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Published on 07/05/11 at 22:55This combination of Orange amp and cab with the UK flag as the tolex covering is simply amazing! This is definitely a collectors piece as it runs $6000 new for the both of them. So this isn't something that you would gig with by any means. This is a showroom piece of artwork. Something to hang onto to give to your kids. Also the tone fo that amp and cab is amazing too.
I had been waiting a while to try out the Orange amps since they claim they are the Marshall killer. I was a Marshall guy so I needed to be convinced what they claim was true. So I went down to the shop to try it out. The first thing I noticed was that it did sound very good. But I thought to myself which Marshall are they claiming to beat....Plexi, 800, 2000, 900....maybe it was the MG series to which I would completely agree with them on. Perhaps they beat the 900 series or maybe even a unmodified 800. Maybe not that far since the 800 is a classic in rock music. Well it did sound very excellent!
One cool thing that this amp does top any Marshall in the ability to change different power tube from EL34, 6L6s, KT88s, or 6550s which makes this a very cool feature. Being able to tailor your power tube section to your liking is very beneficial. Marshall has dropped the ball on something like this.
I want to say Jimmy Paige was using this amp with the Foo Fighters at Wembly a few year ago...not for certain though. he had a great Orange tone on that dvd.
I was impressed with this amp. I think it had many attributes that put it above some Marshall amps. I love the vintage vibe it had and the better clean channel than say a JCM 2000. I was able to get a very good tone that could play in a band setting very well or record with.
I would recommend this amp to anyone looking for something different than a Marshall that wants to get a good OD channel and a smooth clean channel all in one amp. It is priced a bit high for where i think it is worth, but then so is a reissue JCM 800. I would pick this amp up on the used market since they hold a good value and seem very road worthy.
Orange Union Jack Rockerverb 50/PPC212C Set Tube Head/2 x 12" Cabinet Features:
Rockerverb 50 MkII 50-watt Tube Amplifier Head:
* 50 watts
* Tube-powered reverb
* Transparent effects loop
* Preamp: 4 x ECC83 tubes
* Power amp: 2 x EL34 tubes (can also accept 6L6, 6550, KT88, or 5881 power tubes)
* Reverb and effects loop: 2 x ECC81
* Volume/treble/middle/bass controls on both Clean and Dirty channels
* Gain control
* Reverb control
* Speaker jacks: 1 x 16 ohms, 2 x 8 ohms
Orange PPC 212 Closed-back Extension Cabinet :
* 2 x 12" cabinet
* Closed-back design
* 2 x 12" Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
* Heavy-duty construction
* 16 ohms
* 120W power handling
I had been waiting a while to try out the Orange amps since they claim they are the Marshall killer. I was a Marshall guy so I needed to be convinced what they claim was true. So I went down to the shop to try it out. The first thing I noticed was that it did sound very good. But I thought to myself which Marshall are they claiming to beat....Plexi, 800, 2000, 900....maybe it was the MG series to which I would completely agree with them on. Perhaps they beat the 900 series or maybe even a unmodified 800. Maybe not that far since the 800 is a classic in rock music. Well it did sound very excellent!
One cool thing that this amp does top any Marshall in the ability to change different power tube from EL34, 6L6s, KT88s, or 6550s which makes this a very cool feature. Being able to tailor your power tube section to your liking is very beneficial. Marshall has dropped the ball on something like this.
I want to say Jimmy Paige was using this amp with the Foo Fighters at Wembly a few year ago...not for certain though. he had a great Orange tone on that dvd.
I was impressed with this amp. I think it had many attributes that put it above some Marshall amps. I love the vintage vibe it had and the better clean channel than say a JCM 2000. I was able to get a very good tone that could play in a band setting very well or record with.
I would recommend this amp to anyone looking for something different than a Marshall that wants to get a good OD channel and a smooth clean channel all in one amp. It is priced a bit high for where i think it is worth, but then so is a reissue JCM 800. I would pick this amp up on the used market since they hold a good value and seem very road worthy.
Orange Union Jack Rockerverb 50/PPC212C Set Tube Head/2 x 12" Cabinet Features:
Rockerverb 50 MkII 50-watt Tube Amplifier Head:
* 50 watts
* Tube-powered reverb
* Transparent effects loop
* Preamp: 4 x ECC83 tubes
* Power amp: 2 x EL34 tubes (can also accept 6L6, 6550, KT88, or 5881 power tubes)
* Reverb and effects loop: 2 x ECC81
* Volume/treble/middle/bass controls on both Clean and Dirty channels
* Gain control
* Reverb control
* Speaker jacks: 1 x 16 ohms, 2 x 8 ohms
Orange PPC 212 Closed-back Extension Cabinet :
* 2 x 12" cabinet
* Closed-back design
* 2 x 12" Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
* Heavy-duty construction
* 16 ohms
* 120W power handling