Maker
Matchless Amplifiers
Boutique Class A tube amplifier builder
Matchless Amplifiers is a United States boutique amplifier builder established in 1989 in Los Angeles, California. Matchless amps are hand-wired point-to-point and known for Class A, EL84-based designs such as the DC-30 (C-30) and the EL34-powered Chieftain.
Models
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Matchless DC-30
Amplifier · United States
The Matchless DC-30 (sold today as the C-30) is the company's flagship 30-watt, dual-channel Class A tube amplifier. A quartet of EL84 power tubes feeds two independently voiced channels, one built around an EF86 pentode and the other around 12AX7 triodes, and it is hand-wired point-to-point in head and combo formats.
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Matchless Chieftain
Amplifier · United States
The Matchless Chieftain is a 40-watt tube guitar amplifier powered by a pair of EL34 tubes, featuring tube-driven spring reverb, an effects loop, and switchable output impedance. It is hand-wired point-to-point and offered as a head and combo.
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Guitar amplifiers
Amplifiers designed for electric guitar.
Representative model
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Matchless DC-30
Amplifier · United States
The Matchless DC-30 (sold today as the C-30) is the company's flagship 30-watt, dual-channel Class A tube amplifier. A quartet of EL84 power tubes feeds two independently voiced channels, one built around an EF86 pentode and the other around 12AX7 triodes, and it is hand-wired point-to-point in head and combo formats.