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I has 4 types of gain low to high!
Mary Spender
You didn’t state what size of speaker was in the Crush 12.
Orange sounds special to me. It kind of sounds like it's frying. I like that.
American: tuner
British: chEwner
Americans say it more like toonur or teunerr. I'm Aussie so i pronounce it chEwner too lol
You must include timecode 3:50 in you message so everyone can hear it. It's unspoken youtuber's rule))
Germans and Austrians -> TUNA
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British: Jaguar
Merican: Jagwire
Never heard of this channel before but holy fuck this person actually managed to do a thorough run-down of a gear series without waffling, telling you everything you need to know in a practical way and doing proper succinct demos.
What she did here shouldn't be a rarity, but damn it is on TH-cam. Definitely subbing.
The review was ok but she could've shown a bit more sounds, imo. The video quality itself is good though.
Mary is awesome.
Obligatory chugging face at 2:25
Classic Rabbea face
I call it GPF - guitar player face.
@0:48 - Orange Crush Mini
@2:27 Orange Crush 12
@3:41 Orange Crush 20RT
@5:07 Orange Crush 35RT
I have the 35rt as my practice amp, and I love it. I don't carry it around much, so the size isn't a problem. For my niece we bought the 20 and she loves it.
I purchased my first "practice" amp 10 years ago when I decided to teach meself how to play guitar after I retired. It's a Marshall MG 15, along with a Fender Butterscotch Blonde Tele. It's STILL my "practice" amp, LOVE it, and have never had a problem having it do what I want it to do. I now also have a strat, a semi-hollow, and a Tele Modern Player, and one acoustic, an Epiphone Hummingbird Artist Series. ROCK!! :)
I just got the crush mini in orange as my first amp - I have many neighbours and am a beginner...So bigger amps are for later.
It is really fun and so good for beginners to just learn the very amp basics before moving on & up and play around a little during practice. And really affordable so you make a little guitar tech progress without ruining yourself.
Get the Orange 20w cab and plug the Orange Mini into it. You get a bigger amp and still can be quiet if needed. Then get a rechargeable power bank to power the Orange Mini and up to six pedals too. By itself the Orange Mini is not that impressive but with a cab connected to it it becomes impressive as you can plug in any cab as long as it is 8 oms. it does not have a efx loop or built-in efx but thats what pedals are for and the beauty of pedals is the ability to fine tune the settings. Something real and physical to touch.
@@TroyNaumu808 can I pair that amp with my 20rt if needed?
Definitely would have to agree. It’s under $100 and I would say it is lightweight and affordable.
Crush mini 2nd gen
clean: 2:00
distortion: 2:08
Crush 12
clean: 2:47
distortion: 3:03
Crush 20RT
clean: 4:09
Reverb: 4:24
Distortion: 4:35
Crush 35RT
clean: 5:20
reverb: 5:33
distortion: 5:47
Mvp
I own two of the 35rt, one stays home & one travels. They’re so road worthy, I’m thinking of making a stereo rig with em!
Is 35 available to play gigs? Ofcours if it has mic connected to big fronts.
I have a 35rt and absolutely love it. I'm poor and wanted to buy the finest amp for the money and this is buy far the best, and is worth more than the price it sells for. Also, my acoustic Martin sounds great through it with no feedback. How rare an electric amp that can play an acoustic!
@@dukedixon3192 dude, have you tried the acoustic through the fx return in the back? I thought of trying it a few days ago & totally forgot all about it.
My son is learning and has a cheapy 5w amp. I want to upgrade to a nicer amp. 20 or 35?
@@paulturner8394 I've been playing 25 years now & I think the 35rt will give you plenty to play with & for a long time. I've turned heads at my local blues bar with this baby, so I know the tone snobs would also approve ;)
Sold me on the 20RT. Thank you so much for the time on this video. It's MUCH appreciated!
Just ordered the 20RT due, in large part, to your recommendation. This'll be my first amp for my first guitar. Thanks for this review, you've created a wonderful channel.
how is it?
@@gameboygrill310 It's really solid. Unfortunately I have a roommate, so I haven't been able to blast it as loud as I'd like, mostly using it with headphones. However, the tuner is handy, the reverb is good, and the distortion you get with the 'dirty' setting and gain is solid. That said, it's possible I would be blown away by any decent quality amp seeing as this is my first impression of one.
Same here except mine is a plain old Crush 20(no reverb, no tuner). I love it.
unlucky
Good to see you having Fun....Super Mary..
Over here in Canada and with your accent you say the word dirty as cleanly as I've ever heard it spoken. Smashing! Great amp demos!
