Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: hamfist on September 22, 2008, 07:52:23 AM
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Got a New Laney GS212ie on friday - http://www.laney.co.uk/show_prod.php?prod=gs212ie
What a great cab, for the money !! I can't believe that they turn these out for only 150 squid. Being put together in China helps, but even so, it's an impressive cab for the price.
A good sized, well constructed, all plywood, cab with good quality hardware. It has metal handles and metal jack plugs (with plastic securing nuts). The tolexing is OK, not superb, but OK. It'll do for me that's for sure.
The Celestion 70/80's in it are pretty reasonable speakers too. I like them significantly more than G12T-75's anyway. The 70/80's are a bit bright, and don't have an enormous low end, but they do need to break in yet.
I've actually swapped the speakers out now, and have a pair of Scumback H75's in there, which make this a very nice cab indeed. It's still not got quite the depth and richness of my 4x12 (1978 Marshall cab), but it's almost there, and is way more portable for rehearsals and playing in church (where I just can't squeeze my 412 in).
What I really like about this cab, compared to other comparable 2x12's is it's depth. the Laney is 14 inches deep, which is 2" deeper than most other comparable cabs (except the Orange, which is way heavier and more than twice the price). That extra depth gives a noticeably better bass response than the standard 12".
Oh, it looks great sitting on top of my 4x12 too ! I have to say that a 3/4 stack does look much nicer than a half stack (which is pointing it's tone somewhere around your waist anyway.
(http://www.box.net/shared/static/01gya3e506.jpg)
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Great!! I've been gasing for a 2x12! The one was already recommended. Where did you get it?
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Glad you like it. Certainly sounds a good price for a 2x12 with good build quality. What is the head that you are using with the amp?
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Great!! I've been gasing for a 2x12! The one was already recommended. Where did you get it?
Mine came from Nevada Music, nr. Portsmouth.
Everywhere else was out of stock, but many claimed that Laney were sending out a new load of stock of these cabs to all their outlets this week.
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Glad you like it. Certainly sounds a good price for a 2x12 with good build quality. What is the head that you are using with the amp?
That's my Wilsic Sound (Miles Platting) V-50. It's a pretty rare early 70's British 2xEL34 amp - fantastic pedal platform though.
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They are awesome cabs, got one myself. Still debating whether to upgrade speakers but i haven't figured out what the speakers are lacking yet...
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I also have one of these cabs ( but as yet unplayed ) - and intend to experiment with different speakers in it at some point. I am certainly very happy with it, especially for the price ! :D
I have not yet heard the cab with it's Seventy80s - and therefore the intended experimentation is meant as no slight on their own qualities. I just have some other interesting speakers ( currently boxed ) that I would love to try in there.
It is such a well made cab, and the large recessed handles / impedance switching on the back make it a real treasure. I bought mine from 'imuso' a few months ago.
Nice to see them getting another mention here. :)