I want to pick up an older Orange. Outside of eBay, Craigslist, and Reverb, can you recommend any places where I should be looking?
I'm looking for one of the following amps:
OR-80
OR-120
OTR-80
OTR-120
Retro 50
AD140 lead
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
-Nick
Need suggestions: where can I find an old OR-80/120?
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Need suggestions: where can I find an old OR-80/120?
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Re: Need suggestions: where can I find an old OR-80/120?
Thanks Billy. No luck at those places, but I'll keep looking.
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Re: Need suggestions: where can I find an old OR-80/120?
A quick search on reverb.com shows several OR 120's.
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Re: Need suggestions: where can I find an old OR-80/120?
Yeah, i've been through all of them. The $2400+ ones are out of my price range. I doesn't seem that these are actually selling for that much, and even if they were I can't justify that kind of money. The sub $2K ones all have a deal breaker issue with them.jojo68 wrote:A quick search on reverb.com shows several OR 120's.
There's a 70's OR-80, but it's local pickup only and far from me. It also has damage to the circuit board.
There's a 90's OR-80, but it has a cracked head sleeve and the inside is a mess. There's an unknown mod, the OT needs to be completely re-wired, and someone got sloppy in there and burned some wiring that also needs to be replaced. The seller stopped responding when I asked about the unknown mod. I'd consider it, but not after a seller goes silent when you ask for clarification on some sketchy wiring. For $1800, it shouldn't be a hard question to answer, even if the answer is "I don't know".
There's a black 70's OR-80, but it's clearly has some mods and replaced parts and the seller didn't respond when I inquired about chassis pics to see what I was getting into. It also needs all new knobs, which is $60 right there, if you can get them.
I've owned a number of these amps and done major work on quite a few of them. I'm not afraid of a fixer upper, but I basically refuse to buy an amp sight unseen without pics of the chassis. It's just too risky.
-Nick
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Re: Need suggestions: where can I find an old OR-80/120?
There's a guy around Boston with a combo for stupid money that's been on craigslist for a long time off and on. My back hurts even thinking about moving it, but you could always put the head in a replacement sleeve...
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Re: Need suggestions: where can I find an old OR-80/120?
Cool. I didn't go through those too much....I recently traded mine for a 77 Les Paul. Good luck on your quest !fiveightandten wrote:Yeah, i've been through all of them. The $2400+ ones are out of my price range. I doesn't seem that these are actually selling for that much, and even if they were I can't justify that kind of money. The sub $2K ones all have a deal breaker issue with them.jojo68 wrote:A quick search on reverb.com shows several OR 120's.
There's a 70's OR-80, but it's local pickup only and far from me. It also has damage to the circuit board.
There's a 90's OR-80, but it has a cracked head sleeve and the inside is a mess. There's an unknown mod, the OT needs to be completely re-wired, and someone got sloppy in there and burned some wiring that also needs to be replaced. The seller stopped responding when I asked about the unknown mod. I'd consider it, but not after a seller goes silent when you ask for clarification on some sketchy wiring. For $1800, it shouldn't be a hard question to answer, even if the answer is "I don't know".
There's a black 70's OR-80, but it's clearly has some mods and replaced parts and the seller didn't respond when I inquired about chassis pics to see what I was getting into. It also needs all new knobs, which is $60 right there, if you can get them.
I've owned a number of these amps and done major work on quite a few of them. I'm not afraid of a fixer upper, but I basically refuse to buy an amp sight unseen without pics of the chassis. It's just too risky.
-Nick
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Re: Need suggestions: where can I find an old OR-80/120?
Yeah, I saw that one too. You don't see a lot of OR-120 combos. $2600 is just too much. I've never payed more than $1000 for one of these amps. I realize the prices have gone up, but that's just too much. And yeah, way too heavy. Haha.bclaire wrote:There's a guy around Boston with a combo for stupid money that's been on craigslist for a long time off and on. My back hurts even thinking about moving it, but you could always put the head in a replacement sleeve...
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/msg/5785593315.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That guitar probably weighs the same as your Orange did! Killer guitars, I have 3 LP's..they're such great guitars. Enjoy.jojo68 wrote: Cool. I didn't go through those too much....I recently traded mine for a 77 Les Paul. Good luck on your quest !
-Nick
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Re: Need suggestions: where can I find an old OR-80/120?
These might not be on Reverb:
http://actionguitar.com/product/orange-or120-1972-73/
http://actionguitar.com/product/orange-or120-1978/
http://actionguitar.com/product/orange-or120-1972-73/
http://actionguitar.com/product/orange-or120-1978/
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