Laney Lionheart
L5-Studio
I have been a big fan of Laney ever since owning
my very first “serious” tube amp, the Laney
Cub. The Lionheart series (like the Cub series
that preceded it) is a nod to the Hiwatt sound,
with really punchy dynamics, clarity, warmth,
and headroom for days. The L5 Studio i s Laney’s
latest jump into the home and studio market, and
features that same great Lionheart tone that’s
found in its bigger amps. Like most of these,
the L5-Studio features a clean and drive channel
with a shared three-band EQ, as well as a global
tone control and an onboard reverb. On the
back, it’s got an XLR DI out with cab emulation,
a USB out with a re-amp send, a headphone
out, and FX loop, and a switchable output
from the full five watts down to one-half watt.
For the sound alone, this amp is worth the
time if for fans of Hiwatts, but for the insane
amount of extra features that this amp,
it’s a very easy sell.
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TONE TALK //
SPECS:
1X EL84 POWER TUBE AND
3X 12AX7 PREAMP TUBES
SWITCHABLE CLEAN AND
DRIVE CHANNELS WITH
THREE-BAND EQ AND
PRESENCE (TONE) CONTROL
REVERB
XLR OUT WITH CAB SIM
USB OUT AND RE-AMP OUT
DEDICATED FX LOOP AND
SWITCHABLE POWER
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