Orange TH30! Is It Versatile? (clean, crunch, rock, leads & metal)

[@SonicDriveStudio]

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[@metaljonesy]

The One Song idea is great to showcase the amps all round tonal palette! Great work as always bro!

[@Ontariosound]

I signed up for the amp tests, but stayed for the music. So good !

[@ZaryaMain]

This video sold me on getting a TH30. I don't need that 50w+ output, and this amp puts out the tones I'm looking for. Combining this with my Helix Floor and PPC212 closed back I'm 100% blown away by the results.

[@ryancox8282]

Hi there! I’m looking at a similar setup but I’m considering going with the Rocker 15 because of volume concerns. Love my floor but want that “amp in the room” feel. You still enjoying this setup?

[@jaytee2266]

Definitely thinking about doing something like this as well. Still rocking this set up?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Notes about the 'One Song' series: The idea for the 'One Song' series came about when I was trying to come up with a cool idea for my next EPIC/MEGA amp comparison with around 30 amps. So I came up with the idea of writing a song in multiple styles that would do a good job of 'testing' the versatility of an amp. It would start clean and end with metal. And I thought it could be interesting to use multiple guitars, so one for each section. Then I realised that it would be cool to release each amp's video individually first and when I'm all done I'll upload a compilation that would essentially be similar to all my other mega comparisons, including all the timecodes etc. This will be called: 'One Song, 30 Amps!'. So that's the plan basically! However, I'm also planning on running the song through some modeling platforms to also demo those and see how well they can work with all the material in the song. I've chosen to NOT use the same IRs for each segment this time because I want to use cab tones that the amps are 'comfortable' with. So don't view this as a direct comparison of the amps per say, but view it as an amp showcase that also allows you to hear how the amps function inside the song or inside the music, of course in comparison to one another in that sense! This will showcase the uniqueness of the amps more, which is more fun imho, and it also allows me to be a little bit more creative when reamping each amp. Plus: some of you guys will say 'they all sound the same' anyway and the different cab sounds will make the amps sound more interesting and unique! For the metal segment I'll very likely use a boost pedal for most of the amps, just so you metalheads or djentheads can hear how a downtuned baritone with a boost sounds with the amp. Anyway, I hope you guys will enjoy this series and I hope I made the song interesting enough to listen to it a couple times (because I don't expect anyone to watch all 30 or more amp videos lol). -Jon

[@nudsh]

Just wondering, are you doing a re-amping of an original recording for these vids?

[@alvinmolina9881]

Awesome 😎 tone man!!! You should add this amp to your TONEX capture catalog

[@trentonmooneyham1231]

Thank you for not scooping those mids.

[@stevejenner6838]

Great video and thanks for the time and effort to do this. I have the TH30 and it is my favourite orange amp by far. It can be tricky to balance the two channels as the clean is a non master volume channel. The clean channel is by far the best clean channel on any amp I have ever owned. When pushed into natural overdrive it is heavenly, but extremely loud even at 7watts. I use a thd hotplate to tame the volume to get it to naturally overdrive at ear friendly volume. To push it further an mxr micro amp works wonders on this amp. Can’t recommend this amp enough for all styles.

[@blackfloyd2454]

Orange th30 is the best Amp I've ever owned

[@nigelsaul698]

Me too :)

[@mrcoatsworth429]

Jesus Christ, this amp is such a beast. I bought the Rocker 15 Terror a few months ago, because I wanted a smaller amp, and totally love it. But this is gonna be my next one.

[@TheOtherJCBroadcast]

The amp sounds amazing but your playing is incredibly good. Thank you for not demo’ing this the same blues riffs every other channel does.

[@mikael6446]

Nice playing 👏👏👏 Th30 is my true love.

[@ww8wv1]

I’ve never played anTH30 but in the last several years I’ve really become a big fan of orange amps. Even the little OR15 is phenomenal

[@mrcoatsworth429]

The TH30 was the first Orange amp I've tried. It's such a beast. But I'm currently looking for a smaller lunchbox type amp. So I'll probably try the Rocker 15 Terror and the Dark Terror and pick the one I like better.

[@valendis]

@@mrcoatsworth429 I have the rocker 15 and I love it! Definitely a great sounding little amp! Carefull though, it compress the sound pretty easily past 1 o'clock on the distortion knob. I was also considering the Dark Terror but found it was a bit too dark sounding, lastly, you should definitely consider the Brent Hinds if you want a bit of a more modern touch and tons of distortion. I recently put a phat cat on my LP neck position, it sounds great!

