8/31/2023 0 Comments Orange th30The sheer range of tones that can be dialed in from just six controls is nothing short of jawdropping whilst the quartet of EL84 valves convey their own crisp character, breaking up into rich overdrive when pushed to the limit. The TH30 has proved to be one of the most popular heads in the Orange range, and with good reason. The Clean channel delivers sweet, crystalline cleans, right up to the point of breakup, whilst the Dirty channel remains unerringly focussed, steeped in complex harmonic overtones even at maximum gain settings. Fine-tuning your distorted tones has never been easier or more rewarding. The Dirty channel features the same powerful Shape control first seen on our Thunderverb series, sweeping the midrange from scooped to boosted. For now though, I am more than content with this amp.With jangly cleans and high gain filth coexisting in perfect harmony, TH Series amplifiers excel whatever the situation. Perhaps later down the line I may look at the more expensive end of the chain. It also asks a gateway to tube driven Orange products. The ability to control the output on the amp as well makes it ideal for recording demos and as well as full studio tracks.įrom an amateur perspective getting into big hardware, I would recommend the TH30 as it will definitely see you through. Though this lacks any built in effects such as reverb etc, this is easily customisable with a few pedals here and there that would set you back even more should you decide you wanted a head with these features build in. The twin channel suffice in offer that nice balance in the music I play for the few clean parts in songs. It delivers that perfect punchy dirty noise I need as a rhythm guitarist. I don't need to spend hundreds upon hundreds on higher spec products in the Orange line, as this offers exactly what I need. I play in a pop-punk/punk-rock band and this perfect for me. it would have been a much more versatile amp. I'd really love if the first gain stages sounded somehow as the pushed clean channel (did i mention it gets REALLY loud?). and it worked great (there's some info on the web). I modded mine changing the tubes for milder ones, and swapping a resistor to get a smoother gain structure (it's still a nasty beast, anyway), more similar to a Rockerverb. It has a non switchable fx loop (that works really bad with instrument level effects, beware!) and can be downgraded to 15 and 7 W (without losing much of its volume, but with much less headroom) It's a metal amp, great for doom and stoner (of course) and surprisingly good for black and even trash, if overdriven. it's and the gain structure is not really ideal for rock. The problem is, the first gain stage is weak and unremarkable. getting a completely satisfying tone is tricky and takes multiple attempts, but it's entirely possible. between the two extremes there's a wide range of non-linear EQs. even too much (fizzy to the point of being unusable after 3 o clock), and a shape control that can - well - shape EQ from a slightly nasal, middy and extremely smooth tone that reminds me a bit of Santana's mark amps to a metal-zoney mid-scooped adolescent idea of metal. The dirt channel has lots and lots (4 stages, actually) of gain. an extremely loud clean with a 2 band EQ, that's very, very clean up to 12 o' clock, but can be driven into a really sweet (but ridiculously loud) crunch. The TH30 is a great way to enter the Orange world, without spending a fortune, but it's a very peculiar piece of gear. i love that elusive dirty tone - not fizzy, but with just that hint of harshness.
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