Joyo have really moved upmarket with their new line. Without a
doubt they have always made the best of the clones and online
direct from China pedals. I have been using the OCD clone ...the
Ultimate Drive for years. I once had all the 'straight from China' clones ...long gone now.
The Tauren is one of several of their new 'R' line of pedals. The look is really upmarket. I found the past pedals looked bland or they had busy, messy artwork. The naming was always obvious or hackney. Perhaps they hired someone who knows marketing better.
They are definitely trying to get into the bricks and mortar market like Mooer have done.
So what does it sound like?
A medium gain OD with more of an American sound. If Marshall then a JTM45 would be the closest but a very refind ts could sound like this. It has some reasonable definition but there isn't the detail in the sound of a high end pedal. Compare to a tone mad maker like Lawrence Petross and it is simply not in that league.
Joyo claim it is a 'transparent' OD with dynamic gain. Which means it should have headroom?
It seems a bit transparent in the vid but nothing is obvious. Put a good player in a band context and any OD can sound good. lol
The Tauren is predicted to be in the $50.00 USD range.
So far only this official video is out. There is a bootleg ...oddly enough ...but is sh@t. I am not out to crucify Joyo with such an injustice. lol
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