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The Sushi Box FX Secret Society

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I won't be able to get powdercoating done until tomorrow, but this is what I had in mind for the artwork.

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eeyorebass said:
Nice!! Still on the fence about the Ultra-Lo and Ultra-Hi switches?
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No longer on the fence, I decided I don't want them. I found a mistake I made on the ultra-lo and fixing that brought the level back up, but you still lose a lot of gain. I think the main point though is that every tone available with the ultra-low can also be achieved by knob twisting with the tonestack.

The ultra-hi I've found is more noticeable when the treble is up fairly high, but generally subtle enough that I don't find it useful. Diming the treble knob gets plenty bright in my opinion, no reason to put a switch in to get even more.

So I'm considering re-doing the knob layout and moving the gain knob up to the top row so I have 2 rows of 3 controls each, but for now this is what the prototype is going to look like.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
No longer on the fence, I decided I don't want them. I found a mistake I made on the ultra-lo and fixing that brought the level back up, but you still lose a lot of gain. I think the main point though is that every tone available with the ultra-low can also be achieved by knob twisting with the tonestack.

The ultra-hi I've found is more noticeable when the treble is up fairly high, but generally subtle enough that I don't find it useful. Diming the treble knob gets plenty bright in my opinion, no reason to put a switch in to get even more.

So I'm considering re-doing the knob layout and moving the gain knob up to the top row so I have 2 rows of 3 controls each, but for now this is what the prototype is going to look like.
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i don't think that you need the ultra lo and hi switches either, and, IMO 2 rows of three knobs would be a lot better since there would be more space between them making the easier to adjust.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
Also while I'm posting pictures of empty enclosures that haven't been powdercoated, may as well put this one up.

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Stunning !
How about master / mid frequency / gain on top row and bass / mid gain / treble on the bottom one ? :woot:
Is the mid frequency knob continuously changing the frequency center ? If not, how hard would it be to implement it that way ? Could be a real plus for some people, without losing functionality :)
 
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XLunacy said:
Stunning !
How about master / mid frequency / gain on top row and bass / mid gain / treble on the bottom one ? :woot:
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That's what I was thinking, that's how I did the previous SBVT.

Is the mid frequency knob continuously changing the frequency center ? If not, how hard would it be to implement it that way ? Could be a real plus for some people, without losing functionality :)
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No, it's an 8-position rotary switch. It's implemented in the same way as the original Ampeg mids selector to switch between multiple capacitors and taps on an inductor. There's absolutely no way to make it a continuous sweep, it has to be set values that are switched between.
 
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XLunacy said:
Stunning !
How about master / mid frequency / gain on top row and bass / mid gain / treble on the bottom one ? :woot:
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Sushi Box FX said:
That's what I was thinking, that's how I did the previous SBVT.
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Liking the two rows idea for more space, Gain / Master / Mid selector on top and EQ knobs in their own group. Makes more sense in my brain, I think. :thumbsup:

5sg.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
Brief October batch update: The last of my parts orders showed up today and I've been jumping in. I started working on HW board assembly last night and got all the Slampeggs and DWs soldered up, and I've been working through the enclosure milling process. I'm going to try to get all enclosures milled tonight, but it may have to wait until Sunday (I'm taking Saturday off as it's my wife's birthday).

It's too early to tell one way or the other, but I have every reason to expect that I will be finishing the October batch on time before the end of the month, which is ideal as I would prefer not to have to work on Halloween.

Super quick BLK 3.0 notes: the paint showed up today and I played with it very briefly. It doesn't stick at all to a bare aluminum enclosure, it just wipes right off. Back in my acrylic spraypaint days I used self-etching primer with good results, so I have a coat drying on a test enclosure in the garage, then I'll try again.

I did spread a little BLK 3.0 on a cardboard box just to see what it looked like, and at first it just looked like black paint, but after it dried it's noticeably blacker than black and matter than matte. Very interested to see what it looks like when applied more evenly over a large multi-dimensional surface.
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I am beyond excited for my Undergrounf Accelerator! As soon as it arrives, it's going on a brand new board with a new power supply, connectors and mounts. Then for the long task of dialing everything in! (not concerned one little bit!)
 
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question for all you sushi heads:
i just received my new Space Heater and it is MASSIVE!
heaps of headroom and gain, and it adds so much depth to my signal.


i had originally thought it would replace my older model particle accelerator, but when i had both on, it unlocked some new tones that i had not heard before. So my plan is to keep both pedals and find the best spot for them in my chain.

currently i have my space heater early in my signal to be able to add some mild to big breakup as needed. but i feel like the space heater is so massive that it is hitting the rest of my chain with too much saturation, making it really hard to tame the front end.

my PA is currently at the very end of my chain, feeding my Mesa Subway DI.

i am planning to swap the PA with the space heater tonight to see how this changes the setup.

i'll probably not get as much breakup from the PA, but i will have more flexible tone shaping early in my chain. And having the space heater right in front of my DI will hopefully allow me to still utilize the tone shaping of the DI, but with all the extra juice on tap from the space heater to boost and breakup my post-effects tone.

since i am fairly new to the tube preamp game, i am wondering if i am going in the right direction, and/or if any of you more experienced heads can offer suggestions for how you would use the combo of a PA and space heater in your chain....?

thanks!
 
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