Laney IRT60H Ironheart Metal Demo [HD]
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Here's a demo of my amp, a Laney Ironheart, the 60 Watts version. Amazing amplifier! Feel free to ask any questions, I will answer as soon as possible. Enjoy, and subscribe!
Signal chain: Ibanez RGD2120z - Laney Ironheart IRT60 - Laney IRT212 - Shure SM57 - Shure X2u - Logic Pro 9
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The intro song is called Social Lies by Soulhenge, the outro song is Time Machine by Explicit Of Time.
My problem with metal amp demos is that everyone that does them has a guitar tuned down to Negative drop Z flat squared. I play mainly in E and D standard, and finding a metal amp demo that showcases the higher tunings isn't easy. :/
I see, never thought of this!
If the amp works with low tunings, you won't have any problems with standart tunings ;)
This video is pretty old actually, I'm thinking about making a new and better one with different tunings then
The amps at guitar Center are AWFUL. I'm talking about amps that I'd actually consider buying.
***** Amplifiers at guitar center are awful? So Engl Power ball II's, Invader's, and their killer 20 watt Ironball. Are they awful? If you say yes , you seriously need to get a q tip and scrape the shit out of your ears.
Um, no, the only amps my guitar center carries are Line 6, peavey vypyrs and other various tiny solid state BS.
***** It sounds like you need to go to Guitar Center in Tampa, FL. Where they have a nice variety of amplifiers including vintage amplifiers as well as high end amplifiers like Engl, Orange, etc.
I have this amp. Minimal pedalboard signal chain in FX loop is: Wah - 7 Band EQ - NuX Chorus/Flanger - Sonicake -Delay/Reverb - Caline Compressor - Pure Tone Buffer. No distortion or OD pedals needed, and it is a high gain metal monster, even in standard tuning. Djenty, crispy goodness!
Finally! THANK YOU! So many have reviewed and demoed this amp and all have done so very poorly. This is perfect. And thanks for showing the responsiveness of the gain channel. And the sounds are mic'ed, or processed however, so well for the listener. Thanks. I am getting one soon.
I can tell you that I really hear a big difference. Especially when you play at home it is very useful because you can just lower the watts and crank the master volume, so the distortion will not get lost when playing at lower volume as if it would be the case with a 100 watt amp for example.
It isn't just there to be there, it is also working, Laney did a great job with this amp!!!
Best :)
You're playing the exact type of stuff I write. Love the Volumes you threw in ;)
And less Watts mean that you can crank the amp way more without making it too loud. If you have a 120 Watt Head you can't crank it to the volume it really needs because your ears will fall off in your room.
The Ironheart is good at home, and mindblowing on stage or on rehearsals.
Check out Soulhenge on SoundCloud or search for our song "The Untold" here on UA-cam and you'll hear what the amp can do. And it wasn't loud at all when I recorded.
Cheers buddy!
The Ironheart is a great metal amp for the price...I have managed to get a wide range of tones from it...Whitesnake to Fear Factory...All possible with this amp...And the attenuator is just the icing on the cake..Full tube sound at bedroom levels.....
Just recently pick up the 120 head. What a epic bit of kit. Love this tone you have
It actually is quite versatile, I played on the amp with a guitar with single coils and the sound is super clear and crunchy. People just play metal with it because it's just fucking brutal. I mean, it is a metal amp, but not like you just can get super high gain out of it. It is a nice tube amp with an amazing stock configuration, like you actually just set all EQ knobs to noon and it sounds perfect.
I have this amp, and I get brutal crystal clear high gain out of it without distortion or OD pedals.
I respect your opinion dude, and I believe that a 6505+ is better - it is another range of amps I think. The Ironheart isn't in the highest range in High Gain amps. But I think for it's price it is mindblowing, I'm using it with my band, and on stage, and I'm perfectly happy with it.
Hello my friend, this is the best review of this amp on UA-cam. Still playing this amp to this day?
That's an amazing tone! Love Laney amps! They're some the best for metal!
THIS is how you demo an amp. Thanks!
thanks for the fast response man and yeah the watts feature is a really cool addition , also i digged the sound on your song was sweet.
The blackstar is a really nice amp. I've played both these amps but never really compared them. If you're thinking about up-ing the wattage then this is probably great for you, it has some really sick tones (as you can hear in the video) + the benefits of having a power-soak. It's a really versatile amp but, yeah, it's still geared towards metal.
Akira Takade just bought an id 150 head. Should be bringing it home next weekend!
Yes it is. Absolutely.
