Hi Guys, 

I thought you might enjoy some of Chad's advice on using the SP22.
This was posted on TGP when someone
asked:


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bought a two rock studio pro 22, should i return it and get a Studio Pro 35?

I played around with the pickup load a little and I think it might be the fact that this guitar is just a big/full/deep tone. I am going to have to pull out my Les Paul and see how it works in comparison to the Collings Jazz box.
I feel like whenever I hit chords hard on the Eastside LC the amp goes right to an overdriven tone no matter how much I tame the gain levels.
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Chad's Answer:

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Hello,

Let me explain the layout a little. I'll start with the effect level, which is truth is and does act as an overall master. It allows how much preamp signal gets through the phase inverter into the output section. You can mess with the settings on this control to get different tones but if your going for clean then you will want to set it to 11:00.
Pickup loading will only work when you have a guitar plugged in. Any pedals put in front of the amp will disable this feature. I would leave it at the min setting to start.
On to the Front end. Start with treble and middle at 12:00 and put the bass to 9:00. These amps have a lot of bass on hand to be able to drive any type of speaker combination or make up for guitars that don't have any bottom end.
You gain and master control setting can start with the gain at 11:00 and the master at 1:00. This setup will get you the greatest amount of clean headroom out of the 22watts the amp has. If you find that you don't have enough stage volume then you need more watts.
The 22 really is a bedroom or studio size amp and unless you have a real quiet band or are mic'd up. Its not going to hold up. 
If you have any further questions about the amp and the settings please give me a call at work and I can walk you through it.
Take Care!
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Chad Mangrum
Two-Rock Amplifiers
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