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[[File:MattEH185.jpg|thumb|right|Matt's Gibson EH-185]]
Produced by Gibson in late 1930s and early 1940s (specifically, between 1939 and 1942), the '''EH-185''' is a small tube amplifier, with an output of approximately 20 watts RMS. It was made during the first wave of instrument electrification, and was built to amplificate Gibson's EH-185 Hawaiian lap-steel guitar. It was considered an amp of choice for pre-war Spanish electric guitars. Today, the tone of this small amp is used for a variety of genres, including indie and alternative rock, grunge, and other contemporary genres, used by [[Queens of the Stone Age|Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age]]. Two other amps that were made by Gibson during the era include the EH-150 and the EH-125, considered as being 150s "younger brother".

The EH-185 features a treble/bass boost knob and three 1/4 inch inputs, being two instrument inputs, with one knob to control the level of them, and one microphone input, with a separate knob to control its level. It features three 6J7 and one 6N7 preamp tubes, two 6L6 output tubes, a 5U4 rectifier tube, and has one 12" inch field-coil speaker. Inputting the signal through the microphone channel sends it via the extra 6J7 gain-stage tube, going into the volume control, before merging into the second gain stage, making the signal hotter, as opposed to sending it through the instrument outputs.<ref>https://www.vintageguitar.com/21529/39-gibson-eh-185/</ref>

According to an interview in the September 2022 issue of Total Guitar, Bellamy got this amp during the recording process of [[Will of the People (album)|Will of the People]]. According to Matt, it was only used "a couple of times". It is unknown exactly where and if it's used on the album itself.

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