Orange Amplifiers Rocker 15 - 1x10 Twin Channel Guitar Amp Combo
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Capable of 0.5, 1, 7 or 15 Watts of output the Rocker 15 is an extremely portable combo that moves seamlessly from the home, to the studio, to the stage. Finally, a small, two channel, bedroom-friendly all-valve amp that you can legitimately gig!
With the Rocker 15 set wide open, smaller venues are comfortably taken care of despite the amps miniature footprint. Thanks to a custom Voice of the World Gold Label speaker and beefy transformers, the Rocker 15 has a remarkably potent delivery which takes full advantage of its EL84 output section. Even when scaling back the power, the amps tone stays fat and full, oozing warm valve compression and saturation without disturbing the neighbours.
Clever options aside, the Rocker 15 has real character - a twin channel design with a twist. The Natural channel is a purist's dream with just a single knob: Volume. Finely balanced and supremely playable, this channel is perfectly voiced to bring out the 'natural' sound of the instrument under your fingers (or the pedals under your feet). The Dirty channel is a more familiar affair with controls for Gain, Volume and a three band EQ section. Both channels are very sensitive to touch and playing dynamics, making Rocker 15 very versatile despite its straightforward, player-friendly layout.
The amp also features a proper valve driven effects loop for total purity from input to output. So, whether you need a rig for low-volume practising, recording, or to be heard on the club circuit, the shape-shifting Rocker 15 will show itself to be the amp for every occasion.
FEATURES:TWIN CHANNEL 110 GUITAR AMP COMBO, VALVE BUFFERED EFFECTS LOOP, HALF POWER MODE & HEADROOM/BEDROOM ATTENUATOR SWITCH.
CONTROLS (RIGHT TO LEFT):
NATURAL CHANNEL: VOLUME | DIRTY CHANNEL: GAIN, BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE, VOLUME| CHANEL SELECTOR, HALF/STBY/FULL POWER SELECTOR| POWER SWITCH
OUTPUT POWER: 0.5, 1, 7 OR 15 WATTS (SWITCHABLE)
EFFECTS LOOP: YES (VALVE BUFFERED)
SPEAKER: 1 X VOICE OF THE WORLD GOLD LABEL 10"
DIMENSIONS (W X H X D): 47 X 41 X 26 cm (18.50 X 16.14 X 10.24")
WEIGHT: 13.6 kg (29.98 lb)
FINISH: ORANGE BASKETWEAVE VINYL
VALVES:
PREAMP: 3 X ECC83 (12AX7), 1 X ECC81 (12AT7)
POWER AMP: 2 X EL84
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The overall tone is very distinct with a slightly flattened midrange, not like Mesa Boogie with scooped mids but like a "darker" Marshall. The stock speaker, some hate it, some love it but it works for me. Besides overdrive you can EQ further with a pedal.
The Crush was easy to get a tone, but the Rocker took a bit longer to get to bedroom level. The knobs are sort of the same as the Crush, two channels, the clean with one volume, the rest is for the heavy channel but no reverb or built in tuner. It has built in attenuation with a bedroom/headroom switch and that corresponds to a half/ full switch on the main panel. At bedroom/full setting and volume at 2 this thing is LOUD. I can only imagine what headroom setting is at full. The obvious difference between tube vs solid state is a tub amp is clearer, warmer and projects sound differently vs the Crush amp.
The only negative is the back inputs. They are not readily seen as they are underneath. Also is a shame they don't enclose the cabinet like the Crush as the tone is not as tight. Guess an easy solution is to back the amp up tight against a wall. They don't include the footswitch either and I would recommend it. I have it. Its rather big and clunky but necessary to toggle between channels.
My fave tone is surprisingly not as dirty as one would think.
The only negatives I can say about its tone is I am still tweaking it, not for high gain but more for stoner sludge type of rock sound. So far its working pretty good in tandem with an Ibanez Tube Screamer that I only kick on for leads. I also use the MXR Ten Band EQ to adjust volume without getting up to adjust the amp.
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