Laney GC30

amp made in 1994
clean channel ok
overdrive bbbbbbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddddddddddddd (bad!!!)
hi input does not work on any of the gc30s just to clear that up
its just bad

alcino humbuckrs sg guitar but it cant handle anything
does not do rock which i like
horrible feedback on voluime 4 gain 6 bad
just crap distortion

would not gig with this
never broken down but i will happen

never dealt with them but it probably is rubbish(like the amp)

crappp
who would want to steal this piece of crap
hate everything even my litlle marshall 10 watt which i part exed towards this was better

I think this amp was made in 1993 or 1994 but I just got mine recently as I part exed it for my marshall. It has 30 watts of power it is a strange amp because it isn't quiet and isn't loud but I isn't loud enough to go gigging. The one problem is the Hi input - it sucks balls cos it doesn't work it seems as if it isn't conected but I know other people with this problem too so it seems Laney couldn't be bothered to connect it

For a 30 watts amp it fares quite well for starters it has a superb clean sound as do most laneys but the overdrive and distortion is very dissapointing due to the lack of options with it you can change the drive by turning it up and down and you can fiddle with the equalization WOW isn't that a lot of things the reverb redeems the situation a little . I have been using my limited edition SG with it The SG has dual Alcino v57 hombuckers on it and the amp habdles it quite well good clear sound on the clean - sucks balls on overdrive

It looks a sturdy amp but I can't help thinking that it is going to quit on me all of a sudden. I wouldn't gig with it due to this but in terms of actually breaking down it hasn't so it has to get a high score

I have put a few effects pedals through it a its OK you ask me if it were stolen would I buy it again.NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I wouldn't because it can't handle the heavy stuff i'm into

I like the fact that it is pretty light, a whole lot lighter than the half stack my dad traded for it. I wish it had an external speaker jack, but I got my use out of it. It lasted me about 6 or 7 years. I used it mainly for practice and school jazz band. It had plenty of enough power for that, but not enough for the kind of stuff i do now.

I used alot of single coil pickups with it, and it got decent sound, i really liked the sound of it with my les paul running through a peavey tg raxx preamp. This amp is super quiet though. All in all, i do not like the overdrive, really bad sounding for a british amp.But i love the reverb

It lasted about 5 years before things started going wrong, i got huge feedback, but i played it loud and i played it long. After i moved i put it in a storage room for about 3 years, then i got it back out and it worked fine for the next 4 months, then it just quit working. I wouldnt use it for a gig without a backup.

I bought it used, so i know nothing about this company.

I have been playing for almost 10 years, and at 14 years of age, im really picky about amps. I would not buy this amp again, i sold it about 4 months ago. I love the fact that it is really light in weight, but i do not like the distortion at all, it is really broken up and sounds like someone burping (thats the only way to describe it), but the clean channel rules. I have compared it to a behringer amp (amps i refuse to own) and that behringer whooped its tail, the behringer was the 100 watt v-ampire. All in all, it was ok for practice, but i wouldnt use it now.

This is a great amp. I use it for blues, rock, and clean jazz. I have a gibson les paul, and i get GREAT TONE from this amp. I got it about 4-6 years ago as a christmas present, and I was always skeptical of the sound it put out because it only cost 200 and some dollars. But since then I've become a much better guitarist, and I began to realize that this amp cooks if you know how to set it up right. The amp has JUST ABOUT everything I need. It has a high and low input, a remote jack for a switching pedal (if you can find one), an effects loop, reverb (spring maybe?? I hear springs when i set it down when its on so thats the conclusion ive come to), a GREAT drive/level combo, and a headphone jack. The amp is 30 watts. I like to set the bass at 5, mids at 7.5 and the treble at 6, GAIN knob at about 4.5, and I usually just leave the level on at about 4, with the drive set at about 1.5->2. I find that this works really well when I have my blues driver hooked up at 12 oclock all around, I can just hit the blues driver, and i instantly get a double crunchy sound because the way level is set on the amp. It's kind of like having two overdrive pedals, one set a little lower than the other, and then turning them both on for some cool tone. This is a solid state amp. It's 30 watts, and it's real loud for it's size, TRUST ME, the volume at 4 on the amp makes my walls shake in my bedroom.

I use this with a gibson les paul studio, it suits my musical style because i can play anything on it, and thats what matters. It's a little noisy, and gives a little hum, but no big deal, besides, turn up when you wanna play, turn down if you aren't. I'd say this amp has a great deal of variety to it. You can set the level/drive low and get some great bluesey stuff, or crank it up to drive 10, and you get pure metal crunch. The clean channel is great with my gibson, and ive never had a problem. The distortion is comes with rules.

THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THIS AMP: The high input jack is not directly connected to the PC board. The input jack needs to be replaced if you're planning on gigging, because the one it comes with is JUNK.

Never had to... Local amp guru, every city has one...

