major wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:20 am Got a message from TTTides Guitars that my David Pajo Strat is about 3 weeks out from shipping.

I saw him pimping those on IG a little bit ago. Interested in it.

If I get another alum, it'll be from FM CJury, but I like hearing how these all compare.

Frankie99 wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 9:08 am

major wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:20 am Got a message from TTTides Guitars that my David Pajo Strat is about 3 weeks out from shipping.

I saw him pimping those on IG a little bit ago. Interested in it.

If I get another alum, it'll be from FM CJury, but I like hearing how these all compare.

Considering it was less than $2k and he's only making 5 of them, it was hard to pass on.

Didn't buy them per se, but my old friend and bandmate had to move out of this studio/practice space last month, and I'm holding on to some amps for as long as he needs me to.

First one is a 60s Ampeg Reverberock R12-RB. Once belonged to the guitarist in my old band Racetrack, then my bandmate got it when the band ended so she could keep the Blues Deville he'd bought her for live use. This amp never cut it live (and blew up on the second show of our first tour, luckily we'd also brought my 1x12 Music Man combo as a backup), but damn it sounds real good at home, and does sound fantastic when cranked. We used it some on the last Police Teeth record as well, so it's always been kind of a secret weapon that got pulled out at the studio.

Other amp is a Traynor YBA-1, not sure what version but it's the "classic" four input style but has the plate on the top you can remove to work on the amp without taking out the whole chassis. No idea how stock this thing is but definitely sounds like one of my Marshalls. Also sounds fucking great cranked. Can't wait to try bass out with it next time I've got the house to myself for a bit and can get real loud.

Both amps have crackly pops and other things since they haven't been used much in the last decade or so, and could use some TLC. Might see if I can pay the upkeep bills and maybe keep at least one of these long term.

tallchris wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 5:56 pm60s Ampeg Reverberock R12-RB

Traynor YBA-1

Killer, you could base a whole band around those two amps right there.

If I ever had to narrow it all down to one amp (with an appropriate selection of speaker cabs), the YBA1 would be at the top of my list. For bass it has a better low end compared to an Ampeg V2, and I was always able to get a Malcolm Young-esque sound of it with my EGC w/ humbuckers.

And the price is right!

I'm embarassed by how long it took me to get a YBA-1 and that I bought it in California

TylerDeadPine wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 12:01 am I'm embarassed by how long it took me to get a YBA-1 and that I bought it in California

Please turn in your Canadian card to the nearest Tim Horton's.

Nate Dort wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 11:44 am

TylerDeadPine wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 12:01 am I'm embarassed by how long it took me to get a YBA-1 and that I bought it in California

Please turn in your Canadian card to the nearest Tim Horton's.

Thank god there's one in Pasadena https://leadsmartinc.com/services/windo ... -pasadena/

on that note a buddy of mine is selling a YBA-1 in Toronto will probably give buddy prices

My much missed YBA1 was stolen years back, but I bought a YBA3 to replace it a couple years ago after the covid gold rush had been running for a while. I thought that the era of under-$1000 Traynors was over after tracking prices for a bit, but of course my saved searches were lit up with $700 examples for months afterwards. It’s comforting in some way.

I remember being able to buy yba-1s for $300 CAD all day long

I passed up a $700 yba-3 when I first moved to california and that one amp would have serviced anything I've done in the past ten years.

There’s been a YB1-A at the Music Go Round the next town over for a couple months now. $649. Haven’t snagged it since I’m pretty set on amps recently but if for some reason I decide to go Tube and it’s still there, I know where to go.

I’ve got a TC Electronic HyperGravity Mini coming my way. I tend to play weird open chords where I’m constantly moving the second or third note I’m playing so I’m hoping a compressor helps make those stand out more.