Monz

[quote name='jmesa' post='583484' date='Aug 28 2009, 12:52 PM']That amp is lush!!!!111!1!1!!!!! How much are they?[/quote] I think the list is £1299 but you can talk to this guy and he lives in the real world PS just noticed you are using a 400+ ( the matamp runs clean to 200W+ and well into the mid 300s with the dials on 11)

To save uploading shed loads of pics I cobbled together a little screenshow of the 2x12 being made. I made it as small as I could and hopefully you can still see what is happening [attachment=31765:Matamp.wmv]

[quote name='beerdragon' post='581971' date='Aug 26 2009, 10:35 PM']I have one at gigs. it's called a drummer.[/quote] So let me get this right.... You let your Drummer go near your bass amp and twiddle with knobs Have you any idea how dangerous that is?

A little update... I have given in to common sense and now I'm having 2 off 4x10 sealed cabs instead of 1 8x10 sealed cab. This was decided purely on a logistical point i.e. It would be very difficult for me to manage the 8x10 on my own when loading into the house . I tried to ignore this and press on but Geoff made me see sense haha

[quote name='Toasted' post='580436' date='Aug 25 2009, 05:05 PM']Monz, are you at matamp every day?[/quote] It will have cost me more in days off work than the price of the gear lol

Here we go with live updates from MATAMP Central Here are some pics of the amp complete, but still to be fitted in the sleve... Firstly the business end [attachment=31531:25082009190.jpg] [attachment=31533:25082009191.jpg] And now the pretty side [attachment=31529:25082009183.jpg] [attachment=31530:25082009188.jpg] Just having a breather from making and covering the cabs, pics of that to follow

OK here are a couple more... this time of the faceplate being engraved [attachment=31513:17082009174.jpg] [attachment=31514:17082009175.jpg] [attachment=31515:17082009181.jpg] I am down there today helping to make my cabs and generally getting in the way so should have a load of photos to put up this evening

I'm from your neck of the woods and I tried one in music ground leeds

[quote name='budget bassist' post='574988' date='Aug 20 2009, 12:43 AM']lots of tubes soon? [/quote] Should be in this week

[quote name='umph' post='574983' date='Aug 20 2009, 12:35 AM']was it howard or the australian chap doing it? that looks reallllly clean inside, very impressive[/quote] I think both Howard and Andrew have had their hands on this one.. Had the face plate made last week and got some piccys... will put them up as soon as I can The amp should be very close to complete this week so will get loads of photo's up

Great to deal with... amp was just as mint as he said it was No problems, good coffee... or was it tea? Cheers Mate

Smashing bloke to deal with... honest and sincere Thanks again Will

Another little pic to add... right that's the geekish soldering / non-photogenic side of the amp almost complete. [attachment=30991:DSC00024.JPG] Hopefully will have some pics of the interesting bits after today

OK first piccys The first stages in the birth of a monster tone beast None of your weedy little CAPS in this baby [attachment=30985:DSC00023.JPG] [attachment=30986:DSC00026.JPG] And the line out I asked for [attachment=30987:DSC00030.JPG] I am up there tomorrow so more piccys to follow in short order Glyn

Not until you let me give you your 4x10 back you don't

I must admit to being quite giddy now the build has started...

I don't know if this will be of any interest to anyone but as some of you know I have commissioned Matamp to build me a GT200 (with extra bits) and an 8 x 10 sealed cab and now a 2 x 12 sealed cab. I have been involved right from the off because I wanted the new gear to be able to emulate the sound of my Simms-Watts as well as do lots of other tones/sounds. So today I have spent most of the afternoon finalising the spec of the amp and cabs... Amp: GT200 Line Out with level (for send to desk) Black reptile tolex Black hardware (corners) Black faceplate with illuminated Green Matamp Logo 2 off non-ported 4 x 10: Black Reptile tolex Black corners Black steel protective grilles 4 off 300W 10" Celestion neo drivers non ported 2 x 12: Black reptile tolex Picture framed front with black cloth Dimensions and "feel" of cab to match GT200 2 off 12" 400W Delta Pro 12A ferite drivers vertically stacked Pictures and progress reports to follow and as I will be helping to make the cabs probably pics of me glued to the eyeballs and bits of tolex stuck everywhere

Mine has been the Matamp GT200 and Matamp 8 x 10 - It just does it... and then some ...only a couple of weeks to go tic toc tic toc

Welcome brother

Matamp GT200... job done ...although the 1K is 300 short and it wont go down to 2ohms

