| Brian from chicago, IL |
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| Subject: | Laney VH100R |
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| Quality is good but not fantastic. the tube sockets are flimsy and tend to come out while changing power tubes. They need to change that. Maybe incorporate metal jacks instead of plastic. Although I never had a problem with it. If there was? It's very easy to replace. |
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| Tone is awesome! Extremely versatile! Two channel amp that functions like a 4 channel with the boost controls. Does everything very well from Cleans, gritty blues, hard rock, to metal. I've owned many big name brands over the years and this amp simply has stayed with me as for the rest? They've been sold. It does take some time to master the intricacies of the interactive eq. Once you do? You'll be able to dial in your tone with ease. Last but not least, change the power tubes! Those TAD EL34's are pretty horrible and won't due justice to the amps true capabilities. |
| Reliability:
| Had mine since 2002 and never had a problem with it. It's a workhorse! |
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| Simply one of the best amps out there that sounds great at low and high volumes and never get's lost in the mix! It always cuts through and never has failed me. |
| Playability and Feel:
| It's a 100 watt amp with big transformers. It's certainly not light. |
| Tone:
| Bright, thick and dark with lots of mids. |
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| the quality of the finish is good |
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| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes I own this amp |
| Date submitted:
| 11/10/09 |
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| Reuben Morgenstein "Gods Of Disease" from Bishop CA USA |
| satan666@suddenlink.net |
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| Subject: | Best amp for price and then some, I own two. |
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| Very tuff, like a tank. VERY heavy. 50lbs? The input plastic worried me but I have only had a problem with FS4 footswitch. A fuse blows ever once in a while but I keep a box in the flight case. |
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| I bought my first one brand new and had it for ten years before I retubed it, like I said maybe a fuse or two but that's all. It has been played one hour , three times a week , for seven years. |
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| THE best amp you can GET , let alone at this price range. Its got plenty O gain but you have to spend some time to learn it's range. I have one scooped EQ and one all mids and it is perfect. |
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| It does take a minute to master and there are endless ways to link outboard gear not to mention cab configs. I run one through a 2x12 8ohm 120w cab (celestion V30's 60watts) and one 4x12 4ohm 140w cab (celestion G12L 35watts) VERY good crunch , CRUSHING! |
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| This amp can be a little LOUD. You might have to change/find tubes to your licking / get a little more MEAT. I read about the preamp tubes can be matched for CLEAN and DIRTY so you can have cleaner tubes in one and HIGAIN tubes in the other. |
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| The mirror face plate can be hard to keep clean but very sharp. |
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| If you go online they have a quick setup/config but with a few minutes you can enjoy 4 stages of GREAT sound. |
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| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| OWN TWO a 1995 and a 2005 |
| Date submitted:
| 04/08/2009 |
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| jachin from southern, la usa |
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| Subject: | clean, loud and versatile |
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| this head is made well. |
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| i've only had it for a few days, so i will post another review if i have any problems with it. |
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| the Marshall JVM410H 100w was the first amp i considered, but after i researched a bit, i decided to go with the Laney. mostly due to the price. so far, very satisfied with no buyer's remorse. |
| Playability and Feel:
| its like a mesa-marshall. the footswitch is nice. |
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| versatile tone. thick and creamy to thin and twangy. very satisfied. this amp can be used in any genre from r&b to the most brutal. |
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| the pic shown on this site has two handles on top which look like leather straps and buckles, but the one i have has two handles on top, but they're built into the head... kinda like handles on a 4x12 cabinet. seems sturdy and feels about 50 lbs. the face plate has a mirror finish, but you can't tell that from the pic. |
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| out of the box, i hooked it up to a custom full stack of eminence 12's and soon discovered that it has several knobs and switches. i figured it out after about 5 minutes of flipping this one, that one and cranking knobs... then i read the manual. |
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| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| i own |
| Date submitted:
| march 12 09 |