Marshall DSL 40CR In The Room | NO PEDALS | Does It Suck? (Yes it sucks)

[@markwhite1039]

There has to be something wrong with your amp. My DSL 40cr sounds nothing like that and puts out good cleans, crunch, and the ultra gain channels kick butt!

[@alwaysandy_]

Tones are solid, I just don’t care that much for em. Glad u like yours!

[@alwaysandy_]

@user-fv5yo5fi5ctrue. I’m not here for cleans tho 😂

[@LuisFernandez-sb4si]

Mine too!! SOUND AMAZING!! YOUR AMP IS WRONG !! OR YOU TRY TO FOOL US !!

[@Brkprsn]

I had a great experience with mine although I sold it to make room for my stacks. Mine did not sound nearly this thin or scooped. I wonder if there’s a difference in interactions because I’d be disappointed too!

[@alwaysandy_]

Very rock n roll comment here. STACKS 🙌🤘🏼

[@charliemore2726]

I have had 3 DSL, and i always come back, they are good for the money, the only issue with mine is the footswitch, but i don't use it anyway. keep us updated if you fixed yours.

[@alwaysandy_]

Not fixing. Make an offer. 😂

[@NickSimkiss]

Nobody buys a marshall for the clean sounds Having said that u may need to have it looked at Tubes may have been damaged in shipping and to my ears it's not biased properly 9:20

[@alwaysandy_]

I replaced and biased em after purchase. It was also like the third replacement unit. Lol.

[@NickSimkiss]

Hhhhmmmm well then time to move on That amp just isn't for u..,lol

[@petergedd9330]

Man, I apologise to you !! I've watched your other reviews and are very positive. I'll admit that I have been way out of line with my comments and you have been more than generous with yours.

[@alwaysandy_]

Shit happens. 🍻

[@mikevolante307]

If you want a clean amp , get a fender

[@alwaysandy_]

Ok thanks

[@donwade-di8ny]

No kidding!!! Total agreement here! Who would buy Marshall amplifier known for its distortion and expect it to sound like a fender twin also? Possibly someone that don't know what they're doing? 😕😕😕😕😕

[@gercarey3261]

You obviously know a lot about amps and are a great player. One thing you may not know is that over 70% of all sound you hear is reverberated off the walls floor and ceiling. Any speaker on the floor will have more base as the base reflects more efficiently off the floor. Also as its an open back amp, if you place it about 2 feet from the rear wall you wall also get a significant base boost. Keep on rocking 🙂

[@thisdyingsoul76]

I had one of these for a while and it was great. I eventually sold it to pay for a hand wired 70's Marshall JMP 2204 clone that was more to my liking, but this amp had nothing wrong with it. I liked the clean and lead tones, but mostly lived in the crunch channel and boosted it with an overdrive to get my lead tones.

[@adamwatson6916]

My DSL 40 CR sounds nothing like this . I get great bridge pickup cleans and it has loads of Gain .. There is something wrong with that Amp .

[@alwaysandy_]

Now you’re on to something. Go with it bro.

[@gmilisavljevic]

What pickups are in the guitar you're using in this vid? I've switched it's Celestion V-type with Eminence Texas Heat B 16ohms and it is now singing. What a great little versatile amp. It sounds spectacular with my Gibson Custombuckers.

[@alwaysandy_]

Make offer, it’s yours.

[@CeciShaw]

They had two at band rehearsal. I just set one of the channels to edge of break up and used a Boss Super OD pedal. not bad, not good, just did the job. with the whole band added it sounded fine.

[@rogerwilliams2629]

I sold mine the first week, or traded it I should say for an acoustic.. I can't do 1 x 12 s anymore. Seriously about to get another Katana 2 x 12, probably best money I've spent on amps in 50 years. The only amp I want otherwise is an Amplified Nation.

[@alwaysandy_]

Haha 🍻🤘🏼

[@Brkprsn]

Cannot stand how versatile my katana is for gigs. I’ve looked for every reason to get rid of it, and I find myself going for it more than my Marshall often. Light, easy, sounds great.

