ColinB Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I got a Joyo JF-01 Vintage Overdrive to replace my 20year-old DIY tube-screamer which died on me. What a superb pedal with both bass and guitar! Just a touch of 'hair' for a bass and it brings the sound to life. Fantastic overdrive on guitar too. I've got a DIY EHX LPB-1 linear boost before it and it's very responsive to that. You can't source the parts and build your own for the price of the Joyo - crazy![/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I can't describe it better than the blurb on the box;[/font][/color] [b][color=#141414]The overdrive effect is mellow, mild, smooth and exquisite, And the sustain is quite good.[/color][/b] Edited January 19, 2015 by ColinB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) - Edited February 22, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I just bought an Us Dream (a Suhr Riot clone) £24 delivered, amazing tone, the chaps at Joyo really know what they're doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) - Edited February 22, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1421835668' post='2665443'] Are you using it with a blend on bass? I found it fantastic for guitar, but I needed that extra bit of low end for bass. [/quote] Nope, but I run a Boss GEB-7 eq as the last pedal and I push the 120Hz a touch. I'm tempted by a DIY blend kit.... so I may get one down the line. I'm right in the middle of selling the house at the moment so a lot of 'stuff' is on hold for a while. An estate agent's coming round in ¾hour for a second valuation! Edited January 21, 2015 by ColinB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The Vintage Overdrive is very good imo - prob my favourite Joyo pedal atm - as are some of their larger 'AMp Model' pedals - 'British Sound' etc. There are some reports of switch problems and I have a pedal - 'AC Tone' I think - which arrived not working from ebay so hoping that it's a switch problem that I can sort without too much problem. But sonically have to say the Joyo pedals are good and the metal pedal housings seem sturdy. Not sure about the pots and jacks as not enough time/use to judge but they look/feel good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 [quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1421838339' post='2665484'] Good point, the fact that I didn't even think to mention the quality of such cheap pedals says a lot about how good they are! I had the JF-01 and Ultimate Drive, and both were excellent bits of kit. I moved them on in a very rare attempt to cut down on pedals, and then only as someone on here mentioned that they were after them just as I was trying to consider what to move on! I still have the Sweet Baby overdrive too, which sounds great on guitar, but also needs a blend for bass. Top quality gear for the price. [/quote] Indeed they are! I bought the pedals off of Andy (Jus Lukin) and have been very impressed with them. I tend to run a grab-it-and-go set up for church band - TU-2 Tuner > JOYO Ultimate Drive > Sansamp Para Driver DI > Desk. This setup fits in very nicely The Vintage Drive goes infront of a Bass Big Muff Pi when I want more grit i.e JOYO VOd > BBM Pi > Boss CEB-3 Chorus > Amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1421837715' post='2665472'] I just bought an Us Dream (a Suhr Riot clone) £24 delivered, amazing tone, the chaps at Joyo really know what they're doing. [/quote] I Predict A (Suhr) Riot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 [quote name='Bottle' timestamp='1422016948' post='2667775'] I Predict A (Suhr) Riot [/quote]When I'm playing it's more like, I predict a racket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) - Edited February 22, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 [quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1422022093' post='2667860'] Glad they're working out well! [/quote] Yep, the Ultimate Drive is my favourite so far. It has just enough control in front of the SansAmp to give a good kick. There are some mods that can be done on the UD to make them more bass-friendly so I will need to look into that. The Vintage suits the BBM Pi better (whenever I need a smidge more 'hair') Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Interesting... I have the Joyo Classic Flanger and it really is very good, no loss of low-end whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshallBTB Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I've got one of these in order, should be with me soon. Looking forward to trying it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I'd recommend the Hardwire CM-2 over the Joyo Vintage Overdrive if you want a cheap bass-friendly tubescreamer - it has a lo/hi EQ and I've heard plenty of glowing reviews for it, whereas reviews for the Joyo drive pedals are very mixed. I thought the Ultimate Drive and American Sound were pretty poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1422531483' post='2673708'] I thought the Ultimate Drive and American Sound were pretty poor. [/quote] That's a shame 'cos I've just orderded the American Sound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) Plenty of people rave about them though too, so don't just be put off by my opinion! Not everyone likes the same pedals, there are plenty that get glowing reviews that I think sound like crap! Edited January 29, 2015 by dannybuoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1422536861' post='2673791'] Plenty of people rave about them though too, so don't just be put off by my opinion! Not everyone likes the same pedals, there are plenty that get glowing reviews that I think sound like crap! [/quote] Yeah, quite subjective in the end. I thought the Ultimate Drive was pretty cool. There are better pedals out there, but not at £30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshallBTB Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Got mine today.... It's not terrible, but it's not great, in my opinion Ofcourse. Going to see how it is at volume tomorrow but I doubt I'll be keeping it. Worth a go for the money though and everything is different in different people's hands etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 On the JOYO Ultimate Drive - well it's a preety good clone of the Fulltone OCD. I'm not (yet at least) a fan but that goes for both the expensive Fulltone and the JOYO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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