What is the Matchless Chieftain?
Description. The Chieftain preamp utilizes two 12AX7’s for its interactive tone and two 12AX7’s for the reverb circuits. This highly flexible preamp circuit is enhanced by a very active mid control. The preamp section is coupled to a pair of EL34’s power tubes via a 12AX7 phase inverter for tremendous power reserve.
What AMP does Brian may use?
Vox AC30
Brian’s amplifier of choice remains the Vox AC30, made famous by the Beatles and other “British Invasion “ bands of the 1960s. Brian tells the story of how he saw Irish blues rocker, Rory Gallagher play at the Marquee Club in London in the late 60s.
What amp did Hank Marvin use?
Hank and Bruce usingMesa amplifiers at NEC Birmingham in 1986. Matchelss DC30 and Matchless Clubman heads and cabs. Possibly used on Marvin at the movies. Used on some tracks of the Cliff and the Shadows Reunited CD, EP and single along with a Vox AC30/6 (2008-9).
What guitar did Queen use?
The Red Special
The Red Special is the electric guitar designed and built by Queen’s guitarist Brian May and his father, Harold, when Brian was a teenager in the early 1960s….
| Red Special | |
|---|---|
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Oak painted black |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Custom made aluminum with roller saddles. |
What amp did Queen use?
VOX AC30’s
Queen. “VOX AC30’s have been a part of my life and work for 40 years now, and they always give me exactly what I need in terms of sound; I have no need to look elsewhere.” A diehard VOX fan since the late 1960s, Brian May has relied on AC30s to provide his signature sound throughout his entire career.
How do you get Hank Marvin tone?
To sound like Hank Marvin, you’ll want to concentrate mostly on clean sounds and this amp has plenty of clean amp sounds on board. It’s also got effects built into it, so you can add reverb and delay, without having to buy seperate pedals.
What kind of guitars did the shadows play?
60 DAYS OF STRAT: Few Strat players are as iconic as Hank Marvin – it’s hard to picture him without also seeing in your mind’s eye a Fiesta Red Strat with a maple fingerboard and gold-plated fittings, the guitar with which he made his name in The Shadows.
Who used Vox guitars?
Vox was a massive name in 1960s Britain, with Vox guitars and even more Vox amplifiers widely used by the very biggest names in British music: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, The Hollies, The Dave Clark Five and the Yardbirds, to name but a few.