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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Dec 18, 2018 20:25:46 GMT -7
So I bought a Joyo AC Tone pedal about a year ago, because people were raving about how good it was for a really cheap pedal...I think I paid $30 or so for it. And it does have some fine tone in it, but it's built so cheaply (get what ya pay for!) that when I looked inside I was afraid of pulling the circuit board out for fear of breaking it. But it does sound good, so I decided to buy the real deal. I understand the AC Tone is nearly a direct clone of the Liverpool. The Liverpool has some SERIOUS GAIN! If your amp is set on the edge of breakup, it's going to squeal like a stuck pig when you turn it on, if it's cranked. But into a clean amp it's a mammoth sounding pedal. It'll do Brian May tone easily, along with other nice flavors of heavy drive. I haven't had it long enough to find out how it's going to fit in best. I need to explore the lower drive sounds. It's got a great tone stack and it's active; it cuts and boosts the tones. Cool pedal, I'll add to this later when I know more about it.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Dec 23, 2018 10:39:49 GMT -7
Results are in and I can't recommend this pedal; in truth I think the Joyo AC Tone sounds better. Too bad it's so cheaply made.
Probably the main beef I have with the Tech 21 is that the EQ is so touchy. You can coax some very good sounds from it but then you need to lock those knobs down somehow or you'll bump them...with bad results. A little change in EQ goes a really long way. Come to think of it, that's the same trouble I had with other Tech 21 units, like the GT2. It had some good tones in it but it was so easy to make it sound bad that it wasn't worth the trouble to me.
So in the studio or in a pinch if your amp went down and you needed to plug direct into the PA, it could be a lifesaver. But as an everyday pedal, it's coming off my board.
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