Orange Glenn Hughes Signature Purple O-Bass Bass Guitar in Purple
The Glenn Hughes Signature Bass from Orange
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The store is open 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays.
The stock information shows the quantity of units that are available to purchase at the Guildford store and the quantity of units that are available at our off-site Guildford warehouse. These stock levels are updated in real time.
Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose click and collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team at 01483 456777 to place a 10% deposit.
If you have placed your order online, you will receive a confirmation email of your order and a separate follow-up text or email to confirm when your item is ready for collection.
Please do not come to the store before you have received the follow-up message, as your order may not yet be ready at the store.
If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
Please be aware that, unless you have paid a deposit to reserve the item, it will continue to be free, both online and in-store, for another customer to buy. Therefore we would advise you to place a 10% deposit by either using the on-line click and collect service or calling us 01483 456777.
SKU: BG-O-BASS-LTD
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Product Description
Following the success of the Gless Hughes Signature Edition Crush Bass 50 Combo Amplifier, it is with great pleasure to announce the launch of the Glenn Hughes Signature O Bass! Just like the amplifier, the bass guitar is in a striking purple finish.
Key Features
- Two Pickguards! – This Signature bass guitar comes an Ivory, and a Black scratchplate for you to choose from.
- Custom Pickup Positioning – Enjoy the unique tonal quality this bass guitar gives with its unique pickup positioning.
- Dual-Action Truss Rod – This Truss Rod helps keep the bass guitar in tune as much as possible and is simple to adjust.
Custom Pickup Positioning
After witnessing the results of a bass-player friend hand-modding his bass while living in LA in the early 90s, Ade Emsley (Orange’s Amp Designer) realized what difference an unorthodox pickup positioning made to the tone. The O Bass replicates that modification, giving the instrument a real growl, with a fatter high register to boot!
The Orange O-Bass has cemented its position as one of the easiest-playing, most colourful and most versatile bass guitars out there. The classic single cutaway body shape and the split-coil pickup are positioned slightly more neckwards than most other basses, all the better for producing that deep, warm growl.
Versatile Tone
This bass offers true diversity! Players with a softer touch can be transported to Motown territory, with earthy RnB overtones in abundance, but dig in a little deeper and the O Bass responds with an infectious harmonic grind that recalls the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. Alternatively, roll back the tone knob and revel in clouds of mellow dub and laid-back reggae.
A body made from west African Okoumé wood and a fretboard made from super-durable purpleheart balances the instrument to perfection whether it’s played stood up or seated.
Upgrades from the standard O Bass include a Seymour Duncan SPB-1 Bass Pickup installed and Chequerboard binding around the body and headstock for a classic and distinctive feel and look.
Specifications
Neck
- Neck Wood: Maple
- Truss Rod: Dual-action Truss Rod
- Fretboard: Purpleheart Fretboard
- 4 String Fretted Single Cutaway/Bolt-On
Body
- Body Wood: Okoumé
- Weight (guitar only) 3.9 kg / 8.6 lbs
Hardware
- Hardware Nickel Top-Loading 4-Saddle Bridge / Open-Gear Tuners
Electronics
- 1 x Seymour Duncan SPB-1 Bass Pickup / Master Tone & Master Volume
Miscellaneous
- Gigbag: Padded Black Gig Bag with Printed Orange Logo/Alternative 3-Ply
- Scratchplate (both: Ivory and Black)
- Strings: 045-.105