What a superbly versatile little amp, just love those clean and just breaking up tones!! Thanks to Mick for the beautifully played and real world demo as always. I'm really looking forward to my copy of Guitarist 397 dropping though my letter box now..Guitarist ROCKS!! :))

you guys make the best demos. Better than all the stuff I've seen on Laney's channel

Fabulous quality demo. Great amp too. Sounds lovely.

Sounds so clean.

Best review for this on the tube. Thanks for doing both direct and micd comparisons. I'll stick with a mic though having both options is great.

Love Mick's reviews

@jamesrobinson529

7 жыл бұрын

The L5 sounds ace!

Great demo! Thank you!

Microphone and direct comparison is the best!!! thanks for the good play

sounds pretty clean....awesome

I love my Lainey LC30 but this would be great for recording. Nice demo.

Damn I need my old lionheart back now. Such a unique cool tone

I am really impressed by the dirty sound using the back outputs. I need one now!

got the 20w head and 212 cab. Best amp I've ever owned, warm, thick ballsy overdrive, overall just perfect for blues and rock. can't go wrong with this.

@rdb9936

5 жыл бұрын

Considering this too. How does it work for home practice volumes?

@RByrne

2 жыл бұрын

@RDB same. I guess we'll never know lol

@OravuArm

2 жыл бұрын

@@RByrne sorry for the late reply. U need to have a big house or a sound proof garage

Mick does damn good reviews

Very nice

Not amp related but that Tele is interesting with the alternative neck pickup. What a lovely little amp that is.

Very nice demo :) shows a lot more of the capabilities of the lionheart than the demo of the l20t 212

DI actually sounds really good/usable.

Damn that sounds great! Was there much tone difference for the low setting? I'm considering this

Single ended perfection no joke.....wow!!

VERY nice Mick! Sparkly clean. OD chunky too! Reverb didn't seem to do all that much. Single ended EL84 I am guessing? I can't believe over 3K views & not 1 comment as yet?

Can anyone tell me how well the balanced output with speaker emulation works?

Just bought one this week, love it :) its sound is above the asking price :)

@Twylightt

15 күн бұрын

With cabinet 112? What about 0,5w, good for home?

@Gibson1976uk

15 күн бұрын

@@Twylightt wow! I posted that 8 years ago but here’s some good news, I still own the Laney! It’s great for home can plug it into a daw with usb! without speaker being connected! good for recording and playing more quietly. it’s got a great clean channel, crunchy drive but it’s not like a full blooded Marshall if you want something more heavy. Great for cleans, classic rock and blues but not for something like metal

@Twylightt

15 күн бұрын

@@Gibson1976ukand the 0,5w sound is very diferent then 5w ?Good for Home? or you don’t use the cabinet

@Gibson1976uk

15 күн бұрын

@@Twylightt personally I prefer using it at 5w, I think its the better of the two settings but I am not saying 0.5 is rubbish, I think 5w has a bit more in the sound. I like to put the amp through a 2x12 cab. i have used it with the USB connection which was pretty good for recording.

Great little Amp !!!

Hi, I want to use this laney as a second amplifier for clean channels for live concerts, I have the laney gh50l for dirty channel; Someone tried this laney live?

Is there any big difference between this and the l20h version apart of the amount of power? (I know, 20w means more headroom and starts breaking/overdriving later)

Pleace where do i connect my pedal (Boss Em-80) what hole, form guitar to pedal to Laney ?? Erik 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

Hi Mick great playing and great amp! I bought one. Just curious about your Strat, what pickups do you have on them? They sound great! Thanks!

@uberN32

2 жыл бұрын

Ancho poblano custom shop strat wounded by josefina 😊

What pickups have the strat?

What kind of speaker is in the cab?

When will this amp and cabinet be available in the USA? I searched and cannot find it... especially the laney Lionheart 112 cab....

@Nakeele01

8 жыл бұрын

same thing in Canada. Distributor went bankrupt and Laney is still looking for a replacement. Bummer :/

How does it handle pedals?

How are Laneys different than Vox or Marshall soundwise? Refering to the El84 which are common mostly? Like the crunch channel much. Clean I d prefer 6l6 or 6v6.

mic recording is the best! the DI and usb makes sound dry and lost midrange ...kinda like amp modeling sound rather than tube amp..

@someweirdguy101

5 жыл бұрын

I think the biggest difference is that we're hearing the speaker in the cab as part of the sound when mic'd. Would love to hear it direct with a good IR added.

Can you please tell me which exact model of Fender Stratocaster you are playing?

@JSVegaIII

7 жыл бұрын

I think that's the Ancho Poblano custom shop strat as reviewed in the same issue of the magazine. www.musicradar.com/reviews/guitars/fender-custom-shop-ancho-poblano-strat-627026

"Hi, Mick here"... Liked. Now, let's watch, what this is about...

How does it sound with the laney 2 x 12 cabinet, would it be loud enough for small gigs?

