I try my best to play things that other players would realistically be using the pedal for. Even great lead players have to play rhythm stuff 90% of the time. I appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching :)
This pedal is great! I sold mine to a close friend, so it's still around. I ultimately settled for the British Sound, but I only use it in clean settings, pretty much the same settings you are using in the video.
Great demo of this product! I'm a keyboard player and I am (was) looking for something to run my Moog Slim Phatty through to give the sound a little bit more bite. After seeing this video, this is exactly what I need, especially at this price. I've got one on order now; I don't think you can go too wrong with this pedal, eh.
One of my absolute favourite pedals - and one that has changed my playing the most. Amazing piece of gear! I wish it easier to find recommended settings for it - there are a lot of knobs, and an infinite number of sounds! :)
@@andrewclarkeguitar you mention in the video - and i agree - that this pedal excels at Tweedy sounds. Any pointers for pedals that do The Other Fender Sound convincingly at a reasonable price point? Something to play around with before getting a Princeton? :)
Great job! Definitely a good one for the money. Very impressive. Joyo has a lot of affordable killer options for guitar pedals effect on the market right now.
Do follow up videos of setting up the Joyo AS/BS for different use cases: home recording to computer (running simple Audacity or Reaper that are popular), small gig with a clean inexpensive amp the player brings (and using the Joyo as the amp and cabinet simulator treating the amp like a PA, perhaps a JC120 or Bandit amp), larger gig with pro PA and hooking in the Joyo with inexpensive DI box without giving the sound board guy fits.
Hi Andrew , youre the best: the Joyo Taichi vs Zendrive was right on the money, ha! and this Joyo, worth every penny!! there are many vidmakers with little clue with the pedals: they present a 400€ pedal saying this knob does this very good, then turning it in the wrong direction while playing amateurish, ha! You are a fresh intelligent breeze around this Tube! Thanks for that! Cheers, Kimmo
As usual on these types of reviews and demos , no signal chain . This is huge on how anything sounds ! Can you please state the chain you used here ? Thanks 😊
Great demo, thanks! I have one of these and find it great as I play in church so gives an amp-like tone into the mixer. Question though; where is this best placed in a mono signal chain; i.e. before or after the wet effects?
I'd suggest experimenting with both before and after. I'd say most players place this before delays and reverbs. If you're getting any sort of breakup from the pedal, then before is probably going to be better. If you're running it fairly clean and getting all your grit from other pedals, then it's not going to matter too much.
Mine is modded to defeat the cab sim, you can google the mod and diy if you´re handy with a soldering iron. This way you can use IR´s. Sounds great and does the job. Been using a Helix and comparing to this pedal (and all analog pedals, really) I find that digital has a few high frequencies that are out of balance. I notice this when I bring the volume really high. Helix hurts the ears, the Joyo (or analog) is pleasant.
Coming from a bassist, it can get a little "muddy" to me but I plug my tele into this and run it through my fender rumble 25 (bass practice amp) and it sounds great!
Hey bro, this comment is so fucking helpful to me, right now! Lmao. I play bass, mainly as well, and have been playing my Ibanez AS73 into my bass amp. It works but meh, it's so clean and sterile and getting old to hear lol. So I was wondering if I could throw one of these Joyo sims between the guitar and bass amp to make it actually sound like a guitar haha. So, bro, thank you for posting this comment lmao. Much love homie
In the future, I think that best practice for transparency when reviewing the products of sponsors/affiliates is to disclose that information right away (like within the first minute) vs at tail-end of the intro. But either way thanks for the video.
I used this pedal directly into the mixer on a New Years gig we had last year. So basically i used: My guitar -> Wah -> DS1 -> Nux CH3 -> DD7 and the JOYO American Sound straight in the mixer. I thought at first that the signal is going to be weak and the tone not thick enough, but the combination of this pedal and the DS1 was so full and creamy I was pleasantly supriced of how everything sounded. I highly recommend this pedal.
@@TahmidIshrak Considering that the pedal is a DI itself, no. If i have the chance I will try it in the future but I don't see the point of doing so. The pedal is powerful enough by itself and in combination with like TubeScreamer or DS1 it delivers suprisingly thick tone. Ofc if you turn it off then the whole volume level drops which you're not supposed to do with this pedal because you know... Would you turn off your amp in the middle of the gig? :D
@@Brother93Mali what if i use it before wet pedals and after ds2 or a ts9 for example what iim trying to ask is that ive seen many ampless users put their UA 300usd++ amp sims put theirs between wet and dry to kind of get the fx loop type of setup and should it work with the 40usd joyo too?
@@TahmidIshrak That's applies more for studio setup like you would see in programs like guitarRig or BiasFx. Yes you can do that, but I find it better if I use it at the end of the chain because the efects are more prominent in this case, and what I do sometimes is I put a reverb pedal at the end to act as a glue if the mixer does not have any reverb on it. I think that's personal taste, but yes you can use it like you said too.
