Wow. This is easily the best video on the Tone Master. Real sound man, in a real (small/medium venue) gigging situation. Just fantastic. All other videos take place in overly controlled, pro studio environments, which is fine if all you do is play alone at home but doesn’t give you any sense of what to expect at a show. Thanks for posting, my friend!
I love he TM deluxe. Finally found a perfect go to amp. Best clean, low gain sounds and pedals work well. I love playing in straight. Usually I’m a pedal guy but this I can noodle all day.
I’m 68 years old. Been playing rock n roll for 50 years, used Fender amps most of the time. Currently have two Tonemaster Deluxe Reverbs. One accompanies me to gigs, other stays at rehearsal room. I don’t use anything else these days. Sounds phenomenal and only weighs 23 pounds‼️. Digital is here to stay (IMO)!
Been playing theaters and outdoor shows on my Tonemaster Twin for a couple years now, it even took a 6 foot spill off a loading dock and landed smack on it's face on the concrete and hasn't missed a lick since. Same great tone night after night, still love it
Great! No tubes to go soft, no back breaking weight, built in power control, seems too good to be true. I carried an actual twin around in my early years. A twin sitting on a dual showman cab loaded with JBL D130s. There were two of us guitar players in the band with identical rigs. Volume on 10, treble 7-8, mid 4-5, bass 4-5. Glorious.
Bob I am a 6L6/12AT7/ 12AX7 kinda guy too... However this amp is very impressive sounding. His short noodle of Lay Down Sally really caught my ear on the amps capability. 4 thumbs up on it!👍👍👍👍🎶
great video! been playing hand wired tube amp for 30 years, never have i played 2 of the same type and years that sounded alike, they both sounded good buy slightly different. Picked up a Tonemaster super reverb, love it, after 2 back surgeries this thing is a keeper
Hearing equipment in a live setting is always better to my ears than testing at a music store. Every venue will have its subtle ( or not so subtle acoustic challenges) I finally pulled the trigger on a blonde Tonemaster twin amp my current go to is my Fender 22 super sonic tube amp. I’ve been researching the Tonemaster series since the debut and I feel confident that it will be a solid addition. Thanks for this video, it was and is very helpful.🤠
So true. I tried a Vox digital amp in the store and thought it sounded good. On stage it was horrible. It went back the next day. These things work great for some, but not for me, likely I'm just too old.
@@swardmusic I have yet to actually play one. My experience with the Tone Master is as a sound man. The guitarist in the band replaced his BF Deluxe with a Tone Master Twin. From that perspective, it sounds great. The only difference I hear from his BF, is this one is much more reasonable in terms of volume.
Excellent job on this….thank you so much 👏 …when these came out…I had one in my hands before the ink was dry on their ad campaign ! So, one of the first batch….and I’ve been totally happy 🎉…. I own 30+ guitar amps and in that stable there’s only 3 solid state amps that cut the mustard….my Tone Master Twin….my Roland Jazz Chorus….and my Orange Super Crush 100….all the rest are tube amps🤗….truth be told , I probably takeout one of solid state amps the most ☝️….even though I love em all ❤
I had a JC in the past. It didn't work well for rock music, but that stereo chorus did sound great. At one point I had a Lab Series of some sort that I also liked. There have been a few "tubeless" good amps over the years. The Tone Masters are the best I've heard so far.
Good perspective video from a sound man and player perspective. Great guitar player featured here! Also, your sound work must have been amazing live as even the recording here sounded good.
I have one and use it in a loud bar band. It has no problem cutting through the muddy sea of guitar frequencies we create. And the power scaling means I can get good tone at home, rehearsal, or gigs of various size. Add in the portability factor and it’s a clear winner. Final point: critical tone trolls live here in the comments…bar band patrons appreciate the tone and wouldn’t know a Dumble if they tripped over it.
As a tonemaster twin owner,as well as many other tube and not tube powered amps,I heartily agree. Id like to see anyone who can pick the absence of valves without looking at the amplifier in a crowded small bar/ club setting. I recently watched,again, that pedal show shooting out the tonemaster deluxe against the `real' deluxe,in a quiet,lounge setting with absolutely nothing else going on,picking up on nuances real or imaginary, to each there own,I like mine
@@brucehayes7251 When I started doing sound for these guys, Jeff was using an old tube Deluxe. It sounded great. This amp also sounds great. The only difference I notice out front is that his stage volume is much better than before, using the built-in attenuation.
