Keeley Angry Orange vs TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series Jims 45

The Keeley Angry Orange and the TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series Jims 45 are both pedals. The Keeley Angry Orange leans mid-forward and bright. The TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series Jims 45 leans warm and transparent. Current prices: $169.15 vs $159.

Similarity
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48% somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Electronic
Citation fame
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Price

$169.15via Reverb

$159via Reverb

Description

The Keeley Angry Orange is a multi-mode distortion pedal from Keeley Electronics combining Angry Charlie-inspired high-gain distortion with Orange amplifier-inspired overdrive character, delivering two distinct British high-gain voices in a single enclosure. The Angry mode delivers JCM800-inspired high-gain saturation while the Orange mode provides the warm, harmonically dense British character associated with Orange amplification. Both modes are independently controllable and can be stacked for combined British gain character.

The TC Electronic Jim's 45 Preamp is a classic American clean amp preamp pedal from TC Electronic's AmpWorx series, delivering warm, clean tone characteristic of classic American low-wattage tube amplifiers in a compact pedal format.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Blues
  • Country
Tonal lean
  • mid-forward
  • bright
  • warm
  • transparent

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