Great demo, I'm liking the Meteor very much, the Zombie sounds a bit too scooped to me. I just checked the price in Thomann and it's ridiculous to see it goes for less than a distortion pedal indeed, I'm going to snatch myself one. Given that the "OR" is in bold face on the Meteor logo, I'm presuming it's supposed to be based on an Orange, just like the Zombie has "MB" in bold for "Mesa Boogie".
@@southpawlibranine3511 yeah I knew the zombie was the boogie, and just figured the meteor was some kind of British by the sound of it. Makes sense that it's orange.
@@0Nafod0 Thats a lot of EQ. When I took apart my little ENO EQ7 and saw how its put together, I mused about installing one in my Ibanez Mikro. Tell me that wouldn't be cool. Paul Gilbert would lose his mind lol.
Great review and great playing, i love your riffs brother, it remains me of metal scene from the era of 80s and 90s, keep up the good work, regards from Malaysia
@@RedSpyderXj'ai acheté le joyo bantamp zombie 2 c'est une tuerie c'est petit mais très puissant je ne regrette absolument pas d'avoir acheté ce petit amplificateur livré avec une pédale footschwith et tout le reste qui va avec pour 129€ je les trouvé en stock B a 119 € avec les mêmes garanties 3 ans dessus c'est génial
Great demo, thank you. Question for you - since this is a solid state power amp, won’t the signal running into the captor x be too weak? Isn’t the captor x supposed to be picking up the load from a tube power amp? I’m guessing it works with the solid state since you used it, but I tried running a Friedman ir-x into a captor and couldn’t hear it, which I assumed was because it was hitting the captor with a solid state signal.
captorX is meant to take a load from an amp, doesn't have to be a tube amp, and solid state isn't going to be super weak. These do just fine. The Friedman ir-x is just a preamp, it doesn't have a power amp to amplify the signal, so sending that into the captorX wouldn't work.
@@MetalHeadProductions Ah, okay! Good to know! I just tried it and it works great. Thank you! Btw - do you have any Two Note cabs outside of the stock ones that come with the Captor x that you have bought and enjoy?
@@chrisdrums1973 yes, I do, the ENGLXXL cab is great, as is of course the mesa OS recto cab, there is a cab that I can't remember the name of but it has the Zakk wylde EV speakers in it and that cab sounds super good.
@@bavariandave5627 oh, haha, yeah, so we were using it wrong. I think you'll find mud in terms of tone is typically low end and low mid even. Personally I like a more mid forward sound.
I have an Atomic and it sounds like an AC30 to me. I run it into a powered speaker and use it at gigs. My Dad just gave me a Zombie 2 and my Nephew the BlueJay. They all sound like they're supposed to.
@MetalHeadProductions Bought the Zombie II when it came out because I'll never be able to afford a real Mesa. Definitely heavy enough for home studio jams, my only gripe is the lack of 3 band eq
@reddoo8936 definitely, I would recommend for any touring musician that wants reliable and affordable. Recently put my Dunn fx death knob in the fx loop and it's low end city. I love it
I have the meteror playing mostly classic rock. I agree it has classic british tones and is awesome for the money. It is my favorite amp and i plan on getting the Joyo Tweedy soon.
I got a Meteor to push with a knock off precision drive and a Jackman to push with an Eyemaster. I also have a Behringer FBQ800 in the loop of both amps (one unit, stereo) and 2 Guitar Fetish Twin Clean Drive power tube emulator pedals, one in the loop of each amp. Both power amp pedals are in the EL34 mode. I have an ABY pedal so it's a stereo rig. Jackman hits an 80's vintage Celestion G12H-100 8 ohm I transplanted into a closed back 1x12, and the Meteor runs into a Seismic Audio Quake12 8 ohm in an open back enclosure from Seismic Audio. Rig sounds putrid. Orange voiced amp is super clear and mid forward and articulate, complete with low mid snarl endemic to the "Orange Sound," the JCM800 with chainsaw sounds all bass heavy and fucked up. Pair them together, and it's beautiful.
I was under the impression that the Meteor was supposed to be Orange flavoured (The JaCkMan being the Marshall clone). Whatever the case is, the Meteor is my favorite sounding one. The zoMBie is just too mid scooped for me. I'm quite tempted to unlimited my wallet for one of these.
I got over that in the video. Guitar into an SD1 to boost the amps for the in mix, the amps are going into my two notes captorx with an IR blend of my vm1265 and dv77 speakers.
Likewise, Products like this would have been great when I started playing, like you I wasted a ton of money trying to find the right tones and sounds, more importantly affordably.
