LukeFRC Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 3 hours ago, TheGreek said: A minor glitch - a temporary hiccough - I'm completely recovered now... I was only considering selling the ACG as I was going to buy back my Status Kingbass from Snoop but realised that that would only have meant that I would firstly, have to buy the ACG back at some stage, and owning the Status would have meant that I would have 5 basses I would never sell....you can't live like that. Wait... you were considering selling it and didn't tell me? How far down the list am I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbartlett Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 It’s take me a while with all the settings and EQ getting my sound but now I’m very happy, sounds huge and only rated at 250w, I can’t believe it! I do find blending the valve in doesn’t really float my boat and the compressor has to be used sparingly but that might just be my speaker cab I’m using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Latest rig. Rehearsed with it last weekend. Savage tone, Barely had it at 3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Aaargh amp overhang OCD alert. Must stay calm, must stay calm....... 😎😎 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 52 minutes ago, RandomBass said: Aaargh amp overhang OCD alert. Must stay calm, must stay calm....... 😎😎 Quite stable actually . Sits between the feet quite securely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 13 minutes ago, Quilly said: Quite stable actually . Sits between the feet quite securely Probably more stable than I am lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 hour ago, RandomBass said: Aaargh amp overhang OCD alert. Must stay calm, must stay calm....... 😎😎 Overhang normally doesn't bother me. But given the clash of colour schemes, not to mention the sideways logo, and I have some sympathy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I wouldn't be happy either, turn the cab round and stick the amp on the handle side, or get an Elf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 My Elf keeps turning itself up...came to practice today and the gain was nearly up to full. Either I have a poltergeist or the Elf is trying to send me a message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 40 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: I wouldn't be happy either, turn the cab round and stick the amp on the handle side, or get an Elf Is that an Elf & Safety Warning? Coat got... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 hours ago, stevie said: Overhang normally doesn't bother me. But given the clash of colour schemes, not to mention the sideways logo, and I have some sympathy.... Clash of colours ? One is the black, the other is black with a bit of green ? Regarding the sideways logo. Great cab but I'm not being paid to advertise for them 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 3 hours ago, stevie said: Overhang normally doesn't bother me. But given the clash of colour schemes, not to mention the sideways logo, and I have some sympathy.... Barefaced cheek, I tell you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 hours ago, RandomBass said: Is that an Elf & Safety Warning? Coat got... Definitely bad for your Elf! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billynoband Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Does anyone on here own a Trace Brightbox? I think the 4x5 horizontal cab was called that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Almost 30 years after selling my Trace Elliot head, cabs and combos I have come full circle and found a perfectly preserved AH200. It's hard to believe it's only 200 watts; it punches like 400! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 On 09/05/2018 at 00:15, Sparky Mark said: It's hard to believe it's only 200 You forget that they're TE watts, not your namby pamby watered down Class D rubbish. If you want to annoy your neighbours, get a Trace Elliot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) Trace was always “my” tone, back in the day. Years after getting rid of my Trace gear due to back problems, I went through pretty much every amp in The Gallery trying to find something I liked. The last thing I plugged into was a Trace combo and there it was. Sadly my back was even worse by then so I couldn’t buy it. I keep thinking if I come across one of the original 11 band Trace AH150s (like my old one) in decent working order I’ll buy it, as much as I like my Tech 21 VT500. Unfortunately the matching early un-ported painted-wood-only 200w 4x10 - easily the best cab I’ve ever used - is out of the question. They recently had a slightly later centre-ported red stripe version at a local cash converters for £45, but the missus kept reminding me of my back issues and wouldn’t let me buy it. Edited July 5, 2018 by 4000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Trace head and lightweight cabs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 14 hours ago, PaulWarning said: Trace head and lightweight cabs Just love the sound of the early Trace 4x10s and have never heard any lightweight cabs (or any other for that matter) that match them. It's a moot point though because I can only use lightweight cabs now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbartlett Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) I played two gigs yesterday back to back (what a sweat