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What Matchless did Mike use at the Easy Street show?

57Goldtop57Goldtop Posts: 218
edited August 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
I know he used a Matchless, but which one? Ed used a tweed deluxe, Stone used a Delta blues.

In the other benefit shows and the UFO show, Mike used an AC30. Most Matchless amps are derivatives of AC30's. What's going on?
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    57Goldtop wrote:
    I know he used a Matchless, but which one? Ed used a tweed deluxe, Stone used a Delta blues.

    In the other benefit shows and the UFO show, Mike used an AC30. Most Matchless amps are derivatives of AC30's. What's going on?

    look up a Matchless HC 30 and see if that's the one.
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  • 57Goldtop57Goldtop Posts: 218
    It was a combo
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    Ah the soothign tone of a Matchless
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    All Those Yesterdays wrote:
    Ah the soothign tone of a Matchless

    Or a Top Hat (didn't Stone use one Yield tour?) or a Bad Cat.

    All the tone of an AC-30, none of the amp demons...

    If I wanted a chimey amp, I'd be looking hard at a Bad Cat... But my Mig might get jealous!
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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    Or a Top Hat (didn't Stone use one Yield tour?) or a Bad Cat.

    All the tone of an AC-30, none of the amp demons...

    If I wanted a chimey amp, I'd be looking hard at a Bad Cat... But my Mig might get jealous!


    Never heard (In person, that I know of) a Top Hat or a Bad Cat, but I'm sure I'd love them to death. Its all right up my ally.

    Remember this rule of thumb with an AC-30. When playing an AC-30 live, have a back up AC-30 with you!!!

    Yeild tour, Yeild Tour, crap I can't really remember what he had back then. Getting old these days.

    I could of swore at one time I seen a picture of him with a classic 50 head? Have any recollection of those. I know during 2000 he had those classic 30's or delta blues amps. But this would of been prior to this.
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    57Goldtop wrote:
    It was a combo

    If it is vox inspired it is in the C-30 series. I'm not sure if the Lightning is included in that series or not.

    http://www.matchlessamplifiers.com/match23_c30.html


    It could also be a chieftain but that's more Marshall inspired.

    Most likely built in the early 90's before the big matchless falling out.

    Mark Sampson has quite a few interesting amp designs.
    The DC-30 is most likely what you are thinking if it isn't a Cheiftain. Those are the most popular combos I know of from Matchless.


    Bad Cat is an amp in the exact same vein as Matchless if you want to go that route.
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