable pedal from Joyo. I paid £22 for a American sound pedal in pristine condition... even the original battery wrapped in celophane was inside when I got it.
Plugged it in an old SS Marshall combo and the sound is good, reminiscent of many of the many Fender amp I have played through in my life. However, the difference with the AC tone is not massive. Yes, the AC tone is chimier and the American sound has that typical dip in the mids but both pedals behave very similarly. i have the suspicion that Joyo created a basic platform, only tweaking a few components to get the desired result for their different models. Is this also true for the Tech21 originals? Never had the chance of playing those... TBH, I expected a bigger change. Slightly disappointed although both pedals behave and sound very good... they are great tools.
I have the Joyo British Sound and was thinking about purchasing the American Sound. Do you think I can just save my money and just tweak the settings on the British Sound to mimic the American Sound?
No unfortunately...I suggest buying a used one
i want to know what eq setting on your face, lol
but this really a great reviews, i learn something from your video review, thanks !
ahaha you're welcome man!
Nice video.Can you put a PDF of your tone settings schematics for download ? Would be nice . I have one of these, they are excellent, Fender Amp in a box !
still good.
thanks :)
could you please do a similar thing not into an amp (especially valve), and include the lenny clean sound
Hi Jake! it sounds similar to going through an amp but not as good imo...!
Great video! Have you tried the pedal in the power amp in? What speaker does your HRDx has?
Thank you! Is the stock one
hey nico! i got a question, i have a joyo hot plexi (based on marshall, but i think its not meant to be an amp modeller like the british sound) what would happend if i use this joyo american sound as my source tone (simulatin an fender amp) with the hot plexi as a boost od? would it clash? thanks man! :) Gbu!
Hey Jeremy...Great question...I don't have a clue! :) Maybe someone on the internets has already figured it out!
Thank you for this great video! Do you have a setting for this to make it sound like a fender twin reverb?
I recently ordered one of these (still waiting for it to arrive) - I feel a lot better about my purchase now. So if you plug a Fender amp emulator into an actual Fender amp, does that mean your sound is even more Fender-ey?
i like this, but definitely don't get rid of the Avril Lavigne telecaster!
Great demo.
Could I use this pedal to provide a clean amp similar into a multifx unit?
The unit is a Zoom GFX-1, but the only clean amp sim included in it (FD Clean) is horrible and nasal.
the bassman confinguration for bass i thiks is great not?? for bass guitar this or the joyo british?? the American has more reverb sound??
I will try to stacked this joyo american with caline orange burst od.
Can you do American sound and ac tone in one video?
what sort of setting did you have on your amp?
Yeah man I LOVE that fluffy tone for my rhythm! Nicee it can do a Bassman! Im getting this one! (Im probably the only one who didnt buy this pedal)
go for it!
Nice video and playing. I know you have the other direct video. But it’s funny that you’re using a fender tube amp to emulate...fender tube amps. This pedal sounds great into my katana
I use mine for almost to break up tone. Then I use my other various dirt pedals stacked before it.
I used to use it to make a low quality fender amp sound like a high quality fender amp😁
can i use this pedal with boss me-5? i want to wear me 5 to a gig but without amplifier.
Neat a Fender Strat going into a Fender sounding pedal going into a Fender amp and surprise surprise it sounds just like a Fender. Nice playing
Two side notes...I apologize if I came off sounding like a jerk. Not my intention. Second, I bought one of these American pedals. Showed up yesterday. Took 1 minute of playing with it before I fell in love. Your video helped.
Great! I am glad it helped!
Best pedal best friend
What Guitar is that one , nice colour , sound , texas custom shop 69 pickups ? cheers man
Hey ! It's a Jeff Beck signature strat with noiseless pups, I think they're ceramic. Thanks for watching!
See, now I want a HRD.
So from the video I guess that the American sound was plugged into a fender amp miked with a sh-57
Usualy they are used direct to mixer or recording interface, sound nice this way though.
I would say that it sounds way better through an amp!
Fantástico
Thanks!
I have an AC one that I use with an old Marshall keyboard amp. Do you think the American can get me close to Fender tones? Loved your demos BTW!
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where would this go in the effects chain??
zero bby I use it after my drives and modulation and put it before delay and reverb.
I really like your reviews, but you should run these into a powered frfr cab, or direct.
Thank you! I also have videos in direct mode! check em out :)
i have this :)
Nico, are those the pickups that come standard with the Jeff Beck model? Thanks
Yep!
Are the settings included in the instructions?
great vid man! i have a question. i have a vox ac4c1bl and a joyo sweet baby and joyo ultimate drive. i want to get an srv/ john mayer tone. (i play a strat) is that inaff? should i get the joyo american sound being they use fender amps..?
hope to hear your opintion
Thanks! I think for the clean tones you are alright with the amp, maybe cut the mids a little, i suggest also a tube screamer or joyo vintage overdrive for more overdriven tones...but the most difficult part is to play like them to get their distinctive tone! Hope this hepled :)
thank you for your answer
Was about to replace the american until I tried the Ted Nugent style. I made the exact same face as you did.
