Orange announces three new portable Baby Guitar amps

Orange Amplification has announced the arrival of its new ‘babies’: the newly analogue-designed Dual Baby, Tour Baby and Gain Baby guitar amps. Each lightweight, studio-grade 100W, twin channel, Class A/B, solid state amp weighs only 3kg and is reportedly compact, reliable and tour-ready.

The two-channel, Tour Baby guitar amp is said to be incredibly versatile in a variety of playing situations. The onboard studio-grade VCA compressor of Tour Baby’s refined clean channel reportedly offers pristine tones with active or passive pickups. It is said to provide a consistent dynamic range and low noise in extreme settings without the need for separate pedals. It also includes bass and treble EQ controls.

Orange states that the naturally voiced dirty channel of this tone machine allows players to easily get that sought-after ‘point of breakup’ sound. A custom-voiced presence control and three-band EQ control means the Tour Baby’s tone can be shaped to cut through the mix. The foot switchable volume control is also said to provide a stage-friendly volume boost option for live applications.

The Gain Baby clean channel is the same as that of the Tour Baby with its integrated VCA Compressor to alleviate the need for an additional stomp box and incorporates bass and treble EQ controls to dial in a desired frequency. The compressor reportedly provides smooth, transparent compression for dynamic control without compromising tone.

Four distinct stages are available on the high gain channel allowing players to dial in their preferred level of crunch and saturation. Like the Dual Baby, Gain Baby’s Tight Switch operates as a bright switch, boosting the upper mid at lower gain levels, which reportedly gives shredding solos a little something extra. Volume control is foot switchable, the buffered FX allows effects from pedals to be patched in and the onboard 3-band EQ allows tone to be tweaked even further.

With multiple output options such as a balanced XLR output with no Cab Sim, as well as dual speaker outputs, the Gain Baby is said to be equally comfortable on stage or in the studio.

The Dual Baby is said to be a ‘powerhouse in a pint-sized package’. Its simple A and B channel design offers duelling tones and alternating rhythm opportunities. Channel A mimics the rich responsive tones of the Orange flagship Rockerverb amps in a reliable solid-state design. From clean, to classic crunch, to full-on saturation, the brand said there is ‘no shortage of Orange mojo’. The brand-new Tubby Switch, which boosts the bottom end early in the signal path, reportedly offers a much ‘rounder’ tone when playing clean or when searching for just the right ‘dirty-clean’ sound.

Channel B allows players to dial in the desired level of grit, with ample saturation and a valve-like high-gain tone, which the brand report is unheard of in any other solid-state unit. The ‘bright boost’ of the Tight Switch reportedly gives the amp spring and bounce and raises the top end at lower gain levels for players who want to tighten up, shred and play blistering solos with plenty of cut. The three-band sweepable EQ presence control is said to allow frequencies to be tweaked, shimmer added and mids that sit perfectly in the mix to be dialled in.

Each Baby delivers 100 watts into 8 ohms, or 70 watts into 16 ohms to power any full-sized guitar amp.

Visitors to NAMM 2025 can find out more about Dual Baby, Tour Baby and Gain Baby and other Orange products at Hall D, booth 5344.