Not many good one channel gain amps have anything for cleans. It's so cheap used (I just ordered one used off of reverb) that you can buy another head or A/B it with a JC120 or ganky old twin.
Honestly the Dual Terror fixes all the issues with the Tiny Terror. If you are liking the sound of the Tiny Terror but you want more clean headroom, you want the Dual Terror.
When I saw Dan getting surprised by Mick’s approach to the Overdrive, I got certain that I’ll never get to know everything about pedals and will always watch this channel. Thanks you guys! Awesome as always!
I snapped up a secondhand one last night. It's funny that after having at least a dozen amps, from AC30s to Fender Machete's, I end up with a Tiny Terror. There's no denying the vibe it has.
It's a testament to how much I love you guys and the insights you've provided me (a 52-year old who's been a gigging and studio pro since 18) that I have never.... ever... been a fan of Orange but I watched this the whole way through to see what I could learn!
I love the sound of the repeats cleaning up as they fade out, after the last note. Which also brings me to hitting an overdriving amp (or an overdrive pedal) with a tremolo, and the sound wobbling from cleaner to dirtier. Love love love that.
Using that SD-1 as an "underdrive" instead of an overdrive is clever! I always wanted to make a pedal that was a set of guitar controls on a footswitch so you could get your rolled-back volume and tone rhythm sound, then stomp on it to go wide open!
Just tried it with mine, pretty sweet. I even find it tame the big muff from getting a little too much low end, and so my palm mutes are coming in more defined.
Using clean preamp type pedals into amps that are lightly or mildly overdriving can be very effective for creating clean sounds by attenuating the input into the amp and making it possible to shape the cleaner tone with the pedals eq ! Compressors can also help do this ! There's a limit to how dirty the amp can be but a pedal to clean up and a pedal to push can be a good way to go for many styles ! Maybe a show on this approach might be useful !
I have the micro dark and my "issue" is the head room like you gentlemen stated, but I found a sweet spot in it's clean head room and just throw a full range OD/Distortion in front with the mods and time based fx into the fx loop, it's truly an awesome and versatile amp head!
The Tiny Terror was my first tube amp. I still have it at home and it's a SWEET room amp just for cranking up and making some rock n roll noise in the house. Versatile? Hell no. Fun as hell? Extremely.
Awesome episode. I gigged with one of these for quite a bit and it was the best feeling just carrying a guitar and a tiny terror, maybe a small pedal board, and that's it. No mucking around carrying heavy crap (of my own at least). Very cool amps, dirt cheap, reliable and simple. Even the lead singer who only knows power chords will sound good with it.
I have a hand-wired TT and I’ve added the “Holy Terror” mods (transformer upgrade, etc.) as well as replacing the tubes with Mullard NOS. Of course, this brought its cost up quite a bit, but also its sound. As it sits now it’s one of my fave recording, rehearsal, small club or miced-up gig amps. I use it with a 2x12 cab with vintage Celestion Greenbacks. Many have approached me on breaks and asked what amp I’m using. I tell them and ad that I‘ve had it essentialy rebuilt from stock. Just one of the best amps, period.
That Pedal Show Nice one, cheers guys. I'd also be curious if you put one through that Creamback when you do the speaker comparisons Mick mentioned. I've seen a lot of love online for the Sweetwater Creamback DSL & have toyed with looking into changing the speaker in mine.
+Rob Holiday Changing the speaker in a Marshall combo will void the combo's warranty. Look for a Marshall dealer which offers its own warranty which will not be violated by having said dealer perform the swap (e.g. Sweetwater).
My most inspiring studio tone... (pedals into) Strymon Lex in bi-amp mode; at very slow/braked speed. The horn signal into a Orange Tiny Terror set “clean” into a Celestion G12M Greenback loaded closed back cab (no bass issues). The woofer signal into a Laney Lionheart clean channel into a Weber ceramic Thames loaded closed back cab. I have literally lost whole days playing this rig. The interaction of everything going on is something very special. I have tried to simplify the rig with other effects/amps/cabs, but each time the tone looses it’s soul. The cabs can be stacked (not stereo), but must be dual mono mic’ed to retain the tone. Keep up the good work!
I heard Jeorge Tripps talk about how he never uses the effects loop for any of his delays or reverbs and I have to agree with him. Ya it might sound a tad messy sometimes but I think their is charm in that. The sound you guys got with the delay and reverb sounded great.
I own an Orange TH100 and an Orange Tiny Terror. The beauty of the TT is that on stage any self respecting sound engineer will ask you to keep your stage volume sensibly low and the TT at volume 6 can give the Th100 at volume 1 a run for it's money. The issue with the TT is it can get squashed very easily when gain staging. Still love it.
That 'trick' with the Overdrive pedal ~ well many guitarists used it especially in the 70's when we needed to get that beautiful saturated Amp tones for LEAD sections from dem 1 channel Tube monsters amps like Marshalls, Baez, Orange & even fenders. Use the Overdrive Pedal to lower the Volume & control the amount of GAIN you wanted for our Rhythm Crunch playing! With Limitations comes the necessity to be inventive ... and then we used the Volume & Tone controls for even more versatility to our Tone. The digital world of gear today makes it easier to get the tones you want for sure, but there's something to be said for 'Working' Your Sound in a Manual & Tactile way. Les Pauls, Charvels & Marshalls Rule all the way 🖐😎🎸
My favorite setup is my Orange Tiny Terror, Korg SDD3000, Orange 412 cab and the volume knob on my Gretsch. Perfect sound for me. I love that it’s all about the beauty of the massive dynamics of power tubes.
Been gigging Tiny/Dual terror for years and there are three good ways to get solo boosts.. 1. The OD method Mick demonstrated. 2. EHX Signal pad 3. Get an Dual Terror which is 30w with two almost identical channel, use second channel for solo boost.
Revisited this one today - did you ever do a vid like this but for the equally popular/fantastic Marshall DSL1HR? My Supro never gets a look-in these days because of how fun it is and takes pedals so well
Quick tip for those of you looking for cleaner sounds out of a Tiny Terror; Try a parametric EQ up front. Sounds weird, but it's quite effective at cleaning up gain sounds. Kick on a compressor on top of that and you'll find some really nice squeaky clean tones in that tiny box. Check out Paul Gilbert's rig here on UA-cam. He used the HBE parametric and now the Empress model alongside a compressor for clean sounds out of his Marshalls. He sets up his amps right on the edge of breakup. If he needs something cleaner, he reaches for the ParaEQ and a compressor. More gain, he keeps a few different OD pedals at his feet. This gives him a wide range of sounds when used in conjunction with the volume control on the guitar. He can cover really clean to high gain using pedals alone, and then fine tune those sounds with his volume and tone. All sorts of interesting "in between" sounds are available with this kind of setup. If you're fond of a one channel amp like the Tiny Terror or an old Marshall, this is a great way to get more versatility out of your rig without compromising the sound you already know and dig.
