Machines Posted January 22, 2018 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
Merton Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 Nice! The Elf is a cracking little toy isn’t it Quote
ped Posted January 22, 2018 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
EBS_freak Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 Where's the elf in the port photo?! 2 Quote
Machines Posted January 22, 2018 Author 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
ped Posted January 22, 2018 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
Machines Posted January 22, 2018 Author 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
ped Posted January 22, 2018 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
Painy Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Machines said: Nice. It's like a modern take on a flip-top. 1 Quote
basskit_case Posted January 24, 2018 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
barneyg42 Posted January 24, 2018 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
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