I just got a Laney VC15 for Â£165

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:58 pm

It must have been fate, I was looking for a good deal on this amp and then found one for sale only a couple of miles from my house. It sounds great, nice warm and clean sound and has reverb too <3

Does anyone else have any experience with this amp? Anything to look out for?

I'm not sure what to do with my old amp, I've had it listed for sale for about 3 weeks and have only had one enquiry about it. It's a 80W Peavey bandit from 1990, I listed it for Â£100, then Â£75 and then Â£50 and still got no replies. I'm thinking I might have to just scrap it since it weighs like 30KG's

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:13 pm

I heard the VCs were a bit unreliable, but great sounding, dunno if it's true. I guess don't chuck it around too much.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:13 pm

Those are great little amps... great buy !!

Just watch out for the jack socket screws don't come loose & if you do tighten them up don't let it spin and twist a cable off.

Apart from that, they a solid affordable amp !! I've sold several ...

euan · Post by **euan** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:17 pm

Fuck. It is a really nice amp. I liked the VC15 more than my VC30.

kim · Post by **kim** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:17 pm

i've lusted after one

euan · Post by **euan** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:19 pm

Its a nifty wee thing.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:20 pm

kim wrote:i've lusted after one

Same.
When i can shift the jc160 and scrap together some Â£Â£Â£ in the new year. Maybe.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:31 pm

great amps I bought mine a few years ago, and have had no problems with it.

Rayjaysonic · Post by **Rayjaysonic** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:43 pm

Always had a soft spot for Laney, always seem to come up with the goods for decent prices.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:40 pm

They look great, i nearly bought one some years ago but i read a lot of people complaining about them then some 'expert' said they are prone to overheating. Something to do with the valves location melting the pcb. That design should have a cooling fan (lol) apparently.
Still, nice score, i'd still buy one at the right price.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:19 pm

Fran wrote:They look great, i nearly bought one some years ago but i read a lot of people complaining about them then some 'expert' said they are prone to overheating. Something to do with the valves location melting the pcb.

Someone said the same about my classic 30 too... ???

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:52 pm

othomas2 wrote:
Fran wrote:They look great, i nearly bought one some years ago but i read a lot of people complaining about them then some 'expert' said they are prone to overheating. Something to do with the valves location melting the pcb.
Someone said the same about my classic 30 too... ???

Dunno, not heard anything but good stuff about them.
The only amp i've seen with a built in fan was a Seymour Duncan amp.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:10 pm

Great, great deal. I love those things

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:13 pm

Fran wrote:
othomas2 wrote:
Fran wrote:They look great, i nearly bought one some years ago but i read a lot of people complaining about them then some 'expert' said they are prone to overheating. Something to do with the valves location melting the pcb.
Someone said the same about my classic 30 too... ???
Dunno, not heard anything but good stuff about them.
The only amp i've seen with a built in fan was a Seymour Duncan amp.

Marshall AVT 150H, too.

mellowlogic · Post by **mellowlogic** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:15 am

BacchusPaul wrote:
Fran wrote:
othomas2 wrote: Someone said the same about my classic 30 too... ???
Dunno, not heard anything but good stuff about them.
The only amp i've seen with a built in fan was a Seymour Duncan amp.
Marshall AVT 150H, too.

Yeah my classic 50 has one as well. I guess a lot of amps try not to use them since it would make noise while recording. I'd rather hear a slight hum than cook my amp though.

kypdurron · Post by **kypdurron** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:12 am

I nearly bought one, too last year, but then got a better deal on a Fender. These VC amps are pretty good, and very versatile. Some say they get a lot better with a replacement speaker, though. But at that price, even that would be within budget I guess

MikeG · Post by **MikeG** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:25 pm

The newer models have different speakers (Jensens) to the original VC line.