DOWNLOADABLE OWNERS MANUALS FOR ORANGE AMPLIFIERS ...
13 May 2010
Click on the DOWNLOADS header to access downloadable PDFs of Owners Manuals for ORANGE Amplifiers..

ORANGE launches new subsidiary - OMEC Personal Computers Ltd (OPC) - for product development in sound technology and personal computers.
16 April 2010
The recent unveiling of the revolutionary design OPC Computer Amplifier Speaker at Musikmesse 2010 has already attracted massive interest worldwide. For more details, a tech spec and photos, click on the O thumbnail opposite.

!! DUAL TERROR, TERROR BASS & CRUSH PiX IN MUSIC STORES NOW!!
08 October 2009
Click on the TWITTER link at the foot of this page for the latest news about new Orange products from MD, Damon Waller..

CHECK OUT THE NEW-LOOK ORANGE FORUM !!
07 September 2009
Click on the COMMUNITY header to view the new-style Forum. ORANGE welcomes your comments and suggestions to make the Forum even more user-friendly.... join in and have your say in the. IMPORTANT: NEW FORUM - READ ME thread at the top of page 1.

READ GUITAR WORLD'S REVIEW OF THE DUAL TERROR...
14 June 2009
Click on the DOWNLOADS header and then the PRESS REVIEWS & ARTICLES - VIEW ALL tab to download the GUITAR WORLD 'Soundcheck' DUAL TERROR review.

VIEW ORANGE'S LATEST PRODUCTS AT THE LONDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SHOW - LIMS 2009....
18 May 2009
Orange Amplification is exhibiting on STAND G10 at LIMS 2009 being held at London's ExCel centre in the Royal Victoria Dock, London EX16 1XL until Sunday June 14th.. Click on the NEWS header above for more details.

FORUM MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE... THE UPGRADE IS NOW COMPLETED
22 March 2009
The forum upgrade has now been completed. We are sorry for the extended downtime but hope that you will be happy with the improvements that have been made to the new forum!

ORANGE FORUM MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE....
10 February 2009
We are very aware that members have encountered problems recently when trying to access the Forum.. We are currently addressing this issue. Whilst we do so the Forum will be unavailable for short periods. . . We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you, however these measures will result in a vast improvement in our Forum facility.. .

Urgent - Tiny Terror Recall
27 November 2008
Important European Union - Safety Warning. . Orange Amplification - Tiny Terror Head. . We have become aware that some Tiny Terror Heads sold between October 2007 and August 2008 have a manufacturing defect.. . The defect is in the mains transformer which may be unsafe.. . If you own a Tiny Terror head please check the serial number on the rear of the amplifier..

ORANGE WORLD HQ - NEW ADDRESS
23 September 2008
Orange has moved to a much larger building in Borehamwood. As of MONDAY 29th SEPTEMBER our new address is : 108 RIPON WAY. BOREHAMWOOD. HERTFORDSHIRE. . WD6 2JA UK

ORANGE MERCHANDISE NOW ON SALE - CLICK ON MERCHANDISE
02 September 2008
Initially this applies to purchases from the UK and USA only, but other regions will be added in the future.. . . Other Orange items - in addition to T-Shirts and footswitches - will be added to the list soon.

141 TINY TERROR COMBOS STOLEN FROM ORANGE HQ. £3000 REWARD. CLICK ON 'NEWS' HEADER
18 August 2008
Thieves broke into Orange HQ at Borehamwood on Saturday night (16th August) and stole. 141 Tiny Terror combos with a total retail value of £62,000. . So far, 121 Tiny Terror combos have been legitimately shipped into the UK and . 2 pieces to Hungary, no others have been shipped anywhere in Europe.. . CLICK ON 'MORE...' ABOVE FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF. THE STOLEN ITEMS.. . . If you are offered a Tiny Terror combo or hear of somebody else who is, . please contact info@omec.com to help us and the police with investigations.. .. There will be a £3000 reward for information which results in the successful. conviction of the criminals who carried out this theft. .

