- 12 watt
- 6 inches speaker
- Dual gain controls
- 3 band EQ
- Master volume
The Orange Crush PiX CR12L makes an excellent affordable practice amp. The Crush PiX CR12L makes it easy to dial in your tone with 3-band EQ, plus Overdrive and Gain controls. Sporting legendary Orange looks, including Orange basket weave Tolex and a woven speaker grille, the compact Crush PiX CR12L weighs just a smidge over 12 pounds, making it quite portable, indeed. It has a 6″ speaker, and is quite possibly the loudest 12 watts we’ve ever heard. Whether you’re a seasoned pro picker or just learning your first-position chords, the Orange Crush PiX CR12L makes an awesome practice amp.
daniel redner –
Exactly what you’d expect from orange
Great little practice/bedroom amp. Not for gigging or full band practice.
One person found this helpful
Christopher McNeil –
Great little practice amp.
Has plenty of adjustments. Overdrive has a nice punch. Actually pretty loud for a 18×14 room. Add pedals of your choice and go brrr brrr brrr all day long!
One person found this helpful
Brice Holland –
Solid Amp
Moved to an apartment from a house. Good sound at volumes that probably won’t make your neighbors angry. Solid little amp, with a good tone…it makes your guitar sound louder, not different.
David Braun –
Great sound for solid state.
I love this amp. It’s easy to adjust to a great tone. Sounds as good as an expensive tube amp for home use.
One person found this helpful
Michael R Siegel –
Great Sound in a Small Package
After buying a Nighthawk Reissue, I decided that playing through my old practice amp was just not going to cut it. I live in a townhouse, so noise is an issue. While I’d love a huge behemoth of an amp, it just isn’t practical as I just didn’t want noise complaints. So after a lot of research, I settled on this little guy. I wasn’t expecting anything special. But it shocked me. First of all, for its size, it gets plenty loud. It’s not for gigging, but I bet in the right room, you could at least practice with a drummer and not be drowned out. I have found that it stays very clean with the volume high. But honestly, with the volume set at 5, I have already hit the limit “loudness”.The overdrive is great. Very responsive. The gain control is spot on. I am able to dial in a nice mid range tone with the three different levels. The only thing I would wish for is a tuner on the amp. But for the price, it has everything I could ask for. Most importantly, it has the sound that I was after when combined with my Nighthawk.
24 people found this helpful
CAE –
Very safe packaging!
Quality of Orange Crush amps are out there! It’s quite versatile for rock tones, especially grunge tones! The packaging was safe and of course, the material is pretty tough. It came exactly in time. It was a good purchase.
diva2diva2 –
This little one also sounds good with slide guitar
I shall hug him and squeeze him and call him Bitey….Orange amps do have a unique sound. This little one also sounds good with slide guitar.
39 people found this helpful
Browncloud –
Great sound
Great sound
Manya Dwornick –
Worth it
Great sound for the size
David E. –
Great little practice amp.
Decided to take up the guitar again after a 20 year hiatus. I bought an old 80’s ibanez strat and still have a few pedals lying around. This amp is perfect for what it is, a practice amp and no more. I did some on-line searching and found out how to set for good cleans and decent dirty gain. No channel switching, but any decent distortion pedal solves that. Bottom line is it is a good low volume budget amp to practice/learn and not annoy everyone else in the house.
4 people found this helpful
Theo –
Great amp for me (a beginner)
I dont know much about amps, but I think this one is great. I’ve been messing around with it for the last week and really cranked it up and boy is she loud. I played Revolution by The Beatles and it does a great job getting that crunchy distorted sound out, but it also does amazing when it’s being played clean. Its perfect for me. And even though the color is weird I kinda fell in love with it.
3 people found this helpful
James B. –
Dynamite Little Amp!
