Laney GC30

I have know friggin' clue when this amp was made. The features include 2 channels (clean and overdrive), reverb (that sounds great), an effects loop, a headphone jack, it is also foot switchable (that took me a long time to figure out, the footswitch goes in the remote jack). I wish that you could hook it up to a cabinet, but then again maybe you could if you just unplugged the speaker cable from the back, and plugged in a cabanet there. I use this amp in my bedroom and it has a little too much power. The volume never gets pushed passed 3 (well maybe a little if my parents are gone), but in a bedroom you would probably go deaf if you turned it up to max (it's friggin' loud. By the way the foot switch that you buy for it is a KMD double foot switch for $37.95 (which is the price that I was quoted. The switches are reverse and the reverb controls the overdrive and the drive switch the reverb on this foot switch.

I usually use this with my Washburn Bt-3 which is soon to be customized with Seymour Duncan humbuckers. You can get a pretty good metal sound out of it. I usually play a funk, or rock. The distortion is pretty kick ass (that's why I want to get the foot switch). If you use the amp distortion and put a wah in the effects loop you can make it sound just like Tom Morello's (Bull's on Parade anyone?).

This amp looks very reliable. I don't gig, and probably wouldn't gig with this amp b/c it doesn't have a butt load of power and is questionable if you can hook it to external speakers (though I beleive you can). I would gig with Laney's HCM 60 R you can hook external speakers to it. The amp has never broken down on me. I don't beleive that it ever will.

I have not dealt with the company in fact if you have a way that I can get a hold of them please e-mail me. I don't have a number and they have no e-mail address on their website. I did find one dealer in my area, but that was only after calling around to 20 different shops (their website is "broken" and won't show me the dealers in my area, and I can't e-mail them to tell them that it sucks.) It didn't come with a warranty, I bought it used. I'm only giving them a five b/c I'm sure that they are nice, but they should let me know how to contact them (I couldn't even find a number on their catalog.)

This amp is awesome. It has a great Brittish sound with massive distortion, what more could you want? If it were stolen I would be so fucking pissed off that I would go on a killing spree (well maybe not, but I could see a couple of good heavy metal songs written about that experience). I love everything about it except for the fact that I can't get a hold of the company. The other products that I tried included a peavey (which it should be a sin to mention them in the same context with Laney), a Marshall, and a Crate. The Crate sucked, the Marshall was okay, but not close to this amp and for like 3x's the price.

Bought it used in 1998. I play classic rock most of the time. this solid state amp has 2 channels, 2 inputs, effect loop, headphone jack... and external cabinet input. Many things compares to other brand and price stuff. I use to play alone so 30W are good enough and seem very loud. Volume is rarely over 3, except when I try with very low gain.
It looks a bit old fashioned for my kind of music (Id prefer vintage tweed and textil speaker protection) but that doesnt make the sound!

I play it with a strat kind hohner ST59 (SSS) and a Aria Pro 90's style strat (HSS). Good sound but seems cold sometimes (compared to more expensive valve amps). I dont really use overdrive channel, I prefer high level gain and low volume on clean channel for a good light crunchy sound. I dont put the reverb up to 12o'clock or it turns unclear. Clean sound are fine but I never tried a Fender valve amp so cant be critical on it. Seems good anyway when I turn from Keith to Knofler style.
I recently bought a Korg pandora px3 and it sound so nice thru the laney large speaker (12"??). I also own a boss disto pedal but I dont use it because amp own disto channel is finaly as good.
In fact, good overall sound for the price, as it is impossible to compare to valve amp (if you know a good one for less than $150, let me know).

Seems very well made, never had to repare. Vinyl may be better fixed but nothing serious. Good metal speaker protection

I had it used with no instructions or information. I e-mailed Laney and they send back by post copy of instruction the day after.

I ve been playing electric for 3 years now but as I play for myself I prefer acoustic guitar on the sofa at night. If it were stolen, maybe I would try other brand as it is my first amp but it seems difficult to find good stuff with good features for that kind of price. I prefer valve tones but it's useless for me as I don't play loud enough to get nice sound from valve amp.

USADO Y cambiado a ful....sorete

que es eso?
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ta roto. no se

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electronica JC.

poco amotinamiento.
nos hicieron una estafa.
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I don't really care where this amp was made, but it's British so there' sis only one answer, British amps kick so much ass man, i play a lot of metal(old(and some new)Metallica, Megadeth etc.), so this suites my style very well, this amp has everying man, but i wish it had a line out to hook up to half stack(or full for that matter), but I play in a band our name is shattered we play like thrash/metal right now, but w/ soft kinda metal songs(kinda like sanitarium by tallica), it has enough power for me i've only been playing for two years, and i'm switchin from a 10w to a 30w and this bitch is LOUD even when the master volume is on three cause it also has a gain one gain for both the clean and distoriton channels, has REVERB oh yes, makes the clean channel awesome to where i cream my pants man...brings out a lot more sounds when you fuck up that's only cause it's more sensitive to have a better sound so for that to go away one must get better at playing his/her instrument or just get string lube

I have an epiphone s-310 w/ a strat body, it has three singles so it's a beginner guitar, it sounds really good clean, i have that then i plug into a Boss Metal Zone(aboslutley get one of those if you want METAL, IT WON'T LET YOU DOWN)...then into this lovely laney once again, very much my style of amp and sound man awesome overdrive channel too...in the end of this category THIS AMP IS GODLY...as all laney's are

I just got this amp so it has yet to breakdown, but i'm sure it won't it's BRITISH MAN, nothing beats the sounds of a BRITISH amp...so yea i MIGHT use it w/ a backup but then again it's BRITISH so probably not

it's laney don't need support, you've got the user manual w/ the phone number on it so there plus i wouldn't really know

been playin two years, epiphone s-310, METAL ZONE, AND THIS LANEY AMP....if neone stole it or broke it i'd put my foot up there ass and then kick them in balls from within their body...but i might try to find another GC30 or just get a LOUDER laney amp.

