Details of the
various Traynor amp models, and opinions about them.

Dyna-Bass

? watts,
tube head, 1963

YBA-1
Bass-Master

40-50 watts,
tube head, 1966, 1968, 1972

YBA-1A
Bass-Master Mark II

80-100
watts, tube head, 1969

YBA-2
Bass-Mate

15 watts,
tube head and 1x15" tube combo, before 1970?

YBA-2A
Bass-Mate

25 watts?,
tube head, 1970

YBA-2B
Bass-Mate

15 watts,
1x15" tube combo, 1970

YBA-3
Custom Special

105-160
watts, tube head, ca. 1966/7 1972?

YBA-3A
Super Custom Special

250 watts,
tube head?, 1967

YBA-4
Tube-Bass

50 watts,
1x15" tube combo, before 1978

YBA-5

80-100
watts, 1x15" tube combo, 1969?

YVM-1
Voice Master

40-50 watts,
tube head, 1966

YVM-2
Voice Mate

? watts,
solid-state head, 19??

YVM-3
Voicemate Reverb

? watts,
tube? head, 1972?

YGA-1
Signature

50 watts,
tube head, 1967

YGA-1A
Signature

50 watts,
tube head, 1967?

YGL-3
Mark III

100 watts,
2x12" tube combo, late 1960's? 1972, 1976

YGL-3A
Mark III

100 watts,
tube head, 1976

Mark
IV (exists?)

? watts,
tube head/combo?, 19??

Mark
V

100 watts,
2x12" tube combo, 19??

YGM-1
Guitar-Mate Reverb

? watts,
tube head/combo?, 1967

YGM-2
Guitar-Mate

25 watts,
1x12" tube combo, 1966

YGM-3
Guitar-Mate Reverb

20 watts,
1x12" tube combo, 1963? 1969? 1973?

YGM-4
Guitar-Mate Reverb (Studio-Mate)

25 watts,
4x8" tube combo, 1972-9

YSR-1
Custom Reverb

ca. 50-60
watts, tube head, 1972

YSR-2
Signature Reverb

ca. 50-60
watts?, 4x10" solid-state combo, 1972?

YBX-1A

100 watts,
tube head/combo?, 1973

YRM-1
Reverb Master

50 watts,
tube head, before 1979

YRM-1SC
Reverb Master

? watts,
4x10" tube combo, 197?

TS-10

10 watts,
solid-state combo, 197?

TS-15

15 watts,
2x8" solid-state combo, 197?

TS-25B

25 watts,
1x15" solid-state combo, 1979

TS-50B

50 watts?,
solid-state head, 197?

TS-100

120 watts,
2x12" solid-state combo, 1980

TS-100B

100 watts,
1x12" solid-state combo, 197?

TS-120B

120 watts,
solid-state head/combo?, 197?

TS-200

200 watts,
solid-state head/combo?, 19??

YF-10
cabinet

200 watts,
4x10" cabinet, mid 1960's

YS-15(P)
cabinet

? watts,
1x15" cabinet, 1960's?

YS-18
cabinet

100 watts,
1x18" cabinet, 1967

YB-18A
cabinet

? watts,
1x18" cabinet, 1960's?

YT-12
cabinet

? watts,
2x12" cabinet, 1960's?

YT-15
cabinet

? watts,
2x15" cabinet, 1960's?

YC-810
"Big B" Bottom

? watts,
8x10" cabinet, 1967

YN-412
cabinet

300 watts,
4x12" cabinet, 1970's?, 1981?

YC-610
cabinet

? watts,
6x10" cabinet, 19??

YSC-2
cabinet

? watts,
4x?" cabinet, 197?

Dyna-Bass

? watts,
tube head,
1963

Features
silvery grey grille cloth
Yorkville
[...] owns Dyna-Bass #0011 and [has] used it as a promotional tool.

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Price
CDN $395 [used], condition unknown,
www.encore-music.org, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, February 7, 2001

Very hard to find. [Feb 2002]

Rating
-
Rate
the Dyna-Bass...

Dyna-Bass, front view, angle (apparently the same as the
following)
1963 Dyna-Bass, serial number 0011, front view, angle

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YBA-1
Bass-Master
40-50 watts,
tube head,
1966, 1968, 1972

Features
Two channels, deep (bass), and
bright (guitar); each has an attenuated and a normal gain input (like the
old Marshalls); no reverb
Volume control channel one, channel two;
treble, bass, low range expander, high range expander (passive); the low
range expander may sound like a mid-range, the hi range expander may sound
like presence (on Marshalls or Fenders) to some (the section is a virtual
clone of that of the Marshall JTM-45); standby switch; pilot light; ground
and on/off switch; no fan
One main speaker output, impedance is not
indicated (runs fine using a cab of eight ohms, also often operated with
four ohm loads), one "extension" speaker output also without indicated
impedance. A YBA-1 has a nominal 8 ohm output, and the two speaker jacks
are wired in parallel.
Runs on less than 440 volts, weighs 39 pounds

Dimensions: 8"x18"x10" (HWD); weight: 40 lbs.
Dimensions:
19"x10"x13"; weight: 39 lbs. (source: Catalog)
Silvery grey grille
cloth;
Original layout was very close to the tweed Bassman and the
Marshall JTM-45 50-watt models; noticably huge big heavy transformers are
a Traynor hallmark in these units up till the approximately 1972+ models;

Early models were tube rectified (5AR4) and used two 7027A power
tubes. They feature a 'flip-top' design that allowes the top of the head
to open like a lid. Bass-Masters are identical in appearance to the Voice
Master/Signature;
Middle versions: Solid-state rectifiers started
showing up in approximately mid 1966. A 1967 YBA-1 is reported to feature
a diode rectifier. The used tubes are, as indicated in the amp: Two 6CA7s
(replaceable by EL34s) and three 12AX7As (also called 7025s or ECC83s);
plate voltages have always been a question on these units, but I think
this may be largely because of confusion with the YBA-1A models that run
VERY high plate voltages; most of the YBA-1 models probably come in
somewhere +/-450 volts (one has reported 425 volts on plate, another one
ca. 437 volts); this may have gotten higher after 1971, but into the
summer of 1971 I'd expect the plate voltages on 6CA7s to be down
substantially from the YBA-1A; have the chassis sliding-in ala Fender.

Last versions have that easily identified rubber and 'chrome' molding
running around each end of the head cabinet; mine is from 1971 and is this
last version; 1972+ models have no choke; [a 1978 is] black with the black
plastic fabric and [has] the baby bumper trim, [it has] two 6CA7 and three
12AX7A tubes in it [and] no fuse holder, just a red reset button
I put
Mullard EL34s in my YBA-1. [...] When [the YBA-1] ran on 7027s, it was a
rock machine (think Black Crows, Zep, etc.). It probably has a bit less
bottom end and more mids and highs now.
I have swapped out the 4M
volume pots for 1M, and put a 47K resistor in the NFB loop. These mods are
worth doing to any Signature/Bass-Master, IMO.

Sound
It's got the best tone, but it's not the loudest
(when used for bass).
Better sound as a Fender Bassman; lower powered,
would work just fine in a blues or lower volume setting (when used for
bass or guitar).
A fine guitar amp.
Sounds like a snarling early
Marshall.
Both the YBA-1 and YSR-1 each have 4 input jacks, so I can
jumper the channels and use both the bright and normal volumes to adjust
my tone. This really works great!!!

Reliability
Very solid construction.
Old and still
going strong.
Professional repairman required, although schematic is
included, weird defects possible.

Price
Mint 1978 YBA-1 and 1977 YT-15 set bought for
[US?] $100. It must have been one of the last YBA-1 Traynors made. The
YBA-1 serial number is 8011108 the YT-15 serial number is 7125596.
CAN
$253 used, bad price, amp in average (5/10) condition, Song Bird Music,
Ottawa, Canada, summer 1998
US $125 [used], needed a little work but
playable, cheap buy
US $299.99 [used], seen at
www.brocktonmusic.com/amps.html, September 1998
CAN $189 [used], good
condition, seen at Used Music, Ottawa, September 1998
CAN $150 [used],
shabby condition, very early (pre October 1966) wrap-around type case
model with tube rectifier, seen at Used Music, Ottawa, September 1998

CAN $115 [used], ca. 1966 early model, cosmetically it's in pretty
good shape, the tolex is perfect, the grill has two tiny snags over at one
end, but it seems this amp may have fallen face first at some time, when i
got it there were only two of the 'chicken head' knobs, and the front
panel screw holes were stripped, so you could just pull it off; there's no
dents or anything in the faceplate, not even a scratch, internally it's
perfectly clean, no dust or gunk anywhere, recently, [October 1998]

CAN $230 used, together with a mathing used 4x12 cab, bought at a pawn
shop, October 1998
CAN $200 [used], seen at Used Music, Ottawa,
November 1998
[US?] $100 [used], a 1978 YBA-1 together with a 1977
YT-15, both mint
[US?] $150 [used], very early model, the serial
number is 0278, which places it in 1966, uses 6CA7 tubes as specified in
the tube chart, no tube rectifier, and the marshall style phenolic turret
board, also, it has the hole in the chassis for the tube rectifier socket,
but it is blocked with a circular steel plate, the 5 volt rectifier heater
winding at the power tranny is cut about 2 inches out, December 1998

Rating
Very good one.
It [a 1969 YBA-1] rocks!
I
have a 1977 YBA1 with a matching YT-15 cabinet [...]. This must have been
one of the last real Traynor amps made... how about that! One of the last!
It's probably not worth a tird as a collector's item but this amp really
screams. It's a keeper!
I rate my YRM-1 second to my YBA-1, because it
does not have as much balls. Also, my YBA-1 sounds great at all volumes,
including low setttings. The YRM-1 is good sounding, but not as
responsive, raw, or soulful as my YBA-1.
My personal opinion is that
the YBA-1 is better for guitar, while the YBA-1A is preferable for bass.

i bought both a 1971 yba-1 and a 1972(?) yba-1a and really love them
both. presently using the yba-1 through an old sound city 4x10 which i
respeakered with 80 watters. this amp sounds like a dream to me. breaks up
like a champ when driven and sings sweetly when i turn down the pickup
volume(s). [...] typically playing a new gibson les paul "faded" through
them.
Rate
the YBA-1 Bass-Master...

1965 or 1966 YBA-1 Bass-Master (old wrap-around style case),
logo
1965 or 1966 YBA-1 Bass-Master (old wrap-around style case),
front view, angle
1965 or 1966 YBA-1 Bass-Master (old wrap-around style case),
front view
1965 or 1966 YBA-1 Bass-Master (old wrap-around style case),
back view
1966 YBA-1 Bass-Master, chassis
1966 YBA-1 Bass-Master, wiring
1968 YBA-1 Bass-Master (serial number 2xxx), front view,
angle
1968 YBA-1 Bass-Master (serial number 2xxx), front view

1968 YBA-1 Bass-Master (serial number 2xxx), logo
YBA-1 Bass-Master, catalog page
YBA-1 Bass-Master, catalog page
YBA-1 Bass-Master, schematic 10/1966
YBA-1 Bass-Master, schematic 6/1971-1974
YBA-1 Bass-Master, schematic 5/1974

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YBA-1A
Bass-Master Mark II
80-100 watts,
tube head,
1969

Features
Two channels (bass and
guitar), two inputs for each channel, upper inputs are slightly
attenuated;
Treble and bass controls, a "tone expander" section with
low and high knobs (according to Dan Torres, these are actually midrange
and presence controls);
there are two volume knobs that can be blended
to get different sounds. One [channel] sounds kind of like a "bright"
channel and one sounds regular
Two 6CA7/EL34 power tubes, three or
four 12ax7s, solid state rectifier; hand wired, very high quality work,
simple easy-to-modify circuit; larger [than the ones used in the
Bass-Master YBA-1] 50-watt Hammond transformer (7 lbs.);
Often
operated with 4 ohm loads; best used with an eight ohms cab
Runs on
540 volts, weights 54 pounds - bigger transformers [than the YBA-1]

Dimensions: 8"x18"x10" (HWD); weight: 40 lbs.?
Dimensions:
19"x13"x10"; weight: 54 lbs. (source: Catalog)
Early [Bass-Master]
Mark IIs have the (noisy) fan mounted on the end [in the cabinet side],
later [Bass-Master] Mark IIs (with lift-off top, and the reflector
'Traynor' logo) have it mounted in the back [center];
Silvery grey
grille cloth;
Can exceed 600 volts on plate; expect about 550 volts,
if you're lucky (one has eported 537 volts on plate)
Early models are
identical in appearance to the Voice Master/Signature.
I have swapped
out the 4M volume pots for 1M, and put a 47K resistor in the NFB loop.
These mods are worth doing to any Signature/Bass-Master, IMO.

Sound
Just like a plexi 50 watt Marshall (when used for
guitar);
Punk or loud rock (or with channel bridging Entwistle's bass
sound) (when used for bass)
Better sound as a Fender Bassman (bass and
guitar); lower powered, would work just fine in a blues or lower volume
setting (?)
loud as hell
class A circuit so there is little
distortion, sounds very punchy and clear
very mechanical sounding; SRV
and Hendrix heads need not apply. If you are looking for something
original sounding and with a good bit of style, this is it (if you can
find one)! More power and punch than Fender, less ruggedness than
Marshall. I'd say its closer to a Vox type sound, but if you want Vox
sound, this will not suffice.

Reliability
It's a risky proposition for repairs
Old
and still going strong

Price
I bought my YBA-1A [used] about 15 years ago for
$62 USD. [...] The 2nd [used] one I bought off ebay [for] $235 USD was
totally moded for guitar with extra pots on the back [...]. [Oct 2002]

US $120 used; one can be bought for under [US] $200 - a total bargain

US $150 [used], needed a little work but playable, cheap buy
US
$199 used, you can get one cheaper
CAN $300 [used], good condition,
seen at Songbird Music, Ottawa, November 1998 (since January 1999 though,
it had changed its condition to 'very good')

Rating
very good amp
My personal opinion is that the
YBA-1 is better for guitar, while the YBA-1A is preferable for bass.

My YBA-1A [...] uses 6550s and it's the best rock bass head that I've
owned. The 2nd one I bought [...] was totally moded for guitar with extra
pots on the back and stock EL34s. I much prefer the 6550 head for bass.

I [...] have [an YBA-1A Mark II amp] that goes with [the YT-15
cabinet] and it's all sounds great.
i stuck a master volume on the
back, jumped the channels, and cranked both channels to 7-8, plugged in my
custom shop '61 reissue sg, and it kicks so much ass [through 4x12 25w
greenbacks] its indescribable
i bought both a 1971 yba-1 and a 1972(?)
yba-1a and really love them both. [...] the yba-1a is currently beating
the snot out of an old mesa 4x12 with 90 watters in it. it can be so loud
i can't even describe it! it is truly addicting. i believe, though i am
not sure, that these 1a's operate in class "a". this would make sense to
me considering how very crushing it is and yet chimey. typically playing a
new gibson les paul "faded" through them.
Rate
the YBA-1A Bass-Master Mark II...

