Marshall DSL100 Head demo with Chris George at PMT

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Marshall presents the all new Marshall DSL100H 100 Watt Valve Amplifier Head - DSL is the acronym for 'Dual Super Lead', so it comes as no surprise that each amp has two footswitchable channels - Classic and Ultra. Furthermore, each of these channels boasts two modes, the Classic channel offers a Clean/Crunch option while the Ultra offers Lead 1 or Lead 2. Instead of merely offering a variation in gain level to the two channels, each one of these four modes on the Marshall DSL100 has been individually voiced as an amp in its own right. An onboard digital reverb can be adjusted for each channel, whilst tones can be shaped with master Bass, Middle, Treble and resonance controls whilst a tone shift switch allows for enchanced mid-frequencies.
The Marshall DSL100H features (3x) ECC83 preamp tubes with (1x) ECC83 and (4x) EL34 power output valves. A rear panel Pentode/Triode switch allows for the DSL100H to be dropped from 100w output down to 50w. This versatile head also features a bypassable series effects loop and comes supplied with a two-way footswitch. If you're seeking the traditional Marshall Rock/Metal sound but with a host of tonal and gain saturated distortion options then the Marshall DSL100H 100 Watt All Valve Amp Head could be for you - check it out now at the Nevada Music Warehouse ..

[@mohamedalimechri2762]

3:30 that roar ... so Marshall, love it

[@miENChannel123]

Well, u have to combine that with Gibson

[@ChannelForty2]

The dsl is easily the best bang for the buck as far as tube amps go! So versatile too! Love this amp!

[@MrSuperpat]

Just got this tonight. This amp absolutely kicks ass. I play metal and can find no reason to use the second gain stage. Just a good OD and you can tear the paint off the walls. Nice Cleans. And excellent articulation in the notes. My fingers feel electric. I have a 6505+ and this Marshall blows it away.

[@jabberwocky1969]

I've never owned an amp with this many watts .... even at fairly loud practice levels .. does the Master volume ever get past 1?

[@MrSuperpat]

jabberwocky1969 I run mine between 3 and 4 just to air it out in a separate room for recording. It's pretty loud. After 6 it starts to get a little muddy.

[@darrylkelly7958]

+jabberwocky1969 You can run it in triode (50w) or Pentode (100w) modes by flicking a switch on the back of the amp. I run mine in Triode and at about 3-4, lower than 3 and the 'tone' suffers (louder than 3 and my neighbours suffer).

[@bryscorpio]

@@jabberwocky1969 I got a Bugera ps1 power soak attenuator.....You can crank the tubes to the highest and keep the volume bedroom level still. I love mine...

[@usernamepl0xx]

Wow!! You just can't beat the LP + Marshall combo

[@stevendurantini7182]

My first Marshall amp, I really dig it! Sounds great, cleans are WAY better than I expected. Love the Crunch too, after all it is a Marshall. For $800 USD, it's a great deal.

[@TheBDXOfficial]

he has a wonderful playing style

[@DavidRoupell]

What a glorious sound, gee, I forgot how fucking fantastic a Les Paul sounds through a Marshall, hotdamn!

[@HesJustaPoorBoyNobodylovesHim]

I got a got my DSL 100H with cab I like to play rock blues and it sounds. AMAZING!!

[@germs951]

cool. I also ply blues/funk. thinking of buying the stack.

[@ROKRmarc]

Excellent guitar work right there mate...just ordered the DSL-100-H unit as a result of watching you play and hearing the amazing tone of this Marshall Amp...Ordered from Sweetwater Music in the USA...Rockin' into 2021 I will be. Cheers. :)

[@5150RDH]

Perhaps the best Marshall demo I've seen :-) No talking; diverse, classic tones; great sound quality; great guitar and awesome player ***** Big thumbs-up!

[@kosarsakic1982]

@harley883 - this is a 100% tube amp. Tupe pre and tube power amp. Does have digital reverb but that's it. I bought one in january. Have 10 gigs on it and it's phenominal.

[@anythinginvegas]

Nice tones! Not my favorite 4X12, but that sounds pretty nice. Always nice to see a LEFTY, cranking it out!

