This is from an ongoing series of private messages with GuitarStv about whether Traynor amps would be right for me:
I wanted to tell you about my Sunday trip to a store to try out the YCV20WR and YCV40WR. It was very interesting.
I tried out both amps this way:
Clean channel alone.
Dirty channel alone.
MI Audio Crunch box into both channels.
Analogman SD/808/Silver into both channels.
My Boss GT-8 into the effects return, to play it through the power amp only.
My guitar was a 89 Am Std Strat, maple board, Bill Lawrence L-500L bridge and L-465 neck.
I had tried out the 20WR and the 50Blue previously at another store. The 20 is a good amp. But it just does not make me happy. I have never been a fan of the EL84 "chime," really. All my sampling before and this weekend through this amp did not excite me. While it is a good little amp, it didn't thrill me.
At my previous test, the YCV 50Blue gives a great marshall dirty tone in its dirty channel. The GT-8 through the effects return of the 50Blue was really superb. The clean channel, owever, was fairly dark, and didn't really thrill me.
My favorite was the YCV40WR. Both pedals, sounded good, but especially the analogman/808/silver! I've never heard that pedal sound so good. I was thinking of selling it. Now, NO WAY!
The clean channel alone was really great, too.
Fendery bright cleans, shimmer and lots of crisp high end.
Dirty channel was good, especially with the crunch box.
What really surprised me was the GT-8 through the effects return. That GT-8 came alive! Brighter than the real amp models would be, but still really alive. When I played my pro-reverb amp model on the GT8 and hit the "warm" OD, it was amazing! Really a great sound. Better than through my Atomic, which has EL84's.
Most people who love the atomic play through a POD. I am thinking of picking up a YCV 40. Fender cleans, loves pedals, and my 8 through the back just rocked! I can use that happily a number of ways.....
Of course, it may just be the Vintage 30 that makes it so awesome.... I tried my Peavey Classic 30 through a Legacy 1 x 12 with a V30, and that amp came alive, too!
I think I may post this for everybody's edification.:dance:
I wanted to tell you about my Sunday trip to a store to try out the YCV20WR and YCV40WR. It was very interesting.
I tried out both amps this way:
Clean channel alone.
Dirty channel alone.
MI Audio Crunch box into both channels.
Analogman SD/808/Silver into both channels.
My Boss GT-8 into the effects return, to play it through the power amp only.
My guitar was a 89 Am Std Strat, maple board, Bill Lawrence L-500L bridge and L-465 neck.
I had tried out the 20WR and the 50Blue previously at another store. The 20 is a good amp. But it just does not make me happy. I have never been a fan of the EL84 "chime," really. All my sampling before and this weekend through this amp did not excite me. While it is a good little amp, it didn't thrill me.
At my previous test, the YCV 50Blue gives a great marshall dirty tone in its dirty channel. The GT-8 through the effects return of the 50Blue was really superb. The clean channel, owever, was fairly dark, and didn't really thrill me.
My favorite was the YCV40WR. Both pedals, sounded good, but especially the analogman/808/silver! I've never heard that pedal sound so good. I was thinking of selling it. Now, NO WAY!
The clean channel alone was really great, too.
Fendery bright cleans, shimmer and lots of crisp high end.
Dirty channel was good, especially with the crunch box.
What really surprised me was the GT-8 through the effects return. That GT-8 came alive! Brighter than the real amp models would be, but still really alive. When I played my pro-reverb amp model on the GT8 and hit the "warm" OD, it was amazing! Really a great sound. Better than through my Atomic, which has EL84's.
Most people who love the atomic play through a POD. I am thinking of picking up a YCV 40. Fender cleans, loves pedals, and my 8 through the back just rocked! I can use that happily a number of ways.....
Of course, it may just be the Vintage 30 that makes it so awesome.... I tried my Peavey Classic 30 through a Legacy 1 x 12 with a V30, and that amp came alive, too!
I think I may post this for everybody's edification.:dance:
