I THINK YOUR ALL CRAZY CAUSE IF YOU MIKE AN AMP IT DON'T REALLY MATTER DOES IT YOUR MAIN SOUND COMES FROM THE PA. AT LEAST THE VOLUME/HEADROOM. SO LIKE THIS ID ANYDAY TAKE 2 SMALL 5 WATT TUBE FENDER TWEEDS SPLIT INTO STEREO OFF MY PEDDLE BOARD THEN PLACE 1 OR 2 MIKES YOUR CHOICE INFRONT OF YOUR SPEAKERS RUN THE MIKES TOO HOUSE BOARD AND USE A THROW BACK INFRONT OF YOU OR INEAR MONITOR AND WHAM ALL YOU NEED AND YOU DON'T NEED A SEMI TO HAUL YOUR GEAR OR NEED TO BE HALF A MILLIONAIR TO BUY IT. PROBLEM SOLVED. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT ITS MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE BUT I WILL SAY DON'T KNOCK IT TILL TO TRY IT. WITH A PA SYSTEM AND MIKES NO AMP IS TO SMALL.
My best friend and his other friend used to bring that Marshall to school with him in his bag in the 90's with his guitar. I remember it being cheap. I saw the Orange recently and almost bought it. I think i'll get it later. I wanted a very portable amp just for practicing in my bedroom and jamming with my same friend who is now 34 just like me by throwing the amp in a bag and heading over.
Yeah I totally agree probably people like, Dan Auerbach, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley Mozart, Paganini, Bach, Mesomedes, Jubal, the son of Lamech... and a lot more played their music on that mini toy looking fender.
With a couple Lehle P-Splits, I can get a useable tone from almost any random bits. I like a couple wet fx amps and one drive pushing the beat. I've got arrays ranging from one watters up to a few hundreds, depending on how far away I want to disturb the livestock.
I've got a friend in school with the Marshall, and a friend with the orange, we all agree that my Blackstar Fly takes the cake. The tiny thing can (sorta) keep up with controlled drums with everything on max volume at the same time being beside our schools 60 watt SS peavey amp. The Blackstar Fly just blows all competition away, no bias (I actually also got an orange first and sold it). Besides the Blackstar the Marshall is the best in person. My friend's orange can barely be heard in school with all the noise :c
You playing The Kinks on the tiny Fender was magical!! I have the same amp, I basically just got it to put on the desk. But you inspired me to actually play more. Great video as always 🙏🎉. Love your Free Forever poster btw! Just realized you played a bit of The Stealer as well ✌️ Koss is my absolute favorite guitarist. PS. Loved your appearance on Anderton’s. And I agree with you, no reason for you to ever do anything else but play. It’s what you do, your skill and you have what we all would die for, to understand our heroes on a deeper level and then our own style from those influences. I’m still hoping to get there and I’m 38 now. I don’t believe it’s ever too later 🙏. And I know the Fender isn’t a good amp, bought for the looks. But it had some charm when you played it, cheap sound in a charming way. Hard to explain. Sorry for the long message mate ✌️
In my opinion, that orange amp sounds great. The clean tone is really solid, especially given how small it is. Of course, all of this stuff is subjective and a matter of preference.
I really like my Orange Mini Crush with Gain, Tone, Master- Potis, a built in Tuner, Aux-In and the most important 8Ohm external Speaker out. Can get really loud with a 1x12 box. I like the clean and the overdriven sound as well and this crazy little thing combined with delay or reverb it is killer.
I tried the Fly at my local music store, fuck it smashes these amps into the ground. Sure, it's more expensive, but if you're gonna spend money on an amp, the Fly would be the best practice amp for a beginner!
I tried the Fly at my local music store, fuck it smashes these amps into the ground. Sure, it's more expensive, but if you're gonna spend money on an amp, the Fly would be the best practice amp for a beginner!
the fender mini twin amp was my first amp when I was playing electric ukulele. loved it then busted the speaker playing a bass through it loads so now I use it as a display piece
forgot about the pignose 7-100 I love mine. it also has a preamp out wich is great. hands down beats out all 3 of these in volume, tone, simplicity, and reliable construction
1. Orange - lovely clean sound fuller distortion 2. Marshall - fun, loud, but a bit shrill - I know this one well 3. Fender - disappointing - fizzy and shrill
That was killer! Thank you for the vid! I choose the Marshall! I've always played a Marshall! I love the John Frusciantesque playing! My fave! I had to learn that bit! I love your playing and all your advise on these three amps as well! Cheers!
That's what Marshall did with the Rhoads Zeus amp. Over and over lol. But if Randy were alive now, he would say fuck the Zeus and buy the Marshall JCM1. And run a Boss D+ into it while the JCM1 is in JCM800 mode. Because the Jube mode sucks the mids are all fucked up and scooped to much.
