Marshall JCM2000 DSL - 5 Killer Tones

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[@Footerismyname]

I’ve owned multiple amps over the years. And the only amp I still keep around is the jcm 2000. Such a great amp. And it helps that I found it used for $260 US

[@LeonTodd]

Crazy good price

[@barano9729]

In my area JCM 2000 DSL are going for about $400 on OfferUp or Craig’s list. Doesn’t seem to matter if they’re made in England or Vietnam.

[@barano9729]

Craig Willis yup if you want a Marshall and don’t have a lot of money this is a good buy. They’re everywhere on the used market. Wouldn’t pay more than $600.

[@neuk01642]

Leon what are you thoughts on the DSL vs the TSL? Is it the same amp just a few more options? Like JVM210 versus JVM 410?

[@beaumontlowenstein9132]

Footerismyname I kept it too! 🎸

[@Don04tjH]

I just re-tubed my DSL 100 with new power tubes this week. Love this thing. Had it since 1999 and love it. This video should have been included in the Marshall Manual. Most people do not have a clue of the versatility of this amp. Thank you for showing it!. Great Video!!

[@stevenmgyori3826]

Well done Leon! Thanks for including the Strat! Enjoy the change in direction from valve to modeling and back again! Be Well Brother!

[@seantoxikmartin6259]

I have been a weekend warrior with this amp for 10 years, I think the greenbacks are magic! awesome that you have love for these amps!! Great Video!

[@TheFossil76]

I got mine used for $550 about two years ago. Love it. So versatile! Another great vid, Leon. :)

[@mr.jogger8346]

Brilliant, Leon. Just traded this head and still learning how to get the best out of it. For me, this video is invaluable. Thanks from Spain!!!

[@murfdog19]

Still the best Marshall of the past 30 years!

[@roger1965100]

My favourite amp is from the WAN line - They do a 30 w Prince, a 50 w Queen and a 100w King model. I can easily say that my WAN King is awesome.

[@JonBingham]

@@roger1965100 lol

[@clayearth8287]

I agree. For people saying you cant get plexi tones....you are full of it. It gets close enough....very close. Krank the master on crunch channel...back gain to around 3. Dime out mids and presence....adjust treble and bass to your taste. It's very close. I have done a side by side. So critics need hush. I'm 57 and have played since I was 12. Owned and played through many great amps. DSL is a fine Marshall....UK or Asian made it's still the best bang for your $$$$. I wont pay what Boogie..Freidmam or Hughes&Kettner wants. EVH lineup I have yet to own. My son has the EVH 6550+. Fine amp but I like my DSL better

[@murfdog19]

@@roger1965100 Awesome. What sort of tone does your WAN King have? Is it whiny or brutal?

[@calebneff5777]

Considering they’re still making the 2205, 1987X, and 2555, idk about that.

[@Qaisjaan]

How awesome, this is my exact setup, Marshall DSL100 into a 1960tv. So versatile!

[@jackmeginniss6327]

What an amp! Thanks for sharing, Leon.

[@killcrop1]

This is a very well done video. Great stuff as always Leon!

[@markdakel9253]

Classic Marshall tones, what’s not to love

[@henryclay3199]

Thank you for the Tone Walk Through! I tried the first tone setting and now enjoy the amp. I can't believe the low end with the Bass level at 2.

[@xray5niner1]

Could not agree more! The JCM 2000 series, certainly doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. Great video!

[@matthewmorian5178]

Leon, I consider you the JCM 2000 DSL guru. You inspired me to purchase one in the past week. GREAT amp! Even better in person. Thank you for your thorough reviews sir.

[@LeonTodd]

This makes me so happy!

[@davehunley3303]

Love the facial expressions / awesome to see you truly love playing.

[@chreld]

You are really about amps. I think that is why I love this channel so much.

[@ronniecoffey9945]

that Yngwie super strat is freakin Sweet !! you sound Great as usual , luvin that Marshall set up

[@ND-lg6wd]

Just picked up one of these for 400 euros, score! Biased and checked new tubes happy Friday . Thank you Leon for the great content

[@courtney2018]

Love that Marshall sound!

