Orange amps are weird for me because I really like the little cheapish ones more than some of the expensive ones. I remember trying the 35rt against the rocker 15 combo and being very underwhelmed by the rocker 15, cause it sounded the same as the 35rt and was less loud for like 3 times the price! That's the great thing about almost all the Oranges, they all sound like Oranges. They're not for everyone but c'mon, you need some of that vitamin C.
That‘s EXACTLY the comment I needed. I just bought the Crush 35rt and was wondering what the Rocker 15 sounds like. I love the 35rt. And it is affordable too.
The Orange sound is consistant. I took a Orange Crush Mini and attached it to a Randall 35w cab and it still sounded like a full grown Orange. It also improved the sound of the mini as its tiny speaker was kinda like a jar of angry bees by itself.
@@TroyNaumu808 Yes, this little amp truly surprises when hooked to a cab. I'm using mine with a Marshall Ori 2X12 slanted. Somehow, the mini truly likes the often not so like 70/80. Truly something to try. I like the mini so much I bought a spare.
You're right when you say we all like different stuff. I tried out the Marshall DSL 1 & Blackstar HT-1r yesterday as I needed my first home guitar amp, as I've decided to give guitar a go after 30 years of playing bass. Ended up walking out with the Orange Crush 20rt.
Got one of these recently and always value Elmo’s opinion. With this one it needs at least 4 hours to break it in and it really does transform the od channel. It’s not subtle, all that fizzy crackle gets tamed. Also take back off, fills the room. Sounds really lovely now.
I bought this amp and it sounds great. Thanks for your video. Despite your dislike I thought it sounded good on your video but I was worried that the clean tone was nasal In person I was impressed by the warmth and tone. I could play my terrible jazz and rock happily; thrashing away at rough chords and ripping through solos with masterful inability. The Clean tone is not glassy but natural and you can adjust the bass, medium, and treble tones to get a brighter tone or soften it. The gain is flexible and the reverb is too. Its sound great with my Strat and an Epiphone Les Paul. This Amp was £139 so there is bound to be better - the 35rt, the c60 etc Boss, etc etc etc who cares my Strat now sounds great. Again many thanks for your work.
Great demo, thank you. I like how you didn’t make it sound ‘boxy.’ Any decent amp over 10 watts is going to sound really good in a small room. I have a Mooer Hornet 15w and it’s very loud & clear, with a great tone. ‘Practice’ amps have really improved since the 80s. I used to have a “Crate” amp and it wasn’t anything close to these. I was about to buy another Mooer Hornet for a ‘dry/soaked’ stereo effect when I saw a 20RT for $150 & ordered it. It’s also Ola ‘chug’ approved. Can’t wait to fire it up! ☕️
I am a little bit late to this party, but regardless, I wanted to share few words in good will and fate: you have failed to bring the best out of that little orange... as talented as you are, you should do exactly that- there is no bad amp or bad guitar or bad people: just those who wasnt given a chance to shine in their best. cheers, keep up!!
I just bought the 35RT and i think it sounds great. Although my eq is very different. I'm actually liking the dirty channel with gain below 12 o'clock in a sad attempt at emulating an "edge of breakup", which is kinda working. I use a Les Paul Epiphone and on the neck pickup it sounds beautiful (to me anyways). Reverb on 12. I haven't even tried my pedals on it yet, as i'm having a ton of fun with this setting while also learning its tones and stuff on its own. But i think i'll go with pedals on the clean channel, which i've heard is better in this amp. BTW, the 35RT comes with an FX LOOP.
Ok, i have a TH30 with a 2x12 Vertical combo, and its pure ear heaven playing this daily! So Naturally, I thought you were being unfair to this Orange amp. So I went out and tried one myself. The truth is you were being TOO KIND! lol. Great clean channel, reverb - but terrible terrible gain channel on this.. thx for helping me get my radar up on this one!
If you are getting this as a new player and you have an epiphone les Paul or a super strat I think it makes more use of this amp. This amp sounds bad with my SSS strat compared to something like a Yamaha thr’s high gain channel which has more range for an SSS but it’s fantastic with a Les Paul on the dirty channel.
@@arsenalfan0417Why is it that whenever someone expresses displeasure in this amp, someone else claims that it must be because they're somehow 'using it wrong?' I've seen every excuse, from 'playing the wrong style' to yours that the player's using the wrong pickups.😂
I don’t know, I have the 12 watts version and I think the drive sounds good. I think if you turn the amp up really loud, add treble - then turn the volume knob on your guitar way down you can get really useful warm tones.
I stress this all the time, crank the amp and slowly increase the volume of the guitar until you are in heaven, I grew up with the volume on the guitar always 10 and could never get a good tone on any amp so great point.
My first experience of Orange amps was as a student at university in the early 1970's where my local music store in Leamington allowed me a 10 minute blast on a 100 watt head and 4x12. To say I was stunned by the sound that came out is to understate it - just truly amazing. Could I survive with something this small as a result ? Probably not :-( .
