Orange ob1 500

[thebassman]

Not seen much on these amps.
Has anyone got one? I would love to hear some user reviews.
Cheers
Thebassman

[Roland Rock]

This would be a good start if you've not seen it already
http://basschat.co.uk/topic/259224-orange-ob1-500-review/

[thebassman]

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1455518258' post='2979684']
This would be a good start if you've not seen it already
http://basschat.co.uk/topic/259224-orange-ob1-500-review/
[/quote]

Thanks, I did see that a while back, even added to the thread too.

I was hoping a few others might have more user experience by now.

I might have to get one and write my own.

Cheers
Thebassman

[Dood]

I've reviewed both the OB-1 and have also had the pleasure of reviewing the new OB-1 300 combo a few months before it was released to the world. The very first one in fact.

Follow the link in my signature to see it in action.

[Lw.]

I've used one at a rehearsal studios a few times; I'd say they do sound nice though you are pretty much committing to "that" sound. I actually use it in a pop/rock band so only practically using a small % of its available tones (ie keeping it clean) which it does nicely and is easy to get a good (kind of vintage-y) tone but it feels to me like it's aimed more at the over-drive market (harder rock onwards) - I've tested out this side of the amp when waiting for the others etc... and feel it's where the amp excels. It will do slight break-up to full-on fuzz very well & covers most bases inbetween.

It feels like a nicely made amp & looks good though I don't really understand why they've made it rack-mountable when I'd have thought 80% of the users won't be using a rack - I think rack ears are a bit ugly if you're not using them, I would have preferred them to make the amp look nice without but have it easily converted (using detachable ears) if needed but that's just me - it's still a nice amp.

[thebassman]

Thanks for the replies and the link dood
Cheers
Thebassman

[Billy Apple]

I must admit that I liked it. Although someone else here sent theirs straight back saying it was awfully middy. Like anything, you got to check it for yourself.

[doomed]

Still happy with mine, the new four stroke looks nice too if you don't fancy the blend/gain feature of the OB1's.

[Lw.]

Had another go on one of these this week - they do the overdrive sound so well it's ridiculous, you can just start playing seemingly any random notes & they somehow come out sounding like an awesome riff - I was in the studio early so had it cranked up nice & loud, my (pop-rock) band mates arrived & didn't want to open the door because they thought some other band were in there!

I see they're bolting them into a cab to make a combo now too - look pretty good (if a little spendy).

[Urban Bassman]

[quote name='doomed' timestamp='1455560605' post='2980244']
Still happy with mine, the new four stroke looks nice too if you don't fancy the blend/gain feature of the OB1's.
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I'm quite taken with the four stroke too. Would be good to find some real world reviews of this one.

[doomed]

Doubt there will be any for a while yet, I had my OB1 as soon as pmt had stock last year and that was in May, so I presume it will be the same time scale for the Four Stroke.

[NancyJohnson]

I've been giving some thought to getting hold of an OB-1 500, it's the first rack head that I've seen in a while that has leapt out at me shouting 'Buy Me!' I'm a tad put off by the price tag, especially considering I'd need to factor in a 3U rack, plus a tuner of some sort. A few online retailers are doing interest-free credit at the moment, so maybe it's worth a punt.

[doomed]

I keep mine in a spider medium pedal flightcase, plenty of protection, polytune on pedalboard.

[nash]

I'm grabbing an OB1 500 soon. I'm very tempted to put it in a rack sleeve and then transport it with leads and my tiny pedalboard in a Peli 1620 case.

[Wooks79]

I really need to have a good play on one of these.

It looks great, and in theory I think it must surely sound great, but I saw one used live for the first time this weekend and it seemed really weak and thin... Maybe it was just the way the person had it set.

[Lightlyseared]

Great sounding amps but definitely possible to set them up to sound less than stellar. There is a lot of range on the tone controls. A common mistake when using the footswitch is setting the clean and blended channels at unity so that when you switch the drive in it sounds too quiet.

[taunton-hobbit]

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[color=#000000][font=Arial, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]I remember, back in the day, that one of the (alleged) reasons for the split between Orange and Matamp, was that the Mathias stuff was 'too clean'.[/size][/font][/color]

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