Orange Rocker 15 - IN DEPTH Review
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- The Rocker 15 is the little brother of the Rocker 32. The 32 is fully stereo. So why even buy the 15? Well, it offers the same amazing sounds as the 32 and you might not need a stereo amp... or, even better, you want an ultra portable Wet/Dry/Wet System and you just buy both !
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Orange amps just shared your review, i'm coming from facebook, and this review and the way that you do it is great!
"I wanna have all the plugs in the back..." - Im Sitzen spielen is da aber nicht mehr drin ;-) Tolles Review!
Just dont have the clarity what mesa boogie has even the subway rocket
What an absolutely terrific review. Thank you for the wide range of tones and the detailed and honest analysis. You have absolutely displayed the credibility and humbleness to properly communicate the character of the equipment you review and I thank you for your tremendous effort.
Reverb in the review but it has no reverb
Thank you for actually dialing in a legit metal tone and tuning to drop D. I want a versatile amp that goes from bluesy cleans to bass-heavy metal I'm sick of these amp reviews not doing the dirty channel any sort of justice.
That always confuses me because a lot of people are playing guitar to play heavy music.
Unbelievable that you pulled out the hollow body during your 2 cents. I’m looking at this amp for bedroom volume to pair with my es-335. I think it would work well for what I’m looking for.
Thanks for the in depth review.
Agree 100% . bought this amp 2 days ago and I must say Orange nails it. It is a fucking incredible amp
Love this amp. I've had it for a few months now and I mostly use it for metal tones, but you gave some stellar examples of all the other ways I could utilize it. You sincerely are one of the best review channels out there. Thanks for your great content.
What pedals do you use for your metal sounds
Wait... how do you get metal tones out of this?
The dirt channel gained to taste with a TS or other favorite OD pedal maxed on volume and OD set between like 0-15%
@@gibbygano Ahhh I see. A stomp box is involved. Ok. Thanks.
After watching this video almost weekly for the past few months I just scored a used one for $500. Can't freakin wait until it arrives. Semi good Mastodon covers here we come.
I'm about to join you! Used Orange Rocker 15+Humbuggies+DOD Boneshaker & Black Arts Toneworks Pharoah Fuzz=HEAVY
@@mattgilbert7347 I cranked it up to 11 and have a Friedman BE-OD pedal on the clean channel just for good measure. The amp is perfect, hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
I think this is the most versatile valve amp below 1000$. It's fucking incredible, I wanna buy it.
Grabbed a Rocker 15 recently and very happy with it so far. Your review helped give me a sense of if it would be a good option for me. Thanks!
Ok but why is nobody talking about how interesting this mans playing is! My playing is so one dimensional at times !
Seems like a must have! I do need a low powered compact but versatile amp. This seems to be a really good choice!
Well I'll be damned. You did the in-depth videos on both. Thanks, Henning.. You da man! Ma main man. My Chow-Mein man!
Thanks for this great review. I went and checked an Orange Rocker 15 out today and bought it! Great cleans and the dirty channel has nice seventies crunch. My time based effects sound better then they ever have before in the effects loop and with my JRockett Archer Ikon overdrive in front I've got the best tones I've ever had. Keep up the good reviews!
I watch your channel alot.You playing this amp along with it being a choice i was looking at all together helped me choose this awesome little combo thats pretty impressive.Your video was on point with this amp. Thanks brother for the sweet videos that must take you alot of time to edit. So nothing but props to you and appriciation for the humor to keep it interesting🎸👊
I just bought one, best amp I've had, very versatile.. 👍
Compair to mesa boogie even the subway rocker. Just dont have that quality and valve sound
Hey man, great review! I'm thinking about grabbing the Rocker 15 - do you think it has enough volume to keep up with a drummer/band? I'm playing mostly classic and alternative rock. I can definitely mic the amp, but curious to hear what you think about the volume. Thanks!
it will probably be ok.... but just there....
