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  • #16
    Re: Tried a Laney Ironheart and...

    But I think Tony Iommi sounded better when he was using Marshalls. BTW, don't apologize for what you don't like- iti sn't a person, it is a product.
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    • #17
      Re: Tried a Laney Ironheart and...

      Switch the preamp tubes to JJ's. That amp sounds sick, but the stock Shuggy's are usually too thin & bright for it. I'm happy with my IRT 2x12 cab & would'nt mind an Ironheart 60-120 sitting on top of it at all

      Those amp's are killer for anything from shred to doom & death metal..

      "Less is less, more is more...how can less be more?" ~Yngwie J Malmsteen

      I did it my way ~ Frank Sinatra

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      • #18
        Re: Tried a Laney Ironheart and...

        Definitely not thin, tinny or overbright with JJ's..

        "Less is less, more is more...how can less be more?" ~Yngwie J Malmsteen

        I did it my way ~ Frank Sinatra

        Originally posted by Rodney Gene
        If you let your tone speak for itself you'll find alot less people join the conversation.


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        • #19
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          I've heard a bit of hate for the JJ's of late. Glad to hear something positive for a change.

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          • #20
            Re: Tried a Laney Ironheart and...

            And after listening to the sound clip.
            Daaaaaaaaaaaaamnnnnnn!!!!

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            • #21
              Re: Tried a Laney Ironheart and...

              I love the regular short plate JJ 12ax7's. Think I've got them in all my tube heads except for my Brutus which came stock with Sovtek's (sound great in that amp). I know a few guy's in other bands rocking Ironheart's & they all switched their stock tubes to JJ's straight away..
              "Less is less, more is more...how can less be more?" ~Yngwie J Malmsteen

              I did it my way ~ Frank Sinatra

              Originally posted by Rodney Gene
              If you let your tone speak for itself you'll find alot less people join the conversation.


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              • #22
                Re: Tried a Laney Ironheart and...

                Originally posted by Phantasmagoria View Post
                Definitely not thin, tinny or overbright with JJ's..

                Well, that sounds NOTHING like my buddy's Ironheart did. That's way better, man.
                A few years later I used his Ironheart cab with my Tweaker and thought it sounded kinda flat and lifeless, maybe that had something to do with it?

                Anyway, he sold it and bought a Katana, and he's getting much better tones out of it.
                Epiphone LP Standard PlusTop Pro
                Ibanez SZ320 / A8 DD103 bridge.
                Ibanez RG270 / Screamin' Demon bridge.

                Egnater Tweaker 15 Head / Laney Cub 8 / 2x12 - Celestion V30+K100
                Line 6 M13 and plenty of stompboxes I rarely use!

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                • #23
                  Re: Tried a Laney Ironheart and...

                  Every Ironheart I've heard/played sounded like that ^^ & they'd all been re-tubed with JJ's (at least the pre's). That's the trick

                  My Ironheart 2x12 could'nt be livelier/punchier. The HH driver's need to be dialed in differently to sound good (ie dialed in with your ears) ..but sound good they do

                  I have a 4x12 & a 2x12 with HH's & they give me comparable tones to the 1960b cab at the venue where we play a lot of our gigs. I've often A/B'ed them with the Marshall..dial them in right & they're not world's apart.

                  One thing I did notice was that they do need a good while to be played in when they're new (longer than you might think) ..when I first got mine they sounded thin & reedy ...not anymore
                  "Less is less, more is more...how can less be more?" ~Yngwie J Malmsteen

                  I did it my way ~ Frank Sinatra

                  Originally posted by Rodney Gene
                  If you let your tone speak for itself you'll find alot less people join the conversation.


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                  • #24
                    Re: Tried a Laney Ironheart and...

                    Earlier post someone mentioned something to the likes of "Laney = Iommi"

                    The amps Iommi used during the heyday of Sabbath were Laney Supergroups.

                    Which were, perhaps not surprisingly, circuits that were incredibly close to the typical Marshall plexi of the day.

                    I'd venture to say there's not one iota of the old Laney DNA in any of their current products.
                    Last edited by LLL; 12-16-2019, 10:23 PM.

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                    • #25
                      Re: Tried a Laney Ironheart and...

                      Well they're still building Iommi sig's The GH100TI from about 20 years ago(sounds excellent) & then the (comparitively) more recent T1100 (also sounds excellent).

                      The thing with Laney's are they're good amp's (love the GH100/VH100R..wicked for hard rock/80's metal & shred & I'm pretty keen on the IRT 60-120's) ..but they've always lacked their own distinctive sonic identity, unlike Marshall's, Vox's, Hiwatt's etc...
                      "Less is less, more is more...how can less be more?" ~Yngwie J Malmsteen

                      I did it my way ~ Frank Sinatra

                      Originally posted by Rodney Gene
                      If you let your tone speak for itself you'll find alot less people join the conversation.


                      Youtube

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