You have 4 switches on the Ironheart Footswitch. Lead/Clean/Reverb/Boost. If you want to change from Clean to Lead you gotta press the two buttons, to switch Lead on and Clean off because when BOTH are on OR off you are in the Rhythm Channel. And the other two just explain themselves, you adjust your amount of reverb or boost on the amp an you can switch on/off with the footswitch. It's very helpful I must say.
Hope I could help you out!
Right, that's how I do it too. On rehearsals, as soon as I connected my amp to the outlet, I turn it on and let the tubes warm up while I'm connecting the footswitch, preparing my guitar etc... :)
So I'd say yes, this amp is geared towards metal, but is nevertheless a flexible amp. I think this a amp is also great if you don't play metal all the time, because it gets also really nice rock and clean tones. And when you feel metal occasionnally, you just play fucking massive metal with that hell of a machine.
Sure man, the pull on the bass and highs knobs are to boost them a little bit, the pulling on the mid knob is scooping the mids.
Thanks so much! That was the answer I was hoping for and it was the last thing I needed to know before deciding to buy it, so thanks!
The amp doesn't need ages to get ready, I usually put it on (that moment it is in standby) then take my guitar, plug it in, switch the standby toggle and start playing. All chill.
Just ask me if you have other questions. You can PM me if you want.
Cheers!
I just bought an irt 15H,amp sounds incredible.If the 60H sounds anything like the 15 Im buyin it.I dont play screamo metal,(the cookie monster shit)So not sure if this amp is for those types of players.If Sabbath,Maiden,Dream Theater, 80s metal is your thing you'll love this amp.
the amp is for screamo so it is not for you.
I just received my IRT 2x12 combo yesterday and this map has more gain than ever needed. If you are using active pickups you honestly do not need the pre boost at all. The amp sounds very nasally to me so to speak so I am currently working through the eq's and trying to get the right sounds out of it. I tried my Caparison TATII passive pickups and also my WM526 with the blackouts.
Damn. Ive been looking for a nice 3 channel amp, and i think this demo just sold me on this one.
Do it man, I grabbed one a couple months ago and I love it!
Nunuv yorbiznes :bro do footswitch included with the amp?
Yes sir!
No offense man, sure you can ask.
When the standby toggle light is on, the amp is ready to play, you can change channels, doesn't matter if clean or rhythm or lead channel. When you switch the toggle of the standby down and the light goes out the amp is like "paused". Now you can for example change the guitar, without having ugly noises when pulling out the guitar cable.
Great vid. But my problem with this series of amps has been the lack of a "liquid" feel when it comes to lead playing -- they just don't compress as you would expect a high gain amp to compress. That may be a good thing or a bad thing. Plus the built-in boost does not act like a tubescreamer. It doesn't tighten up the bass. It simply boosts the signal, which on the input can add a lot of mud to the tone. I've yet to try a tubescreamer with the amp though so hopefully it'll work as normal and I'll be able to get fluid lead tones :)
I heard the "Paranoid" album about two weeks
after its release in the US. I?ve had a passion for Laney amps ever since. I
love the sound but the Laney company and their associate MDG, not so much.
Musical Distributer Group,1 South Corporate Drive, Riverdale,
NJ 07457, is the importer for North America of Laney. I had a Laney head, from
a combo, with a bad tube socket. I sent the head to them for repair. After a
couple months, I spoke with Gene Andre, the service manger. He said, "
they can't find it and there's nothing they can do." So I'm left a Laney
combo with no head. How nice is that? I've called numerous times and I am
always told the same thing. "Sorry, there's nothing we can do." I
contacted Laney in GB and received no response. I?ve also posted on their
Facebook page. A few weeks ago a fellow youtuber contacted their friend at
Laney on my behalf. I received an email, informing me that the situation was
being looked into. I sent that friend at Laney the email chain, which showed
MDG stating they received my amp for repair. Two weeks late, I received another
email from him, saying he was sorry no one had addressed this with me and he
would try agaon. I expect to hear absolutely nothing. Another aspect is that,
and the emails reflect this, I had a pair of small but killer Laney amps. I
have since sold the other one. This is no longer about the amp. It's about
being ripped off. It's about these smug companies that don't care about us
non-famous fans. They brush us aside with their attitude of "yeah, we lost
your amp and there is NOTHING you can do about it." They reflect the
"sux to be you" attitude.? So I share this information on forums,
UA-cam and anywhere else. I just pass on the info to anyone willing to listen.