They sound like a broken fuzz pedal. Not like the focus fuzz. I really think u could not use this for lead
All that gear in the background and my daughter spotted the little pink unicorn hiding in the amps...... She want to know what its name is? Oh yeah and I want that amp!
Mr Fluffy... obviously!
The amplifier is really great. I bought the Rocker 15 one week ago. When I checked the Rocker 15 the first time, I knew this is the sound I love. I just wanted to buy only the amplifier, not the combo. But I live in Nicaragua and the selection of guitar amps is not very large, so I bought the combo. In my opinion the speaker is not very good. The bass is too weak and the mids are very dominant. I disconnected the speaker and connected the ampflifier to my box with a Celestion G12M-65 Creamback. This is a really great combination.
I wish they used 12" speaker instead of 10s
I wish more combos with 10s had been produced..
Great review... Just bought my first Orange amp 🍊 The Rocker 15 - and it is awesome. First tried this amp at a local Guitar Center and was not really impressed... due to your in-depth review, gave it a second chance and bought it. Tested it against all the "great" amps I thought I had (BJR, AC10, Class 5, Supersonic 22, etc)... So glad I did - the Orange is the best of the bunch! Well balanced tone (articulate, pleasing, etc)... I NOW understand what you meant about this amp "making you feel you can play" ... I can't explain it but I feel the exact same way about this amp ... it just has some magic to it. Just goes to show, you need to try amps and guitars in your usual spot (I.e. home studio) with your own guitars, etc... The Natural (clean) channel on the Rocker 15 is the best I have heard. At the store, I wasn't impressed by the amp but... at home, against my usual gear, it really blew me away. Thanks for the review... I am now a HUGE 🍊fan!
Thank you so much! This is the kind of comment I live for! I copied it and sent it straight to Orange...
Tricko are you still liking the amp? I’m curious about just how quiet, and how well it really sounds, at the “bedroom” 0.5 watt setting. There’s a huge variance with peoples opinions on low wattage amps, like those who say a blues junior is a good bedroom amp. That thing goes from no sound to waking up everybody in the house between 1 and 1.5 on the volume knob.
Think this guy on magical mushrooms
This is not helping my G.A.S. at all. (Anybody want to buy a Katana 50?)
PS: Awesome review!
Ive always liked orange cleans better than fender.
I've been thinking about getting a Rocker 15 for a while now, and your video has totally sold me on getting one. The cleans sound pretty good and that low to mid gain sound on the dirty channel was awesome... killer video
Jacob Bentley The clean channel with a reverb pedal will give you amazing surf guitar tone.
Just bought one. Good. To. Know.
Hi Henning, great video, the amps sounds great. I'm just happy this video (and the amp) is comming up so late, as I was doing some "guitar-stuff shopping" lately and this just clocked around by budget - if it came out sooner I would probably lose my mind choosing: a new guitar or a new amp. Back in November it was an easy choice: I went with a new guitar (and I'm SOOO happy), but this amp sound SOOO good I now want it so bad it's on my this year wish list.
I love to watch your amp and guitar reviews (though I'm definitelly not a pedal nerd), so please keep them comming.
So for stereo, would go 2 rocker 15s or 1 rocker32???
Just finely checking this out , witch would you prefer rocker 15 or the or15? thanks.
i'm curious to know this too!
Do tube amps sound better than solid state at low levels ?
good question.... I think tube amps can’t really do really low levels... they kinda jump up faster
@@EytschPi42 Hi sir love your videos would you say at bedroom levels it doesn't really matter if your amp is tube driven or not cheers keep up the great work
@@EytschPi42 I’ve had this amp a while . I feel it sounds great on 7 watts for bedroom levels. Half a watt or 1 watt is a little fizzy( distortion )
Nice review. You make interesting faces while playing guitar.
Another beautiful sweater Henning ;-)
One of the best amps currently made. Natural channel is awesome and dirty can go from crunch to full on dirt.