[@AndreiGrozea]

I'm not a Marshall guy at all, but man, the DSL50 and DSL100 are such good sounding amps

[@AndreiGrozea]

I am now a Marshall guy. Fuck.

[@user-ru1js8ut9s]

How about JVM410 ??

[@juztinking8813]

The JVM is an all around monster

[@fixelheimer3726]

@@AndreiGrozea lol same here just bought my first Marshall, this very Amp, after 20yrs playing many other brands

[@MeatSteeple]

I'm so glad I discovered this video! I've been struggling with my new Marshall DSL40CR (I'm tone setup challenged, but know great tone when I hear it). These settings that you demonstrate work beautifully with my amp. Other vids relating to the DSL40CR have not produced the superior tone I'm now hearing. Thanks for taking the time and effort to create and post this video, Leon! I'm now a fan and look forward to exploring your other videos on your channel. Subscribed!

[@cliffords2315]

The thing is to keep the Master Volume turned up past noon best at 3/4rs the way up, then work with the Volme and Gain, keeps the power tubes warmed up ....thats my 2 cents, i have a new DSL40CR myself

[@MeatSteeple]

I finally gave up trying to be happy with the DSL40CR and sold it. I acquired an Origin 20 Combo and loved it immediately. Super easy to dial up great tones. Cheers.@@cliffords2315

[@nickm.9474]

Sounds killer. I love these amps too.

[@alanohagan6999]

Hey Leon, I just found this channel and I’m totally loving the content - great stuff

[@LeonTodd]

Thanks for checking it out, much more to come!

[@edwardkennedy5500]

Awesome tone dude! Glad I found you.

[@jollyrigger1560]

Good run through. Thank you.

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

Wow, great sounding amp. Nice sound drive pedals too. I liked their fender distortion vibe.

[@SirVicc]

DSL50 "sitting around" right to your left. ;) Loved the demo. Most underrated Marshalls.

[@LeonTodd]

First thing I noticed when I was editing - d'oh! it technically belongs to the bass player in my band but I've been borrowing it for about 8 years now.

[@livebuzzco8931]

I love this amp too, it’s the only one I keep around all the time.

[@denots42]

I’ve had one of these for a couple years now I have it through an Engl cab with celestion 30s sounds great but you just gave me a new love for the green channel I always just kept the red number 2 but that sound is awesome with my strat

[@KeganVanSickle]

I finally got the DSL 50 a few months ago. It was definitely a bucket list amp.

[@kirkwilson8738]

Dude, You are one of the only guys on KZbin that knows how to properly dial in perfect tones on a Marshall.. Cuddo's..

[@LeonTodd]

Depends who you ask, some people think I should go jump off a bridge.

[@kirkwilson8738]

@@LeonTodd , Of course someone that is Tone Deaf would say that.. Leon.. You know your stuff and have a great ear

[@michaelcline7458]

Probably the best demo of what this amp can do. Well done! They're overlooked because they're so easy to come by, but it's easily one of the best Marshalls ever made.

[@TheOtoVac]

I have a '97 2000. I will NEVER sell this. Highly recommended.

[@Gma7788]

@@TheOtoVac the salesmen said nothing about it back in 1997. They didn't mention anything about this product. Fast forward to today, and all those shop are dead. All those salesmen, GONE forever! Horrible shitty salesmen they were. They also stole all the Marshall valves out of the amplifiers What nice people Marshall signed contracts with. NOT.

[@austindaniels357]

Great vid! A silver edition of this head (w/ the matching cab) popped up in a used music shop near me today for a reasonable price. Especially after hearing the demo I'm very tempted to pull the trigger

[@LeonTodd]

The silver ones are SWEET

[@johnnywas1127]

Great video pal, helped me alot 👍

[@Salantsoundstudios]

Kick ass tones! Now to try to get my marshall tsl to sound like that!

[@Boogieplex]

When i had my DSL, i always stuck on red lead 1,with a bb preamp in front. I was never a big fan of the other channels, except maybe crunch. On lead 2 I could never get along with that channel because of the compression and FIZZ. But lead 1 was the main event for sure. Always great to see how other players dial in a DSL,they’re amazing amps!

[@LeonTodd]

I'm gravitating to lead 1 more nowadays for the reasons you mentioned. It's a versatile beast.

