Opinions on Trace Elliot Velocette amp?

[Brad Bechtel]

I'm looking for a good small amp for lap steel guitar use.   By "good" I mean small 
and inexpensive with decent tone. One that's been recommended to me is the Trace 
Elliot Velocette.  Unfortunately it seems to have been discontinued.

Does anyone know about these amps (particularly where I can get one)?  I've read the 
reviews at Harmony Central (http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data) and they're 
pretty positive.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Opinions on Trace Elliot Velocette amp?

[Jason Lewis]

Brad (and anyone else out thh might be interested),

I don't know the Trace-Elliot amp of which you speak, but the best amp I have ever 
heard a lap steel played through is a Fender Pro Junior. I think it's an 8 or 12 watt 
amp and the tone is without compare. My band (Star City) used one extensively in the 
sessions for our record and it's very warm and fat with a nice amount of bite if you 
drive the tubes hard.

A close second is a Fender Super Champ, which is  a little easier to find.

I don't know where you're located, but I would check out your local Buy  Sell-type 
papers. Some people are selling these thing for really cheap because ton't know what 
they have, but the people who know are starting to charge more for them.

Hope this helps.

J