Installing Audere Preamp

[ken ken]

Hi everyone, I am considering buying and installing an Audere preamp for my Jazz bass. Mainly looking for bigger sound and volume. My sound tech at church is always asking me to increase volume as he receives low signal, while another bassist has active pickups and the sound tech asks him to decrease the volume. Can anyone provide advise if this is a worthwhile investment?

thank you
Ken

 

[/\/\3phist0]

Hi everyone, I am considering buying and installing an Audere preamp for my Jazz bass. Mainly looking for bigger sound and volume. My sound tech at church is always asking me to increase volume as he receives low signal, while another bassist has active pickups and the sound tech asks him to decrease the volume. Can anyone provide advise if this is a worthwhile investment?

thank you
Ken

Although I LOVE the audere pres
It does not boost signal levels when flat, but only boosts the eq points.
Might I suggest an outboard preamp such as the Mesa Subway pedal?
It also contains a stellar DI.
Great Tone and 4 band EQ.

 

[mcnach]

Hi everyone, I am considering buying and installing an Audere preamp for my Jazz bass. Mainly looking for bigger sound and volume. My sound tech at church is always asking me to increase volume as he receives low signal, while another bassist has active pickups and the sound tech asks him to decrease the volume. Can anyone provide advise if this is a worthwhile investment?

thank you
Ken

if all you want is a higher output, why not using a booster pedal? Or an EQ pedal (they have a level slider too)? Cheap and easy.

 

[jchrisk1]

If your amp isn't maxed out, turn up the gain or volume. If it doesn't get loud enough, then it's time for a new amp or speaker. If it's not amp volume he's asking for, (DI only) he should be able to take care of that at the board.

 

[40Hz]

For just getting more level, an inexpensive $50 Spark Mini boost pedal is all you’ll ever need.

 

[dwizum]

What's your pickup height set like? Getting the pickups closer to the strings might solve your problem - it takes 30 seconds to check and costs nothing. Sometimes the best fixes are the simplest. I've had people bring me instruments, asking for different pickups or a preamp because it was too quiet, and before they were even done explaining what they thought was wrong I could see the problem - the pickups were a mile away from the strings.

Some pickups with stronger magnets will start to cause problems if they're too close to the strings (you'll get a sort of chorus-y effect - it's obvious once it happens) but other pickups can be jacked so high that the strings are nearly touching the pickup when you're playing on the upper frets. When I set up an instrument, I start with the pickups slammed low, and raise them a bit at a time until either the tone suffers or the strings hit the pickups, then I back them down from there until the problem stops. This is usually the easiest way to get the best combination of a clean tone and the most volume possible.

 

[Hundred proof]

I’ll go along with boosting with a pedal and I’m a big Audere fan.

 

[J-Bass RMR]

a little late to the game, but:

It does not boost signal levels when flat, but only boosts the eq points.

The Audere Classic does not boost the signal when flat. (one of the reasons I like Audere so much).

On the other hand, the Audere "Jazz" pre has a 10db Pickup Gain Adjustment on the circuit board which should provide the boost your after.
The added control of a 4 band eq and broader blending abilities/tonal options ("bigger sound"), definitely makes it a "worthwhile investment" (if not the best value out there) IMHO