Matchless HC-30 | The Holy Grail of EL84 Amps

It doesn't get a whole lot better than this folks. The ultimate clean amp, the ultimate pedal platform, the ultimate mid-gain amp, etc. The Matchless HC-30 is the flagship of the lineup with a very conservatively rated 30 watts from a quartet of EL-84’s. True “Class A” configuration through two channels gives rich, complex harmonics whether played clean, mildly overdriven, or with all out power tube saturation. The preamp sections are based on a layout of two 12AX7’s in Channel 1 and one EF86 in Channel 2. The two 12AX7’s in Channel 1 create a parallel-triode circuit with interactive bass and treble. The one EF86 in Channel 2 consists of a high-gain pentode coupled to a six-position tone switch. There is a super addictive quality to playing through such a touch sensitive amp that lets your style & expression shine through.
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AMP SPECIFICATIONS:
• Ch. 1 Controls: Volume, Bass, Treble
• Ch. 2 Controls: Volume, Tone, Cut control, Bypassable master volume
• Dual inputs for each channel, Effects loop
• Reverse speaker phase, Hi-lo power, 3 Position rotary Impedance, 6 Position rotary tone
• 4 x EL84
• 1 x EF86, 3 x 12AX7
• 1 x 5AR4 or 2 x 5V4G tubes
• Switchable Impedance of 4, 8, and 16 Ohms
SIGNAL CHAIN:
• Guitars: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro, Gibson Les Paul Classic Custom, Gibson Les Paul Custom, Fender Hybrid 60's Telecaster
• Pedalboard (Pedals used: BOSS DD-500, Walrus Fathom Reverb, Xotic BB-Preamp (only used for John Mayer riff.) *All other overdrive tones are coming straight from the amp.
• Friedman Buffer Bay
• Matchless HC-30 Head
• Matchless ESD 2x12 Cabinet
• Shure SM57 & Neumann TLM102
• Universal Audio Apollo 8p
• Logic Pro X
• Waves rVerb
Riffs Played:
Some Random Noodling
Temples - Move With The Season
Ariel Posen - Hollow Hour
John Mayer Trio - Good Love Is On The Way
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
Queen - Dragon Attack
Opeth - Patterns In The Ivy II
Suede - Animal Nitrate
Jeff Buckley - So Real
Muse - Falling Down
King Tuff - Black Moon Spell
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Proudly playing Ernie Ball strings.
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