New amp builder! Landry amps!

bartmcartman · **Joined:** Tue, Apr 10, 2007 10:35am **Posts:** 465

I had the pleasure to become friends with a local guy about eight months ago who was preparing to launch his own amp line. His name is Bill Landry. Not only is Bill a rediculous player but a great guy to boot. I attended the Illinois ampfest yesterday and asked Bill if he'd like to join. He graciously brought over two of his halfstacks and proceeded to floor us with the tone of his amps, not to mention virtuoso playing. If I can recall correctly as there was a lot of beer at the fest as well, there was a Bogner XTC, Shiva, Splawn Quickrod, Egnater Tourmaster, Mesa roadster, Guytron, Budda SD45, and two Landry LS100's. Hope I'm not forgetting any! I can't speak for everyone that was there but I can honestly say that every amp sounded really good! Of all these amazing amps, the Landry really stood out on top! Make sure to check him out at http://www.landryamps.com . Bill is really on to something!

JTyson · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 10:49am

Cool, thanks for the info, I'll check him out :thumbsup:

CaseyCor · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 11:12am

Both his playing and his amps were incredible yesterday! I loved his amps, couldn't get enough of them. He's a hell of a player too! We had some fun playing Rush songs together after a few beers :lol: :LOL:

Gainfreak · **Joined:** Fri, Jun 23, 2006 9:44pm **Posts:** 9146

That name sounds very familiar to me, Did Bill ever live on Long Island?

Never mind, Im getting him confused with Bill Landee!!!

rareguitar · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 2:19pm

Tell Bill to get in here (Rig-Talk) :rock:

japetus · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 2:21pm

It's like I said in the other thread...simply amazing sounding amplifiers!!!

landryamps · **Joined:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 3:10pm **Posts:** 9

Hi guys, Bill Landry here. This is my first ever post on any forum. I want to thank the guys (I'm not sure if it's cool to use first names here and I don't know there user names) that invited me to the ampfest yesterday. I was blown away at the response to my amps especially when compared to, the Bogners, Splawn, Egnater, Mesa,Buda, and Guytone( I think that was the name) that were there. These are all very good sounding amps. I also want to bring up the speakers. I brought two 4x12 cabs. One with vintage 30's and one with g12-65's. Everything sounded better on the 65's! These are incredible speakers. I have a cab that I bought new in 1983 with these speakers, and a new cab with the reissue speakers.They really do sound like the old ones! The problem is they list for about $220.00 a piece! But if you're looking for a huge sound that is very open and punchy, it is worth checking these out.

japetus · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 3:50pm

Welcome Bill!!

Bob Savage · **Joined:** Wed, Jun 21, 2006 9:49pm **Posts:** 5740

I've heard far too much good stuff about the Celstion 65's... I need a cab with 'em for my JMP!

japetus · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 4:05pm

Bob Savage wrote:

I've heard far too much good stuff about the Celstion 65's... I need a cab with 'em for my JMP!

I hadn't have ever really heard much about them until yesterday....but man, they are some great sounding speakers! They are a bit expensive but totally worth it IMO. They sounded so full and balanced. The difference between them, and V30's was very noticable.

rareguitar · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 4:06pm

Welcome to Rig-Tak Bill :thumbsup:

Hang around a bit I think you will like it here! :rock:

Bob Savage · **Joined:** Wed, Jun 21, 2006 9:49pm **Posts:** 5740

japetus wrote:

Bob Savage wrote:

I've heard far too much good stuff about the Celstion 65's... I need a cab with 'em for my JMP!

I hadn't have ever really heard much about them until yesterday....but man, they are some great sounding speakers! They are a bit expensive but totally worth it IMO. They sounded so full and balanced. The difference between them, and V30's was very noticable.

I've been hearing about them for quite a while now but have only heard them in a mixed speaker cab (2 and 2, not sure what the other two are...), but the cab sounded great. I've got my eye on an old Marshall cab locally that's loaded with them.

daver101 · **Joined:** Sun, Jul 16, 2006 4:04pm **Posts:** 1026

landryamps wrote:

Hi guys, Bill Landry here. This is my first ever post on any forum. I want to thank the guys (I'm not sure if it's cool to use first names here and I don't know there user names) that invited me to the ampfest yesterday. I was blown away at the response to my amps especially when compared to, the Bogners, Splawn, Egnater, Mesa,Buda, and Guytone( I think that was the name) that were there. These are all very good sounding amps. I also want to bring up the speakers. I brought two 4x12 cabs. One with vintage 30's and one with g12-65's. Everything sounded better on the 65's! These are incredible speakers. I have a cab that I bought new in 1983 with these speakers, and a new cab with the reissue speakers.They really do sound like the old ones! The problem is they list for about $220.00 a piece! But if you're looking for a huge sound that is very open and punchy, it is worth checking these out.

Hey Bill! I need my Neal Schon fix! I'll trade you a Silent Night for some Neal!!!!

