Trace Elliot - Rescue & Restore (and bargain finds)

[BassTool]

Spotted this from the Build Diaries thread, great stuff @SimonK

 

I bought a brand new TE 4x10 combo back in the day, around 1993/4 for around £750 if my memory is right. I immediately got it flight cased and gigged it extensively - much to the disappointment of our roadies at the time! They hated the thing 🤭

 

Absolute beast though, during a soundcheck our engineer would be permanently waving his hand downwards for me to knock it quieter 🤣

 

During one sound check, a year or so in, I was standing waiting to check the levels - when clubs were full of cigarette smoke - an old bloke with a fag in his mouth at the front enquired 'yer smoking son?'

 

No thanks I replied.

 

No he said, yer big box behind you, you're smoking.

 

Turned around and the amp had smoke pouring out of the top... 🫣

 

Got it repaired, and used it for around 6/7 years. Eventually went into storage and I sold it to a local studio/rehearsal room for £100.

 

Great to see folks still loving the brand as I once did 👍🏼

Edited Monday at 15:23 by BassTool

[andytoad]

Saw these on Facebook..

 

[SimonK]

1 hour ago, andytoad said:

Saw these on Facebook..

 

 

I'd hold out for half that price or less for these - certainly I got an identical 2x10 a few weeks back for £40, and a 1x15 a year or so ago for about the same. Mind you I will vouch for the sound of the combination!