Can someone answer me this: The soundbytes comparing the ribbon mic, the DI and the USB out sound relatively good on the clean segments, and are pretty similar. However, the gainy/crunchy segment was really mushy on both the DI and USB outs. Does recording the DI and/or USB out require additional output loading/cab sim before it is useable in a recording? Cheers

@lothar34

9 жыл бұрын

+ktulu193 he mentioned a switch in the back that has speaker emulation. I assume he had that on during the demo so nothing else would be needed on the software side. To my ears the DI and USB sound do a little duller. I'm also guessing he kept all the settings exactly the same and perhaps the DI/USB could have used a bit more treble to sound it's best, or perhaps some post EQ. Definitely usable though. That's probably not a cheap mic either so I wouldn't expect the other methods to be as good.

Hello what ribbon mic are you using in this video?

@mattnunesmusica

7 жыл бұрын

4:22

Not a fan of the drive in these but the the cleans are quite nice.

very "Voxy" gain structure...and even tho i absolutely love Vox (as in my favorite amps), i am not sure if i like this one..

Laney is way ahead of the completion when it comes to recording. The pulse is only the beginning. The Ironheart IRT Studio USB and Lionheart L5 tube amps are fabulous for recording. The D.I outputs the unaffected, input signal on the left and the amped signal on the right. The amp signal is taken from the output transformer. Output tube glassy cleans to distortion! The competition takes the D.I signal from the preamp. That’s a monstrous, daylight and dark, difference! KUDOS to Laney! I have an L20H and LT212. For recording purposes, I wish I had a L5H Studio.

can t believe that nobody asked "it's loud enough to gig?" lool

@aliengrey6052

5 жыл бұрын

manu gomes it’s not a gigging amp THATS why lol

@danielschafhautle1691

4 жыл бұрын

It is, i have the combo and it is loud enough

@TheEchelon

4 жыл бұрын

Dungeons and Dragons The combo is 20 Watt, this head is 5 Watt...

Just got this amp for my studio, getting some killer clean and dirty tones. I'm noticing the dirty channel sounds mushy if the drive is turned way up any ideas why?

@mellowmonsoon278

5 жыл бұрын

lanthaniated1 hi , I’m thinking of getting this for my home recording. How has your experience so far been with it ? Is the DI recording giving you the same we hear on cab ?

@d77sauce

5 жыл бұрын

Are you still using it to record ?

@Twylightt

15 күн бұрын

With cabinet 112? What about 0,5w, good for home?

Does it mean we can plug in an ipod and jam along a song?

@marianoarnaiz

9 жыл бұрын

Nakeele01 Yes you can!

@Nakeele01

8 жыл бұрын

+Mariano Arnaiz thanks!

How many 12AX7's? And single output valve but what valve is it running? EL84-6V6?

@Ivan_Ku.

8 жыл бұрын

+Tim Stanley Preamp Valves 3 x 12AX7 Output Valves 1x EL84

Two questions: 1. Is the FX loop parallel or serial? I have a Laney VC30 and its FX loop is parallel. 2. Is the 0.5 watt level determined by the input jack or is there a switch somewhere? TIA...

@grock89

6 жыл бұрын

parallel, switch

@chrisbailiss7309

4 ай бұрын

For the benefit of anyone else looking at this now... 1) FX loop is series - I confirmed this last week with Laney support. 2) 0.5 Watt is a separate output on the back.

@mikeaustin4138

4 ай бұрын

@@chrisbailiss7309 Thanks for the update!

Drive almost feels like a Fuzz

I have compared this amp to my Slash SL-5! guess what, the Laney is better! it has a warmer, more balls and presence!

Oof. Not a fan of the driven D.I. I'd probably get an XLR to 1/4 inch converter and run it into a torpedo.

Very creamy leads \m/

Silly question maybe: but is it supposed to make sound on it's own? I just bought the thing but it doesn't make any sound. Or do you need to big amp with it to actually hear something? :\

@Lappen89

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have it connected to a speaker cabinet? The head is only an amplifier, you must connect it to a speaker cab or a pair of headphones in the headphone output in order to get any sound.

@jasperstokman9987

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lappen89 Thanks for your response. I have bought a cabinet and it sounds amazing

Nice but... I observe everyone turns to pop (pop-blues, funk, fusion) when playing this amp. I am coming to believe this is a 'pop voiced' amp.

And now it's made in China :'(

@grrggrrg4805

3 жыл бұрын

So is the device you typed the comment from dumbass

@chrisbailiss7309

4 ай бұрын

Since 2021 made in the UK again.

If I hear one more demo play the first position open G chord - I will, I will, no bullsh*t, click on another demo, I will, ya know.

Aargh they're NOT tubes they're bloody valves, come on this is guitarist not some damn seppo mag!

@DallasGunther

7 жыл бұрын

Fearn pol your boyfriend has a bloody tube, I'll bet that's why you are a pillow biter, but the night ain't over until someone's favorite valve stops clenching over a glass coffee table. Or when you're really caught in the moment its straight steamer to the chest, eh? Hey, is your name Carl? Because it should be.

@daveychainsaw961

5 ай бұрын

Yes they are! They are Vacuum Tubes. I know this is a very old reply but just in case anyone reads this i thought i'd correct it.

mic recording is the best! the DI and usb makes sound dry and lost midrange ...kinda like amp modeling sound rather than tube amp..

@fernandes5986

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to know this. I divided between the Laney and the Peavey Classic 20 mini Head, but now I'll go with the Peavey.