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Marshall DSL401

Tube Combo Guitar Amp from Marshall belonging to the JCM2000 DSL series

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Phyraël Phyraël
Published on 05/09/09 at 00:56
Has good all told we will not add
40W valve amp Full powered.
Nothing is missing level connectivity and features

UTILIZATION

Good setup is as simple as a traditional amp, no need to get out of MIT to get the desired sound.
However, there is a major default configuration, the clean channel has only one button to gain, the button "volume" is not present on this cannal, distinguished engineers Marshall, a potentiometer on the grid of the tube to between, cost and makes no 50centimes teriblemen service.
Simply put, it is difficult to obtain the "pure" especially high volume, there is always a small Relan saturation, not to mention that with the gain less than 2, push the master volume "VERY" above, you can imagine the time lost balance the volume between both channels Audible.

SOUNDS

Is it your style of music?
I do not see a style of music this amp is not comfortable for a little fawn that changes its play and we play the equalizer is just typing the Will of his ...

I use an epiphone supernova (ES335) and stratocaster "Eric Clapton" in the fender. This sounds differently but in all cases, the receiver does not betray the Personal guitar.

The cannal clean is rather successful for the marshall, I like the sound a bit dark and deep, very different from the hot road on which I play sometimes.
In short I like, but if we look on the crystal-clear sound very typical Fender ben ... buy a Hot Road ...
If in addition we add the problem of the button "gain" is a bit complicated to have a "pure" high-volume
Otherwise, by turning knob that damned "gain", we get a vintage sound very aggressive and bite anything wrong, why did this aa t Designed to its mid-saturated type blues.

Let the evil cannal "overdrive". (Why we bought a Marshall I think)
This is just the cot:
Heavy Gun of the old JCM 800's type.
The rock songs from the Smashin 'Pumpkins (who play on a JCM 800 for that matter).
Rock a little more current
Through the almost frenzied punk rock.
We can even equalo with 'V' have his "texturquot; the Satriani (note that this setting is unusable Repeat ')
In short, you have all my overdrive possible "Great." Just a little time to find its settings ...
But if you already have an amp and you have a little ear no problem!

OVERALL OPINION

Well I use this amp for almost 2 years, I like it, it's a good companion, he even rendered great service by amplifying pianos and acoustic guitars sometimes.
What I hate is that damn cannal clean and potentiometer "Volume" absent and the possibility of not being able to gain "0".
I test a lot of models before but widely diffused in the marks.
EDIT: Changing the lamp took place yesterday, so I used the lights for 5 years.

On OCCAZ, it's 500 or the price of a transistor amplifier 100W nine. There is no photo, because of lamp change every 3 years an amp lamp is "indestructible" there are only passive components except lamps and audio transformer are true monsters of quality therefore nothing to fear ! Rings and die.

With experience, if the time I had a bit more budjet (twice as OCCAZ triple nine) I will opt for the head TSL100 + baffle, who owns a little more "finesse" level adjustment, presence and three CHANNELS really separate volume knob and a clean ... Tone Shift and Deep.

Even if the bulk of the base 401 is in the DSL, those who love the sounds settle their hair will shift a little frustrated ...

Finally this amp is an ideal companion for guitarists who like to play with all neighbors and have ...
EDIT: I think after 5 years use this amp, it is still gnial. The other guitarist in my group is crazy effects and uses a VOX Tonelab home course, it underfoot a simulation of all major spend hours tweaking it, I have just three sounds and I am satisfied.

With xprience and budget a little DIFFERENT, I really opt for a TSL100 4 * 12 ", but the rest of the mgalomanie and luxury. I play now on a sound and I use the DI output line OUT, again nothing wrong, except that the sound loses some of its charm but it is the fault the damn sound that is not a guitar amp g ant! Damned!

For retubing, I opt for a Kit "Hi Gain" Eurotube home.
Many say he may want to change the HP, perhaps that has brought more. In the meantime, you can dj do things so well with all original ...