Orange OB1 - 300 Rack Mounted Bass Head Review | Guitar Interactive Magazine

Review of the Orange OB1 - 300 Bass Head
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This was Brand New at NAMM 2015 the Orange OB1 rack mounted bass head is Oranges first - we took it down to our bassment and let Dan Veall take a look!
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[@grozwald]

14:04 That tone makes me feel funny. Like when we used to climb the rope in gym class.

[@groovaholic80222]

The reverb on the bass is a little distracting...but great review and great production quality.

[@konnaanimanga5132]

Almost sounds more like a fuzz than a distortion/overdrive but sweet sound

[@sandbiker]

Excellent demonstration, one of the best and detailed videos I've seen. Nice job.

[@DamnDealDone]

Please do this for the new Ashdown ABM 600 Evo4. Really want to see how the new valve circuit acts, whether it actually can add distortion this time round.

[@kiwibass]

Nice Amp indeed, and a well-made demo video too!
The three band EQ section seems to be simple yet very effective, which I always like a lot.
Although I'm yet to check it out in person, I think the gain section is probably a bit too "hot", fuzzin' away even at very low settings. The "blender" pot seems to act more like an on/off switch. In fact it sounds almost like an (external) stand-alone stompbox: the overdriven sound sits on top of the clean signal, making it sound like an effect rather than a more subtle, natural (and usable!) saturation coming from within(!) a hard-working tube amp.
I understand this is partially due to the circuit, which leaves the lower frequencies alone. Add to this an over-zealous distortion stage, and this is what you get. Way too obvious, way too show-offy (I probably invented a new word here, but hey, I'm only German! ;-)). An aggressive, almost annoying effect(!) sound you can hardly use on a regular basis, as a go-to setting at a 3-hour gig...
Wouldn't it be nice to have a few more options to gradually move from "(sort of) clean" and "fuzz"?
And what about a variable(!) low frequency rolloff in front of the distortion stage (en lieu of a fixed frequency), which btw. would be killer feature?
I guess that would make an already nice amp a *great* amp...

[@escalator9734]

I know it's an old comment but I wanted to pitch in.
What you hear in this video is most likely a line out. Distortion on bass and guitar needs a cab or cab emulation to sound good. Overwise you get this very treble heavy fizzy raspy sound that doesn't sound good. Like a synth distorion or bit crusher ish.
Hearing this from a cab/miked cab/emu cab is very different. the dist blend better with the clean, the high end cutoff from the speaker makes the sound. I think the cons you found would be minimized in a proper recording setup.

[@xdoctorblindx]

I think you're complaining about the entire purpose of this amp (a distortion circuit that is separate from the core bass circuit). The other response to your comment is also 100% correct.

[@GravyDaveNewson]

That's a great demo thanks.

[@Traumm9]

Great review, thanks for sharing

[@Jakeman90210]

Did you use a DI signal to record this or a cab? If a cab which one?

[@LEOBRANQUE]

Hi what’s the brand of the bass guitar?

[@jelleypeanuts7866]

that's a damn good amp

[@WolfTheMartin]

great demo, what speaker make and types are you going through ?

[@NothingHereButMe]

+WolfTheMartin Probably DI + (maybe) Reverb

[@xdoctorblindx]

Definitely DI. Not a great demo for that reason.

[@eatmarth]

the Bassment, very funny

[@miata350]

Be really nice if you would demo an amp with a bass that the average person can afford and is familiar with the sound of. Or better yet, do it with two or three different types of basses.

[@OCscs]

What bass is that?

[@akaemzett]

Dingwall Afterburner.

[@BarryWorst]

Nice demo, thank you