The texture of the Orange high gain sound is one of my absolute favorites. Like you said, not really harsh and just meaty. Of course, it's also a matter of taste, many people continue the widely used 5150/5150ish or Mesa "tradition", others vote for the boosted JCM800 but the Rockerverb is as excellent as these.
Allot like the original Mesa Boogies, the Gain is insane on them, i have to dial it back a little I have this same Orange sounds pretty good for having American 6L6's.........Im an all time Marshall fan and owner, but i love my Orange for some songs, that gets heavier than what my Marshalls will put out
You should check out the Guptech PdEQ pedal. The maker essentially was inspired by the lack of presence and a depth dials on his Rockerverb MKi, so he made that pedal for the effects loop to simulate presence and depth controls.
FINALLY ORANGE ROCKERVERB! , i was waiting for this :) Remember , turning up REVERB you ad another valve to the gain stage , even if you turn it of with footswith ;) at least on MKIII i love a lot your content mate, thanks!
I didn’t used to think I was an Orange guy but now I own 3. They really do sound great and have a unique sound while still being distinctly British sounding. I love the OR30, it gets some killer metal tones. Surprisingly I like the AD30 a lot more than I figured. With a good overdrive it sounds awesome but it really shines as kind just a straight up rock amp, probably not too unlike a 1987 in character just less bass. Not many features but it’s great for just plugging in and ripping. I’d love to try the Rockerverb too!
I'm very picky about amps. I've owned or played most of the top amps. I was part of the guitar scene in L.A. in the 80s and tried the Soldano SLO before anyone knew about it, and Bogner's Ecstasy, and the VHT Pitbull, every hot Marshall mod, every Boogie and owned one too, and Riveras, and everything that came down the pike. I think Orange makes some of the best sounding amps I've ever heard. The tone is amazing. Just superb, crushing, tube gain.
I love all your videos, but this one puts an extra big smile on my face. My very first tube amp was a Tiny Terror, and now I have a Rockerverb 100 MKIII and it's such a blast to play. Tons of spongey, thicc midrange with full lows and a unique sizzle. Super different from my 5150 but just as fun, and just as brutal.
Intro jam was absolutely sick :D Orange amps are criminally underrated for metal, I have the Jim Root Terror and it's basically a 15W lunchbox sized rockerverb. I think it might be my favorite amp.
@@EugeValovirta230Vdo you prefer the 5150 or the Rockerverb?. Also I’m torn about saving up for the EVH stealth 50w or the Rockerverb MKIII. Any opinions is greatly appreciated and great video.
@gazzaduce3424 I've been using my 800s and 5150 since 90s as my main amps and will continue doing so. There's lots of great amps around but "if it ain't broken no need to fix it" 😎. JCM800 2203 was my first tube amp ever and BOSS SD-1 my first overdrive so they're pretty much in my DNA.
@@solidsnakec20but It doesn't sound the same, you can hear diferencies between amps and guitars...but yeah everything sounds great because he plays like Hell
Thanks! It's like with any player & gear; If you play and sound great it'll sound great no matter the gear. I think I'm pretty good player so I usually sound pretty good no matter the gear 😎.
Maan...you always make my day with those noodlings...I'm not surprised that you tripled your subscribers in a year. Amazing work! 1000 Thx and cheers!!!
Hello Euge, great video. Really like the Crunch tone you got out of the Orange. The clean sounded gray or muted not nice. Your BadBoy I really like the tone from it, its dirty and huge sounding but all the notes stay clear, not muddy. Its Awesome. As always your playing blows me away. Keep Rock'n, Cheers!
Orange’s high gain amps are looked over far too often. They have a unique characteristic, take pedals well, sound HUGE, and can be a Swiss army knife if you want only one amp. My TH100 will never get sold.
I’ve owned the Mk II and Mk III (I currently own the Mk III 50). The Mk III is brighter all round and more like a Marshall vs the Mk II. I know Ade says they’re the same on the gain channel (maybe it’s just the change of iron but I’m not sure) but they do sound different (much more presence and brightness not just on the clean ch). The Mk III also has a much better loop IMPE. Great riffs Euge as usual; extremely catchy!
