Laney HCM30B

Made a switch from playing the guitar to the bass and needed a practise amp to get started.Got it from Guitar World in Sydney and paid 300 Aus $.

For a low end amp it has a lot of tonal variety , right from being able to get a fat round tone to a funky bright tone its all possible. It also has a line out to send the feed straight to a PA saving the need for mic'ing the amp.

The lows arent that great. The compression does nothing more than clip and distort.

Its really tough and quite heavy for a 30W amp. Ive dropped it , banged it , cranked it and what not and still in perfect condition.

Ive had this amp for 10 months and have played about 6 gigs for approx 30 to 50 people with it and my friends in the crowd said they could hear me fine also during recording the jams even without a mixer the bass is heard distinctly. My neighbours complain even when i jam on the volume just at around 4 , although that would be mostly because of my lousy playing but its still a nice loud amp. Overall a great beginner/practise amp.

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30 Watt transistor amp, no effects
Aig medium and low control and financial gain.
An entry for the bass, one for headphones and another for "cd / line in" (I test between the bass)
10kg, which is still quite heavy to carry on the bus (for example)

UTILIZATION

Trs simple use, the manual tells us casiment not see that everything is done easily.
Easily obtained good sound, it is only 30W.

SOUNDS

Typ rather rock, (I play a Cort SPJ) it is easy to get a slap for his slam.
However it is far too mtalique dsagrable and can be if you want a round, fatty or sweet.
It is not versatile trs but it gives an acceptable appearance.

OVERALL OPINION

was 6 or 7 months that I played with and he has the height rvle to rock when you have a good offense, it is loud when pushed to the bottom and not too grsille .
I AIM test more of the same wattage amp to get a better view, but I still think he has a good qualitprix.
If a c'tait again I will test other first amp (peavey style) to notify next. (But it is still quite heavy)

Amp transistor.
Power: 30 Watt.
Headphone jack, an input for low passive, active low for an input, a microphone input, input for CD player
SETTING: medium, high, serious, compressor (switchable) ... no effect.
Dimensions (mm): 440 x 385 x 235
Weight: 12kg

UTILIZATION

Like any amp, to find the right rglage and his wanting to be obtained, must be sought.
We can quickly and easily find the desired sound.
The manual is in English, it is a bit empty, but there is no need.

SOUNDS

I play all styles, and I use different techniques, and it suits me well and satisfied.
I played a Yamaha RBX 374 dessusavec.
The sound can be Crystaline, serious, dull, round but somewhat cold and mtallique. Its also the bass dpend you and rglages possbile with. What I also ESG is the acute, if you put a background, its a little grsille and noises are heard parasytes (because of the low).

OVERALL OPINION

I used Panda 2 years for beginners, and it was enough for me this era.
If you play with a guitarist, you will not hear bcp, even if the scratch has a 15 watt amp that spits his gut like never before.

Report / quality prices, it is, I do a lot of road and train with, it is solid. But if you have a few euro more, I suggest you invest in a better amp.

With the experience, I will remake choice <strong>for beginners,</strong> I wanted to dpart a Hartke 30watt, but there was more, so I took this one. Try several, and if the seller tells you he is no longer the model in stock, and many expect, no need to fallback to a model they have in our stock, the risk of regret.
Otherwise, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">it is good and fun for beginners wanting a commentary with solid hardware and correct to learn.</span>

The point ngatf the most important is that it's a cold, metallic, but dpend the sound you are looking for.
<strong>EDIT: four years later</strong> with a good quality bass this amp s'avre bad, but remember that it is a low-end amp, so for days of dbutant.Au 'Today, I no longer used.

30W transistor
between active / passive cd out / headphone
gain / treble / bass / sweep / switchable compressor

UTILIZATION

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SOUNDS

I play with a low cheri brand little known but good sound
the sound does not really suit me: the way in the acute but not really the best cot for serious
Overall I would say its safe but far from good

OVERALL OPINION

I have been using Minten a little over a year
I find the bass sound bad
I currently have an Ashdown and frankly there is no picture of Ashdown and bcp mieu same perfect
do not undermine the product trs CHRE I would say value for money is not bad
I do not have this amp Rasht