You'd probably get about the same sound quality just building one of the LM386 circuits and mounting it into an Altoids tin. Also, you'd want to use it with some kind of external speaker. At those prices, you could build a totally decked out LM386 circuit :D. Those "weird overtones" you're hearing, by the way, are the enclosure and speaker rattling. Hmmm. Maybe we could add a "speaker and enclosure" rattle knob for more ambiance or something. :D
aunt jenifer yeah I guess its more of a novelty if anything but for taking around for a little more volume its pretty nice. Tone wise you could say it's pretty close but I'd say its your mind playing tricks but who knows. You really can't tell for me at least.
All of them are great to me, I guess is a matter of application. I liked a lot the Fender's clean sound, very "Fender". But I feel more inclined for the Orange and the Marshall.
Great video Dave. It's a reasonably well known secret that Bill Steer blended an MS2 into the massive death metal tone you hear on Carcass' Heartwork CD. Seriously!.
Yeah, me too, it has the fullest sound of all 3 I feel. The fender sounds too scrappy-ish and the marshall sounds like the orange but a little muffled.
Inexpensive, fun, different. Kinda resets you, especially these days with a million amps out there, and a million guitars and a million options and more. Too much of all that kinda spoils the guitar at a certain point. These simple mini amps get yoiu back to simple. Just you and the guitar like it should be. I like how they all have their unique tone (small sound) but you definitely hear fender in the fender and orange in the orange. Kinda kool. For the price, they have a collect em all feel. And if you play quiet in your room like me, I could see these kinda fun for just fooling around. Ive had an orange tiny terror for a few years... love it. Not in a band mind you, but it still shakes the walls plenty enough. Im just tired of all the 'gotta be bigger and bigger' bullshit in the guitar world these days
I decided to log in to my account just to comment on your video which I very rarely ever do. Had to say very informative and will seriously consider looking at these small amps, I had only ever considered them garbage novelties when I had seen them before. Just goes to show I had been judging the book by its cover I suppose. Cheers for opening my eyes, I think I'll check out your review of the orange minicrush and the blackstar fly. Cheers again mate.
Out of the 3 amps tested I think that the Marshall sounded the best, but I wouldn't touch it as it is plastic. The Fender sounded too weak and tinny, so I wouldn't want that one either. So if I had to choose one of them, I would buy the Orange. But fortunately I own a Marshall MG2CFX which is an awesome little amp. It is only 2 watts but will easily drown out an acoustic guitar. Plus it has lots of built in effects and a built in tuner. You can run it off the mains or battery. They measure about 10" x 10" x 6.5" (25.5cm x 25.5cm x 16.5cm), and have a 6.5" (16.5cm) speaker. They normally sell for just under £90, but I got mine in perfect condition off ebay for £45 including delivery. They are a proper baby Marshall amp, built to very high standards, and I would highly recommend them.
It's great when the cord cost more than the amp. I have the tiny Marshall MS4 single and I like it for what it is and I bought it about 2015. The belt clip is nice for dancing round the campfire or for hanging it on the trapeze of a semi-hollow Gibson. The Fender looks great, sounds wheeek. The Orange looks and sounds nice. Oh and I found you on the Hippie show, glad to meet'cha!
I know the Mini Crush has a speaker out and as such could drive a cabinet of higher wattaged passive speakers. How about the other two, any chance they can drive higher watts speakers too on the same ohms? (without mics)
Fender is the cutest, but really shrill.Orange has the nicest clean-toneMarshall takes the dirt-trophy, and it cleaned up real nice with the volume-control too.My favourite micro isn't there--the Danelectro Honeytone--slays all of the above...
I would have to agree with you as the honey tone of way better sounding than these and you can run the headphone jack into a big amp and get THAT same tone but massive if you push it through a big 6L6 tube power section☺ Highly recommended !
I have the Orange one. It's great and surprisingly loud. It'll soon be my only amp because it's all I really need (I'm only an occasional, casual guitar player). The only negative thing about it is the plastic hinge on the battery compartment door. It's so poorly fitted that it snapped off not long after I bought it. I have to hold the battery door in place with a bit of blu tack now. Otherwise, I can't fault it.
hi. i bought me a lttle one too. i order this orange too. but send it back because the sound was to "thin". but this one i ordered got some good effect. so my choice was a mini Blackstar then. it sounds warm and ok.and got a delay effect. g from germany
now.. what I'm reaaaallyyy wondering about is: If you take these tiny little amps (and the blackstar fly 3 to make the comparison fully complete) and mod them slightly to include a speaker out and connect them to a 1x12, 2x12 or even a 4x12, how would they sound. Obviously better than they do with these tiny speakers, but what are these amps really capable of. Would be fun having them as tiny backup amps haha. (currently don't have one, but might get the orange or the blackstar)
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lalythil Going all that distance for transistor - based amplifiers seems a bit excessive for me. That being said, I would like to hear if a booster or volume pedal would contribute to their output..
Özgür Özcan actually ive bought the blackstar and modded it to connect to a 1x10 i have and it sounds so much better than it did before haha. this is a nice budget solution for a small travel amp. granted something like the orange microterror does sound even better as do the more expensive amps. but this is quit a fun low budget solution.
