The Laney L5-Studio Guitar Valve Amplifier Head is the first – and only – Single-Ended Class ‘A’ tube amplifier that has the ability to interface directly with any DAW using Laney’s unique T-USB technology, debuted in the ground-breaking IRT-STUDIO.
The L5-STUDIO transplants the all tube pre-amp and the Single-Ended Class ‘A’ tube power amp section from the much loved Lionheart L5T-112 combo amplifier into a compact head with a single, hand selected, premium grade EL84 Ruby output valve generating 5 Watts RMS of pure boutique Single-Ended Class ‘A’ tube tone. The L5-STUDIO also allows operation at 0.5 Watts via its dedicated 0.5 Watt speaker output giving all that Single-Ended Class ‘A’ tube tone at low recording volume or for ‘quiet’ practice.
The L5-STUDIO features a switchable FX loop so you can connect the outboard gear of your choice and an AUX in socket for connecting external sound sources.
The on board cabinet emulated D.I. means you can run all that L5-STUDIO Single-Ended Class ‘A’ tube tone directly into a PA.
The main features of the Laney L5-Studio Guitar Valve Amplifier Head include:
Some bzzzz issues when switching between overdrive/clean, way too spongy lows when cranked to the maximum, but amazing bluesy overdrive and cleans, especially cleans. Also, this one has nicely sounding reverb and speaker emulation is also decent
Really good clean CH, handles pedals really well. CH2 gets pretty crunchy, in a good way. Onboard reverb is decent. Many features on the amp are useful. Great amp.