Author Topic: Traynor guitar amps (Read 211 times)

David Houck · « **on:** May 22, 2005, 07:43:21 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 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2005, 02:51:22 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

David Houck · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2005, 05:53:59 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 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 23, 2005, 04:48:54 PM »

proudly canadian too. they recently put out a new tube bass amp head with matching cab. looks very appealing.

southpaw · « **Reply #4 on:** May 24, 2005, 08:08:10 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 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:07:06 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 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 24, 2005, 10:10:22 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 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 24, 2005, 10:54:38 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 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 24, 2005, 04:24:42 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 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 24, 2005, 04:28:19 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.