Hello ! I own the pedal since one year now, and I can say it works and sounds even so fantastic on bass. Try it out ! One pedal for two instruments for under 30 Euro ! I love it ! Btw: Excuse my bad school english ! I live in north germany, and my school days where 40 years ago now.
These are great pedals and well worth the money. Anyone here who says they are no good are basically full of shit and probably cant play the guitar anyway. If you can't rock out with this pedal, basically you just cant rock out.
The pedal allows clarity to come through. Many overdrives/distortions do the muddy thing or compress causing some higher sections to roll off. The tone does need to be set at 1 or 2 o'clock and the level is not close to even at 12 0'clock. I need to have the level down near 9 o'clock in order to match my other overdrives, otherwise it is just way too loud. This pedal has a lot of gain available and just a short range for overdrive. This is in my top 3 Joyo/Harley Benton pedals, along with the Sweet Baby and US Dream. All of these are good pedals.
The tone knob on the pedal is brilliant. Sometimes I set it with gain on 0 and tone up high as a bright switch, or tone down lower for a dark switch. Worth it just for that even, and that's not even to mention the killer overdrive
Just got this pedal. Mine seems to be much louder then the one in the demo. When I have my blues jr set to a nice clean tone if I switch on the UD the volume needs to be set at 8:30-9 to match the clean tone. In this demo its around 12-1 o clock and it matches the level of the clean tone.
Thanks to your awesome videos, I bought the ultimate drive and the vintage overdrive. Boutique my ass, these pedals sound great! You and Moritz are too darn funny! Thanks for helping all out to hear what these pedals really sound like, we won't be needing to spend a fortune for a good pedal anymore. Hats off to you gentlemen!
well... the Rat is an aggressive distortion for a nice 80s metal sound whereas the OCD or Ultimate Drive give you a thick Power Amp Distortion sound... very different applications... but for my taste I would go for the Ultimate Drive.
Cool demo. Most folks that can afford a Diezel and a P.r.s might not be boosting with a cheap petal. Kwm? In Ibamez into Bugera would be closer to reallity.
I had the chance when I got my Joyo version to put it side by side with the OCD...the only difference I could find after hours of comparing is on low end of the OCD it is just a little tiny bit mushy...the Joyo is instead is a little tighter. To even hear this you have to roll off all the highs and listen to the amp a bit loud. So bottom line the difference is negligible. In a blindfold test I do not think even the Fultone staff could pick out their own pedal.
Hey, I'm in a punk band and I need to chose between one of those true tone or the ultimate drive what would you recomend, if the true tone ones tell my the one it is, thanks and love your reviews :)
I picked one of these up 2nd hand for £15. I wasn't expecting a lot but I'm pleasantly surprised. Quite versatile and lovely raunchy tones but still lets the guitar shine through. Not so sure about the design. I probably would have liked it when I was 17, but no worries, still a great pedal for the price.
I just bought one of these (using an HSS strat loaded with Suhr pickups into a Roland Cube 40XL). Great pedal because it is so versatile (and "fracking" cheap). Clean boost, mild OD, all the way to saturated distortion - this thing will do it. I use it either on it's own or stacked w/ my Bad Monkey. Only thing I will say is it's a gritty distortion when you crank up the gain past 12oclock. Anything beyond that and all you'll get is saturated mush (not bad if you'll only be playing power chords). I also don't dial the tone past 12oclock because it just gets too bright and you will lose a lot of bottom end. You'll just get a tinny sounding, overly bright tone. Also, that high/low switch doesn't do anything dramatic. I still don't know what it does TBH and I suspect not many people do because everyone online gives a different answer lol. But another thing that's good about this pedal is it's not so amp specific like a tube screamer (in my opinion, tube screamers are meant to be paired with Fender amps because it provides that mid-boost that Fender clean channels lack). Put a TS in front of a Marshall and it sounds terrible. Because the Joyo doesn't have that mid-hump and is "true bypass", it will sound good in front of a lot of amps. But if you're looking for an OD pedal that will boost your mids, then this pedal might not be for you.
+junkky sixx - hey man. Right now I have a DSH+ bridge, V60LP middle, ML Classic Neck. I'm not touching the single coils anymore. They're perfect. The V60LP I bought is actually a neck pickup but I put it in the middle position so that one day I'll swap it around with the ML classic. The DSH+ I'm actually changing to an SSV+ because compared to the single coils, it's way too muddy on clean, especially the A and D strings. Dirty channel it does rock though. Real modern sound. I'm hoping the SSV+ will be a better fit with the single coils because it's brighter but still hot.
+paqman78 Thank you for explanation man. I am thinking of to put humbucker on the bridge because I really want to have that sound on Strat. I was also thinking about Doug Aldrich signature Suhr pickups. But I believe that DSH + bridge sound also very good!
Depends what music you play. Im going with an SSV+ because I don't really play much heavy music and I like to switch between pickups within a song, so I need a humbucker that will blend well with single coils. The DSH+ doesn't do that for me. That pickup and the Aldrich are great for heavy stuff and if you don't use bridge humbuckers clean (although I've never tried the Aldrich. I'm just going by what people are saying).
