The Clubman is an EF86 powered amp that shares a bit of its DNA with both the flagship C-30 and the Chieftain. We feel like you can hear the character of both of those amps in the Clubman – you get the grind and thickness of the Chieftain with the chime and top end of the C-30. It’s quickly become one of our favorite Matchless amps.
We’ve captured the amp through the matching Matchless 1×12 cab with a Royer 121 and Earthworks SR25 through a stereo Neve 1073 preamp.