Pete Traynor Explained

Pete Traynor was a Canadian guitarist, bassist,[1] businessman and designer of Traynor sound amplification equipment for the music industry.

Career

As a young man, Traynor played guitar in three bands with Robbie Robertson: Robbie and the Robots,[2] Thumper and the Trambones, and The Suedes.[3] [4] He later played with Ronnie Hawkins.

Traynor worked as a repair technician at Long & McQuade's first store in Toronto. In the 1960s he began designing specialized sound amplifiers and other related equipment for the store's customers.[5] His hand-wired bass amplifier, which he called the DynaBass, was in demand, so Traynor teamed with his employer Jack Long to create a company, Yorkville Sound, to manufacture and market the products he designed under the Traynor brand.[1] [6] Another of his designs was the BassMaster tube amplifier.[7]

The Traynor line of equipment has been sold worldwide and is manufactured in Pickering, Ontario.[8]

Traynor died in May 2016 related to undiagnosed diabetes.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Keenan, Edward, "Pete Traynor, Toronto’s quietly legendary sound man: Keenan". Toronto Star, May 10, 2016
  2. Book: Levon Helm. Stephen Davis. This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band. 1 October 2013. Chicago Review Press, Incorporated. 978-1-61374-879-4. 66–.
  3. Book: Jason Schneider. Whispering Pines: The Northern Roots of American Music from Hank Snow to the Band. 2009. ECW Press. 978-1-55022-874-8. 54–.
  4. http://cashboxcanada.ca/4505/proudly-canadian-scott-%E2%80%98professor-piano%E2%80%99-cushnie "Proudly Canadian: Scott ‘Professor Piano’ Cushnie"
  5. Book: Dave Bingham. Noise from the North End: The Amazing Story of The Ugly Ducklings. 22 October 2015. FriesenPress. 978-1-4602-6651-9. 43–.
  6. http://cashboxcanada.ca/2200/pete-traynor-man-music-struggle "Pete Traynor The Man, The Music, The Struggle"
  7. Book: Jean-Claude Maillet. Inside Fender and Marshall tube amps. 2002. Author. 243.
  8. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/meet-the-canadian-companies-making-noise-in-music/article1214813/ " Meet the Canadian companies making noise in music"
  9. http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2016/05/11/liner-notes-bullet-news-may-11th "Liner Notes: Bullet News for May 11th"

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