I believe that with a 335 or l.p. you could get close to a dumble tone . I would love to hear it with a compressor before it to simulate some tube compression, long sustain. Do it again using a HB cst 24 not a primo prs. I owned an oddball prs the short run they made for some NASCAR driver.It was painted the color of the guys car with a racing stripe on it.I didn't own that one long but the price was under 2k
Don't put it BEHIND the Digitech. If you are using time based effects like delay and reverb they should come AFTER the overdrive. Otherwise it is going to sound like muddy chaos.
für mein geschmack, das beste hb pedal, auch wenn sich nach 3 uhr drive nichts mehr abspielt (was beim ocd genauso ist). es macht einfach unglaublich spass einen fender bassman damit anzublasen.
Thanks for the review! I bought the pedal and I can't manage to get the level of gain you have in the video even with high gain humbucker. I only manage it if I set the pedal in front of my distorted amp channel... This difference is strange. In Thomann comments, there are a lot of people who say that the pedal has very high gain and those (like me ) who are disapointed by the lack of gain....
Hey man, bought the pedal, am really happy with the sound and feel. Only problem i have, ist the very loud popping when i hit the switch on. Any suggestions?
curious to know what all these pedals sound like with gear that's about $500 or less. Is it possible to even get a good tone out of these pedals without highend gear.
Hey Eytsch, I value your opinion as I can see how much experience you have with this type of thing. However, you have confused me with this comment. If eczimskey is putting the Overdrive behind his Digitech 1000, isn't that the same thing as putting the Digitech AFTER the Overdrive? It's all in the wording I think, do you mean like this - Guitar> Overdrive> Digitech> Amp? Also when using the Ultimate drive with the Joyo Vintage Drive, do you recommend this - Guitar> UD> VD> Amp ?
just wanna tell you that i love your reviews about pedals! and i have a question. are you going to make reviews about the harley benton guitars any time soon?
hey I need your help I plug this pedal to amp fender vibro champ xd the first time sound great but now it doesn't work the pedal turn on but there's no sound, I have the same situation with a bwhringer fx600 in the same amp
finally I figured out, the problem was the gain, I mean the fender vibro champ xd amp has his own knob for gain and depending of the voicing used I had to lower down the amp gain, so I guess the saturation is to high for the amp tubes, well I think so. Any way I really appreciate your answer.
Hey there! Since you do have a great opinion abotu pedals I want to ask some questions....I am starting me pedla collection (slowly btu steadily) and what I am looking for right now is a cheap but good vintage overdrive tube screamer and a good ocd clone...I for first one I am between Digitech's Bad monkey and Joyos vintage overdrive and for the second one this pedal (the Joyo ultimate distortion).What do you think? Also I am looking for a good metal dist for a reasonable price but probably I will get a good deal in a fullbore metal or a metal muff in a second hand store
Does that thing really have a "true bypass"? I have a "Fame U.C.D" which I assumed was pretty much identical to the Ultimate Drive, but surprisingly (and annoyingly) it does NOT provide true bypass. Does anyone know?
A true bypass is something you don't always want in your setup. It depends on your situation. A good buffered bypass helps to keep up the level in your pedal board. Also it's a good thing to have if you use your pedal directly into the Return/Poweramp section of your amp using it as a preamp. I also thought true bypass is best, but many times buffered is better. The Quattro Joyo Delay or other delays need buffer because they need to carry on the signal after switching them off.
Also... this is called RE-Branding and it is being done all over the world. Sometimes a distributor wants to make a name for themselves with a product and stirkes a deal with the company who makes the product. They sell a whole bunch of items and the distributor looks good becuase they have a great product in their HOUSE name... all the big music stores have their in house line and the definitely do not produce anything themselves...
thank u so much..!! this video is the most best sounding review of this pedal !! is joyo and harley exactly the same?? because here in india we could get only joyo and that too via online,,,,, will u pls advice me whether this pedal will work well with vox ac4tv,,10'' speaker.....guitar- yamaha pacifica seymourduncan jb humbucker...... thanku,,, keep up the nice work ..!!
I sound like a noob asking this, but I am so....may I know what's the name of that Australian riff, it sounds really familiar I just can't rmb the name
Must see these pedals. It is worth to pay attention. Germanium Gainiac MP Custom FX the best overdrive fuzz and this one. Two different approaches and two more than excellent sounds Micro Gainiac The Best Fuzz Pedal
Harley Benton is not website :D Joyo wasn't able to find a distributor for their pedals in Europe due to some issues or something like that. So what they did was get a deal with Thomann, relabel Joyo pedals as Harley Benton and sell them like that. Eventually Joyo started their own web stores, so future for HB pedals is not known.
