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Posted: 5/4/2008 9:30:31 PM | the analogue kid
hey man ....is the '71 Traynor YBA-1 ----the old style?
or the 'newer traynor style'?---IE
the newer 70's ones had silver bumper striping on the side.....like an old school 50's kitchen table
the older ones were more like a fender /marshall with the head being black tolex w/round edges
either way $500 is ok these days(if it is working well)
they go for $400 on ebay + shipping.................. | |
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| The guitar player's thread
Posted: 5/5/2008 9:24:06 AM | Marshall TSL head with an 8oo series cabinet, Vox Valvtronix
PRS custom24 and custom 22, Fender American Strat, Epiphone LP with a PRS Dragon II neck pick up, Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates in the bridge. | |
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Posted: 5/7/2008 7:01:03 PM | My gear:
Guitars:
Ibanez RG321MH - with a Dimarzio D-Sonic in the bridge and an Air Norton in the neck
Epiphone Les Paul - with set up with outrageously high action
My strings are Ernie Ball Regular Slinkeys and my picks are Dunlop Jazz III's.
Amps:
Crate GX-15R - Yeah, I know...Crate....ew.
Peavey 6505+ - Coming soon...very soon!!! 
Effects:
Boss Me-30 - eh, it's decent.
ISP Decimator - Coming soon. I'm definitely going to need it for the insane amount of gain available on the 6505. | |
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| The guitar player's thread
Posted: 5/9/2008 9:34:00 AM | Soooo....do 2 8 ohm cabs run in series = 16 ohm?
buddy modded the Traynor...second speaker jack turned into a switch between 8 & 16 ohm....fairly new Tadd EL-34 tubes in there....I've heard KT-88's sound deadly in the Eden amp....how often should the tubes be changed?
who needs a damn distortion pedal...just crank the pre-amp!!!!!
oh and G-Man...it's the "pop top" style  | |
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Posted: 5/9/2008 7:24:15 PM | hey man
here is a rule to remember ohms
parellel= "half it"
series= "add it"
re:
Soooo....do 2 8 ohm cabs run in series = 16 ohm?
YES
pop top was from the 70's the transformer are smaller in the 70--the late 60's style have big meaty transformers
I don't have a pop top 70's one--so I am limited with my knowledge of them
tube changing schedule..........
depends on the tubes
IE -brand /amount of use /how loud-how often played----etc
change tubes when the amp starts to sound
"spongy/indistinct" | |
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| The guitar player's [GEAR] thread
Posted: 5/9/2008 11:08:58 PM | Well the rig i run is my Strat, or Carvin dc 400, S.D. Curlee or whatever guitar i want to play. The only pedal i like is the ibanez tube screamer and sometimes my '68 morley power wah i just dont like too many effects. Straight to my '74 pro reverb 2-12. The only thing im picky about is my strings on my electrics i use d'addario strings the 9.5 size. On my dean performer acoustic I use elixir size 11 but im gonig to try the new cleartones the coating is chemically bonded to the strings . That seems to work for anyknid of music I play like jazz, blues, rock not death metal but most rock, funk, reggae
Rock on | |
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| The guitar player's [GEAR] thread
Posted: 5/10/2008 3:49:11 PM | re :traynor
I think the fan was a mod,you can get a new fan from a computer store if needed
so you bought the amp?
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| The guitar player's [GEAR] thread
Posted: 5/11/2008 8:55:44 PM |
so you bought the amp?
You know it! The more I play it...the more impressed I get....got the first and second channels "bridged" with a patch chord to a get a good mix of the highs and lows....second volume pot dedicated to the second channel makes it real easy to dial in those highs....especially crucial for my 15" cab.....
eq is a breaze... | |
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| The guitar player's [GEAR] thread
Posted: 5/11/2008 11:56:23 PM | Guitars:
-Peavey EVH Wolfgang Flametop (Purple)
- Ernie Ball/Music Man Axis w/Floyd Rose (Trans Gold)
-Jackson PC1 Phil Collen model (Root Beer)
-Kramer 1984 to be doctored (5150)
-OLP Axis Copy that has been highly modified (Black)
-Fender Richie Sambora Stratocaster LTD ED '96 (Black Paisley)
-Fender Strat H-S-S w/Floyd Rose (Electron Blue, now Viper GTS Blue)
-Epiphone Les Paul JR w/Gibson P90 pickup (Vintage Sunburst)
-Frankenstein Replica (Built by me!)
