laney aor 100w head....$300

kirky · December 29, 2011, 08:22:04 PM

says its in excellent condition....

should i snap it up?

fallen · December 29, 2011, 08:27:09 PM

Probably.

I saw a white one for $500 and semi regret not getting it. Sleep tone.

Metal and Beer · December 29, 2011, 08:30:32 PM

Yeah. 300 snaps for a British 100W tube amp in 2011-12 is a good deal...

core9 · December 29, 2011, 08:43:48 PM

Without a doubt man. Make sure it a series 1 though. The series 2 are reportedly not so reliable.
I have owned 3 of those, and for the money they are great, a little harsh in the top mids and highs but with some tweaking it's doom city.

Hemisaurus · December 29, 2011, 08:55:25 PM

Go for it, you can still get the parts if you need them, I think Hohner is the US distributor.

hashbrowns · December 29, 2011, 10:13:03 PM

Do it man. Those things are fucking killer. Plus they're good for bass too cause they have that bass boost push pull thing in the eq. The new bass player from high on fire uses an aor to get his grit and it sounds sweet. I saw the sword in new york and kyle was using one and that thing fucking SLAYED.

yesca · December 29, 2011, 10:47:00 PM

yes! i got mine for $350 including shipping

Iron Mtn · December 29, 2011, 11:18:17 PM

Hell yes you better get it! I had the 50 watter and had it not been for me getting a chance to buy a Sunn Model T at the time, I would of never sold that baby!!!!

Hemisaurus · December 29, 2011, 11:37:09 PM

Proper made amps, with the pots and tubes and switches mounted on the chassis, not on a PCB

kirky · December 29, 2011, 11:39:08 PM

well, the guy is supposed to drop it by my work tomorrow....hopefully he wont flake.

hashbrowns · December 30, 2011, 12:19:37 AM

Quote from: kirky on December 29, 2011, 11:39:08 PM
well, the guy is supposed to drop it by my work tomorrow....hopefully he wont flake.

Congrats you're headed to doom city.

SpaceTrucker · December 30, 2011, 09:10:06 AM

Population 120

justinhedrick · December 30, 2011, 09:23:35 AM

Quote from: SpaceTrucker on December 30, 2011, 09:10:06 AM
Population 120

now it's 121.

VOLVO))) · December 30, 2011, 09:35:45 AM

I had one, buy it!

kirky · December 30, 2011, 06:42:36 PM

Oh yeah!!!! It's a series one with 6 knobs....great condition.... The guy told me it was a newer 8 knobs...
He probably thinks that's better....

yesca · December 30, 2011, 11:58:02 PM

mines an 8 knobber with the boost on the eq. I've never played on a 6 knob aor but im sure it sounds rad!

bitter · December 31, 2011, 12:17:10 AM

Unless there's an in-between model I'm unaware of, both the 6 and 8 knob models have the eq boosts.

moose23 · December 31, 2011, 09:07:13 AM

Less knobs = more tones, haha

Hemisaurus · December 31, 2011, 02:13:52 PM

Max Tone

I am willing to do this mod (on any amp), for anyone who is willing to dare.

clockwork green · January 01, 2012, 11:53:56 AM

If I ever made an amp I'd only have a volume control like my champ. There seems to be something special about the simpler (read: fewer knobs and single channel) amps.

kirky · January 01, 2012, 12:12:30 PM

I had a blackface champ....miked thru a p.a. It's still the best sound I've ever heard....

SpaceTrucker · January 01, 2012, 02:42:08 PM

Hemi u mean the push pull boosts?

Hemisaurus · January 01, 2012, 02:43:00 PM

Quote from: clockwork green on January 01, 2012, 11:53:56 AM
If I ever made an amp I'd only have a volume control like my champ. There seems to be something special about the simpler (read: fewer knobs and single channel) amps.

It wouldn't be too much effort to fit a couple of switches, one to bypass the tone stack, the other to bypass the master volume. It would radically alter the response of the amp, as a tone stack is between about 10 - 20dB of loss, so it would break up faster. Depending on the coupling caps used in the rest of the amp, it might give you more bass, it might not.

Quote from: SpaceTrucker on January 01, 2012, 02:42:08 PM
Hemi u mean the push pull boosts?

No I mean removing all amp controls, either permanently, or by method of adding a bypass switch.

mawso · January 06, 2012, 08:55:08 PM

Quote from: bitter on December 31, 2011, 12:17:10 AM
Unless there's an in-between model I'm unaware of, both the 6 and 8 knob models have the eq boosts.

There's a "Laney Pro-Tube" which doesn't say "AOR series" on the bottom corner of the faceplate that doesn't have the boosts. I don't think it's an in-between model though, i think it predates the 6 knob AOR. Or maybe they were issued concurrently, I don't know.

bitter · January 06, 2012, 09:36:05 PM

Quote from: mawso on January 06, 2012, 08:55:08 PM
Quote from: bitter on December 31, 2011, 12:17:10 AM
Unless there's an in-between model I'm unaware of, both the 6 and 8 knob models have the eq boosts.

There's a "Laney Pro-Tube" which doesn't say "AOR series" on the bottom corner of the faceplate that doesn't have the boosts. I don't think it's an in-between model though, i think it predates the 6 knob AOR. Or maybe they were issued concurrently, I don't know.

I'm guessing that's probably the original jcm 800 lawsuit clone? They added the boosts and later the series 2 AOR channel to differentiate from Marshall?