Best guitar channel on youtube. I appreciate your passion and detail you go into for your review and incredible playing. It would be awesome if you could show emg 81 vs 57 and maybe review SD black winters.
Oh thanks! Glad to hear this! The EMG comparison is on my to do - list. I tried a guitar once that had those Black Winters but wasn’t my thing. But if I get a hold of a guitar that has those then I’d do a review. Too much hassle to install them to one of my guitars for just one video ’cos I use most of them constantly on recordings etc. so I also don’t have the time 😊.
I own the JCM2000 Dual Super Lead 50 watt head since 2001. It has been with me ever since... Can't imagine selling it. It can do so many things so well, I can't really get why they are sold for so cheap online, anyway... Great demo as always Euge! Wishing you well!
Your videos are some of our dreams irl. I’ve had most of the amps you currently have but never all at once. I have my hw bad boy that is my ❤️ but man do I miss my block letter 5150. I’m hoping to pickup a el34 5150III. Your a great player and inspire me to get better. Keep rockin bro much love
Mr huge, this rhythm has made my hair stand on end!!! brutal. you make me want to play again!!! like you I love pickups EMG, but this pickups sh5 it has surprised me! your channel everyday is more good! congratulations!
Very cool!! I actually had a DSL100H I got at a great price. I did a few mods to it, a choke, a new oversized transformer and a cap switch. I felt the transformer and choke really helped me get closer to the 800. It felt less cheap. I was using it just like you with green boosted. I put an eq in the loop as well. For the money and with a little know how to work on amps the DSL100H can be a great amp. I believe your are using the 100hr which is the latest model. I think the 100h are voiced slightly different. Better in my opinion. Great video!! Love your sound.
I owned and gigged with a modded jcm 800 back in the early 90s. I have to agree with you in that the raw power that you 'feel' from a jcm 800 is just something you need to experience in person to appreciate. There's no comparison. I acquired a DSL 100h and I'm happy with it. It gets you the classic marshall tones we all are familiar with. Does it 'feel' like a classic jcm 800? No, not even close. But for the money, you really can't complain. Takes pedals well, it's versatile, and so far reliable. I'm sure if I modded it, it would turn into a beast. But why? I turn the amp on, and it just works. I'd rather have something that works and sounds decent, than to deal with another headache.
Recently picked up a JCM2000 DSL and have barely turned on my other amps since. I bought it for the overdrive but the green channel switched to mode two crunch is really special. With a strat, klon type pedal to push the front and the gain set to ~2-3, I swear it makes a better sound than my deluxe reverb being pushed. Run it through a 4x12 with greenbacks and couldn’t be happier. The crazy thing is the head and cab barely cost more than I paid for the deluxe reverb! The fact that it can do bluesy stuff on one channel and then take my LP tuned to C# without a hiccup on the other really shows how much ground this amp covers. For the price, it can’t be touched.
Yeah it’s pretty good especially for the price. But it can’t quite compete with the og UK made JCM2000 DSL & TSL line. And one can’t really go wrong with a Marshall 😎.
Sounds great man! Gary Holt used these on Slayer's last tour. Surprised me actually. I have a DSL40C in white tolex and love it. Ultra gain 2 is just too much gain in my opinion, but I'm sure some people love it. Edit: He used Silver Jubilee's on the last tour and DSL100H in 2015-2016.
@@MangoMeoww Exactly! Green CH Crunch + SD-1 (especially for tight low end) or TS ...it's Marshall crunch heaven! I also like the clean mode, gain cranked with boost,TS,SD-1 for a more plexi-like tone
The Poor man's Marshall- of course u made it sound good. I use dsl5 combo boosted sd1 as my bedroom rig and I love it. It's not my 900 downstairs but for what it is, its great. Thanx brother
As always, great videos that always have something applicable to my interests. Great playing too! Yeah...well, my bass player has a studio in his basement and has invested in 2 half stacks (one for me and one for the other guitar player), a full drum kit as well as a PA system for the band to use for practice. So far be it for me to complain about anything. I use a DSL100 and the other guitar player uses a Peavey-something. My personal amps include: 'a '72 100w Super Lead, an '84 50w JCM800 and an '89 JCM 100w 2210. All I can say is that everything is different when I go from any of my amps to the DSL100. Don't get my wrong, the DSL100 is a nice amp, but it's missing the soul, as you say "the feel", that my amps have. My pedals (mostly Fulltone) even sound different. By different, I mean not as good with the DSL100. I totally agree that it's something with the low-mids making the difference. As you've said for the price the DSL100 is a nice amp and in my band's practice studio it blows away the other guitar player's Peavey-whatever. There's a reason why vintage Marshall amps command the price they do. Rock on!
