The JHS Colour Box V2 is a JHS Pedals preamp pedal, currently around $401.23. Close alternatives include the JHS Colour Box V2 10th Anniversary and the Catalinbread VariOboost. It pairs well with the Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII and the Pigtronix Octava Micro.

JHS Colour Box V2

JHS Pedals · pedal

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.

  • eq
  • preamp
  • gain
  • frequency
  • clean boost
  • fuzz
  • distortion
  • clean

Good for

  • Silent Recording
  • Studio
  • Silent Stage

Price updated Aug 27, 2026

Genres the JHS Colour Box V2 is commonly used in

  • Alternative
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  • Rock
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  • Blues
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  • Indie Rock
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  • Classic Rock
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  • Metal
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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the JHS Colour Box V2?+

The closest matches in character are the JHS Colour Box V2 10th Anniversary, the Catalinbread VariOboost, the Empress Dist. Budget picks: 67Audio Harry Balz, Benson Amps Portable Distortion 424 MKII, JHS Clover. Boutique upgrades: Analog Man King of Tone.

What pairs well with the JHS Colour Box V2?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII, Pigtronix Octava Micro, EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker — Run the Colour Box after the Tone Bender to shape and clean up the throaty germanium fuzz's frequency spread rather than stacking more dirt on it..

How much does the JHS Colour Box V2 cost?+

Around $401.23 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).

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