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Oh my- I hadn't seen these before. four band parametric EQ is quite a step sideways for these guys.
I want one.
I want one.
They went in a really interesting direction with this one. Orange likes to do that, like with their isobaric cabs.
Yeah it's commendable that orange with this and the ob1 amps are swimming upstream from the majority of bass amp makers by doubling down on heftier solidstate power amp sections and mating those to pretty unique preamps. I just wish the rack ears werent built into the face plate. I get that it's a bit of a throwback but i dont want to lug 15 lbs of rack if i can help it.
Sadly won't be able to put my hands on one until this fall. I have buddy that works for Orange and he's having me come out to try the full range from the Terrors to the AD. The 4 stroke and AD had most of my interest though.
Hi
I got a 4 Stroke 500 the other weekend (& I'm using it with a Barefaced BT2) - I've only used it once so far. It's really loud ! in fact I was gigging with it with 6dB pad on & volume approximately on the second notch.
The EQ seems very versatile although as of yet I'm still experimenting.
Some early thoughts; Sound-wise I would say it's somewhere in the middle of an Ashdown ABM 500 & the Darkglass amp, Very loud, Crystal clear, quite heavy weight wise although that's not an issue with me, I'm not sure how I'm gonna store it long term i.e. rack mount it or not, the built in compression seems cool.
So far it seems pretty good - I'll update once I've used it a few times
Adios
I got a 4 Stroke 500 the other weekend (& I'm using it with a Barefaced BT2) - I've only used it once so far. It's really loud ! in fact I was gigging with it with 6dB pad on & volume approximately on the second notch.
The EQ seems very versatile although as of yet I'm still experimenting.
Some early thoughts; Sound-wise I would say it's somewhere in the middle of an Ashdown ABM 500 & the Darkglass amp, Very loud, Crystal clear, quite heavy weight wise although that's not an issue with me, I'm not sure how I'm gonna store it long term i.e. rack mount it or not, the built in compression seems cool.
So far it seems pretty good - I'll update once I've used it a few times
Adios
Hi Socialleper
Re scooped; I'd say it has a fairly flat response.
With settings at 12: My Ashdown has a lot of sub bass/lower mids but can lack some higher mids, the Orange has a little less (but not too little) sub/bass. The lower mids & higher mids are really prominent.
As a caveat; like I said above I'm still experimenting with EQ & have only used it once ... so far ... there will be more tho'...
I got me 2 gigs with it this weekend
Oh I love it. I usually use it with my Aguilar GS112/212 and GS412 with a Sans amp. Sweet! Sorry to OP, not trying to hijack thread.
Have had the 4 Stroke 500 in my rack for about 2 months now. Seriously loud amp! Great tone!
The parametric EQ is what has me sold. Can dial in the exact sound I want and change pretty easily on the fly for different songs. The compressor kicks ass!
Would definitely recommend!
The parametric EQ is what has me sold. Can dial in the exact sound I want and change pretty easily on the fly for different songs. The compressor kicks ass!
Would definitely recommend!
I had a 300 4 stroke for a few days. Yes, very loud for 300W, really loved the EQ, weight was very manageable,but their class A compressor did not impress me at all I'm afraid (and it is a big selling point of the amp). I far preferred my cheap old Behringer rack compressor. So it wasn't for me. YMMV
Can someone explain the EQ to me? I'm pretty curious about this amp but I think that EQ section might be too much for me. I'm a simpleton when it comes to EQ controls and 8 knobs is a bit daunting.
Its more straightforward than you think. Orange's labelling confuses rather than helps IMO.
Basically, most bass amps have something like four EQ controls labelled "bass", "lower mids", "upper mids" and "highs". In these cases, the makers of the amp will have decided which frequencies each of these controls changes.
But with the 4-stroke you still get four EQ knobs, but they key thing is that you get to choose the frequencies each knob controls (basically you can choose the centre frequency fro each control). THose are the extra 4 knobs you get. You would be amazed at how powerful this can be.
