Glad you got something out of it. I only mentioned the Gain Structure switch really quickly right before going over the amp settings. Should have dwelled a little longer on that because it does matter. Anyway, I'm using the middle (Matt Scofield) position, which is the most gain at input. I could have gotten a little less mid going thru the Blackface position but wanted to show off the mid-range.
Yours isn’t the first video I’ve seen where recording a Two Rock changed the player’s mind. This was an awesome video, thanks for putting it together. I own the amp and find other people’s opinions and fav settings interesting. On a different note I don’t understand all the hate on this video, some people just love to hate I guess.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. And I'm definitely stoke I finally found a good purpose for this amp. If you have any fun settings for the SS I'd love your opinion. As far as the hate, I get it a little I guess. It's hard for some folks to spend soooo much money on something and then have someone talk smack about it. Some people love Two-Rock the way some people love the NY Yankees. A rabid fan base. Not the first time for me, and definitely not the last, consider my particular temperament 😂 Thank for the comment 🙏🏻
@ I find myself really liking the middle Schofield setting, bright and mid switches on, deep switch off, bass around 10, mid and treble around noon, presence around 11. I like the master and input gain both around noon. I bought the head and closed back 1x12, which is a smaller cabinet overall than the standalone 1x12 open back that’s more standard. I prefer running the head through my victory 2x12 (open back with a greenback and anniversary speaker in it) and I also have the two rock 3x10 cab that sounds excellent with the studio sig as well. I should also mention I’m apartment living now so I’m using a Fryette ps-2a on flat settings to mitigate overall noise so I don’t get evicted.
I own one of these and didn’t like it for the longest time. I stumbled onto the magic of the deep switch and from there found a way to the bouncy crispy feel of a blackface. To my ears, the deep switch just scoops out the low mids and gives it a more similar sound to a blackface fender. I turn the bass to the left and keep the treble and mids straight up. One difference for me is that I’ve found running the gain low and the master high to be the less desirable setting. When I crank the gain the crispy highs and bouncy feel come into play and the bright switch makes a lot less of an impact. My point being, if you own one of these, using the deep switch and balancing the gain/master to taste is the key to getting it to sound less muddy and mid city. I also feel that changing the power tubes helped open the amp up, tonally. I’m using RCA black plates. The stock tubes were the TAD black plate reissue model, which I find a bit boxy and muddy in comparison, also more stiff.
This is such a great post! Thanks for taking the time to write this out 🙌🏻 I really appreciate you pointing out the power tubes. There's sooo many little things that can be done to totally change an amps response. "Stiff" is definitely a word I'd use to describe the Two-Rock. I might just try messing with power tubes. Just plugging the amp into a different cab made a huge difference. I have more experimenting to do 🙏🏻
This is fair. But we really should update this reference. Once all the kids of Boomers are gone no one is gonna get it. So, what's the modern point of reference? Platinum in the mouth of Kanye? Open to suggestions 😉🤣
@@marquee-moon I genuinely appreciate the ribbing. And it's not like you're the only one mentioning it. 🤣 It didn't really occur to me that I'd come across as snobby, but it's totally fair. These Amps are ridiculously expensive. And I should keep this kinda thing in perspective when making videos. I'm a blue collar guy and come from no money. So I truly wanna make videos for these types of folks. I should have been more mindful about how inaccessible these amps are for lots of people. But if you're ever in the Bay Area, lmk and you can come take the Two-Rock for a spin. I'm not totally sure it's right for everyone. And there's sooooo many high headroom options these days. The California Tweed and Fillmore from Mesa Boogie are ridiculously solid. And it's really hard to beat an AC30 for clean vibes. Regardless, I appreciate the chat 🙌🏻
@TheSoundCoop it doesn't come across as snobby whatsoever. You're doing people a favour. Two rocks have no secret sauce. Two rocks are great amps, but in my opinion there's better amps out there for less money such as the Amplified Nation amps. People need educating. If only more tubers would be willing to put less favourable/honest reviews online
One thing to consider is that the "thing" that makes it record well also makes is EXTREMELY good in a band setting. You don't need to push it or keep it loud to really stand out and effortlessly move between backing off for rhythm and stepping forward in the mix just with playing dynamics.
