Ghost_Bass Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='Alec' timestamp='1484844965' post='3219045'] And rubbish that it has no Speakon out. [/quote] How do you know? Any back pannel pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) Found a video: [media]http://youtu.be/Ha1TfmHHyrI[/media] So the cabs are: - 2x8" with a more hi-fi tone, 8ohms - 1x10" with a more vintage tone (i suspect also 8ohms, reminds me of the Mi10 from Ashdown) Amp does seem to have a jack socket for speaker connection. Edited January 19, 2017 by Ghost_Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1484845858' post='3219057'] Seriously though... If the Elf was cheap enough, I'd consider getting one for the home or little acoustic get togethers... maybe this is the taster before the big guns come out. If you consider this as a starting point, going up against the likes of say, something like the D200... with the vision on going onto something more akin to the GB Shuttles... then maybe they are onto something. [/quote] I hope this is the case. I like the look of the Elf but it's missing an aux in for my personal home practice situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 The Elf and 2x8 cab looks like a fun home practice set up. Not sure I would use that kind of set up at a gig. Too many 'absence of heft' fears. I hope that it does well and is a starting point for a relaunch of the bigger amp and cab configurations to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Surely they wouldn't relaunch the TE brand just to produce practice style amps?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) Big TE fan here - I'm glad to see producing new equipment for the market and happy to give them a chance - after all 1.6lbs for 200w?? pretty much unheard of. The write up on their website sounds very impressive. Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing/hearing the new gear - hoping that they have a presence at the LBGS so that we can give it a try. If the new gear is anything like the old stuff they'll be getting my money. The man says they compete favourably with a loud drum, let's wait and see before we get too negative, eh?. I've signed up to the newsletter - can't wait TBH. Bit more info: [url="http://www.traceelliot.com/#elf"]http://www.traceelliot.com/#elf[/url] Not sure why there's a Union flag on this though. [url="http://www.traceelliot.com/resources/transit-b-om.pdf"]http://www.traceelli...ransit-b-om.pdf[/url] Edited January 19, 2017 by TheGreek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgiver69 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='thodrik' timestamp='1484852481' post='3219152'] The Elf and 2x8 cab looks like a fun home practice set up. Not sure I would use that kind of set up at a gig. Too many 'absence of heft' fears. I hope that it does well and is a starting point for a relaunch of the bigger amp and cab configurations to follow. [/quote] No I think that setup is angling more towards the Double bass community as it is portable and seems suspiciously similar to the Phil Jones Briefcase in portability and power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1484846860' post='3219072'] How do you know? Any back pannel pics? [/quote] Specs on the TE website using the link in my previous post. I expect that once the 200w model has hit the market they'll be developing bigger/louder models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I'm excited to see new stuff. Trace Elliot was the first amp head and cab I had, which followed by lots more Trace Elliot cabs and amps. Looking forward to seeing what's new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ELF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Ah, in the back pocket of a bloke now too, good good! $299 I guess equates to the same (£299) over here probably.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project_c Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) http://youtu.be/sHuwQwPAxL0 Edited January 19, 2017 by project_c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 https://www.instagram.com/p/BPdOeJ1BiZf/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Gotta say that seriously is incredibly small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1484871992' post='3219391'] Gotta say that seriously is incredibly small. [/quote] Said the actress to the bishop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Great tone, very Trace'esque but no info on how they recorded the audio for the review. Probably from the DI. There's no mention on the cabs used also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 It may only be 200w but as we all know, Trace watts are louder than everyone else's I'm happy to see TE actually bringing out something new, it's been too long. Hopefully they can regain some of that position they once had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 [quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1484837086' post='3218938'] Wow - a bunch of musicians slagging off a musical product without having heard it or even seen the full specs, who'd have thought it?![/quote] Personally I'm not slagging off the amp itself -- yes, it may well sound brilliant. It's the [i]concept[/i] I'm so disappointed in. [quote]For all anyone knows, these new offerings could contain everything they wanted from TE or have I missed the comments from the people that have heard them at the show? Though of course, they could just be what they look like.[/quote] Nobody's saying they sound crap. We haven't heard them. But yes it's what it looks like... insofar as one can see from a glance that none of the classic SMX features are there. Preshapes? Graphic? Eq balance? That superb 2 band compressor? FX loops? Nope. Just a 3-band shelve eq and an output jack. Not even so much as a speakon. Obviously it's unlikely theyd be able to fit [i]all[/i] that lot into a 5lb micro, but it doesn't have to be that small. Just look how much Peavey shoehorned into the 1000 watt 9lb MiniMega head. A similar sized SMX would clean up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I'm assuming with that pre amp pedalboard that you could then match it up with suitably 'transparent' (tonally) lightweight power amp and cabs from othe rmanufacturers and get a rig that sounded fairly authentic TE but without the weight, or am I being a bit naieve here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1484913259' post='3219608'] Personally I'm not slagging off the amp itself -- yes, it may well sound brilliant. It's the [i]concept[/i] I'm so disappointed in. Nobody's saying they sound crap. We haven't heard them. But yes it's what it looks like... insofar as one can see from a glance that none of the classic SMX features are there. Preshapes? Graphic? Eq balance? That superb 2 band compressor? FX loops? Nope. Just a 3-band shelve eq and an output jack. Not even so much as a speakon. Obviously it's unlikely theyd be able to fit [i]all[/i] that lot into a 5lb micro, but it doesn't have to be that small. Just look how much Peavey shoehorned into the 1000 watt 9lb MiniMega head. A similar sized SMX would clean up. [/quote] In my view this is the entry level amp, has the most basic needs for one to play with. Higher power models with more complex preamps will follow. The job's already done with the preamp pedal, now they just need to stick a power amp afterwards and pop it in to a box. I'm really suprised seeing TE going from the biggest, heaviest gear on the market straight in to the smallest, lightest. Think this may be some kind of marketing strategy to draw a lot of attention to them again. I'm sure the bigger guns will be revealed during this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I'd be interested in trying out the Elf head, especially if it didn't sound like the old TE stuff! If it's not too dear it would be good gig-bag spare amp, in the way that the MB200 is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microbass Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Does Peavey have a UK/European distributeur? The irony of à TE return but not being available in the U.K... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burno70 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1484917045' post='3219660'] I'd be interested in trying out the Elf head, especially if it didn't sound like the old TE stuff! If it's not too dear [b]it would be good gig-bag spare amp[/b], in the way that the MB200 is. [/quote] That's my first thought - although I loved TE amps back the 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) If the specs are to be believed, the Elf should output more than the MB200. As far as I know the MB200 uses the ICEPower 50ASX2 module in Bridge mode (BTL). It outputs 100 watts at 8R and 170 at 4R according to the ICEOower specs, http://icepower.dk/en/solutions/speaker/ASX_SERIES Edited January 20, 2017 by Chienmortbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchWoolham Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 [quote name='project_c' timestamp='1484865638' post='3219336'] [media]http://youtu.be/sHuwQwPAxL0[/media] [/quote] Good old Mitch. I feel what he really wants to do is host a TV variety show from his home studio. He's even got the sign-off phrase ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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