Orange Rocker 15 (Does It ROCK?)

Orange Rocker 15 (Does It ROCK?)
Yes! Must we rock! Today I'm taking a look at an all valve (or tube) amp by Orange Amplification. They've been around the block a few times, and they make some very good amps. So is this one of those, or is it more of a dud?
It's not the most affordable guitar amp out there, but it's not too bad for a tube amp.
Check it out. Hope you enjoy!
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[@MrPolevaulter]

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[@reasonbass]

I bought mine "used" for 275.00 dollars. I replaced the stock speaker with a Celestion Creamback and it took away that honky nasal sound. I also play it with a Strymon Riverside distortion with one setting on an edge of breakup sound and the favorite with a high gain one. Sounds great!

[@skabetty97]

Bought one for an on the go/bedroom alternative to my AD30 2x12 Absolutely LOVE this amp Never getting rid of it and considering buying another next year

[@billhillard]

You get a big thumbs up just for having the guts to play differently than how everyone else plays these demos. Sounds great. nice playing and thanks for sounding unique and not like everyone demoing stuff on the web! This should be a million hit video. Have a great holiday.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Thank you very much :)

[@scaredycat8685]

I can’t believe all the people shaming this amp in the comments. This thing is great. If you can’t pay 800 bucks for it, don’t complain about it lol

[@soldierbreakneck771]

Many thanks for "I'll see the light tonight" it was unexpected and pleased to hear)) Love that riff to play and hear from others 😊

[@MrPolevaulter]

My pleasure :)

[@FrancisVoignierMusic]

I just picked one of those today, and same thing, that annoying resonance around the same note! So I replaced the no-name power tubes with a pair of matched Russian NOS tubes, and plugged a Friedman cab with a 12" Celestion Greenback into it and the weirdness went away. Overall, it's not quite my cup of tea either; maybe it sounds too much like an Orange :) Thanks for the great video, Elmo!

[@wyattonline]

Fabulous playing, Elmo. This Orange Rocker 15 sounds muddy to me. A lot of Orange amps have this same mud, in my own selfish opinion. I'd consider it for a $350 price. I do like the Dark Terror, though.

[@soldierbreakneck771]

The same. Prefer Blackstar or classics - Marshall/Mesa Boogie. Orange is not my sound - too smeared.

[@GeoZero]

Yep, it sounded muddy as hell. I think most Orange amps have that sound though. I came across one for sale in U.S. at $499, so looked up some videos. I think it's a waste of money above $250 as it has very limited use. I have a tiny Line 6 amp for practice that sounds way better IMO and bought used for $75. I am looking at the Mesa Boogie Fillmore 50, which has a great clean and dirty sound - I know it's a bigger amp and out of the league of this one, but if you're going to spend $799, you might as well move up to a better amp.

[@brandonjackson5865]

The OR15 is by far the best low watt Orange amp, but nobody talks about it.

[@josephbelcher2568]

Did you talk about the switch on the back that takes the volume down to 1 or 1/2 watt power level? Very useful for bedroom practice. Humbuckers would have been nice too.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Can't remember.

[@johnnorth9355]

I am a huge fan of big Orange amps but not so much of the smaller variety. The smaller speakers really do not work well to my ear with the 'Orange' sound which is a shame as the idea of a bedroom sized Orange is appealing. In my impoverished state it's way too expensive anyway :).

[@DelScully]

I have an or15 with a PPC112 and it gives you tons of that Orange sound everyone loves, I'd say its still too loud for bedroom use though if you want to truly crank the volume. I usually leave it on 7 watts, crank the preamp and can only get a few notches up without annoying the whole household. A 1x12 works fine for Orange sound tho, as long as its closed back and a deep cab imo.

[@Bowietrope]

King Elmo!! Your playing steller as always, but man the all tube Orange OR-15 head (even though single channel) blows this amp away..I mean unless yours is defective, the Orange OR-15 head has much more musical overdrive and plenty of it for metal IMO, also sounds nice clean...you need to give that one a go, Bruce.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Cheers! I might at some point.

[@martinroberge981]

I have one for 5 years and i love il to practice at my appartment an my neibourg too loll

[@alexandredelanogherardirib6529]

Nice playing Elmo! Love your style! Cheers from Brazil

[@MrPolevaulter]

Thanks a lot!

[@pimpdaddy7327]

Liking the Orange, my Micro Dark kicks arse!

[@MrPolevaulter]

I thought the Micro Dark was better than this amp.

[@colemcdaniel5468]

Gotta watch Ola's vid of the head... It's essentially the same amp, just in combo form. Need to plug this into a cab. I mean, who runs those crappy Orange speakers anyways... Killer tones with different cabs man!