[@dburridgemusic]

You need more subs man, sick player! Love your other vids too. Thanks for this one, think it's made my mind up

[@dburridgemusic]

Also love the DZ art on the wall haha we have a massive Goku drawing in our studio as well!

[@LeonTodd]

Goku is everything!

[@Salantsoundstudios]

Sounds great!

[@jeffreygraham7049]

Thanks for posting great tutorial

[@anarcowhatever]

My goodness me, the crunch mode with the strat sounded GLORIOUS

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah that keeps me busy!

[@NeoCawte]

Amazing review

[@VikramShankarMusic]

That Marigold riff 🔥 sounds killer!

[@mr.jogger8346]

Just traded this amp and a 212 cabinet wit V30s for a Telecaster. I'm more a humbucker player. Absolutely happy with the amp, but man, you know how to get the best from it. Will keep this video as a reference tool. Thanks so much from Spain, Leon!!

[@yeahsev7586]

My favorite amp by far

[@prayl2850]

Awesome Amp! I own two 2009 JCM2000 DSL 100 with black piping and they are fantastic! Better cleans than my three Fenders!

[@mrjones6501]

Love his riffs as much as the amp 💪😎

[@Particle67]

Well done mate

[@noahfaber8303]

Gary Holt used one with Slayer for a little while. Good enough for me

[@mitchellferre1652]

Gary also pushed his DSLs with a pair of tube screamers ! He left one full time and kicked the 2nd pedal in for blistering leads. 👍

[@fastacesus8499]

Yep my favourite amp... wish I could gig mine more.

[@roger1965100]

My favourite amp is from the WAN line - They do a 30 w Prince, a 50 w Queen and a 100w King model. I can easily say that my WAN King is awesome.

[@davidhartly9333]

LOVIN THIS LEON I LOVE THE V30S I HAVE A V 30 IN MY BLACK STAR HT 40 SOUNDS AWESOME!!!! I JUST GOT THE 50 WATT HEAD MARSHALL DSL AN A GUS G V30 4X12 SOUNDS AMAZING THANX BRO!!!!

[@TheAxe4Ever]

Killer tones! I’ve been wanting to get a JCM2000 for a while now. I hear so many die hard, older Marshall people say to stay away from a JCM2000 because they don’t sound anything like a “real” Marshall. Whatever that means. But practically every decent demo I’ve seen of them, they sound fantastic! This demo just put the icing on the cake for me. Cool vid!

[@LeonTodd]

Die hards are wrong about this amp

[@TheAxe4Ever]

Leon Todd Yes they are. I know for a fact that one of my favorite guitarists ever, (Nuno Bettencourt) has been playing a JCM2000 DSL100 lately over his signature amp.

[@trevorhewitt9477]

Nice demo, I love my dsl50

[@davidarmstrong6153]

Great video man thanks for giving the good ol 2000 dsl 100 the love and respect it truly deserves. I've had my share of amps over the years and currently have a fender bassman 59 ri fender 65 drri and the dsl 100. I know you shouldn't have favourite children but we all do and mine is the jcm 2000 dsl. Consistently puts a smile on my dial whether jamming with mates or noodling in le palais de garage. Just does so many tones. I play my strat thru it but also my sg and atm mostly my Reverend Ron Asheton Flying V. It has 3 P90s and a bass roll off/on knob works a treat tightening up low end on the dsl100. Anyway I'm rambling on thanks again man 💪🤘

[@LeonTodd]

Those Reverend guitars are super underrated IMO, so much bang for your buck

[@RokDAWG1]

Wow what a diverse amp! I've never dug too deep into the Marshall stuff because what I did have was always breaking down. That seriously sounds killer! The sound I personally go for is the Eddie Van Halen sound off of Balance..."Don't Tell Me What Love Can Do." Yeah it's NOT his typical "brown sound." It's more of a hot sound but with clarity. You were almost there at the end of the video! I'm sure that a turn and tweak of the tone controls would have it there easily. I seriously may have to grab one of these in the near future!

[@scarsaturati9705]

Lead 1 sounded amazing..would have loved to have heard more!

