Can confirm. Lovely amp. A delight to play 'one lead'. The reverb is so good I have retired the old DD (almost). Works perfectly with humbuckers. Note: Get the footswitch.
LOVE Laney amps. I have an old VC30 that rules, but this might make for another little cool amp to have around. Great first impressions my friend, hope you’re doing well!!!
Sounds great. I had my tv speakers cranked, and the strings on my Les Paul started sympathetically vibrating along. I think my guitar wants me to buy this amp...
I love the cleans on my Supercub 12. It gives heavenly clear and crispy tones paired with a Reverend Airsonic. But I can't deny my Blackstar ht-5 mkII has definitely more bass, even at low levels... maybe I should try to link them with a Y-cable into the amp to get both amps together... What do you think?
You could try using both together…you may need some kind of a splitter pedal though as you can get phasing issues when using two amps …but you can definitely give it a try!!
I'm impressed that this amp is so compact, looks great and has an effects loop .. and reverb .. and a 12 inch speaker. The amp sounds amazing too and has plenty of gain for what I do. I'll assume it's a tube amp? if not, I'm even more in awe.
Would be interested when you do the full vid if you could compare it to a Marshall equivalent as a comparison, also would be good to hear what that 1w input sounded like for practicing. Would also be great to this this amp with the monolith you reviewed a while back and see how they sound together.
The clean sounds are very subpar, but the overdrive tones are really something. Incredible Marshall vibes from such a small amp. I was impressed, it seems like a great recording amp.
Well considerin' Laney were the company that created the amp with the tone that pretty much invented or paved the way for Heavy Metal, whadd'ya expect.
Have to say shocked by this. I had an 80 watt Laney a couple of decades ago was alway very loud but never got a decent sounding dirty tone from it and always found it very tinny without much base this little 15w sounds totally different
I have had my eye on a Vox AC10C1 for a while but I think these might be better. It has an effects loop for one thing, and they sound good in the demos.
It all depends on your drummer…if you have a loud drummer and you want pristine cleans then it’ll get close! If you want a more driven sound then it should be ok! If your drummer isn’t super loud then you shouldn’t have a problem
Which most better if compare with vox Ac15 and Fender blues junior tweed /IV? Of course the budget and sound quality take the most consider. I love play clean with some crunch
i got such a cool,/hot amp for little, money, the version with just 2 plugin, 1 watt or 15 Watts no gain control.I compared with my blues junior. 20 watts the laney. Seems to have more Brit Grit. Easyer to carryAthome 1watt heavy sound without drive the neightbours completly mad.
Laney says it’s a 12 inch 50 watt but it’s a 65 watt I swapped mine in the 2-12 for Celestion g12 t 75 much better more clean with my boss katana 100 head
For the price blues junior is asking, it doesn't even have effects loop. Effects loop and an eq pedal can change your sound completely, making your purchase more worth it.
Two very different amps! This one is probably more versatile but the Marshall has that vintage Marshall tone…tough question…I’d probably go for the Marshall if I wanted to use drive pedals and this one if I wanted to use the drive on the amp!
Cool little amp... Gain sounds seemed very good, unsure about the cleans from this first time impressions vid. Seems fairly priced and I think the 1w is a good option, so no attenuator required, unlike let's say a Marshal sv20 or the like at 5w which definitely needs an attenuator to get desirable amp tones without relying solely on pedals to push the amp. 😎
This is almost certainly the most affordable way to get a JCM 800 preamp and usable volume levels for those who do not already own a Synergy preamp module chassis.
'Boutique amp' vs 'budget amp'. I wouldn't be surprised if this is a tweaked Monoprice/Harley Benton Tube15, same circuit and components (except for the speaker), but at double the price. The back panel connections are identical too. This doesn't even have a spring reverb, it has a digital one. They changed the 1-15 Watt attenuator, split it into 2 inputs instead of a switch, and the 'boost' function? You can buy one hell of a boost pedal for half of the money that this amp costs. LOL.
Actually, Monoprice/HB tube amps are a 1:1 copy of the 1st generation Laney CUB 12R circuit, which itself is a modified Marshall JCM800 preamp paired with Laney's take on the Marshall 18W poweramp. This is the 2nd gen of that amp with new overdrive and reverb circuits. While the reverb is digital, it's essentially a built-in Laney Black Country Custom Secret Path circuit, a 200$ high end pedal. The boost is a built in Black Country Custom Steelpark, also a great pedal. You get what you paid for in integrated pedals alone. The speaker is a modified Vintage 30 style one, made by the company of same guy who designed the original for Celestion. The build quality and parts are flawless and very sturdy. If you want to settle with cheap knockoffs for your bedroom, sure, go ahead, it will sound similar enough. This thing on the other hand can actually handle live gigs without rattling apart. And it has no right sounding as good as it does, it wipes the floor with anything by Orange or Marshall in the wider price range. I have one since it came out and it's a little monster.
@@Pizvo Didn't know the HB was a copy of an earlier Laney, thanks for the info... I don't gig anymore so a 'bedroom amp' or rather livingroom amp will do just fine, the downside of these cheap brands is reliability. I've had the Tube15 returned to store for repair 3 times now, they gave me a replacement amp twice, the 3rd time they actually fixed the issue, turned out all 5 tubes kicked the bucket at the same time, but since this was a 4 months old replacement they fitted new tubes for free out of leniency, checked the components and sent it back. I'm now looking for a more reliable amp that doesn't break the bank but 600-700 euros doesn't justify the goal, and 15 watts is way too loud for my apartment, so I'm looking at 1W to 5W alternatives, the Marshall DSL1 head in particular. It's still made in Asia but it should be more reliable than a Harley Benton and 1 watt of tube power in here is more than loud enough. I'll hook it up to two 2x12 cabs, 1 fitted with Celestion V30 and 1 with creambacks. I've always been a Marshall guy, since the 70s, except for the 90s when I had the very first Peavey 5150 combo, I think it was 60 watts. With the volume halfway up and gain at 3 o clock the ladies in the front of the audience didn't need a hair blower 🤣😅🤣