1971 YBA-1A Bass-Master Mark II (top not removable despite
later style case), front view, angle
1971 YBA-1A Bass-Master Mark II (top not removable despite
later style case), front view
1971 YBA-1A Bass-Master Mark II (top not removable despite
later style case), back view
YBA-1A Bass-Master Mark II, catalog page
YBA-1A Bass-Master Mark II, schematic 1/1969-12/1970
YBA-1A Bass-Master Mark II, schematic 1/1969-12/1970
YBA-1A Bass-Master Mark II, catalog pages, manual, fan
conversion, schematic 1/1966, schematic 1/1969-1/1972, schematic
1972-2/1973

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YBA-2
Bass-Mate
15 watts,
tube head and 1x15" tube combo,
before
1970?

Features
volume and tone controls only; it has
two inputs, seems to be high and low, no major difference
Two 6V6
power tubes
This one is a '67 [amp] and is in amazing shape. It uses
an RSC (Radio Supply Corporation?) speaker that looks identical to the 15"
Jenson in my '64 Fender Vibroverb. I had heard that the two companies had
a deal back in the '60's - maybe this confirms it.
There's also a late
version with 6BQ5 tubes. The serial number of such a amp head is 1091764
(indicating September 1971), the logo is of the parallelogram style but
without raised letters. They are simply printed in white on a black metal
strip. The name and model numbers are written using an italic style font
on the identification plate and in a regular font on the front panel.
Features needle style dials.
silvery grey grille cloth
The [combo]
cab is more cube-like [compared to a YBA-2B]. There is also a square
opening in the back whereas the later models [e. g. YBA-2B] were sealed
back units.

Sound
This amp sounds great. With the volume control
from 1 to 3, there is little difference in tone, but gives a nice clean
sound from my stock 89 American strat. Turn it up past 3 and the power
tubes start to overload as you increase the volume. With my guitar volume
on 10 and the amp all the way up you get the most beautiful natural
distortion for lead. By backing off on the volume pot it cleans it up just
enough for chords. The tone control seems to add more top end from 1 to 4,
but from there on there is no major difference, but with both on full
lookout, cause Clapton may knock on your door and wonder if Stevie Ray did
pass away, or is just hiding out in your closet.
Great sounding amp.
It has that grind everybody loves.
I played a YBA-2 Bassmate that
someone converted to EL34s (poor tranny!) It was ravaged, and severely
overpriced, but sounded fairly good.

Reliability
a few problems in the begining (tubes, hum),
but everything is o.k. now

Price
YBA-2? Bass-Mate, US $199.99 used, good condition,
seen at Daddy's Junky Music at www.ugbm.com/amp.htm, September 1998

With the one possible exception of the Dyna-Bass, my 6V6/1x15 version
of the YBA-2 was potentially the hardest to find in good condition.
I
had been looking for one for years, and even though I live in Toronto, I
had never seen one. I own about three or more of most other Traynor amp
models, and I can attest that the 6V6 [YBA-2] Bassmate is potentially the
hardest Traynor amp to find. [It was only made for a couple of years.] I
seem to see the 6BQ5 version every couple of months. [March 2001]

Rating
This is the best practise amp you could ever want

[The 6V6 YBA-2 combo is] a hugely cool amp. One of the most "tres
cool" and best sounding Traynor amps.
The YBA-2 combo is one of the
coolest Traynors. I'm a huge fan of the YBA2/YBA2B amps, and try to use it
as often as I can.
I love that [YBA-2] 6V6 head. It sounds great
through a Leslie model 16! Great "Blind Faith" tones.
Rate
the YBA-2 Bass-Mate...

YBA-2 Bass-Mate, front view, angle
YBA Bass-Mate series, catalog page
YBA-2 Bass-Mate, schematic 2/1967
YBA-2B Bass-Mate manual, YBA-2A Bass-Mate schematic 11/1966,
YBA-2A/B Bass-Mate schematic 1/1969, YBA-2A/B Bass-Mate schematic
11/1970-11/1976

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YBA-2A
Bass-Mate
25 watts?,
tube head,
1970

Features
There are two versions, one
has two 12AX7 tubes into two 6V6 output tubes, the other has [two?] 12AX7
tubes feeding a quartet of EL84 (6BQ5) output tubes.
[1972?] YBA-2A
Base-Mate head. S/N NB-6100. This unit uses 6V6 output tubes.
original
Sylvania 6V6GT tubes in the 6V6 version, original Phillips-Mullard tubes
in the EL84/6BQ5 version
[1971, EL84/6BQ5, original Phillips-Mullard]
The tube chart was rubbed out where it indicated the 6V6's - I really wish
this one had 6V6's - and in its place 6BQ5 was written in pen. I believe
the logo is one of the last block logo types (just before the
parallelogram was used). The logo looks almost like the 60's ones, but it
is slightly different, and is made out of plastic, not metal.
It has
two inputs.
silvery grey grille cloth
Dimensions: 16 1/2 " x 9
3/4" x 8 1/4"; weight: 22 lbs.

Sound
gets a very Vox-ey grind when pushed; the old
version Bass-Mate is as close to a small-box 50 watts Marshall as I've
ever heard.
It sounds marvelous as a bass amp when played at medium
levels and breaks up when cranked. [With guitar it has a] great natural
tube distortion.
This little puppy oozes 6V6 tone. The lows and mids
are thicker and more pronounced than my EL-84 powered YBA-2A head. The
power is about the same. The distortion sounds like a Marshall-Fender
cross, whereas the one with EL-84's is more Voxy. I can't wait to run this
into some proper speakers. I tested it into a 2 x 12 Marshall cab, but I
have an early 1960's Johnson cab w/ original Celestion alnico G-12's in
storage... I think I just may find tone heaven!!!
Just got the YBA-2A
yesterday, the 6V6 model. Blue jewel light looks nice, don't know if it's
original. Original Sylvania 6V6GT tubes looked about dead, but the amp
still sounded OK. I swapped in a pair of very old Weber 6V6GT (could be
RCA rebrands) that appear to have some life left. Also swapped a Valco (?)
12AX7 in the first socket (the originals look pretty worn). The amp sounds
a bit better now, and WHAT A SOUND it is! Too good to discuss... [...]
Newer tubes may improve it even more.
Does it keep up tonally to a
YBA-1 Bass-Master? Unfortunately not, BUT these little amps certainly have
a charm of their own!

Reliability
-

Price
YBA-2A Bass-Mate, CAN $175 [used], seen at Gilles
Grignon's site at Rainbow Music at www.rainbowmusicshop.com/used.html,
January 1999
About US $100 at an auction at Ebay, three days to go.
Scratchy pots, missing back wood cover. March 1, 2001
1971 YBA-2A with
original Phillips-Mullard EL84/6BQ5 tubes, bought in a pawn shop, March
2001, very reasonable price of $140 CDN.
I recently acquired a YBA-2A
head from some poor ignorant soul's garbage. It was loaded w/ 6V6's upon
inspection and when I re-tubed it and biased it I was astounded by it's
fabulous tone.
August 1971 YBA-2A (EL84 tubes) in great shape, tolex,
grill, everything, works fine, sold on Ebay for US $228, May? 2002

Rating
for the money, I'll take 'em any day
[The 6V6
YBA-2A is] a great amp, especially since you have [both, the 6V6 and] the
EL84 version. The two of them are tone landmarks (in disguise).
Rate
the YBA-2A Bass-Mate...

YBA-2A Bass-Mate, front view
YBA Bass-Mate series, catalog page
YBA-2A Bass-Mate, catalog page
YBA-2B Bass-Mate manual, YBA-2A Bass-Mate schematic 11/1966,
YBA-2A/B Bass-Mate schematic 1/1969, YBA-2A/B Bass-Mate schematic
11/1970-11/1976

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YBA-2B
Bass-Mate
15 watts,
1x15" tube combo,
1970

Features
bass, treble and volume
controls. A glance at the schematics shows that the volume control is not
a regular gain type volume that is found on most amps, rather has a
resistor in that position, with the amp 'dimed' and the volume control
that is on the amp is actually a master volume;
There's a early
version with two 6V6 tubes. The serial number of such a combo is 31453,
there presently is no logo on this particular amp but I seem to recall
that it had a partial (broken) script logo when I first got it. The name
and model numbers are written using an italic style font on the
identification plate and the front panel. Features ordinary round dials.

about 15 watts (two 12AX7s, two 6BQ5s (EL84)). To get a better tone,
for guitar at least, a few minor mods can be made quite easily, especially
since this amp is all point to point wired!
A 1971 YBA-2B Bass Mate
1x15" combo is the EL84 version, not the sought-after 6V6 version. It
doesn't have the chrome "bumpers" like some of the later ones I've seen.

front panel has high and normal inputs, volume, treble and bass
controls with a 1 amp[ere] fuse and an on/off switch; rear panel has an 8
ohm speaker socket; four tubes: Two EL84/6BQ5 and two 12AX7 tubes

Traynor made both the 6V6 and EL84/6BQ5 based YBA-2A/B amps in the mid
to late sixties. Both these amps were cathode biased. Tonally 6V6s are a
creamier sounding tube and the 6BQ5s are more glassy. I personally think
both of these amps had a nice round sound and got pretty crunchy when
pushed. My personal preference for the 6V6 version is largely based on the
fact that I have always loved the sound of these tubes. Your tastes might
be different.
In the seventies, Traynor only made the EL84/6BQ5
version and the design switched over to fixed bias. There were other
circuit variations, but this was the biggie.
This tone and feel of the
amps from the two decades are different.
To switch a seventies version
over to cathode bias would be simple. To change output tube types would be
painful. EL84s/6BQ5s are small 9 pin tubes and 6V6s are octal tubes. You
would have to resocket the amp, which means punching holes in the chassis.

silvery grey grille cloth
closed-back combo
Dimensions: 27 1/4
" x 16 1/2" x 9 3/4"; weight: 42 lbs.

Sound
gets a very Vox-ey grind when pushed; the old
version [e. g. 6V6?] Bass-Mate is as close to a small-box 50 watts
Marshall as I've ever heard
many tones possible, very clean, tons of
headroom (for guitar and bass)
[The YBA-2B combo] needs no help to get
the kind of growl that many other amps need an array of pedals to obtain.
But by far the sweetest sounds are obtained with my Am. Std. Tele,
followed closely by the Les Paul.
I've got the [EL84] YBA-2B combo,
and it's got a shamefully vibey grind, distinct but familiar. I'm nuts
about it, and have been looking for the 6V6 version for a few years. They
seem a bit harder to find.
[An EL84 YBA-2B Bass-Mate] sounds
absolutely fantastic! [...] It is rated at 25 watts but sounds more like a
100 watt killer tube amp with monster tone.
I personally prefer the
sound of this [6V6] amp over every amp in my home from the JCM 800
Marshalls, Fenders, every other Traynor and even my early Ampg
Reverborocket. It is simply an awsome amplifier.
Based on my
experience, the YBA-2B won't be loud enough to pair with a Fender Super,
it barely keeps up with my Deluxe Reverb.
My YBA-2A head with
EL84/6BQ5 tubes is significantly newer and cleaner than the YBA-2B, [but]
it lacks that balsy sound that the combo [6V6 or EL84?] puts out. Yet, I
do prefer it to my all my various YGM-3 models.
I appreciate the clean
headroom, and the [EL84] amp does seem to break up nicely, but only past
"7" or so on the volume dial.
It's a fabulous amp, and should get you
very close to the Thunderbolt tones (assuming Page is your reference
point).
I find the Bass-Mate to be a little too bottom heavy
(surprise, surprise - it's a bass amp, after all) and lacking in highs for
my needs. I could see how it would make a killer match for a Telecaster
as-is, but I need a little more sparkle for the hollowbodies.

Reliability
very solid

Price
US $50 used
YBA-2[B] Bass-Mate in pretty good
condition. It's got a pair or 6V6s (RCA no less) and a speaker in a sealed
back cab. A pawn shop had it tagged at US $190, March 1999
'a guy in
Massachusetts' was asking US $165 for a YBA-2B Bass-Mate including
shipping [to Canada?], March 1999
70's YBA-2B Bass-Mate combo, CDN
$350, October 2001, offered on the web-site of Songbird Ottawa
I
happened to win this amp from my bass player in a poker game.
YBA-2B,
eBay auction, sold for US $134 , March 2002

[On the same eBay auction] 'Buy it now' for [US] $250? Is it just me
or is this [person] something of a dreamer?

Rating
decent guitar amp
Of all my Traynor, Marshall
Fender and other amps, the YBA-2B [6V6] combo is by far the favourite in
our home. I have experimented using my YBA-2 head and some of my YGM-3s on
the YBA-2b's speaker and they simply do not have that balsy, Page sound.

Every other amp is typically used with an arsenal of Boss pedals. But
this baby puts out its own unique effect. It has to be the 6V6s. Truly
exceptional in my opinion.
Rate
the YBA-2B Bass-Mate...

YBA-2B? Bass-Mate; old style, Fender-type wrap-around case,
front view
YBA-2B? Bass-Mate, front view
YBA Bass-Mate series, catalog page
YBA-2B Bass-Mate, catalog page
YBA-2B Bass-Mate manual, YBA-2A Bass-Mate schematic 11/1966,
YBA-2A/B Bass-Mate schematic 1/1969, YBA-2A/B Bass-Mate schematic
11/1970-11/1976

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YBA-3 Custom
Special
105-160 watts,
tube head,
ca. 1966/7 1972?

