JOYO JF-01 Vintage Overdrive Guitar Effect Pedal

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However, the JF-2 is special because it brings two of these pedal effects in one – specifically overdrive and distortion. What’s different from this pedal than a regular TS? The biggest thing to note is the 3-way mode switch, which changes the clipping style of the pedal, with the left mode being an optical diode clipping circuit, the center a clean boost, and the right a classic TS style. They use transistors and filtering to emulate the sound of a guitar amp when its volume is cranked up, distorting the signal and adding pleasing musical harmonics. I really like that its enclosure both pays homage to the original TS, and that they put a full-sized knob on for the gain so you can potentially turn it with your foot if you like to use multiple settings.

So I replaced R19 with a 10k ohm resistor, R18 with a 3.3k ohm, C10 with an 820nF ( or 0.82μF ) mylar cap, and D2 and D3 with a 3mm red LED and a 1N4002 (observing the polarities). Sure there are pedals out there like Behringer‘s Compact series – which are great if you don’t plastic cases – but for the most part, if you’re looking for an affordable overdrive with a decent sound, then you’re likely to struggle. This versatility, combined with its low price and EQD’s widely known quality (both in build and sound) makes this pedal an awesome option if you’re looking for a “best of the best” tube screamer type pedal without dropping a lot of cash. Another classic overdrive pedal, the bright yellow boss SD-1 has a similar tone to a tube screamer but also can be considered to fall into a category all of its own.The Electro Harmonix Soul Food is their take on one of the most legendary overdrive pedals ever made, the Klon Centaur. There are a couple of “styles” of overdrive pedals that will be mentioned in this list (and in pretty much anything talking about overdrive) that reference some “holy grail” designs that pretty much all overdrive pedals are based on. Different pedals use different circuits and different types of transistors to create different flavors of overdrive tone, but at their core, any overdrive effect will usually have these basic controls in them: Volume/Output/Level While a lot of the effects listed here have been emulations of “classic” overdrives that cost a lot more money, the Ibanez TubeScreamer mini is exactly what it says it is. The legendary and classic TubeScreamer in a mini enclosure.

This controls how much the signal is overdriven/distorted. Most overdrive pedals will go from a clean(ish) sounding boost at the low end of the gain all the way to screaming distortion when it is at it’s maxed setting. Tone/EQ I removed the equivalent diodes D2 and D3, the resistors R18 and R19, and the capacitor C10 from the Joyo circuit board. After testing it out in our lab, we found it to be a nice overall pedal. While it is not perfectly overdrive or distortion, it is a pretty good general gain pedal for those who need “one that does it all.” The JF-02 Ultimate Drive is actually JOYO’s best-selling pedal as far as we know.It’s also pretty effective as a clean boost, introducing some warm overtones but giving a mostly accurate guitar reproduction. Is The JF-01 Vintage Overdrive Worth The Price? This pedal has a wide list of notable users through the years, including Eddie Van Halen, Kurt Cobain, Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead) and Joe Satriani. The JOYO JF-02 Ultimate Drive, as the name suggests, is a very versatile gain pedal effect. It has three control knobs, and the impact it gives you depends on the setting of the channel switch. Overdrive pedals are one of the simplest of all guitar effects that most everyone uses or has used at some point in time.

Having individual EQs for bass and treble means you can fine-tune your overdrive tone, and makes this pedal popular with bassists because they can overdrive their tone and still retain the deep bass tone they want. These different types of clipping are achieved using different (and varying amounts) of transistors in the circuit like mentioned earlier.There are several things that make the Joyo JF-01 Vintage Overdrive a steal. Overall it’s an inexpensive, high-quality, true-bypass overdrive pedal. I would be very impressed if someone could tell the difference between the JF-01 and something more expensive. It’s definitely worth every cent. I wouldn’t recommend using the JF-01 for playing metal music. Instead I would look into getting the JOYO JF-17 Extreme Metal for that purpose. SOUND The voice switch is also a nifty tool that cuts some bass out of the signal, which makes it nice for getting a cutting lead tone. 6. Outlaw Effects Dumbleweed It is designed to give you a transparent overdrive tone, which means it basically is supposed to keep the sound of your initial guitar tone clear in the mix. Dumble (or D-Style) overdrive pedals are a relatively new style on the overdrive market, and with such a low price the Dumbleweed might be the perfect entry point to this new style for players interested in something that isn’t another Klon or TS style pedal.

I’ve used one of these pedals, and I loved it, and I’ve hated every other tube screamer pedal I’ve ever plugged into. Overdrives usually use softer clipping and sometimes only add harmonics without actually clipping the signal, while distortion pedals use much more aggressive hard clipping. An overdrive pedal is a pedal that boosts your guitar signal and amplifies it until it is completely saturated. While a distortion pedal not only amplifies your sound, it does so aggressively and alters it totally. Almost all overdrive pedals feature at least one band of EQ or tone to adjust the overall frequency range of the guitar tone. On a classic TubeScreamer pedal, the tone knob is essentially a Treble cut control, designed to lower the harshness of the signal after it has been overdriven. What’s the Difference Between Overdrive and Distortion? This is the first pedal on this list that strays away from the “classic” three-knob layout. This gives this pedal a huge added layer of versatility. It also doesn’t claim to emulate any particular pedal, but I’d dare to say it’s in the TS style extended family of pedals.The newest pedal to be included in this list (It was released in August 2019), the Earthquaker Devices Plumes stands as an absolute gamechanger for both the boutique pedal world and for overdrive pedals in general. The Plumes is EQD’s own take on the classic TubeScreamer circuit, which many thought would never happen. There is no issue using the JF-01 with either bass or electric guitars. Can the JF-01 be used for metal? I found this scematic for the TS-5 online, and and then worked out which componants were mapped to which by following the traces on the JF-01: