All user reviews for the Laney VC30-112

Tube amp, delivering 30Watts.
Pretty basic with 2 channels (clean / overdrive sound).

3 knobs EQ common to the two channels, an outline and a digital reverb that sounds really good. Also there is a loop to insert effects and the possibility of adding an additional speaker.
Pedal switch between channels is not supplied with but only cost me € 20

When I received the amp, I was surprised by the beauty of the materials.

UTILIZATION

Manual is very clear.
Very easy to use because very few settings.

SOUNDS

The clean sound is magical. I chose this amp because of the clear sound hot.
When mounting the volume, the compression is snapping. Really beautiful. I do not think I have found a better clear sound from all the amps I've tried (and the list goes on)

The crunch is superb. Really bluesy.

The distortion is really crappy!

Note that this amp bass are present at low volume but tend to disappear when you start to push the beast.

Overall it sounds vintage but with a precise and very warm sound.

OVERALL OPINION

it's been 2 years and a half I use this amp extensively (up to 2 gigs a week - equivalent to 6 hours with very high volume).
I had to repair this amp 2 times (and it was not the lamps). So reliability is not terrible. What to expect when you pay much less than the competition!

However, the sound is truly magical for clear and crunch. Avoid if you want distos.

The weight and size are ideal (much more portable than most other amps of this type).

100% lamps

UTILIZATION

Ultra simple settings, manual in English, you plug it sounds!

SOUNDS

I play Gretsch Electromatic, clear, bold sounds, everything is there, not too reverb present

OVERALL OPINION

I tried a VOX AC30, a Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister 5, A Fender reverb, a Koch CLASSIC SE12 12 WATTS short, value for money is there, at least, this is the one I sought, so opinions are always subjective, this is perfect Laney gives full satisfaction! No settings to no end, you plug it sounds, the top!

Tube amp 30w class A with 4 EL84 power and 3x12 AX7 preamp
2 entries HI & LO
1 + bright clean channel button
1 channel drive
1 Bass EQ middle treeble (common to 2 channels)
1 1 reverb tone control

On the rear panel jacks for effects loop, footswitch jack, jack extension cabinet.
Weight 22Kg Designed in England.

UTILIZATION

Setup could not be easier. You plug and play. No brainer for settings.
The manual is very well done.
How to get a good sound? I'm still looking!
I said I was looking for a jazz or blues rock sound.

SOUNDS

Sound
I tried this amp with a music store. At my request had brought for me to try. I take this opportunity to thank the way, guarantee a very good professional.
In the first 10 seconds I realized it did not suit me. Tried with a 335 I found her very hard, not soft, serious?? without scale. Drive in the same conclusion. It is true that I do not have a strong preference for the EL84 but the EL 35.
But the more annoying was the vibrations encountered playing the bass, string vibrations in a lamp likely and also in the unit. The test stops facto!
Designed in England! yes but made where? I'll let you guess.

OVERALL OPINION

I like my reference amp twin who needs no introduction and especially Carvin XV112 that I use again and in concert. And we do not play in the same court. Both the Laney is very very average, as the Carvin gives a clear sound beautiful, velvety, serious exceptional. Brief made in the USA with components indestructible.
This Laney sounds like the vast majority of amplifiers manufactured today. Asian productions, go your way. Better a good amp U.S. or England 80s.
What I liked? Actually not much. (Excluding commercial relational Music Store)
What I did not like: The sound (but that's a bit subjective) and vibration in or lamps and the body of the amp. Unacceptable.
Value for money? for the price prefer a good vintage amp. A similar cost can find a Rivera Chubster, Fender, used or otherwise.
You understood my choice is not this one, and especially not the current Asian productions!

Made in Great Britain, the vox AC30 the poor, technologically it has many points in common, but is much cheaper.
3 lamps preamp, 4 lights on the amplifier stage.
The power is 30W on a bowl of 12 inches, compared to a transistor amp, I would say easily equivalent to a 100W.
It also has an effects loop, reverb 'old spring with a bright channel and a drive channel to boost the sound.
It weighs more than twenty pounds for rehearsals outside rather it is a bad thing.
Another negative point that will be an asset to others: I live in Tahiti, the extra heating that is not really significant.
Otherwise. It is finished with a beautiful black vinyl.

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use, plug and play, no need to book.
The downside is that it is too powerful. In repeated at home, it is unusable. It should just background music for a small concert hall.
By lowering the sound, we lose the personality of the grain is the disadvantage of a tube amp compared to a transistor amp.
So I added him an attenuator with a rheostat 8 Ohms I bought.
The result was that I liked moderately, it actually became usable for the safety of my eardrums and social peace in my neighborhood, but the sound was so so ...
I put it aside for two or three years, I replaced a small transistor amp 15W Line6.
I later bought a Line6 Pod HD500 that I plugged in my little amp, until the day that it dropped me.
I am particularly interested in the neutral amp through this site, until the day I had the idea to connect my POD directly to the return of the effects loop of Laney. And miraculously, I had the winning combination on hand without knowing all the while!
The sound is perfect, even at low volume, and I have the opportunity to push if I want to!

SOUNDS

Assistant Line 6 HD500 on the effects loop is impeccable! I might even remove the 3 lamps preamp they no longer serve.

OVERALL OPINION

I rediscovered!
Mine was more of a problem on the line preamp with crunches, despite having changed three lamps.
The reverb does not work, it looks like the springs are stuck, rusted, when I put a little abruptly amp ground, reverb slap, but in the course of normal use, it is no longer heard. I was ready to sell out to 3 times nothing.
Well this is not a problem because I do not use the amplifier stage of this combo.