Features
one channel and two inputs;
volume, bright, treble, treble expander, bass, bass expander, bright
switch, deep switch, stand-by switch, pilot light for stand-by and
operate.
This amp was built to play larger halls and outdoor concerts.
The lack of reverb was not a big issue as most live performances had
acoustics full of reverberation (halls, arenas).
on rear you have
speaker jacks and power [jack/switch], ground switch, ac outlet fuse, no
impedance selector
This Canadian-made head dates to before 1969, when
Traynor added a master volume control. Peter Traynor built these things to
stand up to road abuse, unlike a lot of vintage stuff. It sounds great
with either bass and guitar, providing a clean (and loud) tone. Works
great in large club settings. Front panel has two input jacks, controls
for treble boost, volume, treble expander, treble, bass expander, bass,
presence, and bass boost. There is also a standby switch and corresponding
green and red pilot lights. The back panel has one on/off switch, one
ground switch, output jacks for a speaker and an extension and an outlet
for a two-pronged plug. There are no effects in this head, but stomp boxes
work just fine. The front of the amp is wrapped in a Fender-style
silver-face cloth [...]. There is also a cooling fan installed.

original tube complement: Three 7025As and four 7027As or three 12AX7s
and four 6CA7s or (early models) 7027 tubes; also used (late version):
Four EL34s
I have rewired the amp to handle 6550s and added fuse
protection for the B Plus voltage.
Many early Traynors have been
converted [from 7027A] to 6CA7 tubes, on Yorkville's advice. Later YBA-3
amps came with 6CA7 tubes stock.
With 6550 tubes, you'll get about
200W from the Custom Special.
Original tube [complement] was three
12AX7s and four 6CA7s that I swapped for 6550s (very easy, just boost bias
about ten volts in order to have 30ma idle) Original input resistor was
100k and I changed it for 5.6meg like my Ampeg.
Can be converted from
7027 to EL34, I think a pin jumper is needed. [...] Not a big deal.

fan cooled stock, because original tube setup run hot (running at 540
volts on plate);
big heavy Hammond transformers;
Performes best
with a 4 ohm cabinet. The schematic for my '69 Custom Special says to use
an 8 ohm load. However, if you take a look at Traynor's advertising from
the period, they seem to recommend cabinet combinations which would result
in loads as low as 2 ohms (as I recall... don't have the ads in front of
me). My amp makes around 160 watts into an 8 ohm dummy load, and 120-140
into 4 ohms.
I have trouble with [the] suggestion that it produced 160
watts, however. I didn't have any way to measure it at that time, but
Peter himself only claimed about 105, and 80 watts/pair is a lot to expect
even from 7027s in the real world. I don't think switching to 6550s will
make the transformers any hotter.
silvery grey grille cloth

dimensions: 8"x29"x10" (HWD); weight: 60 lbs.
This amp won't fit
easily in the backseat of modern cars (forget the trunk, you'll need a van
or a pick-up).

Sound
sound is solid and clean; if you need distortion
you'll have to add it with a pedal; I play hard rock;
The sound is
loud clean and fat, and can compete easily with any today bass amp
reference especialy plugged into SVT 8-10 cab. This is especially true
with this mod [e. g. 6550 tubes]. This is a clean bass amp but my guitar
player was surprised to like the sound of his Stratocaster through this
amp because it sounded tubey (à la Fender).
better sound as a Fender
Bassman (bass and guitar); will work just fine in a loud rock setting;

more versatile than the Bass-Masters
I always used it for bass.
It's more power than any right thinking guitarist would ever want. It's
pretty damned loud. Don't expect to be getting power tube distortion out
of it - it's made to be a bass amp. I never modded it because it was
perfect for my needs as is. Mine was a 1973, with the master volume,
EL-34s and the ulta-snazzy red (in standby) and green (not in standby)
power lights... it was a great amp, [...] I think of them as 2/3 of an
Ampeg SVT... in a lot of ways, including weight.
Using it for bass and
the YBA-1 for guitar is a great idea. It plays bass with much more
authority than the Bassmaster. Go for it.
Although designed for bass,
the amp was very handy when extra volume was required. This is not an
amplifier for your living room or basement jam sessions. The amp fit the
bill for a power trio when you needed to fill the hall. If you are wanting
to recreate some of the mid to late sixties power trio experience, this
amp will do it. Mostly I played a Gibson EB-0 bass or a Fender
Stratocaster. With bass I would get by with Traynor's "Big B" YC-810
Bottom (8x10" speakers) and for guitar I would add another 2x15" bottom.
When that wasn't enough I would throw in two 15" horns. This amp works
best with Gibson basses and Fender guitars. The reverse combination does
not work as well.
I had one of these when they were new (serial number
about 17), and basically found it too loud and hard to distort for my
style. Eventually traded [it] for a 1968 Bassmaster.
The sound is
solid and clean. If you need distortion you'll have to add it with a
pedal.
Very heavy but what a great sound!
Big and Loud.
I have
an YBA-3 with 8x10s in the cabinet. With dolly. Sounds great, have used
for both guitar & bass. It will make your neighbors think the end of
the world is at hand.

Reliability
this amp used to be totally reliable
To
gig I bring this amp and a Ampeg V4B but I could use it alone it never
broke down. Wiring is like old Fender, road proof, schematic is stick on
chassis cover so you can have service in any shop.
old and still going
strong
My son's alterna-punk band has used this setup [e. g. a 4 Ohm
load] for bass at several gigs, wide open and definitely driven into
clipping all night long. The tube plates have never shown any red, and the
transformers barely even get warm to the touch. It's a brute of an amp,in
other words, and I have no hesitation in operating it into 4 ohms.

This is the kind of amp you could throw in the van and boogie.

This amp used to be totally reliable. It never let me down. However
after thirty plus years (circa 1966), I am changing the caps and making
minor modifications such as adding a bias pot. You can push the limits
with this amp and then get it fixed to start over again. This isn't an
amplifier for bassists/guitarist with an easy touch. If you are interested
in owning this amplifier, you'll need to find a technician first or be a
techy yourself. Handy with a soldering iron just won't cut it.

Price
CAN $300 used [October 1997]
CAN $200 used
[October 1997]
US $275 [used], needed a little work but playable,
cheap buy
US $279 [used], seen at www.brocktonmusic.com/amps.html,
September 1998
CAN $395 [used], not a bargain, bought at
www.songbirdmusic.com, most recently [October 1998]
US $275 used, plus
shipping, very good condition, early model, seen at the Harmony Central
classifieds, November 1998
CAN $353 [used], early 1970s, good
condition, seen at http://www.songbirdmusic.com, February 1999;
This
same amp changed apparently its price to CAN $305 in April 1999
YBA-3,
early model without the side rails, in good working condition and has not
been modified, [US?] $300, on the Traynor mailing-list [May 2000]

YBA-3, good condition, needs cleaned up, [US] $100 firm, seen
advertised on www.compufind.com [June 2000]
Bought a 1968 YBA-3
(serial# CS2318) that worked, [it just] needed its pots cleaned, had some
small scratches on its bottom, for [US] $100 plus shipping and that should
be about US $50 more [April 2001]
I paid (and got back out when I
sold) [CDN?] $275 - $300 for that amp. If it's as good as mine was, it's
well worth $300. Snap it up. [April 2001]
1969? YBA-3 (serial number
CS-1293), bought on eBay for [US?] $45! Great Buy! [October 2001]

Rating
I would buy it without question. I love its extra
power and great tube sound. This baby delivers.
If I find another one
I buy it [...] very practical amp.
I've owned the YBA-3 - it was a
fabulous amp.
I have a [1976] YBA-3 which I bought matched with a
[1976] Traynor Group 3 4x12 cabinet. [...] I've been running this rig for
about five months now on live gigs. It's wonderful... all the power I'll
ever need. Size and weight are an issue. With the Group 3 cab, it stands
about five and a half feet tall and must weigh 160 lbs. The EQ
capabilities are great and with the channel/master volume combination, I
can get it to crunch pretty well. Certainly my favourite amp in thirty
years of playing... but then I've never owned an SVT.
Rate
the YBA-3 Custom Special...

YBA-3 Custom Special, (old style, Fender-type wrap-around
case; old logo), front view, angle (on top of a Voice Master)
1973 YBA-3 Custom Special (removable top; with master
volume), front view
1973 YBA-3 Custom Special (removable top; with master
volume), back view
YBA-3 Custom Special and YC-810 "Big B" speaker cabinet,
front view, angle
YBA-3 Custom Special, front view
YBA-3 Custom Special, back view
YBA-3 Custom Special, front view, angle
YBA-3 Custom Special, schematic 1/1967-10/1972
YBA-3 Custom Special, schematic 1/1967-10/1972
YBA-3 Custom Special, schematic 1/1967-10/1972
YBA-3 Custom Special, manual, schematic, schematic
1/1967-1970, schematic 1/1967-4/1974

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YBA-3A Super
Custom Special
250 watts,
tube head?,
1967

Features
It looks like an early YBA-3
with a Fender type wrap around case. I think my amp is very early - from
the first production run - perhaps '67 or '68. It has no serial number,
and the revision block on the schematic is empty. There pencilled in
corrections on the schematic that look factory original.
two input
single channel with master volume; tone controls consist of bass and
treble boost switches, bass gain and bass expander, treble gain and treble
expander.
Uses three 12AX7As, runs a quartet of EL509s (6KG6As) at 560
Volts (or 630 volts as in a 1968 amp) to produce an insane quantity of
house shaking power (probably capable of about 300 watts - it'll do 150
without clipping into a 2 ohm dummy with only two EL509s in the chassis)

Actually, 6KG6A tubes are easy to find - even Electro Sonic lists them
in their current catalog. Svetlana is currently making an expensive
version. I have ordered NOS US tubes from AES (tubesandmore.com) to save about $10 a
tube. [June 1999]
I'd be a little wary or the [YBA-]3A - it uses
bizarre tubes and I'm not sure how plentiful they are. It didn't use a
standard amp tube - it was something much weirder.
The tubes are
obscure - and they use strange sockets, which makes changing tube types a
lot of work. The YBA-3A uses four 6KG6A (AKA EL509, EL519) beam tetrodes
(same general type as 6550s and 6L6s). However, it uses a nine pin
magnoval socket and a cap on top for the plate connection. It has a glass
base - the pins come directly out of the glass like a gigantic 12AX7.

On the plus side, while there are not many of the tubes around, no one
wants them, so if you can find them they are cheap. I bought four RCA NOS
6KG6A/EL519 for about $15 US each from AES a year ago. (They are in
current production at Svetlana www.svetlana.com/docs/products/glass/EL509.html).
The new Svetlana EL509/6KG6 tubes are supposed to be very high quality -
but more expensive than the NOS RCA's. (I checked again today - the
Svetlana tubes are now $32 - up about $10, and the NOS tubes are $22, up
about $7 - ouch). [June 2000]
it has two speaker output jacks and a
switch for 2 or 4 Ohms
silvery grey grille cloth

Sound
With my 66 Jazz and a Yamaha 2x15 cabinet it is a
very warm sounding amp - actually leaning toward the muddy side. I haven't
gigged with it yet as it is still on the bench.

Reliability
When repaired and set up properly this
should be a fairly reliable amp as old tube amps go. The EL509s seem to
run pretty cool and should provide very good service life. The problem is
getting good output tubes for it - EL509s aren't all that common and are
hard to find matched. I don't recommend the Sovtek 6pi45C, I bought some
(unmatched) and two were trash - they failed quite spectacularly. I highly
recommend adding some output fusing.

Price
US $50 used [before February 1998]
US $90
used, amp in very good (8/10) condition, 1997
YBA-3As are rare indeed.
[June 1999]

Rating
this is a very cool amp, I've never seen another
one like it. It's freakin huge. This is one of those amps you take to gigs
just to scare the competition - when you drag this bad boy out of the
truck (you couldn't get it in a car) they will know you ain't screwin
around. It should have been called they Traynor Peterbuilt.
Rate
the YBA-3A Super Custom Special...

YBA-3A Super Custom Special, front view
YBA-3A Super Custom Special, front view, angle
YBA-3A Super Custom Special, instructions
YBA-3A Super Custom Special, schematic
YBA-3A Super Custom Special, two manuals, two schematics

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YBA-4 Tube-Bass

50 watts,
1x15" tube combo,
before 1978

Features
The schematic [of this 1977
YBA-4] is somewhat like the 1972 YBA-1 schematic, however there are some
significant differences. The presence control is moved back in between the
2nd and 3rd gain stages. Most different is the power supply. The HV
winding is now untapped, a 4 diode bridge is used for rectification, and
there is no seperate bias winding. Bias voltage is taken off the main HV
winding by means of a .047uf capacitor. Due to the untapped winding, no
bias voltage is produced until the standby switch is on, producing a short
delay until full bias is achieved.
The chassis is the same as the
YBA-1 of the same year, except no accessory outlet, 1 1/4 inch external
speaker jack, and internal speaker connects via a RCA phono plug on the
bottom of the chassis.
The cabinet holds one 15 inch speaker,
unmarked, shiny frame, large square magnet. The cabinet is vented by two
ports in front. Grille [cloth] is dark black [or silvery grey?], removable
by velcro retainers. Sides are trimmed in automotive type silver and black
side molding.
Unlike earlier YBA-1, this unit has a rather skimpy
output transformer and no choke. Tube complement is two 6CA7 and three
12AX7A. The amp still has the original Phillips/Mullard EL34 output tubes
in it, and three GE of Canada, made in Japan 12AX7A tubes. Circuit
contruction is eyelet on tan paper/phenolic board. Filter caps were
mounted inside the chassis with side clamps.
[Although power output is
50 watts nominal, it is] probably more like 40 watts clean.
it runs on
a duet of EL34s - somewhere around 50watts... the preamp is voiced for a
bluesy feel which means that it has a medium amount of headroom... preamp
headroom in almost all guitar tube amps is set by the two resistors in the
filter circuit - these can be lowered somewhat to provide more preamp
headroom and an overall cleaner amp sound... I can very easily see this
amp used for playing jazz - it has a smokey feel to it, a little bit like
the Ampeg Gemini's but not as opaque... besides, Mike Gauthier in montreal
plays his Guild Artist Award through a Marshall Bluesbreaker combo which
is basically the same circuit since the JTM45 based Marshalls and the
Traynor Bassmate YBA-4 and Bass Master YBA-1/1A are all based on the famed
Fender 5f6-A/5f8-A Tweed Bassman/Twin ('58/'59) topology we all know...

sealed cab, a 1973 amp has rubber bumpers

Sound
... I was in the back seat of this limo
recently... and some lady brought over her Traynor YBA-4 [Bass-Master]
[...] to my shack for a tune up... somebody had erroneously stuck some
6L6's in there and one tube was weeny roasting... but the amp was
otherwise stock... anyway, after replacing these by used NOS EL34s this
thing spat out tremendous tone and attitude - it's almost as if Rory
Gallagher had come for a visit... yes, I was blown away by this Traynor
and somehow it took an extra week of full out testing before the lady got
her cute little combo amp back...
[1973 YBA-4 Bass-Master] sounds
awesome with my Les Paul. It's an YBA-1 head in the combo version, but to
me it has a nicer tonal quality than most of the YBA-1s I've played. I'm
can't explain why, the heads have been hooked up to various cabs, but none
as pleasing as the combo. I also tried it through my YT-15 cab... didn't
like it... sold the cab.
It could work very well as a jazz amp, but
you need to try it out with your guitar - the tone controls have limited
flexibility - you would have to see if you can get the sound you want.

the 1x15" closed back bottom of the yba4 is simple and effective...
the amp has a gutsy feel to it (voiced like a Traynor, not sounding like a
JTM45 or '59 Bassman) and the speaker is there with it all the time - no
frapping... as for jazz, I sure wish I'd hear more players ridding on this
smokey stuff... John Scofield take note!

