Laney Cub-Super Amplifiers - Affordable Valve Amps with Roaring British Tones!

[@blackie75]

My wife think's Rob is called Bob Chaplin. She's like "oh, look it's that Bob Chaplin guy you used to watch"....lol

[@hutchfromba]

So does Bob's wife. Lol

[@alessandrorossini8704]

😁

[@Chabub]

From that woman sitting next to me - 'what the f**k do you need another amplifier for ?' Happy Christmas to you too dear

[@rudiger1337]

ask her how many pairs of shoes does she need?

[@StillLivinginthewoods]

@@rudiger1337 As a man who has been happily married for over 18 years,... I am going to say do NOT do that. Turnabout and logic are useless against women,... you'll get a hell of a lot further with complements and presents. Go ahead and buy her the $100 pair of shoes, tell her how GREAT she looks in them,.... THEN buy your $1000 amp and she won't care.

[@budgetguitarist]

I like to use the golf club analogy - each club has a different purpose. So do each of my amps. And each of my guitars, for that matter. They all sound different. Or use the painter analogy - they are all different colors - would you ask an artist to paint with only 3 colors?

[@brysimm404]

Had no idea someone else was also married to MY wife 🤪

[@shiftyfitter]

Sack her

[@JoelBass68]

You need a visible db meter in the background so we can get an idea of actual volume.

[@AverageArdvark]

Obligatory, "wow Lee's playing has really improved!" Comment

[@naylor2006]

I love Lee and yes he has, but the man can’t play standing up 😂, at least that’s what he said about his playing!

[@CM-eo1rp]

It’s embarrassing. Some clown regularly posts that Lee is becoming the best player on KZbin

[@tims001]

Lee's been playing for years, he has great tone in his fingers. A great guitarist!!

[@AverageArdvark]

Just to clarify... I think the Cap is a great player and he definitely has improved. I just commented this because I think it's funny that someone says it on every video.

[@isthereanybodyoutthere9397]

Why does "Chappers" always try to drown others out even when he is trying to do rhythm?

[@riccibungag4257]

I used to have the first generation Laney Cub 10. That was a good little amp. Can’t wait to try this one. The Les Paul into the 1x12 sounds killer.

[@simon_patterson]

Rob : I'll play clean first Close up shot : gain set on 7

[@nickford7429]

That must have been a picture from at another point in the video. While Rob was playing it was set at 3 or 4 and Lee said this while they were talking afterwards.

[@Jim71]

Love how you guys always use affordable guitars when demoing affordable amps.

[@spaceraisin.]

Love the videos with Rob. Helps keep the videos feel less like a shopping channel and more like two blokes genuinely excited about gear, much more enjoyable to watch when you don't actually want to buy the stuff being shown

[@stanislavmigra]

exactly

[@budgetguitarist]

Decently priced, good sounding, great looking. Seems like a winning lineup.

[@eugenscobioala]

I bought Super Top a month ago and I can say it sounds awesome! I'm using it for home practice and recording with Torpedo Capture. And it's amazing pedal platform too.

[@titoxprogr11]

I missed this, it brings a smile to my face to see my favourite internet duo jamming again

[@budgetguitarist]

Me too. This is where it all started, for me - this was the first channel I got addicted to on KZbin.

[@gklmac68]

Totally agree, they got me through some very tough times, glad to see them together .

[@ryanboshell6124]

Been so excited for this video. As soon as I saw these announced at Namm. Honestly guys, I’ve tried ‘em all: Fender, Marshall, Vox, Orange etc. In my humble opinion, Laney are the best amps I’ve ever played and they’re British too! Again only my opinion.

[@ryanboshell6124]

@Urong Imrite to be fair, no I didn’t. It’s just nice that we both have found ‘the one’. Haha

[@mikepretorius6350]

Have to agree, also tried em all, Laney blew me away !

[@mrredritehand]

I had a cub12r and bloody hell it sounded good man. 1watt input was great for low volume jamming and could still do small gigs with. I never used the 15watt input but it was a BLUES JR KILLER! Straight up word to you mum

[@lrob1234]

Gigging with a super top today, I’ve had loads of amp heads going into the 4 figure prices. I have to say, this is fantastic at any price.

[@enthused7591]

3:55 Pete: "That's what she said" Lol I love Pete.

