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Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 15:21
by borislavgajic
I just got one.........soooo gooood....sexy.....no need for pedalls.....loud.....awesome!!!
soon pictures.....I love EH stuff...
does someone have schematic? it is black...guitar version from 1970/es.....AC powered...

http://electroharmonix.vintageusaguitar ... &Itemid=45

cheers

Boris

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 17:46
by sinner
Nice Boris, can I have few shots of innards?

I never heard about this amp before

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 19:28
by borislavgajic
sinner wrote:Nice Boris, can I have few shots of innards?

I never heard about this amp before
naturalno sinner my friend :D ......sure.....just give me fiew days.......awesome sound loud.... you can feel wind blowing through input jack and gaps of box....... :block:

I have schematic of new one....but it is not interesting.......need to see old schem.....or I will draw it later.........I love EH stuff..........Mike Matthews is one magician....Mandrak the magician....!!!! respect

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 19:57
by sinner
If you can take some measurements (voltages, chassis) and decent photos I can do replica layout/service notes for one. I would love to do something different for a change ;)

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 20:16
by borislavgajic
So far I have found this on internet.......

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 20:24
by sinner
Boobs!

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 20:39
by borislavgajic


Mike say there were 2000 made......I know two here in SRBija.....and two in Australia.......
no demo on youtube.......that can be done now :block:

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 20:45
by Govmnt_Lacky
Somehow I dont think that the ole' picture of the obvious "enslaved" african american in an ad for a "Freedom" amp would fly in today's PC advertising world! :blackeye

Also... Why the lefty guitar in one pic and a righty in the other? Image mirroring?? :scratch:

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 22:42
by borislavgajic
Govmnt_Lacky wrote:Somehow I dont think that the ole' picture of the obvious "enslaved" african american in an ad for a "Freedom" amp would fly in today's PC advertising world! :blackeye

Also... Why the lefty guitar in one pic and a righty in the other? Image mirroring?? :scratch:
you have good eye....mirrored it is.....speaker is on the left side...

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 19 Jan 2014, 22:51
by GBlekas
I worked on one of these a few years back and had a schematic but will have to dig it out.

Why the amp sounded so good came down to the transistors used.
they were same transistors used in vintage fuzz boxes that fetch so much dough.

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 06 Dec 2015, 01:46
by Hal Jalykakik
GBlekas wrote:I worked on one of these a few years back and had a schematic but will have to dig it out.

Why the amp sounded so good came down to the transistors used.
they were same transistors used in vintage fuzz boxes that fetch so much dough.
I would like to see this if you ever found it.

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 07 Dec 2015, 11:40
by mictester
GBlekas wrote:I worked on one of these a few years back and had a schematic but will have to dig it out.

Why the amp sounded so good came down to the transistors used.
they were same transistors used in vintage fuzz boxes that fetch so much dough.
Nonsense. It sounds good because of the use of a Celestion speaker in a well-designed cabinet. The power amplifier circuit is just a standard, nasty, Class B circuit. The pre-amp has some smart value choices to tweak the frequency response to handle the 'speaker. A better (and more reliable) version of this uses the LM3886 IC for about 50 Watts output. The sound is just the same (maybe a bit louder) but the output stage doesn't fry itself into a wreck of destroyed transistors and burnt-out resistors!

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 08 Dec 2015, 07:35
by Dirk_Hendrik
mictester wrote:
GBlekas wrote:I worked on one of these a few years back and had a schematic but will have to dig it out.

Why the amp sounded so good came down to the transistors used.
they were same transistors used in vintage fuzz boxes that fetch so much dough.
Nonsense.
+ a very huge 1. Pure mojocrap

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp

Posted: 13 Feb 2018, 09:02
by uncleboko
Dirk_Hendrik wrote:
mictester wrote:
GBlekas wrote:I worked on one of these a few years back and had a schematic but will have to dig it out.

Why the amp sounded so good came down to the transistors used.
they were same transistors used in vintage fuzz boxes that fetch so much dough.
Nonsense.
+ a very huge 1. Pure mojocrap
Superb tone control!

Re: Mike Matthews Freedom Amp  [schematic]

Posted: 13 May 2020, 01:23
by modman
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