Ya, this is totally fair. I always assumed that mid-range was probably awesome for keeping up with a band. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 🙌🏻
As an amp builder myself, I have found that mid forward amps are easier to tune. When you scope the mids, the bass gets too boomy, and the highs just get shrill. Another thing that sets mid forward amps apart is how they interact with speaker options. My finding is that mid forward amps, don't always get along with single 12" guitar cabs. Send it through a 2 x 12", or a 4 x 12" and it suddenly get YUGE sounding. The mids become less forward, while the bass and treble catch up. I really tried making a mid scooped amp I would be happy with, and I just couldn't do it. So I don't even have a mid control option on my amps. It is non-interactive bass and treble cut circuits. The mids are tuned out in teh design, and you can use the bass-cut and hi-cut circuits to leave the desired amount of mids present. Another thing that is huge for guitar amps, especially mid-forward amps, is the speaker choice. You really have to find the right speaker, and it is even more difficult with single 12" cabinets. I shoot for an amp that fills the room with full bottom end, sweet highs and a mid range that says I have BALLS. They say that highs are next to godliness, I say that mids are what makes you stand out. You need just enough bass to sound full, and you need a lot of it when you are dimed!!!
@@atech9020 thank you so very much for taking the time to write all that. There's soo much good stuff here and I appreciate your perspective. You're kinda confirming a few suspicions I've had. I recently got a Cali Tweed head and matching 2x12" cab. Plugin the Two-Rock SS Head into that cab is way more pleasant to play through for several of the reasons you mentioned. Another thing that's funny is how much faster the amp breaks up going into the 2x12" Cali Tweed cab vs the 1x12" TR cab. If I dial in some decent input gain on the amp, it'll sound completely clean through the 1x12" Two-Rock cab but edge of breakup through the 2x12" California Tweed. Not sure if it's the speakers that make that difference, or how many? But it's not subtle. I've long heard the metal guys banging on about how much the speaker effects the amp. Haven't really experimented myself. But definitely thinking about trying some speaker swapping. It's a rather inexpensive thing to try, all things considered. Thanks for sliding thru and keeping the comment section fun. I appreciate ya 🙌🏻
To me, if I don’t like the sound I’m hearing while playing the amp, it doesn’t matter how good it sounds recorded. I’m glad you found a way to love this amp, but if I were in your shoes, I’d move it on for something that you enjoy hearing in the room. That’s just me, though. Cheers!
Ya, this is totally fair. Except I'm mostly a studio guy. Most of my time playing amps is done in a recording context, thru a microphone. I'm willing to allow horses for courses 🙌🏻
Two-Rocks have always been very mid forward and I've found them mostly to be Strat or a Tele amps. The Bloomfield Drive is the only Two-Rock I have ever played that sounds any good with humbuckers as well as other guitars. Humbuckers just sounded really flabby, dark and generally crap with my Two-Rock studio pro and also really uninspiring with my Classic Reverb Sig. I found the mid forward thing works really well if you have a strat with really low output single coils, or a tele with vintage style pickups, but overall I found the mid thing just very irritating as well after a while. You just lose clarity, and the mids that the Two-Rocks have are not the mids that cut through the mix, they're a low and thick mid frequency that just seems to get in the way. If you play a strat with low output pickups and want to thicken them up then these amps are a good match, but I've never got along with any of them and sold both my two-rocks. They also have a lot of filtering and have a really stiff sound about them that I don't like. The Bloomfield is the exception and I think it's the best amp they have ever made. Gives you vintage fender and Marshall tones and sounds good with any guitar. I ended up getting a Carr Rambler combo which is basically like a vintage deluxe reverb and it has harmonics for days and sounds clear and bell like.
I just did a video on my classic reverb signature and came to a fairly similar conclusion, these are recording /gigging amps - check it out if you like!
