trace elliot amp

tele-t · June 28th, 2008, 11:39 AM

for years ive never seemed to find an amp that ive totally loved playing fender yale reverb, marshall 50,yamaha g 112,trayner 30,50...,fender hot rod,i cant remember half the amps ive played through peavey delta blues,peavey classic 50,mesa boogie lonestar special 30 watt nice low volume amp played an out door gig 3 piece i was so embarrased clean channel speaker distortion was horrible ,fender this fender that and recently a 5 year old fender the twin not twin reverb almost bought this twin was held back by its weight holy crap is it heavy i mean heavy sounds sweet but tank heavy .i was still snooping at my local music store in there vintage room and there she was an apprx. 10 year old Trace Elliot Speed Twin c-50 plugged a tele in and holy crap in love.......this amp is me what a sound i cant beleive the tones that both my tele and my strat have through this amp im talkin pro sound studio sound. ANYONE have this amp ? id love to hear comments EL-84,s...single 12 inch celestion speaker this amp sounds sa...weet ......oh yah i was expecting the price to be like $700 or $800 used they asked $399 hows that deal 1/3rd the price of the twin

emisilly · June 28th, 2008, 06:39 PM

I like Trace Elliott stuff, though I may be biased as I was a bass player for many years before I ever picked up a 6 string. They make GREAT bass amps!

A few years ago I had a Trace guitar amp. Seem to remember is was called a Tramp (?). Solid state, 2 channels, Celestion Vintage 30, reverb. Fantastic clean channel! The gain channel was geared for more than I needed, but you could dial in a good bluesy breakup. It sounded really good, despite not having any glowing glass in the back. I also kinda dug the funky green tolex. Kinda wish I had never let that one go.

Cowboyfjt · June 29th, 2008, 03:51 AM

I have a Velocette.

Killer recording amp - just great tone.

Nice score!

Cheers,
Cowboy

tele-t · June 29th, 2008, 10:52 AM

i must of been thinking my classic 50 when i quoted the tubes they are EL-34,s a couple of marshell,s

javamagic · July 2nd, 2008, 03:24 PM

Hello, I'm new here but thought I should add a comment about Trace guitar amps as I own three of them: a Speed Twin 100w 2x12 combo, a Bonneville 50w 1x12 combo fitted with Mullard pre-amp tubes and a pair of KT66s, and a Velocette 12R fitted with a Celestion Greenback 12M - my usual practice and small gig amp. As you've probably gathered from this I like them. The Speed Twin has a beautiful clean channel and the Velo has the sparkle of EL84s. Still looking for a Velocette SE, so if you know of one let me know.

Kebmel · August 15th, 2008, 05:28 PM

I recently bought a Trace Elliot Supertramp, 40 watt SS with a vintage Celestion 12" and I love the tone of this thing, the clean channel, although
not the classic "Fender" warm sound is very nice and you would swear it was
a tube amp.

I had an HRDx and it was ok but I love this little amp, I won't be selling it.

metulmykul · August 16th, 2008, 02:56 AM

I mentioned in another thread that i found a Trace Elliott Supertramp combo in a skip bin!

My tech has it at the moment, hoping it can be revived. I'm stoked at the prospect of it coming back to life.

With names like Velocette and Speed Twin, how could you go wrong?

xStonr · August 16th, 2008, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emisilly

I like Trace Elliott stuff, though I may be biased as I was a bass player for many years before I ever picked up a 6 string. They make GREAT bass amps!

A few years ago I had a Trace guitar amp. Seem to remember is was called a Tramp (?). Solid state, 2 channels, Celestion Vintage 30, reverb. Fantastic clean channel! The gain channel was geared for more than I needed, but you could dial in a good bluesy breakup. It sounded really good, despite not having any glowing glass in the back. I also kinda dug the funky green tolex. Kinda wish I had never let that one go.

I have one of those Super Tramp heads sitting around here. I'm baby sitting it and a Sunn 4x12 cabinet for a family friend who's currently working in China. And you are right, the clean channel is surprisingly good for a SS amp. Is this the amp you had ?

emisilly · August 16th, 2008, 06:37 PM

Yep, that's the amp I had (combo version of course). I saw a few posts before that Webmel got a Supertramp as well. He describes it perfectly.

