The Trace Elliot cab of doom

[lapolpora]

Rarely (if ever) see these nowadays:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-TRACE-ELLIOT-2-X-18-BASS-CAB-SPEAKER-CABINET-/280517367245?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item41502355cd#ht_545wt_964"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-TRACE-ELLIOT...cd#ht_545wt_964[/url]

[Mr. Foxen]

Can any of the graphicy people make me a Doom stamp of approval?

[WHUFC BASS]

[i][b]"I used to use this cab with an Ampeg SVT Classic, and it was an unbeatable sound!"[/b][/i]

I can well imagine !!

[tauzero]

I can feel my back going from just looking at this and that Trace V8.

[mep]

Never knew these even existed! 1x18 yes, 2x18 is just crazy.

A blast from the past of those monolithic stack days.

[Delberthot]

If I lived closer I'd have had that

[lapolpora]

[quote name='mep' post='864698' date='Jun 11 2010, 09:10 PM']Never knew these even existed! 1x18 yes, 2x18 is just crazy.

A blast from the past of those monolithic stack days.[/quote]
I remember this cab. There was a HF 2x10 cab that was designed to go with this. A predecessor to the 4x5 bright box if you like.

However they also did a a 2x15 reflex cab at the same time (MkIII-MkIV era) that was even more awesome. It was massive, and the bass it threw out was astonishing!

They used to have these on demo in Monkey Business and the old Bass Centre when it at Wapping (and upstairs).

[Colledge]

[quote name='lapolpora' post='864842' date='Jun 12 2010, 12:27 AM']However they also did a a 2x15 reflex cab at the same time (MkIII-MkIV era) that was even more awesome. It was massive, and the bass it threw out was[/quote]
Like the one I have in the for sale section? /shameless salesmanship

Edited June 11, 2010 by Colledge

[lapolpora]

[quote name='Colledge' post='864853' date='Jun 12 2010, 12:42 AM']Like the one I have in the for sale section? /shameless salesmanship[/quote]
'Fraid not. The original 2x15 was bigger and had the reflex port flares on the front - like a giant BLX. It was wide and deep. I used to have pictures in an old TE catalogue from the time - sadly long since thrown out in my bass celibacy years.

Your cab does look nice though!

[Delberthot]

didn't they do something mental like an 18", 15" and 4x10" in one cab as well?

The trouble was that no one wanted to lift the buggers so they had to make smaller cabs

[witterth]

I had one of these ( in better nick too ) and still have the 2x10.
I gave it to a fellow BCer who reports hes getting good use of it,so all good there.
stunning MASSIVE sound
not reccomended for "glass backs"

[WalMan]

[quote name='Delberthot' post='864871' date='Jun 12 2010, 01:58 AM']didn't they do something mental like an 18", 15" and 4x10" in one cab as well?

The trouble was that no one wanted to lift the buggers so they had to make smaller cabs[/quote]
The [url="http://www.caulfieldmusic.com.au/AmplificationBass.html"]BFC[/url] aka Bass Frequency Cab, but more likely (and pretty much confirmed as such when I went to the old factory) Big F***ing Cab

Edited June 16, 2010 by WalMan

[Conan]

[quote name='WalMan' post='868679' date='Jun 16 2010, 03:47 AM']The [url="http://www.caulfieldmusic.com.au/AmplificationBass.html"]BFC[/url] aka Bass Frequency Cab, but more likely (and pretty much confirmed as such when I went to the old factory) Big F***ing Cab [/quote]

You sure the "C" was for "cab"?

[Delberthot]

nah - Thorneybank has a cab that;s been cut down so now 'only' contains a 15" and an 18" but used to have more up top - maybe a 2x10"