I had a chance to try out all three of these new amps today. As a current owner of a GK MB112 and a Walkabout, I was very interested to see how the Traynors compared. Here in Canada, they seem to be priced comparitively to the GK MB combos. The amp portion looks amazingly similar to the GK's in both appearance and control layout. The build quality looks quite good and these amps are significantly lighter then their GK counterparts.
I started with the 112 and was quite frankly, blown away! The tweeter is sweet and subtle, not as in your face as the GK MB tweets. The eq is useable and the amp simply sounds good right out of the gate. What hit me was how much punch and volume this amp had without any hint of "boxiness" that I have found with the GK 112.
I moved onto the Small Block 115 and found it quite different in its tone. Very fat and much more "old school" despite also having a tweeter and an added Master Volume. I didn't feel that the 115 was a ton louder then the 112 but could rumble the walls better with deep low end. It just wasn't as sweet as the 112 tonewise. Its on $50 more though and may be able to cover more gigs for only a few pounds extra in weight.
The Small Block 110 was the last one I played. It was impressive for a 110 and had that characteristic tight punchy tone. I could not push the little combo as hard and felt that it would have limited use with such a smaller tone overall.
My favorite of the three (110, 112 and 115 combos) was the 112 Small Block. It had a more refined tone then the GK which is aided no doubt by the inclusion of a much nicer and more subtle horn.
I actually returned my GK MB112 after completing this demo as I had only owned it a few weeks and plan to pick up a Small Block as soon as the store has a few more in stock as I would prefer one new in the box.
I imagine these will be a hit with those looking for a true ""Grab & Go" combo that has a more refined tone but is not in the price league of something like Markbass.
Great job so far on this line of ultra light combos.
I started with the 112 and was quite frankly, blown away! The tweeter is sweet and subtle, not as in your face as the GK MB tweets. The eq is useable and the amp simply sounds good right out of the gate. What hit me was how much punch and volume this amp had without any hint of "boxiness" that I have found with the GK 112.
I moved onto the Small Block 115 and found it quite different in its tone. Very fat and much more "old school" despite also having a tweeter and an added Master Volume. I didn't feel that the 115 was a ton louder then the 112 but could rumble the walls better with deep low end. It just wasn't as sweet as the 112 tonewise. Its on $50 more though and may be able to cover more gigs for only a few pounds extra in weight.
The Small Block 110 was the last one I played. It was impressive for a 110 and had that characteristic tight punchy tone. I could not push the little combo as hard and felt that it would have limited use with such a smaller tone overall.
My favorite of the three (110, 112 and 115 combos) was the 112 Small Block. It had a more refined tone then the GK which is aided no doubt by the inclusion of a much nicer and more subtle horn.
I actually returned my GK MB112 after completing this demo as I had only owned it a few weeks and plan to pick up a Small Block as soon as the store has a few more in stock as I would prefer one new in the box.
I imagine these will be a hit with those looking for a true ""Grab & Go" combo that has a more refined tone but is not in the price league of something like Markbass.
Great job so far on this line of ultra light combos.