Loved this video style (and the Blues Jr. video). I wish the Vox AC15 episode a few weeks back had been a general overview like this instead of just showcasing drive pedals into it.
My normal setup is an Orange Dual Terror and a Tele. I tend to set up at the edge of breakup (gain around 10 o clock and volume around 3) and use pedals for the rest. I have a Bearfoot FX uber bee I use for pretty much any sound. I just control the right hand dynamics so to speak. I suppose with the uber bee I am more coloring the tone than adding a bunch of gain or volume. May be adding a touch though. I’ll occasionally use a compressor (Diamond Comp Jr) before it or a timmy after if for more gain. The extra wattage from the Dual Terror may be helping a bit to, but it works for me! That is just my experience though. And it is important to think about the amount of low end going into it as well. Cheers!
Finally! I've been waiting for you guys to do a Tiny Terror video (since it's the amp that I use) and how to use it with pedals (which I think it's a great pedal platform amp). I love this video. Thanks guys.
I gigged a Tiny Terror for a few years.... solid little amps, could be a bit bright IMO but paired amazing with my SG Classic with P90s.... For me the best tone on the amp for pedals etc was to put the master up around 3/4 and then bring up the gain, any where before 11 O'Clock would keep the amp fairly clean and ready for pedals, once you passed that the amp would gain up... but at that point it was pretty loud, loud enough for the bars I was playing in.
MarcG28 I love my TT combo and have gigged with it for a few years. Honestly the volume has never really been an issue, you should be mic'ing up anyway in 90% of gigs no matter what amp you have. Trying to carry the room, even a small club, with just the amp isn't doing anybody any favors- wish more people would figure this out. Also, what cab did you use with it? Never heard anyone call a TT too bright, usually it's the opposite.
The bright sound could have been from the JJ Tubes in it...I used it with a custom built vertical 2x12 with Eminence Guvs.... which definitely made the amp ever louder since those speakers are really efficient. In the Pub I would gig with it regularly I couldn't even run it much past half on the master because it was too loud lol... and that pub would easily hold 100 to 150 on a good night. While the amp was Mic'd you could still hear the amp coming off the stage
The cool thing about the situation where your headroom is all used and you step on your favourite drive pedal is that it still shapes the gain. When Mick said nothing really happens in terms of "I want more distortion, I want more volume" the wazacraft still had that nice shaping he mentioned. Even if the pedals come out way better when you have that headroom and on the verge of distortion from amp, a pedal like SD-1 can shape the driven sound very nicely (at least if you're hard rock/metal guy :D). Makes it more focused. Some pedals don't do that as well though. Fun episode guys!
+Yuppi Yeah absolutely. It’s a sound for sure and a cool one at that. But... most people kinda expect the extra boost for solos and are disappointed when it’s not there... even though the shaping thing can achieve a similar result (gets you heard). It’s a topic we’ve covered soooo much on TPS, yet one that we all seem to continue to struggle with. Cheers!
Another great episode, friends. There is something about an Orange that I don't necessarily like to hear others play, but what a blast it is when I plug in and turn it up! Any chance we could see an episode about how different pre-amp valves and/or power valves change the gain and overall flavor of tube amps? Would love to see some of these amps with 5751s, 12ay7s, etc. in the front end and here some of the differences. Cheers!
Ok so.... In the past few weeks Dan and Mick have hit me exactly where I live. As inspired by their methodology, i run two amps: an AC15 and an Orange TT. To get the Orange to work well with pedals you have to crank the volume and keep the gain under 12 o'clock. But oh what sweet sounds.
Love the overdrive trick. Never done that before in terms of adding a little gain, but I've done pretty much the same thing with Boss EQ to dump the level down a little or a small enclosure with a footswitched guitar pot... because I wanted a treble bleed but couldn't modify the guitar circuit (Gibson printed PCB job). Definitely going to give that a try! Great vid guys. :)
Thanks guys. As always, this was quite enlightening. I have the micro terror (through orange 212) and my preference is just plug straight into amp with my les paul (tele too on occasion). It's a one trick pony that does that trick really well! I'm going to try the turning down overdrive trick. Just great rock n roll tone.
That's "It's Only Love" (featuring Tina Turner) from the album Reckless by Bryan Adams. One of my favorite albums of all time! Slathered in great guitar work.
I am going to sound like an ad man but I like this amp a lot. If you get the Dual Terror you get a lot more head room since it is 30 watts. I usually keep all four power tubes on and set the output at half. This leaves the amp with a lot more headroom and a very nice clean tone at 15 watts and is plenty loud for gigs. You get a really great clean tone this way especially with single coils. If you were really concerned you could always crank it to 30 watts but I never do. Humbuckers can get a little hairy but at 30 watts it is possible to obtain a clean jazz tone if need be. One really nice thing about this amp is that it is not harsh what so ever. That means less time fiddling with knobs and more time playing! I own a recording studio and the dual terror is my go to a lot of the time for cleans and OD, more often than not I choose this amp over a Dr. Z or vintage Marshalls.
The tiny terror was a one trick pony, but it was one heck of a trick! I loved that one trick when I had one, but at the end of the day I just needed and amp with a bit more versatile. I had mine into a 2 x 12 with a vintage 30 and a g12h 75. What a sound.
+Jonathan Duffett We have some band stuff loosely in the pipeline. We need to move studios and find a band first. It is happening, hopefully in the new year.
That’s cool. I’ll look forward to your sage advice. Learned so much from your channel. Best thing on UA-cam. The cat is watching it right now! Even Mrs D looks forward to Fridays (and now Tuesdays too!) but before we get too gushing, she did inadvertently Spoonerise “Dan and Mick” once..... SO SORRY
Huge tip on the mix level! I have been having this problem when switching between two amps and was wondering why my delays were overpowering on one and gone on the other!
Some people might be looking for an affordable 1-15 watt full tube head that has much more 'clean' headroom. I love the cheap Laney Cub 15 head for that. I use one with a very high sensitive 15 inch PA woofer in an old well made Trace Elliot 15"' combo (sans amp section) for bass in small clubs, pubs and cafees, and I just love it. Its sound is just like an old small Fender Bassman, really. With the right speaker, this little amp just kills for simple old school bass sounds. When you use a preamp/eq (pedal) to boost the lows too much, it won't work. Just like you guys said about low wattage full tube heads: it just will put the amp in overdrive / compression. But sound guys love it when I just use the tone controls on the amp, and they will boost the lows for me.
I gigged with a vox night train 15 into an orange 2x12 for cleans and a terror into a Mesa 2x12 for drive. AB switch the two. It allowed me to really run up into the power tube compression. I loved it.
Thanx guys, I've learned more about signal chains and gain structure and how to get more from the rig I already have in the year after I subscribed to your channel than I have the last 30 years of playing.
