Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

[Kommerzbassist]

As you may know I'm currently searching for an amp that'll go into my new flat but should also deliver some live gigging power...
So I saw that little DSL401 Combo... it's going for 888€ new which is a very nice price compared to the 50W DSL top for 1090€...
Does anyone know if it's good and if it has enough power for live performances?

thanks

 

[Jimbojsr]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

I think it's pretty good, and it's got plenty of volume. I like to think of the 401 as the "industry standard" for modern medium-sized valve combos - if there's an amp that you prefer the sound of, then that is a good amp indeed!

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

For that money, you could pick up an amp with better tone and still save some. What kind of sound are you going for?

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

The Plexi Marshall sound...

 

[Jimbojsr]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

Eh, well maybe not the best for a PLEXI marshall sound... let's face it, old marshalls sound different to new ones. I like that amp, but you want to be the next Hendrix, and I'm happy just to turn everything up to 10 and bash out I Am The Walrus 20 times in a row....

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

Go for a Laney AOR. JCM800 for cheep!

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

Go for a Laney AOR. JCM800 for cheep!

Laneys aren't easy to get over here... and if I had the money to buy a JCM800 i'd buy the 1959 Plexi...

 

[SoCalSteve]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

Are Traynors easy to get there? The YCV50 runs on EL-34's for that classic Marshall sound.

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

peavey classic, maybe

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

Haven't seen Traynor over here... I mean maybe they are available but not many... dunno
Peavey classics are available in all variations though...

 

[Jimbojsr]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

Are you able to go to a shop and try out a DSL 401? I'd recommend that.

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

Yes of course I am... I'd never buy an amp I haven't tested... I'm just asking all that stuff because sometimes you notice the real character of gear only after some time using it and I can't go to the shop and use it for days

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

Btw... Bob Balch from Fu-Manchu uses a DSL... and he has a quite cool sound with it, so this should be fine too... you see.. my problem is I like so many different styles of music it's hard to get an amp that does it all...

 

[Jimbojsr]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

Yeah, "Marshall" and "Versatile" aren't 2 words you tend to see together. Still, if it's crunchy or rocky stuff you're after, then it should still do you well.

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

peavey classic, maybe

Say... how's the overdrive on those classics? A 50 with 2x12 goees for 919€ over here so this would be an alternative to the dsl401...

 

[Xeromus]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

I HATE the Marshall DSL 401. There are two combo amps out there that are less money and do the marshall thing better than that amp, I actually compared the V-series I own directly to that marshall in the store before I bought it and ended up liking it better.

http://www.traynoramps.com/products.asp?cat=18&id=318&type=32

http://www.crateamps.com/html/product.cfm?pid=105

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

its really good, actually

the speakers blow, but the amp itself is good

if you're gonna rock it stock i'd reccomend the 4x10 one, contrary to popular belief, you CAN get a good rock sound out of a 4x10

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

I HATE the Marshall DSL 401. There are two combo amps out there that are less money and do the marshall thing better than that amp, I actually compared the V-series I own directly to that marshall in the store before I bought it and ended up liking it better.

http://www.traynoramps.com/products.asp?cat=18&id=318&type=32

http://www.crateamps.com/html/product.cfm?pid=105

As I saod I haven't seen Traynors over her...
And the Crate is about 350-400€ more than the dsl401...

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

its really good, actually

the speakers blow, but the amp itself is good

if you're gonna rock it stock i'd reccomend the 4x10 one, contrary to popular belief, you CAN get a good rock sound out of a 4x10

Is the overdrive on the classic any Marshall Plexi like? Maybe I could buy a 2x12 and replace the speakers with Greenbacks... I personally don't like 10s that much...

 

[SoCalSteve]

Re: Marshall JCM2000 Combos (especially the DSL 401)

I HATE the Marshall DSL 401. There are two combo amps out there that are less money and do the marshall thing better than that amp, I actually compared the V-series I own directly to that marshall in the store before I bought it and ended up liking it better.

http://www.traynoramps.com/products.asp?cat=18&id=318&type=32

http://www.crateamps.com/html/product.cfm?pid=105

It's too bad those Crate's are higher over there. Those sound very nice, also. I played one in a small local shop before I got the Traynor and when I went back they had already sold it. It was a special order that they don't stock. The built-in effects are a definite plus.