Open-back Matchless 2x12s with Greenbacks run stereo left and right signals from a Matchless Independence 35 head feeding a Mesa/Boogie Stereo Simul-Class 2:Ninety power amp.

Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger met with Maroon 5’s James Valentine before the band’s February 27, 2015, gig at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. In this segment, we see how the closet jazz cat uses a variety of vintage and high-end boutique guitars and amps to get the wide variety of sounds he has to replicate at each show.