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Orphin?
Give me the skinny on Matamp/Electric/Green amps...
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Radio Craft, or what later became Matamp was founded by WWII fugitive Mat Mathias in 1946. Although Mat has passed on the company still stands, and still have the same motto. Quality is first priority.
If you buy a Matamp, the amp is customizable, meaning you say what you want, and they build it, within limits I guess.
Green amp is a series of amps by Matamp from the 90's. Those were like a celebration to Peter Green that I think started out more or less as a Orange Matamp clone but then got more features. Anyway, these amps seems to be very beloved by their owners. A band called Sleep used Green amps for their entire backline (I think), so I think fans of this band particularly like these amps. I've never played one.
Electric amps was once upon a time the dealer for Matamp, but decided one day to steal all their ideas i.e. circuitry and design to make their own amps. Since then Matamp have moved on and are having a new product line while Electric amps still makes (great built) clones of I guess 10 year old Matamp models.
If you buy a Matamp, the amp is customizable, meaning you say what you want, and they build it, within limits I guess.
Green amp is a series of amps by Matamp from the 90's. Those were like a celebration to Peter Green that I think started out more or less as a Orange Matamp clone but then got more features. Anyway, these amps seems to be very beloved by their owners. A band called Sleep used Green amps for their entire backline (I think), so I think fans of this band particularly like these amps. I've never played one.
Electric amps was once upon a time the dealer for Matamp, but decided one day to steal all their ideas i.e. circuitry and design to make their own amps. Since then Matamp have moved on and are having a new product line while Electric amps still makes (great built) clones of I guess 10 year old Matamp models.
David
I'm speaking out of my a$$. Yours might differ.
I'm speaking out of my a$$. Yours might differ.
http://www.planetoftheamps.com/orange-a ... atamp.htmlOrphin wrote: Green amp is a series of amps by Matamp from the 90's. Those were like a celebration to Peter Green that I think started out more or less as a Orange Matamp clone but then got more features. Anyway, these amps seems to be very beloved by their owners. A band called Sleep used Green amps for their entire backline (I think), so I think fans of this band particularly like these amps. I've never played one.
and the Orange font...Orphin wrote: Electric amps was once upon a time the dealer for Matamp, but decided one day to steal all their ideas i.e. circuitry and design
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Lol... i'd never read that before. Sounds like sour grapes to me. Left-over parts? He's making it sound like pots and caps were salvaged from scrapped amps.
The Electric amp guys have changed their font now I think...
Matamp also did custom shop work for other amp companies... Orange amongst them. And Hayden (Ashdown) amps, where Dave Green has now gone to.
The Electric amp guys have changed their font now I think...
Matamp also did custom shop work for other amp companies... Orange amongst them. And Hayden (Ashdown) amps, where Dave Green has now gone to.
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Orange AD15, Matamp 1224, Fender 'JD' Tele, G&L ASAT, Duesenberg Starplayer TV, Eggle Kanuga, Avalon D25, Warwick FNA Jazzman, Eden Nemesis / Bergantino EX112S, Eastman MD305 & other stuff...
Hehe, I know that must look wierd..Sooner wrote:http://www.planetoftheamps.com/orange-a ... atamp.htmlOrphin wrote: Green amp is a series of amps by Matamp from the 90's. Those were like a celebration to Peter Green that I think started out more or less as a Orange Matamp clone but then got more features. Anyway, these amps seems to be very beloved by their owners. A band called Sleep used Green amps for their entire backline (I think), so I think fans of this band particularly like these amps. I've never played one.
and the Orange font...Orphin wrote: Electric amps was once upon a time the dealer for Matamp, but decided one day to steal all their ideas i.e. circuitry and design
Thing is that after the second Orange Matamp co-op, Matamp had some left over Orange chassis and they simply built Green amps out of these chassies.
Concerning the font I think anyone can use it, but you cannot use it to build the owrd "Orange", at least those are the rules Matamp applies.
David
I'm speaking out of my a$$. Yours might differ.
I'm speaking out of my a$$. Yours might differ.
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