Shoutout to the sharp-eyed smarty pants who caught a mistake in the episode. Turns out, we totally goofed when explaining the 'shift' controls on the Colour Box-they don’t control the 'Q.' Like the 1073, the Colour Box doesn’t have a 'Q' control. We got our EQ terms mixed up! Being a huge nerd is hard sometimes.Turning the shift controls counterclockwise moves the boosted or cut frequency toward the lower end of that band, and turning them clockwise moves it toward the higher end. At least the diagram in the video got it right! (Shoutout to Austin for the accurate visuals.) Thanks for keeping us on our toes and helping us set the record straight.
I was about to do that comment. It may be cool (and useful ?) to have a third row of blue buttons for Q control and make the EQ fully parametric.. But perhaps the circuit is already complicated enough for the pedal format
I've wanted a Colour Box for ages. The combination of this video and the new colourway (as well as the incredible sale right now), just pushed me over the edge. Ordered!
Picked up a Colour Box on a whim second hand during a trip. It was my daughter who used it on her singing and spoken word tracks. She got immediate feedback on the improved quality of her sound and that got her some additional voice over work. Thanks JHS. You may be impacting more artists of different types than you realize.
@@lynnhopewell4728 I’m debating whether to get one for vocals, or an Eventide Mixing Link preamp, with effects loop. It has the phantom power, and 65db of clean gain. But, it doesn’t have the eq ability, that the Colour Box does.
The grey is good marketing, IMO. Anyone who knows the classic Neve consoles associates that colour scheme with the 1073 and 1081 preamp/eq modules from those big iron, big sound behemoths. I understand why JHS wanted to fit in with their own aesthetic, and that's great. But I didn't realise the Colorbox was a Neve analogue until I saw the thumbnail for this video with the grey box with blue and red knobs, so it's great to have it as an option. I was never really interested in the Colorbox, thinking it was just another eq but as a long term engineer who cut my teeth on Neves and SSLs, I am a lot more interested now. And as the video shows, for a lot more than guitar.
I suck to much at guitar to make this purchase a good idea, but I dig it. With such stuff, JHS is part of Music History and it's something you guys should be so proud of
I use this pedal with harmonica into a RS Stage 5 amp. It really wakes that amp up, and finally gave me the Chicago blues sound I had been searching for!!
Nick Valensi of The Strokes also uses one on his board. Figured I’d mention it just add his name to the amazing list of people that use this awesome pedal.
My ColourBox v2 is one of my “always on” pedals. I actually have mine in the loop and use the eq and gain to dial in the sound for whatever I need. I love it and have been contemplating another for front end, other studio uses and in case the first should get sick. Looks like a good opportunity. Thank you Cliff and JHS.
the DI with chorus and compression sounded really cool, very 80's pop. this pedal is especially creative if you come from both guitarist back ground and sound engineer. it makes sense for a sound engineer and sculpt your tone amazingly like the front of house engineer has control to do so to your mic'd cab
The combo of a Colourbox (v2) and a Quad Cortex means I can dial in whatever drive/boost/EQ I'm feeling at the time, capture it as a 'preset', then tweak away in different directions...also opens up the options for using two captures in stereo for those wanting a stereo version...
I love this pedal so much and just realized how much I’m under utilizing it, despite using it on every gig and in the studio. This video is fantastic - thanks.
This is my most recent add to my harmonica pedal board that I use for gigs, allowing send to PA and/or to an amp. Great add for a little more fat, warm dirt.
@@Skyne_E_Vader So I used to have two of them in stereo, and while it was FINE, it was also a pain in the ass. For one, in my studio setup, having side jacks but top power means there's no way to position them without a heap of wasted space. I even put together right-angled XLR cables to help them fit, but they end up messy regardless. The second and more annoying problem for stereo, is that with no way to link controls between the two sides, you're constantly dancing back and forth trying to make the same moves on both channels while also managing gain-matching so that you're not blowing out your ears. So yeah, it was a nice sounding setup, but I ended up selling it and replacing it with 500 series modules including a stereo EQ. Much more ergonomic and honestly it sounds better. If you want that in a pedal format, get an OTO BOUM or maybe an Elektron Analog Heat.
