Pete Traynor (b. Apr. 28, 1940, d. May 7, 2016) was a Canadian guitarist, bassist, Keenan, Edward, "Pete Traynor, Toronto’s quietly legendary sound man: Keenan". Toronto Star, May 10, 2016 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, Thumper and the Trambones, and The Suedes."Proudly Canadian: Scott ‘Professor Piano’ Cushnie" . Cashbox Canada, 10/31/2013 Sandy Graham 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. 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."Pete Traynor The Man, The Music, The Struggle" . Cashbox Canada, Bill Delingat, September 30, 2011 Another of his designs was the BassMaster tube amplifier.
The Traynor line of equipment has been sold worldwide and is manufactured in Pickering, Ontario." Meet the Canadian companies making noise in music". David Fielding and Brad Wheeler, The Globe and Mail, Aug. 23, 2010
Traynor died in May 2016 related to undiagnosed diabetes."Liner Notes: Bullet News for May 11th". FYI Music News, By David Farrell 05/11/2016
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