Elmo Karjalainen no worries Elmo although you didn’t like the amp I thought you made it sound pretty good but then again the tone is all in the fingers cheers 🍻
I recall trying one of these and not being impressed at all; however, I do recall trying the 35RT with the 10" speaker and for some reason it was infinitely better. Not sure why. Good demo! This recorded surprisingly well for a little 8" combo, I must say. Better than most 8" solid state amps, at least.
It’s a good amp if you can find one for about 60 or 70 on the Facebook market. I wouldn’t buy it brand new, I’d prever something else with a few more options on my controls. But I do love the sound of it. It had a real good clean and dirty, if you are fine with that I’d recommend it, unless you have petals for reverb and delay.
The overdrive section sounds excellent for what it's to be used for. These amps are for stoner rock/doom metal riffing. Anyone looking for classic Marshall-ey type overdrive tones needs to look elsewhere.
I've recently bought a 20RT - and I've gigged with it in small halls! Not a lot wrong that I can hear - especially with the clean channel - but the 'dirty' channel is best described as 'slightly cloudy'; I use it, with a non-latching expression pedal from my keyboard, as a secondary clean channel with a bit of an edge for when I want to do a quick solo instead of rhythm. I know they like to market them as a 'rocker's machine... but I love the sound for blues and jazz. I might eventually get a 35RT or maybe the acoustic version - but I'm more than happy with the 20RT for the time being. If I want more sounds then I can use pedals or a modeller in front of it!
I'm waiting on delivery of a 20RT. In the meantime I've been researching what the possibilities are with this amp, does it take pedals well, for instance. I can take over a Metal Zone MT-2 from a friend of mine. What would be your opinion on how the amp would react to this pedal from Boss. Thanks in advance.
@@bobrobson6393 I have a marshall as well, and I use my 20rt often...I run the 20 on clean, and I run many pedals in front of it...the main pedal I run thru the clean channel, is the evh 5150 distortion...the 20rt and 35rt are amazing amps. It will handle the metal zone just fine..great pedal platform
Alright Big Ornery, Thanks for your speedy reply. I'm happily reasured now, I had read more bad reports than good about the suitability of this amp (or any small practice amp) as pedal platform.
When you turned the Gain up halfway, it sounded like Electric Mud. And by that, I mean Muddy Waters' album from the late '60s, where the producers had fifty year old bluesmen playing through Fuzz Pedals. 😂
It sounds good to me. It does seem like a sound ( especially the dirty channel) that isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea, but I definitely don't dislike it
Totally agree, i also have the 35rt and thank god i have a boss gt1 cuz like you said (atleast for the style i play) the dirty channel is unusable like you said. I normally connect my gt1 to the return of the amp and problem solved
yes just like the others i didn't felt that it sound bad in your video. my be because u play so damn good that it made amp sound nice . but it really did not sound terrible to my ears
or two for stereo giging. I just sent off for 2 X Crush 12s ... I am going to try those set up clean for wet L / wet R ; on either side of my main amp.
It sounds fantastic on my monitors. Beautifully recorded; Sweet true cleans and convincing crunch, tons of sustain, quite tubey on the front pickup, cleans up beautifully and reverb that goes from tasteful studio desk reverb almost to surf spring. The Orange does not sound like it is “trying”, the Orange just is. Having made the Orange 20RT sound incredibly good, with his Strat and AKG414C parking its sound not so far from classic *Fender amps, are Elmo’s conclusions intended as irony ?
Just bought myself an Orange Crush 12. Yes the 6inch speaker is too small and boxy for most, although there are many sweet spots that do not sound small and boxy, especially the cleans and with care many of the crunch tones are fine. Sounds really fender with my old 1976 Fender Tele, brings out all the 57 pickup tones from my Gibson SG. But it sounds so electric and alive, way more flexible than my Fender Champion 600 valve practice amp, and way more convenient and fun for bedroom use than my Vox AC15. The line out from the Crush 12 into my Mackie Mixer with some desk reverb into my Sennheiser HD650 and it sounds better than most of my £200 pedals e.g. my sans amp stuff, and whilst not quite as classy as my Seymour Duncan twin tube classic, the Crush gets more tones from how the guitar is played, without having to change channel or twiddle knobs. I suppose it makes me think of my Crazy Tubes Falcon. It is an awesome preamp. I don't recognise the Orange sound like others do, so to me it is half way between a Fender (it can deliver the midrange crack of a Fender) and a Vox, basically it is pure vintage crunch and fairly neutral, kinda boutique. It really does deliver crunch and drive that clean up when you play lightly but still sound singing and electric without much drop in volume, better than some valve amps. So grateful for Adrian Emsley giving us this kinda solid state.
