Amp dating / Orange
Orange amp dating
Enter the code or serial from your Orange amplifier and we read it against Orange’s own scheme to tell you the year it was built.
3 code formats
Can't read a digit? Type ? in its place. Looked-up serials are kept, never tied to you. How it works
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Type the serial or code from the instrument. We read it as you type.
Example Orange serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of Orange’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 13123 | 1976 | Chassis serial (1973-1979) |
| L080912345 | Sept 2008 | China-built serial (letter, year, month) |
How Orange amps date
- Chassis serial (1973-1979)
- China-built serial (letter, year, month)
- Modern UK serial (2003 on)
More on Orange amp codes
Where to find the code
1970s amps: on the metal chassis, not the number stamped on the wooden back panel. Modern amps: on the label on the back panel.
When the serial has no date
Where the serial cannot give a year, the transformer and speaker carry a date code that can. The pot and speaker code reader decodes it. This is one of the amps the amp dater covers.