Seriously nice amp! I'm really examining what I could sell to pick up that darker sounding amp......

japetus · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 4:30pm

daver101 wrote:

landryamps wrote:

Hi guys, Bill Landry here. This is my first ever post on any forum. I want to thank the guys (I'm not sure if it's cool to use first names here and I don't know there user names) that invited me to the ampfest yesterday. I was blown away at the response to my amps especially when compared to, the Bogners, Splawn, Egnater, Mesa,Buda, and Guytone( I think that was the name) that were there. These are all very good sounding amps. I also want to bring up the speakers. I brought two 4x12 cabs. One with vintage 30's and one with g12-65's. Everything sounded better on the 65's! These are incredible speakers. I have a cab that I bought new in 1983 with these speakers, and a new cab with the reissue speakers.They really do sound like the old ones! The problem is they list for about $220.00 a piece! But if you're looking for a huge sound that is very open and punchy, it is worth checking these out.

Hey Bill! I need my Neal Schon fix! I'll trade you a Silent Night for some Neal!!!!

Seriously nice amp! I'm really examining what I could sell to pick up that darker sounding amp......

That's the one I liked! :rock:

daver101 · **Joined:** Sun, Jul 16, 2006 4:04pm **Posts:** 1026

japetus wrote:

daver101 wrote:

landryamps wrote:

Hi guys, Bill Landry here. This is my first ever post on any forum. I want to thank the guys (I'm not sure if it's cool to use first names here and I don't know there user names) that invited me to the ampfest yesterday. I was blown away at the response to my amps especially when compared to, the Bogners, Splawn, Egnater, Mesa,Buda, and Guytone( I think that was the name) that were there. These are all very good sounding amps. I also want to bring up the speakers. I brought two 4x12 cabs. One with vintage 30's and one with g12-65's. Everything sounded better on the 65's! These are incredible speakers. I have a cab that I bought new in 1983 with these speakers, and a new cab with the reissue speakers.They really do sound like the old ones! The problem is they list for about $220.00 a piece! But if you're looking for a huge sound that is very open and punchy, it is worth checking these out.

Hey Bill! I need my Neal Schon fix! I'll trade you a Silent Night for some Neal!!!!

Seriously nice amp! I'm really examining what I could sell to pick up that darker sounding amp......

That's the one I liked! :rock:

Sorry I missed you yesterday, Brian! I had too many Christmas-related errands to run! :no:

bartmcartman · **Joined:** Tue, Apr 10, 2007 10:35am **Posts:** 465

It was really cool meeting everyone yesterday. And if you're looking for a 65 fix on a budget don't rule out wgs et65's. Bill and I compared one that I had to the celestion and it definitely exhibits a lot of the same characterisitcs. Nice speaker!

landryamps · **Joined:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 3:10pm **Posts:** 9

Daver, that sounds like a good trade to me! That stuff you were playing was beautiful.

AmpliFIRE · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 5:49pm

Welcome Bill! Your amp looks very cool!!

landryamps · **Joined:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 3:10pm **Posts:** 9

Daver, cool picture of Steve Morse you have there. He's one of my favorites.

stoneage cabs · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 5:54pm

Welcome.
Got turned onto your amps by Larry R...the web guy....hope to hear one of your amps in the near future.

projectx102 · **Joined:** Mon, Jul 07, 2008 2:34pm **Posts:** 540

Hey Bill what's the turnaround time on a head? My birthday is next week. :rock:

thegame · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 6:27pm

landryamps wrote:

Hi guys, Bill Landry here. This is my first ever post on any forum. I want to thank the guys (I'm not sure if it's cool to use first names here and I don't know there user names) that invited me to the ampfest yesterday. I was blown away at the response to my amps especially when compared to, the Bogners, Splawn, Egnater, Mesa,Buda, and Guytone( I think that was the name) that were there. These are all very good sounding amps. I also want to bring up the speakers. I brought two 4x12 cabs. One with vintage 30's and one with g12-65's. Everything sounded better on the 65's! These are incredible speakers. I have a cab that I bought new in 1983 with these speakers, and a new cab with the reissue speakers.They really do sound like the old ones! The problem is they list for about $220.00 a piece! But if you're looking for a huge sound that is very open and punchy, it is worth checking these out.

Welcome ! You have great taste in speakers :thumbsup:

Those are my two favorites and if your amps are voiced with them I'll bet they kick ass

thegame · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 6:30pm

Bob Savage wrote:

I've heard far too much good stuff about the Celstion 65's... I need a cab with 'em for my JMP!

Imagine a Greenback optimized for higher volume/gain and thats the 65s. (Less top end hair, more solid low end and lots more of it, same midrange character)

daver101 · **Joined:** Sun, Jul 16, 2006 4:04pm **Posts:** 1026

landryamps wrote:

Daver, cool picture of Steve Morse you have there. He's one of my favorites.

Me too. A friend got me a copy of The Introduction and Stand Up way back in 1985, and I was hooked from that point on!

landryamps · **Joined:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 3:10pm **Posts:** 9

I have one available now. But it may not be here long. Otherwise, it would take a couple of weeks.

Bad Brad · **Posted:** Sun, Dec 21, 2008 7:21pm

Oh my God, what an amp. Bill, I just might have to get one. What do you have available?

