Michael Kelly 5 (modded)

Customer brought bass by shop; loved the look and feel of the bass but not the sound. I convinced customer to keep the pups and add a 3 or 4 band pre for more tonal options. We added an Audere 4 band and the rest is history!!! #ToneGawd

[@daltonbell2907]

Glad you kept the pickups. That marriage with the Audere 4 band preamp is match made in heaven

[@randombassplayer_07]

Yessir

[@lesliwells5433]

SOUNDS VERY GOOD, I've heard good things about Michael Kelly Basses

[@DaMaestro]

I actually never like them but these newer ones are def better than the previous models. The one I had several years looked like this one but didn’t feel or sound like this one at all.

[@randombassplayer_07]

That bass will not get lost in the mix. The 4 band Audere is a great preamp. It brought my Squier to life.

[@RaulTorresMorfin]

I have modded a lot of basses (cheap and expensive ones) and it all comes down to: 1st the species and quality of the woods, 2nd build quality and 3rd electronics.....Modded cheap basses will sound good when played by itself but in a band context all its tone flaws will show up and or get lost in the mix etc....

[@bassman1able1]

Now that's sweet sounds.

[@Its_a_Grimm]

Have you tried the john east retro pre amp?

[@alanjames9146]

Audere has a lot of preamps which one in particular did you use im about to purchase that bass and i want the exact same preamp thanks

[@calvincurry8496]

Hey Brother M. I p/u the Michael Kelly Custom Collection Element 5R about 5 Months ago. I put the Audere Classic Jazz 4 Band preamp in like that one. That Preamp and the Element 5 R make a Great Match. My question to you. What Strings are you Using on the Bass for this video?

[@DaMaestro]

Factory. Customer brought bass and dropped it by for me to setup.

[@alanjames8958]

Wow how did you know to just change the preamp and not the pickups because i was considering doing the same thing but adding bartolinis but those pickups sound amazing you just saved me 250 dollars thanks for this post👍🏿

[@DaMaestro]

Because most of the time unless it’s a super cheap bass, the pickups are usually wound standard yielding the bass it’s optimum performance.

[@SuperGaby1985]

The sound is 😮 wowww ..where can i get that audere preamp? Do you have a link?

[@DaMaestro]

Just do a google search for Audere Amplification.

[@JustJames27-cv5xg]

NIce is this the pro series or the classic series Audere pre amp?

[@lorinbrathwaite198]

Hello, I realize this is a long shot, cuz it was a long time since this bass was in the shop, but do you happen to know/remember the average weight of it?

[@Immanuel11.11]

Awesome ! Did you have to do any soldering with the preamp in that bass?

[@DaMaestro]

Yes I did. Had to solder the side jack.

[@Beto-Paz]

Did you put Audere Jazz preamp or Pro JZx?

[@DaMaestro]

Classic.

[@alexjohnson7148]

I’ve been hearing mixed reviews on the Audere preamps… my question is how powerful is the Audere preamp?