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🎸 Unleash your inner metal god with the JOYO Chopper-Z – where tone meets precision and noise meets its match!
The JOYO CHOPPER-Z R-18 is a compact, all-in-one distortion and amp simulation pedal designed for electric guitarists craving modern metal tones. Featuring a high gain amp sim, 3-band EQ, adjustable noise gate, and 412 cabinet modulation, it delivers studio-quality sound with rugged metal construction and eye-catching LED ambience. Perfect for live performance and recording, it’s a top-ranked, affordable pedal that elevates your metal sound with precision and style.












| ASIN | B0B74Z1D6R |
| Amperage | 150 Microamps |
| Audio Output Effects | Distortion,Amp Sim |
| Best Sellers Rank | #874 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #5 in Guitar Distortion & Overdrive Effects #422 in Guitar & Bass Accessories |
| Brand | JOYO |
| Brand Name | JOYO |
| Color | Purple |
| Connector Type | 1/4-Inch Straight |
| Controls Type | Knob |
| Customer Reviews | 3.9 out of 5 stars 64 Reviews |
| Hardware Interface | 1/4-inch Audio |
| Included Components | Effect Pedal, User Manual |
| Item Dimensions | 5.12 x 1.97 x 4.33 inches |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 5.12"L x 1.97"W x 4.33"H |
| Item Type Name | Electric Guitar Electronics |
| Manufacturer | JOYO Technology |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 031-00R18-0010 |
| Model Name | JOYO CHOPPER-Z |
| Model Number | Manufacturer-JOYO-R18-0010 |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Product Dimensions | 5.12"L x 1.97"W x 4.33"H |
| Signal Format | Analog |
| Style | Distortion,Amp Sim |
| Voltage | 9 Volts (DC) |
| Warranty Description | We promised to provide one year product service, if claimed the item was not as described when that wasn't true, returned a completely different item or an empty box, returned the item with missing parts, we would report to amazon after checking the returns. |
S**T
Sound, durability, easy to use. Quality item
Wow!!! Awesome. This is a game changer. Great quality. Great tones, very little noise, sounds great in front or in the effects loop. Works well with other pedals, pedal board and easy to use. I own many JOYO pedals and products.
J**N
Pretty sweet!
Sounds great regardless. The price point makes it that much better. My favorite way of using it is a preamp into a power amp effects loop. The gate makes a huge difference. The one caveat is that it is amazing with active pickups for different metal genres, but the gate interferes with my SG. I try to use the guitars volume knobs to dial in output levels and the gate catches a lot of the signal and kills the sound or let's in too much and everything gets really noisy. In short for metal, it will be great. Anything more nuanced provide challenges.
A**O
Returned
It is cheap sounding, strong build quality, but not effective enough to keep. Experienced extreme volume drop. Tones out of it were mid. Returned quickly.
M**.
Love it
Just awesome. Slightly different gain from the dark star. You decide which is better. I placed it in front of the amp rather than effects loop.
R**R
Incredible performance
Incredible tone and sound for such an affordable price.
L**S
Item defective, there's a short in the power input
Defective item. And I have no idea if I received a used item that had already been returned, since the label was in weird warped shape. For the price, they should not be sending me an item in this condition. Issues: there is a short in the power input, it either won't power on at all, or it flickers on and off. My power cord is fine and the correct one, it's not the cord.
B**R
Chopper Z = Apex Preamp/Peavey Invective
This is Joyo's take on the Horizon Devices Apex Preamp. I personally think the Apex Preamp sounds like a channel from the Peavey Invective and the Chopper Z does so as well but better. The Chopper Z acts as both a distortion and a preamp and can be changed by a nob. This is nice as you don't have to do any EQ tweaks when going between the two unlike the Apex. The gate is very handy and the tone covers a lot of territory in terms of high gain. Its a little bass heavy when everything is at noon but if you cut that bass down and bump the treble a bit, you can get some very nice sounds. I have used this with 6 string guitars in standard tuning all the way to 8 strings with dropped tunings and it sounds good with whatever I throw at it. My only con is the cab sim but for what you get it's a amazing pedal. This is a great pedal for the value and wish something like this was around when I started playing.
M**K
So so
More of the same, they all sound the same to me. I returned it.
D**Z
Tono y estética 10/10
Esta cosa es asombrosa, se escucha muy definido el ataque de la pick, el noise reacciona muy bien, suenan chidos sus cabs su gain tiene un Chug hermoso Es una belleza a pesar de ser digital, emula bien chido (a parte de que en una pedalboard parece pedal boutique jaja) Mejor que otros análogos... Tip:Usenlo con un chorus para rítmicas y con un delay y reverb para lead y sentirán que suenan como el mismísimo John Petrucci
M**L
Definitely recommend this pedal
Im a metal guitarist and i have been experimenting with different distortion/overdrive peddle the last few years, this one caught my eye and I have to say im so glad I took the chance with the JOYO CHOPPER - Z PEDAL and brought it to try, its so easy to use and get the tone your wanting from it. The noise gate works amazingly (considering one of my guitars have overly squealy pickups in it at the moment) i had 0 issues with the, no squeals from it like I got with other pedals, the cab sim on it i have set to power amp and its insane. Id highly recommend people take a chance with this pedal, ill definitely be getting more from this company
T**R
YES
Just a sound I was looking for
W**L
Pretty good pedal but has small flaws
Build quality - 5/5 Sound - 4.5/5 Usability - 4.5/5 Features - 4/5 Pros - Good high gain sound, Built in noise gate, robust enclosure, nice design, operation lights great. Cons - Noise gate makes a small noise when cutting in, speaker or cab emulation not good, boost flattens everything and should really be a mid boost with low cut for solos.
O**Z
Muy bueno
Me gustó mucho el sonido que le da a mi guitarra y a mi bajo La perilla del noise gate funciona bien, no es la mejor pero si no tienes un pedal dedicado para ello, es una solución a ese rudio de la distorsión.
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