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Official Orange Club II

#682
Doctor Intrepid said:
What do you think of that 100? I am thinking about getting one, but I'm concerned it cannot compete with a full band since it is only 100 watts. I currently have a Peavey Max115 300 watts, but I'm not completely happy with the tone. And, to clarify, I am just a hobbyist looking to do some garage band stuff. Any insights you could provide would be welcome.
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I had the 1st gen of Crush. The Peavey totally killed it volumewise, but that was it. Even when I used to play in a really loud-rehearsing Band I could be heard good enough and my tone was better suited to my style than the Peavey, so it was a non-issue. On live situations it's you have a DI out and the monitoring volume is enough. Small Venues are also no problem without DI.

Here's a video with that amp:

 
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#683
theNecatoR said:
I had the 1st gen of Crush. The Peavey totally killed it volumewise, but that was it. Even when I used to play in a really loud-rehearsing Band I could be heard good enough and my tone was better suited to my style than the Peavey, so it was a non-issue. On live situations it's you have a DI out and the monitoring volume is enough. Small Venues are also no problem without DI.

Here's a video with that amp:

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Sounds great! Thank you for that.
 
#684
Not sure if this will get me a number, but it's worth a shot...
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#686
Cheers man! Loving the new setup, managed to get the amp and cab for about 375 quid each! Amp came from eBay, and managed to get the cab as an ex display model from a music shop :) Just curious, what valves are people using in these? Mine came with JJ 12ax7's, I've heard that the Terror Bass can also run 12au7's as well.
 
#687
Bassace33 said:
Cheers man! Loving the new setup, managed to get the amp and cab for about 375 quid each! Amp came from eBay, and managed to get the cab as an ex display model from a music shop :) Just curious, what valves are people using in these? Mine came with JJ 12ax7's, I've heard that the Terror Bass can also run 12au7's as well.
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It is up to you, actually, you can use any compatible set of valves, some are more gainy than others.

I have these in my AD200B:
1x RT080
GZ34/5AR4-STR TAD PREMIUM SELECTED

1x RT008
ECC83 WA TAD Premium Selected

So, basically 12ax7s.
 
#689
John D Harris said:
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for more input on the 4-Stroke 500 &/or OB1-500.
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I have not used the 4-Stroke, but I have an OB1-500. The harmonics of the gain channel are actually good, it is a different sound than what you get on a valve amp. It plays nice with most pedals, you can even get nice sounding fuzz pedals in, but they are better with valves IMO. You get more control over the sound than in a AD200B, you can put any bass through it and make it sound good. I like to use it flat, it does colour your sound a bit, but it's a nice warm orange sound. It is stupid loud, and the cleans are there, but retain the orangeness.
This track is an active Jaguar Bass (PJ) with a Deluxe Big Muff through the OB1-500 an OBC-410 and miced with a Sennheiser 421, no DI, no post-effects:
 
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theNecatoR said:
I have not used the 4-Stroke, but I have an OB1-500. The harmonics of the gain channel are actually good, it is a different sound than what you get on a valve amp. It plays nice with most pedals, you can even get nice sounding fuzz pedals in, but they are better with valves IMO. You get more control over the sound than in a AD200B, you can put any bass through it and make it sound good. I like to use it flat, it does colour your sound a bit, but it's a nice warm orange sound. It is stupid loud, and the cleans are there, but retain the orangeness.
This track is an active Jaguar Bass (PJ) with a Deluxe Big Muff through the OB1-500 an OBC-410 and miced with a Sennheiser 421, no DI, no post-effects:
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Very cool - thanks!
 
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#693
Still plugging away at it with my Orange Terror Bass 1000. Through the Greenboy Fearless F212 with my (new to me) Karl Hoyt bass, I’m really digging the tones I’m getting.

The TB combined with Nordstrand Big Singles and D’Addario XL Chrome flats make finding tones that fit in well with the 60’s cover band I’m joining pretty easy.
 

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#696
I got my AD200B in and now I need to decide on OBC 8x10 or two OBC 115's. Local stores don't carry them so I'm stuck with making my decision based off of audio samples. I'm leaning towards the 8x10 but I'm not super excited about the weight of course. There are plenty of live bands playing through the 8x10 but I can't find any of anyone playing two 115's live. I'm basically trying to find out if the two 115's will be loud enough for a doom/sludge metal band.
 
#697
VBD Only said:
I got my AD200B in and now I need to decide on OBC 8x10 or two OBC 115's. Local stores don't carry them so I'm stuck with making my decision based off of audio samples. I'm leaning towards the 8x10 but I'm not super excited about the weight of course. There are plenty of live bands playing through the 8x10 but I can't find any of anyone playing two 115's live. I'm basically trying to find out if the two 115's will be loud enough for a doom/sludge metal band.
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I dont think you can go wrong either way. I have 2 OBC115 and cant imagine that they wouldn’t be loud enough. I find them easier to move. If you really want to go with 10’s what about 2 4X10
 
#698
BassJuju said:
I dont think you can go wrong either way. I have 2 OBC115 and cant imagine that they wouldn’t be loud enough. I find them easier to move. If you really want to go with 10’s what about 2 4X10
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I think moving the fridge around might be a little easier using leverage instead of dead lifting the 4x10's into the vehicle. Stairs are always an issue of course but even then I would only have to go up and down once with that thing but twice with the 4x10's.
 
#699
I can see both sides of the argument. Moving 2 is twice as much. However, for me at least, there’s no way I could get the fridge into my truck by myself. I’m guessing based on the genre of music you mentioned, you’re a bit younger, so that might be less of an issue for you.
 

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