First of all, I find this video surprising! I was thinking about ordering a Zombie a while back but I have to say that... The Meteor pretty much crushed the Zombie, at least in this video. I wish the Meteor had a little bit better control of the presence, which the the Zombie did, but I'm surprised at how the Zombie kinda (or totally) sounded like a can of bees... Probably better off getting Meteor and and the newer, mini Metal Muff. There is a bias to favor averages of two amps, so I hate to say this, but a mix of both amps would probably sound pretty good, with the mix heavily tilted towards the Meteor. On the positive side, the Zombie did have some cool aggression. Also, we all use gear a little differently and have different chains, which could give yield different results, but I'd be inclined to go Meteor first, if I could only pick one. If for some reason it sounded really muddy with my cab, I'd look at the Zombie or get another cab... But good cabs cost more and cost more to ship, unless you live in a really good area for local, second hand gear. I'd be interested in hearing how these compare to something like the Stealth 50.
Well it would need an IR loader and that would make it more expensive. There are load boxes with IR loaders in them that would make this a viable gigging option direct into a PA.
@@HereAfterNow you'd still need an IR for the amp to sound right and I'm sure it's need some kind of load box for the power to go since it won't be connected to a speaker cab.
I've got both of these, and the Meteor II wins. The Zombie II just doesn't sound right. It has too much bass tone. I want to like it, but I'm probably going to be sending it back. I've got about 25 days left.
Have you noticed the zombie cant really get a crunch sound? or is that just the videos I watched The meteor seems to be better at that But I didnt have the chance to play them yet and I'm trying to decide which one to pick
What? I'm not trying to sell anything. I don't work for them, I was just checking out the amps, showing how to get them to sound good for metal, and showed them on their own with a boost, since a lot of people use a boost with their amps.
@@settofkorn проблема в том, что во всех одноламповых усилках хай гейна реализован через диодное ограничение. Можно посмотреть схему педали White horse, яркий пример.
@@MetalHeadProductionsI feel like every individual amp I play through or listen to is different; there are bands I listen to that use Orange Rockerverbs and their sound is amazing.
I liked the Zombie II so much that I bought one. The Meteor II would be great for playing stoner or doom metal. Both great amps, the Zombie II, is just more my style. 🤘
Great demo, I'm liking the Meteor very much, the Zombie sounds a bit too scooped to me. I just checked the price in Thomann and it's ridiculous to see it goes for less than a distortion pedal indeed, I'm going to snatch myself one. Given that the "OR" is in bold face on the Meteor logo, I'm presuming it's supposed to be based on an Orange, just like the Zombie has "MB" in bold for "Mesa Boogie".
It possible, I just get UK vibes in general and the look of it is certainly marshall. Who knows, haha.
Your presumptions are right.
@@MetalHeadProductionsit is. MeteOR is orange JaCkMan is jcm marshall.
ZoMBie is mesa boogie. Tweedy is obviously fender amps.
@@southpawlibranine3511 yeah I knew the zombie was the boogie, and just figured the meteor was some kind of British by the sound of it. Makes sense that it's orange.
Man the Mix Master in full effect. Sounds so good in my truck!! Well done!!!
Great video. These little guys do even better with an EQ in the loop
For sure, especially that zombie to clean up the low-end
Completely different animal with a 7 band EQ in the loop. Most cost effective accessory you can get for it.
@@springbloom5940 I actually grabbed a couple EQ's one to put in front of the amp and one for in the loop.
@@0Nafod0
Thats a lot of EQ. When I took apart my little ENO EQ7 and saw how its put together, I mused about installing one in my Ibanez Mikro. Tell me that wouldn't be cool. Paul Gilbert would lose his mind lol.
@@springbloom5940 that I would be interested to see.
Great review and great playing, i love your riffs brother, it remains me of metal scene from the era of 80s and 90s, keep up the good work, regards from Malaysia
The MereOR is based on the Orange Rockerverb not a Marshall.
Yes I have come to understand that. It's definitely British sounding and that's what I went with.
@@MetalHeadProductions já tocou em um jackman? Acho que o meteor soa melhor, tenho o zombie e pegaria o meteor por que gosto dessa onde britanica
8:40 huh, sounds really tight even with no gain.