[@scotmoorhouse2427]

My DSL 40 CR sounds like a Marshall not like that at all. Just in my 20-watt mode with the amp speaker only, mine cranks !! Maybe he should try the master volume knob too, and crank the mids and presence up.

[@alwaysandy_]

It’s broken in this video. Not in the next or previous. Pretty unreliable for me. After re-tubing. After returning two of them 😂 Glad urs is working. Good luck!🍻

[@clemclemson9259]

I bought on elf these brand new - it was defective from day one. I couldn't figure it out as I was new to to the Marshall world . finally another friend was able to find the problem he fixed it and sold it mine sounded like absolute crap- never again

[@alwaysandy_]

lol I guess that’s the thing, it kinda sounds like every Marshall I’ve played myself. Not my bag.

[@mikevolante307]

This is a cheapy version of the jcm 2000 , which is an awesome amp , Jeff beck used it Gary Moore used it , I use it and it’s the real deal!!!!

[@alwaysandy_]

I tried a few of those years ago and they sounded like Marshall’s do, yo me. Enjoy it tho make the rock!

[@doug941]

Good call! I sold my JCM 2000 100 watt head when I got the DSL 40! I agree it's virtually the same amplifier. Turns out 40 watts was all I needed. To each their own I guess?

[@mikevolante307]

The dsl 40 is nothing like the jcm amps , they are completely different

[@petergedd9330]

Nothing at all cheap about it mate, it's a quality amp with a big Marshall sound.

[@toneseeker4968]

Yet, I have yet to hear any one else across the land or globe that has such a fantastic story with this amp such as yours. I didn't even mention that I first purchased and still also have the 40C...for years. I bought the 40CR because it has the master volume. These are my ONLY gigging amps and have abused the Hell out of them for years, and have been partly responsible of inadvertently selling a few of them for Marshall because of other guitar player friends of mine that purchased this amp based on my positive experience and the sounds that I get out of this great little tube amp. So, I think you suffer from something entirely different than what most of the DSL40CR buying public do not.... Charlie Brown Syndrome...this is a real "thing!" I hope you get well, then Brother!

[@alwaysandy_]

Wait I’m deranged and you hope I get well?? Good god how about byeeeee

[@toneseeker4968]

@@alwaysandy_ Why the Hell would I want you to get well if you WERN'T deranged? So, GET WELL!

[@alexbepstein]

Put the amp on the floor. Also, I got my DSL40 from Sweetwater loaded with a Celestion 65W Creamback. It does not sound brittle at all and the clean channel is very good with both both single coils and humbuckers.

[@alwaysandy_]

Mine’s just broken. It used to be great until it sat in the corner thru covid. It somehow broke doing nothing. 🤷🏼‍♂️ and fwiw it’s the third one I got (first two failed) and even had to change the power tubes before it was right. And now it’s failed without leaving the room. Count yourself lucky! The production quality is shite.

[@madkapsarasotaflorida]

I use this amp to gig, have the bias around 32 really makes a great difference.

[@ibrajimenez2098]

How about the mesa boogie mark V? That has everything you need. Plus EQ and Cab sim

[@alwaysandy_]

Great amp!

[@whatarefriends4]

This amp is fantastic

[@alwaysandy_]

Ok

[@Graveyard_666]

Haven't had any issues with mine so far. I use an EMG 81 in the bridge and have plenty of gain on this amp to play with.

[@doctorskull8197]

What’s wrong with the amp? Sounds great to me. Nice video.

[@alwaysandy_]

It’s broken.

[@mikeweber74]

Hey Andy! I’m confused, do you really hate this amp or was this an experiment to get people fired up? 😂 Your DSL amp videos from years ago sounded great and you seemed to love the dsl.

