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I've seen many reviews of this my newest amp and this is the best review imo, you really show the versatility of this amp, don't let the affordable price fool you folks, this amp is a beast.
I just bought a JCM 2000 DSL 100 (similar head to this one) a month ago. I love it. My duel rec and my 5150 haven't been turned on since. No TS-9 needed.
i used this amp for 10 years professionally in a three piece cover band very versatile no effects pedals just crunch and lead tones, slayed it and made me a lot of money through a slant A quadbox used to have two, carried one as a spare
Man, this Marshall slays! I especially loved the 7-string mix as well! Fantastic work Jon! Btw, I have the 20 watt version and I find that a 7 band EQ pedal can help eliminate the excessive brightness in the clean channel. Keep up the great work!
Ive had mine since launch. I added a Hammond 194G choke (plexi style choke) on a switch so i can select the choke or the stock resistor. And i added a switch to the ultra channel that selects stock 100hr , stock 100h (bright cap added back in, its removed on the 100hr) and a split the difference bright cap. It really is an excellent amp and i truly love mine. I build guitars, pedals, amps tube an ss and restore tube radio receivers. And my last amp build was a Fender Champ that has a switchable output section (either stock 6V6 output tube or EL84 output tube) and that champ clone in stereo with the DSL100hr is probably my favorite tone ive ever gotten. The DSL100hr is just crazy versatile.
I have an old 2005 DSL100 and I absolutely love it. It's such a versatile amp which when you add a tubescreamer in front of it to push the level you can do almost anything. Depending on guitar it really changes to compliment it. Like with an EMG 81 and the tubescreamer with the level pushed and the gain down on the red gain channel you can get amazing heavy Killswitch Engage-esque tones but my HSS strat with a Dimarzio Tone Zone you can dial in that perfect 80's hair tone. Great video and nice to see how my old girl stacks up against the latest model.
The high gain tones sound like Marshall's take on a Rectifier (and I love the blend of Marshall amps and the Dual Rectifier). A good balance of beefy, loose lows and direct mids.
hi. thanks for the review. had one of those and liked its sound. had to sell i though cause there was a "delay"-time when switching channels. not suitable for live use if there had to be a quick channel switch.... first part of next sound/note was swallowed. can u confirm this issue or was i too meticulous? hoping for ur opinion. regards
Im using the dslhr 20 live now with a very loud metal band. I brought my kemper home for home use :-) This amp is killer! I Boost the dsl with a Mini Tube Screamer - Volume full, gain 0 and tone in the center. This thing crushes. Before the kemper I was playing a Mesa Mark V. 20 watts is plenty and you can crank the crap out of it to get that killer push
I'm sitting right next to my DSL100HR right now, and honestly I couldn't be happier with it. I can dial in so many good tones pretty effortlessly, like having AC/DC to Slayer on Tap. They did a solid job finding a nice balance between Super Lead and JCM to make an affordable all around kick ass and admittedly modern Marshall. They took flack for their efforts to clean things up and try to get a modern tone with the JCM 900, and Valvestate, but they were absolutely successful this time around. The Emulated cab is pretty fantastic as well when I DI for recording and when I run my EQ through the FX loop I have a whole other level of tones to play with.
The clean tone is gorgeous. Crunch tone is amazing! Leads, metal and rock are amazing too! Really dig the amp, especially when using the “deep” control! 🔥
Sounds kiiler man! I've had a JCM2000 DSL100 for several years. It's clean tone is really fantastic, especially on crunch mode. It's quite fun to run with KT-77's in the power section too -- similar to Billy Corgan's trick of running KT-88's in a JCM800. I think the red channel on the old JCM2000 is a little thinner than this DSL, but it thickens up nicely when you run OD2 at low gain.
The green channel on the original JCM2000 DSL is much better than the green channel on this one though, and the green channel is really the stand out feature. It's the closest to a JCM 800 you can get in a modern marshall.
@@BillyEatWorldi know this is an old video but ive found the opposite. My dsl100hr will do plexi and Jcm800 very convincingly. I think the amp is thicker and more harmonically abundant in comparison. The good thing is with ears, we can both be right.
I think you should take one of these videos and do a mixing/mastering breakdown. Your tone is always huge and that's a massive part of how good you make these amps sound! I'm guessing you've probably already done some and that I just need to check better!
Love this freaking amp! Why is it at Thomman they have this amp for just under 500 US and in the states it’s 999. That’s a huge difference. Thanks for all your amp vids. Love your playing as well.
I think that's because your taxes will be added later, and in the states is already added. I'm in Holland and paid around 800 euros, so that makes sense
I own a hurt DSL100 now 5 years old..considered buying another head n waiting to fix..your video convinced me...i love the natural mid range voice...thx Great rigs as well and sum tasty chops sir!!
I agree, great even though it is not built in the UK. I am combining it with the MR1960 B cabinet, it is like 1500€ together. Really is a killer tone for that kind of money.
