Tokai tube amps?

schoey · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:42 pm Post subject:

Although I am a Matamp fan and owner I cannot belive for the life of me that Jeff at Matamp still insists on putting those cheap handles on his cabinets. Well I suppose I can he is a typical Tyke (tight).
Must admit I was less than impressed my self with this model when I visited the factory while one was on soak and heard Hayden (bulldpog pickups) play through it. My Matamp First Lady may have been ?300 more than one of these but it sounds 3000% better.

chrisheyes · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:14 pm Post subject:

schoey · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:41 pm Post subject:

Hi Chrisheyes
If pushed Jeff would also say that the Little Rock is also the worst amp Matamp have ever made, nothing more than a toy in fact.

schoey · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:46 pm Post subject:

Hi Chrisheyes
I am very sorry, re reading my previous post I come across as dissing your Little Rock. I ment nothing of the sort.
If you like it and it works for you thats great. I am only repeating what Jeff has said to me face to face regarding "his"view of the Little Rock

tick-tok · Plucker Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 5 Location: norwich

hi there all, just registered to the forum and was quite interested in this topic. i bought an amp a while ago that is apparently a prototype for the matamp spirit. it has a matamp badge on the back (nothing on the front). this one is actually built on two circuit boards rather than p-t-p, but the traces are nice and thick! it has reverb but no attenuator. the circuit boards have matokai etched on them and the serial number is tc1. it has tokai ce etched into the undercover. controls are volume tone reverb. i think its a lovely sounding little thing and my go to practise/recording amp. i can post some pictures if anyone is interested?..now i need a nice old tokai lawsuit to go with it! peace groovers

chrisheyes · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:02 am Post subject:

tick-tok · Plucker Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 5 Location: norwich

hey chrisheyes, yep i can get some pictures together this afternoon! i don't really use photobucket, is there a way to put them straight into this thread? if not i'll upload to my myspace pictures and then post a link. that wont create any problems will it? i've been on forums before that wont let you link myspace or personally created music! just spotted a surf green tele copy that would match up with it nicely...well...in a sickly 50's sweet-shop kinda way!

thank you for your welcome to the forum! peace

chrisheyes · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:33 am Post subject:

tick-tok · Plucker Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 5 Location: norwich

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tick-tok · Plucker Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 5 Location: norwich

i really didn't do that right did i! sorry, pretty new to this!

chrisheyes · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:40 am Post subject:

tick-tok · Plucker Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 5 Location: norwich

chrisheyes · Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:33 am Post subject:

Great looking amp Tick-toc

The additional line outs for 16 and 8 ohm speaker cabinets are a bonus on yours, they're not on my version.

Nice one, enjoy your amp

It's now time for you to try a tokai guitar through it

Chris

tick-tok · Plucker Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 5 Location: norwich

thanks for the kind words dude, its a great little amp! sounds great through a 12 cab! its not quite a tokai but i've just turned an old tele copy into an esquire and it sits with the amp beautifully...yucky surf green to really pump up the kitsch! i don't need the 16 ohm out or the foot switch so i'm hoping to get a tech friend (its a little above me!) to add a line out with dummy load and an attenuator...fun fun fun!

chrisheyes · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:11 am Post subject: