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ShowMeHowToLive
Published on 06/30/07 at 06:43
Small tube amp of 15 watts (more than enough for a room or even to play in a small room).
Classic Connection, with effects loop. 2 guitar input jack or Hi Lo for single coil or humbucker. An output amplifier. Pedal Jack (not enclosed).
Effects: reverb slight but not too bad, do not expect to effect a cathedral)
UTILIZATION
The configuration could not be simpler. One branch, turn the knobs and it works!
This gives a good sound without doing anything after, we must see if you want a clean sound or a crunchy sound.
A good point, we can push the drive being low volume, ideal for playing in a small room in an apartment and still get the crunchy lamps.
Some settings have little audible effect, it will really push them back or high volume to hear a subtlety. It gives all the same opportunities by adjusting the EQ or tone.
The manual is clear but given the simplicity, it is useless.
SOUNDS
The amp suits my style of music (rock / grunge), but since I also like the hard or metal, and this amp has no distortion, it is imperative to add a type overdrive pedal to play in this style. With a pedal Dunlop Zakk Wylde on the clean channel I have a sound of hell!
I play with a Les Paul, an ESP with EMG or a Guild acoustic. I think with a Telecaster, this amp must be very nice, very sharp and very crunchy, then try
The clean channel is superb, totally pure, it is simple I have never heard a clear sound with my Les Paul as pure. Great! Ideal for pop or rock such effects.
on the other hand, it's not a Fender type clean sound is more neutral and flat.
The drive channel is not really saturated, say it is crunchy, the drive up to give you a well crunchy style of modern Brit groups. on the other hand, you will never have a distortion in the Marshall and even less in Mesa.
With an overdrive pedal from Boss SD1 type or MXR ZW is superb! The sound I was looking for.
I mostly use the amp with the drive or driven a lot on because I play almost never clear sound without adding a chorus with the Les Paul, I find it too "perfect" is good for the pop but not what I play. on the other hand, with audio, the clean channel is nickel.
EDIT: I have since tried it with my ESP and EMG and it sounds good to drive, it's not good plain with 81 but 85 sounds not too bad with my Boss chorus. To use this amp in its clear, you really have a guitar that has a grain and a guitar especially not too "metal" or else go through a distortion pedal or chorus.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for several months.
I finish, you feel that it is the quality level of knobs that do not spit, or solid casing closed. It changes the low-end Marshall!
In fact the first time I plugged my Les Paul on the Laney, I did not believe, no buzz, no spitting knob. I never heard my guitar with such quality. At one time I even think that the buzz came from my Les Paul but in fact it came from Marshall!
I tried other Marshall amps mainly, Vox and Line 6. I hesitated a lot with a modeling amp but in the end, I preferred the sound of tubes especially since I already had Guitar Rig 2 to model and already a lot of pedals.
Also, given the size of my room and playing in the apartment, I could not take a 30 W or worse among some manufacturers that do not offer small amps. Otherwise I would probably have made another choice (big Marshall for distortion and Fender clean sound with good).
The value for money (if you buy the amp new at about 300 euros) is unbeatable. I saw nothing in tubes of this quality at this price. Not talking about the low-end Marshall or other brands, with transistors often (unfortunately) not so good finishes there, with the Laney was a quality amp that is versatile enough (it's not typed Fender or Marshall ).
In short, with the experience, I referrer this choice without hesitation. Ok, so that a distortion in the Marshall and his dirtiest I miss a little but with the addition of my overdrive pedal ZW or SD1, the concern does not really arise. And the crunch sound of the amp I like good, ideal for playing alternative rock. It goes very well with all my effects.
Classic Connection, with effects loop. 2 guitar input jack or Hi Lo for single coil or humbucker. An output amplifier. Pedal Jack (not enclosed).
Effects: reverb slight but not too bad, do not expect to effect a cathedral)
UTILIZATION
The configuration could not be simpler. One branch, turn the knobs and it works!
This gives a good sound without doing anything after, we must see if you want a clean sound or a crunchy sound.
A good point, we can push the drive being low volume, ideal for playing in a small room in an apartment and still get the crunchy lamps.
Some settings have little audible effect, it will really push them back or high volume to hear a subtlety. It gives all the same opportunities by adjusting the EQ or tone.
The manual is clear but given the simplicity, it is useless.
SOUNDS
The amp suits my style of music (rock / grunge), but since I also like the hard or metal, and this amp has no distortion, it is imperative to add a type overdrive pedal to play in this style. With a pedal Dunlop Zakk Wylde on the clean channel I have a sound of hell!
I play with a Les Paul, an ESP with EMG or a Guild acoustic. I think with a Telecaster, this amp must be very nice, very sharp and very crunchy, then try
The clean channel is superb, totally pure, it is simple I have never heard a clear sound with my Les Paul as pure. Great! Ideal for pop or rock such effects.
on the other hand, it's not a Fender type clean sound is more neutral and flat.
The drive channel is not really saturated, say it is crunchy, the drive up to give you a well crunchy style of modern Brit groups. on the other hand, you will never have a distortion in the Marshall and even less in Mesa.
With an overdrive pedal from Boss SD1 type or MXR ZW is superb! The sound I was looking for.
I mostly use the amp with the drive or driven a lot on because I play almost never clear sound without adding a chorus with the Les Paul, I find it too "perfect" is good for the pop but not what I play. on the other hand, with audio, the clean channel is nickel.
EDIT: I have since tried it with my ESP and EMG and it sounds good to drive, it's not good plain with 81 but 85 sounds not too bad with my Boss chorus. To use this amp in its clear, you really have a guitar that has a grain and a guitar especially not too "metal" or else go through a distortion pedal or chorus.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for several months.
I finish, you feel that it is the quality level of knobs that do not spit, or solid casing closed. It changes the low-end Marshall!
In fact the first time I plugged my Les Paul on the Laney, I did not believe, no buzz, no spitting knob. I never heard my guitar with such quality. At one time I even think that the buzz came from my Les Paul but in fact it came from Marshall!
I tried other Marshall amps mainly, Vox and Line 6. I hesitated a lot with a modeling amp but in the end, I preferred the sound of tubes especially since I already had Guitar Rig 2 to model and already a lot of pedals.
Also, given the size of my room and playing in the apartment, I could not take a 30 W or worse among some manufacturers that do not offer small amps. Otherwise I would probably have made another choice (big Marshall for distortion and Fender clean sound with good).
The value for money (if you buy the amp new at about 300 euros) is unbeatable. I saw nothing in tubes of this quality at this price. Not talking about the low-end Marshall or other brands, with transistors often (unfortunately) not so good finishes there, with the Laney was a quality amp that is versatile enough (it's not typed Fender or Marshall ).
In short, with the experience, I referrer this choice without hesitation. Ok, so that a distortion in the Marshall and his dirtiest I miss a little but with the addition of my overdrive pedal ZW or SD1, the concern does not really arise. And the crunch sound of the amp I like good, ideal for playing alternative rock. It goes very well with all my effects.