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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Lew on May 18, 2009, 04:57:46 AM

Title: Two Rock amps
Post by: Lew on May 18, 2009, 04:57:46 AM
Some pics of the inside of these expensive amps made it on TGP in a truly epic thread.

These things cost like 3-10k?!

(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k11/BFDR/Image007-3.jpg)




Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: Twinfan on May 18, 2009, 08:30:03 AM
Hmm.  Looks a bit messy to me!

If you want a Dumble-type amp, get a (superbly built) Ceriatone clone for a bargain price!
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: sgmypod on May 18, 2009, 09:16:38 AM
Nice sounding amps....but yeah not the neatest..supposed to be low noise though
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: Tellboy on May 18, 2009, 10:47:49 AM
Hmm.  Looks a bit messy to me!

If you want a Dumble-type amp, get a (superbly built) Ceriatone clone for a bargain price!

+1 - From Martin or direct from Nik. I was on the point of getting one before the £ divebombed - they are priced in dollars  :(
(http://www.ceriatone.com/images/completeAmpsPic/CTOvertone/board/topleft3B.jpg)
Lots of tweaks available (on the Ceriatone forum) to get the sound you're after.
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: indysmith on May 18, 2009, 02:16:35 PM
I don't know why but massive caps make me grin :lol:
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: Fikealox on May 18, 2009, 02:43:34 PM
After working with decrepit military equipment, massive caps make me very wary :lol: That ceriatone looks really nice, though
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: Denim n Leather on May 18, 2009, 05:17:29 PM
Two Rock amps don't sound that good to begin with.
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: horsehead on May 18, 2009, 06:43:33 PM
Two Rock amps don't sound that good to begin with.
I beg to differ, they are lovely cleans chimey, sound...if you like that & I do!
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: Tellboy on May 18, 2009, 07:10:18 PM
Here's a picture of the inside of an original Dumble Overdrive Special (Two Rock and Ceriatine ODS are based on Dumble design). Apparently this is Larry Carlton's. The black residue on some of the components is the remains of the 'goop' that Dumble used to cover some of his amps with to discourage copies! Although the wiring doesn't look particularly neat Dumble was apparently fanatical where he placed his wires and components. He always used 'flying' wiring for the valve heaters, unlike the heater wiring tucked into the corner of the chassis in the Two Rock and Ceriatone. Not sure how much was this myth or a load of ****ocks.

Oops - sorry can't use the picture :oops:
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: HTH AMPS on May 18, 2009, 09:25:13 PM
I'd want a neater amp with more tlc gone into it for the price Two Rocks fetch.  Having said that, I doubt it affects the tone - Two Rock have a great reputation for tone and I know my own experimental chassis looks like shite, but sounds like angels gargling nectar.

Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: Lew on May 19, 2009, 01:12:01 AM
Here's a picture of the inside of an original Dumble Overdrive Special (Two Rock and Ceriatine ODS are based on Dumble design). Apparently this is Larry Carlton's. The black residue on some of the components is the remains of the 'goop' that Dumble used to cover some of his amps with to discourage copies! Although the wiring doesn't look particularly neat Dumble was apparently fanatical where he placed his wires and components. He always used 'flying' wiring for the valve heaters, unlike the heater wiring tucked into the corner of the chassis in the Two Rock and Ceriatone. Not sure how much was this myth or a load of ****ocks.

Oops - sorry can't use the picture :oops:

(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f121/1957gold/DumbleODSguts-1.jpg)

Here's one  8)
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: Dmoney on May 19, 2009, 01:18:28 AM
had to add this
(http://www.aikenamps.com/SLO100.gif)
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: Lew on May 19, 2009, 01:28:52 AM
slo?

edit: followed image address, yea seen that slo before - almost as neat as Martins work  :P  :D
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: indysmith on May 19, 2009, 08:57:35 PM
Two Rock amps don't sound that good to begin with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfXUb1g1xLA&feature=related
Sorry, but if this clip is anything like an accurate representation of how one sounds then you're just plain WRONG.
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: tomjackson on May 19, 2009, 09:02:19 PM
Two Rock amps don't sound that good to begin with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfXUb1g1xLA&feature=related
Sorry, but if this clip is anything like an accurate representation of how one sounds then you're just plain WRONG.

Yeah, sounds good to me! 
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: WezV on May 19, 2009, 09:07:46 PM
god damn thats nice
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: HTH AMPS on May 19, 2009, 10:59:23 PM
the clean/breaking up tones on the Two Rock sounded great, wasn't keen on the OD tone but that might just have been the way they had it tuned in.

Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: Ian Price on May 19, 2009, 11:13:05 PM
Love the tone on this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSM3FL7zUdw
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: Tellboy on May 20, 2009, 10:27:01 AM
the clean/breaking up tones on the Two Rock sounded great, wasn't keen on the OD tone but that might just have been the way they had it tuned in.



Better demo of OD tone of the Two Rock by Joe Bonamassa on this one at 2.12.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2yHFbT63ug (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2yHFbT63ug)
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: JamesHealey on May 20, 2009, 06:09:46 PM
must admit my builds are much cleaner/tidier than the two rock stuff.
some pics going up soon on healeyamps.co.uk once adam sorts his camera out.
Title: Re: Two Rock amps
Post by: Lew on May 20, 2009, 07:25:36 PM
Notice the blob/wood sandwich on the left?