Help with matchless dc30

All native models and cabs have a very low bass. But in machtless dc30 with the right cab, dont have this bass. Is a bug or a problem?

That’s something I expected from this model, even though the Matchless amplifier is naturally more treble-heavy.

Have you adjusted the microphone placement in the cab sim?

Yes, even with just 121 I can’t get those bass frequencies.

I don’t care for the Matchless models in QC. I don’t think they’re accurate enough to areal DC30. I have an HC30 that I captured and it is way more accurate, especially with V2 capture. If you go to my cortex cloud profile you can find two of them there. I actually ended up using a Mesa 412 V30 IR from York Audio and I really like the way it sounds with the Matchless

The DC30 and other Vox-type amps don’t have a lot of bass to begin with. That’s one of the reasons that they sit so well in a lot of mixes. If you’re in the room with an actual DC30, you’ll feel more bass as the speaker vibrates in the room, but when you put a mic in front of one, there’s a lot less low end in that amp than you’d expect, especially when compared to a Fender or Marshall.

To add bass to a Vox-type amp in the QC, I usually use one of the Mesa-type 2x12 or 4x12 cabs and/or run a dirty Vox in parallel with a clean/Ch1 Vox with the bass and volume way up.

Great to meet you!! This is one of the recordings I have saved on my quad; I had already found it.

Unfortunately, I use it infrequently because it has less gain than I need. Here it sounds very clean, and I usually use Matchless on Edge Breakup. By any chance, do you have plans to record your HC30 in other configurations?

Maybe with more tone to reinforce the bass a bit and with a little more gain.

I have others, just not shared publicly yet. Do you prefer CH1 or CH2?

CH2 is amazing

But if I can share all that I can, lol, I’m in love with Matchless.

Cool! Give me a follow on cortex cloud and I’ll share a few with you

Done! im following yyou

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Should have some new ones shared with you now!

I just downloaded them and did a quick test, thank you very much!

These two are closest to what I like to use in Matchless:

Matchless C30 Ch2 (V9p T5 C0)
Matchless C30 CH2 V3 T5 C4

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