Reliability
-

Price
CAN $400 [used], good condition, seen at
www.songbirdmusic.com, April 1999
pretty cheap
YBA-4 Bass-Master,
eBay auction, it's about to sell for [US?] $150, which is pretty darn
cheap. I was dying for one of these amps a few years ago. Subsequent
Traynor (and other amp) purchases have made it nearly impossible for me to
justify even at this price. Bummer. Whoever gets it is getting a nice amp
for dirt cheap. It's gonna sell in about 4 minutes [April 2001]
YBA-4
Bass-Master, seen for sale at Harmony Central, US $225 [May 2000]

Rating
The speaker cabinet though carefully sealed and
ported appears to have had no particular design as to its volume or
porting. As a result, it is a really poor sounding bass amp. [With a Weber
C15CA speaker, new caps, added choke, reworked circuit, changed controls,
replaced 12AX7s, this] amp sounds pretty good.
i love this amp with my
tele or strat and agree with the [above] review, except that it is not
such a terrible bass amp with my fretless jazz... sounds good in fact. if
i was just playing bass i would rather lug my peavy microbass; cuz it's
lighter and easier to move... but for electric guitar lug the Traynor
YBA-4 Tube-Bass - well worth the weight!
Rate
the YBA-4 Tube-Bass...

YBA-4 Tube-Bass, front view
YBA-4 Tube-Bass, front view, speaker
YBA-4 Tube-Bass, control plate
YBA-4 Tube-Bass, back view
YBA-4 Tube-Bass, schematic 6/1974-11/1974
YBA-4 Tube-Bass, manual, schematic 6/1974-11/1974

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YBA-5

80-100 watts,
1x15" tube combo,
1969?

Features
A mythical beast reputed to have a
YBA-1A chassis with a Cerwin Vega 15" [speaker] in the same cab, a tale
related to me by an old timer named Mike at Yorkville Sound-Canada one
dark and stormy night...
silvery grey grille cloth

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Rating
-
Rate
the YBA-5...

YBA-5, schematic 1/1969-1/1972

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YVM-1 Voice
Master
40-50 watts,
tube head,
1966

Features
Four inputs, each with its own
volume control; master controls for volume, bass, treble, presence; on/off
and stand-by switches and lamps
Early models use 7027s;
silvery
grey grille cloth
Early Bass-Masters and Signatures are identical in
appearance to the Voice Master.
four channel all tube PA amp
The
amp is very much like a Bass Master with two additions:
1. There is an
extra 12AX7 to allow four inputs rather than just two on the Bass Master.
You don't really need four inputs - this gives you an extra tube plus two
extra pots for all sorts of interesting mods.
2. The output
transformer is tapped for 4, 8, and 16 ohm output - a useful bit of extra
flexibility. It is switched and has 4 parallel output jacks - very
convenient.
The control setup is different than a Bass Master. You
have 4 input level controls, a master volume (but don't expect it to work
like the ones on guitar amps,) and bass, presence, and treble controls.

But the stock circuit and circuit values on a YVM-1 Voice Master is
almost exactly NOTHING LIKE a YBA-1 Bass-Master, as the two amps were
designed for different purposes. The four parallel gain stages in the
front end, with completely different circuit values around them
(capacitive coupling to the inputs, 0 cathode resistance and 475K plate
resistor) gives a gain response and tone that is unlike the Bass-Master.

The 7027A tubes could be replaced with 6L6 tubes without any
modifications.
Four 12AX7s and two EL34s/6CA7s
The original tubes
were 7027As - tough to find originals these days. The 6CA7s/EL34s work
fine.
Three-position impedance selector on the back is labeled as
follows:
- 4 ohm
---
- 2 ohm
There is a single jack (again
out back) marked speaker, with three others tagged
Extension.
On the back there is a "Power amp input" (which is
not shown on the 1966 schematic). I assume this is where you would plug a
preamp signal in. There is a "Mixer Output" (again not shown on the 1966
schematic). Is this actually a preamp out put? Is this like an effects
loop sort o thing?
The "effect loop" level is matched for outboard
reverb devices.
I tried effects through the loop on my YVM-1, and no
sir, I did not like it. There was odd distortion and it sounded crappy to
my ears. But effects through the clean front end sound good though...

Yes, the stock effects loop sounds like crap. If you can get your
hands on a copy of The Ultimate Tone (www.londonpower.com), there is a
schematic on page 7-11 for an excellent and very transparent, tube
buffered effects loop. This loop is easy to build, and uses only one 9 pin
tube position (usually a 12AT7). I have built it into several Voice
Masters and it is a standard mod for me now.
If you really want a
Plexi-style amp, you still have plenty of room on the main board, and
enough tube positions in the stock amp to make it happen. Check out JC
Maillet's notes on doing this at www.lynx.bc.ca/~jc/bassmasterMod.html.

My [1968] YVM-1 (serial number V-2581) has 16, 8, and 4 ohm switch. I
tried the effects loop with a Fender satalite and it worked alright.
However I'm using it with a bass.
The older models had 4-8-16 ohm
switches while mine had 2-4 ohm switch only.
Dimensions: 23" x 10" x
13"; weight: 42 lbs.

Sound
Straight up, this amp sounds like a Hiwatt. I use
mine regularly for guitar.
The YVM-1 is very clean sounding, but can
be modded to do whatever you want it to do (except wash your dishes!).

It does not sound like a Bass-Master, but rather like a sterile
Fender, unless some mods are made.
I have tried it through my TS-215
cab with a Strat and sounds nice and clean.
The YVM-1 has a fairly
flat frequency response compared to Traynor guitar amps and mine (used to
own one) was sterile sounding with my Strat...

Reliability
-

Price
Bought a Voice Master YVM-1 for CDN $99, serial
number V-2581 (indicating 1968), good score! A Voicemaster in decent
condition for [CDN] $99 is a great deal. [October 2001]
This guy is
asking CDN $200 or B/o. it is a point to point wired tube amp so I guess I
can always get my $ back. [January 2002]

Rating
This is a pretty nifty amp - definitely more
interesting than a standard Bass-Master. I think an early one with a choke
would be more entertaining.
The Voice Master has become a popular
guitar amp, even though it was designed as a P.A. head.
I feel that
for overall features (reasonable weight/reasonable size/four 9 pin tube
positions/and lots of holes on the back panel for mods) the Voice Master
is my favourite Traynor amp to mod. They can be made to sound MUCH better
than stock with a little know-how and a little solder.
I personally
prefer other Traynors for guitar, but the YVM-1 has mucho mod potential (4
inputs) and an extra 12AX7, as well as extra speaker out jacks and volume
pots, etc!!! If the price is right, grab it.
A keeper.
Rate
the YVM-1 Voice Master...

YVM-1 Voice Master (old style, Fender-type wrap-around case;
old logo), front view, angle (under a Custom Special)
YVM-1 Voice Master, catalog page
YVM-1 Voice Master, schematic, early [version] with a choke
and 7027A output tubes - I would expect later ones dropped the choke and
used 6CA7 outputs - same progression as the YBA-1 Bass Master
YVM-1 Voice Master, schematic 11/1966

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Craig, Dan Lear ([email-masked]), Denis, Eric Knudsen
([email-masked]), Glen, Karl, Michael
([email-masked]), Moon Keith ([email-masked]), Phil, Rob,
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YVM-2 Voice
Mate
? watts,
solid-state head,
19??

Features
Early models use 7027s?

Dimensions: 21 1/4" x 5 1/2" x 9 1/4"; weight: 14 lbs.

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Rating
-
Rate
the YVM-2 Voice Mate...

YVM-2 Voice Mate, catalog page

(Eric
Knudsen ([email-masked]), Moon Keith
([email-masked]), vivaAnalog at www.lynx.bc.ca/~jc)

YVM-3 Voicemate
Reverb
? watts,
tube? head,
1972?

Features
Frontpanel: Four volume
controls (upper left), four reverb selection switches (on left), intensity
and tone controls (center), treble/bass/master volume controls (right);

Backpanel: Reverb footswitch input, four inputs, two cabinet jacks;

I use this amp around the house I have it on volume 1-2 when I'm
jamming in a band i have it on 5-6.
It is very very heavy.
Also it
has 8 7 inch speakers in 2 12 by 37 inch cases. [?]

Sound
I play grunge and its perfect for it. [...] When I
play clean it sounds perfect. There is no distortion on it. I have to use
a MT-2 or a zoom pedal.

Reliability
It has never broken down, but when my grand
father gave me it the reverb was broken. To fix it all I had to do was
solder the back the little wire that broke off of it.

Rating
I like the sound levels it can make and the
reverb.
My friend has given me one of these [YVM-3 Voicemate Reverb]
heads and I'm powering a 4x12 with it... it does a great job and supplies
plenty of power [...]
Rate
the YVM-3 Voicemate Reverb...

YVM-3 Voicemate Reverb, front view
YVM-3 Voicemate Reverb, back view

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([email-masked]), James Duncan ([email-masked]),
Jean-François ([email-masked]) and Monique et Gaétan
([email-masked]), Mike Lahaie ([email-masked]), vivaAnalog
at www.lynx.bc.ca/~jc)

YGA-1
Signature
50 watts,
tube head,
1967

Features
Just opened up the [1967]
YGA-1 that arrived today. No fiber board, but rather brownish hard
plastic-like board, with small posts for connection points. Tube
rectifier. All circuit connections dabbed with red paint/magic
marker/something or other. 100% original. Handwritten initials inside the
chassis look like B.T. Handwritten serial number 0103. Wow. That's kinda
cool. The cabinet has corner protectors on all four bottom corners. Four
rubber feet with shiny metal bottoms on base of the cabinet. Logo is the
automobile-nameplate-looking thing, the long one, but not in script. Knobs
not chickenheads, but the black barrel kind with metallic caps.
It
works, kinda, sort of. It works enough to tell the tube rectifier is
really noticeable to someone used to the '67 era diode-rectified YBA-1.
The output is unstable, not sure specifically what causes that. This dead
stock rarity needs a tune-up. The footswitchable tremolo is pretty nice to
have. Could be interesting. Didn't seem like it's slowest rate was as slow
as typical Blackface Fender trem. Didn't sound as intense either. With a
diode-rectified amp, that very trem could really add a nice shimmer to
things. It's hard to appreciate it with an unstable tube-rectified 35-year
old amp. Overall, the amp sounded a little bright. Tone controls seem more
responsive on the '67 YBA-1. Presence and midrange controls might account
for that impression. Again, the tube rectifier flavored the tones enough
to distract my ears from really dialing a better tone. Plus, I run my
Traynor heads through a Marshall 4x12. I face it towards the wall, then
put it about six inches from the wall (which is padded and carpeted). It
makes the experience less painful. Admittedly, these amps have no master
volume. But serious tones come out of these amps at low settings, so does
serious volume. The amp seems to reach maximum volume at about 2.5. After
that you dial in more overdrive.
The amp which was photographed above
and below was made in 1967, and has the serial number 0103. It has a tube
rectifier. The photos show that it has 7027A output tubes. The YGA-1 looks
like an early YBA-1, but it only has treble and bass controls (no high-
and low-range expander). It also has footswitchable tremolo - another
difference between it and the YBA-1. Other than the tremolo and EQ
controls, it's essentially the same as a YBA-1 from the same era.
The
Signature is basically a Bass-Master with tremolo.
Early models are
identical in appearance to the Voice Master/early Bass-Master.

Comparing a 1967 YGA-1 Signature wth 7027 tubes with an YBA-1
Bass-Master with 6CA7s: Both use the same transformer set, and the major
circuit difference is the inclusion of the vibrato circuit and controls.
Sonically they are very similar. I like the Signature amp.
The
differences are subtle, and largely represent the differences between 7027
(6L6) and EL34s, and rectifier types (tube vs. diode). My Signature has a
tube rectifier, which has a little more sag than the YBA-1. It also has
trem, which the YBA1 doesn't. I kept the 7027s in my Signature, but put
Mullard EL34s in my YBA-1. [...] When [the YBA-1] ran on 7027s, it was a
rock machine (think Black Crows, Zep, etc.). It probably has a bit less
bottom end and more mids and highs now.
silvery grey grille cloth

Mine is a [solid state] rectifier model from around 1967.
A 1967
YGA-1 uses [originally?] 7027 tubes.
uses 7027 tubes, you can
substitute 6L6/5881s
You can simply switch the 7027A tubes with
6L6GCs. No modifications are required. Bias and other most tube
characteristics are the same - there will be no inherent tone changes (in
practice your amp may sound different, but that is a result simply of the
change in tubes, rather than the change in tube types). The 7027A has
higher voltage ratings than all but the best 6L6GCs, but this is
irrelevant for the Signature YGA-1, it runs with less than 450 VDC on the
plates.
All tube sockets wired for 7027A tubes are compatible with any
6L6, but the reverse is not necessarily true.
If one were inclined to
do such things, the extra preamp tube could be used to do a tube buffered
effects loop.
I have swapped out the 4M volume pots for 1M, and put a
47K resistor in the NFB loop. These mods are worth doing to any
Signature/Bass-Master, IMO.

Sound
I've tried the YGA-1 through a Marshall 4x12 and
thought it was too loud to be useful. But through the 1x15 it sounded
great. Killer vintage Page/Townsend tones.
these amps sound great
after 30-some years, imagine what they sounded like when they were new.
I'm guessing it's gonna be comparable to a Matchless Chieftain, minus that
Class A hair the Chieftain adds to your tone.

Reliability
-

Price
CAN $253 [used], good condition, seen at Songbird
Music, Ottawa, November 1998
CAN $260 [used], very good condition,
seen at Songbird Music, Ottawa, January 1999

Rating
It's a cool little amp, and there are a lot less
of them out there when compared to the Bass-Master. I like it.
I love
the sound of this amp. The filtering is great, absolutely 60hz hum.
Converted easily to EL34 tubes.
Rate
the YGA-1 Signature...

1967 YGA-1 Signature (tube rectifier, 7027A output tubes),
front view
1967 YGA-1 Signature (tube rectifier, 7027A output tubes),
back view
YGA-1 and YGA-1A Signature, schematic 1967
YGA-1 and YGA-1A Signature, schematic 1967

(Craig,
Dan Lear ([email-masked]), Eric Knudsen
([email-masked]), Michael E. Levy, Phil Turton
([email-masked]), Songbird Music Ottawa at www.songbirdmusic.com,
Tim Casey ([email-masked]), vivaAnalog at www.lynx.bc.ca/~jc,
www.schematicheaven.com, yorkville.com)

YGA-1A
Signature
50 watts,
tube head,
1967?

Features
Made in 1967. Two channels,
two volume controls, four inputs, "expander" treble and bass, and tremolo
speed and intenisty. The treble and bass can be turned way past 10 to the
vertical down position to get really cool, Traynor called it expander
knobs. You can link channel one and channel two to mix your normal and
bright sound. It has a tremolo footswitch but no other accesories, like
headphone jack, line out, etc. I changed the original 7027As for a set of
6l6GCs.
has 7027A output tubes; uses 7027 tubes, you can substitute
6L6/5881s
silvery grey grille cloth
If one were inclined to do
such things, the extra preamp tube could be used to do a tube buffered
effects loop.
I have swapped out the 4M volume pots for 1M, and put a
47K resistor in the NFB loop. These mods are worth doing to any
Signature/Bass-Master, IMO.

