Um, King Nothing...nice little surprise. Don't know much about this one. Good on bass?
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The Sushi Box FX Secret Society
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Um, King Nothing...nice little surprise. Don't know much about this one. Good on bass?
Nice work on the site @Sonicblaze and @Sushi Box FX ! All of the new content and pictures and stuff look great! I’ll be placing a may order soon!!
It's based on the Kingsley Harlot. Probably not much good on bass.
Edit: just tried it. It's okay on bass, but nothing really special. It's too bright for my tastes, even with the "lows" switch up and the tone rolled off.
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That was my hunch. Thanks for confirming!
Watching some demo vids of the Kingsley Harlot right now and really liking what I'm hearing for use on guitar.
Lowendtech
Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
Not that I'd consider buying a Kingsley when I could get a Sushi, but yeah WOW $400 USD is nuts.
Lowendtech
Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
Quick story time on King Nothing:
About a year ago a guy messaged me and asked if I could build him a clone of the Harlot but smaller so it fit on his board. I said sorry no luck, there's no schematic for them available. He said no worries, didn't hear from him for a bit. Messaged me a few weeks later, said he talked to one of the guys at Kingsley, got a good deal on a blem model and asked if I could trace a schematic from it, I say hell yeah, send it over. The craftsmanship is exquisite. It's all handwired, they use a small circuit board for the power supply but all the audio parts are on turret board, boutique amp style. Every bend in every wire was deliberate and tidy, you could tell a lot of time went into it. I put it on the same level as Noble: does the circuit itself warrant the price? Not really. Does the combination of good design and excellent workmanship warrant the price? Sure does.
Not that I hastily throw my stuff together with hot glue and duct tape, but my process is a lot different, and it takes me a lot less time to build the same circuit. Does it look as nice? Maybe different kind of nice, but it definitely doesn't look as "boutique."
I have a PAX in the March batch. I've been on a preamp buying spree as of late and can't wait to try it. Purple sparkle and green!
I also have an SBVT pre in the April batch. @Sushi Box FX how is the SBVT looking?
I also have an SBVT pre in the April batch. @Sushi Box FX how is the SBVT looking?
Slow down there, nobody has an SBVT yet
So my main supplier for electronics components apparently has big slowdowns because of COVID (not sure why it hasn't affected shipping times until now) and I still don't have my parts, so I'm a little frustrated that the month is half over and I haven't assembled a single circuit board, including any of the five prototypes I have waiting for me. I got word yesterday that the order I placed finally shipped yesterday and is expected to arrive tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be able to get the SBVT board put together tomorrow night.
If the prototype works without changes or with minor changes I will make it available starting in April, if there's a serious issue it will get pushed back. Historically I have a pretty good track record for successful prototypes, but SBVT has some complexity (particularly in the mids control) that makes it a bit trickier than most preamps, so in an attempt to be responsible I won't be admitting it's real until I've plugged it in and verified it.
Lowendtech
Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
If you make a pedal with this name, I’ll buy it.
Okay, I have an SBVT slot in the April batchSlow down there, nobody has an SBVT yet
So my main supplier for electronics components apparently has big slowdowns because of COVID (not sure why it hasn't affected shipping times until now) and I still don't have my parts, so I'm a little frustrated that the month is half over and I haven't assembled a single circuit board, including any of the five prototypes I have waiting for me. I got word yesterday that the order I placed finally shipped yesterday and is expected to arrive tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be able to get the SBVT board put together tomorrow night.
If the prototype works without changes or with minor changes I will make it available starting in April, if there's a serious issue it will get pushed back. Historically I have a pretty good track record for successful prototypes, but SBVT has some complexity (particularly in the mids control) that makes it a bit trickier than most preamps, so in an attempt to be responsible I won't be admitting it's real until I've plugged it in and verified it.
. Thanks for the update and the info, really appreciate it!
Yup, I'll be keeping that one around for "raw/simple graphics" and for the colors. I've had a couple people tell me they like that one.
Some freshly added and tasty looking Sushi in the Classifieds here!
No affiliation.
No affiliation.
Lowendtech
Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
Definitely tasty.
Yet people buy pedals from a certain other brand secondhand for that sometimes. Just saying.
Lowendtech
Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
If people ever start doing that with mine (which I doubt they will) I'm totally building extras every month to gouge prices on.