Bought in Sydney for AU$1400. I needed an amp that sounds good and suits my plauing style.

It is very basic and simple amp with an incredible sound. Some say the drive isn't enough, but I find this very strange because I never go ever 2/3 and can do any type of lead in this setting. This amp is not for people who can't play well as the amp will show all bad playing very clearly. However for people who play well (like me), this amp is a "god sent". It lets me do things like subtle expressions etc like no other amp and I've had a lot of them the high end ones and actually have sold my Fender to replace it by V30. The sound is full, thick and bright yet creamy. It's loud enough for any un-miked gig. Like I said it is simple amp and that's what I likwe about it. No nonsense like EQ or multiple tone or drive controls which when it comes to live playing often become more of a pain than a usefull features. I wanted a great sound in a siple package and VC30 is just that.


Nothing I don't like about it when it comes to usability, sound and operation.
Oh yeah there is one thing. The big LANEY plastic logo makes the amp look "cheap" in my opinon and doesn't reflect it's sound quality. I wish they used smaller chrome logo. I took it off and replaced it with nice old tube radio badge. Now it looks as it sounds - personal thing really....

Ok, I hate the handle because it's too soft and bends too much while carying the amp and that hurts my hand. I've fixed that by strapping rod over it so it done't bend and it's great now.
The Tolex covering is not thick enough and can tear easy but it's not a reall problem and if it brings the price of the amp down I'm all for it.
The amp chassis get very hot and being an tube amp builder my self I know that is not that great for component life in the long run. I've installed smal PC fan at the bottom rear of the cabinet and now it's fine and I feel better.
What I don't like the most is that the new model 2003? don't use HH Invader speaker anymore but apparently Celestion. With this new speaker the VC30 seems to lose some of the live sound and I think I'd be forced to buy 2th hand amp if something happend to mine.
Apart from that I've had this amp for nearly two years and so far no problem eccept one tube blown in the first 6 moth of usage. It was a faulty one because the plates got loose and shorted the tube.

If I'll need to buy another amp again it'll be VC30 and nothing else. I play with a lot of people who use Fenders, after one rehearsal with me some of them wen't out and bought VC30. What else is there to say?
Last thing I'd like to add is amnp might not be for everyone. If you want Marshal or Fender sound get those. You won't get VC30 to sound like them, it's an amp in class of it's own and the only thing that comes close to is
AC30.

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The Laney VC30 amp can be purchased at Flying Pig music via a simply phone call for a mear sum of £399. Flying Pig offer a friendly customer attitude and provide high level of service which has been mantain throughout the years.

The VC30 has nothing flash about it. It's a two channel amp (clean and drive) with endless amounts of volume. The warm valve tone becomes brighter and more excitable the more you grank the amp. It has the option of adding an extension cabinet (2 x 10" or a 1 x 12") and offers you with a classic valve A-class amp without having to take out a morgage.

Unfortunatley the VC30 does not have many downsides other than the distinct lack of gain. This can be fustrating but can quickly be rendered by simply placing a decent stomp box or processor in front of it.

The amp offers nothing but the best in British craftmanship. Theres nothing to fault in its excellent build quality. With its 'chicken-head' knobs and well placed padded handle, the ergonomics of this amp are superlative. Laney offer two options of speaker set ups that the VC30 can come in. You can choose out of either the 1 x 12" or the 2 x 10". These H/H invaders do not only provide with a high quality sound but also the reliability that most modern day amps cannot. A bright button is placed neatly in the panel roof of the amp to add that sparkle to any clean or cutting guitar solos.

This is a must for all A-class fans. If you want pure full whipped cream tone and more volume than your parents will ever allow you to use, this is the one for you....

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The Laney VC30 112. The amp uses 3 12AX7s and 4 EL84 tubes and delivers 30 watts of power through 12 inch speaker. The 16 ohm speaker is connected internally and there is an option for another 16 ohm external speaker to be connected that together tap the transformer at 8 ohms. There are series effects loop jacks and a jack for an external foot switch that switches channels and turns the reverb off and on. The amp has two channels, clean and dirty that share E.Q. and reverb. The tone controls are treble,middle,and bass. There is also a boost button which oddly enough cannot be controlled via footswitch. This amp has a lot of features but I actually prefer a very simple amp so I will rate it lower for features even though it has them.


UTILIZATION

The controls sit on top of the amp vintage style which I don't like because I think they are harder to get to then when the controls are on the front. The speaker box is somewhat boxy and makes the amp smaller but also boxes in the sound compared to say the cabinet on a Fender Deluxe Reverb. The tube sockets are cheap and the tubes rattle audibly through the speaker.


SOUNDS

This amp is most suitable for old time rock and roll, blues, funk and grunge with any guitar. With the tubes replaced and a better speaker this amp improves. When you first play this amp (even in stock form) you instantly like it because it sustains and compresses well clean and is also really fun to play blues in the dirty channel because the preamp gain sounds really good. If you play it side by side with a blackface Fender Reissue you realize though that the overall quality of the sound just isn't nearly as solid, clear, beautiful, strong and professional.


OVERALL OPINION

Overall, I cant complain with this amp. Very clean and basic design, along with a clean sound. The price is pretty good as well.

The VC 30 is an all-tube amp in class A. (3 ECC83 in PAMP and 4 EL84 power)
Indicates the power is 30 watts. 2 switchable channels by button or footswitch.

Connections:
Two instrument inputs (hi & lo gain for single or humbucker)
An output for cabinet expansion
An effects loop
A footswitch jack

Rglages:
Clean volume
Drive
Drive volume
Bass, middle, treble
Reverb
Level effects loop

The PSE bte 23 kg

Note that there are two versions: the VC30-112 VC30-210 and code-named indicating the number and size of cabinet available (1 * 12 2 * 10 or so). Those are brand HH.

UTILIZATION

Basic configuration. The sound is typical and trs in addition to saturation, it is impossible to change radically. But it is the reason we play this type of amp. The sound is without quivoque lamps, from the moment it is the style you want.

To be more prcis however, I think the level of quality matrial General for utiliss use is affected: All knobs have a well-graded action to collect revolutions of the sound.

The manual is a triple-sided sheet in English. minimalist but effective.

SOUNDS

I play more electric MODELS (Start, Les Paul, 12 string or mandolin).

Complte configuration, I added a tube screamer or to a saturated bnficier effective in volumes close to bearable, or to search a little more saturated a "dirty".
The drive channel really needs to be pushed to be fully effective. TRS is a good club or room, but the house, the wallpaper has intrt better watch out!

The sound is trs typ "British blues boom", say for résumé is tapping a Vox AC30 in the spirit of construction, but the gallery at the point of view. But the quality is the same when.

For the sake of Versatile sound, I sometimes stick a PODXT him in the effects loop to use the power amp. I am satisfied with the trs sound quality achieved.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 7 years. Its particularity is its BIOEN Obviously CHARACTERISTICS sound. We like it or not. I used to DJ Marshall, Peavy, and others. This one rpond my expectations.

If I am not mistaken, this must be a MODEL of the best market for its class. I do not know what his original price, but the silent era is one of the cheapest. UIn report qualitpirx priori more than positive. I changed the lights once in seven years (the Sovtek EL84).

Sounds with my needs I will be more volumes INTERESTED today by a system that rack and speakers. But back home, the VC30 will allow myself to be me in the blues rock lcher unlimited so yes I would do the same choice.

A problem for me is the positioning of the Tagus rglage, vertically on the rear panel. I like the amp surlev and reading becomes difficult. It happened to me several times to forget the dye because the LED is not visible.

Class A all-tube amp (three 12AX7 and four EL84)

A power of 30 watts (a volume of 2 to me, I will bring my neighbors!) Output with two 10-inch HP brand MODEL HH Invader.

Question connectors: 2 inputs (Hi and Low), 2 outputs for HP (HP for an internal and one for an ADDITIONAL firm (with a selector rpartition 4 or 8 Ohm), effects loop and making for footswitch.

UTILIZATION

To use is simple, only one selection for the legalization of two channels, so we quickly found the sound we DSIR.

It comes with a manual in English (at least I bought it in England so I do not know for France) that explains the features of the amp and rponses questions on problem that can happen.

SOUNDS

For sounds, the clean is great, we can go from jazz to funk rhythmic pressing Bright.

When the sound with the drive, it is plutt overdrive, for me I find great with my Cort G250P, it makes a beautiful sound POP / ROCK.

I even plug my electro on the clean, and I can tell you that (whaou. .. without the brand for the card of a certain hypermach!)

I have been only yesterday, but the little I have tried the sounds are superb.

OVERALL OPINION

Well, it sure is my first amp lamps, as before j'tais modlisation on an amp, so there are certainly better ... but the little I have to play with for now, I think it is worth the 310 euro slap!

All lamps (5 total), which is 30 watts minimum at 70 watts transisitors, 2 guitar input HI / LOW, HP collection outdoor connection, reverb

UTILIZATION

Simple configuration, no problem to find the sound, a stratovolcano or a guitar humbucker in it and go for a great hot Dfine and trs.

SOUNDS

Amp to use for clean sounds, there are round, with a beautiful warm gloss.
crunch sounds are exellent, the drive is to go trs progressive style AC / DC, hard rock (no mtal on the other hand).

This is a full amp of heat that can approach a the VOX, the mind is british trs.
The reverb is super nice with a nice size (I love).
A note 9 / 10 because the saturation is a bit lgre forcing one to add pedals to have a large well mchant.

OVERALL OPINION

What's really good on this amp is that it is exploitable low volume (useful apart) the volume is gradually trs. Heat lamps can be felt at the ds 1 / 10, very practical.
The look is really simple and classy.
The finish is of good quality trs is a great amp all over.
I regret a little weight but it's all good lamps (you can not have the cake and ..).
The clear sound and her big crunch are really good points, it is superb.
I highly recommend it, it's a great alternative to VOX.
Finally, it is unfortunate that Laney is not better known among guitarists but with such products, it is that this will change sr.

Everything has been said about its characteristics, I will not stay again.

UTILIZATION

Plug and play, easy to learn, the very British-rock, may not be comparable to the Vox AC30 (I had one in my youth in the 80's and he sent the guy) but for that price, y ' no photo. I have not had the privilege to try the (new) Vox AC30 Hand Wiring with blue alnico, which on paper would be my choice (if I win the lottery ...)
To return to Laney, yes it is a good amp with his personality that is too powerful again (I set it to max 2-3) and in the bars but that works well outdoors.

SOUNDS

The sound of this amp is perfect for styles of music I play.
I plug in my old Gibson Les Paul Custom, 1976 (490T and 498R pickups).
I do not use the effects loop, I live a branch Boss GT5, but I'm going to build a pedal board to measure the minimum issue pedals.

