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Ever since Eagles of Death Metal announced a new album and tour earlier this year, I’ve barely been able to contain my excitement. I managed to get my hands on a pair of tickets to see them in one of my favourite London venues, KOKO in Camden, before they sold out after about ten minutes. Needless to say, this lady was a happy camper, and so was my friend Emma who was the lucky chosen one to get invited to tag along.

After a few months of waiting, the day was finally there. And let’s be honest, there’s no other way the day could have started than in a pub – The Hawley Arms in Camden, to be specific.

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After a few hours of beer and gin & tonics while listening to Nirvana, it was time to head towards KOKO. We decided to share a bottle of wine for the road, the venue being about a five minute walk away and all… Wine is a very classy drink, and as you’ve probably understood by now, we’re very classy ladies.

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By the time we got there, it was already packed. Sharp elbows and a lack of manners helped us get a good spot all the way at the front, and after a bit of a wait, it was showtime.

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Jesse ”Boots Electric” Hughes and Josh ”Baby Duck” Homme. The dynamic duo, a force of nature. They had our minds blown.

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Homme, who’s fairly chatty while touring with Queens of The Stone Age, sat quiet and cool as a cucumber behind the drums while smoking a cigarette, leaving crowd pleasing to Hughes, who by the way is one of the best frontmen I’ve seen in a long time.

The set couldn’t have been any better, with a combination of songs from their previous albums, plus a taste of their new stuff with single “Complexity”. I’m certain almost everyone there left KOKO sweaty, drunk and happy, just waiting for them to come back in November. Until next time, enjoy peace, love and death metal, I know I will.

 

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WATCH “MANUFACTURERS OF MY WEAPONS” FEATURING JESSE HUGHES

Who are you, how long have you worked here, and what do you do at Orange?
My name is Derek Carvotta and I am a Regional Sales Manager for the Southeast and Northeast parts of the country. I have been working here at Orange since December of 2011 when I started as the Inside Sales guy.

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What made you want to start working here?
I worked for an authorized Orange dealer prior to working for Orange directly, so I got to know the folks in the office a bit and especially the sales folks. It just seemed like a cool company to work for.

What’s your favorite thing about working for Orange?
They make fantastic sounding and looking amps and the people involved are such a pleasure to work with and for. I wanted to work for a company where I could use my different skills and there would be opportunities to grow and learn and I have found that here.

What’s the worst job you ever had before working here?
One summer in between college semesters I worked at a wood shop that manufactured fireplace mantels, wood molding, and trim. The building was basically a large metal shell that housed 25 miserable workers and a lot of sharp, powered objects. We got paid next-to-nothing to risk disfigurement on a daily basis. The last straw for me at that job was watching someone cut their finger off with a crosscut saw. I left shortly thereafter.

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What’s your favorite Orange Amp/Setup?
I recently spent some time with the Custom Shop 50 and our PPC212OB and was completely blown away by the range of tones I was able to get from such a simple set up. If you are a one-channel, knob fiddler kind-of-person this amp is very much worth your time. Second to that would be the OR100 with the same cab. Love that cabinet.

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What are your top 2 or 3 records of all time? What are a couple records you’ve been listening to a lot recently?
Recently I have been listening to more singer/songwriter types. My wife just picked up the soundtrack to Guardians of the Galaxy and we have been wearing that out as well. Sam Smith’s new record is in heavy rotation as well as some Ed Sheeran. As far as the top 2 or 3…. I would have to say, in no particular order,
Solstice – Ralph Towner
Live at Royal Festival Hall – John McLaughlin
Pat Metheny Group – Pat Metheny

What’s the best live show/concert you’ve seen?
So many… Some top favorites: Sade (Every time I have seen her. Four and counting. It’s a guilty pleasure), David Gray at The Fox Theater, Ray Lamontagne at Cobb Energy Center, King Crimson at The Roxy, Aquarium Rescue Unit at the Georgia Theater, Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, & Howe at Chastain. And I could keep going.

What’s your favorite shitty Youtube Video?
Hmmm. Not sure about that. Don’t really spend that much time on YouTube. Mostly product videos and reviews. Go figure…

What’s something not related to amps, gear, or music in general that you’re super into?
Outdoorsy-type stuff; Hiking, camping, mountain biking. I am also somewhat of a Movie buff. And I read quite a bit. And cooking. And.

