Before we dive in, let’s cut to the chase with a short disclaimer. We’ve been designing and building tube amps since 1967 and since then we’ve developed various ranges that have become cherished by rock, metal and all kinds of players. That will never change.
That mission will continue and we will always have musicians needs at the heart of what we do. In short, we aren’t planning on trying to sell fridges any time soon. However, we recognise that the weight and price tag of a tube amp isn't right for every player, so with that in mind, we’ve recently been pondering the question.
.. Would it be possible to create combos that sound as inspiring as their tube-derived family members? To start with, we knew what we didn’t want and that was another generic black box filled with thousands of tones that are of no practical use.
The problem we all face when trying use those personality-less digital boxes is that, when you take them out of a home practice environment, they just don’t cut through on stage. Additionally, they force us to spend way too much time squinting at screens or messing about with yet another app just to get a basic useable tone. All that time could have been spent playing guitar and actually making music, right? We wanted to deliver something easy to use, with great tube-like tone and response along with some super practical features to help every type of player.
We needed to develop something that was – as Laney CEO, James Laney, succinctly put it.