Hey man, I have the Vintage Overdrive and since it has quite a bit of mid hump, it doesn't go too well with my amp which already has pronounced mids. I'm thinking of getting the Ultimate Drive as it seems quite flat to me like the OCD? Am I right? Also, does it do low gain bluesy stuff? It just seems too gainy for anything past 3 o clock. Thanks for your help. :)
Hey Henning what's up...it's me your friend Mike, the Canadian guy living in Portugal LOL anyway I've been playing guitar for a long time and I have done my share of studio work and am currently mixing 4 songs in a studio at the moment and I've always bought gear and equipment that I felt could guarantee a so called "studio quality sound" (I'm not trying to pass myself off as big shot, I'm just a guy who plays and has done his share of recording) Anyway the other day I ordered 3 Harley Benton pedals from Thomann and I was blown away, the Vintage Overdrive is better than my Tubescreamer Maxon OD9 and the Ultimate Drive totally blew me away and I also ordered the Crunch Distorton but it's not really my thing nevertheless it's a very good pedal...on my part THERE WILL BE NO MORE SNOBBERY when it comes to gear cuz these 30 euro pedals are great. Take care and come to Portugal and spend some time on Algarve's sunny beaches, your friend, Mike.
hey guys thanks again for another great video I was wondering how thus pedal sounds when palm muting, does it crunch crunch when you palm mute or does it sound kind of loose or like it's farting?
Great, great, great video, as always, brother. Very concise. Moritz is always a load of fun to listen to. It bugs me that people want so badly for this to be an actual, straight-up clone of the OCD. There are some differences, and everyone seizes upon this as an opportunity to bad-mouth the Ultimate Drive. So it's not identical! Who cares? Just let the Ultimate Drive be the awesome pedal that it is!
Exactly... who cares if it sounds 100% like it... it is a great dirty pedal and if you are looking into an OCD I would at least give this one a listen. There is also a new line coming out from a company called MOVALL, their first series of six pedals are called Mini Demons and are small pedals. They have the BLACk WIDOW, which is also an OCD type pedal. Great deal and cool design, stay tuned for demos of the whole series very soon... ONLY here on my channel !
Hey, awesome review :) I am looking for a pedal for my orange micro terror to get a tighter metalsound. Not exactly "djenty" but in that direction just with more balls. Any tipps on a budget? Thanks :)
hello guys, i have question for all of you.... what is your favorite overdrive, overdrive-distortion and distortion pedal from JOYO? i own VO and now i thinking to buy another 2 pedals for more versatile sound...
great vids my friend! Hey please help me out. I have a mesa boogie it has 2 channels channel one I run clean and ch2 I run high gain. But I need another channel like a crunch style. and I also need a pedal for a clean boost. so I can then have ... clean, crunch and high gain and then use the clean boost to boost whatever I am on. What do you recommend from the joys line or danelectro line? i like affordable hehehe. I was thinking OCD and the full tone 2B boost but those are like 200+
I have one of these. Mine is branded Joyo but it is identical. It’s very hot (unity gain is at about 9oclock) it is fat and makes my pro junior sound great at low volume. The pro junior is stupid loud and to naturally overdrive it you would have to be alone in your house. The tone knob has the mojo and adds volume as well as highs. I am very happy with mine it would have been a keeper at twice the price. Compared to my old MXR prime distortion it is fatter and hotter. I can’t get as full a sound from the MXR.
I purchased this pedal and couldn't get rid of it sooner. Very noisy and uninspiring tone wise. Sounds much better in this review though as this guy does great reviews. i tried it with different amps, guitars and humbucker/single coil models and achieved the same result.
I have to agree... definitely not the best Joyo pedal.... it is surely one of the best selling ones, but it is very muddy and undefined... check out the HUSKY DRIVE, video is up on my channel... same thing, but clearer and much easier to set up.
Hi I have the pedal but I don't use it because it makes no difference in sound to me. I can't get that awesome sound from this video clip. I use an Orange Crush amp. maybe that has something to do with it. Nice video.
Search We always play power chords and what else is hardcore punk other than driven power chords in faster speeds? Any power chord demo is therefore also a punk sound demo if you ask me... or am I wrong?
EytschPi42 Yes it's true, but punk many times is something more. People who know a lot of how to play don't usually make an entire bar on a single note on continuous strokes, you know. That's what punk rockers love to do the most. Perhaps we are slow in tasting the sound, or maybe addicts to that :D I like many rock styles, but when I'm in punk rock bands and try to look for gear, sometimes I struggle to imagine the notes a little longer than reviewers play :D About crust, the nearest thing there used to appear in reviews is hi gain low tuning metal or hi gain stoner, but it's not the same, because crust core is waaay more dirtier and nasty. What happens is that punk and crust sometimes are made by people who don't care a lot about hi playing skills or technical gear, so many times gear reviews and raw punk are two different worlds. But not always. Anyway I like your reviews and find them useful for any kind of rock.
EytschPi42 I also miss simple octave chords in demos. Punk rockers do that simple thing a lot. It has its own specifical sonic expresion and is an interesting way to compare details of a drive vs another. But just as anything you can play i guess. Anyway, as I say i like many different styles and the reviews tend to be ok, and punk rock sound is usually easy to get in general rock gear.
