I never played a Trace Elliot rig. I have tried them way back when they sounded OK nothing to write home about but what turned me off was the weight, Heavy.  
 
I really like my SWR, the cabinets are very light and the there is plenty of power. The head (SWR 750)  is very heavy but is small and easy to handle. But this rig is an older one (pre-Fender) and after hearing Waynes rig at the Dallas get-together I realize it's time to update.
 
I have an F-1X, which I like so I may just get a good power amp, (QSC seems to be the prefered here). And some good cabinets, I've looking at the Bag-End and Epifini. I just there was some place close that I could try them.

The best cabinets I've heard for a really solid low end thump were the Eden 210XSTs in Mike Pisaneks rig (mentioned above). They do need coupling with something brighter to articulate the highs a bit more.
 
graeme

Ollie,
I really like the Bag End cabinets. This is my current stage rig. 2 - SC18E-C subs, 1 - D10BX-D and 1 - D10B-D. None of them are what I would call light  coming in at 65 to 70 Lbs each but I guess that's why they make hand trucks. One item to note since it makes a difference to some people, the 2X10's are rear ported.  
 
Keith  
 
 

Keith.
 
I'm not worthy.  Would you characterize your rig as loud?

pardon....what did you say??

Brad,
I wouldn't say it's loud so much as Hi-Fi. The current PA my band is using really isn't capable of handling the bass in addition to the keyboards so I pretty much have to push it all from the stage. When we play clubs with adequate PA I can always leave part of it at home.  
 
By the way the JBL's aren't hooked up. They and a Yamaha B100 are all I have left from my 70'-80's rig. That rig also included an Acoustic 370 head and two 301 bottoms. The Bag Ends are much easier to move.  
 
Keith

Graeme; it's hard for me to imagine that the XST's are not bright enough.  That doesn't seem to be a problem with the XLT's.  So I'm wondering, where does Mike have his attenuator set?

Dave,
Based on conversations on the Eden board the XST does not have the mid-range bump the XLT's have. Many folks over there actually use the XST paired with the XLT since is a deeper sounding cabinet.  
 
Keith

Interesting Keith; thanks!

If you look at them, the XLT (and also the METRO, essentially a 210XLT combo) has one set of slot/ports across the bottom, the XST has those vents above and below the drivers.  I don't know the difference internally, but the Eden 210XST seems to be THE thing for a one-box/210 rig, before you step off into the BagEnds, Epifanis, etc.  But I can't imagine either being mids/high shy.
 
J o e y

Right now I am running a Eden 550 through a 210XST.  It does promise all of the bottom it claims.  In the past I used a BagEnd 2X10 with the Alembic F2b and QSC power amp.  To my ears the Alembic/BagEnd setup was MUCH more musical.  Gobs of tone, plenty of low end too.  The Eden stuff is OK, but I would love my old system back.  I have also thought that the 210XST to be not bright enough.  Many times I had to put my ear right against the tweeter to see if it is working.

Speaking of Trace,  I have played extensively through a Trace 350 watt head with the 12-band eq and it rocks pretty hard. Of course, that may have something to do with the Peavey 3X15 cabinet it sits on.  I have to reach up to adjust it!  It's not mine, which is why I'm unsure of the model.  It lives in a friend's practice room, and I love going to play there because I don't have to lug any gear.
 
As for the cabinet, it's the only Peavey 3x15 I've ever seen.  Does anyone know anything about it?

My rig.

Wow! Nice rig, best of both worlds!
 
Here's a new picture of my Wall of death or Wall of deaf

 
 


 
 
More pictures can be found here:WWW.FCBASS.TK (link without the TK popups)
 
Pictures of the Mesa's guts can be found here: Strategy inside out

Reload lost rig picture.  
 
Keith