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Orange Crush Mini – 3W Solid-State Guitar Amp with Speaker Out & Aux In
Mini Guitar Combo Power: 3 W RMS, 4" Loudspeaker , Controls: Gain, Tone, Volume, Built-in tuner, Headphone connection, External speaker output, AUX input, Battery and power supply operation possible (power supply not included), Dimensions (W x H x... The Orange crush mini is a great little amp for practice in a small room, with or without headphones.
It is robust, solid and great value for the price! It has built in tuner that is accurate and excellent. It has an input for Aux mp3 or backing track and also an external line out that you can connect to an external cab/larger Wattage speaker... and it then acts as a mini head! The 3W amp does not give you a super sound at high volume, obviously, but its feature make up for the lack of power.
The looks of this orange amp in miniature are cool, but don't think this is a toy or pure decoration. This little box provides many possibilities for very little price. I'm using the Crush Mini with a portable pedalboard, powered by a Harley Benton battery power bank. The direct sound is limited by the speaker size, and too much distortion becomes unpleasing.
In overdrive It has the classic Orange overdrive, and again can be loud or bedroom level. Turning down the volume, you can play late at night trough a 4x12 with good sound. Im not reviewing this amp for guitar practice or as a combo, is ok for that I guess, but just search elsewhere, Im reviewing it as a head to use with cabs!
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5 reviews from leading pro-audio publications
“The Orange crush mini is a great little amp for practice in a small room, with or without headphones. It is robust, solid and great value for the price! It has built in tuner that is accurate and excellent.”Read full review →
“By Fred S. from ME ... Perfect little practice amp-. Nice tones at low volume, great for practicing in an apartment when you have neighbors to consider. Obviously some limitations based on its size.”Read full review →
“Everything from tone-control symbols to overall finish is pure Orange in my opinion. And the simplistic design is usually the best option, especially with these tiny amps. So, most of this cosmetic / quality-type stuff is really good with this ...”Read full review →
“What the Orange Crush Mini really shows is just how much difference a speaker can make. The actual solid-state amp inside is more than fine and delivers those classic Orange tones. But it’s the small 4-inch speaker that holds it back.”Read full review →
“With limited space for controls, Orange has condensed them into just gain, shape, and output volume. The shape knob doesn’t operate like a typical tone knob where it goes from bright to dark, but rather each position on the knob gives you a completely different sound. This makes it easy to dial in a tone while suppressing your urge to tone tweak, so you can get straight to playing. I was actually astonished at how much low end I was able to get from it (check the review video – those are raw tones straight from the mic, no post-processing at all!) considering there’s no way the speaker is more than 3 inches across.”Read full review →
