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info    updated 29/10/2011

 

Lab Series

Lab Series amplifiers were built 1977-1980s. They were made by Gibson / Norlin Industries as high end amps.

http://www.rru.com/~meo/Guitar/Amps/Lab/

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Images Lab Series amplifiers eBay:

Lab Series L9 Guitar combo amplifier

Lab Systems

Lab System are Australian bass and guitar amplification, effects and cabinets

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Image eBay:

Lab Systems amplifier  control panel

Laboga

Since 1973. Laboga amps are made in Poland.

Laboga amp head

Lace Music Products

Since 1979. Pickup company founded by Don Lace Sr. Amps added to line in 1996 and also used Rat Fink and Mooneyes brands.

Lafayette

1963-1967. Japanese made amplifiers sold through Lafayette Electronics catalog.

http://dustyoldamp.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/lafayette-guitar-amps/

http://wordpress.com/tag/lafayette-tube-amp/

Lafayette Radio Electronics (LRE) Fuzz Sound

Lancer

Lancer brand amps were made by Strauss Sound Systems, Melbourne Australia in the 1960s.

http://www.straussamps.com/history.html

http://www.grouseguitars.com/sold/strausslancer50watt.htm

Image eBay:

Landry

Landry amplifiers - St Louis, Missouri, USA

http://www.guitarsmatrix.com/profiles/landryamps.html

Laney

Laney amps - founded 1968 by Lyndon Laney and Bob Thomas in Birmingham, England. [Source: wikipedia]

Laney amp catalogs

1969-70 http://members.shaw.ca/house-of-jim/Html/Laney.html

http://laney-posse.co.uk/brochures/

2008 Laney amp catalog

2009 Laney amp catalog

Laney schematics

http://www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics/schempage.php?cat=1

http://www.drtube.com/guitamp.htm

http://www.schematicheaven.com/post70s.htm

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Laney forum

Laney Posse

Images 1960s Laney 100 Watt MK1 Amplifier Head  eBay:
 

Laurel Laurel combo guitar amplifier

Lawrence

Lawrence brand guitar amplifiers. This example of a 1968 Advertisement was found on eBay:

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Lectrolab

Lectrolab Amplifiers were produced for about 20 years by Sound Projects Company of Cicero, Illinois.  They were cheap tube amps - 1950s/60s [Source: Harp Amps]

Lectrolab guitar amplifiers compendium by George Alexander, Los Angeles

Lectrolab schematics

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Image Lectrolab R500C eBay:

Lectrolab amplifier

Lectrosonics

The Lectrosonics company still exists but no longer makes Mouse and Maxi Mouse amps.  They do, however, continue to repair these amps by installing new batteries. [Source: Harp]

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Lectrosonics The Mouse amp

Click to see more photos of Maxi Mouse

Ledford

Ledford valve guitar amplifiers and matching loudspeaker cabinets, designed & made by Duane Ledford, in Sydney, Australia.

Ledford amps review

Image Ledford amp Pulgar Australia, Serial number and date from Ledford Moonrock ebay:

Ledford amp

Lee

Lee brand amp found on ebay. Made in USA.

Lee Jackson

Image eBay:

Lee Jackson logo

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Leeds Amplification

 

Legend

 

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1978-1984. Legend Musical Instruments, East Syracuse, New York.

Legend Amplifier Documentation Page

Legend amplifier catalogs

http://www.vintaxe.com/catalogs_ampgear_legend.htm

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Images of Legend Rock and Roll 50 amp courtesy of David.

Legend amplifier

Legend amp

Lehle

"I started with the first line of pedals in 1999.

Dating Lehle pedals
Since the "Second Generation of Switching" there is a serial number laser engraved at the back of each switcher. This begins with the year. The rest is the number of the Switcher which is built in my workshop." [Source: Burkhard George Lehle, email 29/3/2008]

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Lehnert Amps

"Lehnert Amps started 2003. All amps are made in Stockholm, Sweden. a few cabs are made in Helsinki, Finland.

Dating Lehnert amplifiers
All amps have their manufacturing year engraved back at the chassis. Some also have personal names engraved connected to the first owner." [Source: Ola Lehnert, email 8/4/2008]

 

Leilani

Leilani amps built were around 1950s by or for Gourley, Santa Monica, California. See guitars

Images North Coast Guitars Australia:

Leilani amp Leilani amplifier back view

Lenard

In 1966 John Burnet started the Lenard (his middle name) company and built amps and PA. [Source: Colin Baldwin]

http://www.lenardaudio.com/education/18_history.html

Image from Lenard web:

Lenard amplifier and speaker box

Lentik

Lentik is a brand of guitar amplifiers. Found this example on eBay. Nothing else known.

Leo

Leo amp  in mid 1970s Bell Musical Instruments Catalog, UK

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Leslie

http://www.captain-foldback.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_speaker

http://www.theatreorgans.com/hammond/faq/mystery/mystery.html

http://www.hammond-organ.com/Museum/leslie.htm

http://www.mitatechs.com/leslierumors.html

faq http://theatreorgans.com/hammond/faq/default.htm

Leslie schematics

http://www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics/schempage.php?cat=1

http://www.kbapps.com/schematics.html

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Images eBay

Leslie Hammond Organ Serial number plate Leslie amp Electro Music

Lessie

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Image Lessie amp by Woogie eBay:

Lessie amp by Woogie

Leyland

Leyland Sound Design is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada .

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