Trace Elliot Elf's now hit the street!

[alaskaleftybass]

Ok ok, I really don't need one of these. I'm thinking about buying one to bring to my office and hook up to one of their small speakers. But they're so CUTE! LOL! Anyway, now being sold online on the 'bay....

I wonder if they'll have that legacy sound that Trace Elliot was famous for. I know a lot of people loved their tone, but this seems to be an entirely new animal from the ground up. When the new Peavey Class D's came out I really wanted to like them, but they sounded so flat compared to that 'colored' 80's sound I loved from the old 80's Peavey silver fin Made in USA amps...

 

[S-Bigbottom]

You should get one and keep it in your back pocket at all times, just encase you meet a special someone while out and about. You never know when a jam session might happen, and you need to be prepared.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

You should get one and keep it in your back pocket at all times, just encase you meet a special someone while out and about. You never know when a jam session might happen, and you need to be prepared.

And a small cab in my Subaru Impreza!

 

[Daniel Piper]

A party's not a party without a green party hat!

??

 

[NoiseNinja]

When I walk down the street,
most guys look like elfs
I don't mean to put them down
But they do

 

[alaskaleftybass]

 

[B-line]

And a small cab in my Subaru Impreza!

HA! I drive an Impreza SportWagon (WRX no less) Best car I've ever owned, and it's amazing how much gear I can fit in w/ the backseat down!

 

[Plutonium244]

Musician's Friend apparently also has these in stock and ready to ship.

I am tempted, as it would be nice to have a permanent traveling backup amp for the gig bag. I have become complacent with bringing redundant backup gear since I hadn't had a malfunction in quite some time, but it bit me in the ass last weekend when I didn't have a backup bass to the one I had completed a gig 15 hours earlier with no issues, which was just... dead. I bought a GK MB200 for that and for micro gigs, but have taken to keeping it set up on a One10 in my living room.

These little guys look intriguing.

 

[fretno]

I am such a TE fan but I'm waiting to hear a few more reviews then good or bad I'll prolly still pull the trigger , I mean how cool is that thing .

 

[Plutonium244]

It's like a pocket knife... I don't need to be able to saw lumber with it. I have full-on saws for that. Unless it's just horrible sounding, this has got to be pretty cool.

 

[Pumpkin]

Pair one of these with a little 4 ohm cab and you could get some serious noise in a very portable rig. I'm tempted.

 

[equill]

Complete with 10Meg input impedance - If I'd known this was coming out, I'd have held out instead of getting a separate preamp for my EUB!

 

[SOUTH PAW]

How many watts does it have? Oh, and "top of the moornin to ya"

 

[Plutonium244]

How many watts does it have? Oh, and "top of the moornin to ya"

200 W at 4 ohms.

 

[SOUTH PAW]

200 W at 4 ohms.

Wow, same as the GK MB200. I would have guessed 150 W at 4 ohms. I didn't think you could make one any smaller without loosing power. I personally prefer the Lo/Hi mid setup over smaller though.

Thanks

 

[Aqualung60]

I have my eye on the 1x10 cabinet they have out now, I'd like to use it with my MB200 for a super portable rig for smaller gigs.

 

[monsterthompson]

interested to see where this goes.

 

[wintremute]

At the Peavey booth at NAMM, they sounded good (being played by professional musicians and all that). I regret not finding out how loud they could get. However, they were very solid feeling, nothing cheap about them. Plus, the bag they come with has extra pocket to carry stuff. I think all of these newer/smaller amps should come with such a bag.

 

[ELG60]

I saw one at BassCentral Friday before last. It was cute.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

OK, yeah I admitted it they are cute. But like "concept cars" I think this model demonstrates how much and reapidly the bass amp world has changed in the last 15 years. Even 10 years ago an amp and cab this small was unheard of. Technology moves forward. As I mentioned earlier, I'm only worried about the sound, if it actually captures the tone of a Trace. I played a Trace while living in California and it was fantastic.