Trace Elliot Amps Now in Stock!

MichaelHorowitz

A lightweight and very powerful acoustic amp with a transparent tone and anti-feedback technology!

A very powerful acoustic amp with a host of foot switchable effects!

An acoustic amp with the power and dispersion to fill any room!

Bones

Michael,

Have you tried these with different pickups/mics?

Thanks

MichaelHorowitz

They just came in so I'll be evaluating them over them coming weeks. I'll let you know what I think.

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Bones

Great, try it with a dyn-g if you have a chance.

thanks

MichaelHorowitz

I took the Trace Elliot TA 100 out for a spin last night. I used it at our regular Tuesday night jam which is in a fairly large, somewhat noisy bar with 2-6 other musicians playing at any given time. I used my Peche a la Mouche pickup. So far, here are my impressions:

-CRAZY LOUD! It's rated at 100W, but as many of you know, the wattage rating doesn't tell you much about real world volume. I never turned it up past 2, and it was blasting away at levels that required ear plugs. I can only imagine what it's like up above 5. Definitely louder than an AER compact 60, which is a major achievement, as the the Compact 60 is generally regarded as the most efficient of the smaller micro amps. It's way louder than the Phil Jones CUB, which is also rated at 100W but doesn't produce nearly as much volume.

-Relatively Transparent Tone: This unit only has 2 small 5" speakers, so you can't expect a full range frequency response. But it does pretty well. It's somewhat midrangey and colored, but not nearly as much as the Compact 60 which sounds much more boxy. The Phil Jones CUB is actually a little more even, with a better bass but only slightly so.

-Very Light Weight: It's actually heavier than listed in factory the specs which say it's 13lbs. I weighed it, and it's just shy of 17lbs which is still over 1lb lighter than the Compact 60 but about 3lbs heavier than the Phil Jones CUB. But still very portable and the carry bag it comes with is great! The overall dimensions are noticeably larger than both the AER and Phil Jones (both of which are more bicycle friendly.) The TE is wider and a little bulkier, but still surprisingly light weight.

I'll have to try it with some other pickups. My guess is the AER will do better with a piezo, but the Trace Elliot has a graphic EQ and a notch filter, so you could probably dial out some of the problem frequencies that piezo pickups suffer from.

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