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Matchless RV-1 In Green With Special Pimped Out Chrome Front-- Finally Back!

Pellman73

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got this thing in april. it was broken when I got it --sent it to phil jamison---it finally came back today.

its really really cool and sounds great! I"ll post some vids at some point.

rare bird this thing. Took me a year to find one. and from what I understand one of two with the chrome front

beautiful.

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Pellman73

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Does it splashes us?

I'm not sure but I think so

my ren-ese may be failing me

I've always thought it was like 70% Golem and 30% human

what I DO know is that when you turn it on and the matchless logo lights up thats like, at least 25% of the fun part.
 

renderit

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They have the mostest excellent reverbs verbs erbs rbs bs s I has eber herd! I am sure this one is very special. I lubs me Matchles verbs on my Clubman. I suspect though that this one may weigh more than my wife?
 

ourmaninthenorth

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Glad you finally got it back...



All's well that ends well..well.. well...well....well......well......


:biggrin:
 

Pellman73

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They have the mostest excellent reverbs verbs erbs rbs bs s I has eber herd! I am sure this one is very special. I lubs me Matchles verbs on my Clubman. I suspect though that this one may weigh more than my wife?

I really enjoyed that watery surf font color scheme. one of my favorites!

sorry was away a few days-

Imagining your wife as an attractive petite blond then yes it weighs more than her (how did I handle that one?)

will try to post up a video as I've actually never even found one on the u tube

I might go viral with it!
 

Pellman73

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the matchless rig of doom is finally complete! (although I"m using the matchless 2X12 cab w my friedman small box right now)

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fun parts is that if you use the "switchable" outlet on the back of the HC-30 it powers up the Hot Box

The whole combo of Hotbox + RV-1 + HC-30 ..... pretty dang good!

I've got to work on my alternate picking. W that Reverb unit you can get your Dick Dale on for sure.

(not sure what he is using-- this is a simulation!)

btw interesting I noticed he is playing a LEFT HANDED GUITAR STRUNG RIGHTY PLAYED LEFTY. man that almost makes my head explode

 

DrRobert

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I think you gotta get a Matchless cab covered in that same minty tolex... The Hotbox is a pretty bright overdrive, do you find that too much into the Matchless head? I love mine into a Fender, it turns it into a completely different beast but haven't tried it into my DC30 or Chieftain.

Anyway, congrats, that's a rare and cool piece!
 

Pellman73

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I think you gotta get a Matchless cab covered in that same minty tolex... The Hotbox is a pretty bright overdrive, do you find that too much into the Matchless head? I love mine into a Fender, it turns it into a completely different beast but haven't tried it into my DC30 or Chieftain.

Anyway, congrats, that's a rare and cool piece!

no I think it sounds great especially just with the clean volume up a little and the gain off (gain on is cool too)

put the two rectifier tubes in a while ago and I think maybe it made the second channel a little muddier than I wanted. I use the AC-30 channel more often

ha yea I looked for one but ended up getting the a 2x12 (you an see it next to it on the left) -- this was before I got the green RV-1. now you are right. I do need the matching cab for the full green matchless set up of doom-- actually I saw a 4x12 on reverb a while back.

here's the one I have--

 
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