Nice demo! I have both a YGL-1 and a YGL-2, and they are both awesome amps. I play blues, modern blues, jazz fusion in my blues outfit, and country,country rock, in a few country outfits along with hard rock and a few metal covers for fun. The YGL-2 will do it all and then some!
I have the YGL1 and I was thinking of getting the YGL2 for more volume. Thoughts? I really LOVE the YGL1, but if the YGL2 isn't really that much louder, I might not bother. The YGL1 has got to be one of the greatest amps I have ever owned!!!
Malcolm Bliss Hey Malcolm, I hear you on the headroom/volume issue with the YGL-1. It is a great amp, but I get killed for volume with very loud drummers. The YGL-2 will most certainly put you back on top with lots of room left on the dial. Clean will break up a little more at high volumes, but if you set the master high and the channel volume low, you should get quite a bit of clean power. Of course it is VERY loud for dirty tones, but what great tones!
Yes. Everything from Alt CW to HC punk. In fact, I AM the drummer. I dabble on guitar, but I'm a drummer 1st & foremost. I just like always having a backbone here at home. And 20 watts is plenty loud. Though we also use the p.a. with everything. And I don't hit as hard as I used to. You'd need to put it thru the p.a. for a gig, thats for sure.
First the ygl1 which seems very similar to the ycv20, a cathode biased 15 watt el84 amp. Now a 30 watt EL84 cathode biased amp with a voicing switch and a celestion V30. Traynor also have the ycv40 and ycv50 which are similar amps volume wise, but are fixed bias 6l6 platform for a fender sound and a fixed bias EL34 for a more british sound. The darkhorse is cool but people say the YGL1 is louder. Both is greenback loaded. I still think the darkhorse with 370V plate can be made louder than stock
+thorinbane Cool. Older? I have owned about 23 of them. Some script logo yba's and I still have the YBA-1A that even with 2 4X12 cabinets I cant get past 3 lol
Sorry my notification weren't set up back then. Had/have the following: YGM-3 '71. Great amp, nice trem on it. YBA-1A modded too much sold YRM-1 Didn't bond with it Dark Horse 15 Traded for a Marshall Class 5. Miss the ext cab more than anything. Quarterhorse. Returned. Not great for a Traynor. YBA-1 '71 Appears to be a good year, great crunch with a weber mass YGL3 Found on ebay as a 'project amp' totally messed up will be rebuilding from scratch. Wish me luck. YCS100 H2 Still have but trying to sell for the YGL rebuild and an ext cabinet I will make. YCV20Wr very versatile amp, great for studio. YCV 50B (in black) great combo for that traynor sound. YCS50H Best Traynor I own. Even though its a modern it has great crunch, great cleans and so much in between. I can not recommend this amp enough to those looking for a great amp. They also run fairly cheap used. YBA-1 comes in second in my amp collection then the YCV50B and YGM-3(mostly for the trem). That YGL2 looks to be another nice modern. How would you rank it against vintage?
Don't know if the Traynor folks actually read these comments (or care), but I gave up. There isn't a Traynor dealer within 500(?) miles of Portland, Oregon and only a single dealer that sells these amps on either eBay or Reverb. The price on eBay/Reverb is $850. So, I bought a Blackstar HT--40 for $600 and spent the $250 I had left over on a couple of pedals. Traynor's web site says there are 2 dealers of their products in my area but in truth neither of them has sold Traynor products in years. I also contacted Traynor multiple times about becoming a dealer, but they couldn't be bothered to respond. Not even to a phone call.
You have to understand that Peter Traynor has past RIP... and the present company using his name is a mere shadow of its former self. I spoke to Peter's son some time ago and he confirmed that the Traynor family are no longer involved with the present company which sells mostly imported solid state equipment. If you won't a real Traynor amp, pick up a sixties or seventies example designed by Peter, have it serviced by a valve amp tech and get some real mojo... :) The new YGL2 sounds OK... but how much of Peter Traynor's ideas are in there... I just don't know.
Jammoko All the vintage Traynor amps I see for sale are too high-wattage and too loud. An Amp has to be played with the volume on at least 5 so that the tubes "open up" and bloom. That's way too loud for any venue I'll ever play. Pedals are no substitute, IMO.
