Laney Digbeth preamp - *SOLD* £75 East Sussex

[Harlequin74]

Excellent , and very flexible preamp recently purchased from PirellitheCat, on this forum.

 

only selling as have decided to stick with my Trace Elliot unit.

 

price includes postage to UK mainland, and has the original box. You have to download instructions from the Laney website.

 

thanks, Mike

[FourOnTheFloor]

This is a great price for an excellent preamp. After trying all sorts (SLO Olympic MKIIIs, OE bassrig BP, DXC Bass, Ampeg SGT-DI, Sansamp VT bass DI), I’ve settled on this one myself. It’s got a flexible eq, a nice ‘edge of breakup’ sound and an fx loop. I use MartinB’s little trick to simulate a 60s cab sound by turning the tilt eq towards the bass side and turning down the actual bass knob. With a touch of drive, this sounds killer! GLWTS!

 

Edited December 4, 2025 by FourOnTheFloor

[Harlequin74]

Thanks mate! Tried to keep it affordable! 

[Schlippy]

Can only echo what FourOnTheFloor said above, these are absolutely banging pieces of kit. In addition to the points made above, the 4-band EQ is superb and allows you control over the mid range frequencies, same as you get in much pricier preamps, the combination of FET & "tube" works really well and the tilt control is incredibly useful for adjusting to the dynamics of a room. Great price as well.

[Harlequin74]

Cheers Magnus!

[Quatschmacher]

10 hours ago, FourOnTheFloor said:

This is a great price for an excellent preamp. After trying all sorts (SLO Olympic MKIIIs, OE bassrig BP, DXC Bass, Ampeg SGT-DI, Sansamp VT bass DI), I’ve settled on this one myself. It’s got a flexible eq, a nice ‘edge of breakup’ sound and an fx loop. I use MartinB’s little trick to simulate a 60s cab sound by turning the tilt eq towards the bass side and turning down the actual bass knob. With a touch of drive, this sounds killer! GLWTS!

 

That’s high praise indeed since I’ve tried four of those and still have and love the first two you mentioned. 

[FourOnTheFloor]

16 hours ago, Quatschmacher said:

That’s high praise indeed since I’ve tried four of those and still have and love the first two you mentioned. 

 

Don't get me wrong, those are excellent preamps. They physically feel better quality, and the drive sounds they offer are definitely more '3D'. I just always wanted more mid control from both, and I couldn't get along with the BP's cab sim (and doesn't have an FX loop). I could have gotten around those personal dislikes by adding a couple of other pedals. The SLO with a parametric EQ would be ideal, but the Digbeth does what I need at a significantly cheaper price (for now😅).

 

Edited December 5, 2025 by FourOnTheFloor

[Harlequin74]

Please buy me someone ! I am not very expensive. Thanks , Digbeth.

[tobiewharton]

Brilliant preamp.

Glwts

[misterdistortion]

On 07/12/2025 at 10:29, Harlequin74 said:

Please buy me someone ! I am not very expensive. Thanks , Digbeth.

Yes please, can I have it?

[antonius]

Hi,
Is this still available?

[Harlequin74]

Sold

[Quatschmacher]

10 hours ago, Harlequin74 said:

Sold

Please amend the title to include the word “sold” and the thread will auto lock. Thanks.