Two Rock Opal tone demo / 95 am. strat / THD cab

one of the best amps i've ever heard, demo'ed by a killer player and friend Danny Donnelly, and dialed in by tone brother Ed Yoon of Tone Merchants/Suhr

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• Two
• Rock
• Opal
• amp
• fender
• strat
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[MrNebelful]

this one of the few tones I have heard and said... this is it, it's perfect.. I haven't said: it's nice, it's useful, it's gritty, it's fat, it's warm, it's chimey... no it's just perfect..

[mentoneman]

@MrNebelful

i agree. i've done quite a few amp demos and this is one that ranks way up there, both for accuracy based on what it sounded like in the room, and exactly what i'd want that amp to do sonically! danny is a great player as well and was the perfect candidate to showcase those tones.

victor's mojaves are another fave of mine.

[TheRealRayJ]

Damn. I keep coming back to this video. The tone is *exactly* what I want in an amp. I have a Two-Rock and I wonder if I can get it to dial in like this. Mine is more liquidy. I would describe this as "chimey" if that makes sense.

[mentoneman]

@TheRealRayJ

i can relate--this is the exact tone i want from an amp going after chimey blackfaced cleans and footswitching in to that tough texas SRV grunt while retaining the spank from the clean side.

remember two rock used to load these bad boys from the factory with NOS glass to seal the deal. major factor.

[supermanjamil1992]

I got a deal on getting a 2001 Two-Rock Opal. Is it worth it?

[mentoneman]

@supermanjamil1992 yes

[chooseyourblues]

Instant John Mayer tone.

[TheGatheringStorms]

Sometimes I think it's just 'cause they can.

Not to say that these amps aren't maybe a little higher quality, but I don't think there is really that much to be gained by spending that much more money.

A good in-the-ballpark tube amp, combined with well set a parametric EQ (or two), an overdrive, a good power attenuator, or even a noise suppressor could match these "boutique" tones fairly easily, in my opinion.

Who cares if the resistors and capacitors don't have fingerprints on them?

[dumbletone]

@Shufflekings Yes it comes from your cabinet i guess. The G1265 is not punchy and not very dynamic, and on that speaker the treble end is rolled off a lot... hope this helps !

[firstthought]

@TheRealRayJ I'm using a two-rock classic type 3 with a suhr badger 1x12 cabinet with a celestion alnico gold 12" @ 8 OHMS. It will produce the liguidy as well as great chime. I'm playing a Cp Thornton Fusion with Lollar pups. s/s/h set-up.

[BluesBro95]

WOW.

[15viceandvirtues]

OH LORD, that just sounds plain amazing.

[hecktorgonzalez]

hahah this guy is trying to John Mayer this video... just play it bro

[ardiandhani]

the BEST amp ever for me!

[stratthead]

This sounds decent but ordinary. It's a little on the plinky side to me. I've heard way better for much cheaper.

[theguitarczar]

What, prey tell, IS similar to "plywood"? Other than some other plywood?

[theguitarczar]

Howabout Ceriatone and a soldering iron?