They told me it couldn't do overdrive.

Cacofonix

The Two Rock Studio Pro 35.

It can.  Oh yes, it can.  No pedals, low output HBs but even then, the perfect AC/DC tone.  I have been having fun today.

llew

How do you find the amp overall?

Cacofonix

It is the best sounding amp I have ever heard.  I spent months researching before taking a punt, sight unseen.

I have no regrets at all.  My only regret was that I was told it could only do clean, so I started researching OD pedals, but I had a bit of alone time today and whacked the gain right up and it can even do that.

Clarity is great, tone shaping is unbelievable, so I know it will sit right in the mix, and the reverb is lush and deep.  I prefer it to my Cornford Hurricane, and my two Mesas.  I only got it because it is lighter than the Stiletto and more gutsy than the Hurricane, but it really is a "do anything" amp.

I could go on all day.  Love it.

JohnPerry

Cacofonix said:

It is the best sounding amp I have ever heard.  I spent months researching before taking a punt, sight unseen.

I have no regrets at all.  My only regret was that I was told it could only do clean, so I started researching OD pedals, but I had a bit of alone time today and whacked the gain right up and it can even do that.

Clarity is great, tone shaping is unbelievable, so I know it will sit right in the mix, and the reverb is lush and deep.  I prefer it to my Cornford Hurricane, and my two Mesas.  I only got it because it is lighter than the Stiletto and more gutsy than the Hurricane, but it really is a "do anything" amp.

I could go on all day.  Love it.

Congrats. I felt the same when I got my Jet. But the real revelation was how much better a really, really good tube OD sounded through the amp set clean than the amp's OD channel (good though that is)

Cacofonix

I was using my Tube factor (with a Little Big Muff Pi for tonal variation) but I just thought I'd check without to see whether it could do it on its own. 
I'm not sure whether in a gig situation it'll be the same, due to the volume difference between clean and gain, and as it's one channel, I'll probably have to use a pedal.

The Tube factor gooses it well enough, but you know what it's like - is there something better out there?

That Rook OD on the forum at the mo is cawling to me, but the reviews are against a gained out Klon, which doesn't showcase it to my taste, really.

Edit: what do you mean by a really, really good tube OD?

Edit 2: The other object of unrequited GAS was the MAZ 18 with reverb.  We have similar sonic tastes, I think.

ecc83

Very pleased for you keep having the fun.

I Googled for the amp. Hmm, seems a good enough tool WITHOUT the bllx about pickup loading and "saturating" pickups!

Dave.

JohnPerry

I mean a Kingsley Jester, Page or Jouster

chillidoggy

It must be good if you prefer it to the Hurricane.

jellyroll

Cacofonix said:

".........whacked the gain right up........"

Just tried that with my Studio Pro 22.....power valve disappeared in a cloud of smoke!  Never mind, am very happy using my Zvex Distortron to get bluesy crunch. Have gone from being frustrated as hell with the amp to loving it. 

KickTheHabit

Cacofonix;217792" said:

It is the best sounding amp I have ever heard.  I spent months researching before taking a punt, sight unseen.



I have no regrets at all.  My only regret was that I was told it could only do clean, so I started researching OD pedals, but I had a bit of alone time today and whacked the gain right up and it can even do that.



Clarity is great, tone shaping is unbelievable, so I know it will sit right in the mix, and the reverb is lush and deep.  I prefer it to my Cornford Hurricane, and my two Mesas.  I only got it because it is lighter than the Stiletto and more gutsy than the Hurricane, but it really is a "do anything" amp.



I could go on all day.  Love it.

That Hurricane was mine and she's missed every day.. But now a date with destiny and a Lazy J 20 is on the cards.. All the amp you need!

Lodious

I'm playing through a SP22 right now...absolutely I love it. Tons of different sounds, which are really easy to get. It's one of those amps where tweaking the controls gives you something different and good. I find with a lot of flexible amps, the controls seem to give different, but not quite what you want and after an hour I just end up getting fed up and going back to something basic.

The contour control is great for changing the character when tracking two guitars to make them sound a bit different. They are light and small too, which I like. At the moment, I'm running mine with the power amp cooking and attenuated with a powerbrake, then miked up, into Ableton and monitoring loud with headphones...it sounds great, and baby is sleeping in the next room :-)

Funny you should mention ACDC, cuz it reminds me of the Powerage era tone every time I crank it, which is weird for a Fender style amp.It also cleans up so nicely.The reverb on the Pro's is a lot nicer than the Pro+'s too. I was going to trade mine for a Pro+, but the reverb sounded very different, and not in a good way (think it uses a different valve configuration?)

I must admit, I'd always thought Two Rock's were a bit of a 'blues dentists' kind of thing (wrong of me, I know) and I didn't really like the image, but nearly a year in, and I honestly think it's one of the best bits of guitar gear I have ever bought. It is one bit of gear I don't think I'd ever, ever sell.

Cacofonix

I snagged mine just after the Pro+ came out.  So I got a discount    Edit: I spoke to the Captain, who advised me to wait because I couldn't afford the head and the Two-Rock cab.  He said wait until you get both, because it'd disappoint if I didn't get a decent speaker to go with it.  I agreed, waited a month, saved a bit more, and "pop" it came down in price.  Awesomes.

chillidoggy said:

It must be good if you prefer it to the Hurricane.

It is awesome.  If ever the weekend moves a bit East of South Wales, I might bring it along.  The Hurricane is amazing at what it does, but it doesn't do clean-loud.  The Studio Pro does both. 

KickTheHabit said:

Cacofonix;217792" said:

It is the best sounding amp I have ever heard.  I spent months researching before taking a punt, sight unseen.



I have no regrets at all.  My only regret was that I was told it could only do clean, so I started researching OD pedals, but I had a bit of alone time today and whacked the gain right up and it can even do that.



Clarity is great, tone shaping is unbelievable, so I know it will sit right in the mix, and the reverb is lush and deep.  I prefer it to my Cornford Hurricane, and my two Mesas.  I only got it because it is lighter than the Stiletto and more gutsy than the Hurricane, but it really is a "do anything" amp.



I could go on all day.  Love it.

That Hurricane was mine and she's missed every day.. But now a date with destiny and a Lazy J 20 is on the cards.. All the amp you need!

Good purchase. those J's sound great.  I went to see Temperance Movement, and they sounded awesome with teles.  More rawk than I use, though.

KickTheHabit

yes great band seen them 3 times now... were you at the Lincoln gig?

Cacofonix

No, Sheffield.  Great to see some good bands coming through again.