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Around 8:30 last night I was looking at Facebook marketplace and I saw a deal I couldn't pass on: a Laney GH50L and the matching 4x12 for $500!! :
And 30 minutes away from my house. So I messaged the guy and told him I wanted to pick it up IMMEDIATELY
Thankfully he agreed so I got it.



(The bottom one is the new one, I already had the top one).

Anyway, it sounds great!! It came with 6L6s, which I promptly changed to EL34s, biased them and gave the amp a full cleaning since it had been sitting unused in his garage.

I had been using my other Laney on recent gigs and I'm pretty happy with it. They still have a bit of a Marshall sound to them, being a British amp, but they aren't Marshall copies, they have lower mids, which make them darker and chewier overall. Maybe a cross between a Marshall and Orange? Even a bit of the Soldano Avenger... but they have their own tone.

The 4x12 has the stock HH speakers and they are voiced for this head so they work well together.

I've been playing these amps on and off since the 90s and it cool to have a couple of them again.

Now I need a second cab to return to the "Laney stack" days of HCAF

More not fucking around.

I've always wanted to try one. I bet I'd love it.

Only two man-made structures can be seen from space.

The Great Wall of China, and the Laney logo.

Great score!

That's a fucking steal! Brilliant amps. Sound great and cut like a motherfucker.

I really should get a Laney one of these days. I think the old GHs like this would do exactly what I want an amp to do. Also would be curious to see where it sets between my Metro, 5150 and Rockerverb.

Congrats, man. Definitely need another cab now for the dual attack.

thats a great score. what do the HH's compare to celestion wise?? always wanted a matching cab to go with my GH100S

RaceU4her wrote: ↑Tue Mar 25, 2025 6:55 pm thats a great score. what do the HH's compare to celestion wise?? always wanted a matching cab to go with my GH100S

V30s. A little less mids and highs but pretty minimal. I use the exact same settings with my Marshall V30 cab and the Laney HH cab and the sound is 90% the same.

macaronisalad wrote: ↑Mon Mar 24, 2025 7:59 pm Only two man-made structures can be seen from space.

The Great Wall of China, and the Laney logo.

Great score!

Yeah I thought about getting some of these badges:





But I kind of like the huge logos

Guitarbilly wrote: ↑Tue Mar 25, 2025 8:06 pm

RaceU4her wrote: ↑Tue Mar 25, 2025 6:55 pm thats a great score. what do the HH's compare to celestion wise?? always wanted a matching cab to go with my GH100S

V30s. A little less mids and highs but pretty minimal. I use the exact same settings with my Marshall V30 cab and the Laney HH cab and the sound is 90% the same.

interesting, that actually sounds how id like my ideal v30. maybe ill grab a single one if i can find it for my recording cabs