Yeah, I had a Mark II and a III 100 watt amps at the same time. Doing comparisons was fun. Both are great, but the III was better imo. Clearer, brighter like you said, the clean was WAY better on the III as was the reverb. Cranked and gained the III had better saturation. Loop is great, put a 10 band EQ in there and you can dial it to anything you want. Having a better clean channel it also lent itself to fuzzy doom pedal platform tones than the II.
It’s true, they’re clearly different. I have the MKii, and it is indeed more mid rangey, so I use the Guptech PdEQ pedal, which simulates presence and depth controls, to add more brightness (it was actually made for the MKi).
Think I never saw you wearing orange until now. Great demo. I like how you "speak tone" to point out what frequency bands you're talking about. This one just works obviously. To me the 5150 couldn't keep up this (time) with orange and bad boy.
Enjoying the videos man! Don't sleep in the SD-1! I just recently (yesterday) got a used JCM900 and JCM2000. I need to throw the SD-1 in the chain for more drive. Keep rocking!
Gotta appreciate the fact that Peavey holds its ground at half the price of the other two on the used market. A 6505+ can be found for 600$, Orange and JCM will fetch 1600-2000.
Nice riffs! I wonder, was it quad tracked or double tracked? Can you please explain a little how you achieved the tone in the recording? And how did you EQ it?
Nice video, the Roar harsh of jcm800 Is unbeatable but love this Orange and the 5150. I'd love to see a Laboga Mr. Hector in your hands and a comparison, yeaahhh.
Huge sound! There are in my opinion still two amps as a must for you to try out! Peavey Windsor 100W head and maybe a comparison with the JCM 800 and a Hughes & Kettner Statesman Dual EL34 head. I would love to see you test them both! :) keep rockin' brother!
Love me some Orange and it's awesome to hear one in your hands. Those are were some great tones. Interesting that you prefer an 808 to the SD-1 for this. I don't have a Rockerverb myself, but I _think_ I liked the Boss more with my OR15 when I compared it with a Mooer TS clone. That being said, I don't remember which version is the pedal copying.
I recommend the waza sd1 with oranges because the switch moves the bass cut, so you can have something tighter or something a little closer to the orange voicing, just more manageable. Great stuff, hope we see more orange on the channel. Would love your thoughts on their cabs or a cs50.
Mulle tuli mieleen heti, että tää on sopiva alternative rokkiin, shoegazeen ja emomusiikkiin. 😃 Tykkäsin tuosta reverb äänestä. Enemmän semmonen rokkivahvistin mun mielestä.
@@EugeValovirta230V Kyllä siinä on pallit tonessa 🙂 Mastodon käyttää noita ja vois olla hyvä doom tai stoner metalliin kans. Tässä taas näkee, että miten erilaiset vahvistimet tykkää erilaisista pedaaleista. Joku pedaali saattaa tehä tonesta tylpän, kun taas joku muu pedaali voi tehä tiukan tapposaundin. Hyvä video! 🙏
I have been really scoping these out over the past few weeks, just seems like they don't have the low end of most modern high gain amps, which I really like an obnoxious amount of low end while just jamming by myself (like a 5150 or so).. I've not been able to demo one in person so maybe I'm wrong. They sound fantastic otherwise.
Hi Euge! beautiful video...I own a rockerverb mkII 50w, it sounds incredible, but i Think dirty channel is not so loud. Clean channel has much more headroom than dirty channel and to have same volume of my peavey 5150 set to 2, on the rockerverb I have to set master volume on 7. I know mine is 50w against 120w of the peavey, but I think it's a weird thing...I changed tubes preamp, but nothing has changed. Is it the same for the 100w rockerverb master volume on dirt? thanks a lot!
I have this exact amp, the RV 100 MKii, and love it. I agree the clean channel is not the best, but the dirt channel is phenomenal. It should be noted that even though Orange says the dirt channel on the MKiii is the same as the MKii, it’s not. The MKii is a bit more focused in the mid range, where as the MKiii is a little more scooped, but both a great. I actually put the SD-1 in front of mine, but it sounds like I need to get a TS. Would you recommend a TS9 or an 808? As the saying goes, Marshall for the high mids, Orange for the low mids, and Friedman for somewhere in between. The Guptech PdEQ pedal was actually inspired by the lack of presence and depth controls on the MKi, so it’s a pedal that has 2 knobs that simulates the presence and depth controls, and pairs really well for adding some high mids, and lows (not like it needs more lows).
