The Sushi Box FX Secret Society

[macmanlou]

I grew up with Trail 90s, but my Dad gave me a Road 90 that I loved, similar to this. Unfortunately, he sold it when I was with my Mom one winter. Still miss it 40 yearsView attachment 4616117 later!

I've probably had a dozen different bikes of all sizes over the years, but the first was a little '66 Honda CA160 "Dream", that I bought used in '68. I thought it looked pretty funky with the flared fenders and weird front suspension, but it was a darn good bike for a 17 year old to start on.

 

[johnk_10]

some think that they look funky but Honda Dreams are actually highly desirable these days.

 

[Jamie Hale]

some think that they look funky but Honda Dreams are actually highly desirable these days.

That looks a lot like mine but I remember mine as a 90, but could be wrong. All my friends had Trail 90s, which was nice on a logging trail, but I could beat them on the road!

 

[bassbrad]

I've probably had a dozen different bikes of all sizes over the years, but the first was a little '66 Honda CA160 "Dream", that I bought used in '68. I thought it looked pretty funky with the flared fenders and weird front suspension, but it was a darn good bike for a 17 year old to start on.

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I love those old Hondas I started on a '71 CB125 and moved up to a CB350 and CB500 once my age allowed in Texas
all Blue of course. The CB500 I had a Faring and crash bars installed and that probably saved me from serious injury and major damage to the bike when "The Crash of Doom" happened. The sparks were amazing!

 

[macmanlou]

I love those old Hondas I started on a '71 CB125 and moved up to a CB350 and CB500 once my age allowed in Texas

I can't tell if this is a CB350 Four, or the CB500 Four, but here's actress/singer Françoise Hardy on her Honda Four.

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

I love those old Hondas I started on a '71 CB125 and moved up to a CB350 and CB500 once my age allowed in Texas
View attachment 4616198 View attachment 4616199 all Blue of course. The CB500 I had a Faring and crash bars installed and that probably saved me from serious injury and major damage to the bike when "The Crash of Doom" happened. The sparks were amazing!

I had a CB-350, indian red, from when I was 18-19. It died while I was off in college, and I had neither the need nor the cash to repair it or get another. Spent every spring for the next decade shopping for a replacement, but never followed through. Then I got married, then had kids, so I'm shelving that particular project until the youngest is through school

Loved that little machine, though. Not fast; not great on the highway. But fun and super-easy to tear around town on.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

I should really do more 3D modeling when I look at how pedals are going to fit inside boxes.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

GUYS LOOK HOW FANCY I AM I MADE A WHOLE PEDAL.

Moved the XLR to the side so I could fit another 1/4" and the power jack up top.

 

[Pedalnetics]

GUYS LOOK HOW FANCY I AM I MADE A WHOLE PEDAL.

Moved the XLR to the side so I could fit another 1/4" and the power jack up top.

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Need more bling. And lights. And a talent button.

 

[Jamie Hale]

Especially the talent button!

 

[BassSuckZone]

Me: Alright, as long as I don't pick up anything new I think have a pretty good handle on my workload.

My stupid brain: Now seems like a really good time to pick Greenhouse back up and completely redesign it.

EDIT: Couldn't slow down my brain. Greenhouse now has two tubes and is in the same size enclosure as Smoke Signal to accommodate all the jacks. Four knobs: send level, return level, clean level, and blend. Redesign was mostly to address the fact that in the previous design the clean signal and FX loop signal would have been out of phase, they're in phase now.

SECOND EDIT: The Smoke Signal size enclosure seems really big for something like an FX loop, I may be able to get it back down into like the Dr. Wattson size enclosure to make it more pedalboard friendly. I'll do some measurements and see what I can do.

Will this HWGreenhouse also have a phase switch? I know you said this redesign would make it be in phase, but, forgive my ignorance, isn’t it kind of dependent on what your input is, as well as what is in the loop? Like, different pedals in the loop may react differently than others, some in phase and some out of phase? I don’t know, I guess that’s why I thought most loop pedals have a phase switch, just in case.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

Will this HWGreenhouse also have a phase switch? I know you said this redesign would make it be in phase, but, forgive my ignorance, isn’t it kind of dependent on what your input is, as well as what is in the loop? Like, different pedals in the loop may react differently than others, some in phase and some out of phase? I don’t know, I guess that’s why I thought most loop pedals have a phase switch, just in case.

