Ampeg V4 / Traynor YBA/ Mesa Buster

[rnilson]

These are the tube amps I am looking at getting. (Well one of them.)
They all seem to run in the $500-$600 range used.
What are the real tonal differences.
They will be running a Mesa Powerhouse 115/210.

[geezerjpj]

Which Traynor? YBA-200 or YBA-3......of the two I'd probably with YBA-3. And it would probably be a toss up form me btwn the YBA-3 and the V-4

[rnilson]

Sorry, YBA-200

[RickenBoogie]

Idk much about Traynor amps, but between the Mesa and Ampeg, they couldn't be any less similar. The V4B is warm, fat, round, classic Ampeg, while the Buster, (one of my favorite amps), is almost solid state sounding, it's so punchy and sharp. Still has the full rich tube thing, but nothing like the V4B.