JHS Colour Box V2 vs Xotic EP-Pro
The JHS Colour Box V2 and the Xotic EP-Pro are both pedals sharing bright. The JHS Colour Box V2 leans fuzzy and transparent. Current prices: $401.23 vs $295.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.33% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- alternative
- rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- bright
JHS Colour Box V2
JHS Pedals · pedal
Xotic EP-Pro
Xotic · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$401.23via Reverb
$295via Reverb
The JHS Colour Box V2 is a preamp, EQ, and fuzz pedal built around dual gain stages delivering over 39dB of total gain, with Master, Pre-Volume, and Step controls for precise gain staging, a powerful 3-band EQ with wide-ranging Shift knobs (Treble 2kHz-30kHz, Middle 150Hz-2.4kHz, Bass 20Hz-440Hz), and a Hi/Lo switch controlling clean headroom, from ultra-clean in Lo mode to readily distorting, fuzz-adjacent breakup in Hi mode. It also passes phantom power to condenser microphones, reflecting its studio-preamp origins alongside its guitar-pedal functionality.
The Xotic EP-PRO is a preamp and boost pedal built around the preamp section of the Echoplex EP-3 tape delay, long used on its own as a tone sweetener. It adds warmth, a thicker midrange and a subtle treble lift, giving a fuller, more three-dimensional signal even at unity gain, and can drive a valve amp harder as the boost is raised. The PRO version extends the original EP Booster with additional controls for shaping the amount and voicing of the boost. It is most often used as an always-on pedal at the front or end of a chain.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- blues
- classic rock
- fuzzy
- transparent
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Silent Recording
- Studio
- Silent Stage