[@brandonjackson5865]

If you want a 15 watt Orange the OR15 is where it’s at.

[@lueymeteora1410]

Boy, those Mahogany & Scalloped Frets earn their keep, don't they?! - Mahog : big, rich rock tones... -Scallops : FAST!

[@mrjoesguitar]

Dear Man-Bun Ponytail, I really enjoyed this video. Thank you! 🎸🤘🤣🤘🎸

[@MrPolevaulter]

Haha :D Thanks :)

[@JGAbstract]

It's crazy how expensive these small amps are. This is $900 USD. It's tiny. Fender has 8" amps for more than this. Insane to me.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Everything... "Lost due to compression." I have a few anti-compressants you can have, with COVID isolation the meds aren't really helping me much anyway.

[@MrPolevaulter]

:D

[@DanielDavis730]

The distortion sounds like the jazz chorus terrible but good video

[@HypnoticValentino]

Thanks! How you think vs the Marshall dsl5cr for bedroom use?

[@jptovee]

Great channel - really appreciate the honest reviews. I bought this amp hoping it would replace my trusty Tiny Terror and 1*12 cab with a lighter option + FX loop. Big disappointment though when I took it to rehearsal which is mainly down to the 1*10 speaker, it just doesn't cut it for me and sounded nowhere near as nice as my other Orange. Good for home use, but I would have been better off modifying my Terror amp with an FX loop. Hoping it sounds better through my 1*12 - will be finding out next week...

[@MrPolevaulter]

Let's hope it sounds better that way.

[@jcory3761]

Have one of these in my townhouse. Perfect lol Nice demos!!

[@cannedmilk]

I have this amp in black.

[@pimpdaddy7327]

My Orange Micro Dark really came alive when I looped in my GT-100 using the 5 cable method! The sweetest sounding mega combo I ever slapped together. Only took 20 years to find my custom sound. Check it out elmo you'll fall in love bro!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Cool bananas :) I sold the Orange.

[@prabhuslegalhub]

15:02 inspite of your guitar being such an expensive custom strat, it goes out of tune at the slight use of the wammy bar. Just pointing this out since you mentioned in your review of a squire strat that you didn't think that it would hold tune if you give it some wammy. goes to show that its not really the smartest choice paying a lot of money for a premium guitar over an economical one...... Also have your considered guitar equipped with a locking tremelo ?

[@MrPolevaulter]

That's no surprise seeing as the strings are as old as my jokes, and I haven't serviced the guitar in ages. I have a few guitars with locking trems. They're fine. Just prefer a more Strat style thing most of the time.

[@Frenchmelodymaker]

I never seen someone tune his guitar in less than 2 seconds ! How did you do that ?! 😅 Jokes aside Keep going dude ! And please do another video on weird ways to play guitar ! Cheers from France.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Merci beaucoup :) I might, if I come up with a few more weird ways :D

[@animatedarliss]

I played one of these today. The more gain the raspier and fizzier it gets....was not impressed. Does not do marshall sounds well at all.

[@sretenos]

looks nice :) but too much money! For practice I use blackstar fly3 or vox amplug 2 lead. Second one is really good if you don't want to annoy people around you and it sounds really really great :D

[@Frenchmelodymaker]

6:12 what’s that riff ?!!!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Don't know. Just something I did. It might be from somewhere.

[@joehill3997]

Sound a bit like hammer to fall by queen

[@kmichaelp4508]

And a merry Christmas to you too! But how does it compare to the katana?🤐

[@MrPolevaulter]

Well...it's spelled with a "C". Kind of like the Code :D

[@elunicokummy]

Do not like this Rocker. Do like the Dual Dark, Rockerverb III, AD30TC and the Jim Root Terror.The Harley Benton blew it out of the water.

[@DelScully]

do an OR15 next!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Maybe at some point.

[@bishvegas4834]

This is the only person who manages to make this amp sound bad.

[@perronegroH]

One of the worst amps I've ever tried. Natural channel sounds well.. but not a great thing. I guess the small speaker is a huge reason.. at least Rocker 15 Terror sounds great on every demo. Do you had a chance to compare?

[@MrPolevaulter]

Nope.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

I really like the orange stuff I've tried. Thanks brother. Hope you and yours are well.. I was in the hospital, and man, being sick with pneumonia sucks about as bad as it possibly could! 😂 Take care my winter wonderland friend!!! 🤟🤟🤟🤟💘🤟💘💘💘💘

[@MrPolevaulter]

Sorry to hear. Hope you're all well now.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

@@MrPolevaulter getting there. Slowly..

[@HammerFang]

Elmo, make a review of Roland Blues Cube Hot VB Please :)

[@MrPolevaulter]

Been thinking of it. I have a ton of stuff waiting though, so might be quite a while.

