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UPDATE: so i contacted the repair department at Long & McQuade and they took a look at the amp. They had to replace some cathode resistors due to the tubes blowing. They also replaced all four tubes this time. I asked about the biasing issues on this model of YBA200 stating that I was...

damn webcam! fixed.

picked my T40 up about a year ago. will post newer pics of her soon

now will traynor do this without any questions asked? (seeing as i did not buy it new and there is no longer a warranty) i was curious if i should go to the repair shop (Long and McQuade - authorized Yorkville/Traynor dealer) first to explain the situation or just skip the middle man and go...

the shop replaced the old tubes with 6550's which are now toast as well

to my knowledge they do have a solid warranty, however I did not buy the amp directly from yorkville/traynor (Long and McQuade) - it was purchased used from somebody on craigslist, who bought the amp in 2005. He had it for two years after which the warranty ended and i bought it. Since 2007 I...

mine is definitely not a 200-2.. perhaps that has been the cause of the reoccurring issues.. how much do you think i am looking at to upgrade the auto-bias circuit to something more dependable (manual bias and KT88's)? plus the cost of four new tubes... and labour.. this is going to be...

Dave, I am located downtown Toronto.

Dan, to my knowledge it is a YBA 200, however I am now curious if there is a way to tell cosmetically if it is a 200-2? (posting from work and not with my amp currently) If in fact it is a yba 200 going to Traynor wouldn't be a bad idea.. the only thing is that I did not buy the amp new.. it...

yeah the plan is to call them and explain the situation.. it would be great if they would fix it again without charging or at a discounted rate.. the only thing that I am concerned with is this happening again... if this were to happen again it would be cheaper for me to buy a new head...

on the receipt it says 'no warranty'... has anybody had experiences with Long & McQuade repairs? although my receipt says that there is no warranty i still feel as though they are responsible for the issues comming back.. i cannot afford to spend another $300 when they should have fixed the...

So I am posting to get some feedback from the gear-heads out there.. Up until about a month and a half ago I had been playing my Traynor YBA-200 bass head without any issues - gigging with it fairly regularly - when 3 of the power tubes seemed to go on me. The tubes began to glow a bright red...