[@melvinsfan]

I recently picked up one of these. Amp absolutely smokes. And damn does it get loud.

[@chopperking007]

Dito...had the cops at the door for the first time and it was on 4.

[@totalynotfunnyguy6581]

YOU TRIGGERED ? Pretty much a useless amp

[@jawsxx8683]

@@chopperking007 I solute you.

[@rockngpa5094]

@ Norwood G. 🤘Rock on 🤘🎸 ... I didn’t get cops at 3am after bar closing but I woke my neighbors at level 5 🤘🎸🤘

[@benjaminjayko7255]

Now I need one.

[@ashthegreat1]

So much of that sweet tone was his fingers.

[@rentonharper673]

aside from the AFD100, best sounding Marshall amp in years. Walks all over the vintage modern and the JVM.

[@ronhuther577]

I own a JVM AND IT BLOWS THIS AMP AWAY. THE JCM 20000 DSL 100 was a monster. This......is a definite pass. None of that growl. BTW, there is nothing this amp does that the JVM. Does much better.

[@PeterDad60]

How much $$ was your JVM?

[@ashthegreat1]

I know I’m late to the party, but my mate and I A/B’d the fire breathing DSL100H against the loud honking JVM410... and the DSL destroyed the JVM like a gorilla fcuking a goose!

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

We can all agree this is a great amp for the killer price point. Sounds great to me.

[@stringsattached67]

it's insane how many twats try to bash the dsl marshall amps because they are put together in Vietnam they are great reliable amps at a budget price . put in a 75w cream back and enjoy. ..

[@zac107]

steve scarberry I know they are pretty cheap to some other amps but £700 ain't no "budget" price

[@neilkundert20]

Definitely cheap compared to the 2600-2800 dollars you pay in getting a Marshall superlead plexi or the jcm800 or 900.

[@Turboy65]

Oh, really? I've got one on the bench just now that doesn't work. I'm still tracing out the actual cause of its failure. Sucker's a bastard to work on. They're trash.

@@Turboy65 they are not designed to impress people who have to repair them. They are designed to sound good which they do.

[@calebheney302]

@ They should also be designed to be of working use for over a month. A lot of peoples are hissing and making other weird noises.

[@cannibalcorpse6664]

Amazing review, my personal favorite guitar head but awesome playing and I appreciate u actually reviewing not just talking the whole time

[@MH1000a]

fuckin rocked that shit, just picked 1 of these heads up, love it!!

[@GuitarSal66]

I would love to buy a JCM800 ,but $2,600 is just not in my budget!

[@VHT418]

+Sal Scalafani On a good day you can buy a used 2203 or 2204 for under a grand. Screw buying a reissue for $2600 lmao, you can do way better on an amp for that kind of money.

[@konts6611]

@@donnysarian what about the 2555x ;;; is that any good;;;and is there any head you can get enough on low volumes;;;th jvm series maybe ;;;I am talking about heads!

[@wyattnorth3984]

@@donnysarian In my limited time in the music world I've noticed (as with many industries) some of these amps and guitars only have these astronomical price tags because of the name and their history and not necessarily what they are capable of today.

[@brucetungsten5714]

@@donnysarian Any tutorials for the mod?

[@monkeyxx]

very appropriate demonstration style, loved it.

[@randybryk5264]

Awesome playing!

[@IndyRockStar]

I have DSL100HR. I love it. I play right along aside my JCM800 2203. They are a great stereo match.

[@patrickgiles4996]

I have both an original (JCM2000) DSL from the UK and a new DSL40C. Both are great, love them. I've had EVH 5150 iii, Blackstar HT, Peavey 6505, ENGL Fireball, they all came and went but the Marshalls have stayed.

[@andystephenson5407]

hey man I'm on the fence about getting a dsl 100 or a blackstar ht 20 head . does blackstar still have that marshall bite

[@scottmurphy4719]

smart bro, Marshall rocks!!

[@andystephenson5407]

super reverbs all day every day

[@andystephenson5407]

+scott murphy but I still run a Marshall type amp it's just a fender bassman with el34s and 1 15

[@scottmurphy4719]

My buddy modded an old bassman into a Marshall..

