A Single-channel Titan with 6L6 Power
Bolstered by a 6L6-fueled roar, the third-generation Orange OR60 is exactly what you need to pack well-fortified meat onto your guitar’s scrawny signal. This 60-watt, single-channel powerhouse morphs effortlessly between clean British-style chime and gooey, compression-heavy overdrive sag, delivering clear, tight lows and a voice that takes boosts with maximum aplomb. You also get a 3-position Bright switch, dedicated Presence and Resonance controls, and 3-band EQ to tweak your tone to perfection. Moreover, a secondary footswitchable volume boost instantaneously swaps between mild edge-of-breakup rhythms and full-bodied tube saturation. Add to that a negative feedback loop to keep unruly tones at bay and a tube-buffered effects loop for seamless pedalboard integration, and you’ve got a veritable workhorse, ready and willing to give you the rich, harmonically complex tone you’ve been craving.
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3-position Bright switch for brilliant bite
Taking cues from the OR30 model, the OR60 flaunts a 3-way Bright switch, providing you with superior top-end sonic sculpting. It’s a seriously versatile tone-shaping tool that takes you from a fine treble boost (left position) to a broad overhaul of your high end (right position), voiced to capture the raw bite and high-octane grit of the classic tube amps of yore. Beyond that, the middle position offers a neutral setting that you’ll find particularly ideal when running the OR60 as a pedal platform, giving you a rich and uncolored tone to build upon with your favorite stompboxes.
Powerful projection and versatile power scaling
As any guitarist who’s played through a dimed tube amp can attest, 60 watts is more than enough power for almost any application. However, the OR60 is no typical 60-watt amp. After testing the OR60’s power rating in-house, Orange informed us here at Sweetwater that it routinely hits the same SPL levels as many higher-watt models. Suffice it to say, you’ll never lack volume. However, if you’re looking to turn the volume down, flip the power scaling switch from full-power 460V mode to the half-power 335V mode to achieve searing tube tones without shaking the windows.
Fine-tune your tone to perfection
No matter what type of Orange tone you seek, the Orange OR60 is up to the task with a seriously flexible yet straightforward set of sound-sculpting tools. In addition to the 3-position Bright switch, the OR60 sports a 3-band EQ, reinforced by dedicated Presence and Resonance controls for fine-tuned power-amp shaping. On top of that, you get a negative feedback loop to rein in unruly tones and an ultra-clean, tube-buffered effects loop to optimally integrate your stompboxes, arming you with a single-channel workhorse that tackles sparkling cleans, edge-of-breakup dynamics, and high-gain aggression with equal assurance.
Orange OR60-V3 Features:
- 1-ch., British-style amp head with 60W of roaring tube power
- 3-position Bright switch grants you superior control over your tone’s treble response
- 3-band EQ enables you to tweak your tone to perfection
- Dedicated Presence and Resonance controls provide fine-tuned power-amp shaping
- Footswitchable secondary volume boost allows for greater dynamic control than a typical 1-ch. amplifier
- Negative feedback loop keeps unruly tones at bay
- FX loop cleanly integrates your time-based and modulation FX pedals
- Power scaling allows you to achieve sweet tube saturation at reasonable volume levels
- Designed and built in the UK to the highest standards
