Audere classic 4-band

bradjonesbass · #1 12-14-2012, 10:19 PM

I'm going to be putting one of these in every bass I buy from here on out! The Conklin GT7 is a terrific playing bass and sounds pretty darn good out of the box, but when the stock preamp went out I did a bunch of research and ended up ordering the Audere. This bass now sounds like a $5000 custom!

bongostealth · #2 12-16-2012, 08:23 AM

Congratulations! Audere makes some excellent preamps!

**smperry** · #3 12-16-2012, 08:46 AM

Agreed. The Audere classic 4 band is a fantastic pre.

4StringTheorist · #4 12-16-2012, 10:34 AM

I've got the 4 band 3ZB here. I pretty much never touch the Z-mode switch, so it's equivalent to a Classic 4. I agree! Killer preamp!

michaelandrew · #5 12-16-2012, 04:20 PM

I've just put a classic 4 band in a Yamaha 765A after shielding the pre-amp cavity. The purpose of the exercise was to get rid of the noisy Yamaha electronics. Now the noise is gone, the bass sounds better than ever and I even get better string-to-string tone and volume balance.

MysticMichael · #6 12-17-2012, 12:22 AM

Agreed on all the above.

Audere Audio is sort of the Acme Sound of onboard preamps: innovative original design, superior performance, at a shockingly reasonable price - relative to the value.

Or is it that Acme Sound is the Audere Audio of bass cabinets?

MM

Doom Bass · #7 12-17-2012, 05:30 AM

Hey....I'm actually in the process of pulling a stock fender jazz preamp out of a custom bass I have. In the past I haved used seymour duncan pres with kind of disappointing results. Maybe a change is in order?

bradjonesbass · #8 12-17-2012, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doom Bass

Hey....I'm actually in the process of pulling a stock fender jazz preamp out of a custom bass I have. In the past I haved used seymour duncan pres with kind of disappointing results. Maybe a change is in order?

Take a look at what they have to offer.

michaelandrew · #9 12-17-2012, 09:06 PM

Add high quality parts, excellent build quality and great customer servivce to the other things said about Audere - recent personal experience.

2cooltoolz · #10 12-17-2012, 10:16 PM

I ordered a new Audere JZ3 about 6 weeks ago for the bass I'm going to be surprised with for Christmas. I got this response from Audere.

Quote:

Hi
We are introducing a new version of the jazz preamps and I want to see if you want to upgrade (no price change).
The products are ready but the documentation is usable but still a bit of work in process.
The new version offers a reprogrammable Z-Mode switch - each position can be set to 1 of 9 internal Z-Modes (the switch defaults are the same as the current jazz preamps).

It comes in 6 different configurations:
2 bands: vol, vol, treble/bass OR vol, bal, treble/bass
3 bands: vol, vol/mid, treble/bass OR vol, mid/bal, treble/bass
4 bands vol/vol, high mid/low mid, treble/bass OR vol/bal, high mid/low mid, treble/bass

Would you like to upgrade to the new version and if so which version?
We can also ship the older version that you ordered if desired.

Thanks
David

I got the V,B/HM,LM/T,B.

I've been tempted to put it my HWY 1 Jazz, but I've been good. Waiting for Christmas.....

socialleper · #11 12-18-2012, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2cooltoolz

I ordered a new Audere JZ3 about 6 weeks ago for the bass I'm going to be surprised with for Christmas. I got this response from Audere.

2 bands: vol, vol, treble/bass OR vol, bal, treble/bass
3 bands: vol, vol/mid, treble/bass OR vol, mid/bal, treble/bass
4 bands vol/vol, high mid/low mid, treble/bass OR vol/bal, high mid/low mid, treble/bass

I got the V,B/HM,LM/T,B.

I've been tempted to put it my HWY 1 Jazz, but I've been good. Waiting for Christmas.....

Do the slashes mean those are stacked pots?

2cooltoolz · #12 12-18-2012, 07:47 AM

yep. His do. I got it backward on slashes/commas

joelb79 · #13 12-18-2012, 11:33 AM

I have a question for Audere Classic owners who have owned the other plate preamps. I found the Z-mode was stuck in Mid for me: and the tone controls on the 3ZB were too polite and wide. I settled on the 2 band audere as the better EQ Points of the Z-Mode plates; but my favorite jazz bass preamp is the Sadowsky.

Will I be happier with the Classic? I'm looking for something to compliment my EMG J's and the EQ points look proper on this preamp. The 15DB Low/High seem more Sadowsky like; perhaps a little wider EQ range on them, but still closer.