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Sorry what did you say?

It is a JCM 800 preamp, apart from the boost circuit and digital reverb, presumably the 2203.

Yes it is. I play with Gretsch Electromatic (5135), Reverends (Warhawk RT, Airsonic, Buckshot, Crosscut) mostly cleans on it and everytime it's sheer pleasure.

I have a custom shop les Paul standard with emg 81x and 60x and one overdrive pedal and sounds very beatifull

Glad you liked the video!! Thank you!!

I just tried several Reverends on this amp and I agree, they all sounded great on it.

Thank you!!

Good to know…thank you very much!!

Thank you

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Same here! Found a great deal on an ht5r on Facebook marketplace that I couldn't say no to. Did you end up pulling the trigger in either one?

@@lukehumphrey7517 got the blackstar ht5r mark 2 which was fantastic but had to return it in the end as our house is very noisy with interference and needed something with a noise gate so ended up with a boss nextone stage which is really good but the blackstar had a really nice clean tone and the drive was also really good.

No…thank you!

I heard they used to be a Cub clone but at some point they changed it and the newer ones are Blues Junior clones

I heard they are really good the hb people recommend a new speaker and a better set of tubes and they are pretty amazing but they sound really nice for the price .. But the Laney is definitely a step the speaker and everything is great!amazing pedal platform also

I have never gigged with it…sorry!!

Even a bit more versatile in terms of tone. I was really impressed trying it in the shop, I don't always like that "vox" nasal quality so this little amp, as quick and reactive as the vox but "flatter" is really cool to me

This is a JCM 800 preamp, apart from the boost circuit and digital reverb, hence most of the old tricks to tame JCM 800 fizz should work (the Laney's lack of a presence control complicates translation). The amp will sound darker with the gain turned up, which can be combined with lowering the treble control (even to zero) to balance the fizziness, and a cleaner sound can be achieved by rolling off the guitar volume (though it helps to have a treble-bleed circuit).

I don’t know…I don’t think it really matters…to me anyways…I think it’s a pretty good sounding reverb

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@@Amusiastudio all I’m saying is that I didn’t miss it when I was playing this amp…but that’s just me

No…I don’t think you would…depends on your playing I guess

I do..

When they sound good you do!

Oh and really you do it every other week, stage master? 😂

You might not do it every week but when you do, you will see what a PITA it is. On mine the chassis screws all sheared on removal, the wood inserts were poor quality, it was more agro than it was worth for an amp with an ordinary sound, and struggled in my studio sessions. You will need to bias the valves as well, Laney say at 20 so they run cooler than most. Never gelled with this amp, it's saving grace was the 1 watt input but not enough to save it from the dustbin.

This is a ridiculous comment on so many levels. I got it used for around 500 bucks and this amp punches way above it's weight class. I have far more expensive amps and lately have been playing this one the most. Great sounding amp.

Your technician friend is woefully lacking in knowledge of amp history, including recent history: the Monoprice/Harley Benton amps are clones of the original Laney CUB amps. The Laney Super CUB amps are effectively a response to that cloning such that Laney's amps have differentiating features. The Laney CUB12 preamp is pretty much a JCM 800 preamp; how many years after Laney released their CUB12 did Marshall release their SC20? I doubt your technician friend could answer that without looking it up. By the way, your technician's misinformation also indicates that he does not understand how reverb tanks are driven: that is a significant difference in the amp topology. I would not let your friend near any of my equipment, particularly my tools.

@@Robstafarian Oops, so sorry if I triggered your boutique feelings with my remark lol, but the guy is not my technician, I don't gig anymore, so in the end I really don't care who's right or wrong. Cheerz mate!

@@easye9-21 Thank you very nice for your 2 cents.

@@IAmWatcher Get away from whatever culture or subculture makes you think that I was triggered and that I, or anyone else, has "boutique feelings". I have studied guitar gear and its history for more than a decade.