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The Ad30 is a brilliantly simple el84 design from Orange. Sporting 2 channels with separate master volumes and tone stacks. No reverb. No effects loop. This thing is an enormous amount of fun. The amp is running a quad of 12ax7's in the preamp and comes with a rather minimalist footswitch. UTILIZATION The amp is very easy to dial in and sounds crystal clear even at loud volumes. Surprising amount of versatility in both channels. I felt the amp outperformed the rockerverb mkii I tested in terms of sound quality, but reverb would be greatly welcomed here to compliment the cleans in the Ad30. As far as the lack of an effects loop is concerned, I found the Ad30 worked very well with pedals out front and didn't mangle time based effects too much. The build quality is very solid and the amp help up in a gigging environment for months. Bravo to Orange. SOUNDS The clean sounds are very warm and full bodied. Notes have a very "round" feeling to them on both channels. Rolling back the gain on the second channel gives you a perfect impersonation of bands such as The Darkness, and Led Zeppelin. Winding up the gain brings you very well into the modern realm. I could very easily cop the tones from Coheed and Cambria's --'Gravemakers and Gunslingers'. Pushing the gain past 3 o' clock on the dial can get you Mastodon rhythm sounds. OVERALL OPINION The Orange Ad30 is the kind of amp you really enjoy to play through. It sounds so reminiscent of many recorded tones without having to tweak for hours or add any additional pieces--very inspiring in this regard. I do feel, however, that the feature set of the AD30 does not justify the going list price of $1659. If you are willing to compromise features, the amp can be purchased for a typical sum between $8-1200 on the secondhand market.

The Orange Amps AD1510 is a tube based guitar combo amplifier that is on the smaller side of the Orange Amps collection. It has 15 watts of power and has a 1/4 inch input on it to plug your instrument in. It has a single speaker and is easy to carry around with you. UTILIZATION The configuration of the Orange Amps AD1510 is really basic and is quite easy to learn. It has all of the basic parameters you would expect with a guitar amp, including knobs for master volume, gain, bass, mid, and treble. Getting a good sound is really easy as the inherent tone on the Orange Amps AD1510 is really full and rich sounding. I don't have the manual for the Orange Amps AD1510, but it is very easy to use and you definitely shouldn't need the manual if you don't have it already. SOUNDS The sounds from the Orange Amps AD1510 are pretty awesome considering this only outputs 15 watts of power. While the clean sound is great, the overdrive is where this amp really excels, as the overdrive is extremely crunchy, warm, and full bodied in tone. While there aren't a ton of parameters to control your tone, since it does have the basic ones there is certainly enough here to dial in a variety of different tones for different genres and applications. While this doesn't have the punch and rip to some of the bigger Orange amps, the Orange Amps AD1510 is a great sounding model when you take in to consideration its small size. OVERALL OPINION I've been using the Orange Amps AD1510 for about two years and it is one of my favorite smaller combo amps out there, as it really exceeded my expectations in terms of tone for such a small amp. I wasn't expecting to be able to crank this amp as loud as I am able to, and it really just has an extremely impressive tone to it. This amp isn't too expensive and you know you are getting a good amp because it is made by Orange. I've come to trust Orange Amps wholeheartedly, and I would highly recommend the AD1510 to those looking for a small combo amp to practice on that has a lot of punch for its size.

As the name suggests, this head is covered in orange Tolex. It's back-to-basics, 200W tube head that is about as close as you can come to plugging your bass straight into a power amp. Active and passive inputs, Master Volume and gain, Treble Middle and Bass, standby and power switches, all front mounted. 53 pounds. About me: I've played bass professionally for 44 years. I currently play in a praise band in a local church and also do studio work. I favor rock but have played just about every style, even -- shame -- disco. Favorite players include Paul McCartney, James Jamerson, Tony Levin, Chris Squire, Joe Osborn, Bob Glaub and Sting. Tried it at a local dealer, coupled with an Orange 410 cab with Eminence speakers. The AD200 B is loud -- plenty loud enough for most small club situations -- and delivers a very nice, warm, old-school tube bass amp sound. Despite having only three tone controls, it puts out a surprising variety of tones. Think of it as a Fender Bassman on steroids. It's pricey -- $2200 street. Add in an Orange 410 cabinet at $900 and you're talking prohibitively expensive for most players. Solidly constructed with quality materials. My only caveat is to handle it with more care than a solid-state amp because, after all, tubes are made of glass and more susceptible to being tossed into a truck or car trunk. The Orange Orange AD200 B Bass Head delivers old-school tube bass sound, but at a cost -- $2200 for the head alone -- that probably puts it out of the range of all but professional players or those with lots of credit. 5 stars for quality, 3 stars for realistic pricing. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