[@DerekSmyth]

Pete keeping “carry On” movies real in 2020

[@tisbonus]

"Not downhill with the wind at its back 15 watts" Aye aye there my cap'n. Brought me to tears😂😋

Laney finalyy nails the looks of their amps since ... honestly i would buy the cub for the looks alone ... what a wonderful amp that is

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Bjorn " Gilmourish " is a huge Laney fan. He always gets nice David Gilmour-esque tones out of them. They sound fantastic.

[@mjr2470]

Lee is turning into Lee Bonamassa these days...he may have to start touring soon.

[@88grinder]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@mikepretorius6350]

😆 but with more feel !

[@KrenarCilkuGuitar]

feels great to hear the legendary captain and chappers jam!

[@coenelferink8659]

I used to have the Cub12r (the previous 15W 12 inch one) and it was awesome, especially when replacing the stock speaker which in that one was admittedly quite crappy. Always surprised me that they were never taken into consideration in comparison videos between low wattage tube amps - being able to switch between

[@georgefromgreece4119]

You exchanged the stock speaker with which one?

[@michaelgreer4790]

I have one of the previous Cub 12s. Put a 10 band EQ through the effects loop to alter the sound, then have all other effects into the front of the amp. Works a treat.

[@TangoNevada]

Ideally time based effects like Reverb, Delay, Chorus etc. Sound much better through the loop. Distortion, Overdrives and Wah Wah's sound better into the front. IE: Reverb sound much better added to an overdriven tone, than overdriving a reverberated tone.

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

Nothing makes my day like a new Rob and the Captain video.

[@shawnadams1693]

Appreciate the room mic perspective. 🤘🏻

[@rowlandstraylight]

I've got the old cub head. Took it into the recording studio a few months ago with Zu Zu Petals and was getting told to turn it down. In 1w mode. Which was a shame because it sounds epic when it has the power stage cranked and protesting. 15w is loud enough to upset a drummer but the power stage is not clean if you crank it loud. The not quite cleans are good to. I have mine all over the Rowena Straylight single. I think I used it for the bass as well with some creative EQ and blending in a very clean red-knob fender head for the low end. Didn't do so well for modern distortion, and it's a bit hit and miss with pedals. Good with a soul food, a crayon or ed the compressor. Tends to compress a bit much for my big delays even using the FX loop, and a bigger cleaner amp is better with more distortion oriented pedals like a DS1, dod grunge or a bigmuff. Tempted by the newer cub. But I kinda want a slightly bigger one. I think if I could find one doing 30 or 40w it could be perfect, perhaps switchable between full power, half power and 1w, but I've always got an attenuator if I need it.

[@rowlandstraylight]

@Dave N it's a bit of a price jump but yeah. Also looking at ironhearts. The high gain channel on both goes a lot further than than but there's nothing to stop me using it like a single channel if it's right. Either would replace my blackstar HT40 combo which is ok but combos suck when there's a cab already mic'd on stage, and I'm finding the EQ on the blackstar a bit limited, especially on the clean channel.

[@SirVicc]

I have the original Cub 15 head and love it immensely. Sounds epic through a 4x12. Would love to try the Super Top.

[@KozmykJ]

I've had a Laney IRT Studio 15 with a Laney 1x12 HH cab for a couple of years now. It's my 'British' sounding amp to contrast with my Fender BB15, although the BB15 to be fair does have a little 'Britsh'ness in it too, I guess. Laney certainly do know how to make a small valve amp sound really good.

[@mattgilbert7347]

I run a Cub12 & Bassbreaker15. Wonderful pairing.

[@konabiker1962]

The CUB-SUPER12 is loaded with 3 hand selected 12AX7 tubes in the preamp and a pair of EL84 output tubes in the output section

[@effess8698]

Great playing by Lee in the outro

[@mikepretorius6350]

Great sounding amps, i have the old Laney 15 /1 Cub Head, so many Tone's in there, great also on 15 watt with Volume turned down and Gain set to taste, hats off to Laney !

[@caseywilson7768]

Haven't heard that opening jam in awhile

[@mr.deafeningguitar1547]

Its been a few years indeed...

[@nathanielvargas3863]

I saw this comment before the video started playing and I knew exactly which one it was

[@Groovepocket80]

Would love to see a comparison between the Cub Super 12 combo and a Fender Blues Junior.

[@Michael-pm1tq]

I'm really loving my Super12 so far. For bedroom volume I prefer using the 15W input and working the volume control, because I find it sounds better and feels better under the fingers compared to the 1W input. You can still can just as quiet this way. The head wasn't available at the time but I am still interested in testing out what a Creamback would sound like in it.