OVERALL OPINION

I post an opinion on this stuff because of recurring problem that I encounter:
- No master, it is difficult to find a satisfactory level on the two channels.
- I change the lamps every year, it is expensive. I tried the Sovtek, Grooves, the TAD, nothing works. Approximately nine months after a painful pregnancy-hum wakes up, the noise increases until I leave my house when I do a concert (I have a Marshall Valvestate 8080 to help me, but don ' is not my sound) that I bored why not buy!.
I will give him one last chance by sending a specialist of tube amps to check all the wiring, change the lights one last time, possibly to a switch for pentode triode switch to decrease the risk of puissance.Je arrive at the cost of the initial investment after such an operation, I will post the result if it can help someone ...

All Tube Amp, 30 watts, 2 inputs (one for scratch tration teams of humbuckers (HI), and for those teams of simple microphones (LO) ... I plug my Start or TDS on my hi, ca pase better (APRS, the gots and colors ...)

Otherwise, the classic c'es: legalization three bands, one volume for the clean, drive and a one volume for the crunch, ue rverbe (ressords), an effects loop.
Note the possibility of a raccoder cabinet as an extension, if the two seventy-80 are not suitable (but would quibble)

I just regret the lack of a master volume gnral, which would have to operate the lamps without shaking the walls APRS 20 hours (yes, the neighbors are sleeping tt)

UTILIZATION

We obtain easily the estimate, depending on whether one wants to play jazz or vnre, Manual, Custom, I have not read too much ... but it must be good.

In any case, easy to use amp.

SOUNDS

Then, you enter Zeu point we INTERESTED.

I use this amp with a standard Start (Mexican), a Tom DeLonge signature STRT (single micro doube HS8, for the big sound), and a copy of the 70 les paul, neck pickup which only the remains. ..

The clean sound is frankly a Russianness. I tried a lot of all-tube amp before my VC30, and frankly, I'm a hard spare. The sound is extremely versatile, and at the same time last trs typ ... It was inexplicable, the samples below should you put a little more water your mouth ...

Diffrent a cean fenderien, Marshallian, it is true that the rapplle sound a bit like an old AC-30 ... Still, I have the VC30's prfr comprising voxien because frankly the sound really excited me ... (at the clean, anyway).
Pair a Octaver, a small delay, and put the rverbe of 6 or 7, and ...
The atmosphere lends hand are psych, jazz and blues as well (with the stratum, LP sleeve, it is a joy!)

The switch "Brighton" make a real difference, making the crunch even more expressive.

The channel is fairly saturated limit unnecessary esprer you free personal portfolio here not the head of a reserve of extraordinary gain.
on the other hand, double micro high output, gain suprieur 5, enhanced bass and midrange, and position "bright" switches on, you take easily to Angus Young, gibbons and other hard-rocker.

With the Start, Hendrix, Popa Chubby and SRV are not far away. Get into the mids, you will understand what the word "prsence" means a rgal ...!

In terms of distortion, it is they add a indipensable PDAL dgne of the name. For myself I would paret combines Jekyll & Hyde v2 branch canal clean.
And, the amp typ "vintage" (another selling point of c **) becomes mchant mchannnnt ... but ...
Push the bass, a good humbucker in bridge and the gain of the pedals will do the rest ... the amp is carrment shake the walls ... the low tunings are made ... yum!

OVERALL OPINION

I have this amp depis a year, I am delighted.

It is extremely plyvalen, and the quality is at the appointment. Ajoutz a good distortion, some effect, you can do ANYTHING! (In any case, I do what I want!)

I play everything from blues to metal (Gentiletti, Gentillet), Hendrix RATM in passat by Zakk Wylde, Prince, Red Hot, Led Zep, and MUSE!

Finally you can do everything, and trs well with this amp (well ok for the metal, take a rather large mesa or marshmall), which is quite affordable for all lamps.

If you are looking for an amp to do everything, look no further!

Everything has been said. As against the advice of some specialists, the VC30 is not a true class A (technical explanations that I did not understand the way)

30W brief with three 12AX7 and four EL84 Sovteck rebadgées in TAD (Tube Amp Doctor). One Seventy 80 HP Classic Lead supposed to imitate the same brand but not get there from Gillou.

-1: No master volume

UTILIZATION

The configuration could not be simpler. Two inputs, clean channel with an equalizer crunch and global reverb / loop / bright

This little combo is truly plug and play. No adjustment pedal or 12-channel equalizer with presence and dedicated, you branches, you put the volume above 6 clear and forward.

Manuel ... I remember where I put it but it is available on the website of Laney. Used for the technical specifications in the event of changes (Cabinet, Hp, lamps etc ...)

No negative to report. 10 for a single channel then two channels for 9: D

SOUNDS

Material:
Guitar: Fender Stratocaster Us std 2004 with CS69, Washburn PS with d-sonic signature and air norton, EVH frankenstrat Home made with 59 'model in easel
Effect: Od-808, DOD YJM, Vox bulldog, Sd-1 and modulation / delay ...
Channel 1: Clean channel and not very nice typed. I have not had the chance to try the great of this world as a Tween or other JTM45 but compared to an AC30 today, he did not blush. By staying outside the crunch on the clean channel (- 5 / 6) it is very good. By pushing a little bit more it becomes a lot more than cheap like AC30. The sound of the lamps go out to 1/1.5. It is quite possible to play quietly in the clear (with pedal if you must) while someone is sleeping in the next room. My mother working at night and always being at my parents can I still work my guitar without disturbing it.

