Mike Vennart

“I fell in love with the Retro 50 after seeing Pavement several times in 2010. It was the best tone I’d ever heard – great cleans, but nicely broken up and dirty. After that it was my dream amp, and it’s never been beaten. I use loads of pedals and they all sound great through the Retro. It just BARKS when you crank it. There’s a perverse satisfaction in never even looking at another amp, safe in the knowledge I’ve found my sound! I use the OR50 for back-up, cos I don’t think they make the Retros any more.”

Mike can be seen playing through this head starting at 7 seconds into the video.

Mike played Laney Supergroup amps during the 2025/2026 Biffy Clyro tours.

In the linked article, Mike says the following: "For Biffy, I’m using Laney amps – I’m using a Laney Supergroup because I’m a big Tony Iommi obsessive. I had to try getting more headroom because, for Biffy, right now, I’m using a lot more reverb and modulation. I needed a much cleaner signal than I was getting out of my previous amps."

Now, he didn't say what Supergroup he was using. If he needs a lot of headroom and have the Tommy Iommi amp, it is likely the LA100SM. But it could also be the LA30BL, but I find that less likely.