NAD: Orange 40th Anniversary OR50

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guitfiddle

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It came in today.

Hot damn, it sounds epic!! It's not so different from the OR15 that they can't be dialed in similarly, but it just has gobs more heft and depth to the sound. I haven't had a chance to warm it up good and let it rip yet, but the next few Sabbath tribute band shows are going to be a lot of fun!

Here it is with its new little brother.

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Nice! I’ve been eyeing one of those for one for a while.
 
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FuseG4 said:
I'm jelly! (marmalade?)
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nice.

I’ve had some more time with it and it just screams. There are only three gain stages, but they get tons of overdrive. The EQ is powerful enough to dial in thrash tones, but it’s going to be best suited for the doomy tones I’ll be going for on the heavier side. With the gain up past 2 o'clock, it gets nasty and fuzzy in a great way.

For the southern rock thing it’s also going to excel. The singer in that band also wants to do a Chris Cornell tribute that it will handle quite nicely as well


Basically it fits all the music I play like a glove. I’m pretty stoked and so is my daughter. She gets to use my Micro Dark for her guitar.
 
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guitfiddle said:
nice.

I’ve had some more time with it and it just screams. There are only three gain stages, but they get tons of overdrive. The EQ is powerful enough to dial in thrash tones, but it’s going to be best suited for the doomy tones I’ll be going for on the heavier side. With the gain up past 2 o'clock, it gets nasty and fuzzy in a great way.

For the southern rock thing it’s also going to excel. The singer in that band also wants to do a Chris Cornell tribute that it will handle quite nicely as well


Basically it fits all the music I play like a glove. I’m pretty stoked and so is my daughter. She gets to use my Micro Dark for her guitar.
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oh dear. Sounds magnificent! I love the classic orange tones I have heard from artists and demos, and loved the OR15 I had. The OR50 is perennially out of my budget and my main sauce is the fender clean tone so I've always focused on that. But truly glorious cranked up overdrive like the or15 with the depth and hit of bigger transformers and tubes... someday! Goals! Do enjoy good sir, do enjoy.
 
NAD: Orange 40th Anniversary OR50

Welcome to the Orange side, young master Luke Sludgewalker.


(I play an AD50. Nothing like an Orange 50 of any vintage.)
 
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This makes 4 Oranges now. OR50, OR15. Dark Terror, and the first one I got, the Micro Dark. I love playing them all.
 
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4 oranges?? You are an official Orange juicer arent you?? lol
I played one of the larger ones and really thought it was pretty cool.. cant recall what model..
 
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Can confirm it is a fantastic amp, I personally am a bigger fan of the rockerverb tho.
 
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I played it at a gig this past weekend. The music was classic rock and blues stuff with a couple of heavier tunes thrown in.

I set the amp with the gain on 5 and the volume just past 3 where it first opens up to stage levels in a room for 50. The HF drive was set to 6.
I boosted it with a Danelectro Pastrami OD.

The EQ was set T-5 M-6 B-4.5

Such a musical amp. Not a harsh sound to be found. It's very forgiving, too. No matter what I did on the guitar, it sounded great. I'm used to being careful in certain ways with other amps including my other Oranges, but this one just takes what you do and makes it sound kick ass without thinking about it.
 
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I've never played one, but those Orange amps always looked cool. Btw, I gotta ask: what's the little "handjob" knob do? :dunno:
 
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guitfiddle said:
Here it is with its new little brother.
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I really want to try an Orange and I’ve been really tempted by the little brother, the OR15.

My main amp is a tweed deluxe with an American voiced speaker and I’d rather not carry around another cab. Have you tried it with an American voiced speaker? I wonder if it just gives it a flavor or screws it up :)
 
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Thrilled the amp is working out. And thanks for the good words about the Oranges. Hated Oranges for years - too Doomy and no experience with them. Then I bought a big solid state Orange - CR60 as a back up amp, changed the speaker and this amp is a keeper.

Now, I read your post. Must admit that posts like this are making me want sell my main amp and jump head first into the Orange world.
 
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ArtieToo said:
I've never played one, but those Orange amps always looked cool. Btw, I gotta ask: what's the little "handjob" knob do? :dunno:
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LOL. That's the presence knob. It adds some gain in the white zone.
 
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guitfiddle said:
My cannabis rex speakers are supposedly American voiced, but I have no idea of what speaker you could compare it to. They're loud...really loud, but they sound so smooth, warm, and clear. I'm kinda spoiled by then.

It also sounds great through my 212 with Emi GB128s. They're not as loud, but they sound great.

I tried the OR50 through a 412 loaded with Celestion G12M70s and didn't like it...boxy and not anywhere near as loud. Now I need a quartet of Cannabis Rexes. LOL
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So you’re telling me that you normally use both Oranges through CRs and love it? I must have missed it. That’s great news.

I used to have a CR in my tweed (now in my Princeton) and I really like it. Thanks for the quick reply. Now I need to try the OR15!
 
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