About 3 / 4 with a stratum, we get a clear sound beautiful, pure and highly musical. The amp is very dynamic and very responsive. You can make amazing jumps in volume at the beginning (what lamps ...).

To 5 / 6 begins to saturate with HB as the vintage 59 'Seymour Duncan (the modern is much too dry and of no use on a clean / crunch). The amp has plenty of head room: we begin to have the limit of its clear, it is big and heavy but it does not collapse in a crunch, it resists wholesale. With attacks on free as to touch the crunch. It is the ideal position for the light blues with spikes on the saturation attacks.

A 9 / 10: It saturates as a single channel. It's dirty, you feel the saturation of the power tubes. With my Start is still ca. One can almost play without clear saturation with microphones with low output.

With booster: This is where it fishing, the amp reacts very badly to me with booster. I try YJM, the 808 and treble boost but nothing was done. I will change the power tubes to see if it can come from ca. Vox as a saturated fat and is super heavy (hence the use of a treble boost as the good old days to correct the sound and music to do something) is as dry as the one shot tric . The share of its tendrils acute and strident. It is ultra tight, unlike a single-channel pushed toc. I think the low price of the amp is for something, the components are probably quite cheap and the HP + lamps powers are perhaps not appropriate. In short it is missing for Blackmore, Malmsteen or other Brain May.

Channel two is directly crunch but has little to do with a pushed in. It is drier and more bitter. It's more rock falls in and less bluesy. It's a bit the opposite of a tube screamer like. It is also very responsive. As for channel 1, we can push into a corner and play with the volume knob to fall in clean. With booster is the same fight, too dry. But I realized that when you push the volume to attack the power tubes, it was getting worse and worse. So I think what is at fault.

Amp + pedal: Channel 1 is very rich without being typed can use the amp as a platform pedal. It can therefore be possible within the limits it to play everything. I play heavy metal in my group. I pair the amp with a vox bulldog which allows to couple the coldness of the metal with the warmth of the words "Vintage". So I get a modern sound but much more musical. I also play with the OD808 for the blues and hard rock which is my favorite music. This is a great platform that has enough power to play in a group with clear sound + pedal.

Attention once I have the 112 version does not offer a lot of dispersion. So yes in groups but watch the drummer (the double pedal is a lot of noise and a few covers everyone. With a normal drummer is more than enough. In any case in a pub you made everyone flee to such volume!)
HP Performance 98db. I'll put a V30 or a classic lead in it.
So -1 for the very cheap side with booster (actually you realize the quality of the amp!), -1 Boosted channel rather limited and poor compared to channel 1. Damage

OVERALL OPINION

I've had almost 2 years and I waited to ask an opinion. I find that no objective account of criticism of his gear and it takes a little more. I said objective, not a notice to 0 everywhere with just a test store.

The most common:
- The clear sound
- The head room
- The mouth of the amp, the new models are very beautiful. Black is beautiful
- The simplicity of the amp, plug and play with the possibility of platform pedals
- The reverb (I love typing to make it sound!)
- Connectors provided enough
- The price in Germany (I would never buy for € 600 +)
- No breath. Slightly with the volume to 10 but so insignificant compared to the volume when playing. The volume comes from somewhere else if you (or before Technical problem as the amp jack, guitar, loop mass effect nase etc. ..).

And the least:
- Lamps bad cause I changed (for the preamp)
- The HP I will also change because apparently some flange
- The very cheap side of the amp and pushed to boost the "old"
- Channel 2 and rather poor gear
- No master general

With experience, I would have waited even longer for another year to pay me a Vox AC30 or Marshall 1987x to jump over. This remains a very good amp that will serve me for a long time but with a bad value for money in France I think. For the same money we can add a lamp and a set of HP better.
EDIT: The new version has increased! I paid the 500 and mine dust for version 112 and 212 was 690. Now the 112 is 650. Hurry to take the last before the new more expensive and identical to the paper.

Class A 30 W all lamps (100W is well worth a transistor). Connectivity enough complte (loop, external speaker, between high / low). 2 channels clean drive,
reverb, rglage level effects, bright switch, no master (the only small pt ngatif but far from being rdhibitoire!)
- Personally, I am in between high branch, she gives the best rsultats with my Les Paul, and between Low gnre strangely out of breath in the amp ...

UTILIZATION

- More than simple! IMMEDIATE rglage found his feet (every way!)
- Manuel succinct but clear as crystal!

SOUNDS

- I previously had an LC 15 R (very good ...) and a VC 15 (excellent. ..) I have to sell her to find a more vintage and made an optimized HP (m me if the HP 10 "VC 15 is qu'honnte) via this wonder!
I play records blues / rock / pop of the 30 glorious (years ignards for 60/70/80!) With a Gibson Les Paul Classic 60 Gibson Classic team of 57 in neck and Dirty Finger in bridge) + some effects (overdrive, modulation, delay)
- Clean channel: it is simply beautiful, even low volume. Versatility is not the height of the amp pt but who cares! It's VOX AC 30 for 2 X cheaper (I speak English real VOX ...): sound velvety warm, fluid, while having little slamming it takes
- Canal Drive crunch of meaty, still in the esprt VOX! Same adjectives for Clair. on the other hand, n'esprez with no big distortion (that is the crunch or overdrive if you prferez lightweight - requires Class A!). For more distos pchues (like AC / DC Deep Puple Stones or some) I use an old Ibanez TS overdrive 5 (not the same TS 9 ...) I put in a bypass looper because not terrible acute and a little puffy when it is not based on your exact ...), and is Halu! Whether the drive or clear channel (2 colors trs diffrent in this case)
- The HP Celestion 12 Eighty: I read some mixed comments as what they strap a little amp, I do not really have that feeling, I think he has good size low volume, cons of having jou scne outdoors, it was true that we see the limits of the HP in this context when the receiver is pushed into a corner: ca lack of size and distribution, I HP thinks so change the term.
If there was not this concern, it would have t 10 to 10, damage ... it will only ... 9 because the sound is still pretty top even if we feel a little brid high volume.

