Buying Choices
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British amplifier manufacturer Trace Elliot had several new products for bass players at the show including three 12-Band and three 7-band bass amplifiers .
According to Trace Elliot both new ranges give discerning bassists more power and more control over their sound.
12-BAND
These amplifiers include six footswitchable features:
- Pre-Shape, the famous Trace Elliot tone-shaping tool
- Valve to add tube warmth and overdrive (12AX7/ECC83)
- Vintage 12-band Trace Elliot graphic equalizer
- Dual-band compressor with separate controls for high and low bands;
- Sophisticated effects loop (high-pass/low-pass/full-range outputs, left/right/mono returns, series/parallel switch, loop level control)
- Output mute that silences all outputs except the tuner out.
Other features include electronically balanced XLR DI outputs for pre-EQ and post-preamp left and right outputs, Celestion loudspeakers (1215 and 1210 models), left and right line outputs, MOSFET technology and two valve/tube driver stages for signal pre-conditioning before the power stage. The stereo features are summed to mono in the power stage for the 1210 and 1215, whereas the AH1000-12 remains stereo through to its dual 500-watt power stages.
1215 Combo
- 500 watts
- One 15� specially designed Celestion loudspeaker
- High-frequency horn
- Cabinet tuned to 42 Hz
- 12-band preamp
1210 Combo
- 500 watts
- Two 10� specially designed Celestion loudspeakers
- High-frequency horn
- Cabinet tuned to 40 Hz
- 12-band preamp
AH1000-12 Head
- 1000 watts (2 x 500 watts)
- Matches Trace Elliot bass cabinets
- MOSFET technology with a tube driver stage for signal pre-conditioning
- 12-band preamp
AH500-7 Head
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7-BAND
These amplifiers include four footswitchable features:
- Pre-Shape, the famous Trace Elliot tone-shaping tool
- Seven-band Trace Elliot graphic equalizer
- Compressor with self-adjusting, program-dependent attack and release times
- Output mute that silences all outputs except the tuner out
Other features include an electronically balanced XLR DI which is switchable between pre-EQ and post-preamp, Celestion loudspeakers (715 and 715X models), line out, MOSFET technology and a series effects loop.
715 Combo
- 250 watts
- One 15� specially designed Celestion loudspeaker
- High-frequency horn
- Cabinet tuned to 42 Hz with unobstructed bottom slot
- Seven-band preamp
715X Combo
- 500 watts
- One 15� specially designed Celestion loudspeaker
- High-frequency horn
- Cabinet tuned to 40 Hz with unobstructed bottom slot
- Seven-band preamp
AH500-7 Head
- 500 watts
- MOSFET technology
- XLR DI selectable pre/post preamp
- Series effects loop
- Seven-band preamp
- Matches Trace Elliot bass cabinets
Price and Availability
All the amplifiers will be available in Q4 2006 from authorized retailers.
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