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the TRACE ELLIOT thread
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tombowlus said:
Tom,
IMO, it's your destinay... nay, your obligation... to acquire this Hexavalve and thereby complete the triumvirate of Trace 400W KT88-powered, all-tube amps (the VA-400 falls in this category, right?). You know you wanna... !
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Hey guys, little question: how does the quatravalve keep up volume-wise? Loud enough for heavy gigs?
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broerevb said:
Well, it's 200w all-tube. I find that this may be more than enough for some gigs, but not enough for others. For the most part, though, I would think that it should be more than enough if your cabs are relatively efficient and your bandmates aren't crushingly loud. FWIW, I feel like my Quatra Valve is a good bit louder than my 200w Aguilar DB 359.
Tom.
I've something in sight of lately...dudes and dudets:
Has the 1518 with vinyl ever been 200w? It says 200w on the back of mine (even though every manual and cataloge says 300w)... so if anyone know if thats just a type-o tell me before i accidently bust it
Has the 1518 with vinyl ever been 200w? It says 200w on the back of mine (even though every manual and cataloge says 300w)... so if anyone know if thats just a type-o tell me before i accidently bust it
I believe the vinyl would be an older model and from what ive seen the older stuff is usually a little less powerful.
The rest of the cab's from that era were probably around 100 w less than the newer carpted or later vinyl covered cabs.
The rest of the cab's from that era were probably around 100 w less than the newer carpted or later vinyl covered cabs.
My newer 1518T is green carpet, 300watt. I believe they changed the speaker that was used in these cabs, so older ones are 200watt and newer ones 300watt.
ok, im kinda supriced, because i have a paper listing the cabs of 2000 (1518 has 300w on it), and my cab is from around 2000 so it appeared pretty strange, it was bought used and the paper on the back was a bit rugged so i thought the piece of paper was just ****ed up :-( but then i know
ok let me try again, how much would you pay for a trace ah300 smc head, bearing in mind im in the uk, oh and second hand. thanks
Ekill, if your cab has the vinyl covering then it was manufactured long before 2000. It would be a pre-Gibson era cab and yes 200 watts is correct for this cab.
Bob04, I wish I could give you a little insight as to what would be a fair price but I have no clue what the UK market is like for Trace equipment. Hopefully on of our UK TB members comes along and help. One thing you can do is track Trace stuff for sale on Ebay. It will atleast give you some idea to prices.
Bob04, I wish I could give you a little insight as to what would be a fair price but I have no clue what the UK market is like for Trace equipment. Hopefully on of our UK TB members comes along and help. One thing you can do is track Trace stuff for sale on Ebay. It will atleast give you some idea to prices.
Ffs, I go on holiday and find a Hexa has come and gone in my absence! Sometimes life just isn't fair, my Trace GAS list goes V8, Hexa! 
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Quick question for all you trace lovers, my not so local sound control has a 1 of perfect trace BFC (4x10+1x15, 1000w) cab with just one thing wrong, the 15 speaker needs replacing. They're asking £400 obo, list price in the UK was £1000. I was thinking of offering £300, however I see on the old Trace site it weighs 87kg. Since I live up a staircase I have a feeling it's not meant to be. Anyway, just tell me about the cab and what you rekon's a fair price for it just incase I can get a lift installed in my house.
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