I just installed an Audere Pro jz3 3 band preamp. I haven't played with it much yet. The quality of build and assembly is some of the finest I have seen. Easy to install. And in the out of the box default programming, I like the tone and flexibility. Also important is that tech support is readily available via phone. Very nicely done presentation. Thanks.

Please don’t re-edit this video. You missed a couple in the beginning and makes you sound even crazier than normal. Great stuff. Cheers

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

Ahaha yeah I didn't proof watch this one ahahaha

@PushSueAside

2 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster you’re fun

Great series of reviews Lobster ! I loved the Sadowsky preamp. Thanks for helping us!

I've been waiting for this one.

Effectively allows you to over wind /underwind or go stock with your pickups before eq settings. Fantastic, 6 jazz basses in one.

Sounds fantastic man.

It's been very hard to find good demos of what the z-modes do. Thanks Lobster! In my head I want all the features possible but I know in reality I'll just have one favorite preset and never use the other ones. I think I'll put the classic adure in my Ibanez Talman

Thank you for your content, Lobster.

This would be perfect for my sort of "one stop shop" studio bass I'm putting together. Should be able to mix into just about anything with that and hopefully the days of carrying around a collection of basses just to be safe are gone haha! Also, this might just be the kick in the ass my Bartolini pickups need. Thanks for all the info. I really loved these videos.

Very cool. Def for those tone tinkerers.

Gonna order now!!! Already have 3 others.

My Audere has all the same features except the preset switch. I like this one.

Got mine! Installed in my custom 2019 fender elite 😎 👌

I loved it. Is the one I like the most of the series. Tons of usable boosting for cheap. Anyway, what this videos had sold me is the bass. And if I get a v3-v7 for cheap I probably get this preamp. Thx a lot for the work!

I have this preamp. It gives a lot of versatility and is especially good for playing chords without having the sound just turn into mud. But it is kinda complex. The detents help a lot with getting a feel for things. As does this video.

Thanks for the review. I have a retro J in another bass (excellent pre amp too and review as well) and went with the Audre Pro JZ6D for my 98 Fender American Jazz Deluxe V after watching your review. Couldn't wait on the pickups I have on back order but easy enough to put it with the solderless connections. I had to unsolder the jack but otherwise a very easy install. I got the programming switch as well and I was able to locate it in the back inside the battery housing. I will wait till I get the new pickups before changing anything. I will be dropping in Bartolini 57CBJD L3/S3 which are the brighter version. I've got the classic voiced ones in two other fivers which really help to make the B string more balanced and clearer than the stock pickups.

Another great video!!!

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I think it is very awesome sounding and provides the most for the ultimate Tinkerer. I just have the Pro Z model but love it. I do think the rotary switch is ideal but I would have to install the jack on the end of my bass. That is not something I think I want to do myself. Anyway, thanks for the awesome video review

Great Review That Audere Pro Z6 is Awesome You Could Tweak it Till Your Heart and Ear is Content Cool Indeed and Affordable Lobster You Made My Day I Have A Passive Jazz Bass The Audere is The Way too Go.And By The Way Hows The Cat Haven't Seen Him in a While 😁

The Sadowsky has been my favorite out of these for the the true J tone and that was the one I was least excited about. I feel like this pre would go great in a double hum bucker stingray.

I believe that the different Z impedances just mean that low means a lower input impedance (less highs) and the high means a higher input impedance (more highs).

Great series of reviews Lobsterman. My ranking would be: 1) Lusithand 2) Audere 2B 3) Sadowsksy (Warwick) 4) John East 5) Audere ProZ - which I just don't see the need for!!!! By the way, my daughter was unhappy you didn't do the claw thing in one of the videos!!!

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rev! Oops XD

@russellzauner

2 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster sounds like someone needs their own snapchat filter

@Hndsmstrngr1

2 жыл бұрын

Guys you all aren't working studio musicians

My Favorite was the Lusithand, you started with this one. I compared all of the preamps to it. They would all be a upgrade from stock, what was your favorite.?

That preamp is way over complicated, I would just end up finding the one setting I liked and not bother with it after that. I am a very tech savvy person that works in IT so it's not that I wouldn't understand it, it's just that when it comes to playing bass I really just like simplicity. I really liked that Sadowski (Warwick) onboard preamp, that one was definitely my favorite.

