All user reviews for the Orange Thunderverb 50H

Any amp 50w lamps
Amplification Lamps: 2x EL34/6CA7
Lamps Preamp: 4 X 12AX7 & 2x 12AT7
Effects loop, attenuator, two channels, reverb, connectors 1 x 2 x 8ohm 16ohm

UTILIZATION

The config is on n'peut easier!
No need to book, it quickly gained a very good sound coupled with Orange212 cab or 412.

SOUNDS

Channel 1 is crunch! We can still get a good clear sound by adjusting the gain of it (knob at 10 Max)
Channel 2 is much more wicked can dig the sound with the one setting Shape of the channel. It's very effective. Skip to medium distortion, see Lenny Kravitz at a much widened and its very sharp. With an orange 412, you literally take off.
We can change the sound by changing the lamps preamp.
I use a lot of effect to the delay loop. The result is superb with a good Telecaster!
The atténatueur is very useful to manage its level. The crunch is impaired if the attenuator is in position 3h (reverse run). Knob 1 hour is a good compromise.

OVERALL OPINION

I have 4 years.
I played on Hughes and Kettner and Rocktron (amplifiers), Carvin Amp coupled Tc G strength. The sound of the orange really is organic! Very hairy!
I'm not about to part with it, even if it is sometimes weighs 26kg me ...

Power: 50 Watts
Channels: 2
Preamp tubes: ECC83 (x4) ECC81 (x2)
Power Tubes: EL34 (x2)
Channel A: Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble, Volume
Channel B: Gain, Shape, Volume
Attenuator
Reverb
Effects loop lamp ECC81
HP outputs:
16 Ohm (1x)
8 ohms (2x)
Made in Engnland

UTILIZATION

Relatively simple to use, it sounds immediately. English manual.

SOUNDS

Amp extremely versatile. Channel A clean sound to rock, the Crunch channel B to the metal. The clean is clean and warm crunches are beautiful, after the super grain distos must love the Orange. As I said we can go to the metal, but not extreme. I use a mh400nt Ltd., a sc-608b and ESP Ltd Standard Series E2-7 tb.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this head for 1 and a half months coupled with a PPC212. I tried the Engl, Blackstar's ... I wanted to say that the palm mute are huge, excellent! What I like is its versatility and quality of workmanship is impeccable. At the price it is an investment but it's really not disappointed. The attenuator is a real plus and not a gimmick. I will do exactly the same choice when I see the quality. If you are looking for a versatile amp, quality, manageable power, well do not look any further. To me this amp is a reference.

50W lamps (as Marshall EL34)
1x8 ohm or 1x16ohm or 2x16ohm
2 channels - separate Eq
An attenuator

It's been ages that I peel magazines and one could cite 500 pros who have found the ultimate gear. Oddly, two years later they play on something else ... Every scratch knows that the amp to do anything if there is necessarily a defect. There are excellent pedals but 1) When you change the sound program cuts and 2) Passing through scanning: reactivity and certain sensations are erased. Of course, there's the stars What never changed, they have their sound. And if you like their sound, buy yourself the same stuff and you'll have the same sound (if you got the same technique, the same fingers on the same sound engineer ...)
Anyway, here to talk about the ch'uis Thunderverb 50.
Benefit # 1: Flat => 5W, home => 15W, repeat '=> 30W, cabaret => 50W, Outdoor => 100W, Bercy => 50000W ... The Thunderverb solved the pb. It includes a power attenuator (Powerbrake style) that dissipates power in the drifting resistance. Thus, heat lamps retain full capacity they would not turn down the volume (and PAN! Écubrouzoufs 200 of savings).
Benefit # 2: If you are young and crazy with lots of friends when you love muscular lugging your 4x12 just for fun. I have the middle part of Angus Young and I am not sure to beat the 100m Gibbons (Gandalf in dark glasses home zztop - 60 in 2009) or Richards (Stones 66 years in 2009 eaten by osteoarthritis). So a amp head of 55 cm it can be less large speakers that look like nothing in a Marshall head (75cm)
Benefit # 3: Tchénolé & tchénolbi. Yeah two channels is common and even more qu'y'a elsewhere. But if you seek sound like singing solo in the 70's then you'll buy a vintage Marshall tone and clear sound Well thou shalt make the volume of the guitar had only 1 passqu'y tchénol to the EPOC. Na!
Benefit # 4: The Dark Side Of The TonerreVerb. Orange, they have patented a special grave: the ETR (Extended Tone Range) that extends the bandwidth [which usually starts at low E is 80Hz] to 30 Hz!. Low frequencies are handled so well (in fact, all channels gain and output transformer must be able to line up) that you can play on the guitar Thunderverb baritone or even bass without it boiled parte.
Disadvantage: The weight. We must seek to find the weight of the head. Finally it is heavy => consult the catalog of the brand.

