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the TRACE ELLIOT thread: Part II

#561
I've had this for a while, but just getting around to posting pictures. Here is my Trace Elliot BLX 150 1x10 combo sitting on top of one of my 1153's. Those two pair up quite nicely. :cool:

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#562
I've got a question for the group. I recently had an issue with my V8 where it produced a sort of hi pitched hum regardless of what bass I plugged in or which way I flipped the ground switch.

There was a countryman DI on the input and at first, if I bypassed it and went direct into the amp the problem went away but then something happened and this noise was there to stay.

Of course, I can't check the amp at home since my cabinets are on the band trailer...

The amp is clean and has very low hours on it.

Preamp tube???
 
#563
rtav said:
Hey

Just found this TE thread and thought I'd post to it - so if you've seen my stuff posted on another thread - forgive me!

My TE AH500x, 1048 cab and 1528 cab - and the 66 P Bass I've had and played almost daily for 33 years don't hurt!

I've also got a Trace Elliot SMX Compressor and modded (for bass) TE Dirtbox - looking for a TE Quad Chorus to round it out.

:p:p:p
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Nice set up! The sound of my '66P through a Trace amp (mine was a 122HV) still haunts me.....
 
#565
Count Bassie said:
You can run 2x 8 ohm cabs, side-by-each out of the jacks; or "daisy-chained" in-line from a single jack (total 4 ohm load)...

You can run a single 4 ohm cab out of one jack (4 ohm load)...

You can run just one 8 ohm cab (safe, and still effective with this amp, which is a powerful little booger)...

You can not run a 4 ohm cab along with any other cab: Running a total of LESS THAN 4 OHMS will likely burn out your amp.
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You're the best! Thank you! :)
 
#567
I am new to talk bass...just bought a Trace Elliot V8. The amp sounds great...well until the heater circuit opened. No front panel power on indication and the output tubes are all cold and dark...If you can help, I opened a new thread titled: "Trace Elliot V8...need tech help"

There are many pictures available on talk bass...it's the grail itself, #32.
 
#568
Wasnex said:
I am new to talk bass...just bought a Trace Elliot V8. The amp sounds great...well until the heater circuit opened. No front panel power on indication and the output tubes are all cold and dark...If you can help, I opened a new thread titled: "Trace Elliot V8...need tech help"

There are many pictures available on talk bass...it's the grail itself, #32.
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Someone posted your answer earlier --



My name is Mudd said:
Just in case, and if you aren't already aware of them...


British Audio Service
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#569
I'll give British Audio Service a jingle after the holidays to see if they can source the most appropriate parts and offer pointers for my V8 heater mod...plan to do the work myself as I am in Germany and have already disassembled the amp. A couple of turret terminals and pigtail fuses and I should be back in the fat.
 
#570
Just (probably) made a KILLING on ebay.

Trace Elliot 1210 500 Watt Bass Amp from Combo | eBay

I kind of went out on a limb and assumed this thing will work just fine. Even if it's not, it's basically about an $800 head, so I could put another $300-400 into fixing it if necessary and still come out alright. But really if the preamp section (and dual band comp, etc...) works, I would be happy with it just how it is (and I can just run it into the power section of my SWR, or vice versa for an extra few watts).

I guess in about a week or 2 when it arrives, I'll be able to find out how big of a payoff I'll get or how big a hit I'll take on it.

Anyway, I'm pretty excited about it and if all goes well, I think it will go nicely with my older Trace cabs (1518 and 2108, circa 1990).
 
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#572
What is the idea behind just having a slot for the speaker? Is it supposed to be some kind of band pass box?

That would be a cool little combo although for that kind of money at that low a wattage/speaker count, personally I would probably go for something more like an SWR Baby Blue.
 
#574
jungleheat said:
Just (probably) made a KILLING on ebay.

Trace Elliot 1210 500 Watt Bass Amp from Combo | eBay

I kind of went out on a limb and assumed this thing will work just fine. Even if it's not, it's basically about an $800 head, so I could put another $300-400 into fixing it if necessary and still come out alright. But really if the preamp section (and dual band comp, etc...) works, I would be happy with it just how it is (and I can just run it into the power section of my SWR, or vice versa for an extra few watts).

I guess in about a week or 2 when it arrives, I'll be able to find out how big of a payoff I'll get or how big a hit I'll take on it.

Anyway, I'm pretty excited about it and if all goes well, I think it will go nicely with my older Trace cabs (1518 and 2108, circa 1990).
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It's a good head out of a combo and you should be very happy with it's performance.
I just have an issue with the seller's description...
A. it's not a tube amp. It's tube preamp (12ax7) and mosfet power amp.
B. It DOES have a compressor (high & low blendable).
It's 500 watts not 600. though you would probably never tell the difference.
 
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#575
Yeah, I know all that stuff so I'm not too worried. Actually though I wasn't sure if it was 500 or 600w, but either is fine.

And BB's aren't exactly a "dime a dozen", they're getting more and more rare. And I just think they're great amps, or at least that was the impression I had last time I had a chance to play one which is while they were still in production. But other people's assessment of them has mostly jived with what I remember.

I'm sure that Trace is a great little low power combo too.
 
#577
My name is Mudd said:
That ad took me to this ad, which I really wish I hadn't seen...don't have the coins right now.
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That combo looks like it might be what this extension cabinet was designed to go with...or maybe not...all I know is that I saw this ad, and have searched and searched for info on a Trace cab like this, and I can't find out any info on it...

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#578
Yeah, the ebay listing said there was damage to the cab of the combo, so I don't know if the speaker was broken, or the cab itself had some damage or what, but I figured there's a good chance the damage was primarily physical and that the head would be just fine. So that's what I'm hoping for.

Even still, $225 is a pretty good price for either a Trace 12 band pre or a Trace 500w power amp. I think those little GP7 pedals go for at least $100 bucks, so I have a feeling I will come out on top on this deal.

When I first saw the ad about 5 days ago, it was like $70 or something. I was sure by the end a bunch of people would bid and drive the price way up, and indeed the price had already started rising consistently by the next day. But the blood bath I was expecting at the end with the price going up closer to $400-600 just didn't happen, probably because of the uncertainty of the condition of the head. That's why I didn't just go ahead and ask the seller to test it while the auction was going, because I was willing to go on faith that it was probably fine.
 
#579
Backstreets said:
That combo looks like it might be what this extension cabinet was designed to go with...or maybe not...all I know is that I saw this ad, and have searched and searched for info on a Trace cab like this, and I can't find out any info on it...

TRACE ELLIOT VINTAGE CAB W/10" celestion spk. & tweeter [[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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Nope.
That cab is stand alone and the 1210 head is built into the cab that it's supposed to be in. like this...
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