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Topic: Traynor tube amps |
Bill Miller
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Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 8 Mar 2005 11:42 am |
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I had an opportunity to try a Traynor 'YCV40WR' 40 watt tube amp at our rehearsal last week. I played my Carter steel through it and also my Stratocaster electric. It sounded just incredible with my Fender...especially the warm bell-like tones of the clean channel. With some tweaking it sounded very good with my Carter steel as well but at 40 watts I don't think it would have enough headroom to be clean at stage volumes. It is VERY loud for 40 watts though.
However, Traynor also has the YCV80 tube amp at 80 watts and two 12 inch speakers instead of one. Like the 40 watt model, it has also been getting rave reviews from the six string electric crowd. The clean channel is supposedly awesome but the lead channel is winning a lot of praise too. Just wondering if anyone has tried the 80 watt version for steel? Someone claimed it compares really well with a vintage Fender Twin Reverb but with a bit darker overall tone. Apparently the Traynor amps have always been very good but the new models are supposed to be exceptional. If anyone's interested you can find a lot of talk about both of these amps on the 'Harmony Central' website. No feedback from steel players yet though.[This message was edited by Bill Miller on 08 March 2005 at 11:43 AM.] |
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2005 5:59 pm
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| Bill.. I played steel through several ORIGINAL Traynor amps.. they are excellent steel guitar amps.. If the new ones are as good, they will sound fine with a pedal steel .. IF you like tubes!!!... There are relatively few here that still use tubes... Its probably 20-1 solid state to tubes.... bob |
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Bill Miller
From:
Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 8 Mar 2005 6:43 pm
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Hi Bob. Yes, it's pretty much a solid state world for steel players these days with a few notable exceptions. On the other hand an awful lot of people seem to be jumping on Brad Sarno's SGBB so the tube sound must still have wide appeal.
I play both steel and six string electric lead through my Session 400 Ltd (which has the Peavey mod kit) It sounds great for steel. But to get a passable sound for my Fender Strat I'm having to use a Boss Equalizer stomp box for some sparkle. It's a common dilema I guess....not many amps do both instruments well. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to get a Traynor YCV40 to use with my Fender though....a couple of hours with that thing has me addicted. Dragging around two amps is a setback however. [This message was edited by Bill Miller on 08 March 2005 at 06:45 PM.] |
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Andy Greatrix
From:
Edmonton Alberta
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Posted 8 Mar 2005 7:23 pm
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I have the Trayner eighty watt two twelves tube amp. I had trouble with the low end until I added a Yorkville two hundred watt sub-woofer, which is only fortyfive pounds. Now Have transister bottom and tube top. The Trayner amp is made by Yorkville sound.
I have a great sounding bi-amped situation. |
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 9 Mar 2005 1:16 pm
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| I tried my Sho-Bud through the overdrive channel of one of these amps and I got an excellent blues slide guitar sound. There's nothing like a naturally overdriven tube amp to get a good distorted sound for PSG. |
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Bill Miller
From:
Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 9 Mar 2005 2:00 pm
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| Leslie, when you say "one of these amps" ...are you referring to the the 40 watt model I mentioned or an 80 watt? I didn't have the loan of this amp...one of the other guys in the band did and I'll not have another chance to try it. I'd really like to use it for a night onstage and see how much clean volume it will push with my steel. I know it will do overdriven beautifully. And with my six string electric it is just magical. This amp didn't win a Guitar Player Magazine Editor's Choice award for nothing. [This message was edited by Bill Miller on 09 March 2005 at 02:44 PM.] |
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 9 Mar 2005 6:17 pm
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| I meant the 40 watt model. The one I tried was a special edition autographed by Pete Traynor. It had a Celestion Vintage 30 speaker in it instead of the stock Celestion 7080. |
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