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@@SonicDriveStudio True but if I was trying to buy one of these amps and wanted to hear what they sound like, I'd need another video to see how it sounds on its own, with only one guitar
That crunch riff is SO catchy, really really love these demo tracks and the fact you focus on tones and simple riffs rather than showing off shredding. So much more relatable.
A hell of a job! Thanks a lot! I'm playing my trusted RV MKI 50 head with 4x6V6 now for at least 10 years and never looked back. The four gainstages on the drivechannel provide many different tones. I experimented with preamptubes for the clean channel which sits somewhere between a Vox and a Fender. It's chimey and has quite some headroom for bigger venues. The OR15 has the same sort of od-structure as the RV. But in fact I liked most of the demo'd amps. I'm just not to keen on the Dark-versions. But that's personal.
Rocker 15 Terror surprised me a bit actually. However, favorite is the Rockerverb (biased opinion as I own the 100w version). The Dark series and TH30 almost seem to be an Orange sprinkled with mesa? Killer video my dude!
I've listened back and forth for an hour. A buddy of mine picked up a or15 and I have the dark terror. I was surprised how awesome the or15 is. But in this comparison the rocker 15 edges them both out
Is it me or the Orange Rocker 15 Terror head sounds better than the Rocker 15 Combo? Seems like the Combo version drive channel gets fuzzy past 12 o'clock.
1. TH30 because it has the most definition to me. 2. Dark Terror, because even though it is a little less defined to me, it still suits every genre. 3. Rockerverb 50, because it has the classic sound Orange sound, and is still versatile. Honorable mention: Micro Dark, because I have one and it sounds pretty clear. But it doesn’t have the fullness “umf” that it’s bigger all tube brothers have.
Agree. I think the last riff with the dual terror and rockerverb sounded somewhat similar. The rockerverb sounded meaner and the dual terror sounded airier. I could totally live with the dual terror though.
Top 3 for me: 1. Dual Terror 2. Rocker 15 3. Micro Dark I hopefully you can update sometimes in the future with the Super Crush and the Crush Pro. Curious about those solid state amps versus the other valve brothers. Thank you for your hard efforts with this video Jon! Cheers!
I have the OR15 and Brent Hinds, it’s all I’ll ever need. Well, until I find any other Orange on the used market. 😎 I want them all. I’m a huge orange fanboy, although not a rich one.
Out of the micros, I actually like the regular micro over the dark for hi gain - its a bit more biting. Pity about the one tone control/no loop though.
This was very interesting. I went through a few times and compared them back to back. My top 3 in order: 1. Rocker 15, 2. Rockerverb 50, 3. Dark Terror. The Rocker and Rockerverb are remarkably close. The Rocker 15 mids cut in a way that just did it for me. I never would have thought I would pick the lunchbox over the fullsize.
I love your in-depth comparison videos. Attention to detail is key, and so are the “control” factors; I like what you keep the same from amp to amp, or guitar to guitar, etc, and even though you have each amp dialed in for a specific kind of sound for different songs, it’s clear what the differences are, and you truly know how to showcase the characteristics at hand. I’ve seen comparisons of Mesa amps, and while it’s clear some folks have a knack for dialing in a recto or mark series amp, they may not truly understand the nuances of either, and will unintentionally do one or the other a disservice. You clearly put a lot of work into not just playing but also listening. Great work - you’ve taught me a lot about layering and combining the amps in my collection, and about achieving the sounds I’m after!
Very cool video. I assume these were re-amped tracks, as the playing sounds identical between amps. Anyway, I listened super close and for crunch, the TH30 and RV50 had that 3D enveloping tone. The AD30 nailed the clean and had some noticeable chime on the crunch. For high gain, I would go Tiny Terror, which sounded similar to the Root and Dual Terror. Rocker 15 and RV50 and even the OR15 were nice for high gain as well and sounded really similar. I would not go with the AD30, TH30, or Dark for high gain unless you were doing super dark sludge, and I wouldn’t go with the Tiny Dark (whatever the last amp was) for any of the tones.
I thought I didn’t like the “Orange sound” until this video. Loved a lot of these. Just ordered a Micro Dark and pretty excited about it especially after watching this. I quite liked it. But now I’m interested in the bigger ones!