If you could do anything else for living, what would it be?
I would still work in the industry if I could. Perhaps playing for a living or shamelessly whoring out others’ gear for money. I am easy.

Name your favorite TV show from the 90’s.
Seinfeld.

What’s your most beloved alcoholic beverage?
Nothing complicated. Just Beer. Nothing too hoppy…

You can have any piece of musical equipment you want, new or old, what would it be? Jimmy Page’s 1953 Custom-whatever? The microphone Sinead O’Connor used when she ripped up that picture of the Pope? Your choice.
I would like to have my 1990 Deluxe Strat Plus back. I stupidly sold it to raise money for another guitar. Best Strat I ever owned. I must have played 20 or so until I found the one that I ultimately ended up buying. My biggest gear regret thus far.

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Gratuitous Self-Promotion time: got anything you want to promote or plug?
Nothing yet. A couple of bands I am working with are in the process of recording and shooting videos for promos and such. I am also working on adding songs and pieces to my solo sets.

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Who are you, how long have you worked here, and what do you do at Orange?
My name is Steve Miller, I’ve been at Orange since Sept 2011. I am the Chain Supply Manager for the Company. I purchase all the parts to make our great amps, oversee all logistics for the company, oversee our UK Warehouse and mainly make sure everything runs smoothly.

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What made you want to start working here?
The Job came as a surprise, I was working in London when I had a call to say ‘A company are looking for a Chain Supply Manager. Are you OK for an interview?’ I had no idea who the company was until I accepted the interview. I had the interview, generally thought I wouldn’t get the job so put all this in the back of my head until I had the call of good news. It was one of those moments when everything went into slow motion, and no matter whom you were, if you were near to me you were getting hugged! Will never forget that day!

What’s the worst job you ever had before working at Orange?
Not really a bad job but I had a job in a garden centre in the middle of nowhere while I was at college. Not a lot happened, no one shopped there. When it was quiet, the owner used to get a few of us to paint the inside of his house. The job didn’t last long.

What do you LOVE about working at Orange?
I’ve worked a few places, but none of them come close to the atmosphere, and the people that work here. It’s the general feeling of working for a company that makes cool products. Every day is different to the next, nothing’s the same.

What’s your favourite Orange Amp/Setup?
For me, it’s the Rockerverb series. I just love it.

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What are your top 2 or three records of all time? What are a couple records you’ve been listening to a lot recently?
I’m really into 50’s / 60’s / Doo Wop & Rockabilly which is always playing at Casa Del Steve’s.
So top 3 would be –
Stray Cats – Rumble in Brighton
The Beatles – Happiness is a warm Gun
Neil Sedaka – Laughter in the rain (I love that song and don’t care who knows it)

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What’s the best live show/concert you’ve seen to date?
I would have to say MUSE in 2004 Earls Court, The whole thing was cool. I hadn’t seen a show quite like it.

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What’s something not related to amps, gear, or music in general that you’re super into?
I like Drag Racing. My partner got me into it years ago. Pretty cool seeing Top Fuel Cars / Bikes that can go 300MPH + in a quarter mile.

What’s your favourite shitty YouTube video?
Too many to choose from but I like stuff like this

Gratuitous Self-Promotion time: got anything you want to plug?
Nothing to do with me, but there’s a band from Stevenage Called Kill the King.
www.facebook.com/KillTheKingBand

If you could do anything else for living, what would it be?
I’d have to say I’d like to have my own mechanics. Have it set out in a 50’s style workshop for custom building and modifying.

Name your favourite TV show from the 90’s.
Obviously the Simpsons, but I was one of those when during the 90’s all I had on TV was Nickelodeon, so it would have to be Kenan and Kel ‘I PUT THE SCREW IN THE TUNA’

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What’s your most beloved alcoholic beverage?
Not much of a drinker, but I’ll always order a Guinness at the bar.

You can have any piece of musical equipment you want, new or old, what would it be? Jimmy Page’s 1953 Custom-whatever? The microphone Sinead O’Connor used when she ripped up that picture of the Pope? Your choice.
Hard question, I’d go for a John Lennon’s grand Piano.

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I’d like to introduce a new feature to the Orange blog. We’re calling it “Orange Are People Too,” because while its easy to imagine Orange employees as part-dragon, part-Jeep demigods, we’re actually just sentient beings that wear clothes and shop for groceries and fly and breathe fire and have built-in 4×4 traction control technology……just like you!