01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, Wal Pro2e, BC Rich Eagle, Fender Jazz V Deluxe, plus my recently acquired Eden Metro Rig 02. Merton: Status Retroactive, Mikey's Singlecut Fanned-Fret Prototype, LH500 and Barefaced Vintage 03. OBBM: StRay5, MB F1, UL212, something else. 04. Hamster: BFM Omni15 tallboy, Barefaced Compact, Fender P with Thumper & Villex PTB 05. Alex Claber: '87 Warwick Streamer, RIM Custom 5 with 36" scale and Q-Tuners, Avalon U5/QSC PLX3002, GB Shuttle 6.0, Barefaced Compact, Big One, Midget, Midget T, maybe Big Baby. 06. Johnnylager: Spector Euro 4LX, KSD Jazz, LH-1000, Barefaced Big Juan, DHA Custom Shop VT2-Twin-EQ-Bass with Tech Tube valves & whatever other effects I have at the time. 07. Happy Jack: Lightwave Sabre VL, Hofner 500/1 (1964), Hofner 500/5 (1959), PJB Bass Buddy + headphones. 08. MacDaddy. Custom Shuker (hopefully!) and possibly Hamer Blitz or Iceni Zoot. 09. Stingrayfan: G&L Tribute L2000, Yamaha BB614, Hartke LH500, Warwick 4x10 10. Chris B 11. Cetera: Pre-Kramer Spector NS-2, Wal Mk1 Fretless, Fender/AllParts 70's Jazz, Tech21 Landmark600, GenzBenzNEOX212T 12.Andyonbass. ACG Recurve, ACG J-Type, Pair of BFM Omni 10.5's 13.Waynepunkdude Fender Jazz + DHA-DI-EQ 14.Jakesbass Alembic MK5 Deluxe, German Blockless Wonder 1880 Double Bass (and the '78 Jazz if anyone wanted a go) 15.51m0n (& Plux if he's not gigging): Bergantino AE410, MarkBass sa450, Focusrite Compounder, Roscoe Century Std V, (If Plux isnt gigging) Berg HT210, HT115, Hartke LH500 16. Floyd Pepper - Markbass LMK, Bergantino HT112 & EX112, Stingray '91 2eq, Lakland DJ4, Stagg EDB, Epiphone Jack Casady and a Fender '54 RI Precision 17. davidmpires - Markbass F1, Barefaced Compact, Spector Euro LX 5, T-Bass by Status 18. molan - MTD 535, Spector NS5XL, Zon VB4, Alembic Rogue, Traben Bootsy Signature (!!!), Epifani UL502 & some Berg AE1x12's + who knows what else I may have by then 19. Platypus - Alleva Coppolo Jazz 5, Celinder Jazz 4 fretless, Tecamp Puma 1000 + a cab of some sort. 20. Prosebass - Current Builds at the time, Hofner S7B, Laptop , sequencing software , + amp and cab 21. Monz - Stingray 5 (la bella flats) Matamp GT200, Simms-Watt PA 100, Matamp 8x10 + Whatever else I have bought buy then 22. Alien - Schecter Stiletto 4, Peavey Grind 6, Hartke HA7000, Alien Audio 2x10 + other toys. 23. EssentialTension: Lakland Skyline Decade, Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision (and who knows what else) 24. silddx - Warwick Corvette $$ 4, Warwick Corvette Standard Ash active fretless 4, POD X3 Live, (I am praying I won't have it by then, but I will bring the Kopo Lina fretless 4 if I do!) 25. Phil_the_bassist: MMSR5 w/JE preamp, Sandberg Cali JM, Steinberger synapse5 w/ extra pup, various fuzz pedals and envelope filters, whatever amp I happen to own by then. 26. Stingray5 - My StingRay5, StingRay fretless and Tune TWB-6 plus any other basses in my signature pic if people let me know. I also have an Aria AMB-50B acoustic bass if anyone fancies a go? Could also bring my GT6-B. Plus ('cos it's small) a BLX-80 combo. And some cans...? 27 Urb - 1 x Sei 5 String Single Cut - 1 x Sei 4 string Jazz bass - EBS and Boss pedals Sorry Urb we must have posting at the same time Ive put you back in so the error does not perp..perpetu... carry on

[quote name='Prosebass' post='558447' date='Aug 2 2009, 01:04 PM']+1 on that , what night are you stopping over Monz , I'll prop the bar up with you.[/quote] Hello Mate I was thinking the night before to save having to set off at 6am [quote name='Prosebass' post='558447' date='Aug 2 2009, 01:04 PM']Maybe someone has room for 2 larger than average beer swilling, smoking Northerners...? [/quote] Bloody hell Paul, we've blown it now