In the black, probably the white, but I've always had a variation of white on basses I have owned. It's very cool that they include both with purchase, especially with it being a nonstandard P/J shape, with a different pickup placement as well.
Back when I started playin' bass, one of the options I considered getting was the original version of the Orange O from '15 Played it in the shop, but the sound wasn't there for me, but this newer model, to me at least, has that extra juice it needed, it sounds absolutely lovely!
@WhichBass and all Could someone compare it with standard Squier P or J bass?? I would like to re-start playing bass after 20 years and I was actually lookking for Squier Jazz bass, but I found by accident last piece of 2015 O bass in Orange color in sale for 250€ So I ordered it and now I am waiting for delivery. I never liked “fender” visual, specially that 99% people have the same looking guitars I still have my Czechoslovak Rickenbacker fake - Jolana D-Bass and it is so great bass in mint condition and few times I was already thinking to buy squier but everytime I tried it - it was much worse than my Jolana We played some “smashing pumpkins” style when I was 15, then I didnt touch bass for 20 years. But now I would like to try it again - but already my music taste is more wide than just punk and rock Thanks What is your opinion camparing to Squier??
I have Squier VM Jag (I solo the P pickup) and a Fender Mexican made P Bass. Quality: the build quality of the O Bass is much better than the Squier. The tone knobs on My Squirer Jag fell apart and the input jack had issues. The O Bass is solid! Great fit and finish; on par or slightly better than the Mexican Fender. Playability: The O Bass is my favorite because it has a very thick, wide neck. I love that! The Squier Jag has a thinner neck like a Jazz bass. The Mexican made Fender is somewhere in between. The O Bass neck dives while the Fender and Squier are well balanced.
I have a tobacco Burst Orange bass, it does everything thing a P bass should do with a nice Les Paul Jr body style. I ended up switching its pickup out with a Seymour Duncan quarter pound pickup and I'm very happy with it
Have the original in Sunburst, it's my favorite bass to play, and I just might buy the new one if it's really as improved as people say. It's really comfortable despite the width (I tend to play an Ibanez that has a smaller neck width), and the pickups sound awesome to me. The one thing I hate is the neck dive
Yo Alfie, did you say 1.7mm at the neck? I do like that it has no veloute, looks super smooth and well made. Brazilian Rosewood is on the endangered list Indian Rosewood is more available. Purpleheart or Pau Ferro is a softer/brighter hard wood and well available. Sorry woodworking coming in there. Those heavy tuners must add to the neck dive. Some bass for the buck. Looks cool sounds real nice. The pick playing at the end sounds great...sweet fella!...re...spect.
Thanks Brian! Good to see you in the comments as always. The neck was 1.7 inches not MM which is strange. Very smooth bass, really makes you take your time in a good way. Thanks for sharing the wood working aspects, that's not particularly my strong suit!
I love how this Les Paul bass has Precision pickups!!!!!!! I also like the fact that its passive and not active!!!!! I could play this on big band gigs and jazz combos sessions!
Fat, gnarly, and warm - perfect description of the tone. After playing my O Bass on several gigs, different rehearsal spaces, and different amps, I think there is a fatness and warmth inherent to the O Bass's tone, and a growly (gnarly) midrange.
Thanks Lucy! Always good to see you in the comments! You tell Boston I said "hello!" (Oh god, I was watching "Black Mass" which takes place in your very own Boston. I could not stop with the Bostonian accent for a week!)
@@WhichBass My grandfather grew up in South Boston "southie" and knew whitey Bulger from the neighborhood. And it's pronounced bah stin for your accent class lmao
The body is way too light. I put a high mass bridge on it and it has still more neckdive than my Thunderbird. Almost unplayable to me, but it's an eyecatcher hanging on the wall.
It's a pity about the neck dive. I always wanted a Les Paul-body P-Bass, so when the original O Bass came to light I was seriosly considering about it... but I could never cope up with neck dive. I've sold basses whose sound I loved just because this issue, and a LP-bodied bass is always gonna suffer from it. Anyway, great review. Thanks a lot for it and for all your videos. You're great!
I wanted one but the 1st run sold out.I was happy a 2nd run came out and grabbed me an orange one.I'm into it and the P bass pups are unique sounding in a great way,imo.