May biased since I own an MKIII but that's definitely the best of the bunch. Dual Terror seems a close second for me followed by the OR15. Great demo as always!
I thought to myself, “let me check out some of this video…” Next thing I know, I’ve watched the whole video. I really enjoyed this comparison. Must have been a lot of work, thanks for doing it.
It's made in England, too, which probably has more to do with it. Most of the other amp back panels that I can find for the less expensive orange amps say "made in PRC" I guess their marketing department figured out that some people won't immediately recognize that as CHINA. (I have no problem with the latter, though - nobody's making tube heads full tube high wattage heads for
@@daw162 Now I have no problem craping on the commie, organ harvesting, shit land that is China, but a good bit of it is the wattage. The headroom really comes through in the recordings. Also, I believe all of the amps except the rockerverb use el84 tubes and the rockerverb uses el34; I've run el84 yellow jackets in 6l6 and el34 amps and you really get a big tone difference(still could just be that decreased headroom from lower wattage tubes).
Great comparison video, as usual... One thing that I noticed on the Micro Dark intro - I feel people on the fence on the Micro Terror vs. Micro Dark - the Dark has a proper effects loop! I know I'm fond of my Micro Dark.
I love the OR 15 and the Dark Terror. How the heck did they get those micros to sound so good. I preferred them to some of the bigger more expensive options.
Great comparison video. Never really used Orange but know a lot more now. Thanks Oh, my LTD Phoenix White will be here tomorrow. That sounded great for the video. Thanks again for helping me on deciding Cheers Dave
I was surprised at the Micro Dark. I own the Rocker Terror 15 and love it, but I might have to get that Micro Dark as well. Thanks for doing this, and I love your songwriting.
You were a big influence with your video and I went for the OR15 . It suit me perfectly and it is an amazing head combine with a booster Spark booster from TC Electronic and a Maxon OD808
I love how every Orange amp comparison I watch I prefer the Rocker 15, which is the one I own (and from the comparison, seems to be very close to the rockeverb). I received a Boss mt2w a few days ago and it sounds awesome with that amp! You keep a lot of clarity!
I never had an actual, real amp other than my old little marshall bedroomcombo, I got my Neural DSP one day and used it ever since... But I always wanted a real amp and for some reason, I saw myself really drawn towards Orange amps, idk what it is, but their look, their sound, I always enjoyed it. But there are so many of them which all seem pretty similar, so thanks for this video! I'm still amazed by your attention to detail in those reviews, really man, keep up the great work!!
@@Soldano999 I think they’re the best things Orange has done. Perfect tone really. The others just seem to barely miss. Or15 is also great. More compressed and plenty of (too much) gain but it’s the only other I’d say is 97% as good tonally. And fx loop and tone stack... really easy to turn on and play. Never have to try very hard with it.
Amps can take up so much space, it can't be wrong that a big part of the reason I'm heavily favoring Orange for a first amp is their look! Fits right in with my interior design lol
Love the OR15 and is absolutely in my wish list. To my ears it seems to have less round attack than the Rocker 15 or the dual terror but has a kind of tight creamy dirty tone I find awesome. Maybe only issue is to go from a clean intro to a dirty in same song. Anyway fx loop is a feature I couldn’t miss and for this Or15 would solve some tone adjustment and also give more modern effects to the clean headroom that is possible to obtain. BTW, Jon, congratulations for this perfect comparison demo. It’s a pity that some of these models are currently discontinued
I have one. Throw a Wampler Tumnus in front for some of the sweetest blues breakup tones ever. Most versatile amp I've ever played. Great for blues and heavy as hell doom.
I'll definitely be picking up a Micro Dark soon, especially hearing how close it is to the Dark Terror for a fraction of the price. It just sounds great compared with everything here, I can't super easily justify spending 700 on a dark terror when I could pay 200 for a Micro Dark.
Watched this video numerous times over. With the exception of all the description parts of each amp head in every segment. Every video sound and look exactly the same. Camera pans to each amp, light on and cable in. No difference to me. Absolutely none. The sound track recorded is really good and the playing is great. Never been disappointed with this channel. Unfortunately after much investigation and paying attention. This one didn't have me believing anything other than the guy is always a great player with killer riffs.
Geez, my amp sucks 😞. Dark terror is my choice. I was listening but not watching. When that one was being played, I stopped in my tracks. Might have to investigate that one. I need a new amp bad. Currently I have a Marshall code 50 combo solid state. It’s over engineered and annoying.
What a great review ! I really enjoyed the track you wrote and jammed along to it. So now I have to buy an Orange amp and the LTD guitar sounds pretty good actually 😂🤣🎸🤘
Great comparison video. My favorite was the AD30. I used to own a Crush 35RT and regrettably sold it. After an abusive love affair with Fender Amps I came back to Orange and got a Crush. 20RT at a deal I couldn't pass up. As a bedroom player it's plenty loud even when my son jams along on his bass or I'm taking a lesson over Zoom. I hope to one-day get the Rocker 15 combo or TremLord 30.
Dude. This is an insane amount of work! Thank you. I'm still on course to buy a Rockerverb, but this demo definitely makes me consider to grab an OR15 or Jim Root if I see a cheap one online.
Man that jim root terror sounds fantastic to me. Very similar characteristics to the big boy rockerverb but at 15w. Great review. Also thank you for the timestamps.
I love my Orange Rocker 15 Terror with 2x PPC112 in stack. Great Vintage British rock tones and metal territory, but if you pushed it with tube screamer type pedal, you easily can play some heaviest sounds :) Great comparision! Love your channel! You do Great work!
After hearing all of them, I’m now sure I made the right choice with the TH30 for the style of music I play and the way I play (open chords). They’re all amazing though!
If you had a choice between the rockerverb, a thunderverb, a th100 and a dual dark which would you choose for all around? I know they aren't in this video but I thought I'd ask.
The “shape” knob seems to work like the “contour” knob on my old transistor amp (Marshall MG30). Since that one was positioned in between the bass and treble knob, though, it made me assume I preferred a high-mids sound, rather than a scooped low-mids sound. This led me to dial the ENGL Invader in exactly the wrong way when I first tried it out. Then again, from all the demos of the Invader I’ve heard here on TH-cam (Mk I and MkII), I found neither particularly impressive - at least considering the price. Now they no longer seem to be available anyway. Looks like I’m not the only one who never really liked their sound - even though I wanted to (given the four independent EQs for each channel).
fantastic demo! I'm really impressed at how much time and effort you invest into this. I'm ashamed to say it, but it would have been sooo cool to have the new Super Crush in that Comparison.... oh, now I did say it....
@@SonicDriveStudio if you get your hands on one, it would be great to see a comparison between it and your Rockerverb as there are no good comparisons on TH-cam between the CR120/SC100 and RV50/100. Great video as always!!
Actually, Hunter on Agufish compared the SC100 and the Rockerverb...but we need more than one comparison!! As always Jon, killer comparison!! I think the TH-30 is gonna be it for me until I can snag a Dual Dark 100
I'm looking at the AD 30, I already own a Pro 60 solid state combo that sounds amazing with my Les Paul and pedal board setup. Could I set the AD 30 on top of the Pro 60, unplug the speaker from the 60, plug in the AD30, and use it as a cabinet? Would that give me a whole new world of variety or is it not practical? The ohm rating is compatible with both having 8 and 16. I'm fairly new to playing electric and I want to be a tube amp guy l, but the two Fenders that I have don't chug the way the solid state Orange Crush does, so I thought maybe I could buy it a Crush with tubes, but maybe not have to buy a cabinet since I already have the 60..
They all seem to have the same standard Orange sound as a basis (except for the low-gain AD30), and you’re mainly paying more if you want more channels and knobs… 😁
Great video! Wow! Nice job! I own a OR120, OR15 and a Micro Dark. I’ve had a Dual Dark 100 and TH100. Ironically my favorites are the Dual Dark and TH100. Lol. You made the Micro Dark sound incredible. My favorite out of that bunch. OR15 is second.
This is a awesome video. I hear some differences between the amps, but I was comparing the Rocker 15 terror with the MKIII and I could not hear that much difference. Is that just me?
Dude what a sick video!! great job! thanks to you I'm now on a hunt for a Rockerverb Mk iii, however, I'm not sure whether I should take the 50 or the 100 watts... Can you point out a few of the differences between the two? For instance, do both have the same amount gainstages, (or perhaps it depends on the amount of the power amps?). Great channel BTW, subscribed!
Once again an amazing video comparison! Would love to see what your thoughts are on the older Ampeg VH-140c head. Been using that thing on countless metal records for almost 25 years. I think you'd likey. 🤘
Is there a particular reason why you switched to the captor for the micros? Also, I have an ad30 that I'd like to try this with, so does it matter which load box I use, the 8 or 16 ohm?
Really awesome video love the sound of the rockerverb its on another level and i really like the Brent hinds 👌, im a complete beginner and am thinking the micro dark terror will be my first amp 😁 🤟👊
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This guy has the best comparisons on youtube, hands down.
He and @Johansegeborn
First time seeing homie here and I am going to have to agree with you.
Idk, I don't think a good comparison should have double tracked guitars. Great in a studio setting but hard to tell the tonal definition
For me it's the other way around. Double tracked and panned hard left right gives me a much clearer image of the tonal differences
@@SonicDriveStudio True but if I was trying to buy one of these amps and wanted to hear what they sound like, I'd need another video to see how it sounds on its own, with only one guitar
That crunch riff is SO catchy, really really love these demo tracks and the fact you focus on tones and simple riffs rather than showing off shredding. So much more relatable.
Agreed. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it through the different amps. I even pulled out one of my Solar guitars and jammed along!!
Totally agree. His riffs are wicked.
Same! Solos hardly give me an idea on what an amp or pedal sounds like!
It is absolutely amazing how close the micro dark sounds compared to the big boys here. incredible for 189.00.
Wow, that was a lot of work! Which one did you like? Let me know! :)
A hell of a job! Thanks a lot! I'm playing my trusted RV MKI 50 head with 4x6V6 now for at least 10 years and never looked back. The four gainstages on the drivechannel provide many different tones. I experimented with preamptubes for the clean channel which sits somewhere between a Vox and a Fender. It's chimey and has quite some headroom for bigger venues. The OR15 has the same sort of od-structure as the RV. But in fact I liked most of the demo'd amps. I'm just not to keen on the Dark-versions. But that's personal.
Rocker 15 Terror surprised me a bit actually. However, favorite is the Rockerverb (biased opinion as I own the 100w version). The Dark series and TH30 almost seem to be an Orange sprinkled with mesa? Killer video my dude!
I've listened back and forth for an hour. A buddy of mine picked up a or15 and I have the dark terror. I was surprised how awesome the or15 is. But in this comparison the rocker 15 edges them both out
Is it me or the Orange Rocker 15 Terror head sounds better than the Rocker 15 Combo?
Seems like the Combo version drive channel gets fuzzy past 12 o'clock.
@@pedrogarciarobleto Good observation, thats because combo is restricted by that dinky little speaker. Sounds wayyy better in a 2x12 or 4x12 setup.
I love my Micro Dark! It's magic in a tiny box. Love your Orange Amp collection!
1. TH30 because it has the most definition to me.
2. Dark Terror, because even though it is a little less defined to me, it still suits every genre.
3. Rockerverb 50, because it has the classic sound Orange sound, and is still versatile.
Honorable mention: Micro Dark, because I have one and it sounds pretty clear. But it doesn’t have the fullness “umf” that it’s bigger all tube brothers have.
I got my TH30 10 years ago. Amazing amp
The Rockerverb, Dual Terror and Jim root all sound the best to my ears
Agree. I think the last riff with the dual terror and rockerverb sounded somewhat similar. The rockerverb sounded meaner and the dual terror sounded airier. I could totally live with the dual terror though.
Top 3 for me:
1. Dual Terror
2. Rocker 15
3. Micro Dark
I hopefully you can update sometimes in the future with the Super Crush and the Crush Pro. Curious about those solid state amps versus the other valve brothers. Thank you for your hard efforts with this video Jon! Cheers!
I do noit have a Dual Terror.
Having said that, I DO own my top 3:
OR15
Dark Terror
Tiny Terror
yes, Rocker 15 is not on the list.
I have the OR15 and Brent Hinds, it’s all I’ll ever need. Well, until I find any other Orange on the used market. 😎 I want them all. I’m a huge orange fanboy, although not a rich one.