[@bobbillnolan7644]

Hello, when you’re using the 15 watt mode on clean- does the gain boost give you lots more volume, or just more gain? Could you use the boost as a drive channel, with similar volume to that on ‘clean’ mode ?? Cheers 👍👍

[@buck7477]

Sounds really bright! Can you get any bass out of it it’s really trebly?

[@diegorojas]

​@@buck7477it is trebly, I crank the bass knob and nothing happens, I'm thinking that maybe an eq pedal can help me

[@mr.s5333]

After 10 minutes of Rob making an almighty racket I fully expected him to put his fingers in his ears when Lee started playing.

[@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy]

In other news, I very much want those epic socks Lee is wearing! I would ROCK those socks!

[@chriscolabella880]

Anyone else feel like Rob and Lee's demeanor in these vids is reminiscent of a marriage which has got to the 'going through the motions' stage? You guys need to shake it up with some crazy shit (Miku/Rock v Blues/Rig your mate will hate...) and rekindle the romance that brought us here.

[@dobbs123456789]

This felt like a video from 2013. It was nice. Have a good day.

[@hafstrat]

I go away then I come back to chapters and the captn. Unbeatable demos. SOLD!

[@thenumber1bobo]

it still blows me away how fantastic the tones you guys always get are. True pros

[@gearViewmirror]

Really? You do realize, that they have anything you can think of to create exquisite tone? You would'nt get me out of that room for weeks....Keep rocking🤘🎸

[@thenumber1bobo]

@@gearViewmirror well that’s just it man, I feel like you can give anyone whatever they want to TRY to get those tones, but only someone who knew what they were doing could nail to with any piece of gear they touch every time. So much respect

[@matroid4996]

Very happy to see rob using that music man for the demo. It’s a guitar that we all know the sound of, but it’s still something interesting and unique

[@mike_lowndes]

Great amps. I have 2 x LC15s from the 90s, run in stereo. Still going strong. Back then the speakers were not great so one has a Celestion, the other a Ramrod. The speakers on the Cubs sound better but of course it’s hard to tell through the Tube. Sticking a Guv’nor in front of them works very well.

[@hukl3945]

One of the best outro solos over that Boss pedal :) Didn't see that coming!

[@randy94willimas]

Great lunch time watch!! Please include more bits of “room mics”. Makes for good watching and almost makes it more realistic when comparing stuff?

[@tomclementsmusic1654]

I have a cub 15 head. Love it. I run it with a 1x12 cab loaded with a celestion V30. Manage to get a slight clean break up that's loud enough to gig with (pubs etc) but we still mic it up just incase. For bigger venues I run it with a 2x12. Great recording amp also.

[@eugenscobioala]

Hi! I had ordered one too, but I still have doubts about its realibility.

[@tomclementsmusic1654]

@@eugenscobioala had mine since 2018. Mine is the mk1 version. No issues so far...

[@eugenscobioala]

@@tomclementsmusic1654 Thank you so much!

[@watdeneuk]

0:22 gives me 'ten years after' vibes. Great sound.

[@earthlights_]

Fantastic mix on this video. Guitar to voice levels are 👍

[@mertgunes9854]

Setting all that stuff must've been bothersome but the end result is worth it huh

[@Chevy2112]

Lee!!!! Great playing on the outro.. some of your best work yet i think.

[@mayhemmm]

"The CUB-SUPER12 is loaded with 3 hand selected 12AX7 tubes in the preamp and a pair of EL84 output tubes in the output section. " retrieved from www.laney.co.uk/products/cub-cub-super12-tube-combo

[@miquelmarti6537]

At those volumes, this sounds surrealy good to me. That would sit perfect in the livingroom noxt to my pedalboard. GAS is trying to strike back.

[@sirlost94]

Laney cub10 with ES335 mods (look it up) is one of the best sounding amps ever. Easily giga le too. But I think they discontinued the original cub10

[@jimmyjimmy951]

Rob managed to take a nice relatively clean amp tone and turn it into a grainy mush for ageing rockers. For the record some of us like clean.. 😬👍🇦🇺

[@stephengreaves9771]

salt

[@ranius7388]

About the 1 wqtt issue, people tend to forget thqt speakers are measured in 1watt rms so tou can see how loud is 1 watt on any speaker in manufacturer's specs. In the cub its around 0.75w . Also , a real usable attenutaion should be betwen 0.01 and 0.1w (x10 factor)

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

All I have to say is I scored a previous generation Laney Cub 10 at a thrift store recently. $150 for a full tube class A/B amp is nuts to me. Whoever donated it really had no idea what they had.

