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  • @gordontubbs
    @gordontubbs 2 місяці тому +28

    I wouldn’t mind it at all if JOYO released a big boy amp with all of their Bantamp circuits built in as separate channels.

    • @AllforOne_OneforAll1689
      @AllforOne_OneforAll1689 2 місяці тому

      That would sell like hotcakes!

    • @realtruenorth
      @realtruenorth 2 місяці тому

      I mind that it's made by slaves,,, so, no thanks.

    • @Metro_Gnome
      @Metro_Gnome Місяць тому

      They make a mjolnor and all of these amp models are available as cheap pedals. So you could still do that ...but these amps are so cheap it's easy to just buy a few of them.
      I have the tweedy and this one. Imo the two best ones. Cover a lot of ground

    • @mvyper
      @mvyper 18 днів тому +1

      Blue Jay for ch 1, jackman for ch 2 and zombie for ch 3 would be more than enough. A bright switch for ch1 and a separate boost for 2 and 3 would be like the cherry on top.

    • @Metro_Gnome
      @Metro_Gnome 18 днів тому

      @@mvyper I'm actually a bit torn between buying an actual boss blues driver or just spending the extra $20 and getting the Blue Jay. I need a blues driver so bad...this is a question I should never have to ask myself ...do I get the pedal or the amp?

  • @mikestillwagon5675
    @mikestillwagon5675 2 місяці тому +7

    This is the kind of demo I have been waiting for. It seems that most of the guys who demo budget gear generally can’t play very well, can’t tell when they’re out of tune, or play in drop B with the gain cranked to the point where the sound of the amp is almost meaningless. Thanks for doing this one some justice!!

  • @peterharvin2775
    @peterharvin2775 2 місяці тому +10

    What's really impressive to me is that not only does it sound great, it does equally well with single coils and humbuckers. Some great engineering there.

    • @LeonTodd
      @LeonTodd  2 місяці тому +7

      Whoever dreams these up deserves a raise

  • @michaelmarchei8539
    @michaelmarchei8539 2 місяці тому +10

    Love these little things. Might have to start collecting them

  • @WayCoolStudios
    @WayCoolStudios 2 дні тому

    I truly appreciate your demo, you gave the amp a great workout and I appreciate that you gave specs on what you are playing through. Greenbacks in a Marshall cab, a sweet base that is attainable for the average musician! Thanks for doing it justice!

  • @88Nikoli
    @88Nikoli 2 місяці тому +2

    I've had a couple of these for a couple of years now . They're great value

  • @Skypor
    @Skypor 2 місяці тому +5

    Post-covid, all my gigs have been with either this or the Blue Jay!

    • @uwedasler425
      @uwedasler425 2 місяці тому

      The Blue Jay is just astonishing, I use it as a replacement for my damaged Revv D20 (approx. 13x as expensive where I am) as a pedal platform amp - and it sounds better. Sure it does not have the Two Notes stuff built-in, but you can easily go from the headphone out into a DAW and load IRs there.

  • @rutger4131
    @rutger4131 2 місяці тому +2

    It's got an FX loop too! Easy way to get a 20W class D power amp, with a preamp as a bonus. Two of these, maybe different flavours, could share a stereo delay and then each feed a cab and you have a great stereo rig! That would be my use case.

  • @philgraves4998
    @philgraves4998 2 місяці тому +5

    Sounds great, wish my Yamaha Thr10x had an effects loop and speaker out!

    • @phillamoore157
      @phillamoore157 2 місяці тому +1

      Amen to that! To this very day, that little beast, is the best little practice/recording amp on the planet. Cameron Cooper developed his channel using that little amp.

    • @philgraves4998
      @philgraves4998 2 місяці тому +1

      @@phillamoore157 oh yeah love his channel! I bought two Thr10s run them 4 feet apart for some great stereo stuff. My fav amps I ever played!

