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Owned a 400+, nothing like the GT200. The GT200 is cleaner,especially the pre, more mids and less highs. The boogie sounds good clean, but I did not like the way it distorts. It also has a very hard feel, and seems to lack responsivenness when compared to the GT200. The GT200 is more pillowy and seems to have more sag than the 400+. To me the 400+ and Bassman 300 PRO are very solid state sounding tube amps.

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OK, so I know I am about a year late, but here are some much cleaner clips of the GT200 in action. Recorded through a Zoom Q3 so the audio quality is a lot better and there is no microphone clipping. tuned down to B http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO0k-HQp8Rg&context=C385f53dADOEgsToPDskL70iUVrPP_HHksJVuj5poQ and half a step down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6GWqraAD0I&context=C352cf9bADOEgsToPDskI0i6rZzV6XTPXDbINtqOsa amp was set fairly clean, the fur is from a standard germanium OxFuzz.

If you want the tone of your amp going to the PA then a speaker level DI is the only way to go. Bass > Amp> Speaker Out to JDI then the Thru from the JDI to your cab and the XLR out of the JDI to the PA. (remeber you still need to use speaker cables between the amp, DI and cab.) I used the JDI as an example but there are several DI boxes capable of receiveing a speaker level signal.

[quote name='slave' post='1197867' date='Apr 13 2011, 05:16 AM']Just out of curiosity - what settings did you use on the amp in this recording?[/quote] I think it was something like this: Depth at 12 o'clock (this is a custom setting that i modded) Gain at 2 o'clock Bass at 12 o'clock Treble at 10 o'clock Presence at 11 o'clock Master just under 12 o'clock bass was a Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub with Labella 760FX flatwounds.

[quote name='slave' post='1195310' date='Apr 10 2011, 09:44 PM']I thought you guys had no vocals? Nice vids - and the audio is pretty clear for being so close. What did you use to record those clips?[/quote] Ha ha, i did not know we had voclas either. Defenitly caught us by surprise. The vid/audio were captured through an old Sony digital camera. I don't know why, but the mic on that thing is pretty decent at capturing high SPL levels.

We had our official record release show last night. here is some footage of the GT200 in action. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZDc6dqBVQQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZDc6dqBVQQ[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2dWftKQaZE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2dWftKQaZE[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZBUvFFrN80"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZBUvFFrN80[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEcBfKbJH3Q"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEcBfKbJH3Q[/url]

[quote name='slave' post='1177833' date='Mar 26 2011, 09:27 PM']You guys happy without a singer?[/quote] Yeah we enjoy it. It feels so liberating not having to worry about vocals and writing interesting lyrics.

though I would share some more clips. Recorded through the camera mic so not the greatest but there are some spots that you can get a taste of the matamp tone. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKZsa24gDWY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKZsa24gDWY[/url]

[quote name='slave' post='1142975' date='Feb 26 2011, 08:39 PM']BTW - if an american is a yank, an englishman is a pom\limey, whats a canadian?[/quote] Canadians are also known as Canucks. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canuck"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canuck[/url]

[quote name='slave' post='1142337' date='Feb 26 2011, 09:01 AM']LOL. Good point. Awesome amps - but not quite the amp I'm looking for. I have played through an original OR120 before (with bass), and whilst it's the best stoner rock amp for guitar EVER!!!!, it's not quite what I'm after for bass. Awesome mid-range, but the bottom is just a little bit too fuzzy at the volumes I play at. I've been emailing the Aussie distributor of Matamp so far..... Q&A all that stuff. I am having a look at what else is out there Stoner rock is where I'm at. Kinda why I'm keen on the Orange/Ampeg/Matamp tones. The Reeves is a cool looking amp (emailed them a ways back) cos I do dig clean-ISH to OD tones (not amp-[u][i]fuzz[/i][/u]) I'll have to have a closer look. But; I thought this was an english site? ......are you telling me the british aren't as patriotic as the americans???? When I posted a questions about Matamp over on TB, I got PM's telling me that only a limey b*^@h would buy an amp like that, "just buy an ampeg man!" Didn't surprise me that much.....but I got a handful of PM's stating the same thing. I'm pretty much compelled NOT to buy an ampeg on that basis alone. Afterall, it's just an amp. It doesn't come with a national anthem when it's made in Vietnam! .......anyways. All of your Matamp owners out there.... What kind of cabs and tuning do you use?[/quote] I play the GT200 through a vintage Ampeg 8x10. I'm Canadian though so that's OK . Mostly tune half a step down sometimes i will drop the E string to C#, extra light gauge flats (Labella 760FX) on Lakland Bob Glaub or 4001 Ric. Sometimes I play a MIJ P-bass with DR SS Lo-Riders too.

[quote name='slave' post='1133037' date='Feb 19 2011, 01:59 AM']Another query; Do all GT200's come with KT88's? [i]I hear KT-88's are easier to bias, and are more stable over time than 6550's.... so I assume this is why Matamp uses them currently.[/i] Has anyone tried theirs with 6550's?[/quote] I have never heard of it. What self respecting British amp builder would use the all American tube?

[quote name='slave' post='1132986' date='Feb 18 2011, 07:38 PM']Yep - It's all about the tube power section. Congrats. All these hybrid amps with their tube pre's are missing the point. I'd rather have a SS pre with a tube power section than the other way around.[/quote] Thank You! Hybrids are marketing hype and nothing else. It is all about the power section.

thanks for all the compliments everyone. Yes we released an album in September, you can download it here [url="http://monobrowmanband.bandcamp.com"]http://monobrowmanband.bandcamp.com[/url] Also the album will be release on vinyl in the next 10 days or so. If anyone is interested let me know. cheers. p.s unfortunatly the album was recorded before I go the Matamp. I used a mixture of vintage Traynor and Sunn amps.

My '73 4001