[@murfguitar2000]

Hey, thank you Faceless Guitarist. You should know, that was indeed a pretty awesome performance. Nice demo.

[@neilnolin823]

Great tone and playing. And i want that shirt!!!

[@papasqueezeable]

nice to hear a demo with my exact cab! wow, gotta buy a DSL soon :)

[@MetalandHotRods]

I have this amp running through a Mesa 412 cab ...awesome

[@benjaminjayko7255]

Such a great sound.

[@tjl8884]

Sounds nice.. I like the marshall sound.. WE seem to have a fk ton of peavey's in my town.. I'd love to get a marshall tube amp or bogner maybe..

[@taylormzalewski]

I have a dsl40c...if you want an 80s tone..do 2 oclcok treb,12 oclclok mid, 2 oclock bass, 10 pres, 7 res...high output pickups....without shift is classic rock..push in shift its start 80s. Best amp ive ever had for the money

[@taylormzalewski]

to fully justify what im putting out..i do a boss RV3, balance on 10 oclock, feedback 0, d.time 11 oclock, slection on 4. do a chorus on clean to make is sparkle

[@chazsinger]

Nice to hear a pro shop guy that can play. Ignore the last bone head. I had an interest in this as I own the JCM 2000 100 watt head and A and B cabs. Today I picked up a JCM 2000 401 combo and love having my Marshall tone back on small stages without having to load in a half or full stack and too much wattage. Great job brother from another pro player! As far as cranking it up pas two, good luck with that as the mic won't handle the sound pressure. lol

[@johnchang7]

Tried this out today at a guitar center. It was good for clean,crunchy to ACDC type tones...other than that turning up the gain just got muddied out. It was pretty bad. Was playing through a Gibson les paul studio. ACDC type stuff it was rocking. Maybe because I wasn't playing it very loud but when I tried to dial in a more metal tone, the bottom end just got horrible sounding. Had to dial the bass knob way back and even then the tone wasn't that great. Played through 4x12 cab. Not sure what the first one was but the cab next to it was a 1960 figured it must be ok. same thing the bottom just couldn't hold. The tone shift made it even worse. Maybe it sounds better cranked? I was very tempted to get it much louder but i was inside the store so that wouldn't have worked out well. Spent about a solid 20 minutes messing with knobs trying to dial in a decent metal tone and just couldn't do it.

[@jamesmoore4320]

Awesome chops dude best demo for this amp yet

[@voxpathfinder15r]

The only difference between this amp and the “classics” is the speaker. Toss this rig on top of a vintage Marshall cab with pre roles Greenbacks and it will give up all the vintage tones you could ever hope for

[@ace-rob71]

I found the secret to avoid the GAS and loose the desire to purchase new amps. It's sufficient to watcht video of my DSL100H to understand I don't need any other thing!! 😆

[@PMTVUK]

It's an MA412

[@rockngpa5094]

I’m thinking no pedals are being abuse in this demonstration? 😂 Great video and tones!!!

[@KetogenicGuitars]

I have it and it is as fizzy. Correct speakers choice would most probably get things corrected so I'm not gonna sell it. Clean tones are very good if you like to have huge headroom or play jazz.

[@servicemanrich]

Nice chops but when are gonna demo the amp functions?

[@michael_riffs]

Sounds great;Exelent playing aswell.

[@hawg427]

Great playing, even for a Lefty. ;-) LOL I wish somebody would do an A/B comparison between the new DSL 100 head and the older DSL 2000 UK Made head. Just something about Marshall not being made in the UK.

[@reconn9056]

I own one of these.....just love it.

[@johnmunker4767]

GREAT PLAYING ! MADE IT SOUND TIGHT AS HELL !

[@markanthony653]

I just bought the 100 h I hope I like it I haven't used it yet.

[@markscott529]

Sweet Mercy!

[@mojjomusic_AU]

Great Tone

[@daniyalahmed97]

Damn that sounds good

[@raymondnosworthy8068]

the foot switch provided for the dsl doesnt switch between clean & crunch

[@MrLowery741]

Ok cool. Thanks for the help!

