Orange Vs Marshall, Any opinions out there on which is better? Options

[joshimax]

I went with a little Orange Crush 15w amp for my practice Amp, but a lot of people have told me that the Marshall's are superior.

I like the tubey kind of sound of the Oranges, and have nothing against Marshalls, just wondering if anyone else out there would care to comment?

[cpinegar]

As much as I respect Marshall amps, I can never figure out how to make them sound good enough at the store to put cash down for one. I'll stick with my Fender twin.

[joshimax]

I've heard good things about the Fender twins actually. I went with a Orange Crush 15w amp which is great. Loud enough for my home use, has a three way eq built in (low, medium, high) a clean and dirty channel, pre-amp volume and master volume.

I really like the tubey sound of the orange amps and like yourself have respect for Marshall but wasn't too sure if the sound was what i was after.

[BlackEarth]

I think Marshall makes a good amp BUT you have to know how to tweak them to get the sound you want. Orange makes a great amp. I think you made the right choice there. I would have done the same thing :-)

[Piwinner]

I never tried an orange...
But as far as store testing goes... line 6, in my opinion, is the best
and I own a line6 spider... works great for me

[joshimax]

Yeah, I've heard plenty of good things about Line6. I use one at my teachers place each week and it sounds great with any kind of guitar coming through it.

[geetarman]

I haven't tried out an Orange amp yet.
I have a Marshall JCM2000 DSL 100, 100W tube amp.
It is the first tube amp I have owned and i really like the liquid tube sound compared to solid state.
I play it through a Peavey dual 15 bass bottom which produces a really warm clean sound. I know that 15's are slow for guitar but they sound nice. For a practice amp, it is a bit too much power but i like the sound too much.

[babenamnnug]

Thanks for all the kind words everyone, and your all right, Marshall amps RULE The more I play it the more I wonder how I ever lived without it, am I crazy about this amp or just in love ?

[Dopmeva09]

My beloved red Marshall JMP just left with an other man. Ill miss it.

Still, might be the push I needed to save up for an Orange.

[babenamnnug]

I just got rid of my Crate 1/2 stack and bought my first Marshall. I know im going to catch some stuff from the die hard Marshall and other tube amp guys because its solid state. Who cares, I love it and thats all that matters, its still a MARSHALL