A solid point. The redesign of greenhouse keeps the clean signal the same phase as the loop assuming the pedal in the loop doesn't change the phase, which some do. I'll give it some thought and see if I could put a phase switch in there without changing everything.

 

[TraktorBass]

Finally got my Sunnday Drive X home this weekend. Love it.

Redid my pedalboard to replace an EBS Valvedrive with the Sunnday Drive and promptly dropped the Sunnday Drive on the floor. Forgot to secure it with velcro before flipping the board upside down..

One of the tubes dislodged. Reseated the tube and luckily the pedal is fine.

It sits last in the chain on the board:

 

[jcburn]

Hey y'all - I have the chance to pick up a standard London Underground. Just wondering what kind of tones I can expect from it? Is it bassy, bright, mid scooped etc. I realise it has the Orange\Fender\Alembic tonestack but how versatile is this one and what is the Orange tone in general (I've never heard an AD200).
What is the inherent tone of this one and what does the drive sound like?

 

[Sushi Box FX]

Hey y'all - I have the chance to pick up a standard London Underground. Just wondering what kind of tones I can expect from it? Is it bassy, bright, mid scooped etc. I realise it has the Orange\Fender\Alembic tonestack but how versatile is this one and what is the Orange tone in general (I've never heard an AD200).
What is the inherent tone of this one and what does the drive sound like?

I was hoping someone else would jump in with their opinion but I can of course give mine. It's an interesting circuit, the first stage has a huge low end, but the second stage filters some of that out, and the tonestack is voiced a little bit brighter than the typical Alembic tonestack I used in Particle Accelerator/Underground Accelerator. It has a little more grit than Particle Accelerator due to the tonestack being at the very end rather than in the middle, so I would describe it as having a tight, focused low-end that's not overly warm but not overly bright. It has a nice punch in the low-mids, and while it doesn't have as much low end on the output as PA/UA it still has a nice fatness to it.

A common option was to get the Particle Accelerator tonestack added into the London Underground (which effectively makes it an Underground Accelerator) so if you could get a pic of the circuit board I could tell you if that has been done. It's a best-of-both-worlds thing in my opinion, keeps the grit of the London Underground with the rumbly low-end of Particle Accelerator.

Obviously I'm completely biased, but that's my view on London Underground.

 

[TonyP-]

I was hoping someone else would jump in with their opinion but I can of course give mine. It's an interesting circuit, the first stage has a huge low end, but the second stage filters some of that out, and the tonestack is voiced a little bit brighter than the typical Alembic tonestack I used in Particle Accelerator/Underground Accelerator. It has a little more grit than Particle Accelerator due to the tonestack being at the very end rather than in the middle, so I would describe it as having a tight, focused low-end that's not overly warm but not overly bright. It has a nice punch in the low-mids, and while it doesn't have as much low end on the output as PA/UA it still has a nice fatness to it.

A common option was to get the Particle Accelerator tonestack added into the London Underground (which effectively makes it an Underground Accelerator) so if you could get a pic of the circuit board I could tell you if that has been done. It's a best-of-both-worlds thing in my opinion, keeps the grit of the London Underground with the rumbly low-end of Particle Accelerator.

Obviously I'm completely biased, but that's my view on London Underground.

That description sounds right up my alley....

 

[dedpool1052]

That description sounds right up my alley....

I had a chance to borrow a buddy's underground accelerator, and it does not disappoint.
Problem for me is, the Space Heater (SMD & HW) sounds so good as-is (especially the HW), that I feel no need for a tonestack.

The new version of the UA that Nathan did with a tonestack bypass is the best of both worlds.
Bypassing the tonestack effectively turns it into a Space Heater.

 

[TonyP-]

I had a chance to borrow a buddy's underground accelerator, and it does not disappoint.
Problem for me is, the Space Heater (SMD & HW) sounds so good as-is (especially the HW), that I feel no need for a tonestack.

The new version of the UA that Nathan did with a tonestack bypass is the best of both worlds.
Bypassing the tonestack effectively turns it into a Space Heater.

Ahh...My friend, wait to you see what’s coming

 

[SemiDriven]

FYI...All this talk about the London Underground and one has appeared in the classified. (no affiliation)

 

[dedpool1052]

Ahh...My friend, wait to you see what’s coming

Absolutely interested.