@@neildenman1776 thanks for watching and leaving a comment 🙌🏻 I'm glad I'm not the only one 🤣 I've definitely caught a little flack over my opinion here. I checked out your video, left a comment, and subbed. Solid content and looking forward to more. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻 Let me know if you ever wanna colab on something 👍🏻
The buzzing noise isn't normal at all. I'm not tech savvy enough to troubleshoot but contact Two-Rock. They will sort you out. Maybe a tube gone bad. It sounds like your experience with the Two-Rock is very similar to mine. Did you like the sounds in this video coming out of the mic at all? Or were those even two mid-rangey for you? I'm really happy with how this thing sounds in front of a microphone. But if I didn't do Studio recording, I would absolutely be sending this amplifier on to a new owner. I recently got a Mesa Boogie California Tweed and it's really been doing it for me lately when playing in a room with it. It does the black face Fender thing very well. And then if you crank the input gain, you can get everything from that two rock mid-range thing all the way to full on Tweed mid-range breakup. It's a pretty versatile amp and a fraction of the price compared to even the lowest level Two-Rock. One more thought. Have you tried plugging the amplifier into a different cab or speaker? I hadn't bothered doing this until I got the Mesa Boogie speaker cab recently. But when I plugged the Two-Rock into the Mesa Boogie cab with two 12s I instantly liked it way better. I don't know if it's the two speakers versus the one speaker in my TR cabinet, but it made a big difference. It reached breakup faster going into the Mesa Boogie cab than it did into the Two-Rock cab. Which was kinda surprising. Again, I'm not tech savvy enough to understand why this would be but I'm starting to learn speakers make a pretty massive difference in the tone. Of course, this is old news to seasoned amp vets. But I'm definitely not that 🤣
@ yes I have to get it looked at. I replaced the tubes with no change. I'm not a pro guitar player but the two rock sounds better than my fender amp. It's probably my skills more than the amp, static aside.
@@billvillamusic3625 thanks for watching and so glad you enjoyed the video 🙏🏻 It's been a rough comment section today 😂 I appreciate the Sub too. I checked out your channel and Subbed back. And I'm definitely looking forward to taking some of your lessons. If you ever wanna get a colab going I'm here for it. Cheers brother 🙌🏻
I agree. New sub right here. I’ve owned a SS for almost 2 years now. For some reason my Benson, MT and ‘62 Bassman are so easy to dial in. That said, I’m still figuring my SS out! Watching this vid later next to my rig. Awesome man thanks so much (leave the trolls out!)
I have had two rock amps, i dont get the hype. They dont break up that nice to me. Any vintage BF fender amp beats any two rock. Just cause something is very expensive doesnt mean its great for you
Thank you for bringing a NORMAL perspective to the Comment Section. I've got half the people here accusing me of being a rich snob for hating on a Two-Rock and the other half suggesting it's impossible to hate an amp that costs $3k. It's just a lose/lose with these Two-Rock fanboys 😂 I appreciate ya, and thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Is the audio clipping? I'm what sounds like digital clipping on certain parts of the guitar audio. Re the amp, I'd advise ppl to not get a two rock if you don't want the two rock sound. Sounds like this person wld prefer a fender. So get a fender and save a bunch of money.
I noticed this clipping too. It's odd cause the render from my video editor doesn't have any issues so it must have happened with the upload to YT. I definitely wanted the Two-Rock sound. But I guess I didn't know exactly what that was before getting one. Go figure and lesson learned.
Brooooo! The Metal Zone hasn't been out since like 1997 or 1998. And this makes me 😭 I've fallen so far from where I started. My thrash metal right hand isn't what it used to be. But I'm gonna have to drag that thing out and run thru Blackend, just for old times sake. I don't like my neighbors anyway 😂
For consideration in future videos - using all of the pickup selections and tone pots on your guitar would provide a broader listening perspective. Additionally, had/have you considered running a simple EQ pedal to adjust for the frequencies that you want to add or cut out? Otherwise the quality of the video and the audio is top notch, great production overall.
