Orange O Tone 40 review | Guitar World
“Today’s market for guitar amps ... use. The new O Tone 40 attempts to bridge this gap, being loud enough for band use but portable enough for a one-hand carry....”Read full review →
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Pedals perform at their best with the O‑Tone’s fully buffered FX loop. Your tone stays clear, punchy and consistent – even with long cable runs. Adds spaciousness and character to any tone. The fully buffered effects loop handles pedals with ease, while CabSim headphone/line output emulates a miked-up 4×12 cabinet for recording or quiet play, all in a road-ready box that’s unmistakably Orange.
A fully buffered effects loop ensures pedals stay punchy without tone loss, and the CabSim headphone/line‑out provides a miked-up 4×12 realism for silent practice or direct recording. Weighing just under 12 kg, it’s light enough to carry, but loud enough for clubs. If you’re looking for clean sparkle all the way up to 11, the O‑Tone 40 delivers that classic Orange feel with reliability and valve-free convenience.
“This can be used as a practice amp or for small shows, especially good for people with pedalboards because it’s clean. The O‑Tone 40’s built-in tremolo is more than a nod to vintage amps, it’s a serious performance tool. Based on a smooth JFET circuit, the tremolo adds warm, pulsating movement to your sound without introducing background noise or harshness.
Speed and depth are adjustable from the front panel, and the effect can be turned on and off via a footswitch, making it ideal for dynamic, expressive playing.
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5 reviews from leading pro-audio publications
“Today’s market for guitar amps ... use. The new O Tone 40 attempts to bridge this gap, being loud enough for band use but portable enough for a one-hand carry....”Read full review →
“With its classic control set—reverb, depth, speed, bass, midrange, treble, and volume, from left to right—the O Tone 40 is easy to use, and dialing up a host of good sounds with single-coil and humbucking pickups was a snap.”Read full review →
“It sounds okay once the speaker is broken in. The overall sound is boxy and not as dynamic as a blues cube. The blues cube with a sparkle clean tone capsule is far cleaner, more dynamic and less annoying to deal with.”Read full review →
“Der Orange ist fein und sauber verarbeitet, alles wirkt wertig, die Potis haben einen sauberen Lauf und sind so perfekt zu bedienen, auch haptisch ist alles bestens. Dieser Orange war vom ersten Ton an mein Freund.”Read full review →
“Introducing the O Tone 40, Ade Emsley, amp designer and technical director, Orange Amps, says – not without a little pride and glee in his voice – this 1x12 solid-state combo can get “ludicrously loud” if the occasion deserves it.”Read full review →





