The Orange Amplifiers OB1-300 300W Single Channel State is an Orange amplifier. Close alternatives include the Orange OB1-500 and the Strymon Iridium. It pairs well with the Catalinbread SFT and the Xotic BB Preamp.
Orange Amplifiers OB1-300 300W Single Channel State
Orange · amplifier
The Orange OB1-300 is a 300-watt solid-state bass head with a distinctive blendable parallel circuit that lets players mix a clean low-end path with a driven, gritty signal. Single-channel and powerful, it is built for rock, punk, and heavier bass styles that need clean punch and aggressive grind at once. Its blend control is the signature feature.
What stands out
“Single-channel and powerful, it is built for rock, punk, and heavier bass styles that need clean punch and aggressive grind at once”
— from the listing
“A punchy, powerful bass voice whose blend control is the star, letting you dial anything from clean and tight to a snarling overdriven grind layered over a solid clean low end”
— from the reviews
“the orange ob1-300 is a 300-watt solid-state bass head with a distinctive blendable parallel circuit that lets players mix a clean low-end path with a driven”
— from the listing
“Bassists like the OB1-300 for its ability to add dirt and presence , thanks to the parallel blend, making it versatile for rock and aggressive styles”
— from the community notes
“At 300 watts it has plenty of headroom for loud stages and is far lighter than a valve head”
— from the reviews
Trade-offs
“Its strengths are the dirt-blend flexibility and punch; the caveats are a , organic feel than all-tube heads and a fairly utilitarian feature set”
— from the community notes
- punch
- rock
- aggressive
- clean
- grind
- punk
- low end
- parallel
Good for
- Live
Genres the Orange Amplifiers OB1-300 300W Single Channel State is commonly used in
- Rock
- Punk
- Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Hard Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Pop Punk
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Orange Amplifiers OB1-300 300W Single Channel State
Catalinbread SFT
Catalinbread
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Catalinbread SFT's warm balances out the bright tone
Goes in front of the amp
Xotic BB Preamp
Xotic
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Xotic BB Preamp after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MKI
Catalinbread
26% matchInto Orange Amplifiers OB1-300 300W Single Channel State, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MKI is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps
Goes in front of the amp
Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive
Origin Effects
19% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Into Orange Amplifiers OB1-300 300W Single Channel State, Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe
Catalinbread
15% matchInto Orange Amplifiers OB1-300 300W Single Channel State, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Ashdown Velvet Compressor
Ashdown
9% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Caroline Guitar Company
8% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte in Orange Amplifiers OB1-300 300W Single Channel State's effects loop, clear of Orange Amplifiers OB1-300 300W Single Channel State's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive
Solidgoldfx
tonal matchGoes in front of the amp
SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Orange Amplifiers OB1-300 300W Single Channel State delivers it
Alternatives
Orange OB1-500
Orange
87% similarityShared character: tone shaping, punch, solid state
Strymon Iridium
Strymon
72% similarityStrymon Iridium recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Soldano SLO
Soldano
72% similaritySoldano SLO recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Friedman IR-D
Friedman
72% similarityFriedman IR-D recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp
Friedman
72% similarityFriedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Ampeg All-tube SVT
Ampeg
59% similarityShared character: punch, solid state, punchy
Ampeg SVT-CL
Ampeg
52% similarityShared character: punch, solid state, presence
Mesa Boogie TT-800
Mesa Boogie
44% similarityShared character: punchy, aggressive playing, stage
Warwick DS 500 Double Stage Bass Amp Head
Warwick
42% similarityShared character: punch, punchy, clean
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Orange Amplifiers OB1-300 300W Single Channel State?+
The closest matches in character are the Orange OB1-500, the Strymon Iridium, the Soldano SLO.
What pairs well with the Orange Amplifiers OB1-300 300W Single Channel State?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Catalinbread SFT, Xotic BB Preamp, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MKI — Catalinbread SFT's warm balances out the bright tone.