![]() ![]() ![]() Using the stereo return allows for true stereo time or modulation effects to shine, but using only the right return allows the left speaker to run dry whilst the right handles effects for an incredibly portable wet-dry setup that sounds immense. Some clever circuitry makes the stereo separation wider than you might expect from a small cabinet and, combined with a stereo delay, reverb or chorus, the tones on offer can be truly staggering. Yes, you read that right – a stereo effects loop! Orange has really pushed the boat out with the Rocker 32 and has given the fantastic tonal palette of the Rocker 15 more power, more bottom end and tightness plus the ability to run stereo effects and even a ‘wet-dry’ set-up from a single amp. The biggest difference between the two is the addition of an extra pre-amp tube, four EL84 power tubes for 30 Watts of output and two ECC81 tubes for a stereo effects loop. The Rocker 32 is the bigger brother in the series and features a 2x10” speaker setup with the same control layout and ‘Voice of the World Gold Label’ custom drivers. A half power switch enables 7W or 0.5W output in gigging and bedroom modes respectively and the tone remains warm and responsive no matter which power selection you make. But, Orange has designed this combo to be equally happy in the bedroom as on stage, building in a very handy attenuator switch to take you into the aptly named ‘bedroom mode’ for 1W operation without compromising the feel and dynamics of the core tone. This is a very loud amp thanks to its custom designed ‘Voice of the World Gold Label’ speaker and beefy transformers and is very happy on stage next to even a loud drummer. It houses a trio of ECC83 pre-amp tubes, a single ECC81 for the tube buffered effects loop and a pair of EL84 power tubes giving 15 Watts of power. The Rocker 15 is a 1x10” combo kitted out in the classic orange vinyl cabinet and blond grille cloth (both amps are also available in black). Both are all tube affairs featuring 10” speakers and tube buffered effects loops but, whilst they share the same tonal DNA and two-channel configuration, they fulfil different roles from one another, while being equally impressive in their own right. To start with they are absolutely brand new, having been launched at the NAMM show a few weeks ago. Orange has several combo amps available in its extensive range, but the Rocker 15 and Rocker 32 are different animals from the rest in quite a few ways. But surely there's just not that much left that can be done with 15 and 30 guitar combos, is there? Tom Quayle has been testing two brand new offerings from the Orange stable. Each time it has launched a new amp reviewers have sung its praises and the queues of eager guitarists have started to form. Orange has been on a roll these past few years. Natural Channel very transparent and a great pedal platform Bonus is when you use the Kongpressor for this it actually hides all the white noise the pedal makes.Orange has several combo amps available in its extensive range, but the Rocker 15 and Rocker 32 are different animals from the rest in quite a few ways. Without doing that the Muff is almost unbearably loud in a quiet practice situation. I can totally crank a big muff at bedroom volume and then put the Kongpressor after it and have the Big Muff screaming but the amp isn't very loud. I use a Kongpressor to do this with loud pedals. it can let you crank the gain on the preamp and then reduce the signal before hitting the power amp. But I don't think you'd want to do this with a Tube Screamer!Ī compressor that is clean/noise-free like the Kongpressor works exceptionally well for turning your amp down. it can do it just by turning the rate/depth to zero and then using the volume knob to bring the signal down. I've got a Tremolo pedal with a volume knob too. I have a Memory Man in my loop and it can do this. Just stick it in there and turn the volume down. almost any pedal that is cleanish and doesn't have a pronounced EQ shift and has a volume knob can be used to lower the volume, even in front of the amp without an FX loop. But I wouldn't go buying the JHS black box initially. it can play really quiet and it is a super quiet/noise-free amp when the bedroom mode is active.Ī cheaper option to start is to try a pedal like you mentioned though. The Rocker 15 is excellent for bedroom use. I'm sure the real spring reverb in the Rockerverb would be greatly missed so you'd need a reverb pedal. You might find mid-humpy pedals pretty tough to use on the natural channel. It seems like the clean channel on the Rockers is partly designed to be similar to the Rockerverb. I've never played a Rockerverb or even seen one in a store but have had a Rocker 15 for over 3 years. ![]()
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