With an extension cab this amp sounds huge. Perfect for bedroom to headroom.
HI! i Wonder if you can put a 12 inch speaker in that cabinet!! i am thinking a green back! what do you think?
I recently came across your channel, keep up the good work great reviews!
I absolutely love my Rocker 15. Was concerned about the 10”, but figured it would cut through nicely. So I added the PPC112 with the V30….it’s an excellent addition. And they stack up nicely. Doesn’t take much OD to really push it, and responds nicely with my active pickups. Easy to carry, loud AF, and the clean channel and fx loop makes it great for pedal and go.
This is exactly what I plan to do. Got the amp for a solid price. Now have to get the cab.
Do you run both speakers together or just the V30
I run Both.
Hey, just got a Rocker 15 and was planning on doing something similar. So you just bought the PPC112 cab, stack the Rocker 15 on top, and use the PPC112 as an extension cab for your Rocker? With both speakers in use at the same time? Thanks.
@@nickd1978 Yuppers, just follow the instructions and switch the combo speaker to the appropriate jack and plug the cab in. The rocker is a bit smaller, but they stack nicely.
6:36: Hi there, doggy friend!!! :-)
is it dead silent at low volumes like my Fender blues junior? Or is it hissy like the other Orange's like OR15
Michael Stern My Rocker 15 is DEAD silent - it's awesome. More silent than about 7 other nice tube amps I own.
Does the clean channel take fuzzes well?
All three styles (Fuzz face, Big Muff and ToneBender)
Great video
I have a soulbender (fulltone v3 tonebender) and that sounds rad in front of the natural channel.
Yes. My JHS Firefly (Sola Sound ToneBender Mk III), JHS Muffuletta (6 Big Muff models), and JHS Pollinator V2 (Fuzz Face) all sound great thru the Orange Rocker 15.
I just cant imagine it to work without ANY tone control in the clean channel???
C.T. Blaze I could see a fuzzface working well on the dirty channel however.
@@CTBlaze it sounds sweet,but to add a little more to it.I run a Orange two stroke clean boost pedal in front and the pedal has a parametric eq.It has a low and a hi,and you can choose a certain frequency for both hi and low,and you can cut a frequency,or you can boost a frequency.So it totally changes the way the pups in your guitar sounds pretty much.Awesome pedal.Then with a JHS spring tank reverb pedal.It has a boost if the pedal cuts the volume a little,and it has a knob to control the reverbs tone so I turn it up to get a little more highs out of it and with just those pedals it totally inspires me.I play a Les Paul by the way ,so it is a darker tone .All depends on the pickups .The clean channel is supposed to be transparent so it makes it sound how your guitar is sounds.I could of explained it better but ...Orange explains it better on their website😁. Just my opinion lol.I love mine.
Forgive me but...
Fuck Fender, they're way overrated! 😤
When you turned on the OD on the clean channel, damn. And I haven't even watched the rest yet. I'm liking this "Orange sound".
Fuck the orange amps. I want that beautiful sounding purple guitar.
Awsome video dude! Thanks for you guys from U.K for doing so much great amps
Just bought one based on the strength of this review. Thanks!
How does this amp sound with active pickups ?
Great amp. Well done Orange. Just not my thing... Still. I appreciate the design. Well done. Also... GREAT review. As usual...
I do not understand Oranges Logic with using a 10in Speaker and not a 12in? Was it cost (larger cab and a little more money for the speaker?) and NO Reverb at 800usd? You can get all this in a amp (Marshall DSL 40) at the same cost or less! Not the same sound mind you but I just do not get it? Orange made in China and Marshall made in Vietnam I believe. How much money does it cost to mass produce a Foot switch in China for Gods Sake (It's a metal box with one Damn $6 switch inside) and they can't even include that!! If the Orange is built better then I can justify the cost but I have never taken the two apart to compare so I have no clue..Someone please chime in as to why this is $800usd? I love Orange but they seem to shoot themselves in the foot all the time. How many Marshall DSL 40'S have been sold compared to this at the same price point? I will take a guess that it is a least 30 to 40 to one..