    • @phillamoore157
      @phillamoore157 2 місяці тому

      @@philgraves4998 You know….that’s a GREAT idea. I use it exclusively for that killer EVH brown sound, that, that little monster does so well. But, I never thought about running two in stereo. That’s a great idea. Thank you! 👍

    • @philgraves4998
      @philgraves4998 2 місяці тому +1

      @@phillamoore157 Nice! I use a cheap Mooer Pitchbox for detune with the built in chorus helps get that 5150/Balance tone also. Yeah seriously get two and the stereo effect is crazy good at low volumes! I wish they had made a bigger louder version of the Thr

    • @phillamoore157
      @phillamoore157 2 місяці тому

      @@philgraves4998 Yup, I’m definitely going to pick another one up. My favorite EVH tone, by far, is Fair Warning. And, they did come out with a 30watt version, but from what I’ve seen, they don’t have those killer tones from the “X” version (which is the only reason I use it), or I’d have bought it by now. Bt the way, how do you have that rigged up?

  • @Teemu78
    @Teemu78 2 місяці тому +1

    I have the first version of jackman. Playing home with 1x12 I feel it's a little too "big sounding" (an eq pedal can help with that) but when I plugged it into a marshall 4x12 with Marshall G12 Vintage speakers, this thing came alive and started sounding pretty damn good for its size and the pricetag. Much bigger sounding thing than most of us expect, I suspect. It really fills the 4x12 size in sound. Also it works well as a small poweramp for modelers so double the fun with that

  • @PuRe_AdDicT
    @PuRe_AdDicT 2 місяці тому +3

    I have the Zombie.
    I use it with a modeller with a split after the amp model into the fx loop return of the Joyo clean channel into a 1x12 GB, then I have xlr out of modeller to FOH with a similair speaker/cab impulse.
    The consistency between the signals is amazing, it gives me a massive guitar sound on stage with a little bit of the signal in the monitor.
    Couldn’t be happier. I recommend everyone try these out. You would spend more on a gain pedal, right?

    • @LeonTodd
      @LeonTodd  2 місяці тому +3

      That's a great way to run a rig live, and it's super compact. Nice.

  • @DreidMusicalX
    @DreidMusicalX 2 місяці тому +1

    I play on this amp all the time to save the tubes on my Marshall DSL100. I run my pedals before and after my TONEX , and then to its return, then mic it to my Zoom L-20 mixer. I can also go direct to the mixer, but for some reason I like the SM57 micing the cab better. Ive not played on the other BanTamps yet,. but this one kills.

  • @Polarbarrywhite
    @Polarbarrywhite 9 днів тому

    Nice King's X nod!
    Also, these are great amps. This one and the Tweedy make a sick stereo rig

    • @Polarbarrywhite
      @Polarbarrywhite 9 днів тому

      My only quibble, and I eagerly invite correction, is the Bluetooth feature feels unnecessary. First, pretty much everyone who would buy this amp already has a BT speaker (I acknowledge that this may not have been the case when these amps were designed), and I haven't tried it through a PA or frfr, but appropriate guitar speakers for the respective amps seem to go a LONG way to maximizing the quality of sounds from these amps. And as I'm sure you're well aware, the inefficiencies of said cones don't do full range signals any favors.
      Secondly a simple feature like an XLR out would potentially be more useful for gigging and also lower production cost

  • @roscius6204
    @roscius6204 2 місяці тому +1

    Pretty good for the size
    Is the FX loop post gain pre power amp?
    If so an EQ, compressor and or boost to hit the output would be interesting

  • @rickcrotts6673
    @rickcrotts6673 2 місяці тому +2

    A few tears back, they did an all tube deal...they ought to bring that one back.

  • @flogginga_dead_horse4022
    @flogginga_dead_horse4022 2 місяці тому

    I have 3 of these amps plus a bass version. Use them every day for practice. Cool stuff. Favorite is the Zombie II

  • @kennyh5083
    @kennyh5083 2 місяці тому +1

    IMO this would make a great Tele amp and even use it to drive a bigger clean amp or PA.

  • @Paolocampitelli
    @Paolocampitelli 2 місяці тому +5

    I have the zombie II: it is insane. Seriously.

