Looking for guidance

[bhayes335]

Hi all,

New to board, probably new to Orange in the next to near future. Currently play a Mesa Boogie .50 Cal +. Love the amp, but downsizing the gear. Just looking for a nice bedroom practice room amp so the terror series amps and TH30 are interesting.

Just looking for some opinions before I try them side by side, things I should look for, maybe pros and cons I may miss when taking a test drive. As far as tone goes, I don't mind playing in the mud. Big fan of bands like Clutch, Mastodon, or High on Fire so I'd like something with some decent crunch but doesn't need to be super tight.

Probably looking closest at the Dual Terror and Dark Terror. Dual seems to have it beat in versatility, just wondering if you think I'll be able to get enough gain out of it. Which brings me to the Dark Terror, there I'm just worried if it's a one trick pony. Hadn't really thought of the TH30 until lurking here a bit. It's probably at the top if not a little over what I'm looking to spend, but if you guys think it's worth taking a shot at I'll take a look.

Appreciate any input you got.

[Ampadickt]

OR15 through a 2x12! Great tone and feel.

[bclaire]

The Dual Terror is one scary amp! I liked the one that I tried at Orange HQ.... haven't tried the Dark Terror but the Dual is 30 watts and totally usable in any situation, volume-wise.

[sidvicious]

my personal opinion is the dual terror is probably the most useful of all orange amps.

that's a broad statement, but i stand by it. i suppose that could mean most "versatile".

[bhayes335]

my personal opinion is the dual terror is probably the most useful of all orange amps.

that's a broad statement, but i stand by it. i suppose that could mean most "versatile".

I'd take them as one and the same.

Thanks for the comments guys

[OR73]

my personal opinion is the dual terror is probably the most useful of all orange amps.

that's a broad statement, but i stand by it. i suppose that could mean most "versatile".

really? over the Th100? I just figured going from 30-50-75-100 watts would make it the most versatile of them all

[snickerpuss]

my personal opinion is the dual terror is probably the most useful of all orange amps.

that's a broad statement, but i stand by it. i suppose that could mean most "versatile".

It's quite the amp. I was finally able to A/B the Dual Terror and AD30 a few weeks back and was pleasantly surprised at the differences. The Terror has a lot more high gain ballsy tone to it, while the ad30 always sounds like a ac30 on roids. Both sweet amps, but just different flavors.

Also, check out the OR15. It's only single channel, but has gobs of gain, fx loop, and 3 band eq.

[Les Paul Lover]

my personal opinion is the dual terror is probably the most useful of all orange amps.

that's a broad statement, but i stand by it. i suppose that could mean most "versatile".

really? over the Th100? I just figured going from 30-50-75-100 watts would make it the most versatile of them all

It really is dependent on what you think is versatility. Some prefer scaleable wattage, some prefer 2 dirty channels that can do cleans too, some prefer clean & dirty, some prefer full EQ.....

Truth be said, most 2 channel orange are very versatile for most music style - with some differences.