This is a fantastic video! I have owned a Colour Box v2 for a few years... I feel like Ive learned that I can expand my usage in a few wonderful ways. Thanks guys you are a joy to watch.
Josh/Nick/team, You guys are awesome. I’d love to see some vids about the recording gear you guys use for these videos. Preamps, audio interfaces(?), DAW info. Your jams are always recorded & mixed super well and this kind of episode would be awesome and enjoyed by many! Or at least me.
Best $400 I have spent in a long time. I initially was going to put this on my guitar pedalboard but instead I made another board featuring the colour box as the heart and soul. I paired it with an Origin fx Cali76 compressor, eventide micro pitch , TC elect. chorus/flanger/ pitch modulation, MXR phase 90, Meris mercury 7 reverb and a Malekko Dark delay. The power of this compact rig is unbelievable. The colour Box is a desert island piece of equipment. It inspires you to play and I think that is what most of us are looking for in gear! Thank you Josh and JHS! RIP Cliff Smith!
Thanks for another awesome video - Josh and crew !! I’ve had the white V2 for a couple years and only dabbled with it a little. Now I understand it better and look forward to being creative with it. Down side is I need at least two more.
This, mixed with a "Nadine" mic from Ear Trump, is the absolute best recording equipment than any double-bass player can have. To have a colour box is now as basic gear for my double basses as my fingers are, such an amazing pedal. Thanks JHS folks for making this pedal, I wish more double bass players knew about this combo.
I got my Colour Box earlier this year, it's the first and only JHS pedal I own, currently. I really love the clarity and control I can get out of it, where any other drive or EQ I own might not have the control sweet spot - this one does in almost any scenario. My favorite thing to do is show it to someone who's in need of some inspiration, it tends to make you think outside of the box.
I recorded a whole album with the Colourbox V2 on literally every instrument on every song- vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, keys and drums. I might choose to be buried with my Colourbox in a white, red, and blue coffin that looks like a big Colourbox.
Same! I scratch my head at how people afford all this stuff lol. I have a decent job, but with bills and how expensive shit is nowadays, I couldn’t imagine being able to spend this kind of money, on stuff like this.
Yeah, this pedal is WILD. I had the opportunity to test it before it launched and I've been in love since I plugged it in. Y'all really knocked this out of the park.
I did some recording with the guitarist Will Graefe a few months back, and he made some unbelievable sounds with this pedal. Easily my favorite guitar sound I've heard in a long time.
Its such a beautiful thing seeing a whole video without sarcasm. The sarcasm might work in the studio as an in joke at the end of a long week but it doesn't always translate and feels like you are speaking to someone other than the watching audience which feels isolating. In contrast this is full of your amazing sweetness as people, honesty, intelligence and clarity of communication it really leaves you feeling good. This video (and Janek Gwyzdalas endorsement) really made me reconsider getting one. I bought both this and the Superbolt because you sold me on them but took them back because when i got them home they didnt actually do what I needed or maybe couldnt work out how to use them in my set up. However your presentation in this video has persuaded me to try again. I do have a charlie brown and love it. It helps to make my Marshall SV20H sound more like a Marshall as I could not afford a real one
I wasnt interested until you talked about shift functions to change the Q factor in the EQ and then i got super curious!!! I cant afford it but i would love one ❤
Picked up the colour box V2 a couple years ago with the thought of wanting to try it out. It's seriously good. One of my favorite sounds I get out of it is a small tweed amp on a 10. A great experience and I love using it to add punch and clarity to the signal on guitar. Didn't think I would like it as much as I did and glad I got one.
I bought the V1 as a vocal pre in my home studio set up and it’s amazing. One day I was like “What if I put this on my pedal board and play guitar through it!?” Well, now I need another one. lol ❤
I use the color box on everything. Bass, vocals, synths, salad. To me, its more than a pedal, it's a statement about who I am as a person in this crazy world.
With a dynamic mic, I use a Cloudlifter plus phantom power into the Colourbox. That provides a clean boost before going into the pedal, to get further above the noise floor.
