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    MATCHLESS LAUREL CANYON 112R

    Oct 02, 2020 4 minutes
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    When Matchless Amplifiers launched in 1989, the company caused a sensation and lit the blue touch paper under the boutique amplifier scene. The original Matchless models were built around EL84 and EL34 power valves and influenced by classic British designs but the new Laurel Canyon has been inspired by sounds and circuit designs that are closer to home for the Californian amp company.

    “It’s our very first 6V6 amp,” Matchless chief operating officer Phil Jamison told Dave Hunter earlier this year. “I’ve done a 20-watt version with two 6V6s, and I just built our first 40-watt with four of them. It’s kind of a spin-off on what we’re famous for, but it’s

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