Orange Rocker 15 Terror 4-stars Reviews

the Orange sound

It sounds like an Orange amp should. The clean channel is a bit dull but I am using this 99% of the time as a pedal platform. I find that I prefer the drive of pedals that of this amp, but for people who love the Orange tone, it is great. Great quality (no issues in 2-3 years), never a hiccup. That's my only tube amp that never had an issue so that says something. The low-power settings are extremely useful. The gain knob doesn't do anything until it is half-way up, I'm sure this could have been improved in the design. I guess it is 5 stars if you love the Orange tone, I give it 4 because neither the clean nor the drive channels impressed me personally.

A great amp, but....

This is my third tube amp, I own a Bassbreaker 15 combo and a Harley Benton 15. I have to start with my little dissapointment which has to do with the quality of the product. The amp became noisy after the first 5-6 hours of playing. So I took off the cover and tested the tubes one by one (check ytube guide for this). The problem was a bad ECC81, uknown branded, made in China, while all the other tubes are JJ and work fine. It was a surprise for me to find a chinese tube in an amp of this price range. On the other hand I am fully satisfied by the sound. You get the "Orange" character and versatility. You can shape so many great sounds with the eq both vintage and modern. I have to say congratulations to the designer for making an amp which is simple to use and having so many possibilities at the same time.

I still don't know how to rate the quality of it.

I've been on the lookout for a new Amp for more than a year before settling on the Rocker 15.

After having used my Peavey Vypyr for about 8 Years, I wanted a low wattage tube amp.

Out of a few british amps at a similar price point I liked the sound of the Rocker 15 the most.

My first impression was basically "wow that thing is LOUD".

I play in my flat and even though I use a silent cab, I still run the amp at one watt most of the time.

What I like:

* A nice range of sounds from crisp cleans to quite high gain

* The way it reacts to my playing

* The ability to dial it down to 0.5 watt

* The effectsloop

* It takes gain pedals quite nicely

* The simplicity of the interface

What I don't like:

* The channel switching footswitch is a separate product not provided with the amp

* I think the highs of the dirty channel could be a bit more focused (is almost a non issue, but I thought I should mention it)

* There is a switch between half and full wattage on the front, however the switch between the "headroom" and "bedroom" settings is at the back. This could have been moved into a single 4 way switch at the front.

What to expect:

* An out of the box good sound, just plug it in and it will work

* A good base for pedal usage

* A loud amp that can easily keep up with a drummer

What not to expect:

* An absolute high end metal beast

* A quiet amp, that can be played in your flat at night (to be fair it can do that, but not at optimal sound)

Regarding the features:

* As previously mentioned I would have liked the footswitch to come with it

* You receive a nice bag for the amp, which is adequate, considering it is not that heavy

Regarding handling:

* Most of the front is described by pictograms instead of text, that might initially not be intuitive, but for a quick look it works a lot nicer and makes the front look a lot cooler.

* The clean channel has no way of adjusting the sound, however I don't think it is necessary, it already sounds phenomenal

Overall I am absolutely happy with my purchase and for my current situation it was definitely the right choice.