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Orange - a vivid example of how making and selling amps should be done by different people.
The company started from Matamps. And by the way, there are a few amps out there which are Orange-Matamp.. sometimes they're called Ormats.
However, all of you know what Orange is.. and most probably... Sergey: "yeah now we all know what Matamps are"
Well, you know Matamps only because of TubeTone, and it's not like we're huge experts either..
Thanks to smart marketing and interesting appearance Orange amps became pretty popular.
Today we have two Rockerverb amps. These are modern rock amps, not nearly vintage. I think they tried to incorporate both British and American tones in this model. It does have the some rustle in the higher frequency range.
But still retains some traditions of the British tones. Let's take a listen!
Sasha: "What year was Orange founded?.... approximately.."
Well, Cliff Cooper started his studio and shop in the sixties. But he had a contract with Matamp at that time. They made the first Orange Matamps for him, and that's what he used to sell.
Later on, after a fight (everybody fights with Matamp) they split and started their own production.
This is Orange Rockerverb 50. And the main difference from it's little brother is the 6V6 tubes used in the poweramp, as opposed to EL34s in Rocker 30.
"Kinda mean sounding!" Yeah.. it's meaner, did you hear the differnce between the 6V6s and the EL34s?
"It's kinda hard to believe they have identical preamps!"
What does it have to do with the preamps? The poweramp is where all the juice is! The type of powertubes used has a very significant impact on your tone.
Especially when we're talking about British tone. The poweramp contributes a lot to the overall sound.
But EL34s rule, whatever people say :)