That's totally fair. Based on my channel analytics, I try really hard to keep the videos short but will try and run thru more pickup positions in the future. I've definitely used an EQ pedal to carve out 400 Hz. A totally viable way to handle this. I'm just a massive fan of getting things right at the source. Although it's clearly a non issue when moving the cab. Regardless, thanks so much for watching 🙏🏻
The amp & cab was $3299 😂 But seriously, what's with all the assumptions regarding high prices = "must be for everyone", or "must be great"? I truly don't get it. If I buy any piece of gear at a premium, is the expectation that I should automatically love it? This doesn't make any sense. There 's hundreds of amp manufacturers for this exact reason. Not everybody likes the same stuff. And I'll still take any one of my other amps over the Two-Rock in the room any day of the week. It's simply a realization that this thing has a utility I hadn't previously understood. A Marshall Plexi is an awesome clean high headroom amp. So is an AC30. So is a Two-Rock. So is a Dr Z. So is a Fender Twin Reverb. Are all these amps the same clean high headroom vibe? Should everybody love the most expensive of these over the rest? Kamman and knock it off 🤣
Even these aren't cheap. If I sold my SS Head & Cab I'd have enough to buy just a AN head. But maybe this is the play. Get an upgraded head and just run into a different cab. I'll have to kick this around a little. Thanks for the advice.
@the-LeoKnightus Please show me when this EQ fuckery happens according to you. Absolutely zero EQ fuckery. It's just a microphone on an amplifier. Nothing added. No added processing AT ALL. Apparently if you just mic the cab, it sounds like a Twin. If you're mad about this, please blame the amp. It did this to you, not me 😂
The low mids is the best part of the amp. If you play a hotrod deluxe ect in a music shop the lowend sounds amazing then the moment you play with a band the low end is gone and your left with this thin harsh sounding horrible tone. That's because there's a bass and kick and keys ect taking up that frequency real estate. The Studio Pro 35 is the first amp that ever had real lowend in a mix. I've literally never played an amp where you put all the dials at 12 o'clock and the amp sounds killer. Guitar lives in the midrange. If you smileyface it you're removing yourself from the mix imo. Glad you've managed to also love yours!
@@joshuaoosthuizen7854 this is another great point. I've never played this amp with a band. And I've always kinda assumed that's where it shines and why so many people love it. I can see those low mids really helping to cut through with a true full spectrum sound.
@@TheSoundCoop No the main shot of you sitting/playing. My guess is that it isn't actually a focus issue but an edit issue. Looks like maybe you shot with a wide angle lens then cropped in and scaled up causing it to look blurry. I say this because the whole video is blurry (like it was shot at something sub 720p) with no particular depth being sharply in focus (like it would if focused had missed and target the background).
@@TheSoundCoop Uh, clearly my attempt at humor failed. As many others commented...your stated context for the video was "the epitome of a first world problem". And your response makes it significantly more off putting. I wish you well...I'll be unsubscribing.
@@musiccreation1198 no, your humor totally landed. I think it's mine that apparently failed. And, fair enough. My bad if people read "fanboy" as a pejorative. But I'm definitely not the one banging on about "1st world problem" here. Would it cease to be a problem if I just sang its praises? I mean, seriously dude. This is a gear review video on TH-cam. If you're not expecting my honest, unbiased opinion, YOU are 100% in the wrong place. Sorry to piss ya off.
Interesting take! What gain structure on the rear of the amp are you using? Maybe I missed it in your video
Glad you got something out of it. I only mentioned the Gain Structure switch really quickly right before going over the amp settings. Should have dwelled a little longer on that because it does matter. Anyway, I'm using the middle (Matt Scofield) position, which is the most gain at input. I could have gotten a little less mid going thru the Blackface position but wanted to show off the mid-range.
@ got ya. I dig the middle switch but prefer the blackface gain stage in my CRS
@@Serjm87 same here. I've kept it in the black face position. Almost the entire time I've had it. It was the one that worked best for my taste
Yours isn’t the first video I’ve seen where recording a Two Rock changed the player’s mind. This was an awesome video, thanks for putting it together. I own the amp and find other people’s opinions and fav settings interesting.
On a different note I don’t understand all the hate on this video, some people just love to hate I guess.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. And I'm definitely stoke I finally found a good purpose for this amp. If you have any fun settings for the SS I'd love your opinion. As far as the hate, I get it a little I guess. It's hard for some folks to spend soooo much money on something and then have someone talk smack about it. Some people love Two-Rock the way some people love the NY Yankees. A rabid fan base. Not the first time for me, and definitely not the last, consider my particular temperament 😂 Thank for the comment 🙏🏻
@ I find myself really liking the middle Schofield setting, bright and mid switches on, deep switch off, bass around 10, mid and treble around noon, presence around 11. I like the master and input gain both around noon. I bought the head and closed back 1x12, which is a smaller cabinet overall than the standalone 1x12 open back that’s more standard. I prefer running the head through my victory 2x12 (open back with a greenback and anniversary speaker in it) and I also have the two rock 3x10 cab that sounds excellent with the studio sig as well. I should also mention I’m apartment living now so I’m using a Fryette ps-2a on flat settings to mitigate overall noise so I don’t get evicted.
