Tone Up Your Tone With The Trace Elliot Transit B Bass Preamp And Effects Unit

The Transit B pedal is a professional grade preamp for the discerning bassist. Built-in tools for tone shaping like Pre-shape, 5 band semi-parametric EQ and dual band Compressor are easy to use and easy to tweak on the fly. Features like Drive with blend control and built-in bass enhancement add to the tonal options available. The back-lit control panel becomes the chromatic tuner for accurate tuning. Built-in Pre and Post XLR balanced output, dry output and headphone output give the user the ins and outs they need.

• Color coordinated backlit controls
  
• Passive/Active switch
• Pre-shape switch for the classic Trace Elliot EQ curve
• Drive control with blend knob, footswitchable
• 5 band semi-parametric EQ with defeat switch
• Dual band compressor with defeat switch
• Mute/Tune switch
• Built-in chromatic tuner
• Input Gain and Output Level controls
• Line level, instrument level and dry outputs
• Pre and Post balanced XLR outputs with Ground Lift
• Aux input
• Phones output

Nominal INPUT Level:

• PASSIVE = -1.41 dBV
  
• ACTIVE = 4.60 dBV

Maximum INPUT Level:

• PASSIVE = 4.60 dBV
  
• ACTIVE = 10.9 dBV

Input Impedance:

• PASSIVE = 500k Ohms
  
• ACTIVE = 44k Ohms

Nominal Dry Out Level:

• 0.00 dBV
  

Nominal INST Output Level:

• -10 dBV
  

INST Output Impedance:

• 1k Ohms
  

Nominal LINE OUTPUT Level:

• 1.78 dBV (+4 dBu)
  

LINE OUTPUT Impedance:

• 1k Ohms
  

Nominal D.I. PRE Level:

• 1.78 dBV (+4 dBu)
  

Nominal D.I. POST Level:

• 1.78 dBV (+4 dBu)
  

Equalization:

• BASS = +/- 15 dB @ 117 Hz; Q = 0.91
  
• LO-MID = +/- 15 dB @ 279 Hz; Q = 0.89
• MID = +/- 15 dB @ 664 Hz; Q = 0.88
• HI-MID = +/- 15 dB @ 1.73 kHz; Q = 0.74
• TREBLE = +/- 15 dB @ 4.95 kHz; Q = 0.73

AUX IN Level:

• Nominal = 1.78 dBV (+4 dBu)
  
• AUX IN input impedance = 10k Ohms

PHONES Output Level:

• Minimum load impedance = 4 Ohms
  
• Maximum output power at minimum load = 500 mW (rms) 

COMPRESSION:

• Two-band compressor with crossover point at 333 Hz and option to place the compressor either before or after the EQUALISATION controls in the signal chain.
  

DRIVE:

• Special valve-emulated overdrive circuit with 50% dry vs. distorted mix when BLEND is set to 12 o’clock.
  

PRE-SHAPE:

• The classic and proprietary Trace Elliot bass EQ curve.
  

Power Supply (included):

• 9V DC (negative tip) @ 900 mA
  

Manufacturer: Peavey
Model: 03615880
SKU: I451685-N-1-WHXA
UPC: 014367655155

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