The Official Marshall DSL40c Information Thread

[Angus Rhoads]

Your new, and Welcome to the forum!

Thanks! Been having a lot of fun catching up on all of these threads!

 

[ken361]

Loved this EF86 tube pedal! I bought it for a HW AC15 Vox but it squealed with that circuit. I did have a marshall class 5 at the time it gave it more balls and gain and low end without any coloration like a TS pedal. Increased the dynamics some and clarity but made it sound natural not fake lol! Fryette said they are supposed to make them again will see.

 

[rlowe]

You know what else sounds surprisingly good through green Clean is the Marshall Jackhammer in OD mode, very JCM800.

I did like the sound of those Marshall pedals when reviewed, and they do look snazzy! Anyway's I almost have too many drives too choose from.

 

[solarburn]

Wow, my preference has been confirmed...the 70/80 sounds like a-s compared to the V 30 and I dont even care foe V 30s...too mich breakup not clear at all!!! Im a Greenback Creamback speaker guy!!!!

LMAO!

Don't sugar coat it my brother.

 

[solarburn]

If more Saturation is what your after a certain compressor (dealers pick) can beef up the tone very well.

I de-beefed it with the 12AY7 in V2.

Otherwise my original tube line up is good.

 

[Angus Rhoads]

I did like the sound of those Marshall pedals when reviewed, and they do look snazzy! Anyway's I almost have too many drives too choose from.

You can never have too many pedals LOL!
Jackhammers pop up used on GC's website fairly often for pretty cheap, and they're built like a tank.

 

[rlowe]

You can never have too many pedals LOL!
Jackhammers pop up used on GC's website fairly often for pretty cheap, and they're built like a tank.

Yea, I might get one of those sometime down the road (decent sound, killer looks). Lotta pedals including OD's, or distortion to choose from in the Wide world of (sports) I mean pedals. I'm not necessarily promoting hard core metal, but if you do and as a harder alternative the MXR full bore metal can fill in nicely for certain parts. The pedal is as the name imply's: Full Bore

 

[nikola]

I have been using a ECC823 in v2 and I'm liking it.

Makes the red channel quite usable.

 

[solarburn]

Sounds a bit brassy. 12AY7 in V2...L1 gain on 6

 

[solarburn]

Some turdy noodeling. 12AY7 in V2...L1 gain on 6

 

[solarburn]

I have been using a ECC823 in v2 and I'm liking it.

Makes the red channel quite usable.

Nikola I had to look that tube up. Never heard of it.

I may have to try it too.LOL

 

[Angus Rhoads]

Nikola I had to look that tube up. Never heard of it.

I may have to try it too.LOL

Have you tried an ECC832 (12DW7)? Tamed too much gain for me, but if you want to mellow out the Red channel you might like it.

 

[solarburn]

Have you tried an ECC832 (12DW7)? Tamed too much gain for me, but if you want to mellow out the Red channel you might like it.

I'm just experimenting. I'm not trying to tame the red side. I've had the amp 3 years and got it pretty dialed in for my needs but its always fun trying others set ups for me as far as tubes go.

I'm open to trying lower gain tubes. These are off the norm that I usually use.

 

[Angus Rhoads]

I'm just experimenting. I'm not trying to tame the red side. I've had the amp 3 years and got it pretty dialed in for my needs but its always fun trying others set ups for me as far as tubes go.

I'm open to trying lower gain tubes. These are off the norm that I usually use.

Ssme here. I like to tinker just for kicks but I always seem to come back to my core sound. It's funny man, I have all these amps with multiple channels & modes but I always end up finding one favorite setting on each of them and then hardly use the other channels.

 

[rlowe]

I'm just experimenting. I'm not trying to tame the red side. I've had the amp 3 years and got it pretty dialed in for my needs but its always fun trying others set ups for me as far as tubes go.

I'm open to trying lower gain tubes. These are off the norm that I usually use.

I tried a set of Dougs tubes preamp that he recommends and sells on his site a few years ago. I noticed that the tone was richer, and harmonically more complex. You can also get these in high gain etc. Link: http://www.dougstubes.com/guitar-amp-tube-kits/preamp-tone-kits/preamp-tonekit-12ax7-4.html I also tried Euro tubes JJ's a while back ECC83S (12ax7) and these ran a close second. I still have 2 of my original tin plate preamp tubes that came with the dsl40c now in my dsl5c. Tried the Marshall warranty replacements? good luck!

 

[solarburn]

Doug's is where I get a lot of my tubes.

I can see that kit doing the job though. I'm familiar with them each of them. Have used at one time or another.

Thanks for letting me know about it. I dig finding outabout this stuff. Sometimes I've been there and other times learn new stuff to try.

 

[J.LaGrassa]

A few years ago I tried the Fulltone OCD (not sure which version) at guitar center (I don't deal too much with GC nowadays, S&H/taxes), using the DSL40c and a wall hung Gibson LP studio. It was a shoot out between the Ibanez Ts9, and the OCD. The Ts9 won hands down (preference), the OCD was just too dark at any setting.

I've tried tube screamers over the years I just dont like them!

 

[J.LaGrassa]

Some turdy noodeling. 12AY7 in V2...L1 gain on 6

It sounds good to my ears, I put my amp back to stock set up last night and maybe re-tweak it again over the weekend... or maybe just leave it the hell alone and

 

[solarburn]

It sounds good to my ears, I put my amp back to stock set up last night and maybe re-tweak it again over the weekend... or maybe just leave it the hell alone and

Tweak it

Naah!LOL

 

[J.LaGrassa]

ok so I tweaked it again and its back to my favorite combination that I've probably enjoyed the most, 4 JJ ECC83S a pair of JJ E34L biased at 38mA into a Celstion V-Type.

Here is a little sample of Lead 1 with gain on 6