I looked at various reviews of the latest version of this amp, and found yours to be the most helpful. Really enjoyed your demo and your playing. I'm now very tempted by this amp. Thank you.
Thanks so much for the kind comments Chris, I really appreciate it! It’s definitely a cool amp for home use, can get great tones at a low volume, let me know if you end up getting one or something else!
@@Fashifresh Haven't placed that VOX! They are very different sounding amps thought i'd imagine, you should try and find some to play through in a store! :) Thanks for the comment!
Great review showing exactly what can be achieved with this amp. Most reviewers just stick to 1 or 2 tones or just shredding which doesn't help much at all.
I got this amp 2 months ago, changed out the tubes for better tubes and put a 12AT7 in the V2 socket to tame the high gain channel a little and now I love this amp. I also have an Orange Crush 12 and a Bugera V5 and a Swart Atomic Jr. The Marshall is the most fun to play at the low volume levels I usually play at, it's the perfect bedroom amp.
@@jeremywho2289 Some tubes I already had, a Groove Tube 12AX7 and a Sylvania 5751 which is a 12AT7. The power tube is a Mullard 12AU7 I got from Amazon. Any decent tubes like JJ, EH or TungSol will sound better than the stock tubes.
@@carlob95yes but don’t have it anymore. I still have a Yamaha THR, my favorite for really low volume playing. I also have a HX Stomp that I run both bass and guitar through as well if that also helps
That is the best review of a DSL 1 on TH-cam Jason, and I have watched em all no one does the low setting In the blues said it was mushy and didn't bother. Well done Pal great playing to !!
@@zoostationjason is it worth it to get a tube amp when its only one watt because im considering something more versitile like a boss katana but i feel like a tube amp would sound better im not sure about a one watt though.
Depends on what you need man! If you want to be able to jam with friends or have lots of effects at your finger tips then you’d be better getting a katana or if you just want to practice at home at low volumes then either would be great but for me I prefer the simplicity of the tube amp, bit of a technophobe here haha
@@zoostationjason its a really rd choice because if id like to get the real hendrix sound i would have to spend a couple hunderd dollars on pedals to but i could get all those tones in a katana but the quality of sound would probably not be as great
The Katanas are great, I work for a music and arts charity and we’re going to get some of them for all the people who use it! Might give you that extra bit of volume if you do decide to play with friends, or just annoy the neighbours haha
El dsl1 cr suena genial, realizando un cambio de válvulas ,reemplazando la original V1 12ax7 , por una 12ay7, consigues una distorsión mucho más regulable ,desde el propio gain del amplificador, La mejora de sonido es brutal,con ese cambio de válvulas.... Si además utilizas un altavoz de 12"....sonará mejor que el original de 8" que lleva el dsl1 cr
This is best 1 watt Amp Marshall DSL 1CR. Tried Blackstar 1 Watt it was a joke. Samething with 5 watt. Marshall Rocks. If you want clean tone buy a fender
Nice demo Jason. Some great tones there. Is it just as good to your ears just in your room playing and not miked up. Good chops by the way. Cheers bud.
Sounds cliché but I think it sounds way better just in the room to my ears, I don’t have the best equipment for mic’ing things up, sounds crackin’ just sitting with it a wee bit away. Cheers for your kind words, really appreciate it!
Gotta say, I love seeing everyone’s comments on here that are recent. I’ve been debating between this particular amp, the 5w version of this amp and the blackstar equivalent. Based on your feedback to your comment questions I feel like this will be great for me! My only problem is that I haven’t had a chance to find any of these irl so I only have reviews to go off of and this one is great!
Thanks so much for the comment! They are great little amps especially for the money, I’ve got a new video coming soon with a better mic set up so hopefully that can help too, let me know if you manage to find one or try one :)
@@zoostationjason it’s funny since writing my comment I’m STILL torn due to all the conflicting opinions on this amp. Everyone seems to say while it’s good in some areas it doesn’t hit the mark. Is it tinny to you? Also can it take pedals? I’d wanna get the Green Day Dookie pedal and I don’t wanna end up with a problem.. this would be my first tube amp and first amp in general. I’m a mostly bedroom player but I use other means so I haven’t had use for an amp yet. Lookin forward to the 5W review!!!
I don’t find it tinny at all, I think some people with negative reviews have massive expectations and aren’t realistic to what a 1Watt tube amp will offer, it won’t have massive bass end because it’s tiny! But it throws out enough to sound good to my ears. I don’t have the 5Watt to try sadly! But I’ll be reviewing a few pedals with it in the next few weeks so you can check them out but with private playing atm it takes the pedals okay, not amazing, but okay - it also has an effects loop that I’ve not tried but is also a great addition for the price. You should try to find one to try :-) thanks again!
@@blksteve11 I have the 5w and love it. But sometimes I think the 1w head with 1x12 or even 2x12 cab would suit me better. The 5w mode I just cant use at home, even 1w mode is loud.
Just found this review and it’s great! I’ve got a Les Paul and, like you, I want to move away from modelling amps (Catalyst) to a simple valve amp. Naturally I’m looking Marshalls to match the Gibson! Would you recommend the DSL5CR? That’s the one I’m considering but I’ve been told to look at the Blackstar HT5 too.
Hi Jason, thought I would tell you just sold a DSL 5 watt and got my DSL 1 out again ! For some reason prefer it ? Mind you have been playing a Gretsch Streamliner Junior Jet all day thru it what a match !!