@mathias6423 The fact they tried to give it more of a rectifier like low-end made it the most badass Marshall to date. Without losing any of that Marshall tone.
@@jaredriley4071 What is the next British made top after the DSL ? I saw the JCM 800 but it is more than double the price of the DSL, is there something in between that is better than the DSL ? I am new to Marshall.
@mathias6423 In my personal opinion, the JCM 800 2203/2204 is probably the best Marshall ever made. I'm in the States, though. It's like around 3,500 USD here. If you're in Europe, you can get one for under 2,000 USD. JCM 800 boosted with a SD-1 or a RAT pedal is holy grail tone.
@@jaredriley4071 Yeah man I know about the JCM 800 is around 1900USD here, it is just that the DSL100HR is around 800USD here and I have been playing guitar for three years and have just joined my first band. It is just too much, I was wondering if there was a Marshall for maybe 1000 to 1400 USD that was better than the DSL100, I am also looking for a cab to the amp, as well as a multi effects pedal with usb interface sound card, and a new better guitar. Maybe then you understand why spending 1900USD on just a top with my experience and for what more I need could be a problem and more than I need right now It may be best for me to "just" settle with the DSL100.
it has become my favorite Marshall because of the clarity and versatility. Now i am having a hard time selecting a second amp to pair with it in my 2 amp setup
I have an older version. Power selector on mine is on the back "pentode or triode". Sounds great in basement on Master 1 to 3. My favorite amp. I think I've had it 5 years now. No problems.
great vid , i own a 1987 100 watt silver jubilee amp which i have been using for the last 35 years which i love , i bought the dsl 100 recently and am really impressed with it , has everything , great clean tone and heaps of dirt needed for rock and metal
Hey Jon, just wanna say love your reviews and demos! Love the tones of this monster so much that i have one on its way from Thomann. Keep going strong!
I must say, I own some very high dollar amps (Friedman Wildwood Smallbox 50, Bogner 20th Anniv EL34 Ecstasy, Friedman Runt 50, Friedman Wildwood 20, a couple Mesas, Marshall Jubilee 100W RI) and I also have this HR and I've gigged it a couple summers ago, literally in 100 weather, outdoors and even in total downpours and NEVER A SINGLE ISSUE...unlike one of my high-$ amps (I won't say which). This HR was a fraction of the price and is truly sounds awesome live. The half-power switch is handy if needed, but get this thing cranked...SWEET TONES, NO BS. The dual volumes are extremely useful too
Besides the price, what makes this amp popular is that they got rid of all the problems that plagued all the other incarnations of the DSL, leading back to the JCM 2000. They seem to have gotten it right this time - finally, along with more features.
I regret selling my DSL40 combo. It was so good but for whatever reason I was going through equipment left and right and couldn't chill out and settle with what I had. Haha. Didn't know they made a new one, so thanks for the content!
I bought this amp because I hadn't owned a Marshall in a long time and I was really surprised by it. Classic and succulent Marshall distortion -- even without a boost.
For the money this is a great top, enough even for bigger venues. I am looking to buy this and combine it with the Marshall MR1960 B Cab. It is still 1500 € together, so not cheap in any regard but a lot cheaper than the British Marshall amps and cabs. I am playing mostly Iron Maiden and heavy metal like that but also more extreme stuff like death metal and when I tried the DSL 100 HR I thought it was perfect for that kind of music and probably a lot of other music as well. Gain is perfectly enough I did not need any extra metal guitar pedal or anything, just a tube screamer was enough.
Awesome head. I got mine brand new for $1249 Canadian 2 years ago and it competes nicely with my my $2000 50 watt EVH Stealth head. You can't beat the value it's almost 1/3 of the price of similar high gain 100 watt tube heads.
Luckily, I have the day off today. Was going to work on some guitars I am building. But first, I have to watch this. I have a 2009 JCM2000 DSL100 that is getting ready to be replace unfortunately. Looking forward to hearing this. Thanks!
I like mine, but I have to put out a warning to gigging musicians. EVERY TIME you switch channels with the foot switch, it puts out a very audible pop. So much so that I had to go to a pedalboard for gain and keep it on the clean channel. I'm selling it as we speak. Shame. Sounds amazeballs. Update. I didn't sell it. It shit the bed instead.
technically, the 20W version can achieve similar crunch tones by putting an OD pedal in front of the amp with the gain at 9 o'clock and the volume dimed, which would also be useful for getting high gain metal tones in front of the high gain channel, effectively turning a 2 channel amp with no mode switch into a 4 channel amp, or more accurately 2 channel amp with dual mode switching.
I just bought a DSL100HR to use in a stereo setup with my JCM800. I like your LTD Phoenix. Been thinking about trying one. I only own Gibson and PRS as the moment.
