r/ToobAmps

I am selling my Orange Rocker 32.

I bought it for a gig that I needed to play,

but just about a month later Vox released their new hand-wired AC30.

Now I use the Vox exclusively.

I'm a sucker for Celestion Alnico Blues.

Before putting this up for sale, I brought it to my local trusted music shop to have them inspect it thoroughly.

Everything is perfectly fine. The only thing they did was replace the tubes. I haven't used it since, so those tubes are brand new.

I swapped out the speakers in the Orange Rocker 32 with Celestion Creambacks, which sound 10 times better than the stock speakers.

I still have both sets of speakers, so depending on what you want to spend, you can choose which speakers you want.

Or we can make a deal where you just take both sets.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this amp, it is the gold standard of tube amps made for pedals.

The left speaker and the right speaker are their own channels, so you get the option of mono, stereo (great for effects like Ping Pong delay), Or you can make it so that the left speaker is your dry signal and the right speaker is your wet signal ( in which case, if you are using delay or reverb you'll hear the guitar tone out of the left speaker and then you'll only hear the wet delay or reverb out of the right speaker, which creates a beautiful atmospheric space)

https://orangeamps.com/en-us/products/rocker-32-combo

I suppose I might be open to part cash part trade, but I really can't think of anything that I need musically at the moment

Maybe an electric guitar if it's something that I'm interested in...

Obscure instruments are also something I might be interested in.

Let's hear some offers.

i have this exact one at home. i want to convert it into an microphone preamp that goes into the insert point of my mixing console. is it a realistic goal? Thanks!!

Looking for advice from those with experience with this unit. I have a Princeton-style amp, with a 12" speaker and mids knob. I know the JDX is meant to emulate a 4x12 Marshall but I'm looking to have the option for line-out directly to my Soundcraft mixer for in-ear monitoring at practice and gigs. It seems like the best option. This would also allow the sound person at a show to choose whichever option they find best for the space-- take my split snake tail and go direct in, while the amp speaker provides stage volume, or mic the cab I use the line-out solely for monitoring. Maybe TMI and not a tube amp, but I also run a Roland JC-40 for stereo spread. I think the darker Marshall-y tones of the JDX's speaker emulation could compliment the JC well. What would/do you do? Any other options to consider for creating a line-out from a tube amp? Considering the A/DA GCS-5 or 6 as well. Thanks!

I am preparing to start my first amp build with a Mojotone 5E3 kit and I have been doing some reading on Rob Robinette's site for possible mods I might be interested in trying out. A very simple looking one is the addition of the 470k PI grid stopper resistor above that is supposed to get rid of unwanted PI blocking distortion at higher gain. I want any mods that I do to be easily reversible so I always have the option for the stock circuit and Rob suggests changing the 470k resistor to a 1M linear "sweet" pot to let you dial in resistance to taste, or turn the pot all the way up for a stock sound. That sounds great, but I'm thinking I would rather have a toggle switch instead of having to try and hit the same spot on a pot any time I want to go change my setting. So my question is this: If I were to put in the 470k resistor exactly as shown and then run a wire with a SPST on/off toggle switch beside that resistor going to the same pin and eyelet would that accomplish what I want? I know when the switch is off the signal would have no other choice but to go through the resistor, but when the switch is on will the lower impedance path be enough to bypass that resistor and sound stock?

Just picked up this little hybrid tube amp second hand and noticed a weird breakup when trying to dial in a clean setting (high volume, low gain). Seems to go away when I add more gain and reduce the volume. I also noticed that it sounds super fizzy when I crank the gain. Anyone know if this is normal?

Set up is LP with humbuckers into Orange Micro Dark into 1x12 cap with Vintage 30 8ohm. Thanks!

Hey everyone.

One day the indicator light on my Fender Blues Deluxe Amp died and my amp started making this permanent background interference noise. I can play the guitar normally and loudly, and the guitar tone sounds fine, but there is this constant noise in the backdrop that is pure madness.

I tried isolating the problem a few ways; moving the amp to another circuit, tried different patch cables and instruments. I checked for electrical interference and my determination was that was not a problem. My electrician buddy says my ground wire might be messed up but I am a complete noob.

If anyone has insight into this problem I would be very appreciative. I will be bringing this amp to a repair guy anyways.

This had arrived yesterday. Admittedly 60 Cycle Hum had piqued my curiosity. My love of groups like Velvet Underground, Television, Beck, Sleater Kinney, The Modern Lovers, Mazzy Star and others that have used vintage Silvertone, Supro and Valco style amps had inspired me to purchase one of these. At $300, I honestly could not resist. For the price of a new reverb or delay pedal, I was able to purchase a truly unique tube amp that features a 15 inch speaker, which contributes to the lofi, vintage sound of this amp.

Prior to the amp arriving, I was potentially seeking an alternative speaker such as the Eminence Legend which became the default speaker installed on the Excelsior Pro, however that speaker increased the headroom and volume, which is not the intention in my use case.

I want the scuzzy garage rock tones. I own a Twin Reverb along with a Hot Rod Deluxe if I want higher headroom. I wanted something that sounded unique and akin to the amps that inspired the design, not another cleaner pedal platform amp.

First post here, so howdy.

I've been getting into building pedals, and now I'm "stepping up" to amps, so I thought I'd share this project I'm considering and ask for advice from the experts.

I found this Decca vacuum tube turntable at Goodwill yesterday, and I thought it would make an awesome cabinet for a "vintage" guitar amp. My idea is to basically gut the entire thing, use the (dual 7-pin) tube chassis to put in a dual-stage 6AU6 "starved plate" preamp, and add a 24VDC solid state power amp (actually 2). I'm basically planning to yank out the turntable and replace the base to keep the circuitry separated from the driver. Then, I'm going to add some risers and a top baffle to put either a 10" or 12" driver. The cool thing is the wings, though. In the preamp circuit, I'm going to split the signal to include a reverb (probably a PT2399) that's a wet-only signal, and that is going to the (removable on a hinge) wings. There are 4" speakers in them right now, but I'll probably upgrade to 6", depending on how much room there is once I open them up. Each wing will probably have a 6' extension reach. I think that would add a pretty cool "space reverb" or "space delay" type of thing.

My overall build plan is fairly straightforward: TL072 (input buffer) > tone controls (probably a tilt-style)> tube stages > TL072 (signal split) > Signal A: driver power amp; Signal B: reverb power amp. I might add another recovery stage after the reverb, depending on how many db the reverb cuts. The front panel knobs will be the driver and reverb volume, and the remaining pots (gain, tone, reverb depth, reverb time, and whatever else) will be on the top baffle with the driver.

I'm using the hybrid approach because I'm not ready for high voltage yet (and I have an Orange Micro Terror that uses the "starved plate" and I really like the sound). Soon, but not quite yet.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Has anybody ever seen this amp before

Do your wurst.