Orange Rockerverb MK3

[Orvillain]

I plugged in my Orange today for the longest time. Did a bunch of tricks from my video here. Such a great amp - to be honest, I forgot how much it rules. It really gives all my other high-gainers a run for their money.




With the GigRig G3 I should be able to control the built in reverb and attenuator at the same time as switching the channels. I'm gonna have to give this a proper go when I get a free afternoon; sorely lacking those right now!!

I also played with my Diezel VH4, and I wasn't really into it to be honest. Need to go back to that one further on down the line.

Looking back through my emails, I bought the Rockerverb MK3 in 2016!

 

[greatmutah]

I played through my Rockerverb a bit this morning. Went through all my amps actually. I love the Rockerverb gain channel with a boost like my SD-1. It tightens it up just enough and keeps it sounding monstrous. Beautiful sounding cleans too. Definitely a lifer amp to have around.

 

[Whizzinby]

Dude I’ve circled the drain on a Rockerverb a couple times this year after using it a bit on the AxeFX. It’s such a unique amp with its own vibe.

 

[greatmutah]

Dude I’ve circled the drain on a Rockerverb a couple times this year after using it a bit on the AxeFX. It’s such a unique amp with its own vibe.

Do it…. I love my Rockerverb. It’s definitely British but sits in a different space from my Marshall style amps.

 

[theimageofall]

Oh my…that sounds good!

 

[sleewell]

Those amps are so cool. I'd love one.

 

[EOengineer]

I keep telling myself one of these days..,

 

[Life Eats Life]

I played through my Rockerverb a bit this morning. Went through all my amps actually. I love the Rockerverb gain channel with a boost like my SD-1. It tightens it up just enough and keeps it sounding monstrous. Beautiful sounding cleans too. Definitely a lifer amp to have around.

My issue with the cleans is early break-up.
I just ran the clean with the attenuator for the broken teeth cleans.
You can pick these amps for a steal in the used marketplace

 

[Orvillain]

My issue with the cleans is early break-up.

I actually think the Rockerverb has a lot of headroom for clean cleans. The thing I don't like is not having a mids control. Guess that is what the effects loop is for, but there is no bypass for the effects loop. Once you plug into it, that is that.

 

[FuzzyAce]

That's a really nice crunch sound from the clean channel.
I don't have much experience with Orange amps, would be fun to crank one someday.

 

[Deadpan]

I've had the 50 for a long time and liked it.

Recently picked up a 100 and like it more.

Great amps.

 

[nicolasrivera]

I've had the 50 for a long time and liked it.

Recently picked up a 100 and like it more.

Great amps.

But the weight......

 

[greatmutah]

Yep the amps weigh a lot. So does the tone.

 

[James Freeman]

 

[The other John Browne]

Thanks James!

 

[Orvillain]

@The other John Browne I feel the same about the Orange clean channel. When you run it "clean" clean.... it is pretty anaemic. I think it is really meant to be an on the edge of breakup kind of thing, that's where it starts to come alive. An EQ in the loop can help a lot with the cleaner tones, because you can cut some mids and add some treble and get a bit of sparkle.

 

[Whizzinby]

Dude the Rockerverb really worked over that EVH in the head to head comp.

Orange has all da mids, and the EVH while tighter, sounded abrasive in direct comparison.

 

[greatmutah]

All this Rockerverb talk got me playing mine a bunch again haha. Such a cool amp.

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

It never came to my mind before, but… do I actually want a Rockerverb?

 

[Devin]

I didn't care for the older Rockerverbs at all but the MkIII is fucking awesome