[HAM] OT: Traynor YGM-3 Guitarmate Amp

[Mike Kearney]

Hi Dan,

A 12AU7 tube has a lower amplification factor and may yield a softer 
sound if used in the first stage.
It's plug compatible with the 12AX7.

Regards,
Mike




Daniel Ramirez wrote:
> Hey all:
>
> I just dug out an old YGM-3 that I had almost entirely forgotten about.
>
> It was missing tubes and a speaker (1x12), so I popped in some Hammond
> Tubes (4x12AX7, 2xEL84), and hooked it up to the 12" 8ohm Fender speaker
> from my 3 year old Fender Blues DeVille.
>
> I am looking to play my Wurlitzer 200a through the Traynor. Everything
> seemed to operate fine but the sound was very "brash" and "harsh." Could
> this be something wrong with the amp, or are there any good mods or
> preferred tubes that might lend a more mellow, fender Twin-type sound to
> this amp?
>
>
>