  • @AAAA-lt9hq
    @AAAA-lt9hq 2 місяці тому

    6:24 Leon: "Something that small and that inexpensive really has no right..."
    Me: "...to exist?"
    Leon: "...to sound that good."
    Oh yeah, that too. :)
    This seems ideal for a recent need of mine. My little Peavey Solo 8" from the late 80s/early 90s developed a grounding issue and I was looking for a replacement small amp. Most of the limited old-school two channel practice amps don't seem worth the cost anymore in the world of digital modeling, and you often have to factor in the cost of a boost pedal to go with the practice amp. Do you spend a lot on separate parts to make a cheaper model work, or just buy a higher end model with more features?
    One can try the little 9 volt powered units. But the tiny plastic combos can vibrate when the amp is cranked. They can sound like you are playing through an AM radio. They're more toys than amps, really.
    So, I was torn between going with a high end Boss Katana or just spending on a full blown Axe FX III rig in my rack and using it as both a live and practice rig. The Katana seemed expensive for what one gets and like a dead end upgrade trail. The Axe FX III (or any of the others used) when combined with a quality power amp like a Seymour Duncan Power Stage 700, FRFR speaker, and any other gear like power conditioners seemed a bit much in terms of expense.
    Then I see this. For practicing on my kitchen countertop and testing pickup installations, this seems ideal. I hope they can develop a unit with its own speaker that does not buzz in the housing. Even with a small speaker or two added onto the bottom it would not make the unit large.
    This amp seemed to really work well with the Strat over humbucker guitars, which Leon demonstrated with some Knopfler-esque chops on the Strat. Lots of great in between sounds on the single coils, whereas the high gain humbucking tone seemed to struggle a bit and be slightly woofy on the lows even with a boost.
    The only downside to a little rig like this is if one plays with a lot of effects you'll need a separate unit, whereas effects are integrated with the Katanas, especially the higher end ones.
    Overall, I may just pick this one up. It's a worthy competitor to the lower end Katanas and Yamaha THR line. Even then, the in between crunch sounds it gets out of a Strat make it an inexpensive and really useful and musical studio tool. It brings a lot of the Sansamp stuff to mind as far as tonal flexibility and portability.
    Thanks, Leon.

  • @meagainokay7673
    @meagainokay7673 2 місяці тому +4

    Over my head I hear music in the air. Wink wink

    • @d112cons
      @d112cons 2 місяці тому +1

      Music, music... I hear music!

  • @Tone-Quest
    @Tone-Quest 2 місяці тому

    Awesome video as always Uncle Leon! I’ve tried the Joyo Bantamp VIVO (5150 - inspired) and loved it. I’m surprise that haven’t spun the Bantamp series into something like the Friedman IR-X. They have the knowledge, resources, skills and they have an IR product.

  • @alanswanson7515
    @alanswanson7515 2 місяці тому

    I have the Meteor I which I run through a Harley Benton 112 V30. Best to use a 8 ohm cab as it is designed for. Great sound - I prefer it over my DSL 20hr Marshall!

  • @Doa616
    @Doa616 2 місяці тому

    That’s cool ,, I gotta check these out ,, so far I’ve only used their noise suppressor which is pretty good and small

  • @begooode380
    @begooode380 2 місяці тому

    The Tweedy Bantamp is impressive, sounds great on both channels and has the voice knob borrowed from the American Sound pedal which can move the mids and gain dramatically. In fact if they offered a similar amp based on the AC Tone, at a higher price point than their current Atomic amp, I’d be all over it.

  • @bestboy897
    @bestboy897 2 місяці тому

    sounds so good apart from the low volume output it is a pretty great crunch tone

  • @kennyh5083
    @kennyh5083 2 місяці тому +1

    Great Demo!

  • @matrix12x
    @matrix12x 2 місяці тому

    great video. these little amps are great especially for the price

    • @LeonTodd
      @LeonTodd  2 місяці тому

      They are a great value for sure!

  • @joshdudley23
    @joshdudley23 2 місяці тому

    I have the zombie 2 in my collection. It sounds great! It has surprised everyone who has plugged into it, and then end up with their with their own within a week! lol... Good stuff!