Great vid. I definitely wouldn't go for the two smaller amps. The 20RT seems to be the sweet spot in both design and price.
Love my 35RT! Such a great sounding amp, and the FX loop is a very nice feature. I mic it up for gigs, but it can get plenty loud enough on its own to keep up with a drummer.
1:46 wut, all decent headphones "still" have minijacks, Bluetooth is for watching videos and jogging
Exactly
I bought the Crush 20RT, thank you for all you do on TH-cam. i let Orange know when I filled out the registration survey that your videos helped me make my decision.
Loving your clean playing. Great pinch harmonics and finger style
Had to make this very choice in November. I was, like you, aiming toward the 20 but in the end decided that the 35 had the sound required but also the punch should I be playing along side a drum kit. They are all very useable in their own right but I didn't really need the portability. One thing that was said over and over is the ability of this to play really nice tones at lower volumes. It didn't disappoint :)
Great stuff Mary! Thanks for the review & great playing.
The 35rt is fantastic. The clean sound is magical. It's my favouite amp by a long way.
I've got an Orange Crush 15. It's very very versatile, and I use it for recording all the time. I do actually use it live as well if I'm in smaller venues because it is LOUD. For me, it's perfect, it has lovely overdrive and very creamy clean tones. Would definitely recommend it as it's still relatively inexpensive! I got mine for £65
Great fluency on the lovely guitar! Thanks for sharing
great video, I was debating between them and this really gave me some quick insight on what each has to offer. Can't wait to get it and jam out with ease of carrying it around
I have the 20RT and I really like it. If the 20RT had an effects loop, it would almost be perfect!!
Yes, it sounds surprisingly good - and you don´t need a strap on tuner 🙂
For me there's the point where you go all virtual (/w headphones and an iPhone or something with no speaker) when looking to get it ultra portable. Otherwise pick your favorite 12" combo (Blues Jr for me) and roll with it. When not, then you go with your higher watt head+cab and an Orange is an excellent choice.
I just bought the 20RT and really like it.
I think you're right on !
I personally use the 35RT. It works for personal practice and I’ve used it Live a few Shows in small Clubs and Venues. It also sounds good mic’d. At 25lbs it’s very easy to get around also!
Thanks Mary !
I just bought my first Orange AMP and it is fantastic. I bought one suited for acoustic electric guitars and it is easy to use and sounds great !
The 20RT and the 35RT sounded so, so much better than the others. Orange really needs to work on their small amps... The Orange Mini in particular sounded like a box of farts. When compared to options like the Katana Mini and the Blackstar Fly 3 (I own the latter, and it sounds a million times better than the Orange), there's no competition.
@T H E C H I C H E N Both
I used both amps (crush 20, 20rt) and a pedal fixes the problem.
It’s a mooer ge100 if you’re interested.
The katana has a lot of bells and whistles, and sounds great if you don't mind a generic sound.
Check out Marshll MG10, IMO the only one mini amp that sounds killer, other amps in that range simply sound like shit.... Seriously.
Just found your channel, and love it! Thank you so much for the vids!
Merci Mary, super review ! ♥
20RT is perfect, thank you Mary!!!
🤘 thanx for ur time doing this, very helpful...
I use the mini on my guitar workbench, the tuner being included is great. Works perfect for that use case.
Yeah, I’m seeing Orange more and more here in the music stores in Cali and I’m really liking it. I bought a nice little rig w the Super Crush 100, and would definitely grab one of these sweet practice amps in the future. Thanks Mary! Cheers
The 20RT sounds amazing. Thanks for the great review Mary. Cheers
Wow, Mary ... you have so much fun with distorsion we can see it ...
thank you for this short and effective show
I have the mini. Here’s a suggestion for anyone who has it:
The output jack is SUPER UNDERRATED. I just did a video doing a demo with the Behringer fuzz pedal and the entire video is done with it going into an external speaker
Great choice! I also have a crush 20rt for practice or quieter home use. Bought it from outstanding reviews & now just only rave about it for a little great amp 🤙
You always start smiling when the overdrive is cranked :D
Considering an Orange & doing m’ homework. This video told me what I needed to know. Just subscribed. Thanks, Mary!
For home I would recommend one of the Blackstar Core amps.
I use a Blackstar Beam. An amazing sound at home volume levels.
I love my Orange amp, but I didn't know they had tiny ones too! Definitely going to purchase, thanks for the video! 🌿
I use the Orange Crush 12 and it can be decent loud with the volume and gain up. Mine has the volume knob next to the gain knobs. With a decent amount of eq fiddling, it does produce varying tones. I dig it :)
Pretty nice explanation! Thanks a bunch.
