Jule Amps Monique part 5

[jsbarber]

In a pinch (replacement tube not immediately available) you can swap the left 6SL7 with the right 6SL7 until you can get a replacement. I know it sounds silly, but it isn't. It has done the trick more than once. I could bore us all with a technical diatribe as to why this works, but life is too short.

In those 9 years, and many hundreds of Moniques, I think I have heard of only a couple of 12AU7 tubes quitting. They just keep working. Do not use a 12AX7 as a replacement. It will work, but as Ray Wylie Hubbard says in Snakefarm, "It just sounds nasty."

The rectifier tube (EZ81) is also very robust. I have never heard of one failing while in service, and if it does, we get no sound at all and it stops glowing. For the tube-rollers out there, yes, an EZ80 will work quite nicely as a replacement - but no EZ80s are being manufactured at this time.

The primary tube failure, just about the only failure you will ever experience with your Monique, will be the 6SL7GT on the far right. The Shuguang 6SL7/6N9P is my preferred tube for sonic reasons and for its metal base which keeps noise out. It also isn't crazy expensive. The Shuguang 6SL7/6N9P is a higher gain 6SL7. It is a "GT" version.

Reminds me of a story I read some years ago. There’s this guy talking to his friend and the friend is complaining that his tube radio isn’t working right. The guy tells his friend that his nephew is really good at working with these things, and the friend tells the guy to bring his nephew over to take a look. So the guy shows up with his ten year old nephew, and the friend is a bit surprised but says “ok, let the kid see what he can do.” So they leave the room and the kid turns on the radio. It is silent for a bit, then starts squealing and making odd noises for a while, and then works fine. So the kid turns it off, lets it cool, and then switches the two tubes. Problem solved. The kid figured out that the second tube was putting out the crap that the first tube was generating as it warmed up more slowly. Once the tubes were swapped by the time the second tube warmed up the first tube was stable. The 10 year old was Richard Feynman. He went on to win the Nobel prize in physics for the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics. Smart kid.

 

[juledude]

Reminds me of a story I read some years ago. There’s this guy talking to his friend and the friend is complaining that his tube radio isn’t working right. The guy tells his friend that his nephew is really good at working with these things, and the friend tells the guy to bring his nephew over to take a look. So the guy shows up with his ten year old nephew, and the friend is a bit surprised but says “ok, let the kid see what he can do.” So they leave the room and the kid turns on the radio. It is silent for a bit, then starts squealing and making odd noises for a while, and then works fine. So the kid turns it off, lets it cool, and then switches the two tubes. Problem solved. The kid figured out that the second tube was putting out the crap that the first tube was generating as it warmed up more slowly. Once the tubes were swapped by the time the second tube warmed up the first tube was stable. The 10 year old was Richard Feynman. He went on to win the Nobel prize in physics for the path integral formulation of quantum electrodynamics. Smart kid.

 

[juledude]

I'm probably too old for a Nobel, but I like the thinking.

 

[chadds]

I'm probably too old for a Nobel, but I like the thinking.

“On behalf of the selection committee I hereby nominate you Jule Potter for consideration for the Nobel Prize in Tone Expression.”

“Included with text and drawings of his advancements the committee was afforded a working model of the design. It’s affectionately known as Monique. The clarity combined with down home phat makes an amalgam of science and art rarely seen in tech today. We are considering this award with all haste. Any delays are due to the sample, the Monique. It continues to go missing at different homes of the selection board members.”

Sincerely,
Swiss Watchman

 

[Acoustic356]

I finally found a cabinet that doesn't break up when I push it with the Jule.

 

[chadds]

I finally found a cabinet that doesn't break up when I push it with the Jule.


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Berg and Monique quite a pairing!!

 

[Acoustic356]

Berg and Monique quite a pairing!!

This replaced a pair of HDN-112s. The 12 on this is really deep, and the 10's add nice clarity. My HDN-112s are currently for sale in the classifieds

 

[EMoneySC2]

You can see Monique was with me last weekend at my bands 3rd show!

 

[BunchyMutt]

You can see Monique was with me last weekend at my bands 3rd show!

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What's the 3U thing under it?

 

[allenhumble]

Maybe a pedal drawer?

What's the 3U thing under it?

 

[EMoneySC2]

What's the 3U thing under it?

Maybe a pedal drawer?

2U pull out pedal shelf! I drilled holes in the front and back and mounted passthrough 1/4" instrument cable jacks with power in the back.

Peterson strobe tuner, Cali76 CB, Sansamp YYZ, DSM Noisemaker OmniCabSim Mini, and SFX Microthumpinator ... all into the front of Monique.

 

[Groove Doctor]

Berg and Monique quite a pairing!!

Indeed...

 

[whitelines]

I took my Mesa 400 to a gig this weekend along with an old ampeg 6x10 fridge. I had not used that stack in awhile and wanted some variety from my Monique tardis and Mesa subway cabs.
Plugged in the Mesa, flipped the on switch, and... nothing. Fuse was ok but amp was dead.
Thankfully I brought my Monique as a backup and played it through the ampeg 6x10 (g-60, which was really a guitar cab but who’s counting) for the gig.
That rig sounded awesome! So much low end, reminded me of an SVT, with some warm up on top.
I don’t usually see Monique’s sitting on top of SVT cabs in this thread, so here u go. The bass is a 1980’s MIJ NBD I just posted about in another thread.

 

[whitelines]

This weekend, I recorded a little jam I transcribed from a Janek Gwizdala Instagram post. Used my Monique and a Cali pedal compressor. Thought you Monique fans would like hearing the Monique direct tone.

 

[BurningSkies]

Every show...for many years. Monique + M-series power is the rock.

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Though sometimes a grainy video from the audience is best...

 

[ghorvers]

always nice to see pictures of those lovely Monique setups. kudos.

 

[Ric Vice]

This weekend, I recorded a little jam I transcribed from a Janek Gwizdala Instagram post. Used my Monique and a Cali pedal compressor. Thought you Monique fans would like hearing the Monique direct tone.

If you look closely behind whitelines, you'll see that his other amp is a B-15N.

 

[whitelines]

If you look closely behind whitelines, you'll see that his other amp is a B-15N.

Yes sir, a 63 if I remember right. It’s easier to record with the Monique however. I have to rather crank the b-15n to get into its tonal sweet spot.

 

[BuffaloBob4343]

I hate to do it, but I am selling my 700 Tardis if anyone is interested. It is not because I want to play any other amp. I love it. But I am not gigging right now and probably won’t for at least another year. So I’m hoping to re-home it to someone who will play it now. I will most assuredly buy another as soon as I can get this project to completion. Rob

 

[juledude]

Every show...for many years. Monique + M-series power is the rock.

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Though sometimes a grainy video from the audience is best...

And the Music goes on forever.