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Then again I've never really liked Deluxe Reverbs...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
They both sounded great and i'd be happy to own either
And i love a DR
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
You May be surprised
I like TPS but even in my eyes, they live in fantasy land. And they must be doing quite well - there gear increases and increases.
I gave up on this one well before the end so I didn't hear the Tonemaster being run through the other speaker, but I still thought it sounded better with the neo anyway.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
It's the same on my Mesa Boogie Mark V 35, set the amp on clean channel and mode with the preamp volume at around 11 o clock, set the tone controls for a nice sparkly Fendery clean tone then sweep the preamp volume up to 3 o clock and you can hear the core tone changing in the mid range without any change to the tone controls.
The best I've tried at replicating this is the Axe FX II which I really liked for direct recorded tones but didn't like to play through in the room as an “amp”.
It’s quite clear that they aren’t open minded enough to realise that the advantages of the Tonemaster (weight, attenuator, IR output) outweigh the very small tonal difference that will not be heard by anybody in the average gig situation. That show (and yes I do watch every one) gets a bit too forensic too often. Maybe it’s a show for bedroom players.
They were very clear about mentioning the perceived advantages you mention (eg weight) but we’re also clear that they were judging purely based on tone preference in the room.
There’s a fine line between being “open minded” and being so keen on the idea of cheaper digital technology that you turn a blind eye to the gap that still exists in tone and dynamics. Those preferring valve tone these days are all overly forensic cork sniffers of course.
I have a friend who, when he was playing in bands, single handedly carried a Selmer Thunderbird on and off various forms of public transport around London as he made his way to rehearsals and gigs. He had youth on his side at the time, but said it was still pretty arduous. I imagine if you offered him the trade off of some loss of tonal accuracy against not having to cart around an amp weighing 30+ lbs* he would have taken your hand off.
*correction - I believe it weighed 26 KG!