SOLD: Traynor YGM-3 1974

andyman

22W Canadian handwired take on the Fender Deluxe Reverb.
12" McKenzie speaker. The only modification is the addition of a presence knob in place of the bright switch to tame the treble.

I bought this off a friend, and really wanted to like it, but I go towards the doom end of the spectrum and this is better for cleans or mild overdrive. LOUD too. (still sounds good at low vols though).

The trem and reverb are the best I've ever played. Will be sad to see it go just for those alone
Comes with a footswitch for both.

£325. Based in London

SOLD

Loobs

Will you ship? If so, I'd like dibs. 

robinbowes

Curious what you mean by "good master vol though" - this is not a master volume amp?

andyman

> Curious what you mean by "good master vol though" - this is not a master volume amp?

Sorry - I was being sloppy and you're entirely right  - I meant with the volume control it sounds decent at low volumes. Not quite the same thing!

> Will you ship? If so, I'd like dibs. 

Let me see if I can dig up a box. May be risky, but I'll try

Loobs

Ta - does it work properly? Or does it need work?

andyman

Not to my knowledge. It doesn't break up as much as I'd expect it to at noon, but I think that may just be the amp (plus, I was running it through an attenuator). Sounds gorgeous, but just not my thing. 
The guy my friend bought it off of had it taken to a tech at the end of last year and looked over (sprayed the pots, etc.). The bass pot is a bit scratchy when being turned, but it all works ok.

Loobs

Great. Let me know if you can find a box. I assume it's pretty heavy. I have a YBA-1a, which weighs as much as my granny. 

robinbowes

Loobs said:

Great. Let me know if you can find a box. I assume it's pretty heavy. I have a YBA-1a, which weighs as much as my granny. 

You should try the YGL-3a heads - unreal!

R.

Loobs

Find me one! 

vanlooy1

robinbowes said:

Loobs said:

Great. Let me know if you can find a box. I assume it's pretty heavy. I have a YBA-1a, which weighs as much as my granny. 

You should try the YGL-3a heads - unreal!

R.

I had a ygl3 combo a few years back, was insanely heavy! Great amp though as are these Guitar Mates!

andyman

They're all impossible to find nowadays though...

bbill335

worth getting a pic of inside the chassis if you can, it will be obvious if it needs a recap job or not. even with the price of tech work, these outclass basically every other valve amp in terms of sheer value imo (a bit hyperbolic but ykwim)

vanlooy1

There’s a seller on eBay trying to sell one for £525 - not working! Bonkers

RickLucas

Great amps stock, but also great to work on if you want to do any tweaking. This guy seems to know what he's talking about. i did a few of his tweaks to mine to reduce bass and slow down the tremolo.
Traynor YGM-3 Tweak & mod Part 1 repair maintenance - YouTube

robinbowes

RickLucas said:

Great amps stock, but also great to work on if you want to do any tweaking. This guy seems to know what he's talking about. i did a few of his tweaks to mine to reduce bass and slow down the tremolo.
Traynor YGM-3 Tweak & mod Part 1 repair maintenance - YouTube

I knew without looking that was Pat Furlan! He's a good guy, and knows his way around Traynor amps.

R.

maw4neu

Superb amp . . . I owned one and still weep when I remember that I sold it . . . Its basically a beautiful Handwired Deluxe Reverb, made in Canada . . . The original speaker in mine was not the best ( Alnico but too bright ! ! ) and I ended up swapping it out . . Cant remember what for ? ? ? Celestion I think ??? but the difference was immense . .  Cracker of an amp !

andyman

Still for sale.

andyman

Another sale fell through, so still available

andyman

Still here

Super8

Crazy that you haven't sold it.... These are beautiful sounding amps, and your price is a bargain.

I have one, otherwise I'd take it. They maybe don't sell as quick because they aren't as well known or as pretty as Fenders but that can be sorted with a bit of effort,,,,here's mine after I gave it a tweedy makeover.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j0cq0uhi72WGpOrdZVHoXdNauC07-lqm/view?usp=sharing

I put a Cannabis Rex in there to tighten the bass up and tame the highs.  I also made a semi-open back for it to take away some of the bass (they have a really thumping bass). Did it years ago but I seem to recall that the badge is from a Ford Cortina!

They are often described as like a Fender Deluxe Reverb with a bit of Marshall/Vox/HiWatt thrown in (EL84s and massive Hammond transformers) - what's not to like?

I played with mine in a 9 piece heavy soul/funk band (with 3 noisy horn players) for years and it was always plenty loud enough, even though they are only rated at about 22 watts.

They have a slightly odd tone stack that can take a bit of getting used to. If you crank both bass and volume (with the bright switch off) you get a nice edge-of-breakup tone as you turn up the volume. 

The bright switch is crazy, but I find for a lovely chimey clean sound I like to have it flicked on, then turn the treble way down to 2.5, and the bass on 3 - 4. Sounds odd but it works wonderfully. There's a lot of versatility in these amps once you work them out.

Good luck with your sale.

andyman

Super8 said:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j0cq0uhi72WGpOrdZVHoXdNauC07-lqm/view?usp=sharing

That's beautiful!