Oh my! I refuse to buy cabs online. Im going to travel two hours to get my 1818 cab when I have the funds.
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Team Trace Elliot! Part II
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Ive seen magnets sheared off the back from being dropped, not on the face I presume. I'd say FedEx repackaging it basically amounts to an admission of guilt. How hard is it to pick something up and put it down without dropping it, really. If they can't handle 90lb boxes they should insist it goes on a pallet.
This one was 1400 miles away... Looked like new before FedEx got it.
DownUnder..
That's what I'm thinkin.. they dropped it. That would cause the speaker to "freeze" ?
I tried working the speaker (gently pushing) to see if I could free it up but, no, solid as a rock. But it sounds ok at very low volume. kinda tinny as would be expected, but not farty.
The seller said it has been at his house unused for several years. His bandmate left it when he moved away. He doesn't play bass and had no idea it was "frozen".
I don't think FedEx dropping the cab caused the speaker to freeze; especially when it was packed. Ive seen cabs fall out of trucks and vans(unpacked) and never have an issue. The cab sitting for years unused seems more of a culprit. I would take the sellers offer of a speaker replacement and get F.E. to pay for cosmetic damage. -Luke
Do nothing until FedEx gets back to you on the claim, and then see what they have to say. Point out the rebox due to (by their own admission) damaged pkg'ing, and that it was improperly re-pkg'd.
There is another thread of this nature and a member was saying how he had rec'd a cab like this and his tech said the voice coil magnets sheared off from a sudden sharp jolt like being dropped. UPS paid...
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The VA400 was the V-8's alter ego and every bit as powerful. 400watts there are 6 6550/88's in this amp Trace Elliot branded tubes... mmmmm
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That is a simplified tube gain stage input that bypasses the rest of the preamp circuitry.
Yes, the VA400 is a killer head in its own right. I consider it right up there with the V8.
I might be interested , mind you I said MIGHT 
, in trading one of my AH1200SMs for one of those....
, in trading one of my AH1200SMs for one of those....
Clean and tidy, as always...
Gotta just love the OLD TUBE sound
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Link Removed accessories - they have it in a small and a large.
I saw two of em at Peavey dealer up by Mike Lull's outside Seattle.
None had the Trace Elliot logo... just the Trace Acoustic logo
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Looks pretty much like one of my old bags for a Steadicam Jr-mounted cam with a different badge sewed on.
Yeah, probably.
I'm sure if I dig around I can find one of my Sig Arms range bags that is pretty close too.
I'll bet the model is common and customized for each customer...
I'm sure if I dig around I can find one of my Sig Arms range bags that is pretty close too.
I'll bet the model is common and customized for each customer...
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