Elmo, can you try to find some nice amps around $350 that can handle cleans and dirty for electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, uke, etc.? In other words, I never have seen any amps reviews that examine whether they're suitable as all-around option for most stringed instruments. I have been told that bass guitars often distort and even break guitar amp speakers due to their lower frequencies. Conversely, people have told me that most guitars and other stringed instruments sound thin and wonky on bass amps. I have only seen a few demos of amps that can handle nearly all stringed instruments, but they're often pricey or way too many watts for people who play at home and/or go to small gigs. Can you help find amps that are 50-60w (give or take), costing around $150-350 that can handle nearly all stringed instruments? Please consider solid state/tube amps, modeling amps, amps that pair nicely with pedals, amps that don't require pedals, and all else. In other words, the sound quality is primary, the features are secondary -- but still important considerations! Perhaps you can test all amps with acoustic guitars, bass, uke, etc. as part of the demos like you do with electric guitars, or you could make separate videos bearing these instruments in mind. Tyvm for considering my idea for future videos! Much appreciated! 🙏🏻😇🎸🔊🎶🤘🏻
I like the sound of this amp might get the 35rt. I guess everyone will buy the Boss Katana and they'll sound the same as each other. Gonna buy from a British company.
Good sir would you recommend the 35 watt version of this amp as a practice amp that works well with my multifx pedal + is also useable in small venues.
As always....An honest review. I wish more people on here would be a little more honest and not have a hidden agenda...I was looking for a small amp just for studio/recording use doing over driven solos, I'll keep looking.Thanks again. Philip NYC Area
Exceptionally awesome sound production-wise this time. And also noticing a shift in more use of different camera-angles as of late. Very well done on this current progression. As for the Orange.... I would still opt for a Micro Cube. But the clean sounds were very good om this one. Keep on truckin' Elmo Once again welcomed to the streets of Turku Karjalainen
@@MrPolevaulter Life returns to normal. I hope not too many had to close their doors due to the pandemic (although one is one too many). And I guess you're on vacation currently, so have a good one 😊.
I just sold my 35 RT a week ago. The crush series gets good witht the pro series. I find the distortion to sound like condensed farts, a fender Champion 40 or 100 does a better job.
So my ibanez amp ive had as a kid (im 35 now) finally took a shit. So im going to save for a marshall half stack. So until then i need a amp for the house. I almost bought this yesterday and was like...."nah im gonna check out a few videos." Guess im going elsewhere :(
i have the Orange Crush 20and Orange Crush mini 3 W. and i must say, i love the mini crush more. but i use it in my home so i cant make it too noisy. so the Orange mini is small. has overdrive in . the louder you Play then the overdrive gets in automaticaly. i love the Orange Crush mini. and it is not big and not heavy. has Speakers out . can attach to a cabinet.
I have one. It's the only solid state I have. I usually run through a tube amp. I play harmonica not guitar, sorry. However it is the only solid state amp that I know of that kind of acts like a tube amp.
@@ToddTheJoker This guy is full of it The orange 20rt will blow you out of your bedroom. Hands down better than a katana. A marshal of equal value is the only real competition. And that's a matter of taste
C’mon! Why say you’re going to review an amp and not tell us why you don’t like it? Some people may find the same things that you find important, or not. I only get that you don’t like the gain but again what about it is lacking? These are low price practice amps and newbies are looking for a well thought out and presented review.
I have exact 10 pedals. All are true bypass. Will this amp handle them well? I really like this over the blackstar marshall or something else! Would appreciate your answer because I'm thinking of ordering it. Here's my board : tuner---comp---digitech whammy---wah---noise gate---big muff---ts---turbo rat---phaser---eq===== ORANGE I currently use the board using audio interface on my pc but right now looking for a lil amp for high gain stuffs. Let me know if I need a buffer (like xotic tone saver or jhs or tc bonafide) to get this amp work for me? Waiting for the guidance. Best regards!
@@MrPolevaulter I removed the tuner pedal for now and keeping my optical compressor on all the time as first pedal of the chain its working good. I purchased it today. Very glad how it handles my pedals. I really wanted to buy idcore v3 but they seemed weak to me. Thank you for responding.
Here in Karelia, we only harvest the more bitter oranges, how do we know? We drip the juice in our eyes, the redder the better! Once in a while there are some casualties, those are our blind martyrs, martyrs because they marry the uglier chicks!
Hey Elmo! I always hated the drive channel on those Orange practice amps too, as it use to me make feel sick when I had to demo them to customers back in the day ;)
10:10 would you like to comment on the amount of fizz in the tone. How to get rid of it. I really like the orange sound but these solid states babies seem too fizzy for me to handle. The treble knob does not help. Cutting treble makes tone dull and losing clarity and increasing treble adds fizz which again kills clarity.
Ha these are not great. Perhaps you could be persuaded to look at a cr60 or 120. Dave Simpson seems to love 'em. You can pick up the cr60 for no money second hand.
There’s a difference between the Orange and the Blackstar: the ID Core is a modelling amp, which means it has more voices than just clean and dirty (6 to be more precise, I own an ID Core V2 and it’s virtually the same). The blackstar has 12 effects which makes it great for trying out what effects you like and what you don’t like, BUT I’ve recently found that it doesn’t take pedals very well. I have some dirt pedals and a compressor and it’s hard to find a good sounding spot, which is why I’m now looking for a solid state low volume amp (since I live in an apartment), and it’s also the reason why I arrived to this video and your comment lol. Tl,dr: the blackstar is more versatile bur doesn’t play well with pedals, and the orange is less versatile but can take pedals.
