Buy Laney Amps CUB All TUBE Series CUB 12R 15-Watt 1x12 Guitar Combo AmplifierLaney Amps CUB All TUBE Series CUB 12R 15-Watt 1x12 Guitar Combo Amplifier Product Description:
- 15 watts RMS, <1 watt RMS; 12" Celestion Driver; 15 Watt input, <1 Watt input
- 3 x ECC83 Pre Amp tube; 2 x EL84 Output tube
- Reverb, Tone, Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble & Gain
- FX Loop, Footswitch Socket
- External Speaker Out
Product Description
The CUB 12R has more roar, substantially bigger bites and a nifty trick up their sleeves! The CUB 12R has increased volume and full rich valve tone. Looking at the pre amp it's clear it packs more into the amp than its smaller siblings. The output section of the CUB12R is based around a pair of EL84 tubes giving it a more scooped tone than it's smaller counterparts. Think smooth rich overdrive with bags of gain. Now for the nifty trick - the CUB 12R features two input sockets one labelled 15 watts the other labelled <1 watt. Plug into the 15 watts input and that's what you get 15 watts RMS of cool tube tone, plug into the <1 watt (less than one watt) and you get your great tube tone but now it's a whisper more than a roar. The <1 watt option allows you to drive the power amp section really hard alllowing you to really access the Dark Art Tone of power amp distortion.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
By Musician
I purchased the Laney Cub 12R after looking at all comparable Tube Amps in the same price range. For starters I have been playing guitar for 8 years, and have played numerous tube amps.The first thing to note is the price. After looking at the competition it was clear that the Cub 12r had a lot to offer for the price. Of course the Cub is not hand wired/made, but made in china. This is something you have to accept when you're in this price range.Secondly the tone of this amp is amazing. There is plenty of clean headroom (with zero gain you can turn the volume up the whole way and stay clean), and the overdrive is great.The < 1 watt input (.75 watts accomplished with power scaling circuitry) is a GREAT feature. You can plug into the < 1 watt input and get great sounding power tube overdrive when turned up, while still remaining at bedroom volumes.At 15 watts this amp is still capable of playing small gigs (mic recommended).I would recommend this amp to anyone who is looking for a tube amp with great tone that doesn't want to break the bank.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
By Dennis M
Been playing since 1962 and this is among the few amps that really impressed me. And I've owned many and played nearly all in my time. So....The amp arrived with V1 tube cracked. This was due to the shipping people and not Amazon or Laney. The barbaian simply threw my amp over the gate and it landed so hard that the V1 tube broke! MORON!!! But I was a tech for decadeds and had spare tubes....Pulled the RUBY 12AX7 and inserted a Sovtek 12AX7 and I was in business. Now if the baboon that delivered this amp tossed it to another that was not a tech? They'd be returning the amp. Not the amp's fault here I want you to know...Now to the review:The design is great. The amp itself is slightly dampened to keep vibvration at bay. Two inputs. The 15 watt; strong and loud. Well enough to play with an unmiked drummer all day. The < 1 W input workes out to be 750 mlW and is still able to get quite loud on it's own too. But with the volume in the right place, it is well capable of making a fantastic bedroom amp that so many seek.The passive EQ in the preamp is well done. No drastic jump from mild to wild with just one slight turn. It's gradual and interacting so one can dial in their tone with less time and get to playing. The Tone control on this amp is in the poweramp and works well for final shaping of the overall tone and feel of the amp's sound. I'm not easily impressed, but this is a nice touch to say the least. I can't tell you how many amps that show way too much harmonics at times and require time to correct. With the Tone control, it is as simple as a slight turn of the knob. Great!The gain is that of the Brittish amps we know so well. Goes from a slight bit of grit to singing lead distortion that is easily controled. It responds well to picking attack from easy to hard. Cutting back on the guitar volume and it responds just as it should there too. The gain in this amp is pure heaven. The dynamics of the tones available, along with the ease of controls, make this one fine sounding amp. Clean or driven. The 12" speaker (H H mfg.) is a nice one. It is slowly being broken in and it show that the tone it produces will open up further as it progresses. The cab is well made and there is 100% NO rattle! Anywhere! That's a good thing.The rear panel is well laid out. The footswitch jack is for a simple non-lighted switch to turn the digital reverb on and off. The reverb is controled by a single pot that serves it's purpose. Nice sounding digital reverb by the way...The effects loop is 100% dead silent from any hiss. Perfect...no more to say, but use it with your modulation type pedals and such. Put you OD and distortion pedals ahead of the guitar input and you'll be fine. This amp reacts WELL to every pedal I put in its way... The 8 and 16 ohm external speaker jacks are just right where they need to be and it is a welcome sight on an amp this size. Pushing a 2X12" cab this becomes a real tone monster! Unbelievable....My reaction to this amp is that I am very pleased I chose it. The size to weight ratio is easy to move about, yet the cab, with a nice little tilt device under the base, is just right for my needs. The tone....ah, yes. It's there to be sure. Enough bass to make even a thin sounding single coil guitar sound huge. Can give a fat Les Paul lots of bite or growl if you want too. Plenty of volume for what it was intended for. Remember, it is 15 watts and a single 12". That's 7 watts less than a Fender Deluxe Reverb guys! And I've played many a gig with one of those. If I were still playing live now, I'd use this Laney and have a great time. I always kept a Shure SM57 mike in my gear to mike an amp if needed. I'd do the same here too. This is one well designed and build amp. The tone is wonderful. I intend to keep this one safe from delivery goons in the future though!!If you want an amp that is all tube. Around 400 bucks. Has tone out the wazoo. Enough volume to keep up with a drummer. Not break you eardrums for private practice, then buy this amp. If you want a ton of digital effects and a bunch of whistles and bells, then stay with your fancy little modeling amps. This Laney is for dedicated guitar players that respect tone from real tubes, and not that "stuff" generated from a processor and computer.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
By Steven
The first one I rec'd from Amazon did not work - no sound came out (even though my other amps works just fine connected to the same outlet and guitar). I sent it back to Amazon for a replacement (another 12r) since I thought it was just a fluke. The replacement has no sound coming out either. The power light is on, everything seems OK but no sound. I have sent email to Laney asking if there is something special I need to do with this amp (my Marshal, Fender, and Blackstar amps never needed anything special for them to work). Who knows, I could be missing something, right? Its not like it is my first amp!! We'll see what Laney says. Unless this gets fixed with little or no work from myself this review stands. Hard to say anything good when they don't even work.Very unhappy.
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