@@speedforhire I know what he's playing, boss. The HR is based off of the old JCM 2000 series of which there is a 50 watt version. The new ones aren't that different from the old ones. It's the same bloody amp
What I‘d like to know is, as a lover of british amps, have you ever played a Laney or Orange that you liked? Would be cool to see you demo one on this channel
Yeah I’ve played a few of them and I actually owned a Laney back in the day. Can’t remember the model but it had 4 channels I think but mostly I used just one like I usually do 😎. As soon as MusiX will get Oranges into their stock I’ll try out some. And Laneys too.
Great video as always Euge. Great content. Superb playing. Can you tell me how you set the knobs on your SD-1.... or your other od pedals. I run a TS-9 with the level cranked and the drive and tone off. Seems pretty standard. Just curious. Thanks again.
Great like always…. But please do not so many reviews about Marshall’s 😉….. Since I bought ( because of you) jcm800 studio classic, today I bought jcm900 high gain dual reverb 50w from 91just for 280€!!! Like I wrote already, fireball and Rectifier are crying in the corner, my band mates want to put me in the madhouse….. Bun I have that death metal sound, what I played over 25 years ago!!! Endless happiness!!!
I prefer DSL because of the bottom end response, and tighter scoops for Modern stuff..........JCM is All Mid Range, and just too Dry for what I play. I feel the DSL does ACDC and Marshall crunch good enough with a Gibson Les Paul when I get that itch....but most of the time I do more modern Rock stuff, but it definitely sounds like a Marshall still, and it's a good versatile amp. Nothing is better or worse, it's just built for different tasks.
Hello "EU⚡GE". - Well, I way I hear it, the DSL wants everyone to be its friend, sounds great no question ! - as for the JCM 800, its bigger balls, a more rounded fuller sound. You can "hear" the price difference. I love your Video's- Thanks, Jim
Great tone for the money, I am thinking about combining it with the MR1960 B Cabinet, it is like 1500€ combined with the top. What British model would be the cheapest after this DSL top ? And is that top that much better ? The JCM 800 is like , double the money if not more to the DSL100HR, is there something in between the DSL100HR and the JCM800 that is better than the DSL ? I can get the JVM210H for the same price used as a brand new DSL100HR, would that be a better alternative ? I am new to Marshall stuff. There is also a model called JCM900 MKIII which I can get even cheaper used than the DSL100HR.
I also thought it sounded good in the mix, so was surprised your review was not glowing. The solo was especially good sounding and the best in ages. Maybe the playing flattered the amp.
@@EugeValovirta230V I just started your lessons on building speed and how to use it ... just got a tip to keep this amp at Pentode (full power) when recording .... it's at new levels now !!! All the best and I hope to incorporate you as one of my teachers.
I’d need to do a comparison but that’s easier said than done ’cos I only have 800s, Plexi & TSL100 😎. If I remember correct this (DSL100) sounded ok and JVM really good 👌💪.
Had a TSL60 which sounded so fucking killer, but it died somehow withing 14 days and they didnt have replacement for me so I pitched in some extra cash for a 410h, worst decision of my life man..... Just aquired a dual rec '04 which I am very pleased with, its a very thiccc amp for sure but I like it, slap a TS in front and Im good. :) Great vid as always Euge!
Where did you have the resonance and presence set? I think a lot of people on YT boost it too much and it becomes a scooped fuzzy beehive and looses the midrange punch.
I don’t remember but I there is pics in the video (if I remember correct) where you should see the settings I had 😎. But in general I just find the sweet spots for everything 👌.
Thanks for the videos. I would really like to hear your take on a Friedman BE-50DLX amp. I know it's versatile, but to me sounds like a modded 800. If you get the chance to demo one, I'd really like that.
Such a great guitarist, but our ears are hearing two different things. That DSL was definitely way more articulate, while the 800 sounded muddy a flubby. Night and day difference at least with these old ears.
@@EugeValovirta230V I GOT IT!! It has indeed been modded! Even though the picture is a miniature, I spotted an added cathode bypass cap at the third stage (the one before the cathode follower), which isn’t there in stock 2203/2204s! That’s why it has more gain and bite than any other! It’s an electrolytic cap, from its dimensions I suspect it might be a 0.68uf but it might also be another, bigger value (this is where the “fat cap” was placed in Van Halen’s Plexi). I have always thought the Bad Boy could have this mod!!
OK! Maybe it’s the Scandinavian Edition thing since my 800 from ’85 is similar and all the ’made for Scandinavian Market in the 80s’ - are the most aggressive & best sounding 800s I’ve played 💪😎. Here’s more info about them if you’re interested: ruclips.net/video/5I6nTYCEpVs/видео.html ruclips.net/video/_OSB1TkIx3o/видео.html
@@EugeValovirta230V hi, no it is clearly an aftermarket mod. It is a very common mod, for example the Jake E. Lee mod consists in a 22u fat cap there. I would show those guts pictures back to your amp tech to see if he recalls the value of that cap!