Wrap that metal battery case in vinyl tape

Hi, Anyone have experience storing bass with stacked knob in a hard-shell case? I'm worried if the knobs are too tall that it will be under pressure if inside a hard-shell bass guitar case.

Hi Lobster, Vol/Vol or Vol/ Bal what would you recommend? Thanks mike

I really like this preamp but like the other Audere preamp, I will miss the active/passive feature of the Sire preamp!

@rhoodj

2 ай бұрын

I actually need help replacing the Original Sire v7 preamp. Any video or help? Please

Honorable mention Tone Monster?

Lobster, Does this co make this for a music man?

skipped to 8:30 just because my heart lol Sounds deep and fairly drum like, nice. Buzz notwithstanding..

@russellzauner

2 жыл бұрын

This preamp is the most jazz bassy sounding so far - but I think if you dial up the wrong config you might be able to icepick someone with this setup. It's sort of like giving a lot of power - you can actually overdrive your signal chain in some frequency ranges and get the ol natural distortion of holes ripping into your cones...I guess you know you're pushing a lot of power when the holes punched in your speaker cones are in a PATTERN. Anyhow, this preamp seems like it can be transparent to your pickup selection and then you can scroll yourself right off into hell if you like, similar to giving an engineer sudo in the wrong ring. :-) Good stuff, probably not going to make a novice player happy unless they are very patient and study a lot of tones, which is also good I guess, but that's definitely not going to be the average novice that can sit through that and keep a visualization of their own tone held as well. You can definitely learn ALL the things NOT to do in short order, which is also pretty good learnings so there are upsides to the adventurous. If you've come this far, perhaps you'll go a bit further. ;-) See: reverberations of a wave; standing waves

Do you think it is possible that the buzz is due to the plate not being in contact with the copper adhesive ground?

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

I think it was the mismatched impedances but I'm not sure. Put this pre on a different bass with hum cancelling pickups and it's dead quiet

@miguelfernandes333

2 жыл бұрын

Quite likely it's the pickups. it happens with most videos where the pickups are regular single coils. The preamps will just amplify what's already there.

@sasquatch1985

2 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster Always at the top!

Personally, I don't care for a bass that presents so many choices for settings. Volume, volume, tone works fine for me. That way I don't feel tempted to fiddle with the knobs/switches between (during?) songs as much.

OMFLOG.....”I’m going to push the button 8 times...now push the button 17 times......” I almost peed my pants..... Beat buddy: “Really Will...you can’t remember, it’s 3 fast to shut me off”

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

LMAOOOOOO! AHAHAHAHA You rock Tommy! This made my morning

@PushSueAside

2 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster you do the same for me. Cheers

I agree with others that this setup is complete overkill. Seems like it would be hard to find your place once you programmed some preamp settings (i.e. How would I know I'm on setting 11 program without a visual, use my ears?). Does that Z mode programming switch really just hang out of the control plate like that? Looks idiotic. Audere should offer some sort of pre-route on the control plate to mount the switch into and have it concealed in the control cavity, but looking at the switch design and on their site I don't even see an option to mount it to the plate.

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

The switch is detachable, I just had it dangling for demonstration purposes only. I wish there was something that is fixed on the plate like you said.

@joelholdbrooks

Жыл бұрын

Ran mine out the back; tucked into the battery cavity. Not something I'll use that frequently but two screws and it's easy enough to access.

Having too many options can lead to anxiety about having the best combination. This looks like overkill. The mid mid sounded pretty fat for a jazz.

Go eat a lobster roll, you didn't save the best for last, you showed it in the first vid

Sounds like a detonator lol

Since you recommend hum canceling pickups, this would be the perfect preamp for my Aguilar humbuckers. Fabuloso Lobster! 🦞

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I put this in a custom fretless jazz that I assembled for a friend featuring mismatched hum cancelling Aguilar and Nordstrand jazz pickups and it's killllllller

@MrSparks54

2 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster I ordered the Pro JZ3 4 Band with plate jack, I don't want to drill a side jack hole so this will be perfect. Thanks Lobster! 🦞