If you haven't already look up Rich Bischoff,he has a great post on it,playing and recording 3 parts using just the pedal. My board has one at all times
Hi there. Can you use two of these pre amp pedal side by side to have 2 channels ? As in clean and drive channel instead of using a drive pedal ? Please reply 😅
Thank you so much, Andrew. Just a quick question: if I'm wanting to use the Joyo at a gig in lieu of a traditional amplifier (running the Joyo into the PA system), do I need to first route the Joyo into a DI box, and then from there into one of the XLR channels on the PA head? Or may I simply run a quarter-inch cable from the Joyo's output into one of the quarter-inch inputs on the PA head? THANKS!
Hi Andrew! I found this very useful, I recently bought a POD GO and I was so disappointed because it doesn't perform anywhere near as well as I hoped it would. I didn't even realise it was possible to obtain awesome amp tones from pedals at such a cheap price like this Joyo pedal. The only issue for me is that I play through a Boss Katana. I wonder if that would be a problem with a pedal like this? I do have the Boss Katana MK II 50 watt which allows you to plug into the power amp. I do that for the POD GO . I'm wondering if I would plug this in power amp section of the boss katana or the input jack? Sorry if this is a real newbie question, all of this is quite complicated to me. I love the tones you're achieving here by the way! It sounds very satisfying. It's got that Hendrixian tone I'm particularly fond of as well as quite a few other tones considering it's just one pedal ! It does seem to be really versatile. 15:08 that Univibe tone is heavenly! nicely played
By the way, thank you for explaining everything in depth. I'm looking at getting a few of these pedals . I like the look and sound of the Tc Electronic Ampworks pedals. I'm thinking of buying the 550 Tc Electronic ampworks for high gain sounds ( i've tried several EVH amps and always loved the high gain sounds! ) and a 65 Combo deluxe for clean tones. They both sound lovely to me. I'm thinking i'll get those pedals and use them into my boss katana and just stop buying things for a while! Have you tried the TC Electronic ampworks pedals? What do you think about that? Am I wasting money when I could just use my Boss Katana and play around with the effects and tones it offers? I'm sick of playing in menus and just want to play my guitar. I'm not old I swear haha. I love the feeling of a real amp and it's addictive. I know it's not portable and not as convenient but for me I like to experience a real amp in the room and the tones I already achieve on the boss katana are very pleasing to my ears. Anyway, thank you so much in advance. If you do have a chance to reply i'll be very grateful! Your playing is brilliant ! :)
Hey Andrew! Thanks so much for the video. I just picked this pedal up and it definitely is amazing for the price. Quick question about the adapter you were talking about at the beginning. In regards to running this through headphones, do you have any specific 3.55 mm to quarter inch adapters that are mono that you suggest? I've been having trouble finding ones that are not stereo and that will come out of both ears so didn't know if you had any in mind. Appreciate it!
Hey! Unfortunately I don't use an adapter for headphones, so I can't recommend anything. I'm sure something good is out there though. Sorry I can't be more help.
I have 2 of these pedals (British & AC tone) and I have just ordered the American..... and you absolutely can run them into a cab sim (IR loader).... I use the JOYO Cab Box and it makes a big difference...So much more like a real tube amp... and yes I own a collection of classic tube amps so I know what the real thing sounds and feels like. these JOYO amp pedals are hard to beat for the price ans even better with the Cab Box.
Just ordered one of these. I've been looking for a way to record direct without dropping $350+ on an iridium. I've already spent way too much on amps and pedals. I've seen nothing but good things about the joyo american sound, and for $40, why not? Thanks for the thorough review! Sounds pretty outstanding.
I would also confirm this pedal is amazing for the price. All the guitar tones on my backing tracks were created using one. It's effectively a Tech 21 preamp pedal clone. You'll struggle to find anything better, even at 5 times the price!
What is needed to record from this pedal to pc? Does it still need user interface or soundcard or does it included in the pedal (like some multieffects e.g. valeton gp)
Yeah also I’m playing on totally clean channel. I did get more ideas of use watching both your videos! I like your channel your right to point and thorough unlike some other guys that just dime everything and show there solo skills. Good job!
I'll have to try diming the voice. Usually when I dime the drive, I do not like the noise or the overdriven tone it produces. It is a great pedal for cleaner sounds though.
Still good in 2023 IMO. I have a stupid question: can you clarify where you had the pedals in the signal chain? You don't seem to clearly mention it. If the American Sound is an amp-in-a-box pedal, I would expect all other pedals to go in front of it. On a separate note, since you mention it at the beginning of the video, it would be great to add in the description the link to the Joyo Vs Dream 65 video. Thank you!
yes, drive would be in front, the slight problem is this have cab sim that cannont be turned off and no send return, so fx either go after cab or before amp
Just ordered one it's on its way. I figured I've got my vox, my Marshall and now Fender like sound covered that's all 3. At this price it's about the same as a pack of cigarettes here in Australia, so another pedal into the heard. Hopefully I'm not developing a gear problem.
