Orange O Bass Orange

Designed 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 1990s Los Angeles. Emsley wanted something lightweight, long-scale, and with a classic tone, and so made his dream bass accordingly.

After witnessing the results of a bass-player friend hand-modding his own bass while living in LA in the early 90s, 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.

The Orange O Bass features a classic single cutaway body shape with the split-coil pickup positioned slightly more neckwards than most other basses, all the better for producing that deep, warm growl yet with diverse options for tone, 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.

The body is made from west African okoumé wood and the fretboard is made from super-durable purpleheart. Doubly colourful!

• Construction: 4 string fretted single cutaway｜ Bolt on

• Body: Okoumé

• Neck: Maple ｜Dual Action Truss Rod ｜ Purpleheart fretboard

• Electronics: Master tone & master volume |

• Hardware: Nickle top-loading 4-saddle bridge ｜ open gear tuners

• Scale Length: 864mm

• Radius:  R400 fretboard

• Width at Top Nut: 43mm

• Strings: 045-.105

• Weight (guitar only): Orange (3.77kg / 8.31lb)