chrisgriffiths Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) Hi I've had this rare Trace Elliot v4 15" Combo for over 2 years now - i love it but I have just bought a GK amp and 410 as I fancied a change - I seem to do this every couple of years! Plan was to keep both rigs but SWMBO wants to reclaim the 'bass corner' of the dining room so this has to go. Its 200 Trace Watts with 4 KT88's (Reissue Genelex Gold Lions). Runs at 4 or 8 ohms, has a half power switch to get that driving valve sound at lower volumes, it also has an easy biasing feature. A few months back the original driver started sounding a bit scratchy and duff so its got a lightweight Kappalite 3015 450w driver in it now (at nearly £150), which sounds very nice and has the added bonus of shaving a few kg off its weight (it was 52Kg - probably more like 48Kg now, so its still heavy). Its the later v4 model - the one that looks like the V8 - I bought it in Sep 2009 off basschat from Steve Norris who did do some repairs on it, i believe due to a stuck fuse - but its all good now - the amp has been gigged by me approx once a month and used at practice nearly every weekend since then without an issue, so fair to say all issues were repaired. There are quite a few nicks in the tolex but is in reasonably good condition overall, has been kept in a pet and smoke free house. [b][color=#FF0000]Update - 13th November 2011[/color] [color=#2F4F4F]Been bored this week so have now built an amp sleeve so that this can be used as a standalone amp head - there are just 4 screws used to fix the amp to the combo / sleeve so its a relatively quick process to switch between. The sleeve is 12mm MDF screwed and glued with some bracing - I still need to finish it off with some silver corner protectors, change the grill screws for black ones and also put a socket on the back of the combo as currently the internal speaker is connect via spades to the circuit board - which is awkward to reattach. There is no grill on the back.[/color][/b] It has a roqsolid cover and the footswitch to switch the 2nd channel and the compressor, also may have some spare fuses somewhere as well. After £700 or may be interested in trade for bass (+ cash if necessary). Peavey T40's, Fender Aerodyne, Duffy type Jazz Specials catch my eye but try me with any decent 4 stringers. Located in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, but can travel or persoanlly deliver for right deal. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65114264@N07"]http://www.flickr.co...os/65114264@N07[/url] Thank for reading. Cheers Chris Griffiths [attachment=84070:v4.jpg] [attachment=84071:v4b.jpg][attachment=93139:V4_FRONT.jpg][attachment=93140:V4_BACK.jpg][attachment=93141:V4_STACK.jpg] Edited November 13, 2011 by chrisgriffiths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markorbit Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 I had one. Beautiful sounding warm amp at any volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisgriffiths Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 [quote name='markorbit' post='1296026' date='Jul 7 2011, 02:39 PM']I had one. Beautiful sounding warm amp at any volume.[/quote] It certainly is, cheers. Just found out that the drummer in the band has knackered his back , so no practises for a few weeks. Means I may be up for a straight sale if anybody is interested - it gives me time to get another rig sorted. Cheers Chris Griffiths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 are they reissue gold lions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisgriffiths Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 [quote name='umph' post='1309769' date='Jul 19 2011, 10:39 PM']are they reissue gold lions?[/quote] Yes they are. I'll amend first post to reflect this. Chris Griffiths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesso Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Loverly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisgriffiths Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 Hump de Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisgriffiths Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Bump for offers/trades - Need rid soon! I'm being tempted to build a sleeve and decombo it! Trade offers for Basses or Amps welcome. Cheers Chris Griffiths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisgriffiths Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 bump as it has now has an amp sleeve 95% completed so may be of more interest to people. Open to offers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hey, is this lovely amp still available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisgriffiths Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 Just sold on ebay this evening for a bargainous £500.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 >.< Doh! i was too slow. oh well someone was very lucky then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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