Back to where I started with tube amps

[Mikelamury]

I remember the Marshall DSL40 was the first tube amp I bought and I didn't like how it sounded in the mids and bass but I was keeping the volume below 1 and I probably wasn't the best at setting amps then as it was my first tube amp. So I went from the Marshall DSL40 to a PRS MT15 which I liked then I got an egnater rebel 30 mkii and the past amp I purchased was my Mesa Mark V that I payed 3600 for and now I'm back to where I started with the Marshall that was a third of the price. But I am using an attenuator now so I can turn the amp up enough to get some power tube distortion and dam does this DSL40 sounds AWESOME! This blows the Mark V out of the water for what I play (ska/punk). Now that I can turn the amp up the mids and bass sound excellent, I really am enjoying this amp now and I'm even thinking about getting the DSL100 watt head...

 

[misterwhizzy]

I like that you've got something great. But this begs the question, why are you trying to fix something again that isn't broken?

 

[Mikelamury]

Im not sure what I'm trying to fix that wasn't broken. By giving the DSL40 another try I fixed my tone the Mark V was leaving me lacking something in the hi mids and I was constantly fighting with the EQ to try to get the mids right. I find this DSL40 very easy to dial in and its got that hi mids that I'm looking for with better bass IMO the bass on the Mark V was too much for me.

 

[Mincer]

Don't get hung up on what's supposed to sound better. If you dig the Marshall more, then use it. I don't really bond with the Mark amps, but there are other Boogies I like

 

[Demanic]

Playing a DSL40C at below 1 is not going to give you your best tone. Period. Full Stop. End of Sentence.

 

[Mikelamury]

Playing a DSL40C at below 1 is not going to give you your best tone. Period. Full Stop. End of Sentence.

I figured that out. Now I think if I would have have just had the attenuator when I was playing with the DSL40 I could have saved myself a lot of time and money.

 

[JMP/HBE]

For best results turn your Marshall past "1" .... YMMV >

 

[Mikelamury]

For best results turn your Marshall past "1" .... YMMV >

I live in a trailer house and the walls are thin and flimsy and I have a roommate so I have to keep the volume down. I started using the two notes Captor X attenuator and I can turn the amp up enough to get some power tube distortion and the Marshall DSL40 with the master on 5 sounds glorious!

 

[NegativeEase]

Marshalls at low volume sound spongy and weak -gotta get 'em up!

There are no bad Marshalls -just bad people

 

[GuitarStv]

There are no bad Marshalls -just bad people

I could never warm up to the Marshall MGs.

 

[NegativeEase]

I could never warm up to the Marshall MGs.

Ahhhh Damn, those dont count and YOU KNOW IT!

I think I told you before, in 2019, I flew into Denver to play a show and the venue provided a rehearsal space across town with gear to warm up the day before -when we got there they had MGs and HRD in every single rehearsal room of maybe a dozen.... I took HRD of course because MGs are just weird

 

[GuitarStv]

Ahhhh Damn, those dont count and YOU KNOW IT!

I think I told you before, in 2019, I flew into Denver to play a show and the venue provided a rehearsal space across town with gear to warm up the day before -when we got there they had MGs and HRD in every single rehearsal room of maybe a dozen.... I took HRD of course because MGs are just weird

There's always an exception to the rule!

 

[Mikelamury]

I could never warm up to the Marshall MGs.

I felt the same way but ya... don't count

 

[Ascension]

Don't get hung up on what's supposed to sound better. If you dig the Marshall more, then use it. I don't really bond with the Mark amps, but there are other Boogies I like

Same here with the Marks they just feel off to me. I have owned a little early non Reverb Subway Rocket that I will never part with for decades however. Got amazing tones with my old .50 cal Plus but sold in to buy a dual caliber that I just never warmed up to. Also stupidly sold my F 30 Short head a couple years ago. Love several Boogies but just never liked playing any Mark I have spent time with on stage. Recordings sound great but I always feel like I'm fighting the amp all night with a Mark they just don't feel right the way they respond to touch to me.
It's all about what works for you as a player not what others think. For me it has been my first gen real US PRS Archon head that has become my go to. Own 8 amps right now but the Archon is the amp I plug into 80% of the time when i want to just let my hair down and play.