mr_russ Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 (edited) Hi Guys- I bought this new from the states, whacked it in my '75 reissue jazz for a day and have realised, why do I need an active preamp in it- i get all the sounds I want from a jazz from it with stock passive electronics- It is however a fantastic preamp, the low Z mode is awesome and the battery light is awesomely handy- bloody easy to install, no soldering. [url="http://www.audereaudio.com/JZ3.htm"]INFO HERE[/url] Mine's the Vol, mid/balance, treble/bass + z-mode switch version. I'm after £90 [reduced as of 21/08] shipped anywhere in mainland UK OR a trade/part exchange for an ampeg/trace tube preamp of some description- or possibly a sansamp (although that mid cut is a pain- i've had 2 in the past) It comes boxed and was only used for yesterday and this morning- comes with spare bits to crimp the ground wires (metal sheath and shrink tubing) Russ russfcox: :at: :gmail: :dot: :com Edited September 2, 2007 by mr_russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickThomas Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Hey Russ .. do you have any sound clips ? How does it compare to a J retro? Cheers, Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_russ Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 [quote name='NickThomas' post='40217' date='Aug 1 2007, 09:28 PM']Hey Russ .. do you have any sound clips ? How does it compare to a J retro? Cheers, Nick.[/quote] Hi- I've taken it out of the bass it was in so can't get you any sound clips I'm afraid- there are some on the website linked in my first post though- I've not played a bass with a j-retro- the audere is pretty much transparent though, set flat the mid z mode is fairly similar to the passive tone. low z mode is earth shaking- the eq is very very usable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_russ Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 I'm going to be on holiday for a week from tomorrow morning- I'll reply to any messages as soon as I get home. r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbloke Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 [quote name='mr_russ' post='40393' date='Aug 2 2007, 11:43 AM']Hi- I've taken it out of the bass it was in so can't get you any sound clips I'm afraid- there are some on the website linked in my first post though- I've not played a bass with a j-retro- the audere is pretty much transparent though, set flat the mid z mode is fairly similar to the passive tone. low z mode is earth shaking- the eq is very very usable[/quote] Sorry to hijack,but a quick question. Did you pay using your paypal account or credit card through paypal? I ask, because I could get a Deluxe preamp for a great price, but I've heard horror stories about the paypal exchange rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Paypal exchange rate today is 1.96. Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_russ Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_russ Posted August 17, 2007 Author Share Posted August 17, 2007 reduced to £95 shipped in mainland uk r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbloke Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Can I just chip in and say this is a v. good price for what is essentially a new piece of kit. I paid £135 to get my JZ3D (deluxe) into the country and the JZ3 only lists at $10 less in the first place. It's also a rather spiffing sounding preamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_russ Posted August 17, 2007 Author Share Posted August 17, 2007 [quote name='bassbloke' post='46969' date='Aug 17 2007, 08:38 PM']Can I just chip in and say this is a v. good price for what is essentially a new piece of kit. I paid £135 to get my JZ3D (deluxe) into the country and the JZ3 only lists at $10 less in the first place. It's also a rather spiffing sounding preamp.[/quote] Indeedy- It's a great preamp but my jazz just sounds right passive, it's a bit overkill having this installed only to use the bass boost a tad ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_russ Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 bump- £90 shipped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickThomas Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Did you get the pm I sent ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickThomas Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Thanks very much Russ ... sounds absolutely spot on !! I see what you mean about the low z mode...earthquake :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_russ Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 Wicked!- glad you like it ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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