stewblack Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) This was all a bit of a whirlwind romance. I only found out about her yesterday and here we are happily ensconced in my room already. A Trace Elliot BLX 110 which sits daintily beneath my trusty Series 6 head and makes it sound like a normal bass amp but with honey on. Not light, not by any stretch but the easiest lift of any TE cab I've ever owned. Two of these would make for the most adorable and Tracelicious stack ever seen. I have a 210 coming to sit beneath but honestly I think that will be overkill. I know the trend will be away from back line in favour of the Sony Walkman, or whatever young folk use these days, but luckily I'll be dead and buried long before it catches on. In the meantime I'm going to gaze adoringly at my green and black beauties, and sigh with contentment every time I hear that deep satisfying badouff as I flick the power switch to on. Edited March 26, 2019 by stewblack 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Two of these and that head...that’s what I was going on about in the eBay thread. bluddeh ‘ell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 16 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Two of these and that head...that’s what I was going on about in the eBay thread. bluddeh ‘ell. You were right too. And boy it sounds so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Strangely I believe this was the extension cab to the BLX 130. Strange because it looks nothing like the 130. Of course you know what BLX stands for..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 32 minutes ago, Chienmortbb said: Strangely I believe this was the extension cab to the BLX 130. Strange because it looks nothing like the 130. Of course you know what BLX stands for..... Just assume that I don't, for the benefit of those less well travelled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I could have taken virtually the same photo but the ah150 is tucked away. Here is mine with my Elf. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 19 minutes ago, stewblack said: Just assume that I don't, for the benefit of those less well travelled The range was called dogs BLX at trace and the prefix is a abbreviation of that. As I write I feel sure that someone is going to tell me it is an urban myth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) You’re spot on and it’s not the only time they’ve been a bit “crazy” 🤔 The BFC cab they released at the end of the 90s was sold as “Bass Frequency Cab” but they actually wanted to call it the “Big F*%king Cab” Edited March 25, 2019 by Merton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_m Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 At the risk of derailing this into a "Show me your BLX-110" thread, here's mine. Just need that second one... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Derail away I love it. That Elf makes the cab look huge too 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Glad it’s gone to good home 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 52 minutes ago, BassBod said: Glad it’s gone to good home 😎 I am looking after it very well. Thank you. In fact I'm playing through it right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 Part two arrived today. Oh my. Have a butchers... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 On 25/03/2019 at 17:11, tony_m said: At the risk of derailing this into a "Show me your BLX-110" thread, here's mine. Really like the GP7 - plenty loud enough for normal work these days surely (days of massive backlines gone?) and I always reckoned the road to volume was more or better cabs anyway. The 7 band is really good - the frequencies are just right I think and I wouldn't need more. Like the 12 too of course, like them all really. Never tried a 110 but surely you'd need at least a couple? Would look fab, 2 of them with a 7 on the top. This thread is reminding me to try and get my old Twin Valve back - see if the guy I gave it to (yep, and it was truly mint) still has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Soledad said: Never tried a 110 but surely you'd need at least a couple? Would look fab, 2 of them with a 7 on the top. This thread is reminding me to try and get my old Twin Valve back - see if the guy I gave it to (yep, and it was truly mint) still has it. Not gigged it yet but the 1 10 is surprisingly loud. Now I've paired it with a 2 10 it's massive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 I have more industrial options if I have someone to lift in and out of the car for me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 It's this thread in particular that prompted me to hunt dowm my Twin Valve combo - amazingly not too hard. I got it new, gave it to Mike, he got divorced so it's in store in Cheshire. Never been gigged. Hopefully it's coming back to me. May need a 210 to go with it. I do remember it sounding the VFDB Looks good too, all metally on the front, tasty.If I get it back i'll post pics. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Soledad said: It's this thread in particular that prompted me to hunt dowm my Twin Valve combo - amazingly not too hard. I got it new, gave it to Mike, he got divorced so it's in store in Cheshire. Never been gigged. Hopefully it's coming back to me. May need a 210 to go with it. I do remember it sounding the VFDB Looks good too, all metally on the front, tasty.If I get it back i'll post pics. Can't wait to see it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 Weekend of gigs and rehearsals coming up. I shall be using all Trace stuff for the first time in years. 250 head, 2x10 and 1x10 cabs. I shall have my Bugera Veyron in the leads box as back up but hopefully all will go smoothly. I know nobody in the band or audience will notice or care but being a bass player I'm used to that. I will get huge pleasure just looking at that lovely black and green. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_m Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 On 27/03/2019 at 02:40, Soledad said: Really like the GP7 - plenty loud enough for normal work these days surely (days of massive backlines gone?) and I always reckoned the road to volume was more or better cabs anyway. The 7 band is really good - the frequencies are just right I think and I wouldn't need more. Like the 12 too of course, like them all really. Never tried a 110 but surely you'd need at least a couple? Would look fab, 2 of them with a 7 on the top. This thread is reminding me to try and get my old Twin Valve back - see if the guy I gave it to (yep, and it was truly mint) still has it. Have to confess, I've only used the AH200GP7 + BLX-110 for rehearsals so far. With the current band, it definitely punches its weight, but was a tad lost at times with the last bunch where we had a volume-control-less drummer + keyboards going through the PA. With them, I added an Ashdown 2x10 cab to make a 3x10 stack, and just played along with the mayhem... 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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