I've played for 6 years, I like this amp, but I'll probably replace it with a nice tube amp from allenamps.com for gigging because in the quest for good tone, you realize that tubes are almost a must. However, this amp will not get trashed, I will continue using it as a backup and as a practice amp because it has a lot of cool features.

The GC30 has a 1x10 HH loaded cone, 2 channels (Hi and Low),an FX loop,headphone output.It is a solid state amp

I use a Washburn N1 and an Epiphone Les Paul standard.Both guitars have double humbuckers.If you're looking for a heavy sound this amp is perfect.I tend to play blues.I think the GC30 is disapointing for blues,in particular with high notes.The amp has a low tone and this is noticed in particular when playing clean.I would recomend the amp as a good practice amp, but only if you want a heavy low tone.Overall the amp isn't good at versatility, but if you want that low heavy metal sound it is good for practicing.

I don't do gigs so i can't give an opinion for gigging. I use the amp for recording and practicing at fairly low levels.I have turned it up loud several times and it handels high volumes well.I've had it for about 10years and never had any problems what so ever.

N/A

I have been playing 3years properly on the guitar, but the amp was bought by my dad ten years ago when he started playing.I have a small recording studio.I use cubasis Vst 4.0,a Proteus 2500,a Lexicon Mpx200,a panasonic SX-KC200 keyboard,a Washburn N1 and an Epiphone Les Paul.If the amp were stolen or lost i doubt i'd buy another,but only because i'm after a tube amp for a blues sound and to be fair the GC30 wasn't designed to be that sort of amp.I love the overdrive, the FX loop and that it is a very good amp for the money (I don't know the price exactly ,but i think between 150 and 300 pounds.I hate that it is poor at high tones and clean tones.Overall it's great for metal and other heavy stuff for practicing, but it is only average in other areas e.g high notes.

it may not include all the hi-tech fancy features you would find on the more elaborate amps. but for its price it quite good. It has the standard controlls with built in distortion and remote jack. You could also connect aditional speakers from the jack behind. Good sounding and hardy basic model.

I was surprised at the power this amp has, i have tryed many types and ranges of amps. but this model surely is loud and seems louder than 30w. Its sound quality is quite good and satisfactory, sounds good with some fx pedal on it and that i found boosts it up even more. you can obtain a wide range of sounds on it and the built in distortion is actually quite good.

It is surely a hardy amp and could withstand much use. The only minor problem i had was with the input jack, it came loose and had to be adjusted because it was making a funny buzzing sound but fixing it was nothing really.

i bought is second hand so i have never used the customer suppost however most good technicians can work with this amp.

In all it is very hardy and sounds great. The best thing about it in my opinion is its loudness compared to other 30w. models. I have had it over a year now and has not given me any major trouble it is quite reliable.

Clean , Overdrive , 30 watts , Reverb and several other things on this GC30 , anyway .. This baby kicks some ass , I could play from Death Metal to Blues with "a touch and a click" .. Never need to cranck this baby up cuz' i'm afraid it would destroy something with it's soundwaves .. :-D

Mostly this Laney needs to withstand some pretty fucking rough metal , but sometimes I go off and play Chuck Berry .. this Laney just smiles and says "Alrite let's go , give it all ya got" .. from Clean to overdrive with a pull , that's really like it .. The sound from the amp is really beautifull , not distorted at all (unless with my distortion on HAHA .. euhr .. ) Watch out by the way , or the sound of this amp will kick you in the nuts !

I think if I should throw this amp out of the window , it would still work .. this thing was build better then some buildings here in Belgium ( pretty easy to beat that , but still ) .. Definatly use this amp for giggin' , I depend on it as if it were a good friend :-D

Never had to deal with Laney cuz' they made a superb product !
The guy wich I bought the amp from was very friendly..

I have just recently bought this amp cuz' I needed something small and good .. well this baby is small AND HELLA GOOD , I've used Fender , Ibanez and Marshall and I still keep on lovin' the sound that comes from this British Laney .. Really top amp ! I would sure get it back ( or another Laney ) when It should get stolen or thrown out of ( a very high) window :-D

The GC30 is a finely crafted solid-state amp that puts out a powerful 30 watts., 2 channels with independent volume/drive knobs, master volume knob, shared EQ, reverb, footswitch jack, headphone jack, effects loop and power switch on the back. It has clean and overdrive channels and a good sounding reverb.

For a 30 watt amp, the GC30 is very capable even at high volume. Its clean channel has a very crisp sound that, with a little reverb, sounds as good as I have ever used! By pulling the distortion knob, the GC30 has an extremely diverse overdrive channel. It ranges from a smooth drive to a really metallic sound or a deep, thick distortion; (although I prefer using the clean channel set to a high level gain and low master volume for a great tube overdrive sound). The tone controls work well and give you a lot to work with.

