The forbidden J*****box

steambyrd · Post by **steambyrd** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:53 am

I just picked up the forbidden Janglebox on eBay and I am very pleased with the way it sounds with my 360/12 with the high gains. It definitely enhances my "chime," and with a new 9 volt battery and monster cables, it is a whole lot quieter than when I first tried it. It also sounds somewhat different than any setting I can get with the built in compressor in my 370/12 RM, so I'm not so sure it was reverse engineered from that circuitry as some claim.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:03 pm

So that's why it's mention is banned at the RIC forum!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:32 pm

Yep, the circuity was allegedly stolen, or something to that effect.

I've got one and like it a lot, can't compare it to the McGuinn curcuit though.

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:09 am

It's funny, did you ever go on the RIC forum and type in the name "J***** Box?" It comes up as "Jingle Bells."

drathbun · Post by **drathbun** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:21 am

And type in Pyramid and it comes up "Tetrahedron" LOL

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:05 pm

A pyramid may be a tetrahedron but only if it has a triangle for its base. The famous Egyptian pyramids are pentahedra because they have FIVE sides, the base being a square.

drathbun · Post by **drathbun** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:40 pm

Tell the webmaster at RIC that!

lawton · Post by **lawton** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:47 pm

Well I've just bought a J*****box as well (also off Ebay). I'm really excited about it & can't wait to put it between my 325v63 (and my G6119HT, and my Elite 65 Casino, etc.) and my AC50. Woo hoo hoo!!!

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:08 pm

I owned a signature McGuinn which I struggled with for 7 years. I also own a Janglebox pedal. Two completely different animals.

The McGuinn has preset user settings with the classic note attack "suck" like old compression pedals all give.

The Jangle box keeps everything tight and sparkling clean with no "suck" along with the ability to adjust settings.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:36 pm

Karl, do you prefer suck or non-suck?

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:10 am

Non suck........with compression.

drathbun · Post by **drathbun** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:22 pm

Lawton:

Did you buy that one from France?

lawton · Post by **lawton** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:50 am

Nope. Atlanta. I came across the listing 45 minutes after it started, and there was a nice BIN price.

qmoder · Post by **qmoder** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:51 pm

Lawton, does it have a DC power outlet?

steambyrd · Post by **steambyrd** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:10 am

The Janglebox doesn't come with a power adapter, but their website says any 9 volt (center positive) dc adapter that is 500ma will work. I bought a universal adapter at Walmart for mine, and it works just fine.