Sounds great IMO. I wonder if my opinion would change in a side-by-side comparison with the UAFX Woodrow. Watching videos separately, I'd say Woodrow isn't worth it compared to this tone.
Im buying one after years... not only for the Magnificent Fender tone, but also for the darkish Jazz setting: my home town, bought this year he says, 30 bucks(€), swell!!!!
You think it's too mid-forward? I thought it was way too scooped even at noon. It's the wrong kind of frequency also IMO. They should have moved that knob up 3 or 4 hundred Hz for it to be useful, maybe with a smaller Q.
I have plugged my ACTone into my Deluxe Reverb RI and used the reverb and vibrato. It sounds sweet, especially when you need breakup at lower volumes in small rooms.
good job! I want to buy one, but I only find a pedal at Thomann that looks the same but I don't know if it's the same, it's called American true tone by Harley benton... can you tell me something? thank you
I despise the breakup on my dream 65. Horrid. Especially with iems. Gonna try dialling in my American sound again with iems. The dream does sound good through front of house
That's interesting. When the Dream 6 came out I watched a lot of videos on it and was unhappy with some of the sounds while I thought it did well with others. I have the Joyo American and and generally very pleased with it except when you crank the gain, it does not sound so good at higher gain levels. But that's fine because I have other overdrive options. But recently I wanted to get a better sound from my Roland Micro Cube and the Joyo performed extremely well in that regard, it really sparked up the Micro Cube which is otherwise a bit dark and dull.
Okay, so the jack into the pedal, the pedal into the interface...and the interface plugs into what, your laptop? The sound in this video is coming from where, your laptop speakers?
The interface allows me to record in my DAW (Logic Pro). So you're hearing that recording. There's no sound coming through my computer or any speakers, it's silent in the room. But I could technically have it come through my monitors, headphones, or even the laptop speakers as you mentioned.
I have one and it's really great for the most part. I actually run it through the effects loop in my amp. The only drawbacks of the pedal are: 1) it does get noisy when the gain is moved past the 3 o'clock mark. And 2) the gain itself does not sound good past 3 o'clock, it sounds "farty." But that's okay because I use other pedals for gain.
Years ago I had the whole line of Joyo's Tech21 copies. Their price point was/is great. The pedals however are not great but they are good. I found the cab sim to be the weakest point and never liked the recorded sound I got from them. I sold them all and moved on to Line6 and Fractal modelers.
To chime in here, I've been using one for years to create all my guitar tones direct. I've had a lot of praise for the quality of my blues backing tracks (for which I am very grateful), it just works really well - you'd need to spend a lot more to improve on it. Def a sleeper, grab one before the price starts to hike!!
@@djjohnnyvicariousyes, you could use it that way. I go direct into an audio interface dry and use software effects - allows more scope to tweak the sound post recording.
@@alextempletYT I mean, I could see it being a fun project. But there's no necessity in it. I feel like the size and portability of the pedal is why it's so great.
yeah thats counterintuitive. kind of. if you actually bought an enclosure and put the AS guts in it with the controls mounted to the face so you could really use the controls. that would be bad ass. id make mine look like a custom build with my name on it. my own logo. you know? like SkiFsballs Audio, or SKIFSBALLS AMPLIFICATION? Thats catchy
@@andrewclarkeguitar Thanks for answering my question. I have another one....did you say you could use it as a headphone amp by just plugging headphones into the out jack? That didn't work for me; I didn't get any sound out of either ear and I had the guitar plugged into the in jack and there was power to the joyo.
FWIW you don't need a DI box... just straight into the mixer, at least that's what I do. Not sure why everyone mentions a DI box or what benefits that would bring over just straight into the desk?
In many cases the mixer will be at the back of the venue. In smaller venues or at home, you likely won't need one. But for any larger venue you'll need a DI or Line Isolator to convert the signal to XLR and run it over a longer distance.
@@andrewclarkeguitar ah ok that makes sense. I run wireless from the American Sound into our mixer so that's never been an issue. Saves treading on the cable! Cheers for reply.
Could I ask a follow on question? If I did want to use a DI box (saw another review saying they can tame some of the harsh highs on the AS) then I've got a basic passive one used to use for keyboards. Would that be ok after the AS given that the AS is obviously powered, or would I need an active DI box? Thanks.
If you plug it into an instrument input of an interface it goes to the internal DI, I'm assuming that that's what's happening here. Also if the volume is enough you don't need a DI at all and you can go straight into a line input.
