Joyo Orange Juice, cheap amp sims

Freethenoise · Post by **Freethenoise** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 3:54 am

Picked this up the other day. I haven't played through an Orange amp in years, but from what I recall, it's got the dark, heavy quality that they're known for.

Some direct-to-interface clips coming in a few days.

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BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:21 am

Sounds pretty good. I've got some of the other (larger box) Joyo amp sims and they are great for recording. They're the Tech 21 clone ones.

Would be interested in hearing the DI clips.

Freethenoise · Post by **Freethenoise** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:37 am

BearBoy wrote:Sounds pretty good. I've got some of the other (larger box) Joyo amp sims and they are great for recording. They're the Tech 21 clone ones.

Would be interested in hearing the DI clips.

I have to say, based off the raw sound files that I have from filming the demo clips of the direct into the DI, the big box Joyo amp sims sound better to my ears than this new Ironman series does. Something about the Orange Juice just (incoming wanky guitarist bullshit) sounds more like a sim than an amp.

The Joyo AC Tone I have is fantastic.

Orange juice DI clips will be up on Monday.

Freethenoise · Post by **Freethenoise** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:54 am

Here are the direct to interface clips.

It sounds weighty, and not quite lively enough for something I'd use. I don't like it as much as the big box Joyo's I've tried. I keep my ACtone in one of my guitar cases in case something happens to my amp before a show.

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Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 2:49 pm

I like the sounds you got at the beginning of the first video the most, but it sounded good direct too.

Is it more like an overdrive, or does it get really heavy? It sounds heavy, but sometimes it's hard to tell from demos.

I think they kind of picked a silly name for this, I would have expected it to be a compressor if I didn't look carefully.

Freethenoise · Post by **Freethenoise** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:02 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote:I like the sounds you got at the beginning of the first video the most, but it sounded good direct too.

Is it more like an overdrive, or does it get really heavy? It sounds heavy, but sometimes it's hard to tell from demos.

I think they kind of picked a silly name for this, I would have expected it to be a compressor if I didn't look carefully.

After the Orange Squeezer compressor?

It doesn't really get towards like, metal levels of gain. It sounds good as a thick overdrive through an amp. I don't necessarily think it sounds bad direct in, I just think there are some much better alternatives in the price range.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:10 am

Don't forget ModTone's Lemon Squeeze compressor, a nod to Led Zeppelin?

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:34 am

Don't squeeze too hard, or you'll fall right outta bed

plaidbeer · Post by **plaidbeer** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 2:45 pm

Are these amp sims ok to use right before a combo amp? I just wanted to try the AC Tone and/or American sound with my Pathfinder or Mustang amp. I had a Tech 21 Liverpool several years ago and didn't really know what I was doing so I tried to use it as a straight dirt pedal and it made my signal incredibly noisy.

Freethenoise · Post by **Freethenoise** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:42 pm

plaidbeer wrote:Are these amp sims ok to use right before a combo amp? I just wanted to try the AC Tone and/or American sound with my Pathfinder or Mustang amp. I had a Tech 21 Liverpool several years ago and didn't really know what I was doing so I tried to use it as a straight dirt pedal and it made my signal incredibly noisy.

In the first clip I'm using the Orange Juice directly into my EB Fullerton combo.