The Joyo R-15 is a preamp pedal offering 9 preamp sims, announced in November 2019. Each of the nine preamp models carries a clean and a distortion channel, giving 18 tones in total that can be switched onboard, so one pedal can stand in for a range of amp sounds on a pedalboard or at a practice desk1.
What it does
The R-15's premise is simple: instead of owning nine preamps, you carry one pedal that models nine. MusicRadar reported the pedal as "a preamp pedal offering 9 preamp sims", with each sim split into a clean and a distortion channel "to give you 18 tones to tweak in total that can be switched onboard"1. That channel-switching means a player can set up a clean rhythm tone and a driven lead tone within the same preamp model and move between them without touching knobs.
For recording and silent stage work, the pedal includes "one built in cab sim for stage use" and a "balanced XLR output for recording", so it can feed a mixing desk or audio interface directly without a microphone on an amp1. Players who want a dedicated speaker simulator as a separate stage of the chain can also look at speaker simulation pedals more broadly.
Where it sits in Joyo's range
The R-15 arrived in the same stretch as Joyo's Preamp House, a modeling preamp pedal with nine preamp models, clean and distortion channels, cabinet simulation, an FX loop and an XLR out, reported at an RRP of $169.99. The two pedals share the same core idea of nine preamp flavors in one enclosure, and the R-15 is also listed on this site as the JOYO R-15 Preamp House, reflecting that family resemblance1.
Price
MusicRadar reported the R-15 at a street price of $169.99 / £145 when it was announced in November 20191. That figure is given here as stated; the pound figure is the UK price reported at the time and is not a conversion.
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- Joyo's new R-15 packs 9 classic preamps into one pedal, MusicRadar, 2019-11-18
