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Launched in 2004 the Rockerverb series was designed to be a workhorse amp that would provide awesome tone night after night after night…but also be able to take the knocks it would inevitably get whilst being out on the road.  It was Orange’s first ever ‘high gain’ amp and quickly became a favourite with those that have, shall we say ‘heavier’ tastes, but it was by no means a one trick pony…and that, without a doubt is the secret of its success.  Prior to the Rockerverb series Orange amps had been renowned for their own distinct sound (nothing wrong with that we here you say) but it was a sound that was a bit like Marmite (look it up)…there was no middle ground; you either got it (which lots did!) or you didn’t!  With the release of the Rockerverb series Orange was looking to do things slightly differently this time around and create a whole different type of amp to ‘normal’…and so it was that the MkI set out Orange’s stall for their ‘vintage meets modern’ expansion of their product line.   Championed by the likes of the aforementioned Jim Root, Fall Out Boy, Evanescence and Mastodon (the list goes on), the MkI quickly established itself as a thoroughbred rock machine.

Featuring a quartet of 6v6 output valves with a new and exclusive output transformer dubbed the ‘V8’, the series’ focal point was to provide uncompromising tone.  The two stage clean channel was one of the smoothest and cleanest ever produced, with a unique power overdrive when pushed to the max.  Its interactive treble and bass controls allowing for a wide range of tones from only 3 control knobs.  The second or ‘dirty’ channel featured four stages of gain which allowed it to go from articulate clean chime to classic rhythm / crunch to simply, well…outrageous.

The amp also featured a valve driven FX loop and reverb.

The 100 watt model in the series featured the same pre-amp channels, pre-amp and FX loop as its smaller relation but maintained Orange’s original 100 watt output stage.  Two additions to the output stage were the output valve fusing system and a special bias switch which allowed quartets of different output valves to be used (6CA7 / EL34 / 6L6 / 5881 / KT88).

Overall the amps in the Rockerverb series cost more to produce than any other Orange had previously produced but the sound that emanated from these amps was deemed to be worth every last penny and gave ‘high-end’ valve amps of the time a serious run for their money.