Laney AOR A-5012 Series II 112 Combo

The amp was made in 1989. This is a 50 watt two channel combo amp, you have a clean/overdriven channel and the Aor channel which is alot more distorted. This is just what i wanted, it's very marshall sounding, kind of plexi/jcm sounding. Mine has an effects loop which i put a volume box in, so i can crank the master volume and have a big sound at bedroom levels. I have only owned it afew days but ive got to say ive had the most fun out of this amp than any other i've owned.

I use a Yamaha Sg 2000, which is a lovely guitar, nice and thick sounding, very much like an expensive Les Paul. My first impression's of this amp was good, but not great, but i inspected the speaker which was a celestion G12M 70, i soon changed this to a G12H 30 70 anniversery speaker i had lying around, which made all the difference.
In the few days that ive owned this combo i have been plugging straight into the amp, though i used a mastortion pedal which got me the brent hinds of mastodon sound no problem when using it with the clean channel. I really love both the clean and AOR channel, i got a slash lead sound without even trying on the Aor channel. This amp really does give you that expensive marshall sound at a very cheap price.
Hopefully soon i can get to really crank this amp up and get the speaker flapping away. In a band situation i would probably use this combo with a 4 x 12 speaker cab, i imagine it would sound amazing.

As ive only owned it afew days i would not like to comment on how reliable it is, as the amp is getting on abit now, i would expect something to go wrong with it.

Never dealt with them.

I've been playing for about 18 years now. Ive owned loads of gear, Hiwatt custom combo, Marshall jcm 2204 Head, Mesa Boogie Quad Preamp + Marshall EL34 poweramp, Carvin V3, and ive got to say this Laney has been this best sounding amp ive owned, i actually enjoy playing again now, every note brings a smile to my face. I would definetly go for one of these again if this packed up or was stolen, great buy.

1991. It is not particularly versatile, compared, say with a good modeling amp. It sounds like what it is--a British rock amp. Channel switch is fine, might use the effects loop. It has plenty of power for most gigs, no problem. I had a 30 watt Laney AOR, and did not have quite enough head room. This guy has plenty of everything (for its age/era).

It sounds like a British rock amp. You have enough headroom to set the clean channel ear-hurting loud and still play clean blues vamps. It won't sound as sweet as a Twin, but that is not what it is. It is very similar to a mid 1980s JCM 800 50 watt combo in terms of volume, gain and headroom.

The overdrive channel gain goes way beyond any JCM 800 I ever heard. I can set the preamp as low as 9 o'clock and get smooth controllable feedback and plenty of bite. A lot more gain is possible, though it compresses/saturates a great deal, rather than staying real crunchy. As such, it doesn't sound really modern like a triple rectifier or the equivalent. With the AOR channel gain cranked, it is sort of like an old Boogie (Santana grade-sustain) crossed with a Marshall (eq and response). If you need to rock, and can do it with these types of sounds, these things will do the job very nicely.

It gets along very well with my humbucking and Phat Cat Gibsons. It does not especially like a telecaster, though you can get vintage British Vox-ish sounds, ala Kinks and Who by turning the guitar down a bit.

I believe the speaker has been replaced with some cheap dog. I plugged it into my 2 VC30 Avatar bottom and it ripped severely. I am sure a 4-12 or two would thunder like bitch farts, were one so inclined.

I just got it, and it was a sick puppy, always cutting out, hissing and spitting. My amp guru and friend Tim Houser advised me to clean the tube sockets (thanks always, Hawkman). I did that and it works perfectly now. Like my earlier Laney 30 watt AOR, the reverb is DOA. I think I'll plug my reverb unit into the effects loop rather than worry about fixing the factory unit.

Me not know

I have had lots of gear over many years of playing. I am a blues and rock player, mostly, and I get what I want from a variety of guitars and amps, depending on my mood. This is a handy and useful and portable rock amp that I got for a great price, not necessarily better or worse than any other comparable amp (e.g., Marshall or HiWatt). I can use the sounds it makes; whether or not it is your cup of tea is for you to decide.

Laney (AOR) A-5012 Series II, made in UK at around 88-90. 50W all tube combo.
EL34 tubes. Two channels clean and AOR, single 12" speaker. Push pull knobs,
high and low input, AOR channel switch, AOR channel preamp volume, AOR channel
master volume, AOR channel bright switch, clean channel preamp volume, clean
channel master volume, clean channel bright switch, treble, middle, bass,
boost switch, deep bass switch, presence, reverb and stand by. Back cover:
preamp output, effect loop return and send, footswitch, power switch. I didn't
give 10 to features because "drive" pot would be nice to have. And yes, this
amp is extremely loud, enough for stage.

Laney AOR is all-rounder. I use this amp with Ibanez RX series guitar (h/s/h).
Clean sound is perfect for pure electric blues (BB King etc), but as well
it is suitable for even more rotten style like T-model Ford or aggressive
blues like some of John Mayall's production. I don't use alot AOR channel,
but when I use, I usually play some texas blues or blues based rock for
example ZZtop (Mescalero, Deguello), AC/DC (B.Scott period), Led Zeppelin
(III/IV), etc. Sometimes I play with Marshall BB2 effect pedal (through the
clean channel) because that sound is softer than AOR and it's easy to adjust
drive in BB2.

High quality from UK, hard stuff. No problems with this Laney.

When I bought this amp (used) I didn't get any documentation with it.
I e-mailed to Laney support and under an one hour they replyed with
pdf-documentation attached. That documentations wasn't A-5012 original docs,
but anyway very helpful in my case. Good support services. Thanks to Roger H.

I've been playing 5 years with this Laney. Not much complain, well, this amp
is very compact package but it is quite heavy. And it's too loud for home
practicing.