I bought the Crayon a month ago and absolutely loved what it can do and after watching this video I pulled the trigger on this unit (Americanmusical didn't have the gray version, but I like the classic white personally) and I'm honestly blown away with what it did for my tone when recording an acoustic guitar yesterday. I'm what you would call a hobbiest/enthusiast when it comes to recording and music and I'm always trying to get the best tone I can within a budget that befits a non-gigging weekend warrior. As such, I've never had a pre-amp such as this to massage my tone (other than the amps for my electrics) and I would usually adjust tone with a plugin if needed. Doing a recording of the pedal off and then on, holy crap! Wow. Huge fan of JHS and this thing was definitely worth the price. Next up, gonna record some bass tracks and see how they turn out :)
I'm so glad you're releasing this in a -not- Bright White, Bright Colored knobs version! I could never have that on my pedalboard; just too loud and distracting. Love this new version, and the vintage looking knobs. I'll be buying the gray version stat.
I ❤ JHS I ❤ the Colour Box I hope to one day, "hopefully soon," get back in the game & empty my pockets in efforts to own a Colour Box. I'm from Malaysia & the Ringgit (RM) has been rock-bottom for a long while now. But it might be picking-up in the "near" years to come. I ❤ the Colour Box!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve been using the v2 on my vocals live since it came out. It replaced a 1073 (pre and eq in 500 series) I used to use. I honestly like the colour box better. Ps bring back the 500 series pleeeease (and the pulp and peel in 500 series too!😊) It’s a modern classic
I wanted one since it came out, but wasn't sure if i would use it to its potential... then i realized what it actually was... but then I was broke and hoping to find one used. Then you released the V2 and i couldn't justify not getting the V2. I was back on the hunt hoping to find someone who didn't appreciate theirs, and get a deal, but now I NEED this color-way because i feel like it fits my home studio aesthetic too perfectly. I'm excited to finally get one.
I’m thinking that this is what has been missing all along from my kazoo pedalboard! Will my social acceptance increase? Will the mockery & jealousy finally stop?? (Once again, well done Josh!)
Shoutout to the sharp-eyed smarty pants who caught a mistake in the episode. Turns out, we totally goofed when explaining the 'shift' controls on the Colour Box-they don’t control the 'Q.' Like the 1073, the Colour Box doesn’t have a 'Q' control. We got our EQ terms mixed up! Being a huge nerd is hard sometimes.Turning the shift controls counterclockwise moves the boosted or cut frequency toward the lower end of that band, and turning them clockwise moves it toward the higher end. At least the diagram in the video got it right! (Shoutout to Austin for the accurate visuals.) Thanks for keeping us on our toes and helping us set the record straight.
That was actually the first thing that I reacted to. You're changing the center frequency of the band, not the Q 🙂
I was about to do that comment. It may be cool (and useful ?) to have a third row of blue buttons for Q control and make the EQ fully parametric.. But perhaps the circuit is already complicated enough for the pedal format
In parametric eq terms thats usually "center frequency" but it's OK. Some don't even bother explaining what the function does
Josh can you guy make a tutorial on FX loop?
@@ant1sokolow It takes quite a while to dial in the seven band parametrics on the Brotary.
I've wanted a Colour Box for ages. The combination of this video and the new colourway (as well as the incredible sale right now), just pushed me over the edge. Ordered!
Nick is an incredible singer! I love seeing all the uses for the Colorbox! Keep up the awesome work!
That drummer can saaang
If they don't cover "What I like About You", I don't know if I can keep watching JHS.
Totally agree
I just added this to my kazoo board last night, albsolutely mind blowing
MegaKazoo!!!
disliked.
Dude, you _know_ you can fit two more rows of knobs on there, right? And you _know_ that deep down in your heart, you want to! Do it!
lol
@@jhspedalsMore is Loud Good
*The Colour Strip v1 * this plus a Neve portico 5043 compressor
@@jhspedalsI heard he wants to put a 2 knob comp and 1 knob de-esser 😂 … and he wants… “$1 million”
(Dr Evil) One.. Milllion Dolllars!
I am sure its been said before, but this guy puts so much passion in the pedals.
Wait... that wasn't hot glue?