Yes, I still have the emails with tracking numbers and Gene?s email stating
they received it. MDG handles more than just Laney, so unless you're Tony Iommi
or some Rock n Roll Hall of Famer, buyer beware of Laney and anything their
North American Distributor, MDG, carries.
I know it’s 4 years old but I really hate to hear that brother ! Would like to know if anything ever came of the situation or not?
@@charliewebb2216 I thought I had removed all these, so Im glad you asked! Laney came through for me, beyond any dream!! Laney rocks! Customer service is beyond belief!
@@Bourbon-Canted-Ky-Windage really? Glad to hear brother. I recently acquired a Laney Ironheart 60watt IRT Head and so far so good I’m liking it!
Great cleans on this amp. Must have one!
Never played such an amp but I'd say probably yes. The Ironheart is really a sick metal machine!! :))
If you're asking this question, you're not ready for a tube amp yet my friend ;) Every tube amp has a Standby toggle. It's to cut the signal coming out of the amp, but the amp is still on, which means that the tubes keep their temperature. It's not that healthy for a tube amp to switch in on and off too many times a day. So if you don't wanna play for 15 minutes, just switch the standby toggle.
well, maybe thats the reason why im watching this video and took the offer to "feel free to ask any question".
i never had a tube amp and i want to buy this one
Just changed the standard Ruby tubes in my IRT60W for matched J.J.pre amp and
power tubes , 120% better sounds and dynamics. Best money ever spent...
Interesting! I'm really wondering how big that difference is by switching the tubes :)
I n my case night and day.
RockRiff888 can you demo the change? Would love to hear them
***** Old post Brad .I have since sold the amp... But the key thing is to make sure you buy a matched set...
RockRiff888 OK cool. Why did you end up selling it? I'm debating on taking mine back
Yep, that's what I'm doing in this video. The amp wasn't very loud at all!
I can't get anything close to these tones with mine. The clean channel is good, but the volume drops dramatically on the rhythm and lead channels (and they both sound the same). With overdrive, at best you can get a 70s style hard rock sound. Without overdrive, it sounds like early 70s studio albums of bands like REO Speedwagon, Aerosmith, and Kiss. I'm returning mine and getting one designed more for metal.
You just earned yourself a subscriber, sir.
+PorkOrc I thank you, sir.
Hey man! How's that foot-switch work? Is it user friendly? I've read different reviews in regards to this. You're input please. This is on my short list against the EVH 5153. Thanks for a great demo!
With the footswitch you can change through all your 3 channels, activate the reverb and the boost!
Yes, thanks buddy! Check out my band Soulhenge for more :) And btw, you can download this song for free on our bandcamp page ;) Cheers!
Damn someday i'll get one ... +1 for Volumes :P
Alright. Well, first of all I don't think that this amp is too high in price, the price/performance is great in my opinion. I mean, it's an alltube amp, with 3 channels and when I play with my band I don't feel any need to buy an overdrive pedal because the distortion is already that sick.
When you want to buy an alltube amp you have to consider that you'll have to turn it very loud to make it sound really fat. The Ironheart takes advantage of the Watt-knob.
Absolutely
No problem man, I hope I could help you out a bit taking your decision!
Damn this amp sounds awesome! Probably gonna get this instead of a Peavey 6505+... good idea?
For me it's the perfect amp, especially for the price. I got it for one year now and I'm happy with it like the first day! ;)
6505 all the way
I actually have this amp and I used to have this cab; this is not a true representation of what this amp sounds like. The watts knob needs to be set up to at least half way (should be up to the full 60w really) and the gain knob turned down with the boost (built in overdrive) engaged, sounds so much better! As with many valve amps you need to crank it, this isn't cranked at all.
I was at home man. Can't crank my amp like I do on a rehearsal. Plus people often ask how it sounds at bedroom volume and there they have the answer.
Gary Gardner It is not an attenuator knob, it's just turning down the wattage and there is a reason why 6l6 tubes aren't used in small watt amps; they use either 6v6s or EL84s. Turning down the wattage knob is giving less power to the preamp and power amp so that natural saturation, gain and glory is not usually present
Schpudd What cab do you have? I also have a 2x12 with v30s! Also I think the boost is okay but I've never tried a tube screamer with it, what are the major differences and what guitar/pickups do you usually play through?
Having said all this, this is not to say that the video sounds bad, it's good but everyone be aware that it can sound so much better!
is it ok when you switch on the amp and instantly start shredding on high volume? or do you need to wait for built up temperature?
