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10-14-2010, 05:48 AM
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Picked this up the other day. 
Sounds great, will be running it with the 2 Trace 15 Compacts or my Berg NV412. |
10-14-2010, 07:21 AM
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10-14-2010, 07:34 AM
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10-14-2010, 07:34 AM
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10-14-2010, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by hasbeen  BTW, only about 20 of these made it into the U.S. back in the day. | Really? Well then I guess I had 10% of them at one point (still have one).  |
10-14-2010, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by tombowlus Really? Well then I guess I had 10% of them at one point (still have one). | Given that you own 10% of all amps, this does not surprise me.
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10-14-2010, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by GregC Given that you own 10% of all amps, this does not surprise me. | LOL! |
10-14-2010, 09:55 AM
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Here is another nice Essex girl up on flea bay chaps. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trace-Elliot-V...2#ht_500wt_946
I would, but I have good KT88 essex amps to play with.
One of them is from southend on sea!.
My mate Rob Eaglestone still has his mighty V8 he lets me interfere with just whenever I fancy!.  |
10-14-2010, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Raggy Picked this up the other day. Attachment 184259
Sounds great, will be running it with the 2 Trace 15 Compacts or my Berg NV412. | KILLER amp...preamp is fabulous. Congrats.
And in case you need some advice, or just like geeking out on tubes and stuff... http://www.amptone.com/
A VAST resource.
Have fun with it...and bend at the knees.
Love those old Trace cabs...must sound KILLER with the Berg.
Cheers,
Cameron
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10-14-2010, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Raggy Sounds great, will be running it with the 2 Trace 15 Compacts or my Berg NV412. | How do the two Trace 15s compare to your NV412? Do you prefer one over another?
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10-14-2010, 12:49 PM
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Endorsing Artist: HCAF | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Woodlands, TX | | | Had one last year.
Sounded good, just did not "fit" with the band unfortunately. Way too classy and pristine for our sound so just got eaten up.
Through a Berg NV425, it was the shizzle on it's own. |
10-15-2010, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Bassflute KILLER amp...preamp is fabulous. Congrats.
And in case you need some advice, or just like geeking out on tubes and stuff... http://www.amptone.com/
A VAST resource.
Have fun with it...and bend at the knees.
Love those old Trace cabs...must sound KILLER with the Berg.
Cheers,
Cameron | Thanks Cameron, what a great site that is.  |
10-15-2010, 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by koobie How do the two Trace 15s compare to your NV412? Do you prefer one over another? | Have only been able to try them all out at home so far, few weeks before a gig.
With my LittleMark 3 and ShuttleMax 6, the Trace cabs sound brilliant, I actually prefer them to the Breg.
With the Hexa, I think the Berg might have the edge, I guess because it is sealed, it tightens it up a little and is still massive sounding. Only a few gigs with each will tell. |
10-15-2010, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by rockstarbassist Had one last year.
Sounded good, just did not "fit" with the band unfortunately. Way too classy and pristine for our sound so just got eaten up.
Through a Berg NV425, it was the shizzle on it's own. | What sort of stuff do you play? |
10-17-2010, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by tombowlus Really? Well then I guess I had 10% of them at one point (still have one). |
yeah. I remember them coming into the warehouse. About 60 came in...only about 20 were operational. We sent the other 40 back to England.
Shortly thereafter, the wheels started to come off the trolly with the whole Trace thing so we sold the company. So that ended the HexaValve thing in the U.S.
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10-17-2010, 07:35 PM
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10-17-2010, 07:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Port Hope, ON Canada | | | Congrats on the Hexa I would LOVE to have one or a Quatra. If you don't mind me asking what did it cost you, you can give an approx. price if you rather, I'm just trying to figure out true market value. One just sold on ebay yesterday for $710.00, with only two bidders. I would have definitely bid on it but the seller did not sell outside of the cont. US and I am in Canada. My search continues, patience is a virture or so they say. What Bass are running through it, active or passive. Congrats again. Dave |
10-17-2010, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 4me4strings Congrats on the Hexa I would LOVE to have one or a Quatra. If you don't mind me asking what did it cost you, you can give an approx. price if you rather, I'm just trying to figure out true market value. One just sold on ebay yesterday for $710.00, with only two bidders. I would have definitely bid on it but the seller did not sell outside of the cont. US and I am in Canada. My search continues, patience is a virture or so they say. What Bass are running through it, active or passive. Congrats again. Dave | $710 is a very good price for a Hexa Valve, IMHO. I sold my Quatra Valve for about that or maybe a bit more. |
10-17-2010, 08:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Port Hope, ON Canada | | | Tom if you ever come across another one, or a Hexa please let me know. It seems I am a little late getting in the hunt for my elusive Quatra lol. It would appear as though these things seem to sell in batches and then go quiet for a while. I found two other Hexavalves for sale, one in the UK for 750 British pounds (sold last week)and one in Belgium for 1200 euros. Both of those convert into well above $710.00 U.S. Add in shipping and insurance and the price is getting up there even for these amps. |
10-18-2010, 12:27 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | That was my sale on the Bay, and the amp was previously bought from Tom - it was his second amp. I paid considerably more than the final auction price. Whoever bought it got a great deal. Too bad you decided not to bid.
BTW, Tom, the winning bidder is in Ohio; maybe someone you know?
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