I own one of these and didn’t like it for the longest time. I stumbled onto the magic of the deep switch and from there found a way to the bouncy crispy feel of a blackface. To my ears, the deep switch just scoops out the low mids and gives it a more similar sound to a blackface fender. I turn the bass to the left and keep the treble and mids straight up.
One difference for me is that I’ve found running the gain low and the master high to be the less desirable setting. When I crank the gain the crispy highs and bouncy feel come into play and the bright switch makes a lot less of an impact.
My point being, if you own one of these, using the deep switch and balancing the gain/master to taste is the key to getting it to sound less muddy and mid city.
I also feel that changing the power tubes helped open the amp up, tonally. I’m using RCA black plates. The stock tubes were the TAD black plate reissue model, which I find a bit boxy and muddy in comparison, also more stiff.
This is such a great post! Thanks for taking the time to write this out 🙌🏻 I really appreciate you pointing out the power tubes. There's sooo many little things that can be done to totally change an amps response. "Stiff" is definitely a word I'd use to describe the Two-Rock. I might just try messing with power tubes. Just plugging the amp into a different cab made a huge difference. I have more experimenting to do 🙏🏻
This is exactly how I discovered the magic of this amp. Gain up, master to taste, bass down, deep boost on, TR preamp structure…..MAGIC!!!!
Diamonds on the soles of my shoes are really hurting today
This is fair. But we really should update this reference. Once all the kids of Boomers are gone no one is gonna get it. So, what's the modern point of reference? Platinum in the mouth of Kanye? Open to suggestions 😉🤣
@ Touché ;). Said with all love, and from the perspective of someone for whom a Two Rock in hand is aspirational at best.
@@marquee-moon I genuinely appreciate the ribbing. And it's not like you're the only one mentioning it. 🤣 It didn't really occur to me that I'd come across as snobby, but it's totally fair. These Amps are ridiculously expensive. And I should keep this kinda thing in perspective when making videos. I'm a blue collar guy and come from no money. So I truly wanna make videos for these types of folks. I should have been more mindful about how inaccessible these amps are for lots of people. But if you're ever in the Bay Area, lmk and you can come take the Two-Rock for a spin. I'm not totally sure it's right for everyone. And there's sooooo many high headroom options these days. The California Tweed and Fillmore from Mesa Boogie are ridiculously solid. And it's really hard to beat an AC30 for clean vibes. Regardless, I appreciate the chat 🙌🏻
@TheSoundCoop it doesn't come across as snobby whatsoever. You're doing people a favour. Two rocks have no secret sauce. Two rocks are great amps, but in my opinion there's better amps out there for less money such as the Amplified Nation amps. People need educating. If only more tubers would be willing to put less favourable/honest reviews online
One thing to consider is that the "thing" that makes it record well also makes is EXTREMELY good in a band setting. You don't need to push it or keep it loud to really stand out and effortlessly move between backing off for rhythm and stepping forward in the mix just with playing dynamics.
Ya, this is totally fair. I always assumed that mid-range was probably awesome for keeping up with a band. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 🙌🏻
As an amp builder myself, I have found that mid forward amps are easier to tune. When you scope the mids, the bass gets too boomy, and the highs just get shrill. Another thing that sets mid forward amps apart is how they interact with speaker options. My finding is that mid forward amps, don't always get along with single 12" guitar cabs. Send it through a 2 x 12", or a 4 x 12" and it suddenly get YUGE sounding. The mids become less forward, while the bass and treble catch up. I really tried making a mid scooped amp I would be happy with, and I just couldn't do it. So I don't even have a mid control option on my amps. It is non-interactive bass and treble cut circuits. The mids are tuned out in teh design, and you can use the bass-cut and hi-cut circuits to leave the desired amount of mids present.