[@stratodan27]

Just subscribed Leon. Been watching many of your Marshall amp vids over the past few months. Did my homework and have a JCM2000 DSL 50 shipping up hear to New England from a seller in Georgia. Been using a TSL60 head for years primarily using a Suhr Eclipse drive pedal and other overdrives thru the clean channel of the amp. But as you said, it’s kind of missing the point to use the clean channel of a 3 channel amp! Lol. Can’t wait to gig out the DSL this summer! Thank you for all the fantastic amp demos. Big fan!

[@LeonTodd]

That's awesome! Keep me posted with how you like it

[@stratodan27]

@@LeonTodd Hey Leon. So I've got an A/B box hooked up to my DSL50 and my TSL60 to a 2x12 closed back cab with Celestion V30's in it (set to stereo mode so 1 amp goes to 1 spkr, the other amp hits the other speaker). In a nutshell, the JCML2000 DSL50 smokes the TSL60 in every way. That's an honest (not wishful thinking) assessment. The DSL's ultra gain channel is tighter, less buzzy, less fizzy, a little sweeter on the top end and just...more Marshally. But what really blows my mind...is that the clean channel on the DSL50 is amazing like you've said. I own 7 or 8 Fender tube amps and man does the DSL50's clean get fairly close. Holy cow. It's much more open and alive compared to the dull sounding and closed TSL60's clean. And all these years I thought the TSL60's clean sounded good for a Marshall amp! I'd also note the reverb in the DSL50 sounds better (not even close), and I HATE parallel FX loops which the TSL60 has...but the DSL50 has a beloved series FX loop so I can put things like a noise gate or a volume pedal in the FX loop. The FX loop also sounds great in the DSL50. I notice zero difference in tone when using the loop vs. not using the loop. The DSL50 also seems to be louder than the TSL60...which is odd. But it is. Overall I could not be happier! My hunch to try out the DSL50 and go with the old JCM2000 version rather than the newer DSL100HR version, has really paid off. BTW - after doing some research online, I rebiased the 2 power tubes in the DSL50 to 38mv and it sounds quite good to me. So there you go mate, there's my happy review of the JCM2000 DSL50 head! I might even make a video comparing both amps. Might be helpful to someone. Thanks again. Dan

[@Jamie-so5ei]

Excellent!

[@AdrianRP1]

Great demo, and I'm a long time DSL owner and user. Nice, well put together video. I have watched three of your videos now detailing the DSL 50. Nice job dude... I have been gigging with two 2000 DSL 100s for over 10 years now. I purchased two to have a main and a back up amp. I have also replaced the transformers with Plexi era speced Heyboer OTs and Classictone PTs, removed the stock r46 plastic filtering resistor, and added a real 3H 25mA choke. These three upgrades created a significant improvement in clarity, warmth and punch. I can totally emulated a JCM 800 amp with these changes...but of course in a FAR more versatile DSL format. I really need to say this: These amps sound quite different by using different power and preamp tubes...AND by biasing properly! I CANNOT overstate this. Many of the JCM 2000s are out there underbiased, running too hot resulting in a more smeared, less defined tone, and eating power tubes. You should absolutely NOT exceed 37mV/A per tube! Sweet spot right around 34mV/A per tube. I just picked up a 2005 DSL 50 and I love it... Try some Winged Cs, EH 34s, or Genelex KT-77s..huge tone...very vintage Marshall sounding. I absolutely LOVE these amps for gigging. I boost the green crunch channel with a FulltoneFD2, and use the red OD 1 channel only for soloing... OUTSTANDING lead boost..I have owned just about every Marshall ever made, new and old over the past 3 decades, and the DSL for gigging is hands down my favorite.

[@cdchantler]

I had two tsl601 combos. I quite liked the first one, but the second one never sounded good. After reading some KZbin comments I think it had come unbiased

[@jporter204b]

My number one Amp. Gary Moore played one of these for about a decade. Also have it’s little brother the DSL 40c

[@johnroberts838]

Hi Mate, Excellent Video, Awesome Amp, such warm Cleans, to Hendrix to Angus, then things got Savage 👍👍👍. This is, IMO a Classic Marshall, such a Versatile Amp! Take care.🎸👍. Melbourne, Australia.

