The Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White is an Orange amplifier. Close alternatives include the Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp and the Strymon Iridium. It pairs well with the Colorsound Overdriver and the JHS Angry Charlie.
Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White
Orange · amplifier
This is an Orange Crush 20RT in a white Orianthi signature finish, a 20-watt solid-state guitar combo with an 8-inch speaker, footswitchable clean and dirty channels, onboard reverb, and a built-in tuner. Voiced to deliver Orange's midrange crunch for practice, it includes a CabSim-loaded headphone output for quiet playing.
What stands out
“The onboard reverb, tuner, and CabSim headphone out are praised for home use”
— from the community notes
“Voiced to deliver Orange's midrange crunch for practice, it includes a CabSim-loaded headphone output for quiet playing”
— from the listing
“This is an Orange Crush 20RT in a white Orianthi signature finish, a 20-watt solid-state guitar combo with an 8-inch speaker, footswitchable clean and dirty channels, onboard reverb, and a built-in tuner”
— from the listing
“Its strengths are value and recognizable tone; , making it a practice amp”
— from the community notes
“A punchy, mid-rich voice with a usable clean and a thick Orange overdrive that is impressive from a 20-watt practice combo, with onboard reverb adding depth”
— from the reviews
- reverb
- headphone
- practice
- low end punch
- midrange
- overdrive
- thick
Good for
- Practice
- Silent Recording
Genres the Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White is commonly used in
- Hip Hop
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classical
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White
Colorsound Overdriver
pedal
25% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Colorsound Overdriver stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here
Goes in front of the amp
JHS Angry Charlie
JHS Pedals
23% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
JHS Angry Charlie's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White delivers it
Goes in front of the amp
EarthQuaker Devices White Light
EarthQuaker Devices
22% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
Run mid-forward into EarthQuaker Devices White Light for more high gain on top
Goes in front of the amp
Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second
Heavy Metal Fx
8% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White in the signal chain, clear of Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Wren and Cuff Gold Comp
Wren And Cuff
6% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Crazy Tube Circuits Splash MKIV Reverb
Crazy Tube Circuits
6% matchRun Crazy Tube Circuits Splash MKIV Reverb in Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White's effects loop, clear of Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale
Crazy Tube Circuits
6% matchKeep Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale in Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White's effects loop, clear of Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Tone City Golden Plexi V3 Mini Distortion
Tone City
tonal matchGoes in front of the amp
Into Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White, Tone City Golden Plexi V3 Mini Distortion is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps
Alternatives
Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp
Friedman
72% similarityFriedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Strymon Iridium
Strymon
72% similarityStrymon Iridium recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Soldano SLO
Soldano
72% similaritySoldano SLO recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Friedman IR-D
Friedman
72% similarityFriedman IR-D recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Orange Crush 35RT
Orange
72% similarityShared character: solid state, punchy, practice
Laney LX20R
Laney
63% similarityShared character: room, solid state, practice
Orange Crush Pro CR60C
Orange
48% similarityShared character: solid state, punchy, practice
Blackstar Marco Mendoza
Blackstar
48% similarityShared character: practice
Carr Skylark Special
Carr
46% similarityShared character: home use, punchy, middle
Orange Crush 60 2 Channel Combo 60
Orange
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Orange Micro Terror
Orange
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White?+
The closest matches in character are the Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp, the Strymon Iridium, the Soldano SLO.
What pairs well with the Orange Crush 20RT Orianthi Signature White?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Colorsound Overdriver, JHS Angry Charlie, EarthQuaker Devices White Light — Colorsound Overdriver stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here.