Review Demo - Orange O Bass

[@PeekaPeep]

Orange managed to come up with one huge sleeper of a bass on their first try! That tone is so old school-rich and full, liked that they took the Fender P-Bass pickup configuration and basically married it to the classic Gibson Les Paul design. Gonna be interesting to see what else they can come up with now that they're officially entering the bass market...

[@StuartKReilly]

Les P-bass

[@bentpolski]

I would LOVE to hear that with Flat Wounds on it! Sounds better than a Hofner!

[@timoonn]

and with a better bass player :o

[@ScottieFarrowelvisKong]

Bought one new when they first came out. Absolutely awesome.

[@jacobzhu5589]

Thanks for the review. Well it is a really nice sounding bass except head dive caused by the body design. May be a change of light weight tuner would help a little. Any way for this price range it is quite good.

[@Hellspwn6]

I put a down payment on an Orange one at my local music store. Can't wait to bring this thing home.

[@sarahwilson7983]

Got an update for us?

[@Hellspwn6]

@@sarahwilson7983 Better late than never right? I love it. It's stock tone is warm as hell and it feels great to play. I ended up swapping out the stock bridge for a hipshot kickass high mass bridge to get a slightly darker tone but not too much because the humbuckers bring just enough warmth to cut through the wall of sound formed by my friends and I when we jam.

[@craigdamage]

I have had dreadful experiences attempting to acquire "vintage" gear off Ebay,craigslist..etc. You wind up paying way too much for something all beat to Hell and requiring repairs costing even more funds. I really dig brand new instruments that have classic vintage mojo and tone. This bass looks and sounds awesome. Reminds me of something I would expect from Eastwood or Dipinto.

[@JamaisMEC]

That body looks a lot like the Decision bass by Reverend. Decisions are nicely built; solid without being back-breakers. This O bass seems worthy of an audition!

[@ArielsSmartyPants]

I like it, sounds great and the price is right. win win

[@BinaryFormations]

Wish Premier Guitar would bring back Steve Cook's regular column. His insights on how to approach the bass made this guitar play suck a little less at the instrument, not to mention the great advice on touring and being a better bandmate and musician in general.

[@kingstumble]

Like it a lot.

[@HBSuccess]

kingstumble Me too - something different - not too expensive. Might grab one for fun.

[@keithjackson4990]

I just ordered one. It was on pre-order but I figured I'll have it in a few weeks to a couple of months. I just found out I probably won't see it until at least April 2021! Totally not happy about that 🤬

[@Grayjacket11]

did you end up getting it? I'm interested in one of these but I'm not even sure if they're still in production...

[@keithjackson4990]

@@Grayjacket11 Hey James, after I heard nothing from AMS in April I called Orange and was told they hadn’t restarted production yet on the O bass because of China issues and Covid. They also wanted some updated elements to be in the basses and would probably be looking at October 2021 before I might see something. As much as I wanted one, that would put me over a year that I’ve been trying to get one. I canceled my order and right now I think I’m about to pull the trigger on an G&L Fallout short scale bass. Probably an American made that goes for $1299 but their import Tribute Fallout doesn’t seem bad either and it’s $599.00. I really wanted something that can pull off a P-bass well and the G&L seems to do that but also has additional tones as well. Good luck🎸

[@Grayjacket11]

@@keithjackson4990 I ended up getting a used one a couple months back it's not bad but I'm not in love with it - nut width's a little wide for my tastes I'd be willing to sell it to ya if you're still trying to hunt one down though

[@johnnyrex5115]

I bought one!!! It will be here soon. After I get it I will do a full 60 Point! Inspection then let you know what I think

[@MaroonLoto]

Hey Johnny, so what do you think? I'm close to buying one, but still looking through owner's opinions, but they're hard to find. :)

[@Ndlanding]

@@MaroonLoto I guess it head-dived when he was on a photo-shoot next to a cliff. RIP.

[@suverobo]

@johnnyrex5115 Still waiting 😅

[@rongrape2939]

I want one!

[@NoyZbokZa]

my local music shop just started selling these

[@mdemagall]

Hi.Nice review is the O bass a long or short scale bass? Thanks

[@MNMitchell-h5s]

long

[@banjominer9682]

did they switch to rosewood..i thought specs were ebony..

[@peterthomas3589]

On their web sites the scratchplate is white..why? and some has the binding others not..

[@jeremyhyrkas9541]

i read that when you buy one, it comes with an alternate scratchplate that you can install

[@peterthomas3589]

Jeremy Hyrkas That would be nice, i like the red tortoise, that would look cool on the black version.Thanks Jeremy!

[@colinstewart3699]

Petter Thomas I went with the Tortoise shell, pick guard 0n my tear drop , black and gold sunburst !!!! Love it 😍 I would love it in short scale also !

