Laney Chrome-O-Zone

The Laney Chrome-o-zone is all-tube guitar amplifier (El-84), a power of 30 watts. It has two entries: "hi" & "low" gain. Its interface consists of several knobs controlling each respective channels (Clean, Crunch, Overdrive, and Distortion) and controlled by the user chooses.
It is robust and has a clumsy side, despite his rather sober look cozy, close to an acoustic amp, exept may be the bottom of the interface, which looks like an a mirror. Some adjustment period will be required to operate the cattle without thinking.
It features an LED footswich:
- Green for channel Clean / crunch,
- Red Channels "overdrive" and "distortion"
- Orange for Reverb

Directly on the interface:
CLEAN CHANNEL:
Volume -1
-1 Button "Bright" for a color in the treble, only the first 2 channels
CRUNCH CHANNEL:
-1 First gain, volume 1
-4 Knobs of the EQ (Bass, Mid, Treble, Reverb)
-1 Knob graduation effect (possibly connected to the back of the amp)
OVERDRIVE CHANNEL:
-1 Gain, volume 1
-4 Knobs for EQ (Bass, mid, treble, reverb)
-1 knob effect
Distortion channel:
-1 Gain, Volume 1, set the equalizer is the same as for the Canal Drive.

No effect is built into the amp, exept the possibility to play either triode or pentode in.

UTILIZATION

Use level, it's pretty simple in theory, but the settings are many, many opportunities can nuirent the simplicity of a sound. The configurations are interchangeable SPEED, but certain functions is the most complete useless. button "damping" which has every appearance of being a moderator is bonement power crazy. Y's turn down the volume .... Personally, it is always between the two positions at home (the most neutral position)
Very good point on the back of the amp is a knob that serves as controller general of power! Excellent for a minimum return on its lights at low volume, even if the Laney really sends what it has in the gut when deep breath!

SOUNDS

For sound, I will first detail the equalization: It is well made, with rather régalges purposes. Good point on that side, a broad sound palette available to you with this amp.

- The clean channel is superb. the highs were a surprising round, rather "low / medium", with brilliant highs wishes to, if not downright crystalline if you push the button "Bright" ... a real treat! In the studio, the sound of this amp is clean beautiful clean. Word user!
- The crunch channel is by far the most successful of all. It has a smooth sound exeptionnelle! Play the Blues on this amp puts you in middle America, with a unique sound, when properly adjusted, and the lights are hot. The first time I play more than half an hour with a strat US, the results were up to my expectations ... "THE" His lamp. Slamming (stratum), accurate, and powerful enough. A bit of short delay, the gain of 6, the volume of 9, a Start ... And here we go. To get its edge with a scraper humbucker, the gain of 3, the volume of 8 ... and the delight guaranteed! Magnificent achievement that channel!
The channel-Drive (B) is powerful and heavy. It is typed his current, but still a drive channel. It is bold and far less accurate than the crunch pushed up. More cumbersome, but fishing is more accurate ... not sure what is asked of him either! ... I use it as extra boost (with an Ibanez Ts-9) for solos.
Distortion-channel sound is closer to Marshall than VOX. Very fat, and cold enough for my taste, I do not use very little. In chords behind a precise rhythm, to cover the spectrum, for example. Rich in harmonics, it is well suited to solo typed "shred" in + a good distortion pedal, and set bass / treble that borders on metal.

OVERALL OPINION

Voila! I use this amp for almost 2 years and I plan to part with it to buy a Vox. Sounds hot and slightly greasy talk to me well!
I bought this amp while I was off on something else, and when I did try, I immediately adhere to the clean and crunch channel. Truly beautiful! I played on a Hughes & Kettner before it, and the difference was so drastic that I broke down right away! I do not regret cete impulse buying, especially since it is accessible to an all-tube, Class A and more! Very good quality / price ratio, for against, it is not very common as the amp, and therefore difficult to resell. I would do without this choice hésietr second one, at least for the first two channels ...

Amp combo lamps.
For the rest of the specs, Psychogratte has already explained below.
Click on the thumbnails below to see the Detail of front panel, connector and rear lamps.

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UTILIZATION

The setup is simple?
For the backpacker modlisation and gas plants, yes. For a regular at the old single channel, no. The four "sounds" basic chromium are available in the foot, either. But the equalizer and rverb are presents for the two blocks pramplis and common sub-genres. Channel A divided into Drive A Clean and therefore have the same equalizer, the same rglage rverb of an effects loop and measurable. Channel B has the same contrl its own. It feels knob! Two effects loops plus an insert is not nothing.

Do you get a good sound easy?
Absolutely. Channel A clean dlivre a very pleasing with a very good balance between the velvety and twang (a Bright helps further increase the chattering if necessary). A Drive in the crunch we are in soft and grainy. Rpeux never, never violent.
Channel B dlivre minimum crunch more aggressive, he can address the overdrive much more powerful than the Drive A. Pushed back, the gain does not Exceeds crmeuse saturation. Drive B is in another case: either a sound that evolves fuzzy yet docile until the distortion free. Lots of power but of clarity normment very same high gain.

The manual is clear and sufficient?
Blinkered by british, it helps to understand how everything works.
It also provides information on lamps, how to replace them. Good point: the manual Describes how to use the insert and its volume to lower the power amp. What can push a little Pramper and amplifiers while maintaining a volume entitled apartment. A sort of "power sponge" like on some Peavey. Ultra efficient and without much loss of quality and grain.

SOUNDS

Should your music style?
As usual, I ProCD in reverse. If I like the sound rendering (which is the case) I adapt. I hates the stuff run after finding a particular sound, I prefer to be guided by the personality of my hardware and learn to make the best of it.
It addresses virtually every musical genre: 2x2 channels!

With what (s) guitar (s) / low (s) or effect (s) do you play?
A Fernandes LE-2 Dean Custom and Custom V Blueburst.

What kind of sound you get and with what rglages ("crystalline", "fat ",....)?
Basically sounds specific on. This amp is a Marshall, not a Vox, not a Fender, not Mesa. Provided its own grain is terrible: a clean clean but velvety and slightly crunchy round rpeux with single coils, the saturations that can go from rock to heavy metal. No sounds N Metal, but with a compressor and EQ seems a more widely feasible. Both HP 10 "send the sauce, a little less bass than a big 2x12" bass issue but I prefer to have them on ... my bass.

TRIODE mode provides clean, crunch and saturation of Plutt hot round mode PENTODE gain rises in proportion with the volume: cleans much more dense, intense saturation crunch trsrpeux and flirting with the tr s top prize. If you and your most barrsmtal big sound is the way it will PENTODE will appreciate the beast. An overdrive pedal or boost in the Channel 2 and Chernobyl guitar version is in your living room ... but attention must be specific on the touch and think about using a compressor and more when it comes to the channel 2 drive with this mode. The gain can be done all standard. Or Mesa, or ENGL is the Hi-Gain sauce Laney powerful but very little compressed. So much the better, has not rle an amp.

OVERALL OPINION

For how long have you been using it?
Still quite some time. This opinion will be far, obviously.

What is the specific feature you like best, the least?
I enjoy his 2x2 canals, prampli really exellent, the rverb discrete, effects loops and especially SOUND.
I like less weight, no Master Volume (palli the hack of the insert).

Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
Yes, and in all genres, both lamps that transistors or modlisation.
Nothing to do with an LC or VC, this amp has a personality and is a little more upscale.

How do you report qualitprix?
I got mine in troisime hand and in good condition ... I think one of the models c'tait upscale Laney. Harm to others that he has not encountered great success, it is a killer.

With exprience, you do again this election?
We'll see.