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Just by way of interest, I wonder what Trace users think about when comparing the SMX (GP12) and SM (GP7) heads? I have the SMX250, and am picking up by trade (for a cab, etc) a 250SM. It won't decide anything, I'm just curious as to differences others have found in tone, use, etc.
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Just wonder if anyone here has sampled the new Ernie Ball stuff, esp the Sterling SB14?
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Looks sharp!
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[quote name='Bass_Guardian' post='998079' date='Oct 23 2010, 09:23 AM']I just recently sold the yammy and lookin to trade the rickenfaker i have, hopefully for a jazz or p bass.[/quote] What 'faker is it? Who made it? ([i]interest...[/i] )
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Which one occurs to you first, and hits you 'in the gut'? Which one does your head go to before you start thinking about it and get yourself in a twist? Get that one. Sounds like you'll be inclined to take full advantage of whatever each offers; they are both standard flavors each with their distinct character. Go get into one! And they keep decent re-sale value in case you change your mind... how ever many times...
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It's taken a while but now I love my Fender P bass
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I'd leave the stock p'ups... at least until you've put some miles- I mean kilometres ( )- in with your bass as-stock. You might get buckets of something good with a slick replacement, but part of the deal with the P is that you get "The Sound", esp in a mix, with the Fender standard issue. Don't be misled by a sound solo'd knocking your socks off, only to find that thing you liked about your P-Bass missing when it's time to do business with it. A less-than-stellar [i]solo bass sound[/i] (i.e., 'bedroom sound') can turn into just what the doctor ordered when heard with your band. Just .02, from one who's sold/lost/'fixed' and screwed up more basses than I can remember, and now have a stock MIM Precision. Whoa, Nellie... -
[quote name='Nickytwister' post='991938' date='Oct 18 2010, 03:30 AM']Sorry chaps - that's not reading threads properly on iPhones for you! A 715S was a late 80s/early 90s model; an upgraded 715 with extra power - 200w - an extension speaker out and a DI. Combos of this spec were actually called a 715S; they were renamed 7215 for subsequent versions - the wide bodied ones, which then became SM or SMX versions at 250w, then carpet 300w versions. You do have a 715S. Apologies.......it was a long time ago! N[/quote] Ah, ok! thanks again, N! There we are, drewm, mine's ink is pretty rubbed out, but that's the ticket I guess! Note: Mine's a series-6, and was said to be 200w by the guy I got it from, that's the basis of my thinking it's what I think it is. That and the photo, a (late-80s) Series-6.
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[quote name='Nickytwister' post='991220' date='Oct 17 2010, 10:51 AM']If it's got an extension speaker output it's a 7215. A 715 hasn't got an extension out. Original 715s were 100w, then 130w (no DI out) 715 means 7 band graphic, 15" combo. 7215 means 7 band graphic, 200 watts, 15" combo. If it's got a 12 band it's called a 1215 ie 12 band graphic, 15" combo. An SM , SMX or SMC is a different type of preamp, incorporating multiple preshapes, valve preamps (SMX), compressors etc As it happens a 7 band 4x10" is a 7410, a 12 band version is a 1210 (add SM, SMC, SMX depending). 2x10"s were different again. I could go on but I'd only bore you! You've probably got a 7215. Trace only went to the wide body combos when they started SM and SMX preamps in about '93-'94. I used to sell dozens of the bleeding things! Hope this helps. N[/quote] Aha! Nice info. So... my narrow, 200w 1x15 [u]Series-6[/u] combo with the 7-band and ext. speaker jack is a [u]7215[/u]. That's great- many thanks Nickytwister!
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[quote name='Stingray5' post='990133' date='Oct 16 2010, 07:52 AM']Whoa - a veteran of many battles, no doubt. I bet it still packs a punch! [/quote] Totally- brought it to rehearsal and it's a star. It replaced a large Peavey 215D cab and older Trace head. It and a cab are going to be my whole rig for a while, and I'm feeling pretty good about it.
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Just picked up for a song locally here in the US. Small and powerful, looking for an 1153 to put under it.
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[quote name='WHUFC BASS' post='989182' date='Oct 15 2010, 08:42 AM']I had one of these combos for years. used to use it with a Status 6-String and it sounded the nuts. Use to use it for club gigs and it was great.[/quote] So you found it handled a B-string at 'club volume' with no worries? At this point I've hooked up my Bag End S15D to it, and it seems pretty nice- just want to be sure about lower strings with that Trace speaker... I know the Bag End can deal alright. Oh, dig the avatar.
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Hey Doc, thanks for chiming in. There are two speaker jacks on back of this device, and it looks like a stock feature. And yes, I'm guessing the 1153 is the one- it's the smaller of the two 1x15 cabs I know of. Thanks!
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Any of you TE-knowledgeable types have a good rec for an extension cab, to run off a Series-6 715 combo? 8 ohms, looking for another 15. 1153? Thanks!
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Amp is sold now, I believe- waiting for $$. But thanks for all the replies and comments! -
[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='988533' date='Oct 14 2010, 05:19 PM']Not time wasting at all - or no more so than any of the other gear I peruse. Isn't this what the internet is for anyway (in one form or the other, so to speak ) ?[/quote] Well yeah, I guess you're right there. It's not like I pulled someone out of their house to see something they couldn't use. Okay, pardon my apologizing.
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[quote name='kurcatovium' post='988518' date='Oct 14 2010, 05:10 PM']Staring at such a bulletproof piece of gear is not wasting time![/quote] Well then, edification is good.
