Matchless Amplifiers

Steve Goodale and Chris Perrotta were also key initial partners.

The company saw great success in the early 1990s, meeting the demand for sonically consistent and structurally reliable tube amplifiers.

Due to the growing demand, the founders elected to become partners with the U.S. Music Corporation in January 1994.

This merger lasted until October 1995 when Mark Sampson acquired Matchless without the other founding partners.

Phil Jamison, a Matchless employee from 1992 to 1997, acquired the company in 2000 and has been the chief operating officer (COO) ever since.