Then someone has done quite a job modding all the Scandinavian Market amps in the 80s (or ar least the several I’ve played) 😁. Good for us Nordic people then 😊👌. And thanks for the info! 🙏😎
Hi beautiful review. Do you know the year of the amp? I read that before 2004 some pcb have problems that cause bias instability. Do you have problems? Best regards
Agreed nothingEvil101 I Have a Laney gh100l it’s the closest I’ve ever come to a Jcm 800 2203 Euge I would love to see you play a Laney I have the TSL 100 and the DSL 100 killer amps
There’s a reason those plexi amp are so coveted. That’s thing jumped out at me over all the others. I miss my jcm 900 dual reverb. I should have never sold it.
@@EugeValovirta230V then can easily give up the 100w if we want to closet sound of 2203 which both of them has same price now… sc20 and dsl 100, its hard to take that desicion😀
@@EugeValovirta230V Sorry I didn’t watch the entire video I watched the first minute then had to go to work. My bad. I’ll finish watching now. Thanks for answering my annoying question anyway. Cheers bro.
I totally disagree this is not a entry level amp, don't let the affordable price fool you, OD 1 with a tube screamer and the shift tone off just reduce the mids know and you'll get an amazing metal tone. There a other vide in youtube that really shows the versatility of this amp 👇🏼 ruclips.net/video/u-NwfxfYctM/видео.html
There aren’t such things. How one sounds depends mostly about the player and then everything else that comes after that (pickups, guitar, amp etc.) Cabinet & speakers and the mics being used to capture it all are about 80% of the rest. You have too much low end - decrease the low end, sounds too scooped - increase mids etc. If someone claims that those ”magical” setting things exists; that someone doesn’t know anything about (playing) guitar 😎.
The word Upgrade is subjective.....depends what you are Doing musically.....DSL is built for Modern Rock, at Lower Tighter sounds, and does Higher sounds well too(it lacks the mid range crunch).........not sure about the JVM, but most other Marshalls outside the DSL are designed for Mid Range tone and oldschool Dry metal sound....which I don't like, that's why I keep the DSL, it's a Tighter and Lower sounding amp.....but depends What kind of music you're playing.
Wow. I can’t believe how good that sounds. How does the dsl do in a live band mix? Does it cut in pleasant way? Or or is it just mud in the mix? How close would you say this is to the 800. Does anyone have experience with that?
How close can you get the dsl to sound like the bad boy? It's gotta get pretty close if you use the tone shift and do a little scoop on the treble and then boost the mid control to lets say 3 o'clock, no?
It’s a Marshall so somewhere around the neighborhood but definitely not in the same ballpark since they’re two different designs. The short answer is not even close no matter what you do 😎.
Picked mine up used on Monday, but the Lead channel doesnt Sound as powerful as clean and crunch, its rather thin sounding. Could it maybe need new Tubes?
can you please please please make a demo of a marshall dsl 1 watt or dsl 20/40 with a MXL 1x12 half stack? people claim the 1 watts sound as good as the JCm2204
Yeah I bought one of these and the damn thing melted down tech said it'd be four to 500 bucks to fix it I don't think I'm going to put that kind of money back into it.
Whatever does the job the best in any given situation. 800 usually works on everything. I’m not much of a Recto guy. They tone is too nice & flubby for my taste.
I love your chanel Euge, you are doing great job and your are great musician. This Marshall DSL is thinly sounding and makes unplesant midrangy fizzly noise, your Bad Boy JCM 800 is real deal. This DSL doesn't sound good at all. My Marshall SV20H sounds way better.
It’s ok but tube amps in general sound better the more power tube mojo is in there 💪😎. I had the amp pretty much cranked but thanks to the St. Rock Reactive Load / Attenuator I was able to keep the volume really low which is important ’cos our brains ”tricks” us so that pretty much anything loud we hear sounds good but that doesn’t mean it really sounds good but is just loud 😎.
One of my favourite players with one of my favourite amps! Joy :D
Oh thanks mate! 🙏🤟
Great tone as always.
Best guitar channel on youtube. I appreciate your passion and detail you go into for your review and incredible playing. It would be awesome if you could show emg 81 vs 57 and maybe review SD black winters.
Oh thanks! Glad to hear this!
The EMG comparison is on my to do - list.
I tried a guitar once that had those Black Winters but wasn’t my thing. But if I get a hold of a guitar that has those then I’d do a review. Too much hassle to install them to one of my guitars for just one video ’cos I use most of them constantly on recordings etc. so I also don’t have the time 😊.
Got the same amp, 2012 model btw in the end of 2023. Less knobs, simple is better. Love it. Great amp. My neighbors frights me know.
