Laney GC50A 112 Combo

I've had this amp for about 7 years. Very versatile amp for the price I paid (less than $300). The stomp switch will change from acoustic to electric channel, or turn overdrive and reverb on or off. Sometimes I've wished I could turn the tweeter on or off remotely, but you can't. A switch on the cabinet does this. Both channels can be used at the same time, and both have their own EQ. However, in this mode if you dial in reverb on one channel you get it on the other like it or not. Whichever reverb knob is set higher is what you'll get on both channels. I play at church and home, usually channel gain is at 2-3 and master volume at 2-3; in other words, plenty of reserve power for small venues.

The acoustic channel with tweeter turned on has plenty of sparkle, though I've wondered if swapping out the factory supplied piezo with a higher quality dome unit would make the highs a little less brittle. Depends on your taste; I've been mostly very happy with it. I use a Dean Markley Pro Mag or a Fishman under saddle pickup with a higher-end Goya rosewood acoustic. I've been very happy with this amp/axe combination. The electric channel is "useable". The overdrive was way too razzy even at very low settings for my taste. I opened up the amp and did a mod to tame this somewhat. Now it's more controllable, and sounds pretty darn good. I still prefer playing my electrics through a Fender tube amp. With this amp, if you use compression on the ingoing signal and set the EQ just right, you can get some nice tones with the overdrive. Clean, this channel is somewhere between "OK" and "nice", but not good or great, IMHO. I play an Elektra Working Man with dual humbuckers or a Gibson SG custom with same.

I have hauled this amp around for seven years and had no problems at all, until last night. All of a sudden I got no sound at all on either channel. Lights are on but nobody's home. Must be in the power amp stage. I'll try to trouble shoot myself, but I don't have a schematic.

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Very happy with it for acoustic; sometimes happy with it for electric with reservations. For an inexpensive amp that trys to cover both worlds, it's definately worth its price.

EQ, Acoustic/Electric Channels, Overdrive, Feedback adjuster for Acoustic guitar, Hi-frequency Tweeter.

Has an excellent sound - distorted or clean. I'm using a Fender Deluxe Super Strat with Vintage Noiseless Pickups with a Boss DS-1 Distortion. Ibanez CS9 Chorus (an oldie!) and a DOD FX-75C Flanger. I'm also running a Squier II Fat strat (another oldie) through an Ibanez SM-7 Smash Box, and Chorus and Flange optional.

My band bought this about two or three years ago. It worked for about one and a half years. I had to use a Rogue CG40RC to use it instead. It still put out sound, but it sounded like it was coming through a staticky AM Radio. It's a 95 model, so it's only six years old. I have a Crate G600 that's from around 1986 (I don't know the exact year), and it works great besides a little bit of dust in the pots.
I took the Laney apart to look for a burnt wire or a melted circuit in the circuit board, but I didn't see one.

Never dealt with them.

It's a great amp if it works. If anybody has any information on how this can be fixed, let me know.