John-E-Retro

[quote name='deksawyer' post='64128' date='Sep 22 2007, 06:54 PM']Hi John sorry for the delay. Yes, I've been able to try it, although very breifly. First impressions were that it wasn't as bright sounding as the Audere, although I find this a good thing. Tonal adjustment seemed to be subtle, but it was high in quality & noise free. Build quality is very good and ease of fitting is excellent. My cavity wasn't deep enough to take the battery and the J-retro, but it's a cheap Fender copy so I'm not too worried. I'll have a further play this weekend and get it back to you during the week. Again, thank for letting me have the opportunity to try one of your units. I've just bought a Wal, so replacing the Audere at this moment in time isn't gong to happen, but I'll be in touch again at some point. Thanks again! Derek.[/quote] Very good Derek. Don't forget that the bass control on the Retro is boost only, so in the centre click there is already around 6dBs of bass boost, which may sound less bright if you have the bass control there, as a starting point. I guess the basic brightness of the Audere depends on the Z mode in use? By all means try the retro some more and then please get it back to me. (As you know I wasn't able to send you a demo unit and therefore sent a brand new piece) Cheers John

[quote name='deksawyer' post='46785' date='Aug 17 2007, 11:15 AM']Hi john thanks for taking the time to respond. I didn't mean to insult you by saying that I might not like it - by all accounts it's an amazing bit of kit and the build quality is meant to be out of this world. If you're willing to lend me one, I'll take you up on this kind and generous offer. I'll drop you a PM in a minute. I've not been in touch with BB2000 yet, so I've not organised anything with him. cheers D.[/quote] So I sent a loan Retro to you 3 weeks ago Derek, have you been able to try it? Do you have any comments? Cheers John

[quote name='deksawyer' post='46785' date='Aug 17 2007, 11:15 AM']Hi john thanks for taking the time to respond. I didn't mean to insult you by saying that I might not like it - by all accounts it's an amazing bit of kit and the build quality is meant to be out of this world. If you're willing to lend me one, I'll take you up on this kind and generous offer. I'll drop you a PM in a minute. I've not been in touch with BB2000 yet, so I've not organised anything with him. cheers D.[/quote] Just one thing, I don't want to get in the way of BB2000 getting a look at your Audere, or a trade between you either, of course.

[quote name='deksawyer' post='46785' date='Aug 17 2007, 11:15 AM']Hi john thanks for taking the time to respond. I didn't mean to insult you by saying that I might not like it - by all accounts it's an amazing bit of kit and the build quality is meant to be out of this world. If you're willing to lend me one, I'll take you up on this kind and generous offer. I'll drop you a PM in a minute. I've not been in touch with BB2000 yet, so I've not organised anything with him. cheers D.[/quote] Certainly no insult taken, it's all very much about if something works for you, or not. I'll check out your PM. Cheers John

[quote name='deksawyer' post='45367' date='Aug 14 2007, 06:34 PM']but I'd rather not spend the moola on a J-Retro just to try it and find I don't like it. cheers D.[/quote] So it would seem you were able to swap/borrow a Retro try, but if that doesn't come to pass for any reason, I'd be happy to lend you one, in any case. As far as 'the moola' is concerned, if you look at my website, my returns policy allows for return within 7 days of receiving a unit for a full refund, less shipping (free in the UK), if you're not happy. So although you have to part with the moola stuff, I can get an internet purchase refunded at the touch of a button, so little risk to you. Cheers John