Got a chance to hear the Tiny Terror, Thunderverb 50, and AD50 (custom shop), each played through the Orange 4x12 cab. They all sounded cool, but I did not experience any jaw dropping moments or anything (not like I did with Hiwatt, for example). Given that listening conditions were not optimal and I was not actually playing them (the player was using a les paul junior with a P90), don't take these too seriously--here are my impressions of the sounds:
AD50 was probably my favorite, but it needed to be pretty loud to get going. Sounded like I imagine older Orange amps might sound (note: this is an uneducated assessment), a marshally vibe, but somehow different? This was probably the kind of sound I was thinking Orange amps sounded like.
Thunderverb was cool, and the built in attenuator was a real bonus to bring in some power tube saturation at lower volumes, but it did not knock my socks off (at least, under these playing conditions). Lots of preamp gain on tap, too. The second channel does not have a full EQ; rather, it has a mid shaping function, which was good at getting scooped sounds, which I'm sure some would really like (the scooped sound is not my thing--at all--so this channel was lost on me).
Tiny Terror was pretty cool, too. Could have been the guitar, but it seemed a bit "buzzy" to me, but did have a nice rawk vibe to it. I was disappointed by the slight buzzy nature...if others have not experienced this, let me know. I suspect better tubes would help here. I noticed that the gain really jumped at about 1 o'clock on the dial...does a second gain stage kick in here or something?? The other two amps were EL34 based, whereas the TT is EL84-based. This demo made me realize that perhaps I like EL34 amps better than El84 amps, despite the fact that lots of my favorite players use EL84-based amps and I adore the vox sound when other people play it...
Unfortunately, I did not hear the Rocker 30 or Rockerverb 50.
I'm not writing them off yet, but my GAS is subsiding.