So here’s Rohan.  He’ll explain what he does in a second, but I did want to point out that he’s  the wordsmith behind most of our excellent sales copy (the stuff between the pictures on our website, catalog, product manuals, etc.). He’s amazing at adding the extra “e’s” and “u’s” that are essential to true British English.

Enjoy!

Who are you, how long have you worked here, and what do you do at Orange?
I’m Rohan (yes, genuinely… as in Lord of the Rings) and I’ve been with Orange Amps since October 2012. I started out in the UK sales office, but I think my official title these days is ‘Product Development Coordinator’. This basically means I work with the R&D guys, the sales team and the marketing department to make sure everyone is ‘singing from the same hymn sheet’, so to speak. I also handle a lot of the internal technical documentation for the company plus a lot of tedious legal stuff, but it means I have a pretty good knowledge of everything we do!

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What made you want to start working here?
I’m a proper guitar nut, but I never really had the dedication (or talent!) to really make career of it. The next best thing was to try to get a job in the industry, especially as I love to talk gear. I spotted an ad for a job at Orange HQ, which amazingly was just 18 miles from my house at the time. I managed to blag my way through a couple of interviews and somehow I’m still here.

What’s the worst job you ever had before working at Orange?
I worked as a barman at a very poorly run hotel in my early twenties. Imagine Fawlty Towers but managed by a consort of coked-up wannabe gangsters…

What do you LOVE about working at Orange?
Aside from the fact we make killer gear and that I get to fiddle with it all long before the public do, what I love is seeing our products crop up when I’m ‘off duty’ and not at work. There’s something very satisfying about spotting one of our amps, either on the tele in front of millions, or even just at an unassuming local gig. I enjoy being able to say, “Yeah, we did that.” That’s cool. Plus, the support for the brand we get from our customers is amazing. You only have to look at the Facebook page to see that.

I get to go to some pretty cool places, too. I visited our new Chinese factory late last year which is amazing. What a lot of people don’t realise is that we do not make our Chinese products under license like a lot of companies do. It’s all made in our factory, which is reflected in the quality.

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I also spent my 25th birthday in an anechoic chamber testing Crush amps. Rock and Roll!

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The other thing is (and I’m not just saying this because I’m sat next to them and they’ll be reading this) but I have the pleasure of working with some of the most genuinely decent people I know. I love you all! Now get that kettle on…

What’s your favorite Orange Amp/Setup?
Hmmm. I think my favourite amp in the range is the Rockerverb 50 as it just does EVERYTHING very well indeed, but I also have a soft spot for the AD30TC. We have something in the pipeline though that might sway me on that, though!

My current live rig is a (discontinued) Rocker 30 1×12” combo, or a Dual Terror. I pair the Terror with a rather nice little 2×10” cab I had made with Celestion Alnico Golds in it, which, incidentally, were developed by our Technical Director, Ade.

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Whatever amp I’m running, I set it up pretty clean with a few choice pedals running straight in front. Seriously, smashing the crap out of those two with a decent compressor and a Telecaster is too much fun. I’ve always found that all our valve gear loves to take a good kicking in the front end, especially with lower gain overdrive pedals. I think a lot of the Orange character comes from their crunchy nature, so for me the contrast with a smoother sounding OD really works. Often I’ve found these types of pedals can sound a bit too ‘nice’ with a lot of other amps, but with ours they really open up.

I did something similar the other day in our workshop with the new Crush 35RT. Damn, those new Crush are properly, properly good. I just wish they’d been around when I’d first picked up the guitar!

What are your top 2 or three records of all time? What are a couple records you’ve been listening to a lot recently?
I like to listen to as much different music as I can. I even found Scars by Soil in my rather dusty CD collection the other day! Robert Glasper’s Black Radio II gets a fair amount of play in the flat. I really like Cara Dillon’s new album, too, A Thousand Hearts. I think that’s about as good as modern folk gets.

If I have to be pushed on a top 3 these would certainly be up there:

Pearl Jam, Ten: A bit obvious perhaps but this was probably the record that made me want to pick up a guitar. Absolutely no filler.
Wayne Krantz, Signals: Ignoring the fact it’s a jazz fusion album recorded in the ’80s (I think even the drums have chorus on them), this is probably the finest display of solo electric guitar playing that I’ve ever heard.
Steely Dan, Aja: I could’ve picked any number of ‘Dan albums but this one just nudges it. There’s a documentary of the making of that album which is quite illuminating! The pair of them are on another planet!

