Amps

[Mesa/Kramer]

Looks like Marshall has reissued and revised the DSL Series (100 watt)

Scroll down to Pg 18

http://marshallamps.com/downloads/files/2012-Catalogue-web.pdf

[COLOR="navy"]They did many upgrades to it that all have been asking for.


DSL100H: 100 Watt head – The all-valve
(4 x ECC83, 4 x EL34) twin-channel monster
has the same valve compliment and feature
set as the iconic DSL100, with the following
upgrades: i) A Resonance control as opposed
to the original’s fixed Deep switch – giving
you total control of exactly how much low-end
“girth” you want to add; ii) Studio-quality,
digital Reverb instead of spring; iii) Rear-panel
Pentode/Triode switch that will drop the amp’s
output power to 50 Watts; iv) Supplied 2-Way
footswitch for channel switching and Reverb
on/off.
Its footswitchable Classic Gain and Ultra
Channels each boast two modes – Clean/
Crunch and Lead 1/Lead 2 respectively.
These will take you from Plexi-style, pristine
clean to JCM800 snarl, hot-rodded 2203,
high gain lead and all points in-between. The
flexibility of the shared 5-band EQ (Treble,
Middle, Bass, Resonance and Presence)
section is increased further by a Mid-Shift
button – perfect for modern metal brutality.
A Series FX loop on the rear panel
(bypassable via an on/off switch) adds to
the DSL100H’s professional flexibility, as
does the Pentode (Full Power)/Triode (Half
Power) switch which drops the power-amp’s
output to 50-Watts. It also changes the amp’s
tonal character as Triode mode produces a
smoother, less aggressive sound.

http://marshallamps.com/downloads/files/2012-Catalogue-web.pdf

[ShaneV2]

And a 15w version too. Neat.

[Markdude]

Damnit, all you had to do was have separate EQ for each channel and I would have been all over this. The other stuff is neat but I don't really care. fak u marsal And it already had a mid shift button. I think it was called "tone shift", but it scooped the mids.

[Mesa/Kramer]

Damnit, all you had to do was have separate EQ for each channel and I would have been all over this. The other stuff is neat but I don't really care.

fak u marsal

And it already had a mid shift button. I think it was called "tone shift", but it scooped the mids.

Yes, All they needed was better eq separation for each channel and foot switchable Modes per channel and this would be perfect.

Still, cool that they did what they did and didn't just simply re-release the same ole thing again.

[Markdude]

Yes, All they needed was better eq separation for each channel and foot switchable Modes per channel and this would be perfect. Still, cool that they did what they did and didn't just simply re-release the same ole thing again.

Agreed. I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

[the_gunslinger]

The 15 watter could be cool. Don't know if I'd buy a 100w head new when there are still plenty of used DSL's out there for cheap.

[satannica]

Who needs a 15w amp? And used DAL100/TSL100s are cheap gems!

[teemuk]

Does it come with one of these?

[Y0UNGBL00D]

Wonder how the reverb sounds.

[Neilrocks25]

I wish they made the clean and crunch (classic) channel foot switchable But if they have improved lead 1 and 2 this might be on my shopping list.

Damnit, all you had to do was have separate EQ for each channel and I would have been all over this. The other stuff is neat but I don't really care. fak u marsal And it already had a mid shift button. I think it was called "tone shift", but it scooped the mids.

That's a tsl

[Neilrocks25]

Who needs a 15w amp? And used DAL100/TSL100s are cheap gems!

Some one who plays classic rock at pub gigs, or for rehearsals.

[LaXu]

I bet it still doesn't sound great unless you crank it. That's my #1 beef with most Marshalls. As a former DSL owner, I agree that it would need either separate EQ for both channels or a better balance between the two. From what I can remember the biggest issue was bass. If you had the green channel dialed just right, then the red channel had way too little bottom end. So basically they revised everything that didn't really need revising.

[NaturalBornBoy]

What the DSL really needs is separate EQ and switchable modes. In fact, those are the only 'upgrades' it needs IMHO. Everything that Marshall have so called 'upgraded', are just fluff.

[Riffraff12571]

So basically they revised everything that didn't really need revising.

Definitely in the case of the reverb but if it's bypassable it's fine. The amp was a big seller for Marshall so I'm not surprised they are releasing them again. It was a little lame when they did this a few years ago and only changed the color of the piping. At least they changed a few things this time. The adjustable resonance control instead of the deep switch sounds like an improvement to me. As long as I could dial in a nice rhythm tone and have a hot lead tone a stomp away I would be happy. Wanting more from a Marshall is asking for too much.

[teemuk]

?

I never once had a problem with my DSL I have no idea what you are talking about. I see so many touring bands with them and they never have a problem.

No sense of humour I see. Not all Bugeras fail either but the fire extinguisher jokes are WAAAAYYY more fitting to these Marshall amps than to those German wonders. :cop:

[Markdude]

That's a tsl

The TSLs sound way different than DSLs. They aren't the same thing with independent EQ/more channels.

[mbarn3065]

Like shit I'm sure. The digital reverb in my Vintage Modern sucks. The amp's designer didn't want it but management forced it on him.

The digital reverb in my JVM sounds great! The "Vintage Modern's" have a digital plate reverb. It sounds fine for what it is, but if you want a lush reverb you will be disappointed.

[Neilrocks25]

No sense of humour I see. Not all Bugeras fail either but the fire extinguisher jokes are WAAAAYYY more fitting to these Marshall amps than to those German wonders. :cop:

I think you mean the early combo's the heads are fine. I completely trust most Marshall products out of a hundred + gigs I never had 1 fault.

[mbarn3065]

Everything can fail. Marshall has a fine track record, and has and always will be, used by countless touring pros and weekend bar bands.

[LaXu]

Yeah it was the DSL combos that had issues (overheating) but the heads were fine, though they're not exactly the epitome of build quality but good enough. I really don't know why Marshall keeps making so many models. You'd think the two channel JVMs would've replaced the DSL by now as they're pretty much what people really wanted when it comes to features. Don't know how they sound tho.