[@LeonTodd]

Definitely belongs in the list of "classic" Marshalls with the other celebrated amps.

[@ashthegreat1]

I have the DSL100H (MIV), with a 12AT7 in V2. This calms it down a bit makes the red-channel PERFECT for a strat. Great thing about the MIV versions is that they are the 50W and 100 W versions in 1 unit... and all the bias-shift and overheating problems the UK version was notorious for, have been fixed. Love mine to pieces. Add distortion pedal/boost in front with a 10 band EQ in loop and you have an absolute tone weapon!

[@davidhartly9333]

LOVE IT BRO!!!! YOU ROCK BUDDY!!!! HEY AS WE SPEAK I JUST BOUGHT OFF EBAY A DSL100H BEEN MODDED $500.00 GOOD DEAL I THINK CANT WAIT TILL IT GETS HERE THANX AGAIN YUR THE MAN!!!!!!

[@monstercrx]

legend

[@fmorin71234]

Bought one after seeing Tim Sult from Clutch using one way back and was floored with the clean channel of course as well with the dirt. Amazing one amp to do it all

[@LeonTodd]

Clutch, great band!

[@wyldmansix7]

Ok, first things first...great demo! Secondly, I WANT ONE!!😁

[@mitchellferre1652]

Silver Jubilee is my favorite ! My DSL15h will have to do for now. 👍

[@Dastardly_X]

My DSL15 wins out over a TSL60.

[@davidalpaerts4151]

Marshall Rules and Rocks!!!!

[@kenfernsler6507]

I play a dsl 40 for a country/rock band. It dose the trick. I put a delay and boost pedal in the effects loop for solos. I used to have a jcm 2000 head when I was in a heavy rock band. It sounded great, then it got dropped by someone loading the van and never sounded the same with new tubes. I sold that and played a jvm 410. Great amp but Id rather use combo amps now. Just started useing a fender hot rod deluxe IV. It is very warm sounding. Still getting used to it. Your amp sounded very good.

[@Beermaker2000]

Great vid, it'd be great if you put the specific settings you used in the description. Also, interesting when you switched to the V30s. They get a rap for an "ice pick" sound but here the high end is markedly rolled off when you switch from the Greenbacks to the V30s. Cool!

[@LeonTodd]

A lot of that is mic position. Don't put the mic on the cone, happy days!

[@davidshort6109]

This amp LOVES Tung Sol 12ax7 preamp tubes.

[@johntractor9799]

Ive used one for 20 years for live gigs, I use it the way that i think Marshall intended its design to be used. - Plugged straight in without effects. - Rhythm tone - set on channel one (button in), like an ACDC crunch that can clean up with guitar volume. - Lead tone - set on channel two (button out), a bit more gain but a lot louder. I just use a foot-switch to switch between channels for solos or rhythm. I have heard that some people complain that channel two on these amps loses bottom end, (like a TS-9 or SD-1) but that allows it to cut through the band better in the mix for soloing.

[@joolslaloosh]

DSL and TSL are two great Marshall amps.

[@vanguard4065]

i used to play through a jcm 2000 dsl 50 with ibanez tube screamer and it ripped!

[@rareform6747]

Love my two in stereo . Both run hot on the classic channel , as in heat hot ? been that way for 10 years .

[@LeonTodd]

That must be a monster rig

[@rareform6747]

@@LeonTodd Dropped the ground lead on one amp to stop the hum . First in the front is the 1968 Wah Master into a game changer . SRD X-100 Rockman split two channel stereo . Volume at 4 . Most easy nasty rig ever . The other effects all in the back loop .

[@patpolowyk6434]

Awesome amp! I enjoy all your videos,you should do a video where you get John Sykes guitar tone from the Marshall dsl.

[@LeonTodd]

Awesome idea

[@jeffyeldon2219]

Thanks

[@roger1965100]

My favourite amp is from the WAN line - They do a 30 w Prince, a 50 w Queen and a 100w King model. I can easily say that my WAN King is awesome.

