Sunday, February 23, 2020

OVERDRIVE-JOYO Pocket Metal ...surprisingly Pro yet it costs zip! $28.00 USD

 JOYO POCKET METAL 

$28.00 USD
How good can it be ????
It has been out since 2013 so it must have something.
Well the layout is simple but well thought out. You get Volume, Distortion and a Mid boost. The designers have done good job of voicing it reasonably close to a MESA Dual Rectifier with a mild scoop and then gave you the Mids to fatten it up to taste. Dimed you can get a bit of a growl.
It is even incredibly tight and the noise floor is quite good.

On one hand you can not get very far away from it's fixed voice but it has no annoying artifacts that many cheap pedals have. There is no fizz or sudden boosts or drop outs. In short it sounds damn good and you can not make it sound like crap even if you try. LOL
The casing is a light alloy but is adequate to survive most knocks, bangs and drops. Joyo has an excellent record for reliability.
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CONCLUSION
My only criticism is the damn name! A Metal pedal should never be named to sound inconsequential. With the name Pocket it is like calling a meat clever a letter opener.

I would recommend this to nearly anybody to check it out even if they had a big budget.
I am using 70 pedals live and some are Metal pedals.
Yes I said 70!   I will pass (for now) ...BUT I am very tempted! very, very, tempted!

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