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prscustom24
05-13-2005, 08:43 PM
Traynor YCV20WR arrived last night.

http://www.yorkville.com/images/products/sm_ycv20wr.jpg

Sounds mighty fine all by its lonesome. Gets its first workout with the group tonight. Will let you know how that goes.
reverbbb
05-13-2005, 10:07 PM
Sharp! I've been hearing more & more about the new generation of Traynors. Musician's Headquarters in Balch Springs seems to be the only dealer around here. Therefore, I have not had a chance to play any. The new blue one with two EL34s caught my attension. But I think you got it right on this one.

Hey, you and I are going to have to get together and trade some chops. I know we have talked about it before, but I have been a scatter brain lately. LMK.
Crunchyriff
05-13-2005, 11:45 PM
I've got the YCV80Q combo and it's a great amp.
stephen
05-14-2005, 04:06 PM
..... but I have been a scatter brain lately. LMK.

Only lately?


I'm sorry Roger, I couldnt help myself!

Oh, bad webmaster, bad webmaster! :poke:
kewlpack
05-14-2005, 04:28 PM
Rev - when are we doing the next Jam bro?!
SAguitar
05-14-2005, 10:41 PM
Right on, PRS! I too have heard great reports on those Traynors. :cool:
prscustom24
05-17-2005, 07:45 PM
Well, it's great to have a class A amp in the kit again after 4 decades, and this Traynor's a keeper. I can see why Traynor amps have the street cred that they do. Sits well in the mix, dead-quiet at idle, very easy to dial up whatever tone I need. Plenty o' volume from 15 watts for small rooms. The Greenback provides enough low-end punch and enough glass but never feels like an icepick through the eardrums. Although there's apparently not much power stage nor cone breakup going on in this amp -- virtually all of the dirt seems to be preamp distortion -- I'm surprised that a non-AlNiCo basket can sound this good. The 'verb in a lot of small amps is often unusable -- either too dry or too "The Ventures in Outer Space" -- but this one has plenty of usable range. At less than 45 lbs, my back appreciates the packaging.

Got it from American Musical Supply for $549 & change, free shipping.

Hey Rev, cycle back around, OK? I have old timers' disease myself!