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[quote name='Finbar' post='605726' date='Sep 22 2009, 04:00 PM']I want to replace like for like with my SVP for another 1u preamp. Don't want to buy bigger rack! I'd far rather have it as a 1u than a pedal though.[/quote] What if it had 200 blue led's huh? then you'd want it in a pedal, huh? Man work is boring today.

[quote name='nash' post='605721' date='Sep 22 2009, 03:58 PM']what's wrong with a 2U?[/quote] Cos he was talking about 3u, which is sort of acceptable for me with a whopping big rack that takes 4 poeple to lift, but yeah 1-2u would be better. Looking at the Alembic to tide me over sort of a super fender tone stack like my Mesa's but Stereo for added fun with the Strategies

I need a custom flightcase building for my m13 and expr pedals nothing seems to be the right size stock.

[quote name='Finbar' post='605705' date='Sep 22 2009, 03:49 PM']If they made a 1u preamp that had awesome drive on it, I'd sell my SVP for one of them in a heartbeat.[/quote] Yeah that's what I'm hoping, he didn't seem confident that it would be 1u as the tubes would have to be on their side he didn't like this idea, I'll just email him a crap load of tube amps that do that, like ampeg, alembic, kern etc What sounded a bit more interesting was that the prototype preamp is in a pedal format If it was chrome and had a 2 year waiting list me and Toasted would be all over that

yeah I'm "Fixed Bias" according to Mesa

Going to try this week the 12AU7 mod, apparently according to people on Talkbass it's less of a mod and more of a correction, removing a bottle neck from the design of the amp, giving it more headroom, more responsive volume controls and a more responsive mid control. All you do is swap the 12AX7 in the drive section out for a 12AU7 I've just been finding with my 4x10 which due to being ported is a bit aggressive sounding, I'd almost go as far as saying angry that I can't get the 400+ past 3 with out it sounding overdriven. Also the 400+ is just not powering my Strategy 400 well (either of them) so this might fix all that. So I thought I'd start a thread since there are 2 new 400+ owners this week I shall post my results and you can decide if you want to give it a go. Cheers

Anyone tried one? Opinions thoughts, seems like it would pair well with a stereo power amp to give all sorts of bridged and biamped sounds

[quote name='drthirkenstein' post='605209' date='Sep 22 2009, 12:51 AM']was just thinking although i hate to say it there are advantages to big solid state amps, just basically unlimited clean head room and loads of sub, so using one as well as the matamp you'd hopefully get the best of both. thing with valve amps being theres only so much low end you can add before its just all distortion.[/quote] I don't agree since most tube amps tone comes from the power tubes, by simply pumping the preamp into a SS poweramp I think you lose that harmonic depth that comes from the head. But then again I've got some tube power amps so I'm bias'd Also Jeff does agree with you, and I'd believe it more if there were a small power tube in there with a dummy load and then it fed into the poweramp.

Jeff builds the cabs, they have 2 guys building amps but Matamp quality is second to none. But it is Jeff's company so most questions go through him.

Febreeze is great stuff Or leave like a car pine tree airfreshener in there so something

I'm going to call Jeff today about making a Matamp preamp as now I have 2 Strategy 400's I think I could get a better tone out of Matamp in to 2 400w all tube power sections than the 400+ slaved into a strategy 400, gives me roughly the same power. So Matamp tone, Mesa power for those days when only 800w all tube will do

[quote name='drthirkenstein' post='604965' date='Sep 21 2009, 08:58 PM']oh i dunno i have a gt 200 and matching 2,400 watt matamp 810 and i'd say that it doesnt really have that much clean headroom. however i borrowed my friends svt classic the other day at practice and thought it sounded totally sh*t compared to the matamp so i must like it! the best solution would probably be to get another gt200 or a slave and have the cab re-wired into two 410s...but then again thats silly money. i'm thinking of getting one of them warwick x-tremes or something similar and using that to power the bottom 4 speakers sort of like a sub. The clean tone IS beautiful; it's just that if you're going up against guitarists running 100watters flat out into 412s it doesnt have the power. But once you get over it and embrace the dirt of cranking the gt200 you will love it. That is what its made for. no pedals, just a musicman into an overdriven gt200 and it gives an awesome sound.[/quote] I think you'll be sorely disappointed with a Warwick head, Matamp just tweaked Monz's preamp so it stays cleaner for longer, I'll report back when I try it and see if it give much more umph. Cheers

I want to say lighter than the head, monz will have to put his on scales, but its an easy easy one man lift

OK just checked with Jeff and the 2x12 is £349 Bargain!!!!!!!! That's the official price, without any discount Only available in 4 and 16 ohms though, mines going to have a switch so it does both for my vintage and modern amps Think it handles 600w

410 is 549 or something and 8x10 is 999 but there are discounts to be had if you are buying head and cab at the same time. Also while I think my heavy 4x10 sounds best, Monz's are light half the weight and sound amazing and tbh if you order you'll get a Monz 4x10 not a Tayste one as Jeff doesn't know what he put in mine and I won't let him open it because the pixie dust will escape.

Anyone looking or considering should check this thread out [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=57336"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=57336[/url]

You love it, Monz was there today and Jeff said someone from BC was enquiring and knew us both. I'm going to call him today about a 2x12 cab they are stunning for people that want a loud sound in a tiny package and for £399 that I think he charges for them there is nothing out there as good, as cheap. Also (I'd have to check with Monz) but I think he said something about offer 10% off for Basschatters, defo on that 2x12. Bring the Matamp love, now to just buy that pesky GT200 head

Just make sure you let Jeff know me and Monz sent you his way I'm getting a Matamp 2x12 cab as well soon, they just make awesome stuff.