You crushed this demo. Solid riffs! I was grooving the whole time.
Thanks!
Rockerverb 50 MKIII and the rocker 15 Terror. Own both love both. Rich tones
Buy yourself an OR-15 and a 10 band eq. Throw that pedal in the loop and you have every amp in this comparison. You're welcome.
i love this guy i haven’t even watch the whole video im only two minutes in and i love him
Out of the micros, I actually like the regular micro over the dark for hi gain - its a bit more biting. Pity about the one tone control/no loop though.
This was very interesting. I went through a few times and compared them back to back. My top 3 in order: 1. Rocker 15, 2. Rockerverb 50, 3. Dark Terror. The Rocker and Rockerverb are remarkably close. The Rocker 15 mids cut in a way that just did it for me. I never would have thought I would pick the lunchbox over the fullsize.
I own a Rocker terror here, been so happy with it.
But..... will it do the massive gain sound of the 'verb though
I love your in-depth comparison videos. Attention to detail is key, and so are the “control” factors; I like what you keep the same from amp to amp, or guitar to guitar, etc, and even though you have each amp dialed in for a specific kind of sound for different songs, it’s clear what the differences are, and you truly know how to showcase the characteristics at hand. I’ve seen comparisons of Mesa amps, and while it’s clear some folks have a knack for dialing in a recto or mark series amp, they may not truly understand the nuances of either, and will unintentionally do one or the other a disservice. You clearly put a lot of work into not just playing but also listening. Great work - you’ve taught me a lot about layering and combining the amps in my collection, and about achieving the sounds I’m after!
Thanks so much!
The range of tone in that little OR15 is impressive.
That’s what I’m saying I had to do a double take when he swapped to high gain 😂
Wow. What a perfect compare video I really didn't think would be here. All of them.!
Great job on comparisons !
I love the OR-15 the classic look in the lunchbox amp with classic Orange tone.
That's a great amp!
Very cool video. I assume these were re-amped tracks, as the playing sounds identical between amps. Anyway, I listened super close and for crunch, the TH30 and RV50 had that 3D enveloping tone. The AD30 nailed the clean and had some noticeable chime on the crunch. For high gain, I would go Tiny Terror, which sounded similar to the Root and Dual Terror. Rocker 15 and RV50 and even the OR15 were nice for high gain as well and sounded really similar. I would not go with the AD30, TH30, or Dark for high gain unless you were doing super dark sludge, and I wouldn’t go with the Tiny Dark (whatever the last amp was) for any of the tones.
YEAH, my favourite amp brand ever, demonstrated by one of the most professional gear channels out there.
Jon, you sir, are a treasure 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Thanks very much!
I thought I didn’t like the “Orange sound” until this video. Loved a lot of these. Just ordered a Micro Dark and pretty excited about it especially after watching this. I quite liked it. But now I’m interested in the bigger ones!
An eq and tubescreamer style boost work so good in front of the micro dark.
And a decent 4x12 cab
May biased since I own an MKIII but that's definitely the best of the bunch. Dual Terror seems a close second for me followed by the OR15. Great demo as always!
Your tastes run similar to mine, those are the ones that stuck out to me the most. Still dreaming of owning a Rockerverb one day!
I thought to myself, “let me check out some of this video…” Next thing I know, I’ve watched the whole video.
I really enjoyed this comparison. Must have been a lot of work, thanks for doing it.
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it!
@@SonicDriveStudio very much so!
The Rockerverb was beyond impressive, I understand why it's so expensive tbh
It's made in England, too, which probably has more to do with it. Most of the other amp back panels that I can find for the less expensive orange amps say "made in PRC"
I guess their marketing department figured out that some people won't immediately recognize that as CHINA.
(I have no problem with the latter, though - nobody's making tube heads full tube high wattage heads for
@@daw162 Now I have no problem craping on the commie, organ harvesting, shit land that is China, but a good bit of it is the wattage. The headroom really comes through in the recordings. Also, I believe all of the amps except the rockerverb use el84 tubes and the rockerverb uses el34; I've run el84 yellow jackets in 6l6 and el34 amps and you really get a big tone difference(still could just be that decreased headroom from lower wattage tubes).
