JOYO JF-39 Deluxe Crunch Distortion Guitar Effect Pedal - True Bypass, DC 9V and Battery Supported

For $27+ I was not really expecting much, but wow was I wrong. I had heard such good things about this pedal that I really wanted to try it as an inexpensive addition to my board. After plugging this through my Vox NT50H WOW!. Both My PRS and my USA Stratocaster sound absolutely amazing. Such a versatile pedal, you can dial in some sweet Texas Blues and Crank it right on up into some nicely saturated distortion territory. The best part is that it did not color my tone any noticeable amount. Very very happy with this purchase. Give it a try, it is well worth the money.

Not a lot to add to the other positive reviews - this is a great bang for the buck overdrive pedal. I'll disagree with those that imply you need to pair it with a good tube amp - you'll get good crunch in front of a solid state amp, or even when recorded direct in. Solves a dilemma that lots of bedroom guitarists have - how to get a nice overdriven sound at low volumes. Goes from subtle overdrive to over-the-top metal distortion with tons of sustain. Acceptable level of noise for pedals that do the overdrive/distortion thing. Don't expect 100% quiet - especially at more extreme settings. Everything about the pedal seems sturdy and solid, except for the switch which feels cheap (seems flimsier than my other Joyo, a Dyna Compressor.) It also takes more pressure to engage than other pedals. Yeah, it's a budget pedal, but Joyo should spend a couple more bucks (if that) on the switch - I don't think anyone would object to paying just a little more for this pedal. Yuck to the insufficient contrast between the stompbox color and the lettering for the controls, which makes it VERY hard to read. The problem is compounded for the top two controls - "Volume" and "Dist" - since the pointy dials (which I love, by the way) can also partially obscure the lettering. Other folks may not care but I like controls clearly labeled and am going to use some paint or stickers on this one. If you use batteries for your pedals note that there is no outside battery compartment - another cost cutting move - and you have to unscrew 4 easily losable screws on the back to change batteries. The LED dims when you need to change batteries, so you do get a heads up. Obviously not an issue if you use external power. And as an aside, note that the standard 9V DC connector is located on the right of the pedal, just below the input jack, and not at the top. I don't have any significant reservations about recommending the Deluxe Crunch because it oozes oodles of good sounds. I'm knocking the pedal down a star because even at this price point it could be improved upon and Amazon doesn't let me give it 4-1/2. A worthwhile addition whether you are on a budget or not.

I bought this pedal thinking the "Pre" knob was a Preamp gain knob, like to add more overdrive, a different flavor than the distortion. I watched a review on YouTube that stated this. The pre knob is actually a presence knob, and adds more upper mids and high end; this does create more gain and volume, but is not the same as overdrive. Overall, the pedal did sound pretty good as a simple distortion box.The character of the distortion sounded very similar to the gain channel of my Blackstar HT Club 40, but it was brighter and not as thick and full sounding, which could be a good thing. I ended up returning it, but that is just because it is not what I am looking for. It does seem to be rather flimsy construction, which is not too big a deal to me as I play mostly in my basement. It might be a bigger deal to a gigging guitarist. I wouldn't trust it to hold up to much abuse, especially the switch. EDIT: The above review is for a Joyo Deluxe Crunch pedal, not for the JF-02 Ultimate overdrive. I don't know why Amazon has this review posted under the JF-02. I do have the Ultimate Drive and it is much better than the Deluxe Crunch was. The DC was thin sounding and was not solidly built. This pedal is built very well. It sounds much better too. The overdrive is very thick, and has a lot of low end to it. It works well into the clean channel of my Blackstar HT 40. I have noticed the JF-02 has issues sometimes with certain setups with noise. I am not sure what causes it. I have not been able to use the pedal with some setups because it is so noisy. The noise is greatly reduced when I have other pedals in front of the JF-02, like a tuner or a wah pedal. But with some pedals in front of it, or if the JF-02 is the first pedal in the chain it is unusable because of the horrible noise. When it is in a good place in the chain, it sounds pretty good. I have not figured out why it works well with some pedals but not others. This is something that I think people should be made aware of though. It may not play well with the pedals you have, so you are kind of taking a chance. But at only $30 its not too big of a deal to return it.

I stumbled upon the Joyo line of effects quite by accident. While searching the,"Tube You",reviews of all things guitar, I happened upon a series of reviews by Henning Pauly. Quite well done and very thorough. Each piece was given a run through its paces. As I was listening, I was quite impressed with the Joyo line. Checking into prices, I was even more impressed. I decided to take the plunge. I ordered one, and haven't been disappointed. The Joyo Deluxe Crunch is excellent. It's construction is strong.Beefy switch, smooth potentiometers, and metal housing inspire confidence. The sound is useful for all types of music, from blues, new country,alternative country, classic rock, southern rock, all the way to metal. In addition to the standard, Drive,Tone and, Level controls, there's also a very useful Presence control. Extremely helpful when you have to be able to cut through a cluttered mix.Placed in front of a nice tube amp, this puppy rocks. One other thing that bears mention, these things sell for about 1/3 the price of the "better " (so funny), pedals. I can say that I have been playing for 40+ years, I've owned many of the "better " (still funny ), pedals. These Joyo pedals can give any boutique,or name brand pedal a run for their money. Check out and compare for yourself. I believe, as I was, you will be pleasantly surprised.

