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Brian Henry
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Posted 30 Dec 2006 1:09 pm |
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What doe a goodrich matchbox really do? I play through two Peavey Sessions. One is routed through an analog delaly and the other is direct. What difference would a matchbox make??  |
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T. C. Furlong
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Lake County, Illinois, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2006 1:26 pm
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A Matchbox is meant to protect your pick-up from too low of an impedance on an input or in your case, a variety of inputs. The result from using one will be more highs in the sound. That assumes that your pick-up is being loaded down by your amp, pedal, and volume pedal. A mismatched impedance will cause other variations in the sound as well. I really like the Steel Guitar Black Box which is similar but a more involved tube design. The best place to put a Matchbox or SGBB is right after the pick-up and before the volume pedal.
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Larry Petree
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Bakersfield. Ca. USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2006 5:13 pm
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2007 8:38 pm
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| I have used the same Match box for about 15 years,would sure hate to do without it. |
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Larry Petree
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Bakersfield. Ca. USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2007 9:08 pm
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| Larry Petree wrote: |
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2007 6:02 am
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I have the Steeldriver II, and it is essential when using vintage effects pedals - otherwise the overwound steel pickups cause nasty distortion in phase shifters and such. They also work well at matching steels to tube amps.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2007 7:36 am
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I believe the Steeldriver has the Matchbox circuit built into it plus a fuzztone.
The Matchbox enhances the tone, besides I like it for no other reason than having tone and volume controls right at your fingertips. |
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Dallas Cheked
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 9:43 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
I believe the Steeldriver has the Matchbox circuit built into it plus a fuzztone.
The Matchbox enhances the tone, besides I like it for no other reason than having tone and volume controls right at your fingertips. |
Few, if any steels being offered today come with tone/volume controls installed, Emmons being the rare exception. The Matchbox, SteelDriver, and Match-Bro adds this convenience to any make of steel guitar. On my EMCI, for instance, the SteelDriver makes it easy to "roll off" some of the highs when I want to play C6. Best of all, it gives me one more handle on my EQ.
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Jerry Hayes
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Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 10:24 am
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I forget the model of my Matchbox but it's the one with the tone control on top. I couldn't live without it mainly for the tone control. I turn it about halfway back and then set the controls on my amp for the "normal" steel things. Then if I want a more "Mooney" type sound I just crank the tone control forward and it's pretty much there. Also, if I want to plug a six stringer into my steel amp I crank the Matchbox full on for that as well..........JH in VA.
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