Laney GH100L | Playthrough with EL34 and 6L6 Power Tubes

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Playthrough of the Laney GH100L Guitar Amplifier.
The Laney Amplification GH100L is a single channel master volume style head with footswitchable gain. It is capable of a huge variety of sounds, from sparkling clean through powerful crunch to full on monster tones and everything in between.
Let's hear how it sounds in our playthrough. Do you prefer EL34 or 6L6 power tubes?
Signal chain:
Yamaha SG700S
Laney GH100L
Mesa Boogie 2x12 V30
Neumann U87 + Royer R121
Enjoy!
Performed by Angelo Romanazzo
Produced by Livio Colucci
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[@tmarks]

0:03 EL34 4:20 6L6

[@JBGoode-zx7pp]

Original internet debate over - Everyone can hear the difference between EL34 and 6L6 power tubes.

[@micmag2375]

You did it justice! This is how the amp was meant to be played! Beautiful

[@jonjoe9232]

I've played my beloved gh100l for ten years now. Always wanted to know what the 6l6 would be like. I really like them!! Definitely a tighter response. Thank you!

[@timbuk1126]

Wow amazing sounding amp! Both tube types work perfectly well.

[@bowelrupture]

I prefer the Groove Tube EL34s for my GH100L. Even for death- and black metal a very reliable and good sounding combination.

[@tonedriverss8629]

Excellent demo of another great Laney amp ! We can really see and hear what the amp is all about . No talking bullshit , right to the point .... YES ! Very well done my friend .

[@grizhall1359]

EL34s any day

[@Muiretta]

EL34s rule!

[@JinxRemoving]

This video sold me on this amp. I have one on its way loaded with 6L6s... cannot wait.

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

Prefer it with 6l6's. Also like the lo input, makes the sound much less spikey

[@JBGoode-zx7pp]

4:20 6L6’s sound amazing in this amp.

[@carlmeiner]

Im gonna smash this amp with a Metal Zone, and play slamming brutal death metal on it

[@giovanicarvalho7717]

fantastic head

[@Gecko04]

This is the best video ever for this amp! Tks

[@furoraguitars]

If you change one cap called c20 in the tone stack this amp will be insanely good. It has 220n cap instead of Marshall's 22n or Splawns 47n, it makes a major difference in EQ for good.

[@albertkotze8974]

Any info? wanna do this to mine...

[@furoraguitars]

@@albertkotze8974 all you need is a schematic diagram and electrician.

[@shaneclemens]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll be trying the mod tomorrow.

[@furoraguitars]

@@shaneclemens Good luck. Be aware of high voltage! How was your try?

[@shaneclemens]

@@furoraguitars Howdy, it went just fine. Wasn't that drastic of a change, but definitely a tighter bass response akin to a jcm800, nails the early Van Halen sound pretty well. I also removed two 4n7 caps off each channel to tame the high end a bit, it's much more balanced now.

[@glugblub7524]

good demo

[@kschott425]

Did you have to bias an internal trim pot as well or just flip the bias switch?

[@vagnerpizzino2894]

Good job man ,demo very good

[@morellasgeorgios8449]

Low end is mud as fuck...definitely benefits from a boost. I think it cleaned up nicely with 6l6s though

[@realguitarshredder]

I had the el34 laneygh100l eith a 4 greenback marshal 1975 Bcab. Freaking left it in england and god knows who has it now.. sigh

[@yogiguitar1]

yeah i got the gh and the vh with 6l6 tubes. i tried nos el 34's on the gh and lost bottom end so went back to 6l6's . ill try the el34b maybe they'l give me the best of both ? dunno but the mids are sweeter with the el34's

[@chrischwaz7788]

Great demo question what year did Laney make these amps. Do you know what I should set the bias to how many mv

[@szaki95]

How much is the distortion when you switch the drive on a fairly clean setting?

[@andreaweb73]

Grandissima demo come sempre! Ampli inutilizzabile in appartamento o il master volume fa il suo dovere?

[@ChopTonesOfficial]

Meglio la 50 Watt per un utilizzo casalingo!

[@motrock2]

Man; this is a great clip of this amp. I have been thinking about picking one up used. Do you think it would be worth it? I am looking at getting some killer metal tones. Paul Gilbert Racer X meets Black Sabbath.

[@zakarhaavevuo2574]

You wouldn't be disappointed. I'm using one with a torpedo captor and the wall of sound plugin. So many great tones in there! It's a metal amp all the way. Remember to crank it up.

[@13guitard00d]

Paul used a GH100L on his solo stuff and later Racer X albums. I think Get Out of My Yard and Superheroes were recorded with a Laney GH100L. I think you can even find his preferred EQ settings for the amp on some forums.

