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Theres not a lot of drive even when on 10 compared to most amps but whats there is lovely. Depending on pickups it starts to break up at about 4 on the gain control, thats on channel 2, channel 1 it stays clean for a little bit longer. Cleans are stunning, very full and bold, with quite a fast attack.
I will say its a very loud amp though, easily loud enough to gig with and have a nice clean sound, but having said that after about 5 it doesn't really get much louder, just dirtier. I use an attenuater with mine otherwise i would go deaf very quickly, but i do like to crank it.
Overall it just sounds huge, with lots of low end, with the gain on 10 i run the bass on 0, and usually treble and mids all the way up on bass input 1, but its surprisingly versatile and i'm still exploring with it.
I would say definitely try one if you can, in my opinion it sounds like what you are looking for - It takes pedals very well, and excels with pretty much every drive pedal i've put in front of it.
That all sounds like i'm a bit of a fan boy, but it's genuinely the best amp i've ever owned, and its killed my amp GAS...
I will say though that Laney are about to release the LA100SM, 100w version with a master volume but it's handwired so i'm guessing will cost a fair bit more. I'm sticking with the 30w
It might also be worth looking at a second hand Orange Rocker 30 - the older 2-EL34 model, which is unfortunately discontinued now. That's got a really big tone and enough volume to keep up with a drummer, and will be a lot less money (typically well under £500). Brent Hinds has a signature model 15W Orange based on it, if it matters... the guitarist in the band I play bass in has both, but the Rocker 30 sounds much bigger at band volume.
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It certainly looks very cool. Love the aesthetics.
I wasn't overly enamoured with the tones as it kinda sounded a bit woolly when it was starting to overdrive to me. Sounded a bit fuzzy and buzzy. But the slightly less driven sounds seemed to have much more sparkle.
Maybe I just heard a duff clip.
Just out of interest what cab/speakers are you using with it?