The Orange AD30 is a combo built by the British company to capture a different share of their market. The AD30 is a 30 watt dual channel combo with two identical looking channels. Each channel is equipped with gain, volume, bass, middle and treble controls. Though the channels are identical, the bottom channel is voiced much hotter and is intended to be the amp's drive channel, whereas the top channel is voiced for a cleaner sound. The amp has no reverb or effects loop, keeping it in the fairly old school camp. It puts out 30 watts of power, runs on EL84 power tubes (a different characteristic to the standard EL34) and is a 2x12 combo with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers. UTILIZATION Getting a good sound out of this amp is a little bit more difficult than I would've expected from such a simple looking design. The tones are really quite loose and can get muddy easily if you dial it in the wrong way. The controls react fairly effectively to tweaking, but the amp has an inherent loose and bassy quality that is tougher to dial out. As a result the amp sounds a bit undefined at times and not articulate enough for the more standard hard rock styles that I generally put all high gainers through. SOUNDS When this amp IS finally dialed in the sounds are actually quite cool. I owned a Rockerverb 50 at the time that I was considering this amp as well and noted that this amp sounded looser, more vintage, had much less gain (using that control on full with the AD30 was equal to about 1/2 gain on my RV). It's not quite what I'd call a modern sounding amp, but it definitely does have a cool gain voicing that works well for more classic styles. The clean channel has a nice Class A chime. It's a bit grittier than a typical clean, but it does have a certain cool bite to it that really stands apart. The drive channel is a fairly loose and very raunchy drive tone; not a lot of gain but a certain menacing quality that just works very well for '70s type rock. It doesn't have enough gain or tightness for modern music, but that wasn't the intent for the design. OVERALL OPINION All in all I think the Orange AD30 is a decent amp for someone looking for a more vintage style Orange amp in a not too complex package. The two channels sound great when you dial them both in and the lack of superfluous features gives a nice purity of sound. At $2,000 new this amp isn't the cheapest in the stable, but if you're looking for a cool vintage amp that will give you a different take on that British roar, this one might be work a look.

This is the flagship amplifier that reminds me of how amazing Orange amp sound. They continue that line and tone of British grind and do it very well. I have played every single Orange amp thet they make and this one by an inch or two is my favorite. The coolest thing about this amp is the two completely different signal paths for the two channels. This is great if you need to EQ the channels differently for gigging or live uses. Plus it essentially makes it two amps in one. The first channel is more of lower gain channel and it can get crunch when the gain is increased. You will get a great classic rock tone ala AC/DC or Led Zeppelin. This amp is similar to the Tiny Terror with the El84 power tubes, but this has a tube rectifier which gives a solid tube grinding tone. UTILIZATION The first channel is going to have a little more low end thump and a bit more low mids in the circuit. Where as the second channel gets a little more hairy in the mids which gets more saturation and higher mid focus. Controls: Channel 1: Gain / Volume / Bass / Middle / Treble Channel 2: Gain / Volume / Bass / Middle / Treble Configuration: Channel 1 / Channel 2 – Clean thru Distortion Output: 30 Watts Class A Valves: Preamp: 4 X 12AX7, Output: 4 X EL84, Rectifier: 1 X GZ34 Speaker Out: (1) 16 Ohm, (2) 8 Ohm Dimensions: (W x H x D) 55×25.5×24cm, 21.5×10x9.5in Weight: 18kgs/40lbs SOUNDS The tone from this amp is sensational. Two independent channels gives the user an assortment of tonal variations. I like channel one for a bluesy classic rock tone that sounds great with a Strat as it is increased in the bottom end. So having a nice bright guitar in this channel gives a creamy warm tone fitting for some Cream or the Who tones. If you are in channel two try it out with a solid Les Paul guitar and a either a Marshall 4x12 or an Orange 4x12, but make sure either use a nice greenback Celestion type speaker or a Celestion Vintage 30 type speaker. I how found that the V30's sound a bit better with the Orange Amps but a nice greenback will get a little more high end focus and a little more sizzle on the gain structure. OVERALL OPINION I'm a fan of the tube rectifier options in class A amplifiers. I think it adds a nice chewy gain that El34's don't or can't really accomplish. I love El34's but sometimes it is nice to add this type power tube distortion in a mix. It adds a bit of depth to the tone and gives a 3D element to the sound. I find it to be a little fatter in sound but not as focused. The sound is not as aggressive but seems to be a bit fuller in structure. I would recommend this amp to anyone looking for a solid amp that will not give you any problems and will sound great every time you click it on. If you need an amp with a great tone and great features this is one to look at. Priced at around $1600 for a new one. This is great price for an amp of this caliber.

