schundog Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 I saw this itty-bitty guy at GC today. You can see how small it is compared to my hand. The second picture is next to a Tiny Terror, which looks huge in comparison. https://
Guest HRB853370 Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 Their prices are pretty steep last time I walked into a music store and saw them.
DetroitBlues Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 That is a tiny bugger... What is it, two watts?
schundog Posted November 2, 2012 Author Posted November 2, 2012 Yep, 2 watts. 1 12AX7, it looked like.
schundog Posted November 2, 2012 Author Posted November 2, 2012 Yep again. Here's the specs. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/orange-amplifiers-micro-terror-mt20-20w-hybrid-guitar-amp-head
Ben Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 The front says 20W... Traynor makes a pedal that's a guitar amp with 20W output. I thought Orange had lifted the idea when I saw the first pic.
skydog52 Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 I like the head phone jack on that little wonder. My wife would like it too! Maybe I can work this into a stocking stuffer.
DetroitBlues Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 From watching that video, it is a 20 watt amp, but it's 20 watts of solid state power section. So its more like a 2 to 5 watt tube amp in regards to volume...
koula901 Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 From watching that video, it is a 20 watt amp, but it's 20 watts of solid state power section. So its more like a 2 to 5 watt tube amp in regards to volume... yeah, but a 5 watt amp can blow your walls down.
koula901 Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 I'm very tempted to buy one. I wonder what it would sound like through a 15" speaker.
koula901 Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 The front says 20W... Traynor makes a pedal that's a guitar amp with 20W output. I thought Orange had lifted the idea when I saw the first pic. Hey Ben can u post a pic of the pedal, or let us know the pedal name?
DetroitBlues Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 I've seen that before somewhere.... I thought about a EH 40 caliber as a back up amp...
skydog52 Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 Found it for $119 in Georgia. Humbuckers http://www.humbuckermusic.com/
schundog Posted November 3, 2012 Author Posted November 3, 2012 Found it for $119 in Georgia. Humbuckers http://www.humbuckermusic.com/ SCHWEET! Christmas has come early in Detroit! That's a great deal.
bobmeyrick Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 I watched the video DetroitBlues posted, and was suitably impressed, so today I popped into Hot Rox (Nottingham's purveyor of guitar-related goodies) and tried out the Micro Terror through an Orange 2x12 cab. Don't misled by the "20W solid state" label - this thing can be loud! To some extent this will depend on what speaker(s) you use. I got it home and tried it out with my 150 VSB with the Bare Knuckle Stormy Mondays, running it into the Blackstar HTV112 cab (with the Celestion G12-65 replacing the standard 70/80) I normally use with my Ceriatone ODS. I can see why the guys in the video are laughing - this is a versatile little amp! With the gain up to about 4 it's quite clean but warm. From 5 to 7 it gets crunchy and above 7 it gives more distortion than I would need. The tone control is very effective - my preference was somewhere in the middle. Turning anti-clockwise boosts bass and cuts treble, clockwise does the reverse. Running the gain at 7 or 8 gives a good lead sound and backing off the guitar volume cleans it up nicely. I got out my decibel meter, placed it about 1m in front of the cab, set the gain to 5, volume to 5 and strummed away. It was consistently reading at around 102 dB. Turned the gain to 8, played a bit of lead and it peaked at over 110 dB. More than enough for playing at home... It cost me £99, so I reckon it's a bit of a bargain.
koula901 Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 I'm going to buy one right now. I demo'd it today at GC through a 1X12 cab and it sounded great, plenty loud! The only controversy is GC said you don't get the 8" orange speaker cab with it - I heard, in one of the videos, that it ships with it.
koula901 Posted November 4, 2012 Posted November 4, 2012 GC was right. I got the 8" cab at humbuckermusic for only $89. Thank you, Brian, for making us aware of this crazy good little amp!
bobmeyrick Posted November 22, 2012 Posted November 22, 2012 Had a rehearsal this evening for an upcoming gig, and while the studio provides backline and PA, the amps aren't brilliant. So I decided to bring the Micro Terror, which I put through a Crate 4x12 cab. I also took my Korg AX1500, and the little amp more than held its own. The gig is in just over a week, and I'll be using the Ceriatone OTS with the 1x12 cab with the Celestion G12-65, but I'll bring the Micro Terror to try out in the soundcheck. Should be a bit of a laugh...
DetroitBlues Posted November 22, 2012 Posted November 22, 2012 I bet they'll stop when you turn it on!
Blunote Posted November 22, 2012 Posted November 22, 2012 Sounds pretty cool, DB. Is this on your Xmas list?
DetroitBlues Posted November 22, 2012 Posted November 22, 2012 Sounds pretty cool, DB. Is this on your Xmas list? I need a backup amp, but not one like that.
Blunote Posted November 22, 2012 Posted November 22, 2012 You'd do well to talk Brian into building one last Princeton clone for you. Or even a champ you could mic up on stage. At any rate, that's just my opinion -what is on your Xmas list?
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