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Orange Glenn Hughes Signature Purple O-Bass Bass Guitar in Purple

Retailing in the region of £419.00

Orange have impressed us with this New Orange Glenn Hughes Signature Purple O-Bass Bass Guitar in Purple in Bass, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Bass, additional Bass Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below. Following the success of the Gless Hughes Signature Edition Crush Bass 50 Combo Amplifier, it is with great pleasure to announce the launch of the Glenn Hughes Signature O Bass! Just like the amplifier, the bass guitar is in a striking purple finish.…

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Orange have impressed us with this New Orange Glenn Hughes Signature Purple O-Bass Bass Guitar in Purple in Bass, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Bass, additional Bass Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below.

Following the success of the Gless Hughes Signature Edition Crush Bass 50 Combo Amplifier, it is with great pleasure to announce the launch of the Glenn Hughes Signature O Bass! Just like the amplifier, the bass guitar is in a striking purple finish.

Key Features

  • Two Pickguards! – This Signature bass guitar comes an Ivory, and a Black scratchplate for you to choose from.
  • Custom Pickup Positioning – Enjoy the unique tonal quality this bass guitar gives with its unique pickup positioning.
  • Dual-Action Truss Rod – This Truss Rod helps keep the bass guitar in tune as much as possible and is simple to adjust.

Custom Pickup Positioning

After witnessing the results of a bass-player friend hand-modding his bass while living in LA in the early 90s, Ade Emsley (Orange’s Amp Designer) realized what difference an unorthodox pickup positioning made to the tone. The O Bass replicates that modification, giving the instrument a real growl, with a fatter high register to boot!

The Orange O-Bass has cemented its position as one of the easiest-playing, most colourful and most versatile bass guitars out there. The classic single cutaway body shape and the split-coil pickup are positioned slightly more neckwards than most other basses, all the better for producing that deep, warm growl.

Versatile Tone

This bass offers true diversity! Players with a softer touch can be transported to Motown territory, with earthy RnB overtones in abundance, but dig in a little deeper and the O Bass responds with an infectious harmonic grind that recalls the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. Alternatively, roll back the tone knob and revel in clouds of mellow dub and laid-back reggae.

A body made from west African Okoumé wood and a fretboard made from super-durable purpleheart balances the instrument to perfection whether it’s played stood up or seated.

Upgrades from the standard O Bass include a Seymour Duncan SPB-1 Bass Pickup installed and Chequerboard binding around the body and headstock for a classic and distinctive feel and look.

Specifications

Neck

  • Neck Wood: Maple
  • Truss Rod: Dual-action Truss Rod
  • Fretboard: Purpleheart Fretboard
  • 4 String Fretted Single Cutaway/Bolt-On

Body

  • Body Wood: Okoumé
  • Weight (guitar only) 3.9 kg / 8.6 lbs

Hardware

  • Hardware Nickel Top-Loading 4-Saddle Bridge / Open-Gear Tuners

Electronics

  • 1 x Seymour Duncan SPB-1 Bass Pickup / Master Tone & Master Volume

Miscellaneous

  • Gigbag: Padded Black Gig Bag with Printed Orange Logo/Alternative 3-Ply
  • Scratchplate (both: Ivory and Black)
  • Strings: 045-.105

 

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Additional information

Weight 42.5 kg

About the manufacturer

Orange

Orange are known for making standout effects pedals and more. Founded with a passion for tone and innovation, their gear has shaped countless records and players’ sounds. Look out for their iconic designs and flagship models — they’ve earned a reputation for reliability and creativity.

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