If you're playing in venues with microphones for electric guitar, there'll never be an issue with dialling in a great clean tone. In addition, although the supplied 15-volt DC mains 'wall wart' adaptor works perfectly, it's not as readily replaceable as a regular kettle lead, so you may want to consider obtaining a backup for regular live use. However, the unit is not only housed in the same tough high-tensile steel case as its larger brethren, but it can also crank out a cool 20 watts into four ohms thanks to a solid-state Class D power amp. It does not have many controls but the range of sounds I managed to get out of it is staggering: Jazzy cleans, classic rock, heavy metal and so on.

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Contemporary practice amps have never really had much cool factor—at least since solid-state became the standard at the affordable end of the spectrum.Since the amp has only one channel, changing the tone from clean to dirty requires the old-school approach of adjusting the amp's controls on the fly—which can be a pain if you're used to quick changes by stomping on a channel selector. This is a true Orange Amp classic, with masses of vintage British character, clean crunch and full-on overdrive sounds. In general, I keep it set between 11am and 1pm and find that going outside of this leads to very dark and muddy or ear-piercingly bright. I generally dial in a fairly transparent clean tone to use as a base for drive pedals, and have found that they work well with pedals.

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You can actuall boost this thing with an overdrive pedal and achieve some true metal tones, It also handles loopers if the gain isn't too high. However, don’t be fooled by its miniature footprint because size is the only thing that is small about this amp. They are significantly smaller than a loaf of bread, and look amusingly small on top of a 2x12 cabinet.We advise you to update to a currently supported browser (such as Chrome, Edge, or Firefox) to improve your security, speed, and overall experience.

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You could easily do a small pub gig with this amp and there are many videos on the 'the tube' which show how it can easily drive a 4x12. The surprisingly loud 20 watts are generated by a solid-state power amp fed by a 12AX7-based preamp for added warmth and response. Replacing the single tube is an easy process: Just remove the retaining screws securing the top cage, and pull it from its recessed socket. The depth of sound (and volume) that this little thing pushes out is truly staggering, with Orange growl and bite in abundance. If anything, you'll want to run them a little bit hotter (isn't that always the way with guitarists?jack means you can plug in any phone or audio player and jam along, making this a great amplifier to practise with.

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Chris Vinnicombe worked with us here on the MusicRadar team from the site's initial launch way back in 2007, and also contributed to Guitarist magazine as Features Editor until 2014, as well as Total Guitar magazine, amongst others. Obviously, there is no effects loop, so that's something to be aware of if you like running pedals through a loop. With little more than a careless tug of your guitar lead, the unit can be dragged off the top of a speaker cabinet or desk.Andertons Music Company acts as a credit broker and not a lender and only offers credit products from Secure Trust Bank PLC trading as V12 Retail Finance. With the volume and gain controls working hard, we're struck by how unexpectedly loud this thing is. Despite its incredibly compact size, this is an amp that's most at home on stage or in a soundproof studio.