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From: Chris Smart
To: jazz_guitar@...
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [jazz_guitar] Re: Polytone MB2, 4 &or Acoustic Image Clarus 1R?
HI Ray.
Yeah, my main amp is a tube amp actually, a Traynor YCV-40 1x12"
combo.
It has 2 6l6's in the power section, and stays quite clean unless
you really crank it. I didn't really get it for the dirty channel.
It's made pretty solid, has a great price vs performance ratio, not
to mention a great warantee from the manufacturer. Now, if only I
could get it to not "hssssss" on the otherwise gorgeous clean
channel. That seems to be just how it is though. so, great for
playing out, but I don't think I could record with it. If you try
one in the store and think it comes in at 7 or 7.5/10, 10 being
amazing, you can easily boost that rating up a point or more by
swapping the speaker and putting better tubes in it.
Interesting comment about the Roland. I picked up a Cube 30,
mostly to have something much lighter to carry, and I like it's
Fender emulation better than the typical "JC Clean" channel, which
to me seems a little ... brittle.
I've been not so easily enamored with gear lately though. I tried a
friends PODXT Live modeling thing the other day, through good
headphones, and certainly didn't want to run out and get one. I
thought all the options and nice stereo effects would have me
drooling, but I didn't even take up the guy on his offer to borrow
it for the week. so, I'm getting better... :)
Chris
Thanks for the tip on the Traynor, I'll have to check it out. Although I think I'm going to go the rebuilt vintage route for the next amp. But enough of that! I need to just get back in the woodshed and work on the music, I'm so easily sidetracked on the whole sound thing! Gotta get back to working on the Sing, Sing, Sing! :)
Ray
