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Matchless Amps // Does 'Sampson Era' make a difference?

In this video we are comparing two Matchless C-30's. One is a 'Sampson era' S/C-30 from 1994, and the other is a new (2023) H/C-30 with matching 2x12 cab. Does the 'Sampson era' amp sound better? If you've ever shopped for a Matchless amplifier, you may have run across the term 'Sampson era'. This term refers to the time period that Mark Sampson was at Matchless - from the early to the late 90's. Sampson co-founded Matchless amplifiers, and the amps built in the early to mid 90's are considered the holy grail of Matchless's. Today, Phil Jameson builds and runs Matchless amps. Jameson was also there building amps in the early to mid 90's. So it begs the question - are 'Sampson era' Matchless amps really better than the newer ones? Table of contents: 00:00 - Hello and welcome to WT Tone 00:18 - Playing Sample (Bradford's 2023 C-30) 01:00 - Playing Sample (Brian's '94 Sampson era C-30) 01:38 - Ever shopped for a matchless amp? 02:08 - What is 'Sampson era', and who is Mark Sampson? 03:42 - Is Sampson Era better? How we dialed in the amps for comparison 05:34 - Comparison sound samples begins here 05:37 - '94 C-30 through the '94 Cab (12ax7 channel) 05:54 - '23 C-30 through the '94 Cab (12ax7 channel) 06:14 - '94 C-30 through the '94 Cab (EF86 channel) 06:27 - '23 C-30 through the '94 Cab (EF86 channel) 06:42 - '94 C-30 through the 2x12 Cab (12ax7 channel) 06:58 - '23 C-30 through the 2x12 Cab (12ax7 channel) 07:14 - '94 C-30 through the 2x12 Cab (EF86 channel) 07:28 - '23 C-30 through the 2x12 Cab (EF86 channel) 07:42 - Our thoughts on how these two amps compare