The Sushi Box FX Secret Society

[Sushi Box FX]

Not that I’m trying to jump the gun or anything, but a version of the dr Wattson that is based on John Entwistle’s Hiwatt would be something interesting. It doesn’t have a mid control, and had a few other differences than the dr103. His tone is awesome

original (I think) https://hiwatt.org/Schematics/DR_PreLinkedInput_v2.pdf

John entwistle-https://hiwatt.org/Schematics/OxPre.pdf

there’s a bunch of different versions of the Hiwatt. I’m really not sure which one is standard. MHuss Hiwatt Amplifier Pages - Tech Info

Dr. Wattson is the "early 70s" version of the Dr103 if I remember right. There are tons of different schematics, I had trouble choosing one. I did look at the Entwistle, but I didn't know enough about it and figured people might like a mid control

I was initially only interested in the lab rat pedal.
But after more reading, Señor Sushi's contributions, and the repeated mention of the PA, it sounds like it's another pedal I should investigate.

It's a good one for sure. Assuming everything goes according to plan it's going to get even more exciting in January

And I thought you all should know I just finished the last pedal I'm doing tonight, so if you haven't received a shipping notification yet for your October order then it should be in the next day or two. Also, the October batch isn't a beauty contest, but if it was then this one would take it:

 

[shaggy45]

Dr. Wattson is the "early 70s" version of the Dr103 if I remember right. There are tons of different schematics, I had trouble choosing one. I did look at the Entwistle, but I didn't know enough about it and figured people might like a mid control


It's a good one for sure. Assuming everything goes according to plan it's going to get even more exciting in January

And I thought you all should know I just finished the last pedal I'm doing tonight, so if you haven't received a shipping notification yet for your October order then it should be in the next day or two. Also, the October batch isn't a beauty contest, but if it was then this one would take it:
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That’s mine can’t wait for it to arrive.

 

[willsellout]

Dr. Wattson is the "early 70s" version of the Dr103 if I remember right. There are tons of different schematics, I had trouble choosing one. I did look at the Entwistle, but I didn't know enough about it and figured people might like a mid control


It's a good one for sure. Assuming everything goes according to plan it's going to get even more exciting in January

And I thought you all should know I just finished the last pedal I'm doing tonight, so if you haven't received a shipping notification yet for your October order then it should be in the next day or two. Also, the October batch isn't a beauty contest, but if it was then this one would take it:
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I think that’s literally my color scheme order for January. I’m super excited!

 

[kranahan]

That’s mine can’t wait for it to arrive.

The red beauty looks good!

 

[willsellout]

Alright. Second order in for the London Underground in January.

 

[TwototheValley]

Alright. Second order in for the London Underground in January.

Looking forward to mine!

 

[NKBassman]

i snatched that ambassador off reverb. tried it out today with my bass. i dig it (shocker i know). i also recent picked up one of those blue submarine preamp pedals and was running the ambassador into it. definitely cool tones. probably going to let my guitar player try it out as well. he’s really into robert cray who i guess uses matchless amps

If you ever decide to flip it, and don't mind shipping to Canada, shoot me a PM.

 

[NKBassman]

@Sushi Box FX
Based on our previous discussion in this thread, my impression is that having a Particle Accelerator and a London Underground might be a bit superfluous. I already have a LU on order for December, but I'm considering picking up another pedal for my guitar rig. Preferably something with sufficiently different voicing from the LU I'm already getting, but that would be ok for double duty on guitar and bass. I'm leaning towards Wattson, but also maybe Black Eye? Your thoughts? I don't particularly need crazy distorted tones for either rig.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

@Sushi Box FX
Based on our previous discussion in this thread, my impression is that having a Particle Accelerator and a London Underground might be a bit superfluous. I already have a LU on order for December, but I'm considering picking up another pedal for my guitar rig. Preferably something with sufficiently different voicing from the LU I'm already getting, but that would be ok for double duty on guitar and bass. I'm leaning towards Wattson, but also maybe Black Eye? Your thoughts? I don't particularly need crazy distorted tones for either rig.

If you want a different tone but don't want crazy distortion, Dr. Wattson is a better bet. I love Black Eye, but I love it as a distortion pedal, less so as a preamp. It can be convinced to do cleaner tones, but it's pretty clear that isn't what it's designed for and has a limited amount of clean options you can get, it's not as flexible as a LU or PA (side note: I feel super cool that people use acronyms for my pedals and people understand what they're talking about).

On a wildly unrelated note, I only finished up a couple pedals last night because I really wanted to get the new UV printer set up. It's going to need some work before I'm comfortable using it for production pedals, but initial tests look excellent.

 

[QRanc]

If you want a different tone but don't want crazy distortion, Dr. Wattson is a better bet. I love Black Eye, but I love it as a distortion pedal, less so as a preamp. It can be convinced to do cleaner tones, but it's pretty clear that isn't what it's designed for and has a limited amount of clean options you can get, it's not as flexible as a LU or PA (side note: I feel super cool that people use acronyms for my pedals and people understand what they're talking about).

On a wildly unrelated note, I only finished up a couple pedals last night because I really wanted to get the new UV printer set up. It's going to need some work before I'm comfortable using it for production pedals, but initial tests look excellent.
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*googles UV printer*

 

[Sushi Box FX]

*googles UV printer*

A couple years ago I saw an amazing pedal on a forum and the builder mentioned he had it UV printed, that made me google UV printer There was a bit of sticker shock (this is a cheaper one at $2700) but eventually I convinced myself I needed it.