Hey Mike, what about trying to search for one of these? traynoramps.com/legacy/vintage/product/ygm-1/ traynoramps.com/legacy/vintage/product/yba-2/ traynoramps.com/legacy/vintage/product/ygm-1/ traynoramps.com/legacy/vintage/product/ygm-2/ Dom
Hi Dom, I've always wanted that "Marshall" sound but I'm not happy with the amps in this price point. What type of crunch/drive sound would you compare the YGL2? Marshall...Vox....?
Where did you buy this amp? There are no dealers near me and the large e-commerce musical instrrument sites don't carry it. The only place I could find it for sale was on eBay.
Yes thanks. cause is not kind of amp that you will find everywhere hier in europe..you now. I heard about it that works incredibly good also whit pedals.
Nice demo...but it demonstrates how poor the low-end is on this amp (even relstive to most EL84 amps). This is a trait of every Yorkville-era Traynor I've heard.
I wish every demo was done this well. Everything I needed to hear, without any bs or filler. Great job, and thank you!
Best demo I’ve seen of any Traynor amp. Great classic rock tones.
Thanks Underground Man. Cheers!
great amp, great tones, great guitar, great video. cheers!
I had the Guitarmate years ago. I kinda forgot about traynor until today and I am seriously looking at the YGL amps.
I just picked one of these up on a trade and I love it!
Awesome!!!
Great demo, very thorough.
Nice demo! I have both a YGL-1 and a YGL-2, and they are both awesome amps. I play blues, modern blues, jazz fusion in my blues outfit, and country,country rock, in a few country outfits along with hard rock and a few metal covers for fun. The YGL-2 will do it all and then some!
I have the YGL1 and I was thinking of getting the YGL2 for more volume. Thoughts? I really LOVE the YGL1, but if the YGL2 isn't really that much louder, I might not bother. The YGL1 has got to be one of the greatest amps I have ever owned!!!
Malcolm Bliss
Hey Malcolm,
I hear you on the headroom/volume issue with the YGL-1. It is a great amp, but I get killed for volume with very loud drummers. The YGL-2 will most certainly put you back on top with lots of room left on the dial. Clean will break up a little more at high volumes, but if you set the master high and the channel volume low, you should get quite a bit of clean power. Of course it is VERY loud for dirty tones, but what great tones!
Malcolm Bliss
Are you using the YGL-1 with a drummer? If so, what style of music are you playing
Yes. Everything from Alt CW to HC punk. In fact, I AM the drummer. I dabble on guitar, but I'm a drummer 1st & foremost. I just like always having a backbone here at home. And 20 watts is plenty loud. Though we also use the p.a. with everything. And I don't hit as hard as I used to. You'd need to put it thru the p.a. for a gig, thats for sure.
Is there much difference in tone between the ygl1 and ygl2
Dom,, great video!! I have a 15 watt ygl1 myself,,love Traynors! they keep working!!!!
Thx USN :). Nice!. They sure do my friend.
Nice!! They sure do..
Great demo!
Wow. Amp sounds great. Nice tone
Thx Mark Cheers!!!
First the ygl1 which seems very similar to the ycv20, a cathode biased 15 watt el84 amp. Now a 30 watt EL84 cathode biased amp with a voicing switch and a celestion V30. Traynor also have the ycv40 and ycv50 which are similar amps volume wise, but are fixed bias 6l6 platform for a fender sound and a fixed bias EL34 for a more british sound.
The darkhorse is cool but people say the YGL1 is louder. Both is greenback loaded. I still think the darkhorse with 370V plate can be made louder than stock
Better demo than Traynor's.
Thanks
With all due respect to Kim lol... ya this demo blows it away
NIce amp. I have a bunch of Traynors but not this one...yet
+thorinbane Cool. Older? I have owned about 23 of them. Some script logo yba's and I still have the YBA-1A that even with 2 4X12 cabinets I cant get past 3 lol
Sorry my notification weren't set up back then. Had/have the following:
YGM-3 '71. Great amp, nice trem on it.
YBA-1A modded too much sold
YRM-1 Didn't bond with it
Dark Horse 15 Traded for a Marshall Class 5. Miss the ext cab more than anything.
Quarterhorse. Returned. Not great for a Traynor.
YBA-1 '71 Appears to be a good year, great crunch with a weber mass
YGL3 Found on ebay as a 'project amp' totally messed up will be rebuilding from scratch. Wish me luck.
YCS100 H2 Still have but trying to sell for the YGL rebuild and an ext cabinet I will make.
