I bought one of these for my son who was learning bass. In that capacity...practice amp in his bedroom...it worked fine.
I brought it to rehearsal for me to try it...and it failed. Volume was poor (we were not too loud either) but the tone was the worst. Way too sterile. I have no idea how anyone could say these things are warm sounding. The other band members even commented on it sounding "dry and lifeless".
I haven't used any other Orange gear but I will not look at them for my future amp needs. I'm sure their higher-end gear sounds better but if they can't make a decent $250 practice amp, I will not trust them for their higher cost items. My old Roland Cube 60 back in the day was killer and because of that my fondness for Roland gear lives on.
Bottom line, this thing is decent for a practice amp but you'll need to get another amp once you try to play with others - at gigs or rehearsal. Which means you'll have to buy two amps - so avoid this and only buy one.
Recent Reviews
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Not worth it...- 2/5, 2 out of 5, reviewed Oct 8, 2019
- Sound:
- 2.00/5,
- Build Quality:
- 5.00/5,
- Features:
- 5.00/5,
- Feel:
- 4.00/5,
- Value:
- 4.00/5,
Pros- + Build quality, look (I had the orange one), size, weight, price.
Cons- - sound. which is a big con as you're buying this only to make sound.
- Price Paid:
- $250
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Good amp- 3/5, 3 out of 5, reviewed Nov 21, 2016
- Sound:
- 5/5,
- Build Quality:
- 2/5,
- Features:
- 3/5,
- Value:
- 3/5,
Pros- + Great sound
Cons- - Over heats easily
I had the orange coloured one of this amp 6 years back, it held up nicely for small gigs, sounded great, and a nice and warm sound. However, it had no fan or vents on it, and was quick to overheat, apart from that it was a great practice amp I had
- Price Paid:
- £180
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a good bass combo- 4/5, 4 out of 5, reviewed Jul 23, 2015
- Sound:
- 4/5,
- Build Quality:
- 4/5,
- Features:
- 3/5,
- Value:
- 3/5,
Pros- + Punchy and nicely made
Cons- - No real outstanding features
Well made and constructed, sound/tone is good but good is it. Usable and decent eq, looks good too.
Item Details
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- Power:
- 50W
- Speakers:
- 1x12"
- Weight:
- 41 lbs.
- Size:
- 18" x 16.5" x 10.5"
- Inputs:
- 1/4" input, 1/8" Aux in
- Outputs:
- Line out, Speaker out, headphone out
- EQ / Controls:
- Vol, Treble, Mid, Bass, Gain
- Price:
- $269.99
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