paisleywookiee
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Best FRFR I've played:
RaceU4her
Roadie
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damn that strat kills with that amp. i have a strat i rarely play, gonna put playing it through my laney on the things to do list
Alonious_Monk
Groupie
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A noise gate in the loop and this sounds mean as hell.
Going into my HB V30 1x12 it definitely has a lot of chunky to it for Industrial/Post-Punk goodness.
Going into my HB V30 1x12 it definitely has a lot of chunky to it for Industrial/Post-Punk goodness.
MadAsAHatter
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I'm hoping one the the Laney aficionados here can help clue me in on the whole GH line. I see there's the GH-S, GH-TI, GH-L, GH-R plus the VH-R & Ironheart. I see they all have different slightly controls. My understanding on the VH-R is it's a 2 channel GH. And the Ironheart is like the spiritual successor to the GH line.
So are all of these the evolution of the line adding extra features, the -S & -TI are signature/Tony Iommi edition and they all sound the same? Or are they different amps that sound different, but lumped into a generic GH series?
So are all of these the evolution of the line adding extra features, the -S & -TI are signature/Tony Iommi edition and they all sound the same? Or are they different amps that sound different, but lumped into a generic GH series?
JiveTurkey
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GuitarBilly74
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OK here we go:
The GH-S and the GH-TI are the exact same amp. The GH-S was released first, Iommi started using it and they rebranded it as his signature amp. (TI are his initials).
The GH-L is also pretty much the same amp with a few minor tweaks:
- The GH-S/TI has 4 gain stages that are always on. It also has bass and treble boost switches
- On the GH-L, 3 gain stages are always on and the 4th is footswitchable. On the other hand, the bass and treble boost are hardwired inside the amp and always on.
The VH-R is the GH-L with an added clean channel and spring reverb.
The newer GH-R are completely different amps than the original GH series. They're based on the Ironheart and have a completely different gain structure, tone stack, etc.
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MadAsAHatter
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Great rundown. I really think I'll have to add one of these to my wishlist.
Alonious_Monk
Groupie
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Fearing my Leadtop honeymoon period was over, and it was time to sell up, I decided to try one last thing and got full Crowbar in the sumbitch.
Metal Zone pedal on Crowbar settings (EQ at noon, distortion on zero and level on full), and a Donner noise gate in the loop. This thing chugs and breathes fire now.
Ordered a TC Electronics Sentry noise gate, this thing with be gig-worthy after all. Absolutely brutal tones.
Metal Zone pedal on Crowbar settings (EQ at noon, distortion on zero and level on full), and a Donner noise gate in the loop. This thing chugs and breathes fire now.
Ordered a TC Electronics Sentry noise gate, this thing with be gig-worthy after all. Absolutely brutal tones.
newholland
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my first tube amp was an aor100 head. loved the hell out of that amp... i think it suited me better than most of the mesas that replaced it after i sent it away after a sad explosion.. but i definitely dont really need big iron these days.
definitely NOT second tier. UGLY, yes. but sonically, id take an aor any day.
definitely NOT second tier. UGLY, yes. but sonically, id take an aor any day.
greatmutah
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I need a Metal Zone for that kind of boosting. Next time I see a used one at GC cheap I’m grabbing it. I’m sure into my 5150 or GX130C I could finagle some heavy as fuck chugs with it.
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Alonious_Monk
Groupie
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Absolutely. There's something about how it interacts with light drive that just brings the chugs.
BedroomMusic
Newbie
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@ Alonious Monk
How noisy is your Laney Leadtop Foundry in idle state ? I am looking into buying Laney Ironheart Leadtop Foundry, and I'm just scared it would hum like crazy, .... Cause I can only buy them from online store on blind , without trying so ....
This is why I ask. I tried one amp model which has same issue as this Roland and it pretty much discouraged me from buying it. So I just wanna know if Laney has same issue as this Roland JC ....
So how much is noise level on idle ? Thanks.
How noisy is your Laney Leadtop Foundry in idle state ? I am looking into buying Laney Ironheart Leadtop Foundry, and I'm just scared it would hum like crazy, .... Cause I can only buy them from online store on blind , without trying so ....
This is why I ask. I tried one amp model which has same issue as this Roland and it pretty much discouraged me from buying it. So I just wanna know if Laney has same issue as this Roland JC ....
So how much is noise level on idle ? Thanks.
Alonious_Monk
Groupie
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Clean, the amp is as quiet as you can get, even turned up loud it's about as much as you'd get on any other amp.
With gain? It depends, edge of breakup isn't too bad, but as you crank up the gain of course you'll get hiss, but the Leadtop isn't too bad. I'm a hi-gain guy so of course I'll crank it lol, but on the whole, the background noise is about what you'd expect from any other amp. It's certainly no worse.
BedroomMusic
Newbie
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Thank you soo much for the reply back, useful information. <3
