The Last Bass Outpost

I recently bought myself one of the first big amps that I owned back in the late 60's and used through the 70's and 80's. It's a 1973 Traynor YBA-3 Custom Special with a Traynor YC-810 Cabinet that's has been stored away for a number of years and is in original condition. Still has its 4 stock Phillips 6CA7 power tubes in it along with the 3 Phillips 12AX7A preamp tubes. The only change to the amp has been the replacement of the power cord from a 2 prong to a 3 prong grounded cord. The amp still sounds fantastic!

Here's photo of it.


Did you own a Traynor amp in your youth? If so what model was it, and what did you think of it? Do you have a photo of it you can post here?

TD

are they Dimarzio Jazz pups on that?

Not 100% sure but I believe they were DiMarizio's. Here's another pic of one, an extremely rare left handed version.

This was the last model produced by Hagstrom before closing their doors in 1983. It's also one of only two models they produced that were long scale basses. The other was the Scanbass also known as the Jazzbass.

TD

It appears there were two versions of the 500/4. Version 1 had a 3 knob config (2 vol & 1 tone) script Hofner headstock logo (as pictured below from my 1969 Hofner catalog). Version 2 had a 4 knob config (2 vol & 2 tone) with block Hofner headstock logo.



These were introduced in 1969 and discontinued in 1988. Don't think they made very many of them during that time.

TD

Every time I've tried one of those in a store they've felt great. I need to get one one of these days.

They're well made instruments with a very fast and comfortable neck. I can't rave about the EMG HZ electronics, but for the money they're very hard to beat.

Here's another photo of mine.



TD

The 12.0 has the two separate preamps, the 6.0 does not - but I am especially impressed by the effect of the 6.0's tube pre-amp; turning it up adds a lot of warmth to the signal, and a slight tube OD is easily obtained.

Not only does the SM12 have two separate preamp channels, it also has two separate 600 watt power amps in it. All weighing a grand total of 6 3/4 lbs.

TD

I translated the Japanese ad to English. It would be interesting to see what kind of neck profile they put on the 1999

Here's the translated text from the posting.

This time, Shinseido this year to commemorate the 60th anniversary under the Rickenbacker's full cooperation, Shinseido Rickenbacker 60 so we'll now be released to commemorate the anniversary of the original model, I would like your information.

Summary Date:
Model: 310C64 (Color: JG /?Ì Ó Ï Ý ½ Þ × ³ Ý)
360C63FG (Color: FG / JG)
1999 (color: FG / JG)
Expected Quantity: 60 each book.
310C64 (JGx24, MBx36), 360C63 (FGx40, JGx20), 1999 (FG / JG planned)
Price: £ 480,000 (tax excluded)
Time: 9?Rimasu expects to start selling from February.


TD

Is this the new Longhorn "58" re-issue that Danelectro have been advertising for the past 6 months? I see them listed for $359.00 on the Danelectro site.

TD

My Klira Twen Star 162. This is a very cool bass.







TD