[@roe3474]

Great video man just wish you plugged in one those exploerers . I play 58style V with ts9 in my jcm 2000 tsl602

[@stratodan2745]

For anyone like me who was interested in gigging out with this amp (classic rock, alt rock, hard rock, metal...). It took me a few days and many hours (somewhat frustrating days) to finally figure out how I can make this amp work for me when playing live gigs where I need to get a few different drive tones plus a clean tone. Because of the HUGE difference in the EQ curve between the Classic Gain channel's clean mode vs. the Ultra Gain channel, I found it impossible to switch channels on the amp (clean mode to Lead1) without my sound completely changing and having to run back to the amp and alter the EQ. I like to set it and forget it at gigs. But what I found was that if I set the EQ to my taste for the Ultra Gain Lead 1 mode (Deep ON, presence and treble no more than 3 cuz that channel is REALLY BRIGHT, Mids about 3-4, bass 4-5) then I can use those same EQ settings including the Deep ON in the Classic Gain channel if I choose the Crunch mode and set the gain half way at 5....this gives me a "cleanish" tone in the Classic Gain channel that makes a great pedal platform. So for my in-betweeen clean(Crunch mode) and high gain (Lead 1 mode), I can add a low gain pedal like the Timmy to the Crunch channel, or add a mid gain pedal like the Barber Gain Changer to the Crunch channel. This works perfectly for me! Now I can get clean, crunch, and high gain tones quite easily and I can now envision gigging with this amp. The amp did not come with a footswitch so I bought a Boss FS-5L foot switch to plug into the Channel 1/4" jack on the back of the amp. FS-FL works with a regular TRS instrument cable so you can decide on the length of cable you want. So psyched I put in the time to figure this out. Great amp!

[@ericsalinas1839]

Thanks for the ideas

[@mikebeltrandi2580]

Nice Periphery near the end there!

[@LeonTodd]

Got chuck some bro0tz in there

[@stringbender11672]

Sounds like it will do a decent version of brown-sound =vH= style tone. Im lookin at one for $600 w cab. Your vids making me wanna get it. Great vids bro

[@guitarexpert2245]

It's been back ordered till May 18th. I'll let you know when I get it. Thanks.

[@papawx3]

The only other amp I love as much is my old Twin {1974 vintage} that I have owned forever. The two I would never be without!

[@LeonTodd]

Ever run them together?

[@davidhartly9333]

LOVE THE V30s BRO!!!!!! YA KNOW I DIG THESE VIDS LEON YA SPEAK TOO THE AVERAGE GUITARIST STUFF IN OUR PRICE RANGE AN YA GIVE GREAT INSIGHT HOW TOO ACHIEVE AWESOME TONES THANX!!!

[@roger1965100]

My favourite amp is from the WAN line - They do a 30 w Prince, a 50 w Queen and a 100w King model. I can easily say that my WAN King is awesome.

[@roger1965100]

My favourite amp is from the WAN line - They do a 30 w Prince, a 50 w Queen and a 100w King model. I can easily say that my WAN King is awesome.

[@CharlesWillisBonsai]

Sounded good, but when you got the PRS out, dialed back the presence and boosted midrange it sounded great! Seems like you can get a nice variety of classic rock/metal to more aggressive metal tones with some tweaking.

[@hoobastanker9]

these are definitely great amps, i don't understand why people diss them!

[@romanlegion4282]

I have Engl's , Friedman's and other top amps.My favorite is my Marshall TSL 100 .I know most dislike this head but it sounds amazing to the point were some of my friends used it to record their CDs . Another great job.Also,your convincing me to get a Ax8.

[@LeonTodd]

The AX8 Friedmans are worth the cost alone IMO. I've got a TSL that I need to swap the tubes in.

[@notsure1135]

I love my TSL60, but I just got a Hughes Kettner GM40 and I am contemplating getting rid of it. The DSL head is tempting.

[@jstar3387]

You’re not alone. I own other high end amps but the TSL -100 is my favorite! I would pick a TSL over a Soldano SLO-100 any day!

[@warnerww83]

Nice periphery riff 😀👍

[@darryllesko2505]

Yep …….. You definitely know how to play a Marshall…..!!!!! Very satisfying sounds brother….. 👍

[@LeonTodd]

Thanks a lot!

[@AndreasServo]

Great!

[@patrikfrana6568]

I just bought one today from 2008 and felt in love with it right away! Is there a Chance that you can give us a quic review over the setting? That whould be nice. Great Channel! Thanks for your work!

