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Would be great for a band setting or recording. But when people say it exposes your mistakes I think that mid forward focus of a small cab with no low deep end would do that.
By way of example here is my DR103. If you look at the input volumes you would be expecting some level of breakup from most other amps with the dials set like that. However the thing is still clear as a bell.
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Not played through a Two Rock myself but I have seen them in action and there is a certain similarity. You get to hear everything. I always say if you ever really want to hear a guitar play it through a HiWatt. It's a bit like plugging into a hi-fi. Not to everyone's taste of course but nice if you like that sort of thing.
So if you do a run that has hammer-ons and pull-offs as well as regular picked notes, it can be very difficult to sound fluid. Even when the notes are all present - and in the right order - the extra dB from an overly energetic pull-off stands out like a sore thumb.
Whereas a more typical compressed/distorted amp automatically smoothes that out.
I think it is about clean headroom and nice EQ curve which can can cut the mix easily but not harshly. So dynamics can be heard in a band context similarly as your mistakes as well. I played Princetons, DR's but they compress and overdrive at the band volumes, because of this someone can say these are more forgiving.
I guess a Twin will be same to TR, I don't have much experience with it. TR SS is 18-19 kgs and Fender Twin 30-35kgs? Not practicle at all.
Two Rock have a different note attack to a lot of other amps.
They are sort of the anti-Matchless to me.
Matchless and Voxy circuits have more inherent distortion, even when clean, so it sort of rounds off the note attack.
It makes it easier to play certain styles.
Sometimes just a power chord on my Lightning is all I need to make me smile.
Two Rock have a totally different feel.
I know there are loads. of different models and variation within the product line but overall I find them spankier, even when distorted there is a clarity that cuts through. I find myself playing more in that modern fusion style on a Two Rock, being super picky about note choice, phrasing, muting.
Failing to do that leads to the rough edges being very obvious.
I had several friends, who are good guitarist, play my old Two Rock and really dislike it- finding it hard to work with, harder to get a tone they liked. I find this is generally true of Dumble style/inspired circuits.
That said, a Zen Drive into a Deluxe Reverb gets you 90% of the way there anyway.
With a Matchless there is so much hair that you almost don't want to play *too perfectly*, you want some of the grit and hair to be in there.
On Legacy amps- they have changed hands and direction several times. I don't think it is a huge deal really.
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I recently took my Matchless to a rehearsal where previously I had used either the studio’s Blackstar or my own Princeton Reverb, and the improvement in how good it sounded (and felt!) was incredible. If a Two Rock can do that then imo it is worth the money.
If you like the Matchless thing and mostly only want that sound then I would say it isn't for you.
If you like the Matchless sound for some styles but then use other amps for different styles and can play in ways that suit that sound/styles then I'd say go for it.
I added a Lazy J recently which is very different to Matchless- some of the pedals I use with the Lightning do not work at all with the Lazy J- a Fulltone OCD for example, waaaaay too much in the lower mids. Unusable.
Zendrive going into both amps at the same time is tonal heaven though.
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Surely various amps sound different and we all pick one that suits our taste. Versatility I do get - an amp that covers a wide range of sounds I want I would value higher than a one-trick pony, but most of these mythical holy-grail amps seem to be endless variations on clean Fenders. I'm definitely one who doesn't get it. Sorry
Louder than anything else on the planet.
Weighed the same as my car.