Matamp Reissues

[imijjj]

Has anyone played both a 90's reissue overdrive amp and an original? How do they compare? I would really like to get my hands on one and the 90's reissues seem easier to come by.

[a.hun]

If you read through this thread you'll get a lot of good info on that, especially from fiveightandten on p.2.

http://forum.orangeamps.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42750" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Andy.

[Gladmarr]

I've got a 70s OD120 (OR120m) and a 90s OD120. They're comparable sound-wise. I wouldn't hae any reservations getting either one. The 70s amp I have seems to have survived a house fire or something. So, maybe I'd say they're a bit more rugged than the 90s amps. I do prefer the sound of the 90s amp, but that could just mean the 70s amp needs a cap job.

They're both easily worth the money.

[Gladmarr]

It's worth mentioning that not all the reissues were built by matamp. Some were built by other contract manufacturers. I recall some people mentioning that Trave Elliot built some of them.

[bassdrop]

My 2004 AD200B MkIII, which is one of the first MkIIIs produced, has a Trace Elliott stamp on the PCB so I'm not sure whether they took over the old Trace factory or what. I may have to pop it open and swap some preamp tubes in the next few days so I'll try to snap a pic to verify.

[bclaire]

It's worth mentioning that not all the reissues were built by matamp. Some were built by other contract manufacturers. I recall some people mentioning that Trave Elliot built some of them.

I don't believe TE made them - rather they contracted out to make the PC boards...

[Gladmarr]

Well, someone else built the amps other than Matamp, because there are some distinct Matamp built details that are missing on some of the reissues.

[a.hun]

Yes many Oranges were built in the same factory that did Trace Elliot stuff. Fortunately they built the Orange stuff much better than later TE stuff which was shoddily built.

Gibson ran TE then too, there is the connection.


Andy.