I have this head and it rocks! Mine is about to go in the shop though. Something happened and going from classic gain super clean channel to OD1 and back it seems to get stuck in a high distortion mode. I'm just hoping its not going to cost more than a couple of hundred bucks to get fixed. But I paid $500 for it used and rocked on it for abut 2 years every day. Just bought some new tubes for $200 and now this? But even though I will have not spent what they're asking for this head now at $1,200.00US new. It was about $800US when I picked the head up. So it already went up in price nearly $500US. It's an amazing amp and every channel is usable. You really want to kick this amp in the balls use a boost pedal and compressor for sustaining leads. It really gives it more life.
ive had this amp since its release somewhere in 2018 and it has served me well. i must say that it can be quite tricky to find some settings that sound good on all channels. my biggest issue with the amp is the effects loop, just turning it on with just a patchcable in it somehow kills the tone and there is a very noticable volume drop. it has ridiculous amounts of gain on the ultra channels that ive tamed a bit by putting a ECC823 in V1 that made it much more usable on the ultra gain while keeping the classic channels the same. recently ive put a 12BZ7 in v3 that has done wonders as well. also swapped to KT77s after the stock tubes started to drift apart in the bias.
I'm actually having the opposite issue: not enough gain. The valves on the pre are a red marshal (JJ?) and all others are those chinese gold marshall's. With high output active pickups, using the ultra channel with volume and gain at max, OD1 (green) is very weak on palm mutes, and when changing to the red channel, it gets just a little better. From all the demos I've seen, I was under the impression that I should get more gain. Now, I've actually put on one of the chinese golden ones in V1 and the red one in the PI, but I still wasn't able to test it yep. In any case, I also ordered one Tung Sol to see if it makes a difference.
In addition to send you the head to test, they should also send you a big pay check ... 😂 Impossible not to want that beast after your review... Awesome playing and the tone is killer. Thanks you very much sir... I was searching to buy my first valve head.. I'm pretty found of the brand but I was gravitating between a JCM 900 SL-X and a JCM 2000 DSL but finally today, I got one of these. Again, thank you very much 🙏
mmh, I wonder about reliability between UK vs Vietnam build amps. I have DSL and ORIGIN ( both vietnam builds), both been flawless so far. I also have JVM 210, that failed and needed to back for warranty fix. That is very different to some of my mates, e.g. one ended up with 3 DSLs failing within 1-2 month of getting them ( replaced by under warranty multiple times ) and I hear that is more common. I love the sound of all of them. different but great.
Low Power puts the amp at 50watt.....it's still Very Easy to control at lower volumes, you could probably play at bedroom volume with my 4x12 Cab....and still sounds pretty good, although it definitely reaches more Tone at higher volumes.
AB’d this against a jvm410h (same cab) and was really surprised when I preferred the DSL. Overall the DSL was a lot less compressed sounding and had a more aggressive top end that I couldn’t dial in on the JVM, the DSL was overall tighter and thumpier albeit a little less harmonically complex. A bonus was the classic gain orange channel on the DSL is my favourite pedal platform, adds a bit of grit and colour that never gets in the way of anything
...and yet an other AWESOME video demonstration how an amp sounds. well done Sire! generic question: do you show the actual settings used in B-Rolls under the different video parts?
I run two of these with a 1960A...nice..I use the ultra gain red channel nearly maxed ..In fact I am just shy of diming every knob across the board apart from master (which isn't far off). Then it truly slays! Its like BOOM. It is amazing with my base quad with V30S but for gigging I go 412A
Never played through the 100W but the original DSL50 is my all time favourite amp for me playing classic rock but I didn't want an amp & cab again so bought a DSL401 combo.
Hey... absolutely love your video, many thanks... sounds amazing... What is your personal opinion when the Amp is play on moderate volume level? Does it not lose to much of its bite?? Greetings.. Martin
best marshall besides the jvm and the jcm 800kk, just 650€ new here in germany, i got all of them. the dsl works unbelievable well with pedals, even better as some boutique clean amps i have tested so far. it has the typical marshall "cleans" that sound like a tamed distortion channel so not really clean but i love it
I love my DSL100HR... when it works. In the 3 years I've owned it, it's gone down multiple times. Something is clearly wrong with it where it keeps frying tubes or something. The switch went bad at one point, the FX loop was funky, both issues required servicing. Still looking for what's wrong with the tube issues, but Sweetwater is replacing it when more come in. Maybe I just got a lemon, but I've had nothing but issues with it.
Could you add a video or text and how your linking everything, from the Amp to the sound please, just made me buy one of these, if my other half complains I'm sending her to you, CHEERS
Sorry if I'm asking a question over again, but did you mic the amp or use the emulated out to record this? I am interested in using mine for streaming performance and have all means to do so when using emulated out which has not gotten great reviews, the rest of the amp, I like you rate it really high for bang for buck for sure!
