the TRACE ELLIOT thread

[jnightmare]

Pics my man, PICS!

ill try and get pics up later today or tomorrow.

 

[jnightmare]

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heres pics of my AH500X that i just got. i also am buying a mint condition 1048H and we'll be picking that bad boy up next saturday. ill have pics of that as soon as i get it next weekend.

 

[madthumbs]

nice buy man!... i wish my combo glowd in the dark aswell!

 

[Kelly Lee]

Jnightmare, that is an awesome find!

So, have you really got to play with it yet? I'm sure it will sound like all Series 6 amps, sweet!

 

[jnightmare]

i've olny played through the head using head phones so far, but this weekend im going to be picking up this bad boy.

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got it for $200 off some guy and hes the original owner. its pretty much mint cause he liked never really gigged with it either because he plays guitar mainly.

 

[popinfresh]

Very nice amp.. and cab!

 

[43% burnt]

Nice! Thats just beautiful! Love the blacklight...that will look so sweet on stage too!

 

[Psycho Bass Guy]

What's wrong with the schematic that you have, Psycho Bass Guy? Can you send it to me so I can compare it with my amp?

The power supply is wrong, as are all the voltage readings. If you built the amp by the schematic, there is no way it would be capable of its rated output power. PM me your email address and I'll send you what I have.

I opened it a couple of weeks ago, to see if I could spot broken parts or anything, no such luck regrettably.
The build quality is top notch, a cables are neatly routed and tied down. The case, albeit sturdy, is a bit of a pain to open.

If you think THAT's bad, you should see the rackmountable VR400 chassis.

One thing I did notice is that they used a fuse holder for HT with two poles, and used only one of them. And left the other one bare With 700+ Volts of HT this is not a very wise thing to do, I think I will put a piece of shrinkwrap over this.

It's a crappy fuseholder anyway. Before you do a lot of work to a junk part, just get a better one and replace it.

 

[tombowlus]

Well, since someone else had to snatch that Hexa Valve off of ebay , I guess I'll just show off my nice new Anvil case that I had made for my V8!

The casters are removable, and it does have side handles, though you can't see them.

Inside, it slides right in, but is held in place very well:

I did order some "Trace Elliot" badges, but I still need to install them.

Later, Tom.

 

[popinfresh]

Sweet Tom. If you don't mind my asking, how much did that cost and also how much does it weigh? I need one for mine, it's allready starting to get marks and small scratches..

 

[tombowlus]

Sweet Tom. If you don't mind my asking, how much did that cost and also how much does it weigh? I need one for mine, it's allready starting to get marks and small scratches..

PM sent

 

[popinfresh]

Cheers Tom.. I gotsa get saving some $$$.

Looks real nice though

 

[Planet Boulder]

Just traded a fellow TBer for an 80s AH250 (11-band) and I am now reminded of why I have always dug Trace. MAN that is one LOUD and sweet sounding head!

I actually wanted it for a practice head, but I'm going to use it at my next gig as well.

This makes, what, the sixth Trace amp I've owned (if you include both power amps).

Does this qualify me for fanatic status?

 

[tombowlus]

I like the fish!

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[Kelly Lee]

Does this qualify me for fanatic status?

I'd say so! When you try all sorts of equipment and still comeback to Trace yea, you are a fanatic!

 

[Razman]

...And I recently scored a GP12 SMX 4-10 combo which I am very pleased with. It does have one issue, a persistant 60-cycle hum at all times. Increasing volume makes it louder, and it is omnipresent no matter what I do (turn on or off items like the EQ, pre-shapes, plug-in or remove my bass, etc.) so it sounds like something is not grounded in the amp somewhere. I will try a ground-lift and if that doesn't work, any suggestions on who can repair this thing? If that sound is reproduced through our PA my sound guys will flip (this needs to be tested also).

I'm still needling through this thread. I also have some more archive searching on hums and the like, but if anyone has any experience and would care to reply, please do so. And the pics of the AH500 has me searching for a way to add a black light to mine to make the front glow; very cool!

Thanks,

Eric

 

[PaulSimonon]

Just traded a fellow TBer for an 80s AH250 (11-band) and I am now reminded of why I have always dug Trace. MAN that is one LOUD and sweet sounding head!

I actually wanted it for a practice head, but I'm going to use it at my next gig as well.

This makes, what, the sixth Trace amp I've owned (if you include both power amps).

Does this qualify me for fanatic status?

I've got that head in a combo! Man, it's great! I don't think I'll be needing another amp for a looong time, not bad for a second bass amp, eh? My other one is a Trace too, but it's a small practice combo...

I think I'm as fanatical as an unemployed 15 year old can be.

 

[Moo]

I like the fish!

Me too (that's my old amp )

It was so damn cute the whole band did it, one on the keyboard and guitar amps and one on the bass drum head. It only made sense on the Trace but we still all have fish stickers, I guess that's how tradition starts.

Planet Boulder, glad to see it hitting the circuit and getting outside again.

 

[tombowlus]

The Hexavalve is identical to the VA350, the slightly smaller little brother to the VA400. The power sections between the two differ significantly.

Can you elaborate on these differences? Any greater detail concerning the power section of the VA350 would be appreciated, as I now have this coming my way:

I had to snag this one before natrab or Devilman got it!

Speaking of which, natrab, how are you enjoying the VA400?

Later, Tom.

 

[j-raj]

Yum!