Özgür Özcan yeah it seems a bit excessive at first to start modding such tiny amps, but i've gone and done it. partly for the experience modding amps, while starting on a super cheap one. (got my fly3 in a sale). but its also a heck of a lot of fun to see the look on peoples faces when bringing that miniamp to a live (practice) session. plugged it in a 2x12 and sounded awesome. am thinking of putting a booster pedal between amp and speaker though. for a louder yet crisper output. especially for the nice n clean jazz tones.
Hie ,Dave , I do all my videos with a small Vox DA5 , it is very good too !(no more basement so I put the marshall 100 watts in a pause mode ; ) To answer you : I find mini twin to much in the hights on disto ... Orange one sounds a bit better ! Mini Marshall , I really don't know ... Try the Vox if you can , I choosed it because I thought it was better , only my opinion ! Cheers Dave , Stay safe !
I also have the DA5 and it is indeed amazing with all its built in emulations from famous amps and lots of effects to mess around when you learn guitar like me and will not buy all kind of pedals at the moment. The DC and the batteries mode as well make it perfect ! Sadly it has been discontinued and replaced by the Mini5 which not as good sounding apparently. Years later I finally found an old orange micro crush at a flea market and it is great when you want to go back to something rawer and just to plug & play and a tuner on top of that. Cheers !
@@etyramone2000 Your right , and when I use the DA5 Then I don't use any pedals (except a Wah) thanks for your support and have a very good week , Christophe : )
hello Dave. Thank you for the review. I m just about to buy a little amp, but I m not sure wether to buy a mini marshall or a blackstar. I m into punk rock mainly, also the kinks, the who that kind of stuff. what do you suggest??
I used to own the Marshall but didn't like it it sounded too tinny. I now have the micro crush pix cr3 and love it it does everything I want in combo with a multi fx
NICE SHOOT OUT!!! I have tried a couple of others mentioned in the comments below The Marshall being made out of plastic does make it seem to be on the cheaper side. I would not recommend dropping any amp from a height onto concrete they do not like that. My mini orange started to come apart and I had to glue it back together I never dropped it or misused it. Cheers good vids!!!!!
Out of those 3, the Orange amp wins for me. However... there is another micro amp not featured here that blows all 3 clean out of the water... the Blackstar Fly 3. More expensive at about 50 ish quid, but worth every extra penny
Buying the orange right away thanks for sharing! btw I wish you would've put amazon affiliate links in your description so you could benefit from me buying this amp
I was walking down the street when I saw this guitar/gaming/passport shop, so I decided to check it out. There was a red fender there, and it was £39.99. Is it suitable for beginners and will it sound nice?
Effectively, these are Practice Amps - or for writing. They're not gigging material, unless used as a monitor. Saying that - Orange win hands down on design. Clean, solid, compact, user-friendly and neat. Marshall are loud, but tinny sounding and far too bulky...not unlike Glam Rock in the later 70's. Fender, well...they threw passion out the window during the Norlin years, they've never fully recovered. Orange - all damn day. Does exactly what it says on the label. Handmade, British, Product. Thank you for the video - you've made my mind up. I'm getting a pair of Orange Crush Minis for my girls - seems a perfect pairing for both, my eldest's Cordoba Mini O - fitted with a Fishman pick-up - and my youngest's handmade, APC, Portuguese, Koa Tenor Uke TC CW. Cheers!
...but, just in case...I'd like to check out a Blackstar Fly 3 - might be a better pairing with the Cordoba Mini O. Thank you for the clip and thanks to the commentors for their input. Very helpful!
Wow thans a lot for this comparison! Love the unbiased view on all three of them. Problem solved! Jeez love your skill as well! Btw where are you from? Just curious about the accent cause it's originally Northern but you kinda change it? I'm really curious! Anyways thanks for your video!
Have you ever tried Vox Ac2 Rhythmvox? I'm sure you'll like it. There are tons of different effects and a drum machine inside of this mini, two speaker amp. Also it has an Aux and phones input on it.
@Dave Simpson Great video Mate! Appreciate you posting this... :D I've been looking into/thinking about getting something like this to just jam out when not needing a LARGE/HUGE amount of power/sound/etc, etc... Also, the lightweight and portability is great to have... Question for those who have viewed this and possibly purchased one of the featured amplifiers... Has/have anyone bought any of the three feature here? And if so, how do you like it? (The Orange, Fender or Marshall...) Are you having fun? Do you use it much? Is it holding up well? Etc, etc... Cheers! :)
I really enjoyed this vid. I have a Marshall MS2C (single stack) and the Orange micro crush pix, I also prefer the orange sound. Keep the hard working!
Hey there Dave! I think the best amp among those is Orange too, since clean to dirty. For me it sounds more like a real amp, and it's more presence. I would try some of these in an official recording. Great video man! Next video could be with comparing to Mini Fender Deluxe Amp too.
Picked up a marshall a few days ago of ebay for 20 quid to go with my mini hendrix.Was suprised how good and loud it is.Bought it as a display piece but really cool.Enjoyed your vid and thoughts.
