New Laney Digbeth 1000 DB-East 'Nathan East' head

[cetera]

Looks very nice. Lots of cool features and very well equipped...

 

 

[BassAdder60]

Hopefully a sensible price ?

 

Looks good though 

[cetera]

5 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said:

Hopefully a sensible price ?

 

Looks good though 

500H is approx £399 so maybe £600?

[dudewheresmybass]

sounds like an awesome amp. 

If that price is fair - which it would seem to be - It could be incredible

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

£999 pre-order at Andertons.

 

https://www.andertons.co.uk/laney-black-country-customs-nathan-east-digbeth-bass-amplifier/

[Beedster]

Looks like a £300 amp to me

[ped]

Is there anything this chap won’t endorse 😂

[MichaelDean]

I don't think it's got enough over the DB-500 to be worth the upgrade. I'm never wanting for power. The LAIR stuff on the DI and higher output is where I'm guessing the extra money goes. Though the master volume is a nice addition over the original. With a £600 price difference, I don't see them selling too many of these. I feel it's too much of a jump for niche features. I'm 100% sure it sounds great though. 

[jensenmann]

I totally get the two input feature but I´d like to see two seperate input gains and EQs come with it. I´m playing fretted and fretless and both basses need different EQ settings to work together in the band.

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

7 minutes ago, jensenmann said:

I totally get the two input feature but I´d like to see two seperate input gains and EQs come with it. I´m playing fretted and fretless and both basses need different EQ settings to work together in the band.

Do you realise your signature takes up the whole screen on a tablet?

[jensenmann]

No, I don´t use a tablet. What´s wrong?

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

1 hour ago, jensenmann said:

No, I don´t use a tablet. What´s wrong?

There is a massive picture of a reel to reel AEG taking up the whole page.

[jensenmann]

I have no clue how that picture ended in the signature. It should be gone now.

[Mediocre Polymath]

Interesting thing, the regular Digbeth says "Designed and engineered in the UK by Laney" on the back ("engineered by" being a fun turn of phrase that I think Uli Behringer thought up as a way to vaguely imply that something is not made in China). The Nathan East model, however, says "Designed and made by Laney in the UK" (italics for emphasis).

 

Possibly accounts for the difference in price.

 

Edit: just noticed it says made in the UK right there in the description. In my defence, I just got home from the pub.

Edited Thursday at 21:26 by Mediocre Polymath

[pete.young]

On 28/03/2025 at 21:40, ped said:

Is there anything this chap won’t endorse 😂

 

2 Yamaha basses and one Yamaha effects pedal in 30 years? What else?

[Sean]

It's good to see Laney doing a quality analogue head. They're going head to head (Boom, tish) with the new GK Legacy analogue monsters that are due soon. 

 

I must say that it looks better from behind.

 

The FET/Valve pre in my Laney is outstanding.

 

And although the 500 has enough power, think about the difference between the GK 700RBii and the 1000RBii. Different heads for different applications, one being a cleaner head and the other being voiced for more grind. Maybe there's enough of a difference in voice.

[Sean]

Is it any good for metal? Probably...

 

https://metalinjection.net/news/nathan-east-confesses-to-playing-on-one-of-judas-priests-album-in-place-of-bassist-ian-hill?fbclid=IwY2xjawJo4y9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtmcamQRvYoMv9qgV4OzjdYtqL9OnaSUgYmZ7_zpGdZm7hk4tM5Kc0T5-UZU_aem_gysVhpuD3Pt9Y_ZzEItZ2Q

Edited yesterday at 18:36 by Sean

[Sean]

On 28/03/2025 at 21:26, Beedster said:

Looks like a £300 amp to me

Laney has got an amp especially for you

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335754368078?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=rpbRlok9T1C&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=6MnoMIQiQQC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

I've got one. It's right up your street,@Beedster 

 

[Chienmortbb]

I always loved the idea of those Nexus amps but the size is a killer for me. I also wonder why Glenn Hughes went to Orange after using the Nexus for some years?