Orange OR30 Tube Amp Head: From Heritage to Heavy and Beyond

[@sweetwater]

How does Orange’s new OR30 hold up for your rig? Tell us in the comments what you’re recording with an OR30, and be sure to head over to Sweetwater to learn more and pick one up for yourself! 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/Orange-OR30-Tube-Amp-Head

[@AuntAlnico4]

Don't have one, but I do have the OR15 and love that amp so I'm sure the or30 should rock !

[@Bobby_Digital37]

Which Orange 2x12 cabs were you playing in this video, open back or closed back?

[@sweetwater]

@@Bobby_Digital37 I was using the black Orange PPC212 2x12” cabinet which is closed back and loaded with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers. Don was using the same exact thing but with orange vinyl. Thanks! Nick

[@Matthew-px9nu]

I have rockerverb but can’t really tell if time stack is that different with this … love me some Orange though !

[@spencerharding5328]

I love my OR15 and closed cab with four 12’s. Cuts thru my drums nicely and every guitarist comes over to enjoying it to.

[@ABoyd1852]

Nick closing the vid out with the Rock You to Hell riff was classic. Wish he would play more Grim Reaper riffs.

[@garethsigrist8714]

3 seconds in and the sound of Nick playing a Les Paul told me everything I needed to know 🤤🥰 You had me at the A chord 🎸🤘😂

[@MatthewTomich]

These two dudes are righteous and no BS.

[@bigwomp932]

Sounds absolutely MASSIVE

[@SonovaBish]

I bought this and it's amazing. I'm selling my OR15.

[@edrowley1]

Very nice Demo, really like the dynamics of both Nick and Don, really gives the flavor of the amp. Now, if I was just rich... :)

[@aghostofthenow7135]

Outstanding! I'm happy with my OR15 and 2-12. 🎉🧡😎👍

[@kevinperry3639]

The sounds of history! Pathways to the sounds of the future. Sound hounds indeed. Great video too and thanks again for sharing 🤘

[@TheRodge2112]

Thing sounds incredible.

[@Riffmaster69]

The best review yet thank you

[@SharpEdgeStandardOfficial]

I was trying to decide between this amp or Soldano SLO30. Think I like this OR30 better.

[@DaltPlaysGuitar]

My god it sounds UNREAL

[@joshferguson9703]

Orange amps are the most versatile amps to ever exist you can get blues thrash death jazz and let’s not forget DOOM!!! Also they are amazing pedal platforms

[@Galaxhjalt]

blues thrash death jazz is my new favorite genre

[@adamstrachn]

​@@GalaxhjaltJust became my new favorite as well

[@blakeoms]

I strongly recommended the Orange super crush 100. I use it with two 4x12s and pod go through the return and it sounds very good almost too good 😂

[@chidorirasenganz]

Unfortunately it doesn’t have a bright switch or presence knob 😅

[@takemebacktothen]

Sounds killer!

[@alexdenton6586]

What are the cabs used in the video?

[@chadwickwright2833]

PPC2x12 Closed back Orange Cabs. 2 English V30’s. Amazing Cabs.

[@DarkestVoid]

Just coming across this video and as a fellow lefty it’s just so odd that I’ve been looking specifically into the James Hetfield Snakebyte and an Orange amp recently. Specifically this very amp and the Orange Super Crush 100 lol. They sound amazing.

[@misfitwookiee3177]

I love this sound! I'd love to add this to my Sweetwater wish list through your app, but it doesn't run on current Android OS. Gonna have to add to my Thomann wish list and see if your app is upgraded before I get the cash to buy one of these. I prefer Sweetwater, am a loyal customer normally, but I prefer app functionality over internet browser functionality.

[@sega62s]

pretty nice amp

[@Darth.Shredder]

These look great...I love Orange... but.... the price tag will probably scare off fans of the OR15 (yes, I know there are differences and UK vs China) but the OR15 is $750... on the flip side,... the OR30 is priced fairly close to the Rockerverb 50. So, if you like the OR15, it will coat you over $1k more for the OR30 and if you like the OR30, it will only cost you $350 more for the Rockerverb 50.

[@IgnisIban]

If price if your comparison point then you’re buying watts, this is a totally different amp compared to the rockerverb and the OR15, totally different preamp and this ine have tube rectifier and choke with totally different gain structure and stages, so Apples and oranges here, this being an Apple on the Orange history , very different to the other Orange amps

[@Darth.Shredder]

@@IgnisIban If it's "totally different" than the OR15 then why call it an OR30? All I'm saying is the Rockerverb offers much more - not just wattage but features (2 channels, spring reverb) and the OR15 is over $1K less than the OR30 which is still just a 1 channel head for $1800.

[@alexwoolridge94aw]

@darthshredder3778 I own a Rockerverb mkii 50 and am considering selling it to fund this new OR30. Single channel amps will always be the better choice in my book. Guitars have volume knobs for a reason. Nothing beats a simple good sounding amp that slays. I would also not put this OR30 in the same category as the OR15. Much different from the Rockerverb too.

