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- Endorsing Artist:Ernie Ball / mike lull
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The Sushi Box FX Secret Society
- Thread starter kranahan
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100% this!
I think it's always a tricky line for manufactors when designing a "signature" product, there's what the artist needs vs what is consider sellable!
When it comes to Cab sims, there's going to be a plsit between those that 1) don't need it as always use a cab, 2) jsut want something very simple, 3) need something all singing and dancing to cover off multiple uses.
In my mind a pre-amps main use is to be a pre amp, Cab sims, DIs line out/in etc are all extras, grewat if they work for you but if they don't then other solutions exist.
I try not to add my tuppence when manufactures are designing a "bespoke" product and are open enough to share that infor during the process. All of us will have suggestions that would make this product better for us as individuals.
My take is we are lucky to get the insight whilst the product is being created and we should take that as a priviledge.
If Venus X had a headphone output, It would pretty much obviate my need for Furthermore.
What would be a good headphone amp to use with Venus X?
I just bought one of these, I'm having to temporarily move in with my folks and I'm having to put most of my gear into storge.
I plugged it into the last pedal in my chain (currently an SH) and it worked perfectly!
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I plugged it into the last pedal in my chain (currently an SH) and it worked perfectly!
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- Aug 21, 2003
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- A-Designs Mike Lull GK Tsunami Cables GHS Strings RMI Basswitch Nordstrand Pickups Darkglass
Almost anything that gives you like.
Honestly, you know what makes the biggest difference in headphone amps...The headphones you are using. I have several pairs of the Audio Technica ATH-M50 and ATH-M50x
These cans with your headphone amp of choice. They are no longer produced, but if you ever find a used Cafe Walter on here...Snag it...They are awesome.
- Aug 21, 2003
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- 18,644
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- A-Designs Mike Lull GK Tsunami Cables GHS Strings RMI Basswitch Nordstrand Pickups Darkglass
Thank you @GR7G5TER and @Derek Williams
I see the point of being able to route it separately, however the design concept was to make this active preamp into a box format comfortable for the artist and comfortable for Sushibox. This was the box and my 1st priorities are meet. That is what means most to me.
Just got my Underground Accelerator and really loving it so far. For those of you using it on a standard pedalboard do you place it late in your chain with dirt before it or earlier in the chain?
So far, I’m getting really good results pushing the UA with a pork & pickle. Really takes it to that next level. Curious to see how others are using it.
So far, I’m getting really good results pushing the UA with a pork & pickle. Really takes it to that next level. Curious to see how others are using it.
- Nov 12, 2006
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- Endorsing Artist:Ernie Ball / mike lull
Personally i think these speak for themselves, not needing “help” so it’s straight in imo to get the true sound.
I ordered a Finally. I have been on the fence for a while between the Finally and a BAE PDI unit. You can never be sure with new stuff. I have liked everything I have heard but at some point you need to pay your money and see for yourself. Time is now apparently. It should be here in a few days I expect.
Reality is, the more I thought about it, I need to upgrade my general use DI anyway so I may end up with both
Reality is, the more I thought about it, I need to upgrade my general use DI anyway so I may end up with both
I like putting drives in front of my Sushi preamps. I like the always-on cleans and low gain sounds from the Sushi Boxes, and then kicking on higher gain from a solid state drive when needed.
That's how I do it. Sushibox always on for a nice clean, then if needed, drive it with another pedal for some grind.
A little overwhelmed with my options, though I think the last few pages have the answers I'm looking for. Looking for something to stack either in front of or behind my MBD-2, just to give it a little bit extra bite - the MBD-2 is a very warm pedal and I want to dial in a little bit more clank and character for solos or other places where the situation calls for it. Alternatively, I could use whatever Sushibox pedal I buy as my always-on overdrive and then crank up the MBD-2 in those situations. I could just buy a Sansamp or a Darkglass VMT, but Sushibox seems like more fun.
So, which of these pedals do I want to add to my board? Slampegg Bee? Space Heater? Sounds like it'll be going after the MBD-2.
So, which of these pedals do I want to add to my board? Slampegg Bee? Space Heater? Sounds like it'll be going after the MBD-2.
Obviously this comes with my usual disclaimer that my job is to sell you things.
But my opinion is that if your goal is to have something after your MBD-2 so the MBD-2 is pushing tubes, you would likely be best off looking at something like Underground Accelerator (or Space Heater if you can find a used one out there as I no longer make them). The MBD-2 already has a tone control so I don't know how important one would be on the tube pedal being pushed by it, so if you want it then UA is a good option, or if not then Space Heater (or UA with the tonestack bypassed) is excellent.
On an unrelated note, a couple people have been asking me when I will be opening ordering for the February batch, and it will be soon. Because of the shift in having things regularly in stock I wanted to change the way custom ordering is set up, and that's taking some time to put together, but my goal is to have it finished and ready to roll out on Friday.
Here's a quick rundown of the changes that will be coming to the custom ordering starting February:
Additionally, there will be an across-the-board $10 price increase on every pedal. Part of this is due to inflation, my parts orders are slowly getting more expensive. But it's due in larger part to the redesign of the circuit boards.
