Goodrich Matchbox ?

John Moss · Post by **John Moss** » 1 Apr 2023 10:51 am

He folks,
I finally got my steel out after several years off. I had gotten me a Hilton pedal back before I stopped playing. I really like it. My gigging tools in the day were a Goodrich pedal with a Goodrich 6A Matchbox. I love the ability to use the tone and gain knobs. I changed the batteries in the Matchbox and got the Goodrich pedal out for testing. I thought I used to run the matchbox at about 5 on the gain for unity gain with the amp. 5 seemed a little low. Around 6 to 7 seems pretty close to unity. Before I have it checked out I wanted to ask what you folks found to be close to unity with your units.
Thanks,
John

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 3 Apr 2023 7:34 am

I run my Matchbox with both knobs at 12 o clock.
Erv

John Moss · Post by **John Moss** » 3 Apr 2023 7:46 am

Thanks Erv! I was thinking that’s where I use to run it years ago. Geez I’ve had it since the early 90’s. I guess bumping it up a notch or two ain’t hurting nothing. It sounds great! It’s not really a big deal but just curious. Lolol I’m sure aging components is like me. Not as stout as they use to be. Hahaha
Thank you again Erv!
John

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 3 Apr 2023 7:50 am

John,
My model Matchbox is a 6A also, but I put an off/on switch on it so I don't need to pull the plug when I'm not using it.

Erv

John Moss · Post by **John Moss** » 3 Apr 2023 9:14 am

Yes Sir I need to do that myself. If your gigging it’s not a big deal but for home practicing it will be a great improvement!