YBA200-2
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Designed for maximum dependability under even the most grueling playing conditions, the fan cooled Traynor YBA200-2 uses solid plywood box construction, all-metal handles, nickel corners and an all-metal chassis for unmatched long-term reliability. Four KT88 tube in the power stage, two 12AX7A's and one 12AU7 in the preamp to deliver the warmth and tone you would expect only from a great tube amp.
Basic controls include input gain, master volume and a simple but effective three-band master EQ. Innovative tone shaping features like Scoop, Range, and Resonance controls ensure that any tone can easily be dialed in with a YBA200-2, making it one of the most effective and versatile tube heads in its class.
The Scoop control sweeps from a flat frequency response to a mid-frequency dip at 400 Hz and can be completely bypassed from a separate front panel on/off switch. The Range control shifts the overall shape and general tonal characteristic of the master EQ section of the amp while the Resonance knob controls the damping factor of the amplifier's output stage, allowing the player to take full advantage of the tone of his loudspeaker enclosure.
The use of toroidal transformers reduces the overall weight of the YBA200-2 making it less than 41 pounds, - much lighter than any other high-power all-tube bass amp in this class.
The YBA200-2 has high and low level 1/4-inch inputs, a 1/4-inch tuner output with a switchable mute function that mutes the entire rig and kills the DI output when tuning. The front panel mounted XLR D.I. output has a one-touch ground lift, a 20dB pad and is switchable pre or post EQ.
Features:
• 200 watt All-Tube Bass Amplifier
• 4x KT88 power tubes, 2x 12AX7A and 1x 12AU7 preamp tubes
• 3-band Master EQ with Range Control
• Innovative Scoop and Resonance Controls
• 1/4-inch Tuner Output with System Mute Switch
• Switchable Pre/Post XLR D.I. Out with Ground Lift & 20dB Pad
• Optional YBA200COVER
Details:
• Power @ Impedance (Watts @ Ohms) - 200 @ 4 or 8 (switchable)
• Minimum Load Impedance (Ohms) - 2
• Burst Power 2-Cycle (Watts) - 250
• Frequency Response (Hz +/-3dB) - 30 to 16,000
• Hum & Noise - -90dB
• Instrument Inputs - 2 x 1/4" @ 0dB & -6dB attenuation
• Front Panel Controls - Gain, Treble, Mid, Range (mid frequency), Bass, Scoop, Resonance, Master volume.
• Front Panel Buttons & Jacks - Tuner output, Mute button & LED, Bright button, 1/4" Pre-Amp Out jack with Pre/Post-EQ select button, 1/4" Amp In jack (isolates the output stage for in-series effects patching w/Pre-Amp Out jack), XLR Line Out connector with -20dB Pad select button and Ground/Lift select button, Standby & Power switches with 2-color pilot light
• Back Panel Features - 2 x 1/4" parallel Speaker jacks, Speaker Load switch (optimizes for 8 or 4 Ohms overall)
• Line Out Level - 1V (100mV with -20dB Pad engaged)
• Amp In Sensitivity - 1V
• Tube Complement - 12AX7 x 2, 12AU7 x 1, KT88 x 4
• Dimensions (DWH, in.) - 11.5 x 22.5 x 9.5
• Dimensions (DWH, cm) - 29 x 57 x 24
• Weight (lbs/kg) - 44/20
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This amp can be subtle too. I have done LOUD jazz guitar cleans, dialed in the with EQ (including range knob) and judicious use of the scoop function.
The trick for cleans with this amp is to plug into the -6dB active input. Otherwise, the preamp is just way too hot.
If you are going for a heavy sound with this, make sure you have a properly rated cabinet. I tested a cabinet rated at 200 watts - it didn't stand a chance. This amplifier outputs 200 watts at a certain distortion level. The modern standard is to give power ratings at 1% and 10%. Traynor doesn't share this information.
This amplifier can output much more than 200 watts when the power section is driven, I am pretty certain of this. I have achieved 135dB at 1m with a single inefficient 12" speaker + horn. So be careful.
I blew a supposedly 200 watt-rated cabinet in about 3 seconds with this thing driven. It was a fairly cheap cabinet, not a fake one though - it was backed with a warranty in case of failure. Any Traynor cabinet that they sell you with one of these will be fine, those are built really well.
I'm mostly writing this to tell current owners of the YBA200 to try their 6 string guitars with it. You can dial in really nice brighter tones with it, it takes pedals very well, and it has lots of headroom even for jazz cleans but can also do crunch or even power if you go nuts, although I would reserve any extreme YBA200 distortion for bass.
Another very cool and unique thing about this amp is the resonance potentiometer. I don't know of other amplifiers where the damping factor is fully adjustable. In the high-fidelity world, a high damping factor is always preferred, as it tightens the sound. This is deep musical instrument amplifier knowledge. Lowering the damping factor is very important for reggae, for example. That's why when you see a modern reggae band where the bassist is playing a Mark rig, the bass tones don't sound right, even though the bassist has the "vintage" low pass filter engage :P
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I sold my first YBA-200 when I was at my nadir as a bass guitarist. I got back into playing more seriously after a couple of years and tried out a few different rigs (markbass - too clean and frankly too much power, traynor small block - sounds a little more raw than the markbass but still pretty sterile compared to tubes), wasn't satisfied with any of them, and then eventually two YBA-200 units went up for sale at one of my local stores.
One was advertised at $399 and had the older logo. There was another with the current logo with $599. What a steal! I grabbed the one marked $399 and a wicked 12" Dyna cab, discontinued B-Stock cabinet also marked way down, but still brand new.
I came home and cranked it up. Instantly caught on fire. Yikes!! Maybe there was a reason it was only $399 ...
I brought it back and the L&M staff were very apologetic. I upgraded to the head with the newer logo for $200 more and they gave me 2 years of free extended, even-if-you-break-it warranty. This unit has performed flawlessly.
As for the sound, don't let people tell you it can't do a clean tone. Yes, there is a lot of input gain, but you don't have to change the tubes to get a mellow sound. Just plug into the -6dB active input and you are set. If you only have an active bass with super high output pickups, just turn your bass volume down a few notches. Attenuation should never be an issue. You can also just keep the gain around 3 and then turn up the master. Plenty of options for a clean sound. When I toured with this head, I used a Warwick bass and my tone was mellow and jazzy.
This head has a ton of power. I am curious to see how much more headroom the YBA-300 has, which I ordered for a similarly discounted price recently and am planning to pair with a TC412. I have never had trouble keeping up with drums, multiple guitarists who don't care about your stage volume requirements, heavy electronic beats, really anything. My cab is fairly low sensitivity, so with a bigger, higher sensitivity cab, you could easily do some major damage.
In terms of sound, this head is kinda mid-scooped I would say. It has a definite character, a particular voicing which lends itself to guitar as well as bass, in my opinion. The scoop and resonance knob give some cool extra tonal possibilities, although I think that the head is scooped to begin with, and unfortunately the mid knob is not tuneable, so it's not really possible to get those chunky low mids that some players are after. An ampeg has chunkier low mids for sure, but I've always found that sound to be a bit muddy.
When I'm recording with this head, I keep the bass knob almost all the way down. For live playing with a loud/busy band, having all that sub/fundamental power is a godsend, as it's pretty tough to get the mids from a bass guitar on top of a busy rock mix.
Is this head worth over $1000 when you can buy a solid state head with a higher power rating for 1/3 that? Let me explain something. I plugged this head into a cheap cab that would generally be paired with a cheap amp. It was rated at 300 watts, and it had stood up well from being pounded by a super loud 50 watt head. When brought the YBA-200 up to level into this cheap cab, you could smell it instantly. Personally I think that Traynor/Yorkville are genuine and honest about their power ratings, whereas some manufacturers blatantly lie. But I know that this cheap cab could be paired with an average "200 watt" solid state head and perform pretty well. The difference between a 200 watt tube head and a solid state one is basically that the tube head can produce 200 clean watts, but tube drive is pleasant enough that you can push it way past 200 watts and still not hear much distortion. BTW, to do this with a YBA-200, you have to be careful with the input gain, but the power tubes have quite a bit of headroom. If you keep the input gain low enough, you can crank the output all the way up and get a ton of clean power.
I didn't buy this amp for it's incredible power, I bought it because it sounds really good. I haven't used this most recent unit for any shows as I'm pretty washed up and am essentially just a recording artist these days. One cool feature I can think of would be having the direct output go through the power tubes, then back to balanced line level, instead of having a noisy preamp out, but at that point you kinda need a cab emulation & a mic emulation (do those exist? haha) to get the sound.
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