[@morpheus101a]

What model is the Marshall Cabinet?

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Sounds good to me, how does it perform a lower volumes? Bet my Gibson Flying V would sound good through one odfthese.

[@harry-callahan-aka-dirty-harry]

Does someone knows who is playing that blues in the end, please?

[@enochtimothy9926]

Sounds like Gary Moore..

[@plate725]

這個聲音真的是太讚了！

[@kevintaylor8832]

Love it!!!!!!

[@jannevaatainen]

Sounds nice.

[@davemaid6741]

Wow killer playing!!!@@

[@jameswilliamson7384]

Great Amp (on this money category)

[@madelyncrochet5143]

Can you switch the wattage on it

[@poqrdaf]

What a cab in this video?

[@guitarcleveland]

I owned a DSL 100 for years, and I think the green crunch channel is just awesome and worth the price alone. The rest of the amp isn't very good.

[@MrLowery741]

Ill just ask you since you have one. Does the footswitch only change your channel from classic gain to ultra gain? If so can you not go from clean mode to crunch mode, and lead1 to lead2 respectively, using the footswitch? Thanks for your time!

[@Greg8Videos]

Wooo :D. Really appreciate it!!

[@RoyvanRikken]

What a beast !

[@texanleons]

Kickin' ass, takin' names...

[@wyattnorth3984]

How do these take pedals? Would like to put my Diezel VH4 in front of one

[@aaronsg71]

I can’t get my crunch channel that crunchy 🙁

[@Suckmyballsskank]

go out and buy this thing..you will have no regrets sounds best with Gibson with 498 in bridge..dunno why..sounds great generally specially with ts 9 or 808 out front on ultra gain channel...lead 1..pinch harmonics jump out from everywhere

[@80shairmetalband]

The high gain sounds buzzy like a modeler, sounds very digital gain, like there's no tubes in it.

[@RockByJosh]

@NevadaMusicUK would this amp be good for rock music such as greenday and red hot chilli peppers

[@Nur-vh8ex]

Is it MX 412A Cab? Sounds good 👍

[@RockOfGreece]

i own this one and the green crunch channel is fucking unbeatable...also rare for a marshall..the clean green is too clean even when cranked up. the red channel 1 is great too reminds me of jcm but it cannot get cleaned. The second red chan is simply too fucking much

[@Tchitcher]

RockOfGreece If I use the crunch mode of green channel, can I clean it with my guitar pots? I mean, turning the volume low?

[@craigharrison5406]

Throw a tube screamer in front of this amp and it can't be beat

[@watchingthecrazyworld7761]

How? Can you tell me how you do it yourself? I have an SD-1 Super Overdrive, a Revv G4 and a noise gate. This kid wants to play metal and I can't figure out how to get the tone he wants.

[@craigharrison5406]

@@watchingthecrazyworld7761 Throw the Boss SD-1 in the front (input). Use the Ultra gain 1 (green) setting. Volume on ultra gain at 5, gain at 7, resonance 4, presence 10, all equalization settings at 5. This is my metal setting. I do use an equalizer pedal in the loop to brighten my tone a bit and get more clarity. I don't use the red ultra gain setting at all, I find it a little farty sounding.

[@watchingthecrazyworld7761]

@@craigharrison5406 Awesome. Thank you.

[@craigharrison5406]

@@watchingthecrazyworld7761 No worries, I also use an SD-1 as a boost on my other pedal board for my Mesa Boogie amp. My OD pedal settings to boost an amp are Level 10, tone 5, Drive 0. 👍

[@someonehadtosayit2566]

@@watchingthecrazyworld7761 I have this same amp and my suggestion which also goes for almost any amp - crunch channel set to the best you like it at, overdrive with its volume up all the way but gain almost at zero and tone to your taste, noisegate, then in the effects loop, an eq pedal. The eq pedal in the effects loop is what really sculpts the entire tone more than anything else. As for your revv pedal, I also have a g4 I run in the front at times for a different sound than the amps natural gain but I also use the overdrive pedal with it personally. Between the g4 and the amps gain, I do prefer the amps gain but the g4 is great for when I’m in the mood for something a little different. Happy chugging

[@7MACHINE100]

What a cab?