NEW!!!! CLICK ON 'DOWNLOADS'.. CHECK OUT THE NEW 'PRESS REVIEWS & ARTICLES' SECTION
06 August 2008
. GUITARIST Magazine plugs into the OR50 - read the review. . . . MI PRO Magazine's cover story is all about ORANGE and includes an interview with CEO Cliff Cooper

YOUR CHANCE TO TRY AND BUY A LIMITED EDITION 40th ANNIVERSARY CUSTOM SHOP AMPLIFIER!
02 July 2008
Here are the four USA music stores and four UK dealers, all chosen via lottery, who are to stock one of the forty named 40th Anniversary Custom Shop amplifiers. The following girls' names were announced and allocated at a presentation made during the recent LIMS 08. . (Click on the NEWS header)

THE PSYCHEDELIC LOGO THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT ORANGE
03 June 2008
“I remember,” Orange’s founder and CEO, Cliff Cooper, points out some forty years on, “the shop front lettering taking forever to complete, but looking back it was worth the wait. It truly reflected the ‘Flower Power’ and ‘Psychedelic’ era.” . Orange’s New Compton Street shop-front logo – with its trendy artwork now re-created and enhanced for the first time since the early 1970s – is the commemorative logo for the company’s 40th anniversary year. Plus, it is the design featured on Orange’s official 40th Anniversary T-shirt now available as a limited edition. . If you wish to order a 40th Anniversary T-shirt contact info@omec.com for further details. Alternatively, you can buy it very soon using the Orange website’s shopping basket..

NEWS UPDATE: The 40th Anniversary Custom Shop Ltd Edition
13 May 2008
The 40th Anniversary Custom Shop Limited Edition has instantly found its voice in the world. . Orders are coming in fast, and all forty amplifiers - to be made in the first year with different one-off circuits - will soon have been reserved. . . Here's an exclusive update from the Orange Custom Shop about where some of the amps ordered are bound for or have already been shipped.. . “We have Sally and Edith that both went to Germany. Michelle went to Canada. Christina went to Spain. Judy is going to Holland. Lina and Mia are on their way to France. Betty is ready to go to Norway. . Right now we are working on Roberta which will be going to Italy once it’s completed. Our Italian distributor requested that name but many of the amps do not get named until we have played them and checked out their tonal character, playability and response!". .

LIMITED EDITION 40th ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT NOW AVAILABLE !
18 April 2008
If you wish to order a 40th Anniversary T-shirt contact info@omec.com for further details. Alternatively, you can buy it very soon using the Orange website’s shopping basket.

INTRODUCING THE PPC412 40th ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION LOUDSPEAKER CABINET
09 April 2008
To further commemorate its 40th Anniversary, Orange reproduces its classic 1970s 4x12 speaker cabinet design.

NEWS UPDATE - THE AD5 COMBO - AVAILABLE IN JULY
08 April 2008
This is the third edition of this compact but powerful combo. Orange first introduced the AD5 in 1999 when a total run of 64 combos were hand built point-to-point and fitted with Alnico Eminence 10â€ speakers. Then 2003 saw the launch of the PCB version loaded with a Jensen P10R Alnico: the production run then was 60 combos..

INTRODUCING THE PPC 212 OB CABINET
08 April 2008
A new combo-sized cabinet from Orange with an open-backed (OB) design.

NEWS UPDATE: THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OR50 IS NOW AVAILABLE
08 April 2008
Guitarist & Bass (April issue) is one of many guitar magazines and websites that reported back on NAMM 2008 and the excitement and interest generated at the show by the launch of the Orange 40th Anniversary series - the Custom Shop Limited Edition and the OR50.

INTRODUCING THE TINY TERROR COMBO
08 April 2008
Available in early summer, reviewers agree that here is a 1 x 12 (Celestion G12 H30) combo with a new and different harmonic quality to the Tiny Terror head.

ORANGE AT THE LONDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SHOW (LIMS)
07 April 2008
Orange will be exhibiting at the first ever London International Music Show to be held from June 12th to 15th at London's Excel centre.

VIEW THE 'ORANGE WALL' BACKLINES AT THE READING & LEEDS FESTIVAL 2010... YOU ME AT SIX ... LOSTPROPHETS.... & BIFFY CLYRO ONSTAGE..

Click on the link below to see YOU ME AT SIX's stunning ORANGE backline at the READING 2010 FESTIVAL, consisting of SIXTEEN 4...

VIEW THE FIRST OF FIVE 'ORANGE FAMILY' VIDEOS - DOUG DOPPLER DEMONSTRATES ORANGE AMPS FULL PRODUCT LINE..

ORANGE AMPS - FULL PRODUCT LINE is the first in a series of five videos that showcase the various families of ORANGE amps, in...

SIGN UP FOR THE 'ORANGE AMPS EMAIL NEWSLETTER' TO ENTER PRIZE DRAWS & GET THE LATEST REVIEWS & ARTISTS' INFO...

Sign up for our email newsletter to enter competitions where you could win an ORANGE amp... plus, you'll get links to the lat...