YCV20Wr very versatile amp, great for studio.
YCV 50B (in black) great combo for that traynor sound.
YCS50H Best Traynor I own. Even though its a modern it has great crunch, great cleans and so much in between. I can not recommend this amp enough to those looking for a great amp. They also run fairly cheap used. YBA-1 comes in second in my amp collection then the YCV50B and YGM-3(mostly for the trem).
That YGL2 looks to be another nice modern. How would you rank it against vintage?
Ya. . Traynor should put a link to this video for demo. Cheers
Thanks, hahaha send it to them.
Was thinking of trading my vox ac15c1 for 1 of these Is this a better amp to use my pedals on for rock music
Don't know if the Traynor folks actually read these comments (or care), but I gave up. There isn't a Traynor dealer within 500(?) miles of Portland, Oregon and only a single dealer that sells these amps on either eBay or Reverb. The price on eBay/Reverb is $850. So, I bought a Blackstar HT--40 for $600 and spent the $250 I had left over on a couple of pedals.
Traynor's web site says there are 2 dealers of their products in my area but in truth neither of them has sold Traynor products in years.
I also contacted Traynor multiple times about becoming a dealer, but they couldn't be bothered to respond. Not even to a phone call.
+Mike Austin Thats really too bad Mike
You have to understand that Peter Traynor has past RIP... and the present company using his name is a mere shadow of its former self. I spoke to Peter's son some time ago and he confirmed that the Traynor family are no longer involved with the present company which sells mostly imported solid state equipment. If you won't a real Traynor amp, pick up a sixties or seventies example designed by Peter, have it serviced by a valve amp tech and get some real mojo... :) The new YGL2 sounds OK... but how much of Peter Traynor's ideas are in there... I just don't know.
Jammoko All the vintage Traynor amps I see for sale are too high-wattage and too loud. An Amp has to be played with the volume on at least 5 so that the tubes "open up" and bloom. That's way too loud for any venue I'll ever play. Pedals are no substitute, IMO.
Hey Mike, what about trying to search for one of these?
traynoramps.com/legacy/vintage/product/ygm-1/
traynoramps.com/legacy/vintage/product/yba-2/
traynoramps.com/legacy/vintage/product/ygm-1/
traynoramps.com/legacy/vintage/product/ygm-2/
Dom
I wound up buying a Laney VC30-112, the British-made version. Great amp! Thanks for the response.
Nice guitar Dom. Is that a 2013 Historic?
Nice run through, how did you record your audio?
Hi Dom, I've always wanted that "Marshall" sound but I'm not happy with the amps in this price point. What type of crunch/drive sound would you compare the YGL2? Marshall...Vox....?
I was able to get closer to a Marshall Sound for sure. Hope that helps.
How does a single coil pup guitar (tele, strat) sound through it?
Great. I adjusted the level and drive to compensate for the single coils and got a great sound.
What's the biggest different you hear with a 4x12 cabinet
Hey Mark, the fullness, definitely a big bottom end. It pushes more air so it will seem louder as well.
Is that a song you’re playing with the first two chords?
It will be soon.
Hey Dom, does that amp EL 84's? Is this amp too powerful for home use? Have tried using it with an antenuater?
I haven't Mark, I felt like I didn't need to. Easily get bedroom volumes with the Master.
@@MrDomPolito thanks
Where did you buy this amp? There are no dealers near me and the large e-commerce musical instrrument sites don't carry it. The only place I could find it for sale was on eBay.
Mike Traynor is in Canada. Not sure where you are. But you can get it shipped from here for sure.
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Are you a dealer? I'm in Portland, Oregon. Traynor's web site lists 2 dealers here, but neither of them have sold Traynor for a couple of years.
I'd suggest contacting Long and McQuade in Vancouver, B.C.. They would be the closest dealer in Canada to you.
Hey ! Can you please make a video about this amp but whit a stratocaster ? Thanks !
When I find the time I definitely will
Yes thanks. cause is not kind of amp that you will find everywhere hier in europe..you now. I heard about it that works incredibly good also whit pedals.
yes! and the feedback that he have ist also amazing.
Nice demo...but it demonstrates how poor the low-end is on this amp (even relstive to most EL84 amps). This is a trait of every Yorkville-era Traynor I've heard.
Thanks Aid 72, I found it quite favourable with my 4X12 with greenbacks cabinet.
ahhh... 59 Les Paul???
59 Les Paul