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New Traynor Dyna Bass combos

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62bass

Apr 3, 2005
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#1
Someone on an earlier thread asked what the price would be for the new DynaBass50C and 100C combos. I called L&M in Burlington this afternoon and spoke to Ian. He said they aren't in stock yet but might be in 2 weeks. The prices he looked up for me were $275 for the 50C and $375 for the 100C.

I'll believe the weights when I try one out myself. The 50 is claimed to be 18 lbs, vs. 30 for the current Yorkville model. The DynaBass 100 is supposed to be 30 lbs. I don't know what the Yorkville 100C is but it's probably over 40 lbs.

At those prices and weights they're going to sell a boatload of them. Could be great for a good sounding practice amp that you can take out and actually play small rooms with in certain (not too loud) groups. And they both have pre-post D.I. so they can be used as a stage monitor with good PA support. And a headphone jack and CD inputs for practice.

I haven't heard these new Traynors yet but if they're as good as the Yorkvilles, they might be worth looking at. Same warranty in North America.
 
#2
Yeah i'm patiently waiting for the
new traynor's to arrive as well,
the 50c @ 275.sounds like a bargain,
i guess the 50c has a 10" speaker,
i'm not sure whats in the 100c
12" maybe a 15" guess i'll have to
float down to L&M on bloor and
check em out..

EB/
 
#7
JoshC said:
It`s close to $.97 right now, which is good for Canadians buying gear, but bad for Americans buying Yorkies. Which is a shame because Yorkville is imo the most underrated company in the business.
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Yes, the high Candian dollar is hurting a lot of manufacturers who export. I hope you guys get it sorted out soon. Both our economies are suffering. I agree that Yorkville is the most underated company in the business. Even in Canada that mind set still exists to some extent. But there are a lot of working musicians here who use Yorkville and know they can depend on it.

I know I spend a lot of time advocating their gear. But I am not an endorser. In fact I don't think Yorkville even does any free gear deals. But as long as they continue to keep qualkity high and prices reasonable I'll plug their products.
 
#9
Mcrelly said:
62bass, how would you describe the health or reputation of yorkville traynor RIGHT NOW versus a few years ago? can you recall what years were the "weak years" if any??? quality/reliability wise that is...
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I'm not an expert about Yorkville/Traynor. They've been around so long they're sort of a part of every Canadian musician's life. I'd say though that their reputation has increased a lot in the past few years and they are taken more seriously as real contenders in their field, rather than gear that you got when you couldn't afford the big brand names. They seem to have been listening to bassists and now are turning out amps we want.

Yorkville has a huge line of PA equipment as well as guitar, keyboard and bass gear and has been getting a good reputation wherever they're sold.
 
#12
Looks pretty good. If it's as good as the Yorkville XM50C I bought a year ago for practice and teaching, it'll be a real winner. I paid about $320 Canadian for the Yorkville and the Traynor is listed for less. Nice thing about this Traynor is it can be put on it's side and angled up, which is nice for home practice in a small room. The Dyna Bass 100 has the same wedge design. The controls and inputs and outputs on these 2 Traynors look to be the same as on the Yorkvilles and I would imagine the amplifier sections and speakers are the same, so they should sound just as good. My little XM50C has a surprising amount of volume for such a little thing and also has a good sound. At low volume at home in a small room I have to boost the bass on the amp a bit but it handles it very well. I could get away with using it on its own in a small club with a quiet group, say a couple amplified acoustic guitars and vocals and with the line out through a decent PA could use it as a stage monitor as long as it wasn't competing with very loud guitarists and drummers. The 100 will have more headroom and the 15 speaker would help too. I played through the old 100 wwatt Yorkville when it first came out at a couple fairly loud rehearsals and it was just enough on its own to compete. The newer designs were improved so I expect this one to be pretty good.

Anyhow, I'm on the L&M waiting list and should be notified as soon as they hit the stores, hopefully within a couple weeks. I'm very interested in one of each and if the 100 watt is as light and sounds as good as I hope, it could replace my Walkabout Scout for quieter jazz type things. Heresy I suppose, but I'm not too much of a gear snob. There's no way it can come close to the warmth or volume of the Walkabout-that's an exceptional little combo-but theres almost $1000 difference in price between them and I doubt there's a $1000 difference in sound.
 
#14
Mcrelly said:
I do love the scouts clarity to hear the strings ringing etc...

how much does the scout weigh??
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The Scout 12 weighs 50 lbs all up. The head, which can be removed is 13 lbs and the cabinet is 37 lbs. With that one handle on the top and such a deep cabinet it can be hard to carry a distance-more awkward than anything. I have a nice folding hand cart with 8" wheels that make it a breeze to haul around on sidewalks and floors, but it's just the stairs that make it tough. It seems like just about every place I play has a flight of stairs to climb.

Still, for that amount of power and sound it can't be beat. It doesn't take up much room either. Fits easily with 2 basses in a small hatchback with room to spare. The handles on the cart telescope down so you don't have to take it off to load in or out of the car. Mesa also has an optional little wheel and handle system that clamps on to the Scout, but the wheels are small and wouldn't be much fun on rough pavement. I prefer my folding cart. I've hauled mine over 2 blocks with the Scout and gig bag strapped on with the included bungee cords and a bass in a soft case on my shoulder and it was no strain.
 
#15
I'm pretty sure I saw one of the 100C models at the Markham L&M two weeks ago. I even gave it a try. Nice and light, it was also on casters (does that mean it's not one of those?).

As has been said above, Traynor/Yorkville is known to anyone who's played music in Canada in the last forty or so years.

Top notch, durable gear. Biggest bang for your buck out there. LEt's hope it stays a best kept secret".

And no, I am also not an endorser.

EDIT: I just looked at the Traynor site images and it was definitely a 200 I saw and played. It does indeed have the casters.
 
#20
Does anyone know when the Dynabass 100 is actually going to be released? I'm looking at one as a replacement for my XM50. I've probably called my local L&M a hundred times, and they are probably trying to get my phone number blocked!

Thanks,


Lyle
 

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