Customer reviews. Flipped and replaced main diode with Bat 41. Open it up and find the kind of saturation and spacious harmonics of a big overdriven tube amp. Sort. Author Topic: Mod your CHEAP joyo ultimate drive into BOUTIQUE Alpha Drive. It is a very dynamic overdrive. However, the Ultimate Drive is just a clone of the Fulltone OCD (Which itself is a close copy of the Voodoo Labs Overdrive). But if you’re a very detail oriented pedal nerd, like me, there is a mistake on certain pedals with a PCB that reads 2010.11.24. Just some all purpose spray paint from a local hardware store! i got my Joyo last week, hvnt put it away since. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Really. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Post The housing and metal stompswitch seems rugged, although the devil/demon/Darth Maul graphic might scare off potential customers (it's pretty cheesy too). The Joyo Ultimate Drive sounds great unmodified so there is no need to learn to solder just to fix it, but to my ears it sounded a little dark and harsh pre-mod and much improved after. Looks really clean. btw, ever heard of Freekish Blues? Change ). ive got the JOYO Ultimate Drive, (JF-02) ive been using for bass, but it cuts off a lot of low end because its obviously made for guitar. No velcro. Gobs of gain, and then … Hi. It’s supposed to cop the tone of a much pricier overdrive, for only $35. JOYO Jf-15 California Sound Effects Pedal With Modern Ultra-high Gain Amp and. The Joyo Ultimate Drive is a clone of the Fulltone OCD. Diodes are used for clipping and circuit protection in stompboxes and generally only allow electrons to flow one way, the symbol with the arrow shows the way the diode is meant to go on the PCB, and in this case the it was the image that was wrong on the PCB , as the diode was soldered correct based on the image, but since the image was wrong, the diode was not really doing its intended job of clipping the audio signal from the guitar and giving you that lovely imitation of a dynamic tube amplifier. Get it as soon as Thu, Jan 14. However the small difference in sound is probably something that most people won’t even notice. I finally sketched a "reasonably correct" schematics of the Joyo Ultimate Drive in the 2010 version. In fact, it sat on my desk for a couple of months with a few other pedals I’ve been meaning to demo. I have a the same pedal and am curious how different it sounds after mods. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Haha I modded one of my Joyos with that same paint/knob color scheme. Joyo. If not, google it. LOL (Read 45485 times) yahoo! 2019-11-21 . It is a very dynamic overdrive. They claim that all their pedals are individually tried and tested by musicians working in the industry. $34.99 $ 34. The enclosure is rock-solid aluminum. It’s more than just by accident that this pedal resembles a very Legendary“OVERDRIVE” Pedal. Close search. Hey, looks great! Joyo Ultimate Drive is a budget pedal. Regardless, I keep reading passionate arguments concerning the Ultimate Drive by Joyo. The JOYO-JF-02 Boutique ULTIMATE DRIVE Guitar Effect Pedal meets that criteria and more. I ended up finding out about that when googling "joyo ultimate drive mod" who knows, maybe I'll sell mine for $200 when I'm done ;), New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the guitarpedals community. This makes it so much more useable as a drive pedal on bass. Loophole Pedals Guitar Pedals, Mods and Enclosure Services. After adding some resistors and swapping out a capacitor, it has a more amp-like response and the gain sounds smoother. Joyo JF-02 Ultimate Drive Overdrive Review 4 Peter 2020-06-14 00:54:02 I have to be honest that I didn’t want to like this pedal. ( Log Out / The Ultimate Drive is intermediate between distortion and overdrive, different from the normal diode clipping circuit. JOYO JF-02 Ultimate Overdrive Pedal, featuring True Bypass Wiring, Tone Switch. Joyo says that the Vintage Overdrive, a slightly larger pedal than some of the units in the range and definitely the cutest looking of the lot with its yellow knobs and green finish, is a representation of the classic Tube Screamer, with a JFC4588 chip.The Vintage Overdrive delivers plenty of variation on a nice smooth overdrive, not a million miles removed from one of … Specifically D2 (Diode 2) on the PCB is backwards even though the mask on the PCB shows it to be correct, There is a discussion here, on freestompboxes,org, that gives more details. JOYO ULTIMATE DRIVE Guitar Effect Pedal model:JF-02 Are you a discriminating Guitarist looking for Boutique Pedals at Production Prices ? Gives you that rich heavy, bordering-on-distortion overdrive, surpassing what a diode tube amp can provide. ( Log Out / If you're looking for a warmer lower gain ts type pedal the Green Screamer is nicer than the Joyo, in my opinion of course. I picked up a joyo ultimate drive from a friend for $20, I know some people mod cheap pedals so I searched to see if anyone had made a guide to mod the UD. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Philmusicus Addictus; Re: Mod your CHEAP joyo ultimate drive into BOUTIQUE Alpha Drive. The Joyo Ultimate Drive sounds great unmodified so there is no need to learn to solder just to fix it, but to my ears it sounded a little dark and harsh pre-mod … Super easy! Yeah pretty much what the other guy said, unscrew the knobs and nuts holding the footswitch, jacks and pots in place. After posting my video, Look Ma, No Amp, many have asked me what mods I did to my Joyo AC Tone. So I wanted to try and see what the talk was about and got a Joyo Ultimate Drive, I copied this mod: Replace C1 and C2 with 22nF caps and C9 and C10 with 47nF caps. You just need to unscrew everything and then the knobs, PCB, and jack will come right out. I came across a dude that had some guides for it and ended up doing it. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Now the volume is …