~1975 Traynor YBA-1 Bass Master Head Black

Offered for sale;

Used mid 70’s Traynor YBA-1 Bass Master amp head serial number 070334.

This amp head is in very good condition, fully functional, cosmetically showing the expected wear and tear of a head this age that has seen abundant playing.

We are offering the cabinet FREE with the head for local pick up ONLY. If we ship, it will be the head ONLY. Note: It is a 2x 12” cabinet. One speaker is blown.

Founded in 1963 in downtown Toronto, Yorkville Sound was formed out of the back room of the first Long & McQuade music store. The repairman at that time was Peter Traynor, and his first development was a Bass Guitar amplifier, the Traynor Dyna-Bass. From there the Traynor line of Bass Amps have had a very successful and dynamic growth, attracting attention not only in Canada, but the USA and worldwide.

Reverb states:
“Perhaps the best known of all Traynor amplifiers is the YBA-1. Initially introduced under the Dyna-Bass name in 1963, the YBA-1 Bass Master was introduced in 1964 and produced into the ‘70s (later reissued in the 2000s). Similar in design and tone to the Fender Bassman and the Marshall JTM45 designs of the period, the model spawned several variants with different features and output levels.

The original YBA-1 produced between 40 and 50 watts of output driven by Two 6CA7s (which are interchangeable with EL34s) and three 12AX7As. Though designed as a bass amplifier, the model was quickly adopted by guitarists. While the Bass Master did not have a master volume control, by “jumpering” between the amp’s channels guitarists quickly discovered a pleasing overdriven tone.

During the ‘80s the YBA-1 developed a reputation as a tremendous mod platform with hundreds of guitarists converting the circuitry in search of a higher gain and a more “British” sound. Among purists, the original unadulterated circuitry is still lauded for a tone that hovers somewhere between those of the classic Fender and Marshall models it resembles.”

Although born to be a bass amp (and a good one) it is also a great guitar head. Over the decades we’ve sold the majority to guitar players.

“We test every used amp and pedal when we buy it and bring it up to our standards before we offer it for sale. Then we burn it in for an hour or so before we ship so that there are no surprises.”

Weight lbs.: just head 34.8

Width in.: 19

Depth in.: 13

Height in.: 10.5

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