TWO NOTES HAS made a good name for itself mainly by designing and manufacturing digital impulse response (IR) speaker and cab simulators. So the release of an analog unit like the ReVolt Analog Amp Sim might seem like a big leap sideways — or even backward. Looked at it another way, however, it’s a clever diversification in the field — a hedging of bets, not to mention a credible attempt for serious viability in the growing market for fly rigs, and at a reasonable price to boot.
Two Notes calls the unit a “three-channel all-analog guitar amp simulatorand shared bass, middle and treble. The boost knob can add gain to any channel with a second press of the respective foot switch. Only one cab sim is included, but the analog emulation of a Marshall Slash Signature 4x12 is likely to be as broadly popular as any single cab might be, especially with the crunch and lead channels’ leanings toward higher-octane modern rock.
