Re: Setup of the day

ziess · Post by **ziess** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 6:42 am

How’s the 202? I’ve got a 201 and a 101 so I definitely don’t need it, but I think it’s a great wee design.

Tommy.

Jonesie · Post by **Jonesie** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:04 am

Our own SteveJamsEcono was nice enough to hook me up with a Nobels ODR-Mini and I was able to try it out for a minute this afternoon, through the little Orange at low volumes it sounds really nice, I'm excited to give it a shot with the Ampeg later.

MrShake · Post by **MrShake** » Tue Apr 12, 2022 2:43 am

Last night at practice:

May not look like anything fancy, but it gets the job done with panache. And the speaker in the bottom cab is the only part of the amp rig that wasn't found in the trash.

Trash Stack, they call it.

JSett · Post by **JSett** » Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:50 am

ziess wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 10, 2022 6:42 am
How’s the 202? I’ve got a 201 and a 101 so I definitely don’t need it, but I think it’s a great wee design.

Tommy.

Sorry, I missed this question.... it's great, really nails the 201 sound and the ability to have presets is a godsend. Also, the different reverb types hidden in the sub menu are a nice bonus.

bea · Post by **bea** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:04 am

current recording setup

MrShake · Post by **MrShake** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:00 am

Trying to mix it up, get out of my "offset/main board/Fender amp" norm. Channel switching is glitchy and reverb doesn't work right, but each channel sounds fantastic individually. The fuzz is the '87 Jimi Hendrix non-Face. I love it, but I don't like Fuzz Faces. A little of the gnarly fuzz and a little tremolo, and the fixed-up, downtuned Tele just oozes swampy stoner grooves whether I try or not.

Jonesie · Post by **Jonesie** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 4:24 pm

Just got my Ampeg Micro-VR Head and Cab today to replace my GK Head and Cab, and I definitely like this way better. Also swapped out my Idiotbox No Moon for a Nobles ODR-Mini. This thing is an incredible distortion pedal for bass, highly recommended. I'm still finding out all the sounds on my L-2000 too, as there are a lot of them in there.

fever606 · Post by **fever606** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:11 am

Trying out the newly acquired fuzz… I really like the Dr. Freakenstein bit! Guess I gotta dig around and see if I have an expression pedal stashed away somewhere…

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:44 am

I probably haven’t contributed to this thread since 2009 or something.

Casino

Bluesbreaker OD > 80s DMM > 80s Rat > 720 Looper

Weird 70s white face Traynor YGM-3

Post by **i love sharin foo** » Sun Apr 24, 2022 9:35 am

The basics:

stevejamsecono · Post by **stevejamsecono** » Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:28 am

Dave wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:44 am

I probably haven’t contributed to this thread since 2009 or something.

Casino

Bluesbreaker OD > 80s DMM > 80s Rat > 720 Looper

Weird 70s white face Traynor YGM-3

Well worth the wait! Lovely stuff

garyfanclub · Post by **garyfanclub** » Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:36 am

Dave wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:44 am

I probably haven’t contributed to this thread since 2009 or something.

Casino

Bluesbreaker OD > 80s DMM > 80s Rat > 720 Looper

Weird 70s white face Traynor YGM-3

Damn, maybe one of the nicest setups I've seen on this thread yet!

Also in the DMM + YGM-3 camp over here, a match made in heaven!

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sun Apr 24, 2022 11:47 am

stevejamsecono wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:28 am

Dave wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:44 am

I probably haven’t contributed to this thread since 2009 or something.

Casino

Bluesbreaker OD > 80s DMM > 80s Rat > 720 Looper

Weird 70s white face Traynor YGM-3
Well worth the wait! Lovely stuff

Thanks hombre, I’m pretty happy with it myself.

Just for a chuckle I actually dug back and found it, 28th of March 12 years ago. I was playing a MIJ Jazzmaster through that setup with split outs of the DMM into my 72 Super Reverb and a 70s Garnet Revolution 3 2x12 combo I had at that time.

Dave wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:02 am

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:13 pm

garyfanclub wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:36 am
Damn, maybe one of the nicest setups I've seen on this thread yet!

Also in the DMM + YGM-3 camp over here, a match made in heaven!

Nice of you to say, I’m happy with the setup myself.

Yeah I really like the YGM, this one was made for the Ontario Conservatory of Music in the early 70s, you can find other examples with the white faceplate but I’ve never seen another with that typeface/“decal” behind the controls. It also doesn’t have the bright switch.

It’s an oddity for sure, sounds very good once you get used to the Baxandal EQ. There’s a ton of range between those two controls. Another strange thing with this one, perhaps you could comment if yours works the same way, the tremolo is “after” the reverb so if you drown it in reverb and bring up the tremolo it chops the whole washy signal. Kinda odd/not nearly as useful as the opposite but I don’t usually use it anyhow. This one has the stock dogshit speaker but it really doesn’t leave me wanting for anything different, I find it sounds just fine as is.

garyfanclub · Post by **garyfanclub** » Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:54 pm

Dave wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:13 pm

garyfanclub wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:36 am
Damn, maybe one of the nicest setups I've seen on this thread yet!

Also in the DMM + YGM-3 camp over here, a match made in heaven!
Nice of you to say, I’m happy with the setup myself.

Yeah I really like the YGM, this one was made for the Ontario Conservatory of Music in the early 70s, you can find other examples with the white faceplate but I’ve never seen another with that typeface/“decal” behind the controls. It also doesn’t have the bright switch.

It’s an oddity for sure, sounds very good once you get used to the Baxandal EQ. There’s a ton of range between those two controls. Another strange thing with this one, perhaps you could comment if yours works the same way, the tremolo is “after” the reverb so if you drown it in reverb and bring up the tremolo it chops the whole washy signal. Kinda odd/not nearly as useful as the opposite but I don’t usually use it anyhow. This one has the stock dogshit speaker but it really doesn’t leave me wanting for anything different, I find it sounds just fine as is.

Nice, I've never heard of the Conservatory edition ones, they look amazing though - love the Space Odyssey 2001 vibe.

Mine's actually a very late model, so not sure how similar they are tonally (pic below), but I did just check out the trem/reverb interaction and sure enough it performs the same way, so the circuit must not have changed much. It's also the first time I've actually dimed the reverb, weird - sounds like the sitar in one of those old Yardbirds tracks with a tele bridge pickup. That said, I love the trem and reverb on this amp, reminiscent of my beloved 60s Ampegs - more cavernous and throbby versus drippy and choppy (Fender style).

On the note of EQ, it's funny, I've never really had any issues with having to use "weird" settings to get mine to sound good, though I've read dozens of posts from people that do. I'm using similar settings to you - volume, bass and treble at noon, with the the effects all at about 9 o'clock. Going for a round jazzy clean tone and the amp certainly delivers that in spades. Mine *does* have the bright switch, which is brutal and peels paint of the walls. It also makes the amp MUCH louder; with it disabled, it's a nice wooly clean tone with lots of low-mid oomph. Not particularly loud either, as in, I can play it in my apartment during the day without concern. Can growl a bit with the right pickups, e.g P90s or Guild Humbuckers, but with single coils it's pretty much a clean machine.

Speaker was replaced with a Pyle Driver, looks pretty old, but sounds fine - no reason to change it. Kind of reminds me of a Cannabis Rex? A bit dark with lots of bass presence.

As you can see, mine has seen some serious use - serial number dates it to 1979, glass etc. appear to be original.