[@Darth.Shredder]

@@alexwoolridge94aw I gigged with JCM800's in the 80's and 90's and know all about rolling off the volume knob. It was a necessity back then and by no means a "better choice" than a 2 channel amp. I personally would never downgrade from a Rockerverb to an OR30. You're not only giving up a second channel and some power, you're giving up spring reverb and the EL34 power section. EL84's are fine at lower volumes but they break up quicker and you're already limiting headroom with the lower wattage. I have a TH30 and a Mesa Mark V35 - both have a quartet of EL84's like the OR30. I like them both but neither would ever replace my Rockerverb or Marshalls and Engls.

[@IgnisIban]

@@Darth.Shredder you should ask first why orange called OR15 when the OR50 was first and is totally different amp of this 2, is just a model name, the OR15 have the 4 preamp gain stages of the rockerverb with EL84 closed loop fixed bias power section, the Orange OR30 is open loop cathode bias with 3 gain stages with cathode follower as Ade emsley the designer stated on the introductory video, totally different amps, don’t be fooled by the OR name, the very first orange amp OR120 is an radically different circuit for instance

[@RonnyBGoode]

So much loveletters in the comments here for the OR15. Love mine as well😂

[@SirenaWF1]

Added to cart.

[@autk]

Nick sounding good on his signature go to's ...Don always sounding tasty, love the chicken pickinz, Sounds great all around, but mucho denaro for 30 watts

[@dalejacksonmo]

Sweet amp

[@davidfaustino4476]

Oh this company finally figured out how high frequencies work? Cool.. it actually sounds good now!

[@tyroneenglish8396]

Never seemed like much of an issue for them before, plenty of amps sold to the tonewise touring and learned public who enjoy them.

[@tonya4157]

I want one.

[@xriz8409]

I want that bright switch added to my rockerverb mk3, PLZ?!

[@ABoyd1852]

SOLD!

[@zenistermister9695]

Hellyeah 🤘

[@strugglingguitarist]

What model Schecter guitar is Nick playing?

[@sweetwater]

Hi and appreciate your message, hope you’re well and safe. The white guitar Nick plays in the video is an ESP LTD Hetfield model: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SNAKEBYTESW--esp-ltd-james-hetfield-signature-snakebyte-snow-white Please contact us direct with other questions as you have them! Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 2371, [e-mail]

[@strugglingguitarist]

@@sweetwater I wanted to know what brand the guitar with natural finish is he is playing it at 1:35 in the video

[@sweetwater]

​@@strugglingguitarist It’s a B.C. Rich Stealth Exotic Legacy, Natural - www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/StealthExLNt--bc-rich-stealth-exotic-legacy-electric-guitar-natural Cheers, Nick

[@jhonpasquez6145]

I'm in!! How much$$??

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

1799 USD for the head

[@jhonpasquez6145]

@@TylerJohnstonGuitar sounds massive for the wattage.

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

@@jhonpasquez6145 You really can’t go wrong with any amp from Orange.

[@daviddixon7326]

That’s sounds filthy 🤘🔥🤘🔥🤘!!!

[@ryanbloom1738]

Does it all rad!

[@strugglingguitarist]

I wanted to know what brand the guitar with the natural finish is, he is playing it at 1:35 in the video

[@sweetwater]

It’s a B.C. Rich Stealth Exotic Legacy, Natural - www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/StealthExLNt--bc-rich-stealth-exotic-legacy-electric-guitar-natural Cheers, Nick

[@nickprince29]

Just bought one, my name is Nick and im also a lefty. Grim reaper

[@shadyhawklive]

Thanks for mentioning that it’s a class A amp, Nick. I hadn’t heard that yet. No wonder it’s a loud 30 watts. Class A is louder than class A/B.

[@twitchbook-1]

cheers

[@craigforsberg560]

sounds great for metal and hard rock you guys do a great job on your videos nick and don grim reaper nick

[@aharris9464]

I like watching your videos cause im left handed too. It definitely sucks. The Van Halen inspired riffs are cool too.

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

Nice.

[@hybridjohn1]

great sounding amp but tbh imo the pedal bit sounded like trash. Level up to Don for the Vans 🙂

[@redsunstudiomixrec5017]

Does it doom??

[@BB-ft6nd]

It's very loud. I was shocked by the numbers on the decibel reader.

[@skittlybeepbop13]

This amp knows what s3x is

[@0DethronedEmperor0]

Anyone know what the riff at 4:43 is from?

[@nickbowcott8822]

Hail - said riff is "I Want More" by Grim Reaper. Hope that helps....

[@MathMeansMore]

I own an orange and I've seen a bunch of these kinds of videos. They just sound bad to me. Harsh and over saturated gain to my ears.