I love this. It means people who can't afford kempers, axe FX, helix etc. Are in a position to get a really great baseline tone for a relatively small outlay both live and to record.
I wanted to get an Ironheart years ago, now I just want this pedal. I don't know the ins and outs of it all but I know what I hear. Big ass tone from a tiny ass box. What a time to be alive.
I had the Ironheart Studio 15 and really liked it. The amp was 4 channels and could pull off most anything. The only reason I ended up trading it was that it was a rackmount, had it been an actual head unit I'd definitely still have it.
What a time to be alive, your are right! I remember inexpensive amps from the 80s and early 90s absolutely sounded like a can of bees. What you can get today for the price, particularly with digital modelling is absolutely incredible. Combine that with the increase in quality of ;budget' guitars thanks to CNC machines, and we are living in a great time indeed. You can for a few hundred dollars buy a guitar and rig that rivals what you could buy just 20 years ago for several thousand dollars. What a time indeed!
Always had a thing for Laney amps . Have had a few AOR heads, combos , and Ironheart tube rack . This amp carries that lush rich unique Iommi tone . The Vintage Sabbath Laney Dna is in it , I can hear it , yay ! Awesome amp . Great demo .
That Laney with a delay and maybe a modulation pedal of your choice on a mini pedal board, never mind being the perfect fly rig, might just be the perfect won't-break-your-back rig period for massive tones!!
DAMN GLENN! Your playing has gotten so much better in the last year or so man! Really has been an inspiration for me to really start working on getting better myself. Always been a big chugging rhythm guy but seeing how much your practicing has worked I’ve started trying to get my lead chops up! Keep it up brother!!!!
Man I love Laney! I still have my old LC30II sounds so great, best cleans ever, this pedal sounds really great! Can't hear a difference at all! Man you really improved your right hand! This guitar looks so cool too, looks so much cooler than the Mustaine V.
Bro - I have an early (hand wired) LC50 and totally agree, they sound really beautiful. Funnily enough I hated Laney up until I heard an LC30 and then I found the LC50 real cheap and now it's the only combo I play often with no pedals, just guitar straight in.
I've still got my second amp I ever owned - an LC50 and it's a loud little fucker. Personally I think it does the British 60's clean just on breakup tones extremely well.
Picked up a NUX MG-30 two months ago and it's incredible. I used to play Boogies and a hand-made high-end tube combo (Kingsley) so I like my tubes for sure- but this little modelling pedal is astounding. Solid state and digital tech has come leaps and bounds in the past ten years- no shame now in using it. The Laney sounds great.
I’d say this is a great step forward for metal especially, because I know the “amp in a pedal” thing has been awhile, but I feel like there’s never been any good dedicated metal pedals (I could be wrong, I don’t know every pedal sized amp out there) but it sounds GREAT Also awesome to see you still getting better and better at playing. Every vid feels like a jump in skill, it’s great to hear.
You may want to try the BluGuitar Amp-1 Iridium edition, it's made for metal and I quite like it. It is a bit pricey, but it has some nice options that the Ironheart doesn't seem to have (FX loop, in-built noise gate,...), slightly bigger format, but 100W of punch incase your drummer is a brute. I would definitely consider the Ironheart as an alternative though.
@@Theflamers08only gripe about the Victory ones are that they are pretty pricey. Like the Kraken pre-amp it sounds good but the price costs as much as a lunchbox amp
Glen! I used a 50watt Fender solid state combo amp> Tech21 SansAmp GT2 > Peavey 4x12 and toured the country 4 times. Not once did anyone complain. If anything I got tons of guitarist asking questions about my “frankesnstein” rig, as I literally cut the combo amp apart and set it on top of an oversized Peavey cab.
With tones that sick, guessing is worth a shot. 10.00 B, 10.06 C, 10.14 A, 10.22 B, 10.25 B, 10.37 C, 10.44 A. Glenn your channel kick ass, thanks for showing us how to save a buck, and where tone really comes from(cab, speakers, mic).
Onstage sound issues in the pubs my band performs in is a problem. We are making the move towards in-ears and DI-ing instruments to our own mixer, and so I'm looking to downsize my rig. I was gearing towards a Blackstar Amped 1, or 3, but this seems to do the same job for half the price of the Amped 1, and with a built in high gain overdrive too! Cheers for the vid, Glenn!
For those of us interested in cleans/ low-gain, I recently checked out the Quilter Superblock series - same price as this one and with great Vox, Fender & Plexi voicings. Between pedal amps and profilers, it seems we’ve finally reached tube amp obsolescence for all practical purposes. Sooner than I ever expected!🤯🎶
What's interesting about Quilter is that their combos and dedicated cabs use Celestions BN12-300s which were originally designed as bass speakers but apparently work fantastic as guitar speakers as well, at least for clean tones on electric guitars and for electro-acoustic guitars and such. I'm researching these speakers and very tempted to buy them one day to replace stock speakers in my amp. When I contacted Celestion they said it would be safe to use them in an open cab 100W tube guitar combo even if I used bass cranked to the max, it would just sound weird for bass lacking low end due to the open cab but it would not break or anything, and with guitar that less-than-bass-cab-levels-of-low-end is actually a good thing I guess. I know Zilla cabs also like these speakers for players in unorthodox band setups like some doom bands where everyone plays Bass VI type baritones and therefore there's no separation between a guitar and a bass and so on. Barefaced also use them in their cabs. I wish Glen would also test these speakers in context of typical high gain metal in different types of guitar cabs (open vs closed, 2x12 vs 4x12, etc.). What I also find interesting about them is that they're apparently flatter, more even sounding than most guitar speakers, a lot of people use them jn cabs with tube power amps with digital modellers instead of using active FRFR. That of course can be seen as a bad thing, but consider this: you can add an EQ at the end of the chain in your effects loop and these speakers will respond to that way better than most other guitar speakers and you could be able to emulate different types of voicings that way maybe? Not entirely cause it would be before the poweramp stage but still I wish someone like Glen or Ola Englund or Kohle Kult would test this idea
Honestly if I had to guess, I'd think you never actually swapped it with the other amps because I couldn't tell a difference at all. So I'm gonna say, it was the Laney the whole time It sounds amazing. I might get one just for the hell of it to have on my pedalboard. Plus I've always liked Laney's products
Hey Glen, thanks for another great review. I’m curious on something. Can you do a video on pick-up adjustments? Not just on pickup height, but on changing the height of the poles (on pickups that allow you do to this?). I was planning on upgrading my pickups, but after seeing your video and Jim Lill’s video - I’m wondering if all I need to do is play around with the poles to get my cheap Ibanez INF1 and INF2 pickups to sound like any other humbuckers?