Thanks tons for this video. Loved seeing/hearing this amp in a real world "gig" scenario. Also very much appreciate the audio engineer perspective. Thanks again.
Thanks Wil. I'll be working for this band again this weekend. It's a new venue, but if things go smoothly I'm going to try to get some more video of this amp. I was very impressed with it last time.
There needs to be more live demos of amps. Amps change when you get them to gig volumes. I've played a Twin Reverb TM at at music store and loved it but it really matters to me how it responds live. Thanks...
Ive used it at a few club gigs, Its been great. Im curious about a larger stage where backline twin/super etc is provided, Id like to try this in that setting too@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer
Cheers. I played in a band with a great singer from England. Any of my videos that feature the Jason Craig Band, that's him. We never get tired of that English accent over here. Good luck with your amp.
Interesting. I was at Guitar Center a bunch of years ago trying out the new Vox modeling amp. I thought it sounded good. There was a boogie of some sort sitting next to it, so as I was about to leave I plugged into it. One strum was all it took. Tone!@@johnsmith-sm6mh
Excellent video! Very helpful to hear the various songs being played and how the amp reacted to pedals. I bought the deluxe tonemaster but I’m considering either the twin or the super reverb tonemaster cause I want more headroom and a bigger overall sound that is easier to get with more speakers in a bigger cab. I wish they’d do a fender tweed twin tonemaster or Bassman tonemaster or both cause the tweed amps sound different than the silver or blackface fenders. But they are definitely very nice amps. I put a mic on the deluxe tonemaster and it records great. Anyway, thanks for your video, very helpful to hear the amp in a more real world setting. Thanks
Nothing will ever take the place of a twin tube amp Nothing. You will see more of them sitting on stages than any other amp because they're too heavy to carry off. They were designed that way.
Im a tube guy but honestly i dont think i would know the difference in this situation as a listener so I would say it works fine for this kind of thing
His other amp is a mid 60s Deluxe. Even at 22w, that amp is louder than his 100w Tone Master. Tube watts are different. From a sound man perspective, the Tone Master is a lot easier to deal with.
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer I think so too. I was just asking, because they say a digital amp is not able to cut through the band-mix. I think one good thing with the Tone Master beside its light-weight is the DI Out. As everybody can hear in the video: the sound is very present. On the other hand: I had tube amps, who wouldn't be able to cut through a mix in a life situation, like the Hiwatt Combo 112 I used to have years ago. A great sounding amp on its own, but you couldn't hear him in the band. Sold him twice ;)
I’m wondering if he had the Twin on the 100 watt setting or the 1.5 5. 22. or 40 watt settings.. I have both the Tonemaster Twin and a TUBE Deluxe Reverb reissue and although the Deluxe gets loud.. it’s nothing loud like the Twin on the 100 watt setting.. you might want to check his setting’s on the back of his Twin..
Was the guitarist using drive pedals for his dirty tones? I find the Twin Reverb is the odd choice to have offered in the Tone Master format, because I feel that most people use Twins for their cleans only, and honestly, cleans must be the easiest thing to simulate in a modelled amp. So my big question is why not make an analog solid state version of a Twin Reverb instead. It would absolutely be possible to recreate Twin Reverb cleans without having to resort to digital modelling. Would have been almost as light, and definitely less expensive.
He uses a TS9 reissue, an original Rat, and an MXR compressor of some sort as a boost. It is a 3 knob version. I've always found the clean and low gain settings of digital amps to be the ones that sound the worst to me. Usually, one strum is all I need to hear. Anyway, to my ears, the tome masters are the most "Fendery" sounding digital amps I've heard. I still need to get my hands on one of these tone masters to do a real evaluation. I need to play it side by side with any good tube amp.
Only because Twins are too loud for most people to get them to break up. The TM lets you dime the volume then select the actual loudness with the attenuation feature.
I havent played a show with my tm twin yet. But when i take it to band practice, it holds its own against a heavy handed drummer. Thats all i ask of it
He did. The amp has a master volume of some sort on the back. Also, solid state amps never seem as loud as tube amps, in my experience. My 22w BF Deluxe could destroy my 100w Lab Series Amp in terms of tone and volume. There is probably some technical reason for this. Any amp gurus out there want to explain?
