NOAD: 70s Traynor Bass Mate

[FretFire]

New Old Amp Day! Based on the serial number I'm guessing this is from 1971. EL84 version Bass Mate, appears to be unmolested. I'll have my tech give it a checkup, and will probably have a grounded plug installed, but it sounds great as-is!

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: NOAD: 70s Traynor Bass Mate

Cool!!

Those are mega cool little amps!!!

 

[zzmoore]

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Those are great little amps...they made a few different types...some with 6V6...but they all had their own "mojo".:1:
well done

 

[MetalManiac]

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Your just 30. "Probably " have a grounded plug installed? If the death cap goes open..unlikely , but possible, 450+ volts flows the path of least resistance, which is your arm , your heart, and down your other arm. Could kill you. I've survived a Pure Class A shock, 500 volts right through the heart, probably couldve killed me( guess i didnt have the other hand on the chassis) but I bet it shortened my life span and there is some necrotic tissue.
Anyhow, welcome to the divine secrets of the YA YA Brotherhood; I Love my Bassmate! Get the old dying filter caps replaced .

 

[FretFire]

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Your just 30. "Probably " have a grounded plug installed? If the death cap goes open..unlikely , but possible, 450+ volts flows the path of least resistance, which is your arm , your heart, and down your other arm. Could kill you. I've survived a Pure Class A shock, 500 volts right through the heart, probably couldve killed me( guess i didnt have the other hand on the chassis) but I bet it shortened my life span and there is some necrotic tissue.
Anyhow, welcome to the divine secrets of the YA YA Brotherhood; I Love my Bassmate! Get the old dying filter caps replaced .

My just 30 what?

 

[MetalManiac]

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I meant your only 30 years old..too young to die!!Anyway, Ive had a bunch of posts here about the Bassmates.Like I got mine several years ago. Probably best if you change the cord out and recap it, but do whatever you want.

 

[BrianS.]

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very cool amp.

 

[GuitarStv]

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Nice amp score!

Traynors are really well made little amps. I love the ones I've played.

Your just 30. "Probably " have a grounded plug installed? If the death cap goes open..unlikely , but possible, 450+ volts flows the path of least resistance, which is your arm , your heart, and down your other arm. Could kill you. I've survived a Pure Class A shock, 500 volts right through the heart, probably couldve killed me( guess i didnt have the other hand on the chassis) but I bet it shortened my life span and there is some necrotic tissue.
Anyhow, welcome to the divine secrets of the YA YA Brotherhood; I Love my Bassmate! Get the old dying filter caps replaced .

I've been zapped many times by old amps without a ground plug. It's probably not going to kill you, but I'd also recommend a grounded plug (if only because it really gets you out of the groove when the amp bites you!)

 

[FretFire]

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I fully plan on getting the plug changed. I did the same with my '64 Bandmaster, it's not fun having these things give you little zaps mid-set.

 

[SongsForTheDeaf]

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nice find.. I have a '66 YBA-1 which kills with my greenback cab and had a 70s Bass mate 1x15 combo EL84 that ripped aswell with pedals... Have fun with it and don't worry about reliability with that beast.. 15 watts right ?

 

[FretFire]

Re: NOAD: 70s Traynor Bass Mate

nice find.. I have a '66 YBA-1 which kills with my greenback cab and had a 70s Bass mate 1x15 combo EL84 that ripped aswell with pedals... Have fun with it and don't worry about reliability with that beast.. 15 watts right ?

Yep, right around 15 watts. I'll probably be using this for my YouTube videos moving forward, so I'll have some clips of it soon.

 

[beaubrummels]

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Very nice. I have a 1971 YBA-1. It's the loudest amp I have. Volume on 3 starts to be painful, like my Hiwatt on 10. But sounds so good. I got into Traynor because I heard Eric Clapton play through a Traynor on "Live Peace in Toronto 1969" and it was the sweetest dark scream I've ever heard with a Les Paul.

 

[SongsForTheDeaf]

Re: NOAD: 70s Traynor Bass Mate

Very nice. I have a 1971 YBA-1. It's the loudest amp I have. Volume on 3 starts to be painful, like my Hiwatt on 10. But sounds so good. I got into Traynor because I heard Eric Clapton play through a Traynor on "Live Peace in Toronto 1969" and it was the sweetest dark scream I've ever heard with a Les Paul.

Yba-1s are the best amps for so many genres IMO... I love mine to death aswell and it is LOUD! which I like