[@zmb5501]

@@mrcoatsworth429 I think the dark terror is the th30 with no clean channel and 15 watts

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Pretty much

[@HandelOp6No5]

Excellent playing my man

[@nudsh]

What this amp shows is that you don't need a million buttons, sliders, plugins, effects and knobs, you just need tubes run through a proper circuit. A little reverb space in post is where tone begins, the rest is just gravy on top.

[@nbl95]

This is an interesting orange amp to me because it sounds like their signature orange "crunchy" sound has been shifted from their normal position in the mids, to the upper mids, almost reminiscent of a Marshall but still with that creamy orange sound. The crunch in this one is tighter, thinner, and higher up than in most other orange amps. Almost more of a "sizzle" and I love it.

[@toomasleppik2052]

The player . Thankyou. Something cought my ear while going through all those Orange vids. I somehow felt no pressure listening to you in all those different styles and sounds. Rare.

[@fendermustang94]

the second jam got my head pumpin' sooooo gooood,incredible playing and incredible amp!! cheers from argentina!

[@pleasantlindsey33]

I just stopped by to hear someone play through an Orange th30. I was not disappointed. Also, you turned me on to the OwnHammer. Great playing overall.

[@VinslomBardy]

Damn, that PRS 277 Bari sounded effin' WICKED. Nice job demoing the amp AND playing those tasty, crunchy riffs!

[@Osoch]

I honestly don't like Orange amps (their cabs are pretty sweet though!), and particularly i don't like AT ALL the TH30… HOWEVER i'll be damned, turns out that my all time favorite guitar lead tone comes from this frikin' amp! I was so biased against it that i never considered it gave that sweet sweet lead tone i've been looking for. Thanks for showing me the truth haha

[@cagrerdem921]

Hah, I liked the vid for the 666th time:) 🤘great rev/demo, as usual. but this amp in particular, is stellar. from good'ol pure black metal fizz to sludgy scoops or shimmering cleans. it gives me so much chills! cheers to many more 666s!

[@Haiasiriku]

4:25 That's nastier than my shit after eating Taco Bell. 🔥🔥🔥

[@bleachvssonic]

Wake me up again, and I will unseason your fucking chicken.

[@Haiasiriku]

@@bleachvssonic I sent it to Erik too lol

[@jeffreyhall76]

Nastier than the portapotty’s at a pantera concert

[@motocarlo81]

The only thing i dont like about this amp is the knobs.. you can't see where they are set easily, that and you have to pay extra for a footswitch. Besides that though they sounds awesome!

[@ScrambleBandOfficial]

Somebody watches EytschPi :')

[@ilya_prorokk]

Awesome song, tasty sound, great playing! Thank you for that nice review

[@caseydurrans521]

Just more evidence to support the argument that the player is more important than the equipment. This guy is an amazing guitarist. I own the same amp, and some some similar guitars, but I will never sound as good as he does. Good job man!

[@michaelzpalmer]

I got back into music and playing guitar recently and have been messing around with all kinds of sims, IRs, etc. It became readily apparent that my technical skill had as much to do with the sounds I was getting as the software I was playing with. You're spot on!

[@GeorgeRasoulisMusic]

Wise true words. I play many string instruments, mostly acoustic instruments and yes the most important is the player and then the guitar 🎸😌

[@donaldmcdonald3434]

You might need your tubes replaced or something. I have this amp, I play a squier and the same major pentatonic scale 90% of the time and I sound godlike. This amp does all the work for me.

[@jej3films]

This was a great demo! Love how it sounds in the mix and what it sounds like isolated.

[@Music_is_fun]

It’s a great amplifier considering the low price tag

[@tombrown5527]

Excellent job of playing and great review of the Orange TH30. I have the same amp.

[@johnkannengeiser1898]

Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for sharing this.

[@BcBaxley]

The older I get, the more Orange I get 👴 🤘

[@trentonmooneyham1231]

Man... i want a TH30..

[@CorrosiveMatter]

As always John great content.

[@rflessati]

Another great video! Loved the RG solo and the PRS part.

[@jimknopf0766]

Great Demo of a superb & affordable amp

[@miltonalmonte7126]

Spectacular sound just the way it should be good Rock & Roll

[@zippy61]

Great tones and playing sir!!

