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The Sushi Box FX Secret Society
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I'm not looking for new names at the moment, but I will certainly let everyone know. I'll have to be more selective in the future though, SBVT and Grand Slampegg were both community-suggested names.
I kind of like the name "Redacted"....it stays in the office theme....
Many years ago I owned a Warwick "FNA" Corvette. When I asked what the name stood for I was told they were sued because they had named the bass "Altus" & Yammy already had a flute marketed under that name.....so FNA=effng not altus 
There was a wasabi somethingorother a while back, and the heart of Nathan's DI is his Unagi transformer.
As many have already advised, the Finally is primarily a DI, like your Neptunium, so it doesn't really make sense to have both.I have the Neptunium I love it. They will have to pry it from my cold dead hands before it comes off my board.
I am ready for “More” Sushi!
What would complement my Neptunium best, the Finally V3 or More V2 (2024 version)?
Any other Sushi I should consider?
As for what would make a good second sushi, if you want what the Finally gives, but in a way that makes more sense with your already-existing Neptunium, then check out the Underground Accelerator. It's basically a switchable Finally that has an (also switchable) EQ stack instead of the HPF and DI; would make perfect sense in front of a Neptunium.
I do love the MORE, but it's essentially an excellent quality clean boost; so how useful it would be in your chain depends a lot on what else is in your chain and what you're looking to add/get from it
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...since you solicited opinions........
I agree with Jack. More is a clean boost and IMHO/ IMHE if you carefully equalize volumes its effect on tone is VERY subtle. I can get the same "effect" with some high end eq bump (others are free to disagree and do, LOL). I also agree that something with its own onboard eq would make more sense than Finally, so I'll second a UA or Elementary or, if budget allows, a rebadged SBVT mainly because of it's capacity to specifically boost mids. Alternatively, if you don't like your tube to overdrive at all, Venus Z also has a full active eq. Lastly, keep in mind that more tubes in a chain does not automatically infer better tone. I much prefer my sushi boxes each on its' own, paired with something elsewhere in the chain that gives me active mid control. .... because variety allows access to the fresh side of the aural pillow. YMMV.
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Sashimi was the only one that made it off the drawing board. Unagi Magnetics is my source for transformers and inductors, but that's it for sushi references for now.
All excellent points. Thank you for the input. I play in church and use the Aguilar Tone Hammer V1 (THDI) with AGS on for my initial gain stage. The THDI sounds amazing into the Neptunium giving me the mid adjusts you recommend. I really love this sound/tone. Not sure I need MORE sushi then....since you solicited opinions........
I agree with Jack. More is a clean boost and IMHO/ IMHE if you carefully equalize volumes its effect on tone is VERY subtle. I can get the same "effect" with some high end eq bump (others are free to disagree and do, LOL). I also agree that something with its own onboard eq would make more sense than Finally, so I'll second a UA or Elementary or, if budget allows, a rebadged SBVT mainly because it's capacity to specifically boost mids. Alternatively, if you don't like your tube to overdrive at all, Venus Z also has a full active eq. Lastly, keep in mind that more tubes in a chain does not automatically infer better tone. I much prefer my sushi boxes each on its' own, paired with something elsewhere in the chain that gives me active mid control. .... because variety allows access to the fresh side of the aural pillow. YMMV.
"Need" is a loaded word. I'm an amateur & play out only a few times/year. I like having at least 2 footswitchable sounds for use with fingers (90%) vs pick and/ or one that's clearer/more mid-forward and another that's pillowy/supportive. These 4 specific "tonal "needs" have to be flexible enough to accommodate/ adapt to different basses, flats vs rounds etc. An Elementary, a UA and a Dreamcatcher give me plenty of configurable variety.All excellent points. Thank you for the input. I play in church and use the Aguilar Tone Hammer V1 (THDI) with AGS on for my initial gain stage. The THDI sounds amazing into the Neptunium giving me the mid adjusts you recommend. I really love this sound/tone. Not sure I need MORE sushi then.
Mine before this whole redaction craze Slampegg Bee Pre mini tube in Stealth Black and Laser Etched from the collection of our fearless leader @Sushi Box FX - very tube-alicious.
In that size with that finish I'd say that was probably made in 2020, one of the very earliest units. I got my first UV printer in November 2020 and started using it on builds in December 2020 if I remember right.
Man, I still have my side jack PA and Slampegg around. Gotta get them out later!
Now I have an urge to try to come up with comical names for those two….
… but my humor is dry and sometimes dark, so maybe I just keep them to myself…
… but my humor is dry and sometimes dark, so maybe I just keep them to myself…
As promised... PA is a California edition.
As long as we are getting nostalgic……
I have a Candy Red PA that was my first @Sushi Box FX out of the many. I miss custom colors but completely understand why Nathan stopped doing them, it makes those early pedals still special even as the designs and products evolved.
Smoke Signal is the only SB pedal that I bought and then sold.
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I've had a ton of fun with my SVBT. I actually just took it off of my gig board because I like it a lot more in the studio through headphones. I have a UA and Neptunium on my gig board so I think I was experiencing OT (over tube). I recently picked up a Squier CV Mustang and dropped in a Curtis Novak pickup and the SVBT plays exceptionally well with that bass. I also have a '73 v4-b and I can tell you that I get all of that yummy vibe from the pedal. Honestly, I don't see running the v4-b with a mic to track when the SBVT gives that tone with a much lower noise floor.
I might make a tiny board with just a tuner and SBVT that mostly stays home and comes out for more casual gigs where I don't care to have modulation effects or need the RFE etc.