@@joaquinlavin5877 Thank you, that answers 👍 am using amp modeler multifx from (NUX MG30) so am going for Orange crush and also am basically looking for clean plug and Play amp for room practice and gig sometimes 👍
HI ELMO can you please let me know if the orange crush 15r has any big differences than this amp besides that its louder? Because im in the middle of buying it so i wanna know.
How much Clean/Dirty and Gain can yours turn up to before hearing a buzz? At over half on each I start to hear a buzz with my Epiphone strat and while I know strats have a buzz, Im starting to think its the amp. Im an amateur so its hard for me to tell.
Is it there when you turn down the volume of your guitar? Is it there all the time? If it's only there when you play, then it could be either one, but I'd guess it's the amp. I didn't have any issues with this one.
@@MrPolevaulter I meant, I have trouble while playing, when I need to do the vibrato with my finger. For example playing voodoo child I just can't get the hang of it
@Dan D , yep. I click on to all the videos of ‘this guy’.It doesn’t matter what he’s demoing. A little touchy aren’t you? I don’t like Les Paul’s either but I still watch. Maybe lm old and don’t have anything else to do. Hum.🤐
Every body's ear is different and it's small bro....and i also have a micro cube and my ear i think it's to tinty I do like on acoustic guitar though it's funny but that's what it is for me.
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Orange amps are weird for me because I really like the little cheapish ones more than some of the expensive ones. I remember trying the 35rt against the rocker 15 combo and being very underwhelmed by the rocker 15, cause it sounded the same as the 35rt and was less loud for like 3 times the price! That's the great thing about almost all the Oranges, they all sound like Oranges. They're not for everyone but c'mon, you need some of that vitamin C.
Vitamin C is important :)
That‘s EXACTLY the comment I needed. I just bought the Crush 35rt and was wondering what the Rocker 15 sounds like.
I love the 35rt. And it is affordable too.
The Orange sound is consistant. I took a Orange Crush Mini and attached it to a Randall 35w cab and it still sounded like a full grown Orange. It also improved the sound of the mini as its tiny speaker was kinda like a jar of angry bees by itself.
Are you working for orange? Because thats pretty good salesman talk ❤❤
@@TroyNaumu808 Yes, this little amp truly surprises when hooked to a cab. I'm using mine with a Marshall Ori 2X12 slanted. Somehow, the mini truly likes the often not so like 70/80. Truly something to try. I like the mini so much I bought a spare.
You're right when you say we all like different stuff. I tried out the Marshall DSL 1 & Blackstar HT-1r yesterday as I needed my first home guitar amp, as I've decided to give guitar a go after 30 years of playing bass. Ended up walking out with the Orange Crush 20rt.
Got one of these recently and always value Elmo’s opinion. With this one it needs at least 4 hours to break it in and it really does transform the od channel. It’s not subtle, all that fizzy crackle gets tamed. Also take back off, fills the room. Sounds really lovely now.
I bought this amp and it sounds great.
Thanks for your video.
Despite your dislike I thought it sounded good on your video but I was worried that the clean tone was nasal
In person I was impressed by the warmth and tone. I could play my terrible jazz and rock happily;
thrashing away at rough chords and ripping through solos with masterful inability.
The Clean tone is not glassy but natural and you can adjust the bass, medium, and treble tones to get a brighter tone or soften it.
The gain is flexible and the reverb is too.
Its sound great with my Strat and an Epiphone Les Paul.
This Amp was £139 so there is bound to be better - the 35rt, the c60 etc Boss, etc etc etc who cares my Strat now sounds great.
Again many thanks for your work.
Cool bananas. And thank you too :)
Orange amps are amazing.
Great demo, thank you. I like how you didn’t make it sound ‘boxy.’ Any decent amp over 10 watts is going to sound really good in a small room. I have a Mooer Hornet 15w and it’s very loud & clear, with a great tone. ‘Practice’ amps have really improved since the 80s. I used to have a “Crate” amp and it wasn’t anything close to these. I was about to buy another Mooer Hornet for a ‘dry/soaked’ stereo effect when I saw a 20RT for $150 & ordered it. It’s also Ola ‘chug’ approved. Can’t wait to fire it up! ☕️
I am a little bit late to this party, but regardless, I wanted to share few words in good will and fate: you have failed to bring the best out of that little orange... as talented as you are, you should do exactly that- there is no bad amp or bad guitar or bad people: just those who wasnt given a chance to shine in their best. cheers, keep up!!
I just bought the 35RT and i think it sounds great. Although my eq is very different. I'm actually liking the dirty channel with gain below 12 o'clock in a sad attempt at emulating an "edge of breakup", which is kinda working. I use a Les Paul Epiphone and on the neck pickup it sounds beautiful (to me anyways). Reverb on 12.
