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Do I need an Orange AD200B?

JoshuaTSP

JoshuaTSP

Sep 26, 2008
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#1
currently playing in a stoner/sludge type band with a Traynor Bassmaster 400 and matching 4x10 cab.

I like the tone and all, but I'm also using a Boss Line Selector and a Keeley RAT for my OD type tones (almost always on)....since the hybrid built in "tube tone" pretty much blows for any real saturation.

My question is: do I need an AD200B?
 
#5
Hmmm.......I've tried my '72 Orange OR120 Graphics only....really liked the tone....but it couldn't handle the standard C tuning. farty mud low end below standard E.

Like I said......right now I use a standard hybrid amp set fairly flat with a RAT out front blended with my clean tone. I use the tube mix in the amp option with the gain set fairly low for a smoother fatter type tone.

Will the SVT be flexible? Never played one......
I've read that the AD200B only has two tones......clean and dirty.
 
#6
If you're doing drop c, the Mesa 400+ is the animal you want. Best tube head I've played at handling low stuff.

I still ditched it to go solid state when I started using the 5'er though. The bottom of the Iamp 800 is so epic it's hard to believe until you try it :)
 
#8
No offence to Ampeg owners...but I tested a VR and a CL (current) and then I tested an Orange AD200b Mk3 a week later. The Orange killed them both.

Plus...its looks cool as hell, and, IMO, is more individual.

Yeah its not as loud...but if you drive this amp properly the overdrive is AWESOME....seriously. Hence why Converge/Every Time I Die/Doomriders use them. Pure class.

If its loud enough for them...its loud enough for most bands.
 
#9
It really depends on what style of music you are after. I compared the VR with the AD200 and went with the VR because I wanted the useable clean headroom. For me, the Orange broke up way too early, plus it seemed to sound much better with Orange speakers and I did not want to fork out for new speakers.
 
#11
I most certainly wouldn't be using the matching cabs......expensive.

right now I'm trying to get a dirty but yet clean and clear tone. thus the blending system I've concocted.

Most definitely need something simple......I hate setting up stuff.....just plug, tune and go!
 
#14
Tim1 said:
It really depends on what style of music you are after. I compared the VR with the AD200 and went with the VR because I wanted the useable clean headroom. For me, the Orange broke up way too early, plus it seemed to sound much better with Orange speakers and I did not want to fork out for new speakers.
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I agree with you on this, I play a V4 and had been considering either an AD200 or SVT for more volume but the AD200 just couldn't get there without breaking up. Realistically, it wasn't that much louder than my V4 when overdriven, but certainly a different tone. Personally, I like to be able to switch between clean and dirty, so the AD200 wouldn't work for me.

For the type of music you're playing, yes I think the AD200 would be a great fit.
 
#18
BassmanPaul said:
What is the impedance of your 4x10? That controls how much power the amp is putting out. What is the amp doing that leaves you dissatisfied?
V4B has about 100W of power available
AD200B has about 200W available
Your amp has up to 400W available depending on your cabinet(s).
Paul
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8Ohms.
I think the amp is 4 Ohms?
"This pair of jacks are used to connect extension speaker cabinets, keep in mind that the Minimum impedance is 4 ohms.
NOTE: all output connectors are connected in parallel."

:eyebrow:

Two things I'd like:
One: natural breakup.
Two: deeper bass response

I'm alright with how I sound now, mostly because it's the best I can do with what I've got.

BassmanPaul said:
Why? A 15 doesn't mean that it sounds fuller of deeper than a 4x10!

Paul
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What does it mean then?

I am a self proclaimed n00b!:hyper:
 
#19
He means there is no inherent sound to a speaker based on its size, really. Lots of 10s go lower than lots of 15s, and vice versa, and there're 12s that go lower than any 15 you'll see in a bass cab, and so on and so forth.
 

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