Sound
I you a 61 reissue SG with Dimarzio PAF's. The amp
is good for rock, blues, nothing that requires real high gain. Works nice
with an overdrive pedal in front. It's pretty quiet considering it's
almost 35 years old. Over all it sounds great to me. Nice and fat with a
nice top end shimmer. It is very similiar to a JTM45 with 6L6s instead of
EL34s. Not much overdrive, clean most of the way up. Pretty cool amp. Loud
as hell. I love it. It sounds great and that's what counts.

Reliability
It's pretty old, I wouldn't want to carry it
around to much. Seems sturdy but it's pretty old. It has never broken down
as far as I know.

Price
-

Rating
-
Rate
the YGA-1A Signature...

YGA-1 and YGA-1A Signature, schematic 1967
YGA-1 and YGA-1A Signature, schematic 1967

(Craig,
Dan Lear ([email-masked]), Eric Knudsen
([email-masked]), Michael E. Levy, Shawn Chatman
([email-masked]), Songbird Music Ottawa at
www.songbirdmusic.com, Tim Casey ([email-masked]), vivaAnalog at
www.lynx.bc.ca/~jc, www.schematicheaven.com, yorkville.com)

YGL-3 Mark
III
100 watts,
2x12" tube combo,
late 1960's? 1972, 1976

Features
two channels, each with
volume, bass, middle, treble controls, treble boost switch; channel two
has reverb and a really neat tremolo effect; master gain; effects are
footswitchable;
for guitar;
one extension speaker output jack on
the back panel;
Tubes are: Four 6CA7, one 6BQ5, five 12AX7A.
It
says 4 ohms output impedance on the schematic.
It has a pair of 12"
JBL K120s and a quartet of Mullard EL34s.
silvery grey grille cloth

REALLY heavy;
Dimensions: 27 3/4" x 21" x 12 1/2"; weight: 75 lbs.

Sound
lots of punch in the bottom and middle; distort
naturally or use a pedal
can barely get it to overdrive, so it ain't
no crunchy amp, but it has more than decent tone; in fact, it's pretty
good
THIS AMP IS CLEAN and LOUD!!!
It'll absolutely knock just
about anything else right out of contention, both in volume and tooooone.
[...] If you need/want the ability to stand up and be heard... for
miles... go for it.
I use a Strat or Tele with stock pickups. I'm
presently playing mostly blues now to which this amp is well suited
because of its warm tones or capable of great highs with the boost switch.
Its still a super clean sounding amp at low to mid-range but does buzz and
crackle a bit a high volume. I think all Traynors did a bit even when new.
Its a hard amp to overdrive without a pedal.
Amazing blues tone-
particularly off of the front pickup of a Strat- and the tremolo is
old-school, but it doesn't do all that breathing (which can get in the way
if you are trying to do ambient stuff). The treble boost opens up a
high-end that leaves you with that sweet Pete Townshend post-gig ear
buzzing thing. As for the weight, who did they think they were kidding,
only putting one little handle on the top? It's like trying to carry a bus
with one hand!
I have a Traynor Mark III head with a Traynor YN-412
cab. I took out the whizzers (sounded kinda crappy) and replaced them with
Eminence Legends (4 ohm). I was in a band with a guy who had a Marshall
tube amp and a 1960 cab... My rig was and is way bassier and smoother.
Paid $325 for the Mark III head and $140 for the cab. plus $120 for the
replacement speakers. $585 for a rig that surpasses the Marshall by volume
(check out the RMS of a Marshall and the RMS of a Traynor... hands down a
Traynor slaughters!). [Sep 2002]
The Traynor circuit sounds [indeed]
great. I also found that using .1uF caps instead of .01 slowed the tremelo
down nicely.
For any keyboardists out there: The YGL-3 has plenty of
power and my Wurlitzer electric piano really sparkles through it. I use a
Visual Sounds RT-66 american overdrive pedal and it really worked well
w/the YGL-3 at various configurations. Organ (Voce V5 midi module)
actually sounded better through my YBA-1 (I think its due to power-tube
distortion, maybe 6L6GC vs. EL34 characteristics too) but its still new
and I'll have to try some different tube and tone settings (I'm thinking a
overdriven 12AT7 might work better for V1). Speaker compliment was: 12"
x'd over at 800hz and a 8" behind a rotating baffle for mid/highs.

Reliability
excellent reliability
[I bought this amp
new in 1972.] It has tons of power and over the years [1972-2000] all I've
done is replaced the original speakers only once with new Celestions and
re-tubed it twice. [...] It never let me down or broke down. Still have
the original tubes for back-up.

Price
'a few hundred [US] bucks' [used]
US $275
[used], seen at www.guitarshoppe.com/guitaramps4sale.htm, September 1998

CAN $375 [used], crudly cut down to a head, overpriced, seen at Used
Music, Ottawa, September 1998
US $700 [used], seen at a store in
southern IL, US, outrageous price, November 1998
US $225 [used], 1976
or later amp, all original except for a missing logo on the front and two
6CA7 Ruby Tubes, satisfying purchase, November 1998
picked up a YGL-3
Mark III combo today for [US?] $250, it is in pretty good shape with just
enough wear to give it character. Somebody had performed some interesting
tube substitutions , a 12AX7 for the 6BQ5 and a 6L6GC for one of the EL34.
I'm still surprised it wasn't smoking when I tried it out. Other than
those tubes everthing else was original. [March 1999]
I paid $300
Canadian for it [in mint condition]. YEEE HAWWW. I have recently [in
January 2002] seen a few for sale around the Toronto area for about CDN
$350, [...] US $400 sounds a bit stiff.
Bought a mint 1976 YGL-3 Mark
III, with all original components, tubes, speakers, switches, for CDN
$250, from a private. [October 2000]

Rating
I love the sounds it makes.
Again, not a bad
amp for a cheapie and my bass sounds amazing through it.
On a dollar
to dollar basis Traynor built a fantastic amp that was as good as or
better than any Fender or Marshall or anything else in its price range.

I had a YN-412 with a Mark III head. It was a great sounding amp,
unfortunately I sold it a few years ago but would like it back. I used it
with a Telecaster and a Takamine EF-318 acoustic. Great sound with [the]
acoustic as well.
I rescued my YGL-3 Mark III from an indefinate
engagement at the local nuisance ground. These kindly old people who had
bought it for their daughter who wanted to learn guitar back in the early
70's decided that it was just the wrong shape for draping afghans over.
They were going to ditch it because someone had dropped it off of the back
of a farm truck one time and now it didn't work. Turned out to be just the
soldered connections which only cost a few bucks to repair. [...] This is
the first guitar amp I've ever owned, but I've played through other gear
and honestly, I'm not going shopping any time soon
Rate
the YGL-3 Mark III...

YGL-3 Mark III, front and back view, angle
YGL-3 Mark III (new style, removable top case), front view,
angle
YGL-3 Mark III, front view, angle (under a YGL-3A Mark III
and a Vox)
YGL-3 Mark III, catalog page
YGL-3 review in Guitar Player, about 1971
YGL-3 and YGL-3A Mark III, schematic 1976
YGL-3 Mark III, two english manuals, french manual, factory
mod, YGL-3 and YGL-3A Mark III schematic, YGL-3 Mark III schematic
YGL-3A Mark III manual, YGL-3 and YGL-3A Mark III schematic,
YGL-3 and YGL-3A Mark III schematic 1972-1973, YGL-3 and YGL-3A Mark III
schematic 1976

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Bernie & Michelle Girardin ([email-masked]), Dan Lear
([email-masked]), Darryl Dozlaw ([email-masked]), Dave, Donnie
([email-masked]), Eric Knudsen
([email-masked]), Greg Gallant ([email-masked]), J
([email-masked]), Jean-Charles Maillet ([email-masked]), Michael E.
Levy ([email-masked]), Michel, Moon Keith
([email-masked]), Mr. Pants ([email-masked]) from "Mr.
Pants'music gear!" at www.interlog.com/monkey, rippersmusic, Steve Willis
([email-masked]), vivaAnalog at www.lynx.bc.ca/~jc, Wayne
([email-masked]),
www.guitarshoppe.com/traynoramp212.htm/Traynor212GuitarAmp.jpg,
www.schematicheaven.com)

YGL-3A Mark
III
100 watts,
tube head,
1976

Features
two channels, each with
volume, bass, middle, treble controls, treble boost switch; channel two
has reverb and tremolo; master gain; effects are footswitchable?
two
speaker output jacks on the back panel;
On the YGL-3A, the output
impedance is 4 ohms (two 8 ohm speakers in parallel).
silvery grey
grille cloth
Dimensions: 27 3/4" x 11" x 10"; weight: 47 lbs.

Sound
The sound is ok, a bit mean with reverb on 5, but
useable for Blues and rock.

Reliability
-

Price
US $249.99 used, good condition, seen at Daddy's
Junky Music at http://www.ugbm.com/amp.htm, September 1998
CAN $395.65
[used], very good condition, seen at
http://www.songbirdmusic.com/ottawa/guitar/amplifie.htm, September 1998

CAN $75 used, cut down YBA-3, rough condition, 'a few years ago' in
1998
CAN $135 used, 'a few years ago' in 1998
CAN $396 [used],
good condition, seen at Songbird Music, Ottawa, November 1998
CAN $375
[used], very good condition, seen at Songbird Music, Ottawa, January 1999

1971 YGL-3A Mark III. Best [US?] $75 dollars I ever spent. [before
2001]
1973 YGL-3 Mark III with 1973 YC-610 cab, it's in really in good
order, all original, inside, outside and all the tubes. They say Philips
on them, but I've never seen these Philips before. American? Together
approx. [US?] $340 or DM600. I think that's a good price for something
with this quality. [January 2002]

Rating
A very good amp I think.
I have owned the
[YGL-3A] Mark III for 15 years, I haven't had any problems with this amp.
I must say it's very loud and clean... works great with overdrive effects
etc., you can get some great sounds.
Rate
the YGL-3A Mark III...

1973 YGL-3A Mark III, (removable top, with master volume),
front view, angle
1973 YGL-3A Mark III, (removable top, with master volume),
front view
1973 YGL-3A Mark III, (removable top, with master volume),
back view
1973 YGL-3A Mark III, front view (on top of a YC-610 cab)
(same amp and cab as below)
1973 YGL-3A Mark III, front view (on top of a YC-610 cab)
(same amp and cab as above)
YGL-3A Mark III, front view (on top of a Vox and a YGL-3
Mark III)
YGL-3A Mark III, catalog page
YGL-3 and YGL-3A Mark III, schematic 1976
YGL-3 Mark III, two english manuals, french manual, factory
mod, YGL-3 and YGL-3A Mark III schematic, YGL-3 Mark III schematic
YGL-3A Mark III manual, YGL-3 and YGL-3A Mark III schematic,
YGL-3 and YGL-3A Mark III schematic 1972-1973, YGL-3 and YGL-3A Mark III
schematic 1976

(Dan Lear
([email-masked]), Eric Knudsen ([email-masked]),
[email-masked], Jean-Charles Maillet ([email-masked]), Moon Keith
([email-masked]), Phil, Ronaldo, Songbird Music Ottawa at
www.songbirdmusic.com, u87, www.schematicheaven.com)

Mark IV
(exists?)
? watts,
tube head/combo?,
19??

Features
-

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Rating
-
Rate
the Mark IV...

(-)

Mark V

100 watts,
2x12" tube combo,
19??

Features
very heavy;
silvery grey grille
cloth

Sound
It is basically Traynor's reply to the very
popular twin reverb, so the sound is very similair, this amp is loud, very
powerfull;
blues to heavy heavy "alternative"

Reliability
so far the amp has been fine.

Price
They do seem to be fairly rare, even here in
Toronto. You don't see them for sale that often. [Feb 2002]

Rating
so far I love it.
Rate
the Mark V...

(Craig
([email-masked]), Daddy Mac, Dan Lear ([email-masked]))

YGM-1
Guitar-Mate Reverb
? watts,
tube head/combo?,
1967

Features
silvery grey grille
cloth

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Price
Guitar-Mate Reverb, YGM-1?, US $275 [used], seen
at http://www.hopkinspress.com/rays/amps.htm, September 1998

Guitar-Mate Reverb, YGM-1?, US $250 [used], seen at
http://www.skyport.com/sol/rjmusic/amps.htm, September 1998

Rating
-
Rate
the YGM-1 Guitar-Mate Reverb...

(Dan Lear
([email-masked]), Eric Knudsen ([email-masked]),
vivaAnalog at www.lynx.bc.ca/~jc)

YGM-2
Guitar-Mate
25 watts,
1x12" tube combo,
1966

Features
It's a [25] watt combo, runs a
pair of EL84 tubes, cathode biased, two channels (treble and boost),
tremolo, bass and treble adjustment, but no reverb. The serial number [of
my amp] is g-486.
silvery grey grille cloth

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Price
I just bought a 1970 YGM-2 Guitar-Mate from up
North for [US?] $220 shipped.

Rating
Perhaps the only thing keeping it from being the
perfect amp is the lack of reverb.
To tell you the truth, I really
don't care for this amp. If you or anyone else is interested, I'd be glad
to ship it to you for half that [US? $220].
Rate
the YGM-2 Guitar-Mate...

1966-ish YGM-2 Guitar-Mate (front, back, wiring)

(Dan Lear
([email-masked]), Dave Gillespie ([email-masked]), Tim Casey
([email-masked]), Tom Becker ([email-masked]), vivaAnalog at
www.lynx.bc.ca/~jc)

YGM-3
Guitar-Mate Reverb
20 watts,
1x12" tube combo,
1963? 1969?
1973?

Features
volume, bass, treble, reverb
and tremolo (speed and intensity) controls; treble boost switch;

reverb and tremolo are footswitchable via jacks in the back; there is
also an 8 ohm extension speaker jack;
five 12AX7A pre amp tubes, two
EL84 power tubes
silvery grey grille cloth
Dimensions: 22" x 23
3/8" x 9 1/2"; weight: 46 lbs.

Sound
the speaker is probably the weakest link in the
chain;
"overdriven power tubes" sound; no kind of metal distortion
with this one; just a nice bluesy power tube crunch; I play surf with it.

This puppy barks big time!
I have a 1979 Traynor YGM-3 guitar mate
combo. It sounds good, its kinda got that plexi sound like the old
marshalls. Its all original, even got the original tubes and the speaker.

Reliability
built like a tank;
bullet proof
I
bought mine new 30 years ago. It's had the piss beat out of it and all
I've ever done is clean it up occasionally and replace the tubes.

