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The Sushi Box FX Secret Society

#3,421
Sushi Box FX said:
As above, a passive volume pedal afterward should be good for bringing the level down without affecting tone. If you're into hacking things apart you can lift pin 3 of the volume pot and solder a 250k resistor between the pad and the pin, that should effectively cut the output level in half. That's probably what I'll play with doing. The other option is a resistor divider on the output after the volume pot (effectively what the volume pedal is doing). Either one works, they should both be about the same.
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Would another pot fit inside somewhere? Maybe on the side with a mini knob a la Edison? If not, maybe the resistor for the volume pad can be tied to a switch?

To be frank, I don’t really know how much these suggestions would help, if any at all. I have no idea how much space there is to work with on the board
 
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PeterH said:
Would another pot fit inside somewhere? Maybe on the side with a mini knob a la Edison? If not, maybe the resistor for the volume pad can be tied to a switch?

To be frank, I don’t really know how much these suggestions would help, if any at all. I have no idea how much space there is to work with on the board
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Another pot wouldn't be incredibly useful, and I don't like putting pots on the side like Edison. Makes assembly take longer and is less convenient for adjustment in my opinion. I did think about a switch to turn this on and off, potentially an internal switch so you can set it and forget it, I don't anticipate it being the kind of thing you toggle often.
 
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#3,424
After wiring everything up, I gave the board a spin to not only make sure everything worked (spoiler alert: I had two wires crossed), but to see how it sounded. I hadn't used the HPF Technologies (i.e. fdeck) HPF-Pre Series 3 (or any HPF for that matter) before so I was also curious as to how that would affect things (or not ...). It's last in the chain.

I only tried the Rob Allen Deep 4 and the Blast Cult Gateway as those will be the "most difficult".

Some observations:
1. The P-15 works with anything and sounds great - RA mag or piezo as well as the BC (piezo). Feed it anything. For its price, it better! lol
2. The OG Slampegg sounds better with the RA's piezo over the X. The X isn't bad, but there's something about it that prefers a more "classic" sound.
3. The BC really likes the X. It's not bad with the OG, but better with the X.
4. It was neat mixing, matching, and layering. For example, if I'm using the P-15, I can use the Slampegg Twin on (either side) or off, and just mix in an unaffected sound. If I want to stack that B-15 tone, I can do it for days. I'm not inclined to do it, but it's nice to know I can.

Where I tend to mix is if I need a bit more "punch" with the RA. The mag side adds a bit more definition and clarity to the piezo especially on some Latin tunes. Now I can have it also have its own "amp" sound, if you will, not just volume and tone.

In terms of mixing, I'm glad I have the Saturnworks Active 3-Channel ABC Summer. I can turn on/off any of the outputs as needed/wanted. It has a single output going into the C.A.B. M+.
5. The Bodyrez has a subtle, but IMO good, enhancement of the RA piezo but not the BC.
6. I was a bit taken aback at how much the HPF altered things. I A/B'd with it on or off (there's no switch so I had to take it out of the path). I'm used to no HPF and there is obviously more "boom" if you will that way. I can see where it may be beneficial, but now I'm thinking the HPF-Pre may not be the right one because it is a pre. I might need something that is a bit more, shall we say, transparent and not necessarily a pre as well.Maybe something more like the SFX Microthumpinator.

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No regrets having both the P-15 and the Slampegg on the board. I was using just the Slampegg for awhile before I plugged in the P-15. I said it in my initial review which was honestly more headphone based, but I do think the Slampegg represents excellent value. The price to sound ratio compared to the P-15 is great unlike (IMO) the Fliptop which to me sounded the 20% of the price it basically is. Harsh, I know, but that's me being honest.

