admiralchew

Nice! Good price too. I have the HH version and it’s become my main bass. I’ve kept the pearlescent pickguard on as I like the contrast but it looks good in black too. GLWTS.

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I have one of these basses and my local luthier said I may as well sell all of the others because it's as perfect as it gets. These basses are incredible, the tone is phenomenal and this particular bass looks great in the pictures. Somebody should be biting your hand off for that price. GLWTS.

@mrtcat I’ve PM’d you as I’m not sure on the BC demo policy. The Origin Effects Super Vintage is a fantastic bit of kit. It’s more of a one box solution, with DI and cabsims. I find it a bit awkward to run with my Noble as I prefer the Noble to be last in the chain but the features of the SV suggest that should be last. The combination of the SV and the tube from the Noble combine very well though. The SBVT doesn’t have the bells and whistles of the SV but its dual tubes mean that it automatically has the heft and sheer air-moving power that comes less naturally to the SV, even if the SV nails the SVT tone. As the Noble is a permanent part of my set up and I usually don’t like running tubes into tubes, the SBVT is getting less of a look-in. One other pedal to consider is the Shift-line Olympic MkIIIS. They’ve been difficult to get hold of as they’re made in Russia but I believe they will be exported again soon. These have a 12AX7 tube, XLR out, SD card changeable cabsims, headphone out and even an FX loop so you can get the SVT sound, tube heft, and not need to worry about where in the chain it’ll go (https://shift-line.com/olympic) Obviously, touting the Olympic on a sale thread for the SBVT is a bit odd but can you tell I don’t really want to sell my SBVT?

Thanks! I really rate it too. I was totally sold by Hondo’s demo and it didn’t disappoint. I already had a fuzz I loved when I got it though and it just seems a shame to have it unused.

@bassadder I’ve PM’d you.

Very possibly! They are a nice touch. I’ll be listing a Sushi Box Fluffy Kitten too though and that runs it pretty close.

I was actually A/Bing the two last week and they’re slightly different beasts. The SBVT is all heft and capable of being super loud and plenty gritty. I feel the notes when I use it. It’s more of a classic preamp pedal and allows using SVT gain tones without deafening people (unless you want to). The Bassrig is more of an (excellent) emulation tool. It sounds (rather than feels) like the SVT but it doesn’t give me the same giddy joy to use it as the SBVT. However, I often play through monitor speakers so the DI makes it attractive and the in-built cab sim tames the sound in a way I like that can’t be done on the SBVT without another pedal. If I can find my splitter I may be able to put together a demo of both pedals using the same signal. I’ve got a few demos of the SBVT kicking around if you’d like to hear them.

Good question, I should have included that data. It’s pre, so the frequencies are those below. I gather Nathan at Sushi Box is revisiting the circuit again, as he seems to do from time to time, with the result that it’s not been possible to order one for a while (which is why I ended up having to pick this one up from Reverb). I’ve always found it to be plenty flexible though and generally stick with the same mids setting - the gain and bass controls are where the action is at with this pedal, in my opinion. I’ve recently taken delivery of a Noble and picked up Parabellum so my space for other tube pedals at the moment is slim. I love the SVT tone and I think the SBVT does a good job of achieving it, and in a way that gives a bit more heft (owing to the twin tubes) than that the solid state equivalents. 201 Hz 428 Hz 494 Hz 605 Hz 672 Hz 1.17 Khz 1.66 Khz 3 Khz

*De-listed owing to needing to a fill another B15 pedal shaped hole* Top spec hand-wired, hand-built Sushi Box Slampegg Bee Pre X tube preamp pedal in metallic flaked rainbow's end finish. Based on the Ampeg B15-N and running a 12AX7 to give tube heft and warmth to your tone. It runs at 9V or 12V (no difference in performance), with the pedal upping the voltage to 200V internally. Someone can get a bargain for a mint pedal (I've used it only to test it works), and all without having to wait or faff around with customs duties and import VAT. £245 boxed and posted to the UK.

Flagship Boss ES-8 loop switcher and 18 40cm gold-plated Rockboard straight-to-angled cables. Turn your analogue pedals into a multi-effects unit by changing the order of your signal chain on the fly. I’m including enough cables (worth £100+) to use all 8 send and returns and the tuner, with a cable to spare. In near perfect condition and fully boxed with power adapter. £480 posted to the UK.

Sushi Box FX are making a name for themselves in the US, with the same folks getting stuck into 3LEAF, Broughton and Iron Ether pedals raving about Sushi Box too. This is their top spec hand-wired, hand-built Space Heater tube preamp pedal in metallic flaked rainbow's end finish. The hand-wiring gives it greater headroom so the extra build time and effort are worth it. It’s designed to be used to add some flexible 12AX7 tube warmth to your tone using a small enclosure. It runs at 9V or 12V (no difference in performance), with the pedal upping the voltage to 200V internally. From the website: "There is some shared DNA with the Alembic F-2B. With the gain low you can crank the volume without it breaking up, though obviously is will push your amp HARD as it is a high output circuit. Add some gain and you can get varying levels of breakup, with a nice hairy drive when the gain is cranked." I recently bought a Noble so I’m moving on most of my tube pedals (as was said in another thread, for a pedal that expensive you have to commit!). I ordered this a couple of months before my Noble was due to be shipped but, because of the time Nathan at Sushi Box takes to create his pedals, the Noble actually arrived first. As a result, someone can get a bargain for a mint pedal (I've used it only to test it works) without having to wait or faff around with customs duties and import VAT (RRP for this version is $220 before postage, taxes and duties). £180 boxed and posted to the UK.