Not alot of ppl know that if you have the footswitch for the mkii and turn off the reverb switch the reverb knob functions as shape/tone knob. Gives you some options
First I thought that ”what this guy means?” but then I listened the song again and I guess there was a bit of ”Rise” on my silly improvised solo. I mean I was just playing random chromatics and managed to land on right note in the end 😁. You gotta take risks man ’cos that’s what makes this fun 🕺😎.
Hey Euge, great video. If you're interested I have a video of my MKIII on my channel - ruclips.net/video/j8MoFFcuyIw/видео.html I've owned a MKI and played a MKII in the past as well. I'd say the gain channels are basically the same, but the clean channels are very different across all models. The MKIII tends to be a bit brighter and you can use the attenuator to control the final volume, so you can really crank the clean channel and get an old skool plexi-ish kind of sound from it. Hit that with an MXR Micro Amp, and you actually get a pretty good hard rock and metal tone from the clean channel. It is kind of nuts!
The texture of the Orange high gain sound is one of my absolute favorites. Like you said, not really harsh and just meaty. Of course, it's also a matter of taste, many people continue the widely used 5150/5150ish or Mesa "tradition", others vote for the boosted JCM800 but the Rockerverb is as excellent as these.
I love the Rocker and Thunder because they're tight, high gain, articulated fuzz amps. Orange outdid themselves
I do own a MK3, while i love the branding and aesthetics and sometimes the sound, to me it lacks a presence knob on the drive channel :C
Allot like the original Mesa Boogies, the Gain is insane on them, i have to dial it back a little I have this same Orange
sounds pretty good for having American 6L6's.........Im an all time Marshall fan and owner, but i love my Orange for
some songs, that gets heavier than what my Marshalls will put out
You should check out the Guptech PdEQ pedal. The maker essentially was inspired by the lack of presence and a depth dials on his Rockerverb MKi, so he made that pedal for the effects loop to simulate presence and depth controls.
This is the absolute best sounding amp you have reviewed. The sound in the rhythm parts is so sweet. Good job!
Thanks!
To me it's still the mesa boogie mark V, have you seen that one? Delicious 👌
It's the best sounding orange but the worst sounding amp he's reviewed
Oidos llenos de cera, este ampli es increible@@0megalul309
Always love Orange - its dark tone and low mid punch is superbly mesmerising.
FINALLY ORANGE ROCKERVERB! , i was waiting for this :)
Remember , turning up REVERB you ad another valve to the gain stage , even if you turn it of with footswith ;) at least on MKIII
i love a lot your content mate, thanks!
Glad to hear man! Thanks!
I didn’t used to think I was an Orange guy but now I own 3. They really do sound great and have a unique sound while still being distinctly British sounding. I love the OR30, it gets some killer metal tones. Surprisingly I like the AD30 a lot more than I figured. With a good overdrive it sounds awesome but it really shines as kind just a straight up rock amp, probably not too unlike a 1987 in character just less bass. Not many features but it’s great for just plugging in and ripping. I’d love to try the Rockerverb too!
I'm very picky about amps. I've owned or played most of the top amps. I was part of the guitar scene in L.A. in the 80s and tried the Soldano SLO before anyone knew about it, and Bogner's Ecstasy, and the VHT Pitbull, every hot Marshall mod, every Boogie and owned one too, and Riveras, and everything that came down the pike. I think Orange makes some of the best sounding amps I've ever heard. The tone is amazing. Just superb, crushing, tube gain.
I have a Rivera K-tre 120, I wonder how do you like it in comparison to Rockerverb and SLO ?
Those Orange's sound real good. Great bands using them! And as always, great playing brother!
Thanks!
I love all your videos, but this one puts an extra big smile on my face. My very first tube amp was a Tiny Terror, and now I have a Rockerverb 100 MKIII and it's such a blast to play. Tons of spongey, thicc midrange with full lows and a unique sizzle. Super different from my 5150 but just as fun, and just as brutal.
