Orangewood Guitars announced today the launch of the Topanga Collection, a premium all solid guitar collection that adds to the brand's lineup of high-quality, accessibly-priced instruments. Inspired by lush natural acoustics and the beauty of vintage guitars, Topanga is Orangewood's highest-tier collection thoughtfully designed for versatile, seasoned guitarists. Three models will be unveiled as part of the collection: Berkeley (Dreadnought), Sierra (Grand Concert), and Cleo (Grand Auditorium Cutaway).
For enhanced stability and tone, the all solid Topanga Collection sports a torrefied Sitka spruce top with pau ferro back and sides. Orangewood's unique torrefaction process highlights the golden glow of aged wood, ensuring no two guitars look the same. Along with the ebony fingerboard and bridge, guitarists will enjoy the dynamic tonal range of the collection's superior tonewood and vintage-inspired design, but with all the conveniences of modern guitar construction.
Players can choose to upgrade their model with an LR Baggs Anthem pickup – an award-winning system. For aesthetics, gold hardware, striking abalone detailing, a natural gloss finish, and a new headstock design set the Topanga Collection apart from anything Orangewood has ever made before.
Features
- Top: Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce
- Back / Sides: Solid Pau Ferro
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Bridge & Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Nut & Saddle: TUSQ
- Rosette: Abalone
- Inlays: Mother of Pearl
- Tuning Machines: Grover Open Gear Tuners (gold)
- Finish: Natural Gloss
- Bracing: Scalloped-x
- Optional Pickup: LR Baggs Anthem
- Hard Case Included
"We're incredibly proud to finally introduce our Topanga Collection to the guitar community," said Eddie Park, Orangewood's Co-Founder. "From the premium tonewood to the refreshed headstock logo design, our new models mark the next chapter in the Orangewood journey. We can't wait to hear the innovative new sounds Berkeley, Sierra, and Cleo will inspire."
The Topanga Collection starts at $895 ($1,195 with the LR Baggs Anthem Pickup System) and will be available online starting October 15th at owguitar.co/topanga-collection. Affirm payment plans are available.
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PG’s Perry Bean caught up with guitarists Ryan Primack and Vadim Taver, and bassist Noah Harmon, ahead of the band’s show at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl for this new Rig Rundown.
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Primack started his playing career on Telecasters, then switched to Les Pauls, but when his prized LPs were stolen, he jumped back to Teles, and now owns nine of them.
His No. 1 is this white one (left). Seymour Duncan made him a JB Model pickup in a single-coil size for the bridge position, while the neck is a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Staggered. He ripped out all the electronics, added a Gibson-style toggle switch, flipped the control plate orientation thanks to an obsession with Danny Gatton, and included just one steel knob to control tone. Primack also installed string trees with foam to control extra noise.
This one has Ernie Ball Papa Het’s Hardwired strings, .011–.050.
Here, Kitty, Kitty
Primack runs both a PRS Archon and a Bad Cat Lynx at the same time, covering both 6L6 and EL34 territories. The Lynx goes into a Friedman 4x12 cab that’s been rebadged in honor of its nickname, “Donkey,” while the Archon, which is like a “refined 5150,” runs through an Orange 4x12.
Ryan Primack’s Pedalboard
Primack’s board sports a Saturnworks True Bypass Multi Looper, plus two Saturnworks boost pedals. The rest includes a Boss TU-3w, DOD Bifet Boost 410, Caroline Electronics Hawaiian Pizza, Fortin ZUUL +, MXR Phase 100, JHS Series 3 Tremolo, Boss DM-2w, DOD Rubberneck, MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe, Walrus Slo, and SolidGoldFX Surf Rider III.
Taver’s Teles
Vadim Taver’s go-to is this cherryburst Fender Telecaster, which he scored in the early 2000s and has been upgraded to Seymour Duncan pickups on Primack’s recommendation. His white Balaguer T-style has been treated to the same upgrade. The Balaguer is tuned to drop C, and the Fender stays in D standard. Both have D’Addario strings, with a slightly heavier gauge on the Balaguer.
Dual-Channel Chugger
Taver loves his 2-channel Orange Rockerverb 100s, one of which lives in a case made right in Nashville.
Vadim Taver’s Pedalboard
Taver’s board includes an MXR Joshua, MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe, Empress Tremolo, Walrus ARP-87, Old Blood Noise Endeavors Reflector, MXR Phase 90, Boss CE-2w, and Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-200, all powered by a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus.
Big Duff
Harmon’s favorite these days is this Fender Duff McKagan Deluxe Precision Bass, which he’s outfitted with a Leo Quan Badass bridge. His backup is a Mexico-made Fender Classic Series ’70s Jazz Bass. This one also sports Primack-picked pickups.
Rental Rockers
Harmon rented this Orange AD200B MK III head, which runs through a 1x15 cab on top and a 4x10 on the bottom.
Noah Harmon’s Pedalboard
Harmon’s board carries a Boss TU-2, Boss ODB-3, MXR Dyna Comp, Darkglass Electronics Vintage Ultra, and a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus. His signal from the Vintage Ultra runs right to the front-of-house, and Harmon estimates that that signal accounts for about half of what people hear on any given night.
