The Two-Rock TS1 40/20W Combo is a Two-Rock amplifier. Close alternatives include the Two-Rock Studio Signature 35W 1x12 Combo and the Two-Rock Bloomfield Drive 6V6 40W 1x12 Combo. It pairs well with the ProCo RAT 2 and the Beetronics Nectar.
Two-Rock TS1 40/20W Combo
Two-Rock · amplifier
The Two-Rock TS1, short for Tone Secret, was first released in 2010 and has become one of the company's most recognisable amplifiers. It is a two-channel design with a touch-sensitive overdrive channel, and its distinguishing feature is a sophisticated tube-buffered effects loop with individual send and return level controls that can be configured as a fully buffered active loop, a half-buffered loop or a passive loop. That flexibility is what separates it from other two-channel amps in the range, since it lets time-based effects sit in the chain without the tonal penalty a fixed loop imposes. In 40/20-watt combo form it is practical for club stages and studio use. It suits blues, fusion and rock players who run substantial effects rigs.
- smooth
- headroom
- gain
- pedal platform
- rich
- clean
- harmonics
- club
Good for
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
Genres the Two-Rock TS1 40/20W Combo is commonly used in
- Rock
- Soul
- Blues
- Blues Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Two-Rock TS1 40/20W Combo
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
31% matchThe RAT's dark, cutting distortion is a sharper edge than the TS1's own smooth, rich pedal-platform headroom offers on its own.
Beetronics Nectar
Beetronics
30% matchPush the TS1's smooth, rich clean platform with the Nectar's own boutique low-gain saturation and it opens up into real breakup.
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
27% matchPush the TS1's glassy, buffered clean headroom with the Swarm and the fuzz's harmonics stay rich instead of collapsing.
Mooer Trelicopter
Mooer
16% matchThe Trelicopter's vintage, subtle tremolo pulses gently on top of the TS1's own smooth, rich clean platform.
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
15% matchKeep the Modulated Delay's warm, vintage-voiced echo in the TS1's loop, clear of the amp's own smooth, rich clean platform. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
TC Electronic Echobrain Analog Delay Effetto Delay A
TC Electronic
13% matchKeep the Echobrain in the TS1's loop for warm analog slapback beyond the amp's own rich, smooth pedal-platform gain. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor
Wampler
10% matchRun the Mini Ego 76 before the TS1 for studio-grade FET compression before the amp's own rich, smooth pedal-platform gain reacts.
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchTwo-Rock TS1 40/20W Combo leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes wants
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Two-Rock Studio Signature 35W 1x12 Combo
Two-Rock
63% similarityShared character: benchmark, glassy, pedalboard
Two-Rock Bloomfield Drive 6V6 40W 1x12 Combo
Two-Rock
63% similarityShared character: benchmark, glassy, fusion
Amplified Nation Ampliphonix and Gain
Amplified Nation
60% similarityShared character: fusion, wide_range, singing
Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head
Two-Rock
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature 6V6 40W Head
Two-Rock
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Amplified Nation Steel String Singer 100W Head
Amplified Nation
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Two-Rock Bi-Onyx 50W Head
Two-Rock
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Two-Rock Silver Sterling Signature 150W Head
Two-Rock
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Amplified Nation Steel String Singer 50W Head
Amplified Nation
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Two-Rock Bloomfield Drive 6L6 100W Head
Two-Rock
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Two-Rock Classic Reverb 100W Head
Two-Rock
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head
amplifier
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Two-Rock TS1 40/20W Combo?+
The closest matches in character are the Two-Rock Studio Signature 35W 1x12 Combo, the Two-Rock Bloomfield Drive 6V6 40W 1x12 Combo, the Amplified Nation Ampliphonix and Gain.
What pairs well with the Two-Rock TS1 40/20W Combo?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: ProCo RAT 2, Beetronics Nectar, Beetronics Swarm — The RAT's dark, cutting distortion is a sharper edge than the TS1's own smooth, rich pedal-platform headroom offers on its own..
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