Joyo banTamP VIVO vs. Joyo banTamP meteOR

[dxlxntxxlxr]

I'm trying to decide between these two 20w hybrid heads for djenty Periphery type stuff. Joyo claims that the VIVO is based on a 5150, but I heard the demo and it sounded more like the modded plexi type 5150 sound than a modern metal 5150 sound. The meteOR is supposed to be based on an Orange, but it doesn't have all the fizz and hiss of a micro dark/micro terror. A modern metal 5150 sound would be ideal but I don't know enough about the VIVO. Thoughts? Anyone with experience with either amp?

[ehdwuld]

Re: Joyo banTamP VIVO vs. Joyo banTamP meteOR

Hmm I saw some YouTube show with that German guy
There were 4 he reviewed
Blue Jay
METEOR
JaCkMan
And Zombie

Maybe the zombie is what you want

[dxlxntxxlxr]

Re: Joyo banTamP VIVO vs. Joyo banTamP meteOR

Hmm I saw some YouTube show with that German guy
There were 4 he reviewed
Blue Jay
METEOR
JaCkMan
And Zombie

Maybe the zombie is what you want

Not a fan of the zoMBie. bit too compressed

[Sirion]

Re: Joyo banTamP VIVO vs. Joyo banTamP meteOR

I'll probably be getting a VIVO, as it sounds really good to my ears for such a small amp. But yes, definitely a modded Marshally rather than a djenty 5150 type tone.

Really like all of these, btw. The blue one could have been nice to have as a jazzy/bluesy amp for the odd occasion where one might have been handy.

[Sirion]

Re: Joyo banTamP VIVO vs. Joyo banTamP meteOR

Is the VIVO even out? I can find the other models for sale on Reverb and eBay, but not that one. Doesn't look like Thomann has it either. I doubt many people will be able to provide any detail at this point then…

[BloodRose]

Re: Joyo banTamP VIVO vs. Joyo banTamP meteOR

curiousity sure peeked on these.. The Vivo is out now!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Joyo-s-BantamP-Vivo-Compact-20-Watt-Bluetooth-Enabled-Tube-Amp/112587762245?rt=nc&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D41375%26meid%3D691ba821123a4a2e837778ff87c467d5%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dlo%26sd%3D112587757909&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

[Sirion]

Re: Joyo banTamP VIVO vs. Joyo banTamP meteOR

I was actually looking at these again earlier today! It seems like the VIVO was released quite a bit later than the other ones, so it has yet to end up in the hands of the YouTubers. This will definitely be a contender for a practice amp on my part, though, as I run a solid state power amp in my main rig, and would like to have a similar response in my practice amp.

[Surgeon]

Re: Joyo banTamP VIVO vs. Joyo banTamP meteOR

but it doesn't have all the fizz and hiss of a micro dark/micro terror.

Might be a bit off-topic but you have to realize that anyone emulating orange amps isn't gonna base the tone of their emulating amp on an amp (even if it's from orange) that's already a compromise...

If I'm designing and amp to emulate the core "orange tone", I'm gonna base it on a full-blown/all-tube head such as the OR series, Rockerverb series or AD... not a hybrid 20W head. I'm not saying they're not cool amps and I know lots of people like them but, IMHO, their bigger/louder/alltubes counterparts sound lightyears better and fuller.

What I'm saying is: if the MeteOr is doing a good job emulating an Orange amp, I wouldn't be surprised in the least if it doesn't sound "like" one of their micro series offering... might sound much better though *if* done right.

[Van Noord]

Re: Joyo banTamP VIVO vs. Joyo banTamP meteOR

I recently discovered these myself. Might go down the rabbit hole and order 3 of them...ZoMBie, MeteOR, & VIVO.
They all sound great.