Cheers! Glad to hear!
Orange amps are amazing. Some of the best tones I have ever heard in a live setting cone from Orange. Nice one!
Thanks!
I have the MK III and Its seriously one of the only amps I've encountered that can "do it all"
Great amp. The attenuator is a bonus for late night jamming.
@@CBGypsy03 Pretty much its main selling feature, plus I prefer the voicing of both channels compared to the MK II
@@colt.thrower I agree, fantastic amp.
This song was sunshine for dark autumn day.
Glad to hear! Thanks!
Sounds like the Rockerverb and Bad Boy would sound great blended together for a crushing rhythm tone.
I bought a small Orange Crush 20 just to noodle around in the living room, even their cheap amps sound fantastic.
Intro jam was absolutely sick :D Orange amps are criminally underrated for metal, I have the Jim Root Terror and it's basically a 15W lunchbox sized rockerverb. I think it might be my favorite amp.
Glad to hear thanks!
From all the Marshalls, to 5150 and Boogie Mark V, now to the Rockervb!!
Euge is becoming an amp hoarder, like he should be 😂😂😂
I just borrow these from MusiX 👌😎.
@@EugeValovirta230Vdo you prefer the 5150 or the Rockerverb?. Also I’m torn about saving up for the EVH stealth 50w or the Rockerverb MKIII. Any opinions is greatly appreciated and great video.
@gazzaduce3424 I've been using my 800s and 5150 since 90s as my main amps and will continue doing so. There's lots of great amps around but "if it ain't broken no need to fix it" 😎. JCM800 2203 was my first tube amp ever and BOSS SD-1 my first overdrive so they're pretty much in my DNA.
my neighbors would kill me if i bought a 100 watt amp
cool solo dude
i always appreciate your opinion cause you tell the news good or bad
THNX
😎🕺. Thanks!
No matter what amp you play, everything sounds great when you play it 🤘🏼
all goes through the same pre amp and post eq 😉
@@solidsnakec20but It doesn't sound the same, you can hear diferencies between amps and guitars...but yeah everything sounds great because he plays like Hell
His playing is awesome, just poking a bit of fun at the signal chain 😉@@xuliofb6726
Thanks! It's like with any player & gear; If you play and sound great it'll sound great no matter the gear. I think I'm pretty good player so I usually sound pretty good no matter the gear 😎.
Maan...you always make my day with those noodlings...I'm not surprised that you tripled your subscribers in a year. Amazing work! 1000 Thx and cheers!!!
Glad to hear! Thanks!
Hello Euge, great video. Really like the Crunch tone you got out of the Orange. The clean sounded gray or muted not nice. Your BadBoy I really like the tone from it, its dirty and huge sounding but all the notes stay clear, not muddy. Its Awesome. As always your playing blows me away. Keep Rock'n, Cheers!
Thanks man!
Always refreshing and inspiring to return to your channel. Have you tested a Sloane amp?
Mental Cell recorded their one and only album with orange amps 🤘🏻🇸🇪💪🏻
what a sound, ha!😀 and great playing as well, Euge! Greetings from germany!
Many thanks!
Orange’s high gain amps are looked over far too often. They have a unique characteristic, take pedals well, sound HUGE, and can be a Swiss army knife if you want only one amp. My TH100 will never get sold.
I’ve owned the Mk II and Mk III (I currently own the Mk III 50). The Mk III is brighter all round and more like a Marshall vs the Mk II. I know Ade says they’re the same on the gain channel (maybe it’s just the change of iron but I’m not sure) but they do sound different (much more presence and brightness not just on the clean ch). The Mk III also has a much better loop IMPE. Great riffs Euge as usual; extremely catchy!
Thanks!
Yeah, I had a Mark II and a III 100 watt amps at the same time.
Doing comparisons was fun.
Both are great, but the III was better imo.
Clearer, brighter like you said, the clean was WAY better on the III as was the reverb.
Cranked and gained the III had better saturation.
Loop is great, put a 10 band EQ in there and you can dial it to anything you want.