If going into an amp then using the amp speaker is fine....but going direct into DAW... Mine sounds 100% better when using an IR in the DAW....same with the other $40 amp in a box JOYO pedals...😁
@@DTension if an old fart like me used one happily I wouldn't consider it very technologically advanced at all. I only watched to fill in time,no one could dissuade me from using it regardless. All the best
@@mjwontstopthe California is better for cleans IMO. In fact I owned both but currently I am using just the California (actually, a clone of it) as a clean pedal platform and gave the American to a friend
Too much pedal always in the chain to be able to understand the sound of the Joyo. This videos makes no sense. You are showing off your pedal board and not the amp emulation Pedal
How do you guys think this thing holds up in 2022? Leave a comment and let me know! :)
Holds up really well!
Those joyo amp simulators are hidden gems... Pls demo the quilter superblock/phantom block!
How do you find the breakup of this sounds through iems compared to the dream??
If you want simplicity and cost effectiveness you can’t ask for more!
I think they're great! I use it for a small grab and go direct board with reverb after it and then into a Sonicake IR and it sounds great!
Thank you for playing a lot of chords and not just running through scales like everyone else does. Sounds amazing!
I try my best to play things that other players would realistically be using the pedal for. Even great lead players have to play rhythm stuff 90% of the time. I appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching :)
This pedal is great! I sold mine to a close friend, so it's still around. I ultimately settled for the British Sound, but I only use it in clean settings, pretty much the same settings you are using in the video.
Great demo of this product! I'm a keyboard player and I am (was) looking for something to run my Moog Slim Phatty through to give the sound a little bit more bite. After seeing this video, this is exactly what I need, especially at this price. I've got one on order now; I don't think you can go too wrong with this pedal, eh.
Awesome tone by the way , great pedal board setup dude ,killer sounds man!
Excellent, succinct information and demo!
❤ my chain. Behringer NR 600.. send and return - joyo American - volume pedals - mooer Ocean - behringer DI G 4x12 👍🏻
excellent video. I will for sure get one. I am hoping to use it with a Zoom gnx3 as an amp and then just use the zoom as an efx pedal.
Excellent video! I wish I could like twice. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Thank you very much!
Hey sounds good. The audience will not know. Thank you for the video!
True! Thanks for watching!
This is really the best video on the American Joyo!
🙏🙏
I think it’s a great option. I’ve used the ACTone direct through a direct box and it sounded great!
It's so good! Gotta try the ACTone as well.
WhatsApp the difference? Is the actone also a modeler?
One of my absolute favourite pedals - and one that has changed my playing the most. Amazing piece of gear! I wish it easier to find recommended settings for it - there are a lot of knobs, and an infinite number of sounds! :)
Yeah! It seems that everyone kind of has a different preference. It's so diverse, so imo there are no "wrong" settings.
@@andrewclarkeguitar you mention in the video - and i agree - that this pedal excels at Tweedy sounds. Any pointers for pedals that do The Other Fender Sound convincingly at a reasonable price point? Something to play around with before getting a Princeton? :)
Great job! Definitely a good one for the money. Very impressive.
Joyo has a lot of affordable killer options for guitar pedals effect on the market right now.
Man, you are the man! Thanks so much for gifting to the community this golden video!
Happy to help!
@@andrewclarkeguitar I forgot to ask you ¿Is your Joyo American-Sound noisy? Mine has a low noise like a hiss, it's not so critic but annoying.
@@alejandro3282 I do get the faintest little bit of noise. It's almost unnoticeable. But it's there.
@@andrewclarkeguitar Thank you, master...
Do follow up videos of setting up the Joyo AS/BS for different use cases: home recording to computer (running simple Audacity or Reaper that are popular), small gig with a clean inexpensive amp the player brings (and using the Joyo as the amp and cabinet simulator treating the amp like a PA, perhaps a JC120 or Bandit amp), larger gig with pro PA and hooking in the Joyo with inexpensive DI box without giving the sound board guy fits.
What dou you need to goes to computer? Do you still need user interface or sound card?
Hi Andrew , youre the best: the Joyo Taichi vs Zendrive was right on the money, ha! and this Joyo, worth every penny!!
there are many vidmakers with little clue with the pedals: they present a 400€ pedal saying this knob does this very good, then turning it in the wrong direction while playing amateurish, ha!
You are a fresh intelligent breeze around this Tube! Thanks for that!
Cheers, Kimmo
Thank you so much for this video! I definitely needed it as I'm putting together my own ampless pedal board. Bless up brother!
You're very welcome!
As usual on these types of reviews and demos , no signal chain . This is huge on how anything sounds ! Can you please state the chain you used here ? Thanks 😊
Great demo, thanks! I have one of these and find it great as I play in church so gives an amp-like tone into the mixer. Question though; where is this best placed in a mono signal chain; i.e. before or after the wet effects?
I'd suggest experimenting with both before and after. I'd say most players place this before delays and reverbs. If you're getting any sort of breakup from the pedal, then before is probably going to be better. If you're running it fairly clean and getting all your grit from other pedals, then it's not going to matter too much.