A 30w solid-state combo, 2 channels with independent volume/drive knobs, master volume knob, shared EQ, reverb, footswitch jack, headphone jack and effects loop on the back. Absolutly enough as far as my needs are concerned. I use it at home and i never turn the master volume up to more than 1 as it's really loud enough.

I play a wide variety of rock (including a lot of metal, especially old metallica) through a cheap Yamaha EG112. The sound is suprisingly good and suits my style. Clean channel is very nice, overdrive rocks. You can get a great variety of sounds, the EQ is really versalite.
I don't think I'll buy a distortion pedal in the nearest future as I'm satisfied with Laney's one. I mostly play through a bridge humbucker, with bass 4 medium 0 and treble 10 and i do enjoy the powerful distortion. I haven't noticed any buzz or other unwanted noise while playing with tv. The clean channel distorts slightly with it's gain knob at max, can't say whether it distorts more with master volume up , don't want my windows blowed out so i'm not going to check it.

I have got it for a month now and i have no complaints. The guy who sold it to me claimed it was one year old. Anyway, I think I have owned it for a way too short period of time to rate it in this category.

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I've been playing electric guitar for just 2 months now so I guess my review isn't as reliable as an experienced guitarist's one. But then - if you're a beginning guitarist, you should be glad with it as well as I am. I compared the sound it to my friend's 100w Polish solidstate amp and i find Laney's sound better. I think i've made a great deal for the money.

Not feature-laden, but then again, that's one of the things I love about it. Bells and whistles tend to equate to headaches. The features ithas (reverb, EQ, footswitch) are great for an amp in this price range.

I use a PRS Custom, a Les Paul with DiMarzio & Duncans, and a Strat with Lindy Frahlens. Every one of these guitars sounds good with the Laney. Tip (and yes I knew this before the accident): instead of using the overdrive channel, try cranking the gain on the lead channel. You'll get a warmer, tubier distortion than any other SS amp I've ever heard.

Never had a problem with it, except self-induced. I was using it in conjunction with a 40 watt Marshall (by the way, the Laney had tons more balls), and it fell off the top of the Marshall on a concrete pad. That conked the Overdrive channel out, and I haven't gotten around to fixing it yet.

Never dealt with the company

I'd definitely buy another, if they were still around. The HC series has replaced the GC, and while they still sound pretty good, I like the sound of the GCs better. This is by far the best sounding amp I've ever heard that went for under $200 new. It kicked the crap out of everything else in the price range.
Only thing I wish it had is a line out (so I could send a direct to the board to compliment the mic line).
Saw someone else said they'd like to have line out for an external cabinet. You can simply unplug the speaker out and run a speaker cable to your other cab - I've done this with a 4 X 10 cab I have, and it was scary!

This was the first amp I bought. I got it secondhand in excellent condition There was no manuals with it so I just use the IN connector. There is a built-in overdrive which sounds excellent. There is a great range of overdrives on it. It isn't exactly overloaded with feature just the basics, but then again you don't buy an amp for the features, but rather for the sound.

At the moment I'm using a crappy guitar with it, however it still sounds good As I said the overdrive is excellent. There is also a mid boost which is more like a treble boost. The mids seem to be very high on it. You can get a great metal sound from it. I have a Boss Metal zone pedal which I never use with the amp as the overdrive is THAT good !! The clean is excellent too.

It has never broken down on me (then again I only have it about 6 months) It looks sturdy and hopefully it'll last

I don't know anything about the amp. No documentation. I've never been in contact with Laney so I just don't know

Excellent amp, you can't go wrong. Great as a practise amp . Packs some punch for 30W.

Extremly powerful. No chorus but good distortion. Good for Grunge,Punk,etc. Portible.

It can be very clean or heavily distorted.

Never Broken Down.

Solid warranty. But the company is in england and have only a few factorys in the U.S.

I love it. More Power than my tube amp.

The GC30 is a finely crafted solid-state amp that puts out a powerful 30 watts. It has clean and overdrive channels and a sweet reverb. It also includes an effects loop and headphone jack in the back. The only drawback I can think of is that is doesn't have a line out that would make it capable of hooking to a cabinet. The 30 watts is plenty for practice, with or without the band or for studio use.

Considered it only puts out 30 watts, the GC30 can really rattle some walls. Its clean channel has a very crisp sound that, with some reverb, will work wonders. With just the pull of a knob, the GC30 has an extremely diverse overdrive channel that ranges from a warm drive to a really metallic Eddie Van Halen sound and beyond. The equalizers give the player a lot to work with.

The GC30 is very dependable. It has never broken down and is worthy to mike for a small club or coffee shop.

I haven't dealt much with Laney, but their reputation is of great quality and their 1 year warranty provides a fine pad. They also have convienient licensed service centers.

If I had to do it again, I'd buy the Laney GC30 again in a minute. It upgrades my previous amp that was smaller and not near as powerful. I love the British amp sound that Laneys are known for.