Is Matchless amps still in business?
Since 1989, Matchless has been designing and selling amplifiers that set the bar for durability and tone.
Where are Matchless amps made?
Los Angeles
Where are Matchless amps made? All of our amplifiers are hand made from start to finish in our factory in Los Angeles.
Are Matchless amps Class A?
Matchless Amplifiers is a Los Angeles-based company which designs and makes electric guitar amplifiers, specializing in class-A tube circuitry.
Why are Matchless amps so expensive?
One of the reasons why so called boutique amps are so expensive is that most of them try to use the same types of high quality transformers, caps, tubes, etc. which are getting harder to find and/or more expensive to have made.
When did Mark Sampson leave matchless?
Mark ran Matchless from 1989 until 2001. He was exhausted from managing the company, and wanted to get back to working on what he enjoyed, so his partner bought him out.
Why do tube amps cost more?
Tube amps are expensive because they adopt pre and power tubes as their primary amplification source. Each tube costs roughly $50 and can have up to 4 of them within a single unit. Secondly, these amps have more expensive components, larger cases, and more complex circuitry than solid-state amps.
Who makes Hughes and Kettner?
Company founders (and brothers) Hans and Lothar Stamer began producing their own guitar amps in 1984. While the production space may have been small, their aspirations were not.
Are egnater amps made in USA?
Besides licensing his modular concept to Randall for the MTS series, Egnater hand-builds his own custom amps in Berkeley, Michigan and also has a range of Chinese-made products – including the Rebel 30 1 x 12 combo – which have been out for a couple of years, but only recently made it to the UK.
Is egnater amps still in business?
Egnater Amps are now sold through online dealer Sweetwater.
Where are Hughes Kettner amps made?
Germany
Hughes & Kettner is synonymous worldwide with stellar tone and build quality. Engineered in Germany since 1984, their amps are the product of passion and seek to accomplish a singular task: putting great tone in the hands of the discerning guitarist.