  • @storeymark
    @storeymark Місяць тому

    Hey Leon. When the joyo is played through the 4x12 cab, is it loudenough to gig with?

  • @ReelGoodAudio
    @ReelGoodAudio 2 місяці тому

    I have the original Joyo Zombie. While it easily could have been the speaker I was using, It had a weird honk I could never get rid of. Didn't really hear it in this video but being more british-based, maybe it was there but less noticeable. Overall fantastic amps for the value! Love the Jackman, always wanted to try out the Bluejay for a pedal platform type setup!

  • @omarheavy2009
    @omarheavy2009 2 місяці тому

    I have the Zombie II & would like to get the Jackman!
    Sd1 + 10 bands eq in the loop work perfect!

  • @donaldlemieux
    @donaldlemieux 2 місяці тому

    Leon, I own few of these. I would recommend you trying the Firebrand for high gain amp. This little beast is based on Engl amps and have so much more gain. The Firebrand comes alive with its gain settings with an ability to be pushed into beefy higher gain territory.

    • @LeonTodd
      @LeonTodd  2 місяці тому +1

      I like the sound of that!

  • @tusleplopp1
    @tusleplopp1 2 місяці тому

    I would love to see the meteor(orange style). Maybe even paired with another of the series for a stereo or wet/dry rig

    • @LeonTodd
      @LeonTodd  2 місяці тому +1

      Ooooph W/D/W bantamps would be fun!

  • @rickbrunet2559
    @rickbrunet2559 2 місяці тому

    Sounds great with the ds1 on!

  • @kaidemen156
    @kaidemen156 14 днів тому

    That little amp sounds crazy good!

  • @Manley156
    @Manley156 2 місяці тому

    Sounds fantastic

  • @phillamoore157
    @phillamoore157 2 місяці тому

    Yup...stellar little amps. They've been around for quite a while at this point, but they're little beasts for what they are.

  • @erwocoolis9451
    @erwocoolis9451 26 днів тому

    I wonder why this is not becoming a trend. A real preamp combined with a neutral class D power stage, which has a profile of a tube power amp laying over it. Pure genius. At a hundred watts this could REALLY endanger tube amps, at least in my book, and i'm the kind of guy who always plays his tube amp, while letting the Kemper rot in its case.

  • @needsLITHIUM
    @needsLITHIUM 2 місяці тому

    I own this one, and also the Meteor in same trim. I wouldn't mind a bantamp with their "____ sound" series stack as a third, separate high gain channel, like a three channel amp with higher wattage, say 40 watts; I'd honestly be happy with a redundant power amp that just outputs the same values as the BaDass Bantamp (50 watts at 4 ohms, 25 at 8 ohms) twice, lol. For example with the Jackman, it would come with with the same clean and distortion channels as the Bantamp or Bantamp II XL, but it would have a third channel that is essentially the clean channel, but with the British Sound pedal permanently in the circuit. I would gladly sacrifice separate tone and volume controls for the first two channels, and/or making it so that you have to choose between the two bantamp channels with a switch on the amp and the foot switch only switches from that to the third channel, if it means having the full 3 band EQ and voice knob for that third channel. I have the Meteor II XL, and an Oxford Sound, and I always wish I could have the oxford sound as a third channel, and that it had more power. I also own an Orange Super Crush, and running the Oxford Sound into the clean channel on that, or the clean channel on the Meteor II XL, sounds almost as good as the Super Crush amp's own distortion, and when I record, I often double track that way, putting the Super Crush's distortion on one side, and the Oxford Sound through the clean channel on the other. TBH I might just run the Oxford into the clean channel on the Jackman and run them in parallel.

  • @lostinpa-dadenduro7555
    @lostinpa-dadenduro7555 2 місяці тому +1

    This little guy sounds cool.

