Colour Box V2

JHS conceived the Colour Box in 2012 to replicate the direct-in electric guitar recording techniques that defined records from The Beatles through Steely Dan and Wilco. Josh Scott wanted to transform guitar rigs into the tonal equivalent of a Neve studio console, capturing the saturated preamp character that engineers achieved by plugging guitars straight into expensive recording desks.

The V2 expanded the original with refined EQ controls, a Hi/Lo switch for massive clean headroom, and the ability to pass phantom power to condenser microphones. Five-position gain staging runs from +18dB through +39dB. The three-band EQ shapes frequency response like vintage studio gear, adding warmth and presence that typical guitar pedals don't touch.