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Joyo JF-02 Ultimate Overdrive Pedal, featuring true Bypass Wiring, Tone Switch and Quality components

Color:JF-02 From AC/DC to Guns 'N Roses, the Offspring to Pink Floyd, the JF-02 Ultimate Drive pedal from JOYO nails the timeless tones of the Classic Rock era. The "OCD pedal," as it has become known, has two settings - High and Low - which allow ...

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(53 reviews)
Overdrive

(78 reviews)
Quality

(113 reviews)
Distortion

(91 reviews)
Analog replacement delay

(33 reviews)
Thing

(80 reviews)
Compressor

(71 reviews)
Pick attack

(25 reviews)
Battery

(32 reviews)
Footswitch

(14 reviews)
Problem

(12 reviews)
Behringer

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Mind

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Reviews around build (4.57 of 5)

  • This pedal is great, it was inexpensive, sounds fantastic, is well built and the controls function like they are supposed too
  • Produces Vox AC30 like sounds, is very well built and has many many different tones that sound pretty darn good for such an inexpensive pedal
  • That being said, it is well built and has a good bluesy overdrive sound
  • Its well built, sounds good and the price is unbeatable.
  • The pedal is well built, nice and clean and it sounds incredibly "fu
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Reviews around boost (4.42 of 5)

  • So, I got this "cheap" pedal as to use as a clean boost to my Blues Overdrive.
  • Most "Marshall-in-a-box" stomps, imo, sound much tamer than a real Marshall, and they give you a "prettied-up", safer version of that sound, in order to appease the 15-year-old Children Of Boredom/Cannibal Corpse lame-o neo-hippies the scene is now infested with
  • I am using it primarily as a dirty boost, as I am primarily an overdrive guy
  • Most "Marshall-in-a-box" stomps, imo, sound much tamer than a real Marshall, and they give you a "prettied-up", safer version of that sound, in order to appease the 15-year-old Children Of Boredom/Cannibal Corpse lame-o neo-hippies the scene is now infested with
  • My setup is a very simple one...starting with a Stratocaster to compressor, wah-wah, super-overdrive, boost pedal, delay, then straight into the front end of a tube amp with reverb & vibrato
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Reviews around product (4.26 of 5)

  • Just save up for a used tube screamer this product is worthless
  • I would highly recommend this product as a quality product and an awesome value
  • Recommend to anyone who is interested in a good product with a good price.
  • Most "Marshall-in-a-box" stomps, imo, sound much tamer than a real Marshall, and they give you a "prettied-up", safer version of that sound, in order to appease the 15-year-old Children Of Boredom/Cannibal Corpse lame-o neo-hippies the scene is now infested with
  • good product , fast delivery, good seller, definitely recommend to a friend
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Reviews around price (4.11 of 5)

  • The price might be cheap, but the sound is certainly not cheap
  • I recommend this pedal for tone as well as a great price.
  • They make a great sounding durable pedal for a great price
  • This is a a great phase pedal, great tone and a great price.
  • Great pedal, just what I was looking for at a great price
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Reviews around amp (4.09 of 5)

  • This pedal has a nice warm sound when played through a clean amp
  • The Super Champ is a great little amp, but it lacks a mid-range e.q. knob
  • I had been looking at this pedal for awhile as a cheap solution to try improving the sounds that come out of my cheap Behringer solid state amp
  • Of course doesnt sound like a expensive amp, but sounds better then some amps that are a lot expensive than this pedal.
  • I suspect any good tube amp will get along well with this pedal
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Reviews around knob (4.08 of 5)

  • and WHAT A PEDAL.This thing sounds amazing...it is solid metal construction with a nice sturdy switch and knobs.
  • I took one star off because the knobs are incredibly flimsy and will lose place at the slightest disturbance
  • The knobs feel smooth and solid and the switch is a little soft, but still feels good
  • and is worth the $40, I will say though that the knobs were stiff and almost broken feeling, but worked
  • I took one star off because the knobs are incredibly flimsy and will lose place at the slightest disturbance
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Reviews around overdrive (4.03 of 5)

  • I used this pedal as a boost for the Joyo Classic Overdrive
  • The joyo is pretty dam close, it seems a bit noisy, but in my experience most overdrive and/or distortions are
  • I can get anything from that classic 'chimey' Vox tone to some pretty gritty overdrive, and everything in between.
  • Not at all a neutral pedal as it definitely affects the tone, but it's a great overdrive.
  • It looks better than my Vintage Overdrive (again, great pedal).
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Reviews around quality (3.99 of 5)