  • @matthewearl9824
    @matthewearl9824 2 місяці тому

    Definitely usable that's for sure

  • @aaronzuchowski8749
    @aaronzuchowski8749 2 місяці тому +1

    I had both versions of this little amp . They are cool but they never impressed me tone wise . You make it sound great somehow but ultimately my fun with it wore out fast.
    Certainly great for a backup amp or practice amp with pedals . That overdrive channel is pretty weak and uninspiring although you somehow made it great !
    The most impressive thing to me on these amps is the volume . Other than that it’s really a simple no nonsense kind of amp. Definitely worth 200 bucks but no much more than that .

  • @andys6592
    @andys6592 Місяць тому

    Dumb question...can you run these from the headphone jack to studio monitors or out to a DI box to front of house?

    • @LeonTodd
      @LeonTodd  Місяць тому +1

      Yes but ideally a cab sim would work best in the chain

    • @andys6592
      @andys6592 Місяць тому

      @LeonTodd so even if it was just the Joyo cab Sim in there too? That takes the place of a physical cab I'm assuming for portability too?

  • @MKRISING75
    @MKRISING75 2 місяці тому

    Sounds great for a little package dude I love the new Fender strat it’s badass is it yours now?

  • @storeymark
    @storeymark 2 місяці тому

    I have the Atomic and I play it through cabinet with a 10" celestion. Its alright.For the $, hard to go wrong.

  • @endtimeguitarist
    @endtimeguitarist 2 місяці тому

    At first I thought the thumbnail said joyo batman 🌕 🦇! 💥 🥊

  • @fabiol.9161
    @fabiol.9161 2 місяці тому

    Hi Leon.. Great sounding for that format and price.. I ll be very happy to see your reviews of these little beasts..also 20 or 30w amps.. Very curious about the prs mt15.

  • @joshuabarron8535
    @joshuabarron8535 2 місяці тому

    I have the Meteor II, thr Bantamp that sounds like an Orange amp. It's sounds great.

  • @TobyKBTY
    @TobyKBTY 2 місяці тому

    I bought a Zombie from a friend for about $50. Seriously, best 50 bucks ever 😂. Boosted through a good 2x12 or 4x12, it is absolutely incredible. I started taking it to jams over my Rockerverb because it's way lighter and easier to bring along. With that said, it doesn't quite have the 3D tone and headroom as a big tube amp, but with that much low end and punch it's crazy for a small amp.

    • @LeonTodd
      @LeonTodd  2 місяці тому

      That's a great price for a Zombie!

  • @sanchezlabro3177
    @sanchezlabro3177 2 місяці тому

    I've got a zombie 2 as a back up for gigging. It's shocking how good these sound. As you say they have no right to be as good as they are for so little money

  • @torgo4ever
    @torgo4ever 2 дні тому

    I have the Zombie II and this one has the same issue . You REALLY need to run an EQ through the FX loop. It's just too flubby in the low end without it. With the EQ , you will be amazed at how good these little amps can sound.

  • @MRxr400
    @MRxr400 2 місяці тому

    sounds massive recorded. How it hold up to a drummer at a rehearsal, maybe not metal, but pub rock pop punk stuff?

  • @efx245precor3
    @efx245precor3 2 місяці тому

    Is it just a header only

  • @heavybrett-al4082
    @heavybrett-al4082 2 місяці тому

    It's tiny, it's loud and has a evil buy sexy look....it's just like me! But seriously it has some character, always a killer demo Leon.🙏🤘🎸

  • @Glensully
    @Glensully 2 місяці тому

    Was thinking of the tweedy

  • @lightinme217
    @lightinme217 2 місяці тому

    this is nuts!

  • @daniels7624
    @daniels7624 2 місяці тому +4

    With the SD-1 its a killer. A steal also.

    • @LeonTodd
      @LeonTodd  2 місяці тому +6

      SD1 makes everything better

  • @Glensully
    @Glensully 2 місяці тому

    ‘I know my rights’

  • @matt79hz
    @matt79hz 2 місяці тому

    So cool.. did i really need the St James 6L6 ?