What are your Dire Straits settings? I did not catch that.
Another awesome video! Hey, it's me again with another question! If I use this Joyo set clean as a pedal platform (especially marshall like distortions) will it sound good? Does it interact well with other pedals, especially overdrives and distortion units? Thanks!!
marcel braga That’s how i use this pedal and it works very well.It interacts with overdrive and distortion pedals very naturally
is it possible to get Nirvana clean using this pedal?
I dropped a like on the vid because it was well done, but you can keep the AL Tele, 🤣
Hey Nico. Is this thing alright for using in front of an amp? I know it's meant for DI and was wondering if the speaker simulation in it sounds weird on an amp. I am planning on trying it in front of my Vox AC15 to give it some mids.
You can use it in front of an amp, no problem ! It works more or less like an amp simulator......if your amp as an effects loop, you can also try to plug it in the return, just to try.....sometimes it sounds even better, depends of the amp.
@@fullrom1179 thanks so much! I have one coming in a couple days.
It would be cool to have some feedback from you. I have the very same question right now...
It is perfect to be used in front of the amp
@@NicoBellisarioMusic thanks a lot!!
Does it stimulate the Amp and the cab, or just the Amp head?
The amp and the cab.
Had both sold the Tech 21 kept the Joyo - better all round regardless of price in my opinion. I play straight into PA system no amp.
are you able to get a clean sound like this when going straight into the PA? I have the JOYO british and even when the drive is minimum the "clean" sound is quite muddy. it could be because of the guitar i am using
@@tanykiat hi there. Yes pretty much. I play into a Bose L1 using a T1 Tonematch mixer. The British probably gives a bit more of a driven sound though - which was part of the problem I had with the TECH 21 Blonde. Couple of things I found with the Joyo American Sound 1. I roll of a little bit of bass on the mixer and add a light bit of compression. On the Joyo I have the Voice and Drive both about 10 o'clock. 2. I have my Boss OD1 overdrive, a clean boost and a delay pedal all after the Joyo - it felt strange doing this but otherwise I found the boost caused the Joyo to go into gain overdrive - exactly what it should do like a real amp but not what I wanted. I prefer to use my Boss OD1 to get that sound. 3. My guitar has P90 pickups so quite a lot of mids. Hope that helps a bit.
@@AthelstanEngland thanks, putting the overdrive after is interesting. not sure if i have seen that done before. it sounds like the American may be cleaner than the British and I may look to swap that out. thanks
@@tanykiat yeah I know what you mean I was a bit surprised myself. I guess you get more of the tone of the OD1 as almost a distortion pedal rather than it actually driving the Joyo amp pedal into saturation but it works for me. Also means I can go from clean to driven sound without the actual volume changing much. Then for solos (either clean or driven) I just step on the boost pedal which is also a Joyo the Roll Boost.
Late to the party, but another question for you… Ever thought about running two of these pedals DI. One set up clean, one set up dirty/driven? Basically use one in place of a dirt pedal but with more flexibility?
I bought both the Americam Sound and the British Sound. The American is shockingly good and I'd never sell it. However, I sold the British. It just lacked the presense & sizzle of a real Marshall.
Quick question. Right now i own SS Fender Eighty Five Amp with amazing clean sound.But the overdrive chanel in this amp isounds bad for me. I am looking for overdrive pedal wich will help me get the valve/tube overdrive with my SS Amp. Is this Joyo American a right choise for me ?
Hey! it really depends on the style you want to play! this pedal provides some good fenderish tones but if you have something specific in mind there might be other choices :)
i am looking fot warm, little overdriven bluesy tone. john mayer, Srv
+Jakub Tytus maybe a tube screamer or vintage overdrive could do for you! I have a couple of vids on those, check em out if you want :)
Thank you ! I bought this pedal and using it direct in "Power Amp in" gives me exactly this sound i was looking for. But if it's ok i have two more questions.
My setting is Low 1 o' clock, Mid 12 o' clock High 1 o'clock Voice 10 o'clock And drive 1 o'clock. If you could try to compare it pluged in FX loop to Fender tube amp you own is it enough loud just to play it with band ? It seems very good idea to keep this pedal on pedalboard and dont take our amp to gigs/ jam session and just plug into mix or FX loop in amp you are given.
If you wana record guitar direct into American sound and Focusrite what would happen if you put reverb or dealey beetween them ? I saw other videos wher guys where adding reverb using computer software but if i wana use my pedals will it work. Thanks for your answers and amazing videos !!!
the pedal is noisy? I hear some noise.
Loved mine till I noticed I could hear the radio clear as a bell with the gain turned up.
You can play along with the songs
@@NicoBellisarioMusic truth I just turned myself into a art noise musician , thank joyo for choosing my musical direction.
