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I’m just totally blown away by how great of an amp you’ve made for me! You’ve created something truly special here. It’s exceeded my expectations by far, which were very high to begin with based on your amazing posted audio clips and videos, written reviews from trade shows and users, and my conversations and emails with you.
When I first decided to buy a LS50 from you, I expected that it would remedy my clean channel (or lack there of) problems with my favored JCM800s. Well, that it did, and did it fantastically for sure! The clean channel can stay clean, even with all the raunchy bark of a Les Paul’s PAF raised close to the strings pushing the amp’s front end. If the clean channel is pushed to break up, it does so in such a sweet way, first with some beautiful and articulate clean compression, then some subtle hints of slight tube saturation but all the while staying glassy and chime like with absolutely perfect definition and dynamics.
What I didn’t count on was that the dirty channel would blow my mind. I can’t quite say in words what it does for me, but it’s unlike any other amp I’ve played. You’re posted clips, great as they are, just can’t convey the feel of actually playing your fantastic design. It really interacts with my guitar and my playing in such a satisfying way. Every note is magic. Amps that do that are rare. Amps that do that and cover all the other ground that your LS50 does don’t exist. I’ve never played an amp that has such a defined attack with great note separation and clarity, but still has the smooth British ring-out, sustain and the overall feel that I love in well driven amplifier presented in such a great way.
Though I’ve only had this amp a short time now, I’m finding that the second footswitchable gain control is something I don’t think I’ll ever want to live without. It’s so much better than any front end boost or overdrive that tries to preserve the original sound of the amp, but with more gain. It IS the original amp with more gain, and plenty more gain available too! Perfect!
The frequencies and contours of the EQ on the dirty channel at first felt odd to me, but quickly I’m coming to appreciate them. It’s not a Marshall tone stack (I don’t think, at least) and that’s what I’m accustomed to so the EQ felt strange at first, but it didn’t take long for me to realize that it’s an improvement over the Marshall EQs. I find it has more precise control within the sweet spots and less of the unusable (fizzy and flubby) range of the Marshall design. I’m not completely used to it yet, but I could see it becoming something I very much miss when I fire up a UK amp. I’m also finding that the response of the EQ is very dependent on the level of the channel volume versus the master volume and with a little tweaking of both I can pull some very diverse tones from the amplifier. Fantastic!
As for the optional poweramp section lead boost you installed for me, I’m finding that the level is about dead on. Every song and mix is different, of course, but I like where it sits as it is. It’s just enough of a boost to push a lead right to the top of a mix, but not over the top. Nobody turns their heads dramatically when I hit it, they just hear me clearly. I think you nailed it just right. I would encourage any other customer to take advantage of this extremely usable and fairly priced option.
My only suggestions for improvement would be to have both the channel selection and boost switches on the same pedal and multi-pin cable (if it becomes a standard feature) and that you notify your customers that the footswitch must be connected in order for the amp to fire up. I almost had a heart attack when I turned on the power to warm up the amp with the footswitch still in my pedal case and nothing happened. I checked the fuse and my power socket with a meter before I realized I just needed to connect the footswitch. Phew!
Overall, my original thought was that this amp would provide all the clean sounds and the occasional lead or rhythm in my live setup and on the album my current band is in the process of tracking now. Now that I’ve used it a bit and instantly fallen in love with it, I expect that it will probably take the duty of many of the rhythms and leads on the album and most likely be the only amp I take out live besides the backup. I can’t thank you enough for creating this design, building it so well, and being so patient while answering all of my (many) questions. It’s an absolute pleasure to do business with you and I assure you I’ll recommend you at every opportunity. Of course, your amp really sells itself. I’m confident that my serial number 3 LS50 will be a rare gem one day when your company takes off like a rocket. I can’t think of anything I would have wanted done differently in the amp or the transaction itself. Design, build quality and construction (yes, I peeked inside at all your beautifully laid out pushback wire and quality components, I couldn’t help myself!), build time, packaging and shipping, communication, customization, obvious concern for the customer’s satisfaction and follow through… all perfect. You’ve raised the bar for all other builders. Thank you.
Most sincerely,
James Finnerty
Billy Barnett says…. Comments Off
Bill has the hottest new rig on the planet . The best clean and distortion channels I,ve ever heard. i will be saving my pennies so i can ditch my 2 rig a/b set up. All home grown in Missouri. Billy Barnett
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I was fortunate enough to come across an absolute killer sounding ‘78 Marshall JMP Master Volume a couple of years ago after going through many JMP’s on my extensive search for “The One”.
It’s been the benchmark for which I judge all others.
I could make a list, but trust me, I have run through the gamut of boutique amps in the Marshally vein, and non, IMHO even came close to the tone I get from my JMP.
Kudos to Bill Landry for building a great take on old school Marshall goodness.
It is the first, and only, boutique amp that can holds it ground against my tone monster JMP, and honestly after many hours of A/Bing the two, I’m having a bit of trouble saying the JMP sounds better.
Maybe for my tastes it does (but I’m cutting hairs), let’s just say neither sounds “better”, just slightly different in voicing and feel.
If late 70’s to early 80’s Marshall tone is what your after with more versatility, I highly recommend you give the Landry a listen.
MAY 11, 2009 – NY AMP SHOW COMMENT
I met bill at the ny amp show, super nice guy.the show started at 10 am at 10:05 I walked into bills room pluged in to his 50 watt head, and for me the show was over right then.I have spent over a grand alone on a decent pedal board and effects trying to get the sounds that my ears seem to like, this amp just floored me,it would be a disservice to this amp to put any pedals in front of it.no need. at the flip of a switch this thing just delivers all the tone and mojo you could ask for out of amp.I will be ordering one soon. thank you bill-jimmy gondoli
JANUARY 22, 2009
I’ll have to echo all of the Sarge’s comments.
To put it simply, a great amp made by a PLAYER and a gentleman. The luck of geography played a role in being able to try one of these out …. a more glorious 100 watt head/ 4×12 cab tone I have not heard. This thing is a punchy bastard as well on the clean tones, and does Phenomenally well on the in-between tones also. Where it shines is in that cranked Marshall/EVH realm…. dial back your guitar’s volume to tame it or step on the pedal to switch channels. Full, articulate, ballsy, versatile. What more could anyone want?
Raj
DECEMBER 23, 2008
Man, Bill… I’ve been playing this darn amp and I think you totally have a winner on your hands. This is a crappy economy and even moving used gear is hard right now. So this probably isn’t the best time to start selling high dollar amps, but wow. I’m totally digging it and I think you’ll experience some great success if you can keep going until people start spending money again.
You probably saw where I mentioned an amp I owned in the past that sounded like the “perfect plexi.” I don’t know if you know much about that particular make/model, but the amp is basically a PTP design that was meant to capture the old “brown sound.” It was one of the best rock tones I ever had, but it was a little impractical with the lack of a master volume, effects loop, reverb, EQ controls that didn’t do much, etc… It also didn’t have enough low end for me (although it was enough for the brown sound.) It was all PTP and just killer…
I mention that because your amp reminds me of it, but at a higher level. I am nailing the brown sound in the same way that amp did, but now I have ALOT more versatility. I’m getting these tones at bedroom volumes without an attenuator!!! It’s crazy!
So when people ask me to describe your amp, I say it’s a super versatile plexi-style machine. It goes from warm organic clean tones, to sweet blues crunch, to a “perfect plexi”, to modded high gain british crunch at the stomp of a switch. All of that with killer sounding reverb and at low volumes! I’m going crazy with this tone. Thank you!
Chris Snider
www.chrissnider.net
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