DSL40c - Post Your Favorite Settings Here

[Micky]

This is the spot to share your favorite settings.
Don't be shy, lets see how you get your tone!
What settings do you use most often? What about your favorite artist?
Most importantly, how DO you get your DSL40c to sound so great?

 

[Swede]

Dont use it a whole lot more, but when I do its these settings on Ultra gain channel, lead 1

 

[newplayeroldguy]

clean/crunch channel gain is 3
OD gain is at 2
T=3
M=6
B=5
Pres=1
Res=6
Class Rev=7
Ultra Rev=0

I expect these will probably change a bit tonight as I just swapped the 70/80 out for a Reaper HP this afternoon

favorite artist- Mark Knopfler

 

[HAmmer]

Anyone have a good Alice in Chains and Van Halen setting?

Thx

 

[ken361]

Anyone have a good Alice in Chains and Van Halen setting?

Thx

I run lead 1 gain 6 or 7, trb mids at 5 bass and Resn at 7 pres 3 med heavy pic
Les Paul Picks makes a huge difference say a .50 tortex thinner bright tone, Ultex I like is .98 warmer tones great on the red channel. Have some new V pics that are brighter and louder.

 

[Len]

Great generic Rock settings for use with Les Paul:

Cabinet = 1936 (closed back 2x12, DSL40 speaker not used)
C19 = removed
Channel = Ultra lead 1
Gain = 7
Treble = 3
Middle = 6
Mass = 4
Tone shift = out
Pres = 2
Res = 2
Rev = 6

 

[TheSunShinesThrough]

I keep everything halfway except for volume which is all the way up.

 

[HAmmer]

I keep everything halfway except for volume which is all the way up.

LOL Isnt it too loud?

 

[TheSunShinesThrough]

LOL Isnt it too loud?

Probably is for most people, my hearing is shot.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

It would be louder than f**k I would say!! No venues I play in would handle that.... sounds nice I bet though!

 

[minerman]

This is the spot to share your favorite settings.
Don't be shy, lets see how you get your tone!
What settings do you use most often? What about your favorite artist?
Most importantly, how DO you get your DSL40c to sound so great?

Does the 100w version count in this thread???

 

[HAmmer]

Does the 100w version count in this thread???

Sure why not

 

[PtTimeRckr]

2002 Epi LP Classic for Rolling Stones (e.g. Gimme Shelter)

Classic Crunch for intro and Lead 1 for solos
Vol 2
Gain 8+
Treble 3
Mid 10
Bass 10
Reverb 2
Presence 10

Gain a touch lower on Lead 1... volume to taste.

Oh, and for a nice change, sometimes I run the stock Seventy 80 or change over to a 2x10 vintage Altec alnico closed back cab.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

My day to day sound front end boosted with a Bad Monkey, level full, no gain, bass slightly higher than treble. V30 equipped

Crunch gain 7
Lead 1 gain 4
Treble 5
Mid 6
Bass 4
Pres 5
Res 5 + to taste

Without the boost
Lead 1 gain 7 -9 or lead 2 gain 4
Crunch not gainy enough for me

 

[newplayeroldguy]

As I thought, new speaker meant new settings, on both amp and guitar

 

[USAPatriot]

The question is complicated by my MXR. For the most part my onboard EQ's are straight up and I'm tweaking from there with the pedal. I don't keep the Resonance or Presence in one place for more than a day or two. I think today resonance is on 8 and presence is nearly off. 2-3 days ago Presence was around 6 and Resonance around 7. I'm searching. My green channel gain is pegged and red channel gain is around 3, down from 10. The volumes are both pegged and I'm running Carls Speaker Soak to keep the volume managable and the sonics as hot as possible, hot as in, the most bang for the buck from the tubes without being too loud for the neighborhood. The attenuator is set at about 98%. LP tone is set around 6, LP volume around 8 but I'll dial it up for a boost.
On the MXR, the low low's are set high, the low mids are set around 0. The mids float between -3 and +4, depending on my mood, the mid-highs around 3 and high highs around 5-6. I generally keep the volume and gain sliders on the MXR on neutral. It might help if I start messing with those a bit more. Yesterday I noticed that my amp's sound had turned into middy hell. That may mean the JJ EL34 II's have broken in, I'm not sure. It was the same today but I didn't feel like messing with it. Something sure changed. I suppose a cat could have changed something or the wife...until yesterday I was really happy with the tone, now I have to tweak it til it's right again. -Rod-

 

[ken361]

10,10,10,10,10,10 lol

 

[PtTimeRckr]

10,10,10,10,10,10 lol

What's that you say...? Speak up, sonny!!

 

[PtTimeRckr]

Still dialing this one in, but I'm liking it...

Jethro Tull

Cross-Eyed Mary (Aqualung)

2002 Epi LP Classic
Middle position
Bridge Vol 7-8
Bridge Tone 4-5
Neck Vol 7-8
Neck Tome 4-5

DSL40C
Channel: Lead 1 (I know. Right?)
Vol: To taste
Gain 3
Treb 1
Mid 8
Bass 9
Rev 3
Presence 10
Res 5

Pop some harmonics on the picking a bit (Tusq 1.00) for some cool expression on the licks and fills.

YMMV. Caveat emptor. Carpe diem.

 

[slappy2x]

Crunch mode
Gain = 7
Vol = 1 or 2 (man cave volume)
Treble = 8
Mid = 4
Bass = 6
Presence = 7
Resonance = 8
Reverb = 10 + a EH Holy Grail nano in the loop (amp has almost no built-in verb!)