Product: Laney GH120 Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted 09/03/2008
at 02:14pm
by Big Jim
Features
:8
For a solid state amp the subtle distortion roll in actually gives you a lot of warmth and control.
Sound Quality
:10
Once again, very consistent - which i like when using it with pedals etc.
Reliability
:10
Never had a problem.
Customer Support
:No Opinion
Overall Rating
:9
Does what is supposed to - not always the case. I've ripped on it, and it loved me for it.
Product: Laney GH120 Price Paid: US $450
Submitted 07/10/2005
at 02:59pm
by jeff jasper
Email: jeffjasper1965 at msn<dot>com
Features
:8
not sure what year this amp was made but i bought it used from a pawn shop.
i have used this amp for several months now and find it to be very versatile, i use the clean channel with a multi-fx unit and it sounds super.
i have used the overdrive channel on a few gigs when my fx was broken and found it to be acceptable but not outstanding, overall a very good amp.
Sound Quality
:10
i use a jackson dinky with stock pickups and i have almost no noise, however it does hum a bit at high volume.
i also find you need to use shielded cables because cell phones affect the sound and you cannot go into any venue where cell phones are not used.
the cellular interferance is the only sound problem i have found but using shielded cables seem to fix this problem.
Reliability
:10
i have carried this amp all over the place and i have not had any problems with it, very rugged amp.
Customer Support
:No Opinion
n/a
never had a break down.
Overall Rating
:10
i have been playing for over 20 years and have used many different amps and this one is by far one of the best i have owned, even being used at time of purchase.
Product: Laney GH120 Price Paid: 450 (NZL) used
Submitted 08/05/2003
at 01:04am
by joel
Features
:10
ok i just put down everything this beast has: Dual channels, dual reverb, dual EQ(3 band), gain on normal channel(acts like a volume), drive and level on OD channel(pull level knob out to turn on overdrive channel, or footswitch), has master volume and reverb on/off switch, to inputs(high and low) and the foot switch plug well thats the front panel sussed.
now the back panel has effects loop, preamp out, direct injection out, 2 speaker outputs, headphone out and of coarse the power plug thing and the on/off switch for the power.
i really like this amp, has nice sound, i usaully play heavy stuff and classical, and jimi stuff, and this amp sounds awesome for that.
Sound Quality
:8
i use a jackson lefty gat, H-S-H setup, floyd rose, its mean lol, and i hav that running into a ibanez SM7 and an Boss CH3 through the effects loop(sm7 aint through effects loop), it sounds nice as down low and cranked up, the on board overdrive aint to hot tho, thats y i use a pedel, the amp makes sum noise, could just b the standard jackson pick ups.
Reliability
:10
yea id use it without back up, once we had a mixer going into it, with guitar and 2 mics for vocals, and the amp went strong, it was pretty much saying "is that all u got", after that practice, the amp sounded the same as before the mixer went thru it, so yea, tough as.
Customer Support
:No Opinion
neva dealt with them
Overall Rating
:9
its great for the 2 years i've been playing, plenty of kick and sounds great, reverb is really good too, if it was stolen i prolly would like to get another one, but chances r slim coz there aint many around, i was trying amps everywhere, i wanted a peavey bandit, but wanted more than 80 watts, and 120 watts was awesome to get, so i got this, glad to of, didnt pay much for it, made my own cabinet, brought a speaker and it sounds great, i hate it how the handle's on the top, should b on the side, they r easier to carry like that, but wow, its only the handle, i love it how i cant handle it up loud in this room, rips my brain in half, you ever wanna crank this, make sure the room is a decent size, a hall would b a gd idea. great amp, well done laney.
Product: Laney GH120 Price Paid: $850 for the head, $1000 for the cabinet (Australian)
Submitted 11/18/2000
at 04:05am
by jeremy
Email: none
Features
:8
2 channels clean and overdrive
effects loop, fott switch (reverb and overdrive)
this is a solid state amp
heaps of power , I play a lot of pub gigs and bearly turn the volume above 2! It have low mid and treble on both cannels
and gain on both cannels too if you like low gain distortion just turn up the gain on the cleans channel
Sound Quality
:8
great for AC/DC and 70's sounds and for heavy sounds i use a boss metal zone pedal through the clean channel
A very loud amp i use it through a TF412 4X12 cabinet great for big open gigs ,no need to mike this one up unless you are recording
Reliability
:10
never failed once ,Ive had it for 2 years
Customer Support
:No Opinion
hasn't broke yet
Overall Rating
:No Opinion
This amp would be better with valve pre amp
Product: Laney GH120 Price Paid: US $250 used
Submitted 10/11/2000
at 02:05pm
by jaymz
Email: guitaratiug at aol<dot>com
Features
:7
i got this thing 2 years ago, but i'm not sure what year it was made. it's a solid state amp head, 120 watts, 2 channles(clean and overdrive),seperate reverb controls for both channles, master vol,2 speaker outs,headphones out,preamp out,effects loop, and a di. it also has 2 inputs(low and high), and it don't look too bad either. it has plenty of power(120 watts worth),i run it with two mesa/boogie 4x12 cabs and it pushes the hell out of them.if you are into the old rock n roll or the bluesy sounds, then you'll probably like the overdrive, i personaly don't use it very much cause i like a little more gain than it will allow,although the clean channle is very nice.
Sound Quality
:7
i've got 2 different guitars i use with this amp, one is a jackson king v, with an emg 81 in the bridge, and an 85 in the neck. the other is an ibanez s 470, with the same pickup configuration.also keep in mind that i play all kinds of music, but mostly extremly heavy or extremly soft, no happy medium:)as i said, i don't like the overdrive on this amp, that's why i gave it a 7. the clean is amazing, it won't distort at high volumes (it's great for light jazz), when i'm playing heavy music i run everything through a line 6 pod pro,and just go through the clean channle on the amp, it sounds killer.the overdrive channle just sucks for heavy music, but play on it before you decide on anything, my tastes in sounds are not yours.
Reliability
:10
i've used this amp for practice and gigging since i bought it.and in 2 years NOTHING has gone wrong. it is a freakin tank, for example......i played in a death metal band for about a year and a half, useing only this amp, under the stress of two gigs and five days of practice a week,NOTHING WENT WRONG. it perfomed beutifly every single night, by the way, we played very loud!so wasn't like it got any breaks as far as output. i am damn proud of this amp!
Customer Support
:No Opinion
never need to talk to em.
Overall Rating
:8
it's as reliable as it could possibly be,the clean channle is very nice,the overdrive i think sucks...for the price i paid i'm very pleased. it's no mesa/boogie but it has delivered when i needed it to, i will never get rid of it, if it is stolen i would like to get another, but i never see them anymore, so i don't know how hard it would be to find one, and even if i did, i doubt it would act as good as this one.