This makes me sad I had to sell my DSL 40 a few years ago. Still, maybe in the future I can grab one of the new R editions. The DSL is some of the best metal tone on a budget that's all tube I've ever played. It also does good with the mellow stuff too :) Cheers
Hello John, excellent video as always, I just bought this same Marshall DSL 100HR and I have a couple of questions that I hope you can help me clarify. The first is that it is not clear to me how I should use the Standby Button when starting or turning off this amplifier? since the Standby button has 2 positions and not 2 as they usually come in other models. how do you do it and how long to wait to use it correctly and safely for valves? The other question is: For an MX412B Cab, which Loudspeakers jack should I connect it to? in the 16ohm? Thnaks for your help John.
Those high tight metal tones were great , I just got one of these , but I couldn't see your settings lol , should I crank the gain to get that tone ? Thanks.
Awesome playing, killer riffs, and excellent review, great job! Tough question for you, if you HAD to choose between the DSL100HR and the JCM800 SC20H to use in the studio to record heavy tones and fast aggressive playing which would you choose and why?
I picked the DSL40CR for recording my EP vs my JCM800. Pretty much all eq knobs center into a DV77 loaded cab for both channels., you can’t beat that. However, use a compressor for clean, and some overdrive for green :)
@@rockstarme1020 pretty torn, I used to have the DSL100HR, replaced it with an EVH 5150iii EL34 50 watt. But I'm looking for that "Marshall" sound and it's ability to cut through in a mix. Would love the JCM800 2203, but can't justify the expense for 1 amp. Very encouraging to hear you used it on an EP! Did you have the SC20H?
@@X9Eric new Mesa Bandlander is basically a Marshall and you can record, headphone jack, internal load for silent recording with no cab need, 8 official cab irs for each channel etc etc
hi. thanks for the review. had one of those and liked its sound. had to sell i though cause there was a "delay"-time when switching channels. not suitable for live use if there had to be a quick channel switch.... first part of next sound/note was swallowed. can u confirm this issue or was i too meticulous? hoping for ur opinion. regards
Dude I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and the thing I find myself fixated on the very most are your riffs. How the hell do you develop your riffage so well?! It’s incredible material! Also, do you have a band that your write for? I’d love to get in on some of that support!
Thanks very much! It's just "what I do" basically. I have a lot of experience so it just flows naturally I guess. I don't have a band currently but I have a cool project coming up...
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That LTD Firebird is an absolutely gorgeous guitar. That is going on my list for sure. Thanks for the great video.
Yes it is!
I've seen many reviews of this my newest amp and this is the best review imo, you really show the versatility of this amp, don't let the affordable price fool you folks, this amp is a beast.
I just bought a JCM 2000 DSL 100 (similar head to this one) a month ago. I love it. My duel rec and my 5150 haven't been turned on since. No TS-9 needed.
How do you dial in your amp order to get tight unboosted tones out of it?
i used this amp for 10 years professionally in a three piece cover band very versatile no effects pedals just crunch and lead tones, slayed it and made me a lot of money through a slant A quadbox used to have two, carried one as a spare
Man, this Marshall slays! I especially loved the 7-string mix as well! Fantastic work Jon! Btw, I have the 20 watt version and I find that a 7 band EQ pedal can help eliminate the excessive brightness in the clean channel. Keep up the great work!
Interesting what you mentioned about the EQ, thanks for the tip.
Yea, it does sound bright
Yes or the presence knob below 9 o clock
Ive had mine since launch. I added a Hammond 194G choke (plexi style choke) on a switch so i can select the choke or the stock resistor. And i added a switch to the ultra channel that selects stock 100hr , stock 100h (bright cap added back in, its removed on the 100hr) and a split the difference bright cap. It really is an excellent amp and i truly love mine. I build guitars, pedals, amps tube an ss and restore tube radio receivers. And my last amp build was a Fender Champ that has a switchable output section (either stock 6V6 output tube or EL84 output tube) and that champ clone in stereo with the DSL100hr is probably my favorite tone ive ever gotten. The DSL100hr is just crazy versatile.
I have an old 2005 DSL100 and I absolutely love it. It's such a versatile amp which when you add a tubescreamer in front of it to push the level you can do almost anything. Depending on guitar it really changes to compliment it. Like with an EMG 81 and the tubescreamer with the level pushed and the gain down on the red gain channel you can get amazing heavy Killswitch Engage-esque tones but my HSS strat with a Dimarzio Tone Zone you can dial in that perfect 80's hair tone. Great video and nice to see how my old girl stacks up against the latest model.
So, the DSL100HR sounds pretty awesome right??!!
Correct!
The high gain tones sound like Marshall's take on a Rectifier (and I love the blend of Marshall amps and the Dual Rectifier). A good balance of beefy, loose lows and direct mids.
@@melone3862 agreed!