  • As far as the quality of the pedal, for the price it's great
  • From what I've read in the reviews, my experience isn't uncommon, so I do feel it's fair to rate the product poorly because of bad quality control.
  • This is a high quality great sounding pedal and well worth the low price.
  • The patch cable that came with the pedal works very well and is of good quality.
  • Seems to be fairly good quality as opposed to boutique and should stand up to the rigors of gigging.
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Reviews around distortion (3.70 of 5)

  • Has a great sound from warn overdrive to a good distortion
  • Best brittish distortion pedal you can get at this price
  • This pedal has a great sounding distortion but can also sound like an overdrive if dialed in right
  • This pedal is not a hard core distortion but even with the gain rolled all the way off it still adds a good amount of break up to a clean channel with guitar volume up all the way and medium to hard picking
  • Nice sounds from low overdrive to Hard Rock distortion.
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Reviews around analog replacement delay (3.65 of 5)

  • I get this effect with both my Marshall tube amp as well as with a rack mounted preamp
  • I get this effect with both my Marshall tube amp as well as with a rack mounted preamp
  • I get this effect with both my Marshall tube amp as well as with a rack mounted preamp
  • Replacement Analog Delay - didn't work at all out of the box
  • Replacement Analog Delay - didn't work at all out of the box
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Reviews around thing (3.61 of 5)

  • The thing sounds great with a tube amp, and offers an array of sounds that can be heard just by tweaking the pedal
  • The great thing about the JOYO pedals is you can buy 4-6 for the same price of one boutique pedal
  • Maybe I was lucky but this thing is great for the price.
  • This isn't necessarily a bad thing, and it's certainly better than having no headroom to set the pedal louder (a frequent criticism of the BOSS DS-1), but it's something to be aware of
  • CONsThe only negative thing is that the hard foam underneath you cannot stick anything to, so my pedalboard velcro would not stick
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Reviews around compressor (3.60 of 5)

  • I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a good compressor on a budget.
  • Just as good as other compressor pedals that cost three times as much!
  • I'm not familiar with more expensive compressors and how they might be noticeably better, but this one sounds exactly how I would expect a compressor to work.
  • It's a great pedal - subtle, low-noise compressor suitable for electric guitar or bass
  • I wanted a basic, cheap compressor to provide some sustain and to even out rhythmic playing.
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Reviews around pick attack (2.61 of 5)

  • I bought this overdrive for my brother's H&K Tubemeister 18 which he just hated with a passion because it didn't have enough gain
  • At first I was confused as to why it sounded horrible but got such great reviews
  • Not the end all pedals like some claim but they all work as they are supposed to.
  • (Full CCW causes the compression to start immediately; full CW brings the compression on gradually so the pick attack and the majority of the initial tone passes through unaffected).Once you get the feel of that, dial up a singing overdrive tone and notice what you can do with it
  • Apparently it didn't blow me away so much as to get a replacement though.
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Reviews around battery (2.57 of 5)

  • PriceRangeSoundCons:9V Battery only, it would be nice if you could plug it in, otherwise you must be conscientious of your battery useOverall great product so far, well worth the price, and a lot of fun, I will be purchasing one for myself!
  • I thought maybe a dead battery, nope, this P.O.S. is broken after less than 2 hours of light use.
  • It doesn't tone-suck when bypassed, is easy to dial in, has a hi/low switch, easy battery swap compartment
  • Not the end all pedals like some claim but they all work as they are supposed to.
  • At this extremely affordable price it's hard to pass by such a great petal billed as an OCD clone this pedal does not sound quite as good as the Fulltone petal but is extremely usable and excellent sounding t in my opinion
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Reviews around footswitch (1.99 of 5)

  • Footswitch is nice and solid and feels like your standard boutique true bypass switch.
  • Battery or 9v power, footswitch is a nice click that is easy to feel, design is cheesy but not overly cheesy
  • It's also built pretty solidly, with a nice thick metal box and footswitch
  • (as you turn it clock wise) - I like it for adding charcater/punch to my live
  • Most "Marshall-in-a-box" stomps, imo, sound much tamer than a real Marshall, and they give you a "prettied-up", safer version of that sound, in order to appease the 15-year-old Children Of Boredom/Cannibal Corpse lame-o neo-hippies the scene is now infested with
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Reviews around problem (1.95 of 5)

