Re: I bought a AD30 but I prefer my Dual Terror. Is this nor
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 11:50 pm
I saw a used AD30 at Guitar Center (plugged into an Orange cab).
I was so thrilled to try it out for the first time.
I must say that it sounds good. However, it does NOT beat the Rocker. I can already tell that the AD30's gain channel (though it sounds "good") would get lost in the mix. The Rocker pierces with ballsyness. The AD30 is just more fluffy fuzzy. The Rocker has a unique voice....a fine blend between a classic Marshall and a classic Orange. It has the body of an Orange, but the attack of a Marshall which makes it the best sounding amp on the planet.
I certainly wouldn't mind having an AD30 around if I was rich, but no way is it better than the Rocker 30. The Rocker 30's clean channel also allows for low-volume pedal-stomping madness, which makes is suitable for bedroom playing.
Neither of these amps are optimal for progressive rock (progressive rock requires more delay, chorus, and other various effects that are best used in an effects loop), but the Rocker nails classic rock better than the AD30 does. The Dual Terror probably nails it better, too.
My ears are still open for an Orange combo that has an effects loop that can nail classic rock as well as progressive rock that is around $1,000.
Nothing against the AD30. It's all about what music you play. My band's job is that we have to emulate Jimmy Page's sound found in "The Song Remains the Same", and the Rocker nails his Marshall tone. Using my OCD pedal with my classic 30 gets pretty close too.
I was so thrilled to try it out for the first time.
I must say that it sounds good. However, it does NOT beat the Rocker. I can already tell that the AD30's gain channel (though it sounds "good") would get lost in the mix. The Rocker pierces with ballsyness. The AD30 is just more fluffy fuzzy. The Rocker has a unique voice....a fine blend between a classic Marshall and a classic Orange. It has the body of an Orange, but the attack of a Marshall which makes it the best sounding amp on the planet.
I certainly wouldn't mind having an AD30 around if I was rich, but no way is it better than the Rocker 30. The Rocker 30's clean channel also allows for low-volume pedal-stomping madness, which makes is suitable for bedroom playing.
Neither of these amps are optimal for progressive rock (progressive rock requires more delay, chorus, and other various effects that are best used in an effects loop), but the Rocker nails classic rock better than the AD30 does. The Dual Terror probably nails it better, too.
My ears are still open for an Orange combo that has an effects loop that can nail classic rock as well as progressive rock that is around $1,000.
Nothing against the AD30. It's all about what music you play. My band's job is that we have to emulate Jimmy Page's sound found in "The Song Remains the Same", and the Rocker nails his Marshall tone. Using my OCD pedal with my classic 30 gets pretty close too.