Joyo JF-17 Extreme Metal High Gain Crunch W/ 3-Band EQ Guitar Effect Pedal
This
pedal nails the metal distortion sound, offering the same effect as
modern high-gain amps built to satisfy the thrasher inside you! JOYO
audio's JF-17 Extreme Metal has a modern design with diverse features.
Most pedals offer a single "Tone" knob. Instead the JF-17 offers three
independent EQ controls, allowing you to achieve metal, rock and punk
sounds.
The
gain from this pedal sounds like a buzz-saw at moments.. in others (mid
gain) an overdriven tube amplifier that still retains definition (ala
pride and joy) and when the mids are tweaked just right, you get the ska
/ soul / punk vibe that not too many distortion pedals are capable of!
The pedals main forte is metal, obviously! But the pre and post gain
stages offer variability that does not put this FX pedal in a single
category. It easily achieves the edge you expect from a metal, high-gain
distortion pedal, but also has a more delicate and brittle sound that
can be dialed back (with mid, high and pre-gain tamed).
Power
chords absolutely growl (bass at 3 O'clock), offering serious low-end
grit while extending harmonics and bite into the low mid and midrange
frequency range (to your liking)! Furthermore, the true bypass wiring of
the pedal means it stays clean with your other effects. Check this
thing out on youtube and you’ll hear the difference between this and
(even more expensive, less feature and gain intensive) metal stompboxes.