Sure, with no doubt
hi. thanks for the review. had one of those and liked its sound. had to sell i though cause there was a "delay"-time when switching channels. not suitable for live use if there had to be a quick channel switch.... first part of next sound/note was swallowed. can u confirm this issue or was i too meticulous? hoping for ur opinion. regards
Im using the dslhr 20 live now with a very loud metal band. I brought my kemper home for home use :-) This amp is killer! I Boost the dsl with a Mini Tube Screamer - Volume full, gain 0 and tone in the center. This thing crushes. Before the kemper I was playing a Mesa Mark V. 20 watts is plenty and you can crank the crap out of it to get that killer push
Yet to crank my 20w 😪😅 looking forward to it though.
I'm sitting right next to my DSL100HR right now, and honestly I couldn't be happier with it.
I can dial in so many good tones pretty effortlessly, like having AC/DC to Slayer on Tap. They did a solid job finding a nice balance between Super Lead and JCM to make an affordable all around kick ass and admittedly modern Marshall. They took flack for their efforts to clean things up and try to get a modern tone with the JCM 900, and Valvestate, but they were absolutely successful this time around. The Emulated cab is pretty fantastic as well when I DI for recording and when I run my EQ through the FX loop I have a whole other level of tones to play with.
The clean tone is gorgeous. Crunch tone is amazing! Leads, metal and rock are amazing too! Really dig the amp, especially when using the “deep” control! 🔥
Wow! Just wow!
Sounds kiiler man! I've had a JCM2000 DSL100 for several years. It's clean tone is really fantastic, especially on crunch mode. It's quite fun to run with KT-77's in the power section too -- similar to Billy Corgan's trick of running KT-88's in a JCM800. I think the red channel on the old JCM2000 is a little thinner than this DSL, but it thickens up nicely when you run OD2 at low gain.
The green channel on the original JCM2000 DSL is much better than the green channel on this one though, and the green channel is really the stand out feature. It's the closest to a JCM 800 you can get in a modern marshall.
@@BillyEatWorldi know this is an old video but ive found the opposite. My dsl100hr will do plexi and Jcm800 very convincingly. I think the amp is thicker and more harmonically abundant in comparison. The good thing is with ears, we can both be right.
I think you should take one of these videos and do a mixing/mastering breakdown. Your tone is always huge and that's a massive part of how good you make these amps sound!
I'm guessing you've probably already done some and that I just need to check better!
Love this freaking amp! Why is it at Thomman they have this amp for just under 500 US and in the states it’s 999. That’s a huge difference. Thanks for all your amp vids. Love your playing as well.
It's probably because shipping brings you about to retail price. That's why American brands are cheaper on Thomman.
I think that's because your taxes will be added later, and in the states is already added. I'm in Holland and paid around 800 euros, so that makes sense
@@skeletonmodelno we pay taxes on top of the retail price, it varies from state to state. I live in Tennessee, we have a 10% sales tax.
@@plaidretinas So that gets added on the 500 right?
When I grow up, I wanna be like YOU dude !! Always amazing huge sounds and this amp just kills them all....really really great job !!!
Thanks bro! :)
I own a hurt DSL100 now 5 years old..considered buying another head n waiting to fix..your video convinced me...i love the natural mid range voice...thx
Great rigs as well and sum tasty chops sir!!
I just came here for the riffs. Awesome tunes mate. Love your composing and guitar skills!!
Thanks! That makes me happy! :)
Like this Marshall. His sound is rage, savage. Angry and raw.
It's very cool for power riff. Best for me of all Marshall.
Honestly, you just cant beat the DSL for the price. The tone is absolutely killer too.
I agree, great even though it is not built in the UK. I am combining it with the MR1960 B cabinet, it is like 1500€ together. Really is a killer tone for that kind of money.
@mathias6423 The fact they tried to give it more of a rectifier like low-end made it the most badass Marshall to date. Without losing any of that Marshall tone.
@@jaredriley4071 What is the next British made top after the DSL ? I saw the JCM 800 but it is more than double the price of the DSL, is there something in between that is better than the DSL ? I am new to Marshall.
@mathias6423 In my personal opinion, the JCM 800 2203/2204 is probably the best Marshall ever made. I'm in the States, though. It's like around 3,500 USD here.
If you're in Europe, you can get one for under 2,000 USD. JCM 800 boosted with a SD-1 or a RAT pedal is holy grail tone.
@@jaredriley4071 Yeah man I know about the JCM 800 is around 1900USD here, it is just that the DSL100HR is around 800USD here and I have been playing guitar for three years and have just joined my first band.
It is just too much, I was wondering if there was a Marshall for maybe 1000 to 1400 USD that was better than the DSL100, I am also looking for a cab to the amp, as well as a multi effects pedal with usb interface sound card, and a new better guitar.
Maybe then you understand why spending 1900USD on just a top with my experience and for what more I need could be a problem and more than I need right now
It may be best for me to "just" settle with the DSL100.
Sounds killer, Jon, nice vid. Those DV77 speakers are great, I love the punchiness in the low mids.
it has become my favorite Marshall because of the clarity and versatility. Now i am having a hard time selecting a second amp to pair with it in my 2 amp setup
Hmmmmmm what are you looking at?
