[HAM] OT: Traynor YGM-3 Guitarmate Amp

[Daniel Ramirez]

Thanks for the pointers guys.

Kip: I think it must be diode-rectified...the only tubes in it are
4x12AX7 and 2xEL84 

There are two jacks out of the wurli, an "aux" and a "phones"  I know
the phones is really hot but I'm not sure how the aux level compares to
a guitar pickup.


-----Original Message-----
From: hammond-bounces at zeni.net [mailto:hammond-bounces at zeni.net] On
Behalf Of Kip Amore
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 3:25 PM
To: The Hammond Forum
Subject: Re: [HAM] OT: Traynor YGM-3 Guitarmate Amp

The wurly is going to be very hot compared to what the traynor wants to
see. Expertiment with running it very low. Also, if the distortion you
describe is really harsh and totally unmusical you may have crossover
distortion in the power supply. Look for wax dripping out of the
tranformer, or a flakey rectifier tube.

Sent from my iPhone while driving and eating a sandwich.

On Apr 9, 2008, at 3:07 PM, Mike Kearney <armillary at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>
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