[@Demian_Stoic]

Thanks! buying

[@patrickisajiw91]

How does one do this with their signal chain? Guitar>Orange head >cable running from 8ohm output>into my Apollo input> load up daw and put a ir on the track and hit record?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Definitely don't do that, you would blow your amp and interface up. You need a loadbox in between the amp and interface

[@tsarg_music]

What a great video! Thanks

[@celluloid-kali]

Trying to choose between this and a prs MT15 I want a head I can bring to band rehearsal and get some versatile sounds, a good clean, crunch, and some metal/punk tones out of it. Having difficulty choosing. How is this amp for portability? Ive tried the MT15 and it was super versatile, won me over much more than the orange or victory lunchbox amps. Have you had any experience with the PRS?

[@trahnettilhcs]

Oddly, I think the clean channel is stronger than the dirty on the TH30. The typical thick low-mids on the dirty side are almost overpowering on this amp, but the clean was spanky and articulate without being harsh. Still haven't heard that elusive two-channel amp that has equally great clean and dirty sides. Great work, as always.

[@nothingEvil101]

You ever tried the Silver Jubilee? Great clean and awesome gain channel in my opinion

[@trahnettilhcs]

@@nothingEvil101 I haven't yet, I'm always open to new amp suggestions. Thank you!

[@shealeffler6147]

i recently picked up a 2013 OR100. it has the TH30's clean channel and the OR15's dirt with the full-on 3-band EQ. love it to bits.

[@shealeffler6147]

it's loud as hell but it does scale down to 70W, 50W, 30W.

[@joesampson2658]

Excellent video

[@MrKlm34]

Great vidz! This "one song" format is such an amazing idea. Have you been using a loadbox to record? If yes could you tell me which one please?

[@hanness.5629]

Hi, I play in a post-hardcore/metal band. Is the volume of the TH30 with a 4x12 enough for rehearsals and live gigs in clubs for about 50 to 300 people? I play a peavey 6505 so far and am looking for a slightly lighter and smaller amp with FX loop for touring. There are good expensive versions like the EVH 50W but I'm looking for an affordable amp that you can get used for around 600 euros.

[@jackfrost3919]

yes loud enough with 412

[@CARLOSVSCARLOS]

Dang, I’ve been on the fence about Orange amps for a while, but this vid, and also the fact that I found this very amp with matching 4x12 cab for $1000, makes me think I can’t afford not to buy it. I need to go back and see if it’s still for sale

[@paganphoenixguitar]

Where’d you find a deal that good? The amp is $1200 MSRP hahaha

[@CARLOSVSCARLOS]

@@paganphoenixguitar dude, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Some guy was selling it on Facebook marketplace, but it sold before I could buy it. He said he just wanted to clear space, it really wasn’t a money thing for him. I’m kicking myself, because I know I’ll never see that deal again lol

[@jeffreyhall76]

Marvelous

[@gulagwithahumanface4471]

Hi, I know this is an old video but I really love your channel and I was wondering if you can help me out. I’m running a similar setup (TH30 into a captor 16 going into either an orange 212 cab or my interface to use with IRs). I’ve used the IRs you used here but I cannot seem to get a similar sound at all - Ive had a look on the scope, and there seems to be a very strict low pass filter with all of the ownhammer IRs that cuts absolutely all of the brightness around 8k, leaving my tone sounding very very dull and not at all like my actual orange cabinet. What am i missing? I’m using Lancaster Audio’s pulse to load the IRs if that helps.

[@SonicDriveStudio]

The OH IRs shouldn't sound dull at all. For Orange stuff I recommend trying the new 412 ORNG Essentials

[@gulagwithahumanface4471]

@@SonicDriveStudio ive been loading them into pulse through reaper through a komplete audio 1, im wondering if maybe some mismatch with the sample rates is to blame? However im running everything at 48khz and the issue still persists. Maybe reaper or the komplete is just rotten for this sort of thing. I know that they shouldnt sound like this, ive seen you and so many other people on youtube get such amazing tones out of them! What am i doing wrong? 😢

[@SonicDriveStudio]

@@gulagwithahumanface4471 try running your master volume lower

[@gulagwithahumanface4471]

@@SonicDriveStudio no luck. I think the captor 16 might just be balls for DIing, but it does sound like the problem is happening at the IR stage so I don’t know. If there’s any chance that I could email you with the raw files (with/without the IRs applied) and maybe get you to take a quick listen and tell me what you think the problem is, I would seriously appreciate it. Long time fan of your channel and i bought this amp in no small part due to this video. If this isn’t possible then no worries, and thanks for taking the time to respond anyway! Cheers!