OVERALL OPINION

Owner 'since I am good in the world of amplification lamps.
Plus a report quality price!
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Added July 21, 2008
I changed the original HP (Celestion eighty) for a Celestion Vitage 30:
This is great! Much better distribution, better DEFINITIONS medium and high volumes, as in clean drive. No need to start the Bright, the normal acute than enough, for I advise against putting the Bass knob 14H for the scope and clear in the drive.
The Original HP silent no more honorable, l Vintage 30 magnifies everything! Thanks to him, we go a great combo lamps gear fabulous!

* Laney VC30 112. 30watts all tube
tell all silent except for one thing, it's not a copy of the Vox AC30 amp a real personality and a distinctive signature sound not to mention the quality manufacturing, attention to dtail, the quality the vinyl and deck fittings (ventilation grills, corner protection ..)
I would say that the range and other vc30/vc15 lc15r/lc30 are real little gem qualitpris report.
lines 2008 and 2009 the nine were silent restyled grille arati dsorm are aligned on the handle as lionhart L5T (cost of production reduitje think two things at once) the well of the same size VC30 112 plus two white lines is the most beautiful FFECT nothing wrong.

UTILIZATION

restetrs use the simple yet silent said.
for I had the doc tchnique tlecharger on official website since laney OCCAZ bought in 2008, is a model of 2007.
with respect to the control panel vc nothing too complex, are not as many knobs that msa but remember that this is an amp "vintage" of modern design: straight to the point, the sound and even the old amp did not have much possibility of rglage Audible.

SOUNDS

for music and style is comfortable sonorits.le VC presquedans all styles (funk, soul, blue, jazz, reggae, rocksteady ..) but the metal is banned you will never get a comprss its ultra good for rock pchu Utula a small TS9 overdrive type (personally I use an overdrive belcat for this type of saturated sonoriten complement the channel.
reverb is an Accutronics original "made in United States' long-running shows is trs prcise pushed to 3 / 4 with a lightweight trmolo in plaquantdes accordcela allows sound Amrican dark soul of the 50's / 60's.
It gives a bright peak in the acute very practical to play the brit'pop or plans hendrixien saturated gain on channel 5-6 and the bottom knob to medium.

OVERALL OPINION

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as I said the intro. perssonnalitvoila this amp a real one year that I use (repeated / caf concert) trs much cash he use intensif.les lamps are original except Section pramp ECC83 TADdu saturated channel (V2 and V3 tchnik see doc) that I replaced after loss of crunch basseet, by MSA / Baron 12AX7 18euros ft these (the seller only had a tube or groove 29euros pice) finally I'm not at all due to overdrive the amp is really known diffrent the original I find it even better, its crunch bcp earlier on the gain knob without being too excessive.

= Finally when I see that there are drisoire Monay the amp on the market of OCCAZ, I tell myself that when LANEY will cease production in the rating will go up Arrows as was the case for other manufacturers who once made the r-dition that no longer have much do with originauxtel HIWATT with custom50/100 or VOX AC15/30..a do not recall ? zicos the word to the wise! tchuss!

Amp "all lamps" given to 30 watts per channel the fabricant.2
Between a "low gain" instruments for high output level (HB, P90)
Between a "high gain" for instrument teams of single coils and vintage PAF.
Rglages channel 1: potentiomtre "Clean Volume" button and a "Bright" strengthen the high-mdiums and acute.
Rglages Channel 2: potentiomtre "drive" rglant the saturation rate, channel volume potentiomtre saturated.
A channel select button.
A triplet bass-middle-treble
1 potentiomtre of rglage rate rverbration.
Tone of a potentiomtre gnrale (to fit without touching instead rglages channels)
An on / off + 1 standby
A loop send / return
1 output for external speaker
1 connector for channel shift pedals / commissioning rverbe
1 HP Celestion Seventy 80.

UTILIZATION

The manual provided is useless for such a simple amp obdience "vintage". No hidden functions, effects section with moult parameter.
Everything is very simple, you plug, you play.
The choice is between a pat on the important insofar as it made a good Determines diffrent and a capacity to saturate sooner or later the Tage pr-based amplification mics of the instrument.
Similarly, the absence of "Master volume" can be crippling when it comes to adjusting the level gnral the fly without touching the balance of the channels clear / saturated . This is what makes me fall in note 8.