Another thing that is huge for guitar amps, especially mid-forward amps, is the speaker choice. You really have to find the right speaker, and it is even more difficult with single 12" cabinets. I shoot for an amp that fills the room with full bottom end, sweet highs and a mid range that says I have BALLS. They say that highs are next to godliness, I say that mids are what makes you stand out. You need just enough bass to sound full, and you need a lot of it when you are dimed!!!
@@atech9020 thank you so very much for taking the time to write all that. There's soo much good stuff here and I appreciate your perspective. You're kinda confirming a few suspicions I've had. I recently got a Cali Tweed head and matching 2x12" cab. Plugin the Two-Rock SS Head into that cab is way more pleasant to play through for several of the reasons you mentioned. Another thing that's funny is how much faster the amp breaks up going into the 2x12" Cali Tweed cab vs the 1x12" TR cab. If I dial in some decent input gain on the amp, it'll sound completely clean through the 1x12" Two-Rock cab but edge of breakup through the 2x12" California Tweed. Not sure if it's the speakers that make that difference, or how many? But it's not subtle. I've long heard the metal guys banging on about how much the speaker effects the amp. Haven't really experimented myself. But definitely thinking about trying some speaker swapping. It's a rather inexpensive thing to try, all things considered. Thanks for sliding thru and keeping the comment section fun. I appreciate ya 🙌🏻
this gotta be the epitome of a first world problem if i've ever seen one.
Dude, this is WAY beyond a first world problem 🤣
To me, if I don’t like the sound I’m hearing while playing the amp, it doesn’t matter how good it sounds recorded. I’m glad you found a way to love this amp, but if I were in your shoes, I’d move it on for something that you enjoy hearing in the room. That’s just me, though. Cheers!
Ya, this is totally fair. Except I'm mostly a studio guy. Most of my time playing amps is done in a recording context, thru a microphone. I'm willing to allow horses for courses 🙌🏻
i put my Two Rock 212 cab on an Aurelex Gramma iso pad in my room and it cleaned it up quite a bit. (I have a Bloomfield Drive)
This is an interesting idea. I don't have an Aurelex but I've got some iso material. I might have to try this. Thanks for the suggestion 🙌🏻
Two-Rocks have always been very mid forward and I've found them mostly to be Strat or a Tele amps. The Bloomfield Drive is the only Two-Rock I have ever played that sounds any good with humbuckers as well as other guitars. Humbuckers just sounded really flabby, dark and generally crap with my Two-Rock studio pro and also really uninspiring with my Classic Reverb Sig. I found the mid forward thing works really well if you have a strat with really low output single coils, or a tele with vintage style pickups, but overall I found the mid thing just very irritating as well after a while. You just lose clarity, and the mids that the Two-Rocks have are not the mids that cut through the mix, they're a low and thick mid frequency that just seems to get in the way. If you play a strat with low output pickups and want to thicken them up then these amps are a good match, but I've never got along with any of them and sold both my two-rocks. They also have a lot of filtering and have a really stiff sound about them that I don't like. The Bloomfield is the exception and I think it's the best amp they have ever made. Gives you vintage fender and Marshall tones and sounds good with any guitar. I ended up getting a Carr Rambler combo which is basically like a vintage deluxe reverb and it has harmonics for days and sounds clear and bell like.
I just did a video on my classic reverb signature and came to a fairly similar conclusion, these are recording /gigging amps - check it out if you like!
@@neildenman1776 thanks for watching and leaving a comment 🙌🏻 I'm glad I'm not the only one 🤣 I've definitely caught a little flack over my opinion here. I checked out your video, left a comment, and subbed. Solid content and looking forward to more. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻 Let me know if you ever wanna colab on something 👍🏻
I can’t my two rock to sound the way I want it. Too muffled and it makes a lot of buzzing noise just on and not playing anything.
The buzzing noise isn't normal at all. I'm not tech savvy enough to troubleshoot but contact Two-Rock. They will sort you out. Maybe a tube gone bad.
