NAD Marshall DSL40CR

[aon]

So the UPS guy dragged (quite literally) this in today, with the "this side up" arrows conveniently pointing sideways... Everything seems fine though. B-Stock from Thomann, seemed like less of a gamble than a random JCM off Reverb...



Initial impressions are quite positive!

 

[BFT Gibson]

Enjoy !!

 

[TCE63]

DSL are great amps, Congrats

 

[Cadorman]

You're going to love it. My DSL's are all I have been playing since I got the 1 and 100 watt heads. My 800 is now my bass amp head, my 900 50 watt high gain is a slave to the DSL100HR and my 50 watt 4 hole non-master volume does get some play as it is so unique for a Marshall.

 

[gball]

You're going to love it. My DSL's are all I have been playing since I got the 1 and 100 watt heads. My 800 is now my bass amp head, my 900 50 watt high gain is a slave to the DSL100HR and my 50 watt 4 hole non-master volume does get some play as it is so unique for a Marshall.

Agree on that. The new DSLs are amazing for the money. I picked up the little DSL-1C as a "practice" amp, but it sounds so good (after the speaker broke in) that I find myself using it in ways I never imagined. It's even loud enough for a impromptu jam provided no drum kit is involved.

 

[SIx String Chef]

Congrats on a great amp, aon!!

 

[syscokid]

Congrats on the DSL. That's got to be a fun amp to play through...

 

[Iron1]

Congrats, if you like it as much as I like mine, you're going to be very happy with it.

 

[Ramo]

So the UPS guy dragged (quite literally) this in today, with the "this side up" arrows conveniently pointing sideways... Everything seems fine though. B-Stock from Thomann, seemed like less of a gamble than a random JCM off Reverb...

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Initial impressions are quite positive!

Congrats, put od pedal in front select od2 on ultra gain and unleash your inner demon.

 

[Zzzzz]

 

[aon]

Congrats, put od pedal in front select od2 on ultra gain and unleash your inner demon.

Haven't been able to play much yet but I'm now at gain=1, vol=3 on OD1 for a rhythm tone (master fully open at 10). There definitely is a lot of gain on tap...

Boosting with a somewhat modded SD-1 when necessary, seems to work better than the OD-3 with this one.

 

[SG John]

Congrats! Happy new amp day!

 

[Cadorman]

I'm running the channel volumes at 10 and use the masters for all volume control. Works well for me.

 

[eSGEe]

So..............a dsl it is then !!! Tasty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats

 

[aon]

Here's a clean comparison between the DSL40CR and my "H15RT" AC-15 clone head. Everything else stays the same between the recordings (strat, echo, comp, v-type IR by celestion)... The DSL ain't doing too bad for this sort of stuff either.

https://soundcloud.com/id%3Daon8%252Fdsl40cr%3Btrack_id%3D1080167293

https://soundcloud.com/id%3Daon8%252Fh15rt%3Btrack_id%3D1080167680

 

[Iron1]

This is my favorite DSL vid, and the one that got me to buy mine.

 

[Inspector #20]

Here's a clean comparison between the DSL40CR and my "H15RT" AC-15 clone head. Everything else stays the same between the recordings (strat, echo, comp, v-type IR by celestion)... The DSL ain't doing too bad for this sort of stuff either.

https://soundcloud.com/id%3Daon8%252Fdsl40cr%3Btrack_id%3D1080167293

https://soundcloud.com/id%3Daon8%252Fh15rt%3Btrack_id%3D1080167680

I had two DSL40C's (one main and one backup) and they never gave me a single problem. They yielded phenomenal clean tones too. I understand the DSL40CR has improved.

I gave away both DSL40C's (one to a student and one to a bandmate) and they are still trouble free. There was nothing wrong with them, I just took the opportunity to do something unexpected for others.

Good choice!!!

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Looks great! Such a versatile amp. Especially with the fancy footswitch.
Congrats on that great sounding combo!

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

Congratulations on a fine amp brother..
Enjoy that baby in great health.
I do enjoy mine, and they are the older ones Dsl40c’s...
Cheers
Mitch

 

[Don O]

Great choice! Robert has a few threads on tube changes that are worth reading. The gain gets a muddy after about 12 o’clock with the stock tube in V1. I switched to a 5751 and have a few others to try yet.