Orange Super Crush 100 - First Impressions

[@recordatron]

The super crush is so goddamn good for the money. It's so meaty sounding and doesn't get lost in the room like some solid states can. Absolutely killer piece of kit.

[@chrisnichols9187]

Please do not call it a piece of kit

[@ANTHONYFERNANDO]

@@chrisnichols9187 Why not?

[@brivington2011]

It is a great piece of kit. Sounds awesome!

[@chrisnichols9187]

?

[@chrisnichols9187]

It's called a piece of gear

[@martincockburn6821]

i had the combo version of this... sounded ok... then i hooked it into a cab and it really came to life. one of the best solid state amps you'll get.

[@AcidSh33tz]

what do you mean you hooked it into a cab?

[@martincockburn6821]

@@AcidSh33tz unplugged the single speaker in the combo and plugged it into a marshall 412 cab

[@AcidSh33tz]

@@martincockburn6821 I honestly wasn’t sure if I could do that, does that mean I could plug a head like a micro dark into the single speaker?

[@chrisb48907]

@@AcidSh33tz you plug your micro dark into a 4 x 12 cab ...boom

[@philfort7886]

Sick. This amp is on my radar. IT seem to be a real killer solid state amp

[@mrhyde2250]

Check out the new BlackStar Amped 3!!!

[@philfort7886]

@@mrhyde2250 yeah i ve cheked out. this would seem to be an awesome alternative

[@andyblakely7576]

Oh it is killer. Waiting for him to do the next video with an eq pedal in the loop.

[@drmom9900]

Something about Mastodon guitar riffs hook you like no other. I also found the guitarist carved himself a nice spot with his solos. Theyve almost got a classic rock feel to 'em

[@WildChildMcCloud]

Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are three of their influences.

[@jf6868]

That Mastodon tone makes my spine tingle. I friggin love it❤

[@ThomasPaine01]

Awesome tones and birds! 💯

[@markrosenquist8259]

Wow! By the sound of it I would never guess that it was a Solid State amp. Great review 🍻🤙

[@delbert9357]

Your bird loves it.

[@omegasunn]

Brilliant demo of an amazing amp. Love how you didn't make a mention of the T word throughout! If it sounds good - it's good!

[@benburnett8109]

Finally a demo of this amp. Was getting tired of all the "infomercials" by paid YTers. Glenn Fricker dumped his load in his pants and started screaming and hollering. Super Cringe. Nice to see an Adult like LambChopper do a demo of the amp.

[@DanPellegrino486]

I can't watch Fricker anymore. The whole Gibson guitar bait shtick is really old too.

[@timpage9195]

That is one Rocking Amp and Parrott, he 's just setting there listening to his dad rock out, i swear i ven saw his feet move to your Awesome riffs, great video and playing, i ordered this amp, should be here by tomorrow, watching your video makes me more excited to start jamming in it..awesome brother

[@LambChopper678]

It’s a good amp mate, works great with OD’s and eq’s. I’ve been meaning to do more vids with it

[@sheldonwright8770]

Yeahya was hoping you’d try this amp out! Solid state for life

[@paulmeher165]

First of all, love your videos. I just recently bought this amp. I’d love to see a video with you making use of the fx loop and dialing in the best possible metal tone out of this awesome amp. Take care!

[@dantrag2890]

Your a Metal guy who proves crunch is all you need.

[@KaddysJamKave]

I've never gotten along very well with my super crush for high gain stuff... I hate the restrictive tone I get out of it. Although it does sound pretty sick with an EQ in the fx loop and boost out front. Look forward to your next video of this 🤟

[@chrisnichols9187]

I'm glad someone finally said it I have the supercrush combo and I feel the same way man I hope I can make a good pedal platform out of it if not I wasted 700 bucks on it

[@vorpalblades]

​@@chrisnichols9187 a speaker change seems in order.

[@petheato3291]

@@chrisnichols9187the combo is not great man. I’ve had the combo and immediately returned it for the head version to play through a Marshall 4x12 . The combo is unbelievably constricted and boxy sounding in comparison. The head sounds more like my 800 than it does an orange, but it cuts through a band mix beautifully and sits with loud drums very well. This is opposite of my experience with the old crush pro 120 which was too fuzzy and muddy sounding, and got buried so fast in a band by any Marshall type amp. it doesn’t have the best bass response, but every time I play live i can’t hear the bass in the amp over the bass player anyway..

