Preview 
The Tan Dumble vs Ceriatone S&M- video comparison

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I sort of hit the lottery at the NY amp show when I was asked to demo some really nice amps. Kind of like going to a car show and being asked to try the James Bond's Aston Martins. It was a good day.
Thought it might be interesting to compare the videos of the two amps with the same guitar and player.

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Hi Tony,

The Dumble vid had some mic clipping, it's very hard to compare. Anyway:Love your playing!

Excelent stuff (although I must say the tainwrecks didn't do it for me)
Would you say the differences between Dumble and Ceriatone could also be related to the tubes used?

I will not comment the Dumble vid ... but man I wish I could be in that room...

The second vid is awesome... Tony you're an awesome player and the tone is awesome as well.
What did you have in loop? or in from of amp

I have another question for you... 
On that NY amp show you've seen/heard (probably tried) most of the D style amps in existence, from different builders.
How does OTS compare too all that?



...btw I already know your answer.
 

 

The video didn't do the Trainwrecks justice.  Also remember, all were run dry.  No reverb for me is kind of like going outside in my underwear.

Tony

Fantastic tone and playing on the Ceriatone track.......who's the song by??

Thanks. That was an unmodded S&M through a Two Rock 12-65.
The first tune was Round Midnight by Thelonius Monk.  I think I might have played  Eroll Garner's Misty on the Trainwreck...(???a jazz ballad on a TW...what the hell was I thinking?) and maybe a snippet of Norah Jones' Don't Know Why.  The whole experience kind of caught me by surprise....I was checking out the Celestion 12-65 ( stilll like Two rock's take much better- tighter bottom better for clean/strat playing, although the celestion has that nice midrange texture), the film crew came in, asked if I wanted to play on film, told me to start playing something, and 20 minutes later, it was done.
It's a shame the recording didn't do those beautiful and historic masterpieces justice.

Hi Tony

I meant the 2nd clip where you are playing along to a backing track...that's a bit more up tempo than Thelonius Monk, is it your composition? I love the string raking strokes at 0.28"