Mine is modded to defeat the cab sim, you can google the mod and diy if you´re handy with a soldering iron. This way you can use IR´s. Sounds great and does the job. Been using a Helix and comparing to this pedal (and all analog pedals, really) I find that digital has a few high frequencies that are out of balance. I notice this when I bring the volume really high. Helix hurts the ears, the Joyo (or analog) is pleasant.
don't forget to do a low cut at 80hz and a high cut at 10k with your helix IR section, that does wonders.
I have a britsh sound, and I wanted to do this welding, to have this IR feature, do you have images of this welding with the key in detail?
Great video, thanks! Love your Suhr! My favourite guitarist Ian Thornley of Big Wreck plays Suhr guitars.
Thank you! I love Ian Thornley as well :)
Coming from a bassist, it can get a little "muddy" to me but I plug my tele into this and run it through my fender rumble 25 (bass practice amp) and it sounds great!
Hey bro, this comment is so fucking helpful to me, right now! Lmao. I play bass, mainly as well, and have been playing my Ibanez AS73 into my bass amp. It works but meh, it's so clean and sterile and getting old to hear lol. So I was wondering if I could throw one of these Joyo sims between the guitar and bass amp to make it actually sound like a guitar haha.
So, bro, thank you for posting this comment lmao. Much love homie
Very helpful indeed
I plug mine in an acoustic Ibanez amp (Troubadour 20watts), you have to lower the highs but it's pretty good and I'm just a drummer so...
Muy excelente review, tocas muy bien la guitarra 🎸
In the future, I think that best practice for transparency when reviewing the products of sponsors/affiliates is to disclose that information right away (like within the first minute) vs at tail-end of the intro. But either way thanks for the video.
I used this pedal directly into the mixer on a New Years gig we had last year. So basically i used: My guitar -> Wah -> DS1 -> Nux CH3 -> DD7 and the JOYO American Sound straight in the mixer. I thought at first that the signal is going to be weak and the tone not thick enough, but the combination of this pedal and the DS1 was so full and creamy I was pleasantly supriced of how everything sounded. I highly recommend this pedal.
have you tried it with a DI after the joyo american?
@@TahmidIshrak Considering that the pedal is a DI itself, no. If i have the chance I will try it in the future but I don't see the point of doing so. The pedal is powerful enough by itself and in combination with like TubeScreamer or DS1 it delivers suprisingly thick tone. Ofc if you turn it off then the whole volume level drops which you're not supposed to do with this pedal because you know... Would you turn off your amp in the middle of the gig? :D
@@Brother93Mali what if i use it before wet pedals and after ds2 or a ts9 for example
what iim trying to ask is that ive seen many ampless users put their UA 300usd++ amp sims put theirs between wet and dry to kind of get the fx loop type of setup and should it work with the 40usd joyo too?
@@TahmidIshrak That's applies more for studio setup like you would see in programs like guitarRig or BiasFx. Yes you can do that, but I find it better if I use it at the end of the chain because the efects are more prominent in this case, and what I do sometimes is I put a reverb pedal at the end to act as a glue if the mixer does not have any reverb on it. I think that's personal taste, but yes you can use it like you said too.
Thanks dude. I've been considering this pedal since 2021, and now i had a brighter knowledge from this channel. Keep it up the good work!!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
If you haven't already look up Rich Bischoff,he has a great post on it,playing and recording 3 parts using just the pedal. My board has one at all times
Hi there. Can you use two of these pre amp pedal side by side to have 2 channels ? As in clean and drive channel instead of using a drive pedal ? Please reply 😅
Thank you so much, Andrew. Just a quick question: if I'm wanting to use the Joyo at a gig in lieu of a traditional amplifier (running the Joyo into the PA system), do I need to first route the Joyo into a DI box, and then from there into one of the XLR channels on the PA head? Or may I simply run a quarter-inch cable from the Joyo's output into one of the quarter-inch inputs on the PA head? THANKS!
You'll likely need to use a DI Box of some sort.
Hi Andrew! I found this very useful, I recently bought a POD GO and I was so disappointed because it doesn't perform anywhere near as well as I hoped it would. I didn't even realise it was possible to obtain awesome amp tones from pedals at such a cheap price like this Joyo pedal. The only issue for me is that I play through a Boss Katana. I wonder if that would be a problem with a pedal like this? I do have the Boss Katana MK II 50 watt which allows you to plug into the power amp. I do that for the POD GO . I'm wondering if I would plug this in power amp section of the boss katana or the input jack?
Sorry if this is a real newbie question, all of this is quite complicated to me. I love the tones you're achieving here by the way! It sounds very satisfying. It's got that Hendrixian tone I'm particularly fond of as well as quite a few other tones considering it's just one pedal ! It does seem to be really versatile.
