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Team Trace Elliott Pt 3

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#681
Charlzm said:
So, I removed the grill, removed the speakers - nothing obviously causing a major rattle.

Took the amp out of the cab and... here's the problem. Seriously, how was the amp even working? this guy was rattling around loose inside the chassis.

Anybody have any idea how much this is going to cost me at the repair shop on Monday?
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I took this in for repair and it turns out the capacitor is sort of rare. The part had to be ordered form the East Coast (USA) and will take several more days to get in. I've been without the amp for a week now, probably another week until I get it back.

On the plus side, I was quoted $79.00 for the fix.
 
#683
I don't know what the Trace barrel size is off the top of my head but you can search it up easily enough. The godlyke green converter has the correct one on it. The red godlyke switches the +/- over for the correct polarity at the tip.

Or take a green godlyke and do surgery on it in the middle.
Or you could get the correct plug and graft it onto a dunlop brick lead.
 
#684
Well here she is guys I've been waiting for my carved top L2500 to get here to post a combo pic! ImageUploadedByTalkBass1377230973.674331.jpg
 
#689
'Bout time, why so quiet?

Anyhoo, thought I'd share a TE story from this evening. My church's Ampeg SVT-6Pro (1200 watts :rollno: yeah, right) went belly up back in July - it's still in the shop. To practice and play for our next event tomorrow night, I asked one of my mates if I could borrow his GP12SMX head (250 TRACE ELLIOT watts!! :bassist: ) This is after we tried a Peavy BAM (too processed sounding, weak in power) and a Yorkville power amp driven by an old Hartke 140 watt head (plenty of power but no mids/highs/definition)

I might also add that the rig consists of two 410 Hartke XL's and two 115 XL cabs, wired @ 2 ohms when run by the Ampeg, and at 8 ohms when I hooked them up to the TE head.

At the start of our practice we balanced our stage volume (drummer next to me and two full 100 watt guitar stacks on the other side of him) and I had to turn DOWN. Running it at just a hair above the "1" on the power amp side (got the input set correct for my bass, full-on the tube pre, pre-shape 1, a little highs boosted in the EQ, and the balance knob centered) and it just rocked. I couldn't believe it myself. We'd run the Ampeg at about 2 o'clock on the master volume with all sorts of EQ boosting the lows, the ultra-low on, etc. and it doesn't compare (FWIW, the Ampeg replaced my own 410 SMX combo seven years ago).

There's a 350-watt version at a local shop - if I could I'd go pick it up tomorrow. I'm gonna hate giving this thing back, it sounds awesome and has so much grunt - it blows the Ampeg away IMO. I can't wait to come back "home" to TE.

Well, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it. :D

Raz
 
#691
Hello, fellow Tracers. I have a Series 6 AH300 GP12 head on it's way (trade deal here in TB land). Really can't wait for it to arrive. I'm sure this question has been asked before, but is the UV bulb just the standard bulb that can be purchased at Walmart and party supply stores? Sorry if it's been discussed already, but I didn't see too much info on it.
Won't ask for a number until I actually have the head; fedex tracking says Wednesday.
Here's a pic from the sale thread until then-
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#694
Downunderwonder said:
Great story, but must be something wrong with the Ampeg?

I'd take just the 2 115's and drive them a little harder. The tone will project way better.
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Hi Downunderw., the Ampeg fried during the middle of a show two months ago. Since it is the church's rig (and there's a long story behind why they invested in the rig configured the way it is, among other things) they are having the amp fixed, it just wasn't ready yet for our show we did this evening.

Did you really mean to say, "why must something be wrong with Ampeg?" Personally, I like the TE's tone better, it's easier to get a better sound with it IMO. Two different schools of thought. The SVT-6Pro has things like ultra-low, bright, ultra-high switches and a parametric EQ (which I despise). One shouldn't have to have those boost switches to get a decent sound, the EQ'ing should be sufficient.

But that's just me. The show went great, bass sounded great, the Trace head performed flawlessly (sure wish I did). It clearly amplified every (wrong) note I hit. But it was fun.

And if I really could have had my way, I'd have had my friend bring his matching 215 cab along with it as it gets stooopid loud.

Cheers...

Raz
 
#695
I was thinking both amps enjoyed the huge sensitivity of 4 cabs, should be equally capable of blowing eardrums at relatively low settings. Other thought crossed my mind, maybe you miswired and Trace is running some low impedance. There really shouldn't be a huge gap in performance.
 
#696
It's strange; had to run the Ampeg and high knob settings at 2 ohms; wired them at 8 ohms using a series junction box and am barely over the #1 line on the master volume. Once repaired I'll revisit the wiring and validate the correct set up, or try to switch back to TE. :D
 
#698
Hello Trace fans, I have a question for you experts: I just got a GP7 SM 250 and I was wondering if anybody knows how many ohms is this, 4 or 8? I have a 2x10 4ohm cab and I'm not sure if I can connect it. The back panel here in this pic confused me a bit as I see 8ohm speaker. Thanks!

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Sleepwalker42 said:
Hello Trace fans, I have a question for you experts: I just got a GP7 SM 250 and I was wondering if anybody knows how many ohms is this, 4 or 8? I have a 2x10 4ohm cab and I'm not sure if I can connect it. The back panel here in this pic confused me a bit as I see 8ohm speaker. Thanks!
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Never mind, I kept searching and at the end I found my answer, it can be done.
 
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