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davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck
Post Number: 1774 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 7:43 am: | |
At the gig I did last night, the guitar player had one of the new Traynor amps with the extension cabinet. Very nice! |
keith_h
Member Username: keith_h
Post Number: 74 Registered: 2-2005
| Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 2:51 pm: | |
That's a name I haven't heard since my high school years. At the time, in my opinion, they had one of the better sounding tube bass heads. Keith |
davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck
Post Number: 1777 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 5:53 pm: | |
I was surprised. At every other gig I've done with him he's brought a Fender or a Marshall, usually both. His combo and extension had the "wine red leatherette finish", which looked nice. |
bigideas
Junior Username: bigideas
Post Number: 34 Registered: 1-2004
| Posted on Monday, May 23, 2005 - 4:48 pm: | |
proudly canadian too. they recently put out a new tube bass amp head with matching cab. looks very appealing. |
southpaw
Junior Username: southpaw
Post Number: 28 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 8:08 am: | |
Traynor / Yorkville is one of the best kept secrets today. I have a small Yorkville combo and it is amazing. well constructed, great sound, reasonably priced and made in Canada. I have read great reviews of the new Traynor tube heads too. Definitely try a Yorkville if you get a chance. |
gare
Advanced Member Username: gare
Post Number: 209 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 9:07 am: | |
Traynor is a name from the past,but I have seen more and more advertising for them. Back in the early 70's I played in a group where the 2 guitarists and keyboard player used Traynors..and they sounded real good,but they all switched over to Marshalls. I recall trying one of their amps and got a real nice Squire kind of sound. |
staemius
Junior Username: staemius
Post Number: 31 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 10:10 am: | |
The new wine red Traynor (celestian speaker) is a thing of beauty - nearly bought one recently but opted for a Reverend Hellhound. Nice to see some other good options for tube amps out there. |
keith_h
Member Username: keith_h
Post Number: 78 Registered: 2-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 10:54 am: | |
Just looked at the Yorkville site and they seem to have a pretty good waranty. Two years they fix it even if you broke it. Car accidents, acts of nature exempt. Keith |
lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 470 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 4:24 pm: | |
My bass player has been playing through his Traynor since he bought it new in 1976! It still works fine, though its sound improved quite a bit when he added an SF-2 a few months ago. Bill, tgo |
sfnic
Junior Username: sfnic
Post Number: 48 Registered: 3-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 4:28 pm: | |
One reason Traynors are getting more attention is because amp guru Dan Torres loves them, and has written some mods for them in his book. They deserve the attention: they sound great, are built like tanks, and are easy to work on. And they're genarelly fairly cheap, though this is changing rapidly. |