-Rickenbacker 325 (Jetglo)
-Rickenbacker 250/12 (Jetglo)
-Rickenbacker 360/12 (Fireglo)
-Rickenbacker 650D with rare Vibrato Option (Natural maple/walnut)
-Ovation CS257 Clebrity Deluxe Acoustic (Natural)
-Old Made in Spain Classical Guitar (Natural)
-Martin D35/12 (Natural)
-'78 Gibson Les Paul Custom (Weighs a ton, Black)
Amplification:
-Traynor YCS100 Custom Special 100 watt head
-Marshall 1936 2x12 Guitar cabinet with Celestion speakers
-Dunlop HT-1 Talk Box
Effects and fun stuff:
-BOSS GT-8 Floorboard
-Roland Phase5 Phaser
Picks, Straps, assorted BS:
-Paul Reed Smith leather/python skin guitar strap
-Numerous Levys guitar straps (all leather)
- Dunlop 1.14mm picks, either Tortex or Ultex
-Dunlop Straplok System on all electrics with the exception of the Kramer and Frankenstein.
I currently use DR guitar strings exclusively. No payment, but they are all I use. The Fenders, Epiphone, Ovation and Gibson see 13-56s. The Ricks, Jackson, and all the Van Halen guitars see 12-52s. The 12string instruments use 11-50s. The classical uses extra high tension strings. | |
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Posted: 5/16/2008 5:31:51 PM | Hey Venom~a rick fan eh? Me too. What year is your 325?
I love 320 style guitars!
67 325! Re-finned Jetglo.
320(Jetglo)
325v59(Mapleglo)
325v63(Fireglo)
325c58(Alderglo)~the new reissue
355 Custom(Like a Susanna Hoffs but with 3 toasters and the accent, double bound full scale checkerboard binding,)
And a 330-12 for Byrds moments.
it took me years to find the distortion/guitar/amp combo I've arrived at, but haven't changed in 3 years! | |
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Posted: 5/18/2008 1:06:45 AM | | Does anyone have any good recommendations for practicing tapping? There are many songs (mostly ranging from hard rock to metal) I'd like to practice but I can't seem to get tapping down. Where could I find some good free sources? Guitar Tricks costs money to see the advanced techniques videos... | |
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Posted: 5/18/2008 12:20:43 PM | What I use..
Soldano Hot Rod 50
Marshall JCM900 1960a cab
Gibson Les paul junior
epiphone les paul studio with JB pickups | |
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| The guitar player's [GEAR] thread
Posted: 5/19/2008 10:52:31 AM | Ah bleh.
I can't get DRs here anymore... :( Still have Elixirs (I guess they're D'Addarios with the coating added) around but geez I'll miss those DRs. | |
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| The guitar player's [GEAR] thread
Posted: 5/19/2008 5:58:58 PM | Currently playing an ESP Japan Custom Shop Scythe, the Alexi model with grim reaper scythe inlays, solid guitar.
1992 USA Jackson Kelly with Emgs, also solid
1990 USA Jackson Fusion, sunset scene airbrush top
2 1983 B C Rich Japan Bichs, one ferrari red, the other black
and some low end beaters.
Love collecting metal guitars, been having a problem finding a good straight up plug in and play amp though. Tried Marshalls, Mesa Mark4, Crate Blue Voodoo, can't seem to find a solid metal amp.
I play standard E to B and everything in between, any other metal players out there have suggestions for a new amp to give a try? Thinking of Randall but I haven't found any in my area to try out.