After watching your channel I have come to the realization that I need a Duesenberg Bonneville in my life. Thanks for making my decision easy. It looks great and sounds absolutely ace.
If you have a dark terror and plug into the fx return you can bypass the preamp and get a pretty good clean. I built a custom pedal that allowed me to switch between the front of the amp for my gain sound and then the fx return for my clean sound with a ep booster for some hair. Only problem is there is no volume control the thru the fx return, but it was just loud enough for shows and ate thru tubes too.
Yes. I apply the same principle for my solo tone having a volume pedal in the loop of the dark terror: first you set your solo tone, then when you kick in the volume reduction it's rythm, when the volume is bypassed it's solo
When a I was 15, a bought this amp, the combo version. I love it for blues and high gain. It sounds amazing. It isn't a very resourceful amp, since it has only one control of tone, only one channel and no effects loop, but no other amp has it sounds. Great video. Cheers from brazil!
I use it ina a different way: Guitar -> TS9 -> Amp ( phone output) -> Boss - ME70 (for volume control, delays and reverbs) -> *(return) 100W Amp SS + 2X10" Combo. The distortion/drive of the ME70 can be used as a boost or a fuzz. *This can be replaced with an IR loader.
When I'm alone in my room Sometimes I stare at the wall And in the back of my mind I hear my conscience call Telling me I need an amp that’s as sweet as a dove For the first time in my life, I see I need loud There I was, giggling about the games That I had played with many tiny amps and I'm not saying no names Then the thought occurred, Fizzled sounds made my ears burn As I said to myself, "Look what you've done to it” I can feel it inside, I can't explain how it feels All I know is that I'll never gig another tiny amp. Playing make believe, pretending that it’s good Holding in my laugh as I say that I love the sound Saying amore, but barely anything but drums in my ear Whispering "I can hear it as long as I'll always be near" Although I often reminisce, I can't believe that I've found an amp with more volume and slightly cleaner sound...I need loud
I have spent about 7 years getting to really know this amp and here is what I've found. As far as gain pedals go, I wasn't a big fan of the ones they use here. The best one I have found is the Boss OD1-X (looks like a shitty DS but don't be fooled, it is NOT). The eq on the OD1-x is a dream. Shaped the guitar better than my studio eq's (neve's, Pultec etc.) The OD-1X really tightens up the sound in a very natural way. I don't typically use the amp's gain on it's own; I set the amp clean and let a pedal drive the amp into gain territory. Basically I set my DT to sound like it does at 3:25 and then use an OD pedal or two to push it the extra mile. I have the KOT and ARC Klone (Centaur) on the way and I am very interested to see how those will sound (I should make a video). As far as fuzz pedals go, maybe the best fuzz sound I have ever created is with the JAM Black Muck through the dual terror. Talk about monstrous! One other amp however I think might be better (if you are looking for versatility) at this price point is the fender bassbreaker or the vox night train. I saw Slash using the Vox in the studio over his vintage marshalls on some recent albums.
Logan James interesting! I found the OCD works brilliantly through this amp as does the Thorpfx but only when the amp is bordering on break up. If you add them to the already overdriving amp it doesn’t work. I guess it’s what sound you are after though.
I definitely agree, this amp is surprisingly best when set clean or near the point of break up. Sounds counter intuitive at first but it actually makes a lot of sense. The fact that the amp has so much gain allows it to work super well with the right overdrive pedals. I tried the xotic SL drive (a marshall-in-a-box style pedal) and it was borderline unuseable.
Another thing you can do to clean up little amps like this is to put a 12at7 or any one of the other lower gain pre amp tubes in the first gain stage. I do it in my Vox Night Train and it's great! In all fairness if you want more clean just buy a higher wattage amp like a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe because the whole point of these tiny amps is the be able to crank them for their distortion, not get a Fender Twin clean sound...
I can't believe that MXR updated their classic 10-band EQ pedal with retina-burning blue LEDs! Why, oh why? I thought the era of the painfully bright blue LED had long passed.
I have a Stone Deaf Trashy Blonde that has an LED so bright, that I have to tape over it even at a performance. It's so bright it fucks with band mates at practice sometimes.
I bought this amp when it first came out. Felt the same, it did one thing really good but ... one channel ... I kept it for a few months and sold it. Got the Dual Terror after that but again, still felt like a one channel amp, one sound. It does do that sound well though!
Great video, guys. One of my fav distortion “pedals” is a current Vox AC4 amp into a PowerStation-with flanger, delay & reverb in the fx loop-into a cab. The PowerStation is a Swiss Army knife gizmo!
Yay! Love these kind of vids looking at particular "normal" amps like this. The Blues Junior, Hot Rod Deluxe and AC15 vids were all great. More please! Also, I'm going to keep asking for a TPS bass pedals episode cos it'd be awesome. Please?! Cheers!
I honestly gigged a tiny terror as my main amp for about 7 years. It was that, a tele with a tv jones magnatron in the bridge...kept it clean on the edge and used a boost to kick it into gain. Didn't play a single gig where someone came up to me fawning over the tone. i am since 2 amps removed (followed up the TT with a princeton with with a 12" in it, now using a Morgan MVP23) but the Tiny Terror was a really solid amp.
The Boss “SUPER Overdrive” was my first overdrive too! Prior to that I was using yer basic Fuzz box (I did have an early 15 watt WEM Clubman amp which I just turned up) and a borrowed JTM45 later ( I will not mention Selmer).... Pete.
I run mine through a Fryette PS100 Power Station for the headroom, effects loop, and DI out using it into a 4x12 Blackstar cab, I don't think you could have anything better for a great clean and pure rock amp than this setup, I love it but it is rather excessive in a small bedroom, oh that's right you can attenuate it🙂
I gave my Tiny Terror the “Zombie” mod! I have placed a zombie 🧟♂️ finger puppet on the volume knob. Now it’s sounding sweeter than ever! The only mod you’ll need!
I have 2 Tiny Terrors, one of the original made in Korea run, and 1 of the hardwired made in England ones. The hand wired one is a little clearer, but I’m usually needing to play at lower volumes in church, so the gain is 10 o’clock or lower, and volume rarely as high as halfway. Plenty clean with the volume about 9 o’clock. However, recently I put a much lower gain tube in v1 (a 5751 I think). This made it much lower gain, but still a good classic rock sound with the gain up, and more responsive to kicking the front end with boosts or OD. Weirdly, I also use it for my Epiphone Masterbilt Century acoustic arch top, which sounds good run cleanish.
Guys, reduce the volume with a pedal on and let it roll the amp when it's off it's exactly what i do with my ge7. You're great guys. It's a thing discussed also in the comments of the video about how to make a audible solo sound. Right??