KERRANG! AWARDS 2010.. ANOTHER YEAR OF MASSIVE SUCCESS FOR ORANGE BANDS!!

ORANGE are proud to announce that this year's KERRANG! AWARDS (held in London on July 29th) are again dominated by ORANGE end...

!! IMPORTANT NOTICE !! REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE RECOVERY OF STOLEN ORANGE AMPLIFIERS & SPEAKERS

The Orange amplifiers and speaker cabs listed below recently went missing in transit in the UK to customers. These items are ...

ORANGE GOES TO THE BIG FESTIVALS !! SEE VIDEOS FROM SXSW 2010 IN TEXAS.................. &....... 2010 HARVEST OF HOPE IN FLORIDA.

ORANGE's ALEX AUXIER heads to SxSW 2010 (South by South West) in Austin, Texas, to spend some time at this massive annual eve...

HEAR TOTAL GUITAR MAGAZINE'S AUDIO CLIP OF THE TINY TERROR HARD WIRED EDITION..

Check out the TINY TERROR HARD WIRED EDITION's warm tones and classic ORANGE crunch in the TOTAL GUITAR audio review. The fu...

TERROR BASS 500 & SMART POWER CABS..... READ THE 'BASS PLAYER' REVIEW..

APRIL 2010 ISSUE: "The TERROR BASS and SP cabs make for a fantastic rock rig. Not only do they expand preconceived notions a...

VIEW PREMIER GUITAR's NAMM 2010 / ORANGE BOOTH VIDEO............. ORANGE's DAVE VAN EPP demos the RV50 MKII & THUNDER 30 HEADS !!

DAVE VAN EPP at the ORANGE booth NAMM 2010, demos the ROCKERVERB 50 MKII and THUNDER 30, and ORANGE's ADRIAN EMSLEY tells you...

MUSICRADAR.COM/GUITAR WORLD VIDEO - THE NEW ROCKERVERB MKII HEAD & COMBO - MORE INFO & LIVE DEMONSTRATION

ORANGE'S ALEX AUXIER tells you more about the new ROCKERVERB MKII head and ADRIAN EMSLEY demonstrates the ROCKERVERB MKII 1x1...

FAQ Categories & Topics

General

What is the warranty on new Orange products?

Where can I find a dealer near me?

What is the history of Orange?

Technical

How often should I replace my valves/tubes?

I need to replace my tubes/valves - does my amp have to be biased?

What is an effects loop and how do I use it?

How do I channel-switch my amp?

What outputs do I use when I'm using an extension cabinet?

What output do I plug my speakers into?

Getting started

Vintage Orange Amplifiers

Where can I find spare parts?

How do I use the effects loop?

What is the F.A.C. control and what does it do?

What is the difference between high and low inputs?

How old is my Orange? What year was it manufactured?

Troubleshooting

Help! I need a repair tech!

I hear a rattling noise.

The amplifier constantly blows fuses.

I hear a high-pitched squeal from my amp.

I don't get any sound out of my amp.

My amp won't channel-switch.

I need to replace my tubes/valves - does my amp have to be biased?

In the U.K. vacuum tubes are referred to as valves.

When replacing tubes always use quality branded replacements. If unsure which brand to buy, check the Orange forum. There are many Orange owners experimenting with different brands and this is a great place to seek advice! Visit the Forum to discuss amplifiers with other Orange users.

WARNING! Tubes get HOT! Make sure that you leave your amplifier off for a sufficient period of time to allow the tubes to cool.

Preamp tubes may be replaced at any time by the owner. Allow the amp to cool down and remove the metal tube shields by pushing them in and turning them counter-clockwise. Pull out the old tube and insert the new one taking care to correctly line up the pins with the tube socket. Replace the tube shields. Orange recommends that you replace your preamp tubes once every 18 months, however you will not cause your amplifier any harm by using them longer. Replacing them regularly helps reduce the risk of a tube failing at an inopportune time!

When buying power tubes ask for matched pairs or quartets. This means that each tube has been tested and chosen to work well together. Allow the amp to cool down and take care to correctly line up the pins of the tube with the tube socket. Orange recommends that you replace your power tubes once every 12 months, however you will not cause your amplifier any harm by using them longer.

Power tubes in the Tiny Terror, Rocker 30, AD5, AD15, and AD30 series of amplifiers do not need to be biased. Power tubes in all other Orange amplifiers should be biased by a qualified amp technician when they are replaced. Failure to bias power tubes can result in shortened tube life and damage to your amplifier. Improperly biased tubes can also affect your amplifiers tone.