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Orange Micro Dark – 20W Hybrid Guitar Amp Head with High-Gain Preamp & CabSim Headphone Out
The Orange Micro Dark is a 20-watt hybrid guitar amp head built for high-gain players who want serious dirt from a tiny, portable package. It shares the Micro family's pint-sized footprint but swaps in a much more aggressive front end.
A 12AX7-driven high-gain preamp delivers everything from warm cleans to fat, singing distortion, shaped by Orange's intuitive single Shape control. The 20-watt solid-state output drives any 8 to 16 ohm cabinet, while a fully buffered effects loop slots pedals cleanly into the chain. The headphone output runs Orange's CabSim circuitry for convincing silent practice and direct recording.
Pair it with a PPC108 cabinet for a compact, snarling practice rig. DjLab supplies genuine Orange in Lebanon with USD pricing, warranty handled locally, and fast delivery.
| Type | Hybrid head (valve preamp + solid-state power) |
| Channels | 1 (high-gain) |
| Output | 20 W |
| Preamp valve | 1 x 12AX7/ECC83 |
| Controls | Gain, Shape, Volume |
| Speaker output | 8-16 ohm |
| FX loop | Fully buffered |
| Headphone out | CabSim circuitry |
Detailed technical specifications are shown in the Overview section above.
4 reviews from leading pro-audio publications
“THE BOTTOM LINE The Orange Micro Dark is a surprisingly versatile and powerful “secret” weapon for metal guitarists who love highly saturated grind but are tired of grinding their spinal discs lifting heavy equipment.”Read full review →
“Overall, it's astonishing just how much great tone Orange has managed to squeeze into such a small box - with a 4x12 or 2x12, this amp is plenty loud enough for home practice, rehearsals or even small gigs.”Read full review →
“Feeling the need for a colossal amp to deliver intense sound? Time to reconsider. The Micro Dark from Orange is small yet fierce, delivering beastly power in”Read full review →
“You could be forgiven a slight twinge of disappointment when it turned out to be essentially a cross between two existing products: the Micro Terror (very small) and the Dark Terror (very rock). READ MORE: The 14 best amplifiers for all styles and budgets · It’s still a fine idea, though, and we’ll forgive them if it sounds good. This is the latest in what is becoming a fairly long line of deceptively teeny Orange amps, all of them descended from the original Tiny Terror – which really was a game-changer – and in stark contrast to monstrous heads such as the OR120 with which the company first made its name.”Read full review →
