Product: Laney GH50L Head
Price Paid: US $450.00
Submitted
06/22/2001
at
02:14pm
by
T.C.SPARX
Features
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6
THIS AMP IS A 1995MODEL I JUST RECENTLY SOLD IT FOR 35O DOLLARS BUT IS A KILLER AMP FOR THE HARD HEAVY ROCK WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE. IUSED TA GIT BITCHED AT BY MY BAND MATES CAUSE IT WAS TOO LOUD.I PLAYED IT THROUGH A SLANT 2 12 W/VINTAGE 30s IT HAS PURPLE TOLEX COVERING I NAMED THE CABINET ''BRUCE'' FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. I TURNED THE CAB AROUND SHOVED AN SM 57 ON BRUCES BOTTOM SPEAKER AND THIS AMP WAILED!!!
Sound Quality
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10
I USE A GIBSON LES PAUL JUNIOR LITE W/P100 PICKUPS, A 91 LES PAUL STANDARDWITH DUNCAN CUSTOM IN THE BRIDGE ANDE A 59 ON THE NECK A 1990 GIBSON FIREBIRD REISSUE,AND A 93 IBANZ RT 450 WITH A DIMARZIO TONE ZONE ON THE BRIDGE A CARVIN AP11 SINGLE IN THE MIDDLE AND A SCHALLER GOLDEN 50 IN THE NECK WHEW!! THEY ALL SMOKED THROUGH THIS AMP ESPICALLY THE FIREBIRE AND THE LES PAUL JUNIOR THOSE P100 PICKUPS REALLY BARK THROUGH THIS AMP I PLAY BLUES CLASSIC ROCK WHAT EVER I CAN GET MYSELF INTO. IM 45 I BEEN PLAYIN ELECTRIC SINCE 1968. IT GETS NOISY WHEN THE OD CHANNEL IS ON, BUT I USED A BOSS OD3 OVERDRIVE TO GET MY SOUND.I PUT SVETLANA EL34S AND 12AX 7 GE NOS PREAMPS , ALL I CAN SAY IS LISTEN TO HUMBLE PIE LIVE AT THE FILLMORE OR AC/DC AND YOULL GET MY DRIFT ON HOW THAT SETUP SOUNDED!!
Reliability
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10
I USED IT MANY TIMES W/O A BACKUP JUST BROUGHT SPARE TUBES NEVER BLEW A TUBE OA FUSE BUT I TOOK CARE OF IT IT WAS MY BABY!!
Customer Support
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No Opinion
Overall Rating
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No Opinion
I BEEN PLAYING FOR 35 YEARS IREALLY DID NOT WANT TO SELL THAT AMP BUT I SOLD THE GH50L AND A LINE 6 FLEXTONE XL AND IM WAITING ON A NEW MESA BOOGIE 50 WATT RECTOVERB I STILL HAVE A LINE 6 FLEXTONE PLUS THATS PRETTY VERSATILE.I TELL YA THAT LANY WAS SOLD IN 2 DAYS!!RVVERB WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE BUT MAN IF YOU ARE A YOUNG METAL DUDE THE LANEY IS THE AMP FOR YA! BE SURE TA WARN THE NEIGHBORS!!!