Kahn!!! I mean Tom! That pic will only stimulate great interest.
Who would want biamped hi & lows 500w to each? That’s just the top cab. Add that bottom cab and the lows see 1K. Oh My.
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Jule Amps Monique part 5
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Who would want biamped hi & lows 500w to each? That’s just the top cab. Add that bottom cab and the lows see 1K. Oh My.
You know what would be super helpful addition to Monique? I mute switch that muted both outputs so you could unplug easily. Just sayin.
So Julie Monique is a staple of my bass rig for the last two years. About half my gigs are amp less and so I don’t need cabinets. The other half of my playing does require an amp on stage.
The IP112 is thus far the best solution I’ve found, really impressed. Ht112 will arrive tomorrow as my extension with a gig on Saturday. But I’m having some hesitation in getting rid of the NV115s as they sound really great too. That rig consists of two NV115s with Monique being powered by my acoustic Image Focus. It’s really a homerun too. I’ve tried all tube power SVTII and reissue v4b power sections, both Jules M700 and M2500. As well as a few different power amps and traditional bass heads.
Not sure where I will end up as the NV115 under the IP112 really sounds great too. But I am determined to get it down to one bass rig and otherwise clean house. Serious first world problems.
Will cross post this update in the Berg thread.
Hey Joel! I should have picked up an IP back in the Groove Shoppe days but the preamp choices were so few. The Berg line driver, a TD1 or a Summit with the Berg mod. Mitch got me bugged up about an IP at our last little get together. I’ve been searching one out for a year now.
I hope we see a re-emergence of powered cabs, I know barefaced is doing one. With so many IEM gigs, amp less stages and the trend towards powered cabs in the PA space it seems it should be the next logical progression.
I really liked the TD1 back in the day but my tastes have changed a lot since then. I love the Monique but I do struggle with having to bring it plus a power amp plus a cabinet. The IP’s do streamline it a bit.
Hey everyone,
I remember seeing a post in one of the monique forums about a power cable with two female ends for the monique and power amp and and one single ac power male end. I remember Jule saying he was happy with the awg of the cord. I’ve been looking for an hour, can anyone lead me in the right direction.
Thanks in advance friends.
Mike
I remember seeing a post in one of the monique forums about a power cable with two female ends for the monique and power amp and and one single ac power male end. I remember Jule saying he was happy with the awg of the cord. I’ve been looking for an hour, can anyone lead me in the right direction.
Thanks in advance friends.
Mike
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I'm going to stick a link here that does two things, 1. It promotes my friend Darryl C Anders new Album "Conversations," and 2. It is a great example of what happens to the mix when Monique is driving it. Invalid Link Removed
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BurningSkies
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It's been a while since I checked in, but I want to take a moment to say that I've been using my Monique rack (with excellent white-face upgrade) for every show since I hit the road with some seriousness a couple years back, and my rack M2500 for everything since it showed up on my doorstep.
This summer in particular has been a case study in extremes. Sunday it was 96 degrees in the shade, and our stage was in full sun and there was not a complaint from either amp or preamp, but that seems typical this season. Full humidity, full heat, no breaks. The rack has been living in a tour van and though there are many bumpy roads, the units are as tight and worthy as ever. We've even had a few shows where the PA/subs were not up to the task and I've run FOH from stage outdoors without a complaint from the M2500 (not.even.turned.up. past 10 o'clock, y'all). I'm on track for around 100 gigs by the end of summer, and Jule's work has eaten up the challenges and road-abuse without blinking, no shock cases or special treatment.
Here's how she rides, mid-pack:
Step one: First layer:
Step 2: middle layer: Monique is in the tri-stripe SKB bottom right:
Step 3: Gotta have some guitars, yo. :
This summer in particular has been a case study in extremes. Sunday it was 96 degrees in the shade, and our stage was in full sun and there was not a complaint from either amp or preamp, but that seems typical this season. Full humidity, full heat, no breaks. The rack has been living in a tour van and though there are many bumpy roads, the units are as tight and worthy as ever. We've even had a few shows where the PA/subs were not up to the task and I've run FOH from stage outdoors without a complaint from the M2500 (not.even.turned.up. past 10 o'clock, y'all). I'm on track for around 100 gigs by the end of summer, and Jule's work has eaten up the challenges and road-abuse without blinking, no shock cases or special treatment.
Here's how she rides, mid-pack:
Step one: First layer:
Step 2: middle layer: Monique is in the tri-stripe SKB bottom right:
Step 3: Gotta have some guitars, yo. :
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I'm hoping my Monique Bamboo sells in the near future on here - I've really got the itch to get a rack Monique. The rack form factor works better for me. The 2500 is a "someday" pairing.
@BurningSkies - do you use any surge-suppressor or power conditioner with your pair of Jule rack units? We don't need to get into the full conversation on that, I'm just curious about your rig.
@BurningSkies - do you use any surge-suppressor or power conditioner with your pair of Jule rack units? We don't need to get into the full conversation on that, I'm just curious about your rig.
BurningSkies
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Nope. I use standard issue power strip. Jule's units have plenty of filtering on their own. I do have an outlet tester and lil' voltage meter on the strip just to make sure all is cool.
Most Furman type devices don't really do much besides provide rackmount power strips anyway. If you want to get into serious 'conditioning' you need thousands of dollars and they're heavy.
My voltage meter is more about me knowing roughly where line voltage is, rather than any sense of correction. I know that if the voltage is dipping, and weirdness I might hear is coming from that rather than it being something I have to tear apart my rig for and get fixed.
