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9.9K views 37 replies 17 participants last post by  RogP73  
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I saw these for sale and didn't move fast enough since the seller had 4 of these YCV-212 cabs. I managed to grab 2 of them and the seller gave me a sibilance tweeter that he had.

Here are the 2 cabs:




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Again, these are real dirty ! :ROFLMAO:

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All of these are dated 2 months apart in 1975.
 
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#11 · (Edited)
Will be testing these out this weekend. Been hoping to find some with the original CV inside.

Having fun testing out different things and sound.

You seemed to have gone thru quite a lot of gear that I am enjoying ... I should maybe ask you what you settled on to save time... lol

You used yours with what ? and for what application ? guitar, PA ?
 
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@Frenchy99 , what I had, what I did, what I would like to do, is evolving into what I have to do. Two torn shoulders, a fragile back, significant muscle loss, unpredictable hands, and relearning things every day; I just want to keep as much ability to play, as long as I can.

All projects around the house need to be finished, all extra hobby items and gear will need to be thinned down to exactly what I use best, or at least give me the best results. All unnecessary moving, carrying of gear has to end. I didn’t take the advice of a Neurologist seriously enough, and am paying the price.

Hell, I am not even that old, but I am physically used up.

A lot of good gear, cool to have gear, is going to have to go to someone else. I have been divesting for years, and am finally seriously thinking about picking up the pace of lightening the load at a quicker pace.
 
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Great score on the YCV-212s with the CWs! Those ER-123s are great - I have 2 of them in a 4x12. Kinda JBLish but mellower. It's no horn though (they are referring to the front baffle; more of a waveguide than a horn - affects dispertion rather than increasing bass response). Both Traynor and Garnet got the idea from Marshall for that front baffle config, though I don't think Marshall did a 2x12, but I have seen a 1x15, and the cab was sealed vs ported like the 'copies' (model 2054):

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Just toss the "sibilance projector" though - cheap piezo tweeters have insane top end extension and efficiency (well above human hearing - get the dogs howlin it will) and very wide dispersion (then there's the enclosure with some of them mounted toed out) = hearing damage no matter where in the room you are standing. Don't even sound good (kinda harsh and crispy). I would only consider useing those in an outdoor PA situation, and even then not first choice. If you turn it up high enough you will litterally feel pain, but hearing damage occurs below the pain threshold. It's a weapon.
 
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Granny Gremlin said:
Great score on the YCV-212s with the CWs! Those ER-123s are great - I have 2 of them in a 4x12. Kinda JBLish but mellower.
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Thanks !

After reading so much about them over the years its nice to finally be able to try them.

Can you believe that the guy that sold them was using all 4 of them to amplify his gaming console !!! :oops:
He had a Yamaha PA that he plugged the console into and had all 4 cabs plugged in for gaming... After multiple complaints, he had to get rid of his gaming kit ! :ROFLMAO:

Moral of the of the story, you want to game that way, own your home, dont rent ! :LOL:

Granny Gremlin said:
Just toss the "sibilance projector" though - cheap piezo tweeters have insane top end extension and efficiency (well above human hearing - get the dogs howlin it will)
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I used mine with my old PA system, had large 15 bass bins, separate horns and these sibilance speakers. Sounded great but it was an outside PA kit since it was so big.

That Marshall looks very interesting.
 
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I still have and use the larger (16 channel IIRC) and powered version of that same mixer. Really good sounding early discrete solid state and surprisingly fully featured especially for the time (spring reverb built in + limiter and a graphic EQ on the master outs - all you really need).

Traynor's later era (I was talking 4x12 towers) bass bins and mid horns were great, but any of the piezo based sibilance projectors were litterally cheaper (and this was by design) than the other easily accessible options of the time (like the Sunn horns I mentioned). You know I love me some Traynor, but lets be real - every brand has something that should be avoided.
 
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Granny Gremlin said:
Traynor's later era (I was talking 4x12 towers) bass bins and mid horns were great, but any of the piezo based sibilance projectors were litterally cheaper (and this was by design) than the other easily accessible options of the time (like the Sunn horns I mentioned). You know I love me some Traynor, but lets be real - every brand has something that should be avoided.
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have to agree with you, the bass bins were amazing and the horns also. The horns were the first to sell when I sold the kit. A keyboard player bought them.
 
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