Any Traynor experts here? Pissy maybe?

Baltar · February 05, 2013, 08:26:53 AM

So I just picked up this 80's Traynor 4x12. $160 CAN. He listed it for $100 but I emailed him and he said some guy was picking it up the next day. I told him $150 and I didn't have time to break a $20, hence $160. Does anyone know much about the speakers inside? Here are the numbers on the inside. I plugged it into my 10 Watt head at a low volume and they sounded pretty good.

451228-1 this is printed on the cone.

12309
67-8116 these are on the magnet.

Mr. Foxen · February 05, 2013, 09:42:35 AM

Look like old Eminence styles.

Baltar · February 05, 2013, 10:24:00 AM

Traynor cabs from the late 60's/early 70's had rebadged Jensen's. But these definitely are not vintage Jensen's. I've also heard that after the Jensen's they used Marsland's.

Lumpy · February 06, 2013, 12:36:34 AM

Google 'dating guitar speakers' or similar phrases. There are some pretty good resources online. The serial number should reveal the manufacturer, year of manufacture, and specs. Hopefully.

Baltar · February 06, 2013, 08:06:20 AM

Tanks Lump!

Baltar · February 06, 2013, 09:04:51 AM

67-Eminence
81-1981
16-16th week

Rad, thanks folks!!!

chille01 · February 06, 2013, 04:42:16 PM

Same magnet style as the speakers in my Traynor 412. Is it one of the ones with the black tolex and the silver piping, with silver grips built into the side?

Pissy · February 07, 2013, 07:49:55 AM

Looks like I missed my page. Any of the Traynors I came across had Marslands. Not great speakers and I believe most Canadians agree. They look different than those though. Cool that you figured out what they were.

Baltar · February 07, 2013, 10:45:35 AM

Quote from: chille01 on February 06, 2013, 04:42:16 PM
Same magnet style as the speakers in my Traynor 412. Is it one of the ones with the black tolex and the silver piping, with silver grips built into the side?

Yeah exactly chille, what's your opinion of them? I only have my 10 Watt Champ clone to test it until tomorrow. And I can't rip it in my new apt. Had to have an 8ohm added to my Bogen to use it. I'm testing it through that and my buddy's '69 Traynor YVM tomorrow night.

I hope it turns out a winner. I can always drop new ones in if they suck. I was confused at first with the code and which # was the right one. The dash in the number threw me off, but the "67" is a dead give-away for Emi's.

I'll log on Saturday and give a full report and take video of it.

Baltar · February 11, 2013, 09:08:10 AM

Like an idiot, I left my camera on this side of the border this weekend. Plus I got busy setting up my buddy's studio with him. I did manage to test it, with and without the stupid insulation inside. I put on my winter gloves and yanked all that 1981 crap out and shoved it in a trash bag. Why the fuck would anyone want that inside their cab? The cab cuts very nicely now and especially with a Tele or whatever. I think eventually I wanna drop some Emi Screaming Eagles in though.

Mr. Foxen · February 11, 2013, 10:58:46 AM

Quote from: Baltar on February 11, 2013, 09:08:10 AM
Why the fuck would anyone want that inside their cab?

Because they don't like peaks and notches in the mids and boom in the midbass.

Jake · February 11, 2013, 11:07:51 AM

I was gonna say because they liked it flat and lifeless. At least for guitar applications.

Baltar · February 11, 2013, 12:47:15 PM

I'm with Jake, it made the cab sound muddy. As in, Casey-at-the-bat muddy. I wanna cut through since I'm more of a Rock and Roll guy.

chille01 · February 12, 2013, 10:19:27 PM

Quote from: Baltar on February 07, 2013, 10:45:35 AM
Quote from: chille01 on February 06, 2013, 04:42:16 PM
Same magnet style as the speakers in my Traynor 412. Is it one of the ones with the black tolex and the silver piping, with silver grips built into the side?

Yeah exactly chille, what's your opinion of them? I only have my 10 Watt Champ clone to test it until tomorrow. And I can't rip it in my new apt. Had to have an 8ohm added to my Bogen to use it. I'm testing it through that and my buddy's '69 Traynor YVM tomorrow night.

I hope it turns out a winner. I can always drop new ones in if they suck. I was confused at first with the code and which # was the right one. The dash in the number threw me off, but the "67" is a dead give-away for Emi's.

I'll log on Saturday and give a full report and take video of it.

I can't say that you've got the same speakers as mine does. They are square magnets, but I never bothered to find out exactly what they are. It's a decent cab. I don't use it much these days, and in fact it hasn't even been plugged in for about a year. I recall never going "Wow!" and never going "Eeewwww!" either. Just a good work horse.

Baltar · February 12, 2013, 10:21:42 PM

Right on bro. Nothing a Rangemaster can't fix. Considering it was $160, I think I did pretty well.