Trace Elliot ????

There is a 1x15 gp12 combo @ Guitar center for $500 and a solo head for $400...IDK if the prices are fair but maybe that can get you some bargaining room

 

That combo will kick ass. GP12 smx 300w of Trace power... The head alone in it is worth that. ....... add another 210 or 115whatever floats your boat. (make sure it's 8ohm though)..... with another cab it will be around 600w of Trace Elliot goodness. That will make you need to change your pants.

 

I own a Trace Elliot head (AH-350SMX) with the same GP12 preamp/eq stage in it.

First off, you will find what the guy says about the wattage to be true. The rating on Trace amps is very conservative. Mine is supposed to be 350 watts, but feels and sounds like about twice that much.

Secondly, the build quality of the head I own feels like you could hang it from a crane and use it to demolish a building, then go play a gig with it.

If you like the sound, I'd say go for it, but I'd like to see you get it for somewhat less, like an offer of $450, as there is a bit of age on that piece.

BTW, there is a Trace Elliot club on TB - you might be able to find some info there.

 

What is the combo? ( I'm on my phone ) I'm guessing it's the 2x10. The same 2x10 is fairly commonplace but it should boogie with a 1153 ok.

I have 250 gp12smx head. Tell your momma it's 250w.

 

yes DUW .... it's a 210 - GP12smx combo. $600.

 

I have a 250w GP12smx head run into an Eden 210xlt. Cost me $875 for the head alone, 15 years ago.

With another 8 ohm cab it should run around 450 -500w @ 4ohm. It is loud.

For $600 you have the start of a killer rig.

 

trace amps sound nice. the england made stuff is awesome. the gibson owned stuff is rather unreliable.

 

$600 sounds like flying a kite. The prices in the classifieds here are perhaps generous but Trace gear in the US goes cheap, as a rule.

 

Check with a multimeter in case it isn't the original speaker.

 

Most Traces are 4ohm as far as I know and the combos are supplied with an 8ohm speaker and room for another 8ohm extension. I was really jones'n for a 1215 combo a while back. Killer sound.
Here is a late 80's British AH200 GP12 I found at a pawnshop. $100 and it sounds amazing.

 

Multimeter DC resistance of the voice coil + speaker cable is easy check. Should be about 6 ohms. Put meter on open end of cable plugged into cab.

 

You got all the eq you could possibly need in the combo preamp!

12 band graphic, the 2 presets are scooped mids and mondo scooped mids, the EQ balance control goes from "dubbed to the max" to "all highs, no lows" if you let it.

The cab may not have enough bottom on it for you or you might be Eq'ing it wrong. Another EQ will not solve it. Getting the 1153 may work out or you might have to pull the amp from the combo and get two 1153's.

 

Helluva deal on that - wished I could find one of those for $100! congrats!