Yes I said tube overdrive sound! It is very responsive to the way I pick and get as much change in response as my Marshall Plexi's (72 & 74)ever gave. The 10" H/H Loaded speaker is excellent and has that British edge in sound. Sure the low end starts to drop off at the loudest settings, but so does my 71 Fender Bandmaster using 2 2-12 cabinets.

I mostly use a 76 Gibson "The Paul" and a 71 Fender Strat. Both guitars work well with this amp. The Paul will growl and let me get the classic rock tones as well as the bright Beach Sound rythems. The strat can get the sweet bell tones to the full drive Satch and even the Cream -Clapton tones. I jam regularly with a friend using a Marshall 50 watt 2-12 combo and another using a 68 Fender Vibrolux with 1 10". I have no problems keeping up with either amp and seem to have a lot more toneality than theirs. It is just cleaner and more defined.

As a giging musician, I have always used my 100w Plexi or the Bandmaster on stage until now! I have taken this little tone beast and using a Shure SM57 (dynamic - how about that) and have as good a sound as ever! I promise, I am more surprised than anyone.

I did try unplugging the internal speaker and using it with a Mesa 1-12 cabinet. I changed speakers several times just to see how it would do. I used a Vintage Celestion, JBL, AAL, Jenson, EVM, Fane and a Sheffield. The Fane was by far the most defined in this set up. But the 10" H/H Loaded stock speaker out did them all! It is great as is. Yeah the reverb is too strong, but just use a little. Now I don't have a hugh rig to carry around and I have better control of the stage volume. (My singer is sooo happy with the smaller amp/volume on stage). My back is also sooo much happier!

I am running it hard and have seen no problems in 4 months. I went to the web site just to make contact in case I have a need. There are a lot of good tech's these days, so I am not worried. And good company supports it's products and Laney is standing the test of time.

I bought it used, so this is N/A for me...Although the web site is easily accessable.

I have been playing in bands since 1964. I have 3 Marshall 100's Stacks (2 w/Celestions and 1 w/JBL's), a Fender Bandmaster Reverb w/2 2-12 cabs (1 w/JBL's and 1 w/Altecs). I have a Mesa 1-12 cab (I change speakers for the mood of the month). A Johnson Stage 25 w/Celestion. MXR vintage 70's Chorus, Distortion +, Flange and Phase 90. Boss Delay, ADA Harmonizer, Digitech Delay/Chorus, Boss Heavy Metal Pedal, Ibanez Tube Screamer, Cry Baby Wah, Univibe. Leslie Tone Cabinet (all original). Tons of PA, Mikes, Lights, Amps, Several Boards, monitors, etc...Les Paul, Strat, Jaguar, Jackson, PRS, Yamaha, Carvin and ES335 guitars.

I would have to find another amp like this one if it were gone. I wll get more use from this amp than I would ever have believed. I bought this amp as a favor to a friend out of a job. I had to take him out for a steak dinner recently out of guilt for getting such a good deal.

Hey, this is not the end all for amps, it's just a damn good little english edge sound tone monster that fits what I need. I think it would be good for a lot of uses and styles. Give one a try if you can find it!

30 Watt Power
reverb ,
distortion

i`m using a jackson ps-2 guitar with it , but i`m not fascinated of the sound so i use a multi-fx-board.
the best thing at my gc30 is that the amp is extremly loud'. my friend has a marshall 50-watt-combo and he has no chance to get louder.great loudness!!

i depend on it.
it`s never broken down or sth. like that

never used

I'm playing for 3 years now and i think this amp is enough for the first years , but know im gonna buy a 100watt trace elliot amp.If it were stolen or lost i wouldn`t buy it again ,`cause it`s not the best amp i can think of.

What do you need in a Combo? It gives me everything. So it doesn't have built in effects. Most built in effects combos offer shity sound quality unless you pay a grand. I love it much more than my Crate with built in effects.

I am using a modified fender strat with EMG pickups and active electronics. In my situation, I can't play my guitar very loudly. This amp gives great tone and all levels so I am not sacrificing tone when I can't crank it up.

I have been playing about 8yrs. I have owned Peavy, Crate, and Fender amps in the past. This amp has given me the drive to play more than ever. I have found my sound and I can play AC/DC and SRV with authentic sounding tone out of the same amp.

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?
ahh el ruido. el anterior de bruno andaba mas fuerte

ta roto. no se

hijo de re mil cagadoras putas de la concha ehnhhh vo que lo qye te amotina en ete sitio loco ah aquel lani ta quemao locura no me forres macho.
electronica JC.

poco amotinamiento.
nos hicieron una estafa.
eh kol amotiono que con el parlante quemao en el viodrio te lo vamo a lanzar a vo eh . eh vo 30 guat. que seeso loco pero la batuca esa que tengo lo tapa a ful macho eh la batuca eh tana o tama eh que no escichco.ehhh vo

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.