Matchless – The Ultimate Vox Style Amp
In today’s video, Paul from The Studio Rats is checking out the matchless HC 15. WE are on a tone quest at the moment to find the best amplifiers to capture for TONEX and Quad Cortex. Ive always been a fan of Matchless amplifiers and this one does not disappoint today ill be checking out the tones from a Matchless HC15.
To check out our range of captures for TONEX and Quad cortex click the links below.
TONEX
https://www.thestudiorats.net/product-category/tonex/
Quad Cortex
https://www.thestudiorats.net/product-category/quad-cortex/
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The reverb used in this video is UAD Lexicon 224
The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.
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Originally posted by UCW-S0JAM1Rtte4lU0HsD8BA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bj86zgoFYE
It sounds magnificent. Exactly in my ballpark.
Hi, I'm going off topic, this beautiful guitar is so reminiscent of David Gilmour, have you thought about proposing Hiwatt profiles for the Tonex ? What do you think ?
I’ve had one of these for about six months and run it as half of a (TPS) wet/dry rig, with a 1×12 cab. It works with everything, and sounds great on its own. Best pairing so far is with an Alnico Cream. Great video, Paul, and typically mellifluous noodling.
I’m in love. I’ve always been a Vox man. My first big man’s amp was an old AC30TB with Celestion T1088’s. I fell in love with it, played it for 30 years and then it got stolen. Still hurts.
It was stolen 10 years ago when I had to amputate my lower right leg. Someone took advantage of my bad luck, knowing that I wouldn’t be home for a long time, even had the nerves to come and visit me in the hospital and then stole my beloved old AC30TB, plus a new AC30, a flightcase for one of the two and my entire record collection.
Of course after my leg was amputated I soon realized that I wouldn’t have been able to carry it around with me anyway, so I sold a lot of stuff, including Marshall stacks.
A friend of mine gave me a new AC15 with a greenback speaker. Took a while to get used to it, but it grew on me and I’ve played it for quite a few years. Later, not too long ago, I switched to a Morgan AC20 with a Creamback speaker. Sounds pretty good.
But hearing the HC15 brings back my memories to the old AC30TB. If I could find an HC15 like this one and a nice, relatively compact cabinet plus a T1088 speaker…., I know it’s highly unlikely, given the hollow sound coming from the depths of my wallet, plus my immobility and thus impossibilities to carry too much stuff with me, but fortunately I’m still free to dream.
By the way, what cabinet did you use for this demo? ????❤
Was this recorded with cab/mic or load box? thanks.
The stuff from TopHat is spectacular stuff too that doesn’t command the prices that Matchless do on the used market.
Does your captures had just amp with power section?
Or included cab and mic?
Didn't find nothing about ftom description on site.
Question about the boss katana how would i go about making a tone similar to the backseat lovers
Pool house
Kilby girl and so on
The perfect guitar/amp combination for me! ????
Ef86 side on the edge of breakup is the magic/matchless sound, even with pedals. It has more gain and higher headroom, just don’t think knob placement as headroom because that’s where you’re deceived. DrZ has a good video explaining this about ef86 preamps. My HC30 is edge of breakup at 9-10 o clock on Ef86 side and on the 12ax7 side similar gain is 11-12 o clock but the ef86 takes pedals so much better if you set it right.
Fabulous tone! Really enjoyed this. Thank you. Love the guitar too.
I don't want to be 'that guy' …. But surely the 'most vox style amp' ….. Would be a vox? Lovely sounding tho…
The name says it all.
Will a range master style boost get you into Brian May territory?
What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend Paul also James ❤????
Another great sounding Matchless and patches for it! ????
Paul, do you still have the other relic black strat with the pink under the black?
I love Matchless amps but I do feel like they’re not built to be driven hot like a Plexi or even just the original Vox amps (Rory Gallagher, Brian May, Blackmore all used them). Matchless kind of excels in that edge spot. Totally cool, but I do wish we had that 3D quality with the power section breakup of an early 60’s AC30. Optimistic for Dave Friedman’s AC. Great vid!
sounds pretty close to the my lightning. very cool indeed.
have you played a laurel canyon? don't get why they introduced it in their line-up yet?
later, cheiftain.
Great video. Would be really interesting to hear a review of Hughes&Kettner amps. Not a lot of descent reviews of those amps.
Luv It…????
Best tone on the whole web!!!! I own a DC30 and I sound like utter poo compared to all of your videos.
Q: Why is everything I like so expensive?
A: Because I have excellent taste.
I like your melodic sense, the chords used always create a nice atmosphere. You should give us a lesson with chord progressions that you often use. ✌
Better than the Trainwreck amps?
Dream amp right there!