TRACE ELLIOT PPA 600 power amp - rediculously loud !

mb94952 · #1 12-17-2009, 06:43 PM

This is a Trace Elliot PPA 600 stereo power amp. It is waayyy loud. It has that "trace" sound. It has seen some road use, but is built like a tank. It has many scratches on it, but the important thing is that it works great, and is very loud. I put this up against a Crown XTi2000 and this was louder.

I heard that these were over $2,000 new but never really caught on because of the price. These are highly collectible to Trace Elliot fans who have green in their blood...
----- what look like big gouges on the front in the top left of the amp is just masking tape residue. Same with the middle. --------

I need to get $350 plus shipping, so let's just say $400 shipped FedEx Ground in lower 48 USA.

- Mike B or mb94952@yahoo.com for email. Either way, I get email notifications.

tb420 · #2 12-17-2009, 07:23 PM

Is this the one (the model in general, not this specific amp

) used by Entwhistle?

scowboy · #3 12-17-2009, 11:30 PM

Close but not exactly:
http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equipm...ear-86-02.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by tb420

Is this the one (the model in general, not this specific amp

) used by Entwhistle?

jowens004 · #4 12-17-2009, 11:32 PM

wow thats only the 2nd one ive ever seen. if i had the bucks it would be mine.

mb94952 · #5 12-18-2009, 10:41 AM

Yes, this is the same model John Entwistle used, only he used FOUR of them ! When he played a tiny club in Marin County a decade ago, the entire back wall was Trace Elliot and you didn't have to buy a ticket - You could hear the show just fine from the street !!

This amp is LOUD !

mb94952 · #6 12-19-2009, 10:25 AM

Lean Mean Green Machine bump.

scowboy · #7 12-19-2009, 11:44 AM

I saw a bunch of those club dates his band did. Those were the days weren't they! He was my bass idol and I never dreamed I'd get the chance to see him from about 6 feet away in a club.

I always tell my 5 year old when it thunders outside that is John Entwistle playing bass in heaven.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mb94952

When he played a tiny club in Marin County a decade ago, the entire back wall was Trace Elliot and you didn't have to buy a ticket - You could hear the show just fine from the street !!

This amp is LOUD !

mb94952 · #8 12-20-2009, 09:37 PM

Wonder twin powers activate....

mb94952 · #9 12-21-2009, 02:36 PM

PM's answered.

mb94952 · #10 12-22-2009, 10:43 AM

John Entwistle loud bass bump...

mb94952 · #11 12-23-2009, 10:53 AM

green bump.

mb94952 · #12 12-24-2009, 10:40 AM

need to sell this bump

mb94952 · #13 12-25-2009, 01:16 PM

Merry Christmas - still here !!!!!

pcurtain · #14 12-25-2009, 02:03 PM

Wonder what it weighs?

Jim C · #15 12-25-2009, 02:47 PM

Does the bent rear mounting tab still alow for XLR use on channel B?
Is it bridgeable for mono operation at 4 ohms?

mb94952 · #16 12-25-2009, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim C

Does the bent rear mounting tab still alow for XLR use on channel B?
Is it bridgeable for mono operation at 4 ohms?

Yes, the photo angle makes it look more bent than it is. It will do XLR no problem.

It's pretty heavy (to me). My guess is around 40 lbs ?

mb94952 · #17 12-26-2009, 09:20 PM

power amp bump

mb94952 · #18 12-27-2009, 11:13 AM

More photos of the back to show that the XLR out is accessible - Sorry for the blur. I was in a hurry.No tripod

mb94952 · #19 12-28-2009, 10:11 AM

I just took this thing to GC to trade it in yesterday. They had seen only 1 in the last two years and were not interested in it because he couldn't find a price point on it. We tested it out and everyone was amazed with the tone of it. We actually used a Sansamp preamp, and I couldn't resist telling him that we had achieved Geddy tone. He was unaware of it...

bryanm707 · #20 12-28-2009, 10:36 AM

PM sent