“It’s clearly had a lot of thought put into making it as flexible and useful as possible”: Laney Digbeth DB-EAST review — Guitar World
Over a long, distinguished career, Nathan East has never had a signature amp. Until now…
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The Laney Nathan East amp
- Thread starter Michedelic
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Looks really nice and I would imagine it sounding amazing.
My only reservation would be service related since it’s not built in the USA. I recently went down a rabbit hole with an ASHDOWN warranty issue with a bad result since ASHDOWN no longer has a relationship with KORG ..who was handling this for them.
My only reservation would be service related since it’s not built in the USA. I recently went down a rabbit hole with an ASHDOWN warranty issue with a bad result since ASHDOWN no longer has a relationship with KORG ..who was handling this for them.
Really great bass amp and worth the money , the cabs also . I decided to go with the pedal which is fantastic . Been working with it for a couple weeks now playing thru various basses and my Orange cabs and Traynor and Bugera amps and again is totally worth the money . 
So....... it has two separate outputs at 500 watts each, but only one chanel?
If I'm playing with one cab is it 1000 watts going into the one cab?
If I'm playing with one cab is it 1000 watts going into the one cab?
Not as I understand it. Looks like (2) separate 500 watt power sections with a selectable preamp feeding both...I've had a couple amps with the same config.
Laney Amplification - Since 1967
Laney is the signature of high quality British guitar and bass amplifiers. When Lyndon Laney needed an amp for his band in 1966, little did he know that the amp he made was the start of a long journey, a journey spanning over 50 years and every continent on the planet.
There's a manual link at the bottom of the web page. 19 lbs, $1500, and more features than I would ever use.
Riis
The outputs are dual mono. The benefit is you can drive more cabs. Each output is 500W at 4 ohms. So you can run two 4 ohm cabs or four 8 ohm cabs. There is no option to send 1000W to a single cab.
The preamp has separate FET and Tube channels. The tube channel has a drive and volume control. This allows you to dial up the gain while setting the level however you like. You can use a footswitch to toggle between Tube and FET. Another footswitch cab be used to toggle between Input 1 and Input 2
From the OM:
Ref: https://manuals.laney.co.uk/BCC-DB-EAST_Manual_EN.pdf
Me too. Nathan knows a thing or two about bass tone, I'm sure it sounds great and it's priced pretty fairly, but I don't think i would need these features.Not as I understand it. Looks like (2) separate 500 watt power sections with a selectable preamp feeding both...I've had a couple amps with the same config.
Laney Amplification - Since 1967
Laney is the signature of high quality British guitar and bass amplifiers. When Lyndon Laney needed an amp for his band in 1966, little did he know that the amp he made was the start of a long journey, a journey spanning over 50 years and every continent on the planet.www.laney.co.uk
There's a manual link at the bottom of the web page. 19 lbs, $1500, and more features than I would ever use.
Riis
Thank you for breaking it down. I think to get the most from this amp you got to play with two cabs. I've become a single cab guy now that I'm entering my golden years. I don't think it would be the best option for me.
It's bigger, heavier, and more expensive than a lot of great options. However, if you like the tone and features; can handle the size and weight; and can afford it, I say go for it
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