Orange O-Bass 4-String Bass Guitar in Black
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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-BK
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Product Description
The Orange O Bass is back! Released in 2015 to critical acclaim, Orange have brought back their quirky 4-string with some tasteful tweaks — both big and small — to cement its position as one of the easiest-playing, most colourful and most versatile bass guitars out there.
All of the best bits of the original O Bass remain: there’s the classic single cutaway body shape and the split-coil pickup positioned slightly more neckwards than most other basses — all the better for producing that deep, warm growl. The diverse options for tone are still in place, too. 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.
Juicy Updates!
Binding has been added all around the instrument to give a premium look and feel, and the headstock is now coloured black on both the orange and black models for a timeless, classic aesthetic. But plenty of innovation lurks beyond the cosmetic, too, helping the O Bass play even better than ever.
A body made from West African Okoume wood and a fretboard now crafted from super-durable Purpleheart balances the instrument to perfection whether it’s played stood up or seated, and with the fretwork and neck moulding retooled with playability in mind, jumping around the neck and funky octave swoops have never felt more natural.
The O Bass started out with far more personality, adaptability and good looks than is strictly fair to the competition. With its new makeover, the Orange O Bass just got even better!
Designed In-House
Brought to life in the heart of London's West End by Orange Technical Director and lead designer Adrian Emsley, the O Bass was inspired by Emsley's deep love and knowledge of classic gear as well as his time spent working with bass players in '90s Los Angeles. Emsley wanted something lightweight, long-scale, and with a classic tone, and so made his dream bass accordingly.
Custom Pickup Positioning
After witnessing the results of a bass-player friend hand-modding his own bass while living in LA in the early 1990s, Emsley realised what difference an unorthodox pickup positioning made to the tone. The O Bass replicates that modification, giving the instrument real growl, with a fatter high register to boot.
Reviews
"Such a fun bass. Awesome looks, great tones, a fat neck. What’s not to love?" — Bass The World
Specifications
Body
- Body Wood: West African Okoume
- Body Shape: Single Cutaway
Neck
- Neck Wood: Maple
- Neck Joint: Bolt-On
- Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
- Fingerboard Wood: Purpleheart
- Fingerboard Radius: 15.75" (400 mm)
- Truss Rod: Dual-Action
- Nut Width: 43 mm
Hardware
- Bridge Top-Loading, 4-Saddle
- Tuners: Open Gear
- Hardware Colour: Nickel
Electronics
- Pickup: Custom-Wound Split-Coil Humbucker
- Controls: Volume & Tone
Miscellaneous
- Case: Padded Black Gig Bag with Printed Orange Logo (Included)
- Accessories: Alternative 3-Ply Scratchplate (Tortoiseshell)
- Strings: 45-105
- Weight: 3.77 kg / 8.31 lb