Hey Glenn! Been following your channel for the last five or so years and am currently in the middle of building a studio in my home. I have a million questions to pick your brain with, but I’ll just keep it simple for now. Have you done any videos on any of the DAW controllers, such as the Presonus Studio One, or the Icon Qcon Pro series? I feel like having a DAW controller would help me be a lot more efficient in my mixing, along with having something tangible to touch. Also, have you ever had viewers submit their setups/studios for critiquing/roasting? I feel like that would be very entertaining as well as very informative to those wanting to know if they’re heading in the right direction. Thank you for doing what you do, man!
Couldn't tell them apart and it wasn't even a surprise. I remember back in the day I had this tiny 2 piece rig that consisted in a Pod XT bean and an Electro Harmonix 44 Magnum pedal format amp (the one that started it all). Plugged it in a Randall 4x12 loaded with celestions Seventy80 (great speakers if you use a digital rig in my opinion). I paid like 400€ for the whole rig, everyone laughed at me when I showed up with it, didn't last very long when I plugged it in. My brother even borrowed it for some gigs and recieved compliments from the best sound guy I ever met for his tone !
I love my Digitech RP 50, it's been a trooper for years so, I just practice my instrument and never worry about tone. The EQ on my tascam model 12 can really make a big difference.
One of these days someone will do a video of an rp50 next to a Kemper or something, and the used price will jump to $500. You just had to be kind of gentle with them, I used to wear out the footswitches on RPs.
The funny thing about this promotion was the end. The guitar sound of Glen's channel theme song sounded gobs and bounds better than any of the sounds in the demo (alll amps) so there's that. For sure, this seems like an incredible unit and I think and hope Laney do very well with it. Like its been said 1000xs already, these are happy days for young guitar players starting out and guys looking to make their gig lives easier. When you really think about it, should this be a surprise? With the current technology, all we're trying to do is create and recreate a distortion generator after all. I can't see this being rocket surgery and as the tech improves, so will the results and the varying formats distortion generators will be available in.
Their bass preamp is also impressive, I've been gigging with it a while now and has all the adjustments, ins and outs any bassist could need (or understand). It's also cheap enough to just use as a highly tweakable bass drive. Looks like I'll be starting a collection of Laney equipment very soon. Many thanks for the demo man, much appreciated and fuck you
There are some pedals that will run at 9v and power a cab. The orange terror stomp, also the quilter superblock series, theres some others that are escaping me right now. Those likely aren't in your metal sound wheelhouse, but they do exist! Also are fairly affordable.
I’m going to buy this today after watching this video. I already have the leadtop. Awesome video and Glenn is a hoot as always! I can’t watch any of his videos without chuckling a few times. 😂
Ok, so my GUESS is that the Laney kicks in at 10:03 when that riff repeats... but sheesh, it's difficult to hear any real difference between all 3 of them!! That is honestly the only time I THINK there is an amp change that I might be able to hear due to a slight increase in brightness but heck, it could just be that someone hit a note a touch harder or something, lol??? And yeah, your playing is getting better every vid Glenn - well done for the obvious hard work, your sound is really getting some feel and relaxation to it. Thanks for another excellent vid and intro to some dang fine gear.
I want to thank you Glenn for doing these videos shooting out solid state products against tube counterparts. I've been sayi9ng for the last 5 or 6 years, that digital/solid state has gotten to be as good as tubes, and despite 20+ years of playing professionally, my colleagues have laughed at me for thinking this. Your blind test are really proving how us "guitarist" listen with our eyes more than our ears. I can't tell a difference, and I know that no one in our audiences can either. I remember the first time I was watching a live band where the guitarist was using BiasFX on his Ipad as his rig. As a member in the audience, that actually has an ear tuned for good guitar tone, i couldn't tell. People that think they can, are full of shit, and just want to justify their expensive amp purchases.
Sounds great. I can’t tell when it comes and goes. Maybe you answered this in the video and I didn’t catch it, but is it loud enough to play in a live mix with a 2x12?
I'm about 95% confident we're witnessing the beginning of the end of big bulky tube amp. I often wondered where it would go when kemper came out with cloning amp sounds and then micro rigs became a thing. Now we're seeing both coming together with things like tonex and this amp being small and affordable for the average player and sounds just as good as a tube amp to where you really can't tell the differences in a mix.
They will keep selling $3000 tube amps as long as there are suckers out there that use words like "Dynamics" and "Warm". The old guard will never admit that there isn't enough difference. I gave up the ghost already. I will NEVER buy another tube amp.
I like both for the situations they work really well in, but I feel really bad for people that can’t appreciate the pleasure of playing a tube amp in the same room as yourself. Some people need headphones, so they go to Walmart and buy the cheapest Bluetooth headphones they can’t, and get what they need. They’re happy. Others, having experienced something that changed their perspective, would accept no less than a wired connection with a tube preamp. It’s the story of the men in the cave, sometimes.