[@mr.deafeningguitar1547]

Sounds great & I like the 1w input.

[@ubellubo]

I have had my eye on a Vox AC10 or even an AC4 for a while, but I am thinking the Laney Super-Cub looks like a better option. Love that it has an effects loop.

[@sboistan]

hey are you guys going to review the laney mini stack amps? They are tough to find in-person in the states. I have one of the earlier mini lionheart sts and am pretty impressed with it (for low volume playing).

[@jameslewis2635]

HH Electronics has been owned by Laney since the 1990's. My first bass amp head was a 100w HH unit which I got after my old Laney 30w combo proved to be insufficient for keeping up with a drummer (but then again so did his drum kit). It also seems that Rob has discovered the ultimate lazy rythm guitar players pedal.

[@mattgilbert7347]

I love my OG Cub12 combo.

[@martinclayton7260]

Considering that Rob lives in Malta now, he looks very pale compared to the sun kissed looks of Lee?

[@blackie75]

I believe he once got a melanoma from exposure to a crescent moon, that's how British his complexion is.

[@nostro1001]

Any excuse to leave the UK. ✋

[@SuchaDoofus]

Yeah but it's a dry heat....

[@philjackson519]

Great review, thank you,also for giving an estimate of prices . Captain, your playing is much better Bravo ! and Regards .

[@truescotsman4103]

you need to check out the Bugera 1960 Infinium head. Claimed to be 150 watts will take any tube auto-bias. its based on a late 60's plexi superlead with the bright cap. my bandmates like it more than my Friedman BE100 Deluxe. I won't tell you what I paid for the Friedman but the Bugera was $549 shipped overnight. the amp has stunning clean tones and classic plexi roar with awesome highs and mids. its a plexi its amazing. maybe check it out it might kill most of the boutique amps you guys sell. It has a PPIMV as well so you can get low volume crunch sounds its amazing.

[@sanamsingh3297]

So good to see chappers back

[@ProbableCauseBluesBand]

Great playing, great amps!!!

[@ripperthecrooks6428]

Hi there amazing video, what 4x12 options would you consider for using that Laney amp head ??

[@mayhemmm]

Purchased a CubSuper12 by watching all Andertons’ review videos since Namm2020🤘🎸🔥

[@gonzorudeboy]

Glad to see good ole Chappers!

[@EnglishVeteran]

A very good English Company with some great pedigree.

[@jwalkrr]

welp... im sold! the head and 2 x 12 cab will be my next gear purchase for sure!

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Here are my two cents: I have tried A LOT speakers in this amp, modern and originals. For clean jazz tone the legend L 1218 is the best I have tried so far in it. A 16 ohmed G12T75 modern takes out the low mids so makes it sound very sparkly and fendery- good if you want to. A vintage V30 that had a dense steely tone- good for slide guitar. Greenbacks sound very woody, but are not my top choice. G1265- similar to the stock HH 1265 in many ways, very nice. The best was an EVM12L, original, in a thiele cab. And the best overall was an Eminence 16 ohm Lady Luck- unbelievable speaker. So good it make me email Eminence to ask for similar contemporary speakers of them (lady lauck is an OEM Emily speaker) and they informed me that their currently produced equivalents are the CV 75/ 65, Reignmaker, Governor and Legend L1275recommended- and they are correct, you may go with any of these!!! From Celestions for this amp I recommend: Alnico blue, gold, cream, ruby. G12H anniversary- not the Heritage. Any Creamback, especially the H75. V type first, A type second. G1265/ T75. 70-80/ G12P80. From Eminence those I mentioned first plus the GA SC64 plus many others. From Jensen C12N, K2, P12. This amp packs a lot of punchiness, boominess and low mids due to circuit design and small enclosure so you may need to compensate for that with the speaker choices. It is a GREAT amp, totally recommended.

[@mikec6733]

Rob was stumped momentarily remembering his name. Lol

[@hutchfromba]

Compared to the Cub 12R (15W), is there much of a difference ? 12R better or worse ? I like my Cub 12R but the Laney speaker is to ice picky to my ears. Any suggestions ? Blues On....💙

[@mattgilbert7347]

Keep the 12r and upgrade your speaker. Greenback. Vintage30/V-Type all sound rad.

[@kingstumble]

Laney had their first workshop in my home town. Lots of local bands used them and I have bought a couple myself in the distant past. Good value kit. I like these new ones but they don't seem much different to the outgoing models.

[@StillLivinginthewoods]

The built in boost seems to be the main upgrade.