[@willnewsome6222]

I just picked up a GH50L, absolutely love it!! You won’t be disappointed at all.

[@nickolaynaydenov3292]

Hello! Can you change channels with the footswitch or an AB box? Thanks in advance!

[@Berzrk-Z]

Thanks for this! Is it just me or did it seem like the bass being turned up full didn't really have much of an effect on the sound? I was hoping for some serious deep tone but it didn't seem to come through. I'm asking because it could just be my shite laptop speakers. I'm trying to decide if this amp would be good for doom/sludge metal?

[@morellasgeorgios8449]

Just downtune and boost. Then take that piece of shit deep switch and make it a pot and either copy the 5150 or slo depth mod cap values. Then you can kill anything!

[@xaris4252]

any bugera vids ? :p 1960 or 6262 ?

[@Burkhimself]

Any idea or opinion on how this stacks up to a Soldano hot Rod 50 ?

[@JinxRemoving]

Rubberduck Tech has a really good video on these where he very favourably compares it to a Soldano Hot Rod & Marshall JCM 800 2203. They're ridiculously good amps and are very inexpensive on the used market.

[@angelcastellanosmartinez2412]

Can you control from clean to crunch to OD to Lead with the pedal included? Thank you!

[@ChopTonesOfficial]

It basically switches on and off Drive Button

[@jasonhudson5357]

Great video mate, ive just recently purchased one of these amps and wanted to know if i change to 6l6 tubes do i have to have the amp biased or is it just a matter of getting a matched set and changing the bias switch to 6l6,thanks

[@geiri.kristoffersen4923]

Autobias, so no. 👍

[@youngmike8645]

I have a vh100r and although there is the “bias switch “ like a Mesa rectifier has there is still a bias trim pot inside the amp. Considering this is essentially a single channel version of the vh100r I’d at least consider the thought that the gh100 has something similar if not the same. Best of luck with your Laney. I love my old vh100r and have had it for 15 years and it’s such a sleeper and Marshall killer and has as much if not more gain than a rectifier. I need to try 6l6s in mine. I’ve always loved el34s and wanted to keep that British flavor but since I play 7 and 8 string guitars I’m wondering if it may turn into a wish I did that a long time ago kinda thing.

[@wkkkkkk545]

Hi Choptones! Can you tell me what preamp tubes have use in this demo?:)

[@ChopTonesOfficial]

Stock 12ax7 tubes, the amp was brand new.

[@FlightSimDude]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@gregbester3855]

I have the best sounding GH100L on the planet, period. Not flexing. It just is. I run it through a 1973 Marshall 1932A cab with Celestion G12M 25W 55Hz Creambacks. It can do anything and I love it so much. It's not a stock GH100L and everything has been changed or upgraded in the past. I got it converted to 230W when I emigrated, the toroidal transformer rewound, the input and output transformers have been upgraded, the caps have been upgraded and it's running 6L6GC Black Plates and NOS General Electric 12AX7s. Nothing about this amp is stock, not even the front baffle or covering (it's Rhino liner if you're interested). The cab on this amp is vital. Vintage 30s sound dogshit. The 75W Marshall Celestions that come in modern 1960A/B or JCM800/900 Marshall cabs sound dogshit. I've played mine through all manner of Marshalls, Mesa, Fender, H&K, VHT, Peavey/EVH, Laney (both modern and vintage - I had a 69 Supergroup 4x12 with Goodmans, gross), etc, etc. This amp really benefits from the top end roll off and forward bass of the 55Hz 25W Creambacks. Monster sound. Anyway, name a mainstream amp and I've probably played it, maybe besides Dumble, Diezel or some rare exotic brands. My Laney just does it for me. Your miles may vary! :)

[@wkkkkkk545]

That's my boy!!;)

[@wkkkkkk545]

When I look at YT studio recordings I feel that this amp is forgotten. Don't forget that PG was using that beast when he was playing in Racer X;)

[@ciber1ciber332]

Hi, do you know if this amp works with 2 power tubes?

[@johnparsons441]

Yes it does, I have this amp, if you remove the tubes one from either end, or the the two centre tubes it is effectively a 50 watt, still loud, but yes it does work

[@franktriggs]

@@johnparsons441 Beware when you do this. When 2 tubes are pulled from a 4 tube amp the output transformer is looking for twice the original impedance. So the 8 ohm speaker out becomes 16 ohm. So plug a 16 ohm speaker cabinet into the 8 ohm socket. Or 8 ohm speaker cabinet into the 4 ohm socket. If you forget to do this, the speakers will pull too much current and could blow the output transformer.

[@stefanofiorelli6765]

Ok con le 6l6 è più moderno, con le 34 più vintage