SeriesOrange Crush

I have been a muscician for 9 years and I have been playing the guitar for the last year. I was looking for a reasonably priced beginners practice amp and this one caught my eye. I bought my Crush from GAK for £119 after having looked around for some time comparing amps, prices and the like at different websites and stores. The orange amp satisfied all the needs I had at the particular time, size, wattage, two channels etc. The Crush30R has 30 watts of pure tonal power. Compared to the similar priced amps my friends own mine blows most of theirs away. The sound quality is excelent, with the crystal clear reverb unbroken all the way up to full volume. 30 watts gives you loads of volume and drive so I usually don't practice above volume 1, although for performance it cranked up to the top. This amp was made to be played loud. It didn't come with a foot pedal for the channel switch. The pedal is an optional extra which I think could have been added into the package at little change in price. The construction is solid and the body is made from chip board, a strong and cheap material. I believe that the orange designed speaker is the same as the nes in their cabs. I like the orange cover and basket weave grill cloth. The amp looks atractive and is built to withstand everyday punishment and rehearsals. I love my Crush. It has everything an affordable practice amp needs and the tone and sound quality is incredible in this price range. This is another feather in Oranges unshakeable reputation for quality. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

bought it new at musiquemax in rosemere. Paid 185$, saw good reviews on the net... The amp cranks a good punch when solicitated but that's about it...for a 15 watt... The whole rest of the amp sucks! It's got an 8 inch inside and it's like it's got a 4 inch... I had to open it to isolate the inside of the cab because the bass just doesn't cut it even with the knob fully up! cheap wood basically but the general finish is good. I thought this was a good deal... what a rip off! if you use a digitech multi-effect pedal, it sounds ok but otherwise, forget it. You can get better 15 watt amps out there, probably for a couple of bucks less. The sound is just not that inspiring. I heard an orange tube head on a marshall 410 bottom and it was a banger!!! It's a question of taste but to me these combos are not worth buying. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

This is a solid-state miniature amp for guitars. It's only 10 watts, and really has no practical application other than for practicing at home. That being said, it's got a nice tone for being as quiet as it is. There is a 1/4" input, as well as a 1/4" headphones output (for really discreet playing). It's got a three band EQ (low, mid, and hi), 2 separate gain knobs, and a master volume knob. It's got a decent amount of features for such a small amp! UTILIZATION Getting a good sound out of this is actually surprisingly easy. I usually hate playing through tiny solid-state amps, but seeing as they are pretty much perfect for practicing in any space that needs low volume, I'm often forced to choose one I despise the least! This however, changed that, as it's simply got the best tone I've heard out of such an amp. It's really a matter of fine tuning the gain to be where you want, then adjusting the EQ. Didn't take long at all to get going and was really easy. SOUNDS I don't think this amp is particularly going to sound great or terrible at all with any particular guitar. But the heavier tones will definitely get better results with humbuckers, no doubt. At least they will be more convincingly heavy at such a low volume. But I really can't complain, the tone is pretty realistic and full at such a low volume. While I could never gig or even record with this (at least nothing I'd want anyone to hear!), it's still nice to use for practicing as it's close enough to the real thing. OVERALL OPINION I like the portability and size of this amp the best. The design is also really cool (even if it is the same as all Orange Amps). It sounds better than most amps its size, and if you end up playing it a lot, it'll be really inspiring as opposed to so many other amps that suck the life out of the sound. I'd highly recommend this to anyone in need of a good practice amp who's been frustrated with the others that they've tried.

The Orange Amps Crush 15R is a small and simple guitar amplifier that packs a mean tone for only having having 15 watts. The amp is solid state based and has a single, 8" speaker inside of it. The only connections that it has come in the form of 1/4" jacks for instrument input and a headphone output. The amp also has a real built in spring reverb, which is pretty rare for an amp of this stature... UTILIZATION Using the Orange Amps Crush 15R isn't difficult in the least. It's a great beginner's amp because of this, as it has just the basics. The amp has both a clean and overdrive channel, with overall parameters for high, mid, and low EQ, as well as a reverb konb and master and level parameters for the overdrive. There is also an overall volume knob and a button for engaging the overdrive. I haven't had a look at the manual for this amp... SOUNDS The Orange Amps Crush 15R really has a big sound for such a small amp. I've mostly used this amp for practicing, but also a little bit for recording as well. It's definitely got the Orange sound, just in a compact casing. I mostly used the clean sound on here, but the built in overdrive is great for getting a bit of gain and especially good for recording close mic'd. I also love the reverb in here, as it's a real spring reverb and it definitely sounds it. I don't think that this is loud enough for shows, however. OVERALL OPINION The Orange Amps Crush 15R is really the perfect practice amp. It's got more options than you would expect at this size and price. I don't own the amp anymore, but when I did I used it mostly as a portable amp to bring around whenever needed. The price is more than reasonable, as it's definitely one of the cheapest ways to get the Orange sound. If you're thinking about getting this as a practice or extra amp, I'd definitely encourage you to do so as I loved having this amp when I had it!