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ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« on: December 30, 2009, 09:59:14 PM »
just picked this up for $250.


its a YGL-3A all original in perfect condition. even has the original Phillips tubes. the guy said he almost never used it 'cause it was too loud.?! i like loud!! how can an amp be too loud? but i only played it real low because i got home at like 10 o'clock and have neighbors. but tomorrow i'll open 'er up. it's a guitar amp. which i could use since i'm doin' another band now. but i hope its also good for bass.
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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2009, 11:03:17 PM »
It's just a few preamp mods away from being a bass amp, and that's only if you don't like how it sounds now. Those Philips output tubes are either Mullards or Siemens, and you could pull them and sell them for enough to buy a set of 6CA7's (same type as those EL34's more or less, but much better for bass and a lot tougher) and mod the amp to be better for bass. BTW, Traynor's are killer, but all their amps, even their bass amps, are voiced a little bright.
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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2009, 11:24:12 PM »
Great score!

I have a few solid state Traynor TS-200 heads and love'em for bass. Psycho's right, they're voiced bright, but I go for a bright tone anyway, so it works well for me.

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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2009, 12:17:14 PM »
Great score!  Those are nice heads.  I had one years ago but traded it to a buddy of mine. 
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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2009, 01:09:55 PM »
Nice score ! Traynor one of the best kept secrets of bassdom !
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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2010, 11:09:32 AM »
Nice... 8)

Talking of original valves...  my spares... ;D

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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2010, 12:11:49 PM »
Very nice, Ken!
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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2010, 07:53:58 PM »
IT"S MULLARD SEASON!!! blammity, blam, blam pow (reload) blam, blam, pow blammity blam ...oops too much republican showing!! (reload) blam. ;D ;D

good score rat!!

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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2010, 08:48:46 PM »
i played my LPB-1 bass with this thru my 4x10+1x15 SVT cab,and it sounds awesome just the way it is. and dead quiet when i stop. even the reverb sounds cool with the bass.it's a little clean for guitard.?
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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2010, 10:07:53 PM »
Quote from: Psycho Bass Guy on December 30, 2009, 11:03:17 PM
It's just a few preamp mods away from being a bass amp, and that's only if you don't like how it sounds now. Those Philips output tubes are either Mullards or Siemens, and you could pull them and sell them for enough to buy a set of 6CA7's (same type as those EL34's more or less, but much better for bass and a lot tougher) and mod the amp to be better for bass. BTW, Traynor's are killer, but all their amps, even their bass amps, are voiced a little bright.
the stock tubes are 6CA7's and thats whats in there. but they don't say anything else.how can i tell? they say Philips on the plastic base.
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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2010, 12:22:50 PM »
Great score!
Congrats!
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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2010, 04:55:00 PM »
Quote from: SKATE RAT on January 02, 2010, 10:07:53 PM
the stock tubes are 6CA7's and thats whats in there. but they don't say anything else.how can i tell? they say Philips on the plastic base.

I'm pretty sure those aren't true 6CA7's. 6CA7's are beam tetrodes and have fatter bottles. Those look like pentode EL34's; you can tell by the skinny bottles and that Philips never made true 6CA7's. Sylvania did before Philips bought them, but Philips discontinued the US-made only 6CA7 and marketed their Yugoslavian and German-made EL34's as 6CA7's. They may even be relabelled Mullards.

 Since the EL34 and 6CA7 are pin and bias interchangable, you will often find them labelled as either or both from many manufacturers and often mistakenly described as the wrong type, even by tube dealers. If you can get some up close pics of them, I can tell you more, but from the shot you have, I'm 90% sure those are not actually 6CA7's, but EL34's labelled as such. It's not really a huge deal, but 6CA7's have higher peak current capabilities and gentler transfer curves, and as such, have bigger bottom than EL34's.
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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2010, 08:37:21 PM »
sorry my camera broke. those pics are from the CL listing
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Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2010, 07:37:24 PM »
hey psycho bass. the Traynor is great just the way it is. but i have a Plush Royal Bass head, that needs an overhaul. it works but makes a lot of noise. it has 4 Sovtek 6L6's that were put in, in 2000. its maybe 100 Watts. i'm not sure how old the pre amp tubes are?what can you recomend that would give me more balls.i want to get it as loud and dirty as i can.i also have an empty Sunn 2X15 cab,any idea what speakers i should get? i think i'll get a 2nd 2X15 later on. i need to convert it to a 3 prong as well since it keeps picking up Mexican radio stations.
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« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2010, 08:25:28 PM »
ok i sorta got my camera working. i need a new cf card. it keeps freezing up and wont turn off,so i keep pullin ' the battery out.but i got some pics....first the Traynor.


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