These pedals sound impressive for the price.....if you can actually get it to work.....and keep it working. I have gone through four of these in four months. Vintage Overdrive - worked for just long enough that I can't return it, it stopped working after four months with little to no use. Analog Delay - only worked with a DC adapter, did not work at all with the battery. Replacement Analog Delay - didn't work at all out of the box. Crunch Deluxe....just got this today......didn't work right out of the box. 4 pedals, over $120 and nothing to show for it. I loved the idea of these pedals but they are JUNK....too bad, very disappointing but you get what you pay for......sometimes not even that.

I had issues with cycle noise. I cant say much about it being bad. I think it had a bad ground. I just returned it. It sounded good besides that noise.

I play guitar and lead worship at a church and have been playing guitar for over thirty years. Have been using Joyo pedals for about two years and continue to be amazed by them. I run a two overdrive pedals into a line 6 Firehawk running a Marshall sim. I have played a Les Paul, Tele, and Grestch through the deluxe crunch. Just picked this one up and love it. Has a great sound from warn overdrive to a good distortion. Very responsive to guitar volume knob changes and will clean up when you back off and lighten your attack. Great pedal. For a little extra oomph I run a Joyo Sweet Baby into this. I highly recommend that pedal too. There is sometimes a bit of noise out of these, but i have been able to dial that out with the noise gate. I set mine vol 2 o'clock, pre 3 o'clock, dist 7-9 o'clock, tone 7-9 o'clock. Get this pedal for rock, classic rock, and contemporary Christian music.

This review is for Joyo JF-39 Deluxe Crunch. It is a clone of the MI Audio Crunch Box. Rumors that this is a Plimsoul clone are wrong. I didn't know what to expect from this unit, but was pleasantly surprised. Huge amounts of gain available (80dB!), tons of sustain. If you want something hard & nasty, this pedal does all that. If you want something smooth and mellow, look elsewhere. This unit is a hard limiter like the DS-1, Distortion +, Rat, etc. When you dial up the distortion the sound can get pretty harsh because you're overdriving two opamp stages. I think it works better with single-coil pickups, it gets too muddy with humbuckers. Tone and Presence controls are both treble cut. With the Distortion turned up you need them both to tame the sound. Plenty of volume available for overdriving an amp or other pedals. Parts & build quality are "good enough" considering the price. True bypass won't mess with your sound when it's off. This pedal is a good candidate for modding. YMMV. Turns out that a mod was in order. The Volume pot on my unit was 10K, which is too low and loads the tone controls, making it sound thin. I replaced it with a A100K pot (same as in MI Audio Crunch Box Distortion v2) and the sound opened right up.

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Sounds like a bit of a marshall plexi tone to me. Very versatile. Stacks well. And goes from light OD to absolutely filthy.

Excellent sounding pedal but I wish they would stop using colours for wording that are difficult to read. It is not necessary when there are more suitable colours.

Als Gitarrist, der sich im Bereich des Hard-Rock/ klassischem Heavy-Metal bewegt, steh ich einfach auf den Sound eines kochenden, voll aufgerissenen Röhrenamps. Jetzt hat man natürlich als Normalsterblicher nicht gerade eine Villa ohne Nachbarn, wo man nach Herzenslust aufdrehen kann, wie man möchte. Abhilfe bieten die z.Zt. sehr angesagten 5 Watt-Röhrenverstärker, welche man auch bei einem für die Nachbarn angenehmen Level fahren kann. Oft sind das allerdings nur kleine Einkanaler, bei welchen mit einem Crunch-Sound schon das Ende der Fahnenstange erreicht ist. Wer trotzdem einen amtlichen Sound sucht, muss auf Pedale zurück greifen; und da kommt der Joyo Deluxe Crunch ins Spiel. Die Reglereinheit ist leicht erklärt. Volume, Tone und Distortion werfen keine Fragen auf. Doch nun kommt der Presence-Regler ins Spiel. Im Betrieb regelt dieser Regler die "Aggressivität" der Zerre. Ich habe schon viele namenhafte Pedale probiert (Boss DS-1, Ibanez TubeScreamer, MXR '78 Custom BadAss Distortion) und habe nie den Sound bekommen, den ich wollte. Alle diese Pedale steckt der Joyo Deluxe Crunch locker in die Tasche. Der Sound kommt offen und natürlich aus dem Speaker, was nicht zuletzt dem benannten Presence-Regler zu verdanken ist. Die Soundpalette ist sehr umfangreich und reicht von leichtem Crunch, über ein ordentliches Rockbrett bis hin zur Thrash-Metal Zerre. Ich habe selten erlebt, dass ein Pedal so umfangreich vom Sound ist und trotzdem überzeugt. Das Pedal ist handlich und macht dank des Metalgehäuses einen sehr stabilen Eindruck. Lediglich die Regler erscheinen mir etwas klobig. Das Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis ist unschlagbar. Obwohl der Deluxe Crunch nur 30,- €uro kostet, hält er mit teureren Pedalen locker mit und steckt sie sogar in die Tasche. Klare Kaufempfehlung!

Bon produit, pas d'une finesse incroyable, mais très polyvalent pour des distorsions variées. Plus à l'aise dans les forts taux de distorsion. Les réglages permettent d'avoir rapidement un résultat adapté à la situation et au goût de chacun.