Two-Rock Vintage Deluxe Review

 Masterful Mutation

The Vintage Deluxe comes in a 1×12 combo or as a head that can be paired with Two-Rock’s open-backed 3×10 or single-15 cabinets (or any 4-, 8-, or 16-ohm cabinet of your choice). You can also choose between a 35-watt 2x6L6 version with a tube rectifier or a 40-watt version with four 6V6 tubes and a solid-state rectifier. Our review model is built around the former format and is housed in a sizable (20.5"x12"x10.5") head. Apart from the two 6L6 power tubes, many specs and features will be familiar to Fender fans. It’s built with a steel chassis and comes with footswitchable bias tremolo and a tube-driven spring reverb. Other features are more novel—most notably the two footswitchable tone stacks. The first of these, which is situated on the front panel, features treble, mid, and bass controls. The alternate tone stack is built around a single tone knob on the back panel. Further tone shaping is available via a presence knob and switches for texture, bright, and power modes. A passive effects loop offers an insert point between preamp and power sections for time-based effects.