I own the JCM2000 Dual Super Lead 50 watt head since 2001. It has been with me ever since... Can't imagine selling it. It can do so many things so well, I can't really get why they are sold for so cheap online, anyway... Great demo as always Euge! Wishing you well!
Indeed 👌.
Thanks man & likewise!
This guy is the tone guru. Love your stuff buddy. Thumbs up
Thanks man! Glad to hear!
The Duncan SH-5 is my favorite pickup ever. Excellent choice!
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Your videos are some of our dreams irl. I’ve had most of the amps you currently have but never all at once. I have my hw bad boy that is my ❤️ but man do I miss my block letter 5150. I’m hoping to pickup a el34 5150III. Your a great player and inspire me to get better. Keep rockin bro much love
Oh cool! Thanks man! I will 😎🤟
Mr huge, this rhythm has made my hair stand on end!!! brutal. you make me want to play again!!! like you I love pickups EMG, but this pickups sh5 it has surprised me! your channel everyday is more good! congratulations!
Cool man! Thanks!
Very cool!! I actually had a DSL100H I got at a great price. I did a few mods to it, a choke, a new oversized transformer and a cap switch. I felt the transformer and choke really helped me get closer to the 800. It felt less cheap. I was using it just like you with green boosted. I put an eq in the loop as well. For the money and with a little know how to work on amps the DSL100H can be a great amp. I believe your are using the 100hr which is the latest model. I think the 100h are voiced slightly different. Better in my opinion. Great video!! Love your sound.
Cool man and thanks!
I owned and gigged with a modded jcm 800 back in the early 90s. I have to agree with you in that the raw power that you 'feel' from a jcm 800 is just something you need to experience in person to appreciate. There's no comparison. I acquired a DSL 100h and I'm happy with it. It gets you the classic marshall tones we all are familiar with. Does it 'feel' like a classic jcm 800? No, not even close. But for the money, you really can't complain. Takes pedals well, it's versatile, and so far reliable. I'm sure if I modded it, it would turn into a beast. But why? I turn the amp on, and it just works. I'd rather have something that works and sounds decent, than to deal with another headache.
Indeed 👌.
Aside from having owned an 800, the same goes for me. My DSL does everything I need it to, when I need it to.
Parisienne Walkways! Love the versatility in the demos and your playing 🤘😎
Glad to hear! Thanks!
Recently picked up a JCM2000 DSL and have barely turned on my other amps since. I bought it for the overdrive but the green channel switched to mode two crunch is really special. With a strat, klon type pedal to push the front and the gain set to ~2-3, I swear it makes a better sound than my deluxe reverb being pushed. Run it through a 4x12 with greenbacks and couldn’t be happier. The crazy thing is the head and cab barely cost more than I paid for the deluxe reverb!
The fact that it can do bluesy stuff on one channel and then take my LP tuned to C# without a hiccup on the other really shows how much ground this amp covers. For the price, it can’t be touched.
DSL is underrated, it's like the Marshall take on a Rectifier. Good shit.
Yeah it’s pretty good especially for the price. But it can’t quite compete with the og UK made JCM2000 DSL & TSL line. And one can’t really go wrong with a Marshall 😎.
Euge loved your video with Blu amps it was killer your Channel kicks ass Bro thanks fir all your great videos
Thanks man! Glad to hear!
I had the 20 watt Version and was very happy with it! Awesome Video Euge 🧨👍
Cool! Thanks!
Sounds great man! Gary Holt used these on Slayer's last tour. Surprised me actually. I have a DSL40C in white tolex and love it. Ultra gain 2 is just too much gain in my opinion, but I'm sure some people love it.
Edit: He used Silver Jubilee's on the last tour and DSL100H in 2015-2016.
Thanks!
Yeah he’s used a few different Marshalls with Slayer.
Silver Jubilees are the best fkn Marshalls ive ever played. Lots of attitude
Old Marshall's are different beasts.... But the DSL100hr is a very good amp with the right setting
Indeed! 👌
Perfect as ever. One of my favourite combinations. Have a great weekend, Euge!
Thanks and likewise!
@@EugeValovirta230V Cheers!
I’m convinced. You could make a broom through a dustpan sound good.
😁😁😁
Perfect as ever. One of my favourite combinations: Euge and a singecut+Marshall! Viikonloppuja ;)
Thanks! Kuin myös! 😎
I have a "good old" UK made DSL 50 from 2004 and it sounds amazing
Same, mine is from 2003. Green channel crunch + boost pedal and rock away!
@@MangoMeoww Exactly! Green CH Crunch + SD-1 (especially for tight low end) or TS ...it's Marshall crunch heaven!
I also like the clean mode, gain cranked with boost,TS,SD-1 for a more plexi-like tone
Thanks Bro! it was a complete review! you are a Great Musician !!
