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I think this little amp rocks. I have this little puppy and it pumps out some warm tones, very cool for rock/blues and does metal convincingly as well. The amp takes pedals really well too, plus it has an effects loop. I don't think you can really go wrong with this one.

Your playing is impeccable, so whatever you touch will be golden. Add to that the fact that Laney makes badass amps ensures truly great sounds. Thank you for providing your reviews and your music.

Very cool little valve amp and an amazing demo from a world-class player! Thanks, I'm getting one...

@MrPolevaulter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Man you really found some sick tones!!! super cool amp! I also loved the camera shots, I should use them for my videos, Cheers!

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Last week I got the Laney. Version 1 Watt or 15 Watt input happy happy Thank you for the greetings to Jeff. My favorite tune. May he being rocking in heaven.

I had a Laney Cub12r and it is a blues jr killer! Love Laney amps.

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Love this little amp

Been looking for a small practice amp and this is on my short list. For the price, this has moved to the top. I like how it took the gain pedals. Thanks for the Jeff Beck. One of the first tunes I learned as a youngin.

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

This one is quite good.

Glad I have the first generation of this amp!

Cool Video Elmo! 👍🏻👍🏻😎☮️🤟🏻🎸🎶

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Amen bro should have some verb for the money. Awesome to hear some fat riffs early in the morning. I also feel like that when you switched to the Ibanez, it took like a duck to water. Maybe perfect for a new player.

Nice review as always. At least you didn’t use the ever popular up the nose cam. More cats please. The ones where they chase dogs. Rock on 🤘

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers :)

I thought the overdrive would of sounded better being a Laney. Good review Elmo, always seem to agree with your opinion lol.

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Thanks again, El Karja! If you get your hand on a Joyo Jta-05 Sweet Baby 5 Watt, your honest review will be welcome!Cheers! (yes, more cats too)

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'll have to look into it.

We got a great selection of sub 450 Euro amps today. Just a few that are good value for money imho. Marshall DSL-1 (all tube, 2 channel with reverb 8"), Vox VT40x (built in fx and tuner, 10"), Fender Pro Jr. IV SE (all tube 10" no nonsense amp), Roland JC-22 (clean Police sound, stereo). The Vox does about 240 Euro, the Roland is 450-ish, the other amps are inbetween.

Nice! Not bad at all. This sounds awesome actually, very nice tones! I STILL have Laney LX20 - my first amp ever. You can get ANY sound out of it, it is a weird and a good amp, with even weirder distorsion. + It is still sold as a practise home amp (LX 20 watts - around 100 euro in Croatia, new), but is really is not. Until i got myself a Blackstar and all other, i was playing live with big boys with not even 1 problem. I could follow. It was all almost on max but i survived numerous live shows with LX20 LoL + RG Superstrat 🤦‍♂️🤣🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ It is a VERY VERY VERY loud amp! You are right man, you can get sound out of anything, you just have to know stuff... You need to know quite a bit actually for that... awesome vid, thanks mate! Sry 4 my grammar... faq it i did my best 🤟🤟👋👋👋

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. And don't worry about your grammar :)

@hetjamesfield4473

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter 👍😊👋👋

I want to get one, but I still have my 22 year old Laney LC15 (no reverb) with an upgraded greenback 10” plus upgraded TAD tubes (their cryogenic top of the line). It sounds SO good, every time someone comes over and plays thru it, their jaw drops. It sounds better than my LC50 II. I think it’s the 10” speaker. It just breaks up so nice, how can I replace it with something that’s basically the same amp, but with a 12” speaker? I don’t need two. I WANT two, I just don’t NEED two.

Really like these segments. Love the HB15 a tad more than the cub.

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too.

@alecboyyes

3 жыл бұрын

Would be nice to see the Super Cub 12/Supertop as well as that has an extra 12ax7 in the preamp and is 15w.

@Olegstuff21986

3 жыл бұрын

I think the Tube 15 doesn't have an analogous 'boost' right? You'll probably get less distortion from it. Is the HB 15 reverb as good as the Laney one? I personally think the Laney's tone is more balanced, Tube5 and 15 sound very 'trebly'.

Elmo,Please help. What do you thing will be better? Nextone stage or cub-super 12 for an evening home player. Sometimes i would like to use it with me-90 via fxloop. I know you recommend HB 15 but I don’t like the look :( Sorry

Actually from a photography point of view that angle was very interesting ;)

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Cool 😊

Hola gran video !!! Sonido limpio tipo fender ?? O rompe siempre ?

