Voxman's demo of Laney Cub 12R Part II with Les Paul and Quasi Tap pedal

[bushibayushi]

this amp sounds killer! And I thought my peavey classic 30 was a good value for the money :) this one has much better tone

[Voxman5]

@bushibayushi Hi - glad you liked the vid. The Peavey Classic 30 is a nice amp (I used to have one) - 30w vs 15w of course, but they're over double the price of the Cub 12R. The Celestion Vintage 30 speaker makes a massive difference as compared to the stock Rocket 50 though, both in terms of tone & volume, upping it from a 95dB speaker to a 100dB speaker.

[solicitorgeneral2]

@Voxman5 How can you resolve the headroom issue? Does changing speaker solve the problem or connect it to an extension cab?

[Voxman5]

@solicitorgeneral2 There isn't really a headroom 'issue'. The amp is what it is - a single channel amp. Although it has separate volume & gain controls, if you max the volume dial and raise the gain to get more volume you'll lose 'clean' tone the higher the gain setting. A two channel amp with a dedicated clean channel is the only way to get high volume and keep a non-distorted tone at higher volumes.

[Voxman5]

@solicitorgeneral2 Connecting to an extn cab will give more volume & a cleaner tone at higher volumes. A speaker with higher breakup may help a bit, as might changing the 12AX7 tubes to a 'u' lower gain version. But then you'd lose out on the crunch a bit...so it's all a quid-pro quo. But for me the V30 works well.

[colinmortimore]

What do you think of the Cub Rich? I was thinkin of either a Cub or a Blues Junior to take to Jam Nights etc when I don't want to take the AD120VTX. Another alternative would be an AD60VT(X). What thinks you sire??

[Voxman5]

@colinmortimore The Cub's a lovely class A/B all-tube amp & very different to a V'x. V'x has more tonal versatility + all FX built in but the cub gives great all-valve tone/punch/feel (you may want some pedals or an FX unit with it). Takes pedals brilliantly & sounds really good with my TonelabST too. As it's only single channel, clean headroom may be an issue for some. If you go V'x, maybe a lightweight VT30 or VT40+ could be a good way to go, or even a Tonelab through the PA?