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Laney CUB12

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41 user ratings
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3 stars
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Compact, affordable, stylish with EL84 boutique tone, is this little combo too good to be true?Read more
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Pros

  • looks and feels sturdy and thick
  • compact - a useful feature for a mobile musician
  • solid and well built

Cons

  • amp needs biasing after replacing the tubes
  • the crutch to tilt the amp
  • tube blending proved to be too popular
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Key specs

  • Valve (vacuum tube)
  • Straight
  • yes
  • 15 W
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Laney CUB12 - Pros & Cons

Laney CUB12

Pros

  • looks and feels sturdy and thick
  • compact - a useful feature for a mobile musician
  • solid and well built
  • Enough Clean headroom keep up with a band
  • The EQ is very effective and it has a good range of tones
  • reverb is very nice and overall for 400$ new
  • incredibly well built
  • some amps
  • good valves
  • reliable
  • maintaining neighbourly relations

Cons

  • amp needs biasing after replacing the tubes
  • the crutch to tilt the amp
  • tube blending proved to be too popular
  • The bass knob actually only takes out the bass
  • tone differences are not jaw-dropping
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • a speaker upgrade to either Celestion or Eminence
  • more expensive and much heavier amps
  • with a very fast aggressive sound performance
  • the electronics can not balance the lamps

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Laney CUB12 - Full Specifications

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General
Amplification technology
Valve
Cabinet shapeStraight
Fullrange/bass element quantity1
Fullrange/bass element size12.0 in
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Features
Able to add as monitor (angled)no
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Connectivity
Analogue 3.5mm input (Aux)0
Analogue RCA stereo inputno
Return/Sendyes
Jack Plug Return (6,3 mm/1/4)1
Jack Plug Send (6,3 mm/1/4)1
USBno
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Dimensions
Weight19.84 lb
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Audio features
EQ on inputyes
EQ (Rotary controls)yes
EQ controls
  • High
  • Low
  • Mid
Power (RMS)15.0 W
Type of effectsReverb

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Laney CUB12 Laney - Editorial Reviews (1)

Laney CUB12 Laney Cub-Super12 review
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Published: 20.11.2020
Laney Cub-Super12 review

Compact, affordable, stylish with EL84 boutique tone, is this little combo too good to be true?

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