 

[kranahan]

If you want a different tone but don't want crazy distortion, Dr. Wattson is a better bet. I love Black Eye, but I love it as a distortion pedal, less so as a preamp. It can be convinced to do cleaner tones, but it's pretty clear that isn't what it's designed for and has a limited amount of clean options you can get, it's not as flexible as a LU or PA (side note: I feel super cool that people use acronyms for my pedals and people understand what they're talking about).

On a wildly unrelated note, I only finished up a couple pedals last night because I really wanted to get the new UV printer set up. It's going to need some work before I'm comfortable using it for production pedals, but initial tests look excellent.
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It looks awesome! Unfortunately, it will not look awesome with velcro over it..

 

[jbhaugh]

It looks awesome! Unfortunately, it will not look awesome with velcro over it..

Gotta print it on the INSIDE of the backplate - then at least we can admire it every once in a while.

 

[shaggy45]

Laser the velcro

 

[jbybj]

It looks awesome! Unfortunately, it will not look awesome with velcro over it..

IMHO most people use 10 - 20 times the amount of Velcro that is required for a secure attachment. My standard Velcro application would leave that logo 100% visible. I know this was just a test print, but I think bottom printing is a great idea.

 

[fivestringgecko]

Particle Accelerator has the same tone stack as used in the Mesa Boogie 400 bass amps, Alembics, and Fenders.

Depending on what Mesa Boogie Bass amp you are looking for, the PA may get you there.

But after more reading, Señor Sushi's contributions, and the repeated mention of the PA, it sounds like it's another pedal I should investigate.

Quite interesting info about the possible Accelerator/Mesa correlation. I was right on the fence between a Slampegg and PA for the November builds, but went with the Slampegg. But like @dedpool1052 mentioned, this makes me think even more that I should check out the PA. Probably won't be able to get in until the February builds though. I just put down a deposit to get me into the build queue with for a custom bass, so I don't want to go overboard with spending. Already feel like that was a bit impulsive when it looks like Covid restrictions will be getting tighter again. Gotta make sure I can keep paying bills first... toys can come later. I do see an Accelerator in my future though.

5sg.

 

[gh0st42]

Quite interesting info about the possible Accelerator/Mesa correlation. I was right on the fence between a Slampegg and PA for the November builds, but went with the Slampegg. But like @dedpool1052 mentioned, this makes me think even more that I should check out the PA. Probably won't be able to get in until the February builds though. I just put down a deposit to get me into the build queue with for a custom bass, so I don't want to go overboard with spending. Already feel like that was a bit impulsive when it looks like Covid restrictions will be getting tighter again. Gotta make sure I can keep paying bills first... toys can come later. I do see an Accelerator in my future though.

5sg.

Between the Slampegg (Baxandall/Ampeg Tone Stack - SVT, B15, and MANY others since) and and a Particle Accelerator (Fender Tone Stack- Fenders, Alembic, Some Mesa Boogie, and MANY others), you would have probably around 90% of the popular bass amp Tone Sections covered.

It's interesting how many manufacturers all used the same basic Tone Stack architecture over the years.

 

[labeledbass]

Between the Slampegg (Baxandall/Ampeg Tone Stack - SVT, B15, and MANY others since) and and a Particle Accelerator (Fender Tone Stack- Fenders, Alembic, Some Mesa Boogie, and MANY others), you would have probably around 90% of the popular bass amp Tone Sections covered.

It's interesting how many manufacturers all used the same basic Tone Stack architecture over the years.

Someone needs to take a leap of faith and reinvent the wheel with something new. I think something like resonance and Q factor could come into play. Its hard to do, there's only so many ways to cut, boost, passive cut, shelf, and bandpass our narrow bandwidth. But I believe there is something out there. Along with resonance, it would be nice to have a "EQ" that you taylor specifically where in the bandwidth your signal breaks up, and how much it does so.
Imagine being able to just make your signal break in a certain range, and then also be able to raise and lower the amount of breakup. Go even farther and change the type of breakup. THAT would be nice, not for everyone and all the time, but different, and useful. Ive built a similar plug-in for my DAW, but I wouldn't even imagine where to start with real hardware

 

[gh0st42]

Someone needs to take a leap of faith and reinvent the wheel with something new. I think something like resonance and Q factor could come into play. Its hard to do, there's only so many ways to cut, boost, passive cut, shelf, and bandpass our narrow bandwidth. But I believe there is something out there. Along with resonance, it would be nice to have a "EQ" that you taylor specifically where in the bandwidth your signal breaks up, and how much it does so.
Imagine being able to just make your signal break in a certain range, and then also be able to raise and lower the amount of breakup. Go even farther and change the type of breakup. THAT would be nice, not for everyone and all the time, but different, and useful. I've built a similar plug-in for my DAW, but I wouldn't even imagine where to start with real hardware

Having pre and post gain stage EQ would be pretty sweet, but I can see how all the extra controls and complexity that would add could get overwhelming/impractical for some users.

It would let you drive your gain stage differently depending on how the Pre Gain Stage was EQ'd, but twice as many EQ knobs to deal with... LOL

 

[NKBassman]

Someone needs to take a leap of faith and reinvent the wheel with something new. I think something like resonance and Q factor could come into play. Its hard to do, there's only so many ways to cut, boost, passive cut, shelf, and bandpass our narrow bandwidth. But I believe there is something out there. Along with resonance, it would be nice to have a "EQ" that you taylor specifically where in the bandwidth your signal breaks up, and how much it does so.
Imagine being able to just make your signal break in a certain range, and then also be able to raise and lower the amount of breakup. Go even farther and change the type of breakup. THAT would be nice, not for everyone and all the time, but different, and useful. Ive built a similar plug-in for my DAW, but I wouldn't even imagine where to start with real hardware

Doesnt FEA Labs offer something like this?