Orange Amps OR15 15W Single Channel, Compact and Portable Guitar Amp Head (Orange)

The Orange Amps OR15 is roughly the weight of a bowling ball, and about the size of a shoebox, but don’t think for a second that its compact stature (and therefore its incredible portability) comes at the expense of character or sonic heft: this pint-sized package is as overflowing with classic Orange tone as its bulkier relatives, delivering clean chimes full of purity and precision, a stately crunch at the edge of breakup, and up-to-11 maximalism that rings out at full saturation, all with convenience and authority.

Don’t think that 15 watts of power means it’s just for practicing, either: this is one of the loudest 15-watters you’ll ever hear, happy at all but stadium gigs, thanks to its robust, proprietary transformers, offering miles of headroom and almost endless possibilities for different gain structures. Indeed, with a simple-yet-powerful three-band EQ allowing you to season your tone to taste, the versatility of the OR15 is perhaps its greatest asset: roll off the gain and bass for deliciously glassy funk or do the reverse to turn this plucky little box into a fire-spitting monster, with gorgeously musical articulation even at its most overdriven.

Chuck in a valve-buffered effects loop that puts modulation pedals at exactly the right spot in your sound-making chain, and the OR15 has everything necessary to become the go-to amp for players of any style.

Headroom vs Bedroom

The OR15 is undoubtedly an amp to be gigged, but that doesn’t mean it’s not perfect for practice too, thanks to a half-power switch that offers the same cranked-amp feel at a more modest volume level.

Valve-Buffered Effects Loop

The nigh-on-invisible valve-buffered effects loop will make child’s play of even the most complex pedal board, ensuring that the cherished Orange tone is retained in any signal chain.

Design Classic

Buy into a little piece of design history with the effortlessly cool hieroglyphs design: the OR15 continues the Orange tradition of labeling amp controls with pictures instead of text-a revolutionary gesture when it was introduced in 1972 that’s now as inseparable from the Orange brand as the psychedelic logo and color of the tolex.