What’s the best live show/concert you’ve seen to date?
Probably Soulive at Camden’s Jazz Cafe, the year they were touring their Rubber Soulive album. They were just relentless that night. Such a big sound from a three piece, and so disgustingly groovy. If you’re into your funk, you need to go see these guys!

What’s something not related to amps, gear, or music in general that you’re super into?
I’m a BIG football fan. As in the correct sort, the one that is actually played with the feet. My team is Sheffield Wednesday, ‘The Owls’, who are pretty dreadful at present, but there’s no fun in winning every week…

What’s your favorite shitty Youtube video?
No-brainer.


 

Gratuitous self-promotion time: got anything you want to plug?
Unfortunately, I’ve got nothing to personally plug at the minute, but I’d like to give a shout out to Bailey Guitars. Mark makes beautiful guitars up in Scotland. He did me a custom guitar a few years back (below) and it’s chuffing gorgeous. He runs guitar making courses too: http://www.baileyguitars.co.uk/

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If you could do anything else for living, what would it be?
I would’ve loved to have been a rally driver, or at least involved in a team. I grew up watching the likes of Carlos Sainz, Colin McRae, Tommi Makinen et al. hooning about in the forests of Northern Europe in the pitch dark and in the pissing rain! As a young lad, I was transfixed. I have maximum respect for anybody who can do that sort of thing.

Name your favorite TV show from the 90’s.
Well, I grew up in the 90s, so perhaps the most memorable for me as a kid was Fireman Sam, although technically I think it started in the late ‘80s. The original theme tune was great too. Unfortunately, the new version is all crappy CGI animation and they’ve messed with the tune. But if you watch the old ones back now you’ll realise there was definitely some shameless adultery going on in that sleepy little Welsh village! Childhood innocence is bliss.

What’s your most beloved alcoholic beverage?
I’m into decent beer, and the new-wave ‘craft beers’ in particular. I have to give credit to the Septics on that front because there are some really good beers coming out of the USA these days. Not at all like the insipid dross they used to serve up (‘King of Beers’ my arse!). I really like the Sixpoint stuff especially. Keep up the good work.

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You can have any piece of musical equipment you want, new or old, what would it be? Jimmy Page’s 1953 Custom-whatever? The microphone Sinead O’Connor used when she ripped up that picture of the Pope? Your choice.
I like old gear but I’m not particularly sentimental about it. I’d have something expensive that I could flog and retire on the proceeds. I saw a Dumble 4×12 cab go for something outrageous like $30,000 a year or so ago on the net. What planet are these people on?!

Orange’s lead amp designer and Technical Director, Ade Emsley, is a mad scientist. He’s a self-taught circuit genius and a total rock n’ roller all at the same time. For added “cool factor” he’s also born and bred in South London, which is responsible for that awesome cockney accent and “take no crap” attitude.

Ade joined Orange way back in 1998. In the past 16 years his contributions to the company have been endless, but his most notable is likely the Tiny Terror, which is considered one of the most important amps of all time and set the stage for the entire “lunchbox amp” craze. It’s become a favorite among guitar players of all levels, especially in the studio. Ask Ade which amp is his favorite and he’ll tell you the same.

But we also have Ade to thank for EVERY tube amp we’ve introduced since ’98, including the AD, Rockerverb MKI and MKII, Thunderverb, OR, Dual Dark, and TH series. And while Ade remains coy about his contributions to our increasingly popular Crush PRO series, the fact remains that we wouldn’t have ever made the foray into high-powered solid state amps if Ade hadn’t designed the tube amp they’re based on (the Rockerverb 100).

With no further adieu we present this fantastic 4 minute interview with Ade Emsley, captured by our good friends at ZZounds. Hear how he describes the Orange tone in his own words.

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When you boil a band down to it, it very rarely needs more than two musicians. The list of bands that slay with just two members is numerous. You’ve got The Black Keys, Death From Above 1979, Soft Cell

Ok, we’re kidding about Soft Cell. Hope we didn’t “taint” your opinion of this article.