UTILIZATION

Using simple hyper
Getting good sound is easier than getting a bad
The doc is very very shallow but very unnecessary

SOUNDS

Really versatile with a provision for vintage sounds is missing in many other side but sounds, I prefer to leave the words to professionals.
Dr. Boost (Guitar Part) =>'s absolutely fantastic, electric guitars to sing, its organic matter almost palpable clear and crunch sounds, singing character of the range of distortion among the best ever heard, sitting absolutely remarkable in the lower register . Articulation unusual. A masterpiece of electronic and musicality.
Judge Fredd (Guitar-Xtreme): super fine grain, super powerful and can easily go tickle a lot of 100W. A setting of low bass that gives good solid round and present, highs very musical, never aggressive, full of nuances very rewarding, beautiful clean sounds, for the crunch and subtle, and the frank fat saturation well.

OVERALL OPINION

+ Sounds (it's still what counts)
- Weight (although almost a common head lamps)

you do again this choice? I doubt it. When you see the amount of all models more attractive as each other it would be too limited as to restrain his curiosity.

If not the kind to do anything stupid today, I know better

So the little guy has 2 beautiful EL34 in the belly, surrounded by four beautiful 12AX7, we dlivrent small 50 Watts. Everything is clean the indoor trs, no risk of intestinal or other problem for Premire ...

There are two channels, the first plutt clean, with knobs of rglages fairly standard (Treble, Middle, Bass, Gain and Volume) and the second, more dirty, with only 3 potentiomtres (Volume, Gain and Shape (knob that starts the race in the most mdiums pousss, limits the deaf, and ends in the large V CHARACTERISTICS of a branch of the nerve current rock). The rglages plutt prcis are, without going into the range of VHT and others in whom a change in one quarter of hair transforms the sound.

The good point is the attnuateur which, if lost a little momentum when pushed too, remains all the same handy to have a good Reduces the volume. on the other hand, for the reverb, go ahead with modration (but for plutt parts and uses a sound) ...

I put 9 because nothing is perfect, but at the CHARACTERISTICS at least, there is not much blame the bte ...

UTILIZATION

As I explained above, channel A is fairly standard rules for the fawn, while B takes a little longer, since we must learn to use the Shape (for my part anyway).

Of good clean distortion through the crunsh, hard to find bad sound on channel A. It is as instinctive rglage trs, no need to take the head, and the amp rpond well ...

The Shape of the channel B silent new to me and I put a little more time finding the right interacts with the gain according to the guitar I used. That said, nothing complicated trs!

Manuel? I do not remember what he looked like even more so it should not be of the utmost importance ...

I put another 9 but I could have put 10 or 8, it's really sublectif. Anyway, it's very easy job ...

SOUNDS

We enter the heart of the matter ...

I play a lot of musical styles DIFFERENT above (punk, mtal progressive variation on Franaise, ska, rock 'n roll, stoner, etc ...) and it is quite comfortable on any land. This is one of the reasons that pushed me to buy it, given my need for versatility.

A channel provides a nice clean, good distortion and a hot british crunsh fall.

Channel B can be a very clean original one crunsh a little soft and, above all, a standard distortion that is found nowhere in the Orange range and can go from the big rock moves away to the most vitamin tr funds saturation "mtal".

I play it with a Jackson SL2HT in US-SH1 and SH4 US Stratocaster on the Orange PPC 412 and the V30 4x12 VHT Deliverance in P50E. I use a BB preamp and an analog delay ibanez AD-9 to which the receiver Ragit trs well ...

