wildstar
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Re: Laney Lionheart L5t
Got one, LOVE IT. The honeymoon just won't end. It always sounds good, but mainly I leave most of the controls about 12-o-clock. Always a good sign, in my book. I've been playing a Tele, Ibby 540 shred machine, Les Paul clones, and a few other guitars through this amp, always great results. I can't stand fussy gear.
Clean channel is lovely and clean, with nice break-up as you turn the volume up. The break-up on this channel seems Fender-ish to me, perhaps. Sparkly, spanky... smooth and buttery. Different guitars and different pickup settings will give you endless tones.
Drive channel gives you gritty clean all the way to hard rockin distortion. Awesome distortion tone, just AWESOME. I feel like I can dial in Vox, Plexi, and JCM800 tones with ease. For super-violin leads and modern metal, you'll want an 808 or something in front.
It eats pedals for breakfast, then comes back for more. FX loop works as it should. Reverb is surprisingly subtle as you crank the Reverb control... kind of wish it would get to "too much" at the end of the dial, but oh well. Sounds really nice, though!
I can't imagine a better recording amp. Stick a 57 or 906 or 421 or any solid guitar mic in front, adjust to taste, and get killer tones. I've had unbelievable results mixing a 57 with a Fat Head ribbon mic. All without pissing off my neighbors! Or my wife. Or waking the baby.
I use it only for home recording, playing. But this puppy gets LOUD if you want it to. You can gig with it. If you can't fill the venue with the amp alone, the venue will have a PA.
And despite rumors you may have heard to the contrary, it is SO metal to mic a combo amp on stage. It sends a clear message that you are so metal, big amps are scared of you but small amps don't know any better. Yet.
Did I mention that I highly recommend this amp?
Besides the reverb mix range, my only other quibbles would be:
1. wish it had a record out for feeding my looper
2. wish the bright control were only for the clean channel, or that there were at least one separate overall tone shaping circuit for the two channels
3. wish the FX loop were footswitchable, as is the reverb and channel.
Go for it!
Cheers
Got one, LOVE IT. The honeymoon just won't end. It always sounds good, but mainly I leave most of the controls about 12-o-clock. Always a good sign, in my book. I've been playing a Tele, Ibby 540 shred machine, Les Paul clones, and a few other guitars through this amp, always great results. I can't stand fussy gear.
Clean channel is lovely and clean, with nice break-up as you turn the volume up. The break-up on this channel seems Fender-ish to me, perhaps. Sparkly, spanky... smooth and buttery. Different guitars and different pickup settings will give you endless tones.
Drive channel gives you gritty clean all the way to hard rockin distortion. Awesome distortion tone, just AWESOME. I feel like I can dial in Vox, Plexi, and JCM800 tones with ease. For super-violin leads and modern metal, you'll want an 808 or something in front.
It eats pedals for breakfast, then comes back for more. FX loop works as it should. Reverb is surprisingly subtle as you crank the Reverb control... kind of wish it would get to "too much" at the end of the dial, but oh well. Sounds really nice, though!
I can't imagine a better recording amp. Stick a 57 or 906 or 421 or any solid guitar mic in front, adjust to taste, and get killer tones. I've had unbelievable results mixing a 57 with a Fat Head ribbon mic. All without pissing off my neighbors! Or my wife. Or waking the baby.
I use it only for home recording, playing. But this puppy gets LOUD if you want it to. You can gig with it. If you can't fill the venue with the amp alone, the venue will have a PA.
And despite rumors you may have heard to the contrary, it is SO metal to mic a combo amp on stage. It sends a clear message that you are so metal, big amps are scared of you but small amps don't know any better. Yet.
Did I mention that I highly recommend this amp?
Besides the reverb mix range, my only other quibbles would be:
1. wish it had a record out for feeding my looper
2. wish the bright control were only for the clean channel, or that there were at least one separate overall tone shaping circuit for the two channels
3. wish the FX loop were footswitchable, as is the reverb and channel.
Go for it!
Cheers
