Joyo BanTamP XL Jackman II

With a size of a lunchbox, I think it is ok to be skeptical when someone claims this little thing has the Marshall vibe.

So does it sound like a Marshall? Arh.. not really… but it does a d..n good job! And it has the muscles despite it’s size, it can easily play up a room with 50-60 people.

It has 2 channels, a clean channel with a nice, warm but still quite distinct sound, it is surprisingly good. The OD channel does not have the same balance and distinction, but if you crank up the gain, you’ll get some of that dry, thick Marshall punch. Nice…

The amp has an FX loop (yeez!) and does well with most pedals, allthough you might have to work a little with some of the pedals.

You will appreciate a grounded power outlet, otherwise this amp will tend to pick up on 50hz hum especially on the OD channel.

It has headphones out and a bluetooth interface, both of medium quality, but still good for practicing at home - this amp is after a year still my preferred home setup.

But but but.. I may sound a little picky, but considered the price tag, this is a _really_ good bargain. And if you play that humbuckin’ rock’n’roll and is on some kind of a budget, this is must.

If you're after warm British tones with limited budget, this could be for you. It has surprisingly nice Marshall-ish (not necessarily a jcm) dirty sound. I bought it for practicing so I could spare my 100 watt head's tubes but I found myself using and enjoying this one as much as my main amp.

Features:
-FX loop, 2 channels, footswitch included; these features are impossible to find at this price range. It handles my pedals nicely, loud enough for my purposes, maybe even too loud for that (home practice). Fits in my backpacks, weights nothing, can drive 8 ohm cabs like a champ (loses a bit of volume when connected to 16 ohm).

The bad:
-Makes a loud pop noise when opened or when you hit the channel switch.

Good to mention:
-Sounds bad when used with headphones out.
-Bluetooth feature looks handy but often useless in reality. Guitar speakers are not full range speakers so dont expect your music to sound good when you're jamming with it. However you can still connect a metronome or drums/guitars only backing tracks.
-It’s a low gain amp. Requires an overdrive pedal in front to achieve at least 80s heavy metal sound. For modern metal check joyo zombie etc.
-Having only one tone control will limit you.
-Clean sound is just meh in my opinion.
-Weak bass response

But again, except the annoying popping noise these are quite normal things for a very small practice amp with this price. Thats why I dont count them as 'the bad'

Also, I only used with good cabs (engl 212/v30, peavey 212/greenbacks) so my experience with this amp is heavily influenced by it. I previously ordered and then returned marshall dsl1 and blackstar ht1 heads. I really liked dsl1 but it only had 16ohm out and Blackstar was extremely boomy with my cab. Joyo in the other hand covered all my needs with only half price.

Conclusion: I'd rate 4.8/5 comparing to the similar (even more) priced heads. I'm now thinking to buy another jackman for stereo setup.