[@milesskoog7675]

Yeah. The cab and speakers are everything. I didn't like it through a close back single 12. Really came to life in the open back PPC212ob.

[@Unforgivven71]

Some killer playing in the beginning man! Great tones aswell

[@hawaiian717]

Love your channel! Almost as much as I love your Jeff Kendall deck in the background. Brings back happy memories!

[@prestonbowden1008]

Wow that black label riff / tone sold me! Love it

[@kevinfeatherstone6062]

Overlord! King of this world! love it...

[@jacobfralin5482]

Love your skateboards... Isn't there a video of you skating?

[@sheldonwright8770]

There is previous footage of a bowl shred session

[@joshghost661]

I just grabbed one as Im a dad on a budget lol. Sounds killer for the price. I play BlackThrash so it’s gonna be interesting seeing what tones I can dial in. I grabbed a Friedman OD Deluxe and a Boss 7 band EQ as well

[@TridentEditing]

Hey Lamb. Could you consider making a video on your settings you have when using the Torpedo Captor X while using your Mark V 25?

[@fivefingerfullprice3403]

Sounds great, I love how tight the low end is, it would be great for metal.

[@LambChopper678]

It’s great for metal. The basic tone of the amp is simple and you hit a sweet spot. It’s not super versatile but has loads of headroom for boosting the front end in different ways and the fx loop is nice and clean for taking EQ’s and effects. I did a few other videos on this one and I still enjoy playing through it.

[@Jermusicislife84]

Thank you for posting this review video. I'm going to be getting this amp head in the next few weeks to run through my EVH 5150 4x12 cab

[@73prd]

Bought this love it, great review as always mate

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

I've just taken delivery of my Orange Crush 20RT - and I love it! I can see a Crush 60 in my future.... maybe.... but that'll be a while off! In the meantime - the 20RT scratches that itch I've had since 1978, in Liverpool! Only variance I have is using a momentary footswitch off my keyboard for channel switching; as a rhythm player I don't need to latch into the dirty channel for more than a few bars at a time!

[@ashen11x22]

Can’t wait to see what you do with it with overdrives and EQ’s !!!

[@shaharbar]

Someone's been listening to alot of Mastodon lately... you should try playing Corrosion of Conformity riffs on it (or Down)!

[@sheldonwright8770]

NOLA

[@shanedeel2]

Lifer

[@ZO5150]

I really wish the put a “defeat” switch on the cab sim out. I’d love to be able to use my own IR loader with this.

[@aaax9410]

I Love your work Mr Chopper :)

[@Norman-Bates]

I just got me a Gibson les paul Adam Jones Standard, It's a beast. Been after one for a couple of years.

[@jakedibiase7404]

Had one of these right when it came out. Ended up returning it. It’s just far too dark sounding. Couldn’t get the amount of treble/presence I like without having to use a BBE in the loop. Too much mids also. I much preferred the TH30.

[@djabthrash]

Love the Orange ampsim (Tanger) boosted (or preEQed) in the Two Notes Genome plugin. Some Orange profiles (loaded in Codex) are killer too, especially the rockerverb ones (hello Slipknot Jim Root tone).

[@mattjns]

Hushed & Grim is my favourite album of the last decade.

[@bassage13]

I came here to hear the amp, but ended up being more interested in your classic skate deck collection. I see a Rob Roskopp, Jeff Kendall, Frankie Hill, Vallely. Nice!

[@samzbieszkowski642]

Fuck yeah The Czar is my favorite mastodon song so I loved that intro

[@Tatted-ne7tu]

Well done my friend, gotta say that guitar has always interested me.

[@Mark-zi6nt]

That Mastodon tone and riffs were bloody solid, i loved every second of that vid. I wonder if it can take a metalzone to the loop. I'm planning to get rid of my tube amp, but I still have some of the pedals. Not sure how well the 100 takes them.

[@clementnunes5070]

I tried the metal zone in front as a boost (Crowbar style) and it’s huge.

[@Mark-zi6nt]

@@clementnunes5070 thanks, but what about it in the loop?

[@Mark-zi6nt]

​@@clementnunes5070 It sounds great in loop, just like with a tube amps. :) Couldn't resist the urge, so I'm another owner of that amp. Wish there was a resonance knob, but an EQ pedal will get it done just fine.