Keep in mind I don't use pedals, I want something thats straight up plug in and play. Currently using a rewired crate gt to push a marshall 1960B, I think it's incredible I haven't found something better.
Send me a message if you've got some amp suggestions. | |
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Posted: 5/23/2008 2:41:01 PM | OK a list of my guitar gear as follows:
Jackson Kelly KE3 Pro (Crimson Swirl Paint Job)
Jackson Kelly KE3 Pro (Transparent Red)
Ibanez SAS36FM (Transparent Gray)
Ibanez SAS36FM (Dark Berry Burst)
Behringer 1200 V-Tone Head
Ibanez TBX 150 Head
Ibanez TBX Slant Cab
Custom Built Straight Cab With Celestions
Zoom 9.2tt
Zoom MRS-8
Aria KL-10
B.C. Rich Warlock (In the process of being customized)
I won't but the rest of the stuff in I have a long list lol. | |
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Posted: 5/24/2008 4:45:07 PM | Fender American Standard Jazz basses. I have never felt a more lovely neck. :)
Perfection. | |
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| The guitar player's [GEAR] thread
Posted: 5/27/2008 8:39:02 PM | well if you have the money your gonna sound like a rockstar either way. you got five thousand bucks to waste, go right ahead! i'd say a nice martin acoustic guitar for building chops and just writing songs. then for electric, i would most likely spend a little bit of money and get an all tube combo amp. maybe 2x12. no pedals needed. alot of creativity gets muted from using all this expensive equipment when alls you need is your guitar and hands. | |
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M_Tron
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Posted: 6/4/2008 7:25:15 AM | hey what about bass players too?
I play a nasty black Zon Sonus 5 string bass. its a graphite neck, single pickup bass with a bartolini pre-amp and its the only one of its kind in Australia.
it runs into a Mark Bass F1 500 watt head and a Labsystems 4x10 cab. killer sound clearest low b you will ever hear superb clarity, definition and intonation.
I use a korg Ampworks Bass FX unit for some distortion and extra EQ too they are really the only decent FX in that unit and the the amp sims are ok too. | |
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Posted: 6/5/2008 6:14:22 PM | Hey,does anyone here own, or have heard the Traynor YCS 50 half-stack? I'm ready to pick up a halfer but,due to work constraints,haven't been able to go try one out.
The reason I'm interested in this one is for the wattage options-50 switchable to 15! I play mostly 80's styled metal (Dokken,Van Halen etc.) so I'm hoping it's got some bite and crunch to it. If anyone has other suggestions that would be appreciated as well. My budget is about 1500-2000.
Thanks guys! | |
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Posted: 6/6/2008 12:46:49 AM | 08 Gibson SG Standard
o5 Gibson Les Paul Standard Limtited Ed.
84 Gibson Les Paul Custom
07 Fender Jazzmaster reissue
02 Taylor 714CE
06 Marshall JCM2000 tsl100 head
Marshall JCM900 4X12 cab
Digitech RP500 | |
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Posted: 6/6/2008 12:22:46 PM | Like M_Tron, I too am a bassist and play and ESP 8-string bass with EMG active pickups. It comes in handy since I play in a power trio that plays stuff like hendrix, cream, stones, etc.
I'm also itching to take a ho-hum bass (like a rondo or something) and drop some darkstar pickups in it:
http://www.basspickup.com/ | |
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Posted: 6/6/2008 4:17:37 PM |
I'm also itching to take a ho-hum bass (like a rondo or something) and drop some darkstar pickups in it:
Cool pups man...pricey...but I wouldn't see the point in dropping them into a shitty bass....if the bass itself isn't very resonant...you've just got a really good pickup amplifying all the inadequacies of the bass.....
...I put a Duncan vintage pup in my squier...but the body itself is actually a nice lightweight solid alder....sounds f*ckin' great....
Perhaps I'll check out those Dark Stars when I have too much money and itchin' to start another project | |
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