Spot on. Very much amp distortion. Fat shit! I got mine today and can only say: Buy it if you want a versatile drive pedal. Perfect also to stack this with a od infront if you wanna get fancy and get an even tighter sound. I love it on its own though. Great pedal for the money - great pedal period.
*Hi, i have the Hustle Drive by Mooer, and i seen that it was also a clone of the Fulltone OCD. Should i get this HB Ultimate Drive or keep my Mooer ?*
the Joyo isn't exactly true bypass - take the battery out and you'll have NO SOUND even bypassed - it uses an FET buffer on the signal so if you have a flat battery you have no output. The by-pass is around the effect after the buffer... I modded mine to drop the gain a little and extend the freq response of the tone control - miles better for about £0-10 of parts ... I just found the gain too high at low settings (stock) and the tone too muddy "sound of a guitarnext door" / not enough top end. Everyone else seems to like it stock
believe it or not batteries do lose power over time - and this will eventually affect the pedals ability to operate as intended. It isn't TRUE Bypass (do you know what this actually means, have you any idea of the circuit layout or technology or how it works?) you sound like a typical no nothing smartarse with NOTHING to add but only the ability to make shitty little comments that are pointless - well done... you've added ZERO to the sum of human knowledge
rusholmemike Hi... way cool that you modded yours... if I could do that, I would have done exactly those things. The Tone is way too muddy and the gain could do more if it didn't have that much gain in lower settings... for me, wether True or Buffered Bypass doesn't really matter too much, I use Loopers which means the pedal is out of the chain when I don't use it.
EytschPi42 the circuit is pretty much a straight copy of the fulltone OCD (easy to find on the web - it is the same as the one with blue variations shown on the newtone online dot nl site ) which is basically a two stage amp --> dual op-amp / TL082 with + a MOSFET (BS170) buffer - for anyone that's interested the change to the tone is achieved by changing the switchable HP resistor from 22k to 2.2k in series with 47nF cap ( I also changed the Tone cap connected to the tone pot from 100nF to 47nF) - and the gain can be tamed in a number of ways - such a a resistor of say 1M5 in parallel with the gain pot. They're so cheap and easy to work on, as they're not SMD's just simple through hole pcbs that they are great for modding and fiddling with... so you get to satisfy your own preferences......make your own bootique(ish) pedal
Hello ! I own the pedal since one year now, and I can say it works and sounds even so fantastic on bass. Try it out ! One pedal for two instruments for under 30 Euro ! I love it ! Btw: Excuse my bad school english ! I live in north germany, and my school days where 40 years ago now.
I use the us dream for bass, that also kicks ass
Deine English esta molto bueno :)
convinced that this thing has enough range to be very usable in really any rig. Very impressed
These are great pedals and well worth the money. Anyone here who says they are no good are basically full of shit and probably cant play the guitar anyway. If you can't rock out with this pedal, basically you just cant rock out.
The pedal allows clarity to come through. Many overdrives/distortions do the muddy thing or compress causing some higher sections to roll off. The tone does need to be set at 1 or 2 o'clock and the level is not close to even at 12 0'clock. I need to have the level down near 9 o'clock in order to match my other overdrives, otherwise it is just way too loud. This pedal has a lot of gain available and just a short range for overdrive. This is in my top 3 Joyo/Harley Benton pedals, along with the Sweet Baby and US Dream. All of these are good pedals.
The tone knob on the pedal is brilliant. Sometimes I set it with gain on 0 and tone up high as a bright switch, or tone down lower for a dark switch. Worth it just for that even, and that's not even to mention the killer overdrive
thanks man, always good to gain new fans! More stuff coming...
This is a remarkable pedal! I was going to treat myself to a Maxon 808 for a channel boost on my hi-gain amp but I'm getting this instead!
Just got this pedal. Mine seems to be much louder then the one in the demo. When I have my blues jr set to a nice clean tone if I switch on the UD the volume needs to be set at 8:30-9 to match the clean tone. In this demo its around 12-1 o clock and it matches the level of the clean tone.
Mine UD too. With single coils I set it at 8:30 and a bit higher with humbuckers to match the clean tone volume.
Moritz kicks ass great playing man another great demo guys thank you again
Thanks to your awesome videos, I bought the ultimate drive and the vintage overdrive. Boutique my ass, these pedals sound great! You and Moritz are too darn funny! Thanks for helping all out to hear what these pedals really sound like, we won't be needing to spend a fortune for a good pedal anymore. Hats off to you gentlemen!
well... the Rat is an aggressive distortion for a nice 80s metal sound whereas the OCD or Ultimate Drive give you a thick Power Amp Distortion sound... very different applications... but for my taste I would go for the Ultimate Drive.
I Used a BLUE Blueberry, like in all my other videos... or check the 42studios walk through, you can see it there too...
It's also called Joyo on aliexpress. Really cheap! I wanted to try it for a long time but never thought it would be this good!
I got the Mooer Hustle Drive (another OCD clone) and I absolutely love it!