I had a marshal and as you said it is so delicate and it got broken after a year I think that all of them are delicate; as recommendation use them in the floor and they are going to last
Great video Dave. It's interesting that the tones of all three do sound quite a lot like the iconic larger amps. To my ears, the Orange and the Marshall had very appealing sounds but I know through bitter (and expensive) experience that I just can't get Marshalls to sound good when I play them. The tweed Fender distortion sound is something of an acquired taste. I find they get harsh very quickly and solid state, to my ears, isn't too good at edge of distortion settings. I do also wonder how seriously the companies take these amps? For a lot of folk, they are probably nothing more than gimmicks. I'm old enough to remember when Marshall first produced those types of amps that the reviews were surprised that they were even credible sound wise. Personally, I'd choose the Orange but then, I've already got an OR15 and certainly wouldn't want to swap!
PeterWasted I wonder too how serious the companies are about these little amps as well. It does seem that Marshall, Orange, Blackstar and vox take it very serious whereas i feel Fender did it as more of a gimmick. Thank you for watching. :)
I gigged with these amps and played to herd of a hamsters.
Jessica Taylor good. I did Guinea Pigstock in my garden.
Personally, I think time would be better spent converting these amps into roach hotels.
Thats funny 😄
I THINK YOUR ALL CRAZY CAUSE IF YOU MIKE AN AMP IT DON'T REALLY MATTER DOES IT YOUR MAIN SOUND COMES FROM THE PA. AT LEAST THE VOLUME/HEADROOM. SO LIKE THIS ID ANYDAY TAKE 2 SMALL 5 WATT TUBE FENDER TWEEDS SPLIT INTO STEREO OFF MY PEDDLE BOARD THEN PLACE 1 OR 2 MIKES YOUR CHOICE INFRONT OF YOUR SPEAKERS RUN THE MIKES TOO HOUSE BOARD AND USE A THROW BACK INFRONT OF YOU OR INEAR MONITOR AND WHAM ALL YOU NEED AND YOU DON'T NEED A SEMI TO HAUL YOUR GEAR OR NEED TO BE HALF A MILLIONAIR TO BUY IT. PROBLEM SOLVED. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT ITS MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE BUT I WILL SAY DON'T KNOCK IT TILL TO TRY IT. WITH A PA SYSTEM AND MIKES NO AMP IS TO SMALL.
@@andrewnuzzo7919 you don't have a sense of humour
My best friend and his other friend used to bring that Marshall to school with him in his bag in the 90's with his guitar. I remember it being cheap. I saw the Orange recently and almost bought it. I think i'll get it later. I wanted a very portable amp just for practicing in my bedroom and jamming with my same friend who is now 34 just like me by throwing the amp in a bag and heading over.
The fender has a quality all its own. Sounds like Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix would've recorded their albums via that amp. It sounds classic.
Yeah I totally agree probably people like, Dan Auerbach, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley Mozart, Paganini, Bach, Mesomedes, Jubal, the son of Lamech... and a lot more played their music on that mini toy looking fender.
You never listend to sabbath ore hendrix, ay? 😂
Marshall and Orange in stereo! Would sound MASSIVE in a medium sized closet.
With a couple Lehle P-Splits, I can get a useable tone from almost any random bits. I like a couple wet fx amps and one drive pushing the beat. I've got arrays ranging from one watters up to a few hundreds, depending on how far away I want to disturb the livestock.
I have an orange micro-crush and it sounds soooo good for that size! Pretty much only gritty driven sound at decent volume, but blew me away
I've got a friend in school with the Marshall, and a friend with the orange, we all agree that my Blackstar Fly takes the cake. The tiny thing can (sorta) keep up with controlled drums with everything on max volume at the same time being beside our schools 60 watt SS peavey amp. The Blackstar Fly just blows all competition away, no bias (I actually also got an orange first and sold it). Besides the Blackstar the Marshall is the best in person. My friend's orange can barely be heard in school with all the noise :c
First place: Marshall
Second place: Orange
Third place: Fender
Exactly right!
Exactly the opposite of the prices 😂
You playing The Kinks on the tiny Fender was magical!! I have the same amp, I basically just got it to put on the desk. But you inspired me to actually play more. Great video as always 🙏🎉. Love your Free Forever poster btw! Just realized you played a bit of The Stealer as well ✌️ Koss is my absolute favorite guitarist. PS. Loved your appearance on Anderton’s. And I agree with you, no reason for you to ever do anything else but play. It’s what you do, your skill and you have what we all would die for, to understand our heroes on a deeper level and then our own style from those influences. I’m still hoping to get there and I’m 38 now. I don’t believe it’s ever too later 🙏. And I know the Fender isn’t a good amp, bought for the looks. But it had some charm when you played it, cheap sound in a charming way. Hard to explain. Sorry for the long message mate ✌️
In my opinion, that orange amp sounds great. The clean tone is really solid, especially given how small it is. Of course, all of this stuff is subjective and a matter of preference.
This is so much help, thank you for making this! The orange sounds like a perfect fit. Merry Christmas 🎄 from Atlanta ☃️
Thank you very much indeed. :)
Personally, the orange sounds the best. But all depends on your note flavors.
