JOYO Taichi Overdrive Guitar Effect Pedal

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There is a great variety of pedals that can get you close to that sacred Dumble tone at a much more affordable price – and some cheaper options that do a decent job as well. What’s more, some of these effects take the sound and features a step further and in interesting directions. Some are simple stompboxes that excel at one particular thing, while others are fully featured preamps with almost infinite tonal options. We’ve divided the offerings by price range into categories for Super High End, High End, Middle and Low End. A low gain D-style overdrive with 4 simple controls. Volume, Gain, and Tone are simple enough, but the Voice knob is where the design really gets interesting. It works in conjunction with the Gain and Tone knobs to set the total amount of gain and bass frequency response of the circuit. The pedal is housed in a solid metal enclosure with the durability of being able to handle even the toughest touring schedule.

Fortunately, Joyo has created a more than a sufficient clone of this Suhr Riot pedal. However, this is not a direct clone as there are some differences between these two pedals. For example, the Suhr Riot comes with an extra voicing toggle switch. Which lets you switch between three different high gain distortion voices. For that reason, I’ll take a look at which pedals the Ironman series are clones, copies, originals or draw inspiration from other pedals. The major feature of this series is the pedals small size as well as the knob covers. The small size of these pedals makes them a fantastic addition to an already clustered or cramped pedalboard. The big brother to the Big Bloom, the Double Bloom is two Big Blooms combined, allowing you to dial in two very different sounds. Amplified Nation also offers a mod for the Double Bloom that allows you to select the channels independently or toggle them. The pedal is also offered in Tolex, painted or suede enclosures. Very cool. I don't have much experience with analog delays, but this one has some unpleasant high pitched overtones to the delay. Barber is well known on the boutique pedal scene, and for good reason. The company’s designs are great, and it makes its pedals carefully by hand. While these units are pretty rare, it’s not too difficult to nab one on the used market. If you’re looking for an option with a good gain range and a crazy amount of control over your signal, the Small Fry is more like a giant.The Overrated Special is a limited-edition signature pedal. It came to life from the longtime partnership between blues guitar god (and Dumble fan) Joe Bonamassa and Way Huge Effects. While it doesn’t claim to be a Dumble in a box, it nails the sound.

Donner Yellow Fall - analog sounding digital delay. Sounds great and works with hot effects loops, it worked well even with the Soldano Avenger loop, which was the most challenging loop I had recently. Considering the variety of options, to facilitate navigation we decided to organize the D-Style pedals in these categories: This is like a babushka doll of clones. I have encounted the 'Horse' brand before, as they seem to make copies/rehousing of the Joyo analog amp sim pedals. Finding any info on those was a stretch. I think I found like one video or forum review of the American sounds saying it sounds the same as the Joyo. Mosky 250X - this is a distortion pedal with a switch that goes from a DOD250 preamp to a MXR Distortion +. Both are very accurate.

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There’s no doubt this Power supply 4 by Joyo is a clone of the Voodoo Labs PS. However, there seems to be quite a lot of confusion surrounding whether or not this Joyo is in face truly isolated. The Voodoo Labs power supply most certainly provides truly isolated outputs. And whilst this power Supply 4 claims to have isolated outputs. The consensus that I have heard is that this is not true isolation. However, this is not confirmed. If you’re wondering if this is still a good power supply, I would 100% say YES it is. Despite apparently not being truly isolated, I’ve yet to experience unbearable noise. So, for the price in compassion tot eh Voodoo labs it is hard to go wrong. If you’re the type of person obsessed with their power supply (no disrespect, I totally understand), then this is probably not the choice for as it might be worth forking out the extra for the Voodoo Labs. Joyo Power Supply 2 Clone Of Nothing

Just like with the Chinese clone pedal 10 Series by Joyo features some amp simulator/preamp pedals. So does the Ironman series. Only this time these incredible preamps/amp simulators come in the same tiny size as the rest of the Ironman pedals. Furthermore, Joyo has added a few new amp simulators to this range that aren’t featured in the 10 series. The Joyo Ironman amp simulator clone list is as follows: To lend it an even more amp-like feel, it’s based around a FET design. While obvious changes to the circuit had to be made to accommodate a smaller pedal enclosure, it gives a pleasant tone for not a whole lot of money. It is hard to know exactly how close the TaiChi comes close to a Dumble Overdrive Special because most of us don’t own one of the insanely overpriced amps. Howard Dumble is a bit of a recluse, making two or three amps a year. However, if it is a decent overdrive pedal then for fifty British pounds or US dollars it is a bit of a deal anyway. Joyo is an already-established Chinese clone pedal brand and they’ve been around for quite some time. As a result, we can see their pedals hold up wellEthos makes highly versatile preamps that are insanely pedalboard-friendly, and the Ethos Overdrive Amp is by far the most versatile option on this entire list. It features two separate channels of D-Style goodness with their own EQ section – both can be set as Clean or Overdrive through a toggle switch. It also has a Boost controlled by a separate footswitch, and a cab sim out. The control scheme may be daunting, but you can get any sound you want with enough tweaking. That said, If you’re looking for something simple, there are better options on this list. As the name implies, the FET Dream uses a FET design to get a more amp-like feel. It’s a pretty low-gain pedal, with the Girth control adjusting the lows/mids pre-distortion, and the Lean knob adjusting your tone after the distortion. It also has a variable Q for even more detail.

Joyo is constantly adding new ranges and products to its lineup of pedals. However, they have 3 main pedal series which have been around for a while now. These three ranges (or “series”) of pedals include the: Built “along the lines” of the classic Dumble amps, these hand-built yet quite affordable D-Style drives offer from clean boost to mid-gain overdrive tones with a transparent, natural and woody sound. Three clipping modes allow to tailor them to varying styles and amp/guitar combinations. While the HolyGrail more closely reflects the tone of an Overdrive Special, the 335 recreates the specific nuance of Larry Carlton D-Style sound. The Plush Valve Job features a real tube, which adds articulation and a more amp-like response, but it requires that the unit run on AC power. The pedal features a hardwire bypass, which means the input is directly connected to the output in bypass, circumventing the circuit. There’s an output buffer for driving long cable runs.The pedal also runs on 18 volts via an internal charge pump, giving it more headroom and preserved low end. The Moonshine Overdrive V2 can sound like a parallel overdrive, keeping the articulation of your clean tone and blending it with the dirty stuff. The Rumble features matched input/output buffers that don’t cause the circuit to work overtime, a common issue with many overdrives. It’s a simple three-knob, one-toggle design capable of a wide variety of sounds. I recently was after a cheap analog delay, and I came across a Horse NASCAR, which clearly looked like it took inspiration from the Joyo NASCAR. I can't find a single review or mention of these on any forums. I took the plunge on the Nascar delay. The Overdrive Special is a tube amp with Clean and Overdrive channels. The latter “cascades” from the clean channel, adding a tube saturation circuit that causes the signal to become overdriven. Some models are combos, i.e. amp head with cabinet, while other are just amps with no cabinet.