Pretty cool amp for sure. Light years ahead of most ss amps imo. Probably FET transistors (?). Dunno, but it's real hard to get much better without tubes.

shednz · September 27th, 2008, 06:19 AM

hi thought you trace elliot fans might b able to help. looking at speedtwin h50 with cabinet. How do these sound? Also, any idea about reliability - i've read a few people with transformer problems. Any help/advice greatly appreciated.

June 28th, 2008, 11:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
tele-t TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: welland Age: 43 Posts: 21	trace elliot amp for years ive never seemed to find an amp that ive totally loved playing fender yale reverb, marshall 50,yamaha g 112,trayner 30,50...,fender hot rod,i cant remember half the amps ive played through peavey delta blues,peavey classic 50,mesa boogie lonestar special 30 watt nice low volume amp played an out door gig 3 piece i was so embarrased clean channel speaker distortion was horrible ,fender this fender that and recently a 5 year old fender the twin not twin reverb almost bought this twin was held back by its weight holy crap is it heavy i mean heavy sounds sweet but tank heavy .i was still snooping at my local music store in there vintage room and there she was an apprx. 10 year old Trace Elliot Speed Twin c-50 plugged a tele in and holy crap in love.......this amp is me what a sound i cant beleive the tones that both my tele and my strat have through this amp im talkin pro sound studio sound. ANYONE have this amp ? id love to hear comments EL-84,s...single 12 inch celestion speaker this amp sounds sa...weet ......oh yah i was expecting the price to be like $700 or $800 used they asked $399 hows that deal 1/3rd the price of the twin

June 29th, 2008, 03:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cowboyfjt TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 96	I have a Velocette. Killer recording amp - just great tone. Nice score! Cheers, Cowboy __________________ http://www.thebigredsky.com www.soundclick.com/bigredsky www.myspace.com/bigredsky

August 15th, 2008, 05:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kebmel TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Noo Zee Land Age: 48 Posts: 27	I recently bought a Trace Elliot Supertramp, 40 watt SS with a vintage Celestion 12" and I love the tone of this thing, the clean channel, although not the classic "Fender" warm sound is very nice and you would swear it was a tube amp. I had an HRDx and it was ok but I love this little amp, I won't be selling it. __________________

August 16th, 2008, 02:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
metulmykul Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 307	I mentioned in another thread that i found a Trace Elliott Supertramp combo in a skip bin! My tech has it at the moment, hoping it can be revived. I'm stoked at the prospect of it coming back to life. With names like Velocette and Speed Twin, how could you go wrong? __________________ "Amps should have an on/off switch and a fking volume and tone. If you get a really fancy one, it should have reverb on/off..."* S.P Jones

June 28th, 2008, 06:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
emisilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 480	I like Trace Elliott stuff, though I may be biased as I was a bass player for many years before I ever picked up a 6 string. They make GREAT bass amps! A few years ago I had a Trace guitar amp. Seem to remember is was called a Tramp (?). Solid state, 2 channels, Celestion Vintage 30, reverb. Fantastic clean channel! The gain channel was geared for more than I needed, but you could dial in a good bluesy breakup. It sounded really good, despite not having any glowing glass in the back. I also kinda dug the funky green tolex. Kinda wish I had never let that one go.

June 29th, 2008, 10:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
tele-t TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: welland Age: 43 Posts: 21	i must of been thinking my classic 50 when i quoted the tubes they are EL-34,s a couple of marshell,s

July 2nd, 2008, 03:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
javamagic NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland Age: 53 Posts: 1	Hello, I'm new here but thought I should add a comment about Trace guitar amps as I own three of them: a Speed Twin 100w 2x12 combo, a Bonneville 50w 1x12 combo fitted with Mullard pre-amp tubes and a pair of KT66s, and a Velocette 12R fitted with a Celestion Greenback 12M - my usual practice and small gig amp. As you've probably gathered from this I like them. The Speed Twin has a beautiful clean channel and the Velo has the sparkle of EL84s. Still looking for a Velocette SE, so if you know of one let me know.

August 16th, 2008, 06:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
emisilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 480	Yep, that's the amp I had (combo version of course). I saw a few posts before that Webmel got a Supertramp as well. He describes it perfectly. Pretty cool amp for sure. Light years ahead of most ss amps imo. Probably FET transistors (?). Dunno, but it's real hard to get much better without tubes.

September 27th, 2008, 06:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
shednz TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 11	hi thought you trace elliot fans might b able to help. looking at speedtwin h50 with cabinet. How do these sound? Also, any idea about reliability - i've read a few people with transformer problems. Any help/advice greatly appreciated.