I haven't even tried my pedals on it yet, as i'm having a ton of fun with this setting while also learning its tones and stuff on its own. But i think i'll go with pedals on the clean channel, which i've heard is better in this amp.
BTW, the 35RT comes with an FX LOOP.
I use one of these and it sounds fantastic. It's a funny old world.
Ok, i have a TH30 with a 2x12 Vertical combo, and its pure ear heaven playing this daily! So Naturally, I thought you were being unfair to this Orange amp. So I went out and tried one myself. The truth is you were being TOO KIND! lol. Great clean channel, reverb - but terrible terrible gain channel on this.. thx for helping me get my radar up on this one!
If you are getting this as a new player and you have an epiphone les Paul or a super strat I think it makes more use of this amp. This amp sounds bad with my SSS strat compared to something like a Yamaha thr’s high gain channel which has more range for an SSS but it’s fantastic with a Les Paul on the dirty channel.
@@arsenalfan0417Why is it that whenever someone expresses displeasure in this amp, someone else claims that it must be because they're somehow 'using it wrong?' I've seen every excuse, from 'playing the wrong style' to yours that the player's using the wrong pickups.😂
I love your style, deuchland!!!
I don’t know, I have the 12 watts version and I think the drive sounds good. I think if you turn the amp up really loud, add treble - then turn the volume knob on your guitar way down you can get really useful warm tones.
I stress this all the time, crank the amp and slowly increase the volume of the guitar until you are in heaven, I grew up with the volume on the guitar always 10 and could never get a good tone on any amp so great point.
My first experience of Orange amps was as a student at university in the early 1970's where my local music store in Leamington allowed me a 10 minute blast on a 100 watt head and 4x12. To say I was stunned by the sound that came out is to understate it - just truly amazing. Could I survive with something this small as a result ? Probably not :-( .
I remember trying an old Orange head once. Sounded amazing.
I saw The Briefs at Dobbs in Philly back in 2000 and they had this incredible wall of sound going & I noticed the Orange amp head.
The clean is very warm and dirt channel sounds awesome 😎👍👍😎
Cool bananas :)
Elmo Karjalainen no worries Elmo although you didn’t like the amp I thought you made it sound pretty good but then again the tone is all in the fingers cheers 🍻
@@jasonbowman8698😊
I recall trying one of these and not being impressed at all; however, I do recall trying the 35RT with the 10" speaker and for some reason it was infinitely better. Not sure why. Good demo! This recorded surprisingly well for a little 8" combo, I must say. Better than most 8" solid state amps, at least.
Cheers!
It’s a good amp if you can find one for about 60 or 70 on the Facebook market. I wouldn’t buy it brand new, I’d prever something else with a few more options on my controls. But I do love the sound of it. It had a real good clean and dirty, if you are fine with that I’d recommend it, unless you have petals for reverb and delay.
The overdrive section sounds excellent for what it's to be used for. These amps are for stoner rock/doom metal riffing. Anyone looking for classic Marshall-ey type overdrive tones needs to look elsewhere.
Love your intro with tasty ambient verb/delay 🌞☮️🤘🏻
Glad you like it!
I like the picture of you screaming at a pedal. That's how I feel when I am setting up my pedals too.
I've recently bought a 20RT - and I've gigged with it in small halls! Not a lot wrong that I can hear - especially with the clean channel - but the 'dirty' channel is best described as 'slightly cloudy'; I use it, with a non-latching expression pedal from my keyboard, as a secondary clean channel with a bit of an edge for when I want to do a quick solo instead of rhythm. I know they like to market them as a 'rocker's machine... but I love the sound for blues and jazz. I might eventually get a 35RT or maybe the acoustic version - but I'm more than happy with the 20RT for the time being. If I want more sounds then I can use pedals or a modeller in front of it!
I own both the 35rt and the 20rt...it's a great amp...I don't use the built in gain..I run a 5150 distortion and it sounds incredible.
What you recommend out of the two, for mostly bedroom/living room playing?
@@Pikiah77 i love em both, however, pick just one ? 35RT 😉
I'm waiting on delivery of a 20RT. In the meantime I've been researching what the possibilities are with this amp, does it take pedals well, for instance. I can take over a Metal Zone MT-2 from a friend of mine. What would be your opinion on how the amp would react to this pedal from Boss. Thanks in advance.
@@bobrobson6393 I have a marshall as well, and I use my 20rt often...I run the 20 on clean, and I run many pedals in front of it...the main pedal I run thru the clean channel, is the evh 5150 distortion...the 20rt and 35rt are amazing amps. It will handle the metal zone just fine..great pedal platform
Alright Big Ornery, Thanks for your speedy reply. I'm happily reasured now, I had read more bad reports than good about the suitability of this amp (or any small practice amp) as pedal platform.
BTW... keep up the good work EJK. I enjoy your videos!
Thanks! Will do :)
That's a seriously scalloped neck on your guitar there, great practice amp as well 😊
When you turned the Gain up halfway, it sounded like Electric Mud. And by that, I mean Muddy Waters' album from the late '60s, where the producers had fifty year old bluesmen playing through Fuzz Pedals. 😂
For this you speak i need this amp
@@rubik12 Go for it!
