OMEC 1975 | Catalog and schematics

[bclaire]

OMEC Digital Programmable Amp, the first ever of its kind!

EDITED: Just uploaded the scans of the actual catalog I bought for the OMEC from ebay - much clearer than the ones I had before...

[markjazzbassist]

how does it sound man?

[bclaire]

Ha ha ha! It's not due to arrive until Friday, and it's guaranteed not to work!

[mr_william]

i was browsing the picture thread, and noticed the omec digital amp... trying to find out more, i googled it.

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/I ... px?Page=24&" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

i noticed 'the only known one in exsistance...' owned by billy!

also found this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-ORANGE-O ... 20b7661b93" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

9 quid! didnt sell! - in derby too... wonder if he's still got them?

what can you tell us about them billy?

[bclaire]

i was browsing the picture thread, and noticed the omec digital amp... trying to find out more, i googled it.

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/I ... px?Page=24&" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

i noticed 'the only known one in exsistance...' owned by billy!

also found this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-ORANGE-O ... 20b7661b93" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

9 quid! didnt sell! - in derby too... wonder if he's still got them?

what can you tell us about them billy?

Well... I saw those back then and contacted the seller. Apparently they were bought when Orange liquidated a bunch of things in the late 70's when they shut down. They weren't complete amps- one might have worked but the other not. They were "unsold" because Orange UK bought them! Orange still has mine...

[mr_william]

did you ever get yours working billy?

[bclaire]

did you ever get yours working billy?

Orange still has it...

[bclaire]

... and Orange still has it. I'm trading it to them for their collection as they don't have one. Just sent Cliff my catalog as well...

[bclaire]

There's a couple of clips on Orange's Instagram stories (24 hours) that show the OMEC being turned on (pop!) and someone playing through it!

https://www.facebook.com/billyclaire411 ... nref=story