Old School Trace Elliot Bass Rig

[LexD]

Matt Otto hand delivered my bass this summer and ever since I've been thinking, researching and building the ideal rig I've wanted since I was a teenager growing up around Staten Island in 90's.

All pieces were bought through Talkbass listings.

Everyone I dealt with was extrememly friendly, very helpful and thoroughly honest.

So --
thanks again for the great deal on the Series 6 head Shawn!
thanks again for shipping one mother f'er of a cab Marshall!
thanks again for the dual-band compressor pedal, Eddie!
and a huge thanks to Steve for the immaculate 4052h brite box!

Sounds even better than it looks

[Ray man]

Nice rig... Staten island? i grew up hear in the 90's and i still live here.

[jumbodbassman]

Very nice rig. always wanted to try out the bright box. interesting bass....

lived on the island from 86 to 98....

i actually have an even older scholl trace rig for sale if any has interest...

[tombowlus]

Nice rig!

[spaz21387]

Whats a brite box? Never heard of one of those before.

[RobJ]

Very nice, I bet that'll kick some serious butt. What's the story on the bass? I've never seen one like that before, pretty cool.

[jungleheat]

Nice setup!

I have a road-worn pair of Trace cabs circa 1990, a 1518 and a 1028 that I like a lot. I got them from the original owner not too long ago. I use it with my older SWR head (early Bass 350). Right now I'm mainly using it with a borrowed Carvin LB70P (MM style pickups plus a piezo), which allows for some very Levin-ish capabilities which I am digging a lot.

I'd like to get a Trace head too at some point.

[Josh Pelican]

Damn, dude. That looks awesome! I'd love to hear that turned up nice and loud.

[Tracebassplayer]

Now THAT'S .... sweeeeeet.

[ilovenofrets]

Very sweet rig indeed! Hartke had a cab like the Britebox
back in the day. I can vividly remember the ad with Stu Hamm
and the HA7000 head, 2x15, 4x10 and 4x5 cabs.

[LexD]

Originally Posted by RobJ

Very nice, I bet that'll kick some serious butt. What's the story on the bass? I've never seen one like that before, pretty cool.

The bass was handmade by a brother of mine. It was based on an Alembic I fell in love with several years ago, but never had a chance to make the seller an offer.

Here's the specs:

Body
Model and size: Lexicon electric bass
Depth: 1.5-inch
Top: Camphor Burl/hard rock maple (with multiple racing stripes)
Back: Mahogany

Neck
Material: Hard rock maple
Fingerboard: Indian rosewood
Width at nut: 1 21/32 inch
Width at 12th fret: 2 1/4 inch
Scale: 34 inch
Nut material: bone
Fingerboard markers: just side markers
Recommended strings: .045-100
Lacquer Finish
Color: Natural

Hardware
Machines: Black Schaller
Bridge: Black Schaller
Electronics: Norstrand humbucker with 3 band preamp active/passive circuitry.

[bassdoubler]

very cool....I sold that 2x15 cab to Marshall....good to see it ended up in a sweet all Trace rig! What happened? You didn't like the red stripe I put on there? haha

[Dean N]

There's really nothing like a nice Trace rig. That rig is sweet.

[LexD]

Originally Posted by bassdoubler

very cool....I sold that 2x15 cab to Marshall....good to see it ended up in a sweet all Trace rig! What happened? You didn't like the red stripe I put on there? haha

hahaha, I have it rolled up right here next to me. The adhesive was wearing, and it was peeling off. It might go back on one day.

[DEVILMAN]

Well, now you have achieved "Epic Status" in the Trace circle. Glad you finally finished piecing together your rig. Next up, V-8 for "Ultimate Trace Status"?


~S~

PS: Your brother is a very skilled man, beautiful bass!

[bassdoubler]

yeah man, I still have my V6 which I used to rock through that 2x15 cab....EPIC TONE....best tube heads out there IME!

[smperry]

NICE!

[smperry]

...and THANK YOU for paying to ship that mother.

[RobJ]

Originally Posted by LexD

The bass was handmade by a brother of mine. It was based on an Alembic I fell in love with several years ago, but never had a chance to make the seller an offer.

Here's the specs:

Body
Model and size: Lexicon electric bass
Depth: 1.5-inch
Top: Camphor Burl/hard rock maple (with multiple racing stripes)
Back: Mahogany

Neck
Material: Hard rock maple
Fingerboard: Indian rosewood
Width at nut: 1 21/32 inch
Width at 12th fret: 2 1/4 inch
Scale: 34 inch
Nut material: bone
Fingerboard markers: just side markers
Recommended strings: .045-100
Lacquer Finish
Color: Natural

Hardware
Machines: Black Schaller
Bridge: Black Schaller
Electronics: Norstrand humbucker with 3 band preamp active/passive circuitry.

Very cool and unique shape, sort of reminds me of a Rick guitar mixed in with a Status shape. I dig it. That rig looks crazy good with it.

[nixdad]

4052H....Nice! I remember when we first took delivery of these for distribution. Sweet high end, without the harshness of most horn tweeters.

Congrats!