[@dcrz]

If you’re listen captain, I only watch videos with Chapman in it. Bring him on more!

[@andyb56york]

Lee, your outro solo is amazing!

[@gabrielviana88]

Which is better, this super laney or the Blues Júnior? Is Dsl20cr interesting too? It is to be used as a pedal platform. Can you handle rehearsals and small shows? 

[@adamhunt3440]

Wondered if people from Anderton's could advise: I'm a big Laney fan and would be interested in a small low wattage amp, but does the 10 watter have decent clean headroom or does it break up at about 9 o'clock? Does the 12 have better clean headroom than the 10 in your opinion?

[@mattgilbert7347]

Yes. 12 has a fair amount more headroom

[@rickhill6277]

Great Vid guys! How does the 15w Combo compare to the Fender BJ?

[@Eckerick]

3 x ECC83 in the Cub 12's pre section. Thanks guys, great videos.

[@stanislavmigra]

Yaaayy ,,, Jam between Captain and Chappers ... is it Christmas already?

[@davidhenry6814]

I'm so glad you have Pete, much better reviews than Robert

[@hereticlife2546]

I can’t buy an amp online unless I see a video of them reviewing it. I’m really wanting a Laney Lionheart but I can’t make up my mind. How are they not doing a review of the Lionheart.s? You guys are killing me

[@JBAubry]

That Music Man Cutlass!!! Gorgeous!

[@MrBeeWee]

Great tasteful intro jam!

[@lesjayco7785]

Wow Lee your playing has really improved, now what special discount can you give me?

[@smoidysound1469]

I have an old Cub 10. Great sound but it puts out a buzzy, beady kind of sound that's loud enough to get picked up when recording. Do these newer models do that?

[@Clafrance1971]

Lee with Humbuckers, Rob with a Strat......what the heck is going on??

[@achill3usoverclocking874]

Outro jam also, Captain lead Rob rythm. haha love to see Cpt beeing more confident in his playing.

[@metalmick]

Bought a Cub 12R last year for £266.00. £399.00 for the new model? That some jump in price!

[@mattgilbert7347]

It's worse in Australia. Almost double the price for the newest cubs. $550 for the second generation Cub12r combos vs $970 for these Super Cub 15W combos

[@Owen_plays_music1049]

I'm looking for my first tube amp for home use. Does it take pedals/multi effects good ?

[@icarusi]

I've got the old cub head and some jack plugs won't switch the input jack sockets properly. You have to put a dummy jack plug in the unused socket to force the switchover.

[@stevewallek990]

Does Andertons do a price match? I'm getting a Les Paul Standard and I'd love to get it from Andertons but they're over €200 more compared to Thomann.

[@andertons]

Please contact our store regarding price matching. Thank you.

[@wesshepard]

I always like to hear Lee go outside of his normal pentatonic blues riffs and do something a little bit different.

[@rubentrevino6288]

Super cabs are the schiz, definitely must buy, fab range

[@ibjlgup]

Ok...if one had to choose between this amp and the Marshall Origin 20H...which one are you choosing?

[@ajackson5955]

That head is sharp as hell.

[@835duckmoss]

Wow Lee gotta be your best jam ever!

[@bsbrooks455]

Monoprice and Harley Benton both sell 15 watt reverb amps with Celestion speakers that are virtually identical to the Laney Club 12R for 1/2 the price. Same schematic (I have the Monoprice 15W and compared it) and probably built in the same factory in Asia. Just the cabs seem to be different. Also, the Monoprice and HB use a real Accutronics spring reverb tank. Full disclosure: I am comparing to Laney Club 12R, not the Cub Super, Difference is the boost knob, but both sound great.

[@i3oosted]

I have the old Laney Cub 15w head loaded with NOS RCA/Tungsram tubes. It sounds AMAZINGLY clean to clean ish, really great edge of breakup into OD. It's not a tight gain so keep that in mind with any heavy riffing, will need a pedal. Onboard reverb is AMAZING. It's really BASS heavy though on the 15w portion, like keep it on 2 or less heavy. I can't say enough how good the clean sound is.

[@pulverpatron8695]

Had one of those! My budget was around 500€, but bought that one for 289€. Because It sounds exceptional for everything from Modern Rnb, Jazz, Psyrock, Funk and some Zeppelin/Sababth. Lovely little amp. But got stolen. Its that good!!

[@thechannelforeverything2170]

Dang that amp head's got some delicious tone.

[@timothymckane6362]

That outro jam though. \m/