I had the OCD and then i bought this,I sold the OCD after.
is it good for tightening up a high gain tube amp? (when on 0 gain and 10 level)
no
been slowly building up a pedal board for my band and deffo gonna give this ago video really helped thank you
Cool demo. Most folks that can afford a Diezel and a P.r.s might not be boosting with a cheap petal. Kwm? In Ibamez into Bugera would be closer to reallity.
I have PRS and Diezel, but I do use this pedal. Great quality and low price, why not?
i have a music man majesty and a laney vh100r and i would definitely use this
Love the Battlestar reference. Thanks for that. Nice review with some good humor thrown in to keep it fresh.
I had the chance when I got my Joyo version to put it side by side with the OCD...the only difference I could find after hours of comparing is on low end of the OCD it is just a little tiny bit mushy...the Joyo is instead is a little tighter. To even hear this you have to roll off all the highs and listen to the amp a bit loud. So bottom line the difference is negligible.
In a blindfold test I do not think even the Fultone staff could pick out their own pedal.
great job on all your reviews, im getting few joyo pedals because of you
I have not tried it as a boost... but I will let you know once I have....
Hey, I'm in a punk band and I need to chose between one of those true tone or the ultimate drive what would you recomend, if the true tone ones tell my the one it is, thanks and love your reviews :)
Great range. I will own this in a couple of days, thanks to this video. Thomann style.
I picked one of these up 2nd hand for £15. I wasn't expecting a lot but I'm pleasantly surprised. Quite versatile and lovely raunchy tones but still lets the guitar shine through. Not so sure about the design. I probably would have liked it when I was 17, but no worries, still a great pedal for the price.
I just bought one of these (using an HSS strat loaded with Suhr pickups into a Roland Cube 40XL). Great pedal because it is so versatile (and "fracking" cheap). Clean boost, mild OD, all the way to saturated distortion - this thing will do it. I use it either on it's own or stacked w/ my Bad Monkey. Only thing I will say is it's a gritty distortion when you crank up the gain past 12oclock. Anything beyond that and all you'll get is saturated mush (not bad if you'll only be playing power chords). I also don't dial the tone past 12oclock because it just gets too bright and you will lose a lot of bottom end. You'll just get a tinny sounding, overly bright tone. Also, that high/low switch doesn't do anything dramatic. I still don't know what it does TBH and I suspect not many people do because everyone online gives a different answer lol. But another thing that's good about this pedal is it's not so amp specific like a tube screamer (in my opinion, tube screamers are meant to be paired with Fender amps because it provides that mid-boost that Fender clean channels lack). Put a TS in front of a Marshall and it sounds terrible. Because the Joyo doesn't have that mid-hump and is "true bypass", it will sound good in front of a lot of amps. But if you're looking for an OD pedal that will boost your mids, then this pedal might not be for you.
+paqman78 Hey man which Suhr pickups do you have on your Strat, i am thinking also of getting some for mine Strat too?
+junkky sixx - hey man. Right now I have a DSH+ bridge, V60LP middle, ML Classic Neck. I'm not touching the single coils anymore. They're perfect. The V60LP I bought is actually a neck pickup but I put it in the middle position so that one day I'll swap it around with the ML classic. The DSH+ I'm actually changing to an SSV+ because compared to the single coils, it's way too muddy on clean, especially the A and D strings. Dirty channel it does rock though. Real modern sound. I'm hoping the SSV+ will be a better fit with the single coils because it's brighter but still hot.
+paqman78 Thank you for explanation man. I am thinking of to put humbucker on the bridge because I really want to have that sound on Strat. I was also thinking about Doug Aldrich signature Suhr pickups. But I believe that DSH + bridge sound also very good!
Depends what music you play. Im going with an SSV+ because I don't really play much heavy music and I like to switch between pickups within a song, so I need a humbucker that will blend well with single coils. The DSH+ doesn't do that for me. That pickup and the Aldrich are great for heavy stuff and if you don't use bridge humbuckers clean (although I've never tried the Aldrich. I'm just going by what people are saying).
I believe that with a 335 or l.p. you could get close to a dumble tone . I would love to hear it with a compressor before it to simulate some tube compression, long sustain. Do it again using a HB cst 24 not a primo prs. I owned an oddball prs the short run they made for some NASCAR driver.It was painted the color of the guys car with a racing stripe on it.I didn't own that one long but the price was under 2k
Don't put it BEHIND the Digitech. If you are using time based effects like delay and reverb they should come AFTER the overdrive. Otherwise it is going to sound like muddy chaos.
für mein geschmack, das beste hb pedal, auch wenn sich nach 3 uhr drive nichts mehr abspielt (was beim ocd genauso ist). es macht einfach unglaublich spass einen fender bassman damit anzublasen.
Thanks for the review!
I bought the pedal and I can't manage to get the level of gain you have in the video even with high gain humbucker. I only manage it if I set the pedal in front of my distorted amp channel... This difference is strange. In Thomann comments, there are a lot of people who say that the pedal has very high gain and those (like me ) who are disapointed by the lack of gain....
+Dijam Duohih perhaps you got a bad one
+Dijam Duohih Contact thomann and they will likely send you a new one.
