As for the tone, it’s a TubeScreamer. Listen to it and get the tone of literally thousands of great guitarists. Does it sound exactly as good as an original TS808 from the 80s? Probably not. But it won’t eat up much space on your board and is sturdy enough for gig use. There is no issue using the JF-01 with either bass or electric guitars. Can the JF-01 be used for metal? 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. The Electro Harmonix Soul Food is their take on one of the most legendary overdrive pedals ever made, the Klon Centaur.

There’s not too much more to say about the pedals functionality other than what’s been said. Even the manual that’s provided with the product has only two paragraphs. FEATURES 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. However, the JF-2 is special because it brings two of these pedal effects in one – specifically overdrive and distortion. 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. 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.

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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. 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. Overdrive and distortion are very similar effects, and in fact, they essentially use the same circuit topology to operate. The biggest difference in overdrive and distortion in any guitar pedal is the way the pedal clips the signal. 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

I removed the equivalent diodes D2 and D3, the resistors R18 and R19, and the capacitor C10 from the Joyo circuit board.While I wouldn’t classify this pedal as anything particularly special or unique sonically, it’s very affordable and can give you a great overdriven tone for almost any style of music. Plus boss pedals will likely survive after a nuclear apocalypse, so you know it’s sturdy enough to gig with. 3. Ibanez TubeScreamer Mini (Runner Up) A close comparison to this pedal would be the Harley Benton Vintage Overdrive, which also offers a decent beginner sound at an affordable price. 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.