Picked up a Colour Box on a whim second hand during a trip. It was my daughter who used it on her singing and spoken word tracks. She got immediate feedback on the improved quality of her sound and that got her some additional voice over work. Thanks JHS. You may be impacting more artists of different types than you realize.
@@lynnhopewell4728
I’m debating whether to get one for vocals, or an Eventide Mixing Link preamp, with effects loop. It has the phantom power, and 65db of clean gain.
But, it doesn’t have the eq ability, that the Colour Box does.
@@CorbCorbin It was the EQ that got her where she needed to be.
@@lynnhopewell4728
Cool, thank you.
My entire “studio” is a Colorbox V2, UA Dream, and a UA Volt. Absolutely beautiful setup. We are in a golden age for gear.
Do you as a rule place the Colour Box before or after the Dream?
@@richnewman
Do you run any other pedals after the Colour Box, or do you put any after the Dream?
@@CorbCorbinfollowing
@@christiaandemarezoyens4720 I run my colour box after my drives, then modulation, reverb, and UA Dream last.
The grey is good marketing, IMO. Anyone who knows the classic Neve consoles associates that colour scheme with the 1073 and 1081 preamp/eq modules from those big iron, big sound behemoths. I understand why JHS wanted to fit in with their own aesthetic, and that's great. But I didn't realise the Colorbox was a Neve analogue until I saw the thumbnail for this video with the grey box with blue and red knobs, so it's great to have it as an option. I was never really interested in the Colorbox, thinking it was just another eq but as a long term engineer who cut my teeth on Neves and SSLs, I am a lot more interested now. And as the video shows, for a lot more than guitar.
I also appreciate it’s a new color but no revisions of the circuit. ❤
Same for me : as i now know it's based on a NEVE, i feel very interested !
I came for the run through of the Colour Box and stayed for all of Josh’s studio knowledge and recording tips. Thanks for sharing man!
I suck to much at guitar to make this purchase a good idea, but I dig it.
With such stuff, JHS is part of Music History and it's something you guys should be so proud of
I use this pedal with harmonica into a RS Stage 5 amp. It really wakes that amp up, and finally gave me the Chicago blues sound I had been searching for!!
A friend of mine is a well-known Blues Harpist and he uses one for his sound too.
Good on you, man!
Nick Valensi of The Strokes also uses one on his board. Figured I’d mention it just add his name to the amazing list of people that use this awesome pedal.
My ColourBox v2 is one of my “always on” pedals. I actually have mine in the loop and use the eq and gain to dial in the sound for whatever I need. I love it and have been contemplating another for front end, other studio uses and in case the first should get sick. Looks like a good opportunity.
Thank you Cliff and JHS.
🖤🖤🖤🖤
the DI with chorus and compression sounded really cool, very 80's pop. this pedal is especially creative if you come from both guitarist back ground and sound engineer. it makes sense for a sound engineer and sculpt your tone amazingly like the front of house engineer has control to do so to your mic'd cab
You are 100% correct. I play guitar + engineer FOH (usually not at the same time) and could find a lot of uses for this device, possibly TOO many 😁
I’m The Man Who Loves This Pedal
🙏🏼
Wilco!
Wilco!
Finally ! A tuner...
Intimately we discern our sound with our ears why not tune with"em?
Just kidding more is always better
Woah, the JHS drummer sings really well.
He’s got an EP out on most platforms. It’s really good
@@nmv881no shit! Under a different artist name or?
@@daughtersofdivorce6803 same name. Nick Loux
The combo of a Colourbox (v2) and a Quad Cortex means I can dial in whatever drive/boost/EQ I'm feeling at the time, capture it as a 'preset', then tweak away in different directions...also opens up the options for using two captures in stereo for those wanting a stereo version...
What a great video! Great explanations and playing all round. Definitely on my to-buy list! Thanks
You all are so talented, dude. Love JHS with a sincere passion.
Brilliant pedal. This and the Strymon Deco are my favs.
The piano player took me to church this morning on my commute to work. About to cry. 😢
I love this pedal so much and just realized how much I’m under utilizing it, despite using it on every gig and in the studio. This video is fantastic - thanks.