What is your definition of tight exactly?
this rules. i was gonna get an orange micro dark but now im thinking the meteor 2
I was going to get a micro dark but I dont know which one to choose from this lol
@@RedSpyderX i got a micro dark it absolutely rips
@@RedSpyderXj'ai acheté le joyo bantamp zombie 2 c'est une tuerie c'est petit mais très puissant je ne regrette absolument pas d'avoir acheté ce petit amplificateur livré avec une pédale footschwith et tout le reste qui va avec pour 129€ je les trouvé en stock B a 119 € avec les mêmes garanties 3 ans dessus c'est génial
I love my zombie 2 with my pedal board going into it
i think the OR highlighted in the meteOR signifies it is trying to be an orange amp while the zoMBie has MB which signifies mesa boogie.
Yes that is correct
Great demo, thank you. Question for you - since this is a solid state power amp, won’t the signal running into the captor x be too weak? Isn’t the captor x supposed to be picking up the load from a tube power amp? I’m guessing it works with the solid state since you used it, but I tried running a Friedman ir-x into a captor and couldn’t hear it, which I assumed was because it was hitting the captor with a solid state signal.
captorX is meant to take a load from an amp, doesn't have to be a tube amp, and solid state isn't going to be super weak. These do just fine.
The Friedman ir-x is just a preamp, it doesn't have a power amp to amplify the signal, so sending that into the captorX wouldn't work.
@@MetalHeadProductions Ah, okay! Good to know! I just tried it and it works great. Thank you! Btw - do you have any Two Note cabs outside of the stock ones that come with the Captor x that you have bought and enjoy?
@@chrisdrums1973 yes, I do, the ENGLXXL cab is great, as is of course the mesa OS recto cab, there is a cab that I can't remember the name of but it has the Zakk wylde EV speakers in it and that cab sounds super good.
@@MetalHeadProductions Awesome. Thank you!
Meteor is too muddy, Zombie is nicely "open". You can always add "mud" to your sound, but it is very hard to remove it...
See I super disagree and think the zombie is far too muddy. That low-end is just too much.
@@MetalHeadProductions 🤣
@@bavariandave5627 ? I think possibly we're defining mud differently.
@@MetalHeadProductions It's just amusing how opinions can differ when it comes to sound. I define mud as mids.
@@bavariandave5627 oh, haha, yeah, so we were using it wrong. I think you'll find mud in terms of tone is typically low end and low mid even. Personally I like a more mid forward sound.
I have an Atomic and it sounds like an AC30 to me. I run it into a powered speaker and use it at gigs.
My Dad just gave me a Zombie 2 and my Nephew the BlueJay.
They all sound like they're supposed to.
Sounds like I need a Meteor to go with my Zombie. These amps are great for the money!
Oh absolutely, they crush for the money
@MetalHeadProductions Bought the Zombie II when it came out because I'll never be able to afford a real Mesa. Definitely heavy enough for home studio jams, my only gripe is the lack of 3 band eq
I wouldn't even say "for the money". They're really good sounding amps, period
@reddoo8936 definitely, I would recommend for any touring musician that wants reliable and affordable. Recently put my Dunn fx death knob in the fx loop and it's low end city. I love it
Seems like the updates took out the "Amp hiss" from when they were actual clones.
I have the Jackman II. It's an amazing little amp! Might have to add one of these to my arsenal....likely the Zombie II
Vc acha que o jackman tem som mais britânico que o meteor?
I've got a JaCkMan II, a zoMBie II, and a Tweedy. I love em all.. especially the Tweedy!
I want a meteOR someday!!!
These things gigable? Or like play along with a drummer? Thanks man great vid
Nah not really able to keep up with a drummer
I have the meteror playing mostly classic rock. I agree it has classic british tones and is awesome for the money. It is my favorite amp and i plan on getting the Joyo Tweedy soon.
I got a Meteor to push with a knock off precision drive and a Jackman to push with an Eyemaster. I also have a Behringer FBQ800 in the loop of both amps (one unit, stereo) and 2 Guitar Fetish Twin Clean Drive power tube emulator pedals, one in the loop of each amp. Both power amp pedals are in the EL34 mode. I have an ABY pedal so it's a stereo rig. Jackman hits an 80's vintage Celestion G12H-100 8 ohm I transplanted into a closed back 1x12, and the Meteor runs into a Seismic Audio Quake12 8 ohm in an open back enclosure from Seismic Audio. Rig sounds putrid. Orange voiced amp is super clear and mid forward and articulate, complete with low mid snarl endemic to the "Orange Sound," the JCM800 with chainsaw sounds all bass heavy and fucked up. Pair them together, and it's beautiful.
A Dual Rectifier usually mixes really well with something like an Orange Rockerverb, so these two mini-amps should in theory mix very well together.
i use a zombie with Ola's chug pedal sounds insane.
