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Love the sound of this Matchless Avalon

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Don't know anything about Matchless amps but this one sounds great:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGTjL2g3oWU[/youtube]
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Greg V has a (bad) habit of making everything sound great. See also: Pete Thorn ;)
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AmpShop wrote:Greg V has a (bad) habit of making everything sound great. See also: Pete Thorn ;)
I seem to be able to achieve the opposite :-)
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Kind of an odd looking amp. Looks more like a head and cab that have been fused together than a traditional combo. Sounds good though.
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AmpShop wrote:Greg V has a (bad) habit of making everything sound great. See also: Pete Thorn ;)
Pete Thorn would make a peavey rage sound amazing!
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Pete Thorn (talented man indeed) always reminds me of something my mate once said about someone with a similar ocular appearance:

"He's got one eye going for the chips and the other coming back with the change..."
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The Avalon is a take on the 12ax7 channel of the c30 I believe but with the inclusion of some printed circuit boards to cut down on labour costs..
Having owned a C30 for 10 years a while back much of the magic with the amp seemed to come from the Ef86 drive channel for crunchy sounds. The 12ax7 channel can sound very bright until you change out the 5Ar4 rectifier tube for a pair of 5u4's which produces a much saggier vintage sound and really brings the amp to life... The demo's ( Lance Keltner version) of the Supro amps which Ryan has are a great example of the effect of a 5u4 on an amps tone..
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Matchless are certainly beautiful sounding amps, have a Spitfire myself. Purchasing one while living in New Zealand was quite the expensive experience! :P
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Molly, I've posted this before but to my ears, this is AC30 nirvana. YMMV

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE8HmxU8 ... dSFXwDcc_o[/youtube]

And Matchless amps doing what they do best.
Starting at 2min in, you get a solo from each of the trio. I love this track for showcasing their different styles.

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slowfingers wrote:Molly, I've posted this before but to my ears, this is AC30 nirvana. YMMV

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE8HmxU8 ... dSFXwDcc_o[/youtube]
Yep, that's it, that's what it's all about. I love how he's playing right on the edge of feedback the whole time.
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Farrrrkk that sounds amazing!
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SM7b a great mic choice too.
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Sounds just like my MK V on the "Edge" channel :mental:
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sizzlingbadger wrote:Sounds just like my MK V on the "Edge" channel :mental:
DON"T SAY THAT!!!!!!
I'd have to get a MK V.
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I hate MK V's.


There, I said it.
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