Hey man, bought the pedal, am really happy with the sound and feel. Only problem i have, ist the very loud popping when i hit the switch on. Any suggestions?
curious to know what all these pedals sound like with gear that's about $500 or less. Is it possible to even get a good tone out of these pedals without highend gear.
Would you guys consider this pedal to be a low gain overdrive? Say something similar to the Way Huge Pork Loin? Thanks for any feedback
I've got it, and i like it. Thank you for the review
Rite on thank you..which would you rather have?
Moritz was killer great demo thanks mate.
Hey Eytsch, I value your opinion as I can see how much experience you have with this type of thing. However, you have confused me with this comment. If eczimskey is putting the Overdrive behind his Digitech 1000, isn't that the same thing as putting the Digitech AFTER the Overdrive?
It's all in the wording I think, do you mean like this - Guitar> Overdrive> Digitech> Amp?
Also when using the Ultimate drive with the Joyo Vintage Drive, do you recommend this - Guitar> UD> VD> Amp ?
just wanna tell you that i love your reviews about pedals!
and i have a question.
are you going to make reviews about the harley benton guitars any time soon?
Harley Benton guitars coming up very soon... just got seven of them delivered !
great!!! looking forward for your awesome reviews on them!!
Thx for the vid! How would you classify this pedal... overdrive or distortion? Thx :)
What mic did you use for the narration of the video?
hey I need your help I plug this pedal to amp fender vibro champ xd the first time sound great but now it doesn't work the pedal turn on but there's no sound, I have the same situation with a bwhringer fx600 in the same amp
finally I figured out, the problem was the gain, I mean the fender vibro champ xd amp has his own knob for gain and depending of the voicing used I had to lower down the amp gain, so I guess the saturation is to high for the amp tubes, well I think so. Any way I really appreciate your answer.
Kul that helps a lot man ultimate drive it is..thank you and am a fan of your vidz!..best demos on the youtube!
Great Review :D I wasn't sure as to whether or not to buy one of these but now I'm convinced :) cheers guys :) Great guitar playing :)
Magnus Kiemer Thanks !
Hey there! Since you do have a great opinion abotu pedals I want to ask some questions....I am starting me pedla collection (slowly btu steadily) and what I am looking for right now is a cheap but good vintage overdrive tube screamer and a good ocd clone...I for first one I am between Digitech's Bad monkey and Joyos vintage overdrive and for the second one this pedal (the Joyo ultimate distortion).What do you think? Also I am looking for a good metal dist for a reasonable price but probably I will get a good deal in a fullbore metal or a metal muff in a second hand store
what amp is behind him that looks like it has a diamond-plate front?
Does that thing really have a "true bypass"? I have a "Fame U.C.D" which I assumed was pretty much identical to the Ultimate Drive, but surprisingly (and annoyingly) it does NOT provide true bypass. Does anyone know?
St. Gothian buffered bypass
THX
A true bypass is something you don't always want in your setup. It depends on your situation. A good buffered bypass helps to keep up the level in your pedal board. Also it's a good thing to have if you use your pedal directly into the Return/Poweramp section of your amp using it as a preamp. I also thought true bypass is best, but many times buffered is better. The Quattro Joyo Delay or other delays need buffer because they need to carry on the signal after switching them off.
Also... this is called RE-Branding and it is being done all over the world. Sometimes a distributor wants to make a name for themselves with a product and stirkes a deal with the company who makes the product. They sell a whole bunch of items and the distributor looks good becuase they have a great product in their HOUSE name... all the big music stores have their in house line and the definitely do not produce anything themselves...
Are Joyo and HB pedals the same?
Yes
Well, I didn't, but Harley Benton did, yes... and they also made it cheaper ! You can't get them here from anyone at that price.
how is this thing used for a boost pedal
it has the same design as joyo., which one is the original?
Is there any difference between Joyo's and Harley Benton's version of this pedal?
Hallo! Sounds cool for metal. Could you tell what's the small size analog(Ironman series)?
Valentine Goloubev Husky Drive
Holy Shit. Dont knock it until you try it i guess. Sounds amazing.
Does this compare to a proco rat 2?
Sick! Awesome! Both the pedal and the musician.
thank u so much..!! this video is the most best sounding review of this pedal !! is joyo and harley exactly the same?? because here in india we could get only joyo and that too via online,,,,, will u pls advice me whether this pedal will work well with vox ac4tv,,10'' speaker.....guitar- yamaha pacifica seymourduncan jb humbucker...... thanku,,, keep up the nice work ..!!
I sound like a noob asking this, but I am so....may I know what's the name of that Australian riff, it sounds really familiar I just can't rmb the name
its just riff in the style of AC/DC
"Highway to Hell" AC/DC
Wolfbrant thanks :)
whats that mini amp head standing up there? brand? maker?
+fernandobocadillos That is a Blackheart KILLER ANT... 1 Watt.... amazing amp!
hi could u pls do a demo on the joyo 6 band eq?
versatile pedal?
