Members teeth Posted April 22, 2005 Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 i bought the amp a few weeks back and took it directly to the tech.(western reserve audio in lakewood) has all the tubes replaced and everything gone over, andthey told me that everything on the inside looked practically new. i picked it up this afternoon and immediately tried it out. HOLY SMOKES!!!VOLUME!!!TONE!!!SUSTAIN!!! i am completely happy and amazed right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonny guitar Posted April 22, 2005 Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 Your 1/4 of the way to being an honourary Canadian; Buy yourself a Leaf's Jersey, crack open a Labbatts, and listen to some Gordon Lightfoot and your there. Old Traynors are awesome I have 2 of them and have owned another 3 in the past and all of them were awesome amps for build quality and sound. edit: and loud is because traynor rates in clean watts instead of fully saturated watts.....huge difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members teeth Posted April 22, 2005 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 thank you kind canadian for granting me asylum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mugglesport Posted April 22, 2005 Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 damnit im so {censored}ing jealous..... but while we're posting pics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ickystay Posted April 22, 2005 Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 I bought one for my nephew. I was amazed when my nearing retirement age postman rang my doorbell with this {censored}ing monster in his arms. The look on his face was priceless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tubehead Posted April 22, 2005 Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 I love my Traynor Mark III head, except when I have to move it. She's 100 watts of real tube power, with cooling fan, and the most monstrous tranny you've ever seen - or lifted for that matter. At 47 pounds the head alone outweighs most of those modern little girly-man combos ... And did somebody say LOUD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clayton explode Posted April 22, 2005 Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 I use to own a yba-1 when i was younger. Sounded amazing for heavy stuff. I can see these becoming the next sunn 0))) amp in the future. People south of the border are starting to discover these in droves. Stoner rock heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mugglesport Posted April 22, 2005 Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 Originally posted by tubehead I love my Traynor Mark III head, except when I have to move it. She's 100 watts of real tube power, with cooling fan, and the most monstrous tranny you've ever seen - or lifted for that matter. At 47 pounds the head alone outweighs most of those modern little girly-man combos ... And did somebody say LOUD? WOW. Thats one pound heavier than my YCV40 COMBO.......jeez.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mugglesport Posted April 22, 2005 Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 By the way: Wish I could snag this one....its not my auction. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10171&item=7316885236&rd=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonny guitar Posted April 22, 2005 Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 Originally posted by mugglesport By the way:Wish I could snag this one....its not my auction.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10171&item=7316885236&rd=1 I have a YRM-1 and I can vouch that they are killer amps that are very Fender Blackface meets Hiwattish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mugglesport Posted April 22, 2005 Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 Has anyone tried any of the Traynor Bass heads with guitar? Wonder if you can get good results with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members doug deeper Posted April 22, 2005 Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 i play a custom reverb!best/longest verb ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teeth Posted April 22, 2005 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 this yba-3 is a bass amp, and claytons yba- 1 is as well. so far my impression is that it is sounds GREAT. Originally posted by mugglesport Has anyone tried any of the Traynor Bass heads with guitar? Wonder if you can get good results with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teeth Posted April 22, 2005 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2005 also, i'd like to add that my initial impression of the tone is that it is quite similar to mybandmates hiwatt 200.very thick and warm sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonny guitar Posted April 23, 2005 Members Share Posted April 23, 2005 Originally posted by tubehead At 47 pounds the head alone outweighs most of those modern little girly-man combos ... And did somebody say LOUD? My traynor 68 Yba-1A head with choke was over 90 lbs:eek: and it would belt out about 90 CLEAN watts....crazy loud. Look at this iron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teeth Posted April 23, 2005 Author Members Share Posted April 23, 2005 one bump for the sake of damaging hearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clayton explode Posted April 24, 2005 Members Share Posted April 24, 2005 traynor's are the best kept secret in amplifiers. good purchase mr. teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members supascoopa Posted April 24, 2005 Members Share Posted April 24, 2005 i found hotrod yba1 on that site http://www.profoundeffects.com/greece check the sound samples at the bottom. while it probably doesn't sound like your typical yba1 at all, it's the sound i'm looking for - can anyone tell me what amps sound like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Tortoise Posted April 24, 2005 Members Share Posted April 24, 2005 What is/are the most desirable models for Traynor amps? From what timeframe? What kinds of sounds are in them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bikehorn Posted April 24, 2005 Members Share Posted April 24, 2005 goddamn, a YBA-3!i wanted one so badly and i almost grabbed one...but it was gone by the time i made it all the way to downtown toronto. I presently rock a YGM-3 and i love it...almost picked up a 1978 YGL-3 Mark III(Traynor's KICKASS take on a Twin) but ran out of money, and had to let it go. and it was in french too! talk about unique. That YBA-3 you have is one amazing amp...it is capable of about 130-140 watts sustained, apparently and if you replace the tubes with 6550 and bias it properly, you can achieve 200 watts without any undue stress. very nice if you want to use it as a bass amp, just as it was intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bikehorn Posted April 24, 2005 Members Share Posted April 24, 2005 Originally posted by The Tortoise What is/are the most desirable models for Traynor amps? From what timeframe? What kinds of sounds are in them? pretty much anything! Traynor didn't make very many stinkers. the YBA-1 is very popular because its circuit resembles the old Marshall Plexis of its era, but some claim Peter Traynor actually improved it. he even juiced up the original 50-watt YBA-1 to make the YBA-1A develop 90 watts with only two EL34s! the mysterious thing about these amps is that the tubes last a long damn time. but if you aren't bent on having a Plexi-type amp, Traynors came in all kinds of flavours...my YGM-3 gives me a slight Vox flavour to its sound. the tremolo is absolutely matchless....you'll never hear tremolo with that kind of balls anywhere else. and the unique thing is it has a closed back, not open like most 1x12 combos so it's rather snappy with the response. just for fun i replaced the original Marsland speaker with a Celestion Rocket 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Tortoise Posted April 24, 2005 Members Share Posted April 24, 2005 bikehorn, thanks for the replies. {censored}, this just makes one other amp that I'll have to jump on and buy if I see a good deal in the classifieds, and end up keeping instead of selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teeth Posted April 24, 2005 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2005 tortoise:i played a 50w traynor (yga-1?) a few months ago.i loved the sound of it. reminded me of a crossbetween a mesa mk3 and maybe a vox. i know a few people who have owned variousmodels of traynors, both guitar and bass amps,used mainly for guitar. i really dont think there is a bad choice from the classic pre-yorkville era. i am under the impression, but may be wrong, thatthe guitar and bass amps were almost identical inside. the primary difference between equivalent models being reverb or trem for guitar, and bass expanders, etc on the bass models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teeth Posted April 24, 2005 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2005 Originally posted by bikehorn goddamn, a YBA-3!i wanted one so badly and i almost grabbed one...bI presently rock a YGM-3 and i love it...That YBA-3 you have is one amazing amp...it is capable of about 130-140 watts sustained, apparently and if you replace the tubes with 6550 and bias it properly, you can achieve 200 watts without any undue stress. very nice if you want to use it as a bass amp, just as it was intended. i would love to try out a ygm... it had the equivalent of el34s (6ca7s) in it when i bought it. i had svetlana el34s installed and oh my god. as mentioned earlier in this thread, traynor rated their amps rms at the max before clipping. they sold the yba-3 cs as a 130 watt amp. let me tell you, though. this thing can definitely keep up with my bandmates hiwatt 200. LOUD it would also be a sin if i told you how much i got this for. sorry...had to throw a little gloating in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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