@@WhichBass I could imagine that there are some people who aren't bothered by the neck dive and prefer the smaller body and light weight, but i can't handle the neck feeling heavier than the body.
First video on my feed this morning! Happy to see them making this again! I have been interested in one of these since I discovered them a couple years ago, since then have been a bit hard to pin down. Great review, man!
Ah I was first?! I was a bit worried I was too early to the party! Everyone else seems to be fashionably late! Thanks for the kind words DriverBass! I hope you get your hands on one and take it for a spin. Seize the day!
I believe I have seen you with an ATK before, however I can't remember if it was a 4 or 5 string. How would this neck compare to the ATK? I had an ATK 4 string for a while up until a few years ago and I loved the neck on the ATK 4. Both basses I currently have necks that are either J or in-between a P and a J.
@@WhichBass indeed, however it has 24 frets on it, ergo it is perfect for the entirety of the G Major suit on bass, transposed from the cello suit by your friend, and mine, Bach, his son was another one that made use of that higher G too; I guess it depends on what you want in a bass...
@@NikkieRoxxx Salfagieto was originally a piano piece, I requies a true note, not a bend, that is one of my "Must Have" list items I struggle to not need.
Wow. What an unproductive and rude comment. Seriously. Who on planet earth does that help? Keep your snotty negativity to yourself. We all have to live and we’re all out here doing our best.
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Which pickguard would you guys rock?! White Ivory or Which Bass Tortoise?!
Gotta go with the tort.
@@t.j.meechan682 A classic indeed! I'd do the same.
Tort gives +4 constitution
In the black, probably the white, but I've always had a variation of white on basses I have owned. It's very cool that they include both with purchase, especially with it being a nonstandard P/J shape, with a different pickup placement as well.
Probably the tortoise I have 2 torty cats
I think you could call this the "Gibson Precision Bass"... made by Orange.
Oooo you're onto something there Lefix! I like it 😂
That's perfect. I think that's what I love about this bass
The bass sounds pretty good! It has the P-bass sound with a little extra tone. I might have to get one for myself for Christmas.
Go and try it for sure! It has a bit more character than your traditional split coil that I can't put my finger on.
If they last.
It looks like the G string bends to the left towards the tuner. Wasn't that effecting the ease of tuning?
I hadn't noticed, tuning was normal as you would expect!
For neck dive, all you do is get a good super wide leather strap
that has some suede like texture, and grips your shoulder.
Good call! That'll help for sure.
Yup! I have an O Bass and use a leather strap. It's still neck-heavy, but my playing isn't negatively impacted
the neck dive on the O bass is so strong that it will just rotate your shirt and dive if you manage to secure the strap from sliding.
Back when I started playin' bass, one of the options I considered getting was the original version of the Orange O from '15
Played it in the shop, but the sound wasn't there for me, but this newer model, to me at least, has that extra juice it needed, it sounds absolutely lovely!
I haven't played the original but I was more than happy with the splitcoil on this one. Great sound.
@WhichBass and all
Could someone compare it with standard Squier P or J bass??
I would like to re-start playing bass after 20 years and I was actually lookking for Squier Jazz bass, but I found by accident last piece of 2015 O bass in Orange color in sale for 250€
So I ordered it and now I am waiting for delivery.
I never liked “fender” visual, specially that 99% people have the same looking guitars
I still have my Czechoslovak Rickenbacker fake - Jolana D-Bass and it is so great bass in mint condition and few times I was already thinking to buy squier but everytime I tried it - it was much worse than my Jolana
We played some “smashing pumpkins” style when I was 15, then I didnt touch bass for 20 years. But now I would like to try it again - but already my music taste is more wide than just punk and rock
Thanks
What is your opinion camparing to Squier??
I have Squier VM Jag (I solo the P pickup) and a Fender Mexican made P Bass.
Quality: the build quality of the O Bass is much better than the Squier. The tone knobs on My Squirer Jag fell apart and the input jack had issues. The O Bass is solid! Great fit and finish; on par or slightly better than the Mexican Fender.
Playability: The O Bass is my favorite because it has a very thick, wide neck. I love that! The Squier Jag has a thinner neck like a Jazz bass. The Mexican made Fender is somewhere in between. The O Bass neck dives while the Fender and Squier are well balanced.