The best video about Orange amps ever! I love them all. But the Rockerverb... damn!!!
Right on my man...lotta work..I really appreciate you and your hard work on..this was perfect all the way around.. boatload of work
Thank you!
Great comparison video, as usual... One thing that I noticed on the Micro Dark intro - I feel people on the fence on the Micro Terror vs. Micro Dark - the Dark has a proper effects loop! I know I'm fond of my Micro Dark.
I love the OR 15 and the Dark Terror. How the heck did they get those micros to sound so good. I preferred them to some of the bigger more expensive options.
Great video and I guess I will have to save for a rockerverb mkIII. 😅
P.s. your riffs are sick!
Great comparison video. Never really used Orange but know a lot more now. Thanks
Oh, my LTD Phoenix White will be here tomorrow. That sounded great for the video. Thanks again for helping me on deciding
Cheers Dave
*_Gotta say, those Micro amps really hold their own. For $149 and $199, you can’t go wrong with either one of those._*
As much as I love them, I have to say that the heatsinks for the power amp chips are just inadequate. They really shouldn't be pushed to their limits.
Especially considering they're 20 watts
I was surprised at the Micro Dark. I own the Rocker Terror 15 and love it, but I might have to get that Micro Dark as well. Thanks for doing this, and I love your songwriting.
I own the rocker 15 aswell and that microdark is tempting ^^
I really liked the rockerverb, but the th30 surprised me, and the or15 sounded really good too
You were a big influence with your video and I went for the OR15 . It suit me perfectly and it is an amazing head combine with a booster Spark booster from TC Electronic and a Maxon OD808
AD30 hands down. Very articulate sounding.
This is a really good video!
Well done 👍
Watching this all again... cooking Thanksgiving dinner in Adirondack mountains in upstate NY.... happy holidays to all..
Enjoy your holiday!
Dude the amps are amazing and all but I just dig your songs! 😌✊🏽🤘🏽
I love how every Orange amp comparison I watch I prefer the Rocker 15, which is the one I own (and from the comparison, seems to be very close to the rockeverb). I received a Boss mt2w a few days ago and it sounds awesome with that amp! You keep a lot of clarity!
BRENT HINDS TERROR so good
30w version want sale！
I never had an actual, real amp other than my old little marshall bedroomcombo, I got my Neural DSP one day and used it ever since... But I always wanted a real amp and for some reason, I saw myself really drawn towards Orange amps, idk what it is, but their look, their sound, I always enjoyed it.
But there are so many of them which all seem pretty similar, so thanks for this video! I'm still amazed by your attention to detail in those reviews, really man, keep up the great work!!
i like or15 i love it...time for shopping :D
As usual you kill it.
I hope you’ll feature the AD30 separately. You might compare it to the TT... it’s amazing how close they can be.
I used to own an AD 30 and i would have to agree. The TT comes remarkably close.
@@Soldano999 I think they’re the best things Orange has done. Perfect tone really. The others just seem to barely miss. Or15 is also great. More compressed and plenty of (too much) gain but it’s the only other I’d say is 97% as good tonally. And fx loop and tone stack... really easy to turn on and play. Never have to try very hard with it.
@@jaycee30865 well yeah the OR15 in every video i've watched sounded fantastic.
That demo song is great. Real Porcupine Tree vibes
Amps can take up so much space, it can't be wrong that a big part of the reason I'm heavily favoring Orange for a first amp is their look! Fits right in with my interior design lol
You should do a Rockerverb SuperCrush comparison…
Awesome video wow! Great rifs too, thanks a lot
Love the OR15 and is absolutely in my wish list. To my ears it seems to have less round attack than the Rocker 15 or the dual terror but has a kind of tight creamy dirty tone I find awesome. Maybe only issue is to go from a clean intro to a dirty in same song. Anyway fx loop is a feature I couldn’t miss and for this Or15 would solve some tone adjustment and also give more modern effects to the clean headroom that is possible to obtain. BTW, Jon, congratulations for this perfect comparison demo. It’s a pity that some of these models are currently discontinued
I have one. Throw a Wampler Tumnus in front for some of the sweetest blues breakup tones ever. Most versatile amp I've ever played. Great for blues and heavy as hell doom.