This little amp has way more volume than you would expect and a surprising array of tones for a 1 channel, combo amp. I’m not a professional musician and purchased the Orange Crush 12 primarily for its small footprint and portability-the sound I get from the amp is a bonus. I have a Martin acoustic/electric, a tele-style 6 string electric and a 12 string semi-hollow body electric that all sound very nice thru this little Orange amp. I highly recommend this product-for less than $100 you can’t go wrong!
One person found this helpful
ChrisT –
Great Practice Amp!
This is a great practice amp, and I’m more than impressed with its performance. The tones and music coming from it are pure and clear. Though it’s only 12 watts, it gets incredibly loud while maintaining the crispness of the music. There’s no feedback unless you have it calibrated oddly. It does both clean and dirty, making the most beautiful sounds. We upgraded to this from a Champ 15, and the quality of the sound from the Orange amp is so much cleaner (or dirtier – your choice. 😉 ). It’s compact, so it fits in my tiny house well. It’s very sturdily built; for the low price, it’s not constructed cheaply. And, the great cool orange color is fantastic!
5 people found this helpful
Dennis Murphy –
Great little amp.
I just use this amp at home where I play by myself. I was actually surprised how good this little amp works and how loud it can get. I didn’t have very high expectations but I was very happy once I started using it. Definitely a great buy for something that’s easy to carry and for small venues.
Zero2 –
Amp was a gift
I was told about this brand of amp, and it was on a wish list for a friend. Another friend told me that they were superior quality and the gift recipient was overjoyed.
Rockouy41 –
High value for the price.
Nice little practice amp, first experience with orange amplifiers. I am a Marshall guy.
Jeff Mingus –
Great amp.
Great sound and a great look! Very happy with this amp and would recommend this to anyone for a great practice amp. Order was filled quickly and had a great buying experience.
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JT –
High in Vitamin C, great for the immune system.
So cool. Does a variety of sounds. I can get a sound like folksie or classical or like The Doors or even Black Sabbath. I love that it has an overdrive knob and gain knob, you can really tweek your sound to get fuzzy or growly or a mix of the two. But the main thing is the tone of the amp overall, sooo much better than my Marshall practice amp. Really got me excited about playing guitar all over again.
8 people found this helpful
Jason Thompson –
Orange is a low-end punchy power House in the world of amps
My introduction to Orange products. I am very impressed. Now I’m planning on investing in the big brothers of this crafty low-end powerhouse of amplifier. Looking for the full rig of 4/12 closed and 2/12 open cabs with the Amp Head to go with. Thankyou for opening my eyes. Ive always been a Mesa buggie sort of guy, not anymore!
2 people found this helpful
Glenn Wilson –
Great Deal
There was an advertised problem with this amp. The speaker board had been pushed in throughshipping. The sellers decided to sell it at a discount of 50% so I bought it. When it came it worked just fine electronically. I took the box apart and fixed the speaker board back in place and glued it. Put it back together and it was perfect. I will sure be doing business with these folks again.
3 people found this helpful
Psy –
Awesome lil’ amp!
Killer little amp. It’s been carried around, used on a slew of guitars (and even a bass or two), and has a great sound in a small package. This one is easy to carry and perfect for smaller homes and rooms where you want an amp without needing to get rid of most of your furniture (or wake up your roommates). I’ll definitely buy more from orange in the future!
10 people found this helpful
Señor Junior –
ORANGE
It’s an Oange, it speaks for itself. If you’re looking for a small practice amp spend the extra 10 bucks and buy this Orange. Plus the sound of an Acoustic Black Widow coming out of this little rocker sounds great.
Lisa Daitoku –
Not just good looks, great sound!
My husband loves it!! Very loud but old school sound. I love the vintage look. Great buy!
Rob Gambill –
High quality at an affordable price.
Great small amp. Works well with my acoustic and electric guitars.
