The Orange Crush 30R is an Orange amplifier. Close alternatives include the Hiwatt Leeds 25 Combo and the Orange Crush Pro CR60C. It pairs well with the Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret and the Fjord Fuzz Midnattssol.
Orange Crush 30R
Orange · amplifier
The Orange Crush 30R is a 30-watt, two-channel guitar combo amplifier from Orange's accessible Crush series, featuring a single 10-inch speaker and built-in digital reverb. It delivers Orange's characteristic thick, midrange-forward tone at a practical practice-and-small-gig wattage, aimed at players wanting authentic Orange character without the cost of the brand's premium tube amps.
- reverb
- practice
- midrange
- thick
- authentic orange tone
- authentic orange character
- headroom
- digital
Good for
- Practice
Pedals that stack with the Orange Crush 30R
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret
Catalinbread
24% matchInto a high headroom tone, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret brings the saturated it's missing
Fjord Fuzz Midnattssol
Fjord Fuzz
24% matchThe high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Fjord Fuzz Midnattssol gives it fuzzy to fill it with
JHS Angry Charlie
JHS Pedals
23% matchJHS Angry Charlie's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Orange Crush 30R delivers it
Earthquaker Devices Pyramids Stereo Flanging Device
EarthQuaker Devices
14% matchInto Orange Crush 30R, Earthquaker Devices Pyramids Stereo Flanging Device is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps
TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo
TC Electronic
13% matchTC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Orange Crush 30R gives it exactly that — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Artec SE-NGT
Artec
13% matchKeep the SE-NGT ahead of the Crush 30R — it silences noise before the amp's own thick, authentic Orange midrange kicks in.
Catalinbread Cloak
Catalinbread
12% matchCatalinbread Cloak is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Orange Crush 30R gives it exactly that — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchElectro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Orange Crush 30R delivers it
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Hiwatt Leeds 25 Combo
Hiwatt
66% similarityShared character: two_channel_design, small_gigs, brand
Orange Crush Pro CR60C
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61% similarityShared character: small_gigs, solid_state, brand
Orange Crush 35
Orange
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Orange Custom Shop CS50
Orange
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Orange OR60 Head (Black)
Orange
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Orange Crush 12
Orange
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Orange Crush 60 2 Channel Combo 60
Orange
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Orange Dual Baby 100
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Orange Crush 30R?+
The closest matches in character are the Hiwatt Leeds 25 Combo, the Orange Crush Pro CR60C, the Orange Crush 35.
What pairs well with the Orange Crush 30R?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret, Fjord Fuzz Midnattssol, JHS Angry Charlie — Into a high headroom tone, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret brings the saturated it's missing.