[@alwaysandy_]

Whoa…an informed comment! Thank you for noticing! My DSL did sound great (after returning twice and then re-tubing at my cost) After sitting still for 3 years it sounds like this. Tbf I’ve never been a big Marshall fan and when I got the DSL out again it triggered me 😂 It coincided with me being sick of the algorithm only pushing my DSL vids. So I filmed this on my phone, acted belligerent about it all and posted a video I put like ZERO time into. And it’s out-performing everything lol. 🤷🏼‍♂️ And fwiw I 100% didn’t expect all the nasty in comments. I’ve never had that here before. Whole thing was enlightening. 🍻🍻🍻

[@richardjones2811]

I've got one and tend to use my Peavey Valveking VK112 more. It's great when using an overdrive in the front though to boost. Reverb is terrible though.

[@what1864]

sounded great to me , for those who think marshall doesn't have good clean tones, for a big part of srv's career he used marshalls for his clean tone and fenders for his dirty tone .

[@hyegonjung69]

This amp needs gain boost pedal like classic ts9 or SD-1 to tighten up the lows and get extra gain. It sounds so much better with od pedals.

[@petergedd9330]

I've done a ton of research on this amp and most of the demo's are amazingly good, most saying what a great amp for the buck, sounds really good, then there's this dude? I love the Marshall sound. I don't care for dudes who make youtube stuff about negative, that is what to me really SUCKS.

[@alwaysandy_]

Oh man Peter ur all riled up over an amp video 😂 that I made in 10 minutes with my phone to prove how stupid KZbin is…knowing this click baity video would out perform the real DSL videos on my channel which do help people dial in tones, bias tubes, use with a midi pedal and generally all the features of the DSL. Thanks for taking the bait ya ass. And thanks for all of *your* negativity directed straight at me! Rude. 🤷🏼‍♂️😂

[@Epiphone1978]

@@alwaysandy_ Seriously now, you claim in your video that this amp sucks, which that happens only in your delusional imagination, and he is rude?????? Trust me, he was very polite with his comment.....

[@alwaysandy_]

@@Epiphone1978I guess I just imagined the amp stopped working. It sounds great now. But that’s just drivel huh? And I’m delusional too now!! Not at all insulting. You guys are much better at humaning than I. I defer.

[@alwaysandy_]

And @Epiphone1978 “drivel” is an insult, sorry maybe u don’t do big words. 🤷🏼‍♂️😂

[@gabsguitarvlog]

Theres something wrong with my Marshall dsl40 YT did not pick up the algorirhm🤷‍♂️

[@alwaysandy_]

Is it that it’s a Marshall? 😂 And no, the algorithm clearly didn’t pick part 2 to be seen.

[@cgavin1]

I'm sure there's a great amp in there somewhere. Probably just needs a fettle. IMHO the DSL 40C is easily the most bang for your buck out there. I see these going for $250 used. That's crazy. A few dabs of a soldering iron and maybe a speaker swap and you got a do-it-all-amp that's portable.

[@toneseeker4968]

That can be said about ANY Amp or ANY Thing! "The primary law that explains why all systems will eventually fail is the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that the entropy (disorder) of a closed system will always increase over time, leading to a natural degradation and eventual failure of any system left to its own devices."

[@alwaysandy_]

You just like to read ur own words or something? What universal law makes everyone on yt a genius and an ass?😂😂😂

[@toneseeker4968]

@@alwaysandy_ The laws of plain stupidity and ignorance...which apparently you are the subject. Did you not see the quotations? ...not my words..

[@alwaysandy_]

​​⁠danggg dude u gettin rough huh?!! I am a bit stupid tho ur right. Got any advices?

[@marcospintor1333]

It was my first tube amp ever as a teenager and i got rid of it pretty quickly because it did sound bad. I sold it for a hot rod deluxe pretty quickly and played that for years

[@alwaysandy_]

I’m fan of those hot rods. 🔥

[@jdmoney1000]

So, you liked then?

[@alwaysandy_]

😂😂😂

[@saltpeter7429]

Played a Blackstar ht club 40, 20 years ago, andxsaid if I ever could I would buy one. I bought a used one 2 months ago. Shipped from Indiana to the northeast. My wife watched the delivery guy kick it from the back of the truck to the loading door, then he placed it upside down on my porch, in the winter. Its all fucked up. Sometimes, it sounds all right. Live and learn...

