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Free The Juice

FIRST PLAY ORANGE OR30H HEAD

It’s been a dire time for the music industry over the past few years, and yet with the memory of pandemic lockdowns receding, there’s cautious optimism as festivals return and live music comes to terms with the new post-Brexit normality. Orange has been quieter than usual, like most amp manufacturers. However, confidence is climbing and once more we’re seeing new models being announced, including this much-anticipated British-made head, the new OR30H.

While Orange’s well-known steel-jacketed Tiny Terror was one of the first compact and lightweight heads, arguably kickstarting the ‘small and portable’ trend, it’s fair to say most people’s perception of Orange is the big, heavy picture-frame plywood cabinet surrounding

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