History:
Purchase: Got this glorious tone-glutton from Texas Music Emporium on 1960. Walked in, asked about tube amps and the salesman directed me towards the amp of my dreams. The prodigal son had returned. Once I plugged in I had to have it. Was on sale for $499.00 and then he threw in an amp-stand for $25. Overall it cost me near $550.00, friggin WELL SPENT!!!
What I Like About This Unit: 40 watts, don't be mistaken, in a well-built amp like this 40 watts seems like 200!! 3 12ax7a preamp tubs, 2 6l6g8 power amp tubes. Autobalancing bias supply, low-noise power supply, 12" celestion speaker. Clean channel and OD channel, with boost makes it like 3 channels. Bright switch on clean fills room with shimmery goodness. Comes with pedal. Core overdrive on this amp is creamy and warm with sweet tube distortion. Clean channel is soft and saturated. Rich gain structure. Extremely loud when turned up. Quite frankly, best amp I have ever had the honor of playing.
What I Do NOT Like About The Traynor YCV40: I would have to say NOTHING!! This amp is perfect. It was the GuitarPlayer Editors Pick for pete's sake!!!You can't go wrong with this baby.
YCV40 Quality: Strong, durable plywood construction with beautiful bluish black tolex and chrome plated corners. Perforated steel grille.
Summary: Bottom Line-This is the first and last amp I'd ever need. If ever stolen I would hunt down the man that did it and get a brutal revenge...and then I would replace the amp as soon as possible. Excellent amp for gigging, when mic'd this amp sounds GORGEOUS! Best amp I've ever played.
Rating of this product: 5
This Traynor Guitar Amplifiers Review Submitted By: Chris Grounds
Date: 2003-07-26
Traynor YCV40 Guitar Amplifiers
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