As the gain knob has no eq I’ve found I can get a lot of headroom from the amp by maxing the master, setting gain at 8 o clock and using a booster pedal to push the power amp instead of the in built pre amp. As I use a Orange two stroke I can also change the eq to provide a nice chimey top end. This gives more than enough volume to take pedals and use in gigs if you mic it
Mick has a magic left ear he touches it and a whole host of guitar info flows forth. Sometimes he has to twist it a little to get the most obscure knowledge 😂😂😂😂😂
I've also watched your video on the OR15 head and heard the same complaint that these two amps don't have enough headroom, or at least enough for Dan. I own an Orange AD30 and think that is the ultimate Orange head for you both. More vintage voiced and less higher gain tones and, yes, has way more headroom in my opinion.
Wouldn't adding an effects loop to a Tiny Terror solve all of this? Also I find when I turn the volume up to 10 on my Dual Terror, I can use the Gain as a volume control and get a clean tone at decent volume.
Excellent video with some great suggestions. I run my TT from the line out of a HotPlate from another small amp (with a delay in between). Makes an amazing wet/dry stereo rig.
Have you guys considered doing a power tube comparison video? El34 vs 6L6 vs KT88 vs KT66 vs 6550 etc. the octal power tubes. There are some fun heads out there that take any octal power tube without rebiasing. You know you want one. I've got a little Jet City Custom 5 head and a big box of new and vintage power tubes. It's a hoot sitting there and trying them all out, and quite impressive how many different tones you can get out of tubes alone. Not to mention how my drive pedals, especially, interact with them.
Dan uses a guitar like it is a type of therapy ! He just has to go for it, until he feels satisfied. Have you released all of the Guitcon vids or are there more to come after editing ?
+Richard Huckle There are about four more to come. Trying to get them edited! And yes, that’s exactly right. If we all approached guitar that way we’d all be much happier. :9)
the tiny terror is my favourite amp - it's a work of sound-art - i believe it was based around the vox ac15 but the 3 knobs are completely interactive with each other and a whole different bag from vox. i bought it back in the day with the 1x12 cab and once it was broken i it was pure power-belch. takes pedals surprisingly well too - but, yes, no headroom at all, so this vid is food for thought thank you...and Dan's reaction to it? is me everytime i crank this beauty up X...oh and an amazing OD to use with the TT is the digitech bad monkey - unbelievable magik ensues
A few years ago I had the Orange TH30 that I tried using with some fuzz pedals and now I know why it never worked. Too much compression didn’t allow the tones to stack very well. This is another reason why my Quilter Pro Block 200 works so well. It slays any lunch box tube amp, sounds great at any volume and it takes pedals really well because of its high headroom. You guys should really try the Quilter amps in your show.
Interesting! My plan is to get a Quilter as a second amp to the Orange and run wet dry, with the quilter being the wet amp, but as Mick says not loads of them in the UK, but luckily main retailer Isn’t far from me
Thanks for every single episode, you guys really inspire me to experiment!! Love the knowledge you both share and the great vibe. Can't wait for the cab and speaker episode!! I know guitar "Rules them all" but It would be really interesting if you do some episodes on pedals, amps and synths.
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I love Dan's reaction to this amp. Sure it has no cleans, or headroom, but if you can't rock with a TT, you can't rock.
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Not many good one channel gain amps have anything for cleans. It's so cheap used (I just ordered one used off of reverb) that you can buy another head or A/B it with a JC120 or ganky old twin.
Has no cleans?? 😅😂
Cleans?
What's that?
Guitar --> Tiny Terror --> Quality 12" speaker = Classic Rock and Thick Blues
No pedals required. It works for me.
if I have a PODHD500x how do I connect it to the microterror and a 120w marshall amp?
Mine has a webber speaker in it. It sounds great
Honestly the Dual Terror fixes all the issues with the Tiny Terror. If you are liking the sound of the Tiny Terror but you want more clean headroom, you want the Dual Terror.
When I saw Dan getting surprised by Mick’s approach to the Overdrive, I got certain that I’ll never get to know everything about pedals and will always watch this channel. Thanks you guys! Awesome as always!
+Edgar Soares cheers E :)
I snapped up a secondhand one last night.
It's funny that after having at least a dozen amps, from AC30s to Fender Machete's, I end up with a Tiny Terror. There's no denying the vibe it has.
It's a testament to how much I love you guys and the insights you've provided me (a 52-year old who's been a gigging and studio pro since 18) that I have never.... ever... been a fan of Orange but I watched this the whole way through to see what I could learn!
+Gary Stackhouse Hahaha!!! Thank you Gary. 52 is such a great number. Blackguard, butterscotch.... mmmm. So are you still of the same opinion?
9:26 "I'm thinking, if I'm 15 and alone in my room..."
Surprised Mick kept a straight face through that!
Just a young man in his room fiddling with his knob. What's wrong with that? Gotta find the right sound.
snowBlind ...fiddling with his knob, thinking about a Big Muff...
And the the pink taco (friedman)
Jack The muffin v
I love the sound of the repeats cleaning up as they fade out, after the last note. Which also brings me to hitting an overdriving amp (or an overdrive pedal) with a tremolo, and the sound wobbling from cleaner to dirtier. Love love love that.
45 minutes of Boss HM2 please. I want to hear Dan playing Entombed riffs.
Using that SD-1 as an "underdrive" instead of an overdrive is clever! I always wanted to make a pedal that was a set of guitar controls on a footswitch so you could get your rolled-back volume and tone rhythm sound, then stomp on it to go wide open!
HEY GUY, IT'S THE FUTURE CALLING...Why didn't you just bend over and turn the volume knob down? Dummy.
Just tried it with mine, pretty sweet. I even find it tame the big muff from getting a little too much low end, and so my palm mutes are coming in more defined.
That reverse use of the Superdrive is ingenious. Never thought of using it that way.
Using clean preamp type pedals into amps that are lightly or mildly overdriving can be very effective for creating clean sounds by attenuating the input into the amp and making it possible to shape the cleaner tone with the pedals eq ! Compressors can also help do this !
There's a limit to how dirty the amp can be but a pedal to clean up and a pedal to push can be a good way to go for many styles !
Maybe a show on this approach might be useful !
Thanks to you lot I'm now in the process of purchasing a Tiny Terror - which will be my first Orange amp! Rock and roll!
Did you get It? I'm triying to buy one right now, what's your experience with It?
I have the micro dark and my "issue" is the head room like you gentlemen stated, but I found a sweet spot in it's clean head room and just throw a full range OD/Distortion in front with the mods and time based fx into the fx loop, it's truly an awesome and versatile amp head!
I feel like the micro dark has more clean headroom than the tiny terror, and a good clean sound is just a roll down of your volume knob away
The Tiny Terror was my first tube amp. I still have it at home and it's a SWEET room amp just for cranking up and making some rock n roll noise in the house. Versatile? Hell no. Fun as hell? Extremely.
Awesome episode. I gigged with one of these for quite a bit and it was the best feeling just carrying a guitar and a tiny terror, maybe a small pedal board, and that's it. No mucking around carrying heavy crap (of my own at least). Very cool amps, dirt cheap, reliable and simple. Even the lead singer who only knows power chords will sound good with it.