Having a better clean channel it also lent itself to fuzzy doom pedal platform tones than the II.
It’s true, they’re clearly different. I have the MKii, and it is indeed more mid rangey, so I use the Guptech PdEQ pedal, which simulates presence and depth controls, to add more brightness (it was actually made for the MKi).
The Orange GROWL
Think I never saw you wearing orange until now. Great demo. I like how you "speak tone" to point out what frequency bands you're talking about. This one just works obviously. To me the 5150 couldn't keep up this (time) with orange and bad boy.
Thanks!
Enjoying the videos man! Don't sleep in the SD-1! I just recently (yesterday) got a used JCM900 and JCM2000. I need to throw the SD-1 in the chain for more drive. Keep rocking!
Glad to hear thanks!
I really like the Orange Dual Dark 50 watt head. But this one is a close second on that brand of amps.
Killer tone brother!! I love it!!!!
Thanks!
Would be cool to see this compared to the SuperCrush! Awesome demo as always
The super crush is the chinese version of a UK made Rockerverb. Made in prc 😉
@@patrickolivier1 have you played it?
Thanks!
It’s solid state vs tube.
Wicked, Bro. Wicked demo!
Glad you liked it! Thanks!
Sounds almost as good as the Bad Boy! That's surprising....
you made it sound the sweetest....
Really cool amp, and your playing is tight as heck. Great video and have a nice day!
Thanks! Likewise!
Gotta appreciate the fact that Peavey holds its ground at half the price of the other two on the used market. A 6505+ can be found for 600$, Orange and JCM will fetch 1600-2000.
Hi Euge. How was the amp response? Was it immediate? Did it feel very fast? Rockerverbs are just the best amp for me.
Nice riffs! I wonder, was it quad tracked or double tracked? Can you please explain a little how you achieved the tone in the recording? And how did you EQ it?
Me: I don’t know what it is, I just don’t dig Orange amps.
Also me, after this video: *checking Reverb prices on Rockerverbs*
Nice video, the Roar harsh of jcm800 Is unbeatable but love this Orange and the 5150.
I'd love to see a Laboga Mr. Hector in your hands and a comparison, yeaahhh.
Thanks!
Sick playing and tones, it would be cool if you can get ahold of the Orange Super Crush for a demo, its the Solid State version of the Rockerverb
Cool riffs
Thanks!
Man that thing sounds awesome!
I have to agree 😎.
I love mine
Huge sound! There are in my opinion still two amps as a must for you to try out! Peavey Windsor 100W head and maybe a comparison with the JCM 800 and a Hughes & Kettner Statesman Dual EL34 head. I would love to see you test them both! :) keep rockin' brother!
Thanks man!
Love me some Orange and it's awesome to hear one in your hands. Those are were some great tones.
Interesting that you prefer an 808 to the SD-1 for this. I don't have a Rockerverb myself, but I _think_ I liked the Boss more with my OR15 when I compared it with a Mooer TS clone. That being said, I don't remember which version is the pedal copying.
Yeah it just seemed to work a bit better. At least on the day I filmed the video / recorded the song. Some other day it could be SD-1 😎.
I recommend the waza sd1 with oranges because the switch moves the bass cut, so you can have something tighter or something a little closer to the orange voicing, just more manageable.
Great stuff, hope we see more orange on the channel. Would love your thoughts on their cabs or a cs50.
Mulle tuli mieleen heti, että tää on sopiva alternative rokkiin, shoegazeen ja emomusiikkiin. 😃 Tykkäsin tuosta reverb äänestä. Enemmän semmonen rokkivahvistin mun mielestä.
Kyllä sillä tiukempikin runttaus tuntui ihan mallikkaasti lähtevän 😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V Kyllä siinä on pallit tonessa 🙂 Mastodon käyttää noita ja vois olla hyvä doom tai stoner metalliin kans. Tässä taas näkee, että miten erilaiset vahvistimet tykkää erilaisista pedaaleista. Joku pedaali saattaa tehä tonesta tylpän, kun taas joku muu pedaali voi tehä tiukan tapposaundin. Hyvä video! 🙏
love that riff!
