green amps

nothing said anything about them making Bass Amps... the cabinets looked like bass cabs in their sizes and such.. but the amps, no way to tell... not much info at all.. they sure look cool though... look a LOT like orange.

 

Here's the link to the bass cabs page: http://www.matamp.com/basscabs.html

And here's the catalog:
http://www.matamp.com/catalog.html

I agree, they do look cool, and similar to Orange amps. Have no idea how they sound though.

 

Some years ago, Matamp and Orange were divisions of the same company. Orange amps were marketed in the southern UK, and Matamp were marketed in the north.

 

I have a Green Audio Preamp and Poweramp, but somehow I think it's not the same company

 

I read somewhere about two years ago...on a web page or Guitar Player issue, that the "Green Amp" guy was once involved with Orange, either as an employee or devotee of the amps. Green amps are made in the UK on a small production run basis, and to my knowledge, are a guitar-based outfit. Where we bass players refer to small luthiers and manufacturers as "custom", the equivalent in the guitar world is "boutique", and this company is definately a boutique amp company. I can't remember is any of the major mags have reviewed the amps, but I know that there are people out there who LOVE the stuff (guitar players) and swear by it...much like someone would swear by a Walter Woods or a Carl Thompson. If you're looking for a vintage, '60's tube bass tone, then you might consider the Greens. Otherwise, I'm willing to be that you would not be happy. You won't find any hi-fi, super clean, SWR/EDEN/Epi/Berg tones coming from your cabs. Hope that helps.