Laney Electric Guitar Power Amplifier, Black/Brown (CUB-12R)

One cool thing not mentioned, there is a tilt stand on the bottom that you can flip out so the amp tilts back a bit. This aims it up a bit, which is perfect.The amp looks good. Only nit the corners are cheap plastic caps, one came with a crack in it. I knew I wouldn't have been happy with the looks of the monoprice knock off, even at 1/2 the price (I heard an earlier version of that amp and it was quite good, not sure about more recent revisions with the front mounted controls).You can get good distortion sounds at reasonable volumes because it has both drive and volume, along with the 1 watt input (which is still plenty loud if you want, easily keeps up with a live drummer in practice.) This makes it so much more flexible than an amp that only has one volume (e.g. Fender Pro Junior, Supro amps) assuming you want something compact and all-in-one.It is very lightweight which is very very nice. The built is speaker is pretty decent and lightweight. I wanted a little more bottom, so I put in a Jensen Electric Lightning 16 OHM (the existing speaker is 8 OHMS, but I didn't have that in 12", still works) and it works great. That speaker weighs probably more than the previous amp and speaker put together! So not super light anymore, but easily carried one handed (in D&D terms, a Strength of 5 is required). I will stress that the built in speaker is plenty good, and this is mostly a pet vanity project replacing the speaker. I found the tilt on the bottom of the cabinet when I was replacing the speaker as a happy accident :) You need a 5/16" socket driver to replace the speaker for the 4 nuts that hold it on, plus a phillips screw driver of course.I am not crazy about the reverb, which is adequate. I'm glad it has it. It isn't as good as the digital reverb on my Night Train combo (which is really quite excellent), and isn't like the spring reverb on my Supro Saturn, just to illustrate what I think 2 excellent reverbs are.A nice touch is the velcro power cord strap in the back which is really handy for an amp. I need to put this amp away after every practice, and this feature makes me wonder why nobody else does this.I wish the foot switch controlled something more useful than the reverb, for example more drive or the effects loop.This is a solid buy at this price point. It's good quality, good features, looks legit, and not so expensive I have to baby it. There are so many similar options in the 12" 15 watt combos, this is a solid choice.PEACE!

The first one I rec'd from Amazon did not work - no sound came out (even though my other amps works just fine connected to the same outlet and guitar). I sent it back to Amazon for a replacement (another 12r) since I thought it was just a fluke. The replacement has no sound coming out either. The power light is on, everything seems OK but no sound. I have sent email to Laney asking if there is something special I need to do with this amp (my Marshal, Fender, and Blackstar amps never needed anything special for them to work). Who knows, I could be missing something, right? Its not like it is my first amp!! We'll see what Laney says. Unless this gets fixed with little or no work from myself this review stands. Hard to say anything good when they don't even work.Very unhappy.

Been playing since 1962 and this is among the few amps that really impressed me. And I've owned many and played nearly all in my time. So....The amp arrived with V1 tube cracked. This was due to the shipping people and not Amazon or Laney. The barbaian simply threw my amp over the gate and it landed so hard that the V1 tube broke! MORON!!! But I was a tech for decadeds and had spare tubes....Pulled the RUBY 12AX7 and inserted a Sovtek 12AX7 and I was in business. Now if the baboon that delivered this amp tossed it to another that was not a tech? They'd be returning the amp. Not the amp's fault here I want you to know...Now to the review:The design is great. The amp itself is slightly dampened to keep vibvration at bay. Two inputs. The 15 watt; strong and loud. Well enough to play with an unmiked drummer all day. The < 1 W input workes out to be 750 mlW and is still able to get quite loud on it's own too. But with the volume in the right place, it is well capable of making a fantastic bedroom amp that so many seek.The passive EQ in the preamp is well done. No drastic jump from mild to wild with just one slight turn. It's gradual and interacting so one can dial in their tone with less time and get to playing. The Tone control on this amp is in the poweramp and works well for final shaping of the overall tone and feel of the amp's sound. I'm not easily impressed, but this is a nice touch to say the least. I can't tell you how many amps that show way too much harmonics at times and require time to correct. With the Tone control, it is as simple as a slight turn of the knob. Great!The gain is that of the Brittish amps we know so well. Goes from a slight bit of grit to singing lead distortion that is easily controled. It responds well to picking attack from easy to hard. Cutting back on the guitar volume and it responds just as it should there too. The gain in this amp is pure heaven. The dynamics of the tones available, along with the ease of controls, make this one fine sounding amp. Clean or driven. The 12" speaker (H H mfg.) is a nice one. It is slowly being broken in and it show that the tone it produces will open up further as it progresses. The cab is well made and there is 100% NO rattle! Anywhere! That's a good thing.The rear panel is well laid out. The footswitch jack is for a simple non-lighted switch to turn the digital reverb on and off. The reverb is controled by a single pot that serves it's purpose. Nice sounding digital reverb by the way...The effects loop is 100% dead silent from any hiss. Perfect...no more to say, but use it with your modulation type pedals and such. Put you OD and distortion pedals ahead of the guitar input and you'll be fine. This amp reacts WELL to every pedal I put in its way... The 8 and 16 ohm external speaker jacks are just right where they need to be and it is a welcome sight on an amp this size. Pushing a 2X12" cab this becomes a real tone monster! Unbelievable....My reaction to this amp is that I am very pleased I chose it. The size to weight ratio is easy to move about, yet the cab, with a nice little tilt device under the base, is just right for my needs. The tone....ah, yes. It's there to be sure. Enough bass to make even a thin sounding single coil guitar sound huge. Can give a fat Les Paul lots of bite or growl if you want too. Plenty of volume for what it was intended for. Remember, it is 15 watts and a single 12". That's 7 watts less than a Fender Deluxe Reverb guys! And I've played many a gig with one of those. If I were still playing live now, I'd use this Laney and have a great time. I always kept a Shure SM57 mike in my gear to mike an amp if needed. I'd do the same here too. This is one well designed and build amp. The tone is wonderful. I intend to keep this one safe from delivery goons in the future though!!If you want an amp that is all tube. Around 400 bucks. Has tone out the wazoo. Enough volume to keep up with a drummer. Not break you eardrums for private practice, then buy this amp. If you want a ton of digital effects and a bunch of whistles and bells, then stay with your fancy little modeling amps. This Laney is for dedicated guitar players that respect tone from real tubes, and not that "stuff" generated from a processor and computer.

