I has a new amp (+extra gear pics inside)

Post by **Doog** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:45 am

Mike wrote:
Doog wrote:Mike G from my current music project in Lahndan (don't use it, need cash)
Well I feel suitably shunned.

Ain't no shunning about it, dude- I'm still up for doing some stuff, Mike G was just more insistant to start jamming early on..

Post by **Mike** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:46 am

He's got a fucking postfix. How am I going to compete with that?

Post by **Doog** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:51 am

Notice how it's Mike G. That makes you Mike. The original. The best. Pour homme. Calvin Klein.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:56 am

Ubiquitous.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:52 pm

euan wrote:Yeah I know what you mean about the Noise Box. What I want is this dark saturated sound that has a movement in the frequencies that I find hard to describe. The kind of sound that is just an immense of controlled noise when played loud. I can just about get that from it. Or close to the sound in my head but its hard to keep it there.

i think the manual explains how the functions work reasonably well, but it's always pretty unpredictable. i kind of wish i'd spent a bit longer getting to grips with it.

downloadable here if it helps- http://www.subdecay.com/nb.htm

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:05 pm

So, in what is fast becoming the joint new amp thread, brought to you by HTV West, I have just ordered my Matamp (sold the Dano over at Offset): white cab with Oxblood grille (trust Mrs Benecol to like the only fabric choice with a Â£30 surcharge...), greenback, nickel metalwork, white beading round the grille, Series 2000 knobs and aesthetics, and a pink jewel if possible, otherwise green.

I am so excited.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:07 pm

Exciting stuff. What's the ETA?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:11 pm

Before the end of January!

Post by **Mike** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:12 pm

Rough price? Is this a Custom job or an extension of the MiniMat2?

Their website is beyond pathetic considering what they charge for amplifiers.

euan · Post by **euan** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:19 pm

stewart wrote:
euan wrote:Yeah I know what you mean about the Noise Box. What I want is this dark saturated sound that has a movement in the frequencies that I find hard to describe. The kind of sound that is just an immense of controlled noise when played loud. I can just about get that from it. Or close to the sound in my head but its hard to keep it there.
i think the manual explains how the functions work reasonably well, but it's always pretty unpredictable. i kind of wish i'd spent a bit longer getting to grips with it.

downloadable here if it helps- http://www.subdecay.com/nb.htm

Nah you included the manual with the pedal. As much as it describes the functions, it isn't as simple as gain, bass, middle, treble and volume.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:55 pm

Mike wrote:Rough price? Is this a Custom job or an extension of the MiniMat2?

Their website is beyond pathetic considering what they charge for amplifiers.

It's a Minimat 2 built into a 1x12 cab: should weigh in at a hair under Â£500 - not bad considering it's built (and to an extent voiced) to order; customer service so far has been excellent - had three 30 minute+ plus phonecalls with Jeff Matamp (comedy Northern bastard) sussing out what I'm after and what they can do, plus they're only charging me standard production model prices even though it's effectively a custom job.

And yes, the website is pretty outdated - there's apparently an updated version in the offing.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:29 pm

Fair enough.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:55 pm

So, it's ordered, and a deposit paid. Spec runs as follows;

Mimimat 2 combo built into a 1x12 cab, white levant vinyl with an oxblood speaker grille and a white tadpole, 12" greenback, kept the valve boost rather than got reverb, green jewel (no pink ones), white control plate and logo plate on front panel, oldskool 'underscore" Matamp logo, medium sized knobs nicked off a Series 2000. Should be done by the end of January...

James · Post by **James** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:59 pm

What does the white tadpole bit mean? Is it the name of the company who make the speaker?

euan · Post by **euan** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:00 pm

Naw Greenback means its Celestion.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:33 pm

The tadpole is the beading between the speaker baffle and the cab.

James · Post by **James** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:35 pm

Ah I get you. The name makes sense now too.

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:41 pm

YOu have a lovely collection of pedals thar.