The Sushi Box FX Secret Society

[Sushi Box FX]

Man if you drop the Furthermore, SVBT II, and the Grand Slampegg all at the same time, my brain will be happy but my wallet will be very upset with you

They may not all drop at exactly the same time, but the way things are looking they may end up pretty close together.

I'm very happy with the sound and functionality of the Grand Slampegg right now, but there are some usability and reliability things I'm working with, namely mounting the 6SL7 in such a way that it stays where it is inside the box while still giving the user the ability to swap the tube. My brilliant wife actually came up with an idea that I like, and the revised boards are on order, the next prototype will probably be around the end of the month.

The SBVT II prototype pictured above arrived Monday, and it sounds freaking incredible. Not to pat myself on the back, but this thing absolutely nails the SVT tone. I've been pushing to get Tarantula going so I still need to do more testing on this to make sure output levels are good on both 1/4" and XLR and that usability is where I want it to be, then I'll do an enclosure design and look at finalizing it.

Furthermore is a lot. It's a freaking lot. I had the design 95% drawn up months ago, I just needed to pull in the last 5% and do the circuit board layout, which all happened this week and boards have now been ordered. This will be the first full-function prototype, including the tube preamp, 3-band EQ, variable-frequency HPF, line in, headphone out, and D.I. out. Obviously there are a lot of things I've never done before so there will be A LOT of testing and most likely some tweaking before it's production ready, but I finally got it to a point where it's moving.

 

[LSM07]

They may not all drop at exactly the same time, but the way things are looking they may end up pretty close together.

I'm very happy with the sound and functionality of the Grand Slampegg right now, but there are some usability and reliability things I'm working with, namely mounting the 6SL7 in such a way that it stays where it is inside the box while still giving the user the ability to swap the tube. My brilliant wife actually came up with an idea that I like, and the revised boards are on order, the next prototype will probably be around the end of the month.

The SBVT II prototype pictured above arrived Monday, and it sounds freaking incredible. Not to pat myself on the back, but this thing absolutely nails the SVT tone. I've been pushing to get Tarantula going so I still need to do more testing on this to make sure output levels are good on both 1/4" and XLR and that usability is where I want it to be, then I'll do an enclosure design and look at finalizing it.

Furthermore is a lot. It's a freaking lot. I had the design 95% drawn up months ago, I just needed to pull in the last 5% and do the circuit board layout, which all happened this week and boards have now been ordered. This will be the first full-function prototype, including the tube preamp, 3-band EQ, variable-frequency HPF, line in, headphone out, and D.I. out. Obviously there are a lot of things I've never done before so there will be A LOT of testing and most likely some tweaking before it's production ready, but I finally got it to a point where it's moving.

Well I know I speak for all of us when I say that we're all genuinely excited about this. Also, the Furthermore will be interesting as it's a totally original design, and I know it won't disappoint either.

I know this is a silly question, but how much is the SBVT II designed to overdrive/clip? Asking because the SVP-CL was designed (afaik) to stay clean and that interested me quite a bit.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

Well I know I speak for all of us when I say that we're all genuinely excited about this. Also, the Furthermore will be interesting as it's a totally original design, and I know it won't disappoint either.

I know this is a silly question, but how much is the SBVT II designed to overdrive/clip? Asking because the SVP-CL was designed (afaik) to stay clean and that interested me quite a bit.

Despite having three 12AX7, it actually doesn't clip very hard even with the gain fully cranked. It can get the classic Ampeg "grind" we all know and love, but I would say it has less overdrive than Underground Accelerator.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

Mmkay, just finished recording the last part I needed for the Tarantula Fuzz teaser video. This was the easy part for me.

 

[FenrirofOld]

Mmkay, just finished recording the last part I needed for the Tarantula Fuzz teaser video. This was the easy part for me.

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That's awesome. I've been wanting to put together a drum kit. I have a little electric kit at the moment, but that just isn't the same.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

That's awesome. I've been wanting to put together a drum kit. I have a little electric kit at the moment, but that just isn't the same.

I'm an okay bassist, but drums are actually my primary instrument. I've had this kit for 8 years now, and with how much money I make playing the drums these days (typically about $0 a month) it will likely be the last kit I ever own.

 

[macmanlou]

I'm an okay bassist, but drums are actually my primary instrument. I've had this kit for 8 years now, and with how much money I make playing the drums these days (typically about $0 a month) it will likely be the last kit I ever own.

Never say never, my friend. Life's journey is full of changes, kinda like a spiral, and sometimes we get to go back to things we'd loved in the past, along that spiral's inner loops.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

Never say never, my friend. Life's journey is full of changes, kinda like a spiral, and sometimes we get to go back to things we'd loved in the past, along that spiral's inner loops.

