Orange Rocker 15 Terror

I've been on the lookout for a new Amp for more than a year before settling on the Rocker 15.
After having used my Peavey Vypyr for about 8 Years, I wanted a low wattage tube amp.
Out of a few british amps at a similar price point I liked the sound of the Rocker 15 the most.

My first impression was basically "wow that thing is LOUD".
I play in my flat and even though I use a silent cab, I still run the amp at one watt most of the time.

What I like:
* A nice range of sounds from crisp cleans to quite high gain
* The way it reacts to my playing
* The ability to dial it down to 0.5 watt
* The effectsloop
* It takes gain pedals quite nicely
* The simplicity of the interface

What I don't like:
* The channel switching footswitch is a separate product not provided with the amp
* I think the highs of the dirty channel could be a bit more focused (is almost a non issue, but I thought I should mention it)
* There is a switch between half and full wattage on the front, however the switch between the "headroom" and "bedroom" settings is at the back. This could have been moved into a single 4 way switch at the front.

What to expect:
* An out of the box good sound, just plug it in and it will work
* A good base for pedal usage
* A loud amp that can easily keep up with a drummer

What not to expect:
* An absolute high end metal beast
* A quiet amp, that can be played in your flat at night (to be fair it can do that, but not at optimal sound)

Regarding the features:
* As previously mentioned I would have liked the footswitch to come with it
* You receive a nice bag for the amp, which is adequate, considering it is not that heavy

Regarding handling:
* Most of the front is described by pictograms instead of text, that might initially not be intuitive, but for a quick look it works a lot nicer and makes the front look a lot cooler.
* The clean channel has no way of adjusting the sound, however I don't think it is necessary, it already sounds phenomenal

Overall I am absolutely happy with my purchase and for my current situation it was definitely the right choice.

Disclaimer: I was previously playing through Orange Micro Terror so I do like the "orange" sound.

The packaging: the amp comes with a padded bag that is very nice to use and does not come with a footswitch. I personally think that orange footswitches are a bit bulky so this was not an issue for me.

The sound: I was always a fan of Orange breakup tones and this does deliver everything I was hoping for. In my one-man-band setup it fills the sonic space nicely and has a really punchy mid-range (paired with a V30 cabinet). I can get a really nice variety of gain tones and It all works really well. What I was surprised with is how much I liked the clean tones and how much I end up using the clean channel as a result.

The amp is loud, and I do mean LOUD. The headroom/bedroom switch as well as half/full power work wonders for this. I am yet to be able to take it off the headroom mode for either practice or live as it gets plenty loud. I find that even in 1W mode it is loud enough to hold its own with my small drum kit.

It does have fx loop which is great for delays/looping.

Overall I love the amp and it suites my needs perfectly and so this is going to be the last amp I buy for a long time.

Small negative points:
- Handle does not fold so I cannot set my backup on the top (not really a big issue)
- Aformentioned lack of bundled footswitch (not a problem since I was planning to get a smaller footprint one from a third party anyway)

It sounds like an Orange amp should. The clean channel is a bit dull but I am using this 99% of the time as a pedal platform. I find that I prefer the drive of pedals that of this amp, but for people who love the Orange tone, it is great. Great quality (no issues in 2-3 years), never a hiccup. That's my only tube amp that never had an issue so that says something. The low-power settings are extremely useful. The gain knob doesn't do anything until it is half-way up, I'm sure this could have been improved in the design. I guess it is 5 stars if you love the Orange tone, I give it 4 because neither the clean nor the drive channels impressed me personally.

Sounds really good, simple enough, all settings are usable. Natural channel might seem little limited, but is actually nicely voiced and what comes through depends on what you put in to it. Good with pedals.

In a hardrock band on medium stages I do not need more volume. Cab is usually miked, but it could pump a venue without PAs help for sure. I've never turned master more than 10-11 o'clock in half mode while on stage with 2x12" cab.
The wattage and volume are not in a linear relation to each other and Orange amps could be used in physics class to demonstrate that - it is loud.
I'm really happy with this thing. I believe it could do anything, you just might need a few pedals. But for rock sounds that reach heavy metal territory you actually don't need anything extra.
I have stopped drooling over bigger or fancier amps after I got this (at least I drool a lot less).
If you are thinking to go for a combo model - it sure looks lovely. I thought that 10" speaker might be little bit narrow for my sound. So I went with the head. At first I got Orange's 1x12" cab and a few years later I refurbished a 2x12" oversized cab. So the head gives you more options than combo in that sense. (well yes - you could use bigger cab with combo, but you'd still have to carry the 10" with you even if not using it then). But if you're not so much into heavier music go for a combo, I think it would do great.
And what is it with the whining comments about missing a footswitch? - You buy an amp and get a nice bag in addition! A lot of people do not need another switch, and there for don't want to pay for one by default.

It is versatile, beautiful, powerful amp. I feel that you get what you pay for. Get it if you can!