  • That problem's now been remedied with a new pedal power adapter, and the Joyo chorus effect is indeed a joy.
  • Not a strong sounding phase- a and b with behrenger vintage phase, I much prefer sound of behringer, but hate huge size on pedalboard.
  • Normally a problem like that would knock it down at least two
  • My only problem, and the reason for 4 instead of 5 stars, is the foot switch didn't work out of the box
  • The MXR models have a good clarity of tone, but with only two knobs, the lack of customization is a problem.
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Reviews around behringer (1.91 of 5)

  • (as you turn it clock wise) - I like it for adding charcater/punch to my live
  • This opened the door to the Rogue Vintage Compressor (very mixed reviews), Behringer DC9 (very poor reviews), and this pedal.
  • FWIW, I've found that cheap Behringer comps (rack mount) work well however, I never tried one on guitar
  • It's not "built like a tank", but no flimsy plastic crap like the brand that starts with a B, which fishes in the same pond, price-wise
  • I had been looking at this pedal for awhile as a cheap solution to try improving the sounds that come out of my cheap Behringer solid state amp
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Reviews around mind (1.80 of 5)

  • and with a friend who play drums like JOJO Mayer, we can blow your mind about conventions!YES, THIS PEDAL IS PERFECTION!
  • No one in their right mind would buy so much as a toothpick from this seller.
  • (as you turn it clock wise) - I like it for adding charcater/punch to my live
  • It always blows my mind when players who have no idea what a compressor does leave bad reviews because they can't hear a change in tone
  • It fattens the sound up, and increases sustain, but your mind will not be blown at all with it
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Reviews around monkey (1.65 of 5)

  • On my little jamming and pracitce board, it's Joyo to a Bad Monkey (another great low-cost pedal)
  • I'd take this easily over the Boss Super Overdrive, Bad Monkey, Screamin' Blues and many others in its price range.
  • If you want a more modern or thrashy sound, I think the Digitech Bad monkey does that better
  • If you want a more modern or thrashy sound, I think the Digitech Bad monkey does that better
  • and I wanted something to stack with my Bad Monkey, which would have a little more drive.
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Reviews around wire (1.61 of 5)

  • Loose wires and bad components were everywhere on the board
  • and I don't think they would hold up to much use over time but mine will be hard wired on a pedal board.
  • As cheap as it is even 2 are cheaper than buying what it was copied from....the jacks are super cheap as is the switch and the wiring is not so hot, but for the price you cant really beat it...
  • Solid build construction, sound is good, no wiring issues
  • Problem with mine was it would cut in and out kinda like a loose wire to a car speaker if that makes sense
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Reviews around hiss (1.25 of 5)

  • This delay was quite " no extra hiss" and sounded very good to my ears with just enough repeats to go into ocolation, if I want, and plenty of time option to play with
  • Bad: Adds a little noise & hiss specially to single coils (strats & teles).
  • Otherwise you end up compressing the processed signal, including any extra hiss or noise the other pedals make.
  • (as you turn it clock wise) - I like it for adding charcater/punch to my live
  • Construction is first rate and there is absolutly no hum, hiss, loss of signal, nor any excessive coloring of your signal
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More about Joyo JF-02 Ultimate Overdrive Pedal, featuring true Bypass Wiring, Tone Switch and Quality components

  • Color:JF-02 From AC/DC to Guns 'N Roses, the Offspring to Pink Floyd, the JF-02 Ultimate Drive pedal from JOYO nails the timeless tones of the Classic Rock era
  • The "OCD pedal," as it has become known, has two settings - High and Low - which allow for flexibility
  • The tone it creates is soothing and sweet when just a little bit of gain is dialed in
  • And then you start to lay into the pedal (either with another pedal up front or by turning up the drive and volume) and the Ultimate Drive really begins to shine! Arena rockers beware..
  • you won't want to let anyone borrow this little monster
  • Designed with the goal of recreating the tone of a tube amplifier at volume, the OCD's distortion is somewhat of a hybrid when it comes to Solid State or Vacuum Tube tone
  • The real deal when it comes to aesthetics, sound and construction - Joyo's Ultimate Drive pedal features a metal shell-casing, quality connectors and sturdy controls, with bright-red plastic knobs! The JF-02 has been wired for true-bypass, has an LED on/off indicator light, and the second Hi/Low tone switch, besides the normal ON/OFF Stomp-box clicker-switch, is durable and functional
  • This pedal will provide years of service and will turn heads as the cutting midrange pierces through the crowd
  • Joyo's OCD or Ultimate Drive Distortion/Overdrive pedal comes with a 9V battery, so its ready for action right out of the box
  • Better still, it's available at an incredible price!