JOYOModulation Multi Effects Pedal R Series Dual Channel Stereo Input and Output 9 Effects for Electric Guitar (Vision R-09)

In the mid-2010's, I purchased a bunch of cheap Joyo drive pedals - sort of a gateway drug into later buying more expensive and higher-quality gear. I sold most of them later on, but the Baatsin is a uniquely high-value opportunity to get 8 of those circuits in a single pedal for around $50.And it sounds really good...for the most part. To me, the Joyo "clones" were never really that close to the original source material, other than maybe the Tubescreamer. What I appreciated about the Joyo pedals is that a lot of them did EXTREME things that the name-brand version would do. So it's best to think of the Baatsin as a collection of 8 different soft- and hard-clipping drive circuits that are actually quite different from one another and cover a ton of sonic territory.For reference, I'll give a very brief impression of the different mods (from actual use, not comparison to what they claim to be "cloning"):T. OD - If it's a "Timmy", the EQ is kind of broken. It's a very warm, rounded, soft-clipping low/medium gain overdrive with good output, but it's tough to open up the high end.SWEETY - I believe this was the Joyo Sweet Baby. Much brighter, and not very compressed. More gain/saturation on tap than I remembered.B. BOOST - A lot of people assumed this was an Xotic BB Preamp clone, but it's actually a very thick clean boost. Excellent with single coils.T.808 - A Tubescreamer circuit, similar to the Vintage Overdrive. Smooth upper end with a mid-range focus, used best to boost your signal while adding a little bit of gain/sustain.OVERDRIVE - I believe this was supposed to be a BOSS OD-1 or SD-1. I'm not fan of this one, as it has low output and absolutely no low end, but I could see it being okay with a darker setup.CRUNCHY - Based off a MI Audio Crunch Box, but tons of output. It's like British/Marshall type of distortion with medium gain and it cuts through nicely.RIOTER - Based off the Suhr Riot (I had the U.S. Dream briefly, but hated the enclosure of that run of Joyo pedals). Compared to the CRUNCHY setting, it has more gain and low-end presence.O.C. DRIVE - Joyo basically comes out and says this is the Ultimate Drive, which was their Fulltone OCD clone that sort of put Joyo on the map a decade ago. It does sound bad, but it has so much low end you can't dial out that its tough to use effectively. But it makes cheap/weak amps sound big, which I think was a lot of the original appeal.In terms of the pedal itself, it looks huge in pictures, but it's actually only slightly bigger than a BOSS compact pedal oriented sideways. The knobs actually had firm resistance to them, though some of the text on the selector knob did not line up exactly with the settings. The foot switch is the hard click kind - it's just okay, but probably isn't made to last 20 years. In addition to the indicator light, there is a dim LED orange glow around the frame of the pedal. It's kind of cool, but also largely pointless. There's a switch on the back to link that to the bypass switch or have it on all the time, I think.Even though it's a cheap, there's a ton of value here, and it's worth a look - especially if it goes on sale. I might even throw the Baatsin on my board for a bit, just because it can cover so many different tasks, and I only have room for one drive pedal.

It’s great having 8 classic overdrive/distortion circuits in one pedal. They sound very close to the originals that I’ve played, and the pedal itself is well constructed, metal, and even has ambient lighting! I’ve used it for increased gain and harmonics on guitar before running it into an amp, on bass for a nice fuzz and even on drum machines for an extra crunchy/crispy sound. The only slight issue is that the different overdrive/distortion circuits are NOT gain matched. That means as you switch from one circuit type to the next there can be large differences in volume. Other than that, I am pleased with this pedal. It looks cool, is durable in its metal enclosure, sounds good, offers a wide range of tones, and I feel it’s a far better deal than similar but more expensive pedals like the JHS 9-way Bonsai ($249)

The media could not be loaded. Alright got my Joyo preamp house R-15 series and it makes great sounds.However I have three different amps and one combo amp which is what I used to make the video today. I will start by mentioning that the pedal doesn’t work well with all amplifers guessing that you have to try yours out to get the idea of wether you like it or not.So anyway any brand names mentioned in my video post is not for any commissions nor advertising purposes.Now the pedal has nice quality knobs and buttons as well as plugins seems nice and sturdy not a cheaply made product.It’s easy to use and setup your programmed settings for each model on the pedal not difficult to use at all .I’ve not used the pedal connected to any computer but only to amplifier and the guitar.Left side button controls clean channels right side button controls the distortion channels-Programming- example: switch on your amp model on distortion side model 2-Then set your tone knobs and volume level when you’re done and happy with the settings sounds-press down the distortion channel button and hold down until the led lights blink,when light stops blinking its saved for that model-now here’s where I think people are getting confused, if you turn on your pedal switch it the model that has been set from last time it will continue to play those same settings you did-but if you turn any of the knobs it loses the saved settings so remember this and you will need to start over again and set once moreAll models clean and distortion channels are done the same way as I mentioned aboveSo far every amplifier model on the pedal sounds great but I think some of them are just a little plucky like bassy and too much treble no matter what your set at on the pedalYou also have to make adjustments on your amplifier tones as well so don’t forget that partAnd that’s the part that I don’t like about it I’m guessing all pedals do that but to me it’s annoying and makes things way off one way or another.Back to the sounds from the pedal, like I said it creates awesome tone and sounds alot like what they’ve simulated here on the pedal.So if you want that big MB its hereIf you want that nasty Marsh it’s hereAnd thats all I can say.Now in my video I mention its getting very warm to hot in around 5-10 minutes after play and I don’t know why either because it’s connected just as instructed by the manualSo I’ve contacted the seller at Joyo and they’re working with me to help out.My guess is this one is defective because there’s nothing wrong with any of my equipment as far as that goes.I will update more on how things turn out later onGet one of these you will be amazed by the simulation of amps on here