Laney Amplification

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Destructone

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What do you think of them? I am currently in the market for an amp and I just want to see what people will say about them.

I play funk/shred/death metal. gigs 2-3 times a month. 3 bands, need to play clean tones, OD tones, and in-your-face metal tones.
 
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a vh100 head (or vc100 combo) will do nicely they are 2 channel, all tube, sound like useable and greatly modded marshalls to put simply. The older AOR series can be be found cheaply these days and may also be a good option
 
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jazzerlbn said:
Good amps.

If Iommi and Gilbert play them - they are not a secret...
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Due to no marketing hype what so ever, and Marshall officially taking the place of the heavy rock guitarist's ***** extention for those who have that insecurity(marshall people please, you know to who this is adressed NOT TO ALL OF YOU) the prices are beyond any competition(lets keep it that way) at least for the AORs. I never played Bogner so I am not going to say anything, Engl is not better, its the ultimate compliment to Laney to give you an amazing palet of high gain, I still don't know why would anybody pay list prices of Marshalls, Mesas, when there is GHs, TTs, TIs and VHs ...AORs
 
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Dr.Mavashi said:
I still don't know why would anybody pay list prices of Marshalls, Mesas, when there is GHs, TTs, TIs and VHs ...AORs
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as you said, many get them becasue it says marshall on it. people are scared of change.
 
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Thanks for all the input guys.

Ironically, I currently own and play a Marshall DSL100 and figured that I need a more compressed tone (not too much compression, but "just right"). I've used my friend's Mesa Rectifiers (duals and triples) on recordings and gigs alike... all of my friends have one, (but then again who doesn't?) and frankly, i am not too impressed at all. its too buzzy for my tastes, almost like its muffled. I play a lot of legato and two-hand tapping and i find it hard to accomplish these techniques with the rectifiers, even with light gauge strings.

I've tried the Krank Revolution and the Peavey JSX. Both great amps... kills the rectifiers IMO. great compression for my style. Im primarily interested in Laney's because of Paul Gilbert's tone in Racer X's "Technical Difficulties" album.

how would you compare the Laney VH100 to the amps that I've previously stated?
 
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I was going to recommend the VH100R too.. I had the combo version as brit does, and it can do everything you list very well with the possible exception of the death metal stuff. Depends on how heavy you want to go, and what type of sound you go for in terms of EQing. You will probably need a good OD pedal to make sure you get a good metal sound, I say the MXR ZW pedal. That should give you 95% of all the gain you will ever need from an amp. Get that and you are set!

In terms of comparison, Laneys have a signature bit of fuzz on the high end that steers most people away. Other than that, I think they are easily in the top 10 of best amps made. The VH100R has a great footswitch as long as you can find one and it works correctly. I had to build mine..

I think i should add, speaker and cab selection will make a HUGE difference with Laney amps, moreso than with most amps. If you do go Laney, make sure you know what you plan on doing in terms of speakers.
 
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Destructone said:
Thanks for all the input guys.

Ironically, I currently own and play a Marshall DSL100 and figured that I need a more compressed tone (not too much compression, but "just right"). I've used my friend's Mesa Rectifiers (duals and triples) on recordings and gigs alike... all of my friends have one, (but then again who doesn't?) and frankly, i am not too impressed at all. its too buzzy for my tastes, almost like its muffled. I play a lot of legato and two-hand tapping and i find it hard to accomplish these techniques with the rectifiers, even with light gauge strings.

I've tried the Krank Revolution and the Peavey JSX. Both great amps... kills the rectifiers IMO. great compression for my style. Im primarily interested in Laney's because of Paul Gilbert's tone in Recer X's "Technical Difficulties" album.

how would you compare the Laney VH100 to the amps that I've previously stated?
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The Racer X stuff isn't Laney far as I remember. They were his ADA MP-1 rig and I've played one and that is definitely the tone he has. Nice n compressed.
 
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SeraphimTN said:
The Racer X stuff isn't Laney far as I remember. They were his ADA MP-1 rig and I've played one and that is definitely the tone he has. Nice n compressed.
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The 80's Racer x wasn't Laney, but the post-80's albums were definitely Laney. Superheroes was just the GH100, plugged in straight.
 
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Destructone said:
What do you think of them? I am currently in the market for an amp and I just want to see what people will say about them.

I play funk/shred/death metal. gigs 2-3 times a month. 3 bands, need to play clean tones, OD tones, and in-your-face metal tones.
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MMmmm, sounds like you need to look into the LC30 :smokin:

Great value for money, if you think you get great Brittish tone for half the price of the same wattage Marshall !
 
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I had a Laney AOR50 combo in the 80's because Toni Iommi was rumored to use Laney's. The stock tubes went microphonic pretty quick and I threw a new set of tubes in it but I never got it biased correctly. To me it was too mushy. The longer I ran it the more I had to turn up the treble and down the bass. I was young and I couldn't afford to get my gear tweaked.
 
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the vh100 will work nicely for you, however is you are looking for more compressed tone, i think the TT100h would be more to your liking, although it a a dash less 'metal' tone it is a three channel amp with switchable double master volumes and el34 tubes in place of 6l6 as in the VH series.
 
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Destructone said:
...need a more compressed tone (not too much compression, but "just right"). I've used my friend's Mesa Rectifiers (duals and triples) on recordings and gigs alike... all of my friends have one, (but then again who doesn't?) and frankly, i am not too impressed at all...
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This sounds a lot like what I was in the market for. I like a certain amount of compression on some of the heavy stuff I do but I wasn't a fan of the Mesa sound. I like components of it and I like some components of a looser Marshall sound. I didn't try Laney but I found what I needed in a Genz Benz el Diablo. May be more difficult to track down than Laney but may be right up your alley.
 
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