[@nicklassayshi]

How did you record this audio? 😌 Any processing on the signal etc.?

[@chevaliermarcoTOTO]

Hello Jon, nice demo ! I have a question : did you plug your FX Helix in the amp via the FX in/out and if yes, did you have some hmmm noise or the sound was as clear as with no FX plugged ? Thanks

[@ohidontknow1061]

Bit late to the discussion but, I've use my Helix floor straight and through the FX loop and didn't notice any appreciable difference. The pedal and amp are both plugged into the same power outlet and there are no other conditioners or anything else in that loop so, I've found it pretty clean. I use a pretty standard 4 cable set up, nothing trick at all and no noise. Be interested to know if you've worked it out. I've use the Helix in the same way with the Dual Terror with the FX loop mod with no issue.

[@tomz1989]

How would you compare this head along with Marshall origin 50 head? HELP!!! NEED ADVICE!

[@SECURITY39]

Is the TH30 head the same as the combo other than being encased with a speaker?

[@tiagoandrade5826]

How is this amp compared with the jcm800 studio classic? Cant decide between both. Any advice?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

More gain on this one and this one has the more saturated Orange sound. Very different amps.

[@bradkillingsworth4137]

The bridge pickup in the baritone, Drop Sonic or Crunch Lab??

[@noidecoco9079]

Why isn't there any EQ for the dirty channel?

[@aclimbatize]

Awesome video, your content is easily the best I've seen comparing various amps and the sounds you can get through them! Looking forward to grabbing some of the Ownhammer IRs now that I have a captor X. Curious what strings you're using for the PRS? I've got the semi-hollow and the HH models and have just started to play around with strings and string gauges and am curious if you've found a set you prefer?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

I always use the Elixir baritone set but with a would .24 'g' string. Standard Bb usually, Sometimes drop Ab.

[@aclimbatize]

@@SonicDriveStudio Awesome, thanks for the reply, those were the strings I was looking a trying next actually, glad to hear you like them.

[@theexploited419]

Would thay head going through a 4x12 be loud enough for band setting?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

I would say YES!

[@brians3948]

I've seen a death doom band use this amp for a small gig. Shit was loud

[@tomthumb4325]

30 watts of tube power is plenty of volume for gigging even with a single 12 speaker cheers

[@jacoobyslaps]

Man, a 15watt amp is loud enough for a band setting

[@jordanfields5905]

Would this be loud enough to gig with since it’s 30 watts?

[@jbogantes16]

Yep. 30w is enough power for a gig.

[@awonderingoneil206]

30W's is more than you'll ever need for mid to decently large gigs.

[@ineedaryan]

What tuning is the baritone guitar in?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Bb standard

[@floreavictormihaigeorge6962]

is that pedal like a normal tube screamer?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Yeah but it has some extra options. Bass and treble controls and 3 different voicings. I can make this pedal sound much tighter than a tubescreamer.

[@floreavictormihaigeorge6962]

@@SonicDriveStudio i have considered buying one after watching this video, i went with the fireball 100 after all, i need 100w hahaha

[@GeorgeRasoulisMusic]

Great video and playing as always. I saw your video with the MarkV 35. I was thinking that the MarkV is the most versatile amp(Better than the Orange) that i ever heard. What's your opinion?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

The Mark V is pretty versatile indeed

[@GeorgeRasoulisMusic]

@@SonicDriveStudio thank you for the feedback 🤘😎

[@russelw.6288]

Dunno i‘ve got one for like 5 years and i think it sounds just boring. The shape knob sucks ass bc for example if you use a LP and you wanna cut bass and boost mids its judt not possible

[@chillipp]

Boss GE-7 in the fx loop will do the job

[@thenewmedic]

EQ pedal, my dude!

[@russelw.6288]

@@thenewmedic sure i‘ve got one. although i like amps that are build to sound good standalone. The overall design of the th30 sucks. Clean is was to long to clean. If i want crunch i need to play very loud. And the dirty channel is to fuzzy and untight for my taste. It is just not my amp

[@awonderingoneil206]

Any tighter and it'll sound lifeless. I think orange got it just right.

[@MadmanAcrossTheWater]

Does it come with a footswitch?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

No

[@moderatelyfamous69]

I cannot stress how awesome this video is. I have been trying to decide if I should get this amp or the rockerverb. I wanted to know if this amp could get metal tones and you answered it for me! Thank you for all you do sir.