Laney Amps

Laney Amps were the brainchild of Lyndon Laney, a musician and engineer who dreamed of designing an amp to deliver the key tonal characteristics missing from amps of the day, chiefly distortion. The result is a decades long pedigree of fantastic sounding, powerful guitar amps that have graced the stages of some of rock and metal's true icons and most powerful players including Tony Iommi, Randy Rhoads and George Lynch, even finding a home on grunge, stoner and doom metal stages too with the likes of Matt Pike, and Josh Homme.

In 1967, Lyndon Laney was the bass player in a little-known Birmingham group ‘Band of Joy’. He then left the band to start making amps and his bandmates, Robert Plant and John Bonham went on to form Led Zeppelin. In very different ways, they all made an indelible mark on British rock music.

While one of his first big jobs was making a PA for his former bandmates, the reason we all know Laney Amps is through his collaboration with Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi. Together they created what we now know as heavy metal. Laney Amps were capable of creating more distortion that their fellow British rivals and became definitive of these early metal tones. In the 80s they were used by the likes of Randy Rhoads and Ace Frehly and in the 90s by Paul Gilbert and Joe Satriani.

Nowadays, Laney offer a wide array of amps in a range of styles, series, formats and budgets, all built with the exact same quality of sound and performance that has made the brand legendary. These range from solid-state amps ideal for beginners and home practice amps to arena-worthy valve combos and stacks. If you’re chasing the iconic heavy Laney tones, the Ironheart Series is a good place to start!

What Makes a Laney Amp Different?

• Laney guitar amps are vintage British amps
• Wide range of models to take you from your bedroom to arenas
• Loved by some of the most powerful players in rock and metal
• Perfect for heavy, sludgy tones
• Fantastic quality and reliability