Hi all - looking for some suggestions.
The background - my Egnater Renegade was in the shop recently getting fixed, and I had to drag my vintage Orange out to rehearsal. It's a GRO100, single channel, no master volume, 4xEL34's, so fecking LOUD.
Bottom line - it was absolutely awesome, and even at the moderate volume I could manage I sounded as good as I have for a while. Don't get me wrong, the Egnater is a brilliant amp that covers way more ground than the Orange, but for sheer pleasure thrashing away on the single channel orange was way more fun.
So I'm thinking of treating myself to a new amp. I don't want to use the Orange, as it's quite valuable and not something I can replace if it's nicked from a pub.
I love the idea of something that's more manageable in terms of volume - 18-30 valve watts, I'm guessing. Something bright, glassy, but thick when pushed. I don't play heavy stuff - I like a little grunge, happy to get there with a decent pedal or too. But it's really that not-quite-clean-not-quite-dirty amp tone that I'm after.
Any suggestions? Can't sneak a fortune past the wife - I reckon I've a limit of a grand, maybe 1200 if I don't tell her.
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The Orange custom shop retro 50 would be close, as would the non-custom OR50 (sort of).
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I'd try to get hold of a CS Retro 50; they usually sell for less than a grand. Alternatively a Matamp GTO could come close. They do a 40 watter these days.
Alternatively, if you have 1-1.2k spend you could buy yourself another OR120 and stick some cash in the bank
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Granted the 90s reissue OR120 is slightly tweaked and is basically a series two style MV.
how about something like an old Roost? Closer to Hiwatt but cheap as chips with that brawn you only get with those old school beefy amps?
Another left field suggestion might be a Fryette / VHT deliverance with the gain low. I thought they had a somewhat similar feel.
https://speakerimpedance.co.uk/?act=two_parallel&page=calculator
Anyone know if it's possible to get a vertical 2x12 for it?
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Not just for the price, it's a good amp full stop.
It it depends if you just want a single channel amp...or was it the tone of the orange that you loved again.
I agree with this. You may find the solid state orange crush pro series sounds closer than some other amps to what you want - valves or not.
The suggestions above are all great amps in their own right, mind.
I also took them in my Orange for a service and had a chat with them about new single channel amps. They do a (reversible) mod to reduce the power of loud amps, so I'm going to get them to do that with the Orange, see if that helps. Although to be honest, the Eggy is sounding so fine at the moment, I think I've got the amp situation covered.
Maybe I'll buy a new guitar instead..?
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