Really enjoyed your video, great work!
Thanks Mary, very helpfull!, keep on trucking....and rocking, of course! :D All the best!
I have a 35RT miked with a SM57 for the Band and it‘s great. If I need it to be small and portable I use a Yamaha THR10 V2.
Excellent choice.
I love my Crush20RT, it's brilliant.
I couldn't agree more with you, I've recently been playing quite a few 8' sized speaker amplifiers and I have to say, there really good.
My personal favourites are the Marshall MG15GR, Orange Crush 20RT and DV Mark Little Jazz Combo.
Bought a 20RT today... in black... have the other version as well in orange.. the 20LDX and I like them both. I use them with a B.C. Rich Platinum Series Warlock guitar I love... perfect for practice and hauling around for the size and built in tuner and more... decided today I needed an extra amp with the RT because I blew a fuse in the LDX... LOL! Ordered fuses too... pushed it a bit... while writing a very long composition thinking it out on the guitar. Have a great day and thanks for the video on the amps...
Thanks for taking your time to make this! 👏
Thanks Mary, this is a great comparison, I am going to order the 20RT ASAP!
Hi Mary! I chose the Orange Crush Mini, and the PPC108 speaker for the living room setup for a louder and wider sound, also I can take the mini to the bedroom for late night practice with head phones.
I chose the 35RT. Great practice amp for my Baritone, what with the 10 and all. Effects loops is nice to have. It's actually lighter than it looks, too.
I love your music!
I was looking for something that had more of a tube sound without actually going for a tube amp. I like the sound of the AD30 and think the closest any of these came would have to be the 35RT. Not looking for a whole lot of distortion but want that kind of mellow Pete Green sound. Thanks for the demo!
The Orange Crush mini sounds like farts.
farts can be more musical! :P
Practically every Orange amp sounds like farts.
😂
This comment is actual shit tho 😈
I have that amp - they should have given it more gain, but with a distortion pedal it sounds heavy metal.
You made them all sound amazing on top of the awesome Orange class! I have the original mini crush and love it. Have the Marshall equivalent of your 20 i think too but i like something i can put on my bed or take outside easily without a mains cable so the mini is perfect and i like using headphones. Your 20RT is appealing, love the features.
I was thinking 20RT after hearing it too.
I've had a first gen Crush 20 for about 5 years now for just this application. I love it although I am definitely going to consider the 20RT for the built in tuner and reverb. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
I'd just get a pedal and forget about the RT version. The tuner is not that reliable either.
I have the Crush 35ldx and it is awesome. Pretty loud, basic effects and various reverb options. Completely gigable. Not so good distortion, but I find a great crunch with it and get my dirt from pedals.
Hi Mary, love the videos you do👍.
I have the 20 and 45 RT models, both are great, the 20w for my workshop and for the odd practice, and the 35w is great for band rehearsals, it’s surprisingly also loud and has a great clean tone, and likes pedals, that’s where the effects loop is useful too! Great amps! Merry Christmas..🎄🎄
Wow, I'm looking for that. Thanks 👍
thank you for the 35RT demo.
I have a Fender Frontman 10G, it’s small enough to be carried into the next room when I want to rock out without disturbing anyone, has decent amount of overdrive, has aux in for my iPod loaded with backing tracks, also has headphone out, that I can patch into my audio interface and tweak the sound in guitar rig on Ableton.
I use both the Orange Crush 35rt, and the micro terror for practice. Use a Jim Root sig series in my big rig. Love em all.
I have an Orange Crush 15R, with reverb, no longer manufactured. It has a nice clean sound and my pedals sound great through it. It sounds loud for such a small guy.
I picked up one of those Blackstar amPlug2 Fly headphone amps for around $45-$50 USD and was pleasantly surprised. Great option for an inexpensive practice amp that sounds surprisingly good and lets you practice anywhere, untethered to an amp or wall outlet.
We love you Mary Spender!
I have a Crush 20(no reverb or tuner) and I love it.
Red Stripe Peavey Envoy 110, greatest solid state practice amp ever. Super lush blues tones. 2 clean channels and 3 dirt channels.
After listening to these the 20 seems to really hit a sweet spot (as a practice amp). Having the reverb is a big plus, and it's the smallest model that seems to work reasonably well on the gain channel (the 3W was a fizzy mess, and the 12 struggled at the low end). The 35, with the larger speaker and the FX loop, has bigger dreams and wants to be up on a stage or at least a rehearsal room.
you rock Mary!