I really like my Orange Mini Crush with Gain, Tone, Master- Potis, a built in Tuner, Aux-In and the most important 8Ohm external Speaker out.
Can get really loud with a 1x12 box. I like the clean and the overdriven sound as well and this crazy little thing combined with delay or reverb it is killer.
Everyone else: but does it go to 11 Dave: Volume is on 12 1:43
I love that you wore your wizard robes to review these.
Thank you for noticing. My wizard wardrobe is happy to hear this. :)
Sitting quietly in the corner, awaiting its turn to shine, is the one to beat them all.
The Blackstar Fly 3
The fly 3 destroy all of these
I tried the Fly at my local music store, fuck it smashes these amps into the ground. Sure, it's more expensive, but if you're gonna spend money on an amp, the Fly would be the best practice amp for a beginner!
I tried the Fly at my local music store, fuck it smashes these amps into the ground. Sure, it's more expensive, but if you're gonna spend money on an amp, the Fly would be the best practice amp for a beginner!
yip blackstar fly is brilliant
Katana Mini all the way now boys and girls!
Loved that little -almost tangerine?- Orange clean tone :'3
the fender mini twin amp was my first amp when I was playing electric ukulele. loved it then busted the speaker playing a bass through it loads so now I use it as a display piece
Replace the speaker🤪😃
forgot about the pignose 7-100 I love mine. it also has a preamp out wich is great. hands down beats out all 3 of these in volume, tone, simplicity, and reliable construction
1. Orange - lovely clean sound fuller distortion
2. Marshall - fun, loud, but a bit shrill - I know this one well
3. Fender - disappointing - fizzy and shrill
That was killer! Thank you for the vid! I choose the Marshall! I've always played a Marshall! I love the John Frusciantesque playing! My fave! I had to learn that bit! I love your playing and all your advise on these three amps as well! Cheers!
Thank you very much indeed and thanks for watching. :)
I know this is super old, but awesome review man! Very helpful. Thank you.
we should start modding mini amps !!!
+Joker I agree. :)
That's what Marshall did with the Rhoads Zeus amp. Over and over lol. But if Randy were alive now, he would say fuck the Zeus and buy the Marshall JCM1. And run a Boss D+ into it while the JCM1 is in JCM800 mode. Because the Jube mode sucks the mids are all fucked up and scooped to much.
You'd probably get about the same sound quality just building one of the LM386 circuits and mounting it into an Altoids tin. Also, you'd want to use it with some kind of external speaker.
At those prices, you could build a totally decked out LM386 circuit :D.
Those "weird overtones" you're hearing, by the way, are the enclosure and speaker rattling. Hmmm. Maybe we could add a "speaker and enclosure" rattle knob for more ambiance or something. :D
I bought a 57 Twin mini just to put it on my actual 57 Twin because it's adorable
i'd love to see that!
Honestly same here haha
Do they sound ANYTHING like the big version or are they just a novelty ?
aunt jenifer yeah I guess its more of a novelty if anything but for taking around for a little more volume its pretty nice. Tone wise you could say it's pretty close but I'd say its your mind playing tricks but who knows. You really can't tell for me at least.
Don't talk to me or my son ever again
All of them are great to me, I guess is a matter of application. I liked a lot the Fender's clean sound, very "Fender". But I feel more inclined for the Orange and the Marshall.
Are you a wizard? Your sleeves are enormous!
Maybe. :)
This is the first ever video I watched on your channel. I've been hooked ever since (:
Great video Dave. It's a reasonably well known secret that Bill Steer blended an MS2 into the massive death metal tone you hear on Carcass' Heartwork CD. Seriously!.
I bring my small marshall in homes of friend musicians and they always love it. They can't believe how such a sound comes from that small thingey
i think the orange is the best of the 3 of them
Yeah, me too, it has the fullest sound of all 3 I feel. The fender sounds too scrappy-ish and the marshall sounds like the orange but a little muffled.
Not to mention it looks sturdy as fuck
They are not in the same price range too.
It’s definitely better, I own one and it sounds great
maaah get outa here.. Marshall rawks!
Love my orange micro crush it’s a great tool to have if you can’t plug into your bigger amp to practice at home
damn I didn't expect these to be so cheap considering the brand's. Good review/comparison man it really helped me in choosing one
+Ibrar Mohammad Thank you for watching and happy to hear it helped you decide. :)
Are these small or far away? (For you Father Ted fans out there)
Hahahahaha. :)
Thanks for the vid Dave. Now using my orange crush again for practice. And yes having that tuner does really help, And it's very accurate.
Thank you for watching.: )
Inexpensive, fun, different.
Kinda resets you, especially these days with a million amps out there, and a million guitars and a million options and more. Too much of all that kinda spoils the guitar at a certain point. These simple mini amps get yoiu back to simple. Just you and the guitar like it should be. I like how they all have their unique tone (small sound) but you definitely hear fender in the fender and orange in the orange. Kinda kool. For the price, they have a collect em all feel. And if you play quiet in your room like me, I could see these kinda fun for just fooling around.
