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mooseherman « Pretty nice little practice amp! »
Published on 04/22/11 at 14:29This 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.
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.