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NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 6:21 am
by DarkAxel
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same model, not my amp, i'm lazy to take a photo. mine has the wheels, too

speaker was changed for a nice Celestion (yep, it's a 15"), although I think it's just an 8ohm, so it's not running on the full 300w. Still - nicely loud and wow - cool sound! Since I dig my GK, it's pretty much right up my alley. And damn - that parallel EQ is a great idea!

Bought a second amp so i can have two in two separate rehearsal spaces for two bands. The plan is to use this with flatwounds (got a set of Roto's for b-day from my parents, anxious to try it!) in the more chill band. I also have a new project coming (possibly), which should be a really agressive hardcore-ish sort of thing... think Birds in Row maybe? My GK and 115 Ampeg clone will take care of that :)

excited :hello:

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 7:19 am
by greeny23
so uncool that it's cool which makes it uncool.

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 9:01 am
by trace
I want a Trace Elliot really bad just so I can tape over the "Elliot" and have an amp with my name on it. Also haters gonna hate but I really dig the black/green aesthetic. Never played/heard one though.

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:07 am
by jrmy
Nice score! I've always wanted to try a Trace Elliot. I've heard that their enclosures are heavy as hell, though.

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:29 am
by Jwar
Dude Trace Elliot is fucking awesome. Some of the best bass players I've heard play through them. Nice score!

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:34 am
by D.o.S.
They're ok. Kind of like Hartke/Ampeg in the sense that they have a really specific tone signature you can't dial out, but if you like that you won't find anything that does that thing better.

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:38 pm
by DarkAxel
ha, funny you say that. It really sounds similar to GK to my ears, which I totally dig - sort of on the brighter side with more "modern" attack. It's also a bit drier sounding and I would maybe even call it a bit character-less if you don'T count dry and hi-mid focused sharpness as an amp character :lol: I expect it to take pedals really well (dry sound and um... Doug Wimbish :thumb: ) and serve me well :)

The weight rumours are true. this bitch is just a 1x15, not even that big, and it weighs way over 70 pounds :idk: But it seems rather tank-like, so i'm pretty confident in touring with it :) plus wheels and good handles


put on the Roto flats and tried it with my GK. I'll try it with the Trace tomorrow, but due to a different speaker, I suspect it will be a better match (goes to higher freqs). Quite dig the feel and sound of the flats, but the low E is now screaming for re-fretting :lol: Much more prominent than with rounds

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:08 pm
by WayToHip
LOL at the smiley face EQ.
Trace Buddies! I have a 1215 combo, it's new(er) and pretty much has the clean sound I want. So heavy though, I need a little cart or put wheels on the bottom. The preshape feature can be great or so awful. I can get two bass tones out of it, that bright 80's new wave bass or a solid distorted metal tone.

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:33 pm
by Chankgeez
DarkAxel wrote: Doug Wimbish :thumb:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6MoD7hlxhM[/youtube]

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:01 pm
by nad
I would've told you, you just had to ask! :joy:

I used to have one of their tube heads. :omg:

I sold it because I'm a fucking moron. :facepalm:

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:44 pm
by DarkAxel
WayToHip wrote:LOL at the smiley face EQ.
that's how you know it's not my amp :lol: i'm all about them mids

i really feel it will compliment my P/J with flatwounds SO WELL... just need to re-fret real quick :lol: the low E is sooooooo muted in some positions

btw my first flatwounds here... is it normal they have sort of shorter sustain than roundwounds?

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:46 pm
by Jwar
This dude is fucking amazing, granted he's playing a Wal, but still. Look Trace right there!

If I even had a quarter of his talent. Sigh.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C49r96jqTFM[/youtube]

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:51 pm
by doommeow
nad wrote:I would've told you, you just had to ask! :joy:

I used to have one of their tube heads. :omg:

I sold it because I'm a fucking moron. :facepalm:
The trace stuff appears to still be flying UTR, for now....

I picked up a Trace head and a pair of 2x10's last year for nothing. Rackmount, switchable/blendable tube preamp, more ins/out than you could shake a stick at, great master volume. Awesome - not enough to make me consider giving up my Traynor or Laney, but I would've gladly kept it if I'd had the room. Was an incredibly versatile head - perfect for low volume heaviness due to the MV and tube stage.

Great cabs too. I sold the head - I wish someone here would've bought it, but I sold it to GC where it still sits - but kept the 2x210s - all the thump I need around the house, put my traynor 410 in storage.

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:13 pm
by Chankgeez
DarkAxel wrote:
btw my first flatwounds here... is it normal they have sort of shorter sustain than roundwounds?
Depends of other factors, but, generally, yes.

Re: NAD: Noone told me Trace Elliot is cool as heck

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:20 pm
by DarkAxel
I mean... i still do have only a lower tier Trace. But damn was it affordable :) even for our fucked up Czech standards

it's actually getting delivered to me tomorrow, because I bought it in my hometown and then left back for where i live... and had no other choice than have it delivered, because... fucking heavy :lol:
Chankgeez wrote:
DarkAxel wrote:
btw my first flatwounds here... is it normal they have sort of shorter sustain than roundwounds?
Depends of other factors, but, generally, yes.
cheers :) the refretting might help i reckon