Members Devinstation Posted April 3, 2006 Members Share Posted April 3, 2006 I currently have a Marshall JCM2000 DSL 401, and It is a great amp, but I'm gonna be gigging again here soon in a punk band, and I love the tone of my marshall but I need a bit more power, so Im thinking of grabbing a half stack, so for the head I want to know what youg guys think I should get. I was thinking maybe a JCM 900 of some sort. Its punk/ska so the cleans need to sound good and the distortion needs to be punchy with a lot of gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D/FW XJ'er Posted April 3, 2006 Members Share Posted April 3, 2006 DSL50 watt head with a matching 4x12? Maybe even the DSL100? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members planet shh Posted April 3, 2006 Members Share Posted April 3, 2006 Originally posted by D/FW XJ'er DSL50 watt head with a matching 4x12?Maybe even the DSL100? +1 Don't get a 900. Anything but a 900 in my opinion. What about the new Fender Supersonic? I really think that'd be perfect for what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Devinstation Posted April 3, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 3, 2006 Oh I need to mention that my budget is pretty limited, so I may end up selling off the DSL401, hopefully getting 450-500+ for that and then after that I dont want to spend a lot more. Tonally what is the difference between the DSLs and TSLs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kannibul Posted April 3, 2006 Members Share Posted April 3, 2006 Originally posted by Devinstation Oh I need to mention that my budget is pretty limited, so I may end up selling off the DSL401, hopefully getting 450-500+ for that and then after that I dont want to spend a lot more. Tonally what is the difference between the DSLs and TSLs? Between what you have, and what you'll be going to, either wuold be a vast improvement (IMO) IMO, the DSL 401 is the worst "Marshall" I've heard, owned and played through, but, it fit the nitch I needed it for, when I had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members doomsdaymachine Posted April 3, 2006 Members Share Posted April 3, 2006 Originally posted by kannibul IMO, the DSL 401 is the worst "Marshall" I've heard, owned and played through, but, it fit the nitch I needed it for, when I had it. Not to mention, WORST made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 10-46 Posted April 3, 2006 Members Share Posted April 3, 2006 First choice would be a JCM 800 2203 (or 2204). The prices on these are crazy. If you need any type of clean channel and want to save a few bucks, head straight for a used DSL 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SlyStrat Posted April 3, 2006 Members Share Posted April 3, 2006 The JCM900s are ok. Especially for the price. I think the combos sound better than the DSL401. Just have good tubes put in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sweet_emotion16 Posted April 3, 2006 Members Share Posted April 3, 2006 i think the dsl 50 can do just about anything resonably well... i like the crunch channel ,but just use an overdrive pedal for extra gain.. the ultra channel kinda blows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members planet shh Posted April 3, 2006 Members Share Posted April 3, 2006 dsl 50 a 900 would have a decent clean, but other than that its hard to cut through and its a pain to get them to not sound horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dmk Posted April 3, 2006 Members Share Posted April 3, 2006 i love the 6100. best marshall ever imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcourtjr Posted April 6, 2006 Members Share Posted April 6, 2006 Originally posted by kannibul Between what you have, and what you'll be going to, either wuold be a vast improvement (IMO)IMO, the DSL 401 is the worst "Marshall" I've heard, owned and played through, but, it fit the nitch I needed it for, when I had it. That because of your "fan mod" LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joelbah Posted April 6, 2006 Members Share Posted April 6, 2006 Originally posted by sweet_emotion16 i think the dsl 50 can do just about anything resonably well... i like the crunch channel ,but just use an overdrive pedal for extra gain.. the ultra channel kinda blows I agree completely. I love the crunch channel on the DSL50, but the Red Channel is really hard to dial in. Some people like it. It's probably not a good amp for ska/punk though because unless you like the ultra channel, it's essentially a single channel amp. I'd suggest just using the crunch channel and rolling back on the volume for cleans but for ska you really need that bright/loud clean sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.