gibsonsg26 Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 This stinks im having a wikid bad day with my tone the amp is just not sounding right today. Its a 1970's traynor bass amp and i dont think the tubes have ever been changed so it doesnt always sound its best. I just cannot get a good sound today and its driving me nuts! anyone else have similar experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 So change the tubes But yeah I know what you mean. Sometimes I just cant seem to dial in the tone I want. I think it has more to do with us then with our equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Having a bad tone day doesn't always mean spending money to make things better. Go do something else, come back to it tomorrow, probably be fine. Traynor YBA-1? Great amp. You should have it serviced tho, if you have never had it done, it needs it by now. The fact that it still has it's original tubes ytoday is a huge compliment to it's daddy, Pete Traynor, and his designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Might need to give your ears a rest, silly as that sounds. When I was working on mixing a lot. I really became aware of how your hearing can change from day to day. Loud music, or anything loud will limit your ability to hear clearly until your ears have time to recover. This has the effect of attenuating out certain frequencies. This makes it harder to hear certain frequencies and you try to compensate for what is present, but you are not hearing as well. Try leaving things alone for a couple days(don't allow your ears to be exposed to loud noises-say lawn mowers, your buddys cranked up car stereo or what have ya). Then go back and listen to how your equipment sounds. You may just be supprised, by what was there but you just couldn't hear. It will kinda make you think about guys that are "tone freaks" yet play extreamly loud(and no ear protection) . Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonsg26 Posted August 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 thanks guys i would change the tubes but the amps a loner at the moment my friend got it from his uncle and didnt want it sitting in his basement (he doesnt play) so he let me take it to my house im gonna buy it once i have the money though. Then its getting some groove tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 I took mine to an amp guy and he told me as long as the tubes test strong,you should keep them,because they don't make tubes that well anymore.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 I took mine to an amp guy and he told me as long as the tubes test strong,you should keep them,because they don't make tubes that well anymore.. I have a big bag of 6L6, 6v6, and 12AX7 tubes that I took out of old military radios. I did some swapping with new tubes and the old tubes really do make an improvement in the sound, it's not just a bunch of hooey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonsg26 Posted August 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 i think i might not buy it because it doesnt ground right and zaps me and my band mates all the time weve gotten zapped pretty bad and i dont want a fatal accident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 The amp tech took mine and swapped the cord from a two way to a 3 way...problem solved. You should really consider that amp carefully.they are great amps and all you need to do is take them to a GOOD amp tech,and for not much money atrt all they can be re-capped and have a new cord installed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 +1 on the re-cap and 3-wire grounded cord. The caps in that thing are probably more worn out than the tubes, and that'll affect your sound more than 30 year old tubes that are still serviceable. The new cord is a no-brainer. Also, it's a good idea to pick up a wall outlet tester from the hardware store and use it every time you gig or plug your amp in to any outlet. They can save your life and gear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonsg26 Posted August 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 thanks guys mayby i will buy it then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fookgub Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 thanks guys mayby i will buy it then Yeah, don't overlook a good amp just because it needs a little work. The three-wire plug and re-capping are very standard jobs for older amps, and any good tech should get you fixed right up. I wouldn't mess with that amp until you get the grounding sorted, though. You wouldn't stick you finger in an outlet, right? No? Then you shouldn't be playing on an amp with bad grounding either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The royal consort Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 I retubed my Fender a little while back... I liked it befor but choose the right valves and your in for a pleasent shock... Just remember if you use diatortion pedals as the main part of your sound you want tubes that stay clean.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonsg26 Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 just was thinking bout this topic i actually had another the other day with my band i was using my peavey studio pro 112 and when i got to my ryhtm guitarists house it started raining, the amp got wet and when i used it it sounded awfull i couldnt play all practice i was going nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Uhhh...you have a deathwish by the sounds of it, man! I had a bad tone day today at practice, but then I realised I wasn't chunking into the strings hard enough - after that realisation I was growling back up on top :-D Your mood changes the way you play, or at least it does me. I wasn't concentrating and the mood just wasn't there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonsg26 Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 ya man i dont have too much luck with electricity im just glad nothing too bads happened yet though. Mood deffinetly effects it and that really killed my mood my band hated me that whole day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar101 Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 i think i might not buy it because it doesnt ground right and zaps me and my band mates all the time weve gotten zapped pretty bad and i dont want a fatal accident Should get the amp checked it definately has a fault. Also you should look into using a portable GFI it could save your life. They run around $50 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 It definitely has nothing to do with luck - this is basic electricity safety and not trying to kill yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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