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10-17-2010, 11:39 PM
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I was reading in Wired magazine about the world best guitar amp (according to them) Matchless - little combo thing with two 10" speakers. $4,000 dollars!!! Never heard of it until now. http://www.wired.com/ |
10-17-2010, 11:42 PM
|  | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | There've been a couple very rare Matchless bass amps for sale here at TB in the last year. I think Matchless went dormant for a few years, but I used to see their shop in Fullerton from the window of the train on my way to L.A. I remember seeing Robert Cray using a couple Matchless amps on stage at a concert many years ago.
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10-17-2010, 11:50 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Island, NY | | | The Matchless guitar amps are prized amongst six stringers who want a handmade "boutique" amp voiced similar to a Fender or Vox (depending on what model you get). I played with a guy who owned several and I can say that they are quite nice. They are beautiful in all ways - they are well made and they sound great. Are they worth the money? To some. I play some guitar myself and make do with much less expensive gear. I couldn't see myself spending that kind of money on a head or a combo, not for myself. But really, I don't know, maybe I don't have the skill to bring the difference out of the amp or maybe I don't have the skill to hear it. If I ran a real pro studio, I would probably have a couple. I have no experience with their bass stuff, but I'd imagine it fall along the same lines.
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10-18-2010, 09:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver, Co. | | | Agreatheight...are we talking a case of Dumbleitis here? |
10-18-2010, 09:58 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO | | | I've tried to get a few on eBay, but always get outbid. They sure are prized! |
10-18-2010, 10:07 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Appalachian State University | | | "It weighs a spine-fusing 73 pounds."
What a baby.
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10-18-2010, 11:06 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland OR | | | Their guitar amps have been on the map since their DC30 model won a boutique tube amp shoot-out in Guitar Player magazine in 1992. They are relatively expensive and even their 15 watt amps are quite heavy (big transformers) so it's not surprising you don't see a lot of their higher-powered amps being used for bass.
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10-18-2010, 11:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Island, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Scotty DelMar  Agreatheight...are we talking a case of Dumbleitis here? | Hahahaha, I don't think it's quite at that level, lol. But yeah, there is something beyond my comprehension at work.
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10-18-2010, 12:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Olivette, Missouri | | | Matchless Thunderbass
Matchless built a very upscale and very expensive B-15N called the Thunderbass. Here are some pictures. Note the Gold Plated Transformer covers.
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10-18-2010, 12:54 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC | | | dude at my church called up Matchless to see if they had any bass amp heads, and they sold him one they had lying around for $2,000 i think. it's a big, giant tube amp that weighs a ton and sounds good. i use my Peavey solid state. in the mix, can't really tell the difference.
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10-18-2010, 01:46 PM
|  | THE RIFF AGRICULTURIST | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: BALTIMORE CITY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by agreatheight Hahahaha, I don't think it's quite at that level, lol. But yeah, there is something beyond my comprehension at work. | I once saw a Dumble for sale in a shop. Some guy asked how much and the shop owner said, "48". And he wasn't talking about hundreds. |
10-18-2010, 01:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver, Co. | | | Anyone here know if Mr. Dumble ever built any bass amps? |
10-18-2010, 06:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO | | Gotta love the google!  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumble_Amplifiers
Winterland
The Winterland was designed primarily as a bass amplifier. It is rated at 450W at 8 ohms. It was named after the San Francisco concert hall. |
11-08-2010, 12:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC | | btw, here's a pic of the amp i mentioned a couple weeks ago: 
apparently, he's very brilliant, but not very sensitive!
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