Guys pls do a video on ambient pedals
Flynn Hanbury Tenison And get Stefan from The Pedal Zone!
Get Rabea for it!!
See if you can get Andy Othling to fly over and come on the show. He knows his stuff.
matt D Stefan is really good.
I'd much rather they did ambivalent pedals. Actually no that would be rubbish. Well maybe not. Ahh who'm I kidding it would be awful. Probably.
I have a hand-wired TT and I’ve added the “Holy Terror” mods (transformer upgrade, etc.) as well as replacing the tubes with Mullard NOS. Of course, this brought its cost up quite a bit, but also its sound. As it sits now it’s one of my fave recording, rehearsal, small club or miced-up gig amps. I use it with a 2x12 cab with vintage Celestion Greenbacks. Many have approached me on breaks and asked what amp I’m using. I tell them and ad that I‘ve had it essentialy rebuilt from stock. Just one of the best amps, period.
Love these type of episodes guys, DSL40C next please so I can maybe look at some Christmas/sales acquisitions!
+Rob Holiday Yep, we are going to do the DSL. That’s a voyage of discovery for both of us!
That Pedal Show Nice one, cheers guys. I'd also be curious if you put one through that Creamback when you do the speaker comparisons Mick mentioned. I've seen a lot of love online for the Sweetwater Creamback DSL & have toyed with looking into changing the speaker in mine.
+That Pedal Show Bear in mind that Marshall's DSL replacements were leaked about a month ago; you may want to wait a bit.
+Rob Holiday Changing the speaker in a Marshall combo will void the combo's warranty. Look for a Marshall dealer which offers its own warranty which will not be violated by having said dealer perform the swap (e.g. Sweetwater).
Robstafarian Thanks for the tip. And what are the rumoured replacements?
My most inspiring studio tone...
(pedals into) Strymon Lex in bi-amp mode; at very slow/braked speed. The horn signal into a Orange Tiny Terror set “clean” into a Celestion G12M Greenback loaded closed back cab (no bass issues). The woofer signal into a Laney Lionheart clean channel into a Weber ceramic Thames loaded closed back cab.
I have literally lost whole days playing this rig. The interaction of everything going on is something very special. I have tried to simplify the rig with other effects/amps/cabs, but each time the tone looses it’s soul. The cabs can be stacked (not stereo), but must be dual mono mic’ed to retain the tone.
Keep up the good work!
+Todd Giencke Ah it’s so cool when that happens, however it happens. Something very special about combining amps, especially like this. Niiice. :0)
I heard Jeorge Tripps talk about how he never uses the effects loop for any of his delays or reverbs and I have to agree with him. Ya it might sound a tad messy sometimes but I think their is charm in that. The sound you guys got with the delay and reverb sounded great.
I own an Orange TH100 and an Orange Tiny Terror. The beauty of the TT is that on stage any self respecting sound engineer will ask you to keep your stage volume sensibly low and the TT at volume 6 can give the Th100 at volume 1 a run for it's money. The issue with the TT is it can get squashed very easily when gain staging. Still love it.
These guys didn't do this amp justice.
You can play more than dad rock with this amp believe it or not...
That 'trick' with the Overdrive pedal ~ well many guitarists used it especially in the 70's when we needed to get that beautiful saturated Amp tones for LEAD sections from dem 1 channel Tube monsters amps like Marshalls, Baez, Orange & even fenders. Use the Overdrive Pedal to lower the Volume & control the amount of GAIN you wanted for our Rhythm Crunch playing!
With Limitations comes the necessity to be inventive ... and then we used the Volume & Tone controls for even more versatility to our Tone.
The digital world of gear today makes it easier to get the tones you want for sure, but there's something to be said for 'Working' Your Sound in a Manual & Tactile way.
Les Pauls, Charvels & Marshalls Rule all the way 🖐😎🎸
My favorite setup is my Orange Tiny Terror, Korg SDD3000, Orange 412 cab and the volume knob on my Gretsch. Perfect sound for me. I love that it’s all about the beauty of the massive dynamics of power tubes.
Some more "budget" gear would be sublime. Love your videos :)
What amazes me is that not only do I learn a lot from these guys, they also make me want to try things and explore. Well in, guys!
+Lars Frosland Hooray! There’s no better outcome than that. Thanks for watching Lars!
Been gigging Tiny/Dual terror for years and there are three good ways to get solo boosts.. 1. The OD method Mick demonstrated. 2. EHX Signal pad 3. Get an Dual Terror which is 30w with two almost identical channel, use second channel for solo boost.
Only a few moments in and you two have already played some of the tastiest stuff I've heard all week!
I really love the look of the Tiny Terror. I have an Orange AD30TC, and just love Orange amps. They really are spectacular.
Revisited this one today - did you ever do a vid like this but for the equally popular/fantastic Marshall DSL1HR? My Supro never gets a look-in these days because of how fun it is and takes pedals so well
Quick tip for those of you looking for cleaner sounds out of a Tiny Terror; Try a parametric EQ up front. Sounds weird, but it's quite effective at cleaning up gain sounds. Kick on a compressor on top of that and you'll find some really nice squeaky clean tones in that tiny box. Check out Paul Gilbert's rig here on UA-cam. He used the HBE parametric and now the Empress model alongside a compressor for clean sounds out of his Marshalls. He sets up his amps right on the edge of breakup. If he needs something cleaner, he reaches for the ParaEQ and a compressor. More gain, he keeps a few different OD pedals at his feet.
This gives him a wide range of sounds when used in conjunction with the volume control on the guitar. He can cover really clean to high gain using pedals alone, and then fine tune those sounds with his volume and tone. All sorts of interesting "in between" sounds are available with this kind of setup. If you're fond of a one channel amp like the Tiny Terror or an old Marshall, this is a great way to get more versatility out of your rig without compromising the sound you already know and dig.
Loved this video style (and the Blues Jr. video). I wish the Vox AC15 episode a few weeks back had been a general overview like this instead of just showcasing drive pedals into it.
My normal setup is an Orange Dual Terror and a Tele. I tend to set up at the edge of breakup (gain around 10 o clock and volume around 3) and use pedals for the rest. I have a Bearfoot FX uber bee I use for pretty much any sound. I just control the right hand dynamics so to speak. I suppose with the uber bee I am more coloring the tone than adding a bunch of gain or volume. May be adding a touch though. I’ll occasionally use a compressor (Diamond Comp Jr) before it or a timmy after if for more gain. The extra wattage from the Dual Terror may be helping a bit to, but it works for me! That is just my experience though. And it is important to think about the amount of low end going into it as well. Cheers!
Finally! I've been waiting for you guys to do a Tiny Terror video (since it's the amp that I use) and how to use it with pedals (which I think it's a great pedal platform amp). I love this video. Thanks guys.