Well for tight rhythms it's brilliant!
yeah, last time i was checking the ironheart out was last december and they only had the 60 and 120 watt versions....anyway, sweeet, got to do some research on the 15.
THAT'S A AMP WITH STYLE ! THE BUGERAS TOO.
They did.check out the 15h
"click here to hear the latest song"
this vid is private....
you wot m8 ?
Oh, sorry man, the song isn't up to date anymore :D
great video. what do you think of the irt15 to save a little cash. know anything about it? same tones? thanks. great playing!
yeah, it djents
I dont Know but mine doesnt sound good.. With the bass all the Way up its Still sounds thin..and if i put the tone knob not all the Way up its sound like im underwater its weird... M'y amp just sounds bad..plz help
man they should call this amp demonslayer, good lawd what an amp!
Excellent video! What key/scale were you playing in I loved those notes very dark.
do you think it is suitable for live shows? Small to Moderate sized venues on average?
+Justin Zetzer Hi, yes I used it to play live for more than 2 years ,at small venues to the biggest in the country.
+Justin Zetzer You could play in a stadium with it (Db wise there is not much difference between a 120 and 60, it's mostly the headroom that differs)
Hi MicrowavesFromSpace I have the same amp with two IRT212 cabinets but now I sold one IRT212 and don't know how to connect it... Could you tell me how to as you use that configuration with one cabinet? I would appreciate it. I couldn't find it on the manuals or the web... Thnx!
Don't know if you knew you were playing that bit from Wormholes, but damn that sounded soo brutal. I really need to play this amp myself :c
thank you
apparently you can't switch from clean channel to lead channel or from clean to rhythm. is this true? please explain what you can do with the footswitch because i can't find a explanation anywhere
Hey man, I commented 10 months ago and was just wondering... 10 months later and how is the amp holding up? Do you still have it and what are the pros and cons? Cheers :)
Hey dude! It's doing great haha, played many gigs with it already, and I'm rehearsing with it almost every weekend. I still love the amp and can't say enough good things about it man.
hey could tell me if this is the right amp for thrash metal/ technical death-metal
Not very much, usually the wattage knob is like in the video for home playing. The amp actually sounds better if you lower the wattage, and than crank the master volume. On rehearsals I use the entire power of 60 Watts then, and I tell you, it's incredible how fat and brutal this amp is!!
Sorry, but I didn't want to blow my ears at 60Watts, which is the maximum of the IRT60 by the way. And I think for most people the most interesting thing is if the amp sounds also good at low volume.
you really didnt use any booster like tube screamer before the amp? that's sick
that's a crushing amount of gain. How would this be for, say, Dio era Sabbath or doom metal?
I'm looking for an amp I can use in band practice and gigging aswell as home in an apartment with a 2x12 v30 loaded cab (can be used as 1x12 if needed). I mainly play metal and hardcore music but I'd love to have good cleans aswell. Would this do the trick? It seems to tick every box - you can lower wattage for apartment/studio use, good sounding, great price, killer looks (LOVE the red lights)
Glad I could help ;)
at 1:00 the standby toggle is switched on but you play clean? how is that working after you told me the signal is cut?
HI!, thinking of meeting an order,... What exactly does de boost of the pedal footswitch?
It is amazing but for me is an important feature to switch on and of the loop from the footswitch, i think is not possible, right?
Hi! The boost is something I actually never used until recently. It gives you an extra touch of saturation and a bit more gain, but it should be used very slightly! If you crank the boost too much the sounds gets muddy and squeezed.
Sorry, I didn't really understand what you meant with the loop thing? :)
3:47 does it for me
Can u connect it directly into line with the DI output inits back?
Well actually quite the same settings as shown in the video!
please make new one! im really in hard decision situation now and i need help.. dont know if this amp is enoght
How does it sound wit tremolo picked chords with distortion? Dies it smooth out or does it sound choppy?
It's good man. It's like anything, just don't pin out all the knobs...
Hi my friend. I would like to ask you some questions because i want to buy this amp or an ENGL Thunder 50.The engl has very good sound but less utilities and knobs. What's your opinion about these two amps? How the about the clean sounds in high volume? And last one, does this amp sound good at very low volume for home practise? Waiting for your answers!!!Thank you very much.
Hi sorry for the late reply!!
This amp is quite good at low volume, but every tube amp needs to be cranked to really do it's job :) Never played through the Thunder.
Yeah many knobs, well this is a 3-channel amp!
