love it --hate it -- Marshall Origin 20

Cadorman said:
Geez, I didn't mean to get all yer panties in a bunch.

My Origin was nice as I said.

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It just doesn't do this^. Not even in the same ball park as far as pick dynamics go. You hit one string a little hard with this and you can scare yourself.
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I've thought about a JCM or a type of 4 holer, but I'm able to play a lot of them through colleagues, including Trainwrecks and Tim Caswell #39 modded amps, and they just don't deliver...to my ears anyways.

The exception is when George Lynch slammed #39 with a TS-9. Now, that sounds good to my ears.

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Robert Herndon said:
The only thing a DSL40C needs is an ECC823 in V1. That simple mod makes it super versatile...
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I do something similar in my JCM2000 DSL50: I use an ECC82 (12AU7) in V1. It chokes a fair bit of the gain , mostly on the crunch section of the Classic Gain channel but opens up a lot more headroom, to where you can get a lot closer to the old school cranked Plexis/JMPs
 
eSGEe said:
thats why they make all kinds ;)

-- I tradded a DSL head for the origin head --- I didnt like the FIZZ factor of the DSL -- and it was "too metal" -- (yes I said it)
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I have 2 other amps that DO METAL very well....I wanted a more old school NOT FACVE MELTING Marshall tone and am very happy with the sounds the Origin makes ... the young fella I traded to is VERY HAPPYT with the DSL as he was in a metal band and WANTED face melting metal tones --- so all ended up happy :)
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Which DSL? And you know they are suppose to be different amps? They really don't seem fizzy to me....not exactly a classic 60's tone when you hit the red channel but it's not made for that and...



 
Clockworkmike said:
DSL50 for me. Part of the original JCM2000 line, extremely versatile and very dependable. It just works
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I love that amp myself, one of these days it will be mine again...
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Going to look at 20 head sometime today. Anybody using?

Have multiple cabs & was interested in flavoring typical Marshall & throwing American voiced cab at it to lean old school raging bassman. Not interested in metal but jtm 45ish use.
 
fitz said:
You want JTM45 from an O20?
Pop in a pair of KT66's - I did.
Cathode bias plug and play. (y)
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IMght learn to mod on this amp but got a feeling speaker choice & mic position will get me close. I prefer a bassman but not quite yet. The binge is just starting to heat up lol

I did ok on the VM with kt66 w/greenback C but looking to bluesbreaker more than anything, exact no way.. unique absolutely. Have a 2x12 BB style semi open for it & 2x12 greenback closed for starters.

Heading out soon, just gonna grab it. PL (4).jpg
 
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