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The vast majority of pedals out there today use 2-layer circuit boards, which means there are copper traces on both the top and bottom of the circuit board. Fora lot of circuits this is perfectly fine, I'm not going to say 2-layer boards are bad. But when you get into any other industry you see mostly multi-layer boards that have internal copper traces in addition to the top and bottom. Starting a couple months ago I've started moving all of the designs of my pedals over to 4-layer circuit boards, which have all audio signals on the top and bottom layers and all power and ground connections on internal copper layers. This is considered "ideal" for noise and stability as it keeps sensitive signals isolated and shielded, and I've been pleased with the results I'm getting from previously troublesome circuits. However, likely the main reason this isn't more common in pedals is that the boards are more expensive. Looking at my circuit boards, the new 4-layer boards are approximately 6x more expensive than the 2-layer version of the same board, so the price bump is an effort to help offset that.
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Anyway, that pretty well covers it. I'll keep everyone posted when ordering is ready.
Here's a quick rundown of the changes that will be coming to the custom ordering starting February:
- There will no longer be a "dealer's choice" finish, but Prismatic Cosmos (the dealer's choice finish for November and December) will remain an option due to its popularity.
- I will add a new finish to the list every couple months in an effort to make things more custom, like the good old days. Starting February, Fractured Cherry (see picture below) will be available for an extra charge.
- The newly revised JC Emerald will be available for order.
- SMD Lab Rat is not currently available as the circuit board is due for redesign. HW Lab Rat is still available as I recently completed its redesign.
- For now at least, I will not set a limit on the number of orders in a batch. The custom shop ordering page will remain open all the time, and however many orders I get before the 1st of the next month, that's how many I will build. With SMD pedals being in stock I expect there will be less custom orders than usual, but I'll monitor this and see if I need to make changes.
Additionally, there will be an across-the-board $10 price increase on every pedal. Part of this is due to inflation, my parts orders are slowly getting more expensive. But it's due in larger part to the redesign of the circuit boards.
<boring technical stuff>
The vast majority of pedals out there today use 2-layer circuit boards, which means there are copper traces on both the top and bottom of the circuit board. Fora lot of circuits this is perfectly fine, I'm not going to say 2-layer boards are bad. But when you get into any other industry you see mostly multi-layer boards that have internal copper traces in addition to the top and bottom. Starting a couple months ago I've started moving all of the designs of my pedals over to 4-layer circuit boards, which have all audio signals on the top and bottom layers and all power and ground connections on internal copper layers. This is considered "ideal" for noise and stability as it keeps sensitive signals isolated and shielded, and I've been pleased with the results I'm getting from previously troublesome circuits. However, likely the main reason this isn't more common in pedals is that the boards are more expensive. Looking at my circuit boards, the new 4-layer boards are approximately 6x more expensive than the 2-layer version of the same board, so the price bump is an effort to help offset that.
</boring technical stuff>
Anyway, that pretty well covers it. I'll keep everyone posted when ordering is ready.
With this said, I'm unfortunately having to sell my UA... @Obese Chess , hit me up if you're interested. It's brand new condition.
I have an Underground Accelerator close to the end of my signal chain to bring out the best of everything before it. It is the perfect tasty bun that delivers my sonic ideas to the ear from simple to madness of some of my concoctions.
Slampegg Bee is great if you are looking for that classic vintage tone but for more versatility the Underground Accelerator covers a lot more ground and for enhancing drives and clank.
The more I use my UA the more I like it. No, you cant boost the mids, but otherwise it is exceptionally versatile.
I don't know about every pedal builder out there, but in my mind, you and FEA stand out as being the most considerate when it comes to circuit design and how the layout of the board will affect things.
Would love to see it !
Do you plan or have you considered building an LA2A style optocomp ?
I’ve been looking around and only found one in pedal (pretty big) format so far.
There might be a market for this...
Somewhat related to a few posts above, but not really ...
Is anyone running a Space Heater in front of another Sushi Preamp (UA, Slampegg Bee, Elementary, ...)?
I spent some time last night carefully listening to a few of my pedals. I have a HWSH a few spots in front of my Elementary. With everything set to unity, the HWSH (running a 12AT7 with the gain high, but no noticeable clipping) seems to thicken up the lower mids in a really nice way when the Elementary is off. As soon as the Elementary is on, I can't hear any difference with or without the Space Heater. It's odd. The Elementary provides a similar thickness in the lower mids with greater EQ flexibility, so unless I start using the SH as a volume boost or switch to a 12AX7 to get some clipping, it's kind of redundant.
Has anyone else noticed something similar?
Is anyone running a Space Heater in front of another Sushi Preamp (UA, Slampegg Bee, Elementary, ...)?
I spent some time last night carefully listening to a few of my pedals. I have a HWSH a few spots in front of my Elementary. With everything set to unity, the HWSH (running a 12AT7 with the gain high, but no noticeable clipping) seems to thicken up the lower mids in a really nice way when the Elementary is off. As soon as the Elementary is on, I can't hear any difference with or without the Space Heater. It's odd. The Elementary provides a similar thickness in the lower mids with greater EQ flexibility, so unless I start using the SH as a volume boost or switch to a 12AX7 to get some clipping, it's kind of redundant.
Has anyone else noticed something similar?