Glad to hear! Thanks!
Sounds great in the mix... the part beginning at 1:00 sounds crushing. Thumbs up!🤘
Thanks man!
The Poor man's Marshall- of course u made it sound good. I use dsl5 combo boosted sd1 as my bedroom rig and I love it. It's not my 900 downstairs but for what it is, its great. Thanx brother
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Yeah!
As always, great videos that always have something applicable to my interests. Great playing too!
Yeah...well, my bass player has a studio in his basement and has invested in 2 half stacks (one for me and one for the other guitar player), a full drum kit as well as a PA system for the band to use for practice. So far be it for me to complain about anything. I use a DSL100 and the other guitar player uses a Peavey-something. My personal amps include: 'a '72 100w Super Lead, an '84 50w JCM800 and an '89 JCM 100w 2210. All I can say is that everything is different when I go from any of my amps to the DSL100. Don't get my wrong, the DSL100 is a nice amp, but it's missing the soul, as you say "the feel", that my amps have. My pedals (mostly Fulltone) even sound different. By different, I mean not as good with the DSL100. I totally agree that it's something with the low-mids making the difference. As you've said for the price the DSL100 is a nice amp and in my band's practice studio it blows away the other guitar player's Peavey-whatever. There's a reason why vintage Marshall amps command the price they do.
Rock on!
Thanks man! Glad to hear!
😎💪🤟
Just found this channel. Best guitar channel I have found in a good long while. Love it.
Oh cool man! Really glad to hear! 🙏
As always, killer tones Euge!!
Thanks man!
Ничего не понимаю о чём вы говорите, но ваши гитарные фразы, подача-ОГОНЬ!!!💥💯
Good amps, had 2 of them, the earlier 1's though, newer 1's seem to fail more frequent, awesome vid! Thanks!
Yeah the earlier are a bit better IMO and really solid (touring) amps 👌.
Great review! Thanks Euge!
My pleasure! Thanks man!
Beautiful shred man! Zakk would be proud.
Thanks!
Outstanding review, thank you
Thanks!
"But it does, and it is" @4:36 made me laugh.
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Sounds great everything you play brother
Thanks!
I have one. Prone to a lot of problems. However, I prefer the crunch sound. Sounds closer to the 800 like you said.
Yeah my TSL had some too but my amp tech fixed those and it’s been working flawlessly ever since.
Just got a DSL100 1/2 stack for $500 in almost new condition and I love it.
Cool!
@@EugeValovirta230V what kind of LP are you playing in the video?
Love this amp. Have the 50 watt version myself
@@speedforhire I know what he's playing, boss. The HR is based off of the old JCM 2000 series of which there is a 50 watt version. The new ones aren't that different from the old ones. It's the same bloody amp
@@speedforhire 👏👏 well done detective 🕵️♂️.
It's definitely not the same "bloody amp" as the JCM 2000. Please do some research, before you make a fool out of yourself... 😄
Cool!
@@EugeValovirta230V just to clarify, my comment wasn't addressed to anything Euge has said. 😄
Man...
Finally someone who does reviews like a Pro !
Thanks!
It is because, he is a Pro : )
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@@jmlgl a True Pro ! plays like a God and knows what he is Doing !
this is my favorite Chanel by Far.....
Sounds great Brother!
Thanks man!
What I‘d like to know is, as a lover of british amps, have you ever played a Laney or Orange that you liked? Would be cool to see you demo one on this channel
Good question. Love those amps.
Yeah I’ve played a few of them and I actually owned a Laney back in the day. Can’t remember the model but it had 4 channels I think but mostly I used just one like I usually do 😎.
As soon as MusiX will get Oranges into their stock I’ll try out some. And Laneys too.
The ENGL's sound way better, your JCM 800's have something special, no doubt about it. But ENGL comes really close, especially with the artist edition
@@EugeValovirta230V Thanks for the answer Euge 🤘
Great video as always Euge. Great content. Superb playing. Can you tell me how you set the knobs on your SD-1.... or your other od pedals. I run a TS-9 with the level cranked and the drive and tone off. Seems pretty standard. Just curious. Thanks again.
Thanks! It depends but usually Level 4 o’clock, Tone 1-5 o’clock and Gain 8 o’clock 👌. Like on the pics in the video 😎.
Best guitar channel!!!
Glad to hear! Thanks!
Have you done a comparison of the JCM2000 with the new DSL100? I see you did a DSL and TSL comparison but I couldn’t find one of the old a new DSL.
No I haven’t.
Lol....love the honest humor.
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Great like always…. But please do not so many reviews about Marshall’s 😉…..
Since I bought ( because of you) jcm800 studio classic, today I bought jcm900 high gain dual reverb 50w from 91just for 280€!!! Like I wrote already, fireball and Rectifier are crying in the corner, my band mates want to put me in the madhouse….. Bun I have that death metal sound, what I played over 25 years ago!!! Endless happiness!!!
