NAD: Ye Olde DSL40c

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Why I ever sold my last one I will never know but I just got a trade offer of a DSL40c in minty shape with a cover and a Friedman BE-OD pedal for my Mesa Boogie DC-3 head and I accepted. Doing the trade tonight and I am pretty excited as I really miss the one I had. I plan to re-house it in one of those stagecraft head shells ASAP.

For most the stuff I do I treat these like a single channel amp and live on classic green with some pedals to do the rest. I have found that turning the channel volume way up and controlling overall volume with the gain knob yields me the most "Marshall" out of these things. I do like the ultra channel for low volume noodling and such but I remember not getting along with it that well at high volumes. Works for me because classic green is so good and all I need.

I will be putting it through a horizontal 2x12 of English V30's. I know some report they don't like these through V30's but I absolutely loved mine through them I remember.

I'm pretty stoked. Getting it at the perfect time as I just joined a startup 80's metal tribute band.

 

[junk notes]

I will be putting it through a horizontal 2x12 of English V30's.

3x12 is better than 1x12! Satellites are the best compliment you can have to fatten up a 1x12 combo!

I just joined a startup 80's metal tribute band.

perfecto!

 

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3x12 is better than 1x12! Satellites are the best compliment you can have to fatten up a 1x12 combo!


perfecto!

If I remember right though doesn't the built in speaker get disabled when using an external cab?

 

[FracStrat]

If I remember right though doesn't the built in speaker get disabled when using an external cab?

The Internal Speaker is cabled with a Plug that populates the 16ohm output jack on the stock 40C

 

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The Internal Speaker is cabled with a Plug that populates the 16ohm output jack on the stock 40C

Right and when connecting a 16ohm cab in another port, that disengages the internal speaker port correct? The manual is confusing.

 

[FracStrat]

@bobpick68
Nope .. The dongle is literally plugged into the 16ohm jack on the back of the amp.
If you were to connect an external 16ohm cab, you would want to move the Internal 16ohm dongle.. both would then plug into the “1-8ohm / 2-16ohm” jack set

 

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@bobpick68
Nope .. The dongle is literally plugged into the 16ohm jack on the back of the amp.
If you were to connect an external 16ohm cab, you would want to move the Internal 16ohm dongle.. both would then plug into the “1-8ohm / 2-16ohm” jack set

Oh great. I understand it clearer now that you explained that way. Many thanks.

 

[GregM]

Happy Nad! Hope it's what you're after .
Alot of people put an 823 in the v1 slot too lower gain on the gnarlier sides yet remain the same on the green channel . Dunno how it works on the 40 as you have an orange channel . On my lil dsl5cr though it works a treat

 

[Mitchell Pearrow]

Congrats on reacquainting yourself with a Dsl40c. HNAD !!
Mine will go nowhere..

Cheers
Mitch

 

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Well here it is for those who have never seen one LOL. Just made the swap.

 

[GregM]

Good job . Now spank that thing !

 

[El Dunco]

I’m looking forward to hearing it in action?

 

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Congrats on reacquainting yourself with a Dsl40c. HNAD !!
Mine will go nowhere..

Cheers
Mitch

Yeah thanks I am keeping this one. My amp trading days are about done too. I do plan to re-house it in one of those stagecraft shells though.

 

[Maggot Brain]

Congrats man! I've really fallen in love with my DSL40c I recently got in a trade and like you I just use it as a single channel on green.

Tbh... *looks around the room* *whisper* between my Lead 12 and DSL40c my SV20 is collecting dust.....*shhhh*

 

[PelliX]

Noice amp, congrats! I always found the Classic channels the better ones, but I'm not playing a lot of modern stuff - some people swear by them. Try a different valve in there like outlined before you give up on the Ultra section - with some taming they become usable (IMO).

Not surprised @Mitchell Pearrow appreciates this NAD....

3x12 is better than 1x12! Satellites are the best compliment you can have to fatten up a 1x12 combo!

Totally! But the Stagecraft headshells are speakerless, so it's just a 2x12 + head setup, I'm guessing?

 

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Congrats man! I've really fallen in love with my DSL40c I recently got in a trade and like you I just use it as a single channel on green.

Tbh... *looks around the room* *whisper* between my Lead 12 and DSL40c my SV20 is collecting dust.....*shhhh*

Yeah I think the folks that bag on them about tone are trying to dial them like a 2203 JMP or something. They dial differently but the tones are there. In general what works for me is subtractive eq'ing (other than the mid dial) and volume over gain.

 

[Mitchell Pearrow]

Noice amp, congrats! I always found the Classic channels the better ones, but I'm not playing a lot of modern stuff - some people swear by them. Try a different valve in there like outlined before you give up on the Ultra section - with some taming they become usable (IMO).

Not surprised @Mitchell Pearrow appreciates this NAD....



Totally! But the Stagecraft headshells are speakerless, so it's just a 2x12 + head setup, I'm guessing?

Hell yea often overlooked and passed on.
But the Dsl40c’s rock !!

Thanks

 

[FracStrat]

Yeah thanks I am keeping this one. My amp trading days are about done too. I do plan to re-house it in one of those stagecraft shells though.

This was a DIY Hack Job on my part …… Added the C19 Option Mod too !!

 

[Leonard Neemoil]

Yeah I think the folks that bag on them about tone are trying to dial them like a 2203 JMP or something.

Hell yea often overlooked and passed on.
But the Dsl40c’s rock !!

Thanks

Shhhh, let them think like that. Keeps 'em cheaper for us smart folk.

 

[Mitchell Pearrow]

Shhhh, let them think like that. Keeps 'em cheaper for us smart folk.

MUMS the word ,,, lol