Joyo BA-30 VS Phil Jones X4 Nanobass – Micro Bass Battle

All information about the video follows below ↓ ↓ ↓

More info about the compared gear:
https://www.joyoaudio.com/product/302…

P: X-4 Combo Amp

The recording chain in this video:
Bass guitar – Amp Joyo/PJB – Neumann U47 Fet – Focusrite 2i2 – DAW
No D.A.W. spices added (no digital or analog effects on bass channels)

Bass guitars used in this review:
Sandberg California TM4-II Hardcore Reserved
Warwick LX4
Gibson SG Ebony Standard bass

00:41 Sandberg (passive / both pickups / singles) with backing track
01:25 Warwick LX4 (active / bridge pickup) with backing track
02:14 Gibson SG (both pickups / pick) with backing track
03:11 Warwick LX4 (active / both pickups / slap) with backing track
03:51 Sandberg (passive / neck pickup) with backing track

04:45 Sandberg (passive / both pickups / singles) NO backing track
05:25 Warwick LX4 (active / bridge pickup) NO backing track
06:06 Gibson SG (both pickups / pick) NO backing track
07:00 Warwick LX4 (active / both pickups / slap) NO backing track
07:35 Sandberg (passive / neck pickup) NO backing track

08:23 My final thoughts

My opinion from the end of the video:
The maximum volume (without saturation) is essentially the same for both.
I prefer the look, shape, and feel of the Joyo…by a small margin.
I prefer the sound of the Phil Jones…by a small margin.
Pros for Joyo:
Power bank and audio interface (which I will never use). It’s fair to say that Phil Jones has implemented an option for powering through a Power Bank in the new X4C model.
Pros for Phil Jones:
Input Gain knob (on Joyo You need to set the input volume using the bass guitar volume pot).
All other features are unimportant to me, like bluetooth, the Joyo’s compressor or Phil Jones’s nicer knobs…All, except for one thing – the price. The Phil Jones costs 5 times more than the Joyo.
Is Phil Jones 5 times better than Joyo, definitely not! It is questionable whether it is better at all!

While no monetary compensation was received for this review, Joyo amplifier was provided by the manufacturer for my consideration.
All opinions remain my own!

Recording technician – Ladislav Kubik (who provided the PJB amp).

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