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I am a little confused. Are'nt these Joyo pedals. Where did Harley Benton come from?
they are joyo pedals. harley benton is just the website he recommends to buy them off. they've got some neat stuff on there too though.
Harley Benton is not website :D
Joyo wasn't able to find a distributor for their pedals in Europe due to some issues or something like that. So what they did was get a deal with Thomann, relabel Joyo pedals as Harley Benton and sell them like that. Eventually Joyo started their own web stores, so future for HB pedals is not known.
Hey man, I have the Vintage Overdrive and since it has quite a bit of mid hump, it doesn't go too well with my amp which already has pronounced mids.
I'm thinking of getting the Ultimate Drive as it seems quite flat to me like the OCD? Am I right?
Also, does it do low gain bluesy stuff? It just seems too gainy for anything past 3 o clock.
Thanks for your help. :)
does it really have true bypass?
Hey Henning what's up...it's me your friend Mike, the Canadian guy living in Portugal LOL anyway I've been playing guitar for a long time and I have done my share of studio work and am currently mixing 4 songs in a studio at the moment and I've always bought gear and equipment that I felt could guarantee a so called "studio quality sound" (I'm not trying to pass myself off as big shot, I'm just a guy who plays and has done his share of recording) Anyway the other day I ordered 3 Harley Benton pedals from Thomann and I was blown away, the Vintage Overdrive is better than my Tubescreamer Maxon OD9 and the Ultimate Drive totally blew me away and I also ordered the Crunch Distorton but it's not really my thing nevertheless it's a very good pedal...on my part THERE WILL BE NO MORE SNOBBERY when it comes to gear cuz these 30 euro pedals are great. Take care and come to Portugal and spend some time on Algarve's sunny beaches, your friend, Mike.
hey guys thanks again for another great video I was wondering how thus pedal sounds when palm muting, does it crunch crunch when you palm mute or does it sound kind of loose or like it's farting?
I have this pedal and i think muting its ok, not too crunchy not too farty
What songs can you do with it
Great, great, great video, as always, brother. Very concise. Moritz is always a load of fun to listen to.
It bugs me that people want so badly for this to be an actual, straight-up clone of the OCD. There are some differences, and everyone seizes upon this as an opportunity to bad-mouth the Ultimate Drive.
So it's not identical! Who cares? Just let the Ultimate Drive be the awesome pedal that it is!
Exactly... who cares if it sounds 100% like it... it is a great dirty pedal and if you are looking into an OCD I would at least give this one a listen. There is also a new line coming out from a company called MOVALL, their first series of six pedals are called Mini Demons and are small pedals. They have the BLACk WIDOW, which is also an OCD type pedal. Great deal and cool design, stay tuned for demos of the whole series very soon... ONLY here on my channel !
Hey,
awesome review :) I am looking for a pedal for my orange micro terror to get a tighter metalsound. Not exactly "djenty" but in that direction just with more balls.
Any tipps on a budget? Thanks :)
Check out my video of the Joyo Pocket metal... great metal pedal for little money!
Hi, is it true bypass? thanks
should i buy this one or the vintage overdrive?
thanks! great comment!
Buy both, but buy them here: www.gearbest.com (only 2/3rd of the Thomann price)
i bought the vintage overdrive and its really good!
Great choice!
You will get this soon too :D hehehe
whos the manufacturer joyo or hb sounds clips btw
LMAO@ 'the guitar nextdoor sound"...hahaha! Great sense of humor in your vids..
Harley Benton is actually JOYO and right?Cause you said that in another video.
Yes. Rebranded.
T.I.N Mateus yeah, exact same pedal
hello guys, i have question for all of you....
what is your favorite overdrive, overdrive-distortion and distortion pedal from JOYO?
i own VO and now i thinking to buy another 2 pedals for more versatile sound...
I agree. that's cool!
can you give me a review of boss me-80?
great vids my friend! Hey please help me out. I have a mesa boogie it has 2 channels channel one I run clean and ch2 I run high gain. But I need another channel like a crunch style. and I also need a pedal for a clean boost. so I can then have ... clean, crunch and high gain and then use the clean boost to boost whatever I am on. What do you recommend from the joys line or danelectro line? i like affordable hehehe. I was thinking OCD and the full tone 2B boost but those are like 200+
Bflatest TC electronic spark booster.
I have one of these. Mine is branded Joyo but it is identical. It’s very hot (unity gain is at about 9oclock) it is fat and makes my pro junior sound great at low volume. The pro junior is stupid loud and to naturally overdrive it you would have to be alone in your house. The tone knob has the mojo and adds volume as well as highs. I am very happy with mine it would have been a keeper at twice the price. Compared to my old MXR prime distortion it is fatter and hotter. I can’t get as full a sound from the MXR.
this is a great demo. i had to buy it.
No, I don't think so.... it is pretty much a Fulltone OCD...
I purchased this pedal and couldn't get rid of it sooner. Very noisy and uninspiring tone wise. Sounds much better in this review though as this guy does great reviews. i tried it with different amps, guitars and humbucker/single coil models and achieved the same result.