Price
CAN $200 used
Songbird had a 'Traynor 50 watt
head with reverb and tremolo, late 1960s? YGM-3, fair condition, for CAN
$227' in June 1998
CAN $296 used, late 1960s, very good condition,
seen at Songbird Music, June 1998 [described as 50 watt 1x12" combo with
reverb and tremolo]
US $150 [used], modified, bought at a San
Francisco shop, ca. September 1998
Guitar-Mate 1x12" combo, CAN $250
[used], seen at Gilles Grignon's site at Rainbow Music at
www.rainbowmusicshop.com/used.html, January 1999
I recently scooped up
a 1976 Guitar Mate at a local thrift for [US?] $30, and have only found
one problem with it. It hums when I use the reverb.

Rating
sweet little amp
I would buy this one in half
a heartbeat, even if I already had one.
The YGM-3s have a bit too much
midrange. I can hook up any guitar to the bass heads [YBA-2A and YBA-2B]
and get a sweet sound without effects. But with the YGM-3s, YSRs, and
Voice Masters, I need to modify the sound with peddals or an equalizer. In
fact, the only guitar that sounds ok with the other Traynors is my Gibson
L6s because it has midrange control unlike my LP and other axes.
A
great little amp for blues and rock. Excellent crunch, sounds particularly
good with a Rickenbacker guitar.
I just bought a 1970's YGM-3 via eBay
and took it to band practice on the day that I got it. I was very
pleasantly surprised by how well it performed. I've been using Fender
Deluxes, but their expense has grown beyond their value. I guess the main
difference between the YGM and the Deluxe would be the EL84s. I've found
that I prefer the vibrato on my YGM (though the difference is slight and
mostly due to the overall tone of the amp), and I also like the midrange
boost of the EL84s. I don't know the wattage [20 watts] of the YGM-3, but
the midrange boost does give the perception that it is slightly louder
than the Deluxe. Other than the obvious cool factor of owning a Fender, I
would rate the YGM-3 on par with the Deluxe. The Traynor, though, costs
half as much!
Rate
the YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb...

YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb, catalog page
YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb, catalog page
1975 YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb, front
1975 YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb, top
1975 YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb, right side
1975 YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb, left side
1975 YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb, back
1975 YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb, back close
1975 YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb, tubes
1975 YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb, inside
YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb and YGM-4 Guitar-Mate Reverb
(Studio-Mate), schematic 9/1973
YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb and YGM-4 Guitar-Mate Reverb
(Studio-Mate), schematic 9/1973
YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb, schematic 11/1998; apparently
there's an 'Error in this schematic. Reverb drive tube plates are tied
together. Compare to the scanned schematic to see errors.'

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YGM-4
Guitar-Mate Reverb (Studio-Mate)
25 watts,
4x8" tube combo,

1972-9

Features
The YGM-4 Studio-Mate is
basically a YGM-3 Guitar-Mate with 4x8 speakers. Made from 1972 to 1979.
It has two 6BQ5 (EL84) power tubes, with five 12AX7s. Other features
include a 60's style Tremolo and a great reverb tank.
three inputs,
tremolo speed and intensity, reverb, tremolo and reverb footswitchable

silvery grey grille cloth
Dimensions: 27" x 21 3/4" x 10 1/2";
weight: 57 lbs.

Sound
Great balsy sound.

Reliability
Like all of Traynor's amps, it is
indestructible.

Rating
A great sounding balsy tube amp available for a
great price.
I've played harp for 25 years through two vintage 4X10
Fender Bassman amps, but got more compliments on my tone when I borrowed
the 4X10 Traynor version belonging to our guitar player. To keep me from
kidnapping that amp, he found the YGM-4 on eBay and snagged if for $250.
I've only played a few gigs on it [...] I've realized that it is
underpowered compared to the Bassman (running G6L6 power tubes). The
Traynor clips much sooner, albeit pleasantly enough. Perhaps a new set of
tubes would give back some headroom. Great combo amp for harp players
going for a classic blues sound at low to moderate volume.
Rate
the YGM-4 Guitar-Mate Reverb (Studio-Mate)...

1974 YGM-4 Guitar-Mate Rever, front view, angle
YGM-4 Guitar-Mate Reverb, catalog page
YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb and YGM-4 Guitar-Mate Reverb
(Studio-Mate), schematic 9/1973
YGM-3 Guitar-Mate Reverb and YGM-4 Guitar-Mate Reverb
(Studio-Mate), schematic 9/1973

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YSR-1 Custom
Reverb
ca. 50-60 watts,
tube head,
1972

Features
Front panel left to right: Two
channels, four inputs (two low, two high), two volume knobs (one for each
channel), treble and bass controls, reverb control, tremolo speed and
intensity controls, and standby switch (also has green and red lamps,
green for operate mode, red for standby mode - VERY COOL!!!).
Rear
panel left to right: Acc. plug, fuse, ground toggle, power switch, 2
speaker outs, and Trem & Reverb jacks (for footswitch(es)).
like a
YBA-1 Bass-Master with reverb and tremolo
It does NOT have a master
volume, middle or presence controls.
Huge Hammond transformers produce
45 watts from two 6CA7s/EL34s, six 12AX7s.
output speaker impedence is
8 ohms
Mine is an early model YSR-1, with a choke tranny. I believe it
is from 1968. The rectifier is solid state. The [amp] cabinet is the
"rounded" corner type, not the "pop-top" style.
My amp was made in
January 1970, just after the choke was removed from the power supply
filter stage (I have re-installed a 20H choke where the originals had
one). The advantage is that it still retained a reverb driver transformer.

It seems incredibly more of a tonnally versatile amp than some would
like to claim, though. Because it has 'active' tone circuitry (as opposed
to front-panel Fenders, Marshalls, Hiwatts and most old amps with a Middle
control), the frequencies are actually changed as you dial in more Highs
or Lows. In other words, the Highs and Lows aren't a fixed frequency that
gets cut as the dial is turned down. It's a healthy 50W, but the gange on
the 4M (!) volume pots is very drastic; I'm pretty sure you can push 50W
out of it with volume on 1 and a half on the bassy channel (channel I)...

The older ones don't have the chrome molding but do have both a red
and green light indicating [the] status on the front.
Silvery grey
grille cloth
Dimensions: 23" x 13" x 10"; weight: 44 lbs.
There
must be some mod options available for the YSR-1, with six 12AX7s...

Mods on this amp are the power supply filter choke, a 3-prong AC
cable, an appropriate output transformer and the ground switch converted
to an impedance selector.
The tremelo is kinda nice but more of a
novelty it not really about the features it about TONE!!!

Sound
Punk and alternative with Boss distortion pedal

This is the best clean sounding amp I've had. It has crystall clear
highs and bassy lows and sounds excellent with the cab I use - a 240 Watt
(i think) with 4x10 inch speakers.
Very clean, almost sterile at
moderate volumes. Not as pleasing as the classic Fender sound. At higher
volumes, it breaks up nicely with a "Marshally" roar when played through
Celestion speakers. I play classic rock and don't need much distortion so
it sounds fine for my needs.
What a killer amp!! It was pretty loud
even with the volume at 2; the band that owns it said it was actually too
loud. So who says only Fender has the market cornered on loud and clean
sound?? The bright channel [is] really bright, almost too bright.
I
drive this amp with a quality older 12AX7-driver stomp-box and this thing
just sings with sweet rich compressed distortion. I bought a Marshall 6100
head shortly after I got this and only rate the Marshall better because I
don't need a 12AX7-drive box to get the same sound. On the other hand, the
YSR-1 has a sweeeet internal reverb and the Marshall doesn't have any
reverb... what a toss-up! The original schematic was still inside and the
latest revision date on it says "Jul. 12, '71".
1971 YSR-1 Custom
Reverb Tube Amp Head. It does sound GREAT and has not given me any
problems.
I also own a '68 or '69 YSR-1 Custom Reverb, which does have
a choke tranny, and other features, such as reverb and tremolo. But the
tone is not as good as the Bass-Master, unless you wind it up. I find
YSR-1 tone to be very tight, compressed, and slightly sterile (which is
good with effects). Keep in mind, however, my YBA-1 runs on 6L6s and the
YSR-1 runs on EL34s, which will account for a good part of the tonal
difference. Both the YBA-1 and YSR-1 each have 4 input jacks, so I can
jumper the channels and use both the bright and normal volumes to adjust
my tone. This really works great!!!
The tonal difference between the
YSR-1 and the YBA-1 is huge, IMO. But the YSR-1 has a good vibe of its
own. I drive mine with a TS-9 Tubescreamer into a Marshall Guv'Nor
(original issue) and through a Boss DD-3 delay. The sound is tight and in
your face. Great for hard rock/metal. OTOH, running these same effects
into my YBA-1 gives a wetter and rounder tone good for blues, rock, and
chicken pickin'.
My late sixties YSR-1 sounds pretty clean [...] it is
a great amp.
Mine sounds OK but I'd like a little more drive, and
maybe better reverb. I put a small bypass cap on one channel's preamp
cathode. Definitely moving in the right direction.
I put a 1 meg
volume pot in. That gives you more control over the volume at lower
levels. I also revoiced the channels along Marshall lines: A 1.0 uf cap
(couldn't find a .68) with 2700 ohm cathode resistor on one channel and a
250uf with 820 ohm resistor on the other. I replaced the .001 uf cap
across the brite volume with a .0005 uf to tame the treble a little. I
don't think you can do too much about the reverb. It will never be a
Fender.
With a 2x12 or 4x12, this would be a great gigging amp. Stick
a pedal in front for overdrive, this baby stays pretty clean until it's
really loud.
The amp is very loud and very clean. I was looking for a
more Marshally tone so I modded mine - cascaded the channels so I have one
channel stock (two 12Ax7 preamp stages) and one which has three 12AX7
stages configured similar to some of the later Marshall amps. I also added
a master volume, channel switching, put a proper grounded plug on it and
fused the output transformer primary. The new channel sounds great, very
Marshally and has killer vintage tones thru Celestion Vintage 30s.
I
have run this amp through a Marshall 1936 2x12 cab, and it sounds a bit
sterile at low-to-mid volumes (like Lee M. stated earlier), but I find
that using a jumper cable to blend the 2 channels adds more dimension and
warmth. The amp begins to warm up around with the volume at 2-3. [...] The
tone controls are not too effective, but they get the job done (like a
Marshall). A mid control might be a nice addition, but I can live without
it, and I want to keep this amp as original as possible. The reverb is
adequate, and the trem is very nice. I noticed the power tubes pulsing
along with the trem! [...] I have not cranked it much yet, but it is pedal
friendly. I have run a Boss OD-1 and tube distortion pedals into it with
excellent results. Chorus, flanging, phasing, and digital delay sound very
warm and clear.
There is no master volume. This amp will distort at
higher volume levels, but that is TOOO loud for my basement - so I use a
dist/od pedal to do this. I like the transparency this amp has with
pedals, so I find it very flexible. The amp is quiet, and sounds very
"woody" with my '74 Stratocaster, thus representing my guitar properly. It
does the Chris Isaak "Wicked Game" thing very well. I would not recommend
this amp for heavy metal, unless an outboard distortion device were used.
But I really appreciate how it reproduces my guitar tones. I would rate it
higher if it were not as sterile sounding at lower volumes.
Rocks out
for just about ANY style of music. [...] I wish it had a mid pot/knob (not
that it really needs it, but...). I use this amp in my home studio and at
large venues and club gigs. It is more powerful than I will ever need it
to be. It Wails! [...] Its sounds kick ass all around. It's very clean.
You get a great blues distortion sound without using any effects. For
effects I have all 22 Danelectro Pedals daisy chained and secretly rigged
so I still have a strong amp signal. These work like a dream with this
amp.
This is an abolutly great amp. Good for Stray Cats style
rockabily to outright rock and roll. I use it with a '92 Strat and '81
Gibson Sonex 180 (buddies, basically a bolt on les paul with hot pickups).
No master volume so put a good overdrive in front of it and it sings. For
rhythm I have a simple Boss OD-2 and lead a Vox Dist-Booster. Works great,
from CCR to Bad Co. to Sabbith. Tweeking the nobs is a little different
with the dependant tone control. Reverb sounds good but gets "spooky" when
turned up. Tremolo is nice, not a lot of personality but it works good
with little noise. I even use the darn thing for bass with no problems.

At first, I found the reverb rather weak (us Surfmongers NEED our
'verb...) in comparision to the dry signal and was dissapointed with the
amp's name; I'm used to playing my amps with their tone controls maxed all
the time. Later, I realized that the tone controls are in parallel to the
reverb rather than the typical 3M resistor! This means that with the
bass+treble turned to 0 and 'verb to 10, ALL you hear is the tank, *zero*
dry signal. So now, with my bass on 2 and treble on 3 (reverb on 10, of
course), I get a nice wet sound. The tremolo on this amp is power-amp-bias
style, so it's very fine indeed; it doesn't go quite as slow as I wish it
did though. [...] The amp is deathly quiet with the filter choke; without
it, the reverb had a terrible 60Hz hum all the time (which is why, I
presume, they trashed the reverb driver transformer). [...] This amp is
worthwile for any one that digs REAL Rock 'n' Roll; circa '56-'68 (RIP).
Get a nice cab too, they make a big difference.
The sound of this is
amp is very clean and very loud (I haven't played it above 2 and usually
run it at 1). With the Marshall JTM-C212 cabinet (2x12 wired for 4 ohms)
it has a lot of bottom end and a lot of upper mids. I also have a Mesa
Boogie DC-3 and it (not suprisingly) has a darker clean tone than the
YSR-1 through the same cabinet. With this amp I only use the normal
inputs. The bright inputs have too much treble for me. The tremolo is kind
of a cool novelty. Reverb is OK to my ears but I don't think I'm that
picky. The amp is pretty quiet at all volume settings. Not too much
variety with this amp - it's really just a simple clean amp with basic
tone control. Still, for what it does, it does it pretty well.
I
bought my YC-610 with a Custom Reverb head after a fellow failed to sell
it on ebay around August of 2000. He told me that people asked him about
the tone of the rig. When he responded with loud and clean, they all lost
interest. I got in my car the next day with $350 in hand and headed to
Pennsylvania to buy it. As soon as I saw the pair I was in love. They were
both spotless. I got them home and powered up. It sounded constipated and
lifeless. Our drummer was less than enthused as I disconnected the head
and hooked it up to my Marshall 4x12. It exploded with huge, hairy
AC/DC-type tone. This YC-610 was clearly no guitar cabinet.
I still
use the Custom Reverb as one of my main heads (I bi-amp via a Lehle
switcher) and have yet to retube or bias. I predict a cap job in it's near
future.

Reliability
This amp is very reliable.
It's built
like a tank with the biggest output transformer I've ever seen.
It is
reliable.
Pretty rugged; only drawback [is that] the reverb [is]
rather sensitive.
This is a great sounding reliable amp!
Legendary
Traynor construction.
I haven't had any problems. [...] I have 100%
trust in this amp.
This amp should easily last another 30+ years.
Traynors (esp. the tube models) generally are very reliable.
Well, its
3/4 open if not full volume when I play and have had no problems to date.