[@MrBikboi]

Bought it a few months back, love it.

[@jonholda]

Cool demo. However, if you're moving into the amp test realm, please do yourself a favour and try the Headfirst Alta! By far the best sounding amp I've tried in a long while - built by the coolest bloke you'll ever meet.

[@andrewbecker3700]

Was really close to buying a solid state Orange amp before settling on a Katana. They have a sag to the signal that emulates their tube amps. It's something that feels different when your playing. Almost like a bogging carburetor before the secondaries open. That hesitation that fattens the tone in a weird way. Not for me.

[@chrisnichols9187]

I totally agree with you dude

[@TheCyberMantis]

Cool. Throw some pedals at it, and see if it will do tight chugs.

[@benburnett8109]

Whats up Cyber? The "other greatest mind" (other than mine) on YT!! long live CyberMantis!

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@benburnett8109 🤘🏼🐺🤘🏼

[@nathminerhaven2097]

Forget the amp, that bird's lowkey chill

[@nobodyhere4860]

Hell yeah mate🤘😈That's killer!

[@marks9197]

Great playing!

[@gabrielstevens41]

I really love this amp though oddly enough it's not my favorite to play by itself. With my band though it sounds amazing and that's where it counts for me

[@QuickSiR]

Nice playing! 🤘

[@billyhall2006]

Great vid. How about some Warp Riders album riffs from The Sword? Please and thank you.

[@DanPellegrino486]

Probably not the right amp for me, but a great demo and overview. Great video.

[@camdero3294]

This sounds awesome. I absolutely love mine, and I've managed to pull just about everything from it. What speaker cab you using though

[@krailanuarnu-off]

I love it... When boost an overdrive sound like rockverb

[@Astral_Wave]

Great playing

[@EverythingisFire]

Death & Mastodon riffs? Nice demo :D

[@Stig69]

I bet those mids would poke out even with a dark speaker. Sounds sick!

[@chrisnichols9187]

Mids??are you kidding me

[@markc7063]

That sounds good,if you can get a Marshall valvestate 8100.I have a lot of high end tube heads and I find I play the valvestate 8100 the most.

[@djabthrash]

I wish you had played some DOWN with it (I think one of the guitar players uses Orange amps) hehe.

[@apico]

You have some very patient birds.

[@johnbarker95]

Who's your parrots' favorite band?

[@LambChopper678]

Scorpions and Pink Floyd. He whistles the wind of change and some of Dave Gilmour’s solos

[@megathrash8539]

Killer sound!

[@dwalks637]

Nice work 🤟

[@DKprojects9]

Curious if you have an opinion on this vs the katana 100 head. I've had the Katana 100 head before and it was decent. Right now I'm mainly in the market for a poweramp for other things and was debating getting a katana 100 again because of the power amp in input in the back, the adjustable 100 watt class AB power amp and price are all fitting the bill for my needs. If the super crush is miles better as an actual guitar amp tho I'd consider it instead. I plan to get the new boss me-90 when they are in stock and also have a line 6 pod go which were the original plans as where to get my tone and use the poweramp of the katana to drive my speaker cabs.

[@LambChopper678]

The katana is better value for money than this. If I had to choose one or the other I’d pick the katana I’m a heartbeat

[@donovanhaas7315]

@@LambChopper678 That was my question as well. Thank you for the honest reply.

[@Jenvión]

Not really an orange guy, but it sounds pretty nice.

[@whj812]

Have you tried a Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree boost into this SC100?

[@idkwhatimdoing7435]

Hey lamb do you think the orange could pull off some Metallica preferably AJFA or MOP asking for a friend

[@heey_George8904]

I have that amp and i love it 🤘🔥

[@mykneeshurt8393]

Metal Rules! Skateboarding F**King Rules. But those birds.. super rule.

[@robg9152]

I've been trying to learn that song for like 11 years and I still suck at it.

[@LambChopper678]

I found the open hammer on sweep riff pretty tough to get clean. I’ve loved Mastodon albums since first hearing Leviathon but for some reason I never learned any riffs. The Czar is a standout favorite that I had to have a go at.

[@wunderarch0177]

Do you like avenged sevenfold at all? Would be curious to hear you do some tone matching to something like city of evil or nightmare.

