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It has the stock V30, although I might be able to convince the vendor to put a creamback in (he had one in there but reverted it to stock). Would that be a good coice? I'm not a huge fan of V30s at all.
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The Heritage G12H-30 sounds the best with them to me, but doesn't have enough power rating for a 1x12".
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https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/171691/fs-orange-rocker-30-combo-w-footswitch-now-400#latest
I agree they do seem relatively inexpensive at the moment compared with some other amps though.
Currently using mine with an Orange open-back 2x12, with one of the V30s swapped for a Creamback H-75 for a bit more brightness. When we start gigging again I may even get another Creamback and turf out the remaining V30, but that can wait for now.
I don't reckon the Rocker 30 is the be-all and end-all of amps, but it seems to suit me pretty well and they aren't expensive at the moment (or weren't when I bought mine a few years ago anyway). I'm absolutely not a chugger BTW - what I call high-gain the other guitarist in the band used to call clean
I wouldn't call it a "pedal platform" though... I don't use drive pedals and have always preferred amp distortion, which is one of the reasons I've got the Orange - it overdrives quite easily even on the clean ("natural") channel. I've always thought of "pedal platform" amps as ones with massive headroom that don't don't distort at all, like a Fender Twin or something - basically just being used as a PA.
I can see where you're coming from with the "too dark" comment - sometimes a bit more top end would be a good thing, which is why I swapped one of the V30s for the Creamback - it does give it a useful extra bit of clarity. I certainly agree with the people who say the V30 isn't really the best suited speaker for Oranges and they would do themselves a favour by fitting something else as stock.
I do like other types of amp sound, and I do play around with various sounds on my modeller practice amp, but I only want one big live amp and the R30 works for my situation. If I was playing in a covers/function band I can see it might not be versatile enough though.
Complete overkill for a home noodler, sure, but I'm looking forward to taking it out to forum jam days, if they ever come back.
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From my experience, I think that even a simple analogue (to keep it warm, some digital EQs are ok but some sap tone) 7 band EQ can be the biggest secret weapon on anyone's pedal board, to let you tailor your tone in ways that on board EQ's cant on their own. It's an inexpensive solution that can add huge flexibility to any rig.
TBH I was happy with the amp sound as it was with V30s for years (previous second guitarist had a very bright and distorted sound with a Fender amp, so we weren't competing too much for space). But since a new guy took over a couple of years ago his sound has been overlapping mine more - swapping the speaker has made a useful difference. Doesn't help that he's the type who just does his own thing and everybody else has to fit round him (and he seems to turn up with a new amp every few weeks). Grrr. Anyway, rant over... back to the thread
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The guy who sold it to me had put a new Creamback in it but was selling it with the V30: I asked if he minded swapping the V30 back out and he was cool with that. I'll try hooking it up to my oversized MJW 1x12 with a G12H-30 in it too to see what sort of noise that makes...
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I've had almost nothing but bad experiences with Groove Tubes power valves, I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. I don't know what they do to them since they're not a manufacturer, they're a relabeller so the valves actually come from the same factories as other relabellers, but they somehow seem to pick the ones that aren't any good...
Personally I would use JJs for reliability, but anything else (other than Groove Tubes) might sound better - I do like EH EL34s in them, but they aren't the longest lived.
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Bear in mind they aren't Mullards in any way other than the name. For £50 you could probably buy a pair of old tested real ones.
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