The Sushi Box FX Secret Society

[phangtonpower]

So I just got a slampegg shipped to Japan. I was always hesitant in trying on of these out because "Sushi box" makes no sense living here

Anyway trying it out, I have the gain all the way up, master at about 8 for unity, bass and treble at 12, and both switches down. Is it supposed to be really subtle? It sounds like my clean sound with just a touch of hair. I thought there would be a little more grit with the gain dimed.

Also I have a modified rat before it. I have it set so that it is mostly blended to my clean sound and just enough to bring the mids out. Usually there is no significant volume change when it's engaged or not with other preamps in front of it, but with the slampegg there is a significant volume drop when I disengage the rat. Is that normal?

 

[Derek Williams]

So I just got a slampegg shipped to Japan. I was always hesitant in trying on of these out because "Sushi box" makes no sense living here

Anyway trying it out, I have the gain all the way up, master at about 8 for unity, bass and treble at 12, and both switches down. Is it supposed to be really subtle? It sounds like my clean sound with just a touch of hair. I thought there would be a little more grit with the gain dimed.

Also I have a modified rat before it. I have it set so that it is mostly blended to my clean sound and just enough to bring the mids out. Usually there is no significant volume change when it's engaged or not with other preamps in front of it, but with the slampegg there is a significant volume drop when I disengage the rat. Is that normal?

Make sure you have Ultra Lo turned off. Some versions of the Slampegg have the switches upside down. In my experience you’ll get more grit when Ultra Lo is turned off, but it’s still not a high gain pedal so you’ll want to put some kind of boost or distortion in front of it for higher gain sounds.

For the second question, it’s probably a matter of which frequencies are boosted by the Rat. I doubt this is an issue with the Slampegg. Like I mentioned above, I would try putting the Rat before the Slampegg as that would be the usual position for a real B15.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

So I just got a slampegg shipped to Japan. I was always hesitant in trying on of these out because "Sushi box" makes no sense living here

Anyway trying it out, I have the gain all the way up, master at about 8 for unity, bass and treble at 12, and both switches down. Is it supposed to be really subtle? It sounds like my clean sound with just a touch of hair. I thought there would be a little more grit with the gain dimed.

Also I have a modified rat before it. I have it set so that it is mostly blended to my clean sound and just enough to bring the mids out. Usually there is no significant volume change when it's engaged or not with other preamps in front of it, but with the slampegg there is a significant volume drop when I disengage the rat. Is that normal?

If you have the gain all the way up on Slampeegg it should sound nothing like your clean sound. What power supply are you using with it?

 

[eeyorebass]

So I just got a slampegg shipped to Japan. I was always hesitant in trying on of these out because "Sushi box" makes no sense living here

Anyway trying it out, I have the gain all the way up, master at about 8 for unity, bass and treble at 12, and both switches down. Is it supposed to be really subtle? It sounds like my clean sound with just a touch of hair. I thought there would be a little more grit with the gain dimed.

Also I have a modified rat before it. I have it set so that it is mostly blended to my clean sound and just enough to bring the mids out. Usually there is no significant volume change when it's engaged or not with other preamps in front of it, but with the slampegg there is a significant volume drop when I disengage the rat. Is that normal?

Did you buy it new? If you bought it used, make sure the tube wasn't replaced with a lower gain one.

 

[furym]

Okay, not sure what I’m looking for. What would you use before a SushiBox pedal to increase the gain to give an overdrive sound from the pedal. Let’s say I have a Slampeg Bee and I want to kick in an overdrive tone for part of a song. Would some thing like a TC Spark do it or is there a Sushi pedal that would increase the gain without a significant increase in volume as well? I know I can adjust the gain knob to change the amount of gain but that’s not convenient in the middle of a song. Ideas?

 

[wolffire99]

Make sure you have Ultra Lo turned off. Some versions of the Slampegg have the switches upside down. In my experience you’ll get more grit when Ultra Lo is turned off, but it’s still not a high gain pedal so you’ll want to put some kind of boost or distortion in front of it for higher gain sounds.

For the second question, it’s probably a matter of which frequencies are boosted by the Rat. I doubt this is an issue with the Slampegg. Like I mentioned above, I would try putting the Rat before the Slampegg as that would be the usual position for a real B15.

Slampegg with the Low switch off functions similarly to a More to me

 

[Derek Williams]

Slampegg with the Low switch off functions similarly to a More to me

I have a very different experience with it. I am never able to get the same tone or drive from a More.

 

[Derek Williams]

Okay, not sure what I’m looking for. What would you use before a SushiBox pedal to increase the gain to give an overdrive sound from the pedal. Let’s say I have a Slampeg Bee and I want to kick in an overdrive tone for part of a song. Would some thing like a TC Spark do it or is there a Sushi pedal that would increase the gain without a significant increase in volume as well? I know I can adjust the gain knob to change the amount of gain but that’s not convenient in the middle of a song. Ideas?

There are so many options when looking at overdrive pedals. Most pedals capable of low gain are easily stackable. I personally find various Origin Effects pedals work great as dirty boosts. DCX Bass, Halcyon Green, and to a lesser extent Halcyon Gold. There are cheaper options of course. I usually don’t like a clean boost as it can increase the volume too much (unless that is what you want).