    • @LeonTodd
      @LeonTodd  2 місяці тому

      "why not both" :p

  • @NWTMasterWolf
    @NWTMasterWolf 25 днів тому

    My concern on all of this is that. If the speaker is the final say in the sound what does that say about the differences between playing thru a cab or playing thru your headphones. They are not the same E.G. the sound CANNOT!! be the same. Which means that to use something like this you must realize that it must be tuned to application ( and is very capable of such ) So in the end you find the sound you like with what you are using. I have Marshall amps of many kinds and! I have this lunchbox. Yo! keep learning. That's where you find your sound. That being said. This little fucker kicks ass no matter what you compare it to.

    • @benjaminmahoney7108
      @benjaminmahoney7108 10 днів тому

      That's the same with EVERY amp man. You obviously adjust between headphones,single speaker,4x12....

    • @benjaminmahoney7108
      @benjaminmahoney7108 10 днів тому +1

      I have the zoMBie II. It's incredible for $150. All my friends have bought them now...direct models for thier styles. We will see how long they last! Big bang for your buck

  • @alexei_u
    @alexei_u 2 місяці тому

    What I hate about paid reviews is that no one mentions is this amp digital or based on Jfet pre or ? Like nor joyo, nor anyone mentions this. Can look inside to find out what’s happening here?

  • @springbloom5940
    @springbloom5940 2 місяці тому

    This is probably the best 'clone' Joyo has done. But then if you cant ape a Marshall, you probably have no business selling amps.
    The best in this series is probably the Meteor. Not because it copies anything well, but just because its good. I have the Zombie II and if you want gain, its pretty good, but the clean channel is lifeless. It definitely doesn't sound like a dual rec, but at low volume it does sound pretty similar to a Mk II.
    The key to these amps is low volume. Once you crank it high enough to overpower the preamp, it just flattens out and sounds like a typical solid state with a pedal. But, below about 9 o'clock on the volume, these amps perform surprisingly similar to glass.

    • @LeonTodd
      @LeonTodd  2 місяці тому

      Yeah I found past a certain point it flatlines, but before that it's really tasty

  • @brettmarshalltweaksource
    @brettmarshalltweaksource Місяць тому

    King's X rocks!

  • @scammerpaybacknetwork
    @scammerpaybacknetwork 2 місяці тому

    bolo..................i have the mesa one ......perfect so is the vox 50wattt new tube..........

  • @crock2434
    @crock2434 2 місяці тому

    I thought this was an older video....these things are so dusty now....

  • @PierrePants
    @PierrePants 2 місяці тому

    Great amp but needs more power

  • @ArtDonna84
    @ArtDonna84 2 місяці тому

    Let’s hear it without having to be “mic’d” up

  • @nicholastotoro7721
    @nicholastotoro7721 2 місяці тому +1

    Happy Meal amp... 😂

    • @LeonTodd
      @LeonTodd  2 місяці тому +1

      Hahahaha remembering this

  • @alexei_u
    @alexei_u 2 місяці тому

    Even more to think: joyo has mjolnir and DUALKLONZ amps which are even more interesting products. However, with bantamp series bantamp can is recommended and still it is hard to find any viable demo of this pairing
    Let’s make even paid promotion at least informative. Cause in guitar world consumer has almost no chances to find out before purchase what is he buying

  • @rmp5s
    @rmp5s 2 місяці тому

    lol...JaCkMan...clever.

  • @SamBrockmann
    @SamBrockmann 2 місяці тому

    We live in a wild time. This amp should sound like garbage. But it doesn't.

    • @JPMonstie
      @JPMonstie Місяць тому

      My first practice amp back in the day cost me $250 (probably about $600 now) and DID sound like garbage. I would hve loved one of these although I think the Bantamp Tweedy might be more my thing.

  • @JPMonstie
    @JPMonstie 2 місяці тому

    For the price of an average pedal. 😂

  • @JOOODYJOOODY
    @JOOODYJOOODY 2 місяці тому

    no

  • @dasczwo
    @dasczwo 2 місяці тому

    hmm. honestly i only came hier for some kings x licks. your so predictable!

  • @Craig52-zq1bt
    @Craig52-zq1bt Місяць тому

    Freakin SWEET!