Joyo BanTamP XL Jackman II

The first one was D.O.A, but Thomann sorted that quickly and the second unit is working as expected.
The Jackman II is not really a substitute for a Marshall as it´s too dull and dull sounding with a lot less trebble then you would want from a Marshally amp.
If you want an amp that is nice with not too much highs or lows but a nice middle of the road, this would do nicely.
With a single coil guitar and i bright overdrive in front it will do ok at home, and perhaps a little bit better at a gig.
After I changed the preamp tube it got a little bit brighter, but not enough to convince me to keep the amp.

For a modest sum you get a robust, marshally amp with 2 channels, fx loop, bluetooth and headphones/line out. What can you say? It's clearly inspired by Orange Micro Terror but much more versatile. Sounds really good, not sterile but warm and and a bit raw like it should be. I will try this as a backup during band rehearsal (it's loud) and update this review. So far I'm happy, it's great, fun och cute.

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.