Ive had an orange tiny terror for a few years... love it. Not in a band mind you, but it still shakes the walls plenty enough. Im just tired of all the 'gotta be bigger and bigger' bullshit in the guitar world these days
alt ctrlesc It's AC/DC's fault.
Great video man. Think I'm going to go for the orange. :)
I really like that little Orange amp. I have someone selling one for $35. I'm thinking of buying it cause of these videos.
Thank you for watching. :)
I decided to log in to my account just to comment on your video which I very rarely ever do. Had to say very informative and will seriously consider looking at these small amps, I had only ever considered them garbage novelties when I had seen them before.
Just goes to show I had been judging the book by its cover I suppose. Cheers for opening my eyes, I think I'll check out your review of the orange minicrush and the blackstar fly. Cheers again mate.
Thank you very very much indeed and thanks for commenting. :)
Orange has such a good and clear sound.. i would buy the orange.... the Marshal is also very good.
I went with the Marshall MS-2 (half stack) fits inside of my gig bag with a pedal a TS-808. perfect for mobile enjoyment anywhere.
Out of the 3 amps tested I think that the Marshall sounded the best, but I wouldn't touch it as it is plastic. The Fender sounded too weak and tinny, so I wouldn't want that one either. So if I had to choose one of them, I would buy the Orange. But fortunately I own a Marshall MG2CFX which is an awesome little amp. It is only 2 watts but will easily drown out an acoustic guitar. Plus it has lots of built in effects and a built in tuner. You can run it off the mains or battery. They measure about 10" x 10" x 6.5" (25.5cm x 25.5cm x 16.5cm), and have a 6.5" (16.5cm) speaker. They normally sell for just under £90, but I got mine in perfect condition off ebay for £45 including delivery. They are a proper baby Marshall amp, built to very high standards, and I would highly recommend them.
It's great when the cord cost more than the amp. I have the tiny Marshall MS4 single and I like it for what it is and I bought it about 2015. The belt clip is nice for dancing round the campfire or for hanging it on the trapeze of a semi-hollow Gibson. The Fender looks great, sounds wheeek. The Orange looks and sounds nice. Oh and I found you on the Hippie show, glad to meet'cha!
I use the little Marshall for when inspiration strikes and god help the others if that's the loudest.
I know the Mini Crush has a speaker out and as such could drive a cabinet of higher wattaged passive speakers.
How about the other two, any chance they can drive higher watts speakers too on the same ohms?
(without mics)
As Borat said, you have sleeve of wizard. LOL. Cool video thanks
+5tattoo69 HAHA. :) Thank you very much for watching. :)
Fender is the cutest, but really shrill.Orange has the nicest clean-toneMarshall takes the dirt-trophy, and it cleaned up real nice with the volume-control too.My favourite micro isn't there--the Danelectro Honeytone--slays all of the above...
Used to have the Danelectro myself, great little amp
if you see the marshal with the logos its much cutaa
I would have to agree with you as the honey tone of way better sounding than these and you can run the headphone jack into a big amp and get THAT same tone but massive if you push it through a big 6L6 tube power section☺ Highly recommended !
I can attest to the fact that the Orange Micro Crush can be absolutely brilliant sounding on recording, when used in the right spots!
I had one of these amps a lot of years ago. Gave it away. It was a decent wee amp.
Orange for sure :-)
I would get the Orange amp because I like their tones. Its also the smallest. I tested it out at guitar center and sounded great!
the blackstar fly 3 blows them all away 😆
yup.... ;)
My blackstar fly 3 made me think my pedals broke do i returned them and bought new ones just to learn the amp would not take the pedal
Katana mini is also good
Do these have a headphone out? That would be the only reason I would see packing one around.
Nice review, but can you do a new one with more micro amps? Blackstar fly and EVH micro amps??
I'll see what i can do. :)
I have the Orange one. It's great and surprisingly loud. It'll soon be my only amp because it's all I really need (I'm only an occasional, casual guitar player). The only negative thing about it is the plastic hinge on the battery compartment door. It's so poorly fitted that it snapped off not long after I bought it. I have to hold the battery door in place with a bit of blu tack now. Otherwise, I can't fault it.
I bought a power supply off amazon for mine so I didn't break it
i have the small orange amp..holyshit they loud for their small size....but my little orange not so well build in term of durability...
hi. i bought me a lttle one too. i order this orange too. but send it back because the sound was to "thin". but this one i ordered got some good effect. so my choice was a mini Blackstar then. it sounds warm and ok.and got a delay effect. g from germany
Really digging the Marshall!!
You see the pics on the right side of the video, it means the amps are real small and sounds good for a little gig on the street
now.. what I'm reaaaallyyy wondering about is: If you take these tiny little amps (and the blackstar fly 3 to make the comparison fully complete) and mod them slightly to include a speaker out and connect them to a 1x12, 2x12 or even a 4x12, how would they sound. Obviously better than they do with these tiny speakers, but what are these amps really capable of. Would be fun having them as tiny backup amps haha. (currently don't have one, but might get the orange or the blackstar)
lalythil Going all that distance for transistor - based amplifiers seems a bit excessive for me. That being said, I would like to hear if a booster or volume pedal would contribute to their output..