Thanks!
Bad ass
Fabulous amp
Finally… great review
Thanks!
What a great purr this amp possess.
Yes
Cracking tone…❤
I have been really scoping these out over the past few weeks, just seems like they don't have the low end of most modern high gain amps, which I really like an obnoxious amount of low end while just jamming by myself (like a 5150 or so).. I've not been able to demo one in person so maybe I'm wrong. They sound fantastic otherwise.
Had more than enough IMO. I mean I had a low cut around 80hz in the mix 'cos I have bass guitar there for a reason 😎.
marshalls and oranges pair well together
👍 for Your smile and true Rocker Amplifier !
Rock on!
Nice job dude.
Thanks!
Hi Euge! beautiful video...I own a rockerverb mkII 50w, it sounds incredible, but i Think dirty channel is not so loud. Clean channel has much more headroom than dirty channel and to have same volume of my peavey 5150 set to 2, on the rockerverb I have to set master volume on 7. I know mine is 50w against 120w of the peavey, but I think it's a weird thing...I changed tubes preamp, but nothing has changed.
Is it the same for the 100w rockerverb master volume on dirt?
thanks a lot!
Sounded great in the mix. Is it true that the Rockerverb doesn't take pedals well though?
Thanks! Seemed to take just fine.
Have one , clean channel best for pedals
I have this exact amp, the RV 100 MKii, and love it. I agree the clean channel is not the best, but the dirt channel is phenomenal. It should be noted that even though Orange says the dirt channel on the MKiii is the same as the MKii, it’s not. The MKii is a bit more focused in the mid range, where as the MKiii is a little more scooped, but both a great.
I actually put the SD-1 in front of mine, but it sounds like I need to get a TS. Would you recommend a TS9 or an 808?
As the saying goes, Marshall for the high mids, Orange for the low mids, and Friedman for somewhere in between.
The Guptech PdEQ pedal was actually inspired by the lack of presence and depth controls on the MKi, so it’s a pedal that has 2 knobs that simulates the presence and depth controls, and pairs really well for adding some high mids, and lows (not like it needs more lows).
Not alot of ppl know that if you have the footswitch for the mkii and turn off the reverb switch the reverb knob functions as shape/tone knob. Gives you some options
@@mesadude Awesome! Out of curiosity, how does it shape the tone?
The farther you turn it the woolier it gets. If that makes sense
@@mesadude Yes, thank you.
Good demo. Not a great deal happening around 80-120hz, its surprisingly non existent/weak.
Sounds soo good! Which one of Orange's smaller amps (max 30 watts) are most similar to the Rockerverb? Does anyone know?
Jim Root Terror (15 watts) is pretty much an identical copy of the Rockerverb's dirty channel
Nice one Euge😊😮 that damn Orange has some hairy balls 😂
Great playing as well brother
Thanks! Yep 😎.
Jcm aaalll the waaay 4 me 😅
Man i own this amp. Still want a mesa tho. Maybe just cause i never really turn it up so keep undermining it
Expensive
Nuno are you there? ;)
First I thought that ”what this guy means?” but then I listened the song again and I guess there was a bit of ”Rise” on my silly improvised solo. I mean I was just playing random chromatics and managed to land on right note in the end 😁. You gotta take risks man ’cos that’s what makes this fun 🕺😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V Agreed ;)
Nice dirt channel, but ya the clean is pretty bad,, thanks Euge 🇨🇦
🤘🏽😡🤘🏽
Hey Euge, great video. If you're interested I have a video of my MKIII on my channel - ruclips.net/video/j8MoFFcuyIw/видео.html
I've owned a MKI and played a MKII in the past as well. I'd say the gain channels are basically the same, but the clean channels are very different across all models. The MKIII tends to be a bit brighter and you can use the attenuator to control the final volume, so you can really crank the clean channel and get an old skool plexi-ish kind of sound from it. Hit that with an MXR Micro Amp, and you actually get a pretty good hard rock and metal tone from the clean channel. It is kind of nuts!
Thanks! And thank for the info!
Great sounding amp. Why do they have to make them so damn ugly though?
It is. 😁
Great groove...and solo.
Thanks!