Winner
Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature
• Price £4,299
• Reviewed April 2017
• Contact Coda Music 01438 350 815 www.two-rock.com
With design genius Bill Krinard back in the Two-Rock fold, fans of the boutique amp builder were on tenterhooks to see what the renewed partnership would produce – and they weren’t disappointed.
In many ways, the Classic Reverb Signature saw Two-Rock return to what made it one of the kings of the modern boutique boom – making stunning and immaculately built big-bottle tone machines inspired by Alexander Dumble’s near-mythical creations. With exceptional sonics, a wide gain range and outstanding touch dynamics, the Classic Reverb Signature is worth every penny of its top-end price.
We said “It’s undoubtedly one for the discerning and well-heeled player, but the Classic Reverb Signature is the sort of amplifier that could be a real game-changer”.
Highly Commended
Fender ’57 Custom Pro-Amp
• Price £2,299
• Reviewed June 2017
• Contact Fender EMEA 01342 331700 www.fender.com
We said “Full and fat tweed tones both clean and dirty. With the right guitar this is a stunning sounding amp”.
Rift Amplification Tweed 15TV
• Price £1,514
• Reviewed October 2017
• Contact Rift Amplification 07480 067871 www.riftamps.com
We said “With a fat and chewy midrange and a sweet treble, the 15TV is a highly convincing, killer-sounding 5A3 Deluxe replica”.
Stone Deaf SD30
• Price £1,749
• Reviewed July 2017
• Contact Stone Deaf Effects & Amplification 01706 882486 stonedeaffx.com
We said “This is a great-sounding EL84 combo, whether or not you’re ready for the futuristic functionality that’s also enclosed”.