vlad335 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 I have an option to by a Trace GP11 rackmount preamp. The seller is telling me this is a tube unit but I am not sure after doing searches. Is this preamp solid state or tube? THanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 The seller is talking sh1t or hasn't got a clue and honestly believes it's valve. The GP11 is a solid state unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 It's a solid state I'm pretty sure, however, if it's in good condition it'll be pretty lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Solid state - got one here. Pretty warm, very flexible...bit hissy by modern standards..just don't use the pre-shape. Mine is a two rack-unit case, but the mounting holes don't line up so it only fits in a three space rack case. No idea why, but something to check out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad335 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 Thanks for the replies! I don't think I am going to buy the GP11 preamp but I was scouring the local Guitar Center and found these. Two old Trace Elliot cabs that I got for a steal. they were sitting there for months and were not selling due to the ohms being mismatched. The bottom cab is a 8ohm 18" that I don't know the model of.( The info is worn off on the back plate) and the top is a 1044H. These go quite nicely with my early 90's SWR Big Ben and the Alembic F1-X. Very nice! Biamping with the crossover at 70hz and I can drive the daylights out of them and they will not break up. Beautiful sound in the low mids that I never quite heard before and the highs are clear and effortless. Not harsh like a lot of horns. Of course, two 18's move some serious air and I got lowend to spare. Can't wait to get this to rehearsal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassaussie Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 [quote name='vlad335' post='334751' date='Nov 23 2008, 10:32 AM']Thanks for the replies! I don't think I am going to buy the GP11 preamp but I was scouring the local Guitar Center and found these. Two old Trace Elliot cabs that I got for a steal. they were sitting there for months and were not selling due to the ohms being mismatched. The bottom cab is a 8ohm 18" that I don't know the model of.( The info is worn off on the back plate) and the top is a 1044H. These go quite nicely with my early 90's SWR Big Ben and the Alembic F1-X. Very nice! Biamping with the crossover at 70hz and I can drive the daylights out of them and they will not break up. Beautiful sound in the low mids that I never quite heard before and the highs are clear and effortless. Not harsh like a lot of horns. Of course, two 18's move some serious air and I got lowend to spare. Can't wait to get this to rehearsal![/quote] I think TE used to call the 18" boxes the 1818. The naming convention (roughly) was 18 (18") 1 (1 speaker) 8 (8 ohms). The other speaker box you picked up is 10 (10") 4 (4 speakers) 4 (4 ohms) H (horn). This doesn't work with all their cabinets, but it's a good place to start. As the other guys said, the GP11 was solid state. Awesome preamp, very highly regard when it first came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad335 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 THanks for the informative reply. What you guess the years of manufacture for these cabs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassaussie Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 [quote name='vlad335' post='334892' date='Nov 23 2008, 02:04 PM']THanks for the informative reply. What you guess the years of manufacture for these cabs?[/quote] I'd say early to mid 90s. Does it say what series they are on the back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 If I had to choose between an Alembic F1X and the GP11....the Alembic would win, no contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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