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The Sushi Box FX Secret Society

#5,943
Alright, everything was dropped off at the post office about two hours ago. I'm excited to hear what everyone thinks when they get a chance to try them out, as I am first of all biased as to their quality, and second of all a pretty mediocre bassist that can't really put things through the paces.

Also, it turns out SBVT is just barely too heavy to send first class, so you all got free priority mail upgrades :P
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
Alright, everything was dropped off at the post office about two hours ago. I'm excited to hear what everyone thinks when they get a chance to try them out, as I am first of all biased as to their quality, and second of all a pretty mediocre bassist that can't really put things through the paces.

Also, it turns out SBVT is just barely too heavy to send first class, so you all got free priority mail upgrades :p
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I'll post a review after I get mine. Also, if folks are interested, I can do a comparison with the ME Super 300, which imo is currently the best SVT preamp pedal on the market (it was a big factor in me selling my rack SVT preamp).
 
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moon-bass said:
I'll post a review after I get mine. Also, if folks are interested, I can do a comparison with the ME Super 300, which imo is currently the best SVT preamp pedal on the market (it was a big factor in me selling my rack SVT preamp).
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Ooh nice I can't wait to hear that demo and comparison
 
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Have a question for those who may know.

I have two tube amps with a Fender tone stack, a Fender Super Bassman, and an Ashdown LB30.

I have a PAX, and when I place all the tone knobs to “0”, I still get a signal to pass. This is opposite of my tube amps with the Fender tone stack. At “0” on the tube amps no signal passes.

Is this normal for the PAX to pass a signal with all tone knobs set to 0?

Thanks
 
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FronTowardEnemy said:
Have a question for those who may know.

I have two tube amps with a Fender tone stack, a Fender Super Bassman, and an Ashdown LB30.

I have a PAX, and when I place all the tone knobs to “0”, I still get a signal to pass. This is opposite of my tube amps with the Fender tone stack. At “0” on the tube amps no signal passes.

Is this normal for the PAX to pass a signal with all tone knobs set to 0?

Thanks
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Same observation with mine.
 
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FronTowardEnemy said:
Have a question for those who may know.

I have two tube amps with a Fender tone stack, a Fender Super Bassman, and an Ashdown LB30.

I have a PAX, and when I place all the tone knobs to “0”, I still get a signal to pass. This is opposite of my tube amps with the Fender tone stack. At “0” on the tube amps no signal passes.

Is this normal for the PAX to pass a signal with all tone knobs set to 0?

Thanks
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It didn't used to do that, that was a modification I added around version 3 or so of the Particle Accelerator. I had seen it done in other preamps (most notably Soldano) and people refer to it as a "bass floor" and "gain floor". On the very first version of the PA if either the gain or bass were turned all the way down there would be no signal passing, but there were some cases where it would squeal. So I set a minimum value for bass and gain that would allow a small amount of signal to pass to prevent oscillation.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
It didn't used to do that, that was a modification I added around version 3 or so of the Particle Accelerator. I had seen it done in other preamps (most notably Soldano) and people refer to it as a "bass floor" and "gain floor". On the very first version of the PA if either the gain or bass were turned all the way down there would be no signal passing, but there were some cases where it would squeal. So I set a minimum value for bass and gain that would allow a small amount of signal to pass to prevent oscillation.
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Thank you for the explanation.
I was just curious about it, the pedal itself is glorious.
 
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MrBass617 said:
I recently got a PAX (11/20 dated) and love it, but I am curious if the gain control is a negative feedback design, it crackles when adjusted. My Slammpegg B PreX arrives today.
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It isn't, I honestly have no idea why it crackles. I've tried a few fixes as I've had people ask about it (my personal PAX crackles as well) and none of them have gotten rid of it. I was wondering if maybe the gain floor was affecting it, but the Black Eye has the same gain floor and it doesn't crackle. The weirdest thing is that the original PA gain control didn't crackle, and the only thing that changed between the two designs was the tube. So I wish I had answers on that one, but I unfortunately do not.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
It isn't, I honestly have no idea why it crackles. I've tried a few fixes as I've had people ask about it (my personal PAX crackles as well) and none of them have gotten rid of it. I was wondering if maybe the gain floor was affecting it, but the Black Eye has the same gain floor and it doesn't crackle. The weirdest thing is that the original PA gain control didn't crackle, and the only thing that changed between the two designs was the tube. So I wish I had answers on that one, but I unfortunately do not.
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It's weird - mine crackled at first, but doesn't anymore.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
It isn't, I honestly have no idea why it crackles. I've tried a few fixes as I've had people ask about it (my personal PAX crackles as well) and none of them have gotten rid of it. I was wondering if maybe the gain floor was affecting it, but the Black Eye has the same gain floor and it doesn't crackle. The weirdest thing is that the original PA gain control didn't crackle, and the only thing that changed between the two designs was the tube. So I wish I had answers on that one, but I unfortunately do not.
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I like these pedals! SBVT next. Maybe a Deep Dish too.
 
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