Trace Elliot is stepping up...By going small.....

[buldog5151bass]

Not a matter of it being too many watts. It just means having to carry more cables.

 

[bassballs27]

Who is Trace Elliott now? Is it still a Peavey brand and is there still a connection the the original UK company?

Mugre

Trace Elliot is Peavey.
Just look at the contact info for theit warranty on their website.

From what I understand Peavey completely redesigned everything from the ground up with Trace.

Trace Elliot was a British PA company just like Yorkville / Traynor here in Canada which fits very well with Peavey. They have good ideas when it comes to amplification but I've always preferred bass guitar specific amp companies. Just my preference.

 

[nutdog]

Not a matter of it being too many watts. It just means having to carry more cables.

Amen. Standardize, please.

 

[BbbyBld]

You actually tried the GK, or passed it up because it looked like it wouldn't work? I just tried it the other day with a bass with noisy passive single coils, and on high gain I couldn't believe what came out of the 4 ohm 410 it was plugged into... rf hum was not a factor, it pumped out way too much beautiful blunt power to care. I just ordered one, hope it sounds as nice into my 8 ohm practice amp cab. This trace will probably be awesome too... I'll bet a whole dollar it uses the same power amp section as the mb200, most amp companies source class D power amp components from a few vendors and make their own preamps for them.

The ELF uses a custom power section. It's a miniature version of the one used in the Peavey Mini Mega.

 

[Deleted member 165050]

Trace Elliot is Peavey.
Just look at the contact info for theit warranty on their website.

From what I understand Peavey completely redesigned everything from the ground up with Trace.

Trace Elliot was a British PA company just like Yorkville / Traynor here in Canada which fits very well with Peavey. They have good ideas when it comes to amplification but I've always preferred bass guitar specific amp companies. Just my preference.

Trace Elliot's PA period was fairly brief as they very quickly moved over to being a specialist bass amplification manufacturer. It's questionable how much the modern company relates to the original one given the Ashdown scenario and the input of Peavey, but for sure it will be a better than when they were in Gibson ownership...

 

[jebmd]

That is nice.

Talk about playing in the pocket......

 

[quickervicar]

Dang. And here I was happy with my lightweight rig

 

[bassballs27]

Trace Elliot's PA period was fairly brief as they very quickly moved over to being a specialist bass amplification manufacturer. It's questionable how much the modern company relates to the original one given the Ashdown scenario and the input of Peavey, but for sure it will be a better than when they were in Gibson ownership...

I've not heard this before but then again there isn't much known of Trace's past.
If anything the name is still around today which is a good sign but it's not what it was that's for sure.

 

[DiMarco]

Stop whining about the speaker output being a jack.
My Mesa also has jack spkr outs. Never a problem.
It is a standard and more then adequate for a 200w rms head.

Bringing one jack to speakon cable for your cab isn't gonna hurt you or anything.
Sheesh... Man up.

 

[bongostealth]

I like it!!

 

[Tommyc]

I must be a good boy. When you said "pocket", my first thought was a musical pocket.

 

[interp]

That is nice.

Gives new meaning to the term "playing in the pocket."

 

[Double E]

That is really cool but at just 200 watts, I feel like a used D800 is a better purchase. I hope they come out with a more powerful model.

It's $299! The D800 used is typically another $250, that's alot of extra change. Once these things hit the TB classifieds...and they will, many will find them quite irresistible at used prices.

 

[Burwabit]

Brilliant move on their part. I love the simplicity.
800W market is a bit flooded. Find a clever niche, then expand into other offerings.

 

[madbass6]

Check it out!


Trace Elliot

The new Trace elliot amps are nothing more than beef up peavey amps!

If you Want a real trace go back to the 90s ! (preferably tube!) Sorry but the New ones just can't compare to the originals before Peavey bought them out! no matter size difference !

 

[Bassmaticmatt]

Is that an amp in your pocket? Or are you just happy to see me?

 

[mp40smg]

That is nice.

What Amp? I don't see one..

 

[GMC]

The overdrive circuit sounds interesting, but I can already get that from a Sansamp. I'll grab some popcorn and wait for more info to trickle out.

Most Sansamp dirt sounds pretty terrible to my ears, but the mid scoop of the bass DI pedal is really nice and not easy to replicate on any other device. It's not clear on this new preamp how they Overdrive is being created, the original SMX circuit used a tube. The later Ashdown preamps use a solid state op-amp and diode clipping (like a lot of Overdrive pedals). So it'll be interesting to see what this circuit is based on. It's nice to see the dual compressor appearing again. But the 5 band EQ is a missed opportunity....it should be 7 at the very least. The instruction manual states that the eq is semi parametric....erm no it's not...there's no option to adjust any of the centre frequencies of the EQ bands. So it's a standard 5 band EQ. Semi-parametric would allow the user the change the frequency bands and fully parametric would allow the Q (width of the frequency bands) to be changed as well.

 

[GMC]

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Is that an amp in your pocket? Or are you just happy to see me?

NICE...oh and the amp looks cute too....

 

[Altitude]

If I could have had one of those in college with an Audiokinesis 12" cabinet, I would have ruled the world. Instead I had a Sunn Coliseum 300 and a Dietz 2x15" cabinet that weighed a much as a motorcycle.