 

[furym]

There are so many options when looking at overdrive pedals. Most pedals capable of low gain are easily stackable. I personally find various Origin Effects pedals work great as dirty boosts. DCX Bass, Halcyon Green, and to a lesser extent Halcyon Gold. There are cheaper options of course. I usually don’t like a clean boost as it can increase the volume too much (unless that is what you want).

I like the drive sound when I turn up the gain knob on my Finally. I want something that will boost the pedal into that territory without a significant volume boost. Currently I am using an HX Stomp and I can use snapshots to introduce gain while lowering level at the same time to keep unity. I don’t know how to use separate pedals to accomplish the same thing.

 

[Thumper]

Okay, not sure what I’m looking for. What would you use before a SushiBox pedal to increase the gain to give an overdrive sound from the pedal. Let’s say I have a Slampeg Bee and I want to kick in an overdrive tone for part of a song. Would some thing like a TC Spark do it or is there a Sushi pedal that would increase the gain without a significant increase in volume as well? I know I can adjust the gain knob to change the amount of gain but that’s not convenient in the middle of a song. Ideas?

I like and use TC Sparks. Actually, I use 3, each set differently so a toe tap can change settings without bending over (bad back) or messing with blend/tone switches.

 

[4Mal]

@Thumper Sell me your wireless...

 

[jmmyoh]

Depending on the day I'll use a sushi box more or glass butterfly, broughton L+HPF, scorpion, or bba, sometimes a compressor, etc. Anything with gain will work its just your personal tone preference.

 

[Thumper]

@Thumper Sell me your wireless...

You're funny! Actually I have that one, a XDT1 on my home board, and the last version, a double antenna as a spare. That one I could give up, but I'm using the transmitter for my gig board to have a transmitter on my 2nd bass. I do like them a lot, nearly as good as my original rack mount Xwire, which I would give up.

 

[Killing Floor]

Lookee what came today!

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Sticker!!!

 

[4Mal]

@Thumper I need a 3rd and they are scarce as hen’s teeth. I chase everyone I see

 

[phangtonpower]

If you have the gain all the way up on Slampeegg it should sound nothing like your clean sound. What power supply are you using with it?

How different is it supposed to sound though? I'm really liking the pedal. For the last past decade my favorite pedal has been my bass RC booster with the gained dimed. I can get the RC to distort if I turn up the bass, but it's not really what I'm looking for. I was expecting the Slampegg to get a little crunchier with the gain up. In fact I was worried that there was going to be too much gain so I ordered a 5751. Guess I don't need to switch it out. Anyway I think I found a replacement for the RC!

Using a one spot by it self right now. I ordered a cioks. We'll see how that goes. I had bad luck with strymon power supply in the past here. Now if I can only figure out what's going on with the rat.

Make sure you have Ultra Lo turned off. Some versions of the Slampegg have the switches upside down. In my experience you’ll get more grit when Ultra Lo is turned off, but it’s still not a high gain pedal so you’ll want to put some kind of boost or distortion in front of it for higher gain sounds.

For the second question, it’s probably a matter of which frequencies are boosted by the Rat. I doubt this is an issue with the Slampegg. Like I mentioned above, I would try putting the Rat before the Slampegg as that would be the usual position for a real B15.

Ultra switch is off. Loving it so far. I was just expecting there to be a little more gain.

The rat thing is kind of throwing me off though. Even if I have the blend on the Rat dimed all the way to my clean sound, it still boosts the slampegg. In fact I always felt the blend on my rat cut some volume. On a side note the when the rat boosts the slampegg still doesn't really add anymore high gain.

Did you buy it new? If you bought it used, make sure the tube wasn't replaced with a lower gain one.

I bought it new.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

How different is it supposed to sound though?

I mean I guess there are a lot of factors that can affect it, but when I'm running a passive bass through a Slampegg straight into my amp with nothing else in chain it gets pretty distorted, nowhere near what I would call a clean tone. I distinctly remember testing yours before shipping it and nothing seemed off at all, so I'm wondering if we're just describing it differently A OneSpot has more than enough current for a Slampegg, so that's not an issue, but obviously Cioks are great. I guess if you're worried something may be off, shoot me a video or audio recording (with pedal bypassed and active) and I can take a listen.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

Well today seems like as good a day as any for an announcement.

Some of you have noticed that custom shop ordering has been closed for around a month now due to ongoing issues with my UV printer. Every time I fix one issue another pops up, and in retrospect, the amount of time and money I've spent trying in vain to get it running again could have been much better served developing any of the new products I have in the works. My to-do list is too long to justify continuing to throw time and money at it, so I'm shelving it. I know people have enjoyed custom finish options and I've enjoyed being able to do them, but the number of custom orders has been dwindling over the past year and the demand isn't enough to justify the sizable expense of replacing the printer. So unfortunately it seems like it's time to discontinue custom shop ordering permanently.

I apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have better news for everyone in the near future.

 

[Michael Vee]

Good decision, Nathan.

 

[sloppy_phil]

@Sushi Box FX I'm sure it'll be a bummer for some, but I can't imagine too many will get terribly upset about this. You do SUCH a good job of engaging with your customers, and do your best to develop your products based on elements of our feedback. I'd expect just about all of us are happy to have your products in our rigs, and we'll definitely keep supporting whatever helps you move your business forward!

Onwards and upwards, Sushi Chef