Orange Rocker 15 Terror

I've been on the lookout for a new Amp for more than a year before settling on the Rocker 15.
After having used my Peavey Vypyr for about 8 Years, I wanted a low wattage tube amp.
Out of a few british amps at a similar price point I liked the sound of the Rocker 15 the most.

My first impression was basically "wow that thing is LOUD".
I play in my flat and even though I use a silent cab, I still run the amp at one watt most of the time.

What I like:
* A nice range of sounds from crisp cleans to quite high gain
* The way it reacts to my playing
* The ability to dial it down to 0.5 watt
* The effectsloop
* It takes gain pedals quite nicely
* The simplicity of the interface

What I don't like:
* The channel switching footswitch is a separate product not provided with the amp
* I think the highs of the dirty channel could be a bit more focused (is almost a non issue, but I thought I should mention it)
* There is a switch between half and full wattage on the front, however the switch between the "headroom" and "bedroom" settings is at the back. This could have been moved into a single 4 way switch at the front.

What to expect:
* An out of the box good sound, just plug it in and it will work
* A good base for pedal usage
* A loud amp that can easily keep up with a drummer

What not to expect:
* An absolute high end metal beast
* A quiet amp, that can be played in your flat at night (to be fair it can do that, but not at optimal sound)

Regarding the features:
* As previously mentioned I would have liked the footswitch to come with it
* You receive a nice bag for the amp, which is adequate, considering it is not that heavy

Regarding handling:
* Most of the front is described by pictograms instead of text, that might initially not be intuitive, but for a quick look it works a lot nicer and makes the front look a lot cooler.
* The clean channel has no way of adjusting the sound, however I don't think it is necessary, it already sounds phenomenal

Overall I am absolutely happy with my purchase and for my current situation it was definitely the right choice.

Disclaimer: I was previously playing through Orange Micro Terror so I do like the "orange" sound.

The packaging: the amp comes with a padded bag that is very nice to use and does not come with a footswitch. I personally think that orange footswitches are a bit bulky so this was not an issue for me.

The sound: I was always a fan of Orange breakup tones and this does deliver everything I was hoping for. In my one-man-band setup it fills the sonic space nicely and has a really punchy mid-range (paired with a V30 cabinet). I can get a really nice variety of gain tones and It all works really well. What I was surprised with is how much I liked the clean tones and how much I end up using the clean channel as a result.

The amp is loud, and I do mean LOUD. The headroom/bedroom switch as well as half/full power work wonders for this. I am yet to be able to take it off the headroom mode for either practice or live as it gets plenty loud. I find that even in 1W mode it is loud enough to hold its own with my small drum kit.

It does have fx loop which is great for delays/looping.

Overall I love the amp and it suites my needs perfectly and so this is going to be the last amp I buy for a long time.

Small negative points:
- Handle does not fold so I cannot set my backup on the top (not really a big issue)
- Aformentioned lack of bundled footswitch (not a problem since I was planning to get a smaller footprint one from a third party anyway)

It sounds like an Orange amp should. The clean channel is a bit dull but I am using this 99% of the time as a pedal platform. I find that I prefer the drive of pedals that of this amp, but for people who love the Orange tone, it is great. Great quality (no issues in 2-3 years), never a hiccup. That's my only tube amp that never had an issue so that says something. The low-power settings are extremely useful. The gain knob doesn't do anything until it is half-way up, I'm sure this could have been improved in the design. I guess it is 5 stars if you love the Orange tone, I give it 4 because neither the clean nor the drive channels impressed me personally.

This is a great amp with a very cool simple design and feature set.
It?s just so easy to carry in the bag comes with it and go to a gig/rehearsal. Build quality is very good for an amp made in China, it feels like real durable amp, not a gimmick.

I bought this amp after having not so nice experiences with build quality of some of the Marshalls I have owned.

But the sound / response is not my thing - although it sounds great - just not my taste. This amp has a slower and more compressed attack in comparison to a typical Marshall or Fender.
So this is not your amp if you are looking for a very sharp, fast pick attack or a sound that?s more pronounced at high mids. Think of this amp more as Black Sabbath / Gary Moore vs Van Halen / Iron Maiden.

If you are looking for a sound to fill the whole spectrum, and take more place in the mix with only one guitar, and sounding fat, very fat - then this is a great amp.

This amp is great for me. The clean channel sounds nice on its own, and also brings out the best in my pedals. On the clean channel, my distortion pedals have a great voice. The dirty channel has a really nice sounding sound at any level of gain. The dirty channel can go from clean to very driven.

The FX Loop works great, including allowing me to use the amp as a pure power amp and a pedal as my pre-amp.

I'm sort of annoyed that the footswitch isn't included but I understand why at this price.

I haven't used the amp much at very high volumes, as I mostly play at home, but every power level sounds great. I'm able to get the amp to a driven sound without bothering the neighbours.

The amp looks great on top of my cabinet and is a very nice and easy to transport size. Overall, I'd say that it's a great amp. I'm looking forward to using it for a very long time as it fits my needs perfectly.

This is my third tube amp, I own a Bassbreaker 15 combo and a Harley Benton 15. I have to start with my little dissapointment which has to do with the quality of the product. The amp became noisy after the first 5-6 hours of playing. So I took off the cover and tested the tubes one by one (check ytube guide for this). The problem was a bad ECC81, uknown branded, made in China, while all the other tubes are JJ and work fine. It was a surprise for me to find a chinese tube in an amp of this price range. On the other hand I am fully satisfied by the sound. You get the "Orange" character and versatility. You can shape so many great sounds with the eq both vintage and modern. I have to say congratulations to the designer for making an amp which is simple to use and having so many possibilities at the same time.
I still don't know how to rate the quality of it.

Upon received the product I was very satisfied with the build quality (for a Chinese made product). It looks sturdy and is nicely designed. Even the gigbag is of good quality.

The features are great for the small size, the fx loop and channels switch especially, not forgetting the switchable wattage. But I find the combination of standby switch and half/full wattage switch a bit annoying sometimes, being used to two-position switches (but that's just a minor gripe).

The sound of this amp is something that was not to my liking from the start, but that's just a matter of taste and personal preference as it sounds great. It's not designed for higher gains. Attack seems more compressed Gladly, the clean channel takes distortion pedals really well and it really shines with tubescreamers in front of it.