Hello. What EQ did you use on the Hot Rod Deluxe?
All in the middle I think
They use bateray?
Whats the tune you opened with, I can't place it!
money for nothing
Hello, What about air noise amount increase level when character and drive is set full?
+Römer De Caracas hi romer, the noise gets quite annoying at those levels!
Hi Nico, like pro-co Rat?
+Römer De Caracas hi Romer, I've never tried it but it's a classic!
What's the song that you played at 0:40?
It's Lenny by Stevie Ray Vaughan, not a note for note rendition though!
Please , your guitar amp , is used for guitar and bass ?
Hey Marcos, I use my amp only for guitar!
Do you prefer the American sound or rhe British sound Joyo pedal?
actually they are pretty different...but i enjoyed more playing the american i think
@@NicoBellisarioMusic cool thank you!
How good is it for getting Fender tone by putting it in front of an amp?/
It is in Front of an amp
@@NicoBellisarioMusic awesome thanks. Every review I've seen so far uses the simulated output and I have a Bugera valve amp and wanted to know. Thanks.
Better demo would have been line into DAW.
I did it, check it out!
No you did not use the pedal direct to the line in. You used it into a fender amp, which of course will color the signal to such a degree that we are unable to distinguish the what the pedal is actually sounding like on it's own.
I think you mean this czcams.com/video/KFDN3N6L7as/video.html
Using 4 cable method, what would be your set up with this pedal?
Hi Mark! What is the 4 cable method?
@@NicoBellisarioMusic staffs that splitting ur wet effect pedals and distortions. Using FX loops send return. Where would u place that american sound pedal?
Think of this pedal as if it was the pre amp section of the amplifier
Can i use this as a EQ?
yes
joyo input amp? our return?
input!
Nico Bellisario - Guitar, Music & Stuff did you put it right in front of the amp or in the fx loop?My amp doesnt have an fx loop,will it be a problem?
Alexandros Kimi Sounds amazing in front! Use it like you would any other overdrive pedal.
Very good demo. One suggestion though. When demoing a tone that supposed to mimic the tone of the Motor City Madman, aka Ted Nugent, ya gotta play Cat Scratch Fever or Hey Baby.
intending to run this pedal into amp without reverb as well as DAW... do you have recommendations on a good reverb pedal to use with the Joyo American?
TC hall of fame seems pretty decent!
I'm sure most of the settings you demonstrated would have sound better if you wouldn't merely use the neck pu of your stratocaster. These guitars have THREE pu's, you know? And they're there for a reason. Just saying.
Hey Mario, I usually leave in the video just the pickups that are associated the most with the setting if there is one (e.g when I think Bassman and Strat I think of the neck PU). But i did switch around a bit didn't I? I even used the in between position in the intro and for the clean sound! :) anyway, I'm sure you can find plenty of videos demonstrating just what you are looking for, cheers!
Hey would you recommend this for a john mayer like tone? Or would the British sound be better? Cheers
I'm not big on John Mayer But I've seen him using live fender and two rock amps so I gues it would be a good option if you are on a budget!
Nico Bellisario thanks!
+charlie chocolate you're welcome
scusa nell input? come va?
+Kamo Karkas bene :) la lo uso!
tanks i have this into fender bassbreaker! great!
Hi,
Are you using the pedal through the return on your amplifier to bypass the preamp?
+Charlie Coplestone hey! I'm going straight into The input. I tried bypassing but the volume is way too loud
Nico Bellisario - Guitar, Music & Stuff Oh I see! So you're kind of using it like a stomp box?
+Charlie Coplestone exactly 👌
Ahh interesting, from what you tried of the pedal running through the return, what did you prefer?
+Charlie Coplestone tough to say because the volume was so loud I couldn't play more than a couple notes...seemed pretty much the same though. I guess it depends on how transparent the preamp is
Why use an amp sim if you use an amp... ?!?!?! Makes no sence..
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tones are not even near with humbuckers
Surely putting an amp emulator into an actual amp kinda defeats the object.
what is the point of running an emulation pedal into a Fender amp.. duh.
Did you hear the difference? Pretty obvious to me that it IS an improvement.
You're playing a Fender guitar into a Fender emulation pedal that goes into a Fender amp... You've just over Fenderededed. Your Fender Card is at risk of being withdrawn.
you should review shitty pedals with shitty equipment
How stupid is that ..you would play through a Fender amp, and then try to convince us the pedal sounds like a fender...C'mon dude, smarten up!
Go check some other videos where the joyo is running directly into a soundcard. It sounds the same. I dunno why you guys have to insult everything. Self esteem maybe
I really enjoyed you demo until the corrupt communication started coming out of your mouth with the Ted Nugent setting... "But I say unto you, That every idle word that, men shall speak, they shall give account thereof, in the day of judgment"-Jesus the Christ (Matthew 12:36 KJV).
Real guitar players don't have purple things in their mouths or cheap tuners on their headstocks. Eat some meat and try again.