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Jule Amps Monique part 5
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Yes. Each Monique is a work of the hands - and a bit of heart.
It is best to run the Balanced XLR into a headphone amplifier for headsets. Then you get to hear, experience what she can do.Thanks for replies! As my daughter was born a month ago, so no main-rig-sound for something like a year or two :_( Is it possible to use Monique for a headphones playing? (I wish I can call her Monique hehebut it's a bit strange name in Ukraine lol)
I found a new perfect match for Monique. A pair of AudioKinesis H1203s! Been breaking them in this weekend for an upcoming gig. Tonal heaven.
They bring out the best in each other!
They bring out the best in each other!
Thank you! But at that rate I'll be 89 when the strings are broken in!
As you, I am a tube fanatic ; I have an Alessandro Basset hound + Monique and Minnie 800D + eight pedals Effectrode on my pedalboard, which the preamplifier Blackbird SR-71. I use the clean channel of Blackbird in Monique so that the bass are bigger and fatter like an all-tube amp - because the active bass EQ is centered on 55Hz on Monique, while that of Blackblird is passive and close to 40Hz.
These two excellent preamplifiers work very well together for me, on condition of course to not settle the Blackbird output volume at very high level.
All other pedals Effectrode - Compressor PC-2A, Fuzz Helios, Tube-Vibe, Tube Drive, Delta-Trem, Phase-O-Matic, Vibra-Chorus - also shines with Monique.
I shall never thank enough all these brilliant artisans fascinated by the tubes technology - as Jule Potter, George Alessandro, and Phil Taylor ( Effectrode) - who allow us to obtain magnificent and very very warm tone thanks to their masterpiece gears.
I would never have dared to dream I can play with so beautiful tone.... And nevertheless, they do it.
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You have basset bypassed in the mentioned scheme? Or it's like blackbird->monique->basset?
Hows phase-o-matic vibra-chorus and tube-vibe in comparison with each other? They're sound pretty similar on youtube.
Which is better for bass overdrive effect blackbird or tube-drive?
Thanks)) I've got only pc-2a, tube-vibe and helios, but thinking on buying another effectrod's pedal, just tryin to choose which one (though most of them are sold-out now)
P.S. Btw fulltone TTE is another step towards the fat tube tone, have you tried it? It's just beautiful, my tube-philia strated from it.
Hows phase-o-matic vibra-chorus and tube-vibe in comparison with each other? They're sound pretty similar on youtube.
Which is better for bass overdrive effect blackbird or tube-drive?
Thanks
)) I've got only pc-2a, tube-vibe and helios, but thinking on buying another effectrod's pedal, just tryin to choose which one (though most of them are sold-out now)P.S. Btw fulltone TTE is another step towards the fat tube tone, have you tried it? It's just beautiful, my tube-philia strated from it.
I never use Monique (connected to the Demeter Minnie 800D power amp ), and the Basset Hound at the same moment. But I play through Blackbird with both amp rig.
In the order of the finest and most discreet tone modulation until the most thick, I list (classify) three pedals like that:
_ Vibra-Chorus = Soft and discreet envelope of the sound up to a vibrato finer than that of tube-vibe
_ Phase-O-Matic Deluxe = classic phase sound ( sinus and triangle modulation ) + wah-phase + tremolo-phase and V.C.O control.
_ Tube-Vibe = Big and Fat modulation because two LFO inside this machine.
It's difficult for me to say what is the pedal of distortions which I prefer between the Tube-drive and both drive channels of Blackirds.
My Tube-drive was modified for the bass according to my needs by Phil Taylor ( the bass boost switch is + 6dB on 55Hz and the tone is centered on 1.2 kHz ).
The passive EQ of my Blackbird is also customized by Phil ( exactly like the new Fender Bassman ), but since this modification, all Blackbirds is made as mine.
I love at the same level this three different drive tone, although this three drive tones are rather different some of the others.
But if I was in your place, I would choose Blackbird because its clean channel brings more thickness to Fuzz Helios tone and we can use it's EQ to modify its signature sound.
