The Orange Little Bass Thing is an Orange amplifier, currently around $681.58. Close alternatives include the Hiwatt HB210HN and the Gallien-Krueger MB210MK2. It pairs well with the EarthQuaker Devices Arrows and the EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea.
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange · amplifier
The Orange Little Bass Thing is a 500-watt Class D solid-state bass head with an onboard analog compressor, a single-channel design built around Orange's tone-shaping for warm, punchy, modern bass. Lightweight and powerful, it suits players who want big, clean low end with optional grind in a portable, affordable package.
What stands out
“A warm, punchy bass voice with solid low-end authority and a smooth onboard compressor that tightens and evens the signal beautifully, all from a light, powerful Class D head”
— from the reviews
“Its strengths are punch, the onboard compression, and portability; the caveats are a fairly basic feature set and a voice that is warm and round”
— from the community notes
“Bassists value the , warm tone and the genuinely useful built-in compressor, all in a light, gig-friendly head”
— from the community notes
“clean low end with optional grind in a portable”
— from the listing
“the simple controls make great tone quick to find”
— from the community notes
- compressor
- compression
- low end
- punchy
- simple
- round
- usable tone
Good for
- Live
Price updated Oct 24, 2026
Genres the Orange Little Bass Thing is commonly used in
- Country Pop
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Orange Little Bass Thing
EarthQuaker Devices Arrows
EarthQuaker Devices
31% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Run EarthQuaker Devices Arrows after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Goes in front of the amp
EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea
EarthQuaker Devices
29% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea answers back bright
Goes in front of the amp
MXR 108 Fuzz
MXR
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
MXR 108 Fuzz leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
IdiotBox Effects End of Line
Idiotbox Effects
21% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run IdiotBox Effects End of Line after Orange Little Bass Thing in the signal chain, clear of Orange Little Bass Thing's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Roland Corp US LMB-3
Roland
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Roland Corp US LMB-3 leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Chase Bliss Automatone CXM 1978
Chase Bliss Audio
14% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Chase Bliss Automatone CXM 1978 in Orange Little Bass Thing's effects loop, clear of Orange Little Bass Thing's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal
pedal
14% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal in Orange Little Bass Thing's effects loop, clear of Orange Little Bass Thing's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Alchemy Audio HBE Detox EQ
Alchemy Audio
tonal matchGoes in front of the amp
Run Alchemy Audio HBE Detox EQ after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Cheaper alternatives
Boutique & premium upgrades
Similar character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Orange Little Bass Thing?+
The closest matches in character are the Hiwatt HB210HN, the Gallien-Krueger MB210MK2, the Laney Digbeth DB200-210 2x10 Bass Combo. Budget picks: Blackstar Unity Bass U30, Blackstar BASSU120 Unity 120-Watt Bass Amplifier. Boutique upgrades: EBS Magni 502 115.
What pairs well with the Orange Little Bass Thing?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: EarthQuaker Devices Arrows, EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea, MXR 108 Fuzz — Run EarthQuaker Devices Arrows after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright.
How much does the Orange Little Bass Thing cost?+
Around $681.58 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).