[@alwaysandy_]

Omg that’s a story 🤠

[@jasonweir9155]

Try not playing on your neck pickup, that what it sounds like you’re doing. My DSL40CR sounds nothing like yours. I plug my Les Paul straight in and it sounds amazing. Although the reverb on these amps isn’t that good, but who buys a Marshall for the reverb anyway, lol

[@alwaysandy_]

It’s broken dude.

[@jeefder]

just goes to show,no matter what it is, there will always be one that doesn't like it, there are many positive reviews of this amp(i've just bought one and it seems fine to me) horses for courses lol

[@alwaysandy_]

I also have a lot of positive review and demos of this amp, thanks for participating 😂

[@charvelshredder]

Get a Friedman, you’ll be much happier! I have the JJ junior 112 combo & it’s killer.

[@alwaysandy_]

I have Friedman right now captures and I use em in almost every mix. 🔥🍻

[@keeponplaying2625]

Amp sounds terrible you are absolutely right. I guarantee if you would play mine you will be surprised. But this is absolutely awful....and the white noise is also not normal. It needs a surgery !

[@alwaysandy_]

It’s back to life atm. Lol.

[@keeponplaying2625]

😅 so this amp weighs above the pricepoint....it is the CR model?

[@adamwatson6916]

The idea that People don't buy Marhshalls for the sound of the Actual amp is beyond Laughable .

[@alwaysandy_]

The idea that people don’t know how to use capital letters is hilarious. Tf are you typing with your feet?

[@1997LT1Camaro]

This guy came in with obvious bias. Sad the Marshall is one of his most viewed. Weird. Almost like the other videos suck.

[@alwaysandy_]

@@1997LT1Camarothe def suck. Good work Sherlock.

[@petergedd9330]

@@alwaysandy_ The fact that you are stooping to use typing as a 'Thing' says most of what I got in the first minute of listening to your drivel.

[@Epiphone1978]

Sorry mate but this amp delivers great clean and crunch tones!!! And plz remove that (Yes it sucks) in your video description cause you mislead ppl....

[@petergedd9330]

I agree.

[@alwaysandy_]

But it is accurate. This amp I have - which is the 3rd or 4th I can’t remember…no longer works right after sitting in a corner for a few years. It’s a pos, sorry to hurt ur feelings. Not misleading but please let’s argue with strangers about the title of a video. 😂😂😂😂

[@unabonger777]

since you hate it, if I tell you how to fix this amp will you give it to me? check and make sure your speaker terminals are on tight, if not soldered. let me know how it goes.

[@alwaysandy_]

Not it.

[@gwhiz3708]

All you need to do is put an eq in the effects loop

[@alwaysandy_]

Ok

[@BRZguy]

Yeah something's definitely wrong with your amp. The crunch channel should have way more gain than what you're getting. I just tested it out with gain on 10 like you had it and my strat with single coils gets a lot more overdriven. Sort of Jimi Hendrix territory. And also, it's not really one of those amps that likes to just sit with all the controls at noon. You really have to find the sweet spot and then the amp sings. It can really go from being a mud fest to piercing your eardrums. I never really touch the resonance control though. The amp already has enough bass. But it should definitely sound a lot better than yours is displaying.

[@alwaysandy_]

Good to know thanks!

[@Butterking99]

how do you own an arp 2600 but you can’t tell that something is wrong with your amp? lmaoo

[@alwaysandy_]

lol I know the amp is broken. I had to fix it to get it working in the first place. 😂 this video is trolling, and it’s outperforming everything on my channel. 🤷🏼‍♂️😂 (and i own two vintage 2600s 👀)

[@myhapylife]

Your YT channel will pay off that amp in two years with that rate in revenue. :D

[@alwaysandy_]

lol good thing there’s no investment. 👏🏼

[@peb2398]

There's something wrong with that amp. Never heard anyone manage to make a DSL40 sound like that before.