It sounds good to me. It does seem like a sound ( especially the dirty channel) that isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea, but I definitely don't dislike it
You had the Marshall Code look on your face
Haha :D Not quite that bad :D
I don't expect cheap amps to sound utterly fantastic.
I have the 35RT and I really like it as a practice amp. The dirty channel is unusable in my opinion, but I'd rather get my dirt from pedals anyway.
Totally agree, i also have the 35rt and thank god i have a boss gt1 cuz like you said (atleast for the style i play) the dirty channel is unusable like you said. I normally connect my gt1 to the return of the amp and problem solved
yes just like the others i didn't felt that it sound bad in your video. my be because u play so damn good that it made amp sound nice . but it really did not sound terrible to my ears
or two for stereo giging.
I just sent off for 2 X Crush 12s ... I am going to try those set up clean for wet L / wet R ; on either side of my main amp.
It sounds fantastic on my monitors.
Beautifully recorded;
Sweet true cleans and convincing crunch, tons of sustain, quite tubey on the front pickup, cleans up beautifully
and reverb that goes from tasteful studio desk reverb almost to surf spring.
The Orange does not sound like it is “trying”, the Orange just is.
Having made the Orange 20RT sound incredibly good,
with his Strat and AKG414C parking its sound not so far from classic *Fender amps,
are Elmo’s conclusions intended as irony ?
Just bought myself an Orange Crush 12.
Yes the 6inch speaker is too small and boxy for most, although there are many sweet spots that do not sound small and boxy, especially the cleans and with care many of the crunch tones are fine. Sounds really fender with my old 1976 Fender Tele, brings out all the 57 pickup tones from my Gibson SG.
But it sounds so electric and alive, way more flexible than my Fender Champion 600 valve practice amp, and way more convenient and fun for bedroom use than my Vox AC15.
The line out from the Crush 12 into my Mackie Mixer with some desk reverb into my Sennheiser HD650 and it sounds better than most of my £200 pedals e.g. my sans amp stuff, and whilst not quite as classy as my Seymour Duncan twin tube classic, the Crush gets more tones from how the guitar is played, without having to change channel or twiddle knobs. I suppose it makes me think of my Crazy Tubes Falcon.
It is an awesome preamp. I don't recognise the Orange sound like others do, so to me it is half way between a Fender (it can deliver the midrange crack of a Fender) and a Vox, basically it is pure vintage crunch and fairly neutral, kinda boutique.
It really does deliver crunch and drive that clean up when you play lightly but still sound singing and electric without much drop in volume, better than some valve amps.
So grateful for Adrian Emsley giving us this kinda solid state.
I love honest opinion, like
Elmo, can you try to find some nice amps around $350 that can handle cleans and dirty for electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, uke, etc.? In other words, I never have seen any amps reviews that examine whether they're suitable as all-around option for most stringed instruments.
I have been told that bass guitars often distort and even break guitar amp speakers due to their lower frequencies. Conversely, people have told me that most guitars and other stringed instruments sound thin and wonky on bass amps. I have only seen a few demos of amps that can handle nearly all stringed instruments, but they're often pricey or way too many watts for people who play at home and/or go to small gigs.
Can you help find amps that are 50-60w (give or take), costing around $150-350 that can handle nearly all stringed instruments? Please consider solid state/tube amps, modeling amps, amps that pair nicely with pedals, amps that don't require pedals, and all else. In other words, the sound quality is primary, the features are secondary -- but still important considerations! Perhaps you can test all amps with acoustic guitars, bass, uke, etc. as part of the demos like you do with electric guitars, or you could make separate videos bearing these instruments in mind.
Tyvm for considering my idea for future videos! Much appreciated! 🙏🏻😇🎸🔊🎶🤘🏻
I like the sound of this amp might get the 35rt. I guess everyone will buy the Boss Katana and they'll sound the same as each other. Gonna buy from a British company.
Good sir would you recommend the 35 watt version of this amp as a practice amp that works well with my multifx pedal + is also useable in small venues.
As always....An honest review.
I wish more people on here would be a little more honest and not have a hidden agenda...I was looking for a small amp just for studio/recording use doing over driven solos, I'll keep looking.Thanks again.
Philip
NYC Area
Thanks!
Exceptionally awesome sound production-wise this time. And also noticing a shift in more use of different camera-angles as of late. Very well done on this current progression.
As for the Orange.... I would still opt for a Micro Cube. But the clean sounds were very good om this one. Keep on truckin' Elmo Once again welcomed to the streets of Turku Karjalainen
Much appreciated! Yep. They opened the restaurants and bars here :D
@@MrPolevaulter Life returns to normal. I hope not too many had to close their doors due to the pandemic (although one is one too many). And I guess you're on vacation currently, so have a good one 😊.
I just sold my 35 RT a week ago. The crush series gets good witht the pro series. I find the distortion to sound like condensed farts, a fender Champion 40 or 100 does a better job.
