Traynor Vs Fender

Go to YouTube, they have lots of clips

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=traynor+ycv40&search_type=&aq=0&oq=traynor+y

I listened to quite a few of those clips and wasn't too impressed. Not saying this isn't a great sounding amp, just saying most of those videos sound terrible.

Have you checked out the Peavey Classic 30? Great clean like the HRD, but a much better overdrive channel. And if you are looking for Marshall type tones, check out the Peavey Windsor Studio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7y1zeL2-vE

I love Marshall type tones, I see the Windsor Studio in my future. :twisted:

i don't like a perfect clean tone. My clean tone has "balls" or edge to it and your right i'm hoping those clips just suck not to impressed with it at moment

Leear

Well, you probably know I use a Hot Rod Deluxe to gig with. I was using my Blues Jr which honestly is an awesome sounding amp and much better than HRD. I love to crank up Master on the BJ but keep Volume relatively low, it sounds just like late 60's, early 70's one channel Marshall amps which is the tone I love. Think the sounds of old Bad Company. I can get these kind of tones out of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSUdqC8c71w&feature=related

The guys in the band said it didn't have enough bottom end. I really should have just run the BJ into my Avatar 2 X 12 cab with Celestion Vintage 30's. It is closedback like the Marshall cabs. I might do that. But anyway, I brought the Hot Rod back because it has a fuller sound. And I am running it into the Avatar.

The Hot Rod is great because it has a great clean channel, but like you, I don''t like a perfectly clean tone, although I do use that on a few tunes. But usually I use either my Behringer TO800 Vintage Overdrive or Marshall Guv'nor Plus II pedal to thicken up the tone. I usually keep Gain at about half. I get a real nice Marshall tone like you heard in that clip. That is my favorite tone, I am not a fan at all of super high gain distortions. I like a thicker tone with a little bit of breakup. I like to hear all the strings in a chord. Those high gain pedals sound like someone tearing paper or letting the air out of a tire, horrible if you ask me. Of course, that is just the opinion of an old geezer.

Before you spend on a new amp, try a good overdrive pedal. The TO800 is awesome, it is my main pedal, but the Guv'nor will make your HRD sound just like a big ol' Marshall stack, no kidding.

It is actually the best feature of the HRD that it has an excellent clean channel, makes it perfect for use with pedals.

oh yes it's clean channel is great and i have found uses for it, i like the fat tone with a little breakup but still be able to hear each individual string thing SRV, or any Texas thick guitar sound, or John Mayer. I use a Morley JD-10 as my tone creator, but it has the most awesome drive for solo's but I can not use it because i gets "my tone" I haev a TS9 for solo's and a blues driver. they are working for now but I hate that I have to have 3 pedals to create a tone. Guitar+AMP should= THE TONE pedals are just drives or boosts maybe a chorus or two.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lgGA6qx2NzQ

This is the best solid state amp ever made. No longer in production, but if you can find one on ebay you would be wise to buy it! In my opinion, of course!

also here...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dN2To3CSuGE&feature=related

Go to YouTube, they have lots of clips

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=traynor+ycv40&search_type=&aq=0&oq=traynor+y

I listened to quite a few of those clips and wasn't too impressed. Not saying this isn't a great sounding amp, just saying most of those videos sound terrible.

Have you checked out the Peavey Classic 30? Great clean like the HRD, but a much better overdrive channel. And if you are looking for Marshall type tones, check out the Peavey Windsor Studio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7y1zeL2-vE

I love Marshall type tones, I see the Windsor Studio in my future. :twisted:

Hi Wes, try my Blue Tone clips dfor a real Marshall vintage tone.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dN2To3CSuGE&feature=related

Nice sounding amp. However 1 problem. NO TUBES. I'm not bashing Solid State amps but after my peavey studio pro I swore to never again own a solid state amp. Nothing like a warm tube sound when it starts to break up. The only one i've come close to getting is a roland.

I've tried several amps and it's just a hard decision.
My FAV's in order:

Vox AC30
Mesa Dual Rect
Ladner(local boutique amp)www.ladnerengineering.com
Dr. Z Maz 38
Orange AD-30
Matchelss AD-30

Well, you shouldn't make the BIG mistake of not believing your own ears, as so many do!

This IS a Marshall JTM45 in a solid state 30w combo.

here's the old website...

http://members.aol.com/bluetoneamps/test.html

Pete Townshend used it on a couple of new numbers on the album Then & Now, and I had the pleasure of listening to Uli Jon Roth make it sing, too!

All the guitar mags conceded that it does the valve thing better than most modern tube amps.... as Guitar Player conceded....

http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/blue-tone-pro/Aug-05/12038

I own a very old AC30, but I only ever gig with the Blue Tone. 6 years old, and not a problem - ever! And the most gorgeous tone you could wish for ....trust me! But we don't make them anymore!

Well, the problem with a lot of amps that have a great overdrive is that they do not have a good clean sound. And you want that now and then. But an amp with a good clean you can get any other tone with pedals. Hey, even the pros use pedals. You really should check out a Peavey Classic 30, it is known for having both an excellent clean and overdrive tones.

Here is a good clip of the Classic 30s overdrive, no pedals here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc92eJTKtts

And here is a clip of the Classic 30 clean:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OitrXvVAGY

Just my 2 cents, but I think both of those clips sound very good. :D