LANEY GOOD?BAD?

[greencoat]

At the moment im jamming away with a marshall mb 150 bass amp..im going to move up a step now but am undecided..i was looking at buying a head and cab,but which head??which cab...i have me eye on the Laney RB9,oh and i play in a rock/blues band...


Laney RB9 Richter Bass Head - 300W/4 Ohms, controls for bass and treble, 7-band graphic thomann mid EQ, FX loop, enhance control, switchable compressor, switchable limiter, DI out, tuner out. Dimensions: 185 x 505 x 282mm. Weight: 12.5kg
SPEAKERS
Laney RB410 Bass Box, 4x10" Custom Celestion and Switchabl HF Horn, 250 Watt, 8 Ohm, Frequency Response: 50-4kHz, thomann Weight: 31 Kgs, Dimensions: 597 x 585 x 405mm.
AND
Laney RB115 Richter Bass Cabinet - 250W/8 Ohms, 1x 15" custom Celestion speaker, frequency response: 35Hz-4KHz, 98dB sensitivity thomann (1W@1M), 2x jack inputs. Dimensions: 579 x 493 x 403mm (WxHxD). Weight: 25kg

ALL for 749.EURO..any other deals folk think would be better??any one any experiance with above amp??cheers in advance(buying online)

 

[Ray man]

I had a Laney combo in the early 90's. It was a nice typical amp no different from anything else at the time.

But first of all think about what you can afford. Let that determine the best amp for you.
Most sound guy won't even look at your amp, ther only gonna run you through a $25 DI so thers no need for a monster amp these days.

 

[IPYF]

My experience with Laney is that all their bass gear is average unless you can afford the Nexus range, and at that price point there are many better amps.

I'd shy away from the rig you've proposed because:
1. Mixing driver sizes is not a good idea, especially with cheap cabs.
2. Low wattage ratings on 2 decent sized cabs prohibit upgrades in the future.
3. You could do much better from your 750 euro.

I'd honestly look to an Ashdown, Peavey or Hartke rig before I went near a Laney rig. Why are you looking to get 2 speaker boxes? If you're audible with that Marshall Combo in your current band environment you certainly don't need a full stack.

 

[Ray man]

My experience with Laney is that all their bass gear is average unless you can afford the Nexus range, and at that price point there are many better amps.

I'd shy away from the rig you've proposed because:
1. Mixing driver sizes is not a good idea, especially with cheap cabs.
2. Low wattage ratings on 2 decent sized cabs prohibit upgrades in the future.
3. You could do much better from your 750 euro.

I'd honestly look to an Ashdown, Peavey or Hartke rig before I went near a Laney rig. Why are you looking to get 2 speaker boxes? If you're audible with that Marshall Combo in your current band environment you certainly don't need a full stack.

Now that I think about it, I replaced my Laney with Peavey head, Mark VI (i think).

 

[IPYF]

Yeah look, I'm not trying to have a go at Laney. Their bag is making good quality tube guitar amps at a moderate price and they do that fine.

Bass is not a high priority for them as a company and it shows. The 410 is weird too with those 3 rear ports. You would want to keep that well away from the wall to avoid lots and lots of brown.