Thank you
Kind of hard to showcase the overdrive with a single coil
So my ibanez amp ive had as a kid (im 35 now) finally took a shit. So im going to save for a marshall half stack.
So until then i need a amp for the house. I almost bought this yesterday and was like...."nah im gonna check out a few videos."
Guess im going elsewhere :(
For my standards it's sound good
perfect for raw old school black metal
Educational, Functional, Practical Video... But most of all Entertaining... PSML!!! (11:10 That call center voice!!!)
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First love orange🤘💯
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i have the Orange Crush 20and Orange Crush mini 3 W. and i must say, i love the mini crush more. but i use it in my home so i cant make it too noisy. so the Orange mini is small. has overdrive in . the louder you Play then the overdrive gets in automaticaly. i love the Orange Crush mini. and it is not big and not heavy. has Speakers out . can attach to a cabinet.
Have you checked the Orange Crush 35RT, it has an FX Loop, for $259 US
Nope.
Love the Vai
very good musicien you are
Thank you :)
😊😊😊😊wow great sound
I have one. It's the only solid state I have. I usually run through a tube amp. I play harmonica not guitar, sorry. However it is the only solid state amp that I know of that kind of acts like a tube amp.
Orange Amps are built to chug.
Ola agrees !!
Love your reviews. The expression on your face... You kill me, man.
Thanks!
In your opinion, this amp could be used to play little concerts? For like 50 people
Sure. But it sounds bad imo.
I'd prefer they add a booster instead of a Tuner or a Reverb. Two things I never use on an amp!
Might be a better option, yeah.
@@MrPolevaulter They have a version without Reverb and Tuner, the crush 20, cheaper than the RT.
Perhaps you can try the Orange Crush Pro 120?
Maybe, although I have no plans for that at the moment.
I've gigged with a 5W Vox solid state busker amp by running a mic from in front to the soundboard
Cool :)
You really should try the 35 or 60 orange amps far superior and sound great
I want one of those guitars.How can i order one?And solid state amps suck but great playing as usual.
Not sure you can. But it's basically an Yngwie Strat with a mahogany body. I have a video on it th-cam.com/video/P_E8p2DoZoY/w-d-xo.html
hi, If you had to choose between Orange crush 20 RT and Marshall MG15CFX which one would you take? As a practice amp for rock-metal music. Thx
Marshall.
I recommend Dave Simpson great TH-camr to demo an amp like the 20RT and get good tones.
Exactly,,this is a joke!
@@ToddTheJoker
This guy is full of it
The orange 20rt will blow you out of your bedroom. Hands down better than a katana. A marshal of equal value is the only real competition. And that's a matter of taste
Cool review! Could you try out SubZero samps, like the SA-30 or the Tweed 35?
It really seemed like the quality of this amp was affecting your playing.
C’mon! Why say you’re going to review an amp and not tell us why you don’t like it? Some people may find the same things that you find important, or not. I only get that you don’t like the gain but again what about it is lacking? These are low price practice amps and newbies are looking for a well thought out and presented review.
I have exact 10 pedals. All are true bypass. Will this amp handle them well? I really like this over the blackstar marshall or something else! Would appreciate your answer because I'm thinking of ordering it.
Here's my board : tuner---comp---digitech whammy---wah---noise gate---big muff---ts---turbo rat---phaser---eq===== ORANGE
I currently use the board using audio interface on my pc but right now looking for a lil amp for high gain stuffs. Let me know if I need a buffer (like xotic tone saver or jhs or tc bonafide) to get this amp work for me? Waiting for the guidance.
Best regards!
Personally I don't think this amp will work regardless. You might need a buffer, I don't know.
@@MrPolevaulter I removed the tuner pedal for now and keeping my optical compressor on all the time as first pedal of the chain its working good. I purchased it today. Very glad how it handles my pedals. I really wanted to buy idcore v3 but they seemed weak to me. Thank you for responding.
Here in Karelia, we only harvest the more bitter oranges, how do we know? We drip the juice in our eyes, the redder the better! Once in a while there are some casualties, those are our blind martyrs, martyrs because they marry the uglier chicks!
With the for the love of God ,where all the knobs at?
Hey Elmo! I always hated the drive channel on those Orange practice amps too, as it use to me make feel sick when I had to demo them to customers back in the day ;)
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The drive channel is crap.
Guys help me out here I'm undecided between, Orange crush 20RT and Marshall MG30GFX. Which one's better in your opinion?
Can't say, as I haven't tried the Marshall.
10:10 would you like to comment on the amount of fizz in the tone. How to get rid of it. I really like the orange sound but these solid states babies seem too fizzy for me to handle. The treble knob does not help. Cutting treble makes tone dull and losing clarity and increasing treble adds fizz which again kills clarity.
Ha these are not great. Perhaps you could be persuaded to look at a cr60 or 120. Dave Simpson seems to love 'em. You can pick up the cr60 for no money second hand.
Maybe.
Dude relax it's a practice amp
And there are many much better.
