Hey Rid...

[Sly_D]

Thanks for waking me up bro! What was I thinking :smack:

After many more tests at various volumes, I found the AVT-50 fizzy and annoying and got really depressed trying to search for a modelling/hybrid wannabe amp.

So I put all the useless gear I have for sale, hoped into my car, drove to my favorite Traynor dealer and lifted a near mint YCV50 for the price of a regular one.

And I'm in HEAVEN! :dance:

The YCV50 have EH EL34 tubes and I like em better than 6L6. Creamier. And since it has a master volume instead of a presence like the Wine Red version, you can really cook the preamp tubes buy cranking the channel volume while keeping a reasonable room volume with the Master.

This calls for a clip... I'll be back in the clip section soon :banana:

What the heck, this deserves a whole bunch of bananas!

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Hum... sorry o

Cheers bro! :beerchug:

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Hey Rid...

Ah most cool, I have heard nothing but praise about that amp
Will look forward to a clip
Congrats....and please keep it for sometime now
Niels

 

[nuntius]

Re: Hey Rid...

Yeah, my old guitar teacher used to praise Traynor amps. They're hard to find over here though, nobody seems to stock them.

Glad you're happy with the amp

 

[SoCalSteve]

Re: Hey Rid...

Excellent! That's a great bang for the buck amp. The master volume was one of the deciding factors for me also.

 

[Sly_D]

Re: Hey Rid...

Thanks guys. Well, obviously, since these are made in Canada, there are plenty of them here.

And no, this one will go nowhere, I plan to bring it 6 feet under with me

I still have testing to do but I really think this is as close as I can get to my personal holy grail. This is the perfect hard rock tone for me.

Next item on my list now is a SM57 mic to capture this amazing tone.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Hey Rid...

Just remembered...lol I am getting old
Tried one a few months ago, it was like a Plexi Marshall in some ways
The drive was really good, dark and with a good bite, just how we love it

 

[Sly_D]

Re: Hey Rid...

I also think it's quite plexi-like. It's in a spot somewhere between a Plexi and a JCM-800. Plenty of gain when cranked... creamy and dark. VERY nice

What I wonder now is what bridge pickup I'll choose for this amp. I have the impression a JB would be very nice with it. Or a 59, which is ALWAYS nice. Maybe a Custom too.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Hey Rid...

Yours have the V-30 speaker??
I think it is one of the few amps that sounds nice with that one