Orange Amplifiers Crush 20RT 20W 1x8 Guitar Combo Amp Orange

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Un. Freakin. Believable.

I assure you I do not work for Orange, I'm not that lucky. I won't go on about everything I didn't like about all the practice amps I tried out in the roughly 200 to 400 dollar range but I will say that they all lacked something. Overall, the tube driven amps had good tone, but lacked key features like a good speaker, reverb, or they were only good for 1 genre. Of course, modeling amps have features galore but, no surprise, sound cold and digital. I knew almost immediately the Orange nailed it. Exceptional tone, versatile, quality speaker, reverb, simple layout. As a 'tube guy' myself, I can't say enough about the tones this thing puts out. It's solid state but it has an all analogue signal path so it has a very warm, clear character that is very much alive, light years beyond generic, lifeless digital amps. I know what a high end Orange amp sounds like and this thing gets so close, comparing them would be just splitting hairs. Cleans are full and lush across the spectrum from warm and jazzy to bright and jangly. The Dirty channel is just astounding. This is where you get that classic, stinging yet warm, hairy yet smooth, Orange crunch. From chunky and biting to full on nasty, this amp will cover blues, jazz, classic rock, rock, and modern metal more than gracefully. And, considering those are all the styles I play, this amp is a match made in heaven for me. The 3 band EQ is very, very responsive which makes this amp capable of a vast amount of tones. The reverb is a surprisingly great addition. It adds dimension and space, it does not color or wash out your tone. For the most part, it's fairly subtle until you get to about 2 o clock. The speaker is perfection. I still can't believe it's only 8 inches. This amp does not sound its size, I promise you that. If you've never heard 1 of these 'Voice of the World' speakers before, you're in for a treat. Obviously this is not an amp for band practice or gigging, but I see no reason you couldn't line out from the headphone jack direct to a PA. On that note, the jack simulates a 4x12 cab, quite nicely if you ask me. I've already done some recording with it that way and it sounds fabulous. The onboard tuner works great, though it's not super accurate it does do the trick if you're just sitting by yourself jamming. Lastly, I love, love , love how simple this amp is. While so many amp makers are going overboard cramming every effect and amp model known to man in tiny spaces, Orange gives you a clean and dirty channel with an excellent EQ for tone shaping so you can focus on playing your instrument, not how closely does it simulate a Tweed or JCM. That's a waste of time as I've owned both and only those amps truly sound like those amps. Orange sounds like Orange, they don't try to be anything else and that's what I love most about them. Go try this amp!!