Real owners lean toward the Marshall DSL40CR: 86% of 44 owners recommend it, vs 42% of 12 for the Orange Crush 35RT.
Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score
“Sounds awesome, I’m sick of those digital amps with millions of presets that take hours to go through.”— @way2sh0rt07grad on YouTube
“When it first arrived, I couldn’t stop playing the CLEAN channel for well over an hour!”— @michaelyolch on YouTube
“Way too much treble.”— @marvinmartin3438 on YouTube
“Who ever put a tuner inside an amp is a genius”— @jacobseraphin685 on YouTube
“It's tones are very good. It's not as versatile as other amp in its price range (built in fx etc) but it's focused on quality sound is the best.”— @toro514 on YouTube
“The Orange is kind of a one trick pony. It’s a good trick, but still. The distortion tones are dark and sludgy. I had one for a hot minute but quickly got tired of it.”— fatherbowie on Reddit
Real owners lean toward the Marshall DSL40CR: 86% of 44 owners recommend it, vs 42% of 12 for the Orange Crush 35RT.
Owners point the Marshall DSL40CR at players wanting one versatile tube amp on a budget, and gigging and band-practice guitarists needing real volume.
Owners point the Orange Crush 35RT at home players wanting big, valve-like tone, and small-gig and practice guitarists on a budget.
The most-cited downside of the Marshall DSL40CR is loud, low-volume tone divides owners. For the Orange Crush 35RT, it's gain channel divisive, fizzy or dark.