Orange Tiny Terror - Finally The Perfect Sound! - Video |
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May 1 2008, 11:59 AM
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I've went through many amps trying to find the perfect sound, that 80s type Tube distortion without a pedal.
Listen to some early Kiss songs, "Hotter than Hell", "Cold Gin", etc.. or even some AC/DC (Back IN Black). you'll know the tone. Those bands used Marshalls cranked to the hilt, but that is too loud for my Home so after lots of traveling to Music stores and buying and returning amps I found the perfect amp. It is the Orange Tiny Terror Class A Tube Amp. It has a toggle to vary between 7 watts or 15 watts. Only 3 control knobs - Gain, Tone, and Volume. Even at low Master Volumes tunring the Gain Knob gets you anywhere to Marshall Crunch to Heavy Hard Rock/Metal Distortion. Within the last month I bought and returned a Peavey Valveking 112 50w tube amp ($400) and a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe 112 40 watt Tube amp ($590). The Peavey had slightly better distortion, but not great, the Fender Hot Rod had beautiful cleans, but the distortion sucked without a Boss DS1 Pedal. Oh yea, I retuned the $40 pedal too as it is no longer needed.  I also returned my Fender Vibro Champ XD 5 watt Tube/Digital amp ($240), it was nice, but not that authentic sound and the 1x8 speaker was weak. I also sold my Roland Cube 60w modeling amp and my Fender Microcube amp along with my Dean Vendetta XM. All those returns, exchanges, and sales left me with $1000 to spend on a perfect amp. I played the Marshall DSL and TSL combos, the Mesa Express 5:25 and 5:50, and my favorite a Marshall JCM2000 head thru a 4x12 Marshall cab. Then it happened, the little Orange won me over. The guy felt bad about not recommending it first and cut me a great deal at $400 BRAND NEW for the head, then he was going to sell me a New Marshall 2x12 cabinet specially wired for the Head for $290, but I explained it would not fit in my sports car and it was kind of heavy after my Back surgery.. I asked him about the Epiphone 1x12 Cabinet. He looked it up and said that would actually be even better, but he did not have one in stock. So off to GC and $130 later I had the perfect cabinet. I still have a $230 credit at the one Music Store, hmmm, maybe a nice reverb/delay pedal (any suggestions?) and/or a Vox DA5 battery operated practice amp for travel when I don't want to risk losing my Orange. Here is a video of the exact combo I found on YouTube, it is not me, but at least you can hear it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bng-zXiZfMY Howard This post has been edited by yell03: May 1 2008, 12:08 PM -------------------- Electric Guitars
Carvin DC127 Gibson Les Paul Studio Fender American Deluxe Strat Ibanez Prestige RGA121 Amplifiers Peavey Triple XXX Head Genz Benz -flex 2x12 cab |
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May 1 2008, 12:03 PM
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Yeah I cant see the video too.
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May 1 2008, 12:09 PM
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Nice story! You seem to have tried all the amps on the planet before deciding, lucky you!
Post the video when you can 
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May 1 2008, 12:42 PM
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Yeah sounds cool on bout of the cabinets.
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May 1 2008, 02:15 PM
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Thanks for the share man. I've heard good things about those Orange Heads.
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May 1 2008, 02:30 PM
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I actually don't like either of the cabs. The blackheart has a lot of mids and sounds more concrete but thin and harsh. The Epiphone is scooped and too muddy.
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May 1 2008, 02:41 PM
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I like both. The Epiphone in smooth and scooped, the black heart is more aggressive, more top-end, I think is really nice with a single coil to get a nice crunchy tone!
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May 1 2008, 08:37 PM
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Congrats on the amp.
On my wishlist is an Orange Rockerverb
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May 1 2008, 09:48 PM
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congrats on the amp .thanks for sharing
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May 2 2008, 01:21 AM
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Nice, congratulations
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Gear: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Gibson '67 RI Flying V, Mesa Boogie F-30 112 combo, crazy pedals.|
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May 2 2008, 12:05 PM
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That test is really well done.
There really is a huge difference in their sound, I guess both are OK, but epiphone is a bit smoother and I like it better. -------------------- Guitars:
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