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Jule Amps Monique part 5
- Thread starter Chef
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- Dec 10, 2006
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The best part of anything like this is taking in the unsuspecting...
In the van this is known as the 'who's Chad? gambit'. If you can convince someone long enough to start explaining 'who chad is' you've won.
It goes along with a tactic known as 'where's Ben?!?!' Based on the presence of a very quiet player with us on the road. If you can say it convincingly, it'll make people freak out enough about having left Ben behind somewhere although he's either asleep in the back of the van or not on that particular road trip.
Keeps everyone on their toes.
BurningSkies
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That and the 'secret' instagram band account which only features unflattering, embarrassing and odd pictures while on tour. You really gotta watch your back.
...no one wants to be this guy:
I haven't tried all that hard.
I'm limited to what I can do on a phone, holding a bag, standing in the aisle, on top of some moron sitting on the floor, on the train ride home.
Don't be this guy:
I've had my first run with my new Monique Tardis and I'm super impressed...........extremely well built and the eq is soooooooo musical. I love how deep it gets.....
Can't wait t test it Sunday into the effects return of the Mesa strategy.........
This one is definitely a keeper, although I may trade up for a bamboo or dove cage from the desktop, but who knows. It's so light and sounds absolutely fantastic....love the sensitivity knob pulled out.....wow, love this amp
Can't wait t test it Sunday into the effects return of the Mesa strategy.........
This one is definitely a keeper, although I may trade up for a bamboo or dove cage from the desktop, but who knows. It's so light and sounds absolutely fantastic....love the sensitivity knob pulled out.....wow, love this amp
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Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
It's a thing of beauty.
Good to see another Mo in the neighbourhood. My Tardis is the Mo700 and I love it.
BurningSkies
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First time in public for the Monique/M2500 setup. Opening the last of Yellowman's area shows. Bad phone video #98738743
I love it, I have noticed that other bass players have a slightly harder time (2500 or other previous high power amps). If you're prone to thumping strings or maybe hitting your pickups or really pushing your output on the bass I think the rig becomes unforgiving. Really clean sounding speakers with a clear preamp and hi fidelity clean zero THD power amp I think gets some players in trouble who are used to regular setups.
I love it, I have noticed that other bass players have a slightly harder time (2500 or other previous high power amps). If you're prone to thumping strings or maybe hitting your pickups or really pushing your output on the bass I think the rig becomes unforgiving. Really clean sounding speakers with a clear preamp and hi fidelity clean zero THD power amp I think gets some players in trouble who are used to regular setups.
- Dec 10, 2006
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BurningSkies
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It's funny I never seem to have trouble getting the volume and tone I want, but I've had experiences with a few players either overdriving the input (I'd assume hot preamp, lots of EQ boost) or whatever. Thinking of tucking my HPF between pre and power for shows where I'm sharing my stuff to help protect my cabs with low transients.
What are you using for an HPF? And a related question for @juledude: What is the input sensitivity of the M2500/M700? Wondering if the line-level signal might clip the HPF.
BurningSkies
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I have one of the very first of the FDeck HPF-3's a final version prototype... it was actually a wedding gift from Dave Green, believe it or not.
I've run it between the pre and power amp before with my original IPR3000. I stopped when I moved to an IPR2-3000-DSP as it had a power stage HPF and returned it to the front side of my signal chain. The Monique can clip the front end if you're not careful. So it becomes a gain staging balancing act.
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Both have about -26db sensitivity, Mark. That means that both will play at instrument level.
One concern: All digital audio devices have a critical maximum input level. Exceeding that level can be a very bad experience. Both the M2500 and M700 have input buffers to catch such shenanigans before the amplifier does, but that is still no fun.
For example, Monique can give us (full CW) +13db at the Line Out with the knob pulled out. That can be too much for some consoles, and lots of amps. This is one of the reasons why the Monique DI Out is a better/safer bet than Line Out going to the sound person. The maximum from the Monique DI out is about 0db - perfect for consoles.
BurningSkies
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How about some gratuitous Live photos of bass players enjoying Jule products?
Here is Monique being used in a 60's Soul context. Monique's ability to channel the Ampeg B15 tone fits so well with this style of music.
It is a live recording with Monique's DI straight to the desk and digital recording. There is a little bit of the cab bleeding through the vocal mix but it is insignificant and the bass tone is largely the sound of the DI.
Hope everything's okay, Mark, and that the issue, whatever it is, is resolved favorably. Best wishes for you and yours.