SOUNDS

L we can start talking srieusement!
I thought navement a amp of this caliber could not offer the versatility required by the directory of my group. No way!
First, the clear sound: FABULOUS is the term that is needed, but we can complter by CLEAR, stout, dynamic, fluid ....
It's simple, clear sound is so good that it alone justifies the purchase of the VC30. Ms. Fender laficionado of "great era" bow to the clear sound. It is indeed an exceptional basis to value a pedalboard too loaded. In my case: Delay TC NovaRepeater in the loop, Boss CS3 Compressor and Blackstar HT Dual in faade.
The clean channel of this amp combines a bit of rverbe (that of the amp is usable to the end of its travel without drowning the sound in the slurry) opens the doors of country, rockabilly, funk , ballads and jazz.Le guitar sound is guaranteed.
The canal begins by providing a saturated overdrive "crmeux" that works "fingers". It's sublime! The volume on the device then allows smooth transitions between light and saturated one is in the realm of blues and jazz! Those who enjoy working the strings will rgaler. As one increases the gain, one approaches the distortion associated with the world of boogie-rock or blues fawn nergique ACDC, zztop, status quo, and other emblmes of 70 '.
Gain background, many rock solos are possible.
WARNING! Under no circumstances is this amp to destiny Metall and followers of sounds from beyond the grave.
In my case, j'accde to heavy metal and modern rock through my pedals HTdual. And again, the combination of the two is fabulous.
Button bright and Tone gnrale allow many possibilities in the search for his killer. Everything about this amp is and subtle.
A real slap! The sound overall would fall somewhere between a Fender and a Vox right. As a concept not easy I admit ...
The VC 30 can essentially just go with 2-3 pedals to cover an extensive directory trs. All this keeping a real personality.

OVERALL OPINION

APRs have tried a Fender Hot Rod, a Peavey Classic 30, a Bogner Alchemist, a Blackstar HT40, my ears to this port my Laney VC30 112. The more silent Blackstar mtal East, the most complete silent Bogner (numriques effects) but with less personality and more cher.Le Peavey Fender offered the same low quality prs s but the saturated channel seemed more pleasant and less screaming.
For 545 euros new, no other product does this report. It is stunning.
The power is in the appointment. The look is sober but "class". To replace my Line6 Spidervalve (very versatile, but that the use complex) I just redcouvrir simplicity that "vintage" means. The Laney plays almost in the court of Vox. I would do this choice without a doubt!

30W all-tube amp, Class A. Warning very powerful.
4 x EL84 and 3 12AX7
"Channels: Clean and Crunch with volume control with + Volume Gain. Equalizer common Bass, Middle, Trebble, and reverb. Also a parallel effects loop with volume control for the determination of volume effects in the final sound of amp.
Personally, the parallel effects loop, I find it void and useless.
Behind HP and footswitch connection (Clean / crunch, reverb).

UTILIZATION

Rather simple configuration. It adjusts the EQ and playing.
It is a shame not to have a separate EQ for the two channels at once is often used only one channel.

SOUNDS

I play rock / blues a little funky / rhythm 'n'blue.
So I love the warm and also clean up the right to move to a super-bluesy overdrive.
To clean, this amp is very well ... I finally classify more as a good jazz amp, a point of view of the clean.
Also I play on strat gold I find much better with style Humbucker Les Paul. The amp responds much better with a Les Paul or ES335.

However, my biggest complaint is the presence with the 1x12. I never managed to break into the mix live or in repeat. So, to come out, one must climb the mediums. Moreover, I find the sound too slammed to my taste.

I changed the HP for a Celestion G12H30. It brought a lot of warmth to the sound. Saturations drooling over, as I like. But ultimately, I find the HP H / H original sound more suited to the amp.

This amp is for those who want clean sound of chattering, powerful. But not as good as a Fender hot rod for example.

OVERALL OPINION

This amp does not match my guitar playing.
I have great sound and home recording, but unfortunately, I find it too hard to settle for a good sound live and repeated.
This is probably the 1x12 configuration, which has no presence.
Connected 2x12 Celestion Vintage 30 is much better. And with double coils is much better too.

Tube amp, 30W, a CLEAN A DRIVE A BRIGHT, reverb and TONE. In short everything you need anything!

UTILIZATION

The setup is super simple, no need for manual, we get it right even with all its buttons to 12h.

SOUNDS

Okay so I found this amp just wonderful, a gem! in the channel with the button CLEAN BRIGHT we come to have a clean ultra clean, crystalline wish playing with the position of the microphones, the amp does not really crunch and the sound is great, really accurate with a nice dynamic, fully respecting the attack with a pick. Finger, rendering is also beautiful, the sound is round, warm and slamming a pure delight.
DRIVE channel now, it's all good personally love completely, 1 to 5 you get a sound cruchy with a pretty good natural sustain. It's simple, my clean channel is actually on the drive channel knob to 3.5. Thanks to it I can have a really nice sound barely crunchy, clean limit when I play, and what is good is that we attack the notes, the overdrive is more important, absolutely not garish, super natural and super nice to listen. From 5 up to 10 drive is the most important and you can resume all rock classics with, the sustain is super good (which is really important for me). If you are a fan of Paul Gilbert, you obtiendez with a good guitar (played with a ibanez RG prestige mounted DiMarzio PAF Pro and Air Norton) the same as him, and being a fan myself, I can only rave What!
I recommend however if you want to play in a register virtuoso (Gilbert, Vai, Satriani, etc..) Coupling to a distortion of course I played with a Satchurator (my god what pedal!) On the drive to 3 as previously said, I put the pedal to 7 / 10 in gain, tone and 5 3.5/10 in volume, and wow, I sound super nice, vintage, precise, with notes that last limit at infinity with MORE button engaged, in short a killing.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week and I'm ultra mega conquered! I hesitated a lot between him and the Peavey Classic 30 to the base, but when I tested it, I was really surprised by Laney, by its claireté in the game and his respect for the dynamic pick, especially more than the sellers told me that the Classic 30 had much problem with the lights (they burn out quite often).
What I like most is the accurate notes that the amp offers (if you are not careful in your own sweeping it goes along!), There is nothing I dislike !
Value for money than good, I paid my own store for a little over 700 €, but you can find it on thomann in the 550 € ... So go ahead!

all-tube amp I never exceeds three
I live branch no effect in the entrance to always start type guitar channel "clear" my reverb does not work plus'ce who seems to be a recurring problem on this amp but I pass, rest is so good ...

