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Laney Klipp
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:38 am
by scabiosa
Hi Guys!
Anyone experience with these amps? I want to use it for doom/stoner/spaceshit... I'm used to play on a bassman so I have a lot of fuzz pedals and everything. But now I want to make the sound even bigger.
I have the choice between a laney klipp (100watt) and a sovtek MIG (50watt). What do you guys think would be the big difference between these amps?
Thanks! E
Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:44 am
by devnulljp
Laney Klipp without a doubt

Need I say more?
Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:22 am
by scabiosa
I was already thinking something like that! ;-)
Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:42 am
by Gone Fission
Without knowing enough about the Klipp, the Klipp. Mind you, I really like the MIG 50 (not the H/Midget version -- no experience there). I kick myself for not buying one when they were new. But they are crappily built and way overpriced used. It amazes me that they consistently go for more than Traynor Bassmasters. Once the pricing gets up to $400, Traynors and Bassman heads come up as alternatives pretty routinely around me.
Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:28 am
by new05002
Actually Iommi used Supergroups on most of those Sab recordings which is essentially a Superlead but with some small changes. The non klipp channel on a Klipp is one of the input channels on the Supergroup so u can get both sounds tho.
The Migs are essentially 2203 clones. The Klipp is something interesting. It uses a voltage starved differential amp to achieve increased distortion on the Klipp channel. I would def go with the Klipp
Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:05 am
by scabiosa
thanks for the advice pals! And indeed: the klipp is a huge sounding amp, much fatter than my silverface bassman.
Also, the sovtek would be close to my bassman I guess...
So I go for the Klipp! yeah!
Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:11 am
by Gone Fission
The first issue MIG-50s were closer to something on the 5F6 Bassman to JMP continuum. 5881/6L6 output tubes at 500-ish plate volts, solid state rectifier, and normal-bright inputs that didn't seem as treble-centric as the Marshall circuits became. Very good sounding amp, but when the ask is $800, it's just silly. A couple bills more and someone I can think of will build you pretty much your heart's desire and built to last. Who's that guy? Posts around here.

Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:27 am
by new05002
lol, the wait time is long tho and the prices are going to start in the 1400-1700 range
Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:45 am
by scabiosa
oh but it was only 650 € (850 dollar) for the klipp + matching cabinet!
:-))
Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:20 am
by univalve
scabiosa wrote:oh but it was only 650 € (850 dollar) for the klipp + matching cabinet!
:-))
you shouldn't have posted this

Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:27 am
by Gone Fission
Great frigging deal on the Klipp! Need pics!
And damn, I should have ordered a Dunwich earlier then. Still seems very fairly priced as the market goes.
Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:45 am
by new05002
Gone Fission wrote:Great frigging deal on the Klipp! Need pics!
And damn, I should have ordered a Dunwich earlier then. Still seems very fairly priced as the market goes.
thanks that quote would cover the general 100Ws or so. If the aesthetics are stripped down and the design is classic in nature, the cost is usually closer to 1400 or so. those are kinda rough quotes, where things generally fall into. Lower wattage stuff will fall under that window of course
Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:57 pm
by Bassus Sanguinis
whether bass or guitar, LANEY KLIPP! It's a divine amp for brutally harsh tones.

and congrats for getting SUCH an insanely good deal, You know they typically go for a LOT more, don't You?

Re: Laney Klipp or Sovtek MIG 50
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:03 am
by scabiosa
here is the beast!

and with my other beauties

actually, I think I still prefer the sound of the bassman... it is a littlebit warmer but has the same hugeness (most of the time I play the bassman through the orange 2*12)
but I'm gonna test the klipp on a concert tomorrow!
the klipp cabinet has the original goodmans audiom speakers (2 12p's en 2 12p-g's)
the last owner made the amp footswitchable between clean channel / gain channel / klipp channel
a cool thing!
Re: Laney Klipp
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:18 pm
by scabiosa
Hi guys!
One of the speakers of the KLIPP cabinet is broken. Now I wonder which speakers are good with this amp? I want it to sound dark/warm but also with enough mids to cut trough... (actually I just like a good stoner sound ;-)
I an other cabinet I have two celestions v30's that I want to replace, anyone has an idea if the v30's would be a good combinations with two goodmans speakers and the KLIPP?
thanks bro's!!