Stingray Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) Hello For sale is my Trace Elliot Hexavalve 380 watt valve amp. This amp was made in 1992 (serial no 0009) and I have had it since 1996. It comes with an 4u SKB case, the original EQ foot switch and documentation with a circuit diagram. These amps were only produced in fairly low quantities and the Hexa is the most powerful in the family, its smaller brothers being the Quatra and the Twin. This amp has had a gentle life with a just couple of gigs a month and in the last 5 years or so I hardly used it as the type of gigs I do these days do not need the one stage volume. I have always handled it as if it was a baby and kept it indoors. Inside the amps has a fan to cool the valves and the air is drawn in from the slots in the bottom. As you will see from the images I have lifted the lid with some spacers and this is simply to allow the air to flow more easily. If you wish you can just lower the lid again in its original position. At the rear are two parallel speaker sockets. I will provide the XLR speaker lead with the amp as well as the mains lead. The six 6550 power tubes give an amazing clear and warm tone, whilst the GP12 graphic allows you to trim to the sound very accurately. The amp can also accept KT88 power tubes. All the valves are in good condition and should not need to be replaced. The amp has no buzz or background noise. The valve input stage is driven by two ECC 83's tubes and is much more flexible than transistors. This amp delivers 380 watt RMS and always manages to produce a quality sound at any level. When you push it, the sound gets fatter as is typical of valve amplification. I have never ran the master volume above 5. The impedance is switchable between 2 and 4 ohms and it will deliver the full output power at these two settings. The weight of the amp is substantial so if you are interested it would be best to collect it. I live in Salisbury, Wiltshire. For my work I often travel to the Birmingham area so if you live en route (Oxfordshire, Worcestershire, West Midlands or South Staffordshire) I would be happy to deliver it. No trades please. Thank you for looking. Edited March 29, 2015 by Stingray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonjuice Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Oh my word..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestick Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I had one of these in 92 also they are great amps GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyron Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 If I didn't have a V4 and Twin Valve already, I would be all over this! And in fantastic condition too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Sold subject to final payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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