Trace Elliot Super Tramp Twin

It's really good being able to have 6 different tones live, but this only works with two foot switchews and I can't find one!!

I've Got an epiphone les paul std and it sounds fantastic I really like the bluesy sounD I can get on channel 2.

Never had a problem in the last 15 gigs, all its been used for apart from pissing neighbours off.

I bought it second hand and the only prblem I'm having is where to get replacement foot switches from.

I love this but want a new amp as is too big for my room next to my 715SMC.

80 watts, solid state, 2x12, clean distortion, and distortion boost. Good basic amp features.

This is kind of funny, but seeing as how I'm relatively inexperienced for my 3 11/2 years of playig, it is forgiveable. I got a good deal on this amp used, but after I got it, I couldn't get it to sound good, I was using an Ibanez w/ humbuckers and it just sounded like an ass-sound distortion pedal, no real tone, too muddy or bright. But after some fooling around, and switching to a strat with EMG's, this thing rocks. Clean can get marshal to fender to vox w/ some tweaking, dirty is mostly older marshall type sound, a little muddy, even with the mids scooped, which I had to do to get it as clear as I wanted, but still good low end. Nice and bright and rich on the high end, plenty of sustain, a pretty damn good amp for the money.

I've only used it in my bedroom for about two months now, so I can say but is seems to be holding up well.

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Good for you if you're tired of the FX processor scene like I was, good dirty and clean, nice and loud. A little unclear in the low end at times, but it gets the job done. Plus, they're cheap, I like.

Adam Weber

got this guy second hand, hardly used for #200. thought sweet, tested it n sounded all sweet to me. until.....in band practice it suddenly decides to blow. taken for repair output transistors blew for no reason, repaired used it again for practice n yet again the output transistors blew. got in contact with trace-elliot n aparently it is a fault with that model, i know a few people who have had the same problem. so they sent a guy who then replaced all the board n all the components n shit n since then its worked fine.

im usin an epiphone les paul standard with this amp and get a glorious full sound with a bit of tweaking, ive used a few difrent models of guitar thru it n all sound great clean and dirty. havnt had the chance to test my effects thru it yet tho.

as i said earlier it blew up twice in 3 weeks, lame!!!

they were helpful n got it sorted within a week.

ive been playin for 3 1/2 years but play other instruments n have a fairly good knowledge of all that is music (bin in music for 9 years now, im only 19) other gear i own, digitech rp3(when it works) fender strat, honer 30w practice amp <<cack yamaha acoustic guitar. if this amp were stolen i spose id get another one..if it were second hand as im a pauper.

The one I have was made before Trace put the 12AX7 tube pre-amps in them so it's all solid state. It has: effects loop, reverb, clean channel, and 2 different distortion modes in the dirty channel (classic Brit and Captain Supercrunch). The verb is nice but on 10 it is about like 3 on a Fender. The Celestion greenback speakers are very nice. I play classic sounding rock/blues through the Super Tramp.

I play a Heritage Alvin Lee model (a very good ES-335 copy). My guitar has 3 humbuckers (2 schallers and one Gibson). These all have a 60's or 70's sound to my ears. I think the amp can do anything from late 50's sounds through late 1980's sounds. The amp is not noisy at all. It has footswitchable distortion and reverb. There is also a switch on the front of the amp which basically gives the amp a 2nd distortion channel. The distortion channel sounds like an old Marshall tube amp with the switch in the first position and in the second position it sounds extra super crunchy like a more modern Marshall tube amp. The clean channel does not distort unless you set the gain high on it. This gives a different bluesy distortion which differs from what is available in the distorted channel. To my ears the amp distorts as heavily as a Marshall. With the distorion on 1 or 2 (out of 10) it sounds bluesy and old (I recently used this setting in a recording). When on 10 it is more of a Joe Satriani kind of sound. The distortion is not as brutal as a CRATE or a death metal distortion pedal. This amp sounds more classic rocky to me.

I've had the amp about a year and never had a problem with it. It's the older all solid state model so it doesn't even have a little 12AX7 tube to blow.