Thanks and sorry! 😁
Oh that 900 was a steal! 👌💪
I hear ya man 😎.
It should be noted that this is a DSL 100HR. The circuit changed compared to the previous iteration (DSL 100). They sound different.
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awesome vid, would love to see a similar video on the Marshall Origin 50 vs 50w Plexi maybe?
Thanks! If I get a hold on the Origin then for sure 👌😎.
Great pickup bro!!!!
Thanks C!
You are wellcome E!!!!
I love you Euge! You remind me of Dracula. Lol You kill it man!
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I prefer DSL because of the bottom end response, and tighter scoops for Modern stuff..........JCM is All Mid Range, and just too Dry for what I play. I feel the DSL does ACDC and Marshall crunch good enough with a Gibson Les Paul when I get that itch....but most of the time I do more modern Rock stuff, but it definitely sounds like a Marshall still, and it's a good versatile amp. Nothing is better or worse, it's just built for different tasks.
Sounds much better than the bad boy. This is it, I'm putting all my JCMs on eBay and will order a DSL! Thanks!
That’s awesome! Can’t argue with personal preferences 👌😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V hahaha. No way I'm doing this.... I have a DSL5 watt combo and I think it sounds like cat vomit :-)
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Another great review Euge - would love to see you review a Blackstar series one amp ?
Thanks!
If I get my hands on one then for sure!
Hello "EU⚡GE". - Well, I way I hear it, the DSL wants everyone to be its friend, sounds great no question ! - as for the JCM 800, its bigger balls, a more rounded fuller sound. You can "hear" the price difference. I love your Video's- Thanks, Jim
Yes 💪😎. Thanks man! Glad to hear!
Another great video Euge 👍🎸
Can you do a comparison on the JCM 2000 dsl to the DSL
?
Thanks
Brian 😎
Thanks!
If a JCM2000 DSL pops at my door while I still have the DSL100 then for sure 😎👌.
Great tone for the money, I am thinking about combining it with the MR1960 B Cabinet, it is like 1500€ combined with the top.
What British model would be the cheapest after this DSL top ? And is that top that much better ? The JCM 800 is like , double the money if not more to the DSL100HR, is there something in between the DSL100HR and the JCM800 that is better than the DSL ?
I can get the JVM210H for the same price used as a brand new DSL100HR, would that be a better alternative ? I am new to Marshall stuff. There is also a model called JCM900 MKIII which I can get even cheaper used than the DSL100HR.
I also thought it sounded good in the mix, so was surprised your review was not glowing. The solo was especially good sounding and the best in ages. Maybe the playing flattered the amp.
It’s a good amp and especially for the price but…well you saw the video 😎.
Thanks!
was thinking the dsl could be an option...until you switched over to the JCM.
That’s what usually happens 😁.
I have one .. sold my EVH 5150 III 50 watt ... the DSL blows it away. Sounds great with volume on 1 or 2.
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@@EugeValovirta230V I just started your lessons on building speed and how to use it ... just got a tip to keep this amp at Pentode (full power) when recording .... it's at new levels now !!! All the best and I hope to incorporate you as one of my teachers.
Cool man!
Hey Euge..... just wondering how would you compare this to JVM410h especially in sound.... and between these two which is closer to 800....
I’d need to do a comparison but that’s easier said than done ’cos I only have 800s, Plexi & TSL100 😎. If I remember correct this (DSL100) sounded ok and JVM really good 👌💪.
Had a TSL60 which sounded so fucking killer, but it died somehow withing 14 days and they didnt have replacement for me so I pitched in some extra cash for a 410h, worst decision of my life man.....
Just aquired a dual rec '04 which I am very pleased with, its a very thiccc amp for sure but I like it, slap a TS in front and Im good. :)
Great vid as always Euge!
TSL is a great amp indeed 💪.
Thanks man!
Nice bit of Gary Moore in there! I had one of these years ago and regret selling it. Might have to get another one now. :)
Thanks!
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Yeah, nice bit of princess MIYAKO in there! Hehehe!
Where did you have the resonance and presence set? I think a lot of people on YT boost it too much and it becomes a scooped fuzzy beehive and looses the midrange punch.
I don’t remember but I there is pics in the video (if I remember correct) where you should see the settings I had 😎. But in general I just find the sweet spots for everything 👌.
@@EugeValovirta230V cool, tnx :)
If it’s good enough for Gary Holt
Thanks for the videos. I would really like to hear your take on a Friedman BE-50DLX amp. I know it's versatile, but to me sounds like a modded 800. If you get the chance to demo one, I'd really like that.
Thanks! Yeah it’d be cool to try that one out some day 👌.
