MATCHLESS DC30 - HX STOMP

HX STOMP PRESETS NOW INCLUDED BOTH  "ALL IN" & "AMPS" PRESETS!

The Matchless DC30 is one of the most legendary combo amps of the past 30 years and is widely used by touring and session pros across many genres of music. We have played many backlined DC30s on the road and ours is truly an exceptional-sounding example. We spent time fitting it with hand-selected vintage preamp and power tubes to give us just the right amount of headroom and excellent breakup characteristics. This amp and preset can sound clean like a Vox, or raunchy like a 100-watt Marshall (and everything in between). 

The DC30 is EL84 based and has two channels. Channel 1 is more vox-like in tone, using two 12AX7's in the preamp and Channel 2 is EF86-based for a different flavor of breakup. The DC30 houses two different speakers which are Matchless Special Designed 25w and 30w greenback variants. We captured every tonal aspect of this amp and this download includes all of it  - both channels individually as well as jumped through each speaker for a total of 16 presets and 24 IRs

 

TONE-MATCHED IMPULSE RESPONSES INCLUDED 

This preset features new tone-matched IRs that integrate an existing amp model in the Stomp with the real-life DC30 during the IR capture process, which results in greater accuracy and translation of the amp to the Line 6 ecosystem. Please see the Instructions tab for how to import and load IRs into the preset. This download includes 24 tone matched Matchless™ DC30 IRs for a variety of excellent tonal options. Try them all to see which you prefer the tone and dynamics of - use one or mix and match like the real amp does! Included IRs:

• Shure™ SM57
  • 6 IRs consisting of each speaker (25w & 30w) for CH1, CH2 and Jumped Presets.
• Shure™ 545SD
  • 6 IRs consisting of each speaker (25w & 30w) for CH1, CH2 and Jumped Presets.
• Shure™ SM57 & 1176D Studio Compressor
  • 6 IRs consisting of each speaker (25w & 30w) for CH1, CH2 and Jumped Presets.
• Shure™ 545SD & 1176D Studio Compressor
  • 6 IRs consisting of each speaker (25w & 30w) for CH1, CH2 and Jumped Presets.

 

PRESETS INCLUDED

• TF DC30 CH1 HB - dialed in with humbuckers.
• TF DC30 CH1 SC - dialed in with single coils.
• TF DC30 CH2 HB - dialed in with humbuckers.
• TF DC30 CH2 SC - dialed in with single coils.
• TF DC30 JUMP HB - channels 1&2 jumped together.
• TF DC30 JUMP SC - channels 1&2 jumped together.
• TF DC30 CH1 AMPS
• TF DC30 CH2 AMPS
• TF DC30 JUMPED AMPS
  •  The "amps" presets are designed to replace amps at the end of a pedalboard and can be used in stereo or mono. They include a gain boost as well as post-amp tremolo and reverb for that amp-like vibe.
• TF DC30 FX 1 - extra elements of the full helix version
• TF DC30 FX 2 - extra elements of the full helix version

Alternate patches that feature different effects of the helix version:

• TF DC30 Alt 1 - memory man, bloom reverb, tremolo
• TF DC30 Alt 2 - chorus, vintage delay, bloom reverb
• TF DC30 Alt 3 - memory man, tremolo, big ambient reverb
• TF DC30 Alt 4 - tremolo, vintage delay, spring reverb
• TF DC30 Alt 5 - extra “lead” drive, vintage delay, spring reverb 

 

 

FOOTSWITCH ASSIGNMENTS 

1. DRIVE
2. BOOST

 

SNAPSHOTS

1. CLEAN
2. DRIVE
3. BOOST

 

 

FOOTSWITCH ASSIGNMENTS [TF DC30 AMPS ONLY]

• +3dB clean gain boost ON/OFF. Useful for a lead volume/gain boost. By default, this block is BEFORE the amps so it pushes them, causing more compression and breakup. You can experiment with moving the gain block AFTER the amps for a cleaner volume boost without added gain.

• High-Cut ON/OFF. Experiment with this setting and see which you prefer with your pickups.  

OPTIONAL - EXTERNAL AUX SWITCH NEEDED:

• FS4 Tremolo ON/OFF.
• FS5 Spring Reverb ON/OFF.

 

SNAPSHOTS [TF DC30 AMPS ONLY]

• CLEAN
• SPRING VERB
• TREM VERB

 

PICKUPS & GUITAR

The "S" at the end of the preset name indicates the patch was tailored to single-coil pickups. The main difference is some small EQ tweaks in the midrange in the post amp/IR EQ. Regardless of what pickups you have, it is recommended to test out both patches and see which one suits your tastes and guitar better. Feel free to save a copy of the preset and experiment with the EQ, or any other elements of the patch to tune it as you please.

 

 

MONO VS STEREO OPERATION

This patch can be used in either mono or stereo (recommended).