Soundcity L120

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Soundcity L120

Post by tade » Mon Nov 08, 2021 3:03 am

I´ve been searching the forum and could´t find much info about this amp. I might be in the need of an amp to be used mainly with my baritone or Bass VI and there´s one of these in what seems to be good shape for €450. I know it´s loud and I´d be using it as a ¨"pedal platform", but never had the chance to try one.
Anyone using one of these around here?

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Re: Soundcity L120

Post by s_mcsleazy » Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:56 am

my dad used one in the 70's and 80's. my mum said it was the loudest thing she'd ever heard.

i think pat has used them in the past too
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Re: Soundcity L120

Post by JSett » Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:44 am

s_mcsleazy wrote:
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my mum said it was the loudest thing she'd ever heard.
She's not wrong. I played one once in a rehearsal space and it was easily louder than my OR120. Peeling paint loud. IIRC they have six (yes, 6) EL34's in the power section :o

They are absolutely brutal when cranked.
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Re: Soundcity L120

Post by s_mcsleazy » Mon Nov 08, 2021 2:41 pm

johnnysomersett wrote:
Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:44 am
s_mcsleazy wrote:
Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:56 am
my mum said it was the loudest thing she'd ever heard.
She's not wrong. I played one once in a rehearsal space and it was easily louder than my OR120. Peeling paint loud. IIRC they have six (yes, 6) EL34's in the power section :o

They are absolutely brutal when cranked.
and i thought my current rig was overkill
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Re: Soundcity L120

Post by Pacafeliz » Tue Nov 09, 2021 11:17 am

s_mcsleazy wrote:
Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:56 am
my dad used one in the 70's and 80's. my mum said it was the loudest thing she'd ever heard.

i think pat has used them in the past too
Yep. I used to use the 50+ though. I still have it, but it needs a service oh so bad.
Also have the 120R and a Concord combo.
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.

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Re: Soundcity L120

Post by Pacafeliz » Tue Nov 09, 2021 11:18 am

Oh and yes.
Loud. Very much.
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.

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Re: Soundcity L120

Post by tade » Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:11 am

What about the sound? I heard they´re loud and clean and can be brought closer to an old Hiwatt with some modifications, but that´s about it.

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Re: Soundcity L120

Post by JSett » Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:25 am

tade wrote:
Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:11 am
What about the sound? I heard they´re loud and clean and can be brought closer to an old Hiwatt with some modifications, but that´s about it.
They're very Hiwatt in tone when clean (which is a LOT of clean). If you can hack it, turning them all the way up and hitting with a boost of some kind (or a very hot pickup) and they sound like a goddamn chainsaw. In a good way.
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Re: Soundcity L120

Post by s_mcsleazy » Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:23 am

i called my dad to ask. his reply was "it was the only amp i could find at the time that could take my peavey T40 and my proco rat"
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Re: Soundcity L120

Post by tade » Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:29 am

s_mcsleazy wrote:
Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:23 am
i called my dad to ask. his reply was "it was the only amp i could find at the time that could take my peavey T40 and my proco rat"
Not bad, that should be a good enough reason to buy it.

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Re: Soundcity L120

Post by Firecat » Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:04 am

I've got no personal experience with this amp, but there's a local band that uses one and it sounds great. I'd buy it in a heartbeat for 450 euro, the last one I've seen here sold for close to 900.

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