New Trace Elliot amp

[BassmanPaul]

On 21/07/2021 at 02:57, Merton said:

 

*of course 1200W class D probably means it’ll “feel” like around 600W class AB. In my very humble, fully educated and intelligent opinion 😜

<Sigh> 

Edited November 12, 2021 by BassmanPaul

[Merton]

12 minutes ago, BassmanPaul said:

<Sigh> 

Hence my various caveats and 😜

I was being daft 😘

[Merton]

On 12/11/2021 at 11:50, Merton said:

Just emailed Trace/Peavey for an update...

Nothing forthcoming. I suspect it's caught up in the many component shortages etc and probably now slated for a January NAMM release?

[thodrik]

12 minutes ago, Merton said:

Nothing forthcoming. I suspect it's caught up in the many component shortages etc and probably now slated for a January NAMM release?

Damn, I really want to get some specs. That 4x10 looking cabinet in a previous video has got me super intrigued. 

[Merton]

An update from Fred at Peavey over on Talkbass….:

 

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/trace-elliot-design.1521151/page-2#post-26008218

[Russ]

I'm itching to try these out. If they can get the old SMX tone into a decently powerful class D head then I'm going to be first in line. I wasn't a massive fan of the ELF (maybe a bit gimmicky?), but it did sound like a Trace.

 

That 2x12" in the Wimbish video looks pretty tasty too. 

[Musicman20]

I had a dream the other day that I was using my Trace AH400 GP12 SMX (correct order of name? - one of these https://reverb.com/item/28042456-trace-elliot-ah400-gp12-smx ) with my old MIJ Fender 62 Reissue P bass into a Peavey 4x10 I used to have .

 

The sound was exactly what I remember, Tight, punchy and bright.

 

I miss all of those parts of my sound which I eventually sold on. I would definitely be interested in a modern Trace Amp with a good amount of power.

[Merton]

Rumour has it the new amp and cabs will finally be announced/released this week.

[Merton]

On 02/02/2022 at 19:41, Merton said:

Rumour has it the new amp and cabs will finally be announced/released this week.

Hmmmm. When does this week officially finish? 🤣

[BlueMoon]

Any news??

[Merton]

No. It seems Peavey’s idea of “this week” somewhat differs from the Gregorian calendar 😂

[Merton]

Update:

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/trace-elliot-design.1521151/page-3#post-26177678

[MDWagstaff]

https://m.facebook.com/groups/9747906246/permalink/10158805040011247/?sfnsn=scwspmo&ref=share

 

Some close up photos in the trace elliot fb group! 

[AndyTravis]

7 minutes ago, MDWagstaff said:

https://m.facebook.com/groups/9747906246/permalink/10158805040011247/?sfnsn=scwspmo&ref=share

 

Some close up photos in the trace elliot fb group! 

Is that the best they could do with the font/logo?

 

like the idea though - 2 of those cabs…Ooft.

[Merton]

1 minute ago, AndyTravis said:

Is that the best they could do with the font/logo?

 

like the idea though - 2 of those cabs…Ooft.

Yeah @eude and I were saying the same thing about the fonts. I really like the idea of the head (it’s the backlit green innit!), and am looking forward to the 2x12 cab as well… they look well thought out.

[AndyTravis]

All they had to do was do it in the same font as the logo…daft.

 

wonder if it would scratch off 😂

[TransistorBassMan]

Apparently the official announcement will be made this week

 

Edited February 21, 2022 by TransistorBassMan

[Downunderwonder]

The little white dots for knob pointers are going to disappear on a dark stage.

[eude]

9 hours ago, Merton said:

Yeah @eude and I were saying the same thing about the fonts. I really like the idea of the head (it’s the backlit green innit!), and am looking forward to the 2x12 cab as well… they look well thought out.

Yup, the nasty, basic italic sans serif font completely spoils the look, why on earth they didn't just ape the style of the old Trace stuff I have no idea.

Given how long this has taken to appear, you'd think they could have spent another day on the graphics...

[Stub Mandrel]

1200 Watts out, 200 Watts in.

 

Not a constant RMS rating then. That's a change from TE tradition.

[three]

This has pretty much everything I’d be looking for in a new TE higher powered head. Power amp in and pre out, pre-shape and dual band compression, straightforward tone stack, recording interface, mute, accessories included.  Lightweight too (I think) - looking forward to more on the amp module and power supply. Logo isn’t too obtrusive for me. Checking bank.

Edited February 22, 2022 by three

[Merton]

Apparently $999 in the US, so expect the same numbers over here with a pound sign instead….

And the logo on the cab is rotatable depending on how you stack it 😆

[Stub Mandrel]

But what does it sound like?

[three]

5 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

But what does it sound like?

I buy on looks alone - I can make anything sound dreadful 😁

Edited February 22, 2022 by three

[Merton]

6 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

But what does it sound like?

Doesn’t matter. Rotatable logo!! 😆