[Igotsoul4u]

I might sound like a broken record, but I won't stop until someone gives it a try and lets me know if i'm crazy or not. I bought a Laney Lionheart 5watt class a combo on halloween and I have played it almost everyday since then. For me, it has made playing so much more rewarding. I have been rediscovering old pedals and hearing the true magic of newer ones. The amount of dynamic range is very wide so I felt like i could play more expressively. The clarity of the attack is so well preserved and can be surrounded with a huge variety of tones. The overdrive is super flexible all the way up to a pretty convincing marshallesque metal tone. I am also an engineer and my main goal for this amp was not for me to play it, but to use it on recordings in favor of the parade of hot rod deluxes and valvestates that I am growing to hate. This allowed me to let other guitar players check it out. The one band had a kid that was using an SG and I caught him just strumming power chords with his eyes close after which he noticed me looking and said "the tone is so incredible, its just like....perfect." As an engineer I have no problems getting an incredible sound everytime. The low wattage allows for tones that would require higher volume levels at a much more smile inducing level that won't shock the mic or the neighbors. It fits perfectly in the mixes for the 2 bands that used the amp leaving an ideal hole for the bass guitar to occupy. My guitar playing friend whom I highly respect for his playing and knowledge of equipment was 100% sold on the amp and would buy one if he didn't own a 67 Deluxe, JCM800, and a nice Penn 1x12 combo among a few others. He said the lionheart reminded him of a carr or his penn. The important thing is that he's comparing the amp to other amps several price catagories up. I scored mine for $700 and was able to find many around for far less then the $999 mark listed in most places. Try and tell me I'm crazy. I almost want to buy another as a backup.