ON HOLD - Jule Monique Dovecage preamp - £950 £950 Manchester

[three]

For sale, a Jule Monique preamp in excellent cosmetic and functional condition.  There's so much written about these that any comment from me seems fairly pointless - possibly the most desirable valve front end for bass out there?  I've had this, a Noble, a DB680 and various other valve pres and for me, the Monique is the most versatile and useful.  Quality is off the scale as one would expect - boutique, hand-built and lovely in every respect. This one has been re-valved with premium valves by a previous owner.  I'm only selling as I don't use it.  Weird I know, but I prefer SS pres and have a PR40 that's always on.  Just one note, and for full disclosure, there are a few faint marks in the paint at the bottom of the left side panel - please see image, though the latter exaggerates a little (a screwdriver slip?) - it hasn't bothered me and I'm pretty obsessive about such things, but the marks are there.

 

Collection in Manchester would be much preferred (an esoteric pre full of exotic glass).  I can ship if required (very carefully packed) but at the buyer's risk and expense - obviously, with insurance.

 

No trades or offers thanks - the Monique is now very expensive indeed, and not too easily sourced.  Any questions, please just ask. 

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[Reggaebass]

So nice, I really like these 

[Owen]

Dat sensitivity control tho'!

[three]

12 hours ago, Owen said:

Dat sensitivity control tho'!

I'd concur entirely Owen!  The eq is smooth, predictable and effective, but the sensitivity is the real magic in the Monique - especially the interaction between gain and sensitivity.  I genuinely haven't heard anything like it.  That said, for me, the Monique comes to life when used with passive basses, and I no longer have any of the latter.  All of my basses are modern sounding actives (and short-scale to boot, not that scale length has anything to do with it)

[Mrbigstuff]

Want!

[Beedster]

On 09/08/2025 at 16:20, three said:

but I prefer SS pres

 

I'll PM you my therapist's contact details 👍