Laney L20T-212 User Manual

L20T-112

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The Dark Art: In an age where guitar players have developed an
unhealthy fascination with pre-amp distortion, the fabled sound of a tube
power amp being pushed hard has almost passed into history.

Until now that is!

The 20W Class A Single Ended output stage installed in the L20T-112 oozes classic, warm tube tones: The harder you
drive it, the better it sounds. Plus with enough gain for contemporary tones, it also has a mean, spiteful side to it as
well – making it ideal for any style of playing. Perfect for stage and studio use.

Every Lionheart product is extensively play tested by experienced guitarists before being shipped to our customers.
Only when the unit is finished to our complete satisfaction is it assigned its
own unique build number which is then hand stamped onto the rear mounted
plaque.

Your L20T should give you years of trouble-free amplification, however please
take time to read this manual and familiarise yourself with the controls as it
will allow you to get the best from your amplifier.

We hope you enjoy using your L20T as much as we enjoyed designing and
making it.

Best wishes from all at Laney

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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

INPUT

LO

HI

HI INPUT:

3

2

1

CLEAN

VOLUME

4

0

BRIGHT

5

6

7

8

9

10

DRIVE

5

4

3

2

1

0

‘Hi’ stands for high gain. This input is designed for the connection of low output level guitars making it well suited

DRIVE

VOLUME

4

6

3

7

2

8

1

9

0

10

DRIVE BASS MIDDLE TREBLE REVERB TONE

5

6

7

8

9

10

5

4

6

3

2

1

0

10

5

4

6

3

7

2

8

1

9

0

10

5

4

6

3

7

2

8

1

9

0

3

7

2

8

1

9

10

5

4

6

0

10

5

4

3

7

2

8

1

9

0

RUN

6

7

8

9

10

STANDBY

for guitars with single coiled or low gain humbucker type pickups. Use of high gain pickups in this input may drive the preamp
too hard causing a "mushy" sound. Only use good quality guitar cable.

LO INPUT: ‘

Lo’ stands for low gain. This input is attenuated down approximately 50% from the Hi input and is designed for
high output level guitars. It is useful in obtaining output that is "tight" not "mushy" from high gain humbucker type pickups
Also use this input for the cleanest full range sound with extended low end response. Only use good quality guitar cable.

CLEAN VOL:

Sets how loud the clean channel is. Try cranking it up a little to drive the power tubes harder for that real retro
sound and feel that only a quality tube amplifier can deliver. Now use your guitar volume to control the amount of distortion.
(Wind it up for distortion back it off a little for clean)

BRIGHT:

Adds brightness and life to the treble frequencies of your guitar when on the clean channel. Adds edge and picking
emphasis when on the drive channel. The switch has more effect at low Clean Volume/Drive control settings. Use in
conjunction with the Treble and Tone controls for optimum performance. Switch up to enable.

DRIVE:

Sets the level of tube preamplifier drive or how dirty your sound is. This control should be used in conjunction with
the Drive Volume (6) Setting low levels of gain with high levels of volume will give a clean preamplifier sound with tube output
stage overdrive. Setting a medium drive level and medium Drive Volume will give a nice crisp bluesy lead tone, again with the
ability to drive the output stage at higher Drive Volume settings.

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Setting a high level on the Drive control and a low setting on the Drive Volume will give you a punchy hard rock lead
tone, with the ability to again drive the output tubes at higher Drive volume settings. Having set the Drive and Drive
Volume controls to your desired sound try backing off your guitar volume and tone controls for lots of other cool
sounds. Good tube amplifiers have the unique ability to produce a wide range of sounds by using only your guitar
controls, playing weight and style.

DRIVE VOL: . It is useful to experiment with drive levels and drive volumes. If you
want a very open, warm and semi overdriven sound try reducing the amount of drive and increasing the drive volume.
This reduces pre amp gain but pushes the power amp section and makes it work harder giving you a very desirable level
of power amp distortion which is a very pleasing “retro” style sound.

DRIVE SWITCH:

for the drive to be switched remotely via a foot switch.)

DRIVE LED:

Laney FS2 remote footswitch.

BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE: These are a traditional set of passive tone controls. Passive controls have the advantage of
always sounding musical at any of their settings mainly due to their unique interactive nature. This gives players a more
natural set of tools to create their ideal sound. (Try them all set at midway (5) as a good starting point)

REVERB: Controls how loud the built in reverb sounds.

TONE:

uniquely works at the other end of the amplification chain. This has the ability to not only control the overall top end
response but also reduce upper end harmonics on the output stage and preamplifier overdrive sounds. This will give you
bright cutting sounds at high settings and smooth rounded sounds at lower settings. (Midway (5) is a good starting point)

STANDBY SWITCH: Disconnects the main HT voltage from the tubes but keeps the tubes warm so that they are
ready to go instantly. Switch to standby for short breaks when you don’t want to wait for the tubes to warm up again.

POWER LED: This led will be lit when the amplifier is switched on.

Sets how loud the 'Drive' channel is

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Switch up to enable the 'Drive' channel. (This switch must be in the down (OFF) position in order

This led will illuminate when the Drive channel is activated with the Drive switch (8) or the included

The tone control works in a similar fashion to the Tone control you probably have on your guitar except that it

(Always switch off and disconnect the power cord when not in use)

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