the Traynor YBA-200 thread

[cymbop]

A year ago I got a '74 SVT and finally found The Tone in My Head. My poor Traynor was almost completely forgotten. Last night on a whim I set it up on the 810e and went to town on the YBA-200. And after lots of twiddling, it sounded damn close to the SVT.

The settings were Gain 4-6, Treble 0, bright off, Mid 10 (yes), Range 4.5, Bass 2, Scoop inactive, Resonance 1, and Master 5-6. I play a P-bass with flatwounds and tone control full-open. For what it's worth, one preamp tube is swapped out for lower gain.

It was so close to my hallowed Ampeg that I think I'm going to have to take it out to the next gig, to see if it sounds as good in the band setting.

My bandleader calls Traynor "The Canadian Peavey" not only because they're positioned similarly on the market spectrum, but also because their tone controls are designed to offer such wide adjustment that you can go from Good to Suck with just a pretty slight twist of a knob.

Yee-hah for the YBA-200.

 

[MIJ-VI]

A year ago I got a '74 SVT and finally found The Tone in My Head. My poor Traynor was almost completely forgotten. Last night on a whim I set it up on the 810e and went to town on the YBA-200. And after lots of twiddling, it sounded damn close to the SVT.

The settings were Gain 4-6, Treble 0, bright off, Mid 10 (yes), Range 4.5, Bass 2, Scoop inactive, Resonance 1, and Master 5-6. I play a P-bass with flatwounds and tone control full-open. For what it's worth, one preamp tube is swapped out for lower gain.

It was so close to my hallowed Ampeg that I think I'm going to have to take it out to the next gig, to see if it sounds as good in the band setting.

My bandleader calls Traynor "The Canadian Peavey" not only because they're positioned similarly on the market spectrum, but also because their tone controls are designed to offer such wide adjustment that you can go from Good to Suck with just a pretty slight twist of a knob.

Yee-hah for the YBA-200.

Hmm... I've long considered Peavey (and Carvin as well) to be the 'American Traynor'.

All three brands = solid & affordable amplification for the working musician.

 

[MIJ-VI]

Piping in to say I bought the low gain kit from Eurotubes and it changed this amp into the perfect tone for me. If I turn the gain up to about 8 I get really stable and even distortion with out breaking up. I am playing it through a ampeg 4x10.
Any body try Schroeder 1212's or Aguilar DB112's or Bergantino Ht112/EX112? Which one do you like best and why. What would be the most efficient lightest option? Price doesn't matter. Just need a portable cab for coffee shops and practice.
I like a lot of low end some low mids and very little highs if that helps with your advice of comments.

These would be worth including in your search.

 

[MIJ-VI]

Anyone know where i can try one of these out near NYC. I called two places listed on their dealer list but one hasnt carried their stuff for two years and the other one is now predominantly DJ equipment.

There are three Yorkie/Traynor dealers in Brooklyn.

 

[Loudthud]

If anyone is interested in why the export transformer is bigger than the US transformer it's because most places in the world the line frequency is 50Hz. The US transformer is 60Hz only and will run hot at 50Hz.

 

[bluespenny]

This post...
"And after lots of twiddling, it sounded damn close to the SVT.
The settings were Gain 4-6, Treble 0, bright off, Mid 10 (yes), Range 4.5, Bass 2, Scoop inactive, Resonance 1, and Master 5-6. I play a P-bass with flatwounds and tone control full-open. For what it's worth, one preamp tube is swapped out for lower gain."

...is by far the best thing I've read here in 12 pages of postings, at least from the POV of a solid state player who just jumped on the YBA-200 bandwagon.
Any other Traynor vets out there willing to share their sound settings?

Mike in calgary

 

[mattq]

Any other Traynor vets out there willing to share their sound settings

here's what worked for me for the past couple years; (in o'clocks) gain-1, treble-10:30, bright switch off, mid-5 (max), range-7 (min), bass-4, scoop off, resonance-7 (min), and master- 1 or 2

 

[the_hook]

I'm just gathering info, but I'm wondering if the YBA200 can work with my current cab setup;

a Bag End D10X-D 2x10 (400w @ 4 ohms)
a Bag End S18E-D 1x18 (400w @ 8 ohms)

I see the amp can go to 2 ohms, just wondering how it would handle this mismatched setup (or if it can).

