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Post by Vibroluxer on Aug 5, 2020 19:59:48 GMT -5
I was stunned by the packaging. Ship weight was 52 pounds and though the amp is heavy, it's not that heavy.
One thing adding to the weight has to be the transformers. The output guy is rather large and the power transformer is a huge round thing.
Anyone know anything about the latter? I'll tell ya this, it has a wonderful tone.
I haven't weighed it yet but I have a feeling this 1x12 is heavier than the VC30 2x12 I have. This amp was made in China and lacks an effects level pot. It has a tone control instead. And the 2x12 has more standard looking square PT and OT.
But nothing's perfect and this is no exception. The reverb doesn't work. I tried maxing it and employed a footswitch, both on and off but no reverb. I'll try another tube tomorrow.
These Laney VC series are extremely nice.
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Post by Leftee on Aug 5, 2020 20:12:37 GMT -5
That they are! And under-appreciated.
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Post by Lesterstrat on Aug 13, 2020 21:29:48 GMT -5
I've always been a Laney fan. I don't know about the newer ones, but the old ones were nice. I liked old Music Man amps too back in the day.
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DrKev
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Post by DrKev on Aug 14, 2020 3:02:32 GMT -5
They are wonderful amplifiers. The "Tone" control is a post-PI high cut filter and it's very useful. What speaker is in there?
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Post by pdf64 on Aug 14, 2020 3:16:42 GMT -5
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Aug 14, 2020 6:48:54 GMT -5
I'm a fan. Never owned one, but I played through a VC30 (owned by the bass player) at band practices. Great little amp. Toroidal xformers are cheaper to make and they work well. Toroids have been used for more than a hundred years as chokes; I'm surprised they took as long as they did to get into consumer-grade electronics.
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Post by Leftee on Aug 14, 2020 7:01:13 GMT -5
I’m got some piece of gear that has a toroidal transformer. I haven’t had enough coffee to remember what piece it is. 🤔
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Post by Vibroluxer on Aug 14, 2020 7:59:35 GMT -5
Well my new amp is wonky and I'm waiting to hear back from the seller. The dirt Chanel works fine but the clean Chanel, bright switch, and treble don't work. It has a 12.
I also have a broken, my fault, vc30 with 2 12s.
And a vc15, and that works!!
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