Like Plugging Directly Into a Vintage Console

Youd be surprised how many legendary guitar tones were created just by plugging a guitar directly into a vintage mixing console. The JHS Colour Box gives you exactly what you need to re-create classic tones by The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, and others. Its a 100% analog design that replicates the input of a vintage Neve console. 

JHS Colour Box Preamp Pedal at a Glance:

• Colorful tone, from clean to fuzzy
• A powerful tool for studio and stage, with inputs for instruments and microphones
• JHS pedals are handcrafted tone machinesColorful tone, from clean to fuzzy

  The sound of the Colour Box is musical and vibrant, thanks to the Lundahl transformer that beefs up your lows, adds harmonic complexity, and enhances midrange richness. You can use it to add that special something to your tone at low gain settings, but crank it up and youre in vintage fuzz territory. With two gain stages and over 39dB of gain on hand, you can give your tone anything from a smooth polish to full-on distortion.

  A powerful tool for studio and stage, with inputs for instruments and microphones

  With both instrument and XLR inputs and outputs, the Colour Box is a flexible tool. Its based on a legendary Neve console, and can serve as a high-quality microphone preamplifier - it even has a sweet-sounding EQ section to optimize your sound. You can also use the Colour Box as a handy splitter with your guitar rig, sending the 1/4" output to your amplifier and the XLR output to the mixing board.

  JHS pedals are handcrafted tone machines

  When you plug your guitar into a JHS pedal like the Colour Box, youre tapping into care and passion that few manufacturers put into their products. Each JHS pedal is handbuilt and tested by the JHS team in Kansas City, Missouri. Because they design their pedals for specific musical purposes, were sure theres a JHS pedal thats perfect for any players rig.

  JHS Colour Box Preamp Pedal Features:
  • Preamp and EQ pedal for guitar, microphone, or line-level sources
  • 100% analog signal path, based on the design of classic Neve mixing consoles
  • Dual gain stages with over 39dB of gain gives you everything from subtle sweetening to full-on distortion
  • Re-creates the classic sound of plugging a guitar directly into a mic preamp
  • Powerful tone-shaping potential, with 3-band EQ and wide-ranging variable low-cut filter (60Hz-800Hz)

    Distinctive guitar tone is easy with the JHS Colour Box!

    Tech SpecsPedal TypeMulti-instrument Preamp/EQInputs1 x XLR-1/4" comboOutputs1 x 1/4", 1 x XLRPower Supply Included18V DC power supply includedHeight2"Depth4.5"Width3.25"Manufacturer Part NumberColour Box