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Laney DIGBETH DB500H

#101
outoftune said:
Popping in with a new DB500H and DBV410.
So far I am very impressed. I am putting this up against a Mesa TT-800 and Subway 215 soon. One will stay and the other will go. Out of the gate I really love the cab. Sounds great and firm factor is perfect. The world needs more vertical cabs. The heads are another story. The TT is a wonderful amp with full body and a great vintage and modern sound. So far the DB500 is very close but doesn’t seem to achieve the same fullness. I have to fiddle with the knobs a bit more and I am sure I will get there.
The rig itself looks amazing. I’d put that on any stage I’m playing on with pride.
Pic of the new rig and the competition below.
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I converted from Mesa to Laney for this amp. Dialing in the basic tone is easy, then I use the "tilt shift" for fullness.

What are your thoughts on the Tilt Shift function?
 
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#102
Jnes said:
I heard the DBV is the best of the two laney cabs on offer, i have the DBC4-10
Its pretty cool and light weight. I am running a ampeg 6-10 along side it just for fun ..
how is the DBV?
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Really liking the cab. The design is perfect and it's a sounds great. I wish more companies would do the vertical cab, It's not neo light but the tilt back and wheels are there.

Acoustic356 said:
I converted from Mesa to Laney for this amp. Dialing in the basic tone is easy, then I use the "tilt shift" for fullness.

What are your thoughts on the Tilt Shift function?
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I have not played with the tilt much yet but I definitely will now from your comment.
 
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#103
Sweet Muck!

I would like to hear your thoughts on the comparison with the Subway 215 setup as that is also what I am currently running.
outoftune said:
Popping in with a new DB500H and DBV410.
So far I am very impressed. I am putting this up against a Mesa TT-800 and Subway 215 soon. One will stay and the other will go. Out of the gate I really love the cab. Sounds great and firm factor is perfect. The world needs more vertical cabs. The heads are another story. The TT is a wonderful amp with full body and a great vintage and modern sound. So far the DB500 is very close but doesn’t seem to achieve the same fullness. I have to fiddle with the knobs a bit more and I am sure I will get there.
The rig itself looks amazing. I’d put that on any stage I’m playing on with pride.
Pic of the new rig and the competition below.
Click to expand...
 
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This came up for a STEAL. Brought it sight unseen. Besutiful amp.

Laney aye- who woulda thought?

They are killin it.
 
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3rdcurve said:
@outoftune
Any thoughts on the Laney vs Mesa setup?
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Modern vs vintage. Mesa has more power and a nice defined sound. The Laney hits that tubey vintage vibe nicely and get nice and beefy with the fet and tube sides paired. Pairs very well with a passive bass. I have leaned more toward the Laney with what I am going for.
 
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#112
I have been playing mine through a GK 115MBE 8 ohm 400 watt Cab for 6 months now and the sound is amazing! I’ve been saving up for the 410 Laney cab now. Last gig I let all the bands use it as backline and it sounded great and filled the room with plenty bottom end without going through the board, concrete room, the tilt adjusted to it easily. I use the tube section primarily through my vintage Precision and Thunderbird and it sounds killer. I sold my Hartke 3500 head and SWR Golliath III cab because this thing gives me the sound I have been searching for for years. Highly recommend it.
 
#113
Jaime Poole said:
I have been playing mine through a GK 115MBE 8 ohm 400 watt Cab for 6 months now and the sound is amazing! I’ve been saving up for the 410 Laney cab now. Last gig I let all the bands use it as backline and it sounded great and filled the room with plenty bottom end without going through the board, concrete room, the tilt adjusted to it easily. I use the tube section primarily through my vintage Precision and Thunderbird and it sounds killer. I sold my Hartke 3500 head and SWR Golliath III cab because this thing gives me the sound I have been searching for for years. Highly recommend it.
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#115
I'm interested in possibly getting one of these Laney heads mostly the smaller DB200h, but I have a question. I've sort of gathered by now that these are class d amps? So, I leave my Genzler Mag 800 at church, running though a 4ohm NuClassic 212 cab. Laney calls these "hybrid" amps, but I don't suppose the power is any different then a regular 200w class D amp? Meaning compared to my Magellan 800 it would be a lot less powerful? or is it like those Boss Katana amps where being a true solid state means that the 300w amps are much louder than a class d 300w amp would be? I'm not sure I'll pull the trigger if the DB200h is just a standard 200w class D head, I'd like a head I can use at home and at church.
 
#116
Jason Bonilla said:
I'm interested in possibly getting one of these Laney heads mostly the smaller DB200h, but I have a question. I've sort of gathered by now that these are class d amps? So, I leave my Genzler Mag 800 at church, running though a 4ohm NuClassic 212 cab. Laney calls these "hybrid" amps, but I don't suppose the power is any different then a regular 200w class D amp? Meaning compared to my Magellan 800 it would be a lot less powerful? or is it like those Boss Katana amps where being a true solid state means that the 300w amps are much louder than a class d 300w amp would be? I'm not sure I'll pull the trigger if the DB200h is just a standard 200w class D head, I'd like a head I can use at home and at church.
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The DB200h is a "hybrid" because it has both a FET (transistor) and a tube preamp, and you can select either one with the front panel or optional foot switch. The power amp section is indeed class D, and is no different from other class D power amps. Watts are watts, regardless of the class. 200 watts is less than 800 watts.
I don't know anything about playing bass in church, but 800 watts into a 4-ohms 212 seems like overkill.
 
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abarson said:
The DB200h is a "hybrid" because it has both a FET (transistor) and a tube preamp, and you can select either one with the front panel or optional foot switch. The power amp section is indeed class D, and is no different from other class D power amps. Watts are watts, regardless of the class. 200 watts is less than 800 watts.
I don't know anything about playing bass in church, but 800 watts into a 4-ohms 212 seems like overkill.
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Thanks for the info,

and you're right it kind of is [overkill] in most cases, because I run the head into the house and have the cab for monitoring. There are times though, especially for some of our services during the week, Where getting to church with enough time to set up all the way is a challenge for everyone. When I'm not plugged into the house I can run the Genzler at a healthy volume where I don't have to grind my fingers to dust to get through the mix, and with no clipping.

That being said, I'm sure the DB200h would sound great going in house, just not sure how it would handle the room when not.
 

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