Av respekt för potentiella köpare får dagens kommentar ske på engelska: The thing about Laney is their products still match the "poor man's Marshall"-description. Having been an avid user of all things Laney since '05 I will state that the biggest problem was and still is the lack of balance between treble and bass. This is actually not a problem as long as you're playing single coils or humbuckers exclusively. But as soon as you want to have both pickup-alternatives at your disposal, you will have to re-ascess the time at your disposal. Laney's are a bit too sensitive to pickups and you need to be attentive to that. This goes for the stacked humbuckers aswell as they tend to react as single coils in these matters. I play both active humbuckers, stacked humbuckers and single coils and often need to conduct severe setting-changes when switching guitars on my main setup at home; Laney IR60 through an Ibanez 4*12. Bara några tankar sådär 😊. Men fin recension. Blev lite sugen på att skaffa en sån där liten Laney 🤗.

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Jag funderar på om jag borde testa den större versionen.

@MagisterTuomo

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter That's what she said 🙌😁

I have laney cub 8 and I can say that he is cute and cool😊

What do you mean the overdrive isnt nice ?? It is actually with a boost one of the warmest sounding fat tube sounds amongs any amps !!! Not everyone is a metal head ! ( no disrespect) but is a mega amp for blues or clean tones imho ,,,, Good rewiew tho !

Maybe bigger speaker would sound better than in this one. But still cleans and preamp breakup sounds nice. Your strymon done some great job :) hb15 stillbetter choice it seems

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Think so too.

We need more cats! Great video, was curious, was looking at the 15 watt head. So this vid was timely. Only joking about the cats, I'm a dog person...

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Haha :D I'm a cat person :D

...Greetings,my Brother,from Southern Illinois!!!...I hope all is well!!!...I "like" the "10",but I "prefer" the "Laney" 15...Peace...

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

I much preferred the earlier Laney Cub 10 with 2x6V6 power tubes rather than 1xEL84.

Sustainer, cool. I have a Fernandes Revolver Pro. So many amps to choose from these days. The Laney sounds a bit muffled.

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

A bit yeah.

Wanted to hear the max clean volume/tone

This amp sounds ok with treble booster.

It will surely keep better value than the HB. But maybe a shootout between the CUB12 and the HB tube 15?

@bassyey

Жыл бұрын

This is the newer version of Cub 12. This is Cub Super 12, it doesn't have a copy yet. Maybe when HB updates, they'll update to this new version.

How would you compare this to the blues junior? Which one is better in your opinion?

@MrPolevaulter

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure, but this is cheaper.

Just had mine. I like how long this stays clean as I'm studying jazz. Dirt players be warned, I don't really hear that much dirt until 6 gain. I actually downgraded to this from a Blackstar 15W tube because it's too fucking loud.

Well Elmo, looks like a review of the Harley Benton tube 15 is needed or maybe a comparison between these two?

@pablo963

3 жыл бұрын

He slapped a new speaker but he doesn't want to show us 😒

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't put a new speaker in it. It's no longer mine. I do have access to it though, so I might do a follow up.

@pablo963

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter ah! I understood you put a new speaker, and still kept it. If you had the time, it would be an interesting vid 👍

Great video as usual, but could we please get more cats?

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Haha :D

@vividvulpe9842

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter you have any pets, Elmo?

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

@@vividvulpe9842 Two cats.

@vividvulpe9842

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter fosho, i have one cat, and my family has one cat and two chihuahua mixes

Its a small amp , from my humble perspective it doesn't project , or maybe it's my i phone ? Great Demonstration

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Love that lick @ 4:03 ;-)

cool amp but with the treble booster , yngwie overdrive or mxr distortion plus are more better

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Fair enough.

I looked at this amp and it does sound nice but opted for a Bugera V5 ( mainly for the option of a headphones) I spent about 100 euros more on a celestial eight 15 and 2 new tubes. I have many pedals so its a great platform.So for my circumstance it was a bit too big.

@mikaashton2152

3 жыл бұрын

Also I picked up an Orange Micro Dark the other day which I´ve seen reviewed and its a beast and gives me that extra beef, when I´m in the mood.

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

I had the head for awhile and sold it. It was a great head...i just have a problem buying too much gear...haha

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Haha :D Been there, done that :D

@thorpenator9148

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter Chasing that tone...haha Still going down that rabbit hole. Still want a set of those YJM furies. Great playing...and awesome channel.

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

@@thorpenator9148 Thanks :)

In Canada it is 580$ and ETAs show mid-August 2021 for availability. I would say the Fender Bassbreaker 007s at the same price or thereabouts is missing the FX loop, which is what I think this Laney was trying to compete on. I also wonder if this will get cloned (re-badged?) by Monoprice/Thomann in a short while, given how the Tube 5/15's were Laney designs. Edit : Cheaper to order and ship from Thomann via UPS ... LOL

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm thinking they might make a Monoprice/Thomann version.

Elmo, i did not saw a vid yet where You said what string gauge do You prefer? So, what gauge do You play man :) ? SRV string gauge here, but with Ibanez RG, and a human action...

