gary mac Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 [quote name='ziggydolphinboy' post='1232260' date='May 15 2011, 06:14 PM']my rig i used last night Zig the Rig (band nick name) 4x10,6x10,1 horn box , two smx 400 heads steroeo out from my effects pedal!! but was told some of my notes wernt cutting trough!!! any advice? Is this a problem with trace cabs in a rock band situation? zig[/quote] Maybe you deafened them after the first note. I would think that rig could cut breeze blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassie Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Ah, can't figure it. Your eq looks relatively 'flat' like. You might be trying too hard- maybe just one rig, and are your basses active? Maybe you have too much eq stages and they're stepping on each other, cancelling out some of your more useful signal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggydolphinboy Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 [quote name='Count Bassie' post='1232628' date='May 16 2011, 12:47 AM']Ah, can't figure it. Your eq looks relatively 'flat' like. You might be trying too hard- maybe just one rig, and are your basses active? Maybe you have too much eq stages and they're stepping on each other, cancelling out some of your more useful signal?[/quote] hiya , yep both basses are active , but with the trace heads ive set them to passive and just adjudted the gain control so they dont overlaod, i ran the 4x10 through one head and the 2x10 and the horn through the other , it really sounded good untill the band started ! and its hard to be restrained when you know you are a tad queit !(no sound engineeer). then the ex bass player of the band saif to e there were certain bnotes he couldnt hear . mayb sour grapes. !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassie Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 [quote name='ziggydolphinboy' post='1234692' date='May 17 2011, 01:34 PM']hiya , yep both basses are active , but with the trace heads ive set them to passive and just adjudted the gain control so they dont overlaod, i ran the 4x10 through one head and the 2x10 and the horn through the other , it really sounded good untill the band started ! and its hard to be restrained when you know you are a tad queit !(no sound engineeer). then the ex bass player of the band saif to e there were certain bnotes he couldnt hear . mayb sour grapes. !!!![/quote] Ah, yeah I'd keep the jury out if that's all you've got to go on at this point! I can't believe your rig isn't doing its job there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhay77 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 My recently aquired V4 head is the new baby in my Trace family.Mmmmmmm! [attachment=82463:V4_preamp__1_.JPG] [attachment=82462:V4_front__1_.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markinson Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Updated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 [quote name='mikhay77' post='1266094' date='Jun 12 2011, 01:23 PM']My recently aquired V4 head is the new baby in my Trace family.Mmmmmmm![/quote] Thats one hell of a find, where did you source it? [quote name='jogi' post='1108328' date='Jan 30 2011, 05:13 PM']I have some older Trace stuff, but you know most of that already, like the pre-MK V GP11 or the AH250 heads to go with that. But I never seen another one of these: The PP33 offers three parametric bands of EQ for bass, mid and treble, each with frequency, cut/boost and q-factor. If you turn the q-factor all the way counter-clockwise on bass and treble they become shelving filters. Clever, huh? It also sports the mandatory pre-shape switch. There´s no date anywhere on this unit but I think TE didn´t offer the PPs long. Serial number is 2119.[/quote] Ditto. Why on earth didn't they stay with the parametric eq? It's so much more practical and relevant to managing on stage acoustics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhay77 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hi Kiwi,I note you replied to me whilst trying to sell the Warwick.See your one of the privilaged few to own the mighty V8,oh baby!Never realized what small numbers they made the V4s in.If I read the serial number right its No2.Anyways,a guy on BC had seen my Warwick for trade,wasnt to interested but said he would let me have it when I got funds,which was great,so recently sold the trusty Marshall Vba400 and my V type pre amp which nicely covered the cost.So now just left with a V4,V6,ah250 mk4 and mk5.The V4 is the ONE.It has got the best tone I have heard with that extra channel which go from slight brake up to pure dirty filth.Mmmm. It was looking a little road worn so just revamped it.Managed to find a NOS V amp badge too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 The V4s are even rarer than the V8's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhay77 Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 (edited) Here is the re vamped pics plus my V6 and ah500smx[attachment=83678:Revamped_Trace_V4.jpg][attachment=83679:424.jpg] Edited June 29, 2011 by mikhay77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhay77 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 [quote name='mikhay77' post='1286207' date='Jun 29 2011, 11:05 AM']Here is the re vamped pics plus my V6 and ah500smx[attachment=83678:Revamped_Trace_V4.jpg][attachment=83679:424.jpg][/quote] Thought I would just post pics of the giggin rig too 500watt 1518 400watt 1028 [attachment=83815:Trace_El...te_stack.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby K Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 [b]Hello fellow appreciators of black boxes that glow in the dark[/b] [b]My turn to post. The rig I use on bigger gigs. Features a 2x10 and 1x18 and Series 6 AH200 (actually, it's the amp section from my 1215 combo. Got fed up of my faulty old GP11 AH250 farting, so stuck the AH200 in a 2U rack case) For smaller gigs I just pop it back in the combo [/b][b] [/b] [IMG]http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx159/Bobbyk_album/Trace/IMG_3376.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx159/Bobbyk_album/Trace/IMG_3378.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trace_n_bass Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 These were the days - before the 2nd offspring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Trace n Bass my exact words when I saw that pic was - Fuc*in hell!