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer digital watts vs analogue are on a different scale for sure. But that twin reverb digital amp is a 200W digital amp. It would destroy his original deluxe volume-wise if it was unattenuated on the back 👍🏻 it is rated at outputting the equivalent of an 85 watt tube amp.
@@jupitermoongauge4055 That has always been my experience in the past. Only takes one strum. I'm thinking this one may be different. I'll get my chance to side by side them soon. The sound gigs slow down in the winter.
Good perspective video from a sound man and player perspective. Great guitar player featured here! Also, your sound work must have been amazing live as even the recording here sounded good.
Wow. This is easily the best video on the Tone Master. Real sound man, in a real (small/medium venue) gigging situation. Just fantastic. All other videos take place in overly controlled, pro studio environments, which is fine if all you do is play alone at home but doesn’t give you any sense of what to expect at a show. Thanks for posting, my friend!
Thanks much! I'm impressed with this amp, so far.
I love he TM deluxe. Finally found a perfect go to amp. Best clean, low gain sounds and pedals work well. I love playing in straight. Usually I’m a pedal guy but this I can noodle all day.
Lot's of players agree!
I’m 68 years old. Been playing rock n roll for 50 years, used Fender amps most of the time. Currently have two Tonemaster Deluxe Reverbs. One accompanies me to gigs, other stays at rehearsal room. I don’t use anything else these days. Sounds phenomenal and only weighs 23 pounds‼️. Digital is here to stay (IMO)!
Excellent!
Been playing theaters and outdoor shows on my Tonemaster Twin for a couple years now, it even took a 6 foot spill off a loading dock and landed smack on it's face on the concrete and hasn't missed a lick since. Same great tone night after night, still love it
Great! No tubes to go soft, no back breaking weight, built in power control, seems too good to be true. I carried an actual twin around in my early years. A twin sitting on a dual showman cab loaded with JBL D130s. There were two of us guitar players in the band with identical rigs. Volume on 10, treble 7-8, mid 4-5, bass 4-5. Glorious.
Bob I am a 6L6/12AT7/ 12AX7 kinda guy too... However this amp is very impressive sounding. His short noodle of Lay Down Sally really caught my ear on the amps capability.
4 thumbs up on it!👍👍👍👍🎶
Sounds amazing. I’ve tried this amp in a guitar store but in a live situation it sounds even better and real.
I'm impressed with it. I'd like to try one on a gig myself. Lately, only sound gigs, though.
great video! been playing hand wired tube amp for 30 years, never have i played 2 of the same type and years that sounded alike, they both sounded good buy slightly different. Picked up a Tonemaster super reverb, love it, after 2 back surgeries this thing is a keeper
Thanks. I do love the weight of these things.
Hearing equipment in a live setting is always better to my ears than testing at a music store. Every venue will have its subtle ( or not so subtle acoustic challenges) I finally pulled the trigger on a blonde Tonemaster twin amp my current go to is my Fender 22 super sonic tube amp. I’ve been researching the Tonemaster series since the debut and I feel confident that it will be a solid addition. Thanks for this video, it was and is very helpful.🤠
So true. I tried a Vox digital amp in the store and thought it sounded good. On stage it was horrible. It went back the next day. These things work great for some, but not for me, likely I'm just too old.
How is it gigging!??
@@swardmusic I have yet to actually play one. My experience with the Tone Master is as a sound man. The guitarist in the band replaced his BF Deluxe with a Tone Master Twin. From that perspective, it sounds great. The only difference I hear from his BF, is this one is much more reasonable in terms of volume.
Thanks for this. Still the best way to hear an amp. Sounds like a proper Fender amp !!
It really does sound like a "Fender"!
Yep! The best video on this particular model, a live setting which is what its all about from a performers point of view.. Fab video thankyou
Thanks!
Excellent job on this….thank you so much 👏 …when these came out…I had one in my hands before the ink was dry on their ad campaign ! So, one of the first batch….and I’ve been totally happy 🎉…. I own 30+ guitar amps and in that stable there’s only 3 solid state amps that cut the mustard….my Tone Master Twin….my Roland Jazz Chorus….and my Orange Super Crush 100….all the rest are tube amps🤗….truth be told , I probably takeout one of solid state amps the most ☝️….even though I love em all ❤
I had a JC in the past. It didn't work well for rock music, but that stereo chorus did sound great. At one point I had a Lab Series of some sort that I also liked. There have been a few "tubeless" good amps over the years. The Tone Masters are the best I've heard so far.
