Laney Lionheart L20H Guitar Amplifier Head

Real Class A tube tone that reacts to every pick stroke – at a volume you can use every day. The Laney Lionheart L20H is a 20 watt parallel single-ended, Class A all-tube guitar amplifier head, designed and made in Great Britain. It gives clean, crisp, dynamic and open tones and lets you hear the power tubes break up naturally.

Why customers choose it

• True Class A tone: 4 x EL84 power tubes run single-ended and in parallel for 20 W RMS with smooth, natural tube compression.
• Power-tube breakup: less emphasis on preamp distortion, so you hear and feel the output stage clipping – richer harmonics and wider dynamics.
• Two quality channels: with a Bright switch to add sparkle.
• On-board studio-quality reverb to add space and life to a dry guitar.
• FX loop: put delay and other time-based effects between the preamp and output stage.
• Hand-selected tubes: ECC83 preamp and EL84 power tubes; 4, 8 or 16 ohm speaker outputs.

Who it is for

Guitarists who want boutique-style British tube tone for blues, rock, indie and clean playing; home players and small gigs where a 100W head is too loud; and studio recording.

What’s in the box

• L20H amplifier head
• Lionheart embroidered slip cover
• Mains power lead

Specifications

Good to know

• It is a head – you need a speaker cabinet. The matching cab is the Laney Lionheart LT212.
• Always connect a speaker cabinet before switching on a tube amp.
• Tubes warm up for a short time after power-on, as with any tube amp.

FAQ

Is 20 watts loud enough to gig?

A 20W tube head with a 2×12 cabinet is used by many players for small to mid-size gigs; it is also quiet enough for everyday playing.

Does it have reverb?

Yes, on-board studio-quality reverb.