[devnulljp]

Well, if your looking for first hand proof, I don't have any. Its just a hunch.
I have read that there are reliability probs with some of the other models, and they seem to show up used quite a bit already. I do know, that the ones I have tried cannot hold a candle to my old Traynors, with good glass and speakers, plus the reliability factor is a known quantity with the vintage beasts. The new trannies cannot compare with the old Hammond iron either.
I am old school, so sue me.

CT.

I'd be surprised if they chuck every one out a third floor window as part of QC too. I guess we should come back in 40 years and see if these new ones are still running...

Are they really built in Canada (rather than whatever market weasel speak parses out to built in China/Indonesia and them imported by a Canadian company like so many others)? That would be a big plus for me.
How about the YGM-3 RI? The one linked to has way too many buttons, switches and knobs for me to ever deal with. I'd spend all day tweaking the controls and never play anything...
I'm pretty old school too :food-smiley-004:

 

[Echo]

I have one...it really is a great amp. It's good enough that it tricked me into buying it. And by that I mean, I was selling off my gear b/c I decided to give up guitar. I played this amp and I decided that, since it doesn't cost an arm and a leg, that it wouldn't hurt to keep a fairly cheap amp just in case I wanted to play. Played it almost every day for about 2 weeks and have now decided that I really just don't care about playing any longer. The honey moon is over and it's time to face the fact that I've really lost my love for music. So, I'm getting rid of the thing... what a waste.

 

[ezcomes]

I've heard that the USA/BRIT switch on channel 2 of the YCS50 affects the gain in channel 1 as well...does anyone know if this is legit? Does the switch affect both channels?

 

[lbrown1]

I've heard that the USA/BRIT switch on channel 2 of the YCS50 affects the gain in channel 1 as well...does anyone know if this is legit? Does the switch affect both channels?

I have heard that too.......but haven't tried it......I'll try it on tues at next band practice

 

[ezcomes]

so i got mine out for a bit today...i tried it...if anything...i thought that with the brit/usa switch engaged to brit mode...it accenuated the low mids a little more..not a lot...but just enough that you can tell a difference...

i'd like to hear what you guys think...did it do the same for you guys?

i personally didn't think it changed it enough to warrant the useage...what it did do, was throw my clean sound out...i can't quite get a clean sound i like with the switch engaged to brit mode...i like clean clean...and the brit just gave it some hair, if you will...not quite my thing...

can't wait to hear other opinions though!

 

[GuyB]

Yes, the Brit. mode gives you a bit more "hair" as you say, mainly when the amp is on 15W and the gain is around 1:00 or 2:00 o'clock (I love this setting !). If you really want a clean, clean tone, try the USA mode with the 50W setting and ajust the EQ to taste. Try to keep the gain as low as possible, even with the 15W setting, you can have less "hair" this way. And bringing the guitar's volume down a bit will help also.

And no, the Brit.-USA button does not work with the gain channel.

 

[zurn]

Here are some good demos:

[video=youtube;MtcLt0QIhLo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtcLt0QIhLo&feature=related[/video]

[video=youtube;237YGHKiV9c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=237YGHKiV9c[/video]

 

[Toogy]

Hey guys, I've recently noticed that my YCS-50 produces a very large amount of hiss when I have the gain cranked up. Is this normal? I usually play with it in the 15W mode and have my master volume around 1 or 2 o'clock with the gain and channel volume almost cranked.

Would switching to the 50W mode and turning down the master volume reduce the hiss?

 

[ezcomes]

Hey guys, I've recently noticed that my YCS-50 produces a very large amount of hiss when I have the gain cranked up. Is this normal? I usually play with it in the 15W mode and have my master volume around 1 or 2 o'clock with the gain and channel volume almost cranked.Would switching to the 50W mode and turning down the master volume reduce the hiss?

Hey Toogy...How'd you fix this? Or did you? I'm thinking about getting a noise gate...