Traynor GROUP TWO/VC

The Traynor Group series were manufactured in 1975-76. The Group Two is a transistor head with some very mysterious features. One channel simply has a volume, bass and treble and sounds serviceable enough. The other channel has a row of knobs and switches that look like they were designed by someone who had a little something extra in their Kool-Aid. Plus there are jacks for pedals that do god-knows what. Unfortunately the reverb on mine doesn't work which is a shame as Traynor always had great verbs on their amps. All in all this amp would look great on the bridge of the original Enterprise. Also I think you could power all the amps in your band plus the PA with this thing. It's louder than God.

This amp sounds great if you want an absolutely clean sound, perfect for bass, keys, or guitar if you use pedals or a processor. The overdrive channel however delivers one of the nastiest, most unpleasant distorted sounds I've ever heard. I owned this amp back in the 70s when it first came out and let me tell you, when I plugged my Teisco into it and cranked it up, people reported that their tumors disappeared. Honestly, if you are looking to promote hearing loss, madness or remove paint, this is the amp for you.

It's a Traynor! You could probably use this as a boat anchor for the summer and gig with it all winter.

Trying to find information on the Group Two is like trying to decode the Dead Sea Scrolls.

A very curious amp and one that I'm glad I finally found again if only to sooth my nostalgic soul. I love the way it looks; it's so 70s! It makes a great bass amp and is a good conversation piece. If you find one of these pick it up just to say you've got one of the rarest if not the worst amps ever made. BTW, you'll never find the cool matching cab; they were all turned into coffee tables in jam spaces across Northern Ontario decades ago.