I have the Twin Tone master. Been gigging it for a year. excellent fender tone. Consistent. I call it a "digital tube" amplifier. You'll love it!
I'l be trying out a Deluxe Tone Master real soon.
Good perspective video from a sound man and player perspective. Great guitar player featured here! Also, your sound work must have been amazing live as even the recording here sounded good.
Thanks much. Jeff is a great player.
Great sound and real good band !!
Fun guys to hang with, too.
I'm looking forward to the new Tonemaster Bassman (that's got reverb, effects loop, multi-power settings & line out).
Cool. I haven't heard about that one yet.
I have one and use it in a loud bar band. It has no problem cutting through the muddy sea of guitar frequencies we create. And the power scaling means I can get good tone at home, rehearsal, or gigs of various size. Add in the portability factor and it’s a clear winner.
Final point: critical tone trolls live here in the comments…bar band patrons appreciate the tone and wouldn’t know a Dumble if they tripped over it.
I tend to agree. It's a great series of amps.
As a tonemaster twin owner,as well as many other tube and not tube powered amps,I heartily agree. Id like to see anyone who can pick the absence of valves without looking at the amplifier in a crowded small bar/ club setting. I recently watched,again, that pedal show shooting out the tonemaster deluxe against the `real' deluxe,in a quiet,lounge setting with absolutely nothing else going on,picking up on nuances real or imaginary, to each there own,I like mine
@@brucehayes7251 When I started doing sound for these guys, Jeff was using an old tube Deluxe. It sounded great. This amp also sounds great. The only difference I notice out front is that his stage volume is much better than before, using the built-in attenuation.
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer I tend to use the 12 watt setting playing live with plenty of output regardless
Thanks tons for this video. Loved seeing/hearing this amp in a real world "gig" scenario. Also very much appreciate the audio engineer perspective. Thanks again.
Thanks Wil. I'll be working for this band again this weekend. It's a new venue, but if things go smoothly I'm going to try to get some more video of this amp. I was very impressed with it last time.
There needs to be more live demos of amps. Amps change when you get them to gig volumes. I've played a Twin Reverb TM at at music store and loved it but it really matters to me how it responds live. Thanks...
Agreed
Amp sounds great! So does the band!
I'm impressed with it. The band does kick it.
real world review. Awesome. I bought the blonde TM deluxe recently.
How do you like the Deluxe? I believe it has had some improvements over the original TM amps.
Ive used it at a few club gigs, Its been great. Im curious about a larger stage where backline twin/super etc is provided, Id like to try this in that setting too@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer
That helped thanks and the band sounded great
Off to buy me one today 🏴 cheers From England
Cheers. I played in a band with a great singer from England. Any of my videos that feature the Jason Craig Band, that's him. We never get tired of that English accent over here. Good luck with your amp.
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer
Thanks , guess what i just picked the Mesa Boogie 5.25 instead 😆😆 fantastic sounding amp
Interesting. I was at Guitar Center a bunch of years ago trying out the new Vox modeling amp. I thought it sounded good. There was a boogie of some sort sitting next to it, so as I was about to leave I plugged into it. One strum was all it took. Tone!@@johnsmith-sm6mh
These TMs might be different. I like what I've heard so far. The weight advantage and the attenuator could be game changers.
Excellent review! Thank you!
Thanks much!
hey, thank you for this! very straight forward and on point. Nailed it
Thanks.
Excellent video! Very helpful to hear the various songs being played and how the amp reacted to pedals. I bought the deluxe tonemaster but I’m considering either the twin or the super reverb tonemaster cause I want more headroom and a bigger overall sound that is easier to get with more speakers in a bigger cab. I wish they’d do a fender tweed twin tonemaster or Bassman tonemaster or both cause the tweed amps sound different than the silver or blackface fenders. But they are definitely very nice amps. I put a mic on the deluxe tonemaster and it records great. Anyway, thanks for your video, very helpful to hear the amp in a more real world setting. Thanks
Thanks much. I suspect we will see Tone Master versions of tweed amps down the road.
Oh so great!!!! 👏👏👏👏 Thank you!!!
Thanks Debora!
At last someone demonstrating a amp in a live situation, thank you so much, please do more of the same.
Cheers from Kevin Shotter
Thanks, will do!
