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Help please! COMBO AMPS: Orange Crush 50 'vs' Fender Rumble 40!

Combo Amps : Orange Crush 50 or Fender Rumble 40?

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DomTurco

DomTurco

Jul 4, 2020
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Hi everyone. I hope someone can help me on this! I am about to buy a new ‘small’ combo amp for home practice basically (sometimes I do jam with friends but Coachella is still far away for now!).

I narrowed my list down to 2 amps – Orange Crush Bass 50 and Fender Rumble 40

Because of the lockdown and the whole covid-19 situation I haven’t got chance to try them out personally in the shop and hopefully I will do it next week!
Meanwhile, anyone can share opinions on this? Ideal would be someone who played both! They are pretty similar in spec. Same power (actually the Orange is 50 Watts and Fender 40) and exact same price , at least here in the UK.

Thanks you all
 
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I don't want to compare the two amps in terms of better or worse, but what I will say is the following:

- the non-modelling fender rumble 40 is probably less expensive, new, than the Orange crush bass 50 new from the same shop (well, okay, not in your situation, but maybe you're talking about the modelling "studio" version)
- the fender rumble 40 has a double-midrange 4 band EQ, with some mid-voicing switches, and an overdrive circuit, and a 10" speaker
- the orange has a 3-band EQ with a semi-parametric midrange control, and a 12" speaker
-the fender is lighter at 8.2kg as opposed to the Orange's 14.4kg

I, personally, am inclined to like lighter things. One could easily say that you could just hit the gym and be able to carry it. 14 kg really isn't all that much to me, but it might be to you. The Fender has an overdrive circuit and a 4-band eq - which on its face is at least more features for your dollar - you might not have to buy a pedal right off the bat, the 4-band EQ might serve your needs better, along with the switches. It's also just as likely that you might not like the overdrive circuit and all the extra switches and buttons, sometimes less is more. The Orange, however, might get a bit louder with more watts and a bigger speaker, and I've personally been able to do a lot with a 3-band EQ with semi-parametric mids, such that even my current amp - the ampeg pf500 - has a single mid with adjustable frequencies. If all you do for the next while is play in your bedroom, maybe with a guy with a similarly small guitar combo or acoustic guitar, that extra volume might just be lost on you.

Honestly, Orange makes a solid product and has a lot of happy customers, and the Fender Rumble series has its own mega-thread on this forum. You can't really go wrong
 
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I own a few Rumbles, and I’ve been very happy with them. After some time learning the EQ, I find them to be pretty flexible, they put out a classic tone that works for a lot of genres, and they have been extremely reliable.

I demoed the Orange 50. I seemed perfectly usable, but i found the controls to be a little counter- intuitive. The one tone I landed on was on a nice gritty, mid-forward tone that would work great for heavy rock.

What kind of music are you playing?

And +1 to looking at the Rumble 100. It’s a beast, and can carry you to the jamming level, even light gigging. The thing’s a beast!
 
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Thank you guys! This has been very helpful and I actually think I oriented now on the fender rumble 100!! I can't believe it's that 'cheap' and light compared to the Orange (100 in this case now!).
Also I would very much appreciate the Line Out plug feature in order to record it with my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2.
I do apologise for taking the advantage of your knowledge but, maybe some of you could help also on this one:
Which cable would i need to plug the amp into the Scarlett?
Using the line out plug, do I connect with a cable that has female XLR on one end and jack on the other? mono or stereo?
What if I simply use the effect loop 'send' plug on the back of the amp and connect this with a normal jack cable into the scarlett?? I am so confused right now! :/ please help :)
 
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DomTurco said:
Thank you guys! This has been very helpful and I actually think I oriented now on the fender rumble 100!! I can't believe it's that 'cheap' and light compared to the Orange (100 in this case now!).
Also I would very much appreciate the Line Out plug feature in order to record it with my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2.
I do apologise for taking the advantage of your knowledge but, maybe some of you could help also on this one:
Which cable would i need to plug the amp into the Scarlett?
Using the line out plug, do I connect with a cable that has female XLR on one end and jack on the other? mono or stereo?
What if I simply use the effect loop 'send' plug on the back of the amp and connect this with a normal jack cable into the scarlett?? I am so confused right now! :/ please help :)
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https://www.fmicassets.com/Damroot/Original/10001/OM_Rumble_40_100_200_500_EU.pdf

https://fael-downloads-prod.focusri...wnloads/Scarlett2i2 3rd Gen User Guide_EN.pdf

From these user manuals, it looks as though the Scalett 2i2 maximum (instrument) input is 12.5 dBu at minimum gain; maximum microphone input at minimum gain is 9 dBu; maximum line input at minimum gain is 22 dBu. These inputs are switchable (using a XLR cable with automatically switch to microphone input). The Rumble 100's maximum line output is 3.75 dBu. See Page 16 of the Scarlett 2i2 manual for further information.
 
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Haroldo said:
https://www.fmicassets.com/Damroot/Original/10001/OM_Rumble_40_100_200_500_EU.pdf

https://fael-downloads-prod.focusrite.com/customer/prod/s3fs-public/downloads/Scarlett2i2 3rd Gen User Guide_EN.pdf

From these user manuals, it looks as though the Scalett 2i2 maximum (instrument) input is 12.5 dBu at minimum gain; maximum microphone input at minimum gain is 9 dBu; maximum line input at minimum gain is 22 dBu. These inputs are switchable (using a XLR cable with automatically switch to microphone input). The Rumble 100's maximum line output is 3.75 dBu. See Page 16 of the Scarlett 2i2 manual for further information.
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Thank you very much. ;)
 
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bhendrix said:
I'd probably like the Orange amps better if they weren't....uh.....orange! :meh:
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