12-Band Bass Amplifier Range

British amplifier manufacturer Trace Elliot has announced its new U.S. product range for 2006, including three 12-Band bass amplifiers with intelligent Trace Elliot design and craftsmanship.

The Trace Elliot 12-Band range gives discerning bassists more power and more control over their sound. These amplifiers include six footswitchable features: Pre-Shape, the famous Trace Elliot tone-shaping tool; Valve to add tube warmth and overdrive (12AX7/ECC83); a vintage 12-band Trace Elliot graphic equalizer; dual-band compressor with separate controls for high and low bands; a sophisticated effects loop (high-pass/low-pass/full-range outputs, left/right/mono returns, series/parallel switch, loop level control); and an output mute that silences all outputs except the tuner out.

Other features include electronically balanced XLR DI outputs for pre-EQ and post-preamp left and right outputs, Celestion® loudspeakers (1215 and 1210 models), left and right line outputs, MOSFET technology and two valve/tube driver stages for signal pre-conditioning before the power stage. The stereo features are summed to mono in the power stage for the 1210 and 1215, whereas the AH1000-12 remains stereo through to its dual 500-watt power stages.

The Trace Elliot 1215 Combo, 1210 Combo and AH1000-12 Head will be available in Q4 2006 from authorized retailers.

1215 Combo

• 500 watts
• One 15" specially designed Celestion loudspeaker
• High-frequency horn
• Cabinet tuned to 42 Hz
• 12-band preamp
• Made in the U.K.

1210 Combo

• 500 watts
• Two 10" specially designed Celestion loudspeakers
• High-frequency horn
• Cabinet tuned to 40 Hz
• 12-band preamp
• Made in the U.K.

AH1000-12 Head

• 1000 watts (2 x 500 watts)
• Matches Trace Elliot bass cabinets
• MOSFET technology with a tube driver stage for signal pre-conditioning
• 12-band preamp
• Made in the U.K.