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For sale Trace-Elliot MK IV AH250/GP11 Head

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The MK IV head is gone, in case you happen to look in... thanks.

I have to buy a harp for my daughter and this'll make the down payment... so Precious is off to market! I love this amp, and that love is moving through it and on to where it needs to live now.

Early 80s TE head, original Soundwave Co sticker (the people that started Trace Elliot, originally a PA company in England) stapled to the inside of the plywood chassis. 250 conservative watts, Pre-Shape, NR toggle, 11 band graphic, effects loop, slave i/o. UV light and 2-speed fan switches on back.

Recently serviced by an enthusiastic tech here in Providence, RI, the amp is in great shape and everything works, no issues. One or two loose corner guards, a spot of rust on the uv light's housing- not on the face- it's on top where the light shines upwards. Can't see it.

I'm looking for $500 + shipping for this one. It's not only a great sounding SS head, but a rare-bird and in class condition. In nearly 30 years I don't believe this amp has needed anything more than a cleaning up and a new ballast for the light bulb. A mite heavy for those who've opted for the new micro-heads, but sound that might bring you back to why you started playing in the first place... and it's a tank. All-around a great head.

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Thanks for looking in.

Oh- and I have this for sale too:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f127/trace-elliot-1153-t-new-england-752874/

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Aug 26, 2009
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It may be a mite heavy for a little girl, but it would be less than 40lb surely? Mine is 30lb but it's a slightly newer model, in a shorter case, without the blacklight. Loud little beast.
 

Count Bassie

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Jun 10, 2006
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It may be a mite heavy for a little girl, but it would be less than 40lb surely? Mine is 30lb but it's a slightly newer model, in a shorter case, without the blacklight. Loud little beast.

I'll have to get some stupid batteries for our scale! Ha! But it's a tad hefty, actually. I'll bet it's over 40lbs, it seems heavier than the Hartke A100 combo, and that's around 50 I think. I'll get back and post tonight... glad you asked!
 
Sep 30, 2009
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I have this amp with two of the power sections (500x) and it weighs 60+lbs all day long.

They are absolutely fantastic SS amps though, and Trace Elliot's are powerful! for their wattage ratings.
 
Jul 20, 2011
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I am looking to buy this exact amp from a local music store. As you once owned this, you might know the answers to these questions:

The light labeled "ECI" is blinking, and it is causing a clicking noise to come out of the cab. (The clicking happens in sync with the blinking, so I am assuming it is caused by the blinking). What Is ECI?

You probably don't remember this...but how could I find out What Size Is The Blacklight?
 
Bump for one of the best bass amps ever conceived. This particular vintage of Trace were really special ones IMHO. All the subsequent series never sounded quite as magical as the early GP11 heads did. To this day I have yet to hear any other bass amp that can slam like a Trace head. Heavy or not, these tanks got it done. This one looks to be in really great condition, somebody is going to get quite a gem.:cool:

Cheers,
Paul

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I LOVE these amps! So officially they are a Mk IV? Sorry for my question, but there is not a lot of info out there from the early years of TE. I have an AH 250 (S/N 4471) and an AH 350X (S/N 4193).

I'm ending my Bass playing hobby in a Psychedelic Band, and would trade one of them for a hollow body Vox, Gretch or a TV Jones, or original Silvertone or Danelectro Longhorn Bass.
 

Count Bassie

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:eek: Oh boy... I had forgotten this was still up. Looking back on it, I sold it to help pay for a string harp for my daughter. We got the harp, but it was harder than I made it look to sell this old beast. So it's gone, I'm sorry to have let this come up again, you guys!

Thread shall be closed... it was a Mk V, by the way. I have since gone in hard for SWR, but if I ran across another one of these, I'd find a way. Good luck, and again, apologies!
 

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