ORANGE CRUSH CR30R

spyro · Post by **spyro** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:51 pm

hello

i play alot of distillers stuff and considering they use orange and some badcat stuff would it be a good choice on getting an orange crush cr30r for it, I know it wont sound like thier AD140TC but my marshall mg15 just aint cutting it, i have not heard the orange so would it be a good choice, and I dont gig so no need for a big amp (Mesa e.t.c.)

thanx in advancwe

Post by **bclaire** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:27 pm

Save your money for a tube amp. IMHO, the Crush isn't going to be any better than your transistor'd Marshall. The AD30 would probably be the way to go for you... but it's a good chunk of change. If you like the Distillers and that's the sound you're going for, I think you will be disappointed with the Crush amps.

You may not be gigging now but you probably will in the future and the Crush won't cut it. It's a bedroom amp at best and a beginner's amp...

Billy

spyro · Post by **spyro** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:35 pm

ok thanx alot for the cool advice iam only 18 been at it since i was 16 2 1/2 years anyway yeah i'll find some (Hopefully) Low prices on it and buy one thanx alot

~SPYRO~

Post by **bclaire** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:49 pm

I hope I didn't come across as condescending... I really wish I had had someone when I was 18 to give me advice on what amp to buy! I wouldn't have bought an Ampeg combo- I would have probably bought a Fender.

For all of the money they cost, I think that Badcats are just modified Fenders... I'd try to hold out for as long as you can with the MG and get a nice tube Orange...

Billy

spyro · Post by **spyro** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:55 pm

yeah I think thats best, I was going to go for a line 6 but then there just electronic crap with knobs and overdrive, Iam looking into a rockerverb30 because they can do slightly heavier stuff as well as crunchy stuff for the more heavier times.

and cheers for the help.

User · Post by **User** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:05 pm

hi spyro, im the same age as yourself, i started guitar about 3 /3n a half years ago, i had an Marshall MG thing.
I think IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been extremely luckily with my orange, i had a look around the internet, and found that "Academy of sound" sold Oranges. And there it was! A Brand new Orange 4x12 for Ã‚Â£399 with Celestions. So i went up there and you should have seen there faces.<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle> The joyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s of a typo! (Basically British law states, if you advertise a price, you have to sell it for that price.) so that was a nice saving of around Ã‚Â£170!
Also they gave me well over the odds for my MG in P/X so I got my AD30TCH and 4x12 for a good slice under a grand.
In conclusion - Just keep on looking around on different sites, i.e. eBay etcÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ and you never know you might pick up a steal!

Dave

spyro · Post by **spyro** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 7:21 pm

Yeah ill constantly look on ebay lol gotta be uk though, and ill keep saving untill i find say a nice overdrive120 head

the wonders of buy it now eh

spyro · Post by **spyro** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 8:55 pm

YO me again..

Just looked everywhere and noone is selling an orange amp apart from a thousend odd notes, hmm :'-( I WANT AN ORANGE!! lol

Meole · Post by **Meole** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:05 pm

Think of it as a musical investment. You will get a great sounding tube amp.

User · Post by **User** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:11 pm

Well spyro, you can always get an:
Orange AD15/12 for Ã‚Â£559 @ http://www.fretmusic.co.uk/prodtype.asp ... t&id=sub67
Orange AD5 for Ã‚Â£449 @ http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/prodli ... ers#Orange
Although they are cheaper then the "bigger" Oranges, you would still get that sound!

Dave

spyro · Post by **spyro** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:18 pm

thanks for all the help guys, and I think i'll probably go for the AD15/12 to get me started on the "ORANGE" brand and if I like what I hear If it takes extention cabs I could get a orange 4x12 and hook it up for say concert hall sized gigs, ONE DAY lol, isnt it true that say a 15 watt tube class a amp would be the equivalent in loudness to say a 30 or 50 watt SS amp??

and thanx for all your help
and have fun with your oranges

i'll see you lot around..

irish_admiral · Post by **irish_admiral** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:18 pm

Yeah, tube amps (especially class A) tend to sound louder than solid state.

Keep an eye on the amp that you'll want and use for a while. If you're going to want more than 15 amps in the future, maybe think about shelling out the extra bucks for a bigger amp. I got a 100 watt solid state Marshall and after 6 months decided to get an Orange AD30R. The Marshall is now gathering dust. Given as I got it 2nd hand, and can sell it on, it's not too much of a problem.

If you can't afford a tube amp at the mo, getting a decent solid state 2nd hand in the meantime is a viable alternative if you simply need the extra volume. You can always sell it on to finance buying a new amp. As the other guys say though, once you go tube, you don't go back to solid state!

Don't tell me the best way, just tell me the cheapest way...

spyro · Post by **spyro** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:53 am

could you name some decent ss amps that dont cost much??

macahan · Post by **macahan** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 8:06 am

to this day i haven't heard any good solidstate amps at all.. sorry..

my ad200 sounds amazing..

littlefred · Post by **littlefred** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:12 am

There's always the Roland JC-120 which is solid state and has a fantastic clean sound which works wonderfully with all kinds of effect pedals. The built-in distortion is staggeringly bad, though. However, I doubt whether anyone looking for the Orange sound would be able to find it in a JC-120...

Joe

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