[@LeonTodd]

I need to do a follow up and talk about settings

[@patrikfrana6568]

@@LeonTodd That whould be so nice! Thank you Leon.

[@texxhexxmm]

You should make a A/B Comparsion with the TSL 100 ;) ! Got the TSL 100 with Svetlana Tubes plus 2x12 ENGL Cab: Brutal. Get also a nearly new looking DSL 50 wich i tested also..Now the guy sells it too XD. --> Great Sound you got ,Leon! Cheers from Munich! Max

[@MrMattsac232]

I owned a tsl 100 about 20 years ago and it was just OK it was an early model and had some issues. It seems like between the two the dsl has become something of a classic.

[@mrparkinson]

Every time you post a video about this amp i go into full GAS mode and start looking for one, even though i already have an 800 thats underutilized because of my AX8. haha.

[@LeonTodd]

The Friedman BE C45 with the gain at 3, bass at 4, master just above 5 and treble and presence slightly backed off is pure DSL if you need to control the GAS ;)

[@mrparkinson]

Awesome! Ill give it a shot, thanks!

[@Evs78101]

Excellent video! Cheers from Spokane Washington! I've had my jcm 2000 dsl 50 watt model for about 3 years. You really know how to use the amps eq very well. The only gripe I have about the amp is the clean channel,specifically the button out setting,sounds very thin to me. Could you recommend a good eq setting for the amp to beef up the tones to get more of srv/hendrix clean?

[@waldiewave]

I finally got a DSL 50 today. Have to say it is the best amp I have ever played (and its not just the feel good moment of a new toy). The clean channel is absolutely superb. It is like a deluxe reverb but a lot crispier. it takes pedals so well. The Les Paul sounds super amazing on it as does my modded Variax with hi gain pickups. I have not heard my guitars sound so nice before and I have some pretty nice amps (JTM 45, Rockerverb, Divided by 13 and Archilles Deluxe Reverb). The lead channel is fine too. I actually really like the reverb on it, which I think is a spring verb. You can crank the reverb up and it does not become un-useable unlike the reverb on my Archilles which becomes un-useable past 3. The amp seems to have a tonne of headroom. I can see why Leon loves the JCM2000 DSL range so much. Thanks Leon for all your videos on this amp. Your videos influenced my decision to get this amp.

[@LeonTodd]

This made me really happy to read, enjoy your new amp!

[@waldiewave]

@@LeonTodd Thanks Leon

[@damieng73]

I recently picked up one of these as my first Marshall just to have something different than all my Fender amps. So far (and as you've ably demonstrated) it seems to be a pretty versatile choice. 100W is pretty stinkin' loud :) Oh, and mine is from '05, head and cab are purple, and signed by Jim... seen one of those before?

[@LeonTodd]

Purple on a DSL? I like the idea of that

[@donadams5094]

This video directly answers a bunch of questions I have had for some time. Among them is the difference between Greenbacks and V30's, and while I know this is just one video and not definitive, I was surprised at how clear the difference was -- and how much I like the Greenbacks! Love the clarity and bite. Have you ever tried this amp through an attenuator? I am strictly a home player and would not be able to play at anything like the volume this thing needs to sizzle, but would jump on one if it could be brought down to a family-friendly db level.

[@axeman7352]

Put a Boss SD-1 in front of it and you shouldn't have to turn it up. Set the gain on 0 and it adds bite.

[@george1906]

A 100w is family friendly, just don’t turn up past 1

[@Ghood2112]

2 years ago I got a deal on a JCM 2000 DSL 50, with a 1960A cab with green backs. I’m hoping the guy sold it due to a divorce and not that he just took the loss, I got them both for $380! The reverb circuit had a blown chip and that cost me $120 to have fixed. This amp is insane for what it is. But, it’s developing a volume drop while playing and now I’m getting what sounds like a ground “popping” sound. I’ll definitely get this fixed soon for two reasons...1, I’ve got very little in it and 2, this amp is versatile as hell!!! Thanks for the video.

[@LeonTodd]

Best 500 bucks you'll ever spend on an amp

[@yaraslaubarysenka2988]

Cool!