VHT Box: His most amricain. The Start is the clean pure trs, is given in the spirit Fender. Sometimes a little too sharp, according to the microphones, but pretty trs. The crunsh Channel A is enjoyable too. As against the distal tuft is trs. May need to be learning rgler but does not seem to be the best association. With Jackson, treble slamming loud enough to clean but it takes a slap sacr with distortion. It is powerful but not too aggressive (low well present), prcis but not stiff. Huge ...

Orange Box: The more British. The clean is the Start trs soft crmeux but less crystalline. But the big surprise is the raction on the disto. Waouuh! The vitamin crunsh power ... I want more! With Jackson, the clean is less aggressive than the VHT. Better not fall ... The distortion is trs rock, much less metal. Many bodies, trs enjoyable play. Not better or worse than the VHT, just diffrent ...

Well, I do not want to put a note up but it's really, really good trs. Ing a friend's loan to me to record an album of modern rock "between Avril Lavigne and Linkin Park" and an album ... R 'n B!! And well, I test the versatility of dj p'tit but the bluff I t made by the ...

OVERALL OPINION

I have now for 3 months and I had bought various APRS transistor amps, a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier, a Peavey Classic 30 and a VHT Deliverance. It does not may be a stomach ache as the Recto and does not reach the dynamics of non-standard but it is the Deliverance everything he might envy these amps. I compare a long Marshall 30th anniversary, a Laboga Mr Hector, a Fender Blues Deluxe and a few others over Brive and if some one or other of the mod beautiful CHARACTERISTICS SPECIFICATIONS on, none as much as he MRIT the term "all terrain". Not only it can do everything, or almost, but does it well. Beautiful clean, super crunsh, standard disto ... What you ask for?

Oh yes, I bought 1450 euros on nine dv247. The next day he silent 1190. I rlais the era a bit but when I see it as the price goes, I think that the report qualitprix which I had more silent than good. But if I had to do this choice at the current price, I think I would. Combines versatility with such a quality I do not know yet ...

And is a attnuateur p **** n invention of GOD!

I will not start again here, but simply put: it is an all tube head with a power of 50W.

It weighs about 25k (it is not negligible ...) and is quite large. HP provides a single cable to connect it to the cabinet. This time, I use it with the PPC 412 in Orange.

In terms of power, 50w is more than enough for most situations, rehearsals, concerts, or just play at home (of course).

The head has a reverb that is good.
It features an attenuator that allows you to moderate the volume of the amp without having to be clamped. Specifically, you can push your volume to 3 / 4 while turning the attenuator to half or more. So your head is operated, but your volume is low enough not to get back to your neighbors! In addition, you can assign a switch to the attenuator function to boost your volume in full song on a solo part and ca ... it's great practice.
The head also has an effects loop.


UTILIZATION

For configuration, it actually offers two channels A and B. None of them are only dedicated to the CLEAN channel because each has in fact three levels of gain.

If we use the CHANNEL A: The first third of the gain knob delivers a clean clean. The second third is more akin to a crunch (I'm simplifying ...) and the last 1 / 3 is close to a big rock distortion typed or metal.
CHANNEL A has the same classic EQ: Treble, Bass, Middle, Gain.

If we use the CHANNEL B: It's very hard to define as his, but he appears more "open", more modern overall. The gain knob also has three levels, as for Channel A.
But here, the equalization is controlled by a knob called "SHAPE" which provides a multitude of sound with a highly effective precision. We can therefore choose a distortion more "vintage" or downright modern. But we can not make adjustments for only the bass or trebles: everything goes through the knob "Shape".

Overall, it's pretty easy to get a sound that will appeal, and here the button "shape" of the B channel is just perfect. Basically, this is the tactic of "Plug and Play". After, if you want a more sculpted and staff, we will be going through a distortion pedal in its own right. But there's already a lot to do with the settings of the head!



SOUNDS

Does this head fits my style of music?
Oh yes ...

