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The Sushi Box FX Secret Society

All... I have one of those 20 PMLEs... and I'm about to put it for sale in the classifieds

Why would I do such a thing, one might ask?!?

A legit question! Since after receiving it I said to Nathan something like, "I have attained sonic nirvana"

Reason: I'm replacing it with a Mayday for more differentiation from my Pettyjohn pre - which already does the clean/tight thing in spades

I had a few minutes to compare the PMLE and the Mayday and it’s like Nathan mentioned…the Mayday sounds a bit thicker, I’d say a bit more vintage sounding while the PMLE a bit more modern with the clearer articulation.

The PME I have is in mint condition and I'm going to price it at what I paid for it, $285

So heads up to the Sushi Box folks before I put it up - PM me if interested
It sounds like you're trying to avoid saying you like purple more than red.
 
after receiving it I said to Nathan something like, "I have attained sonic nirvana"
I vaguely remember that conversation lol

I've had PMLE on my personal board since last year, and I'm considering swapping it for a Mayday. Either that or setting up another board so I can choose which one I want depending on which bass I'm using (more likely).
 
I’ve just seen that Seamoon FX just released a pedal for bass called “More”.
Similar aesthetics but slightly different functionality.
If by aesthetics you mean one large knob and one toggle switch yes, but not much else in common aesthetically :laugh:

I've had a lot of people sending me their post looking for my reaction. I don't have a trademark on the word "More" (I doubt anyone could) and I think the pedals are dissimilar enough that nobody is likely to confuse them. Not to mention the fact that Union Tube and Transistor released a one-knob pedal called More before I did. I had a brief chat conversation with Seamoon FX, they seem cool.
 
Considering what’s going on with Fender right now, 2026 is gonna go down as the “cease and desist” year.
I guess Yamaha is jumping on the bandwagon as well.

Greedy Bullies if you ask me.

Big multimillion dollar Corporations, picking on smaller innovative builders, that can’t defend themselves against million dollar law firms…even in VERY grey area matters.
..And they know it.

Don’t worry Nathan, make the Best “Redacted Tube Bass Pedals” the world has ever seen.

And the word will get out.
And we’ll get through this.

Like Cher and Auto-tune,
REDACTION will be the new Accidental Bass Inovation of the 2030s!!!

J
 
Nathan- I just stopped by the SBFX website and saw that the [redacted b] is on sale. If you were going to continue building those, I would have suggested changing the name to Grand Bee or The Big Bee, something along those lines. The [redacted __] names may have been just temporary until you sold your remaining stock. They are a teeny bit unwieldy compared to the original names..:) Thanks a lot, Yamaha. :sour:
Yeah, I was thinking something along the lines of;

“Aunt Peg’s Beefy Teens”

And have a little logo of an older lady,
with her two obese Nieces on either side…

Yeah, this whole thing is ridiculous.
 
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Considering what’s going on with Fender right now, 2026 is gonna go down as the “cease and desist” year.
I guess Yamaha is jumping on the bandwagon as well.

Greedy Bullies if you ask me.

Big multimillion dollar Corporations, picking on smaller innovative builders, that can’t defend themselves against million dollar law firms…even in VERY grey area matters.
..And they know it.

Don’t worry Nathan, make the Best “Redacted Tube Bass Pedals” the world has ever seen.

And the word will get out.
And we’ll get through this.

Like Cher and Auto-tune,
REDACTION will be the new Accidental Bass Inovation of the 2030s!!!

J
Honestly I'm still at the point where I'm a little flattered that Ampeg/Yamaha Guitar Corp knows that Sushi Box exists, I think that's neat.

I'm also still planning to take this opportunity to redesign both of them once I've sold off my stock. It was an inconvenience for sure, but I've got some lemons and I've got some neat ideas for lemonade recipes I want to try out to see what I can come up with that's along the same flavor but a little more original.

Sushi lemonade?
 
Careful there, lemon will cook the raw sushi and change the flavor and texture.
We all love our Sushi the way it is I think.
I love the raw unspoiled original Sushi just fine.
A nice clean flavor with a nice bite to it.

ps. a bit of wasabi to spice it up is also great.
I'm not aiming for lemon-flavored sushi, just sushi-flavored lemonade ;)
 
Third time around with the Mayday- same simple board- Smith fretless, Arkham UltraLinear flat into a Berg II15 Ref. Im going to switch the two pedals in order, but im in no hurry. I really like the Mayday. It’s clean as i want it, responsive and it took this simple Edison/Broughton Studio Boost Mini really well.

I dicked around for 15 minutes, played with the Lo Mid and Hi Mid on the Mayday, there’s a floating happy place. Kept it simple, R&B . Im going to build a board around this. Presently, theres a low mid bloom that i can tame, but thats well within what I’ve got going on here. I may add a Doc Lloyd DLA-2A into the effects loop of the Arkham for shiggles, but im really pleased with the Mayday. Enough so that i picked up a Sunnday Drive here for a song.

Well done, Nathan.
 

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