[@spikesvideos]

Steve, would you say it does have neck dive while strapped up?

[@earlecraft7682]

Yes...it dives! Its a good bass for the price but not great! Very sensitive to attack.

[@JG-ux7of]

You can tell it wants to go down as he is holding it.

[@franciscosantana57]

Onde comprar este baixo?

[@BarryWorst]

Awesome bass, awesome review! I want one!

[@paniccleo]

These things sound better than any P-bass I've ever heard.

[@HBSuccess]

Deet Cologon That is a pretty outrageous comment since this is a cheap Asian knockoff of a Fender P. And there is no more recorded bass guitar on the planet than a Fender P.

[@paniccleo]

Yeah, some people really like the P-bass sound. I personally do not greatly like P-bass tone. I'm more of a J-bass guy. From what I have heard of these basses, however cheap they may be, I like their sound better than a Fender P-bass. That is all my comment said, so I'm gonna have to disagree with how outrageous you think it is. It's opinion.

[@marike1100]

Not even better than a Squier P Bass, a Fender of any vintage, forget about it.

[@zplapplap]

G I agree. I like everything about it except for the sound.

[@njmnjm5743]

When will one of these reviews play the thing through a monster stack at cranked up volume?? Thats all im interested in.

[@ringostar5695]

Nice Sound!

[@Crodon]

Are these already out of production? Unavailible everywhere!

[@zplapplap]

In stock at Chicago Music Exchange

[@chrisw7642]

Wish they offered this in a medium or short scale.

[@gabrielpalmer9660]

Old comment, but it is a short scale. 30". That is actually why I want one.

[@jasonbent97]

Gabriel Palmer no it isn’t. It’s 34”.

[@gabrielpalmer9660]

@@jasonbent97 Shit you're right. That's weird, I saw this thing way back and was positive it was short scale back then, but that was a while ago. Maybe they changed their minds and changed it.

[@Ndlanding]

@@gabrielpalmer9660 Maybe your arms have shrunk.

[@aarondavis4341]

These basses looked really cheap when they first came out,niw i want one,450$ sounds descent fir me to add one to my collection

[@hikupmusicofficial]

looks kewl needs more rock and roll to it

[@godfree2canada]

hand wired, hand strung=worth 5x more?

[@fromaggio7654]

Feet wired = 10x more

[@scottmatthews172]

If you want the Precision bass sound without the neck dive, then buy a Precision bass. D'uh!

[@prometheus1893]

Is it full scale or short scale? Thanks.

[@gustafrenstrom8549]

full scale

[@shaolinzendragon4737]

🔥

[@nelsonj378]

country of origin?

[@jingham9]

Nelson Jaramillo England

[@MrSkinkarde]

please learn to use a microphone and adjust volume levels, rollercoaster volume control

[@richardscottoakes4027]

Stick a j pickup on the bridge and then I'd buy it!

[@wallacebell3035]

Too bad they don't make a six banger.

[@josecardenas4013]

Sounds good to me....

[@ak-zl8wq]

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[@MNMitchell-h5s]

really bad neck dive. strap is of no help.

[@yoakamfan92]

Sounds like a p bass

[@sneauxis]

Oh look it's a weirdly shaped p-bass

[@chickentwisties2298]

Not weird shaped at all !

[@s.noon.v]

i like the sound, but it's pretty ugly

[@colinstewart3699]

Alex B it's in the eye of the beholder me think 😜🎸👀😎👍✌️

[@nathanvleugels1]

I think it sounds amazing, but looks sooo ugly ... to each it's own I guess.

[@eaglebauer944]

Ugly? The black one with the tortoiseshell looks truly beautiful.

[@nitemareman1]

Would love to hear a real bassist playing it.

[@HBSuccess]

nitemareman1 rude.

[@nitemareman1]

Tioga Fretworks "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." -Thomas Paine

[@DandamanV]

I see people making this comment a lot on this guy's videos. What actually is it about his playing style that makes you think that he's not a real bassist? I can't fault this guy, he's running through all the features of the bass, he's playing through all the settings, what's the problem?

[@nitemareman1]

Dandaman V Just listen to it. He plays like a guitar player. He doesn't have that rhythm like a bassist has. His vibrato is goofy. He pulls the notes sharp. He doesn't play like a bassist. That's all there is to it.

[@mickeykmiller]

Everyone has different styles. Isn't that what makes it all interesting?

[@patrik6693]

dont buy that

[@sonic-excess]

Orange should stick to amps

[@chaisehombre7723]

Quit mumbling man....

[@halfstacked666]

please tell me where I can get that scratch plate I cannot find it anywhere :(

[@someonetough87]

Evan Berggren it comes with it as an optional replacement.

[@yoakamfan92]

Sounds like a p bass

[@granthambeard]

Well, it's only one letter away