Machines Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Until recently I had a TC Electronics BG250 which was - OK. Reasonably light but didn't really blow my socks off for sound quality/ Joining a band recently made me decide to get a decent and modern rig, that was compact and easily portable (I had an Ashdown ABM before, say no more). I found a Trace Elliot Elf on Gumtree, boxed and unused for a great price. Then I needed to find an appropriate cab. I decided 2nd hand was the way to go, BassDirect having a Markbass NY121 (8Ω) and EICH XS112 (4Ω). I went to Warwick Saturday morning with my Elf in the glove box (didn't you know it was that small ?). And A/B'd the 2 cabs with a nice Sandberg that had just come in. The difference was quite significant. The EICH just had more, and was also using full power from the head meaning 200w not 120w. I took the EICH home and used it at rehearsal yesterday with the Bongo. I barely made it past 2 on the volume and it was plenty. EQ flat - just perfect clarity and bottom end. As an extra bonus - the Elf fits into the port at the back, and when I put the cab cover on it holds it in place for transport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Nice! The Elf is a cracking little toy isn’t it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I really want an ELF now... don't suppose anyone has tried the TE cabs? Do they have them at Bass Direct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Where's the elf in the port photo?! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 hours ago, ped said: I really want an ELF now... don't suppose anyone has tried the TE cabs? Do they have them at Bass Direct? They do. I'll put a pic up later if elf in situ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Machines said: They do. I'll put a pic up later if elf in situ. Did you try them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, ped said: Did you try them? Nah. The EICH was cheaper and more suited to what I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Just now, Machines said: Nah. The EICH was cheaper and more suited to what I want. Don’t blame you, I love EICH/Tecamp stuff. I’m also rather partial to a cloth grille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EBS_freak Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Yeah, that's pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Machines said: Nice. It's like a modern take on a flip-top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskit_case Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 21:34, Painy said: Nice. It's like a modern take on a flip-top. Flip-flap? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 An Elf in every port... 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneyg42 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) On 22/01/2018 at 17:26, Machines said: It's a shame you can't do that with a BF Midget, could make for an interesting conversation before a session, "What have you got?" "I've got an Elf in a Midget in the car!!" "Err.....ok???!!" Edited January 24, 2018 by barneyg42 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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