The Orange Crush 35 is an Orange amplifier, currently around $245.39. Close alternatives include the Orange Crush 35RT and the Strymon Iridium. It pairs well with the Colorsound Overdriver and the JHS Angry Charlie.

Orange Crush 35

Orange · amplifier

The Orange Crush 35RT is a 35-watt solid-state guitar combo with a single 10-inch speaker, footswitchable clean and dirty channels, onboard reverb, and a built-in chromatic tuner. Voiced to deliver Orange's signature midrange crunch in an affordable practice and small-gig package, it pairs the brand's analog overdrive circuit with a CabSim-loaded headphone output.

What stands out

  • “Voiced to deliver Orange's signature midrange crunch in an affordable practice and small-gig package, it pairs the brand's analog overdrive circuit with a CabSim-loaded headphone output”

    — from the listing

  • “Players like the onboard reverb, tuner, and the CabSim headphone out for quiet practice”

    — from the community notes

  • “the orange crush 35rt is a 35-watt solid-state guitar combo with a single 10-inch speaker”

    — from the listing

  • “The 10-inch speaker limits at higher volumes”

    — from the reviews

  • “The onboard reverb, chromatic tuner, and CabSim-equipped headphone output make it a genuinely practical practice amp”

    — from the reviews

  • practice
  • reverb
  • headphone
  • solid state
  • recognizable orange tone
  • grit
  • quiet
  • midrange

Good for

  • Practice
  • Live
  • Silent Recording
  • Studio

Price updated Oct 24, 2026

Genres the Orange Crush 35 is commonly used in

  • Hip Hop
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Pedals that stack with the Orange Crush 35

Colorsound Overdriver

pedal

25% match

gain 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% match

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Into Orange Crush 35, JHS Angry Charlie is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps

Goes in front of the amp

EarthQuaker Devices White Light

EarthQuaker Devices

22% match
$145.29via Reverb

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Put EarthQuaker Devices White Light in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Goes in front of the amp

Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble

pedal

9% match
$570via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Orange Crush 35's gritty voice out front: Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble goes after Orange Crush 35 in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it

Goes in front of the amp

Artec SE-NGT

Artec

6% match
$56.55via Reverb

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

Orange Crush 35's own gritty character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay

Walrus Audio

6% match

Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay's analog warmth voice goes in Orange Crush 35's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Orange Crush 35's own gritty character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Empress Echosystem

Empress

6% match
$494via Reverb

Keep Orange Crush 35's gritty voice out front: Empress Echosystem goes in Orange Crush 35's effects loop so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — 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 match

Goes in front of the amp

Tone City Golden Plexi V3 Mini Distortion's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Orange Crush 35 delivers it

Cheaper alternatives

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Orange Crush 35?+

The closest matches in character are the Orange Crush 35RT, the Strymon Iridium, the Orange Crush Pro CR60C. Budget picks: Soldano SLO. Boutique upgrades: Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp, Friedman IR-D, Carr Skylark Special.

What pairs well with the Orange Crush 35?+

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.

How much does the Orange Crush 35 cost?+

Around $245.39 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).

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