Go to the polar opposite, thick and mean, an orange rockerverb, or its less expensive cousin, the new super crush!
How do you run your 2 amp setup btw?
I have an older version. Power selector on mine is on the back "pentode or triode". Sounds great in basement on Master 1 to 3. My favorite amp. I think I've had it 5 years now. No problems.
After all this years we are coming back to Marschall again.
great vid , i own a 1987 100 watt silver jubilee amp which i have been using for the last 35 years which i love , i bought the dsl 100 recently and am really impressed with it , has everything , great clean tone and heaps of dirt needed for rock and metal
Everything I want to buy and check out. You have a review for it. ESP Ltd SC models. And now this. Thank you for what you do 🤘
Love the song you did with the classic crunch! 🙂👍
The amp sounds great, but i come here for your riffs John! Awesome as always!
Hey Jon, just wanna say love your reviews and demos! Love the tones of this monster so much that i have one on its way from Thomann. Keep going strong!
Haven't even watched this review but by owning this exact same amp I KNOW why you love it !!!!
Brother! Great review as usual. You know it’s good when you want to buy the product. You are a true riff beast! Keep up the great work.
I must say, I own some very high dollar amps (Friedman Wildwood Smallbox 50, Bogner 20th Anniv EL34 Ecstasy, Friedman Runt 50, Friedman Wildwood 20, a couple Mesas, Marshall Jubilee 100W RI) and I also have this HR and I've gigged it a couple summers ago, literally in 100 weather, outdoors and even in total downpours and NEVER A SINGLE ISSUE...unlike one of my high-$ amps (I won't say which). This HR was a fraction of the price and is truly sounds awesome live. The half-power switch is handy if needed, but get this thing cranked...SWEET TONES, NO BS. The dual volumes are extremely useful too
Some very inspired guitar playing! Nice job all around
So bright. I like that amplifier.
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Besides the price, what makes this amp popular is that they got rid of all the problems that plagued all the other incarnations of the DSL, leading back to the JCM 2000. They seem to have gotten it right this time - finally, along with more features.
Great video! Thank you so much. This video help me make up my mind to get one. This head sounds great!
Thank you for the proper demos dude. You are one of the only guys on youtube who doesnt waste time!
Thanks!
I regret selling my DSL40 combo. It was so good but for whatever reason I was going through equipment left and right and couldn't chill out and settle with what I had. Haha.
Didn't know they made a new one, so thanks for the content!
Sounds great man !! Killer riffs too !’
That amp has nice crisp sweet sound to it.
I bought this amp because I hadn't owned a Marshall in a long time and I was really surprised by it. Classic and succulent Marshall distortion -- even without a boost.
For the money this is a great top, enough even for bigger venues. I am looking to buy this and combine it with the Marshall MR1960 B Cab. It is still 1500 € together, so not cheap in any regard but a lot cheaper than the British Marshall amps and cabs.
I am playing mostly Iron Maiden and heavy metal like that but also more extreme stuff like death metal and when I tried the DSL 100 HR I thought it was perfect for that kind of music and probably a lot of other music as well. Gain is perfectly enough I did not need any extra metal guitar pedal or anything, just a tube screamer was enough.
Awesome head. I got mine brand new for $1249 Canadian 2 years ago and it competes nicely with my my $2000 50 watt EVH Stealth head. You can't beat the value it's almost 1/3 of the price of similar high gain 100 watt tube heads.
Nice work as usual!
Luckily, I have the day off today. Was going to work on some guitars I am building. But first, I have to watch this. I have a 2009 JCM2000 DSL100 that is getting ready to be replace unfortunately. Looking forward to hearing this. Thanks!
Something about a Marshall and a Baritone that always sounds fantastic.
Man, this has to be my favorite video from you. I honestly loved ALL the tones you got in this review.
Sounds great John!
I like mine, but I have to put out a warning to gigging musicians. EVERY TIME you switch channels with the foot switch, it puts out a very audible pop. So much so that I had to go to a pedalboard for gain and keep it on the clean channel. I'm selling it as we speak. Shame. Sounds amazeballs.
Update. I didn't sell it. It shit the bed instead.
Great review as always, I wish you could get the Marshall DSL100H and compare it with this HR version
Hey man, thats a great tune you have going there. Very nice.
Awesome playing 🔥🤘🏽
I have a JCM 2000 DSL, I found the best tone ever to be a Boss SD-1 going into the crunch channel. Crunchiest piercing gain on earth, even metal.
That room is worth more than my neighborhood (gated community)
technically, the 20W version can achieve similar crunch tones by putting an OD pedal in front of the amp with the gain at 9 o'clock and the volume dimed, which would also be useful for getting high gain metal tones in front of the high gain channel, effectively turning a 2 channel amp with no mode switch into a 4 channel amp, or more accurately 2 channel amp with dual mode switching.
I just bought a DSL100HR to use in a stereo setup with my JCM800. I like your LTD Phoenix. Been thinking about trying one. I only own Gibson and PRS as the moment.