Moving along…

Today we interview Mattias Noojd. Mattias hails from Gothenburg and is the guitarist and vocalist in the band Galvano. The band are a crushing audible assault mixing frantic drumming, wailing vocals and killer riffs.

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Hi Mattias, nice to have you on board the blog! Let’s start with a simple one. Why Orange?

I used to own a OR120 a few years back and loved it, that dark and warm tone. Had to let it go though cause of financial reasons. I’d been missing it a lot and when I started looking at Orange amps again I decided on the Thunderverb 200 for it’s high gain and versatility. I needed something that could stand up against my Model T and I’m loving what the Thunderverb brings to the table. That thick low end and grit really completes my tone. Our band is really loud and that’s just how I like it, I want to feel those riffs, not just hear them.

The Thunderverb isn’t struggling in that department.

What amps are you currently running for your live setup?

My complete setup is a Thunderverb 200 and a -74 Sunn Model T that sits on 2 PPC412HP8 cabinets, I’m also using an Ampeg SVT 3 PRO that sits on an Ampeg 8×10 cabinet.

How about your recording set-up?

I usually use my live rig in the studio as well.

What is it about these amplifiers & cabinets that you like? Not only sonically but also any noticeable comments about how they handle life on the road.

Apart from what I’ve already mentioned I just love how the Orange cabinets sit right on the floor, that really brings out the low end. My cabinets are heavy as hell but it’s all worth it, they’re really solid.

How do you like to set the amp up? This doesn’t have to be exact settings, just what settings you have found work for you, a photo of the setting will also do!

I run my signal through all three amps. They are all are on most of the time.

The current Orange amps you are working on, are the tubes stock or do you have a preferred brand? If so, which?

It’s stock and my Thunderverb came with 6550’s. I might swap ‘em ouf for kt88’s though. I like those a lot.

Would you like to add/provide any additional information?

I’d just like to express my deep appreciation to Orange for taking interest in and supporting our band and me as a guitar player.

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Go and check out Galvano, listen to their record, browse some pictures and buy a shirt! Till next time.

http://galvano.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/GALVANOgbg

 

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Why Orange?

When using other brands we found that no other could match the clarity and presence that Orange have. Our guitar tones are now presented to the fullest and we can perform live with full confidence that we’re going to sound great, even in venue’s with bad acoustics/PA/sound systems. The gear is so convenient to travel with as well! Cabs and heads are a great size and we were amazed how much power they have. The first time we jammed with Orange we knew we wouldn’t turn back.

What amps/cabs are you using?

Both guitarists are using Dual Terror heads. They are small and deliver more power than a lot of the other big heavy heads we used to drag to shows. Also the two stage preamp makes it perfect for live and studio use. We use PPC212 open back cabs with the heads. The open back with Celestion vintage speakers make our live sound the biggest its ever been. And we were stoked that they came in black!

Our bassist uses the Terror bass 500. All we can really say is since we got this to our back line, our sound got heavy… really heavy. Biggest bass presence we’ve ever felt!

Do you remember the first time you saw an Orange amp?

Not exactly. To be totally honest it was just the continuing amount of bands that we seen live bringing Orange gear onto the stage and sounding amazing that made us take notice of the brand. A lot of those were UK artists and ones we massively respected too: Skindred and Architects, to name a couple.

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Guitar tech for Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy, Josh Newton, was once arrested for looking too intense in black and white

Guitar tech for Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy, Josh Newton, was once arrested for looking too intense in black and white

I have very hazy memories of having danced danced to many of the songs off ‘From Under the Cork Tree” at the local rock club when I was a student. Now onto their fifth studio album, Fall Out Boy are in the upper echelons of music, selling out tours and touring the world over and over.

Currently keeping these wheels turning are two techs, Josh Newton and Brian Diaz. Josh has been a touring musician for over 20 years in bands such as The Damned Things and Every Time I Die, but only in the tech game for one year. Brian has been a tech for eleven years and has worked with some of the rock giants of our time (Guns N’ Roses, Anthrax, Primus, Brand New, Motion City Soundtrack, Sum 41)

 What’s a typical day life for you on tour?