I mainly play metal, so I can not really talk about other music styles. But for all that will touch the rock and metal distortion: that is his business.
To give you an idea: the two guitarists play on Down, and members of Mastodon. Well sure, there's no whole rack of effects that goes with it, but it's a sign of confidence.
For my part, I tried to sounds from Porcupine Tree through Tool, A Perfect Circle etc.. Bah ... I have found. That's exactly what I wanted to be dynamic and impact. It is totally possible to get a very clean distortion with a lot of gain (at the beginning of the third tier for example). But if you want a fat distortion, gain full of very modern ... it is also possible.
Small clarification: it does not drool. I tried to push the animal thoroughly. The sound is clean, neat, efficient.

This is my first tube amp, before I played on a Line 6 Valve 112 tube was employed, but only models. So obviously, this "change" ...

About my equipment, I play on a baffle with a PPC 412 ESP LTD EC-500 has two EMG 81 and 85. In my view, the PPC 212 does not operate at its maximum head ... I just know that the PPC 412 (4 X Celestion Vintage 30) is making the sound of a huge way.

As I said, I love the distortion of the head as very versatile. After that, I do not know if it meets certain distortions that seek ultra-advanced ... It's not a head "type" metal even if it can safely access the registry.
on the other hand, there is nothing to link this with Thunderverb external distortion pedal! As proof, I sometimes use a Blackstar HT-DistX (which is just monstrous ...) which allows me to sculpt the sound even more and make it really different. So this is really the big distortion, hot, heavy, full of bass. You also love the palm mutes who "Krum Krum?" Well now ... In addition, the head cash extremely well at low frequencies. So for hardcore low tunings: it is more substantial.
Well here it is well to couple the head with this pedal Blackstar. But I assure you, those famous "Krum Krum," you've also without the pedal, but it's different, and that's what's great: have several distortions.

Finally, I forget to mention that the head can also be used for Bass (yes ...), not just for guitars. I never tried on the other hand.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for one month and a half now. I have yet to find something to complain about that would make me regret my purchase.

I could not use other models or brands before buying it. I did a lot of research between Marshall, Mesa Boogie, Blackstar, Laboga and Orange. It finally Thunderverb 50w attracted me the most.

His biggest strength is probably its versatility and attenuator that lets you both play live in your room, without shaking the foundations of the house or apartment.

Level quality / price ratio, I got into B-Stock Thomann for about 1350 euro. Dv 247 home, it is 1300 euro. Honestly, there's nothing to say on that side. It is "expensive", but compared to other heads and saw the quality, it's worth it.

With experience, you do again this choice?
Hard to say ... it's too little time I play it to say yes. And it would be a shame to stay camped on a model while y'en others who are worth! ("Hector" in Laboga, "Dual Rectifier" in Mesa, etc.)

The Orange Amps Thunderverb 50 is a tube based guitar amp head that, like the name states, delivers 50 watts of power. It has a 1/4 inch input the front and has a speaker cable output in the back. The amp has two channels and has separate setting controls for each. On channel A, there are parameters for volume, treble, middle, bass, and gain, and on channel B there are knobs for volume, shape, and gain. There are then knobs for reverb and attenuation that apply to both channels.

UTILIZATION

Using the Orange Amps Thunderverb 50 amp is very easy and if you understand what basic parameters on guitar amps do, you will have no troubles with this amp. The inherent tone is great, and both channels have a good amount of parameters to control your tone. The manual for the Orange Amps Thunderverb 50 is thorough, but it is easy enough to use that you don't need it if you don't have one.

SOUNDS

The sound quality of the Orange Amps Thunderverb 50 amp head is top notch for both clean and overdrive sounds. I have only used this amp for recording, and always get awesome results when I track with this. I usually use this amp with a Fender Strat or a Gibson SG, depending on what type of sound I am going for. While I love the clean sound, the overdrive on this is what really makes this a great amp head.

OVERALL OPINION

I've been using the Orange Amps Thunderverb 50 for recording for about a year and have found it to be a truly great amp. It is extremely easy to use, and has a very unique look to it, with symbols above each of the knobs. I have come to love just about every Orange amp that I have used, and this is one of the best they have to offer. Even though it isn't cheap, it is a high end amp that is probably priced right. If you are looking for a great amp for rock music, you absolutely can't go wrong with this amp.