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Orange Dark Terror 15/7-watt High-gain Tube Head

15W/7W Tube High-gain Guitar Head w/FX Loop
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Little Amp Head, Monster Tones!

Plug into Orange's Dark Terror tube amp head and hang on. This amazing little amp pumps out up to 15 watts of incredible tones and excels at heavy, high-gain sounds. Plenty powerful for small gigs and rehearsals, the Dark Terror head also adapts well to studio use, as you can drop the wattage down to seven watts for lower-volume saturation. Dial in an awesome gain range. Use the shape knob to tweak your tones to your liking. You even get a very cool tube-driven effects loop, so you can add your own effects and get even more killer tones out of this compact head. Crank up the volume knob and behold the sonic beast that is the Dark Terror!

Orange Dark Terror 15-watt Guitar Amp Head Features:
  • Gain, shape, and volume controls
  • 1.5mm Zintec chassis with steel vented top case
  • 7- or 15-watt Class A operation
  • Tube-driven effects loop
  • 3 x 12AX7 preamp tubes, 1 x 12AT7 effects loop tube, and 2 x EL84 output tubes
  • Gig bag included
Get huge, over-the-top tones with Orange's deceptively compact Dark Terror amp head!

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Tube
  • Number of Channels: 1
  • Total Power: 15W/7W
  • Preamp Tubes: 3 x 12AX7
  • Power Tubes: 2 x EL84
  • EQ: 1-band
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Outputs: 3 x 1/4"
  • Effects Loop: Tube-powered (1 x 12AT7)
  • Bias Type: Cathode Biased
  • Power Source: Standard IEC AC cable
  • Height: 7"
  • Width: 11"
  • Depth: 5.5"
  • Weight: 15 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: DA15H

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Rated 5/5

WOW. This is killer

Since 1986 I have had over 300 guitars and countless amps, and this head is crazy awesome. Ill sum it up, If you like a really nice clean (vox'ish without the high bite) and an amazing distortion, (very high gain if desired). Get this head. I was leery of one knob tone control, they nailed it. This is the only tube amp Ive owned where Im happy (very) with the onboard overdive, nothing in front. I drop Verb and delay in the loop and done. And just for fun I hydrodipped the shell In black and orange swirl LOL. awesome

BTW, this thing is loud as hell. Only thing Id change is maybe have onboard reverb, but aside from that, stellar.
Rated 4/5

Dark Terror

This head is amazing!Its loud and sounds great! I only wish it had 2 channels.
Music background: 25 year's
Rated 5/5

5 star second one but you have to have an eq pedal

This is the second one I have bought. You must have an EQ pedal to really make it shine. MXR 10 band
Rated 5/5

Orange Dark Terror

One of the best sounding amps I've ever heard. This thing is a monster. From cleans to thick chugging. My new favorite amp.
Rated 5/5

Brutal Little Amp

I've wanted a Dark Terror for several years but for some reason never pulled the trigger on it until now. This little box is a beast of an amp. I have the TH-30 and there are a lot of similarities between the two-sound wise. I think the Dark terror has a little more gain and a tighter gain structure than the TH-30. I haven't tried it on the 7-watt setting yet only the 15 watt and this thing gets LOUD! What I really love is the simplicity of the amp with the shape knob. It's so easy to dial in a great sound with it. Yes, it's only a 1 channel amplifier but there are so many great tones you can coax out of it easily that I don't really miss a second channel with it. I mainly play heavier music and this amp nails the sound perfectly. Did I mention it Has SO MUCH GAIN? I keep mine set at about 1:00 on the gain and as you go past that it does get more gain, but it also gets more fizzy so there is a fine line there to balancing the gain and the fizz. It can also do more rock based and blues tones very easily. Just an awesome little amp for many types of music. I really only play at home and record with this amp. I haven't played it in a band setting so I can't really speak to if it will keep up with a heavy hitting drummer but as I said earlier it does get very loud. After playing it for a while I found myself wondering why I waited so long to purchase this amp.
Music background: Home Recording
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