It sounds like your experience with the Two-Rock is very similar to mine. Did you like the sounds in this video coming out of the mic at all? Or were those even two mid-rangey for you? I'm really happy with how this thing sounds in front of a microphone. But if I didn't do Studio recording, I would absolutely be sending this amplifier on to a new owner. I recently got a Mesa Boogie California Tweed and it's really been doing it for me lately when playing in a room with it. It does the black face Fender thing very well. And then if you crank the input gain, you can get everything from that two rock mid-range thing all the way to full on Tweed mid-range breakup. It's a pretty versatile amp and a fraction of the price compared to even the lowest level Two-Rock.
One more thought. Have you tried plugging the amplifier into a different cab or speaker? I hadn't bothered doing this until I got the Mesa Boogie speaker cab recently. But when I plugged the Two-Rock into the Mesa Boogie cab with two 12s I instantly liked it way better. I don't know if it's the two speakers versus the one speaker in my TR cabinet, but it made a big difference. It reached breakup faster going into the Mesa Boogie cab than it did into the Two-Rock cab. Which was kinda surprising. Again, I'm not tech savvy enough to understand why this would be but I'm starting to learn speakers make a pretty massive difference in the tone. Of course, this is old news to seasoned amp vets. But I'm definitely not that 🤣
@ yes I have to get it looked at. I replaced the tubes with no change. I'm not a pro guitar player but the two rock sounds better than my fender amp. It's probably my skills more than the amp, static aside.
Nice vid man, I subbed. Will be checking out some of your other videos too 👍
@@billvillamusic3625 thanks for watching and so glad you enjoyed the video 🙏🏻 It's been a rough comment section today 😂 I appreciate the Sub too. I checked out your channel and Subbed back. And I'm definitely looking forward to taking some of your lessons. If you ever wanna get a colab going I'm here for it. Cheers brother 🙌🏻
I agree. New sub right here. I’ve owned a SS for almost 2 years now. For some reason my Benson, MT and ‘62 Bassman are so easy to dial in. That said, I’m still figuring my SS out! Watching this vid later next to my rig. Awesome man thanks so much (leave the trolls out!)
@@itstravisjames512 sooo glad you enjoyed. If you discover anything fun about your SS, please report back and share 🙌🏻
I have had two rock amps, i dont get the hype. They dont break up that nice to me. Any vintage BF fender amp beats any two rock. Just cause something is very expensive doesnt mean its great for you
Thank you for bringing a NORMAL perspective to the Comment Section. I've got half the people here accusing me of being a rich snob for hating on a Two-Rock and the other half suggesting it's impossible to hate an amp that costs $3k. It's just a lose/lose with these Two-Rock fanboys 😂 I appreciate ya, and thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Is the audio clipping? I'm what sounds like digital clipping on certain parts of the guitar audio.
Re the amp, I'd advise ppl to not get a two rock if you don't want the two rock sound. Sounds like this person wld prefer a fender. So get a fender and save a bunch of money.
I noticed this clipping too. It's odd cause the render from my video editor doesn't have any issues so it must have happened with the upload to YT. I definitely wanted the Two-Rock sound. But I guess I didn't know exactly what that was before getting one. Go figure and lesson learned.
Now play it with a metalzone
Brooooo! The Metal Zone hasn't been out since like 1997 or 1998. And this makes me 😭 I've fallen so far from where I started. My thrash metal right hand isn't what it used to be. But I'm gonna have to drag that thing out and run thru Blackend, just for old times sake. I don't like my neighbors anyway 😂
For consideration in future videos - using all of the pickup selections and tone pots on your guitar would provide a broader listening perspective.
Additionally, had/have you considered running a simple EQ pedal to adjust for the frequencies that you want to add or cut out?
Otherwise the quality of the video and the audio is top notch, great production overall.