How about testing Mooer Hornet (maybe Black or White) amp?
Maybe at some point.
which one is better roland cube gx10 or orange crush 20rt? thanks......
Cube
So am planning to buy a clean amp for my NUX MG30 amp modeler multi FX, my options are Orange 20 RT, BlackStar ID Core V3 any suggestions guys??
There’s a difference between the Orange and the Blackstar: the ID Core is a modelling amp, which means it has more voices than just clean and dirty (6 to be more precise, I own an ID Core V2 and it’s virtually the same). The blackstar has 12 effects which makes it great for trying out what effects you like and what you don’t like, BUT I’ve recently found that it doesn’t take pedals very well. I have some dirt pedals and a compressor and it’s hard to find a good sounding spot, which is why I’m now looking for a solid state low volume amp (since I live in an apartment), and it’s also the reason why I arrived to this video and your comment lol.
Tl,dr: the blackstar is more versatile bur doesn’t play well with pedals, and the orange is less versatile but can take pedals.
@@joaquinlavin5877 Thank you, that answers 👍 am using amp modeler multifx from (NUX MG30) so am going for Orange crush and also am basically looking for clean plug and Play amp for room practice and gig sometimes 👍
What is the best amp. Boss katana mk2 50 or Orange 35rt?
Don't know. Haven't tried the 35rt.
This or champion 20 by fender ?
Haven't tried it.
HI ELMO can you please let me know if the orange crush 15r has any big differences than this amp besides that its louder? Because im in the middle of buying it so i wanna know.
Don't know, sorry.
How much Clean/Dirty and Gain can yours turn up to before hearing a buzz? At over half on each I start to hear a buzz with my Epiphone strat and while I know strats have a buzz, Im starting to think its the amp. Im an amateur so its hard for me to tell.
Is it there when you turn down the volume of your guitar? Is it there all the time? If it's only there when you play, then it could be either one, but I'd guess it's the amp. I didn't have any issues with this one.
Elmo, review the Fender Super Champ X2 please.
Maybe. I'll have to look into it.
@@MrPolevaulter 👍
Orange Crush 20 vai Marshall MG15GR?
Haven't tried the Marhsall, so can't really say.
witch one you need for practise with band?
Not sure I understand?
It's okay. Not my thing. Save up another couple hundred and buy a tiny terror.
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is this or the micro terror stack combo?
Definitely not this.
@@MrPolevaulter lol, thanks,
Orange Crush 20RT or Fender Champion 20?
Dunno. Haven't tried the Fender.
Do you have any tips on doing tremelo with your fingers. It's hard to turn my wrist, I don't quiet get it right.
Sorry, not sure I understand what you mean?
@@MrPolevaulter I meant, I have trouble while playing, when I need to do the vibrato with my finger.
For example playing voodoo child
I just can't get the hang of it
@@AGM124PGT Don't do it with your finger. Do it with your wrist.
@@MrPolevaulter thank you so much, I love your hate videos. Soon you'll be bigger... Shout out sesame street lol
@@AGM124PGT 👍
You are right... the Katana is worlds better than the Orange Crush.
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Should I get this or a LT25?
Personally I liked the LT25 a lot more.
Why not mic it and gig....
4:07 hahaha
hello ! other options in the 200 $ range ?
Harley Benton Tube 5 or 15, Boss Katana, Fender Mustang LT25, a second hand Roland Cube.
@@MrPolevaulter what about marshall mg30 gfx?
@@MrPolevaulter What do you recommend choosing between the Mustang LT25 and the Orange Crush 20rt?
@@briandiarte25 Mustang imo.
@@MrPolevaulter thanks, although I had already decided on the Mustang :)
simple question ، I want to know how to connect the headphones with the ampble fire، I have marshall SM2 , and thank you ❤❤
Sorry? I didn't really understand.
Great video, bad opinion 😉
Cheers! No worries.
Same old Orange sound. Never liked it. Never will. And for the $... many to choose from.
Yeah, not my cup of tea either.
@Dan D , yep. I click on to all the videos of ‘this guy’.It doesn’t matter what he’s demoing. A little touchy aren’t you? I don’t like Les Paul’s either but I still watch. Maybe lm old and don’t have anything else to do. Hum.🤐
Come on you can buy a good tuner for less than fifty bucks, or you can download a tuner on your phone for free.
You can download one for free.
Boss katana 50 mkII or orange crush 20rt?
ORANGE
Boss for me. I didn't like the Orange at all. Not that I'm a big fan of the Katana either.
Puh. Yuck. Chainsaw, fuzz face yuck. OK for jazz though.
Mmm...yuck... No wait...
Could learn how to play first.
You mean I could learn how to play first?
@@MrPolevaulter he said himself
Every body's ear is different and it's small bro....and i also have a micro cube and my ear i think it's to tinty I do like on acoustic guitar though it's funny but that's what it is for me.
How does this amp do with overdrive and distortion pedals? Specifically Boss's ds-2 and sd-1?
I tried it with an OD in the video.