I wanted one of these (Orange CR120) for years and even bought the head twice before only to have my order cancelled/money refunded 'cause they just sold out the last one..
But third times the charm
Got the big 2x12 combo 'cuz a) I don't have a combo and b) I thought it sounded pretty sweet with the stock Orange-branded speakers.
It was delivered yesterday while I was at our big gig....(which went really great!!!)
.....I went nuts when Pestilence came on and played their set! Lots of old favourites intersperced with newer stuff Also got to hang out with Patrick Mameli & the other/newer guitar player who were super cool guys. I think our drummer took a pic or two which I'll post up if/when he sends them to me . I'm not really into much black metal but Mayhem was pretty f'n awesome as well. They played a killer one & half hour set & it was ****ing brilliant....cold, grim & flawless
Anyway, backtothe amp: I unpacked it this afternoon when I finally got up nursing a massive hangover hehhe...
Plugged it in and tried out a few tones....it's everything and more that I hoped it would be. Fantastic amp!!
Mega thick with that massive fuzzy gain that their tube heads are famous for. To play, It feels somewhere between tube & SS for rhythm (definitely has a tubey feel to it) and is actually extremely responsive/touch sensitive & a whole bunch of fun to play. I really wanted this one over the newer Super Crush 100 'cuz this has the fat dark Orange tone I'm after. The lead tones are very Vintage-like & sweet despite the massive gain on tap..
The Super Crush while a pretty sweet amp in it's own right, did'nt impress me as much when I played it at the store. It's a lot more modern sounding & lacks the huge deep lows and kinda loose fuzzy thump of this amp...it might have been a bit more tube-like (who cares lol) but just sounded less Orange-y & more Marshall-y or something to me...
Yeah, This was always the one I was going to get
But third times the charm
Got the big 2x12 combo 'cuz a) I don't have a combo and b) I thought it sounded pretty sweet with the stock Orange-branded speakers.
It was delivered yesterday while I was at our big gig....(which went really great!!!)
.....I went nuts when Pestilence came on and played their set! Lots of old favourites intersperced with newer stuff Also got to hang out with Patrick Mameli & the other/newer guitar player who were super cool guys. I think our drummer took a pic or two which I'll post up if/when he sends them to me . I'm not really into much black metal but Mayhem was pretty f'n awesome as well. They played a killer one & half hour set & it was ****ing brilliant....cold, grim & flawless
Anyway, backtothe amp: I unpacked it this afternoon when I finally got up nursing a massive hangover hehhe...
Plugged it in and tried out a few tones....it's everything and more that I hoped it would be. Fantastic amp!!
Mega thick with that massive fuzzy gain that their tube heads are famous for. To play, It feels somewhere between tube & SS for rhythm (definitely has a tubey feel to it) and is actually extremely responsive/touch sensitive & a whole bunch of fun to play. I really wanted this one over the newer Super Crush 100 'cuz this has the fat dark Orange tone I'm after. The lead tones are very Vintage-like & sweet despite the massive gain on tap..
The Super Crush while a pretty sweet amp in it's own right, did'nt impress me as much when I played it at the store. It's a lot more modern sounding & lacks the huge deep lows and kinda loose fuzzy thump of this amp...it might have been a bit more tube-like (who cares lol) but just sounded less Orange-y & more Marshall-y or something to me...
Yeah, This was always the one I was going to get
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