{"product_id":"new-jhs-colour-box-v2-10th-anniversary-preamp-guitar-effects-pedal","title":"New JHS Colour Box V2 10th Anniversary Preamp Guitar Effects Pedal","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom JHS:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Colour Box is ten years old, and to celebrate, we're offering a special colorway in a pro-audio aesthetic! Get them while they're hot!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2012, I had a crazy idea for a tone shaping device that had never been done before in the world of guitar pedals. I wanted to create an effects pedal that replicated the hard-to-achieve sounds of \"direct-in\" electric guitar recordings that I loved. Bands like the Beatles, Spoon, Wilco, and Steely Dan had used this technique for years, but it was nearly impossible to recreate live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wanted this pedal to transform my guitar rig into the tonal equivalent of a Neve studio console, and that was no small task. After lots of trial and error, experimentation, and re-works, this concept evolved into something far beyond what we had imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2014 as we filmed the first demo videos at Abbey Road Studios in London and this idea had evolved into the most unique product we had ever made. The Colour Box was a full-fledged studio-grade preamplifier, EQ, and distortion generator with multi-instrument compatibility. It did what I had always wanted it to do, but it did so much more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unit can be heard on dozens of recordings from U2, Wilco, The National, Spoon, Collective Soul, Muse, the War on Drugs, and Phantogram amongst others. As proud of this pedal as we were, we wanted to make it better, so we did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVERSION 2 EMERGES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Colour Box V2 has all the same functionality of the V1 with many new and improved additions like expanded EQ controls, a Hi\/Lo switch for massive clean headroom, and the ability to pass phantom power to your condenser mics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most significant improvements are:\u003cbr\u003eAddition of an Output transformer\u003cbr\u003eSafely Passes 48V Phantom Power\u003cbr\u003eEQ Shift Knobs for precision EQ control\u003cbr\u003eHi\/Lo Switch for ultra clean headroom\u003cbr\u003e100% available clean signal even on acoustic guitar\u003cbr\u003eSilent switching, aka no \"switch-pop\"\u003cbr\u003eRuns on standard 9V DC Neg power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; CONTROLS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Gain section in red has three controls: Master, Pre-Vol, and Step. The Master volume controls the overall volume of the unit. The Pre-Vol controls the amount of gain between the two internal gain stages, adding more grit, distortion, and even fuzz as you increase the gain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Step control increases the gain of each preamp stage in five stages: 1st is +18 dB, 2nd is +23 dB, 3rd is +28 dB, 4th is +33 dB, 5th is +39 dB.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hi \/ Lo switch controls the amount of clean headroom available. In Lo mode you get ultra clean sounds without breakup. In Hi mode the Colour Box V2 distorts much more readily, giving a broad spectrum of overdrive, distortion, and fuzz sounds. A -20dB pad switch on the right side tames volume for high output microphones in XLR input mode.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMOST POWERFUL EQ YET\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe EQ section in blue has three Shift controls correlating to its standard Treble, Middle and Bass controls. The classically labeled EQ knobs adjust the amount of frequencies boosted and cut, while the Shift knobs adjust the range of frequencies they control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEQ Functions\u003cbr\u003eTreble Knob - +\/-15dB, flat at noon\u003cbr\u003eMiddle Knob - +\/-10dB, flat at noon\u003cbr\u003eBass Knob - +\/-15dB, flat at noon\u003cbr\u003eTreble Shift - 2kHz to 30kHz\u003cbr\u003eMiddle Shift - 150Hz to 2.4kHz\u003cbr\u003eBass Shift - 20Hz to 440Hz\u003cbr\u003eThe Hi-Pass section is a 2nd order 12dB per octave high pass filter with a -3dB cutoff adjustable from 160Hz to 650Hz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXLR AND OUTPUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Colour Box V2 has a combination XLR and 1\/4\" input jack to use either an instrument or microphone. Select your input with the INST\/XLR selector switch on the right side of the pedal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVERSION HISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV1 = Smaller enclosure; no \"shift\" EQ knobs; seven knobs total.\u003cbr\u003eV2 = Larger enclosure; ten knobs total; added Hi\/Lo Toggle; passes phantom power; output transformer addition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuns only on standard 9V DC negative power (do not plug in anything greater than 9V) and measures 5.7\" X 3.75\" X 1.85\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JHS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47531603591346,"sku":"ACJHSCOLOUR10TH","price":449.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0084\/0659\/7712\/files\/lofkj3dzi7tnxoufjalz.jpg?v=1779964004","url":"https:\/\/www.citymusicannex.com\/products\/new-jhs-colour-box-v2-10th-anniversary-preamp-guitar-effects-pedal","provider":"City Music Annex","version":"1.0","type":"link"}