{"product_id":"jhs-pedals-colour-box-v2-10-year-anniversary-401043","title":"Colour Box V2 - 10 Year Anniversary","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\"Console\" sound at your feet: the Colour Box DNA, version V2\u003c\/h3\u003eThe JHS Colour Box V2 was designed as a bridge between the pedalboard world and studios: the idea is to recreate the feel of a \u003cstrong\u003evintage console preamp like a Neve\u003c\/strong\u003e, with its unique way of adding depth, firmness, and a \"mix-ready\" presence right at the input.\u003cbr \/\u003eThis V2 version takes the concept further with a \u003cstrong\u003emore precise EQ\u003c\/strong\u003e (thanks to Shift controls), a \u003cstrong\u003eHi\/Lo switch\u003c\/strong\u003e to choose the clean headroom, and an \u003cstrong\u003eoutput transformer\u003c\/strong\u003e that provides extra weight, especially appreciated in DI, on vocals, bass, or direct-recorded guitars.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA preamp for demanding musicians, producers, and guitarists\u003c\/h3\u003eThe Colour Box V2 is aimed at guitarists and bassists who want a solid sonic foundation before the amp, a \"drive pedal like no other,\" or a \u003cstrong\u003esculpting tool\u003c\/strong\u003e capable of saving a backline in concert. It also shines with producers and home-studiers looking to \u003cstrong\u003enurture the source recording\u003c\/strong\u003e: vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, synths, drum machines, re-amping.\u003cbr \/\u003eIn terms of styles, it excels wherever dynamics and texture matter: blues, rock, indie, pop, funk, country, post-rock, ambient. Placed before delays and reverbs, it allows for a richer and clearer tone, with better-defined attacks and more \"settled\" mids.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003ch3\u003eControls, modes, and connectivity: a true console channel strip in pedal format\u003c\/h3\u003eThe gain section works like a studio preamp: \u003cstrong\u003eMaster\u003c\/strong\u003e sets the overall volume, \u003cstrong\u003ePre-Vol\u003c\/strong\u003e controls the level between gain stages (and thus the amount of grit), and \u003cstrong\u003eStep\u003c\/strong\u003e adds gain in increments (up to marked saturation, moving towards fuzz textures).\u003cbr \/\u003eThe EQ is one of the V2's strong points: you have a \u003cstrong\u003e3-band EQ\u003c\/strong\u003e (Treble, Middle, Bass) complemented by three \u003cstrong\u003eShift\u003c\/strong\u003e controls (Treble Shift, Mid Shift, Bass Shift) to move the targeted frequencies. Result: you can treat the Colour Box V2 as a surgical EQ (cleaning up muddy lows, scooping mids, adding sparkle) or as a musical EQ (boosting a band to thicken and highlight).\u003cbr \/\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003eHi-Pass filter\u003c\/strong\u003e (switch-activated) controls low end at the input, very useful to clarify an acoustic guitar, a vocal, an overly boomy bass, or a direct-recorded guitar. The \u003cstrong\u003eHi\/Lo switch\u003c\/strong\u003e adjusts the clean headroom: in Lo, you keep comfortable headroom to stay clean and detailed\u0026#59; in Hi, saturation comes faster and the character becomes more pronounced.\u003cbr \/\u003eThe connectivity is designed for the field: \u003cstrong\u003ecombo XLR \/ 6.35mm Jack input\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003eINST\/XLR selector\u003c\/strong\u003e to adapt impedance and level, \u003cstrong\u003e-20 dB Pad switch\u003c\/strong\u003e to tame a hot mic source, \u003cstrong\u003eXLR\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e6.35mm Jack outputs\u003c\/strong\u003e to feed a console, interface, amp, or another gain stage. The pedal \u003cstrong\u003epasses through\u003c\/strong\u003e 48V phantom power securely (it does not generate it), handy depending on your mic chain.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe sound\u003c\/h3\u003eThe Colour Box V2 does not just \"boost\": it \u003cstrong\u003etransforms\u003c\/strong\u003e the signal. With moderate settings, you get a wider, more present clean with a sense of depth and a better-controlled high end. It's the kind of pedal that makes it feel like the sound is already \"produced\" even before adding reverb or compression in post.\u003cbr \/\u003eWhen pushing Pre-Vol and Step, the saturation becomes very expressive: edge-of-breakup, dense overdrive, then more aggressive and gritty textures. Dynamics remain at the core: the pedal reacts strongly to attack, guitar volume, and pickups (single coils for clarity and bite, humbuckers for thickness and compression). On a pedalboard, it can serve as a \u003cstrong\u003emain preamp\u003c\/strong\u003e, a \u003cstrong\u003ehigh-end DI\u003c\/strong\u003e, or a \u003cstrong\u003echaracter layer\u003c\/strong\u003e before distortion, delay, or reverb.\u003cbr \/\u003eThis \"studio in a pedal\" spirit is found with artists and productions associated with this type of coloration, and the Colour Box is notably cited in pro environments linked to names like \u003cstrong\u003eU2\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWilco\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe National\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSpoon\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMuse\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe War on Drugs\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong\u003ePhantogram\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e@media(max-width:632px){table[data-wb-spec]{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr)}table[data-wb-spec] 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