This is my most recent add to my harmonica pedal board that I use for gigs, allowing send to PA and/or to an amp. Great add for a little more fat, warm dirt.
making 2 albums with this as vocal pre amp. decent 1073 color in a tiny box
Now all I need is a stereo version.
Buy two 😊
@@Skyne_E_Vader So I used to have two of them in stereo, and while it was FINE, it was also a pain in the ass. For one, in my studio setup, having side jacks but top power means there's no way to position them without a heap of wasted space. I even put together right-angled XLR cables to help them fit, but they end up messy regardless. The second and more annoying problem for stereo, is that with no way to link controls between the two sides, you're constantly dancing back and forth trying to make the same moves on both channels while also managing gain-matching so that you're not blowing out your ears. So yeah, it was a nice sounding setup, but I ended up selling it and replacing it with 500 series modules including a stereo EQ. Much more ergonomic and honestly it sounds better. If you want that in a pedal format, get an OTO BOUM or maybe an Elektron Analog Heat.
@@henryhill92 fantastic reply and very informative. Thank you.
Yep haha
stereo is nice, but have you tried mid-side?
Congrats on the anniversary of a great pedal.
Thank you! 🙏🏼🖤🙏🏼🖤
This is a fantastic video! I have owned a Colour Box v2 for a few years... I feel like Ive learned that I can expand my usage in a few wonderful ways. Thanks guys you are a joy to watch.
Josh/Nick/team,
You guys are awesome. I’d love to see some vids about the recording gear you guys use for these videos. Preamps, audio interfaces(?), DAW info. Your jams are always recorded & mixed super well and this kind of episode would be awesome and enjoyed by many! Or at least me.
The one pedal that will probably never leave my board.
💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Holy shit, Nick’s voice is amazing!
Nick is a ridiculously talented musician in general. Got an EP out called Rocks in the Rain, it's fire.
This is the main takeaway from this. I have no idea what this pedal does, but that was awesome.
Wow Nick! What a surprise. Awesome singing. Cheers from Brazil.
Finally, a JHS branded tin of mints to store plectrums in.
Gotta say, 499 is a bit steep for a tin though...
@@r0flgal0re Well, it's $449, not $499.
Best $400 I have spent in a long time. I initially was going to put this on my guitar pedalboard but instead I made another board featuring the colour box as the heart and soul. I paired it with an Origin fx Cali76 compressor, eventide micro pitch , TC elect. chorus/flanger/ pitch modulation, MXR phase 90, Meris mercury 7 reverb and a Malekko Dark delay. The power of this compact rig is unbelievable. The colour Box is a desert island piece of equipment. It inspires you to play and I think that is what most of us are looking for in gear! Thank you Josh and JHS! RIP Cliff Smith!
Thanks for another awesome video - Josh and crew !! I’ve had the white V2 for a couple years and only dabbled with it a little. Now I understand it better and look forward to being creative with it. Down side is I need at least two more.
amazing rewatch. Everything sounds like a classic record...awesome acoustic...everything.
That was a seriously compelling pedal demo. Woah!
I was setting up for my mates band that was Supporting UMO in Tassie, the drummer had a colourbox on his vocals! now im doing the same!
Greatest pedal of all time, I still have the V1 and it's always on. a Centaur style overdrive with a colour box is next level perfection
Josh's explanation of the blue EQ section sounds to my ears uncannily like how a plumbus is made.
I could listen to Josh explaining anything and be interested but why
not just have Nick sing and play all the instruments! He is amazing.
Will always love this pedal. I remember working for you in early 2015 and we sold one to Lyle Workman.
This, mixed with a "Nadine" mic from Ear Trump, is the absolute best recording equipment than any double-bass player can have. To have a colour box is now as basic gear for my double basses as my fingers are, such an amazing pedal.
Thanks JHS folks for making this pedal, I wish more double bass players knew about this combo.
We used it at FOH for years, the V1. I use the V2 in my studio all the time. Amazing piece of gear💯
This is one of those pedals that isn’t glamorous, it’s not flashy or sexy, but it is going to help in SO many ways.
