AussieBassman Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 i use a 1980s AH200/12 band eq head and decided i need a spare amp. how does the sound and build quality of new TE amps compare to the "original" ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Unfortunately I've never used the old Trace gear so I can't give you a comparison, however, I have the 1210 combo and think it's superb. The build quality is excellent, solid as a rock, which I think is a result of the Peavey influence and they've sorted out the problems they were having with the covering as well. Some BCers have said that they feel the eq sliders are a bit flimsy, I haven't had a problem with them but I haven't had it long so I guess time will tell. I find it very versatile, it can give you a whole raft of tones which can be easily selected by the footswitch, the eq is very sensitive so a bit of care is needed with it. The only complaint I have is the connection used on the footswitch, it's an interference fit Din connector which I've found is very susceptable to disconnecting if the footswitch is knocked heavily. I've got around this snag by careful routeing of the cable but it's not ideal. Anyway, sorry I couldn't give you a comparison but I hope this helps. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieBassman Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 [quote name='Tinman' post='47680' date='Aug 20 2007, 09:51 PM']Unfortunately I've never used the old Trace gear so I can't give you a comparison, however, I have the 1210 combo and think it's superb. The build quality is excellent, solid as a rock, which I think is a result of the Peavey influence and they've sorted out the problems they were having with the covering as well. Some BCers have said that they feel the eq sliders are a bit flimsy, I haven't had a problem with them but I haven't had it long so I guess time will tell. I find it very versatile, it can give you a whole raft of tones which can be easily selected by the footswitch, the eq is very sensitive so a bit of care is needed with it. The only complaint I have is the connection used on the footswitch, it's an interference fit Din connector which I've found is very susceptable to disconnecting if the footswitch is knocked heavily. I've got around this snag by careful routeing of the cable but it's not ideal. Anyway, sorry I couldn't give you a comparison but I hope this helps. Pete[/quote] thanks for that Pete - but if anyone could give me their impressions of original vs new i'd really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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