Nothing will ever take the place of a twin tube amp Nothing. You will see more of them sitting on stages than any other amp because they're too heavy to carry off. They were designed that way.
Ha! Love it. I'll stick with a Deluxe. I can still carry that one.
Good for someone else as a stage hand, lift it yourself players.
@@maxsno Ha! Agreed.
Im a tube guy but honestly i dont think i would know the difference in this situation as a listener so I would say it works fine for this kind of thing
I agree. When you pick it up you'll agree more.
Great video, great guitar tone! Wonder how it would sound just on its own without the DI Out to the front of the house? Could it slice through?
His other amp is a mid 60s Deluxe. Even at 22w, that amp is louder than his 100w Tone Master. Tube watts are different. From a sound man perspective, the Tone Master is a lot easier to deal with.
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer I think so too. I was just asking, because they say a digital amp is not able to cut through the band-mix. I think one good thing with the Tone Master beside its light-weight is the DI Out. As everybody can hear in the video: the sound is very present. On the other hand: I had tube amps, who wouldn't be able to cut through a mix in a life situation, like the Hiwatt Combo 112 I used to have years ago. A great sounding amp on its own, but you couldn't hear him in the band. Sold him twice ;)
I’m wondering if he had the Twin on the 100 watt setting or the 1.5 5. 22. or 40 watt settings.. I have both the Tonemaster Twin and a TUBE Deluxe Reverb reissue and although the Deluxe gets loud.. it’s nothing loud like the Twin on the 100 watt setting.. you might want to check his setting’s on the back of his Twin..
@@luthravin4774 no worries, it's been sold long time ago 😊
Was the guitarist using drive pedals for his dirty tones? I find the Twin Reverb is the odd choice to have offered in the Tone Master format, because I feel that most people use Twins for their cleans only, and honestly, cleans must be the easiest thing to simulate in a modelled amp. So my big question is why not make an analog solid state version of a Twin Reverb instead. It would absolutely be possible to recreate Twin Reverb cleans without having to resort to digital modelling. Would have been almost as light, and definitely less expensive.
He uses a TS9 reissue, an original Rat, and an MXR compressor of some sort as a boost. It is a 3 knob version. I've always found the clean and low gain settings of digital amps to be the ones that sound the worst to me. Usually, one strum is all I need to hear. Anyway, to my ears, the tome masters are the most "Fendery" sounding digital amps I've heard. I still need to get my hands on one of these tone masters to do a real evaluation. I need to play it side by side with any good tube amp.
Only because Twins are too loud for most people to get them to break up. The TM lets you dime the volume then select the actual loudness with the attenuation feature.
I havent played a show with my tm twin yet. But when i take it to band practice, it holds its own against a heavy handed drummer. Thats all i ask of it
Excellent. I suspect you'll like it on stage.
He had it attenuated?? Should be louder than the deluxe
He did. The amp has a master volume of some sort on the back. Also, solid state amps never seem as loud as tube amps, in my experience. My 22w BF Deluxe could destroy my 100w Lab Series Amp in terms of tone and volume. There is probably some technical reason for this. Any amp gurus out there want to explain?
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer digital watts vs analogue are on a different scale for sure. But that twin reverb digital amp is a 200W digital amp. It would destroy his original deluxe volume-wise if it was unattenuated on the back 👍🏻 it is rated at outputting the equivalent of an 85 watt tube amp.
If Fender says it's a Twin Reverb, it's a Twin Reverb.
Works for me.🙂
Are they dancing to the music or just moving?
What Da?
Good question. I don't dance so I couldn't tell you.🙂
You say it sounds like a Fender amp - That's because It IS a Fender amp.
Indeed! it sounds like a Fender tube amp.
Digital garbage. Sounds like cardboard compared to the real thing
I'm reserving my opinion until I can get both in the same room. This one of Jeff's sounds good from out front thru the sound system.
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer I've played both side by side. Absolutely no comparison. The real one sounds real, the fake one sounds fake
@@jupitermoongauge4055 That has always been my experience in the past. Only takes one strum. I'm thinking this one may be different. I'll get my chance to side by side them soon. The sound gigs slow down in the winter.
great video buddy!
Thanks!
Good perspective video from a sound man and player perspective. Great guitar player featured here! Also, your sound work must have been amazing live as even the recording here sounded good.
Thank you kindly!