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1,200-watt, 4-ohm Bass Head with Gain Control, Compressor, 4-band EQ, MIDI Connections, 4 Button Footswitch, and Gig Bag
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Trace Elliot TE-1200 1,200-watt Bass Head
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Four Decades of Industry-defining Bass Amplification

When customers at Sweetwater crave low-end amplification with serious mojo, they turn to Trace Elliot. That’s because 40 years of industry-defining bass amplification speaks for itself. Just feast your ears on the TE-1200 1200-watt Bass Head for all the proof you need. Designed with the power to touch the rafters of large venues, this fiendish bass head drives up to two Trace Pro cabinets per unit! This head’s legendary tone encompasses Trace Elliot’s proprietary Multi-band Compressor and Pre-Shape control that have gained fame with bassists far and wide. Tough touring conditions have met their match — the rugged enclosure of the TE-1200 easily withstands rough treatment while on the road. The TE-1200's robust feature set is rounded out by a low noise direct-out, a power amp in/out, and included rack ears.

Trace Elliot TE-1200 1,200-watt Bass Head Features:

  • 1,200 watts of serious RMS mojo
  • Features gain control, lo-band and hi-band compressors, and 4-band EQ
  • Footswitchable capabilities allow you to take speedy control of your sound
  • Makes a great companion for Trace Pro 2 x 12-inch and 4 x 10-inch speaker cabinets
  • Pre-shape switch dials you into classic Trace Elliot EQ curve
  • EQ pre-/post-compressor switch for tonal versatility
  • Mute/tune switch to silently tune or cut signal between sets
  • Pre- and post-balanced XLR outputs with ground lift for ultra-clear sound
  • Input gain and output level controls
  • Headphone output, MIDI connections, and Dual Neutrik combination Speakon/phone speaker output jacks
  • Also included: 4 button MIDI footswitch, 25-foot cable, padded gig bag, optional 1.5U rackmount kit
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At Sweetwater, we're so picky that what we call "Certified Open Box" is actually better than what most music retailers sell as "new" gear! Our gear hasn't endured hundreds of people a week plunking away at all the keyboards, fumbling through Stairway to Heaven on every guitar or playing with every fader and knob on a mixer or control surface.

Certified Open Box (also known as a demo) means we’ve had it out of the box for our YouTube channel, displayed at events, tested in our studio, or maybe it was in a customer’s hands for a few days and isn’t ‘factory fresh’ as a result. Every Certified Open Box item we sell has Sweetwater’s 2-year Total Confidence Coverage™ warranty and has been tested and verified up to ‘new’ specs by our factory-authorized technicians to make sure it’s in perfect working order before we ship it to you.

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Tech Specs

  • Number of Channels: Single channel
  • Output Power: 1200W RMS
  • Compression: Built-in Lo-Band/ Hi-Band
  • EQ: 4-band equalization
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Outputs: 2 x SpeakON, 1 x XLR (direct out)
  • Headphones: 1 x 1/4"
  • USB: 1 x Type-B
  • MIDI I/O: In/Out
  • Footswitch I/O: 1 x MIDI
  • Footswitch Included: Yes, Four button MIDI footswitch
  • Power Source: Standard IEC AC cable
  • Height: 3.62"
  • Width: 12"
  • Depth: 12"
  • Weight: 11.5 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 03618570

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Reviews

Killer Amp!
I am a professional bassist and I play about 80 shows per year. I own several amps (Ampeg, Ashdown and Mesa) and when I saw this released I picked it up with high hopes. This amp delivers and has become my primary gigging amp. Tight punchy sound thanks to the onboard dual compressor and easy to use EQ section that sounds great close to flat with my Spector Euro's.

Positive:

Serious Power
Simple and Effective EQ
Dual Band Compressor Crushes
Tight and Punchy Sound
Included Rack Ears
Clean Sounding amp without any baked in tone

Negative:

Not a huge negative but head does weight almost 12 lbs
Clean sound with no baked in tone
Music background: Professional x30 years
A very powerful and punchy amp!
Pros-
super lightweight
very punchy
tons of headroom
built in compressor- pretty smooth , easy to use
solid sound ,very tight and loud and punchy ( running into a 4 x 10 cabinet)
no passive or active switch (not a deal breaker)
footswitch included- some like them some don't

Cons-
not too many EQ choices in the midrange area, took me a while to dial in my sound, basically running EQ flat was best
Music background: Semi-Pro