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YBA-1 Bass Master

The 50W EL34 Bass Master head — the classic late-1960s/70s Traynor.

Catalogue code
YBA-1 BASS MASTER
Years
1960–1970
Type
head
Valves & speakers
50W, 3 x 12AX7, 2 x EL34
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
50
Speakers
Tubes
3 x 12AX7, 2 x EL34
Channels
2
How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number (plate), Transformer code.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1960; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-price aggregates are not collected yet, so the archive gives no figure — condition, originality of the transformers and a documented recap move this model more than any list price.

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Evidence: Blue Book of Guitar Values — traynor