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby K Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 [quote name='Trace_n_bass' timestamp='1325192489' post='1480865'] These were the days - before the 2nd offspring! [/quote] Oh my good lord!! Remember that TV series,[i] "The House of Elliot" [/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradacab Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) So pleased with this. It's the 500w model, plenty punchy for the type of venues we play, a rich sound and an almost infinite variety of sounds if you can be bothered to play with the eq for hours! It may not be "classic" Trace gear, and I know fashion has moved on to the likes of compact heads and smaller kit, but I always wanted one when I couldn't afford it and now I can! Edited January 2, 2012 by Stradacab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) Edited December 6, 2012 by 12stringbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) I first saw a Trace Elliot rig at the London Astoria in about 2001 and it was a BFC cab and I think a 12 band eq head but didn't know the model. Just from looks alone I wanted to have that set up or at least have something Trace Elliot, I was blown away by the tone that night and that started my love for the Green/Black that is TE. My first loud combo was a Trace Elliot Commando 15, about 11 years ago, I was using this at practices and for gigs and always did me well. Then my first amp head and cab were a Trace Elliot Ah300-7 and a 1048h which I got around 10 years ago and only have recently sold them onto a mate. For about 2 years I hooked the commando up with the ah3007 and the 4x10 and this served me well until I got myself another 4x10. Then around 2004 I was looking through some forums about Trace and was reading about the V4,V6 and V8s and their rareness but also how amazing they sound so I just happened to look on ebay and there was a good condition V6 with a matter of hours left. £400 later the V6 was mine and I couldn't wait to get it and plug it in. The V6 was my first ever valve head and still is today and the improvement in my tone was massive, such a powerful tone that I loved. I used the V6 with the two 4x10s for around a year or so gigging regularly and then the valves died, so out came the AH300-7 happy that it saw a venue again. The V6 then sat around for about 4 years or so in my house until I could get the ££ together to send it to a tech and have it re-valved. I picked up a brand new Trace Elliot AH600-12, 1518c and 1048h(800 watt version) about a year and a half ago and did a few practices and a handful of gigs with them and was pleased with the sound and liked the fact it had a pre-amp valve but always in the back of my mind it wasn't the same tone as the V6. Then mid last year I got the V6 back up and running and at the first gig of using it with the 1048h and 1518c I was getting compliments from everyone at the venue, other bands and audience members about how good my bass sounded. I have to agree that I have never had a better tone - pretty middy but not ridiculous then with the V6 having a natural overdrive adding to it. There is no issue with hearing this thing! The only issues I was having was the weight of the cabs as the 4x10 esp is about a ton give or take a few grams so looking through this forum I saw everyone was talking about Barefaced and how good they are - I know this is a TE thread so I won't invade it with other stuff but my V6 + Barefaced super 12 is hands down the best sound I have had and just this set up alone beats all the other cab configurations I have had in the past. So enough talking here's what everyone wants...... Edited January 3, 2012 by TraceElliotBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriBass Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Great pics Guys, Just wonder if trace_n_bass's real name is Clive Button?....ASTOUNDING. Hope the floor is Reinforced!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 She wasn't working for a while but she's back baby! so very happy to be playing through the trace again. i thought i'd share some new pictures of her. [attachment=102212:IMG_2308.JPG][attachment=102211:IMG_2388.JPG][attachment=102210:IMG_2401.JPG][attachment=102209:IMG_2400.JPG][attachment=102208:IMG_2399.JPG][attachment=102207:IMG_2398.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocket123 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 It must kick some buts right!lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 [quote name='Bobo_Grimmer' timestamp='1331484060' post='1573492'] She wasn't working for a while but she's back baby! so very happy to be playing through the trace again. i thought i'd share some new pictures of her. [attachment=102212:IMG_2308.JPG][attachment=102211:IMG_2388.JPG][attachment=102210:IMG_2401.JPG][attachment=102209:IMG_2400.JPG][attachment=102208:IMG_2399.JPG][attachment=102207:IMG_2398.JPG] [/quote] I bet that makes a fair bit of noise! Two 8x10s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 [quote name='sprocket123' timestamp='1331518088' post='1574156'] It must kick some buts right!lol [/quote] Yep! [quote name='S9_S12_Bass' timestamp='1331538256' post='1574203'] I bet that makes a fair bit of noise! Two 8x10s! [/quote] It can run three 8x10's if i had them! In that picture though it's one 8x10 and one BFC. ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 That is mad! How can it run three? I can see the Trace head and an Ampeg, I take it it's a case of running them all and connecting all the amps up? Ah yea I see that it's a BFC now Even so that is a quality setup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 [quote name='S9_S12_Bass' timestamp='1331582916' post='1575390'] That is mad! How can it run three? I can see the Trace head and an Ampeg, I take it it's a case of running them all and connecting all the amps up? Ah yea I see that it's a BFC now Even so that is a quality setup! [/quote] He he! thank you sir. well the AH1000, the old one like mine, has three power amps in it. all at 4 ohm's. So you have a low end 500W's and two 250W high's. so thats the 1000W's of power and three out puts each 4ohm's. Also it has the BFC connection for full range stereo, mono, biamp ect ect. it has a cross over section and line out put section. two stereo effects loop sections and midi. oh and three D.I's... few! so in theory i might be able to run even more cab's from the crossover and the line outs with a few trace power amps... THAT would be pure trace madness! "Mind blown" <<< thats why i HAD to own one, it's just pure awesomeness. lol ok one down side is that because of it's complexity not meny of them work... i have some faze issues that i am trying to fix right now. over the last few years i've been on the search for people that also have one that works. I only know of one other person that has a working one and i don't think he uses the BFC... might get some luck finding more AH or RAH1000 owners on here though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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