15:08 that Univibe tone is heavenly! nicely played
By the way, thank you for explaining everything in depth.
I'm looking at getting a few of these pedals . I like the look and sound of the Tc Electronic Ampworks pedals. I'm thinking of buying the 550 Tc Electronic ampworks for high gain sounds ( i've tried several EVH amps and always loved the high gain sounds! ) and a 65 Combo deluxe for clean tones. They both sound lovely to me. I'm thinking i'll get those pedals and use them into my boss katana and just stop buying things for a while! Have you tried the TC Electronic ampworks pedals?
What do you think about that? Am I wasting money when I could just use my Boss Katana and play around with the effects and tones it offers? I'm sick of playing in menus and just want to play my guitar. I'm not old I swear haha. I love the feeling of a real amp and it's addictive. I know it's not portable and not as convenient but for me I like to experience a real amp in the room and the tones I already achieve on the boss katana are very pleasing to my ears.
Anyway, thank you so much in advance. If you do have a chance to reply i'll be very grateful!
Your playing is brilliant ! :)
I Bought this pedal and you helped find the settings, thanks Andrew!
Please, can I use it before my ambient pedals (as Delay and Reverb)?
Nice! You should be able to do that, yes :)
Any suggestions for the joyo A.S pedal
For best set up for a clean amp like a Fender chorus m80 2x12. It has an effects loop too. Cheers.
Hey Andrew! Thanks so much for the video. I just picked this pedal up and it definitely is amazing for the price. Quick question about the adapter you were talking about at the beginning. In regards to running this through headphones, do you have any specific 3.55 mm to quarter inch adapters that are mono that you suggest? I've been having trouble finding ones that are not stereo and that will come out of both ears so didn't know if you had any in mind.
Appreciate it!
Hey! Unfortunately I don't use an adapter for headphones, so I can't recommend anything. I'm sure something good is out there though. Sorry I can't be more help.
@@andrewclarkeguitar All good man!
I have 2 of these pedals (British & AC tone) and I have just ordered the American..... and you absolutely can run them into a cab sim (IR loader).... I use the JOYO Cab Box and it makes a big difference...So much more like a real tube amp... and yes I own a collection of classic tube amps so I know what the real thing sounds and feels like. these JOYO amp pedals are hard to beat for the price ans even better with the Cab Box.
Just ordered one of these. I've been looking for a way to record direct without dropping $350+ on an iridium. I've already spent way too much on amps and pedals. I've seen nothing but good things about the joyo american sound, and for $40, why not? Thanks for the thorough review! Sounds pretty outstanding.
This pedal has the highest tone to dollar ratio of anything I've ever used. So great. I'm sure you'll love it.
I would also confirm this pedal is amazing for the price. All the guitar tones on my backing tracks were created using one. It's effectively a Tech 21 preamp pedal clone. You'll struggle to find anything better, even at 5 times the price!
What is needed to record from this pedal to pc? Does it still need user interface or soundcard or does it included in the pedal (like some multieffects e.g. valeton gp)
@@aryoadhitomo get an interface. Scarlett or something similar. Just plug the pedal into the interface and tweak to taste.
@@TheRodge2112 thank you !
is the cab simulator bypassed when the pedal is switched off?
I use as overdrive pedal. I dime voice and drive with mid a bit over 12. Unbelievable sound and sustain for 40 bucks!!
Very cool! So in front of an amp? I had a tough time getting it to sound the way I wanted it to with my amp.
Yeah also I’m playing on totally clean channel. I did get more ideas of use watching both your videos! I like your channel your right to point and thorough unlike some other guys that just dime everything and show there solo skills. Good job!
The purple plexi model pedal was my go to marshall distortion for years. So good. All about the mids control 👍🏻
I'll have to try diming the voice. Usually when I dime the drive, I do not like the noise or the overdriven tone it produces. It is a great pedal for cleaner sounds though.
@@andrewclarkeguitar have heard to go into you fx return input helps if your having issues getting a good sound .
Can you do the Joyo British and Joyo AC tone too would be appreciated ❤
You should take a look at the AC Tone from them as well, it’s a stellar pedal!
Yes! I've heard great things. Will probably pick one up :)
Still good in 2023 IMO.
I have a stupid question: can you clarify where you had the pedals in the signal chain? You don't seem to clearly mention it. If the American Sound is an amp-in-a-box pedal, I would expect all other pedals to go in front of it.
On a separate note, since you mention it at the beginning of the video, it would be great to add in the description the link to the Joyo Vs Dream 65 video.
Thank you!
yes, drive would be in front, the slight problem is this have cab sim that cannont be turned off and no send return, so fx either go after cab or before amp
Just ordered one it's on its way. I figured I've got my vox, my Marshall and now Fender like sound covered that's all 3. At this price it's about the same as a pack of cigarettes here in Australia, so another pedal into the heard. Hopefully I'm not developing a gear problem.
