Urgent advice needed JCM2000 100 watt Dual lead

jerryjg

jerryjg

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Looks like Ive been offered a trade for My Sunn s100 straight across for a Marshall JCM2000 100 watt dual lead. What about htese amps? Am i gonna get that mesa/bogner style hi-gain? . Am i gonna get a plexi sound? These retail for about 14 hundred and Ive only go 475.00 into the Sunn.What say ye?
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in terms of value it's a really good deal!

DSL100s and DSL50's are versatile amps as well, i'm not experienced enough with the sunn amp to say anything on sound though :)

hell, even if you spin it for the cash!
 
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Hey Jerry,

I have to admit I love my DSL 100. It does just about everything I want. from super cleans to rip your face off high gain. It does everything pretty well. (I will take it over the JCM 900's anyday, which I have had a few of).

The only cons I have about it are these.

1. Clean channel crunch switch is not foot switchable from clean to crunch and has a HUGE volume increase. I take care of this though by using an OD or dist. pedal.

2. The EQ is a shared EQ and usually has to be adjusted between channels.

Other than that, it's one of the best sounding, most versatile amps I have played. And as I mentioned before, depending on what you are playing, pedals will make it everything you need.

Mine is a Silver Ed. which I think is just awesome looking because of the silver tolex and old style black and white checkerboard grill cloth.

I will get you some links to sound clips that should help you make a better decission if it's the amp for you or not.
 
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thansk. I appreciate it. turns out the dorkwad lives in florida. He was trolling the San Antonio Craigslist forums.He wanted me to trust him and ship the amp.
 
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Sunns are cooler than DSLs anyway man. Crank that monster up and rock out properly...
 
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Day-um. I watched that 1st clip. I cant imagine needing anymore gain than that. Alto ive heard the amp doesnt have enough gain on tap for metal-heads. All other sounds are great. Cleans sound excellent-not exaclty Fender. Great amp!That ol bot demoing it is pretty great also.
 
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jerryjg said:
Day-um. I watched that 1st clip. I cant imagine needing anymore gain than that. Alto ive heard the amp doesnt have enough gain on tap for metal-heads. All other sounds are great. Cleans sound excellent-not exaclty Fender. Great amp!That ol bot demoing it is pretty great also.
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Yeh, I keep hearing about how mediocre the JCM2000 series is but with that guy demoing he just makes that amp sound awesome. I guess he does have a nice guitar and chops for days.

I've played a DSL-50 head through a 1960 cab and it did sound quite nice for most rock and clean britsh tones but I just couldn't coax enough usable gain out of it to play metal with it. I've also played a DSL-401 combo and it just really mostly sucked. Never played a DSL-100 head before but that video just makes me kind of reconsider taking an interest in a JCM2000 Marshall.
 
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If they can't do the deal in person or send you their amp first, you're going to get burned.
 
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I know I love my 2000, After you get used to what settings you like by tweaking on the knobs, it's pure tone heaven to me!
 
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