New Larry Amp

Bram576 said:
I’m sure his amps sound good. But there’s so much shit out there idk why people put up with him. Literally just seems like the rarity factor, as with many other amps people hype up to the nth degree. Having played some of these amps people hype up on the forums vs other stuff, sure they mostly all sound good. But ten times better than whatever else you could directly compare it to? Not a fuckin chance.
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Nah man. As JimAnsell already said, I'm not a fan of his business practices, but in all my decades of tone searching for tight, saturated, yet open and dynamic sounding amps, I'd like to see someone pointing out another amp that does the Larry thing well. For me it's not about rarity at all. I'm looking for certain tones and somewhere on the Holy Trinity point where modded Marshalls, Engls and Mesa Marks converge, there's my tone. I just can't stomach the $$$ and time to get a Larry.
I can get reasonably close with boosting my Savage 60, but then it still lacks the openness and bounce. For now it'll have to do. 😉
 
Techdeth said:
Mines almost done
Here’s the update

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"Nevermind"..... Fuck it. I'm letting you guys know I just bought all three of these amps. Happy New Year.
 
Speeddemon said:
Nah man. As JimAnsell already said, I'm not a fan of his business practices, but in all my decades of tone searching for tight, saturated, yet open and dynamic sounding amps, I'd like to see someone pointing out another amp that does the Larry thing well. For me it's not about rarity at all. I'm looking for certain tones and somewhere on the Holy Trinity point where modded Marshalls, Engls and Mesa Marks converge, there's my tone. I just can't stomach the $$$ and time to get a Larry.
I can get reasonably close with boosting my Savage 60, but then it still lacks the openness and bounce. For now it'll have to do. 😉
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A boosted Engl Savage is a thing of beauty though👍
 
So it`s two driver tubes and delibarete OT missmatch. Sounds intersting and like a push for amp design, at least to me. It`s work in a field where most people think, everything was already done before or simply is a derivate of the existing stuff. But this is out of the box and you have to give him credit for that.

And for all the RTers who are salty about Larry. Reality is, your are nothing like the targeting group for his amps. In fact, beside some artist or producers he probably has not defined a targeting group and is not willing to deal with the average joe (he should actually pay those deposits back!). And he has no intent to start a real amp buisness.

I feel sorry for the people who made a deposit and hope, they will either get their amps or their money back and can move on.
 
BesaMoogie said:
So it`s two driver tubes and delibarete OT missmatch. Sounds intersting and like a push for amp design, at least to me. It`s work in a field where most people think, everything was already done before or simply is a derivate of the existing stuff. But this is out of the box and you have to give him credit for that.

And for all the RTers who are salty about Larry. Reality is, your are nothing like the targeting group for his amps. In fact, beside some artist or producers he probably has not defined a targeting group and is not willing to deal with the average joe (he should actually pay those deposits back!). And he has no intent to start a real amp buisness.

I feel sorry for the people who made a deposit and hope, they will either get their amps or their money back and can move on.
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This makes it seem as if Larry is fording new frontier uncaring of his image to the average Rig-talker...this couldnt be further from the truth.

I was in communications for a single channel amp around 2020. He offered to make me one, hinted that the wait time could be slightly avoided. He gave me a very reasonable price.

I talked with a few of my friends on here and was told under no circumstances was this a good idea, despite in the same breath telling me that a Larry was the best amp they had played (to that point).

I listened. Then a few years back, i was like fuck it. I contacted him and told him i was ready to do it. He didnt go over prices, or ideas. He asked me one question, "Why did you like that post by @thegame ?"

This is when i abandoned the project for good. Between the wait times, and the way he treats customers, I couldn't also deal with a grown man with the emotional maturity of a 13 year old girl. We already have a president like that.
 
BesaMoogie said:
So it`s two driver tubes and delibarete OT missmatch. Sounds intersting and like a push for amp design, at least to me. It`s work in a field where most people think, everything was already done before or simply is a derivate of the existing stuff. But this is out of the box and you have to give him credit for that.
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He won’t get 180W with a deliberate impedance mismatch. If anything it will have accelerated tube wear. His own post is self contradictory. Two driver tubes is interesting and innovative but there’s no telling what he’s doing with them.
BesaMoogie said:
And for all the RTers who are salty about Larry. Reality is, your are nothing like the targeting group for his amps. In fact, beside some artist or producers he probably has not defined a targeting group and is not willing to deal with the average joe (he should actually pay those deposits back!). And he has no intent to start a real amp buisness.

I feel sorry for the people who made a deposit and hope, they will either get their amps or their money back and can move on.
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I’ve never cared for his amps and I don’t like the notion you have to like his amps just because of the exuberant asking price and decades long wait time which are both crazy. I want people who have paid money for their amps to get what they’re owed. Steve passed away before he even got his amp which is really sad. Wait times should not be that long.
 
glpg80 said:
I want people who have paid money for their amps to get what they’re owed. Steve passed away before he even got his amp which is really sad. Wait times should not be that long.
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I agree. If nothing else, he should get things right on the legal level, which means either deliver the amps or pay back the deposists.

For the rest, it`s less of a notion of liking his amps and more like simply looking at his actions coming to the conclusion, that he simply does not care. Not about this forum, the people or his reputation.
 
I have no skin in the game. But given the issues with wait times. I'd try to get a work order that had bonus/penalty clauses to help keep deliverables on time.

And not to be morbid but I don't think the amp builder is a spring chicken and think they are a one person show for building. If it is going to be 5 years. Adding a clause that if the maker is incapacitated or deceased I could get a full refund.

But I've never had to buy anything and wait more than 6 months so what do I know.
 
gritstogroats said:
I have no skin in the game. But given the issues with wait times. I'd try to get a work order that had bonus/penalty clauses to help keep deliverables on time.

And not to be morbid but I don't think the amp builder is a spring chicken and think they are a one person show for building. If it is going to be 5 years. Adding a clause that if the maker is incapacitated or deceased I could get a full refund.

But I've never had to buy anything and wait more than 6 months so what do I know.
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I agree, Makes complete sense to me.
 
Bottom line is that his customers are going into it fully aware of the deposit, wait time, and his age.
There’s no victims here and nobody’s putting guns to their heads. If the wait was only a year I’d have bought one.
The only thing I’d pay for in advance and wait five years for is a life saving organ.
 
Beyond Black said:
Bottom line is that his customers are going into it fully aware of the deposit, wait time, and his age.
There’s no victims here and nobody’s putting guns to their heads. If the wait was only a year I’d have bought one.
The only thing I’d pay for in advance and wait five years for is a life saving organ.
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The fact he feels the need to taunt 180W (falsely) tells me the coliseum keeps him up at night 😎😂
 
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