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RE: trace elliot road 160 head



The characteristics & specs resembles a lot the G-PA160s I have, a 
dual-space rackmount solid-state reactor power stage 2x80W for guitar. 
Very 
clear indeed, as little coloring (in my estimation) as I've been able to 
find. And indeed can be dangerously loud - I'm constantly fishing for the 
right level setting in the very low end of the range of the level pots.

I think Trace Elliot only made a brief foray into this type of equipment 
before finding its niche again w/ bass & acoustic amplification? Pity, I'm 
extremely fond of it, have been for the 10-odd years I've owned it. At the 
time, I chose it over the Marshall Valvestate for a more all-round and 
versatile sound.

Nic


>From: "Andy Ewen" <andy.ewen@btinternet.com>
>Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>To: "LD mailing list" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>Subject: RE: trace elliot road 160 head
>Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 21:39:11 -0000
>
>
>   Yes,
>   Good amps, very reliable. TVT9 is an all-tube twin channel pre-amp 
>with 
>an
>EM84 illuminated gate tube to show saturation, (like the early Selmer 
>amps).
>   Output stages are unusual, in that they are Hitachi K135 MOSFETS 
>driving
>valve-style output transformers. This gives a rich second-harmonic
>distortion.
>   The amp is not super-high gain so will not be for everyone, but the 
>clean
>sound is very clear up to silly volumes. That's the other thing, these 
>amps
>are incredibly loud! 2 x 80Watts RMS, which is a bit overkill for lead
>guitar in my opinion and liable to damage eardrums if you're not careful.
>   They were very expensive, so if it's a good deal, I can recommend it. 
>The
>G-Series pre-amps, which were also available at the time were far too
>complex, so I wouldn't recommend them, (loads of relays which fail). The
>TVT9 however is simple, using cheap ECC83/12AX7 valves and the output 
>stages
>are pretty much indestructible. Ritchie Sambora used these for a few years
>when Trace was part of Kaman Music.
>   If you want, I can mail the operating instructions in PDF,
>
>   Andy,
>   ex-Trace Elliot R&D manager.
>
>
>
>    Original Message-----
>   From: one less than none [mailto:onelessthannone@blueyonder.co.uk]
>   Sent: 15 February 2002 20:05
>   To: LD mailing list
>   Subject: trace elliot road 160 head
>
>
>   is anyone familiar with these amp heads ??
>   i have seen one on ebay
>   2 x 80 watt power sections and TVT9 preamp
>   but i cant find any info on it, trace eliiot are not being much help
>
>   has anyone ever used one ??
>
>   thanks
>
>   David
>
>   one less than none
>   http://www.onelessthannone.co.uk




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