Members univox5138 Posted December 18, 2005 Members Share Posted December 18, 2005 how does it sound/play? pros cons? thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted December 18, 2005 Members Share Posted December 18, 2005 Love the tone,but I really don't like shared EQ on both channels in most cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumble Posted December 18, 2005 Members Share Posted December 18, 2005 That's why I went with the LC30, seperate EQs I loved that amp, real fun to play, but it could really do with a speaker change imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted December 18, 2005 Members Share Posted December 18, 2005 Originally posted by Bumble That's why I went with the LC30, seperate EQs I loved that amp, real fun to play, but it could really do with a speaker change imho. I definitely like the VC over the LC tonewise. Too bad they din't do separate EQ on it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ..... Posted December 18, 2005 Members Share Posted December 18, 2005 Hey, i own a Laney VC30 that i think i am going to sell actually. Its a very good blues, jazz, classic rock type amp. The clean channel is as good as it gets. The drive channel is good for what it is, just dont expect to be getting metal tones out of it. The drive works well for blues ala Stevie Ray Vaughan and for Zeppelin oriented rock. The amp does love pedals though so you can get high gain tones out of it. It sounds very similar to a Vox AC-30. I have clips i can post if you want me too. If you are interested in it, pm me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted December 18, 2005 Members Share Posted December 18, 2005 Originally posted by ..... Hey, i own a Laney VC30 that i think i am going to sell actually. Its a very good blues, jazz, classic rock type amp. The clean channel is as good as it gets. The drive channel is good for what it is, just dont expect to be getting metal tones out of it. The drive works well for blues ala Stevie Ray Vaughan and for Zeppelin oriented rock. The amp does love pedals though so you can get high gain tones out of it. It sounds very similar to a Vox AC-30. I have clips i can post if you want me too. If you are interested in it, pm me. Ya know,if you are trying to sell something,it would help to know your location. You don't have yours listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheney50mc Posted December 18, 2005 Members Share Posted December 18, 2005 I love mine but the reverb isn't so great (no tube). I'm comparing it to my fender reverb which probably isn't fair.The clean sound it fantastic, don't use the drive channel.The fx loop isn't much good either, all my pedals go in front.Bought mine used and the guy had installed a Weber Blue speaker!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mylzenmylz Posted December 18, 2005 Members Share Posted December 18, 2005 the VC30 is one of my favorite amps...best bang for the buck out there IMO. its been said and i concur, it doesn't do over-the-top gain or heavy thick bottomed grind. an IMO pro vs con..... pros: quality build at low price. very good clean tone loud for an el84 based amp takes pedals well responds to tube/speaker/guitar swaps well (i've swapped tubes to have it break up as early as '3' on the v/knob and with a tube swap have it break up as late as '7' on the volume knob) a dynamic amp (easy to use the guitar volume) parallel FX loop with level control (great with outboard reverb or delay/echo or an EQ) cons: stock spkr is OK? (newer ones use celestions now) stock reverb is the same one that fender uses but isn't tube buffered there is only one ch. (with ft-sw controled MV boost. it adds a master volume/volume control. this is why there is a "shared EQ", there is really only one ch w/switchable MV) low-mid gain amp (not a bad thing it just needs to be said) i guess there can be more. i had the amp for a little less than 5yrs with no problems. swapped the H|H spkr out for a weber bluedog (perfect match) swapped the tubes out for various NOS pre's and JJ el84's i loved the clean ch. really dug the MV too and used outboard reverb/echo in the loop. (sometimes used an outboard pre/fx -bypassing the preamp for added versatility. i did end up needing more gain in the end so the LC30II is what i have now. but the reverb is even weaker on it and the clean ch isn't as beautiful sounding. there is just something about the VC30 clean that just does it for me. if you get a chance to play them both, do it...and crank them up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ..... Posted December 20, 2005 Members Share Posted December 20, 2005 Here are some Laney VC30 clips: First clip is just a clean jazzy/blues thing: http://www.guitar.com/useruploads/138893/MP3/020105200058.mp3 Here is a blues clip with the overdrive channel: http://www.guitar.com/useruploads/138893/MP3/110304192416.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ..... Posted December 20, 2005 Members Share Posted December 20, 2005 Here is another jam with the clean channel. When the overdrive kicks in, its a london fuzz. http://www.guitar.com/useruploads/138893/MP3/010405184151.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JLeurck Posted December 20, 2005 Members Share Posted December 20, 2005 Originally posted by ..... Here is another jam with the clean channel. When the overdrive kicks in, its a london fuzz. http://www.guitar.com/useruploads/138893/MP3/010405184151.mp3 Nice playing! That goes for the other two clips, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ..... Posted December 20, 2005 Members Share Posted December 20, 2005 bump for anyone who wants to hear the amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ..... Posted December 21, 2005 Members Share Posted December 21, 2005 one more bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catch 33 Posted December 21, 2005 Members Share Posted December 21, 2005 nice clips im thinking i want to get this amp in the new year sometime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caroway Posted December 21, 2005 Members Share Posted December 21, 2005 I found one used. I am picking it up after New Years. 2x12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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