I don’t think there’s any reason to deny that tube amps in the room with you provide a more intimate sense of connection. Even my axe 3 doesn’t feel nearly as responsive. It most certainly behaves and responds differently when I touch the strings. To say otherwise to me says that you just don’t know.
@@ryanbwags you don’t need to buy a $3000 tube amp if that’s what you’re chasing. I can tell you that when I worked and saved up to buy my dream amp, the triple rectifier, it was well worth it. Some people just think that they can’t ever obtain what they like though if it costs adult money. There are cheaper options with less engineering and patent inside.
Immediately ordered one after watching this video! It just came in today, and it fits exactly my all-pedalboard rig idea I started early last week. Truly serendipitous, and a rad piece of kit
Hello, very cool video as always. My intuition is that there is a change at 10:15 with a slight change in volume. So I would guess the little box is played before 10:15 and the higher priced amp is played after at a smaller volume. (trying to babouzeld us ? ^^) Greetings from Belgium
Hey Glenn! Greetings from Oz! SOOO hard to tell any difference at all. I'm thinking 10:44 / 10:45? Something changed, but it could just be something else in the mix changed causing me to hear the guitar ever so slightly differently. In two minds, couldn't realistically pick it on First listen or two! Keep up the great work! Cheers, Justin
lol this thing sounds great. The FX loop of my Marshall just shat the bed and I need a cheap get by while I figure out the problem. It's absolutely hilarious the clean demo. I actually gotta go find another video to hear the clean I guess but damn man you should get a commission from Laney because if I can find a good clean demo I'm gonna buy this based on your dirt demo. Thank you \m/ 3:) \m/ BTW I think you tried a little subterfuge on the demo and the Laney starts at 9:58 as the very first because it's the meanest tone in the tune with the lush saturation and scooped tone. I think the whole thing could be this pedal though.
Glenn, you're playing is awesome! Great video! I have my Laney Ironheart IRT-SLS and it is incredible. I'll pull the trigger on one of these bad boys too. Cannot tell which one is the pedal and which is the tube amp to be honest. But, I've never claimed to be able to tell the difference. Especially in the last 10 or so years.
I cant tell when it was in the mix but I will definitively pick up one none the less. I wonder how it sounds compared my Laney Ironheart IRT Studio amp.
Great video Glenn the best analog distortion m'y rig is the Peavey Peavey vypyr 15 first série fond IT used 80$ clean the pot with contact cleaner and IT rock Also Peavey bandit and Peavey XXL Solid State amp and the vypyr , vypyr vip, vypyr pro, vypyr X the Peavey transtube technologie série amp are Killer for métal i Play Peavey because i'm broke and poor since 1989 because i can't afford all other amp sound Killer and dirt cheap on Kijiji thank,s Hartley Peavey for making great gear st affordable Price, the first in Solid State Amp That rock !
I bought this pedal the first day it arrived at the stores here in Spain, and the only reason was this video. Now I can realize that I have saved hundreds or thousands of bucks in a world class amp. This little thing sounds absolutely killer. Thank you for your advice, Glenn, you weren't wrong with it.
As for trying to pick them apart: I couldn't tell the difference overall. I heard a very slight change in Amp C, but not enough to sway me in any definite direction. In the mix, it was much more difficult to even hear that miniscule difference. It may have just been my auditory nerves playing tricks on me. Either way, the entire selection sounded very good, especially when put in a mix. Good use o the scientific method with the doubl blind tests. It's one of my pet peeves when individuals come in with presuppositions only to be shown evidence to the contrary and many of the same people will double down and/or move the goal posts. That's nothing short of intellectual dishonesty and I absolutely despise it. Great playing as well, Glenn. Hope you keep getting better at it. Cheers!
Glenn, love your channel and thanks for the information you provide. Its great. Obviously you know about the HM2 hype but what are your experiences with the DOD Super American Metal? Four knobs version that is. I think it outclasses the HM2 on many level.
Very hard to pick out what amp is what in the mix once again and thankyou great job with the testing. I feel like at this point its not even about hearing the difference between amps, id go as far to say its more about how the amp feels and responds. Hearing the differences is one thing in a mix, but if I were told to PLAY each amp in the mix I feel like the differences would be maybe a bit easier to find. Thankyou once again Glen!
Man, solid state technology has come so far! As much as I love a good tube sound, I am more than happy with the sounds I get from my amp. That Laney pedal RIPS, too! Awesome!
Before I go further. I think it is Example C that is the Laney. Why? With in earrbuds, I did hear a small drop of presence / fullness. But we will see if that was the one.
Digging the old Priest riffs. When I see a little amp (or mini computer) I first think "how hot does it get?" Does the Laney get warm but not hot? Would there be an issue when this is on a carpeted floor?
GLEEEEEEENNNN!!! You're getting better with every video!! So fun te see! 1 tip, relax your picking hand a little more. Seems like you're digging in a little too much en too often.
Off topic Glenn. Do you insure your gear? Not something people think about. My gear is expensive to me an not easily replaceable. So I've been debating on if I should.
I got my hands on one of these last week. It’s exceeded all expectations for sure. It blows my Orange TH30 away. I bought this to hold me while I sold the Orange. It seems like it will hold me just fine for a good while.
GLEEEENN!!! I have such a love hate with these videos. A bit of back story I build and modify tube amps and work in live sounds and do some home recording. Admittedly I have a love affair with tube amps and love the way the feel at edge of break-up when in the room, but you are 100% right that in the context of the mix not a single person, be it a live show or a recording will be able to tell the difference. Hell most the time when tracking or playing live when wearing in ears the player can't tell the difference either. I'm talking about country and blues players in this context too, with metal and heavy distortion to claim a difference can be noticed is nothing but asinine.
Ok first off, your guitar playing has been sounding great. Don’t listen to the haters talking bad about it. Anyway, would you prefer this pedal or the toneX? Thanks for your time.