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

It's an old video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h4J5m6aSmsatfNo.html But to answer the question: 9-46. Been planning on making a new video on the topic.

@hetjamesfield4473

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter Thanks man. I really taught that you play 10s or 11s bc of the thicker sound.. Oh well, 9s it is :)

@hetjamesfield4473

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter I have time now, Im gonna watch this "old" vid. Thanks

@joshmuz9018

3 жыл бұрын

@@hetjamesfield4473 thick sound? It sounds like 8-40 gauge it's so thin. Like he is in E flat. Clean tones the strings have no body at all

@hetjamesfield4473

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshmuz9018 Yes i know man... You are right technicaly. His awesome amp settings confused me probably then through the videos.. Sounds very good and strong. It is a lot different when i put headphones...

Yeah, I agree. Not terrible, not fantastic. Could be better, could be worse. I'd buy the HB15 in a New York minute over this one but if that wasn't available I might look seriously at this one. Horses for courses as they say. :-)

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

I am commenting this one just to add a bit more engagement and support for the channel. 👍👌 Ignore.....

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that!

@hetjamesfield4473

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter Np bro 👍

Hi Elmo,whati' s the name of' the cat?

@MrPolevaulter

Жыл бұрын

Ole.

Tried this in person today, and I was not impressed. Being Laney, I was expecting more from the overdriven tone. To my ears it lacks character. The Blackstar solid-state Debut series (10e and 15e) that I tried earlier has clear personality and is grittier sounding. Maybe you should try it out, especially the 10e.

@MrPolevaulter

Жыл бұрын

Been thinking about it.

Have you been listening to brad paisley again bro? Hahaha! great stuff!

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Haha :D Thanks!

I bought this amp 3 days ago, tried it for 20 minutes and sent it back. I do not like the way it distorts and to me my £30 Microcube sounds a lot better. It is however beautiful to look at and works well with pedals.

@pablo963

3 жыл бұрын

It would be great if Elmo did some sort of tutorial on how to use pedals with the Microcube (at least for those of us that are not familiar with pedals). Which ones to use and how to combine. But yes... Seems for those of us that just play at home, the Microcube is hard to beat. I was thinking of getting a Tube 15 or a Katana 50 in the future but I wonder if it would be an actual upgrade. Thanks, and sorry about the long msg

@AlanWeller

3 жыл бұрын

@@pablo963 I use a TC Rush booster pedal with the Microcube. This is for higher distortion on the Classic Stack amp. The Cube 80XL may be a good upgrade to the Microcube, I have one arriving tomorrow.

@pablo963

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlanWeller if you don't mind letting me know how it goes? I think the Cube 80 would be a bit too big for me (I don't gig at all, only play at home on my own)

@AlanWeller

3 жыл бұрын

@@pablo963 Will do. I do not gig either.

@AlanWeller

3 жыл бұрын

Now have the Cube 80XL and its fab. It works really well at bedroom level volumes, although the volume knob is very sensitive. It is not much bigger than the Laney Supercub 10 and smaller than a Katana 50. I prefer it to the Katana. Definitely a worthy upgrade to the Microcube.

great review. it's 6 watts btw not 10. :D

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

My bad :D

It's better than the Cub Laney 10?

@MrPolevaulter

2 жыл бұрын

Dunno.

Jeff Beck!!!!!

can I close with this amp to the Tony Iommi tone from black sabbath?

@MrPolevaulter

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure.

Will it get lowd

@MrPolevaulter

Жыл бұрын

Fairly loud I seem to remember.

@justinwood3278

3 ай бұрын

Thanks man

the Laney amp is more responsive when you turn on fender yngwie overdrive

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Ok.

@friedrudibega6384

3 жыл бұрын

Everything is more resposive with a YJM OD.

why does it cost 579 usd if it's only 300 euros?

problem with good guitar players is that they make anything sound good 🙂😌

@MrPolevaulter

2 жыл бұрын

:D

@randombedroomguitarrist5253

2 жыл бұрын

actually I didn't listen to you and bought a blackstar h1 r mk2 ...the amp is nice but muddy and boomy as hell... I'm EQ ing it in front of it to get around it but should have followed your opinion. I like the amp sound characteristic though...If you have any suggestion to get around the muddiness and dark sounding issue... I'd like to hear. Would love to hear this amp sounding more bright

El84?

@MrPolevaulter

2 жыл бұрын

Can't remember.

Sound better with humbucker 👍

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Fair enough.

honestly dont like it., sounds muddy., i ofdly like the little lionheart stack things., pretty useful :)

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Fair enough!

It's 6 W actually, not 10 W :).

Sounds like a pretty crap little amp. you could practice on it I guess. The other cheap amps where better

@MrPolevaulter

3 жыл бұрын

Fair enough.

@Olegstuff21986

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds cool to me actually.