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«  Bright Trace Elliot! »

Published on 07/20/13 at 07:08
Transistor amplifier, 130W or 150 with an additional, made in England in the mid-90's 8 ohms speaker.
Passive and active inputs, effects loop, DI, 2 speaker outputs.
Settings: the famous pre-shape Trace Elliot 7 Band EQ and compressor 2 bands, all activated or not by simple switches.
In short, there is everything you need and then some.

UTILIZATION

No manual but it is not complicated.
The sound is good no matter what.

SOUNDS

Amp sounds modern.
Perfect complement to my head George.
The sound is clear, but not mushy "full".
Used with 5 strings only, it has no desire to leave if the matter if there is no abuse of the input gain.
I use the Pre-Shape always on. A true grain Trace Elliot is obtained. I then use the eq to compensate for the sound of the room

OVERALL OPINION

I have recently but I know the beast since I started low on the same.
I have not had a lot of combos (I'm head and cabinet!).
Compared to CMD121 Markbass CMD151 and I've had there is no picture: Trace is less powerful but much more musical! The sound is less flat, fuller, harmonics are there. It's simple: despite its lower power I hear better in a group. And it is still powerful enough for even the scene.
It is also heavier (25kg) but I go around the class D amplifiers and other light baffles and no I like ...
In short, flawless quality, great sound, unmatched reliability, I love Trace Elliot!