DSL20CR 1x12" 20-watt Tube Combo Amp Review

The Marshall sound you're looking for

This amp delivers the sound you're looking for at a price you can afford in a package you can still lug around to rehearsals and gigs. Yes, the speaker could be better but an upgrade makes this a serious contender for a much higher priced amp. The cleaner channel is incredible and with the foot switchable high gain channel you almost don't need pedals - maybe a boost and tuner

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Tonal heaven!!

Where do I even start with this little beast? First of all…I can go from nice warm and glassy clean tones…to downright disrespectful high gain tones. I'm a metal guitarist and I hardly ever have to go past 12-1 o'clock on the ultra gain channel. I also run a tube screamer mini as well just to tighten my tone up and add a little bit more saturation. I've gone through about four… read more other tube amps before finding this little gem (5150 iconic, Vox nightrain, blackstar ht5 for example)… this DSL combo just has a certain sound that is almost old school while still having a tight and modern sound at the same time. My ONLY gripe is I get a little bit of feedback if my guitars volume is wide open but that's due to the gnarly pickups in my jazzmaster (jim roots signature jazzmaster with his signature EMGs). All in all…I tell every one I speak to that if they are looking for a super versatile and gnarly sounding tube combo…give the DSL a try. I actually plan on putting a Weber BlueDog speaker in mine just because I love the sound Weber speakers have. This is my first Marshall and I plan on buying the 20w head as well.

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Little Giant

I've own plenty of guitar amps, fenders, peavey, and marshalls. This amp is better than my Plexi. How you ask? Because it is far more versatile. I get the "brown tone" at any volume level without killing folks. And it's clean channel is quiet and rich in tone. Not to mention it didn't drain my bank account. A great buy.

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Cheap components

I like this amp, a lot. It's my first Marshall, and my first tube-amp, so I cannot comment or compare it to other tube amps. Many of my favorite musicians play and or played through a Marshall, so I know it fits my style. Marshall cut some corners though. First, they put in a cheap budget speaker. The Seventy-80 speaker is awful. It's harsh and grating in the ears. I put about… read more 200+ hours in on it, and it never improved. I would highly recommend a 65W Celestion creamback speaker. Night and day difference! It's worth the $... But again, now this amp is about $... I think Marshall could have done us better by simply including it. Also, they did a poor job assembling my particular cab. When I went into to replace the speaker, I noticed one of the screws was loose, and when I backed it out, I noticed it was stripped at the end and the t-nut holding it in place, was also stripped. I know this because it fell out of the wood when I backed the screw out.I thought it would be an easy fix, and I could just find a replacement at the local hardware store. Wrong. It's actually hard to find. When I reached out to Marshall, they only referred me to a parts vendor, who then told me that they no longer supply that screw and nut. They were unable to help me. So I'm stuck with only 3 working screws on a new amp.

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Amazing DSL 20 Watt Marshall

This Marshall 20Watt (3 X ECC83's , 2 X EL34's) sounds so good. Has a FX Loop. input options this DSL 20 has it all. Also this is a very LOUD 20 WATTS if you want it to be..... I have a few solid state Blackstar Amps and solid state axe FX & there not as good as Tubes Amps yet. and the way the Les Paul responds to your playing with the Tube Amp doesn't exists with a solid state… read more amp. Nothing Beats Rocking A Good Tube Amp......

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