I Just Bought.... |
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I Just Bought.... |
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Oct 17 2014, 03:40 PM |
As the Power Supply on my 1967 Selmer is starting to pack up I decided I needed to get something to use whilst it goes for repairs. It had to be Tube, a bit more modern, but simple. Not too worried about Modern Hi Gain sounds as I don't need them live.
After a conversation with my friend Irene Ketikidi she told me she had an amp for sale and, as we're friends, she would sell it to me for a slight reduction in her original asking price! This was her main Live Amp until she got an Endorsee deal with Orange, so this thing has travelled to more places than a lot of people have!! So, on Wednesday, I travelled up to London to go get it and here it is:- It's a Traynor YCV 40, Handbuilt in Toronto, Canada. It sounds great, really bright cleans and Crunch and takes nicely to having the Gain turned up. The Clean Channel works really well when driven with my old Zoom Stomps, especially the Hyper-Lead. Sound-wise it's very similar to an old Fender Twin that I used to use years ago!! Here's a random YT clip of one:- -------------------- I'd rather have a full Bottle in front of me than a full Frontal Lobotomy!!
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Oct 19 2014, 04:51 PM |
Traynor's are fairly popular in the states - vintage and current. They've been around since the early 60s (Yorkville Sound) as a cheaper alternative to Fender or Marshall, but using similar circuits and sounding very good. They're also known to be quite reliable and easy to work on.
The vintage models are 'indie' rock cool right now. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Oct 19 2014, 08:44 PM |
Congratulations mate! The amp looks great and based on the video it seems to sounds very good. I'll be waiting for your samples!
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Oct 24 2014, 08:57 AM |
I'm borrowing the SM 57's this weekend and will be experimenting with them next week! I have Mic'd a few Amps/Cabinets in my time, it's true! Although I have heard from a few Engineers that there is a slightly different way of Mic'ing for Recording purposes!I think it's to do with Mic'ing for lower Volume Levels. Not sure though! I have only mic'ed a Vox AC15 using a Beyerdynamic microphone, without having ANY prior experience and I got a very good crunch tone out of it I guess it's all in experimenting isn't it? And yeah, I'm clearly agreeing with the fact that micing for live and for recording involves different stuff Here's what I found so far: http://www.sounddevices.com/notes/general/...icrophone-tips/ As I said, I am not experienced, so any piece of info can come in handy for me and I thought I'd share it too |
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Oct 24 2014, 11:39 AM |
I have only mic'ed a Vox AC15 using a Beyerdynamic microphone, without having ANY prior experience and I got a very good crunch tone out of it I guess it's all in experimenting isn't it? And yeah, I'm clearly agreeing with the fact that micing for live and for recording involves different stuff Here's what I found so far: http://www.sounddevices.com/notes/general/...icrophone-tips/ As I said, I am not experienced, so any piece of info can come in handy for me and I thought I'd share it too It is definitely all about experimentation for sure!! I have a friend that has an amazing way of recording Acoustic Guitars using a 3 Mic set-up. You will never hear a better recording than his way. I'll get him to write it out for me and post it as a Wiki article maybe!! Talking of articles, that was an interesting article! Thanks for the share! -------------------- I'd rather have a full Bottle in front of me than a full Frontal Lobotomy!!
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Oct 27 2014, 11:45 AM |
Thank you very much, man! Looking forward to it!
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Oct 27 2014, 02:57 PM |
I'm interested too.
I mostly familiar with a two mic set up for acoustic ... This post has been edited by klasaine: Oct 27 2014, 02:58 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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