NimiNimi –
Good affordable amp
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I like it, I’ve been needing a new guitar amp. I played “my own summer” by deftones, first without gain and then I added gain the second play through. I’m still testing it out right now, but it’s good so far. It’s def fun to play around with👍🏾🌸
2 people found this helpful
DaveG –
Great value
Very pleased with this amp. It gives you a lot of control over your sound and is more than loud enough for practice
Happyguy –
Great amp for playing harmonica with high impedance mics. Lounder than I expecked
I was looking for a quality powerful small guitar amplifier to play harmonica with. I am using high impedance Shaker Mad Cat and a Green Bullet microphones along with The lone Wolf Blues Company Harp Spring reverb and Harp Break pedals. This amp rocks. It is loud, raw and rich. It is just what I was looking for. Very happy with this purchase…
Bill Ogier –
It’s awesome to any non-professional
Got one of these to replace a Peavy amp from 1984 that I loaned to a buddy’s kid and never got back. It works great, looks cool as hell, and sounds like what you’d expect an amp of this size to sound like EXCEPT BETTER. You’re not going to play a concert venue with this amp but you’ll have a lot of fun with it.
One person found this helpful
Joni E. –
Sounds great!
Sounds good, no static my son loves it!
RJW –
My son loves this amp!
Bought this as a surprise for my son’s 25th birthday. He absolutely loves it! Perfect for practice and use in smaller rooms— and he loves the cool retro look.
Ian D. –
Perfect
This thing is pretty small but will blow your eardrums out. Works exactly as intended. Looks sweet too next to my orange telecaster
Spitta Andretti –
Absolute steal for the price.
This amp is a lot better than I expected. I get good early page tones out of it and it does get LOUD. I Bought it so I could have something quieter in my room but it still works for practice sometimes(competes with a 50w bass amp and full drum set). Definitely recommend
One person found this helpful
RYAN STEVENS –
Great Amp!!
Great Amp at a great price. Awesome retro look with modern sound. It even came with online lessons worth $45 that are very helpful.
5 people found this helpful
Matthew Hartpence –
Good amp, nice compact size for moving around
At this is it gift for our son and he uses it often and loves it.
Gonzalo C. –
Possibly the best budget amp out there
Good reviews for this product abound.
One person found this helpful
GuitarPlayer –
Great, versatile bedroom or small space amp
As a guitar player of 15 years now I needed a small amp for my bedroom for recording purposes and just for those quick, out of nowhere riffs that pop up when you just pickup your guitar at random. Since my large equipment is in a place in the house where there is a lot of traffic with family I needed something where I could play my guitar anytime. This amp fit the bill perfectly.For a small, 6″ speaker amp this thing throws out some loud, clear sound and I was pleasantly surprised. The gain and overdrive can be cranked up for a nice crunchy sound or keep them set low for nice, warm cleans that sound pretty good for solid state electronics. If you don’t want to mess around with pedals for a bedroom setup like me then this amp is great for that. You will not get heavy distortion with this amp so if you’re looking for that either look elsewhere or buy a separate pedal. I paired this amp with my TC Electronics Looper so I can stack up the riffs to create songs in small places.The amp itself seems well built and comes with higher end features like corner protectors and the ability to control the gain, overdrive, low, mid, and high range, and comes with a standard 1/4″ input and a 1/4″ headphone jack when you want to be really quiet or just listen through headphones. If you’ve never played through headphones I highly recommend it since you can really hear how great your guitar sounds.So if you’re looking for a small but reasonably versatile amp for your bedroom or even to travel with this might be it.
12 people found this helpful
Brandt HoffmanBrandt Hoffman –
A Hearty Amp nd a Great Price
This is a great practice amp because it has an amazing tone nd it works well with pedals. For the price, you can’t beat it.
Girl in colorado –
Perfect!
Rad! It sounds amazing. So small but puts out great quality sound. It fits anywhere really and oh man orange is my favorite color haha so thats perfect too!
Steven B. Stinnett –
Great for the price
Product as advertised. Good shipping. Fun little amp.
katia –
Excellent
10/10 perfect amp, amazing quality!!!
kevin hall –
Sounds good
Great buy for the money
Jarred –
Sounds awesome
For a little amp, this thing sounds awesome and is very loud
Kindle Customer –
A Great Amp!
