JHS Colour Box V2 Preamp Pedal

Let’s take a look at the features and controls of the Colour Box V2. The Gain section in network 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. This acts as a “drive” or “gain” control, adding more grit, distortion, and even fuzz as you increase the gain. The step control increases the gain of each preamp stage in five stages. Rotating the step knob from left to right will increase the gain by the following: 1st is +18 dB, 2nd is +23 dB, 3rd is +28 dB, 4th is +33 dB, 5th is +39 dB. The colour box V2 has a new Hi / The switch to control the amount of clean headroom you have available. In the fashion you will easily be able to get ultra clean sounds without breakup. The mode is excellent for tone shaping when distortion is not needed. In the Hi mode, the Colour Box V2 will distort much more readily, giving you a broad spectrum of overdrive, distortion, and fuzz sounds. In addition to the Hi / The gain switch, there is a -20dB pad switch on the right side of the colour box V2. This function only works when in XLR input mode and can help tame the volume for high output microphones. The EQ section in blue has three new Shift controls correlated to its standard Treble, Middle and Bass controls. The Shift knobs adjust the range of frequencies that the Treble, Middle, and Bass knobs control. The center frequencies for the Shift knobs are Treble 10kHz, Middle 1kHz, and Bass 120Hz, while the Treble, Middle, and Bass knobs boost or cut with +/- 17dB of control. If you want to boost high-mid frequencies, turn the Mid Shift knob to 3 o’clock or above and increase the Middle knob above 12 o’clock. If you want to cut upper treb.