I heard a mid shift and harmonic complexity switching DSL to your 800 but can the mid knob on the dsl compensate?
That 5150 just sounds massive when you switch to it.
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Such a great guitarist, but our ears are hearing two different things. That DSL was definitely way more articulate, while the 800 sounded muddy a flubby. Night and day difference at least with these old ears.
Onetime or another you should open up your Bad Boy and show us its guts... maybe someone modded it and that’s why it sounds so magic? 😃
Done already 😎: ruclips.net/video/5s-Dd9C-tno/видео.html
@@EugeValovirta230V I GOT IT!! It has indeed been modded! Even though the picture is a miniature, I spotted an added cathode bypass cap at the third stage (the one before the cathode follower), which isn’t there in stock 2203/2204s! That’s why it has more gain and bite than any other! It’s an electrolytic cap, from its dimensions I suspect it might be a 0.68uf but it might also be another, bigger value (this is where the “fat cap” was placed in Van Halen’s Plexi). I have always thought the Bad Boy could have this mod!!
OK! Maybe it’s the Scandinavian Edition thing since my 800 from ’85 is similar and all the ’made for Scandinavian Market in the 80s’ - are the most aggressive & best sounding 800s I’ve played 💪😎.
Here’s more info about them if you’re interested: ruclips.net/video/5I6nTYCEpVs/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/_OSB1TkIx3o/видео.html
@@EugeValovirta230V hi, no it is clearly an aftermarket mod. It is a very common mod, for example the Jake E. Lee mod consists in a 22u fat cap there. I would show those guts pictures back to your amp tech to see if he recalls the value of that cap!
Then someone has done quite a job modding all the Scandinavian Market amps in the 80s (or ar least the several I’ve played) 😁. Good for us Nordic people then 😊👌. And thanks for the info! 🙏😎
Hi beautiful review. Do you know the year of the amp? I read that before 2004 some pcb have problems that cause bias instability. Do you have problems? Best regards
Thanks! I just borrowed the amp to do this video and didn’t notice any if my memory serves me well 😎.
Agreed nothingEvil101 I Have a Laney gh100l it’s the closest I’ve ever come to a Jcm 800 2203 Euge I would love to see you play a Laney I have the TSL 100 and the DSL 100 killer amps
Yeah it’d be cool to try out one some day 🤟.
i prefer mxr distortion plus ( all the way up ) boosted marshall dsl100 ( ultra gain )
We all have our own personal preferences 😎.
There’s a reason those plexi amp are so coveted. That’s thing jumped out at me over all the others. I miss my jcm 900 dual reverb. I should have never sold it.
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For someone who can’t quite afford a jcm 800 yet would the dsl 100 be the closest best comparison? Or is there something closer?
DSL does the pretty well but closest to 2203 is the 20 watt Studio Series 800 IMO 👌.
@@EugeValovirta230V then can easily give up the 100w if we want to closet sound of 2203 which both of them has same price now… sc20 and dsl 100, its hard to take that desicion😀
@@EugeValovirta230V is it better to get the 20 watt head or the 20 watt combo with 10” speaker ?
Head IMO. The amp works really well with 4x12 cab. 10” speakers are too tiny for my taste.
I come to your channel yo listen intro song of amp. Its amezing ❤
Thanks!
Do you prefer the JCM2000 series over these?
JCM2000 is the last Marshall amp with that classic tone, the new ones sound flat
I think I addressed that quite clearly in the video 😎. So yes.
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@@EugeValovirta230V Sorry I didn’t watch the entire video I watched the first minute then had to go to work. My bad. I’ll finish watching now. Thanks for answering my annoying question anyway. Cheers bro.
No worries man! 👌😎
Anyone know of the 40watt combo is also an ass-kicker? (Minus the 4x12 of course)
I totally disagree this is not a entry level amp, don't let the affordable price fool you, OD 1 with a tube screamer and the shift tone off just reduce the mids know and you'll get an amazing metal tone.
There a other vide in youtube that really shows the versatility of this amp 👇🏼
ruclips.net/video/u-NwfxfYctM/видео.html
What are the best zakk Wylde settings on the dsl100 with an sd1?
There aren’t such things. How one sounds depends mostly about the player and then everything else that comes after that (pickups, guitar, amp etc.) Cabinet & speakers and the mics being used to capture it all are about 80% of the rest.
You have too much low end - decrease the low end, sounds too scooped - increase mids etc.
If someone claims that those ”magical” setting things exists; that someone doesn’t know anything about (playing) guitar 😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V Thank you for the reply. I love your channel! You are amazing player
Thanks man!
I’ve got one of these. I really do like it but I’m wondering if upgrading to the JVM210 is worth it?
