Joyo Orange Juice low end loss? (Does it need to go through a blender?)

[Painy]

The Orange Juice seems to be referred to generally as bass friendly and the demos on YouTube sound quite Darkglass-like.

Just wondering if anyone knows how it is for low end loss? I had a Knightfall briefly which was a nice drive but, despite reports to the contrary, it still suffered with the typical guitar drive pedal issue so I moved it on.

The Orange Juice looks a bargain but if I've got to spend out on top for a blend pedal to use it with then I may as well just look for a used bk3.

[Bigwan]

It depends on how you set the tone controls on the OJ, you can make it sound thin or low end heavy, but I was only using a P bass through headphones... 

Edited December 29, 2017 by Bigwan

[Al Krow]

The TC Mojomojo is IMHO very good value for money for a pedal that retains low end really well. I think there is one in the FS section going for not very much at all. Worth a punt? 

[CameronJ]

18 minutes ago, Bigwan said:

It depends on how you set the tone controls on the OJ, you can make it sound thin or low end heavy, but I was only using a P bass through headphones... 

Yep. The tone controls are key here but you can get a nice full sound with the right settings. I enjoyed mine quite a lot. Great sounds for very little money, looks cool (as all of the Joyo Ironman series do) and absolutely tiny too. You literally can’t go wrong. If you don’t like it, flip it on here for minimal loss.

[dudewheresmybass]

Much as Cameronj says. 

With mine I find the best setting for me involves me using the last third of the voice control in order to keep the large amount of low end I use. 

Im a p bass guy as well, and once I found the sound in my rig ( Marshall DBS 7400 and 2 cabs ) it has stayed around 😉😉

Edited December 29, 2017 by dudewheresmybass

[dave_bass5]

Pretty much what’s already been said, especially about the voice control. Ive just put a new pedal board together with the OJ at the end, outing my Darkglass VMT as my dirt pedal. 

I’m not sure about loss of low end, but i do find that using it after my BDDI gives me too much low end and ive started backing the low off the BDDI when i use both. 

It’s a very, very nice pedal and I’m amazed (maybe not too much) that for such little outlay it beats the pants of a much more expense boutique pedal. 

[CameronJ]

37 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said:

Pretty much what’s already been said, especially about the voice control. Ive just put a new pedal board together with the OJ at the end, outing my Darkglass VMT as my dirt pedal. 

I’m not sure about loss of low end, but i do find that using it after my BDDI gives me too much low end and ive started backing the low off the BDDI when i use both. 

It’s a very, very nice pedal and I’m amazed (maybe not too much) that for such little outlay it beats the pants of a much more expense boutique pedal. 

I was just thinking this. If it were in a different housing with a different logo people would be throwing 5x as much money at it, no questions asked.

[dave_bass5]

39 minutes ago, CameronJ said:

I was just thinking this. If it were in a different housing with a different logo people would be throwing 5x as much money at it, no questions asked.

Yep. Put it in a generic rough silver case with a ‘cool’ logo on it and people will hear the magic and proclaim the makers the saviour of modern music lol. 

[Painy]

Sounds like its definitely worth a punt then and as CameronJ says, easily flipped if it's not what I want (can't lose all that much on a pedal that's only £50 to begin with after all).

[dudewheresmybass]

Definitely. 

its also worth considering the caline orange burst. Retails around £25 new, and is voiced very similarly. 

I've picked them up secondhand on fb and eBay for not much more than a tenner!