I have this head and it rocks! Mine is about to go in the shop though. Something happened and going from classic gain super clean channel to OD1 and back it seems to get stuck in a high distortion mode. I'm just hoping its not going to cost more than a couple of hundred bucks to get fixed. But I paid $500 for it used and rocked on it for abut 2 years every day. Just bought some new tubes for $200 and now this? But even though I will have not spent what they're asking for this head now at $1,200.00US new. It was about $800US when I picked the head up. So it already went up in price nearly $500US. It's an amazing amp and every channel is usable. You really want to kick this amp in the balls use a boost pedal and compressor for sustaining leads. It really gives it more life.
ive had this amp since its release somewhere in 2018 and it has served me well.
i must say that it can be quite tricky to find some settings that sound good on all channels.
my biggest issue with the amp is the effects loop, just turning it on with just a patchcable in it somehow kills the tone and there is a very noticable volume drop.
it has ridiculous amounts of gain on the ultra channels that ive tamed a bit by putting a ECC823 in V1 that made it much more usable on the ultra gain while keeping the classic channels the same.
recently ive put a 12BZ7 in v3 that has done wonders as well.
also swapped to KT77s after the stock tubes started to drift apart in the bias.
I'm actually having the opposite issue: not enough gain. The valves on the pre are a red marshal (JJ?) and all others are those chinese gold marshall's. With high output active pickups, using the ultra channel with volume and gain at max, OD1 (green) is very weak on palm mutes, and when changing to the red channel, it gets just a little better. From all the demos I've seen, I was under the impression that I should get more gain. Now, I've actually put on one of the chinese golden ones in V1 and the red one in the PI, but I still wasn't able to test it yep. In any case, I also ordered one Tung Sol to see if it makes a difference.
These came out like 9 years ago..
In addition to send you the head to test, they should also send you a big pay check ... 😂 Impossible not to want that beast after your review... Awesome playing and the tone is killer. Thanks you very much sir... I was searching to buy my first valve head.. I'm pretty found of the brand but I was gravitating between a JCM 900 SL-X and a JCM 2000 DSL but finally today, I got one of these. Again, thank you very much 🙏
mmh, I wonder about reliability between UK vs Vietnam build amps. I have DSL and ORIGIN ( both vietnam builds), both been flawless so far. I also have JVM 210, that failed and needed to back for warranty fix. That is very different to some of my mates, e.g. one ended up with 3 DSLs failing within 1-2 month of getting them ( replaced by under warranty multiple times ) and I hear that is more common. I love the sound of all of them. different but great.
Great video! ❤❤❤
Another sublime video. Would be awesome to hear something from Victory amps as well
Video featuring my Kraken V4 Amp coming this week!
I used these amps for a little while. IMO not the best sounding amp but it does the job in any band situation and it cuts through the mix very well.
Low Power puts the amp at 50watt.....it's still Very Easy to control at lower volumes, you could probably play at bedroom volume with my 4x12 Cab....and still sounds pretty good, although it definitely reaches more Tone at higher volumes.
Sounds really nice, not to scooped and nice mids, yet modern. I do notice there is relatively little pick attack making it sound les 'percussive'.
Nice one! Maybe a shoot out between the dsl100, jcm2000 and jvm410? Loved to see/hear the difference between those!
AB’d this against a jvm410h (same cab) and was really surprised when I preferred the DSL. Overall the DSL was a lot less compressed sounding and had a more aggressive top end that I couldn’t dial in on the JVM, the DSL was overall tighter and thumpier albeit a little less harmonically complex.
A bonus was the classic gain orange channel on the DSL is my favourite pedal platform, adds a bit of grit and colour that never gets in the way of anything
...and yet an other AWESOME video demonstration how an amp sounds. well done Sire!
generic question: do you show the actual settings used in B-Rolls under the different video parts?
Thanks! And yes, always!
Fun and worth a visit👏
I run two of these with a 1960A...nice..I use the ultra gain red channel nearly maxed ..In fact I am just shy of diming every knob across the board apart from master (which isn't far off). Then it truly slays! Its like BOOM. It is amazing with my base quad with V30S but for gigging I go 412A
Never played through the 100W but the original DSL50 is my all time favourite amp for me playing classic rock but I didn't want an amp & cab again so bought a DSL401 combo.
Awesome video
Sounds amazing bro
Thanks DD!
I used to have a 90s 100w JCM2000 that I sold off at one point. Wish I still had it, but this seems like it could do the trick.
I hope to own a dual reverb JCM 900 one day, just to get that original Oasis guitar tone...
I own the Marshall DSL 100hr and The LTD Phoenix Deluxe 1000 in Vintage White.
Hey... absolutely love your video, many thanks... sounds amazing...
What is your personal opinion when the Amp is play on moderate volume level? Does it not lose to much of its bite??
