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Serial number checks out at feb 2005. One of the last built by SLM in St. Louis. I really do wonder why it looks and smells like a brand spanking new amp. Zero traces of any use.

So does it sound any good? If it sounds good it is good.

INCOMING! #stoked #madeinusa

Bass lessons for the daughter. How cool is this setup?

I just missed out on a deal for a Gibson era AH500-12 in pristine condition. Bummer. Also, I noticed prices for uld Trace amps seem to be rising? At least in the EU they are. Don't know about the UK.

I noticed the Quatra and twin valve are still mentioned in the SMX time period but the Hexa Valve is not. Is it that rare? Mine still works like a charm btw - after I had it fixed and all valves replaced. It sounds godlike.

Great! Thanks!

Volume can only be measured in watts. An AH250 rated at 250 watts throws out peaks of 700+ watts. Trace Elliot watt ratings are real world, not the measured max output using a sine wave at 1khz with 10-20% THD going on like modern manufacturers use. Marketing personel are worse liars then your average politician.

This thread is becoming the biggest source of information on the internet on old Trace Elliot product series. Thank you so much for your effort @Deedee!

AWESOME! Thanks!

Here's the old logo in a proper resolution, too.

I was just searching the wayback machine website for Trace Elliot history. The 2001-2003 version of the site, hosted by Gibson, has the 12- and 7 band (AH1000-12, AH500-12, AH300-12 etc.), V-Type series and Commando combos. I tried to scrape everything I could but all the pdf's that used to be on there are sadly not available. Now hitting the 2005-2008 website... Edit: 2005-2008 is AH1000-12 with the ugly plastic green light rims. I never liked the look of those much although the cabs from that era look stunning. So to get things historically in perspective: Eighties: Mk II, Mk V. I have not seen any others. Early nineties: Series 6 and Valve series (Hexa, Quatra, Twin). Mid nineties: SMX, SMC, BLX combo. Kaman era. (bought the company in '92). Early 2000's: 12 band series with Tube overdrive, harmonic emphasis circuit. Commando combos, V-Type series. Gibson era. (bought the company in '98). 2005-2008: 12 band series with the plastic looking front. AH1000-12 etc. Early Peavey era. (bought the company in '05). 2011-2015: URL changed from trace-elliot.co.uk to traceelliot.com. AH1200-12 etc. 2nd coming of the Peavey lineup. Clive Button came into the picture from 1985, originally for the MP11 but his designs continued all the way up until the Gibson era. I do not know if Clive had any part in the Gibson era amplifiers. His website says he worked with Trace Elliot on a freelance basis until 1997. 1997 is where I believe he started work on the Ashdown ABM amps, with Mark Gooday, innit?

"Trace Watts" coming from a class D powersection = IMPOSSIBRU!

I'm still hunting for the SMX series and the one after that (AH300-12, AH500-12 with the harmonic emphasis circuit and valve distortion). If you have these brochures please do share. If you have hardcopies, I own an A4 format flatbed scanner so could turn these into pdf and jpg. Cheers! Marco P.S. @Chris Antram they're here now.

The 1200-12, 600-12 etc. range. These are maybe not so vintage and not as widely loved as the earlier Made in U.K. series but still I thought I'd include these.

A separate Valve series brochure.

Then there was the remarkable Series 6, including the mighty Valve series.

I scavenged the internet and found some gems. Thought I'd share. First up: Mk V

BTW I had posted these earlier on FB, but a couple of bad apples there spoiled my fun. I am closing my FB account because the general consensus there is negativity.

I have the brochures for Mk.V, series 6 as well. I'll see where I can best post these...

And

Thought I'd just leave this here...

Haven't had the chance to crank it yet but it seems you can't go wrong however you set the controls. More soon! Oh and it is rather big.