I must admit the clean sound is not the best, the ENGL may gets that better. But for my purposes it's a fantastic amp I will always recommend.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
NO PROBLEM
MicrowavesFromSpace :bro do footswitch is included with the amp????
I have this amp and yes the footswitch comes included in the amp, and also has a quite long cable which is very useful
Why didn't y'all turn down that Wattage knob sos's we coulda heard it low with high gain? Yo.
I am curious, is there any kind of tone difference between the 60 and 120? I'm about to pull the trigger on one an I'm leaning towards the 60.
Kevin Walker it’s just volume and power difference
@@jaydendavis9336 That's what I wanted hear!
So is it possible to switch from clean to rhythm with a single button?
is normal that when playing distortion i have to put the tone nob all the way up or its sound weak and like underwater its weird ....
No, not normal at all. I do not have these issues.
How good is the Irt cabinet.
Would this model or the 120watt model be best for playing in a band competing with a Peavy 6505+?
I'm playing in a band too and I am "competing" with a 100 watt Powerball and the Laney is still not on maximum. I mean, for rehearsing you don't need 120dB coming out of your cab to be heard and on gig's you get miced up.
This amp is absolutely on the same level as any other full tube head.
Thank you for this, I was worried if I got this it wouldn't be enough to match a Peavey ValveKing or 6505.
Im looking to buy my first all tube amp .I generally play in post hardcore and metalcore genres' like bands such as , Thrice Alexisonfire Letlive. Saosin , This amp Seems to be pretty diverse from what i am hearing , and for the price tag it seems way above all other recommended amps , would you direct me to buying this amp or looking elsewhere
How to get the sound of the intro song?
Good question ....
I just got the IRT60H and 2x12 cab. I love it so far but I;m struggling to get good lead tones out of it. could you give me the settings you used on social lies
Haha, yes, I actually played Wormholes :D Thanks, the amp is really great indeed.
I am between 60 and 120 watts, the 60 waths used to play live? thanks bro.
I'm using the 60 Watt live with my band all the time, it's fucking great, and the footswitch comes in very handy!
Can anyone explain what actually the push pull use for ? thanks
Hey dude! i wanted to know if the power soak was really working well, i can't find anything about it. Thanks!
im looking for an amp that can give me a black sabbath tone im thinking about getting one from the Ironheart series are they good for lord tony riffs ?
Marshall DSL 40 is for that ! Or a Blackstar HT 40 but the Marshall has a more natural gain honestly.
i bought the irt studio its ok but im thinking about another amp :)
Yeah i would have to try the IRT but no stores have them near me. I might get this used Mesa on Ebay but needs new tubes soon but i might just get a Marshall DSL 40 and switch the speaker with the Vintage 30 on my Blackstar. Mesa double rectifiers are the best but so expensive and too big and loud for home .
Tony iommi uses this amp
With the watts knobs you can use this amp at bedroom volume ??
where can the full song that was playing in the intro... loved it haha
Check out my band Soulhenge, it's called Liberation and it's on our album which you can download for free!
great amp and nice playing too!
what's the maximum wattage you use for home levels?
They're both pretty different. The Laney is dry and tight, while the 6505 is fat and saturated.
Are these guitar recordings EQ'd or anything? or is it all raw?
I think on the song there's some EQ on the guitars and definitely some Compressor, but nothing much. The demoing is all raw sound!
Would this amp be a good upgrade from a Blackstar HT 40? Nice playing \m/
I've got the 120 watt version of this one but I don't nearly get as much gain as you do. Do you have any idea what could be causing this?
maybe you dont get enought saturation because of higher wattage?
i have same problem with you also.
without od at front the amp is shit
Not necessarily, I use mine with full gain (no pre-gain) on a LTD-SC600 with SH-8 pickups and the sound is really saturated and powerful, yet tight. OD is a bonus but not an absolute necessity depending on your guitar. Also, this lower saturation really slays when you start dual and quad tracking !
turn the wattage down to let the tubes break up. this allows more distortion, but if you want a nice clean sound I would recommend to keep the wattage at full to allow more headroom
Actually if you look at the Ironheart schematics turning down the wattage will actually lead to less power tube breakup. The only tube that will be affected by this is the phase inverter.
So is this amp versatile? or is it just balls to the walls metal? a lot of the demos on youtube is geared towards metal.
I really wish they'd do a 15 watt version of this...or smaller
There’s a 15 watt version as well
@@SajidWaikhom thanks, but in the 10 years since I posted that, i changed about 5 different amps lol. I don't think the 15 was available back then, but anyway, it doesn't matter.
is this amp good for playing with a band?