My dream amp!

My only regret is not getting this amplifier earlier. I've always loved Oranges, despite my equal love for all things Fender. When I got the opportunity to snag one, I snapped at the chance because they're so desirable.

I know that one of the cons listed is that it doesn't do clean very well, but I genuinely believe that Orange cleans are underrated. Running it without pedals - just me and my Jazzmaster into it - it is smooth, warm, and very much between Fender and Marshall tones. I think with a bit of fettling and fine-tuning, I can find a usable clean tone.

Like I said, this is my dream amp. It's small, full of all kinds of power, and will be my forever amp. The lunchbox form factor is super helpful with my bad back, and it takes my go to dirt pedal with ease.

If you get a chance to snag one for a reasonable price? Do it. It is a great little workhorse!

I look forward to the YEARS to come with this little thing!

Preferred Settings + Usage:

Fantastic but limited

As expected from a British amp, the distortion on this amplifier is killer. With a full rotation of the gain knob you can get anything from blues crunch to near thrash metal. It can also get crazy loud at 15 watts, so having the 7 watt switch is helpful for bedroom jamming or recording. My only slight gripes are the lack of on-board reverb (not a huge deal) and a limited EQ section. With only one tone knob, there is not much tweaking to this amp's sound - it's very much plug-and-play, which is not a big issue as it sounds fantastic.

Rugged construction and great tone. What else can you ask for in a portable head?

Simple, straight forward, and smokin' good

This amp really only does one thing: British crunch. But it does it incredibly well. You can coax some OK clean tone out of this by rolling off the gain and turning the volume down on your guitar, but it's never going to give you the glassy cleans that a Fender or some Mesa amps will provide.

If you're not a frequent clean player, this will work beautifully. But if you like your distortion, this can do everything from slightly overdriven blues to high-gain metal and solos (though I'm not a fan of the distortion with the amp gain dimed, so I'd recommend rolling it back to 2 or 3 o'clock and putting an overdrive pedal in front to get there).

As far as features, you've got built in attenuation (15w and 7w), and a tone nob (seems to just be a mid boost/cut). Again, this isn't going to give you a wealth of tonal options, but it gives you will sound incredible.

My go-to head.

I had a few Vox amps before I bought this... I don't have those amps anymore. The Tiny Terror struggles with clean tones, but a clean boost will help out with that a lot. I usually have the tone at 2 o' clock, gain at 12 o' clock, and the volume... wherever it needs to be for the situation. Pop pretty much any distortion, overdrive, or fuzz pedal in front of this thing, and your dreams will come true.

Real good sounding for that price

I use it for recordings and its a good companion to the Marshall JTM-45. Good clean sound and a bit brighter than the JTM45

dat crunch

I use it with an Orange PPC212OB, it's my main rig for recording or jamming. I used it live a few times but it's now confined in my studio.

Mean little head

The Orange sound at a less obscene price point. low-watt head works great in the studio or on the stage. That hi-gain stage sound is unmistakable and really specific to Orange heads. I run this through a little Marshall 1X12 cab that has a hot-ass Eminence speaker.

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Bought an orange, but I got a lemon instead.

These amps are silk-screen printed and mine missed the red layer, whoops.

Great cheap tube amp

Very loud small tube amp that won't break your back