Theres just something about that classic orange gain structure thats just so darn good. Amazing video and tones guys.
+theBorritotrooper Mick here. I played an OR120 and 412 for a couple of years in an indie band. Toooo cooooll. :0)
I gigged a Tiny Terror for a few years.... solid little amps, could be a bit bright IMO but paired amazing with my SG Classic with P90s.... For me the best tone on the amp for pedals etc was to put the master up around 3/4 and then bring up the gain, any where before 11 O'Clock would keep the amp fairly clean and ready for pedals, once you passed that the amp would gain up... but at that point it was pretty loud, loud enough for the bars I was playing in.
MarcG28 That's exactly what I used to do with mine! Great minds.
MarcG28 I love my TT combo and have gigged with it for a few years. Honestly the volume has never really been an issue, you should be mic'ing up anyway in 90% of gigs no matter what amp you have. Trying to carry the room, even a small club, with just the amp isn't doing anybody any favors- wish more people would figure this out. Also, what cab did you use with it? Never heard anyone call a TT too bright, usually it's the opposite.
The bright sound could have been from the JJ Tubes in it...I used it with a custom built vertical 2x12 with Eminence Guvs.... which definitely made the amp ever louder since those speakers are really efficient. In the Pub I would gig with it regularly I couldn't even run it much past half on the master because it was too loud lol... and that pub would easily hold 100 to 150 on a good night. While the amp was Mic'd you could still hear the amp coming off the stage
The cool thing about the situation where your headroom is all used and you step on your favourite drive pedal is that it still shapes the gain. When Mick said nothing really happens in terms of "I want more distortion, I want more volume" the wazacraft still had that nice shaping he mentioned. Even if the pedals come out way better when you have that headroom and on the verge of distortion from amp, a pedal like SD-1 can shape the driven sound very nicely (at least if you're hard rock/metal guy :D). Makes it more focused. Some pedals don't do that as well though. Fun episode guys!
+Yuppi Yeah absolutely. It’s a sound for sure and a cool one at that. But... most people kinda expect the extra boost for solos and are disappointed when it’s not there... even though the shaping thing can achieve a similar result (gets you heard). It’s a topic we’ve covered soooo much on TPS, yet one that we all seem to continue to struggle with. Cheers!
Another great episode, friends. There is something about an Orange that I don't necessarily like to hear others play, but what a blast it is when I plug in and turn it up!
Any chance we could see an episode about how different pre-amp valves and/or power valves change the gain and overall flavor of tube amps? Would love to see some of these amps with 5751s, 12ay7s, etc. in the front end and here some of the differences.
Cheers!
Wouldn't some low gain tubes (12ay7, 12at7, 12au7) in the preamp clear these problems up?
Works for my micro terror
Yes.
I have a Hard Wired one....splendid bit of kit, especially into a closed back Orange PP212!
i have a dual terror and that extra wattage makes a huge difference.
Brandon Lewis Totally agree mate. I use an Sd 1, amongst other things and the extra headroom makes it way more "useable" .
That broadcast is stellar.
Ok so.... In the past few weeks Dan and Mick have hit me exactly where I live. As inspired by their methodology, i run two amps: an AC15 and an Orange TT.
To get the Orange to work well with pedals you have to crank the volume and keep the gain under 12 o'clock. But oh what sweet sounds.
+Jeff Boutwell nice! Bet that sounds Ace
Love the overdrive trick. Never done that before in terms of adding a little gain, but I've done pretty much the same thing with Boss EQ to dump the level down a little or a small enclosure with a footswitched guitar pot... because I wanted a treble bleed but couldn't modify the guitar circuit (Gibson printed PCB job). Definitely going to give that a try! Great vid guys. :)
That evil / I'm the king of the world laughter at 37:15 can pretty much sums it up. Awesome tip for an already awesome amp! Cheers guys!
Thanks guys. As always, this was quite enlightening. I have the micro terror (through orange 212) and my preference is just plug straight into amp with my les paul (tele too on occasion). It's a one trick pony that does that trick really well! I'm going to try the turning down overdrive trick.
Just great rock n roll tone.
What song is that from 26:43-26:49? Been thinking about it for days and it’s driving me crazy.
That's "It's Only Love" (featuring Tina Turner) from the album Reckless by Bryan Adams.
One of my favorite albums of all time! Slathered in great guitar work.
I am going to sound like an ad man but I like this amp a lot. If you get the Dual Terror you get a lot more head room since it is 30 watts. I usually keep all four power tubes on and set the output at half. This leaves the amp with a lot more headroom and a very nice clean tone at 15 watts and is plenty loud for gigs. You get a really great clean tone this way especially with single coils. If you were really concerned you could always crank it to 30 watts but I never do. Humbuckers can get a little hairy but at 30 watts it is possible to obtain a clean jazz tone if need be. One really nice thing about this amp is that it is not harsh what so ever. That means less time fiddling with knobs and more time playing! I own a recording studio and the dual terror is my go to a lot of the time for cleans and OD, more often than not I choose this amp over a Dr. Z or vintage Marshalls.
This show is awesome! The idea of using an overdrive to tame the sound of an amp was revolutionary for me!
+Michael Adams works a treat
The tiny terror was a one trick pony, but it was one heck of a trick! I loved that one trick when I had one, but at the end of the day I just needed and amp with a bit more versatile. I had mine into a 2 x 12 with a vintage 30 and a g12h 75. What a sound.
That bit where you hit the fuzz with the 10-band ended up sounding REALLY like a Boss HM-2 on the Swedish Death Metal, all knobs to max setting.
How about an episode on getting tones for two guitars to sit together in a band context?
+Jonathan Duffett We have some band stuff loosely in the pipeline. We need to move studios and find a band first. It is happening, hopefully in the new year.
That’s cool. I’ll look forward to your sage advice. Learned so much from your channel. Best thing on UA-cam. The cat is watching it right now! Even Mrs D looks forward to Fridays (and now Tuesdays too!) but before we get too gushing, she did inadvertently Spoonerise “Dan and Mick” once..... SO SORRY
Huge tip on the mix level! I have been having this problem when switching between two amps and was wondering why my delays were overpowering on one and gone on the other!
+listentojt Excellent. It’s really important - can be useful in loops too! Thanks for watching!
I'd love to see you guys get an Orange OR15 on here to play around with like this.
Bought this yesterday... Bloody amazing sound!
Some people might be looking for an affordable 1-15 watt full tube head that has much more 'clean' headroom. I love the cheap Laney Cub 15 head for that. I use one with a very high sensitive 15 inch PA woofer in an old well made Trace Elliot 15"' combo (sans amp section) for bass in small clubs, pubs and cafees, and I just love it.
