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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera View Post

One of the most beautiful-sounding amps I ever heard in my life was a "Matchless" combo. The guys said it was one of the first 100 made. Around 1990, I think. Absolutely stunning sound. Looked somewhat like this:



There is some debate in the music world regarding tubes versus solid state. I barely understand why this dialogue exists, except that solid state amps can be lightweight and powerful. Sound-wise, there is no way a solid state amp could sound like this Matchless. No way.
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Old 05-04-2012, 08:31 AM
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