I NEED TO KNOW IF MY OR80 IS NEW OR OLD??????????

traviskammeyer · Post by **traviskammeyer** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 10:59 pm

i bought this amp in 1996 from a vintage shop but i never found out how old it was and the guy didnt know either who sold it to me...im selling it now and many people want to know how old it really is if anyone can help let me know thanx alot...travis
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Post by **bclaire** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 2:52 am

Early 90's I think. I have two OR80's- a 1978 (since it has an inspection tag inside with the date and that was the last year they made Oranges until th e90's) and an early 90's. Notice the Orange logo on the front of yours: the N and G are noticibly thinner fonts. Oranges from the 70's and earlier have those letters the same thickness- reissues don't.

Billy

Edited by - bclaire on 16 Jun 2003 03:15:01

Post by **bclaire** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 3:52 am

Definitely 90's- I forgot about the font for return and send. 70's, the words start with a capital letter.... 90's uses lower case. Also, the knobs for bass, treble, and presence are smaller on the reissues than the knobs from the 70's.

Edited by - bclaire on 16 Jun 2003 03:53:44

Gladmarr · Post by **Gladmarr** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 7:44 am

Yeah, I have to second that vote. I have a mid 70s or80 and a mid 90s OD120 and yours looks like the mid 90s era orange from when the company was owned by, or had some deal with, Gibson.

Gladmarr Audio Laboratories

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