fest!!). Anyway, unpacking quickly for the second gig, I sorted out my input gain level, checked the EQ was off and had a quick check on the level. I was met with an even better tone than I had previously but couldn’t work out why. I had a look and noticed the “EQ Balance” knob (circled yellow in the picture) had been turned nearly all the way to the left, towards “low”. Wow, it was fantastic and my bass sounded superb. I highly recommend tying it out if you have this head. The passive tone on my bass was left full on, no EQ on the head at all apart from the EQ Balance turned left and a small amount of Low Compression. Please note, this is an old picture, not of how I was set up (hence the EQ on in this one!) Edited July 8, 2018 by jimbartlett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleat Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) The Trace Ah250smx brings back some jolly memories for me. Was in my early 20's playing in a loud rock band. There were 2 guitars, one playing through a Marshall Superbass 100w to one side and to the other side having to deal with a Hiwatt 100w valve head. Also had a hard hitting drummer at the time also.I can't remember what I was playing through but I stood no chance volume wise. I really needed something more powerful, and as things were moving forward with bigger and better gigs I just happened to come into some money at the time so off I went to the music shop to investigate the options. I remember Hartke was just starting to make a name over here at the time but didn't do much for me when I tried it out. They had that awful Warwick stuff also. Did nowt for me. Then I had a look round the corner and saw the new Marshall DBS stuff and I was in love instantly . It sounded absolutely killer, looked amazing, but the problem was the cost... That rig was around 2 grand if I remember correctly! Next to it was the Trace Elliot stuff which I didn't know much about but was within the price range. I plugged into the 250SMX rig and it blew me away (literally)… Needless to say it was purchased on the spot. Fast forward to next band practice which at the time took place in a medium sized hall with a big stage. I really wish I had a camera to take a picture of guitarists faces when I bought in my new rig (with a bit of help), and setup up on stage … a Trace 1x15 , 4 x10,and a Trace 250SMX It was truly monolithic.... "ok lads when you're ready ….1-2-3-4 …." Needless to say it solved that volume issue forever anyway. ** EDIT Just noticed it's my 100th post 🤩 … I've only been here since 2007 to be fair though. 😐 Edited July 8, 2018 by Bleat 100th post celebrations 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensenmann Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 In my early days many bassplayers in my area used Trace heads. Whenever I tried one I hated them. They were not made for me and that stuck in my mind longtime. >10 years later I was using a SWR SM400 which died at a gig. I went to a Musicshop to have it checked and had to rent another head for the gig this day. They only had a Trace head available, everything else was already out. I was a bit grumpy because I didn´t like the idea of doing a rock gig with a Trace amp but there was no way out, I had to. Surprisingly I got along very very well with it or lets say I never before heard myself as good on stage. When my SWR was back in business I sold it as fast as possible and bought the Trace. It´s an AH600SMX which I still play 18 years later at gigs and rehearsals - not for recording though. The SMX series is something special and different to my ears than the earlier transistor-only heads. The tube really does the trick for me. It´s always fully on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I’d be more likely to try a TE if they did a conventional solid state head with a 3- or 4-knob EQ. I can’t be arsed with graphics EQs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 1 hour ago, JapanAxe said: I’d be more likely to try a TE if they did a conventional solid state head with a 3- or 4-knob EQ. I can’t be arsed with graphics EQs! If you know which frequencies you'd like those 3 or 4 EQ knobs to be centred at then just ignore the other graphic sliders. Whichever amp you use you should know which frequencies you like to cut or boost and the 12 band TE graphic will inform better than 3 or 4 bands of semi-parametric EQ IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 8 hours ago, Sparky Mark said: If you know which frequencies you'd like those 3 or 4 EQ knobs to be centred at then just ignore the other graphic sliders. Whichever amp you use you should know which frequencies you like to cut or boost and the 12 band TE graphic will inform better than 3 or 4 bands of semi-parametric EQ IMHO. If only it were that simple! A typical 3-band EQ has shelving treble and bass controls plus a bandpass mid control, all with very wide bandwidths (low Q factor). A well-configured 3-band control will sound very 'musical' and natural. Graphic controls work on much narrower bands (high Q factor). To approximate the action of a 3-band control, it would not be sufficient to simply boost or cut the desired centre frequencies; you would also have to apply smaller amounts of boost and cut to some of the neighbouring sliders. I don't normally have time for this on a gig! I'm not here to bash TE kit, it's just not for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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