[@jamessneddon4606]

the one and only gary moore mate!!

[@yaboicody2668]

Anyone know what can he’s playing through?

[@yaboicody2668]

Cab*

[@MiguelMartinez-vj3tu]

this amp sounds great in person. obviously doesn't beat the higher end models but they are to damn expensive. this would make a great amp for back up or for people with small budgets like me haha

[@Jakecoolize]

is that the m412a cab

[@happyhappy85]

why does it sound so thin?

[@sniperfxxx]

ANY PEDALS USED WITH THIS?

[@roarzish]

i cant believe there is a coca cola on top of the marshall in the background!

[@yosemitesam3003]

What was the riff at 4:00?

[@yosemitesam3003]

nobody knows it ig lol

[@venomjoe]

are made england or vietnam?

[@Fotis_Romi]

3:32

[@astro2069]

I wonder how it compares to its predecessor the jcm2000 dsl100

[@shaynejudkins9899]

The crunchy green channel is the best part of this amp and is basically cloned from the jcm2000 dsl100. The other 3 channels suck in comparison. The 2000 could get close to a jcm800 but had a little less grit (driving it with a ts9 will fix that) and it could get close to a jcm900 as well, the 100H doesn't even come close to them at all. The 2000 in normal red kinda sounds like an old plexi. The pushed red channel with a ts9 takes it almost into a MESA area, but the 100H takes it even farther in that direction than the 2000 could ... You have to ask yourself at what point do you get a Marshall because it sounds like a Marshall and a MESA because it sounds like a MESA? The 2 downfalls imho of the 2000 is that it didn't have a separate EQ for the 2 different channels and that there is a huge volume boost between normal green and pushed green channels. Neither of these two faults were fixed in the 100H ... YMMV. Cheers.

[@roybuis7646]

sounds tasty!

[@FrancoisTuphe]

What's the song at the end please? It's so coooool! Just bought my Marshall DSL100H (-:

[@FrancoisTuphe]

Rui Pedro Thank you!

[@Ramo_Baramia]

On mine i can barley hear the reverb, i have vol about 3 and reverb maxed out . Is something wrong with the amp or it needs to be louder to hear more reverb?

[@chopperking007]

The reverb is digital and weak... this is the main criticism

[@happyhappy85]

It's subtle as fuck but it's nice. I always have it on max and run extra verb pedals through it

[@glytch5]

We all want to know the samething... what happens when you hit up a drop tuning, and open string palm mute the crap outa that head... does it have a nice tight thick resonant *chug chugggggg* or does it sound flat and hollow on the low end... can't seem to find a demo of something doing this. I was thinking of getting this head, and I was going to use my Ibanez baritone through it which is tuned to drop A. Perhaps this thing won't do it for me? Us metal heads know within 5 seconds if we like a head with those first couple deep chugs, seeing how it hits your chest and pushes bass.

[@DeathMetalTim32]

I played one today, and I have to say, it definitely doesn't have the boom the 6505 does. Needless to say, I wasn't able to play it at an intense volume, but it definitely has a more "attack" sorta sound. I played with an ibanez s series, and it sounded like "Hunter/Killer" by Quo Vadis. Then I played through guitars with a 707 set and an 81/85 set and it definitely had a thicker sound, sorta like Dissection's Reinkaos album. Hope this helps!

[@siavashmassoudi]

You really just have to mess with the EQ on the amp to get a good metal tone. It also depends on the guitar you use and the pickups you have.

[@henriquelhrf]

greate

[@rickhoward1516]

Well after working on my credit for many years and now being a divorced man I applied for a sweetwater credit card and guess what? This stack will be sitting in my living room soon. 😆

[@superhuman1377]

Can I use this amp at bedroom levels?? And I'm getting a 2x12 cab

[@blizzbee]

You can but the sound will be so much different. Marshall amp is designed to be cranked for goodness. Play quiet and it won't sound as good. For bedroom and band rehearsal, Marshall 20watt all tube head is more than enough.

