Vintage Traynor?

[Pullman?]

Alright, my uncle offered me his old traynor amp, but im not too sure if i should take it seeing as i only have limited space.
Its a YGA-1 Signature Head paired with a YC 610. should i make room for it or just let it pass?

 

[DaZombieWoof]

The head is 2 parts HiWatt and one Marshall, about 50 watts. Don't remember if the 6-10 was that good for bass. They had an 8-10 that was brutal for bass. Is it really a YBA-1? Very much like a Marshall Plexi 50 without the reliability issues.

 

[Jim C]

IMO those heads kill for guitar but aren't that powerful for bass.
It may be 50 watts, but as I recall has a fair amount of sag; maybe rectification or a wimpy OP transformer?
Never knew there was a 6x10 cabinet.

 

[BassmanPaul]

IMO those heads kill for guitar but aren't that powerful for bass.
It may be 50 watts, but as I recall has a fair amount of sag; maybe rectification or a wimpy OP transformer?
Never knew there was a 6x10 cabinet.

Actually Jim although I am not a traynor aficionado, I will say that they used huge overspeced Hammond transformers. "Beefy" doesn't do them justice! I've not seen a traynor amp with a bad transformer.

Paul

 

[Crabby]

my YBA-3 is a monster. I never take it anywhere as its so old and heavy but she sure sounds good!

 

[lowphatbass]

That's a very well built amp, unless it's been heavily messed with a $150 or so should get it into top form(probably just a cap job and replacement power chord). The "sound per pound" ratio is not going to be on par compared to more modern expectations, particularly with the speaker cab, but if vintage vibe appeals to you then go for it. Either way the head will always have some value in the guitar market due to it's solid, hand built construction, easy to modify status and the fact that it will melt your face off if you put on top of a 4x12 and plug a guitar into it.

 

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Offered?

Take it?

You mean like for free? Or for peanuts?

If that's the case, I'd make room. ASAP.

If You really have a problem about space, I'd guess that 50 or so watts will be plenty.

+1 What Paul said about the transformers.
+1 What lowphatbass said about the power cord and about the cap job.

If You don't like the tone (which I think You will like), your bands guitarist will.

Regards
Sam

 

[rbonner]

Who needs a friggen TV set anyway, just fulla commercials?