big rob Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Hi All, I have a Trace Elliot AH300-12, I am plugging into this an Alembic Mark King signiture and my other bass is a Warwick Dolphin pro 1. The problem i have is that with both basses i have to turn the gain up to 10 just to get into the orange ok when played heavy. There is plenty of volume and the amp has been the same since new, but i am finding that the compression section and the valve section are not really working at there best. Is there anyway that i can adjust the gain pot or something inside so i can get more gain for the basses i am plugging in. Hope someone can help want to start driving that valve harder and with the low gain its niot really possible. Thanks for your help in advance. Big Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guybrush threepwood Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Personally, I'd try raising my pickups a little - that should immediately give you more gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big rob Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Pick ups are close already would not like to get them any closer. Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I think Trace heads were designed to be clean sounding and the valve is intended to give warmth. I was never able to drive the valve to break up. Plus I have a Warwick with active MEC jazz pups and their output is the same as passives until you add bass and treble from the onboard preamp. Actives are not always that hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Traces always have to have their gain very high to get the orange light on, I had the same issue with an AH300-12 head when I had one. Never really bothered me - try chanigng the valve for something else and you may find that helps get the sound you want anyway (that's what I did!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big rob Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks all, Going through the passive section has given me the extra gain and i am now set around 8 to 9. Thanks Big Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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