Resurrecting an old thread, I know, but I thought I would offer up a bit of review on the Laney Nexus SLS (the smaller one). I have been gigging one of these steadily for the last six months. It replaced a GK MB500 which was my previous No.1 head simply because I felt like a change.
Background: I play either a Schecter 004, or an Ibanez SR1200, and pair the nexus with an Eden D210xst cab. Our covers band is doing pubs, weddings and corporate functions in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Laney Nexus Pros: Sounds great (I like a nice clean sound), enough EQ to get you by, powerful enough (300 / 500W) for what I do, Tilt EQ superb for adapting to dark / bright room, built-in effects sound good (Very usable chorus, octave and compression if you leave your pedals at home), still small and light enough to be easily portable. Speakon and DI outputs are professional touches. Footswitch controllable FX and mute.
Laney Nexus Cons: Not much really. Not as light and compact as the MB500. Pre-shape very subtle. Does not cover my wrong notes or make me coffee in the morning 😉
I will admit to being a bit of a Laney fan. I had an RB9 for a while and it was a good cheap amp, although the cabinet that came with it was pants.
I hope someone finds this helpful. Definitely a good gigging amp IMO,and also has studio features.
Cheers,
A.
