I love Orange 35RT - FYI
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:49 am
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Just in case the info is helpful, the Orange Crush CR35RT appears to be indestructible.
I feel kind of bad. Although I've always praised this little amp, I do tend to emphasise how much more amp the CR60C is by comparison. I can't help it, it is a big step up in every way. But I'm a little ashamed. Let me tell you how the 35RT repaid my disloyalty.
Last Thursday I came out of rehearsal into rain. I was laden with guitar, FX bag and the 35RT.
I wasn't about to put any of the gear down in the dark, in puddles. The FX bag was slung over a shoulder, the guitar case was in my left hand and the 35RT in my right. My keys were in my right pocket. So, I hefted the amp and put it on the roof of my car (Nissan Micra - small, with a lowish roof). I opened the back of the car and stowed the axe and the FX. Aware that the 35RT was getting rained on, I hurriedly went to retrieve it from the roof of the car. In the low light I misjudged distance and, instead of grabbing the handle, I basically punched the amp by accident. It fell over, slid across the roof and off the other side falling into the road. Swearing even more than usual, I recovered its corpse and shoved it into the car.
When I got home I wiped the mud and oily water off the amp. I dried it off as much as I could then held it up and shook it while listening for the rattle of broken parts. Surprisingly it didn't rattle. I didn't know how much rain might have gone in the input and phones jack sockets so I didn't dare try turning it on. I propped it up against a radiator and left it there overnight and through the next day until I got home from work.
In the evening I plugged the Orange into the power. I connected the guitar and switched the amp01 on. It didn't go bang. I turned up the volume on the amp and the guitar and strummed. Nothing. I swore again. Last hope was that the guitar lead was a dud. I got another lead and swapped them over. Volume up, strum... Nothing. I swore again. I seemed to have a large orange-coloured paperweight.
As I reached to unplug the lead and put the stuff away I noticed the label over the jack socket I'd plugged the lead into: "PHONES". I yanked the plug out and stuck it into the socket at the other end of the panel. I strummed - and a loud, overdriven G major chord probably startled the neighbours.
The amp not only works but the tolex isn't even scuffed. I just ordered a cover for it and I may buy it some flowers too. I still love the 60w Orange, but I'm not taking the 35w model for granted any longer.
All of this, thanks for your reading
Just in case the info is helpful, the Orange Crush CR35RT appears to be indestructible.
I feel kind of bad. Although I've always praised this little amp, I do tend to emphasise how much more amp the CR60C is by comparison. I can't help it, it is a big step up in every way. But I'm a little ashamed. Let me tell you how the 35RT repaid my disloyalty.
Last Thursday I came out of rehearsal into rain. I was laden with guitar, FX bag and the 35RT.
I wasn't about to put any of the gear down in the dark, in puddles. The FX bag was slung over a shoulder, the guitar case was in my left hand and the 35RT in my right. My keys were in my right pocket. So, I hefted the amp and put it on the roof of my car (Nissan Micra - small, with a lowish roof). I opened the back of the car and stowed the axe and the FX. Aware that the 35RT was getting rained on, I hurriedly went to retrieve it from the roof of the car. In the low light I misjudged distance and, instead of grabbing the handle, I basically punched the amp by accident. It fell over, slid across the roof and off the other side falling into the road. Swearing even more than usual, I recovered its corpse and shoved it into the car.
When I got home I wiped the mud and oily water off the amp. I dried it off as much as I could then held it up and shook it while listening for the rattle of broken parts. Surprisingly it didn't rattle. I didn't know how much rain might have gone in the input and phones jack sockets so I didn't dare try turning it on. I propped it up against a radiator and left it there overnight and through the next day until I got home from work.
In the evening I plugged the Orange into the power. I connected the guitar and switched the amp01 on. It didn't go bang. I turned up the volume on the amp and the guitar and strummed. Nothing. I swore again. Last hope was that the guitar lead was a dud. I got another lead and swapped them over. Volume up, strum... Nothing. I swore again. I seemed to have a large orange-coloured paperweight.
As I reached to unplug the lead and put the stuff away I noticed the label over the jack socket I'd plugged the lead into: "PHONES". I yanked the plug out and stuck it into the socket at the other end of the panel. I strummed - and a loud, overdriven G major chord probably startled the neighbours.
The amp not only works but the tolex isn't even scuffed. I just ordered a cover for it and I may buy it some flowers too. I still love the 60w Orange, but I'm not taking the 35w model for granted any longer.
All of this, thanks for your reading