“The classic British sound of a Laney amp on your pedalboard”: Laney Black Country Customs Ironheart and Lionheart LoudPedals review

Laney presents the signature Tom Quayle and Martin Miller pedalboard versions of a pair of its finest amps, featuring 60 watts of real amp power, right at your feet

Laney Black Country Customs Ironheart and Lionheart Loudpedals on wooden background
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Guitar World Verdict

These Black Country Customs units offer the classic British sound of a Laney amp on your pedalboard, and if that’s a sound that works with the music you play, one of these will be a solid, practical purchase.

Pros

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    Real amp in pedal form.

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    60 watts of power.

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    Practical footswitching.

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    Speaker-simulated DI out.

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    Headphone and aux sockets for practice.

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    USB recording.

Cons

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    You’ll need to find somewhere to fit the power supply on your ’board.

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Whether you like the traditional style of guitar amp head and separate speaker cabinet or a more compact combo configuration, Laney has always had plenty of variety in its roster.

These days, though, the pedalboard amp has become a thing as some players make a move to a more flexible and easily transportable rig, something that the company addressed last year with its Ironheart Foundry Series IRF-LoudPedal, a 60-watt amp in a twin-footswitch pedal format.

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Trevor Curwen

Trevor Curwen has played guitar for several decades – he's also mimed it on the UK's Top of the Pops. Much of his working life, though, has been spent behind the mixing desk, during which time he has built up a solid collection of the guitars, amps and pedals needed to cover just about any studio session. He writes pedal reviews for Guitarist and has contributed to Total Guitar, MusicRadar and Future Music among others.