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Joined: March 2003 Posts: 555
Location: Wooster, Ohio | I was on some websites and these amps seem unavailable. Is Trace still in business?
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Joined: June 2004 Posts: 580
Location: NW NJ | I think that I read somewhere in the last 6 months or so that they are gonzo. |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750
Location: Scotland | Gibson own (or owned) the Trace Acoustic brand and were showing a 50watt USA made amp at NAMM, either last year or '04. I'm not sure if any product actually reached the stores. I think I recall reading that Trace-Elliot are back in business in the UK, but are building bass gear only right now. |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 10581
Location: NJ | peavey is now distributing trace but they only showed bass amps at namm.
great stuff but very expensive. not sure what is up with the acoustic line. |
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Joined: November 2004 Posts: 4413
| I would hazard a guess that they priced themselves right out of the acoustic market. I always liked the sound but never thought they were worth the money and over the last 5 years SWr/AER/Fishman and several of the PA makers have really raised the bar at the top end, and Boss and Marshall make great gear at half the price.
Paul - I noticed a couple months or so back Peter Cook was knocking out what appeared to be the last of the Trace Elliott acoustic stuff over here at a kncok down price. |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12750
Location: Boise, Idaho | They have a used 30 watt Trace at the local GC for $299. At half that I might consider it. Coincidentally, I was reading the intro to the Ovation book last night with Bill's smiling face and noticed he mentione Trace Elliot as one of the Kaman companies. Also said what a great time it was to be in the music business. 1996. |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127
Location: 6 String Ranch | Times change. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | I used to have a TA-35 that I "lost" . . .
. . damn! . . miss that amp! |
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Joined: September 2004 Posts: 1180
Location: Vermont USA | I used to have a TA-35 that I "lost" Did you look under the bed?
Paul |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | Good Idea.
I'll find out where the ex's lawyer lives, and look under his . . . |
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Joined: September 2004 Posts: 1180
Location: Vermont USA | I'll find out where the ex's lawyer lives, and look under his Careful lawyers, rats, and snakes have a lot in common.
Paul |
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Joined: November 2005 Posts: 4817
Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Not fair!
There's some things even rats and snakes won't do.
(yeah, sorry. It's a tourettes-like thing) |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12750
Location: Boise, Idaho | Bill, some things (like lawyer bashing) never change. Great picture, though. |
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