Complete Guide to Direct Guitar Tone - Episode 1

You don't necessarily have to break the bank or sacrifice your hearing with a loud amp to get great guitar tone! Aaron demonstrates a range of amp simulation pedals priced between $35 up to almost $2,000. Which one sounds better to you?

Gear used:
American Joyo
Tech 21 Blonde Deluxe
Line 6 POD HD500
Kemper Profiling Amp

Into --- Strymon Timeline (bucket delay), Strymon Bigsky (room reverb), Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Interface, Logic Pro X (no processing).

Guitar Gear:
Matchless Chieftain
Gibson SJ200
Duesenberg Senior 52
Michael Kelly cc60
Fender American Telecaster 60th Anniversary

Recording gear:
Microphones

Camera Gear:

[viloriaramosprofesional]

After seeing this video I decided to buy the JOYO AMERICAN SOUND. It's a really great product. Highly recommended!

[thebrutalpostman]

This was a fantastic review of all 4 pedals. That being said, I own a Joyo and it was the best sounding to my ears. The Line 6 and Kemper sounded way too digital for me. And the Tech 21 lacked a bit too. Thanks again!

[jasonkerr]

Running the Joyo into a Strymon Big Sky with Cab Filter on in the Big Sky direct in stereo is a beautiful thing…

[markbrown]

I’ve had the Blonde Deluxe for some time. I usually use an amp to gig but it’s nice to bring along as a backup. Nice pedal(amp sim off)with 8 presets too.

[dancrowell]

This video sold me on the Joyo American pedal. I will be able to play when my wife and children are watching TV or going to bed. I'm ordering it tomorrow.

[onitvideoproductioncharles]

The Joyo is great. Lots of EQ options for 30 bucks!

[coryconley]

Oddly enough I love the sound of the first two!

[yijiehe]

Finally the conclusion would be: you really need bigsky and timeline

[danterrymusic]

Great video. Thanks for all the hard work. I think the Joyo sounds best.

[brycegoff]

Nice vid. Each had their best moments. In terms of overall sound, I’d go tech 21>joyo>kemper>pod. In terms of value for money, I’d go joyo>tech 21>kemper>pod. In terms of what I would spend my money on: joyo and if I were wealthy and bought everything else I want musically, then tech 21. Debating between joyo and vox tonelab desktop currently. Thanks

[samuelwheelock]

Thank you for posting a nicely done A/B.

[RicardoLopez-cecj]

!Great Demo! JOYO American is the best option for me. Great Sounding pedal, and even sounds better if you add a cab sim pedal like Nux mini studio. It really does the job.

[clown]

up on stage in a live setting with a full band it wouldn't make any difference. Recording on the other hand, you will have more choices with the HD500 and Kemper and then will want to take those on stage with you to replicate that sound. Conclusion... get the Joyo and save thousands. Nobody will care. If you suck they all sound bad if you shred they all sound great. The fact you can put the Joyo up against the others at all tells you something. It used to be you just hoped the cheap pedal worked and didn't sound bad straight out of the box, now you are hoping it sounds close to or as good as a $2000 product.

[felipegallardogt]

Genial 😀😁 que parche este video ! Felicidades 🍾🎉🎊

[garyclements]

By the way - I like the Joyo - regardless of price - over any of the others pedals in this demo. Warmer, more authentic. It's just better.

[MrSpeed-ltgr]

I keep thinking “I have to buy the expensive stuff to keep up with the Joneses.” But the Joyo American sounds amazing and works perfectly when I have to play direct.

[NeMaAn]

I got to say, closing your eyes Joyo overall. It works..Sounds incredible.

[thewatcher]

Thanks for the video! Definitely don't have to spend big bucks for decent tone. I think the Strymon's sure help, but the tone you start out with is a big deal. The Joyo is pretty amazing for what it costs. I do like the Tech21 Blonde Deluxe pedal, but, for how much it costs these days, you're better of with the Fly Rig V2 pedals. They add delay, verb, mod, boost, and all start with the Blonde type of Sansamp! Could you consider doing another video like this, to include newer offerings like the new Fly Rig?

[bontorvernantamardoharsima]

i need you opinion, i use joyo amercian sound to. joyo american sound is better in the last or before the modulation pedal?

[BenOnuMuDiyorum]

Joyo American impressed me the most. Upscale products generally tend to over-compress and try so hard to re-create the sound. Joyo sounded much more natural to me.