Where is the Headroom/Bedroom’ attenuator switcher?
How can I message Michi..?
i think you meant 10- 46BT strings, not 9. I tried the 9's in balanced tension which are 9 - 40, didn't like them.
excellent
Hab heute das Teil im Laden angespielt nachdem ich mich stundenlang mit Videos beschäftigt und auch schon Amore gefühlt habe. Der Funke ist dann unerwarteter Weise im Laden nicht übergesprungen. Gerade von der Headroom - Bedroom Einstellung habe ich mir als Mieter mit dünnen Wänden mehr versprochen. Vielleicht war auch die Schaltung kaputt. Ich hab aber keinen großen Unterschied vernommen. Bis man Clean zu einem schönen warmen Ton kommt, haben die Nachbarn dann schon die Polizei gerufen. Die Anschlüsse kopfüber auf der Unterseite sind unerträglich. Ich bin da im Übungsraum rumgekrochen um alles anzuschließen - auf der Bühne möchte man das nicht haben… Bei der gleichen Reglereinstellung müsste er doch bei 0,5W deutlich leiser sein als mit 15W oder bezieht sich die Einstellung nur auf den schneller kommenden Overdrive?
Den Amp habe ich leider von der Bedroom-Kante schubsen müssen 😢
Jazz is better out of tune.
Just got this today.
Thanks for the great demo, I am picking one of these up this weekend... even more confidence in the purchase now that I've watched your video... :-)
I tried this amp in a shop and was not so impressed. Then I saw your video again and eventually bought one. This amp is simply magical. The best clean I ever had, stunning pedal platform and perfect for home use. Thank you so much. Sébastien
Is it still good with 10" speaker?
ok but what is the song, its dope
Made in china .how long is it going to last.
China makes super high quality stuff! It always depends on who makes it and who checks the products… made in china means NOTHING when it comes to quality.
Look at your phone… is it still working?
@EytschPi42 made in china and there scrappy valves what do u think. Everything made in china breaks
I like everything about this review except the reverb muddling up the tone. Let us hear it clean brother!
I wonder how it would stack up against the tiny terror 15 combo
Can you use any 1 button footswitch or do you need the orange one?
I'd say, It's exactly what I'm looking for.
this is probably the most famous framus guitar around!
this is probably the most famous framus guitar around!
That is one hell of a guitar! Oh, yeah, and that amp ain't bad either! ;-)
I’m excited to get this thing in the mail
Hiho! Habe schon viele Videos von Dir gesehen - Respekt!
Dennoch würde ich es sehr begrüßen, wenn Du Deine Videos auch auf Deutsch veröffentlichen würdest! Mit musikalischem Gruß, der Micha…
Nice review... Thanks!
nice review thank you!
why not a sound comparison between bedroom and full? This really lacks in this video, because bedroom is a key feature. Is Bedroom not the same sound? Isuppose-
it is the same sound but you can't gauge volume in a video.
@@EytschPi42 how much dezibles?
@@EytschPi42 How much dezibles you achieve with dedroom sound, i guess more tha 60db or in a range of minimum 50-60 db. This is easy to record?!?
Is this a tube amp or is it solid state
tube
how is the clean headroom on this amp, is the first channel usable as clean channel with a rock drummer? by clean i mean really no breakup.
It's a low wattage tube amp...
Awesome review. Thanks man!
""X" is having a great time" - You made my day.
Is it me but are Orange amps overdrive fuzzy and not very articulate?