Özgür Özcan actually ive bought the blackstar and modded it to connect to a 1x10 i have and it sounds so much better than it did before haha. this is a nice budget solution for a small travel amp. granted something like the orange microterror does sound even better as do the more expensive amps. but this is quit a fun low budget solution.
lalythil I use a pedal with my marshall, makes all the difference. Tube Screamer, TS-808. both fit inside my gig bag.
joeylk4d4 Could you maybe share a video demonstrating the volume output with the Ibanez Tube Screamer engaged and out of the circuit?
Özgür Özcan yeah it seems a bit excessive at first to start modding such tiny amps, but i've gone and done it. partly for the experience modding amps, while starting on a super cheap one. (got my fly3 in a sale). but its also a heck of a lot of fun to see the look on peoples faces when bringing that miniamp to a live (practice) session.
plugged it in a 2x12 and sounded awesome. am thinking of putting a booster pedal between amp and speaker though. for a louder yet crisper output. especially for the nice n clean jazz tones.
i got the marshal ms-4 most of the time is in 5 5 5 mode :) gain volume treble since 1998 ;) and still working fine
Hie ,Dave ,
I do all my videos with a small Vox DA5 , it is very good too !(no more basement so I put the marshall 100 watts in a pause mode ; )
To answer you : I find mini twin to much in the hights on disto ...
Orange one sounds a bit better !
Mini Marshall , I really don't know ...
Try the Vox if you can , I choosed it because I thought it was better , only my opinion !
Cheers Dave ,
Stay safe !
I also have the DA5 and it is indeed amazing with all its built in emulations from famous amps and lots of effects to mess around when you learn guitar like me and will not buy all kind of pedals at the moment. The DC and the batteries mode as well make it perfect ! Sadly it has been discontinued and replaced by the Mini5 which not as good sounding apparently. Years later I finally found an old orange micro crush at a flea market and it is great when you want to go back to something rawer and just to plug & play and a tuner on top of that. Cheers !
@@etyramone2000 Your right , and when I use the DA5 Then I don't use any pedals (except a Wah)
thanks for your support and have a very good week ,
Christophe : )
hello Dave. Thank you for the review. I m just about to buy a little amp, but I m not sure wether to buy a mini marshall or a blackstar. I m into punk rock mainly, also the kinks, the who that kind of stuff. what do you suggest??
Personally I'd recommend the boss Katana mini. But. Out of those two the blackstar is the best choice. :)
lol let's just make a mini amp with tubes in it.
The clean sound from The Orange it is amazing !
+Wendel Soares It is indoodle. :)
I used to own the Marshall but didn't like it it sounded too tinny. I now have the micro crush pix cr3 and love it it does everything I want in combo with a multi fx
NICE SHOOT OUT!!! I have tried a couple of others mentioned in the comments below The Marshall being made out of plastic does make it seem to be on the cheaper side. I would not recommend dropping any amp from a height onto concrete they do not like that. My mini orange started to come apart and I had to glue it back together I never dropped it or misused it. Cheers good vids!!!!!
+GREENE TERROR Thank you for watching, :)
Wot about an old Pignose or the newer reissue Pignose,, how do they fair compared to these three...?
Orange by a mile. The Micro Crush is perfect for practice while traveling, and is a tough little fucker. Sounds good too. Great cleans.
+Jack D. Ripper I agree with you. :)
Out of those 3, the Orange amp wins for me. However... there is another micro amp not featured here that blows all 3 clean out of the water... the Blackstar Fly 3. More expensive at about 50 ish quid, but worth every extra penny
I’m more blown away by the playing.. how do u get ur fingers to do that?🔥👏🏻
Those mini amps are all a bit nonsense when you can spend an extra £20 and get a Vox Pathfinder 10. Fun review though.
Thank you very much for watching. : )
Buying the orange right away thanks for sharing! btw I wish you would've put amazon affiliate links in your description so you could benefit from me buying this amp
Thank you for watching and have fun with your amp. :)
I was walking down the street when I saw this guitar/gaming/passport shop, so I decided to check it out. There was a red fender there, and it was £39.99. Is it suitable for beginners and will it sound nice?
@@UnseenEternalStudios Oh big time. But 2 years after that I copped a Jackson JS11. It's a really neat guitar
Effectively, these are Practice Amps - or for writing. They're not gigging material, unless used as a monitor.
Saying that - Orange win hands down on design. Clean, solid, compact, user-friendly and neat.
Marshall are loud, but tinny sounding and far too bulky...not unlike Glam Rock in the later 70's.
Fender, well...they threw passion out the window during the Norlin years, they've never fully recovered.
Orange - all damn day.
Does exactly what it says on the label.
Handmade, British, Product.
Thank you for the video - you've made my mind up. I'm getting a pair of Orange Crush Minis for my girls - seems a perfect pairing for both, my eldest's Cordoba Mini O - fitted with a Fishman pick-up - and my youngest's handmade, APC, Portuguese, Koa Tenor Uke TC CW.
