FS: Trace Elliot H50 50W head + 2x12 cab

[funkysimon]

[b]Price drop! Go on then, let's call it £400 for the amp, cab and footswitches.[/b]

Hi,

I'm selling my Trace Elliot H50 guitar amp and 2x12" cabinet. Trace are better known for their bass amplifiers, but their guitar amps were pretty damn good as well. To call it feature-rich would be an understatement; there's nothing on this amp that doesn't have a dial to allow you to tweak it. It's a 50W head running in pentode mode, which can be switched down to 25W triode mode, which also has the effect of adding more pleasing harmonic overtones. There are two channels: channel 1 goes from Fender style cleans up to Kinks style break up by increasing the channel volume. A bright switch is available for extra top end. Channel 2's gain goes from bluesy crunch up to big rock chords, and on this channel volume can be set independently from gain. It has a preamp switch to add in an extra gain stage (also controlled by foot switch) which takes gain levels into what I can only describe as mental. A shift switch is available to alter where the mid control of this channel's EQ acts; the two channels have independent three band EQs. There are two master volumes, which can be selected by foot switch. The onboard reverb isn't shy, you can quite happily go all dub reggae if that's your thing. A presence control gives you... well, more presence. On the back panel, output is selectable to either a 4 Ohm, 16 Ohm or two 8 Ohm cabs. FX loop is switchable serial or parallel, with controllable send/return levels (in serial) or send/mix (in parallel). Output damping allows you to tighten up the bass response of the cab (takes out a lot of the woofiness of big 4x12s for a more modern sound).

Basically, this amp is nothing short of awesome. I even had it serviced a few years back by Panic Music, and revalved with 6L6s in the power stage. I'll include the two foot switches you can see in the photos below.

The cab I bought from a chap who used to have a guitar shop on Mill Road in Cambridge a few years back (a few doors down from where Digital Village is, for those that know the area). He told me that it was one of a pair he'd got in, and that they had been used by Duran Duran. He also told me that [url="http://www.myspace.com/theelectricsauce"]Booga[/url] had bought the other one. It is highly likely that neither of these statements are true, but I still tell people the Duran Duran line. It's a closed back/ported front design (though you can take a panel off to make it one speaker open, one closed) 2x12" cab loaded with an EVM 12L (the speakers normally in Mesa Boogie amps) and a Celestion G12 Century that I fitted after the original speaker cone cracked. The overall resistance is 4 Ohms. There are two handles, one on either side.

Here are the usual HC reviews for the amp:
[url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/product/Trace+Elliot/Speed+Twin+H50+Head/10/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...n+H50+Head/10/1[/url]
And the user manual:
[url="http://www.britishaudioservice.com/inst/SPTW.PDF"]http://www.britishaudioservice.com/inst/SPTW.PDF[/url]

And some photos:




Price: I'm looking for [s]£450[/s] [b]now £400[/b] for amp and cab together. I don't particularly want to split the two up, but will do if there's a severe lack of interest. I'm based in Cambridge, and I recommend that the buyer collects, or maybe I could come out to meet the purchaser for a bit of petrol money (though you should probably come and try the amp out anyway).

Edited September 26, 2008 by funkysimon

[Shaggy]

[quote name='funkysimon' post='234003' date='Jul 7 2008, 10:52 AM']The cab I bought from a chap who used to have a guitar shop on Mill Road a few years back (a few doors down from where Digital Village is).[/quote]
I remember him (I’m from Cambridge), always had interesting vintage stuff. Soooooooooo nearly bought a ’68 Gibson EB-2 that would have been an absolute steal – still kicking myself about it.
This head looks fab and bet it sounds it too, really should go on a guit*r forum for the best price, but have a bump!

[funkysimon]

Just a quick bump - anyone interested in this? Even if it is for g*itar