I have a tobacco Burst Orange bass, it does everything thing a P bass should do with a nice Les Paul Jr body style.
I ended up switching its pickup out with a Seymour Duncan quarter pound pickup and I'm very happy with it
Oh that's pretty cool! I'd love to hear how it sounds with the SD 1/4lb. Send me some clips if you have them!
Mines coming in tomorrow, can't!!!! Black, thanx to you for the review 🎉🎉🎉🎉
So how do you like her?
Really enjoy the vintage tone of this bass, and something about the headstock is pleasing to my eye. Great review and demo my friend!
Thanks T.J! There is something very charming about it indeed!
Have the original in Sunburst, it's my favorite bass to play, and I just might buy the new one if it's really as improved as people say. It's really comfortable despite the width (I tend to play an Ibanez that has a smaller neck width), and the pickups sound awesome to me. The one thing I hate is the neck dive
I haven't tried the original Levi but I would totally suggest you give it a go first!
Yo Alfie, did you say 1.7mm at the neck? I do like that it has no veloute, looks super smooth and well made. Brazilian Rosewood is on the endangered list Indian Rosewood is more available. Purpleheart or Pau Ferro is a softer/brighter hard wood and well available. Sorry woodworking coming in there. Those heavy tuners must add to the neck dive. Some bass for the buck. Looks cool sounds real nice. The pick playing at the end sounds great...sweet fella!...re...spect.
Thanks Brian! Good to see you in the comments as always. The neck was 1.7 inches not MM which is strange. Very smooth bass, really makes you take your time in a good way.
Thanks for sharing the wood working aspects, that's not particularly my strong suit!
I love how this Les Paul bass has Precision pickups!!!!!!!
I also like the fact that its passive and not active!!!!!
I could play this on big band gigs and jazz combos sessions!
Sounds like you'll love it Grant, go and have a play!
I like that it sounds like a P bass but not exactly like one.
$550 isn't a bad price for this. Might save up the chips and buy one
Try one at the very least!
I like the tortoise pickguard better.
For sure, it's a timeless look.
It sounds a bit like my 1982 Aria csb300. Not the most defined but a great fat gnarly and warm tone. And i love that tone.
Good call! That's an interesting comparision for sure.
Fat, gnarly, and warm - perfect description of the tone.
After playing my O Bass on several gigs, different rehearsal spaces, and different amps, I think there is a fatness and warmth inherent to the O Bass's tone, and a growly (gnarly) midrange.
Such a badass axe!
It's nice to look at, just a cool piece!
I’m late to the game on this review but I’m so glad you posted it. You do excellent work! I’m sold on it, neck dive & all. 👍
Has anyone heard of it being strung BEAD? would the neck holdup to the abuse of of a 125/130 string?
Sorry but i just can't
Nice review indeed! Not my cup of tea but definitely interesting bass :)
Dzięki Karol! I thought so too but it does grow on you ... Kinda like an Orange 😆. I'll get to your message soon! I'm all over the place today.
@@WhichBass no worries, take your time :)
Great review Alfie. I'm curious to play one now. Cheer from Boston
Thanks Lucy! Always good to see you in the comments! You tell Boston I said "hello!"
(Oh god, I was watching "Black Mass" which takes place in your very own Boston. I could not stop with the Bostonian accent for a week!)
@@WhichBass My grandfather grew up in South Boston "southie" and knew whitey Bulger from the neighborhood. And it's pronounced bah stin for your accent class lmao
Very nice
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“I have some quality of life issues” 😂😂 don’t we all!
Hahaha hey you, oh I can imagine 😂
@@WhichBass haha heyyy awesome vid
The body is way too light. I put a high mass bridge on it and it has still more neckdive than my Thunderbird. Almost unplayable to me, but it's an eyecatcher hanging on the wall.
I found the body has a bit of weight, I think it was 8lbs and pretty standard. But that dive is unnatrual, I feel your pain.
It's a pity about the neck dive. I always wanted a Les Paul-body P-Bass, so when the original O Bass came to light I was seriosly considering about it... but I could never cope up with neck dive. I've sold basses whose sound I loved just because this issue, and a LP-bodied bass is always gonna suffer from it.
Anyway, great review. Thanks a lot for it and for all your videos. You're great!
I have it ...and it's my #1
I had one back in 2015 , but sold it as I preferred playing my P Bass , and didn’t like the neck dive it had.
