Daily Driver* series #2: the "Halfway to #Straturday" edition:
2007 #Fender CustomShop '60 #Strat #Relic in gold sparkle finish.
1972 #Traynor #YGM4 #StudioMate
I'm pleased to finally announce that that the @traynor_amps YGM 4 is officially the latest addition to the #ToneHenge™ family of noise-making boxes, and my first ever #vintageTraynor acquisition! It's super clean considering it turned 50 this year, and I got a hell of a deal on it from my amp tech, @marshalllespaulfan.
It's largely original (transformers, speakers, grill, badge, tolex, handle etc), but he did make some practical, minor, improvement modifications (e.g. adding a presence control, replacing the awkwardly mounted RCA speaker jack with and externally mounted 1/4 inch to more easily connect to an external speaker cabinet, as well as slowing down the tremolo circuit to a more leisurely pace - man they loved it super fast in the 70s! 😂). The original and much maligned 4 x 8" Marsland speakers even sound great (these speakers have a terrible reputation, and so many people replace these on vintage #Traynoramps) as does the original reverb tank!
This is my current favourite amp and I am super happy to welcome it into my collection!
Strap by @tomsvintagestraps
* PS: in case you are wondering what I mean by "Daily Driver", it's a reference to cars and commuting. A "daily driver" is the car you use for everyday stuff (like getting to work, doing the shopping, dropping the kids off at the pool etc). This is a picture of my TV room. To the right, out of frame, is the couch I park myself on after dinner each evening to watch my "stories" on the Tube. I always keep a #guitar and #amp right beside me to noodle on each day as the entertainment spews forth from the idiot box, burning itself indelibly onto my retinas and furthering the slow, steady, atrophy-cation of my brain! 😂
