..some one mentione Traynor amps...?

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..bring the band on down, behind me, boyz... Some one here mention Traynor amps as being a good reliable amp... ..preach on, brother..  Peter Traynor is an un-sung hero... I've seen, used, and rented tons of Traynors, but have needed to repair few.  The older amps are fuckin killer work horses. Yes they had their own sound..the -v on the screen EL34/6CA7 trick, but they always worked, and the *1st* amp I ever saw, I was a teen, was a Custom Special, 8-10 Traynor.  I KNEW !!! then this was my life.  Some local band played a party up my street, I can't tell you who or what other amps were there, but THAT amp started it all for me.  A Chas Bean rental, natch. Now, for those who doubt, I promise you.  Go out and find ya'self a YBA-3A "Super Custom Special".  Laugh, but I know of 2 4sale out there, I own 1.  Anyway, I'm tempted to buy one of these, and 'mod' it.  I can do so simple shit to it, and make an SVT cry for mercy.  You modders, go find the schematics, LEARN what Pete did.  HE IZ a Fender/Marshall/PV/Reeves type of guy... As far as amps from up north, anyone hear of 'Orbit'..? I've been looking for shit on that company 4 years.  ARB 2 ...yes folks, I am writing a book... JJT

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- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text - > ..bring the band on down, behind me, boyz... > Some one here mention Traynor amps as being a good reliable amp... > ..preach on, brother..  Peter Traynor is an un-sung hero... > I've seen, used, and rented tons of Traynors, but have needed > to repair few.  The older amps are fuckin killer work horses. > Yes they had their own sound..the -v on the screen EL34/6CA7 > trick, but they always worked, and the *1st* amp I ever saw, > I was a teen, was a Custom Special, 8-10 Traynor.  I KNEW !!! > then this was my life.  Some local band played a party up my > street, I can't tell you who or what other amps were there, > but THAT amp started it all for me.  A Chas Bean rental, natch. > Now, for those who doubt, I promise you.  Go out and find ya'self > a YBA-3A "Super Custom Special".  Laugh, but I know of 2 4sale > out there, I own 1.  Anyway, I'm tempted to buy one of these, > and 'mod' it.  I can do so simple shit to it, and make an SVT > cry for mercy.  You modders, go find the schematics, LEARN > what Pete did.  HE IZ a Fender/Marshall/PV/Reeves type of guy... > As far as amps from up north, anyone hear of 'Orbit'..? > I've been looking for shit on that company 4 years.  ARB 2 > ...yes folks, I am writing a book... > JJT

Yep, traynors can brown the food under the clinical supervision of a dokter... I've got a bassmaster mk2 that I use as a plexi clone as a 2nd amp to go with my super reverb.. The SR is basically the "clean/blues" channel, where the bassmaster is more the mechanical class A lead sound you get with those type amps. I kinda mimic Eric Johnsons layout... He also like the fenders for his cleans, and the plexi's, etc, for his lead channel. But that setup is fairly industrial strength just for piker dive bars... The mk2 is the 80-100w version, and runs a hot 550 volts + or - on the plates. I'm thinking about also getting a regular 50w bassmaster to be a closer match to the SR as far as power. 100w is too much for me most of the time... Well, lets say it's fine by me, and what I play, but many dive bar owners will duck and cover with that much horsepower.. Also, anyone I'm jamming with needs the horsepower too, if they don't wanna get lost in the mix.  So I'll probably go with a 50w version, and keep the 100w for a conversation piece or sumtin... I could fire it up to rid the house of pests and insects every few weeks.. I kinda hate to get rid of it, cuz it is a pretty manly piece of geetar amplifrycation. And I only paid $255 for it.. Try finding a real plexi for that price.. I won't be holding my breath... MK

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> Yes they had their own sound..the -v on the screen EL34/6CA7 > trick, but they always worked, and the *1st* amp I ever saw,

 > JJT You mean *suppressor* grids, right? Put a neg voltage on screens and, Ladies and gentlemen, The monster, Which the peasants in this area call FRUNOBULAX (Apparently a very large poodle dog) Has just been seen approaching The Power Plant Bullets can't stop it Rockets can't stop it We may have to use NUCLEAR FORCE!

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> Ladies and gentlemen, > The monster, > Which the peasants in this area call FRUNOBULAX > (Apparently a very large poodle dog) > Has just been seen approaching The Power Plant > Bullets can't stop it > Rockets can't stop it > We may have to use NUCLEAR FORCE!

now THERES an obscure Zappa referance

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>> Yes they had their own sound..the -v on the screen EL34/6CA7 > trick, but they always worked, and the *1st* amp I ever saw, > JJT >You mean *suppressor* grids, right? Put a neg voltage on screens and,

Well, only on EL34/6CA7, cause that pin is not tied to ground internally.  Pin #1, I believe.  6550/6L6/EL84 tie inside to Pin#8. JJT

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