Glenn, I really dig this idea. I have seen a couple of bands put a classic tube amp up for show, then run a small solid state amp because the tube beast died along time ago. There is just one thing missing: A live read out of the decibel dB compared to the classic tube monsters. Tone is awesome but if it only pumps out 80 dB it wouldn't be loud enough for a lively coffee shop, also how dynamic of a dB range does it offer compared to the tube monsters. Keep up the great work and party on!
Christ Glenn, I really struggled just to hear changes this time. And that bass is so crushing, its distracting haha. Killer man \m/. Alright, here we go....... 9:57-10:04 - Im gonna guess this is the Laney. Just a stab, really I have no idea. 10:04-10:12 - Tube 10:12-10:19 - Tube 10:19-10:26 - Tube 10:26-10:31 - Tube 10:31-10:35 - Tube "changes" Id define as SLIGHT changes in Treble or Presence. The whole thing sounded slammin', to me..... This one gets you TWO FU's....haha. Like I said, I struggled with this one, even through my "super system"......Rock on dude. \m/
Im guessing around 10:21 or 10:22 the guitar gets a little brighter so that's my guess its very hard to tell but if you really really pay attention you can hear it get ever so slightly brighter. Well done man sick stuff🤘
I know your using all things in a studio setting. That's cool and very usable. When you throw in a loud drummer and have to start turning up to hear yourself, that's when those tube amps will start to show the difference. Solid state just craps out at high volume. Tubes just push the speaker harder without puking on itself. This thing sounds crazy good though.
Complete guess 10:21 time stamp for Laney. That is one ripp'n little box! I am amazed!!! Love what you do Glenn. Make more we'll keep watching! Loving the chops on the guitar!
I'm back with this question, and it's a bit more related this time: Glenn, what do you think about having a small size mixing desk for a home studio? Is there any reason to get one, or would the DAW suffice just fine? What types of mixing desks should one look out for, what features should they have, and what other peripherals would one need, if they decide to go for a mixing desk? Big thanks in advance!
Glenn! Can you do a tutorial for Solid State to computer IRs? I heard on the video you're going straight to the board but can we get more specifics? Thank you!
I think it came on at 9:59 I honestly have no clue though I just want that lil killer amp🤣🤘🏼 my initial guess before the audio kicked in was that you were going to shoot it out against the orange with some noticeable changes just to hear the tube guys say that the “tube amp” (actually a solid state orange) sounded so much better and was so noticeable but, I didn’t hear a difference Rock on and keep up the killer tests and reviews please!🤘🏼
When Glenn's guitar playing starts to sound better than you it's time to start practicing 😂
Wow
i guess we don't need to practice.
Lol! He’s getting some chops, I do need to practice more!
@@morbidmanmusic lol
Joke is hilarious but I actually think Glenn is a solid rhythm player and his tone is always great.
Dudes guitar playing literally gets better every video he does, Bravo my good man 👏
I know right, getting smooth!🤘
Wow
Facts.
Right hand yes. I don't get why hand synchronization is taking that long.
@@NeZversSounds don't forget. He's been playing guitar since the eighties. Let that sink in
I love this. It means people who can't afford kempers, axe FX, helix etc. Are in a position to get a really great baseline tone for a relatively small outlay both live and to record.
😮😮😮😮😮 I couldn’t tell them apart. Wow! That’s a monster. Glenn is taking lessons cause his playing is getting awesome
I wanted to get an Ironheart years ago, now I just want this pedal. I don't know the ins and outs of it all but I know what I hear. Big ass tone from a tiny ass box. What a time to be alive.
I had the Ironheart Studio 15 and really liked it. The amp was 4 channels and could pull off most anything. The only reason I ended up trading it was that it was a rackmount, had it been an actual head unit I'd definitely still have it.
What a time to be alive, your are right! I remember inexpensive amps from the 80s and early 90s absolutely sounded like a can of bees. What you can get today for the price, particularly with digital modelling is absolutely incredible. Combine that with the increase in quality of ;budget' guitars thanks to CNC machines, and we are living in a great time indeed. You can for a few hundred dollars buy a guitar and rig that rivals what you could buy just 20 years ago for several thousand dollars. What a time indeed!
Always had a thing for Laney amps . Have had a few AOR heads, combos , and Ironheart tube rack . This amp carries that lush rich unique Iommi tone . The Vintage Sabbath Laney Dna is in it , I can hear it , yay ! Awesome amp . Great demo .
That Laney with a delay and maybe a modulation pedal of your choice on a mini pedal board, never mind being the perfect fly rig, might just be the perfect won't-break-your-back rig period for massive tones!!
I'm gonna agree. Now I have serious thinking to do with just getting this or a tube amp used
DAMN GLENN! Your playing has gotten so much better in the last year or so man! Really has been an inspiration for me to really start working on getting better myself. Always been a big chugging rhythm guy but seeing how much your practicing has worked I’ve started trying to get my lead chops up! Keep it up brother!!!!
Man I love Laney! I still have my old LC30II sounds so great, best cleans ever, this pedal sounds really great! Can't hear a difference at all! Man you really improved your right hand! This guitar looks so cool too, looks so much cooler than the Mustaine V.
Bro - I have an early (hand wired) LC50 and totally agree, they sound really beautiful. Funnily enough I hated Laney up until I heard an LC30 and then I found the LC50 real cheap and now it's the only combo I play often with no pedals, just guitar straight in.
I've still got my second amp I ever owned - an LC50 and it's a loud little fucker. Personally I think it does the British 60's clean just on breakup tones extremely well.
Picked up a NUX MG-30 two months ago and it's incredible. I used to play Boogies and a hand-made high-end tube combo (Kingsley) so I like my tubes for sure- but this little modelling pedal is astounding. Solid state and digital tech has come leaps and bounds in the past ten years- no shame now in using it. The Laney sounds great.
No. Nux Sux.