I use this like this. Guitar-pedalboard- joyo american sound- headrush frfr. And I am telling you, it sounds legit😊
Can I plug straight into a 12 cab?
Sounds great IMO. I wonder if my opinion would change in a side-by-side comparison with the UAFX Woodrow. Watching videos separately, I'd say Woodrow isn't worth it compared to this tone.
Im buying one after years... not only for the Magnificent Fender tone, but also for the darkish Jazz setting: my home town, bought this year he says, 30 bucks(€), swell!!!!
Can I run this Into the power amp section of a Katana??
Bought with affiliate! Thanks for the demo
Hey! I really appreciate that. Thank you 🙏🏻
Im only going to use this for cleans. Is other Joyo Pre Amp Better For Cleans? Like The California or Actone? Thanks
This excels at cleans over everything else, IMO. I only own this pedal though, not the others.
For live performances, do you recommend using it with a passive or an active DI box?
A passive DI box is what you'd usually use here.
Thanks Andrew!@@andrewclarkeguitar
you can also use it to change the sound of your amp by running it into the front
Correct. I have found it's the best eq pedal I've ever used. The range is incredible.
Hello. Does anybody have the info for mod this pedal to make the cab simulation on/off?
Could you plug this into another amp?
You think it's too mid-forward? I thought it was way too scooped even at noon. It's the wrong kind of frequency also IMO. They should have moved that knob up 3 or 4 hundred Hz for it to be useful, maybe with a smaller Q.
I'd love to see you do this video with the AC Tone.
Yes! Plan on doing that at some point :)
guys please answer this...when I plug this in to my amps clean tone, i also can use the effects on amp right?like delay reverb?
You should still be able to, yes!
I have plugged my ACTone into my Deluxe Reverb RI and used the reverb and vibrato. It sounds sweet, especially when you need breakup at lower volumes in small rooms.
good job! I want to buy one, but I only find a pedal at Thomann that looks the same but I don't know if it's the same, it's called American true tone by Harley benton... can you tell me something? thank you
They’re the same pedal! Just a rebranding. But it works and sounds the same 😊
Is the HORSE branded one the same..?
Does anyone find it noisy? I have it at the end of my chain and it's giving me some noise when kicked on. Anyone?
How can i use this in some way to drive a 16 ohm cabinet. Is there any inexpensive power amp device that will work with this and the cab
Mooer makes a mini pedal power amp called the baby bomb
the speakers are kinda small...i couldnt hear it when i tried to use it as an amp..
I saw a guy use this as a bass di and it actually sounded pretty good
Honestly, I can see it working pretty well for that.
I despise the breakup on my dream 65. Horrid. Especially with iems. Gonna try dialling in my American sound again with iems. The dream does sound good through front of house
That's interesting. When the Dream 6 came out I watched a lot of videos on it and was unhappy with some of the sounds while I thought it did well with others. I have the Joyo American and and generally very pleased with it except when you crank the gain, it does not sound so good at higher gain levels. But that's fine because I have other overdrive options. But recently I wanted to get a better sound from my Roland Micro Cube and the Joyo performed extremely well in that regard, it really sparked up the Micro Cube which is otherwise a bit dark and dull.
I have a harbinger speaker, can i run this pedal through that speaker because speaker has an amp?
I don't see why not!
Okay, so the jack into the pedal, the pedal into the interface...and the interface plugs into what, your laptop? The sound in this video is coming from where, your laptop speakers?
The interface allows me to record in my DAW (Logic Pro). So you're hearing that recording. There's no sound coming through my computer or any speakers, it's silent in the room. But I could technically have it come through my monitors, headphones, or even the laptop speakers as you mentioned.
Whoa. Cool. Thanks.
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I have one and it's really great for the most part. I actually run it through the effects loop in my amp.
The only drawbacks of the pedal are: 1) it does get noisy when the gain is moved past the 3 o'clock mark. And 2) the gain itself does not sound good past 3 o'clock, it sounds "farty." But that's okay because I use other pedals for gain.
For sure! I don’t have an effects loop on my amp so I can’t try that unfortunately.
It would make difference if you add a mooer micro di at the end of the chain
According to JOYO (see their website) ► "American Sound reproduces the sound of a Fender 57 Deluxe amp" Not the Tweed.
Years ago I had the whole line of Joyo's Tech21 copies. Their price point was/is great. The pedals however are not great but they are good. I found the cab sim to be the weakest point and never liked the recorded sound I got from them. I sold them all and moved on to Line6 and Fractal modelers.
To chime in here, I've been using one for years to create all my guitar tones direct. I've had a lot of praise for the quality of my blues backing tracks (for which I am very grateful), it just works really well - you'd need to spend a lot more to improve on it. Def a sleeper, grab one before the price starts to hike!!
Can this pedal goes straight to pc? Does it have usb connection
@@aryoadhitomono, you will still need an A/I to use it.