[@fastacesus8499]

Would be interesting I don't see this suiting Elmos style though. I have one, great for blues and early classic rock.

[@HammerFang]

@@fastacesus8499 Amp alone is not Elmo style indeed but with his riverside I think it may rock enough ;)

[@Myckey6]

cool vids man!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Glad you like them!

[@sim715]

Congratulations Elmo Finlande France 2-0 💪

[@MrPolevaulter]

Merci beaucoup :)

[@DanielDavis730]

Probly the worst distortion ive herd good video

[@anthonyfesta1224]

The Marshall shirt makes it look like you’re trying to give a not so positive review on this amp. This is the only negative video on this amp that I have seen.

[@MrPolevaulter]

I've tried other Orange gear that I have liked.

[@anthonyfesta1224]

@@MrPolevaulter I’m looking to purchase a home studio low watt all tube amp. There are so many choices that I’m getting frustrated. There is a amp that is made in Florida US called a ValveTrain but they’re pricy. Buying a lower budget amp you have to upgrade speaker. Most come stocked with Celestion Seventy 80. Any recommendations? My style is jazz Rock fusion and Ambient.

[@MrPolevaulter]

@@anthonyfesta1224 The Harley Benton Tube15 is great.

[@anthonyfesta1224]

@@MrPolevaulter I’m going Rocker 32 or Supro Keeley 25-12” I sold my drums. I have more$ now. lol

[@brianm9902]

Not sure to be honest, just does not do it for me, it just does not grab me ,

[@KennyLarvitz]

T'es le meilleur Elmo ;)

[@MrPolevaulter]

Je regrette. Je ne comprend pas.

[@KennyLarvitz]

@@MrPolevaulteryou’re the best :D

[@MrPolevaulter]

@@KennyLarvitz Thanks! :)

[@sim715]

Slt Elmo, Tu vois tu parles très bien Français 😉 "Il a un je ne sais quoi ?" Tu es vraiment aussi surprenant que tes excellentes vidéos... Merci le Finlandais !!!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Merci beaucoup :)

[@MrEMann]

Meh. for the price I think it doesn't sound great. Maybe I'm not a fan of orange amps.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Whatever floats your proverbial boat. It's all good :)

[@kmichaelp4508]

Hate hate hate...Code Code Code 🤐

[@MrPolevaulter]

:D

[@kmichaelp4508]

@@MrPolevaulter :P

[@OgamiItto70]

$800.00 for a 15-watt combo? Hell no, thanks! That seems like a session-player price point for a 15-watter. It's not loud enough for real gigs, but it's too loud for bedroom practicing. Garage practicing and studio gigs seem like the sweet spot for that "size" of amp, but do you _really_ want to spend $800.00 on an amp you're _only_ gong to use in the garage? Or would you rather save that $800.00 toward getting a killer-sounding full gig amp? Or spend a lot less for bedroom and garage practice amps? Does it have that magically great tone that would make it a session player's amp? With no EQ on the clean channel? Yeah, um, no. (However...on the used market, if their sellers aren't _too_ proud of them, it might be worthwhile to pick one up and have that one amp that covers the range in between bedroom practice and big-ish gigs, like small-ish bars or other rooms that aren't all that large.)

[@OgamiItto70]

@Luke "Plus I think it sounds like ass" Ha-ha! Well, fair enough. Personally, I thought it sounded fairly good, but nowhere near good enough to justify spending $800.00 or more on an amp that has so little utility. I could spend a lot less for amps that sound just as good for practice or I could spend a bit more for amps that sound better for gigs. Why should I spend that much money on this one, now?

[@adilsondasilva6851]

#wishgranted very nice amp Elmo..

[@MrPolevaulter]

👍

[@BladerMario]

Bought this to replace my code lol

[@artem11999]

I had code25 earlier, absolutely hated it. What's your experience with it?

[@mattgemborys2191]

Complains of noise with gain with single coils.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Stacked humbuckers, not single coils.

[@mattgemborys4742]

Ahh I figured that must be the case. Great playing and demo. Just scooped one if these myself, I'm quite pleased with it so far.

[@mattgemborys4742]

Great playing btw!

[@scottnoricsson2023]

good review, shitty amp ... aside from the price point, it doesn't do magic when you boost it with a pedal it just sounds more compressed and unusable.... I can't remember who of the famous rockstar guitar players even plays Orange amps

[@MrPolevaulter]

Like Luke said. Tea. Mmm...tea... :D

[@HG-ur7ku]

Moi

[@MrPolevaulter]

Moi moi :)

[@quit293]

Playing great but amp sounds like a wet muddy fart.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Haha :D Thanks :)