I minimized the window to listen blind but had to click back to see who was playing. DAMN GLENN, practice has really paid off!
I’d say this is a great step forward for metal especially, because I know the “amp in a pedal” thing has been awhile, but I feel like there’s never been any good dedicated metal pedals (I could be wrong, I don’t know every pedal sized amp out there) but it sounds GREAT
Also awesome to see you still getting better and better at playing. Every vid feels like a jump in skill, it’s great to hear.
Victory has some really good ones and Orange has a pretty good one too. Fuuny that they are all from the UK
You may want to try the BluGuitar Amp-1 Iridium edition, it's made for metal and I quite like it. It is a bit pricey, but it has some nice options that the Ironheart doesn't seem to have (FX loop, in-built noise gate,...), slightly bigger format, but 100W of punch incase your drummer is a brute.
I would definitely consider the Ironheart as an alternative though.
@@Theflamers08 Its probably because they're not slaves to their own greatest hits generation after generation like the way we are here.
@@Theflamers08only gripe about the Victory ones are that they are pretty pricey. Like the Kraken pre-amp it sounds good but the price costs as much as a lunchbox amp
Glen! I used a 50watt Fender solid state combo amp> Tech21 SansAmp GT2 > Peavey 4x12 and toured the country 4 times.
Not once did anyone complain. If anything I got tons of guitarist asking questions about my “frankesnstein” rig, as I literally cut the combo amp apart and set it on top of an oversized Peavey cab.
With tones that sick, guessing is worth a shot. 10.00 B, 10.06 C, 10.14 A, 10.22 B, 10.25 B, 10.37 C, 10.44 A. Glenn your channel kick ass, thanks for showing us how to save a buck, and where tone really comes from(cab, speakers, mic).
Onstage sound issues in the pubs my band performs in is a problem. We are making the move towards in-ears and DI-ing instruments to our own mixer, and so I'm looking to downsize my rig.
I was gearing towards a Blackstar Amped 1, or 3, but this seems to do the same job for half the price of the Amped 1, and with a built in high gain overdrive too!
Cheers for the vid, Glenn!
I really love the idea of these Pedalboard sized amps. This and things similar like the Orange Terror Stamp are the way forward in my opinion.
Great review, Glenn! Your playing certainly shows off the possibilities of this mini-amp.
Thanks for putting your videos on TH-cam.
For those of us interested in cleans/ low-gain, I recently checked out the Quilter Superblock series - same price as this one and with great Vox, Fender & Plexi voicings. Between pedal amps and profilers, it seems we’ve finally reached tube amp obsolescence for all practical purposes. Sooner than I ever expected!🤯🎶
What's interesting about Quilter is that their combos and dedicated cabs use Celestions BN12-300s which were originally designed as bass speakers but apparently work fantastic as guitar speakers as well, at least for clean tones on electric guitars and for electro-acoustic guitars and such. I'm researching these speakers and very tempted to buy them one day to replace stock speakers in my amp. When I contacted Celestion they said it would be safe to use them in an open cab 100W tube guitar combo even if I used bass cranked to the max, it would just sound weird for bass lacking low end due to the open cab but it would not break or anything, and with guitar that less-than-bass-cab-levels-of-low-end is actually a good thing I guess. I know Zilla cabs also like these speakers for players in unorthodox band setups like some doom bands where everyone plays Bass VI type baritones and therefore there's no separation between a guitar and a bass and so on. Barefaced also use them in their cabs. I wish Glen would also test these speakers in context of typical high gain metal in different types of guitar cabs (open vs closed, 2x12 vs 4x12, etc.). What I also find interesting about them is that they're apparently flatter, more even sounding than most guitar speakers, a lot of people use them jn cabs with tube power amps with digital modellers instead of using active FRFR. That of course can be seen as a bad thing, but consider this: you can add an EQ at the end of the chain in your effects loop and these speakers will respond to that way better than most other guitar speakers and you could be able to emulate different types of voicings that way maybe? Not entirely cause it would be before the poweramp stage but still I wish someone like Glen or Ola Englund or Kohle Kult would test this idea
Nice Kyuss shirt, Glenn! Your playing just got incredibly better from a week ago. WTF? Good work.
My guess is that they're all the Laney SS.
Couldn’t even tell! Great tone all around. Great video Glenn and glad to know there’s more and more options for all budgets these days! Love it
Honestly if I had to guess, I'd think you never actually swapped it with the other amps because I couldn't tell a difference at all. So I'm gonna say, it was the Laney the whole time
It sounds amazing. I might get one just for the hell of it to have on my pedalboard. Plus I've always liked Laney's products
Hey Glen, thanks for another great review.
I’m curious on something.
Can you do a video on pick-up adjustments? Not just on pickup height, but on changing the height of the poles (on pickups that allow you do to this?).
I was planning on upgrading my pickups, but after seeing your video and Jim Lill’s video - I’m wondering if all I need to do is play around with the poles to get my cheap Ibanez INF1 and INF2 pickups to sound like any other humbuckers?
To me it sounded like there was a presence drop at 10:08 in the rhythm guitar. That's a pretty damn impressive little box there!
i heard the same thing. There was also a lot less sag and a crapload tighter.
I like it! Great tone and I couldn't tell when you made the switch.
Hey Glenn! Been following your channel for the last five or so years and am currently in the middle of building a studio in my home. I have a million questions to pick your brain with, but I’ll just keep it simple for now.
Have you done any videos on any of the DAW controllers, such as the Presonus Studio One, or the Icon Qcon Pro series? I feel like having a DAW controller would help me be a lot more efficient in my mixing, along with having something tangible to touch.
Also, have you ever had viewers submit their setups/studios for critiquing/roasting? I feel like that would be very entertaining as well as very informative to those wanting to know if they’re heading in the right direction. Thank you for doing what you do, man!
