- Trace Elliot
Trace Elliot is a
United Kingdom -based company that designs and manufactures high qualitybass instrument amplification systems and speaker enclosures. In 1992, the company was bought by Kaman Music. In 1998, Gibson acquired Trace Elliot LTD. [cite web
title = Gibson Labs Amp Academy Session 3
publisher = Gibson Labs
date =
url = http://www.gibson.com/Products/Amplifiers/Amp%20Sub%20Pages/Amp%20Academy/Amp%20Academy%20Session%203/
accessdate = 2006-06-16 ). In 2005,Peavey Electronics acquired distribution rights to sell Trace Elliot products inNorth America (cite web
title = Peavey Expands to Distribute Trace Elliot in North America
publisher = Peavey Electronics
date = 2005-05-02
url = http://www.peavey.com/news/article.cfm/action/view/id/115/20050205.cfm
accessdate = 2006-06-16 ]History
In 1979, the Trace Elliot brand found its roots at the Soundwave music store in
Romford ,Essex ,UK , which provided a place for professional musicians to gather. It is rumored that the first two people to use Trace Elliot extensively at this early time were John Paul Jones ofLed Zeppelin andBrian Helicopter of punk bandThe Shapes . Mark King ofLevel 42 was also an early adopter of the brand. [cite web
title = Product line summary
publisher = Mahogany
date = 2006
url = http://www.mahogany.com.my/digital.htm
accessdate = 2007-06-16 ). The brand name itself was conceived by Soundwave owner Fred Friedlein, who selected "trace" to refer to thesine wave found in the Soundwave logo, and the name "Elliot" as suggested by Andy Perry, his technical designer (cite web
title = Pro Audio Company Names: Mysterious Initials -- What They Mean
publisher =Rane Corporation
date = 2007-02-15
url = http://www.rane.com/pronames.html
accessdate = 2007-06-16 ]Products
*GP12SMX Bass Pre-amp: 12 Band EQ Bass Pre-amp with dual band compression. The bassis for the preamp in all the SMX series.
*AH300SMX: Single channel bass head incorporating the GP12SMX preamp.
*RAH300SMX: Rack-mount version of the AH300SMX.
*V-Type 600 and 300: Slightly rare, single channel bass head with tube preamp. Available in 300 and 600 watt models.
*V-8Type V-8
*Velocette: 1990s-era (?) 15W valve-powered guitar combos; variants were 1x10, 1x12, and 1x12 with reverb. Compact and about 25 pounds light. The chassis was mounted in the bottom of the cabinet with Volume and Tone knobs at the back.References
External links
* [http://www.trace-elliot.co.uk Trace Elliot Official Website]
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