Is it the P-15? No. It's so easy to dial in a tone with the P-15. It's like home to me since I am a B-15 guy. The Slampegg isn't hard to dial a tone in but it needs, shall we say, a bit more tweaking. That said, the Slampegg comes WAY closer to the P-15 than the (now sold) Fliptop to my ears now that I've had a bit more chance to really listen to it with a speaker.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
Another pot wouldn't be incredibly useful, and I don't like putting pots on the side like Edison. Makes assembly take longer and is less convenient for adjustment in my opinion. I did think about a switch to turn this on and off, potentially an internal switch so you can set it and forget it, I don't anticipate it being the kind of thing you toggle often.
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Would it be possible to just put a SPDT toggle switch on the front, one route is straight through and the other runs through the resistor? Can label it PAD. I'd be willing to do this, mines still blank correct?
 
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labeledbass said:
Would it be possible to just put a SPDT toggle switch on the front, one route is straight through and the other runs through the resistor? Can label it PAD. I'd be willing to do this, mines still blank correct?
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Oh man, I screwed up. I forgot to leave yours blank after we talked about it a dozen times :banghead:

But yes that would absolutely be possible. If you end up sending it back to me for that I can strip the artwork off too, I completely forgot and printed it, sorry about that.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
Oh man, I screwed up. I forgot to leave yours blank after we talked about it a dozen times :banghead:

But yes that would absolutely be possible. If you end up sending it back to me for that I can strip the artwork off too, I completely forgot and printed it, sorry about that.
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Yeah, I might do that after I check it out, I have a good feeling this will be a keeper. I can PVD coat but I think that would be a little over kill for a pedal. I'll message you for details after I receive it. That pad would be perfect though, I could turn it off when running into a power amp.
 
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@Chace90 kindly loaned me his Edison (and Noble!) to check out, to see if the Edison would help me make a decision about the Westinghouse vs. something else. No live gigs of course, so I've only tried it with my home practice setup so far, which is bass > C4 > Stomp (comp, EQ, a couple effects, amp sim, IR) > headphones.

Thoughts:
The Edison does add a nice "something" to the sound... but it's a little more subtle than I was hoping for.

I tried it before my C4, which is where I was initially thinking of putting it so I could balance levels between basses and have a nice sound at the front of the chain, but it did change the sound of my C4 presets a little bit. Some more than others, and I'd have to make a few adjustments I think, but not the end of the world. The Edison actually sounded nice after the C4 as well, like adding a little icing to the C4 sounds in addition to having a nice something on the overall bass tone when the C4 was off. I can only assume the Westinghouse would behave in a very similar manner.

Verdict:
I feel like a Westinghouse would be nice a nice addition (especially if there's even more "something" with the Voltage control). But, can/do I want to dedicate pedalboard space to "subtle" or would something less niche/more versatile be a better idea? #waffling lol

5sg.

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fivestringgecko said:
@Chace90 kindly loaned me his Edison (and Noble!) to check out, to see if the Edison would help me make a decision about the Westinghouse vs. something else. No live gigs of course, so I've only tried it with my home practice setup so far, which is bass > C4 > Stomp (comp, EQ, a couple effects, amp sim, IR) > headphones.

Thoughts:
The Edison does add a nice "something" to the sound... but it's a little more subtle than I was hoping for.

I tried it before my C4, which is where I was initially thinking of putting it so I could balance levels between basses and have a nice sound at the front of the chain, but it did change the sound of my C4 presets a little bit. Some more than others, and I'd have to make a few adjustments I think, but not the end of the world. The Edison actually sounded nice after the C4 as well, like adding a little icing to the C4 sounds in addition to having a nice something on the overall bass tone when the C4 was off. I can only assume the Westinghouse would behave in a very similar manner.

Verdict:
I feel like a Westinghouse would be nice a nice addition (especially if there's even more "something" with the Voltage control). But, can/do I want to dedicate pedalboard space to "subtle" or would something less niche/more versatile be a better idea? #waffling lol

5sg.

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Totally feel you! I know the right answer is to get all of the sushi pedals that I want But stressing about what the NEXT one should be Is the agonizing part LOL
 
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