Couldn't tell them apart and it wasn't even a surprise. I remember back in the day I had this tiny 2 piece rig that consisted in a Pod XT bean and an Electro Harmonix 44 Magnum pedal format amp (the one that started it all). Plugged it in a Randall 4x12 loaded with celestions Seventy80 (great speakers if you use a digital rig in my opinion). I paid like 400€ for the whole rig, everyone laughed at me when I showed up with it, didn't last very long when I plugged it in. My brother even borrowed it for some gigs and recieved compliments from the best sound guy I ever met for his tone !
I love my Digitech RP 50, it's been a trooper for years so, I just practice my instrument and never worry about tone. The EQ on my tascam model 12 can really make a big difference.
My best friend had one of those years a go, it was a total beast.
So underrated. RP50 sounds great.
One of these days someone will do a video of an rp50 next to a Kemper or something, and the used price will jump to $500. You just had to be kind of gentle with them, I used to wear out the footswitches on RPs.
Nice chops! Love this pedal! The Schecters rip. I have 3 of them! That V is sick!🎸🤘😎
The funny thing about this promotion was the end. The guitar sound of Glen's channel theme song sounded gobs and bounds better than any of the sounds in the demo (alll amps) so there's that.
For sure, this seems like an incredible unit and I think and hope Laney do very well with it. Like its been said 1000xs already, these are happy days for young guitar players starting out and guys looking to make their gig lives easier. When you really think about it, should this be a surprise? With the current technology, all we're trying to do is create and recreate a distortion generator after all. I can't see this being rocket surgery and as the tech improves, so will the results and the varying formats distortion generators will be available in.
You realise there’s also two ”real” amps in the demo, right? It’s just a different tone.
Their bass preamp is also impressive, I've been gigging with it a while now and has all the adjustments, ins and outs any bassist could need (or understand). It's also cheap enough to just use as a highly tweakable bass drive. Looks like I'll be starting a collection of Laney equipment very soon. Many thanks for the demo man, much appreciated and fuck you
I've always heard about these Amp in a pedal, but this sounds fantastic. I know two notes is doing something similar with the revolt series too.
That's a sweet little piece of kit.
Glenn has been practicing! There has been a lot of progress over the last while.
Holy crap Glenn, can't believe that pedal/amp delivers beautiful, full, warm organic, 3D piano lows!
Except... it doesn't.
@@TheCyberMantis that's because it doesn't have tube glow
@@TheCyberMantis wow, so you're sure you won the pedal right? ... Right?
@@TheCyberMantis Found the dude that won the pedal!
You and Dagan at PMT did great reviews on the Laney today so... I've just ordered one! (Great playing by the way!)
There are some pedals that will run at 9v and power a cab. The orange terror stomp, also the quilter superblock series, theres some others that are escaping me right now. Those likely aren't in your metal sound wheelhouse, but they do exist! Also are fairly affordable.
I own a terror stamp, a quilter micro block 45 and mooer baby bomb 30 they are 19-24v systems.
@@heinzamatic Hmm maybe I'm mistaken then. I think the superblock uk/us can do 9v at a lower output wattage, the others I'm less sure of.
Terror Stamp definitely isn’t 9v - it’s 11. I use it as my main live amp - it’s bloody great!
Quilter Superblock runs on its own power supply by default but can run in like 0.5w mode on a 9v pedal supply.
I’m going to buy this today after watching this video. I already have the leadtop. Awesome video and Glenn is a hoot as always! I can’t watch any of his videos without chuckling a few times. 😂
Warren Demartini that's who I think of when I see Laney amps. The 80s rock with Marshalls Randall's and Laney's.
The first name that comes to mind when I see the Laney badge is inventor of Metal himself, Tony Iommi.
@@dionr1168 you just educated me, all these years I never knew that he created that awesome sound! Thank you
@@3dogrecordingstudio628 Billy Corgan as well
Ok, so my GUESS is that the Laney kicks in at 10:03 when that riff repeats... but sheesh, it's difficult to hear any real difference between all 3 of them!! That is honestly the only time I THINK there is an amp change that I might be able to hear due to a slight increase in brightness but heck, it could just be that someone hit a note a touch harder or something, lol???
And yeah, your playing is getting better every vid Glenn - well done for the obvious hard work, your sound is really getting some feel and relaxation to it.
Thanks for another excellent vid and intro to some dang fine gear.
I want to thank you Glenn for doing these videos shooting out solid state products against tube counterparts. I've been sayi9ng for the last 5 or 6 years, that digital/solid state has gotten to be as good as tubes, and despite 20+ years of playing professionally, my colleagues have laughed at me for thinking this. Your blind test are really proving how us "guitarist" listen with our eyes more than our ears. I can't tell a difference, and I know that no one in our audiences can either. I remember the first time I was watching a live band where the guitarist was using BiasFX on his Ipad as his rig. As a member in the audience, that actually has an ear tuned for good guitar tone, i couldn't tell. People that think they can, are full of shit, and just want to justify their expensive amp purchases.
Sounds great. I can’t tell when it comes and goes. Maybe you answered this in the video and I didn’t catch it, but is it loud enough to play in a live mix with a 2x12?
Jim Lill asked his followers to send in their favorite unrecorded tone
This is the game shift for me, enough to buy it anyway! Awesome tone and pretty damn impressive playing on your part glenn. Definitely getting this!
I'm about 95% confident we're witnessing the beginning of the end of big bulky tube amp. I often wondered where it would go when kemper came out with cloning amp sounds and then micro rigs became a thing. Now we're seeing both coming together with things like tonex and this amp being small and affordable for the average player and sounds just as good as a tube amp to where you really can't tell the differences in a mix.
They will keep selling $3000 tube amps as long as there are suckers out there that use words like "Dynamics" and "Warm". The old guard will never admit that there isn't enough difference.
I gave up the ghost already. I will NEVER buy another tube amp.