David Brown
I agree with you.... I spent some time with an OR15 an orange 2x12 and a Les Paulbin a sound proof room at a Guitar shop. I was in heaven. Ordered one and spent 3 days at home and couldn't understand how fizzy it sounded at home. I just excitedly went to the music store and tried the Rocker 15. Same thing, it was fizzy with no bass. Maybe I didn't turn it up loud enough. I want to love this thing. I may go try again and take my own guitar.
One thing is fuzzy, another one is fizzy. Fuzzy is like a mix between OD and a Fuzz pedal, Fizzy is more on the high end. Orange amps are fuzzy, not fizzy. But they are articulated though. Play one and dig in your guitar, they respond very nice to dynamics. If you bring the volume up, you'll remove some of the fuzziness and you will increase the articulation. These are meant to be played loud to get the best sound possible.
You want just a bedroom amp? Get a digital one, too bad low budget digitals lack dynamics, even the Yamaha THR10, I own one...
Aram Verduzco yeah, I think volume and speaker cab is key with these things. They like to be turned up. They definitely have thier own flavour of sound and I would have to call that flavour Orange. I have a micro dark and love it. I just wish there were more mods out there for it. It needs more control on the EQ and maybe a bit less drive which could give a little more clean headroom. Love the effects loop. Maybe that's the key to controlling this thing. I saw a trick where Rob Chapman was running his pedal board direct to the input of the effects loop bypassing the pre-amp. Sounded good for cleans and pedal drive. I know I'm all over the place with my post. To much going on upstairs. Lol. #overthinker
I guess I should have said "mushy". My main amp is a Splawn so that might not be a fair comparison as they are surgically precise amps and amplify mistakes
David Brown Just you,
Question! Im looking at a valve combo amp around 15w.
Hughes and ketter tm18 or orange rocker 15.
I play mainly shred style guitar and need advice between the two. Ive only been able to play an orange and i thought it sounded pretty boss but im trying to see how it compares to the tubemiester. I know the orange has more preamp tubes in it.
Any advice on them??? Thanks
+LPV Official I would go with the orange... just a personal preference
ok thank you
With the announcement of the head version of this, would there be any big differences between the two? (I know the speaker choice makes a big difference, but curious about overall sound)
i would say the are the same
Thank you for the reply! And really you answered my question by posting a video of the head version today! I loved it and greatly appreciate your channel (even if my bank account doesn't). Take care!
This or a mini Silver Jubilee?
Aram Verduzco
What kind of music do you play? Don't forget that the Friedman Runt 20 combo is the same price as the Marshall Silver Jubilee combo. I'd say that the Orange probably has more gain than the Marshall and probably sounds girthier, but boosting the Marshall would sound glorious. I'd also say that there's less going on with the Orange, a bit more straightforward and less stuff to potentially fail. The Marshall Silver Jubilee is British made while the Orange is Chinese made. I wouldn't be too discouraged about the Orange being Chinese made, as it's Orange's factory. Hopefully this helped out man! Either way I think you'd have yourself a killer amp!
hey, good reviews :) keep it up
can i ask are the 2 channels foot switchable?
yes, they are
thank you
thank you
Thanks a ton for this review, my Delta Blues just blew up so I'm looking around and this amp stands out. -Cheers!
No dynamics in your pkaying so rough and messy
This is about the amp, not me.
Do you usually go through life telling people how inadequate they are?
Thanks for the review, very useful. Cheers
The wet dry wet thing seems like an awesome idea with these amps!
I'm just not a fan of the orange sound that I would ever consider dropping that kind of money into it.
But awesome demo non the less! thanks for sharing.
You gotta mention the guitar. It's a framus gps panthera ii supreme.
Not exactly cheap. And not many people could afford it.
It probably compliments the amp more so than a lower or middle range guitar would.
Orange amps suck at clean. They do crunch and od very well though. Reverb may have helped the clean on this model but not there ..
Mark Kerns I am a Fender cleans fanboy and I can say the Rocker 15 has the best, most balanced, clean (natural) channel if any amp I own (except maybe my 59' Bassman).