When I got the amp the output tranny was FRIED (even smelled like BBQ
sauce!). I replaced it with the appropriate Hammond transformer (same
company that made the originals), with intentions of rewinding the
original eventually. This amp scares me a tad because transformers don't
burn up for no reason... The tubes (2x Westinghouse EL34s) that came with
it -and that were in the amp when it burned up- still measured good, so I
figure the amp was just pushing too much power. Because of this, I'm
somewhat reluctant to crank it. Anyway, the Hammond tranny is rated at 60W
(can probably take 80W or so because of Hammond's crazy underating
tendencies), so eventually I'll get enough adrenalin in me and crank the
darn thing.
Its quite old but solidly built. High quality Hammond
transformers, rest of the parts are decent. Point to point and circuit
card wiring which is easy to modify. Traynors have a reputation for being
bulletproof and this amp seems to bear that out.
I haven't had the amp
long but it is almost 30 years old and still looks as though it's all
original - that means something I guess (it has beer stains so it must be
used somewhat!). The part quality looks pretty high - it has a Hammond
A1310 power transformer and a huge Hammond A1312 output transformer. It's
about twice the size of the one on my [Mesa] DC-3. It's point to point
wired using cloth covered wire (really important ;-). The wiring looks a
bit messy but not disastrous. All the tubes have metal shielding cans.
This thing would be much easier to fix than my DC-3 which has a PCB and
about a zillion tightly wired flying leads. One downside is that it's
fixed biased but installing a bias pot would be easy.

Price
US $75 used
US $100 used
I currently own
and operate a YSR-1 head and YT-15 cabinet. I bought/haggled the pair at a
pawn shop for [US] $125 back in September 1997 in Michigan. They look
rather used but not trashed. The head, when purchased had one 6CA7 and one
6L6GC for output tubes which were older and deader than dirt; yet the amp
still powered and didn't blow up... just noisier and flaky as hell! I had
to repair all front panel pots as the internal wipers had all fallen off
in the pots (the miracle of patience & jeweler's screws fixed this :)
). A new set of Sovteks all through brought this sweety back to life.

US $199.99 used, fair condition, seen at Daddy's Junky Music at
http://www.ugbm.com/amp.htm, September 1998
Found near a dumpster,
reverb and tremolo not working, two tubes missing, San Diego/CA, 1998

US $189 [used], seen at an Ebay auction, priced above market, October
1998
CAN $376 [used], good condition, seen at Songbird Music, Ottawa,
November 1998;
CAN $360 in January 1999 for this same amp
US $75
[used], "This piece is toast, but unlike the corpse Lab L-11, this thing
would be cool if you fixed it. Channel II doesn't work at all, and channel
I is wide open, always on ten, el blasto. Reverb doesn't work - missing
three knob caps."; seen at Daddy's Junky Music Auction
(http://www.rockauction.com/os/category/AUCcur101.shtml?101), December
1998
1972 YSR-1 Custom Reverb, bought for $125 Canadian at Songbird
Music in Ottawa about six months ago [so that must have been in about
December 1998]. It was in very good condition but the reverb channel
hummed. I bought it and determined very quickly that the wires to the
reverb tank had been reversed, that fixed the problem. Everything else
worked perfectly. I discovered later that it had two vintage brown base
Mullard El34s in it, which are supposed to be among the best sounding
EL34s ever made. What a bargain!
US $150 [used], "a beauty" without a
name plate, "recently" in January 1999
Songbird always has a couple in
stock but they usually ask [CDN] $300-400. I just saw a Bass-Master in the
paper today for [CDN] $200 with a cab, I may take a look at it. [May 1999]

I found a YSR-1 with cabinet for [US?] $350 overpriced [September
1999]
YSR-1 CDN $360, used [November 1999]
1970 YSR-1 CDN $25
[December 1999]
1971 YSR-1 Custom Reverb with two EL34, CDN $225 at
Cash Converters pawn shop [April 2000]
A YSR-1 sold on Ebay for US
$290. [April 2000]
I have an opportunity to buy a YSR-1 Custom Reverb
with a YT-12 cabinet. Everything is supposed to be in pretty good
condition and working well. Is $375 Canadian a decent price for the
package? [May 2000]
I have seen these heads go for close to US $300 so
I think that sounds like a good price. [May 2000]
Sold the Custom
Reverb locally. I took [CDN?] $320 for it and a 2x12 cab that I had built
with a pair of Celestions. Probably could have done better on Ebay but
shipping is a real pain so I took the cash. [October 2000]
I'm putting
my YSR-1 on Ebay tonight. The last one of these went for [US?] $290. I'll
take $225 plus shipping from 46635 if anyone is interested. This amp is
virtually stock except for the following upgrades: 3 prong cord, new
filter caps (LCRs), new bias caps, adjustable bias. I have also revoiced
the two inputs as a bright channel and a bass channel, similar to a
Marshall Plexi and installed a two-wire master volume (in existing hole)
on back panel. The dual mono footswitch jacks have been replaced with a
single stereo jack. All the mods are easily reversible. Good cosmetic
condition; a few burns on the tolex (not through), some snags in the
grillcloth, chrome is peeling on the trim. [October 2000]
1971 YSR-1,
used, US $200 ['a long time' before December 2000]
197x YSR-1, used,
US $300 [before January 2001]
1972 YSR-1 and 1972 YF-10, used, US $250
[January 2001]
1968 YSR-1, used, CDN $175 [February 2001]
I pulled
a YSR-1 from a scrap heap. [November 2001]

Rating
Overall this is one hell of an amp, like I said
before it blows any 100 watt Marshall away.
Sounds good for clean
sounds
This is the best clean sounding amp I've had
One of the
best values available in a vintage tube amp.
I have a YSR-1 with a
YC-610 and an old Traynor Reverb unit. This stuff is priceless to me!!!

I love this amp! I'm keeping my eyes peeled for more Traynors.
My
YSR-1 is not as beastly and touch responsive as my '66/'67 Traynor YBA-1
Bass-Master, but is special in its own way. It does share the same model
output tranny and choke tranny as my YBA-1, however. Plus, I like the
addition of reverb & trem. [...] I rate my YRM-1 second to my YBA-1,
because it does not have as much balls. Also, my YBA-1 sounds great at all
volumes, including low setttings. The YRM-1 is good sounding, but not as
responsive, raw, or soulful as my YBA-1. Still it has a very good feature
to value ratio and looks killer!!!
I can't see myself EVER replacing
this amp.
Well, for $25, this is the best amp money has ever bought
me! I reallly dig it and wouldn't change a thing about its design. I'm a
big fan of tube amp distortion, but not the point of desiring a 5150...

If I saw another one of these amps anywhere near this price [CDN $125]
I would buy it in a heartbeat. For classic rock tones on the cheap it
can't be beat.
It's not that flexible but it's a good clean amp - not
as good as an old Fender though. I bought for its clean sound and because
Fenders and Marshalls are going for ridiculous prices around here.
Rate
the YSR-1 Custom Reverb...

YSR-1 Custom Reverb, front view
1971 YSR-1 Custom Reverb, front view
1971 YSR-1 Custom Reverb, partial back view
YSR-1 Custom Reverb, catalog page
YSR-1 Custom Reverb, catalog page
YSR-1 Custom Reverb, schematic
YSR-1 Custom Reverb, schematic 1/1967-1972

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YSR-2 Signature
Reverb
ca. 50-60 watts?,
4x10" solid-state combo,
1972?

Features
[It] weights a ton
I picked one
up-but it has no tubes [i. e. is solid state].

Sound
i play metal but without any effects this amp has
a very clean sound.
The following is taken from the head version of
this amp:
Punk and alternative with Boss distortion pedal
Very
clean; for basic rock and roll
What a killer amp!! It was pretty loud
even with the volume at 2; the band that owns it said it was actually too
loud. So who says only Fender has the market cornered on loud and clean
sound?? The bright channel [is] really bright, almost too bright.

Reliability
The following is taken from the head version
of this amp:
This amp is very reliable.
Built like a tank.
It
is reliable.
Pretty rugged; only drawback [is that] the reverb [is]
rather sensitive.

Price
I traded it with friend of mine for a fender bass
amp.

Rating
I've had this amp for about 3 years and the damn
thing sounds better than most new amps i've heard. [...] i had never even
heard of TRAYNOR before but it was big, loud, and it sounded great. i knew
it was old but i would never have guessed it was older than me. both
channels on it work and my ears hurt with the volume at half way. THIS
THING ROCKS. [...] the only bad thing about it is its so damn heavy. [...]
all i know is that it is a good, reliable amp and if anyone is lucky
enough to get their hands on this model they'll love it!
Rate
the YSR-2 Signature Reverb...

(Bob
([email-masked]), Michael Bishop ([email-masked]), Shane
Adams ([email-masked]))

YBX-1A

100 watts,
tube head/combo?,
1973

Features
fan cooled;
silvery grey grille
cloth

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Rating
-
Rate
the YBX-1A...

(Dan Lear
([email-masked]), Garnet MacPhee)

YRM-1 Reverb
Master
50 watts,
tube head,
before 1979

Features
one channel, two inputs,
boost/normal switch, bright switch which affects both, gain,
bass-mid-treble three band EQ, reverb knob, tube vibrato: speed and
intensity knob, master volume, operate/standby switch, a light;

three-wire grounded mains cable, power receptacle on the back panel;

ground switch, power-on switch;
two speaker outs, tremolo and
reverb footswitch jacks.
based on EL-34 power tubes and 12AX7 preamp
tubes,
circuit breaker protected

Sound
clean and wonderfull; extremly dark, smooth, low
gain EL-34 distortion

Reliability
this amp is extremely dependable

Price
US $200 used, 1979
US $200 [used], a 1973
YT-15 cab with a 1973 YRM-1 Reverb Master head

Rating
this amp and I got along great, but I always
wished for more brightness and more flexibility
Rate
the YRM-1 Reverb Master...

(Bob
Womack ([email-masked]), Dirk Spencer ([email-masked]), SEB
([email-masked]))

YRM-1SC Reverb
Master
? watts,
4x10" tube combo,
197?

Features
high and normal input,
boost/treble switch, volume, bass, midle, treble, reverb, tremelo
intensity and speed, and master volume;
two EL34s (I think);
very
heavy wood construction;
blackface

Sound
this amp sounds soooo sweet, like an old Fender
Super Reverb; it has a very nice tone and sounds great when using both my
Telecaster and my Les Paul, the reverb is quite lush, and the tremelo
sounds cool too at times
boy does it sound sweet!

Reliability
-

Rating
this amp sounds awesome!
Rate
the YRM-1SC Reverb Master...

(Allen
([email-masked]))

TS-10

10 watts,
solid-state combo,
197?

Features
Yorkville built the Traynor TS-10 to
meet two needs. First, it was an entry level [guitar] amplifier for new
players. Second, it could serve as a very small, highly portable, practice
amp for more experienced players. I fell more or less in the second
category when I bought mine in 1984. I [...] wanted an amp that took up no
space, and that would be easy to [lug around]. [...] Eighteen years [...]
later, it is still my main practice amp.
It is a solid state, combo
design. There are four controls on the top of the head, the on/off switch,
tone, volume, and master. You can create various distortion and overdrive
effects by playing with the relative levels of the volume and master
settings. For a clean tone, you set the two levels equally.
There is
one input jack and one headphone jack. Every practice amp should have a
headphone jack. In the little cabinet section there is a seven inch, ten
watt speaker.

Sound
It [...] has a remarkably 'big' sound for its ten
watts. I have carried it into jam sessions (under my arm) and held my own
with guys playing big Fenders and Marshalls. I have no hesitation about
miking it and using it onstage in a pinch. The tone is also surprisingly
warm and full for a solid state amp.

Reliability
Extremely durable and reliable, it has never
been in the shop.
The cabinet has protective metal flanges on each of
its eight corners and a vinyl carrying strap on the top. The cabinet is
small and very easy to carry in one hand, but built to last.

Price
US $69 [used], seen at
www.billsmusic.com/amps.html, September 1998

Rating
It would be futile to try to rate this amp
against other amps that were built for other purposes. But, based on the
needs it was intended to fulfill, after all these years of satisfaction, I
rate it a perfect ten. If you're in the market for a highly compact, but
playable amp, by all means pick up one of these if you can find one. But,
you can't have mine!
Rate
the TS-10...

TS-10, front view, angle
TS-10, top view

(David
Rintoul ([email-masked]), Eric Knudsen
([email-masked]), John)

TS-15

15 watts,
2x8" solid-state combo,
197?

Features
The TS-15 is a small guitar
practise amp. It has volume, bass and treble controls. It also has a
three-way slider type switch that seems to cut the wattage. It is a low,
middle and high. I gotta tell ya', it's a loud 15 watts on the high
setting. With the volume past 4 (or so) it really kicks some ass. [...] It
has two 8" speakers... they're called sound transducers.
[...] the
three way slider switch is not so much for cutting wattage, but rather
like a preamp volume control, like the master/slave volume control on many
amps, but as a slider switch instead of a potentiometer. It lets you
overdrive the amp to get distortion, but at lower overall volume. A great
feature.

Sound
It has a real cool tone to it. Yes, it's
transistor! [...] The amp is somewhat touch sensitive when cranked. It can
really get saturated with distortion on ten.

Reliability
-

Price
I recently [April 2003] purchased a TS-15 at a
pawn shop for [US] $60.

Rating
I wouldn't mind owning a couple more of them. I
play old chicago style blues and I'm really digging the tone I'm getting
out of this little gem...
Rate
the TS-15...

TS-15, front view, angle
TS-15, front view
TS-15, back view

(Eric
Knudsen ([email-masked]), Satnam Singh
([email-masked]), Steve Bailey ([email-masked]))

TS-25B

25 watts,
1x15" solid-state combo,
1979

Features
Bass amp with a single
channel, two inputs, boost/distortion switch, gain, middle, bass, treble,
master volume controls, on/off, line out, 8 ohms 50 watts 15" speaker

Dimensions: 25"x21"x13" (HWD); weight: 47 lbs. or 21 kg

Sound
Sounds great [with guitar].

Reliability
Very reliable.

Price
Paid [US?] $225 for a Hondo Les Paul copy and the
amp. [April 2002]
I just refurbished one which I bought at a hock shop
for $49.00 cnd; I had to clean it up and replace the 15" woofer at $25.00
cnd; total $75 dollars cnd. Not bad for my Studio amp. [Nov 2003]

Rating
This amp has endured years of abuse [since 1981],
and still has a very nice sound. I use it as my practice amp now, and can
attest to the excellent construction, durability, and reliability of this
little amp. I cannot remember what I paid for the amp, but I do remember
it was not a great deal, and it has seen me through gigs during which I
found it necessary to crank it up far beyond what I thought it would
endure, and it has come through it all in superb shape. I have used it on
many jazz gigs, and it has never given me a single problem.
I agree,
nice amp.
Rate
the TS-25B...

