Oi, mates, anyone tried a Trace Elliott Velocette?

[phantasmagorovich]

I've found one for sale that might be a good complementary amp for a bi-amping scenario in my bedroom. Power rating of 15W seems about right for my purpose. I've read that the output transformers on these were crap, but this one has a replacement. I think it is the version with the 10" speaker but I don't know for sure yet. I'm looking for an amp that does nice, fenderesque cleans to compliment a set to bite KT88 amp on the other side. Have any of you played one of these guys before and can either en- or discourage me to buy it?

Looks a lot like this one here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Trace-Elliot-Ve ... 4ac04fb342

I haven't seen a close-up of the speaker though, so it might or might not be the 12" version. I think they look alike.

[univalve]

I know a Guy who has one. Will ask him.

[proroby]

I've played the 15" speaker version and it's amazing. Seriously underrated amp. I'm sure the 10" is just as good. It's more like a Gibson Skylark than a Fender, but it does have awesome cleans and good headroom.

The transformers were inconsistent, but that shouldn't turn you away since that one was already found out and replaced.

[Gone Fission]

It's basically an attempt at at a bare-bones Vox top-boost sound, ala AC-30. Really not bad at it, either. It'll probably be a bit gainy if you're chasing a "Fender clean" sort of sound, but they're nice.

The output transformers do tend to go. I think Mojotone stocks replacements, but if they're the original units, it might be better to just pick something more robust. A schematic I've seen shows a pretty low primary impedance for a pair of EL-84s, something like 5600 ohms. Not as severe as the Matchless Lightning and Spitfire's 50% mismatch at 4000 ohms, but closer to 8000 would be less temperamental. (At least the Matchless transformers tend to last -- the amps just eat tubes instead.)

[insubordination]

Played one once, it sounded pretty good as I recall. Darker than I expected? I can't remember.

[Boxbie]

They sound rad. Hit it! (future underdog classique? )

[Fieldsroyal]

I used to own the 2-10 model - it was a sweet sounding amp - some of the early ones had problems with the power transformer I recall.

[dubkitty]

15" speaker...sounds like a Gibson Skylark...WANT.