Estaba detrás de un ampli a válvulas para tocar en casa y acerté de lleno, tiene un modo de un 1w que no molestas a los vecinos, el sonido valvulero brutal !! El limpio cuesta ponerlo un poquito, para el tema de los pedales de efectos y trae la conexión para el bucle de efectos, que en este rango de amplis es muy extraño que lo tenga, el cable de corriente es Ingles ósea tienes que comprar el adaptador, hay otro que es una versión más moderna, pero yo quería este, me encanta mi ampli tiene un sonido celestial !!!!! No trae el alvavoz celestion, trae otro de HH que suena un peligro mejor, pero en este rango no se puede pedir más

Bon amplis tout lampe efficace même en utilisation 1 watt.Leger et facilement transportable.une seule remarque pas de sortie DI dommage!

I just love this amp. It's range of tones is brilliant as is its retro look and it's not heavy to lug around. A useful feature is the possibility to plug into a 1 watt or a 15 watt input. My one moan it's that Amazon describes this amp has having a Celestion 12" speaker, when in fact it's speaker is an HH. The HH speaker is confirmed by Laney's web site.

Bisher hatte ich meine Gitarre immer nur mit Transistor-Amp verstärkt. Ich wollte endlich mal Röhre ausprobieren. Da Röhren-Amps erst richtig gut klingen, wenn sie weit aufgedreht sind habe ich einen Verstärker gesucht, den man zu Hause betreiben kann ohne unerwünschten Besuch der Nacharn wegen der Lautstärke. Das kann der Laney. Volle Power mit 15 Watt Ausgansleistung und ausreichend laut zu Hause mit etwa 1 Watt. Jetzt mögen einige Leser lächeln: Was sind schon 15 Watt ? Ich finde die Kiste voll aufgedreht sehr laut. Im Clean-Bereich etwas zurückhaltender, aber so richtig laut wenn der Gain-Regler aufgedreht ist. Klar für die Bühne ist er nicht gedacht.Nachdem die Kiste ca. 3 min aufgewärmt ist, kommt ein toller warmer und runder Klang aus dem Kasten, nicht so trocken wie bei den meisten Transistor-Apparaten. Der Amp sieht aus wie von gestern. Passt hervorragend zu solchen "alten Säcken" wie mich, die klassisch rocken wollen. Also tolles Outfit und gut verarbeitet. Lediglich eine Schraube musste ich nachziehen. Einziger Makel: wenn man Reverb voll aufdreht rauscht es ziemlich stark. Stört mich aber nicht, da ich es nie voll aufgedreht einsetze. Ich gebe trotz dieses kleinen Mangels volle Punktzahl. Die Verpackung allerdings war etwas dürftig. Ein einfacher Wellpappe-Karton ohne zusätzliche Polsterung. Aber hallo ? Dafür kann der Amp ja nun nichts. Ich hatte auch Glück mit der Anlieferung. Lediglich eine Ecke der Verpackung war angestaucht, der Amp zum Glück nicht. Ich bin mit dem Ding sehr zufrieden und kann ihn auf jeden Fall weiterempfehlen.Nachtrag: Seitdem ich ein besseres Kabel zwischen Gitarre und Verstärker benutze ist das Rauschen bei Reverb weg.

Por este precio es un amplificador muy correcto...su sonido a válvulas no tiene nada que ver o otros...muy recomendable....y la opción de 1w muy útil para no molestar