Twigman Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 On my recent trip to Italy: I used a Mark Bass Head with an Ampeg 4x10 cab in Rome - I didn't get on with this. and a lovely Ampeg head with a SWR 4 x 10 cab in Vicenza - I liked this a lot. In Athens I am told I will have a Trace Elliot 1215V 1x15 combo. Tell me about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 [url="http://www.trace-elliot.co.uk/pop_product.php?flag=GB&lan=UK&key=2701"]http://www.trace-elliot.co.uk/pop_product....UK&key=2701[/url] Hmmm So how do they sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I think the 1215V is likely to be either a Series V (i.e. mid/late 1980's) or a 1215 with 12-band valve preamp instead of the usual solid state jobbie, from the early 1990's. In either case it'll be a lovely combo, but if it really is a valve combo it will be lush (though I really don't know if they ever did a 1x15 version as well as the 2x10). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimBass Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='Merton' post='463866' date='Apr 16 2009, 12:49 PM']1215 with 12-band valve preamp instead of the usual solid state jobbie, from the early 1990's.[/quote] I used to have this: Its the 15" 12band eq and valve pre, it was called the 1215-12 and had the GP12X head. peavey still have a link to a picture of it [url="http://www.trace-elliot.co.uk/pop_product.php?&flag=GB&lan=UK&obs=Y&key=2248"]there[/url] and you can see the head (with useful manual) [url="http://www.trace-elliot.co.uk/pop_product.php?&flag=GB&lan=UK&obs=Y&key=2183"]here[/url] The full list of legacy products is [url="http://www.trace-elliot.co.uk/support_3.php?flag=GB&lan=UK"]here[/url]: But I cant see any 1215V so Im guessing it is the 1215-12...in which case it's a great amp....I loved it, I only got rid of it because I went towards the minimalist amp route and got a markbass LMII. It is extremely flexible and lush tone....no real negatives except weight and sometimes being lost due to too many controls. The 1215-12 has more bells than you can shake a whislte at and I just wasn't making use of them, it had: passive and active input 12 band eq (+toggle bypass) pre-shape swith (the trace elliot "smile" eq) which can be combined with the graphic eq valve stage (to get the most of if you need to use a combonation of the gain and a seperate valve stage "valve drive" dial) harmonic emphesis (never used that) a very nice dual compression noise reduction effects loops swith mute DI out (pre/post swith) foot switch effects loop with paralell/serial switch and seperate level control two signal outs (one dedicated tune out) it also has a useful three point input level gage with a very classy thumbs up thumbs down picture lol hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The 1225V was my ultimate combo back in the early 90s - never even got a sniff of one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbass Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I reckon this would be the SMX series combo from mid/late 90's. Obviously a 1x15 speaker, 12 band EQ. To the best of my knowledge Trace didn't make a 12-band EQ amp with valve frontend so I think thats a misnomer. There have been queries on here before about whether the SM and SMX series had a valve stage. The answer is no, but they had a valve replication blend on the preamp (think that was just the SMX though). The only Trace valve amps of the 90's were the V-Type (which I know Merton is familiar with!) Whatever it is I think you'll find it a great sounding amp with plenty of hi-fi grunt. The 1x15's in particular were real workhorses. Relating it to the other two rigs you mention, my opinion is that it will be closer to the SWR sound than the Ampeg - BUT... it really depends how its been looked after over the years. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 [quote name='coasterbass' post='464869' date='Apr 17 2009, 12:02 PM']To the best of my knowledge Trace didn't make a 12-band EQ amp with valve frontend so I think thats a misnomer.[/quote] Trace did do a valvey range with the 7- and 12-band Series 6 preamp as the basis - this is wher ethe Twin Valve, Quatravalve and hexavalve come into play. They also did them as 2x10 and 1x15 conbos hence why we think it might be a very rare 12-band one of those (I've only ever seen 7-band 1x15 combos). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lushuk Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 My m8 used one once, in Clacton I think....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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