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“If you'd blind A/B'd me between the original amp and this, there's no way I could have told the difference”: How Laney is distilling its mightiest amps into pedal-sized powerhouses – in collaboration with Billy Corgan, Tom Quayle and Martin Miller
The quest for a great guitar tone has never offered more options. From amp-in-a-box pedals to digital modelers and profilers, today's players can carry an astonishing range of sounds in a backpack. But while these solutions have become increasingly sophisticated, they all start from the same premise: recreating the sound and feel of an amplifier.
Laney's LOUDPEDAL range turns that idea on its head. Rather than building another pedal designed to mimic an amp, Laney has done something altogether different – putting a genuine 60-watt analog guitar amp into a pedal-sized enclosure. It's a deceptively simple concept that has big implications for modern players, delivering authentic Laney amp performance in a format that's equally at home on a pedalboard, in the studio, or plugged straight into the PA.
LOUDPEDALS aren't “amp-inspired” pedals or preamps, but real amplifiers. For players, that means all the things that matter most are still there: the dynamic response when you ease off your picking hand, the way the amp reacts when you roll back your guitar's volume, and the natural feel and touch sensitivity that make a great amp feel like an extension of the instrument rather than another piece of gear in the signal chain.
And it all makes perfect sense in today's guitar landscape. With more venues embracing silent stages, tight touring budgets, and home recording – dare we say – becoming the industry standard, a compact grab-and-go rig and portability matter more than ever.
With LOUDPEDALS, players can connect directly to a guitar cabinet, an FRFR speaker, a recording interface, or a live PA system, giving them genuine amplifier performance wherever they're playing.
Laney has also equipped the range with its Advanced Impulse Response technology, allowing cabinet simulation for recording and live applications. Better still, the free companion app lets users load, swap, and edit impulse responses, making it easy to tailor the sound for different cabinets, venues, or recording setups.
While the platform is shared across the range, each LOUDPEDAL has its own distinct musical personality.
If pristine cleans, exceptional headroom, and pedal-friendly performance are high on your list, the Laney Supergrace Loudpedal delivers exactly that.
Inspired by Billy Corgan's touring rig and “the tone worth $100,000s”, it packs the character of two amplifiers – namely, Grace heads, crafted by Brian Carstens, and a Laney Supergroup – into a single pedal-sized format, making it a compelling option for blues, country, worship, and classic rock players who build their sound around touch and dynamics.
Need something with more aggression? The Ironheart Loudpedal, developed with YouTube star Martin Miller, channels Laney's acclaimed Ironheart voice into a compact powerhouse. Tight low end, articulate gain, and a high-gain, modern British voice make it a natural fit for hard rock and metal players looking for precision without sacrificing feel.
Then there's the Lionheart Loudpedal, created alongside the world’s foremost fusion legato player, Tom Quayle. Based on the celebrated Lionheart platform, it moves effortlessly from sparkling cleans through rich British crunch to expressive lead tones, all while responding beautifully to changes in your picking dynamics and guitar volume.
For players covering multiple styles, it's arguably the most versatile voice in the lineup. In Quayle’s own words, “If you'd blind A/B'd me between the original amp and this, there's literally no way I could have told the difference.”
As compact rigs continue to reshape the way guitarists perform and record, it's easy to assume every pedal-sized box is another modeling solution. Laney's LOUDPEDALS prove otherwise. They're not trying to recreate the amplifier experience – they are the amplifier.
- Head to the Laney to discover more about the Laney LOUDPEDAL range.