That's totally fair. Based on my channel analytics, I try really hard to keep the videos short but will try and run thru more pickup positions in the future. I've definitely used an EQ pedal to carve out 400 Hz. A totally viable way to handle this. I'm just a massive fan of getting things right at the source. Although it's clearly a non issue when moving the cab. Regardless, thanks so much for watching 🙏🏻
"Learning to love" a like $4000+ amp is wild to me 😂
The amp & cab was $3299 😂 But seriously, what's with all the assumptions regarding high prices = "must be for everyone", or "must be great"? I truly don't get it. If I buy any piece of gear at a premium, is the expectation that I should automatically love it? This doesn't make any sense. There 's hundreds of amp manufacturers for this exact reason. Not everybody likes the same stuff. And I'll still take any one of my other amps over the Two-Rock in the room any day of the week. It's simply a realization that this thing has a utility I hadn't previously understood. A Marshall Plexi is an awesome clean high headroom amp. So is an AC30. So is a Two-Rock. So is a Dr Z. So is a Fender Twin Reverb. Are all these amps the same clean high headroom vibe? Should everybody love the most expensive of these over the rest? Kamman and knock it off 🤣
Buy an amplified nation. I sold my TR CRS and never looked back. AN is cheaper and does everything TR can do with the most beautiful drive
Even these aren't cheap. If I sold my SS Head & Cab I'd have enough to buy just a AN head. But maybe this is the play. Get an upgraded head and just run into a different cab. I'll have to kick this around a little. Thanks for the advice.
@TheSoundCoop you won't look back. My 50 watt sounds great even at speaking volume too belive it or not
So...through some DAW eq fuckery, you managed to make you two rock sound kinda like like twin reverb?
@the-LeoKnightus Please show me when this EQ fuckery happens according to you. Absolutely zero EQ fuckery. It's just a microphone on an amplifier. Nothing added. No added processing AT ALL. Apparently if you just mic the cab, it sounds like a Twin. If you're mad about this, please blame the amp. It did this to you, not me 😂
Turning that deep switch off, 😮
Ya, that's a trip. It's almost like there's instant loss of headroom with the deep & bright off and the middle on. Not what I expected.
The low mids is the best part of the amp. If you play a hotrod deluxe ect in a music shop the lowend sounds amazing then the moment you play with a band the low end is gone and your left with this thin harsh sounding horrible tone. That's because there's a bass and kick and keys ect taking up that frequency real estate. The Studio Pro 35 is the first amp that ever had real lowend in a mix. I've literally never played an amp where you put all the dials at 12 o'clock and the amp sounds killer. Guitar lives in the midrange. If you smileyface it you're removing yourself from the mix imo. Glad you've managed to also love yours!
@@joshuaoosthuizen7854 this is another great point. I've never played this amp with a band. And I've always kinda assumed that's where it shines and why so many people love it. I can see those low mids really helping to cut through with a true full spectrum sound.
Check you camera focus, seems off.
Alright, fine. I'll give it a little check 😂
He‘s not wrong
Fellas, are we talking about the focus on the camera I'm using for the close up shot of the amp panel?
@@TheSoundCoop No the main shot of you sitting/playing. My guess is that it isn't actually a focus issue but an edit issue. Looks like maybe you shot with a wide angle lens then cropped in and scaled up causing it to look blurry. I say this because the whole video is blurry (like it was shot at something sub 720p) with no particular depth being sharply in focus (like it would if focused had missed and target the background).
@@TheSoundCoop What Andrew said. The overall production quality is great, so the slightly blurry main shot was the first thing I noticed.
No one in the world would ever hat 2 rock amps.😂😂😂
This is absolutely Fake News 😂
I dont trust this guy anymore.
Ah Camman. This is the comment section. Not a place for posting Greek Tragedies 🤣
Uh, if you "hate your Two Rock", you've got far more serious problems than an amp. ;)
@@musiccreation1198 By "serious problems" do you mean an ever increasing pack of fanboys not understanding individual preference? 😂😉
@@TheSoundCoop Uh, clearly my attempt at humor failed. As many others commented...your stated context for the video was "the epitome of a first world problem". And your response makes it significantly more off putting. I wish you well...I'll be unsubscribing.
@@musiccreation1198soft
@@musiccreation1198 no, your humor totally landed. I think it's mine that apparently failed. And, fair enough. My bad if people read "fanboy" as a pejorative. But I'm definitely not the one banging on about "1st world problem" here. Would it cease to be a problem if I just sang its praises? I mean, seriously dude. This is a gear review video on TH-cam. If you're not expecting my honest, unbiased opinion, YOU are 100% in the wrong place. Sorry to piss ya off.
@@TheSoundCoop No worries!! Thank you for replying...and clarifying...appreciate it. Let's blame the nature of communicating via online comments :)