UTILIZATION

Simplest configuration possible, the sound is huge ..... I am using the guitar volume .... I fell for the rhythmic sound I go for the chorus .. .. could not be more simple

SOUNDS

it suits me so much that any other amp seems insipid, I play with a "Squier" made in korea and an old "Ibanez" roadstar Handmade


OVERALL OPINION

Fifteen years, three sets of lights

all-tube amplifier, connector jack. 30 real watts.
spring reverb, bright button.
2 X is the model 12 that I own (purchased from DV247, the cheapest site for this amp, etc.).
I would have added a 4X10 cabinet with Fender homemade bowls that improves the projection, and the answer ds slamming down the spectrum.

UTILIZATION

Config simple, clear and simple manual, very good clean sound. overdrive a little less good when the amp was new.
Apara, the lamps are made from, or my ears got used.
Good for funk, blues, rock, even jazz, hard rock rather wise.
For metal, I put my blackstar here and does it well.
It supports very well all my pedals (clone TS 808 Whammy).
notes that I give are in relation to the price paid (500 € new)
very easy to adjust, very powerful even flag. His 30 W repeats than enough for even a lumberjack behind the drums.

SOUNDS

It is perfect (with the price of course) for all the styles I play, and I play almost everything.
The bright does almost sound like a good Fender clean sound on. I find the bright bcp less effective in overdrive. So, I'll have it changed by a mate in order to adjust the height of the bright foot and the switcher.
I play strats with vintage japan and U.S. deluxe, les paul studio and P90 DC (super overdrive the amplifier with the P90), Schecter, Epiphone Sheraton ...

The sound is clear even qd a level above the overdrive channel. excellent for casseroles, the wah funk, arpeggios, blues, and jazz

I put 9 for the overdrive channel

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over a year. I have tried many models tube and transistor before buying (H & K transistors and lamps, typed too metal, too soft marshall-series models of today in any case, fender-bills are -too expensive, other laney, roland).

The +: sound very good and clear on which one can send all the pedals you want

The -: the overdrive channel, which is useless qd was good pedals, it is widely used even qd for a crunch, but not distal. Or for a gain level different from that of his pedals (that's what I used, the gain of the amplifier 9, my TS 808 to 12 and my DS to a jap 13H, here allows enormous range of sounds).
Compared to the price paid (500 €), excellent value for money.
I would do without this choice bp

6L6 lamp power and 12 AX7 preamp in
Input Jack Lo and Hi
Footswitch
loop send / return (who never worked well)

30W announced (but electric power is not a sound power ... this amp sending more than 30 W, we will say that the same relationship with a AC30).

UTILIZATION

Simple Config
I do not recall ever opening a manual ...

The clean sound is a model of its kind, much less aggressive than the Twin but with the bright little comes close ...

in EQ bass / midrange / treble very simple spring reverb that sounds ... like a spring reverb

The overdrive channel is very sweet and thoroughly with a double coil that sends the distortion is in the vein of Pete Townsend in the album Who's Next ...

SOUNDS

Is an amp that was designed to practice my music (very diverse as rock guitarist / blues, metal, experimental), but in a studio amp is the versatility formatting ...

The sounds are clear and are exemplary and the two input impedances truly offers a wide variety of colors ...
I only played with my strat vintage noiseless pickups mounted in a double SH4 and that sends the manure down, and full of pedals like a SansAmp GT2 distortion (to go further than the drive channel).

I very very rarely n'utiisais that the drive channel ...

OVERALL OPINION

Almost ten years of loyal service, I sold it a few weeks since my set has changed and my guitar sound as exploration (7 strings and desires of its most ... "Modern").

And it is still very "vintage" sound in the approach ... But most guitarists who are training hard and I realize, when they have a vintage amp typed the lead and do not want theirs almost never try another ...

But it is a very good amp that can be versatile if you take the trouble to properly rig the pyre pedal to put it behind ...

HP's small flat the original celestion who are now and at the time of HH ... I think they deserve the absolute investment in premium like Jensen or Celestion Blue or green or a mix seon the color you want ... and why not a HP ext closed which would add probably still safe.

Attention if I sold it for purely aesthetic shift and not be caught out of this amp which is still a very very good product ...

I would do without hesitation that choice ...

All-tube amp, 30 W, a drive, reverb, very easy to use. Too bad the tone sounds clear and crunch sounds are not differentiated.

UTILIZATION

Obtained very quickly a very good clean sound very British, perfect for funk and jazz. The drive is limited, do not bother to seek its metal. He typed her a very good rock blues.

SOUNDS

It's perfect, I use pedals for a more sturdy in full. Otherwise nothing to say, a very good amp for its price.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had three years and I intend to keep it. It is not very heavy for an all-tube and was in the trunk. I have already done several concerts, small and large rooms, outside, it sends the right thing and he has a sound that has nothing to envy to Vox much more expensive. Very good amp