Since this is an older model I did e-mail Trace with some questions about when it was made and the switch from no pre-amp tube to the kind of hybrids they make now but they never did write back. They do have a website so I guess they are about average when it comes to this.

I've been playing guitar since 1987. I also have an acoustic guitar. I bought the Trace because in the store I was trying amps out in the Trace amps sounded the most like old tube amps. The price used was much less than for a new tube or solid state combo. If stolen I'd probably look at Trace amps again. It's a very simple amp but it works good for just plugging in and playing to get a raw Keith Richards kind of sound. Somehow it sounded more like a real tube amp to my ears than a Line 6. The Line 6 amps sounded to me like I was listening to a recording of a guitar instead of a live guitar. It doesn't have a headphone jack but I guess I don't like playing through headphones when I can play through Celestions. I think they're worth trying and comparing to say a Marshall (for the distortion) and Fender (for the very good and quiet clean channel). If purchased new these amps are not cheap but they do deserve a listen.

100 watts and a 200 watt peek, This amp is LOUD. Those green back celestron speakers and the tube preamp go together hand in hand with a 2 channel footswitch to swap between the 3 channels for this amp. This sucka got an effects loop to it's pretty sweet. Just my friend got a marshall the same time i got this one and his got more features so i'm kinda bassing this amp on his.

The Clean channel is perfect to my liking and the distortion set on light is PERFECT but for the heavy heavy distortion i use my Boss Metal Zone to cover that. My friend bought a Marshall at the time i bought this amp and I think The Super Tramp sounds better with the clean channels and clean/overdrive channel.

Hadn't had this bad boy long enough but it survived the trip here so it can't be to bad.

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Really Great amp had what I was looking for. I'd buy it again if i had the chance

UK made 2X12 80 watt hybrid (tube preamp) combo. Features 2 channels, one clean/low gain the other high gain with a boost switch. Both channels have seperate tone controls but feature a global/shared presence/reverb/master vol. Also includes an effects loop on the front face of the amp..VERY nice to see...I HATE having to mess with the back of an amp for the loop. The only thing it doesn't have is an extension speaker jack. I believe this one I have is on older model since the logo appears different than the one on the Trace Elliot site. Also mine is loaded with Celestion VINTAGE 30's!!! Not the Silver Series. I don't know if it came like that since I got it used or if someone swapped them but its VERY nice to have these speakers in such a low priced amp. Looks very nice as well..covered in dark green tolex with black and gray features. I believe the new models come in black tolex. I give it a 9 since it lacks the speaker jack and honestly Tramp is a bit of silly name...guess its stands for Transistor Amp? Overall though this amp is packed with features that even most high end tube amps lack. The speakes alone and independant channels are worth it! I got this amp used for $325, a STEAL in my opinion.

I play a 1972 Gibson SGs with a Gibson 500T in the bridge and 498R at the neck. This makes for a chunky but searing tone when used high gain and a crisp but full clean to low gain tone. I play mostly progressive rock, punk, and classic rock. Basically I like a souped up Angus Young sort of tone. This amp delivers quite well on the gain channel for that. I am REALLY impressed here. I have owned full tube amps, Marshalls and Boogies and for as good as they sounded they were a pain in the ass in more than one way. I have also owned a few hybrid amps like the Marshall Valvestate line which are total garbage in my opinion. This Trace Elliot sounds more like a hot rodded Marshall...say a JCM 800 than Marshalls on hybrid amps! I've also owned a Line 6 (nice but always a bit flat and sterile) I'm talking smooth fat responsive gain here. Everything from gritty overdrive to full tilt maxed out gain this thing rocks! I have NEVER heard a solid state or hybrid amp sound this damn good! The only thing that came close was the Roland Blues Cube (see my review) but that amp tended to get crappy at higher vols. The Tramp Twin here ACTS like a tube amp, it responds to your pick attack and volume changes and actaully gets thicker sounding as you turn it up. The thing I don't understand is why these amps aren't more popular and why more amp companies namely Marshall can't get this sort of sound out of a tranny or hybrid amp? The only thing that really gives away the tranny heart of this amp is the characteristic sharpness to the treble..common in solid states and hybrids. But its easy to solve,...use more midrange and don't over do it on the Presence knob. I read the other reviews here and just have one question...WHY would you want to ruin the great tone of this amp with Boss Metal Zone pedal...or any fuzzbox for that matter?! To me the gain channel on this amp sounds like Marshall pumped up with a nice overdrive pedal in the front end, which is what is most commonly done with older Marshalls. Why ruin it with such a tone robber like a Metal Zone? But to each his own. The "clean" channel really isn't a true clean to me. With the gain down and volume up you can get a fab clean but it isn't a sparkling Fender clean, its more of a fat clean. Increasing the gain yeilds a wonderful tubey sounding overdrive that responds just as lovely as the gain channel. Sure it does lack the true depth of a full tube amp BUT it makes up for it in its ability to get a really convincing tube sounding low gain, something the other tranny and hybrids CAN'T. The reverb is the only weak link here. Its nice but not nearly deep enough for my liking. That's the only drawback here.

