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Summer NAMM 2010: Orange Amplifiers stand in pictures

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By Joe Bosso published 19 June 2010

The OPC comes to Nashville

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That Orange glow...

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The OPC

The OPC

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The OPC gets hooked up

The OPC gets hooked up

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The OPC's control panel

The OPC's control panel

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The TH30 combo

The TH30 combo

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The TH30 head

The TH30 head

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Tiny Terror

Tiny Terror

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The Orange Rocker

The Orange Rocker

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Joe Bosso
Joe Bosso

Joe is a freelance journalist who has, over the past few decades, interviewed hundreds of guitarists for Guitar World, Guitar Player, MusicRadar and Classic Rock. He is also a former editor of Guitar World, contributing writer for Guitar Aficionado and VP of A&R for Island Records. He’s an enthusiastic guitarist, but he’s nowhere near the likes of the people he interviews. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up.

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