Selecting a tube preamp pedal on a $200(ish) budget

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fivestringgecko said:
Welllllllll.... Just (finally) took the plunge and ordered an Edison. In blue, because everyone knows that blue sounds best. :D

My band spent the better part of yesterday working with our sound engineer to get a new digital mixer set up and going, and I was able to test out a few things related to several basses and pedalboard stuff. I decided it was finally time to give an Edison an actual try. I debated a bit between a Sushibox More and the Edison, but the Edison won because of my previous not-so-great experience with Sushi. I know a lot of people like Sushibox pedals and more power to him for all the ideas he's got, but posts from people having issues with SB stuff keep regularly popping up throughout the main SB thread as recently as a couple weeks ago... with the More. I guess I just don't have the same confidence in the More that I do with the Edison.

@2saddleslab - Dig that aluminum look on your Edison. I'm tempted to sand off the powdercoat when I get mine. :thumbsup:

@JRA - have you had a chance to check yours out yet?

5sg.
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What was your bad experience with Sushi Box and how did you deal with it? Since I already purchased the UA, I should probably have a vague understanding of any issues that could come up...
 
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fivestringgecko said:
@JRA - have you had a chance to check yours out yet?
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:( not really: i hooked it up for a few minutes just before my last gig (the day after i got it) and realized that i'd need to spend some time with it to appreciate it. since i'm in the middle of move from one neighborhood to another, all of my cool stuff (bass stuff :D ) is scattered between the old house and the new one....

once i get settled in the new place i'll get it hooked up and sorted out, and i'll definitely report back!
 
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bdhoward27 said:
What was your bad experience with Sushi Box and how did you deal with it? Since I already purchased the UA, I should probably have a vague understanding of any issues that could come up...
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Just me, I’ve had a couple few SB pedals and no issues. I did have an issue with the MORE and moved it, but it was a me and the board issue, not the pedal.
There was a polarity issue (I think that is what it was, don’t quote me) discovered last year, but if you’re getting new, I don’t think you’ll have an issue. I had a couple made before that discovery and still didn’t have any issues.
I think you’ll like the UA, it has a killer sound if your looking for a tube preamp with an old school tone and drive.
 
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bdhoward27 said:
Can anyone recommend a good power supply for the UA? Has to be 9v 500mA
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IME it'll run perfectly well off a 250mA slot, but will take about 10 seconds to warm up. Also, the 2-tube Sushi boxes will run fine at 500mA, and will also take about 10 seconds to warm up. Once warm, they go instantly on from bypass via the foot switch sans probleme.
 
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bdhoward27 said:
What was your bad experience with Sushi Box and how did you deal with it? Since I already purchased the UA, I should probably have a vague understanding of any issues that could come up...
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The first thing I'll say is that it didn't have anything to do with Nathan himself, he was very friendly with me and sure seems like a nice person from his posts in the Sushi thread. My main thing is there just seems to be a little trouble with focus and quality control when it comes to Sushibox designs.

In my experience specifically: I ordered a Westinghouse and was really excited for it, but it arrived highly microphonic and with a whine/squeal connected to the voltage control. My initial post about it including audio, and several people reported having exactly the same issue after I posted audio. And again, Nathan was very nice and very professional about it. He gave us several options: keep them as is, get a replacement tube and/or new board (he did a board revision that added a switch for voltage), or just return it, and paid for shipping when I opted to return mine. There's just no way I could chance putting that kind of noise through my band's IEMs.

To be totally fair, I do have a mini-tube version of the Slampegg that's pretty nice. But my experience with the Westinghouse and reading fairly regular reports of issues after he made the switch to full size tubes just makes me hesitant to try again.

5sg.
 
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