I got my Colour Box earlier this year, it's the first and only JHS pedal I own, currently.
I really love the clarity and control I can get out of it, where any other drive or EQ I own might not have the control sweet spot - this one does in almost any scenario.
My favorite thing to do is show it to someone who's in need of some inspiration, it tends to make you think outside of the box.
awesome!
... thus, the name. 😉
@@lamsonian you see what I did there?
Nick is an excellent drummer! Had no idea. Beautiful timing!
The Colour Box is one freaking impressive pedal. It's almost too good.. Congrats on a fantastic circuit guys.
I recorded a whole album with the Colourbox V2 on literally every instrument on every song- vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, keys and drums. I might choose to be buried with my Colourbox in a white, red, and blue coffin that looks like a big Colourbox.
Share the album aye
Wish I could afford one! Congrats on its 10 years
Same! I scratch my head at how people afford all this stuff lol. I have a decent job, but with bills and how expensive shit is nowadays, I couldn’t imagine being able to spend this kind of money, on stuff like this.
Wow, I love Nick's voice! Please sing more. 😊
This pedal review was like watching a tiny desk concert!🥰
Yeah, this pedal is WILD. I had the opportunity to test it before it launched and I've been in love since I plugged it in. Y'all really knocked this out of the park.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Nick has as many Color Boxes as he has drums! Diggin' it!
Nick's been holding out on us; STELLAR, good sir☮💜🎶
Please bring the 500 series effects back, they were so awesome especially the modulation stuff.
The vocal component is really what's pushing me to buy....that was pretty cool.
Thanks for the explanation. I'm new to recording and to DI sound. This has really helped. Very cool and powerful device!
I’ve been wanting one of these in gray since I saw the original. The updated knobs are perfect.
Now, it feels like a pack of chips. How can I just have one? I need one to run the vocal mic and guitar. Fantastic stuff! Can't wait to get one.
Wow! Is there anything Nick can't do??? He even sings well! 😀 I really need a CB for my bass! Well done folks! Hi from Vermont!-Brent
I remember mop-headed Josh showing off this pedal at NAMM. I bought one later that year and have used it many times since.
Josh really just ripped a Beatles type of riff on bass like it was no big deal just made him my favorite bass player on the show ❤
my fav JHS pedal, use it in every single recording
Great job Nick, love the song and the voice. Of course I had to get one Cbox….
I did some recording with the guitarist Will Graefe a few months back, and he made some unbelievable sounds with this pedal. Easily my favorite guitar sound I've heard in a long time.
Its such a beautiful thing seeing a whole video without sarcasm. The sarcasm might work in the studio as an in joke at the end of a long week but it doesn't always translate and feels like you are speaking to someone other than the watching audience which feels isolating. In contrast this is full of your amazing sweetness as people, honesty, intelligence and clarity of communication it really leaves you feeling good. This video (and Janek Gwyzdalas endorsement) really made me reconsider getting one. I bought both this and the Superbolt because you sold me on them but took them back because when i got them home they didnt actually do what I needed or maybe couldnt work out how to use them in my set up. However your presentation in this video has persuaded me to try again. I do have a charlie brown and love it. It helps to make my Marshall SV20H sound more like a Marshall as I could not afford a real one
Rick Beato's studio shots by the windows to the control room always have a Crayon in the background, which is close enough to count!
I wasnt interested until you talked about shift functions to change the Q factor in the EQ and then i got super curious!!! I cant afford it but i would love one ❤
Picked up the colour box V2 a couple years ago with the thought of wanting to try it out. It's seriously good. One of my favorite sounds I get out of it is a small tweed amp on a 10. A great experience and I love using it to add punch and clarity to the signal on guitar. Didn't think I would like it as much as I did and glad I got one.
Holy Moly,,, watching you fine people grow thru the years has brought me a lot of joy. I even bought a pedal or two. 😊
I can’t wait to use this on vocals and live, the phantom power feature is genius.
I bought the V1 as a vocal pre in my home studio set up and it’s amazing. One day I was like “What if I put this on my pedal board and play guitar through it!?”