Don't forget about the feel difference
I like both for the situations they work really well in, but I feel really bad for people that can’t appreciate the pleasure of playing a tube amp in the same room as yourself.
Some people need headphones, so they go to Walmart and buy the cheapest Bluetooth headphones they can’t, and get what they need. They’re happy.
Others, having experienced something that changed their perspective, would accept no less than a wired connection with a tube preamp.
It’s the story of the men in the cave, sometimes.
I don’t think there’s any reason to deny that tube amps in the room with you provide a more intimate sense of connection. Even my axe 3 doesn’t feel nearly as responsive. It most certainly behaves and responds differently when I touch the strings. To say otherwise to me says that you just don’t know.
@@ryanbwags you don’t need to buy a $3000 tube amp if that’s what you’re chasing. I can tell you that when I worked and saved up to buy my dream amp, the triple rectifier, it was well worth it. Some people just think that they can’t ever obtain what they like though if it costs adult money. There are cheaper options with less engineering and patent inside.
Immediately ordered one after watching this video! It just came in today, and it fits exactly my all-pedalboard rig idea I started early last week.
Truly serendipitous, and a rad piece of kit
You're really starting to Shred these days.. 🤘🤘🤘
Kudos.
Hello, very cool video as always. My intuition is that there is a change at 10:15 with a slight change in volume. So I would guess the little box is played before 10:15 and the higher priced amp is played after at a smaller volume. (trying to babouzeld us ? ^^) Greetings from Belgium
Hey Glenn! Greetings from Oz!
SOOO hard to tell any difference at all. I'm thinking 10:44 / 10:45?
Something changed, but it could just be something else in the mix changed causing me to hear the guitar ever so slightly differently.
In two minds, couldn't realistically pick it on First listen or two!
Keep up the great work!
Cheers,
Justin
lol this thing sounds great. The FX loop of my Marshall just shat the bed and I need a cheap get by while I figure out the problem.
It's absolutely hilarious the clean demo. I actually gotta go find another video to hear the clean I guess but damn man you should get a commission from Laney because if I can find a good clean demo I'm gonna buy this based on your dirt demo.
Thank you \m/ 3:) \m/
BTW I think you tried a little subterfuge on the demo and the Laney starts at 9:58 as the very first because it's the meanest tone in the tune with the lush saturation and scooped tone. I think the whole thing could be this pedal though.
Glenn, you're playing is awesome! Great video!
I have my Laney Ironheart IRT-SLS and it is incredible. I'll pull the trigger on one of these bad boys too.
Cannot tell which one is the pedal and which is the tube amp to be honest. But, I've never claimed to be able to tell the difference. Especially in the last 10 or so years.
I cant tell when it was in the mix but I will definitively pick up one none the less. I wonder how it sounds compared my Laney Ironheart IRT Studio amp.
I'd totally try it in my rig. Less weight, less cargo space = well, yeah! Are the channels midi switchable?
Great video Glenn the best analog distortion m'y rig is the Peavey Peavey vypyr 15 first série fond IT used 80$ clean the pot with contact cleaner and IT rock Also Peavey bandit and Peavey XXL Solid State amp and the vypyr , vypyr vip, vypyr pro, vypyr X the Peavey transtube technologie série amp are Killer for métal i Play Peavey because i'm broke and poor since 1989 because i can't afford all other amp sound Killer and dirt cheap on Kijiji thank,s Hartley Peavey for making great gear st affordable Price, the first in Solid State Amp
That rock !
Clearly the Laney kicks in at......... yeah stuffed if I could tell, sounds great all round 👍. Nice playing too Glenn.
I bought this pedal the first day it arrived at the stores here in Spain, and the only reason was this video. Now I can realize that I have saved hundreds or thousands of bucks in a world class amp. This little thing sounds absolutely killer. Thank you for your advice, Glenn, you weren't wrong with it.
As for trying to pick them apart: I couldn't tell the difference overall. I heard a very slight change in Amp C, but not enough to sway me in any definite direction. In the mix, it was much more difficult to even hear that miniscule difference. It may have just been my auditory nerves playing tricks on me. Either way, the entire selection sounded very good, especially when put in a mix. Good use o the scientific method with the doubl blind tests. It's one of my pet peeves when individuals come in with presuppositions only to be shown evidence to the contrary and many of the same people will double down and/or move the goal posts. That's nothing short of intellectual dishonesty and I absolutely despise it. Great playing as well, Glenn. Hope you keep getting better at it. Cheers!
Glenn, love your channel and thanks for the information you provide. Its great.
Obviously you know about the HM2 hype but what are your experiences with the DOD Super American Metal? Four knobs version that is.
I think it outclasses the HM2 on many level.
Very hard to pick out what amp is what in the mix once again and thankyou great job with the testing. I feel like at this point its not even about hearing the difference between amps, id go as far to say its more about how the amp feels and responds. Hearing the differences is one thing in a mix, but if I were told to PLAY each amp in the mix I feel like the differences would be maybe a bit easier to find. Thankyou once again Glen!
Seems like it would be a great backup amp, just in case those fancy tubes that everyone thinks are so fantastic break. How hot does it get?
Sounds great. No idea when you had it in the mix. Keep up the good work!
Man, you're stepping up your shred game! Nice work!
It is Amp C. I don't have a why but I "feel" it is (might be the force). Anyway, all three sound FENOMENAL.
I bought something similar to this last summer when my tubes went out and I absolutely LOVE IT. Gritty, dirty, and a lot of fun to play!
every time i see this your guitar chops,. boss level now.......1000.....metal....
Glens playing just keeps getting better. Keep it up. I love your videos.
Just ordered this. Can't wait.
Man, solid state technology has come so far! As much as I love a good tube sound, I am more than happy with the sounds I get from my amp. That Laney pedal RIPS, too! Awesome!
