Laney GH100L NAM Capture Pack

Made in UK, 1994. Modified with Friedman-style gain structure switch. Complete amp head captures, amp-only DI, requires your own IR/cab. Calibrated and A2 ready.

The Laney GH100L is a 100-watt, all-tube British head that was essentially Laney's direct answer to the Marshall JCM800. Think of it as a JCM800 with an added switchable tube gain stage bolted on top. Where a JCM800 tops out around a cranked, moderately saturated crunch/overdrive, the GH100L keeps going. Engaging the Drive switch pushes it well into higher-gain territory that the 800 simply can't reach stock. The trade off is that the Laney is slightly less bright than the JCM800, with a touch more compression and a slightly darker, grittier mid-range response. The Laney feels a bit more "modern" and controlled. I call this one Linda in honor of the lady that assembled her back in October of 1994.

This amp takes boost pedals exceptionally well, and the NAM captures behave identically. Stacking a boost in front tightens the low end and pushes the front of the amp harder without losing clarity, even at the high-gain Drive switch setting. My go-to is a Boss SD-1, and since the captures respond the same way real amps do, you can boost with either a real pedal or a NAM capture of one in front of these models. I have free SD-1 captures available here: Tone3000 Boss SD-1 Boost

What's in the pack

• 39 unique calibrated A2 NAM captures
• Excel file with full settings for every capture
• Covers clean through drive-switch high-gain range

Power tubes: JJ EL34 Apex Matched Quad
Preamp: V1 JJ ECC83MG/12AX7S, V2-V4 EHX 12AX7

Reamp chain:
Motu M4 > Lehle P-Split III (ISO out) > Laney GH100L > Suhr Reactive Load > Motu M4

These models are amp‑only DI captures taken from the amplifier head into a reactive load. They do not include any speaker cabinet or microphone simulation. To achieve a complete guitar tone, you will need to place your own cabinet IR or cab simulator after the NAM plugin in your signal chain.

Because these captures preserve the natural behavior of the real amplifier, different presets are intentionally recorded at their genuine relative levels. Some settings—particularly high‑gain or high‑master presets—will be naturally louder, while cleaner or lower‑master presets will be quieter. This is expected and by design. Please use your DAW or NAM’s output controls to match loudness between presets to taste while keeping the underlying dynamics intact.