Searching for a Laney head with reverb and good cleans!

[Yamhammer]

Hello,

Which Laney head?

[Woogie]

VC50, VH100

The GH can get good(ish) cleans with the volume knob on your guitar rolled down.

VH100 and VC50 have dedicated clean channels.

[dave_mc]

^ +1, i'd add the tt too. wee bit less modern than the vh, but for classic metal, i'd say it has more than enough gain.

[Crazy_Joe]

You will want to stay away from the GH50L, 1 channel amp and no reverb.

I have a VC50 combo which is the combo version of the VH100R head, perfect for what you need imo.

[Woogie]

You will want to stay away from the GH50L, 1 channel amp and no reverb.

I have a VC50 combo which is the combo version of the VH100R head, perfect for what you need imo.

Why stay away from the GH50? It sounds almost identical to yours on the drive channel and it probably cleans up the same. It may not be what hes after but I don't think anyone should stay clear of it. Natural reverb ftw!!

I`d get a VH100R if you need a seperate clean channe;. Very versatile and should sound pretty damn good. TT's are fairly nice too.

I`m gonna recommend the GH50L overall purely based on the fact its a monster and you can clean it up :) Plus you can spend the money you save over the VH100R on a reverb pedal!!

[_tom_]

You will want to stay away from the GH50L, 1 channel amp and no reverb.

I have a VC50 combo which is the combo version of the VH100R head, perfect for what you need imo.

Why stay away from the GH50? It sounds almost identical to yours on the drive channel and it probably cleans up the same. It may not be what hes after but I don't think anyone should stay clear of it. Natural reverb ftw!!

I`d get a VH100R if you need a seperate clean channe;. Very versatile and should sound pretty damn good. TT's are fairly nice too.

I`m gonna recommend the GH50L overall purely based on the fact its a monster and you can clean it up :) Plus you can spend the money you save over the VH100R on a reverb pedal!!

I agree. The GH50L cleans up well, especially with singlecoils. I prefer being able to adjust the level of gain with my volume instead of using a switch to go from drive to clean (then again I dont really like "proper" cleans). Also, I've found that I dont really miss reverb that much, you dont really need it when playing in a band, the only time I've wanted it is playing at home occasionally.. and if you're only playing at home, then you dont even need a GH50L, because its not exactly a quiet amp :lol:

[Woogie]

Did I mention its an animal??

[Davey]

LH50R

look no further. GH50L gain (without the boost) and fender-ish cleans. 2 channels w/ independent EQ and volume

but they are a bit hard to find

[Crazy_Joe]

You will want to stay away from the GH50L, 1 channel amp and no reverb.

I have a VC50 combo which is the combo version of the VH100R head, perfect for what you need imo.

Why stay away from the GH50? It sounds almost identical to yours on the drive channel and it probably cleans up the same. It may not be what hes after but I don't think anyone should stay clear of it. Natural reverb ftw!!

I`d get a VH100R if you need a seperate clean channe;. Very versatile and should sound pretty damn good. TT's are fairly nice too.

I`m gonna recommend the GH50L overall purely based on the fact its a monster and you can clean it up :) Plus you can spend the money you save over the VH100R on a reverb pedal!!

It depends what he wants to play, if he is playing with a lot of gain he won't get good cleans, and if he is playing with medium gain he still won't get that good cleans.
If you need a good clean sound you then need a dedicated clean channel.

[Woogie]

I`m not sure. Toms showed me a few clips where his guitars clean up quite nicely. Its not shimmering cleans, more marshally cleans. Depends how you define clean I guess.

[Crazy_Joe]

Well hopefully he will reply saying what kinda cleans he wants, i'm just guessing here :lol:

[Woogie]

he put "good" clean tones. What does good mean?

[Fourth Feline]

LH50R

look no further. GH50L gain (without the boost) and fender-ish cleans. 2 channels w/ independent EQ and volume

but they are a bit hard to find

As a LH50R ( 50 watt head ) owner, I can confirm the above. I used to use mine on clean over 75% of the time and it always delivered. The cleans on a LH50R are warmer sounding than a Fender 'Twin' and do 'retro' styles very nicely. The gain channel is a monster by comparison.

F.F.

[Fourth Feline]

he put "good" clean tones. What does good mean?

I presume he means what I strive for in clean tones, no grit, grain, or excess sharpness.

A reviewer over on Harmony Central said the Laney LH50R had "oily cleans" - meaning that there is a desirable roundness there, even when using high treble and the 'Bright' switch on.

F.F.

[Yamhammer]

Thanks everybody