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[quote name='warwickhunt' post='988293' date='Oct 14 2010, 02:00 PM']What about the voltage difference?[/quote] I actually didn't think about that. See, we Americans are sure that the rest of the world is supposed to be just like us, so it never occurred to me that you folks had a different line voltage coming out of the socket. Weird... So yes, it's likely to be a sale-killer. My bad for the space-shot moment! The internet. I think this is a pretty good hang-as far as one can 'hang' on a computer. So I thought, :Hey- I'll post it here too! Sure it's 'in' England, but you never know." Apologies for wasting anyone's time...
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[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='988116' date='Oct 14 2010, 10:10 AM']I admire you optimism!!! Good luck with the sale.[/quote] Ha! Yeah, a reach I know. Thanks, I may have it sold here anyhow; like I said to a pm, I didn't intend to waste anyone's time here- just trying to get something done. Shotgun approach...
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I know it's far away and will need to be shipped overseas, and it's unlikely that I'll get swamped with pms and replies for it- but what the heck, here goes, as placed on 'that other forum': "The Grail of the working bassist, the power-punk of modern jazz, proto-pop's diminutive battering-ram, the GK 400RB bass amplifier. Well-used, it has a bent heat-sink fin and lots of rack-rash on top. Also needs rack ears or a strap-handle, both easily available from GK. All knobs and knob-caps (famous for falling off) are there and secure. All jacks and features are in good order, no glitches. This amp is a killer of many higher-wattage rated amps, alarmingly loud and full for a "200w" head. It's a loud little bastard. Just forget it's rated 200w @ 4 ohms, it's irrelevant. The amp is very straight-forward to use, has a 4-band eq and the venerable "Boost" knob, which absolutely does what is implied. Leave the eq pretty 'flat' and use the Boost knob! It's the Bullet. There are also 3 filter preset switches for general voice-shaping, they work like they should too. I've been using it through a pair of Bag End 15s, and it's a definitive Booty Motivator... and it brought forward all the sweetness of my hand-assembled, shade-tree Squire P-Bass strung with Thomastik Jazz-Flats. It's all the amplifier a working bass player will need for any conventional club or "GB" gig; large rooms no exception, the amp can handle it. Very responsive, very tonally flexible, built like a block of pre-stressed concrete. Not as heavy... about 15 lbs. Stick it in a rack box and it weighs less than a bag of textbooks. Maybe a big bag of textbooks. So grow a muscle! It's gone your way for $250 (plus shipping from 02917, USA; I'll box it to be bomb-proof). Thanks for looking in."
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[quote name='drewm' post='985771' date='Oct 12 2010, 09:30 AM']Yes, that's it! Do you have any history on yours?[/quote] Here's all I know: It's 200W @ 4 ohms, has an 8 ohms speaker in the cab. There's a jack on back for an (8 ohm!...) extension cab, and all the other jacks for Send/Return, DI, etc are on front (see the pic, like yours I guess). I do like the patch-bay on the front panel- can't stand having to spend time leaning over the thing, feeling around in a dark environment for the right jack. No reason for that. Anyhow, when I first started looking at Trace in the 90s I believe the 715 was 200w with a GP7SM-based head. This is an earlier model. I remember saying, "Bah! Why would you want that little thing?"... I bought from a guy who toured with it at some level, and it's taken its share of abuse as you can see. The sound is just gorgeous though, and I imagine that with another cab, like an 1153 for instance, it would be all I'd likely ever need. I do gigs with a pretty massive FOH trip, but this will cover the stage just fine. DI out to PA and there it is. I even toy with selling my GK 400RB and Bag End cabs now... but 2 rigs is better than 1. Well, I guess it is... I don't hoard- hate the idea of having a bunch of "gear" sitting in a pile. If this thing looked a little better I'd keep it in the living room for an end-table when I wasn't working!
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I know this is an older thread, but I have to ask, is this the same combo as yours?
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[quote name='Truckstop' post='984799' date='Oct 11 2010, 02:50 PM']I love GK. Like everyone else here, apparantly, I run everything flat and tweak it depending on my mood or what bass I'm using. I got my 400RB-IV for £350 from GAK 5 years ago...and even the 400 can get very very loud! I dare to think how loud a 1001 gets! I don't think I've ever had it past 12 o'clock and I've used it to keep up with a loud drummer and two loud guitarists and a very loud vocalist in a very loud metal band. Truckstop[/quote] Yeah this is true, the 400RB is a potent booger. I haven't gotten stomped yet for volume at a gig.
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Well it's a fun avatar, anyhow. Perceived attitudes should probably be 'shined on' most of the time (all the time). Hey. People got 'em.
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Hate to get in between a thing here, but this is pretty off-topic, right? Rough way to hi-jack a thread, guys...
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400RB with Bag End 15s... I use the Boost up at 3 o'clock or so, set the volume at the front end and use the Master vol for my actual volume at gigs. I've heard it can save the op amp-chip-whatever at the front end... but it's a great amp. Sounds solid, and although you can alter the tone with eq I do find it has a signature to it. Still the 400RB is very capable and will easily hold its own in a live mix, if you have pretty efficient cabs. I don't think it's heavy on 'Zing'; and this is subjective but I don't find the tone 'artifical' at all, but rather 'Old-School' tranny. Definitely a taking-care-of-business amp. GK is solid and consistent gear. The newer models, you'll get opinions on the tone being a little different. I tried a 1001RB, borrowed from a friend, and I think it's a fine amp. Had more headroom than I needed though, and the sound of the 1001 is said to be "less warm" than the 700 because of that. I'd have bought the 700RB after trying the 1001, but I ran into an old Trace Elliot SMX, and I love that stuff... I got the 400RB afterward as back-up, and use it as often as the Trace now.