Greetings.. Martin
Great amp for it's price
800€ for a very classic amp. 100W full tube! No need for other choices! Marshall
best marshall besides the jvm and the jcm 800kk, just 650€ new here in germany, i got all of them. the dsl works unbelievable well with pedals, even better as some boutique clean amps i have tested so far. it has the typical marshall "cleans" that sound like a tamed distortion channel so not really clean but i love it
Pretty sure thomann has this amp for €495 at the moment
@@visionofconfrontation8145 WTF you are right i got a second one right now even cgeaper as b stock, can`t believe this
@@Turbo-D Glad i could help, crazy value for the price.
High gain sounds great, a bit like a 1/4 Rec 3/4 modded 800
you know an amp is good when everything is at noon! what speakers did you use in this video? marshalls v30s?
I love my DSL100HR... when it works. In the 3 years I've owned it, it's gone down multiple times. Something is clearly wrong with it where it keeps frying tubes or something. The switch went bad at one point, the FX loop was funky, both issues required servicing. Still looking for what's wrong with the tube issues, but Sweetwater is replacing it when more come in. Maybe I just got a lemon, but I've had nothing but issues with it.
Could you add a video or text and how your linking everything, from the Amp to the sound please, just made me buy one of these, if my other half complains I'm sending her to you, CHEERS
How is the reliability? Unfortunately I have heard that it can be ruff with this amp. Sound is great thought!
I think that's the rig I'm going to go with I'm going to go with before I get bandmix accounts. It's just under 1000 dollars and 4x12 cab.
I love it!
I haven't seen one reviewer like the tone shift.
Sounds great 👍!If you purchase the foot switch can change the modes?
I change through modes with a midi pedal
Sorry if I'm asking a question over again, but did you mic the amp or use the emulated out to record this? I am interested in using mine for streaming performance and have all means to do so when using emulated out which has not gotten great reviews, the rest of the amp, I like you rate it really high for bang for buck for sure!
This makes me sad I had to sell my DSL 40 a few years ago. Still, maybe in the future I can grab one of the new R editions. The DSL is some of the best metal tone on a budget that's all tube I've ever played. It also does good with the mellow stuff too :)
Cheers
What’s the mic setup? Is it two mics with an Sm57 and a condenser mic? The tone is wide and sounds amazing with stereo tracks
finally somebody who dont just play blues rock pentatonic for 10 mins straight😭
Hello John, excellent video as always, I just bought this same Marshall DSL 100HR and I have a couple of questions that I hope you can help me clarify.
The first is that it is not clear to me how I should use the Standby Button when starting or turning off this amplifier?
since the Standby button has 2 positions and not 2 as they usually come in other models. how do you do it and how long to wait to use it correctly and safely for valves?
The other question is: For an MX412B Cab, which Loudspeakers jack should I connect it to? in the 16ohm?
Thnaks for your help John.
Hey there man ,,! Enjoy ur content …could pls get ur hands on the dsl1hr and do a demo "?? Would love to see that ..thanks
Those high tight metal tones were great , I just got one of these , but I couldn't see your settings lol , should I crank the gain to get that tone ? Thanks.
Awesome playing, killer riffs, and excellent review, great job! Tough question for you, if you HAD to choose between the DSL100HR and the JCM800 SC20H to use in the studio to record heavy tones and fast aggressive playing which would you choose and why?
Easy, DSL100HR. Way more flexibility and tonal options!
I picked the DSL40CR for recording my EP vs my JCM800. Pretty much all eq knobs center into a DV77 loaded cab for both channels., you can’t beat that. However, use a compressor for clean, and some overdrive for green :)
@@rockstarme1020 pretty torn, I used to have the DSL100HR, replaced it with an EVH 5150iii EL34 50 watt. But I'm looking for that "Marshall" sound and it's ability to cut through in a mix. Would love the JCM800 2203, but can't justify the expense for 1 amp. Very encouraging to hear you used it on an EP! Did you have the SC20H?
@@X9Eric new Mesa Bandlander is basically a Marshall and you can record, headphone jack, internal load for silent recording with no cab need, 8 official cab irs for each channel etc etc
hi. thanks for the review. had one of those and liked its sound. had to sell i though cause there was a "delay"-time when switching channels. not suitable for live use if there had to be a quick channel switch.... first part of next sound/note was swallowed. can u confirm this issue or was i too meticulous? hoping for ur opinion. regards
Should I get a used jcm2000H or this new? I’m just playing at room and sometimes can crank up the volume. TIA.
Dude I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and the thing I find myself fixated on the very most are your riffs. How the hell do you develop your riffage so well?! It’s incredible material! Also, do you have a band that your write for? I’d love to get in on some of that support!
Thanks very much! It's just "what I do" basically. I have a lot of experience so it just flows naturally I guess. I don't have a band currently but I have a cool project coming up...
@@SonicDriveStudio anything that’s got your name attached to it, I’ll be eager to check out! Can’t wait!
I need to get a hold of you. We just made one of our products free for some fun funny reasons