Head-format version of the C-30, Matchless' original flagship true Class A dual-channel design.
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Builds: Amps · Est. 1989
Founded in California in 1989, renowned for robust AC30-inspired Class-A tube amps, point-to-point wiring, clarity, headroom, and harmonic depth. Widely used by stage professionals.
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View all 31 amps →A 2x12 extension cabinet pairing two different Celestion Cream Back voicings for a 4-ohm load.
Head-only version of the Cobra, with onboard reverb and tremolo, sold factory-direct only.
Matchless' first three-channel amp, with backlit red/white/blue channel logos and a bypassable master volume with cut control.
Matchless' only bass amp, a 45-watt head with a built-in compression circuit for tight, punchy low end.
A single-channel, 40-watt amp with standard tube spring reverb and a broad, active tone-shaping section.
Head-only version of the Lightning, with classic British-voiced EL84 tone.
Head-only version of the Phoenix 35, sold factory-direct only.
A dual-channel amp related to the DC-30, sold factory-direct only, pairing a parallel-triode channel with a high-gain EF86 pentode channel.