 

[megadan]

I'm just gathering info, but I'm wondering if the YBA200 can work with my current cab setup;

a Bag End D10X-D 2x10 (400w @ 4 ohms)
a Bag End S18E-D 1x18 (400w @ 8 ohms)

I see the amp can go to 2 ohms, just wondering how it would handle this mismatched setup (or if it can).

IMHO this setup would be fine running off the 4 ohm tap.

Other's may disagree. You may find yourself with shorter tube life or tonal differences.

 

[the_hook]

IMHO this setup would be fine running off the 4 ohm tap.

Other's may disagree. You may find yourself with shorter tube life or tonal differences.

If the amp can handle to 2 ohms why would you put it at the 4 ohm switch? Or is that all there is and it's redline is 2 ohms since it's all tubes?

 

[Chef]

4 ohms+8 ohms= 2.67 ohms...as 2.67 is closer to 2 than 4, I'd run off the 2 ohm tap.

ymmv; etc.

 

[the_hook]

4 ohms+8 ohms= 2.67 ohms...as 2.67 is closer to 2 than 4, I'd run off the 2 ohm tap.

ymmv; etc.

Now the question is that they are safe at 2 ohms, but will the 4 ohm cab draw more wattage and sound louder? Or will they overlap and in a sense get less overall wattage?

 

[Magical_Merlin]

Here is a pic of my Traynor and an Avatar 410 Neo.

 

[megadan]

If the amp can handle to 2 ohms why would you put it at the 4 ohm switch? Or is that all there is and it's redline is 2 ohms since it's all tubes?

4 ohms+8 ohms= 2.67 ohms...as 2.67 is closer to 2 than 4, I'd run off the 2 ohm tap.

ymmv; etc.

There is no 2 ohm tap on the YBA-200, thus my original advice

Now the question is that they are safe at 2 ohms, but will the 4 ohm cab draw more wattage and sound louder? Or will they overlap and in a sense get less overall wattage?

It depends on the cabs; in general, yes, you could end up with more power in the 4 ohm cab, but if that 4 ohm is a 15", for example, and the 8 is a 4x10, it might balance out. You'll just have to try it and see.

 

[the_hook]

It depends on the cabs; in general, yes, you could end up with more power in the 4 ohm cab, but if that 4 ohm is a 15", for example, and the 8 is a 4x10, it might balance out. You'll just have to try it and see.

The 4 ohm is 2x10, 8 ohm is 18. The guy I bought the 18 from had an Ampeg tube amp and ran both for me. The sound was unreal...thus the idea of a tube amp, that's well built and not crazy expensive. A local store that sells them also rents, so I'm thinking of renting for a month and using it at a gig shortly after with both cabs. Would be mucho interesting...

 

[twinfallsbass]

You can run those cabs, but the output power drops when you go below a 4ohm load.

 

[the_hook]

You can run those cabs, but the output power drops when you go below a 4ohm load.

Interesting. When you see power outputs on an amp that can do 8, 4 and 2 ohms, the 2 ohm wattage is always the highest, the 8 ohm the lowest.

Is there a way to calculate how much the drop will be?

 

[maevinj]

Interesting. When you see power outputs on an amp that can do 8, 4 and 2 ohms, the 2 ohm wattage is always the highest, the 8 ohm the lowest.

Is there a way to calculate how much the drop will be?

Don't hold me to this, but I thought I read in another thread about the yba200 ,that it drops down to 180 watts @ 2 ohms. Best bet would be to contact Traynor

 

[twinfallsbass]

Actually it's 160W @ 2ohms. I personally have tried this and you can definitely see the difference.

 

[maevinj]

Actually it's 160W @ 2ohms. I personally have tried this and you can definitely see the difference.

Thanks for the correction. I knew i was lower