[@PainterDans]

I like OD1 enough, im not a channel changer anyway

[@alwaysandy_]

K

[@lucianomateus351]

Cara, o maior problema aí é aquela peçinha atrás da guitarra. Essa peça tá causando maior problema. 🤣👍

[@alwaysandy_]

😂😂😂🍻🍻

[@k.t.ingram375]

definitely something going on there, i've never heard one sound that bad. it's almost like you tried to make it sound bad. i don't own one but i know lots of people who do and they sound nothing like that.

[@alwaysandy_]

Haha that’s the best one yet. It’s so bad it musta been ME to make it so bad. Dude, this was the THIRD unit I took home, and still had to replace the power tubes before it was 100. Then it literally sat in the corner for two years, plugged in and this is what it sounds like. It’s a pos. 😂 Not saying all Marshall’s or even all DSLs are shit but this one sure is.

[@petergedd9330]

@@alwaysandy_ You set yourself up mate, try a different attitude, it's called humble.

[@dcbluez4883]

Back off the mids for a fenderish tone

[@Koogle-o6g]

Man i sorry people are so nasty to you it shouldn't be that way there is something wrong with your amp get it fixed and i know you will love it i have a dsl 20 and it does some crazy stuff sometimes but when its right its awesome

[@alwaysandy_]

lol people are the best! My amp has good times and bad haha. I have plenty of videos about it doing cool things. But this one is the most popular 🤷🏼‍♂️😂🍻

[@rogermoore1233]

Another instance of someone with low understanding saying something sux because they have no idea what they are doing. This guy will sound like shit no matter what amp he buys...

[@alwaysandy_]

That’s some great commenting there Roger. You might wanna read some other comments, maybe see my other DSL videos (before the thing died from sitting in the corner). If you wanna see how shitty I sound really just check the early release of Max and the MidKnights from Nickelodeon where I play the main character’s inner voice with guitar solos. And yea they sound terrible! 😂 Be nicer Roger, there’s no reason to be ugly. 🍻

[@LockStoppageSandwich]

SUPERB amp with lots of great reviews behind it. So yours is either duff or you are clueless in terms of playing and set up. 😂

[@alwaysandy_]

Def me being clueless. You can tell from the other vids on my channel that I’m just kinda dumb af.

[@petergedd9330]

@@alwaysandy_ You got that right.

[@alwaysandy_]

@@petergedd9330oooooo here comes Peter with the jabs!! Peter is dropping comments all over this video. Very cranky Peter. I guess Peter didn’t see the reviews I did prior to the amp tanking. Thanks for helping the ole revenues by commenting genius. 😂

[@toneseeker4968]

Yeah, something is either wrong with your amp or guitar, or you're pulling a fast one on us. Mine sounds NOTHING like that...on any of my guitars!

[@alwaysandy_]

Correct answer! There’s several good reviews of my lemon before it lemoned out.

[@toneseeker4968]

@@alwaysandy_ That can be said about ANY Amp or ANY Thing! "The primary law that explains why all systems will eventually fail is the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that the entropy (disorder) of a closed system will always increase over time, leading to a natural degradation and eventual failure of any system left to its own devices."

[@alwaysandy_]

@@toneseeker4968sure but not in this case. I bought new, returned 3x and last one (still have) had to have its tubes replaced (my cost) to sound ok. Then covid hit, never even took it out on a gig. 2 years later fire it up and it’s toast. It’s the most trouble I’ve had of any amp. Soldano, Bogner, Hafler, Carvin, Fender, Peavy, Ampeg, Orange, even a Jet City head ALL lived way better (and harder) lives. This amp is a risky buy!🤷🏼‍♂️🍻

[@toneseeker4968]

@@alwaysandy_ Yet, I have yet to hear any one else across the land or globe that has such a fantastic story with this amp such as yours. I didn't even mention that I first purchased and still also have the 40C...for years. I bought the 40CR because it has the master volume. These are my ONLY gigging amps and have abused the Hell out of them for years, and have been partly responsible of inadvertently selling a few of them for Marshall because of other guitar player friends of mine that purchased this amp based on my positive experience and the sounds that I get out of this great little tube amp. So, I think you suffer from something entirely different than what most of the DSL40CR buying public do not.... Charlie Brown Syndrome...this is a real "thing!" I hope you get well, then Brother!

