Kind of? If you have a multimeter I can tell you how to get it back to the original settings, but frankly if you don't have a multimeter and have never biased a transistor before, I wouldn't recommend touching them.
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The Sushi Box FX Secret Society
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I have a multi meter and I have biased tubes, but not transistors. I always use the rule of thumb that if you want to touch something (like a trim pot for transistor biasing) that you mark the original location.
Just put of curiosity, what will changing the bias do?
Make ginger cookies. It's fun to get the family involved. Put them in takeout boxes with some raffia ties and give them to your neighbors. Make pedals in January. Don't sweat it.
Noted, I'll start marking original bias spots in FK. It does the same thing as biasing a tube, controls the amount of voltage getting to the drain, affecting how much current flows through it. This is directly related to how thick, thin, saturated, or clean it will sound. And like biasing a tube, you will find some positions on the dial where signal does not pass, and you get a sputtery, gated fuzz type sound.
I didn't get as much done tonight as I wanted to, I had forgotten how much time it takes to put together 50 or so tube socket boards. But I'll throw this picture up anyway, I think this turned out pretty nice.
Oh, and I wanted to share this one as well. Kind of wish I had done my personal unit in matte black, I love this look.
A stray cat found its way to my door
Love it! Really considering/gassing after one of these for my live board…. It could simplify a few things.
Couple of questions for the group does anybody have any sound clips of this bad-boy yet? Also, I know most of the sushi’s can, but can this drive a power amp?
@Kendescending is the only person besides me that has one, but I don't think I have any clips for it yet. I need to get that on my to-do list. It does have some attenuation on the output, but the "Level" switch is to go between line level and instrument level, so on line level I would reasonably expect it to drive a power amp.
I'll blow some smoke through my genzler when mine arrives
Does the level switch affect both outputs or only the speaker/recording out? Oh man I didn’t realize there were only a couple of those in existence yet
The level switch does affect both outputs.Does the level switch affect both outputs or only the speaker/recording out? Oh man I didn’t realize there were only a couple of those in existence yet
October is the first month Smoke Signal has been open for ordering, Ken just got the first one because he let me borrow the original Meatsmoke I looked at on the design. The level switch does affect both outputs.
Exactly, this sort of thing happens all the time.
I ordered that finish. Super stoked for this one. I played the one that is in the world for the last week, and it sounds amazing. After A/B-ing it with the Meatsmoke, I agree with Ken, I ended up trying to get the Meatsmoke to sound like the Smoke Signal. I play alot of heavy doom and blackened metal, and it was amazing. I currently use an overdrive stacked into a distortion, and I was able to match that with the drive channel from the Smoke Signal. I also really enjoyed using the clean channel and blasting the tubes with my own dirt section, sounded amazing. The clean tone is soo creamy as well. Just an amazing pedal. The line level function was enough to run my Sunn Concert Slave power amp as well, I saw someone asked about that. Going into the front of my silverfaced concert lead it sounded amazing. When it comes in I'll be taking my current gain section off my board as I won't be needing it anymore.
Also, I am new to Sushi Box, and the Rat is one of my favorite pedals of all time. I saw that Sushi makes a LabRat but it is "archived", does that mean not in production anymore? Thanks all.
There are two matte black Smoke Signals this month, that one may very well be yours
And that's correct, I've discontinued the Lab Rat. I'm considering bringing it back because I really like it, I have one on my board. Everyone that ordered one said they really enjoyed it, so I haven't seen many on the used market, but they were never one of the most popular orders, and with the two footswitches in a small box the assembly took extra time. If I bring it back I would probably leave out the boost section and make it just a distortion.
I hope you do bring it back, but would also hope you still include the boost section as that adds to the utility of the pedal and uses the mostest out of the tube [which appeals to me frugal nature] I still regret that for financial reasons switching my order from the LabRatX to the Finally. I might forgive you if instead of the boost you added a clean tube gain stage that could be mixed with the Ratty, hint hint. @KpDoom welcome to the Secret Society abd TB & help me bug @Sushi Box FX about the LabRatX2There are two matte black Smoke Signals this month, that one may very well be yours
And that's correct, I've discontinued the Lab Rat. I'm considering bringing it back because I really like it, I have one on my board. Everyone that ordered one said they really enjoyed it, so I haven't seen many on the used market, but they were never one of the most popular orders, and with the two footswitches in a small box the assembly took extra time. If I bring it back I would probably leave out the boost section and make it just a distortion.
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That's actually a really good thought, leaving out the boost would free up a tube stage, I could redesign the boost stage a little and have it run parallel to the drive, so you can blend the dirt with the tube clean stage.
