Laney amps, how are they?
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suislidE
Texas Tech!!
ok how about an amp that is better, more reliable, and longer lasting than my fender frontman 38 watt practice amp?
Leper_/-\ffinity
Child of The Grave
Ive got the stock british laney speakers in mine, it's actually a 2x10 combo, and it's got some kind of tubes, not sure which, some EL84 or whatever, Im sorry, Im not very tube knowledgeable, but Ill learn when these bad boys need changing out.
NFU
I like pie.
bball_1523 said:
peavey 5150.
unmatched metal tone and quality imo. good price. staple workhorse for many years by many bands.
Ermz
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I wouldn't go with any other amp than the 5150. If you're after cleans though, you're in the wrong place there. Totally in the wrong place.
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[KOTNO]Narrot
Eats and spits corpses...
mh, why a 100+ watt amp? i mean i can be easily louder than our drummer with 60 watts and if you have some gig the signal will over go over the PA anyway (dunno a better fitting english term for it). also you wont be able to use a 100+ w anp outside your band really because you have to play at higher volumes til it sounds good.
think about it...
think about it...
[KOTNO]Narrot said:
well I'll have to test the amps for sure to fing out whether 100 watt amps work well for practice or not. I'd rather have it just in case I do jam with people often.
I tested a spider 100+ watt at a lower volume and it didn't sound that bad. I heard everything, but the distortion wasn't my taste. Maybe it the distortion settings that threw me off.
suislidE
Texas Tech!!
Thats cause its solid state.. with SS you always run the risk of it sounding like crap no matter what, cause thats just what you get. My VC50 will blow your head off with the volume over 4, especially at practice. Hell ive put it at 2 in my room here and it hurts my ears after a few seconds of playing (on the distortion chan). 100 watts is totally unneccesary for practice unless its SS.
JoeVice
Member
Leper_/-\ffinity said:
well, i haven't done it yet...but check out www.eurotubes.com - look at the comparison section...the laney comes stock with sovteks...and a lot of my amps problems match the poor review given on those tubes.
[KOTNO]Narrot
Eats and spits corpses...
Death's Acre said:
that is about correct. bball, i tell ya, i am louder than our freaking drummer with 60 valve amps without even being near the maximum volume of the amp.
if you want to go solid state (which i seriously wouldnt recommend) you should go for at least 100 w
Ermz
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cthulufhtagn
Went Out for Smokes 13 Years Ago
^hehe
when i practiced with a drummer and bassist with my 100w all-tube the volume was on like 3 most of the time. i played (small) gigs with it not even halfway.
when i practiced with a drummer and bassist with my 100w all-tube the volume was on like 3 most of the time. i played (small) gigs with it not even halfway.
[KOTNO]Narrot said:
What's wrong with solid state? That's what I've been wanting since I heard tubes don't sound as good at low volumes and for practice.
affinityband
Member
I use a Laney GH100 L. this is the same as mikeals i believe. same cab too. and they are very nice amps, really meaty when turned up loud. unfortunatley when quiet, like all valve amps, you dont get the best effect. regardless of this an extremely worth while purchase.