I definitely need to get a or15 but I just bought the super crush 100
I'll definitely be picking up a Micro Dark soon, especially hearing how close it is to the Dark Terror for a fraction of the price. It just sounds great compared with everything here, I can't super easily justify spending 700 on a dark terror when I could pay 200 for a Micro Dark.
I would get the terror stamp instead. Its the micro dark topology but in a small pedal form with two volume settings
Watched this video numerous times over. With the exception of all the description parts of each amp head in every segment. Every video sound and look exactly the same. Camera pans to each amp, light on and cable in. No difference to me. Absolutely none. The sound track recorded is really good and the playing is great. Never been disappointed with this channel. Unfortunately after much investigation and paying attention. This one didn't have me believing anything other than the guy is always a great player with killer riffs.
OK, so I’m not the only one hearing absolutely no differences beetwen all this amps.
Geez, my amp sucks 😞. Dark terror is my choice. I was listening but not watching. When that one was being played, I stopped in my tracks. Might have to investigate that one. I need a new amp bad. Currently I have a Marshall code 50 combo solid state. It’s over engineered and annoying.
What a great review ! I really enjoyed the track you wrote and jammed along to it. So now I have to buy an Orange amp and the LTD guitar sounds pretty good actually 😂🤣🎸🤘
The best ! Thank you Man!
The Rockerverb 50! Man that amp has such a perfectly balanced sound with a great snarl! John, that was a killer comparison! Great job! 🤟🏻😎
Thanks Ron!
That tiny terror sounds crunchy
Great comparison video. My favorite was the AD30. I used to own a Crush 35RT and regrettably sold it. After an abusive love affair with Fender Amps I came back to Orange and got a Crush. 20RT at a deal I couldn't pass up. As a bedroom player it's plenty loud even when my son jams along on his bass or I'm taking a lesson over Zoom. I hope to one-day get the Rocker 15 combo or TremLord 30.
Dude. This is an insane amount of work! Thank you. I'm still on course to buy a Rockerverb, but this demo definitely makes me consider to grab an OR15 or Jim Root if I see a cheap one online.
If you don’t need a loud gigging amp and use reverb on a pedal go for the OR15, it’s has the rockerverb preamp with EL84 power amp
@@IgnisIban I tested the OR15 and it's really good, but i do need a 2nd channel for a new project. So, it's gonna have to be the rockerverb
Man that jim root terror sounds fantastic to me. Very similar characteristics to the big boy rockerverb but at 15w. Great review. Also thank you for the timestamps.
All differently voiced, but all unmistakably Orange.
Thanks a lot for the video! Great stuff! That was actually very surprising how Micro Terror holds up against tube monsters!
Great song, sounds great!!! Hard to tell the difference between the amps.
I love my Orange Rocker 15 Terror with 2x PPC112 in stack. Great Vintage British rock tones and metal territory, but if you pushed it with tube screamer type pedal, you easily can play some heaviest sounds :) Great comparision! Love your channel! You do Great work!
Will the Rocker 15 chug ?
After hearing all of them, I’m now sure I made the right choice with the TH30 for the style of music I play and the way I play (open chords). They’re all amazing though!
Him: “go get yourself a big glass of OJ”
Me(on autopilot): *does exactly what he says without really thinking about it
Proud owner of a Dark Terror, an OR15 and a Micro Dark... (also a Crush combo)... Love Orange!
I have the Micro dark… and TH30c… what do you think is added to the Dark Terror from Microdark ?
Lots of vitamin C, just in time. :D
Awesome video!
Would love to see a orange super crush review and comparison from you.
Rockerverb is definitely on my list of dream amps.
TH30 owner here. Thank you for representing.
My pleasure!
15:03 Now you all know why the Tiny Terror was that popular. :-) It has that Orange chunk but with a little bit more transparency.
th30 hands down
If you had a choice between the rockerverb, a thunderverb, a th100 and a dual dark which would you choose for all around? I know they aren't in this video but I thought I'd ask.
Th30 wins it on my iPhone speaker
I LOVED THIS VIDEO.