Just bought it, used. But from what I have heard Trace Elliot is good and their amps are known for being high quality. Its got Celestion Greenback 30's in it for @#$!'s sake, can't be too bad!

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This amp gives off a great tube vibe without the hassles of tubes or the usual crappiness of most tranny amps. In short its awsome. Again, I don't know why more companies can't achieve this?!?! This blows the Marshall Valvestate to hell and does the Marshall sound better at least to my ears.

2 12" Celestion Silver series speakers; Tube preamp; at least 100W rms clean; ability to attach loudspeaker cabinets (if you like it really loud); Three Channels (clean, gain, gain boost); seperate EQ for clean and gain channels; footswitch changes from clean to gain/gain boost or volume II/reverb; effects loop; one imput. Add these features together and you have a very nice combo amp. With this amp I use an Ibanez RX40, DOD FX65 stereo chorus, and BOSS MT-2 metal zone. I play metal, rock, blues, whatever...with this setup I can get a good sound for each.

Channel 1 (clean) is great. It will stay clear at high volume levels. It has its own EQ so you should be able to find whatever sound you want. Channel 2 (gain) is okay for some rock and lead play. The best thing about it is how quiet it is. Channel 3 (gain boost) is great for rock and not bad for metal. It will make some noise, though. Some of the noise may be due to my guitar, however. It's a low-end Ibanez that I will be replacing once I get some $$$. With the MT-2 turned on, however, I need not worry about it (it is as quiet as a mouse when you're not playing). The amp is plenty loud enough for small venues. I'm going to give the sound quality a high rating because the clean channel is so good. I would give the other channels about a 6.

It seems pretty reliable, although I haven't gigged with it. I've been playing for 3 years and do not yet consider myself "gig-worthy." It is definitely loud enough. Living in an apartment building, I rarely turn the volume even a quarter of the way up, for fear that my neighbors might object to the walls falling down. I am giving this amp a 5 for reliability because I've had it only 4 1/2 months and haven't really pushed its capabilities.

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This is only the second amp I've owned. I've played a few comparable Marshalls (VS265, VS100RH w/ 2x12) and Line 6's (flextones). For the price, this amp is the best buy. If I had had more money I probably would've bought a Marshall. However, I am more than satisfied with this SuperTramp. I would probably buy it again if it was lost or stolen. Considering the power of this amp, the wonderful clean tone, coupled with the BOSS MT-2 (which takes care of whatever faults the amp's own distortions may have) and the DOD FX65, I think it is a great amp to have.

the only thing that it it lacks is a multi input but thats quite alright its is a great sounding metal amp. the sound is good and raw i love the tube amp sound

The guitar i use with it has two single coil humbuckers and i use the metal zone MT2 distortion, this trio makes for a killer sound
sounds good in clear tone also.
I play in a hardcore band and when we play in small buildings i dont even hook up to the P A sometimes.

it has not caused me any problems yet not even the tubes

Ive played for just over 6 years now and this is my favorite amp.
Although i havent owned alot ive played with alot.
I would say that over all im very happy with it and would recomend it to my friends. I would more than likely buy another if i took my eyes off it long enough to have it lost or stolen.