Variable · **Joined:** Fri, Jun 23, 2006 10:12pm **Posts:** 1320

Just thought I'd chime in from my experience as well.

Bill's a cool guy and one HELL of a player. I'd say the Landry was the only amp I played yesterday that made feel the slightest bit of GAS

What really needs to be emphasized was how clear and "alive" sounding they were (especially through the 65 cab). Both channels are very versatile; at one point, Chris had the clean channel set so close to the gain channel's sound that it was hard to tell the difference. And best of all, when you roll off the volume, the clean sound is amazing. Not an in-between sound with some grit (though you can get that), but an honest-to-god CLEAN.

The only thing I didn't get to hear was how the amps sound at lower volumes. They were turned up pretty freakin' loud :rock:

I will be surprised if Chris doesn't own one by the end of the month

-Russ

Bob Savage · **Joined:** Wed, Jun 21, 2006 9:49pm **Posts:** 5740

Variable wrote:

I will be surprised if Chris doesn't own one by the end of the month

Oh COME ON! We're talking about Chris, of course he's going to have one. It's not as if you're a prophet or something.

Variable · **Joined:** Fri, Jun 23, 2006 10:12pm **Posts:** 1320

Bob Savage wrote:

Variable wrote:

I will be surprised if Chris doesn't own one by the end of the month

Oh COME ON! We're talking about Chris, of course he's going to have one. It's not as if you're a prophet or something.

I'm a glutton for the obvious

daver101 · **Joined:** Sun, Jul 16, 2006 4:04pm **Posts:** 1026

I can't stop thinking about the darker of the two amps.......s*#t! :doh:

stephen sawall · **Posted:** Mon, Dec 22, 2008 6:48am

landryamps wrote:

Hi guys, Bill Landry here. This is my first ever post on any forum. I want to thank the guys (I'm not sure if it's cool to use first names here and I don't know there user names) that invited me to the ampfest yesterday. I was blown away at the response to my amps especially when compared to, the Bogners, Splawn, Egnater, Mesa,Buda, and Guytone( I think that was the name) that were there. These are all very good sounding amps. I also want to bring up the speakers. I brought two 4x12 cabs. One with vintage 30's and one with g12-65's. Everything sounded better on the 65's! These are incredible speakers. I have a cab that I bought new in 1983 with these speakers, and a new cab with the reissue speakers.They really do sound like the old ones! The problem is they list for about $220.00 a piece! But if you're looking for a huge sound that is very open and punchy, it is worth checking these out.

Welcome aboard. Clips of your amps?

A freind of mine had two old tan Marshall 4X12's that he bought from Steve Miller with 65's in them. His house burned down and lost everything. But the cabs just sounded great.
I still have one old 65' - 12 great speaker.

HMJ · **Posted:** Mon, Dec 22, 2008 9:58am

SgtThump wrote:

daver101 wrote:

I can't stop thinking about the darker of the two amps.......s*#t! :doh:

C'mon Dave, let's take a trip over to his shop and both buy one. Ya know, like friends getting tatoos or boob jobs together. Let's go!

Chris

make sure you pick me up for the ride :rock:

japetus · **Posted:** Mon, Dec 22, 2008 1:09pm

HMJ wrote:

SgtThump wrote:

daver101 wrote:

I can't stop thinking about the darker of the two amps.......s*#t! :doh:

C'mon Dave, let's take a trip over to his shop and both buy one. Ya know, like friends getting tatoos or boob jobs together. Let's go!

Chris

make sure you pick me up for the ride :rock:

Me too!!! Let's make a field trip out of it! :rock:

bartmcartman · **Joined:** Tue, Apr 10, 2007 10:35am **Posts:** 465

I'll pick all of you guys up if you're going for boob jobs!

rocker · **Posted:** Mon, Dec 22, 2008 3:01pm

Another great ampbuilder :no:

What shall a gear whore do? Can't buy em all.

Seems like a great amp,welcome to the forum. :thumbsup:

japetus · **Posted:** Mon, Dec 22, 2008 4:13pm

bartmcartman wrote:

I'll pick all of you guys up if you're going for boob jobs!

SLAB: Sauget, IL

daver101 · **Joined:** Sun, Jul 16, 2006 4:04pm **Posts:** 1026

bartmcartman wrote:

I'll pick all of you guys up if you're going for boob jobs!

I'm in. I'd prefer to call them "pec enhancements."

dblacker · **Joined:** Wed, Nov 12, 2008 9:12am **Posts:** 8

Wow, looks real cool. Thanks for the info.

Szar · **Posted:** Mon, Feb 23, 2009 9:56pm

The GAS! It burns for the LS50.

ejecta · **Joined:** Thu, Jun 29, 2006 2:53pm **Posts:** 4909

Yeah but you can get that Landry tone with the right "shunts" in the Axe FX or so I hear. :poke:

Szar · **Posted:** Mon, Feb 23, 2009 10:07pm

SgtThump wrote:

Szar wrote:

The GAS! It burns for the LS50.

There's one in stock at Eddies Guitars right now just waiting for you!

http://www.eddiesguitars.com/new_page_3.htm#krankamps

But first....gotta lighten my load.

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