I have to agree... definitely not the best Joyo pedal.... it is surely one of the best selling ones, but it is very muddy and undefined... check out the HUSKY DRIVE, video is up on my channel... same thing, but clearer and much easier to set up.
This sounds great on bass! \m/
It is sitting here waiting to be demoed, but I have to find the time...
thanx for the vid convinced me to get one
Get it now!
Props to the demonstrater :o
Now I have 4 Overdrive/Distortion Pedals. I need to focus more on Delay and Co. serious... Just a good Pedal again.
You can never have enough OD pedals.
I'm actually impressed for a $30.00 pedal.
I'd say high gain overdrive....
Not for nothing, look at the JOYO Extreme distortion. It's a carbon copy of EHX's Metal Muff for a fraction of the price.
Hi I have the pedal but I don't use it because it makes no difference in sound to me. I can't get that awesome sound from this video clip. I use an Orange Crush amp. maybe that has something to do with it. Nice video.
Thumbs up for a standard good riff the Australians do. :)
Why nobody does pro reviews of gear playing hardcore punk or even crustcore riffs when it's about drive stuff? :D
Search We always play power chords and what else is hardcore punk other than driven power chords in faster speeds? Any power chord demo is therefore also a punk sound demo if you ask me... or am I wrong?
EytschPi42
Yes it's true, but punk many times is something more. People who know a lot of how to play don't usually make an entire bar on a single note on continuous strokes, you know. That's what punk rockers love to do the most. Perhaps we are slow in tasting the sound, or maybe addicts to that :D I like many rock styles, but when I'm in punk rock bands and try to look for gear, sometimes I struggle to imagine the notes a little longer than reviewers play :D
About crust, the nearest thing there used to appear in reviews is hi gain low tuning metal or hi gain stoner, but it's not the same, because crust core is waaay more dirtier and nasty.
What happens is that punk and crust sometimes are made by people who don't care a lot about hi playing skills or technical gear, so many times gear reviews and raw punk are two different worlds. But not always.
Anyway I like your reviews and find them useful for any kind of rock.
EytschPi42
I also miss simple octave chords in demos. Punk rockers do that simple thing a lot. It has its own specifical sonic expresion and is an interesting way to compare details of a drive vs another. But just as anything you can play i guess.
Anyway, as I say i like many different styles and the reviews tend to be ok, and punk rock sound is usually easy to get in general rock gear.
@@EytschPi42 so wrong...look up what constitutes as hardcore punk nowadays. Code Orange, Botch, Converge
Crustcore? Is that pizza related?
Spot on. Very much amp distortion. Fat shit! I got mine today and can only say: Buy it if you want a versatile drive pedal. Perfect also to stack this with a od infront if you wanna get fancy and get an even tighter sound. I love it on its own though. Great pedal for the money - great pedal period.
hola sería muy bueno si ponen subtítulos en español
+Claudio Fernandez No creo que se molesten. Tendrás que aprender inglés.
*Hi, i have the Hustle Drive by Mooer, and i seen that it was also a clone of the Fulltone OCD. Should i get this HB Ultimate Drive or keep my Mooer ?*
the Joyo isn't exactly true bypass - take the battery out and you'll have NO SOUND even bypassed - it uses an FET buffer on the signal so if you have a flat battery you have no output. The by-pass is around the effect after the buffer... I modded mine to drop the gain a little and extend the freq response of the tone control - miles better for about £0-10 of parts ... I just found the gain too high at low settings (stock) and the tone too muddy "sound of a guitarnext door" / not enough top end. Everyone else seems to like it stock
believe it or not batteries do lose power over time - and this will eventually affect the pedals ability to operate as intended. It isn't TRUE Bypass (do you know what this actually means, have you any idea of the circuit layout or technology or how it works?) you sound like a typical no nothing smartarse with NOTHING to add but only the ability to make shitty little comments that are pointless - well done... you've added ZERO to the sum of human knowledge
rusholmemike Hi... way cool that you modded yours... if I could do that, I would have done exactly those things. The Tone is way too muddy and the gain could do more if it didn't have that much gain in lower settings... for me, wether True or Buffered Bypass doesn't really matter too much, I use Loopers which means the pedal is out of the chain when I don't use it.
EytschPi42 the circuit is pretty much a straight copy of the fulltone OCD (easy to find on the web - it is the same as the one with blue variations shown on the newtone online dot nl site ) which is basically a two stage amp --> dual op-amp / TL082 with + a MOSFET (BS170) buffer - for anyone that's interested the change to the tone is achieved by changing the switchable HP resistor from 22k to 2.2k in series with 47nF cap ( I also changed the Tone cap connected to the tone pot from 100nF to 47nF) - and the gain can be tamed in a number of ways - such a a resistor of say 1M5 in parallel with the gain pot.
They're so cheap and easy to work on, as they're not SMD's just simple through hole pcbs that they are great for modding and fiddling with... so you get to satisfy your own preferences......make your own bootique(ish) pedal
Animal! Meu próximo pedal /m/