“Music doesn’t start in arenas or on streaming platforms. It starts in bedrooms and on street corners”: Ed Sheeran launches signature Orange amp range - could it topple the Roland Cube as the busking combos to beat?

Orange and Ed Sheeran ES Series combo amps .

After a charming soft-launch in his hometown of Ipswich over the weekend, Ed Sheeran and Orange have officially unveiled his latest pieces of signature gear: a compact series of combo amps built for buskers.

The loop pedal-loving hitmaker traveled to Ipswich Waterfront for a surprise street performance, before giving his then-unannounced amp – from his all-new Outlowd ES series – to a young fan.