The amp is a pretty good raw amp. You can really crank the sound (especially after speaker upgrades) and it can boost out a load. I play rock and jazz, and it's perfect -- not too many annoying features and just enough of an EQ to taste. The boost on the distortion channel is also a great feature!

I bought the amp because it's one of the few that is quiet. Even with the distortion cranked, if you're not playing, neither is it. The distortion is not great, but has a bunch of options so you're bound to find something you can deal with. The boost really gets this thing going! Covers all ranges, low to high extremely well (I've played bass through it (not a good idea) and gotten away with it!).

Well, I think my model happened to be the one out of 5,000 who was faulty. The channel switching system (amongst other things) was out of control, and so it would rapidly click back and forth, even if I turned the master volume off. Kind of scary to have no control over an amp. I had to send it back, and they couldn't even figure it out. Came back fine, but started the problem again after a week. Sent it back again. They couldn't figure it out, so they sent me a brand new one with speaker upgrades, different footswitch, and nice vinyl cover. This one is PERFECT.

At first it's impossible to find out where they are (British-based company, you know), but once you can get a hold of them, they're extremely friendly, and they respond to emails and phonecalls very rapidly. As I said, the replaced my rig, what more could you ask?

Now that it works, I couldn't ask for anything better.

As a relative beginner, this as my first amp was a good buy. Although it set me back #300 i am very pleased with it so far (i've had it a month) It covers every sound i need: The clean channel is amazing and won't break up easily. The gain channel, fitted with a valve preamp, produces nice tones- not as great as i had hoped it would be, but still good (i did have high expectations). It also has a gain boost which can almost emulate a fuzz pedal on full! It comes complete with a footswitch which changes channel and gain boost or, reverb and master boost. The amp has a master volume and a master boost which seems to add colour and tone. The reverb tank is made by belton (22mm) and is much nicer and more subtle than my brothers fender. It has an effects loop (mono) and two speaker outlets taken up by the two celestians. The only things i would change to improve this amp would be to give it a stereo effects loop making use of its two speakers, independant speaker output(s) and possibly a footswitch that covers all 6 sounds.(you have to have two-not very efficient). I use this amp in a band and easily drowns out my friends a 100w amp out and keeps tabs on the drums!

I use a fender mex. tele. Its pickups arn't amazing, but the amp gives them the boost they need. The amp will cover all parts in paranoid android which just about says it all. I'm into alternitive music: Beck Radiohead Manic Street Preachers Sonic Youth and it covers all those. The amp is fairly noisy on the gain channels, but its not horrendous and no more so than most other amps. It feeds back realy easily though at high volumes if your near it (2m)- but that can be a good thing too. With this amp you can go from blues to li-fi or just have nice clean sounds, even jangley in the bridge pickup which is nice. The clean channel holds out well at high volume although i havn't yet had it on full volume- i'm sure this amps louder than it says it is- on the back it says 200w peak?

I think i can depend on it altough thats just wishful thinking! I havn't realy got a clue although its new so i can't imagine anything going wrong. It looks sturdy enough!

I used their e-mail address which works but is fairly slow although they are helpful. (p.s. their website is about 5 yrs out of date for their tramp range- don't go their for info.) Warrenty is for two yrs excluding valves and speakers except under their discretion.

I've been playing about a year and a halve and all i own is my guitar and amp. If it broke got lost/stolen etc. and i was in the same price range i would probably buy it again. I love the clean channel and i like everything else- theres not much to hate! If it went dodgy though i would hate all of it!- everything i buy seems to go wrong 'naturally' or with a helping hand from my brother. I compared it with two fenders, miles more pricey, a performer and hot rod deluxe. - It sounded better than both and was less noisy! I wish it had an aray of effects but, thats not going to happen is it?