In the order of the finest and most discreet tone modulation until the most thick, I list (classify) three pedals like that:
_ Vibra-Chorus = Soft and discreet envelope of the sound up to a vibrato finer than that of tube-vibe
_ Phase-O-Matic Deluxe = classic phase sound ( sinus and triangle modulation ) + wah-phase + tremolo-phase and V.C.O control.
_ Tube-Vibe = Big and Fat modulation because two LFO inside this machine.
It's difficult for me to say what is the pedal of distortions which I prefer between the Tube-drive and both drive channels of Blackirds.
My Tube-drive was modified for the bass according to my needs by Phil Taylor ( the bass boost switch is + 6dB on 55Hz and the tone is centered on 1.2 kHz ).
The passive EQ of my Blackbird is also customized by Phil ( exactly like the new Fender Bassman ), but since this modification, all Blackbirds is made as mine.
I love at the same level this three different drive tone, although this three drive tones are rather different some of the others.
But if I was in your place, I would choose Blackbird because its clean channel brings more thickness to Fuzz Helios tone and we can use it's EQ to modify its signature sound.
Just ordered a Monique Dove Cage. Can't wait to check it out. For several years I've been playing a Walter Woods stereo through a Bergantino HT112ER (sometimes with an EX112ER added) and have been very happy with it. But the Monique promises to be an entirely different animal. I'm also awaiting delivery of a Bergantino IP112ER that I'll sometimes be running with the HT112ER. This should be really interesting!
A few TBers are/were running an IP/Monique setup. Heard it once on a gig and it sounded great (Monique with the IP112/HT112).
I only gig my Dovecage, a Minnie 800 and Berg AE210 cabs these days. Just killer for every type of music.
Congrats BTW!
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Thank you my friend. We are all in this together.
We have to use what we have. Yet, to hear Monique at her best a straight power amp is the best. Most integrated amps are designed to provide a perfect match between pre & amp and may have some designer intended sound built in. Monique is enough alone, so if you can, hear her pure into a power amp or powered speaker. Enjoy!
Done a small gig with a local artist last week, another chance to test drive my Monique because it is not an usual IEM gig! Using my Monique / Minnie 800D along with the Venue's Ampeg 410 speaker.
HUGE and CLEAR, this is what I can only tell, Monique just impressed me more and more in every gigs.
For those already got one, play the hell out of it! For who's not still, GET ONE from Jule!
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Fantastic looking Lull!
Folks,
I have decided to sell my rackmount Monique and I wanted to post in this thread before I list it in the TB Classifieds to give you guys first shot.
Why am I selling it? I also have a Dovecage Monique/Minnie that I prefer gigging and rehearsing with. Also, I am in line for one of Jule's soon to be released Monique Combo amps. It just isn't getting the love it deserves.
I would prefer to sell it with a 4U Gator case and Crest ProLite 2.0 power amp, but will consider splitting them up.
The Monique, Crest and Case are all like new and gigged 3 times over a 2 week period last summer. That's it. It has been in my basement studio since I bought it just over a year ago.
The Monique is the latest version with the push/pull knobs.
PM me if interested as I will be listing this in the Classifieds likely tomorrow.
Thx!
I have decided to sell my rackmount Monique and I wanted to post in this thread before I list it in the TB Classifieds to give you guys first shot.
Why am I selling it? I also have a Dovecage Monique/Minnie that I prefer gigging and rehearsing with. Also, I am in line for one of Jule's soon to be released Monique Combo amps. It just isn't getting the love it deserves.
I would prefer to sell it with a 4U Gator case and Crest ProLite 2.0 power amp, but will consider splitting them up.
The Monique, Crest and Case are all like new and gigged 3 times over a 2 week period last summer. That's it. It has been in my basement studio since I bought it just over a year ago.
The Monique is the latest version with the push/pull knobs.
PM me if interested as I will be listing this in the Classifieds likely tomorrow.
Thx!
This week I have meetings set up with Mechanical Engineers to determine who will get these hand drawn plans of mine finalized and converted to the SolidWorks format so that the enclosure can be built for the Combo Monique 700. It is happening.
Dominick C.
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Lovin' the combo idea. How heavy (roughly). It might just tempt me to sell my 95lb lead-sled. ))
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