• Best all-around amp

  
  As reviewed by MARSH FREEMAN on 1/31/2013

  This is probably the most complete amp that I have ever played. It really is great for just about every style of music (maybe not death metal) but where it really excels is in a bluesy, roots rock type of setting. The clean tones rival anything I've heard from any high-end Fender combo (i.e., Twin Reverb) and I might go so far as to say the tonal range might even be slightly better. The built-in reverb truly is astounding; it sounds completely natural and non-digital. Adding a little bit of reverb really brings the clean tones to life and helps add sustain and power to the high gain settings. As for the dirty channel, it is very punchy in the highs and mids but tends to muddy a little in the lower ranges which personally I like. Obviously, as both the gain and volume increase the distortion tends to break-up across a greater tonal range. The only negative I might point out is that there isn't enough sustain for certain types of soloing and riffing but this can be easily corrected by a good, high gain, distortion pedal. Lastly, I would suggest to prospective buyers to avoid pairing this amp with a speaker cab that only uses Vintage 30s because as great as they are for the highs and mids they are really lacking for the lows and the full potential of the amp can be slighted a bit. The cab I use is a 4x12 with 2 Vintage 30s and 2 G12H30s (which are great for the low tones) and I get a phenomenal range of tones. Hope this review helps and happy playing!!!

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• Rockerverb 50 Head

  
  As reviewed by Rob on 5/25/2011

  Well, I used to think that the Mesa Boogie Mark V was the best head of all. But this Orange Rockerverb 50 is just as good but in a different way. The Rockerverb has a more dirty type of distortion than the Mesa Mark V. What I mean by "dirty" is less focused and breaks up more like the marshalls. In fact the tone is similar to a Marshall Plexi but with higher gain. The bass is not as tight a the Mesa Boogie mark V, but very crunchy compared to the mark V in IIC+ mode. The Lead sounds are more thicker than a Mark V. It really is like comparing Oranges and Apples when comparing amp heads. The orange just really sounds like a high gain Marshall modified tube head.

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• what ive experienced so far

  
  As reviewed by Danny on 4/15/2011

  i only rated it 4 stars becase i havent used it alot yet......i just got the head and i must say right out of the box it glows....the style and design of it is really eye catching... the sound on it is also amazing.....i had band practice the other day and the sound cut through everything else in the room....it doesnt blend in with the other amps.... the only thing i dont like is the fact that it weighs like 55 lbs.... now when i first plugged it in i turned it up and started to play, and a hum started to come out of the speakers....i hit another note and it went away.....after that it didnt happen again for the rest of the night.... maybe because it was brand new or because i started to push it before it warmed up....but i will further investigate, but other than that it was everything they said it would do

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