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***also, venues that don't look at our tech and see that we're requesting a few 20amp fuses for our stage setup...don't be surprised when we end up having a blackout. We've shut down more than a couple venues mid-song in our travels. 
I can usually tell the type of places it'll happen, but there's still some surprises. And we do place bets on that occurrence when we walk into some rooms. 
We've shut down more than a couple venues mid-song in our travels. I can usually tell the type of places it'll happen, but there's still some surprises. And we do place bets on that occurrence when we walk into some rooms.
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Bill, I thank you. We've known each other for some years now. It has always been enriching to work with you. And I love your work.
Thank you for spreading the word.
An original advertisement idea (mine) was to get a picture of my pickup truck with the front wheel sitting on top of a Bamboo Monique. The idea being to show the enclosure was sturdy as well as pretty. Thankfully The Fabulous M talked me out of it. After all, as she pointed out, Bass Players are seldom asked to park their vehicle on top of their gear. The point being I have always focused on sturdy stuff that just keeps working.
I am grateful for the opportunities I have had to learn how to build gear that works. My Navy experience and the experience of working with good people in the music business have made a difference.
Especially the opportunity to work with (quite a few years ago) Mark Sampson. When almost nobody knew about Jule Amps (about 2003) and I was ready to supplement my diet of Ramens, I moved from Colorado to Los Angeles to give the the business a boost. Fred, at West LA Music (a True Music Store) kindly introduced me to Mark. Mark was building up his next company (after Matchless and Bad Cat work). This was Star Amps.
For the next three years or so Jule Amps hand built all of Mark's Star and Sonic Machine Factory Amps. Quite a few hundreds of amps. This was when I also had my own wood shop and made some cabinets for James Demeter. Both Mark and James are brilliant good people.
About this same time I did some work (mostly design) for another Los Angeles Music equipment company with an entirely different focus. The focus was on turning numbers of units, not on making musicians happy. It was a short term valuable lesson. No. I won't pass on the name. These kinds of people will always be there.
Hope the above isn't too tedious. I'm still a bit confined due to this new knee, so I can digress.
Thank you Bill.
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Thanks Jule.
I really have no worries or second thoughts when we're on the road. This setup has been really bulletproof.
I also have few fears when I'm sharing my rig with others. Anyone who's doing the grind and playing with an opener or being an opener knows that this is pretty standard operating procedure at many club small theater and even some festival shows. In the past week alone it's been used by 3 openers. I have no fears that anything will go wrong for them or for me. I can be sure that they'll also have a great experience, since Monique sounds great no matter how you have it set. I also know that it will be absolutely no problem to get back to 'my sound' when someone else has turned knobs.
It's also my security blanket when I'm in a rush situation and they've provided an amp on stage...I unplug their head, put my setup next to the cab and plug in, and instantly feel at home.
It gets compliments from sound engineers, other bands and the audience. People who I never knew were paying attention in some cases. One show recently, I had an engineer say that he couldn't figure out how I could be sounding that good, that loud and that he'd never heard a setup that was this good. He said that he'd heard a lot of bass players try to do what I do and not get anywhere close.
A good ways back, I used a Mesa 400+ for about a year or so. It had two channels, 16 tubes, two tone stacks, a graphic EQ, pretty much as much as anyone would want. Except that I could never ever get it to sound right to me. Spent all my nights with my back to the audience trying to get it just right, and no big or little tweaks would get me there. I eventually sold it. Monique is just the opposite. I never have to look at it. It just sounds right and when my settings aren't quite what I'm used to, it still sounds great, just different. It's the best sounding amp with the smallest feature set ever.
I'm a big proponent of playing 'in the moment,' so having an amp that can allow for that is really nice...and the crowds seem to keep getting bigger.
What a great spot for that outdoor gig!!Thanks Jule.
I really have no worries or second thoughts when we're on the road. This setup has been really bulletproof.
I also have few fears when I'm sharing my rig with others. Anyone who's doing the grind and playing with an opener or being an opener knows that this is pretty standard operating procedure at many club small theater and even some festival shows. In the past week alone it's been used by 3 openers. I have no fears that anything will go wrong for them or for me. I can be sure that they'll also have a great experience, since Monique sounds great no matter how you have it set. I also know that it will be absolutely no problem to get back to 'my sound' when someone else has turned knobs.
It's also my security blanket when I'm in a rush situation and they've provided an amp on stage...I unplug their head, put my setup next to the cab and plug in, and instantly feel at home.
It gets compliments from sound engineers, other bands and the audience. People who I never knew were paying attention in some cases. One show recently, I had an engineer say that he couldn't figure out how I could be sounding that good, that loud and that he'd never heard a setup that was this good. He said that he'd heard a lot of bass players try to do what I do and not get anywhere close.
A good ways back, I used a Mesa 400+ for about a year or so. It had two channels, 16 tubes, two tone stacks, a graphic EQ, pretty much as much as anyone would want. Except that I could never ever get it to sound right to me. Spent all my nights with my back to the audience trying to get it just right, and no big or little tweaks would get me there. I eventually sold it. Monique is just the opposite. I never have to look at it. It just sounds right and when my settings aren't quite what I'm used to, it still sounds great, just different. It's the best sounding amp with the smallest feature set ever.
I'm a big proponent of playing 'in the moment,' so having an amp that can allow for that is really nice...and the crowds seem to keep getting bigger.
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