[@kevincochran5361]

New speaker new tubes you're in business! LOL..

[@alwaysandy_]

😂😂😂

[@peteyoung7665]

You just need to know how to dial it in properly.

[@alwaysandy_]

lol sure dude tell me, maybe I missed the eq shift?😂😂😂

[@donwade-di8ny]

There's nothing wrong with The amp! There's plenty wrong with your playing and hearing!

[@alwaysandy_]

Well now that’s not very nice Don. Wanna reconsider?

[@Anton-ji4td]

Take it to a techie workshop it has a problem thst needs fixing.

[@robertcarey3383]

You should watch videos of other people play the same amp and it absolutely sounds great and then contemplate if it sounds that good when other people play it and like shit when you are playing is it the amp, guitar....... or you that sounds like shit.

[@alwaysandy_]

It’s me for sure. Shit just flows thru my fingers. 😂

[@SoloSi2024]

Master volumes need to be dimed.

[@alwaysandy_]

Yea no. I made a video about it. Def don’t. 🍻

[@SoloSi2024]

@@alwaysandy_ Have you tried it out to another cab yet? The V Type takes a while to break in. You're also going through an open back on the combo.

[@alwaysandy_]

Oh thanks I’m also standing in a room. Anything else you wanna point out?

[@sricabla]

Only your opinion

[@alwaysandy_]

It’s broken dude.

[@Solo-7-7-7]

Mine sounds like crap too. I’ve got a Mustang 3 combo… but it looks good. 😬✌🏼

[@petergedd9330]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fafUgounrs2WqKs - If it's good enough for Joe Bonamassa it's good enough for me.

[@alwaysandy_]

I thought you were leaving?! I can’t remember you’ve left so many damn comments. Am I gonna have to block you?? Just leave!

[@tomislavhudek4591]

This dsl is not good for your healt 😉

[@adamwatson6916]

Dude doesnt know enough to Realize he bought a defective Amp . .

[@alwaysandy_]

Dude doesn’t know enough to realize the dude already made videos before it crapped out.

[@petergedd9330]

@@alwaysandy_ Dude, this video is sure toning up your sarcasm defence mechanism. Here's the deal, when you make something negative then you will always get back negative, it's how things work. People want to feel good not bad.

[@alwaysandy_]

@@petergedd9330oh thanks! So I interpreted your quite negative and even personal comments correctly. Thanks Pete!

[@petergedd9330]

I'll square with you, I've only just bought one!! Then watched your video Doh!!! My mistake. There are so many reviews out there a person could go completely Tonto trying to get the perfect amp. I used to own back in the day a 50W Regular Marshall head with 4x12 but that was 1970. The settings on this amp are quite numerous and so far I have got a pretty good tone, that's without any FX on the loop. I like just the edge of break up ALA Clapton. It's easy to get 'Precious' with stuff. Anyway, my hat comes off to you for putting up with all the negative comments, so if it's making you money....hey, that can't be bad. Not everyone has money enough though to pay $1000's for an amp. My model has loads of room for overdrive, and it sounds very good, so perhaps your model does have a problem, valves are tricky things. At the end of the day, it's a big loud speaker that is on the end of a valve amplifier, you have to work at it, to get that sweet sound, your own sound, that's what all the masters have done. Keep on rocking.

[@alwaysandy_]

@@petergedd9330dude u come in throwing personal jabs like teenager. Now u wanna have a lovely chat? No. As I said, you missed all the videos before the amp died. And please understand there is NO money going anywhere here. You don’t get paid on a channel this small. You get mostly nice comments but occasionally there’s a Peter. Thanks for being the Peter dude. 😂

[@scotmoorhouse2427]

He is also playing like crap on purpose.

[@alwaysandy_]

Was I playing like crap? Maybe the amp wasn’t giving me what I needed? Maybe I suck?