That's all that matters Ian, glad you managed to try one. If it didn't work for you why keep it!
I really wanted one, until I saw that neck dive. Not sure I wanna commit to a 3+ inch wide strap lol. Its like admitting I am old.
I hear you Werkz! It is a bit of a shame how hard it dives, especially if you on stage all night.
I don't know if it's because of the body, but it reminds me a lot of Gretch's Electromatic G2220
Oh god! You're quite right Yael! Very similiar indeed haha.
I wanted one but the 1st run sold out.I was happy a 2nd run came out and grabbed me an orange one.I'm into it and the P bass pups are unique sounding in a great way,imo.
Very nice! Enjoy it Kev!
Look, you said it was lightweight, i'm in.
It's been a while now ... Did i?! I suppose it was pretty light, just a chunky neck.
reminds me a lot of the Gretch jr jet, also made in china
Yes! Good comparision.
Great review, I'm looking forward to the next!
Thanks Brandon I appreciate that!
So an amp company made bass guitars before? Nice
Indeed! Strange but true.
See also: Ampeg.
so its a p-bass with a less comfy body
Sounds better than a Precision though!
I'd buy it immediately if it had a satin finished neck and wouldn't suffer from head-dive.
Yeeahh, I would prefer satin too, it was okay but slowed you down a little. The neck dive is a bit of a shame.
@@WhichBass I could imagine that there are some people who aren't bothered by the neck dive and prefer the smaller body and light weight, but i can't handle the neck feeling heavier than the body.
@@dunkelwelpling I've had 2. Neither of them were light. The neck dive is extreme.
is that a thumbpick, i might steal that idea...
Yes it is! I have a video coming out about the thumb pick soon, well spotted ;)
@@WhichBass ooh nice, can i also ask, im looking for a compresser pedal, dyou have any reccomendations?
i like this bass
Me too! Wish they let me keep it 🤩
Good Review , nice tone
Thanks Kelme! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
First video on my feed this morning! Happy to see them making this again! I have been interested in one of these since I discovered them a couple years ago, since then have been a bit hard to pin down. Great review, man!
After watching I checked my notifications and found a couple more vids, but as far as I am concerned you are the first! 😎👍
So far with a little research, you are the first. You posted 4 hours ago. Others only 1 or 2 hours. Noice!
😎👍
Ah I was first?! I was a bit worried I was too early to the party! Everyone else seems to be fashionably late! Thanks for the kind words DriverBass! I hope you get your hands on one and take it for a spin. Seize the day!
I believe I have seen you with an ATK before, however I can't remember if it was a 4 or 5 string. How would this neck compare to the ATK? I had an ATK 4 string for a while up until a few years ago and I loved the neck on the ATK 4. Both basses I currently have necks that are either J or in-between a P and a J.
Nice sound, aesthetics, but is isn't a long enough neck for me; I need that high G 😊
How long is your neck?! It's still 34"! Haha.
@@WhichBass indeed, however it has 24 frets on it, ergo it is perfect for the entirety of the G Major suit on bass, transposed from the cello suit by your friend, and mine, Bach, his son was another one that made use of that higher G too; I guess it depends on what you want in a bass...
Use a 43 gauge string and BEND it, like Sheehan does: youll get your high G ;)
@@NikkieRoxxx Salfagieto was originally a piano piece, I requies a true note, not a bend, that is one of my "Must Have" list items I struggle to not need.
@@dambrooks7578 if you know how much and when to bend your high g wont be sounding "bended" :)
Has a nice tone to it but could benefit upgrading pickups.
Would put a set of flat wounds on it and see how much warmer the bass could get.
That's a great idea, I bet it would be super mellow.
Not to be rude or anything, but it is noticable that you usually use a compressor
To be fair compressors are always noticable and everyone uses one haha but not on this video!
Wow. What an unproductive and rude comment. Seriously. Who on planet earth does that help? Keep your snotty negativity to yourself. We all have to live and we’re all out here doing our best.
Never used an Orange instrument but kicked the s**t out of OR120 1990.reissue. Great video as always!
That's awesome! I do enjoy Orange amps, hope your amp was a keeper!
@@WhichBass unfortunately it's gone but I used it for a long time and really enjoyed it!