The “shape” knob seems to work like the “contour” knob on my old transistor amp (Marshall MG30). Since that one was positioned in between the bass and treble knob, though, it made me assume I preferred a high-mids sound, rather than a scooped low-mids sound. This led me to dial the ENGL Invader in exactly the wrong way when I first tried it out. Then again, from all the demos of the Invader I’ve heard here on TH-cam (Mk I and MkII), I found neither particularly impressive - at least considering the price. Now they no longer seem to be available anyway. Looks like I’m not the only one who never really liked their sound - even though I wanted to (given the four independent EQs for each channel).
Thank’s you for that man. 👍great
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Now if they can go ahead and re-release the Dual Dark, our lives can be complete.
If I owned one Orange amp, it would be the Rockerverb 50...there's a reason it is so expensive.
fantastic demo! I'm really impressed at how much time and effort you invest into this. I'm ashamed to say it, but it would have been sooo cool to have the new Super Crush in that Comparison.... oh, now I did say it....
I simply don't own one but I would love to try one
@@SonicDriveStudio if you get your hands on one, it would be great to see a comparison between it and your Rockerverb as there are no good comparisons on TH-cam between the CR120/SC100 and RV50/100. Great video as always!!
Actually, Hunter on Agufish compared the SC100 and the Rockerverb...but we need more than one comparison!! As always Jon, killer comparison!! I think the TH-30 is gonna be it for me until I can snag a Dual Dark 100
I'm looking at the AD 30, I already own a Pro 60 solid state combo that sounds amazing with my Les Paul and pedal board setup. Could I set the AD 30 on top of the Pro 60, unplug the speaker from the 60, plug in the AD30, and use it as a cabinet? Would that give me a whole new world of variety or is it not practical? The ohm rating is compatible with both having 8 and 16.
I'm fairly new to playing electric and I want to be a tube amp guy l, but the two Fenders that I have don't chug the way the solid state Orange Crush does, so I thought maybe I could buy it a Crush with tubes, but maybe not have to buy a cabinet since I already have the 60..
MKIII heavy sounds just like John Petrucci Octavarium. Fat and sexy.
They all seem to have the same standard Orange sound as a basis (except for the low-gain AD30), and you’re mainly paying more if you want more channels and knobs… 😁
Great video! Wow! Nice job! I own a OR120, OR15 and a Micro Dark. I’ve had a Dual Dark 100 and TH100. Ironically my favorites are the Dual Dark and TH100. Lol. You made the Micro Dark sound incredible. My favorite out of that bunch. OR15 is second.
If You had to pick one Amp. One Guitar. One pedal Board. 2 cabs. Forever, what Would You pick Batman? Thanks Jon
MKIII- at one point I could hear something like keyboards in the background... just unbelievable
This is a awesome video. I hear some differences between the amps, but I was comparing the Rocker 15 terror with the MKIII and I could not hear that much difference. Is that just me?
Got MKIII but liked the OR15 tones more on this vid 🎵
Nice showcase!
I’ve a Tiny Terror, Hard Wired version! I had a regular Tiny Terror and a Micro Terror!
The Tiny Terror all day for me :) - I use it with an ABY stomp and have a Super Crush 100 on the other side of the stereo spectrum... \m/
Dude what a sick video!! great job!
thanks to you I'm now on a hunt for a Rockerverb Mk iii, however, I'm not sure whether I should take the 50 or the 100 watts...
Can you point out a few of the differences between the two? For instance, do both have the same amount gainstages, (or perhaps it depends on the amount of the power amps?).
Great channel BTW, subscribed!
I've only tried the 50w but the 100w will have more headroom. I'll say though that the 50w already has plenty of headroom.
Once again an amazing video comparison!
Would love to see what your thoughts are on the older Ampeg VH-140c head. Been using that thing on countless metal records for almost 25 years. I think you'd likey. 🤘
Is there a particular reason why you switched to the captor for the micros? Also, I have an ad30 that I'd like to try this with, so does it matter which load box I use, the 8 or 16 ohm?
orange could have put a tad more effort into the amp names.... orange rocker 15 and or 15.....no chance of possible confusion there
Really awesome video love the sound of the rockerverb its on another level and i really like the Brent hinds 👌, im a complete beginner and am thinking the micro dark terror will be my first amp 😁 🤟👊
I can't believe how good that rocker terror sounds next to the OR15 and TH30.