TS-25B, front view
TS-25B, back view
TS-25B, manual, two schematics 3/1979

(CJ Barr
([email-masked]), Elias ([email-masked]), John The
Guitarist ([email-masked]), Mike Lahaie
([email-masked]), Richard Greiner ([email-masked]))

TS-50B

50 watts?,
solid-state head,
197?

Features
Bass amp;
The styling is much like
a Fender Bassman with only a single channel. Basically a cuboid around
twice as wide as high or deep, with a control panel on the front top
surface angled back at 45 degrees. The control knobs are oversized (not a
bad thing on a darkened stage as this amp [is] basically all black) with
(in order) gain, mid, bass, treble, volume, on/off controls.

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Price
65 [English] pounds [used], seen in Manchester in
a shop on Oxford Road, near the university, October 1998

Rating
-
Rate
the TS-50B...

(Aaron
Turner ([email-masked]))

TS-100

120 watts,
2x12" solid-state combo,
1980

Features
Open back combo with 2x12" speakers;
black; black cloth with white border grill; silver and black Traynor name
plate;
Front panel (from left to right): Input = in and out... 1/4"
jacks; gain; bass; treble; inputs = off and boost switch with small red
indicator light, normal, and low 1/4" jacks; gain; middle; bass; treble;
reverb; bright and red lighted on/off switch; white power on/off switch;

Back panel (from left to right): Circuit breaker = push button...
press to reset; speakers 1/4" jack, 4 ohms min., 120 watts @ 4 ohms; foot
switch boost 1/4" jack; line out 1/4" jack

Sound
Great sound under 70% classic disstortion no tubes
'i think'

Reliability
Since there is no tubes there are no tubes
to replace. Never had to service - owned for four years and school owned
till bought.

Price
I got two TS-100s from school for free one was
mint and worked one didn't .

Rating
-
Rate
the TS-100...

(Stephen
Snider ([email-masked]), Thierry Boehm ([email-masked]))

TS-100B

100 watts,
1x12" solid-state combo,
197?

Features
Bass amp

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Price
-

Rating
I plugged into it for a song at practice and I
was relatively impressed. It didn't sound much worse than my AMP BH-420
into my Carvin 2x10 Redline wedge, which is a pretty good sounding rig
(for solid state)
Rate
the TS-100B...

(KO
([email-masked]))

TS-120B

120 watts,
solid-state head/combo?,
197?

Features
Bass amp

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Price
-

Rating
Its old but good.
Rate
the TS-120B...

(stuart_cox ([email-masked]))

TS-200

200 watts,
solid-state head/combo?,
19??

Features
one channel, mono, three out jacks (2
for running into your cabs and a line out jack), no reverb, four frequency
knobs wich is rare on guitar amps (400, 800, 1600, and 3200 htz) so you
can shape your sound

Sound
this is a VERY LOUD LOUD LOUD amp; WITHOUT
DISTORTING AT INSANE VOLUME LEVELS; twangest of country sounds to the
cleanest of clean sounds to the most thundering of thunderest metal (use a
boss pedal) (guitar?)

Reliability
no trouble at all

Price
CAN $400 used
US $189 [used], seen at
www.billsmusic.com/amps.html, September 1998

Rating
this simple head is everything I will ever want
in a head and more than I will ever need in sound and volume
Rate
the TS-200...

(David
Benson (d_benson@hotmail), Eric Knudsen ([email-masked]))

YF-10 cabinet

200 watts,
4x10" cabinet,
mid 1960's

Features
According to the Yorkville/Traynor
website, it is a 200 watt 8-ohm cabinet w/ Marsland speakers.
silvery
grey grille cloth

Sound
less bass, but more punch; for bass and guitar

The YF-10 speaker cabinet sounds smooth and rich and is less subby
sounding than the twin 15 cabinet. I also found these cabinets produce a
sound with more definition than the twin 15". The sound could heard better
and it seems to project further than the twin 15".

Reliability
-

Price
US $179.99 used, good condition, seen at Daddy's
Junky Music at http://www.ugbm.com/amp.htm, September 1998
US $169.99
used, good condition, older, seen at Daddy's Junky Music at
http://www.ugbm.com/amp.htm, September 1998
1972 YSR-1 and 1972 YF-10,
used, US $250 [January 2001]

Rating
I love my 4-10". [...] this is a great sounding
cab.
I have an [great-sounding] old YF-10 cabinet that I bought off
ebay. [...] I a/b between it and a Fender 4x12 cabinet when playing guitar
through a 100-watt [solid-state] Fender head. Sounds great - I actually
prefer the YF-10 to the Fender [4x12] cab, tends to be less mid-rangey
sounding.
Rate
the YF-10 cab...

(Cj
([email-masked]), Dan Lear ([email-masked]), Don Elston
([email-masked]), Eric Knudsen ([email-masked]),
Jeff Wells ([email-masked]), Tim Baier ([email-masked]))

YS-15(P)
cabinet
? watts,
1x15" cabinet,
1960's?

Features
silvery grey grille cloth;

wheels

Sound
primarily for bass but may be used for guitar

Reliability
-

Price
US $129.99 used, good condition, seen at Daddy's
Junky Music at http://www.ugbm.com/amp.htm, September 1998

Rating
-
Rate
the YS-15(P) cab...

YS-15 and YS-15P cabinet, catalog page
Unknown 1x15" cabinet (the one on the bottom with the logo
on the front)

(Dan Lear
([email-masked]), Eric Knudsen ([email-masked]), Max
Currie ([email-masked]), Moon Keith ([email-masked]))

YS-18
cabinet
100 watts,
1x18" cabinet,
1967

Features
-

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Price
-

Rating
-
Rate
the YS-18 cab...

YS-18 cabinet, front view
YS-18 cabinet, speaker back view
YS-18 cabinet, opened cabinet

(ebay.com,
Paul Bechtoldt ([email-masked]))

YB-18A
cabinet
? watts,
1x18" cabinet,
1960's?

Features
silvery grey grille cloth

Sound
excellent for bass guitar

Reliability
-

Rating
-
Rate
the YB-18A cab...

YB-18 cabinet, various views

(Dan Lear
([email-masked]))

YT-12
cabinet
? watts,
2x12" cabinet,
1960's?

Features
silvery grey grille cloth

Sound
very biting sharp sound with much treble
sensitivity can be obtained from this speaker cabinet; should be used with
guitar only

Reliability
-

Rating
-
Rate
the YT-12 cab...

(Dan Lear
([email-masked]))

YT-15
cabinet
? watts,
2x15" cabinet,
1960's?

Features
The YT-15 has two 15" paper-cone
woofers @ 8-ohm each, (mine dated "July 19, 1973") and logoed Yorkville
Sound on gold labels. The cabinet is 16-ohm, but there is no reference to
power-handling capacity. The logo plate looks like all the others except
that the letters are solid & chromed instead of diamond chrome like my
YSR-1 amp head. Cabinet is black tolex, silver/black grille-cloth like the
YSR-1, and has the same "auto-door-strip" moulding as the YSR-1 head. Also
one 1/4" speaker jack on the back.
16 ohms, with two Marsland 15"
[speakers]. Very small and light magnets.
[a 1977 is] black with the
black plastic fabric and [has] the baby bumper trim

Sound
very good deep bass sound; limited use for guitar

The YT-15 cabinet sounds great with the YSR-1... better than my old
'82 4x12 Marshall does!

Reliability
-

Price
[US?] $100 [used], a 1977 YT-15 together with a
1978 YBA-1, both mint
US $200 [used], a 1973 YT-15 cab with a 1973
YRM-1 Reverb Master head

Rating
I have a 1977 YBA-1 [Bass-Master] with a matching
YT-15 cabinet [...]. This must have been one of the last real Traynor amps
made... how about that! One of the last! It's probably not worth a tird as
a collector's item but this amp really screams. It's a keeper!
I have
[an YT-15 cabinet] it works great [with an YBA-1A Bass-Master Mark II] -
one of the speakers is ripping but it still sounds great.
Rate
the YT-15 cab...

2x15" cabinet, YT-15, front view

([email-masked], Dan Lear ([email-masked]), Dirk Spencer
([email-masked]), Ebay, John ([email-masked]), Ron Waters
([email-masked]))

YC-810 "Big B"
Bottom
? watts,
8x10" cabinet,
1967

Features
silvery grey grille cloth

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Rating
Still playing out with mine. Used with the YBA-3
Custom Special Head. Love the fact that it is not too tall and I can get
it into the back of the Dodge sedan (back seat removed) if I have to. The
speakers are original. The old timers love it and everyone has a story and
fond memories of this unit. Most all wish they had held onto theirs.
Durable and reliable I receive compliments about the tone. I've been able
to get the sound I desire in just about any room. I've never run out of
head room. This cabinet moves alot of air, has all the bottom I want and
plenty of PUNCH.
Rate
the YC-810 cab...

YBA-3 Custom Special and YC-810 "Big B" speaker cabinet,
front view, angle

(Dan Lear
([email-masked]), Garnet MacPhee, HIP JONES ([email-masked]),
Kerry Ayres ([email-masked]), Kraig O, Terry Ladd ([email-masked]))

YN-412
cabinet
300 watts,
4x12" cabinet,
1970's?, 1981?

Features
Set for 16 Ohms; Tolex cover;
silver grill cloth which can be easily removed for speaker access;
No
casters, black tolex body, side handles;
Available as slant top and as
straight bottom cabinet
It has square magnet Emminence speakers, stock
I guess. It seems pretty sturdy; a diamond shaped port hole [is] in the
front center of the cabinet;
(Is this the same model as the
following?)
It had 4 Norelco 12" speakers. "Free moving speakers with
'whizzer' cones for ultimate highs while retaining deep rich body. Must
not be used for Bass."
Dimensions: 32 3/4" x 30 1/4" x 13"; weight:
107 lbs.

Sound
It's not a harsh sounding cabinet, like some
Marshalls can be; nice warm tone
[Use with a Traynor head and a Strat
resulted in the] cleanest sound I've ever heard [...] and when [a
overdrive pedal was added, the sound got] so smooth, yet crisp. I swear it
was a tube amp, but it wasn't.
I have a Traynor Mark III head with a
Traynor YN-412 cab. I took out the whizzers (sounded kinda crappy) and
replaced them with Eminence Legends (4 ohm). I was in a band with a guy
who had a Marshall tube amp and a 1960 cab... My rig was and is way
bassier and smoother. Paid $325 for the Mark III head and $140 for the
cab. plus $120 for the replacement speakers. $585 for a rig that surpasses
the Marshall by volume (check out the RMS of a Marshall and the RMS of a
Traynor... hands down a Traynor slaughters!). [Sep 2002]

Reliability
Well it looks old, but it's a fighter.

Price
CAN $50 used, [it had only] a few scratches, [and]
all it needed was a good cleaning on the tolex; what a steal

Rating
Sounded so good clean and just amazing when [...]
used [with] overdrive [pedal].
I had a YN-412 with a Mark III head. It
was a great sounding amp, unfortunately I sold it a few years ago but
would like it back. I used it with a Telecaster and a Takamine EF-318
acoustic. Great sound with acoustic as well.
I had a YN-412 cabinet I
purchased in 1969. The actual cabinet (i.e. the box) was good construction
and traveled well. The speakers however were %#$+ (expletive deleted to
quote the old Nixon tapes!). The YSR-1 50 watts was way too much for those
snow cones! I pulled them all and stuck them in two homemade cabinets to
add to the P.A. for which they were O.K. I could only afford 1
Electrovoice SRO-12 speaker at the time ($100 in 1970) but that one
speaker pushed by the YSR-1 was way louder than the other four stock
speakers. Made the YN-412 a good cabinet. I always wondered what two SRO's
would have sounded like. (or even better JBL's!!!)
Additional Note: I
did get to borrow another YN-412 cabinet for one gig in 1971. My high
school basketball homecoming dance! That double stack of two YN-412s was
impressive and the stock cabinet with my SRO cabinet sounded great!
i
found it in a pawn shop for [US?] $75, i opened it up and my jaw dropped
when i saw it was loaded with ALTEC 417-8Hs... this is the greatest
sounding cab i have EVER heard. the people at yorkville told me these were
the original speakers. the cabinet is well made and sounds AMAZING. i have
been known to stack it on it's side on top of a YT-212... or couple it
with a '68 marshall 8x10. either way the sound is incredible. and i'm
rating this cab a perfect 10.
Rate
the YN-412 cab...

4x12" speaker cabinet, front view
4x12" speaker cabinet, back view

(Bernie
& Michelle Girardin ([email-masked]), Chris Ketcham
([email-masked]), [email-masked], Greg Gallant
([email-masked]), [email-masked], John
([email-masked]), Mike Kovats
([email-masked]), Robert ([email-masked]))

YC-610
cabinet
? watts,
6x10" cabinet,
19??

Features
bass cabinet
Impedance 5.4
Ohms.

Sound
I bought my [August 1972] YC-610 [serial no.
2081068] with a Custom Reverb head after a fellow failed to sell it on
ebay around August of 2000. He told me that people asked him about the
tone of the rig. When he responded with loud and clean, they all lost
interest. I got in my car the next day with $350 in hand and headed to
Pennsylvania to buy it. As soon as I saw the pair I was in love. They were
both spotless. I got them home and powered up. It sounded constipated and
lifeless. Our drummer was less than enthused as I disconnected the head
and hooked it up to my Marshall 4x12. It exploded with huge, hairy
AC/DC-type tone. This YC-610 was clearly no guitar cabinet.
I promptly
plugged my Ampeg V4-b head into the YC-610 and grabbed the bass. I was
again blown away. This thing moves a TON of air and can take alot of juice
without flinching. I have recorded, rehearsed and gigged with this cab
literally 5 nights a week since the purchase and there is no sign of
trouble. Every bassist who has heard or played this cab with the V4-b has
commented on the tone and talked of ditching their 4x10's. Although it's a
heavy beast, I am always willing to lug it thanks to it's powerful and
huge tone. All the clichés are there: round, punchy, fat, etc.
I just
played a show with it tonight and it was as great as ever.

Reliability
-

Rating
I have a YSR-1 with a YC-610 and an old Traynor
Reverb unit. This stuff is priceless to me!!!
Rate
the YC-610 cab...

1973 YC-610 cab, front view (under a 1973 YGL-3A Mark III
amp) (same amp and cab as below)
1973 YC-610 cab, front view (under a 1973 YGL-3A Mark III
amp) (same amp and cab as above)
1968? YC-610 cab, front view

([email-masked], Ben, Larry Russell
([email-masked]), Patrick Walsh ([email-masked]), Ronaldo)

YSC-2
cabinet
? watts,
4x?" cabinet,
197?

Features
-

Sound
-

Reliability
-

Rating
-
Rate
the YSC-2 cab...

(Jean-François ([email-masked]) and Monique
et Gaétan ([email-masked]))

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