Laboga Alligator AD5202S

Amp Polish manufacturing, handmade, including PCB and components including military grade (former Red Army)
List Price: € 1645

- Power: 50W,
- Tubes: 4 x EL84 (amplification), 2 x 12AX7 (preamp)
- 2 channels (bright and overdriven)
- EQ separate clean and overdrive channels with switches "medium",
- Inputs "high" and "low",
- Volume control for clean channel, gain and volume for the channel "Overdrive"
- Master general
- 1 footswitch input: 2 channel and gain
- Footswitch input 2: reverb and effects loop
- Channel switching on relays,
- Switches "bright" for two separate channels,
- Effects loop series,
- Spring reverb,
- DI output with simulated HP
- Output impedance 4, 8 and 16 ohm,
- 2 HP Celestion Vintage 30

UTILIZATION

A simple and intuitive but still need some time to test the various sound combinations offered by this amp. We find very quickly a very good sound and good balance of level between the channels.

SOUNDS

- Music style: Pop / Rock and more.
- Guitar used: Gibson "Les Paul Standard"
- The clear clean sound typed "Laboga". The settings panel allows you to easily switch to a crystal-clear sound fatter. In short a beautiful clear sound that is the strength of this amp. Need I say more ... tube amp ... Try to make your own opinion.
- Overdrive: her very hot and snoring (again ... tube). Incisive, his favorite playground is the rock for sure, you yet to find the groups that correspond to it.

OVERALL OPINION

- Equivalent of a Mesa Boogie combo "single correct" ... to believe that the Polish working hands as well as American hands ... But shhh, it's a secret!)
- Offers multiple quality settings.
- Force: the light type / large saturation

- Power: 50W,
- Tubes: 4 x EL84 (amplification), 2 x 12AX7 (preamp)
- 2 channels (clear and overdrive)
- EQ separate clean and overdrive channels with switches "medium",
- Inputs "high" and "low",
- Volume control for clean channel, gain and volume for the channel "Overdrive"
- Master general
- 1 footswitch input: 2 channel and gain
- Footswitch input 2: reverb and effects loop
- Channel switching on relays,
- Switches "bright" for two separate channels,
- Effects loop series,
- Spring reverb,
- DI output with simulated HP
- Output impedance 4, 8 and 16 ohm,
- 2 HP Celestion Vintage 30

UTILIZATION

You plug and go!

SOUNDS

Then, Blues, Rock, Jazz, Hard Rock is what he loves me too!

I traded my Marshall TSL 100 against the Av Box 1960 and quite frankly I do not regret nothing!
Currently it runs along my Vox AC30 and I can CC2X said it forms a super couple "What song"

OVERALL OPINION

I do not put ten out of ten because nothing is ever perfect no matter what I did have yet to find a good default, but 9 / 10 is already very well!

I must admit that the Poles are really Fortich in the field!

If you want a good combo bin where you found it!

So it is therefore a All tube amp with 2 12AX7 Tung ground for me and 4 EL84 Electro Harmonix in my case.
It delivers about 50 watts
The connection that resulted in an effect loop, outputs for external firm and a footswitch to change channels.
Regarding the settings we have a three-band EQ per channel with a bright and a mid scoop.
The only effect is reverb.

UTILIZATION

The configuration is fairly simple, you plug it sounds not need to tweak for hours.
The manual is well supplied but in English.


SOUNDS

I play blues, jazz, rock, hard rock and shred for me it suits me perfectly. Before falling in love literally had yet tried a lot of amp (Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, Peavey 5150, Marshall JVM 410, Orange etc.) but never found anything that really suited me.
This amp and frankly daunting.
The Clean can be crystalline with a little reverb it touches the result of a good Fender tube, it will of course for that triggered the bright. By cutting the bright is by changing the position of mid scoop is happening in another world warmer jazzy playing with the tone of your guitar.
In drive there are two option that is offered by the mid scoop that would change drastically the sound response of the amplifier. In a position you would have a modern sound perfect present for hard and shred. But in the other position you its a lot more class "a" with a more serious and hot.
I play only with a delay pedal this amp needs nothing more.
I really like all of this amp I think I found the amp that suited me.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 1 years and four months.

I have tried many models before buying (Mesa, Marshall, Laney, Orange).

I really like this amp, I do not find a particular defect.

The quality is excellent.

With experience in light of the price I would do this of course choices in the future