Its sound is just like an old small Fender Bassman, really. With the right speaker, this little amp just kills for simple old school bass sounds. When you use a preamp/eq (pedal) to boost the lows too much, it won't work. Just like you guys said about low wattage full tube heads: it just will put the amp in overdrive / compression. But sound guys love it when I just use the tone controls on the amp, and they will boost the lows for me.
The Terror is really for the guy or gal who likes to take a chord, plug it in, and get a great sound without a fuss.
29.07 best description ever of an amp sound! Mick you rock!
+19MarkZ Sometimes words just aren’t enough. :0)
I gigged with a vox night train 15 into an orange 2x12 for cleans and a terror into a Mesa 2x12 for drive. AB switch the two. It allowed me to really run up into the power tube compression. I loved it.
Thanx guys, I've learned more about signal chains and gain structure and how to get more from the rig I already have in the year after I subscribed to your channel than I have the last 30 years of playing.
+John Mcgary Hooray! Great to have you on board John. Welcome!
After watching your channel I have come to the realization that I need a Duesenberg Bonneville in my life. Thanks for making my decision easy. It looks great and sounds absolutely ace.
Mick your playing at around 18 minutes or so is mighty,good work man👍
If you have a dark terror and plug into the fx return you can bypass the preamp and get a pretty good clean. I built a custom pedal that allowed me to switch between the front of the amp for my gain sound and then the fx return for my clean sound with a ep booster for some hair. Only problem is there is no volume control the thru the fx return, but it was just loud enough for shows and ate thru tubes too.
this is a great tip ... get a eq in with the fx loop now you can control the clean sound with eq and level
Yes. I apply the same principle for my solo tone having a volume pedal in the loop of the dark terror: first you set your solo tone, then when you kick in the volume reduction it's rythm, when the volume is bypassed it's solo
When a I was 15, a bought this amp, the combo version. I love it for blues and high gain. It sounds amazing. It isn't a very resourceful amp, since it has only one control of tone, only one channel and no effects loop, but no other amp has it sounds. Great video. Cheers from brazil!
I use it ina a different way:
Guitar -> TS9 -> Amp ( phone output) -> Boss - ME70 (for volume control, delays and reverbs) -> *(return) 100W Amp SS + 2X10" Combo.
The distortion/drive of the ME70 can be used as a boost or a fuzz.
*This can be replaced with an IR loader.
When I'm alone in my room
Sometimes I stare at the wall
And in the back of my mind
I hear my conscience call
Telling me I need an amp that’s as sweet as a dove
For the first time in my life, I see I need loud
There I was, giggling about the games
That I had played with many tiny amps and I'm not saying no names
Then the thought occurred, Fizzled sounds made my ears burn
As I said to myself, "Look what you've done to it”
I can feel it inside, I can't explain how it feels
All I know is that I'll never gig another tiny amp.
Playing make believe, pretending that it’s good
Holding in my laugh as I say that I love the sound
Saying amore, but barely anything but drums in my ear
Whispering "I can hear it as long as I'll always be near"
Although I often reminisce, I can't believe that I've found an amp with more volume and slightly cleaner sound...I need loud
Any thoughts on a show about Green Matamp amplifiers?
We don’t own any, and haven’t played any for long enough to know enough. Cheers!
I have spent about 7 years getting to really know this amp and here is what I've found. As far as gain pedals go, I wasn't a big fan of the ones they use here. The best one I have found is the Boss OD1-X (looks like a shitty DS but don't be fooled, it is NOT). The eq on the OD1-x is a dream. Shaped the guitar better than my studio eq's (neve's, Pultec etc.) The OD-1X really tightens up the sound in a very natural way. I don't typically use the amp's gain on it's own; I set the amp clean and let a pedal drive the amp into gain territory. Basically I set my DT to sound like it does at 3:25 and then use an OD pedal or two to push it the extra mile. I have the KOT and ARC Klone (Centaur) on the way and I am very interested to see how those will sound (I should make a video). As far as fuzz pedals go, maybe the best fuzz sound I have ever created is with the JAM Black Muck through the dual terror. Talk about monstrous! One other amp however I think might be better (if you are looking for versatility) at this price point is the fender bassbreaker or the vox night train. I saw Slash using the Vox in the studio over his vintage marshalls on some recent albums.
Logan James interesting! I found the OCD works brilliantly through this amp as does the Thorpfx but only when the amp is bordering on break up. If you add them to the already overdriving amp it doesn’t work. I guess it’s what sound you are after though.
I definitely agree, this amp is surprisingly best when set clean or near the point of break up. Sounds counter intuitive at first but it actually makes a lot of sense. The fact that the amp has so much gain allows it to work super well with the right overdrive pedals. I tried the xotic SL drive (a marshall-in-a-box style pedal) and it was borderline unuseable.
Another thing you can do to clean up little amps like this is to put a 12at7 or any one of the other lower gain pre amp tubes in the first gain stage. I do it in my Vox Night Train and it's great! In all fairness if you want more clean just buy a higher wattage amp like a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe because the whole point of these tiny amps is the be able to crank them for their distortion, not get a Fender Twin clean sound...
+mike s Yep, no arguments from us there. We make the latter point in the video a couple of times. Thanks for watching!
I can't believe that MXR updated their classic 10-band EQ pedal with retina-burning blue LEDs! Why, oh why? I thought the era of the painfully bright blue LED had long passed.
Ah, they aren't that bad. Maybe you will see the 'light'. ;P
I have a Stone Deaf Trashy Blonde that has an LED so bright, that I have to tape over it even at a performance. It's so bright it fucks with band mates at practice sometimes.
I agree, I hate how bright it is, literally blinding.
To each their own, I guess. I play tons of outdoor gigs and those bright blue LEDs are a life saver.
Same problem with their reverb pedal, that LED is like a gamma ray burst
Happy Friday!
I've gigged with a guy who used a Tiny Terror and he had exactly one sound - a good sound - but only one.
+Lawrence Gillespie Yeah, we know guys like that!
Lawrence Gillespie if it's right that's all you need! 😉😉
I bought this amp when it first came out. Felt the same, it did one thing really good but ... one channel ... I kept it for a few months and sold it. Got the Dual Terror after that but again, still felt like a one channel amp, one sound. It does do that sound well though!
millershane71 I have the Duel terror and the Fat and Tiny terror channels sound too similar.
Lawrence Gillespie That's the very least you need. ..at least
Great video, guys. One of my fav distortion “pedals” is a current Vox AC4 amp into a PowerStation-with flanger, delay & reverb in the fx loop-into a cab. The PowerStation is a Swiss Army knife gizmo!
Yay! Love these kind of vids looking at particular "normal" amps like this. The Blues Junior, Hot Rod Deluxe and AC15 vids were all great. More please! Also, I'm going to keep asking for a TPS bass pedals episode cos it'd be awesome. Please?! Cheers!
