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I finally got £175 for my (much nicer IMHO) trace 15" 300W GP12SMX combo.  A sad day, but it was unusably heavy and loud for me.   A dealer from Hungary sent a man in a van, bearing an envelope of used tenners, to collect it.  No-one will pay for a broken back when you can put 300W in your back pocket these days.

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If I had an infinite amount of space and money I'd be buying all the Trace gear that I could. I truly believed it is undervalued - mainly because of it's weight. When somebody designs a gadget that allows heavy things to weigh nothing I'll be quids in...

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2 hours ago, NickA said:

I finally got £175 for my (much nicer IMHO) trace 15" 300W GP12SMX combo.  A sad day, but it was unusably heavy and loud for me.   A dealer from Hungary sent a man in a van, bearing an envelope of used tenners, to collect it.  No-one will pay for a broken back when you can put 300W in your back pocket these days.

Blimey - when did that sell ?

I'm after a 15" 300W GP12SMX combo, as its smaller than my TE 4x10 combo,  But naturally now i want one, there's none around

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It was on here for months, then on Gumtree for two consecutive months.  It just had to go.  Must have been around the end of November I finally folded for a "just take it away" price.

Much as I love the clarity, accuracy and subtlety of my new PJB rig (flightcase and PB300), I do miss the shear THWACK of the trace ... and all the knobs and buttons too of course.  I think my Warwick sounded better through the Trace than it does through the PJB ... though for double bass there is NO CONTEST the PJB wins hands down.

A neighbour had a similar one, he took the amp out and uses it as a head with a couple of light Ashdown cabs - sounds pretty good. Half wish I'd done the same, but I can carry the double bass in one hand and the PJB flightcase in the other.

So yes indeed, if you only play electric and have a strong back .. BUY BUY BUY.  

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