The Meteor is actually based on the Orange sound more than the Marshall. The Jackman is for the Marshall sound
Yeah I have since leaned, but thank you. I knew it was British voiced just wasn't sure at the time which British.
Can u plug these things in a 2x12 or a 4x12 cab?
Ola Englund did
I was under the impression that the Meteor was supposed to be Orange flavoured (The JaCkMan being the Marshall clone).
Whatever the case is, the Meteor is my favorite sounding one. The zoMBie is just too mid scooped for me.
I'm quite tempted to unlimited my wallet for one of these.
Unlimber, not unlimited. Damnit.
Yeah absolutely you can, just match the ohms
I specially like Zombie ll but Meteior to..
I think the amplifier lacks bass
Imagine all of these turned into a tube amp! Connect them like legos to a Mooer power engine and have have every channel of these! I dream
The meteor 2 is based off of Orange amplifiers
Yes I know, haha, everyone has told me in the comments.
What was you signal chain?
I got over that in the video. Guitar into an SD1 to boost the amps for the in mix, the amps are going into my two notes captorx with an IR blend of my vm1265 and dv77 speakers.
Likewise, Products like this would have been great when I started playing, like you I wasted a ton of money trying to find the right tones and sounds, more importantly affordably.
First of all, I find this video surprising!
I was thinking about ordering a Zombie a while back but I have to say that... The Meteor pretty much crushed the Zombie, at least in this video.
I wish the Meteor had a little bit better control of the presence, which the the Zombie did, but I'm surprised at how the Zombie kinda (or totally) sounded like a can of bees... Probably better off getting Meteor and and the newer, mini Metal Muff.
There is a bias to favor averages of two amps, so I hate to say this, but a mix of both amps would probably sound pretty good, with the mix heavily tilted towards the Meteor.
On the positive side, the Zombie did have some cool aggression.
Also, we all use gear a little differently and have different chains, which could give yield different results, but I'd be inclined to go Meteor first, if I could only pick one. If for some reason it sounded really muddy with my cab, I'd look at the Zombie or get another cab... But good cabs cost more and cost more to ship, unless you live in a really good area for local, second hand gear.
I'd be interested in hearing how these compare to something like the Stealth 50.
Get a Tweedy joyo and EQ over either of these
JaCkMan for jcm try that one
If only these had an output to plug into a PA 😭
Well it would need an IR loader and that would make it more expensive. There are load boxes with IR loaders in them that would make this a viable gigging option direct into a PA.
@@MetalHeadProductions what about using the send out to a DI? Is that even a thing?
@@HereAfterNow you'd still need an IR for the amp to sound right and I'm sure it's need some kind of load box for the power to go since it won't be connected to a speaker cab.
I have the zombie mkii. Pretty cool
I've got both of these, and the Meteor II wins.
The Zombie II just doesn't sound right. It has too much bass tone. I want to like it, but I'm probably going to be sending it back. I've got about 25 days left.
Have you noticed the zombie cant really get a crunch sound? or is that just the videos I watched
The meteor seems to be better at that
But I didnt have the chance to play them yet and I'm trying to decide which one to pick
Play only the amp if your trying to sell
What? I'm not trying to sell anything. I don't work for them, I was just checking out the amps, showing how to get them to sound good for metal, and showed them on their own with a boost, since a lot of people use a boost with their amps.
Усилители хороши, но на одной лампе хай гейна не получить.
Звичайно😂 а те що ми чули тільки що це low gain 😅😅😅
@@settofkorn проблема в том, что во всех одноламповых усилках хай гейна реализован через диодное ограничение. Можно посмотреть схему педали White horse, яркий пример.
Meteor
Yeah I prefer it too
meteOR for orange and zoMBie for mesa bougie king the
Yes I have been made aware, thank you.
meteor2 c'est le seul qui es polyvalent
Joyo Zombie = BOSS MT2
Haha, nah
I hope not. I need real recto tones
That’s what I was thinking here. Sounds a bit different in other videos
Meteor sounds terrible I'm ngl.
Some people don't like low mid saturation, same reason why some people don't gel with orange amps
@@MetalHeadProductionsI like orange amps
@@FEAROWNAGE ah, then weird.
@@MetalHeadProductionsI feel like every individual amp I play through or listen to is different; there are bands I listen to that use Orange Rockerverbs and their sound is amazing.
@@FEAROWNAGE oh for sure. Matt pike used them for years, as did Brent from mastodon. Killer tones.
I liked the Zombie II so much that I bought one. The Meteor II would be great for playing stoner or doom metal. Both great amps, the Zombie II, is just more my style. 🤘