Brian : The day usually starts with me waking up way too early for the backline to get loaded in, so I hang around, eat breakfast and watch the other departments build their rigs whether it’s lighting, video, whoever. Once I roll my gear in place I try to get started with changing strings as soon as I can while I wait for audio to be ready for us to soundcheck. It’s usually at this point that I’ll do any repairs or try to recreate any issues I may have experienced the show before. Usually it’s something pretty easy like a loose pot, or a bad cable that needs to be replaced. Sometimes it may involve re-tubing a head or something more involved. More days than not, there isn’t much to do other than restring and polish up the guitars. Show time is pretty much the same every day: line check, tape down setlists and cables, bring out the water and towels, and then wait for the band to show up to stage. Fall Out Boy tends to be pretty on time everyday. Other bands I have worked for are famously extremely tardy. End of the night it’s a race to get it all in the truck, take a shower and get back to the bus.

Josh: I usually start setting up at around 12pm or so. I get the backline up and running, tweak things here and there. After that I’ll restring the guitars and check the intonation and action. We line check around 3pm, then wait until show time. Post show we get out of there as quickly as possible then do it all again the next day.

 Favourite part of the job?

Brian: My favourite part of doing this is the times when you get recognized for the work you do. It makes the long hours that you put in which seem pointless actually worth it. That and the travel. I have always been a fan of exploring new places, and this has given me the opportunity to see the world and get paid for it.

Josh: Getting things to sound good and work correctly. I like the challenge off trying to get things exactly the same every day despite the different conditions.

What Orange Gear are Fall Out Boy using?

Brian: Right now Patrick Stump is using the Dark Terror at 15 watts. Normally this is dumped into a Palmer PGA-04 load box, since we have these elaborate stage sets where onstage backline doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. When we do use cabinets we are using whatever Orange 4x12s we can get our hands on. Just yesterday we got some black 2x12s that we are going to try out today.

Josh: [Joe Trohman] has used several. The Thunderverb 200, Rockerverb 100 or 50, and the Tiny Terror are the most used with us. Cabs are usually PPC412 or PPC212.

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 What is it about Orange amplifiers & cabinets that you like?

Brian: First and foremost it’s always about the tone. Before this Patrick was using (edit: someone else’s amplifier) that I had done a bit of modifying to so they were sounding just okay. We had these shows where I couldn’t get the amp to stop buzzing and I borrowed a Tiny Terror from Joe Trohman and it was game over. There was an immediate difference in the breadth of sound and the amount of crunch I was able to get out of it. Patrick liked it immediately and wanted to try the Dark Terror because he tends toward a more metal tone. I was into it immediately because of the size and the metal construction. They are so compact and so sturdy.

Josh:I’ve never had one go down on me. They’re built like tanks, specifically the cabs. Solid stuff. 

The current Orange amps you are working on, are the tubes the stock or do you have a preferred brand? If so, which?

Brian:I have been using the Dark Terrors stock and they sound great. I do hear from time to time about swapping out the V1 tube for a Tung Sol, but I haven’t got around to experimenting with that yet. We have a couple more heads coming to us for a second rig we are building, so maybe I’ll drop one in and check it out.

Josh: I usually swap out the tubes to JJ’s. Just a personal preference. With the Thunderverb 200’s, I swapped them out to use KT88s. Just a hair more beef with those monsters. 

Any stand out products from Orange which you would choose over all the rest?

Brian: I am a bassist so I have always been in love with the Orange bass lineup, particularly the AD200. I haven’t tried out the Terror Bass yet, but I’m thinking about checking that out. For the guitar gear, I really love the Thunderverb 200.

John: I’m a fan of the OR series.

Finally, the question to end all questions. Valve or solid state?

Brain:Valve is always going to win this round. I guess it comes from the time spent listening to bands that recorded with tube amps and hearing it live, but you just aren’t recreating the same sound with a solid state amplifier. My work with amps is fairly limited, but what I do have experience with is valve amps. If I had a solid state piece that went down I don’t think I’d be servicing it myself. I definitely have a better shot with a valve amp as I have a better understanding of them.

Josh: It depends. With guitars, tubes tend to be most pleasing to my ears, but bass can go either way. I’ve rarely had an issue with any of Orange’s products.

“Brian gets to travel the world thanks to music!” is what we would have captioned this if we were bored. But we’re not, so we’re captioning it “Why would Brian send us a picture of him surrounded by kangaroos?”

“Brian gets to travel the world thanks to music!” is what we would have captioned this if we were bored. But we’re not, so we’re captioning it “Why would Brian send us a picture of him surrounded by kangaroos?”