Orange Micro Dark Amp Demo and Review

I picked up an Orange Micro Dark to add to my amp stable and decided to share my thoughts on this amp.  As an owner of the Micro Terror, I was particularly excited to try the Micro Dark.  I do love my Micro Terror, but I had concerns about its true usefulness.  It seems Orange heard what I was thinking and packaged it up in the Micro Dark MD20 20-watt micro amplifier.  Check out the demo of some of the various sounds that come out of this tiny package and my thoughts on the Micro Dark.  Be prepared, it packs a bit of a punch.

A tour of a pedalboard and pedal basics discussed.

Discussing what pedals I use on stage, some insight into pedal signal flow or pedal chain dynamics and the FX Loop.

Pedal signal flow or pedal chain:  Describes the order in which pedals are connected to achieve the desired sound.

Example:

Good:  Guitar -> Distortion/Overdrive -> Reverb -> Amp

Bad: Guitar -> Reverb -> Distortion/Overdrive -> Amp

By placing the Dist/OD before the Reverb, this allows the Reverb to add warmth and space to the distorted sound of the guitar.  This creates a natural sounding space.  If you place the Reverb before the Dist/OD, this will distort the sound of the reverb.  This creates a very unnatural space, sort of a banging or clanging sound.  This is evident with many configurations.  As your signal passes (or flows) across your pedalboard, each new effect will change the signal going into the next effect.