Have a ycv40 & matching cab which has served me well so far & so the CS100 piqued my interest. Had no intention of trying the peavey, but while I was test driving the traynor, someone had fired up the c30 & it just sounded thicker/fuller/bigger/better to my ears. Hard to believe, I know, but that's how it was & so the c30 changes another's mind.Emohawk said:Interesting. I would have thought the YCV-40 or YCV Blue would be more in the ball park with a Classic 30. Or was it one of those "I think I'll try that since I'm here" kind of things?
It doesn't surprise me all that much actually. For starters, the Classic 30 is a wonderful little amp, and with a tube swap & a different speaker it's even nicer. Also, the YCS100's Class A (30w) mode uses some sort of plate voltage scaling to achieve the trick. I have a friend with a Bogner XTC that does a similar trick, and it too sounds a little thin compared to the full-on mode.Electric I said:Have a ycv40 & matching cab which has served me well so far & so the CS100 piqued my interest. Had no intention of trying the peavey, but while I was test driving the traynor, someone had fired up the c30 & it just sounded thicker/fuller/bigger/better to my ears. Hard to believe, I know, but that's how it was & so the c30 changes another's mind.
tried one at a store,did everything I wanted it to do,I'll get one soon as I find a deal in a pawnshop or used someplaceEmohawk said:Hey all,
Just wondering if anyone has played through a YCS100 yet. Sounds like a potential monster, especially for the asking price.
Kirb
Any comments on tone? Sounds like it should be pretty versatile. I'm wondering if it's more vintage (upper-mid) voiced or modern (lower-mid/scooped) voiced, or if it can handle both with all the options. If the two gain channels can be set up one for each of those, that would be perfect.fred ludlow said:tried one at a store,did everything I wanted it to do,I'll get one soon as I find a deal in a pawnshop or used someplace
You're aware that the mesa has the bold/spongy features and other stuff at the back to keep tweaking the tones, right?This is a very old thread, but I will revive it...
I just got myself one of these beasts, the H2. Wow, what an amplifier. I am still amazed at the tones this head can deliver and for the cost!
I tried it along a dual rectifier and found it to be very similar in tone when using the "high gain" channel, much more rounded when using the "crunch" channel and quite a bit better when using the clean channel. The mesa is the better looking amp, and everything about it feels luxurious, but the Traynor gives you more tones for less than half the price.
While the Mesa does give you that "Recto" tone that you can only get from the real thing, I feel the Traynor can do everything else the Mesa does, plus more, while at the same time, getting you very close to that "recto" sound (that is so tasty).
For those who haven't tried the Traynor, I suggest you do, you have absolutely nothing to lose here.
Very true. The reason I went for the Traynor at the time was because I didn't have the scratch for a DR. I still want a DR though - nothing sounds quite like it.You're aware that the mesa has the bold/spongy features and other stuff at the back to keep tweaking the tones, right?
Not knocking the traynor, but to say it offers more than the mesa... i've tried both, im not buying that lol.
when on a budget, the traynor is the better buy.
If you are looking in terms of that "Recto" sound, then no. As I mentioned before, you can only get that from a mesa. As far as getting sparkly cleans, marshally sounds, and brutal tones, yeah, the traynor will give you more variety. The clean channel in the dual recto was a bit stale I thought.You're aware that the mesa has the bold/spongy features and other stuff at the back to keep tweaking the tones, right?
Not knocking the traynor, but to say it offers more than the mesa... i've tried both, im not buying that lol.
when on a budget, the traynor is the better buy.