Truly a must buy.
2 people found this helpful
JSG –
Sound is great
Got this for a present for my husband. Plenty loud and he loves the sound. He was excited about it.
Kevin Turner –
Awesome!
New to amplifiers, but to me it has a good volume, while lacking what I believe would be distortion. Just a nice clean sound from my uke like I want.
Onesio –
Just perfect
5 stars
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W –
It’s great
Must have for any guitarist, it’s this good. Better tones than I ever got from my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, (but of course not as amp’d as a practice-amp), it’s that good imo.
BDUBB –
Impressive Quality
I almost bought a fender amp. I’m glad that i didn’t because this amp is awesome. Don’t let the size fool you this little guy is loud! Seriously impressed!
Stephanie –
Great beginner amp
This is great if you live where you need to be quiet, as there’s a headphone port (1/4″), but you will need an adapter for most headphone cables. Simple to use and great quality so far.
David Penick –
Perfect Practice Amp (If you’re looking for crunch)
It would be nice if it had a speaker out port
One person found this helpful
Richard E. Berger –
For a hundred bucks, an excellent deal
Read the reviews and looked at a bunch of amps in this price range. Didn’t need all the modeling features – as one reviewer noted, buy a pedal if you want that. Good clean sound, compact and a whacky orange color. What more could you ask for?
14 people found this helpful
snook152 –
Size is suprising for the sound you get
Sounds much bigger than it is. Bought this for my daughter’s boyfriend who has roommates and has to practice his guitar quietly while there are others at home. When he’s alone he turns it up and rips! Lot of amp for not much money!
13 people found this helpful
Danielle –
Perfect practice amp
I bought this amp to practice in my apartment and I am not disappointed.. This is everything you can ask for in an affordable priced, single channel practice amp. Don’t let the 12 Watts scare you off. This thing can be cranked and is plenty powerful enough for practice. The sound is unmatched by any other in this price range..
39 people found this helpful
Flyin Eye –
Great sound
I can’t believe how great this sounds! My new favorite amp. A guitar player for 35 years & pro audio engineer for almost 30 years, sound is my God. When I say this sounds great I mean it. Nothing like that tube gain & distortion sound. Orange is a master
2 people found this helpful
AZconsumer –
Great amp for money
solid amp. You can get a lot out of mixing overdrive/gain/volume. Just wish I had multiple inputs, but that’s asking for a lot at this price point with the sound quality.
2 people found this helpful
Dan Bolejack –
It Riffs
Awesome sound.
Mike Harner –
Good sound in a small package
Great little amp for the size. It really cranks when you need it to. Great practice amp.
One person found this helpful
Lester Jones –
So much for so little
This is a real buyer and a real review. Believe it! I don’t think there can be a better amp out there for this price with this quality. You can buy this with your eyes closed. My 13 year old is a jazz guitarist and he loves this amp.
One person found this helpful
happy cust –
Make sure you turn the gain up before thinking it isnt working.
Sounds amazing for such a small amp. You wont be disappointed
Leah J –
I’m in love
I got this amp for my husband on his birthday. He absolutely LOVES this amp! Do not be fooled by it’s size! My husband just plays guitar as a hobby but I think if he wanted he could play in a garage band with this amp. I loved that this amp came with controls and you didn’t have to buy anything separate. It’s awesome design is amazing too! Hands down the coolest amp ever!
4 people found this helpful
Greg Edwards –
Awesome amp!
Could not say enough about this-great product, it’s a rare steal
Case Smith –
Wonderful Peppy Lil’ Practice Amp
After having some issues with my old 20 amp solid state amp I used at home I decided to go with this little number. I was a bit skeptical at first and thought it might be a downgrade, but man have my expectations been shattered. Really good clean tones, and this thing can certainly be cranked a respectable amount. I’ve been using my own overdrive pedal in place of the overdrive knob on the amp, but having played around with it the crunchy sounds you can get are fun a usuable. Build quality is amazing, wouldn’t expect less from orange. Played along side a friend using an old 10w practice amp and the difference between the two was night and day. Pedals sound great through this amp too. I’ll be happy with it for a long time.