Cheers!
...but, just in case...I'd like to check out a Blackstar Fly 3 - might be a better pairing with the Cordoba Mini O. Thank you for the clip and thanks to the commentors for their input. Very helpful!
Thank you for watching and happy the vid helped. :)
Wow thans a lot for this comparison! Love the unbiased view on all three of them. Problem solved!
Jeez love your skill as well!
Btw where are you from? Just curious about the accent cause it's originally Northern but you kinda change it? I'm really curious!
Anyways thanks for your video!
Thank you and i am from Lincolnshire. :)
Have you ever tried Vox Ac2 Rhythmvox? I'm sure you'll like it.
There are tons of different effects and a drum machine inside of this mini, two speaker amp. Also it has an Aux and phones input on it.
@Dave Simpson
Great video Mate! Appreciate you posting this... :D I've been looking into/thinking about getting something like this to just jam out when not needing a LARGE/HUGE amount of power/sound/etc, etc... Also, the lightweight and portability is great to have...
Question for those who have viewed this and possibly purchased one of the featured amplifiers...
Has/have anyone bought any of the three feature here? And if so, how do you like it? (The Orange, Fender or Marshall...) Are you having fun? Do you use it much? Is it holding up well? Etc, etc... Cheers! :)
2:22 Favorite part of the video. :D Thanks for the review Dave, cheers!
+Joe Seymour :) Thank you for watching. :)
What was the riff you were saying the fender sounded like?
Super helpful review. I'm getting the Orange (y)
+Adam Lim Thank you very much and have fun with it. :)
Are you playing Drive by Incubus on the Fender?!
I really enjoyed this vid. I have a Marshall MS2C (single stack) and the Orange micro crush pix, I also prefer the orange sound. Keep the hard working!
+Radio Pirata Thank you so much for watching. I shall do. :)
Could you get a ribbon mic 🎤 close to the Orange?
Het David, could you do a demo of the blackstar fly?? Its also à mini amp :)
Michiel R I'll see what I can do. :)
Hi Dave, Amazing work, love the videos.
New Series idea: How many tones can you get out of the Orange Micro Crush? :-)
Thank you very much indeed. :)
Fender has a mini Delux amp as well.
"would be cool to hear them mic'd up" says this crazy old man in to the winds of the past in 2022
The orange crush mini wow!!! Big sound!!!!
so good for its size indeed :D
Hey there Dave! I think the best amp among those is Orange too, since clean to dirty. For me it sounds more like a real amp, and it's more presence. I would try some of these in an official recording. Great video man! Next video could be with comparing to Mini Fender Deluxe Amp too.
+Bruno Leo Coelho Thank you very much and i'll see if i can get hold of one of those mini deluxe amps. Thank you for watching. :)
I think its cool all 3 have distinct qualities.... I wouldn't say I have a favorite I would have to have them all lol
Same lol
Hello, Good review. I have the Mini Twin and a Danelectro Honey Tone, which sounds really good by the way. Be good, C.
Thank you for watching. :)
Would love to see Bose take a whack at an amp.
LOL it's the mini amp fashion show....i love it!
+Shantra Mulani Haha. I like it. Thanks for watching. :)
I like the Marshall. Have you tried the Roland Mini Cube and the Blackstar Fly 3?
+Tom Jeffrey Macalisang Not yet. I'm dying to but I have no local guitar shops. :(
Picked up a marshall a few days ago of ebay for 20 quid to go with my mini hendrix.Was suprised how good and loud it is.Bought it as a display piece but really cool.Enjoyed your vid and thoughts.
Thank you for watching. :)
Haaa All Of The Day by the Kinkypoos sounded almost spot on to the original recording! So strange
I had a marshal and as you said it is so delicate and it got broken after a year I think that all of them are delicate; as recommendation use them in the floor and they are going to last
Great video Dave.
It's interesting that the tones of all three do sound quite a lot like the iconic larger amps.
To my ears, the Orange and the Marshall had very appealing sounds but I know through bitter (and expensive) experience that I just can't get Marshalls to sound good when I play them.
The tweed Fender distortion sound is something of an acquired taste. I find they get harsh very quickly and solid state, to my ears, isn't too good at edge of distortion settings.
I do also wonder how seriously the companies take these amps? For a lot of folk, they are probably nothing more than gimmicks. I'm old enough to remember when Marshall first produced those types of amps that the reviews were surprised that they were even credible sound wise.
Personally, I'd choose the Orange but then, I've already got an OR15 and certainly wouldn't want to swap!
PeterWasted I wonder too how serious the companies are about these little amps as well. It does seem that Marshall, Orange, Blackstar and vox take it very serious whereas i feel Fender did it as more of a gimmick. Thank you for watching. :)
which would you say would be the best for a live native american drone flute sir? The only thing i want is clear sound with reverb echo option:)
I would have to neither of them. None of them have reverb. :)
My opinion is the Orange is the best of the best.
The Orange 🍊... and the Marshall 2nd for the distortion sound.
hi i like the marshall but would run it through a reverb pedal thsnks for this review
Thank you for watching.