The Joyo British metal is a Joyo distortion pedal. Close alternatives include the Black Country Customs Monolith and the Joyo Uzi Distortion. It pairs well with the Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head and the Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head.
Joyo British metal
Joyo · pedal
The Joyo British Metal is a distortion pedal from Joyo Audio designed to deliver the tight, aggressive British-inspired high-gain distortion character associated with classic British heavy metal amps, at an accessible price point. The circuit provides powerful saturation with controllable gain, bass, treble, and mid controls for voicing the British metal tone across metal, hard rock, and heavy rhythm applications. Joyo is a Chinese effects manufacturer known for producing effective, affordable pedals at accessible price points.
What stands out
“The circuit provides powerful saturation with controllable gain, bass, treble, and mid controls for voicing the British metal tone across metal, hard rock, and heavy rhythm applications”
— from the listing
“A budget-friendly British from Joyo that delivers useful heavy metal distortion at a fraction of boutique pricing”
— from the community notes
“Build quality is acceptable for the price tier though”
— from the community notes
“aggressive british-inspired high-gain distortion character associated with classic british heavy metal amps”
— from the listing
“The British Metal delivers useful British-inspired high-gain distortion with meaningful tone controls at a very accessible price”
— from the reviews
- metal
- british
- distortion
- hard rock
- saturation
- high gain
- rhythm
- mid
Genres the Joyo British metal is commonly used in
- Metal
- Hard Rock
- Heavy Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Christian Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Death Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Joyo British metal
Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head
Revv
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head
amplifier
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head's warm balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Where this leans bright, Orange Little Bass Thing answers back warm
Fender Dual Showman
amplifier
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Fender Dual Showman's warm balances out the bright tone
Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W
Hiwatt
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp's warm balances out the bright tone
Orange Terror Bass
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run Orange Terror Bass after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Gallien-Krueger GK Fusion 112 Bass Combo
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Gallien-Krueger GK Fusion 112 Bass Combo takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
Pedals that stack with the Joyo British metal
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
Crazy Tube Circuits
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Wampler Nirvana Chorus
Wampler
19% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Wampler Nirvana Chorus after Joyo British metal in the signal chain, clear of Joyo British metal's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Shin's Music Dumbloid
Shins Music
17% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)
Shin's Music Dumbloid pushes a saturated tone toward tight
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Catalinbread Epoch Boost EP-3
Catalinbread
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Where this leans bright, Catalinbread Epoch Boost EP-3 answers back warm
Comes later in the signal chain
Suhr Discovery
Suhr
15% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Joyo British metal's saturated voice out front: Suhr Discovery goes after Joyo British metal in the signal chain so its warm voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Keeley Magnetic Echo
Keeley
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Keeley Magnetic Echo after Joyo British metal in the signal chain, clear of Joyo British metal's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost
Matthews Effects
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost pushes a high gain tone toward clean boost
Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo
Dunlop
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Black Country Customs Monolith
Black Country Customs
59% similarityShared character: high gain settings, metal, presence
Joyo Uzi Distortion
Joyo
57% similarityShared character: high gain settings, noise, metal
Maxon Sm-9 Pro+
Maxon
56% similarityShared character: hard rock, metal, distortion
ISP Technologies Michael Sweet Signature Empyrean
Isp Technologies
55% similarityShared character: metal, hard rock, bass
NuX Metal Core
Nux
54% similarityShared character: hard rock, metal, presence
Keeley Angry 4-in-1 Distortion/Fuzz
Keeley
54% similarityShared character: middle, distortion, aggressive playing
Maxon SM9Pro+ Super Metal Pro Plus Distortion
Maxon
53% similarityShared character: metal, distortion, aggressive playing
Wampler Dracarys
Wampler
53% similarityShared character: high gain settings, noise, metal
NuX NDS-5 Fireman Distortion Dual Brown Sound
Nux
53% similarityShared character: high gain settings, presence, treble
NuX Lacerate
Nux
53% similarityShared character: metal, presence, hard rock
Friedman BE-OD
Friedman
52% similarityShared character: high gain settings, metal, presence
Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink
Catalinbread
52% similarityShared character: high gain settings, circuit, noise
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Joyo British metal?+
The closest matches in character are the Black Country Customs Monolith, the Joyo Uzi Distortion, the Maxon Sm-9 Pro+.
What pairs well with the Joyo British metal?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head, Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head, Orange Little Bass Thing — Run Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth.