Solid amp that is fun to play. Great clean and overdriven tones.
New tubes and many broken parts fixed as seen in the pictures.
Selling because I have other amps and this doesn’t get the love it deserves
anymore.
Long and McQuade description:
The Custom Valve 50BLUE is based off of the already extremely popular Custom
Valve 40, which was a past Guitar Player Editor's Pick Award Winner.
Real tube overdrive is provided by three premium 12AX7A dual triode preamp
tubes while the 50 watts of real tube power is provided by two EL34 power
tubes. The internal gadgetry in this channel switching amp provides great
flexibility, but makes it very easy to get a great tone. The combination of the
tube power and the Celestion Vintage 30 speaker can only be described as
magical.
But unlike our vintage looking Traynor Custom Valve series which feature black
vinyl covering and 5881 tubes, we have added a Blue Nubtex covering, black
grille, black logo as well as black plastic corners (not anymore!) along with
the EL34 power tubes to complete a whole new look and feel that is destined to
become a classic. This combined with the Celestion Vintage 30 speaker help
gives the Custom Valve 50BLUE a rich "boutique" look, sound and feel. The three
basic tones (clean, crunch and overdrive) are easily defined. Great tone at low
levels can be easily achieved, thanks in part to the addition of a Master
volume control not found on the 20 and 40 watt Traynor amps in the Custom Valve
series. The voicing of the lead channel has been tweaked to provide a more
ominous or darker "British" tone, a natural evolution for an amp powered by
EL34 power tubes as this complements the tubes natural tonal characteristics.
We challenge you to compare us to the competition. You'll love the tone and
instantly recognize the value.