[@shunsuikyoraku5428]

I'm lefty and I learned how to play righty lol that's what my dad made me do but I wish I would have learned lefty now

[@vivianstanshall8121]

+Christian Gonzales no your lucky you have every guitar to play we have only a few dont ever wish to be lefty! youll hate it

[@shunsuikyoraku5428]

+Dildo Baggins I disagree I'm in a band and we'd look more unique if I played lefty lol

[@vivianstanshall8121]

Christian Gonzales but there's very few guitars to choose from go on your favourite guitar store website and search for left handed guitars you'll be shocked just how little there is to choose from

[@shunsuikyoraku5428]

+Dildo Baggins true

[@kieranoconnor333]

You have more hand strength in your fretting hand being left handed! You'll have to work a bit more on your picking hand technique and strength as it your weaker hand, but your left hand has an advantage on them strings than many right handed players! If I could, I'd go back and make myself left handed but have had learnt on a right handed guitar back when I started :) And I'd be one step closer to Gary Moore guitar domination haha, he was left handed but played right handed.

[@CTROCK]

what the different between the A cabin or B cabin? i saw mx412 A cab and MX412 B cab ? is this a good buy (Marshall DSL100 Head and MX412A Cab Guitar Amp Half Stack) is $1,300 right now

[@edwilliams999]

A cab is Angled and B cab is straight. The A cab is better for all round use as it disperses sound better but B is more focused and has a tighter low end. And no, the MX412A is awful, look used for a Marshall 1960A or 1960B with Celestion G12T-75's in it. The DSL100 is supposedly brilliant though, I know Iron Maiden use them as the power section of their rig, but the JVM series are fantastic, I have a JVM205H with a 1960A and I love it to bits.

[@edwilliams999]

It should say in either the bottom corner of the grill cloth (there might be a badge there) or if you take the back of it off then it says the names of the speakers - and from that you can work out what model it is

[@edwilliams999]

right - what you should do - (this takes about 10 minutes) open up the back of your cab - the speakers will say on the back what model of speaker they are - if you tell me what speakers they are e.g. G12H 75 i can tell you what cab you have :) (oh and if you decide to open it make sure when you open it you dont yank it off as there are wires attached to the speakers from the back panel - just unplug them after you have opened it a tiny bit - enough to stick your arm in or whatever )

[@hawkwind8468]

I have a dsl l 00 and it has a muddy distortion channel a nice clean and crunch but has no sustainability and I like legato playing which is virtually impossible on this amp..my thoughts are each one is different and mine is a few years old and has been serviced 4 times for biasing issues as well as switch issues ..TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH IT!!

[@Ouzo66]

why not try a delay pedal from Boss behind in the loop ?.......could help you a little....if the reverb doesn t do it ......I had the same problem with other amps ..no sustain... .that s why i lke my marshall 30 cfx with a litl bit of efects ...even if it lacks the dinamic ...cause it s a combo

[@hawkwind8468]

+Kasadya Kasadya I had tried like everything and now I have a black star 50 watt which is great but the Marshall clean crunch is better although I get a great leas tone on the black star. .it's a give and take

[@Ouzo66]

aha... got it ....we can t find the perfect one ...I ll check the blackstar ... a friend of mine bought a jvm 410H and an mx212 marshall cabinet...sorry but I don t like the sound .... I also don t like bugera, line 6 , orange ...... maybe a head from vox will do it ... i ll keep look fwd

[@cb22boarder]

dude can rip... I think I just bought and amp!!

[@skald98]

I've had my DSL100H about 2 weeks now. It's incredible. Lead 1 can do some amazing sounds similar to the 2203. With the right tubes I could probably get it even closer if not on point. I'm running it through a T75 2x12 and it's just really great. Clean channel is the biggest surprise. It's really nice

[@bobbybowers356]

You were joking with the "best Marshall ever" statement weren't you? Surely you don't believe these are better that an original jtm-45 or plexi, such as what Duane Allman used live.

[@chopperking007]

Bang for buck these things are the best

[@guitarizlife5]

Can you get blink-182 sound on this

[@AsTheSeasonsGray]

Y U HAVE TWO FIRST NAMES