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The Sushi Box FX Secret Society
- Thread starter kranahan
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One day you’re just going to need to make a full amp. But keep it to 100 watts or less please.
Sounds kinda weird to say, but maybe something like a selectable 10/1 watt amp would be magnificent for home practice!
Definitely not alone! This is one I'm watching with a lot of anticipation!
With the Ampeg SGT just dropping, I'm trying to hold back on pressing the trigger as i think it does everything i need in a one box solution but without tubes (whyyyyyyyyyy Ampeg why!) but i reckon Nathan's Furthermore is going to be the bomb.
One box to for live, studio, practice, grab a cab and power amp and you don't need anything else!
We can start hassling the Chef with unsolicited ideas
once Namm and Venus X have dropped as he has got the release of his life coming up! We're all routing for @Sushi Box FX you Chef!
I think Sushi Firebox will get you some of the way there, it's going to be a tube based power amp emulator I believe.
My dive into the Sushi Box world (with some great advice from Nathan) inspired me to build my own tube amp and I absolutely love everything about it. It's 3ish watts, so it's right in the ballpark of where you're talking. With the appropriate transformer it sounds absolutely amazing for lower volume stuff. That said... generally speaking, the UA serves me just as well (better actually) in almost every other way. If I had to choose only one, I'd take the UA... but I don't have to so I'm not worried about it.
Definitely not alone! This is one I'm watching with a lot of anticipation!
With the Ampeg SGT just dropping, I'm trying to hold back on pressing the trigger as i think it does everything i need in a one box solution but without tubes (whyyyyyyyyyy Ampeg why!) but i reckon Nathan's Furthermore is going to be the bomb.
One box to for live, studio, practice, grab a cab and power amp and you don't need anything else!
We can start hassling the Chef with unsolicited ideas
We're all routing for @Sushi Box FX you Chef!
ha! My Dreamcatcher arrived yesterday, and my SGT-Di arrives tomorrow. I’m currently thinking barbershop -> Dreamcatcher -> SGT, but who knows what’ll happen when the furthermore drops.
i really hope you keep the bax stack on the furthermore.
Let me know how you like the Dreamcatcher! I was going back and forth with that one, but ended up getting the Detective because I've already got a Darkglass for my super crunch sound.
If you are like many of us you will have several @Sushi Box FX in your collection:
Particle Accelerator mini tube
Slampegg Bee mini tube
Undergraound Accelerator
UA HW
Finally
Bass Dude
Smoke Signal -blue channel UA modded
JC Emerald
MORE
Echosaurus
Wow I just realized how much I have invested in Nathan's genius toys.
Just this past week, I've gone on a bit of a binge and bought a:
- Space Heater
- Detective
- Slampegg
Current wish list to try out is:
- Underground Accelerator
- More
- Finally (or potentially the successor 'Furthermore')
- JC Emerald
....but I need to let my wallet recover a little bit first.
My guitar player has a 30 watt combo so I don’t need anything too big. But I’d like at least 60 watts so I can be a little louder without completely distorting the amp.
No need to justify bro, if you got the dough ;-)
Pace yourself, by all means but Nathan won't mind if you binge.
What difference do you find between the UA and UA HW?
Happy with my new UA. However, with EQ bypassed and Level dropped low, it's crisper in a way I prefer. Considering joining it to a Slampeg, Finally, or waiting for a Furthermore.
There is a very slight difference but it is not something you are likely to appreciate live with other instruments going even with in ear monitors. Most of my playing these days is for recording where I do appreciate difference in depth, especially for the highly processed sounds used on that board. My UA is part of the original batch before the tone bypass and when deciding on a second UA I decided to splurge on the HW version. IMHO the sound difference to my ear and economy is not necessary as the SMD versions are just fine.
My original UA gets moved around to whch ever set up I might use on a gig or jam or for experimentsing with other pedals and is the base line I use for comparison to other preamps.
The change in volume is due to the passive TMB tone stack in the UA, as well as any other passive tone stack, the bypass should be crisper. This is a driving reason for the Venus X to have an active tone circuit to get that added clarity in the high end that more recent designs offer.
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Yeah, I’ve invested a fair amount too:
1. Dr Wattson X
2. Space Heater (SMD)
3. Space Heater (HW)
4. Sashimi Fuzz
5. Lab Rat
6. JC Emerald V1
7. JC Emerald V2
8. Echosaurus
9. Glass Butterfly
10. Black Eye II
11. Underground Accelerator
12. Slampegg
13. More #1
14. More #2
15. Elementary
16. Finally
17. Fluffy Kitten
I think that’s it.
Hi, my name is James. I have a sushi box addiction also. I’m up to 8 pedals and I don’t see myself stopping.
