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Tony's Matamp 1224

FOREWORD   This half stack was made to Tony's specification by Dave Green, the chief engineer at Matamp.  This is not unusual as the Company takes a pride in making their amps to each of their customer's satisfaction and say they will keep making alterations until the customer is happy.

 HISTORY   Matamp was started in Yorkshire shortly after the war, details of their history and product range can be found here.  Tony was tempted to look at the Company after reading a review in Guitarist and was sufficiently impressed to order a 1224 to replace his Mesa Boogie Maverick.

 SPECIFICATION   HEAD: Single channel head with a true output of about 40 watts.  A combination of reducing the transformer output, running the valves on triode instead of pentode and using the 4 output valves in different configurations, permits a wide variety of outputs down to about 2 watts.  There are 4 EL34 output valves, 3 ECC83 pre-amp valves, 1 ECC83 reverb valve and 1 6V6GT rectifier valve.  Controls are Voice (which changes the texture of the sound between thick and thin), Gain, Overdrive, Reverb, Bass, Middle, Treble, Presence, Master Volume.

 212 CABINET:  Celestion G12M Greenback and Celestion G12H 70th Anniversary Special Edition wired in series to handle 40 watts at 16ohm.

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