Well, now I need another one. lol ❤
Now I need the V2. ❤
Dang.... the new colorway got me. I had been on the fence about a Color Box for months..... but the new color sold me 😂.
I love this success for you. What an amazing company and product.
You have a Nauga! Awesome. I haven’t seen one of those since the 1970s.
That rhodes jam was exactly what my saturday morning needed.
dang. I've been wanting this pedal for so long and now I'm even more convinced.
I use the color box on everything. Bass, vocals, synths, salad. To me, its more than a pedal, it's a statement about who I am as a person in this crazy world.
Those knobs are some of my favorite right now to put on builds
With a dynamic mic, I use a Cloudlifter plus phantom power into the Colourbox. That provides a clean boost before going into the pedal, to get further above the noise floor.
So where do you get phantom power from in that case?
@@hansjong2430 v2 passes phantom thru to the input
@@hansjong2430 From my mixer. The Colour Box is rarely on my pedalboard, I keep it on the desk in my home studio.
Brilliant bit of kit this!!! I have seen a rack full of them on 1 of my fav "band's" shows: Some channel like JHS Pedals, maybe!
Got great love for the ColorBox with my Ibanez PM-200. Hollobody box match real well with it in my taste.
I bought the Crayon a month ago and absolutely loved what it can do and after watching this video I pulled the trigger on this unit (Americanmusical didn't have the gray version, but I like the classic white personally) and I'm honestly blown away with what it did for my tone when recording an acoustic guitar yesterday. I'm what you would call a hobbiest/enthusiast when it comes to recording and music and I'm always trying to get the best tone I can within a budget that befits a non-gigging weekend warrior. As such, I've never had a pre-amp such as this to massage my tone (other than the amps for my electrics) and I would usually adjust tone with a plugin if needed. Doing a recording of the pedal off and then on, holy crap! Wow. Huge fan of JHS and this thing was definitely worth the price. Next up, gonna record some bass tracks and see how they turn out :)
Sounds good on vocals, adds a nice polish. That's probably all I would use it for since I do mainly electronic/rock/pop.
I'm so glad you're releasing this in a -not- Bright White, Bright Colored knobs version! I could never have that on my pedalboard; just too loud and distracting. Love this new version, and the vintage looking knobs. I'll be buying the gray version stat.
Just like all the colorways this video is also a look back at all of Josh's hairstyles. Iconic.
I ❤ JHS
I ❤ the Colour Box
I hope to one day, "hopefully soon," get back in the game & empty my pockets in efforts to own a Colour Box. I'm from Malaysia & the Ringgit (RM) has been rock-bottom for a long while now. But it might be picking-up in the "near" years to come.
I ❤ the Colour Box!!!!!!!!!!
Love the Nauga on your shelf!!
My mind is blown. The possibilities of this go on and on.
🙏🏼
I put the color box v2 at the end of my pedal board and plug into my bass amp’s fx return to bypass my amp’s preamp and it absolutely rules.
I’ve been using the v2 on my vocals live since it came out.
It replaced a 1073 (pre and eq in 500 series) I used to use.
I honestly like the colour box better. Ps bring back the 500 series pleeeease (and the pulp and peel in 500 series too!😊)
It’s a modern classic
woah thank you!!!
Great demo that really shows its versatility. And I really like the Neve aesthetic of the anniversary edition.
I wanted one since it came out, but wasn't sure if i would use it to its potential... then i realized what it actually was... but then I was broke and hoping to find one used. Then you released the V2 and i couldn't justify not getting the V2. I was back on the hunt hoping to find someone who didn't appreciate theirs, and get a deal, but now I NEED this color-way because i feel like it fits my home studio aesthetic too perfectly. I'm excited to finally get one.
I own it, and record with it habitually. Never taken it on tour... but there's always a first time!
I’m thinking that this is what has been missing all along from my kazoo pedalboard! Will my social acceptance increase? Will the mockery & jealousy finally stop?? (Once again, well done Josh!)
The Fender Rhodes thing was so cool. In Carson voice, I did not know that
My entire “studio” is a Colorbox V2, UA Dream, and a UA Volt. Absolutely beautiful setup. We are in a golden age for gear.
Great video! Really nice preamp.