has anyone seen a price on the traynor darkhorse yet?

[Jay Fuji]

[hazelwould]

Looks like around $500. Based on another fourm that popped up in a google search. I hope it's not that high...

[metalmariachi]

If they just built the Bassmate/Guitarmate circuit, it would be a great amp.

Mm

[hazelwould]

[elbandito]

If they just built the Bassmate/Guitarmate circuit, it would be a great amp.

Mm

Long day, MM? I've never seen you use a lower case 'm' before.

[elbandito]

Why does this single-channel amp have a Master vol?
I guess they just labelled it that for whimsical reasons...

It's really neat that they've set up two completely different tube circuits for the two power modes and I haven't seen a tone bypass option on an amp before. Traynor's really stepping up to the plate.

[FuzzHugger]

It's really neat that they've set up two completely different tube circuits for the two power modes and I haven't seen a tone bypass option on an amp before. Traynor's really stepping up to the plate.

That's so sexy! All I use are single-channel low wattage tube amps. The tone bypass is pretty interesting, too. Hmm...this goes on my watch list!

[hclapp219]

The one I'm saving for is the Mesa Transatlantic:

http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/ ... TA-15.html

Lots of switches and knobs! It looks like it'll be the most versatile of the small size tube amps with two channels, but I read that it's going to be around $900, which is more than these other ones.

[elbandito]

I thought the whole point was to be able to crank the regular volume for gain and then keep the master low so you can get the saturation at lower volumes.

i've never actually had a 2 channel amp tho so maybe i'm misunderstanding, hah

That is the point. I just figured they'd label it as plain old vanilla 'Volume', instead of Master. The 'Master' label makes me think of two channels, with independent volume controls and a Master volume knob as a leash to keep 'em in line, like a Mesa or a Marshall or even like some of the other models in the Traynor line.

Here's a good example of what I mean... the Mesa Transatlantic:


Notice that there's a volume for the clean channel, a gain for the dirty and a master to even it all out.
Doesn't really matter, in the end. It was just something that popped out to me as I was looking at that pic.

The Transatlantic has an incredible amount of options... at $900 though, I'd sooner go with a full size amp.

[univalve]

reanimating this
any experience with the small one?


and now a bigger one is coming that looks cool - also from the price
Ironhorse:

[insubordination]

A friend of mine has the Iron Horse and loved it so much he bought the Dark Horse. So there's that vote of confidence.

[dorfmeister]

Anybody compare this to the PicoValve?

[theavondon]

OOOOOOH IRON HORSE

[univalve]

i have the pico since november 10...
right now my favorite amp at home.
pico is "self biasing": so you can use 6V6, 6L6, KT66, EL34 (almost any octal based tube with the same pin layout as the mentioned). the darkhorse is not capable of this.
I think, the pico is good, if you are having fun with tube experiments (and tube hunting on ebay). and for the price it is an awesome amp to me.