KennysFord Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 (edited) Hi Folks, I have my Brothers TE AH200S here and I'm trying to date it and figure out which Mark it is. Any more info as well would be appreciated. The serial is 619/0576. I've read that the last two digits represent the year but 76 ??? Any help very much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Edited March 31, 2012 by kennyrodg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 That's a Series 6, which were introduced around '89-'90. There's a thread around here somewhere (probably started by Merton) which gave some details on Trace's history, but if I remember rightly dating by the serial number seemed to be a bit of a lottery. If you open up the amp one of the boards is likely to be dated, but it seems like they could have the boards around for a while (a bit like Fender and their necks), so it's not a necessarily a construction date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Thanks Musky, Much obliged to you mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 [quote name='kennyrodg' timestamp='1333223968' post='1599008'] Thanks Musky, Much obliged to you mate. [/quote] No worries. I've just been searching for that old thread and can't find it at all. I'm wondering if it was on one of the older incarnations of the forum - anyone remember the thread I'm thinking of??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 I had a look myself last night but couldn't find anything either. Ah well,thanks for trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Remove its four screws and slide the head out of the rack. A sticker with the exact manufacture date and signature of the QC worker should be on the main circuit board. Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimefred Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 for some reason when i clicked this i was expecting some photos of you taking the old girl to the cinema or for a romantic curry or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I once dated a Redhead. Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Now that you mention it.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 [quote name='kennyrodg' timestamp='1333402509' post='1601354'] Now that you mention it.............. [/quote] wasn't you was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1333390618' post='1601084'] I once dated a Redhead. Lovely. [/quote] LMAO - I dated a redhead once or twice, and jolly nice she was too, Gymnast as I recall. Forgotten about that...just off for a shower! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 Well I took the old girl out for a spin tonight....well actually I powered the amp up tonight for the first time in 4 years to see how the old girl sounded.There was a bit of white noise to start with but the went away after about 10 mins. I ran it thru' my single 10" Ashdown cab and then A/B'd against my GK MB200 and the Trace won, overall the sound was quite a bit warmer than the GK which suits me to a tee to be honest. I play Blues mainly with a P Bass and some very worn but very mellow lovely sounding 3 year old Sunbeams. The reason for starting the thread in the first place is that my Bro has charged me with selling his complete Trace Stack. The AH200, a 1048 4x10 and 1518 15 er. The serials are all hand written and I believe that makes all before or around 89/90. He works off shore and has decided to part with it all as he doesn't get chance to use it anymore. To do him and the rig justice I wanted to do a bit of research to find out what I had. I think I'll be having a word with him tomorrow to see if I can buy the amp as he wanted to try and keep the whole thing together. I've yet to check it all out properly before it all goes on sale. So... The first date was a success, kinda like our good friend on here and his French bit of fluff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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