I have the 20rt. Love it. I am doing the music in a theatre piece and the company bought a normal crush 20 for me. I have been looking for a good small amp for my appartment since my main amp is a Sho-Bud single channel with a 15 inch JBL speaker. Not too practical. I came across the 20rt on marketplace for 150 euro. I asked the seller if he would reserve it for me while I sold a SM57 and a sm58. He replied that he was selling the amp to buy those microphones. So we just did a one on one trade. Since I got the mics for 105 euro it was a good deal. I do have it in black. The reverb could be a bit more reverby but it's fine I can practice the theatre stuff at home and sound exactly like I do on the stage with all the weird pedals they want me to use. It takes pedals very well. The clean sound is lovely the dirty is a bit too dirty for my liking but I have overdrive pedals. And when I really need to create mayhem the dirty channel is excellent.
In big part thanks to this video, I've just today received my Orange Crush 12 Combo Amp, exactly for practice around the house or for trips around Scotland or the on tour with the band (because no one needs to lug a VoxAC15C1 all the time). Just to say thanks for the content and you can refer this to Orange so you can cash in on that sweet commission ;)
How do you like the Crush 12? Is the sound full enough (i.e. not too small or tinny?)
😁 i use as practice amp an orange head crush120 into a 4x12,and it does his honest work with small amount of volume
I'd been wanting an Orange Crush 35 RT. Finally got one last week and it sounds amazing! I picked it because it has an effects loop which adds immensely to its versatility.
Nicley done, Mary! I have the Crush Mini in the orange color & love it, although the tuner seems to work when it wants...hmmm....I had fun plugging this into my 4x12 Marshall 1960A cabinet & the Marshall brings out a warmer, better sound than the Orange by itself which would be expected...Love your little jack at 1:49. Keep us posted from NAMM 2019!
Marshal MS-2S..has great sound. its also so tiny.. you can take it everywhere.10x13cm and about 400g
Thanks Mary for you great advice and for helping me making up my choice. I'll fetch my second hand Orange 20RT tomorrow. Looking forward to testing it with my Yamaha Strat 112, your first electric guitar I noticed. Best regards from France.
I ordered the 20RT earlier today. I like to play while I watch telly, and that amp with be perfect for that 😀
The Blackstar fly 3 or the Vox mini are also good choices! Btw, I love the way Mary pronounces "dirty"! 🤘🏻💛❕😷
*Carries the 35 and doesn't even flinch*. Mary's a super hero. Cat's out of the bag. (or i'm just really out of shape lol)
I feel invincible when I carry my 4x12 over my shoulder
Do u mean the size ?
@@Hsiik yeah. The big 35 watt amp
She looks like she's secretly a super hero. The *VILLAINSPENDER* 🤯
@@Chicagosmisfit try he-maning it you will feel like god
Love you!!! As another female guitarist you are SO INSPIRING!! You play with such articulation and talent🤘🏼🔥rock on
you get special treatment ur a female guitarist
Blackstar Fly 3 stereo pack. Great sound and features for a small practice rig
You had me at Dirty and a touch of Reverb.
I replaced my Blues Jr with the 35RT 5 years ago. While I did snag a Fender DR this year for gigging, the Orange still holds its own in band practice.
I’d highly recommend this amp to anyone on a budget, likes the simplicity of 2 Channel solid state, and still wants to play in style.
Great review....thanks.
Well, after all that, I think we all know the clear winner.
Boss katana!
exactly :)
That's what I use
Yes lol my Katana 50 is all I need and i use it to fill a basketball stadium too (not even on full blast)
Check out the Nux it's a new rival to the Fly3 and Katana Mini. Bit much else comes close to those three
I even use the Katana Mini with headphones. Put a drive pedal in front of it and it will djent. Katana is what every solid state amp ever should have been.
Yep the 20 rt is the one i like to practice with 😎👍
I just put together a little ported cab with a 4" speaker from Dayton Audio and drive it with the same Quilter MicroBlock 45 I use with my 1x10" stage cab.
I have both the Crush 12 and Crush 20. Love them both.
What one should I get for my kid that’s starting out ?
Hi Mary, always look forward to your videos and enjoy your playing you are a talented musician and singer. For what its worth, I have tried a few small practice amps for home practise including a Roland Cube and Peavey Vypyr and I then I tried a Yamaha THR10 and absolutely love it. It has all the features and effects you could want for home use and I think it really sounds amazing and its so portable I think you would be impressed with it.
I have the katana for jam sessions and gigs, I also have the blackstar fly 3 with extension speaker for playing in the house!
I just like the way Mary says Duurty lol
Nice review! Most of the amps mentioned in the comments are at least twice the cost of the similar Orange amp... I think all of them except the Fender Champion 20. Thanks Mary!