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Traynor Bass Guitar Amplifiers
SB110, SB112 and SB115
Thank you for choosing one of the Traynor Small Block series amplifiers. You’ll discover that these bass amps sound “right”
with a minimum amount of effort and knob twirling, delivering great tone and making them perfect for practically any perfor-
mance. Best of all, its extremely lightweight and compact; this will make setups and tear-downs a great deal easier.
The Extras, They’re All Here
• The power LED displays the status of the amplifier, including power up, ready and fault.
• Inputs are provided for standard Passive pickups (0 dB) and extra-hot or Active pickups (-6 dB).
• An AUX input jack for playing external audio from media players.
• The Gain control lets you dial-in the perfect amount of volume, sensitivity, clarity, warmth (or even overdrive).
• The Master volume control (SB115 only) controls the overall volume.
• The Low expander control tailors your sound precisely and uniquely by extending the lows while reducing the mids.
• Active Bass, Low-Mid, Hi-Mid and Treble tone controls provide up to 15dB of cut or boost.
• The Mute button cuts the audio signal to the speaker without affecting the Tuner output.
• The balanced XLR Line Out is post-EQ on the SB110 and SB112 while the SB115 it’s pre-EQ.
• Phones jack connects headphones for practicing silently, or for monitoring in the studio; please note that
connected to headphones disconnects signal to the main amp.
• A full-range speaker system with acoustically matched and precisely crossed-over low and high-frequency
drivers (Small Block combos only).
• A Tweeter Defeat/Active switch on the Traynor Small Block SB110, SB112 and SB115 combo amps allow
greater note definition or a softer vintage sound.
Please take a little time to read the following instructions; then plug in, switch on, and unleash your musical creativity!
1. Status LED and Power Switch
The power LED displays the status and condition of the amplifier. When powering up the Traynor Small Block, the
LED will illuminate red for a few moments and then turn blue when the amp is ready to go. If a fault is detected, the
LED will constantly illuminate red.
2. 0dB/Passive and -6dB/Active Inputs and Clip LED
The Traynor Small Block input circuit has been designed for most basses but all basses are not created
equally. Since some basses have higher signals while others have very low signals, the Traynor Small Blocks
feature accommodating inputs.
For bass guitars with standard single-coil pickups we suggest you use the 0 dB input; for active or extremely ‘hot’
pickups, such as humbuckers, try using the -6 dB input. If you want an overdriven edge or “crunch,” use the 0 dB input.
In all cases, the Gain control setting will establish the type of clean or overdriven sound being produced by the amp.
Note: Do not use both inputs at the same time!. The preamp is not designed for more than one
instrument to be played at a time.
SB110
SB112
SB115
Line Out
GND
LIFT
OUT
IN
Limiter
Ground
0
-6
Low-Mid
Hi-Mid
Treble
Aux In
Phones
Tweeter
IN
OUT
MASTER
Low
Expander
Bass
Gain
Passive
Active
Input
Tweeter
IN
OUT
0
-6
Low
Expander
Bass
Low-Mid
Hi-Mid
Treble
GND
LIFT
Line Out
Aux In
Phones
Gain
Passive
Active
Input
Line Out Tweeter
IN
OUT