The Orange Amps AD 140 TC (twin channel) is a dual channel guitar amplifier head.<span> </span>The amp has a single ¼ inch input in the front for your instrument and a ¼ inch speaker output to send this to a cabinet.<span> </span>It also comes with a foot pedal so you can select between the two different channels.<span> </span>Not much to the amp beyond this… UTILIZATION <p class="MsoNormal">The make up of the Orange Amps AD 140 TC is pretty simple, but at the same time it definitely offers up a lot of versatility and options.<span> </span>Having two channels is a huge plus, as in tandem with the pedal you can set two distinct sounds and change between them with a push of the button.<span> </span>Each channel has pretty standard parameters, including for master volume, treble, middle, bass, and gain.<span> </span>The two channels are pretty much exactly the same.<span> </span>On the face of the amp there are also switches for power, stand by, and to choose between channels one and two.<span> </span> SOUNDS <p class="MsoNormal">If you’ve ever used an Orange amp, you’ve probably got a pretty good idea of what this amp is all about, as it has the same killer tone found on all Orange amps.<span> </span>Both in terms of a clean tone and distortion, this amp is absolutely awesome.<span> </span>I’ve used the amp for recording with a Fender Strat and an Orange 4 x 12 speaker cabinet.<span> </span>I can’t say a bad thing about the way this amp sounds, as the clean sound is crystal clear and the distortion is some of the best of its kind…All with room for tweaking to your liking. OVERALL OPINION If you have your heart set on an Orange amp, which many guitarists these days do, there are all sorts of great models to choose from.<span> </span>I’d encourage those interested to head down to your local Orange Amps dealer and try them all out, as they all have something to bring to the table.<span> </span>It’s really just about what will work best for the sound you’re going for and what will fit into your price range.<span> </span>Having said all this, don’t make a choice until you try out the AD 140 TC, as it is as good as any of them!

The Orange Amps AD 30 guitar amp head is a tube based amp that has two different channels. It is great having the two channels because it allows you to go back and forth between two distinct sounds of your choosing. It has a 1/4 inch input in the front and speaker cable output to send it to a cabinet in the back. Each channel has parameters for master, treble, middle, bass, and gain. There are also switches for power, standby, and to choose between the two channels. The amp head isn't too heavy and has handles for easy carrying. UTILIZATION The make up of the Orange Amps AD 30 is very easy to follow, as the knobs are for basic parameters that are seen on a lot of different amps. It is easy to get a great sound from this, and there is definitely a good deal of versatility in the different tones you can get from this amp. I don't have a manual for this, but it is easy enough to use that you shouldn't need it if you don't have one already. SOUNDS I have used the Orange Amps AD 30 primarily for recording rock music, but will work great in just about any setting. It can get extremely loud, and both the clean and distorted tones are top notch. However, I mostly use this for overdriven sounds rather than clean, as distortion is really its specialty. I'm a huge fan of the sound of this amp, and most of the other Orange amps out there as well. OVERALL OPINION I've been using the Orange Amps AD 30 guitar amp head for about two years and it is one of my favorite guitar amps to record with for recording distorted guitar parts. The price of the Orange Amps AD 30 isn't cheap, but it is reasonably priced considering how great sounding this amp head is. If you are a rock guitarist, the Orange Amps AD 30 is just about as good as guitar amps get in my opinion.