@@ButternoteBackingTracks just curious would this be in the end of the signal chain with all the other pedals before it?
@@djjohnnyvicariousyes, you could use it that way. I go direct into an audio interface dry and use software effects - allows more scope to tweak the sound post recording.
I want to strip this pedal down and make a housing that looks just like a regular amp for this pedal. I think that'd be so badass.
Do it!
@andrewclarkeguitar I mean is that dumb? Like am I defeating the purpose of the pedal or am I just getting a great amp for 40 bucks?
@@alextempletYT I mean, I could see it being a fun project. But there's no necessity in it. I feel like the size and portability of the pedal is why it's so great.
yeah thats counterintuitive. kind of. if you actually bought an enclosure and put the AS guts in it with the controls mounted to the face so you could really use the controls. that would be bad ass. id make mine look like a custom build with my name on it. my own logo. you know? like SkiFsballs Audio,
or SKIFSBALLS AMPLIFICATION? Thats catchy
Do you put the compressor after the joyo or before?
I prefer the compressor before the joyo.
@@andrewclarkeguitar thanks!
@@andrewclarkeguitar Thanks for answering my question. I have another one....did you say you could use it as a headphone amp by just plugging headphones into the out jack? That didn't work for me; I didn't get any sound out of either ear and I had the guitar plugged into the in jack and there was power to the joyo.
This or uafx lion?
Anything wrong with Fender guitars or would that be "slumming" for you?
i like it but it's noisy, i can sometimes get a radio channel through it.
I was getting the radio channel in mine as well from time to time.
FWIW you don't need a DI box... just straight into the mixer, at least that's what I do. Not sure why everyone mentions a DI box or what benefits that would bring over just straight into the desk?
In many cases the mixer will be at the back of the venue. In smaller venues or at home, you likely won't need one. But for any larger venue you'll need a DI or Line Isolator to convert the signal to XLR and run it over a longer distance.
@@andrewclarkeguitar ah ok that makes sense. I run wireless from the American Sound into our mixer so that's never been an issue. Saves treading on the cable! Cheers for reply.
Could I ask a follow on question? If I did want to use a DI box (saw another review saying they can tame some of the harsh highs on the AS) then I've got a basic passive one used to use for keyboards. Would that be ok after the AS given that the AS is obviously powered, or would I need an active DI box? Thanks.
Sorry...do you use a DI to go to line??? Or just plug it straigt???
If you plug it into an instrument input of an interface it goes to the internal DI, I'm assuming that that's what's happening here. Also if the volume is enough you don't need a DI at all and you can go straight into a line input.
Does this pedal have usb connection to record srraight to pc
Unfortunately, it doesn’t. You’ll need an audio interface to get the signal into your computer.
@@andrewclarkeguitarthank you, have beeb buying this and using this pedal straight to UI (M Track Solo) and it sound pretty decent
wanted to get the tonex one but this............ i want.... more lol
Damn this cat got some nice licks.
Appreciate that, my friend!
If going into an amp then using the amp speaker is fine....but going direct into DAW... Mine sounds 100% better when using an IR in the DAW....same with the other $40 amp in a box JOYO pedals...😁
Interesting! I did not like it with my IRs (celestion ones). Felt overly filtered. Maybe just needs more tweaking on my part. :)
Which IR pack do you use
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Yes it can.
Nice thing
Hold on. I go into an amp with it and so do a lot of people I've spoken to. It works fine into the front of an amp.
Sure does, even makes a clean katana palatable. I run straight into all of my amps
@@brucehayes7251 yeah I don't feel like it's a "cab sim" in the way we think of it in 2023. Thanks for the reply.
@@DTension if an old fart like me used one happily I wouldn't consider it very technologically advanced at all. I only watched to fill in time,no one could dissuade me from using it regardless. All the best
I have this and the TECH 21 Blonde. NO contest. The tech 21 Blonde is superior.
Has it got CabSim & if so can it be turned off?
Yeah it has a cab sim. You can’t turn it off without the pedal being modded.
@@andrewclarkeguitar thanks!
, do you have any links about how it can be modded, please?
The California is even better!
How is the California For Cleans? I an Only Going To Use This For Cleans thanks
@@mjwontstopthe California is better for cleans IMO. In fact I owned both but currently I am using just the California (actually, a clone of it) as a clean pedal platform and gave the American to a friend
This pedal has replaced my amp.
So there is no proof whic is which?
What are you asking?
To much hand motion. Dude! Stick a guitar in your hands.😮
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Too much pedal always in the chain to be able to understand the sound of the Joyo. This videos makes no sense. You are showing off your pedal board and not the amp emulation
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I get a fender deluxe sound by Keeping the voice and drive around 11 o'clock. Bass at 12 to 1 o'clock, mids 10 o'clock, treble 2 o'clock.