20 people found this helpful
Gregory M. Andrade –
Fantastic practice amplifier
Just what I was looking for; an amp that you can practice with earphones on and sounds like an overdriven Marshall tube amplifier.
Steve Anthony –
Great small amp for the price.
Solid compact amp. More versatile than other small amps. Orange amps have been around since the late 60’s.
Matthew Villalobos –
best practice amp ever
this is the absolute best practice amp of all time. The size is perfect the sound is awesome the tone is crunchy the color is cool the cost makes this purchase a no-brainer
One person found this helpful
Barbara A Devine –
Beyond surprised
Phenomenal sound from this little guy. My very experienced guitar instructor was very surprised as well
2 people found this helpful
Scott Delphia Scott Delphia –
Just buy it already
Fantastic practice amp. Small, lite, plenty of power. The gain and overdrive are enough to play some Rage Against the Machine on the go and the clean tone is great for just about any thing you can think of. Best value I can think of.
3 people found this helpful
Bob –
Works great.
It works very well. It has a lot of volume for a practice amp. I would prefer the controls and on/off switch be on the front of the amp, but I’m getting used to where they are located.
Mark howell –
Nice little amp
I really like this little amp. It’s perfect in my living room. Does not take up a whole lot of space and has very good town.
Grimlock Review –
Orange You Happy You Bought This Amp?
Great buy! My Fender Superchamp is an awesome tube practice amp but cannot achieve massive distortion at nighttime apartment volumes. This Orange does. Turn the volume down and crank the distortion and you’ll be pulling off pinch harmonics while everyone is sleeping. Insane price.
5 people found this helpful
vm –
amp delivers
for the money, hard to beat, has decent sound/quality.
Richard –
Great sound
I’m using this for an in the den amp. Sounds great.
tina –
Prefect sound and size
My daughter just started playing the bass and we wanted a small sized amplifier that didn’t compromise the sound. Well, this amplifier is prefect in size and sound. And the price was wonderful as well.
JD Sebastian –
High Quality
The name says it all, If you are a guitar player or follow the history, Orange is top of line, Get one and find out how good they sound.
Sanjay Madhav –
high quality. worth the price
i advise to not go with a cheaper brand. this will last a lifetime. it is louder than you think. i have 10 guitars, and they all sound great on this amp. i live the gain and distortion duo. sanjaymadhav
31 people found this helpful
Jeremy Seachris –
It’s am orange
It sounds really good.i would recommend it to anyone
Dee dee –
Cant go wrong for the price
I’m a tube amp guy,but this little thing is great
One person found this helpful
martin b. smith –
Great sound.
Great sound and loud too for a smaller amp. It came 3 days ahead of time. Ver nice looking also. The workmanship is very solid. No short cuts on this baby.
Irene –
Great buy
Bought this as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend who plays guitar. He already has an amp but it’s large and can’t be transported. He is absolutely in love with this amp and the sound is great for the size.
Grant –
AWESOME little AMP
HUGE SOUND, HUGE DIVERSITY, GREAT PACKAGE. I love it with my super astrotone! Can go from clean to dirty pretty easily.
Momoflaura –
Great sound and value for a practice amp
Superb sound at the faintest or grittiest. Easy to transport… a great practice amp.
Taylor –
My favorite purchase ever
I love this amp so much, it’s incredible!! It can be so clean, but also so crunchy. It’s pretty loud for a practice amp and it has great sound
One person found this helpful
Darren Ruf –
Still kicking
Have been playing this amp daily for almost 4 years. Very simple controls and no preset stuff. I have learned that it sounds best with a hum bucker guitar and a lot of volume. Simple and loud. Highly recommend this amp.
Mike Thompson –
Sounds great and loud
Best amp for around $100
2 people found this helpful