The word Upgrade is subjective.....depends what you are Doing musically.....DSL is built for Modern Rock, at Lower Tighter sounds, and does Higher sounds well too(it lacks the mid range crunch).........not sure about the JVM, but most other Marshalls outside the DSL are designed for Mid Range tone and oldschool Dry metal sound....which I don't like, that's why I keep the DSL, it's a Tighter and Lower sounding amp.....but depends What kind of music you're playing.
Hi Euge, please advise that if you have a one shot what would be yours prios? Marshall 100dsl or blueamp for homestudio?
BluGuitar AMP1 no questions 👌.
@@EugeValovirta230V thanks for the reply!!
What is the difference between this head and the original DSL100H...other than two extra knobs?
The originals were made in UK and to me the tone & feel is a bit better.
Wow. I can’t believe how good that sounds. How does the dsl do in a live band mix? Does it cut in pleasant way? Or or is it just mud in the mix? How close would you say this is to the 800. Does anyone have experience with that?
Yeah it’s pretty good especially considering the price.
I guess that’s up to the mixing engineer 😎.
How close it is to 800? Please watch the video 😊.
It will do the trick with a tubescreamer -- here is a live vid of ny DSL100HR/Kraken dal Amp setup : ruclips.net/video/DOKW_AuqfxM/видео.html
What amp switcher do you use ? Obviously all the amps must go into switch and then into same cab.
KHE: ruclips.net/video/-_WpuZW22D4/видео.html
How close can you get the dsl to sound like the bad boy? It's gotta get pretty close if you use the tone shift and do a little scoop on the treble and then boost the mid control to lets say 3 o'clock, no?
It’s a Marshall so somewhere around the neighborhood but definitely not in the same ballpark since they’re two different designs. The short answer is not even close no matter what you do 😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V it was worth a shot.. I guess I can just pretend then 😆 thanks for the reply.
I think that SH5 is not so weak, my SH5 gives high output even comparable to EMG 85 with single volume 250k (which gives higher output).
Yeah it’s like I said; a hot rodded PAF 💪
I still like it better than the jvm
What about the jvm? They are so cheap too... mostly in the used marked. Strange...
ruclips.net/video/-JW1Yq74noo/видео.html
Picked mine up used on Monday, but the Lead channel doesnt Sound as powerful as clean and crunch, its rather thin sounding. Could it maybe need new Tubes?
Sounds like that.
@@EugeValovirta230V thanks for answering👍
can you please please please make a demo of a marshall dsl 1 watt or dsl 20/40 with a MXL 1x12 half stack? people claim the 1 watts sound as good as the JCm2204
I don’t have those but maybe someday if I get my hands on some 😎🤟.
@@EugeValovirta230V the 1 watt jcm800 is cute
Yeah I bought one of these and the damn thing melted down tech said it'd be four to 500 bucks to fix it I don't think I'm going to put that kind of money back into it.
Well that sucks.
How close is the sc20h to the old school jcm 800?
Pretty damn close. I mean it’s an 800 😎💪.
@@EugeValovirta230V would you prefer the sc20h or a dsl100hr ? Or a dual rectifier ? Lol
Whatever does the job the best in any given situation. 800 usually works on everything. I’m not much of a Recto guy. They tone is too nice & flubby for my taste.
@@EugeValovirta230V i see! You think this sc20h is worth it or would you rather get the vintage 100 watt head if money isnt an issue?
100 w = more tubes, bigger transformers etc = bigger tone and loud as f 😎🤟.
Somebody, what is the Bad Boy
Mean old Marshall JCM800 2203 from 1984: ruclips.net/video/WVnLqsQiFEo/видео.htmlsi=7j0zXg-MZ2TD_0KI
Sounds like solid state amp in comparison to jcm 800
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I love your chanel Euge, you are doing great job and your are great musician. This Marshall DSL is thinly sounding and makes unplesant midrangy fizzly noise, your Bad Boy JCM 800 is real deal. This DSL doesn't sound good at all. My Marshall SV20H sounds way better.
Thanks man!
Which Wah did you use in the intro??
Fulltone Clyde Deluxe 🤟.
@@EugeValovirta230V Sounds awesome 👏🏻
Think the old JCM 2000 DSL would minimize the difference
Yeah the difference wasn’t big but it was there.
How good does it sound at lower levels like 90 db or so?
Still sounds good at bedroom levels. Not as much balls, but a lot better than a lot of other Marshall's at that volume.
It’s ok but tube amps in general sound better the more power tube mojo is in there 💪😎. I had the amp pretty much cranked but thanks to the St. Rock Reactive Load / Attenuator I was able to keep the volume really low which is important ’cos our brains ”tricks” us so that pretty much anything loud we hear sounds good but that doesn’t mean it really sounds good but is just loud 😎.
Compressed maybe? But I hear u
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This or the amp1 iridium?
Iridium 👌💪.
Nevver played thru a full tube amp....