I'm not saying I won't keep playing drums, I still play in a band that actively gigs and records, but I'm not making money at it like I was when I bought this kit, which cost more than my first and second cars put together. During the few years I was getting paid to drum I went through 5 kits, each one better than the last, until I landed on this. Anything out there that's actually better is going to be incredibly expensive, and it would be a tough expense to justify, and frankly I would still probably miss this one. So while I don't expect to be able to get to a $10k custom built kit at any point, if a miracle happened and my band got signed to do a world tour tomorrow, I would not be embarrassed to play this thing at Wembley stadium. It's not a high-end boutique kit, but it's a DW.

So when I say I don't expect to get another drumset, it's not like when I say I don't expect to get another bass, it's more like when I say I don't expect to get another acoustic piano. A bass better than any I own could easily be found for $2k or so, but a piano better than mine would cost upwards of $8k, and it's not like I need more than one lying around.




Side note: one of these days I'll find an excuse to show off my piano, it's amazing.

 

[OldShark]

Side note: one of these days I'll find an excuse to show off my piano, it's amazing.

So where's the tube in there?

 

[Sushi Box FX]

Tarantula Fuzz is now live for ordering.

You can check out the teaser video here:

 

[Tassieviking]

So where's the tube in there?

Oh no !!!! You might just have opened Pandoras Box

 

[Tassieviking]

I used 125A for the initial prototype over 2 years ago, and the frequency response is garbage. I already found one I like better and have used it in my bass headphone amp

Any chance of sharing what that output transformer is ? I keep looking for a small OT for a 1-2 watt amp that is good on Bass.
I wish that shipping was cheaper from the US to Australia, the OT5PP from Musical Power Supplies in the US seems ok with Bass in this Firefly clip on Youtube:

 

[_Tay_]

Tarantula Fuzz is now live for ordering.

You can check out the teaser video here:

Gotta say that sounds really good in that demo.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

Any chance of sharing what that output transformer is ? I keep looking for a small OT for a 1-2 watt amp that is good on Bass.
I wish that shipping was cheaper from the US to Australia, the OT5PP from Musical Power Supplies in the US seems ok with Bass in this Firefly clip on Youtube

I'll have to dig and find the part number, last time I ordered them was about a year ago. But if you want a good bass response the easiest thing to do is look for a hi-fi output transformer. The ones I used on the headphone amp had a solid response all the way down to 30Hz, whereas guitar output transformers you're lucky to get a decent response at 100Hz.

Gotta say that sounds really good in that demo.

Thanks! I'm honestly really proud of how this one turned out, it's a great sounding pedal.

 

[Tassieviking]

So I have another silly question for Nathan I hope he can answer, (or anyone else who knows) if you want to push an OT to breakup to get the sound you want does the amp have to have enough power to do that ?
Ie, do you need 5w into a 5W OT, I am wondering since I know of a tiny amp that uses just one 12AT7 tube in a SE amp.
I don't think I could find a transformer small enough to be pushed into saturation with half a 12AT7 driving it.
It's from an AU site where they used a small PA speaker transformer (100V to 8 ohm 15K SE setup) for a small music source in the workshop I think.
Might be ok as a headphone amp though.

 

[Tassieviking]

look for a hi-fi output transformer. The ones I used on the headphone amp had a solid response all the way down to 30Hz, whereas guitar output transformers you're lucky to get a decent response at 100Hz.

I have noticed that, and even stranger is that the Reverb transformer are often rated to 75Hz, even lower then the output transformers.

 

[jmmyoh]

So I have an older glass butterfly, i think it's older because it's only got text no art on the enclosure. I bought it used on reverb for a good price, but it needs something. Either it needs the polarity fix or a new tube. It's noisey when turn past noon and makes noise when I touch the foot switch. Any insight appreciated before I bother Nathan.
I have 7 sushibox pedals so i pretty familiar. Thanks!

 

[Sushi Box FX]

So I have an older glass butterfly, i think it's older because it's only got text no art on the enclosure. I bought it used on reverb for a good price, but it needs something. Either it needs the polarity fix or a new tube. It's noisey when turn past noon and makes noise when I touch the foot switch. Any insight appreciated before I bother Nathan.
I have 7 sushibox pedals so i pretty familiar. Thanks!

Fortunately talking about pedals doesn't bother me, that's why I spend so much time here

Noisy past noon makes me lean towards tube, but noise when you touch the footswitch means grounding issue, which is usually a polarity fix thing. Can you either post or PM me a picture of the circuit board? I didn't make them for very long so I think there are only two circuit board versions, one with the fix and one without, and it's easy for me to spot which is which.

 

[DDR]

Hello
Just getting started here
Late but happy...

So... Question is :

Is the Finally non WBIM ok for bass? Like am I going to be missing bottom end with that one?

I do thank you very kindly

Dave

 

[Tassieviking]

The Finally now for sale is the same as the WBIM pedal, supplier sent the wrong print on the last batch of boxes so they are being used.
I think that is right.
See post 21,794 - 21,796 on page 1090, I asked the same question back then.

I don't know about any earlier pedals if you are talking about second hand pedals on the market.

Cheers
Mick