+yetanotherbassdude And we shall do it. We’ve //almost// found a willing bass player. ;0)
I honestly gigged a tiny terror as my main amp for about 7 years. It was that, a tele with a tv jones magnatron in the bridge...kept it clean on the edge and used a boost to kick it into gain. Didn't play a single gig where someone came up to me fawning over the tone. i am since 2 amps removed (followed up the TT with a princeton with with a 12" in it, now using a Morgan MVP23) but the Tiny Terror was a really solid amp.
Guys, this is my favorite program. Keep it up.
+Jeff Boutwell will do! Cheers J
The Boss “SUPER Overdrive” was my first overdrive too! Prior to that I was using yer basic Fuzz box (I did have an early 15 watt WEM Clubman amp which I just turned up) and a borrowed JTM45 later ( I will not mention Selmer).... Pete.
Used to have a TT, loved it. My Les Paul or my P90 esquire into a treble boost into the TT, ride that volume pot all night.
i liked the video by 4:25! you guys kill me with your playing. Always watch, thanks for inspiration.
+Jonathan Gunter cheers J :)
I run mine through a Fryette PS100 Power Station for the headroom, effects loop, and DI out using it into a 4x12 Blackstar cab, I don't think you could have anything better for a great clean and pure rock amp than this setup, I love it but it is rather excessive in a small bedroom, oh that's right you can attenuate it🙂
I gave my Tiny Terror the “Zombie” mod! I have placed a zombie 🧟♂️ finger puppet on the volume knob. Now it’s sounding sweeter than ever! The only mod you’ll need!
I have 2 Tiny Terrors, one of the original made in Korea run, and 1 of the hardwired made in England ones. The hand wired one is a little clearer, but I’m usually needing to play at lower volumes in church, so the gain is 10 o’clock or lower, and volume rarely as high as halfway. Plenty clean with the volume about 9 o’clock. However, recently I put a much lower gain tube in v1 (a 5751 I think). This made it much lower gain, but still a good classic rock sound with the gain up, and more responsive to kicking the front end with boosts or OD. Weirdly, I also use it for my Epiphone Masterbilt Century acoustic arch top, which sounds good run cleanish.
Guys, reduce the volume with a pedal on and let it roll the amp when it's off it's exactly what i do with my ge7. You're great guys. It's a thing discussed also in the comments of the video about how to make a audible solo sound. Right??
As the gain knob has no eq I’ve found I can get a lot of headroom from the amp by maxing the master, setting gain at 8 o clock and using a booster pedal to push the power amp instead of the in built pre amp. As I use a Orange two stroke I can also change the eq to provide a nice chimey top end. This gives more than enough volume to take pedals and use in gigs if you mic it
Mick has a magic left ear he touches it and a whole host of guitar info flows forth. Sometimes he has to twist it a little to get the most obscure knowledge 😂😂😂😂😂
Great episode. Would love to see something similar for Fender Princeton.
I've also watched your video on the OR15 head and heard the same complaint that these two amps don't have enough headroom, or at least enough for Dan. I own an Orange AD30 and think that is the ultimate Orange head for you both. More vintage voiced and less higher gain tones and, yes, has way more headroom in my opinion.
Wouldn't adding an effects loop to a Tiny Terror solve all of this? Also I find when I turn the volume up to 10 on my Dual Terror, I can use the Gain as a volume control and get a clean tone at decent volume.
Orange of since release something called The Rocker 15 head which also has two channels and an EQ for the dirty channel oh yeah and an effects loop
Excellent video with some great suggestions. I run my TT from the line out of a HotPlate from another small amp (with a delay in between). Makes an amazing wet/dry stereo rig.
+Epsilon VonVehron that’s awesome E, bet it sounds huge
That Pedal Show yes, it does indeed.
Great video. I do belive that lot of us have a Marshall dsl 401. Is it possible to include it in this series? Thank you guys
+Meastro Fuzz Yep - that will be the next one. Cheers!
That Pedal Show really? You will save my life guys. Love ya!
P.s. Best guitar show on planet!
I think you mean you are going to do the DSL40C not the DSL401 guys? 🤔
Colin Mortimore I hope its dsl 401 :-)
The OCD is a really nice match with the Orange amps like Tiny Terror and the OR15.
And for Hot Rod deluxe amps.I use those amps...nice warm balanced tone.
Have you guys considered doing a power tube comparison video? El34 vs 6L6 vs KT88 vs KT66 vs 6550 etc. the octal power tubes. There are some fun heads out there that take any octal power tube without rebiasing. You know you want one. I've got a little Jet City Custom 5 head and a big box of new and vintage power tubes. It's a hoot sitting there and trying them all out, and quite impressive how many different tones you can get out of tubes alone. Not to mention how my drive pedals, especially, interact with them.
J Mascis use his overdrive like that to drop volume to make his fuzz loudest I think
Matt Flickinger yes exactly, he has gainy marshals and a big muff always on, and an overdrive to attenuate the guitar for a rythem tone.
He explains that here ua-cam.com/video/aLjLBNmuO9c/v-deo.html
Dan uses a guitar like it is a type of therapy ! He just has to go for it, until he feels satisfied. Have you released all of the Guitcon vids or are there more to come after editing ?
+Richard Huckle There are about four more to come. Trying to get them edited! And yes, that’s exactly right. If we all approached guitar that way we’d all be much happier. :9)
You guys know it all, but it's so cool when you show each other something 21:36 Pedal hack Level 10
+Eddie Baquet Ah, we certainly don’t know it all. And anything we do know is always up for re-evaluation. Happy days!
the tiny terror is my favourite amp - it's a work of sound-art - i believe it was based around the vox ac15 but the 3 knobs are completely interactive with each other and a whole different bag from vox. i bought it back in the day with the 1x12 cab and once it was broken i it was pure power-belch. takes pedals surprisingly well too - but, yes, no headroom at all, so this vid is food for thought thank you...and Dan's reaction to it? is me everytime i crank this beauty up X...oh and an amazing OD to use with the TT is the digitech bad monkey - unbelievable magik ensues
I had no idea how great that sounds plugged straight in
That's kindof what it is.
A few years ago I had the Orange TH30 that I tried using with some fuzz pedals and now I know why it never worked. Too much compression didn’t allow the tones to stack very well. This is another reason why my Quilter Pro Block 200 works so well. It slays any lunch box tube amp, sounds great at any volume and it takes pedals really well because of its high headroom. You guys should really try the Quilter amps in your show.
+Doctor McFarland Studios We’re going to get some in. Hard to get hold of in the UK, but lots of people say great things about them. Cheers!
Interesting! My plan is to get a Quilter as a second amp to the Orange and run wet dry, with the quilter being the wet amp, but as Mick says not loads of them in the UK, but luckily main retailer Isn’t far from me
Thanks for every single episode, you guys really inspire me to experiment!! Love the knowledge you both share and the great vibe.
Can't wait for the cab and speaker episode!!
I know guitar "Rules them all" but It would be really interesting if you do some episodes on pedals, amps and synths.