You could definitely tell back in hte 90's. just a fuzzy buzzy sound. Damn they sound killer now.
Sound awesome! Great playing Glenn! Would like to know what guitar you are using also. Looks nice!🔥
Great schtuff dude !!! The Laney is @ 10:45 to 10:59. Now, send me that bad-boy !!!
ive always enjoyed what Laney has to offer in solid state products
I’m going to say the Laney was played immediately if not the entire time. They make some good shit
Before I go further. I think it is Example C that is the Laney. Why? With in earrbuds, I did hear a small drop of presence / fullness. But we will see if that was the one.
Digging the old Priest riffs. When I see a little amp (or mini computer) I first think "how hot does it get?" Does the Laney get warm but not hot? Would there be an issue when this is on a carpeted floor?
I saw the add this morning and was like I wonder if Glenn has one for us to check out then boom !
Hey Glenn, i think at 10.15-10.30 is the laney in the Mix! 🤘
greetz from germany
Joe
Man, I came here for the pedal, stayed for your playing and V. I love your content man, cheers.
Nice playing, Glenn!
wow this really did it for me. I'll be looking for one of these..
Knowing your usual shenanigans, it was probably the Laney all the way through but with different settings.
Sounds great!
Wow dude your playing is sick.
Love your videos. 🤘
GLEEEEEEENNNN!!! You're getting better with every video!! So fun te see! 1 tip, relax your picking hand a little more. Seems like you're digging in a little too much en too often.
Off topic Glenn. Do you insure your gear? Not something people think about. My gear is expensive to me an not easily replaceable. So I've been debating on if I should.
I think the Laney comes in at 10:27 or 10:28. Sounds good!
I got my hands on one of these last week. It’s exceeded all expectations for sure. It blows my Orange TH30 away. I bought this to hold me while I sold the Orange. It seems like it will hold me just fine for a good while.
Sounds great. I can't tell the difference what was what in the mix
"Does it do clean?" **Plays one chord** "Yup". Moves on 😂
GLEEEENN!!! I have such a love hate with these videos. A bit of back story I build and modify tube amps and work in live sounds and do some home recording. Admittedly I have a love affair with tube amps and love the way the feel at edge of break-up when in the room, but you are 100% right that in the context of the mix not a single person, be it a live show or a recording will be able to tell the difference. Hell most the time when tracking or playing live when wearing in ears the player can't tell the difference either. I'm talking about country and blues players in this context too, with metal and heavy distortion to claim a difference can be noticed is nothing but asinine.
Ok first off, your guitar playing has been sounding great. Don’t listen to the haters talking bad about it. Anyway, would you prefer this pedal or the toneX? Thanks for your time.
Glenn, I really dig this idea. I have seen a couple of bands put a classic tube amp up for show, then run a small solid state amp because the tube beast died along time ago. There is just one thing missing: A live read out of the decibel dB compared to the classic tube monsters. Tone is awesome but if it only pumps out 80 dB it wouldn't be loud enough for a lively coffee shop, also how dynamic of a dB range does it offer compared to the tube monsters. Keep up the great work and party on!
It's pretty Metal just dragging the corpse of a tube amp around as set dressing.
There's an Andertons review I watched yesterday that showed it pushing 100+ db if I remember correctly.
Christ Glenn, I really struggled just to hear changes this time. And that bass is so crushing, its distracting haha. Killer man \m/. Alright, here we go.......
9:57-10:04 - Im gonna guess this is the Laney. Just a stab, really I have no idea.
10:04-10:12 - Tube
10:12-10:19 - Tube
10:19-10:26 - Tube
10:26-10:31 - Tube
10:31-10:35 - Tube
"changes" Id define as SLIGHT changes in Treble or Presence. The whole thing sounded slammin', to me..... This one gets you TWO FU's....haha. Like I said, I struggled with this one, even through my "super system"......Rock on dude. \m/
Im guessing around 10:21 or 10:22 the guitar gets a little brighter so that's my guess its very hard to tell but if you really really pay attention you can hear it get ever so slightly brighter. Well done man sick stuff🤘
I know your using all things in a studio setting. That's cool and very usable. When you throw in a loud drummer and have to start turning up to hear yourself, that's when those tube amps will start to show the difference. Solid state just craps out at high volume. Tubes just push the speaker harder without puking on itself.
This thing sounds crazy good though.
Complete guess 10:21 time stamp for Laney. That is one ripp'n little box! I am amazed!!! Love what you do Glenn. Make more we'll keep watching! Loving the chops on the guitar!
I'm back with this question, and it's a bit more related this time:
Glenn, what do you think about having a small size mixing desk for a home studio? Is there any reason to get one, or would the DAW suffice just fine? What types of mixing desks should one look out for, what features should they have, and what other peripherals would one need, if they decide to go for a mixing desk?
Big thanks in advance!
will fit in my guitar case or bag. so i can plug it into a cab or straight into pa at a gig?🤔🍻
Damn Glenn. Killer riffs. You been practicing!
I just recently uploaded a review on the Chug Pedal. I have it just running through a cab sim. Sounds like an insane real amp to me!
Glenn! Can you do a tutorial for Solid State to computer IRs? I heard on the video you're going straight to the board but can we get more specifics? Thank you!
Sounds great,but my issue with solid state is headroom.All the ss amps I've tried failed in headroom in a live situation,with no mics.
I think it came on at 9:59 I honestly have no clue though I just want that lil killer amp🤣🤘🏼 my initial guess before the audio kicked in was that you were going to shoot it out against the orange with some noticeable changes just to hear the tube guys say that the “tube amp” (actually a solid state orange) sounded so much better and was so noticeable but, I didn’t hear a difference Rock on and keep up the killer tests and reviews please!🤘🏼
I am curious if Amp B is the Laney, only because it sounds a little brighter? at 10:03? I also might just be crazy? Either way it all sounds so good.