Wylde Horses wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 2:47 amA quick update: replaced V1 with a spare JJ 12ax7 and the gain pot crackling is gone.
That said, I’m fairly new to Orange amps, having just bought a Rocker 15 combo last December, and now a Jim Root Terror, so I’m wondering are valve issues common with Orange? Within a few hours of playing on the Rocker 15, the 12at7 in the effect loop filter became microphonic and had to be replaced. Did I just get lucky with a couple rare examples?
Really glad you got that sorted.
As for valves, there are only 3 main factories left, and the overall quality of valves produced these days aren't as great as they used to be pre 1980s.
These 3 factories produce the same average valves for all amp manufacturers, not only Orange, and all have the same problems.
That's why Orange stopped relabelling valves for their own amps. They didn't want to have their name associated with the component that will/should fail eventually.