[@marks9197]

So the gain doesn't do anything under 12: 00?

[@LambChopper678]

Nothing

[@iLLuzion1st]

YEA CHOPPAH!

[@jackfryer3617]

What was you playing at 2.42 dirty channel

[@nick-dm3if]

How are your headphones plugged in? I know it doesnt have an input, are you able to do silent practice with it?

[@LambChopper678]

I’m plugged into my audio interface listening to the recorded tone

[@souperdave2009]

🔥

[@necroticpoison]

What's the song/riff at 2:50 ? Feel like I've heard it before but can't recall

[@MEGAbyter01]

It's The Czar by Mastodon, towards the end of the song.

[@necroticpoison]

@@MEGAbyter01 Thank you, such a killer riff, and awesome song. Found it at 7min 25sec through the song for anyone interested

[@tankdarla637]

try hi watt crunch 150, killer Jackson btw!

[@farrelal1890]

can you make video abt stoner/doom guitar tone??

[@jaz2144]

Those birds are a trip. lol

[@pureblood8198]

Hi Lambchopper. Can you demo a ENGL fireball?

[@Ishetedmyslf]

Dude what is that song in 3:05?!

[@PedalScience]

Description says you ran this into your Captor X - just double checking this is correct as I didn't think you could do this with a solid state amp?

[@LambChopper678]

It’s correct. Any amp that outputs to a cabinet can utilize the captor x

[@PedalScience]

@@LambChopper678 I thought so too! When I asked Orange a few years ago (when I had a super crush) they told me not to do it... 🤷 Cheers for the excellent tones

[@jackfryer3617]

What was played at 2.50 mins

[@tallamariachi]

is 100 watt solid state amp loud as much as 100 watt tube amp? any differences?

[@LambChopper678]

This isn’t as loud as my 5150 50w It seems pretty quiet for a 100w amp

[@Juicexlx]

Not my types of Metal tones, but it does a few good ones. It sounds more like a Stoned Metal/Hard Rock amp while I'm heavily into Marshall's mids or the overpriced ENGL or Friedman. If you can borrow an ENGL Fireball 100W from a shop in your neighborhood, I'd like some Death Metal goodness... :D

[@chrisnichols9187]

I have the combo version you can't get a very good hard rock coming out of it not really it did not impress me at all

[@mrbowlingcrazy]

I have the older crush pro 120 and it kicks ass. I actually prefer it over my marshall dsl100 most of the time.

[@chrisnichols9187]

You might want to get in to see the doctor about your hearing problem

[@MetalxMasters]

@@chrisnichols9187 dude sell your super crush and get a life lmao

[@portuguesebeer5069]

Sounds nice, but its not my style. Id like you buy a Marshall Studio Silver Jubilee! Cheers from Portugal 🤘🍺🇵🇹

[@doodcifer_]

Is that a Marshall MX212? Or a Lead 212?

[@LambChopper678]

It’s a 1936v closed back 2x12 with g12 vintage speakers

[@seanleblanc7857]

Did u like this or the boss katana better?

[@LambChopper678]

The katana is better value for sure

[@dantrag2890]

Lol Overlord!!!

[@ohkey2999]

Boosted?

[@hinjurock70]

Nice head for the price ($500), but the cabinet costs more than the head - lol

[@ragebait988]

Certainly sounds solid state.

[@romanlanzas508]

homie buys w his eyes 😭😭😳

[@ardaertan1978]

Muddy distortion. Marshall always owns Orange!

[@jimmysavage258]

This can’t even touch the MT15

[@supabass4003]

You should play some Sleep.

[@chokethewoke746]

Tell us about your skating days Bro?

[@LambChopper678]

There’s not a lot to tell mate, I love skating bowls and doing the longest smith grinds I can manage. It’s more about the exercise these days but my trucks still wear down to axles after a few months. In the last few years I’ve really started digging slappys and mixing it up from the ramps. I’ve never been any good at technical tricks

[@chokethewoke746]

@@LambChopper678 The decks look awesome I recognize that big face. I was skating in the late 80's early 90's.

[@LambChopper678]

Robb Roskopp 🤘🏻

[@GREATVAYRA]

Love your username lol

[@Capitan_Chaos]

@@LambChopper678 Tell us more about your setups.

[@LabiaLicker]

Very cool