Please tell me, I choose between Harley Benton TUBE15 and Marshall DSL1CR the price is about the same, I'm a beginner, but I play well on acoustics, so I will definitely study the electric guitar and immediately decided to buy some kind of normal amplifier 🙏
Cheers for the comment! I’ve never tried a Harley Benton tube amp so I couldn’t suggest one over the other unfortunately. But the Harley Benton will be considerably louder with way more headroom than the Marshall due to the wattage and cab size. But with Marshall you get a bit more security in the name that it won’t break after a year or so. Let me know what you decide!
Since it’s only 20 euros more to buy the cr instead of hr and you can also connect it to a 16 ohm cab, is it still better to buy the hr? I guess they would sound the same through the cab?
The classic gain volume can get pretty high while staying clean, just about riding that volume on your pickups. Totally agree it be a nice feature but there’s not many 1 watt valve amps I’ve came across with as many features as this guy, thanks for your comment :)
Probably the room he's in. I have the same problem. None of my guitars have sc's and sometimes the hum is so bad I just stop playing. I even get hum on the tv.
Thanks for this great demonstration, mate! I own a 2x12 cabinet from Marshall, would you recommend to go for the top head rather than going for the combo?
Thanks so much for the kind comment! I actually have since sold the guitar altogether! But the person I sold it too is planning some upgrades to the guitar so maybe I’ll be able to give an update in the future 😁
Thanks for this great review and very nice playing! Also I like both guitars, but the Hartwood ... wow. Some cheaper guitars have something special even they aren't playable well. Reminds me on Blood Red Shoe and the Tucson or the german "Hertie Casters". Can't decide wether to choose the 1CR as a bedroom amp (quiter playing at less watts), having the 5CR (should be too loud, have to be run with volume down, but ha a volume/gain for the clean) or going for modeling. But I also like to keep it simple and clean. Well, unfortunately - and you demo it a bit, the clean channel isn't that clean at the start (ok, humbucker) and there won't be a clean volume range. I like the Marshall sound, but also the clean tone. Not sure, how loud you can get in clean channel without much crunch, that part is missing a bit, 'cause you set it to 0.1 watt. Don't know if this combo will fit to me? Thanks in advance.
I was looking for reviews on this amp, and yours is the best, and by far the most useful. So much so, I have just liked and subscribed to your channel. Your playing and review of the amp are great. You have my mind up, I want one. I might have to wait to see if santas 🎅🏻 good to me. 😂 Thanks for a Great review. Take Care.
Hey ur playing is great, been thinking about buying marshall 5 watt or 1 watt as want simple low watt valve amp like you and I have found your video very helpful I'm going for the 1 watt amp, many thanks
Thanks Paul, really appreciate it! Subscribe if you want, I’ll have another video of the amp out soon with a better mic set up! Let me know when you get it if you enjoy it :)
Great review I feel the same way about modeling amps,, I had a VOX VTX20 that was not too bad , analog modeler , then a Fender LT 25 okay , but sound wise it didn't grab me I like things straightforward not to fart around looking for tone, my current amp is BOSS Katana Mini this is a killer amp, nothing fancy no bluetooth 3 band eq sounds great, and I take it with me when I travel, but I am looking for that amp that is straight forward gives me that tone that grabs me, I don't want to fart about with apps and software, and very important having an amp that will not get me kicked out, I have a V100 Les Paul type guitar with PAF style Humbucker's this amp would sing with that guitar , and the red beast Strat with 3 P90's from Vintage, I'm convinced I like this amp is checks off all the boxes for what I want and it has the fx loop at the back, perfect home amp,
I've played one of those Katana Mini's, loved it for the same reasons, no option paralysis! Is it the Vintage V100? I absolutely love Vintage guitars, they really are brilliant. Thanks so much for your comments, love reading about other peoples gear!
I got ,y dad the head and the 1X12 cab because of the larger speaker which at Xmas I changed out for a celestian creamback and it’s killer, also got him the little black box jhs so it can be cranked but use the box as a master volume in the effects loop because even 1 watt at max is too much in a terrace, I have just got the JVM 410h and a Marshall 2x12 with vintage 30’s and because I have the master volume I can still get bedroom/house volumes but amazing tone (even better than the DSL at those volumes) obviously a big price gap but just showing a 1 watt amp and 100 watt amp can be used if you get the right one at the same levels. The 12” speaker makes a massive difference in the dsl so if you can afford the cab and head (roughly £350) it’s worth getting it over the combo
@@zoostationjason was a really good demo mate, wasn’t one of the usual “I’m being payed to play this so will say it’s amazing” it was a real world demo which is great and more things like this are needed for people. Also thanks for the response and being humble. Hopefully more people will find this channel because it’s actually good and not just advertising keep up the good and hard work mate 👍🏻🤙🏻
I also have the DSL1 head but went for a closed back Orange 1X12 cab which sounds great. I have also got the JHS little black box on order so that I can crank the amp a bit more without annoying the neighbours. (Even on the 0.1W setting). Seems to take pedals pretty well too. @Jason Likes Things really good and informative demo!
I bought an amplifier, with the hope that I would finally play on a lamp amp. The first thing I noticed is that on the clean channel, no matter how much I turn it up, the sound is always clean, without crunch. Another thing is, on the ultra gain channel, the sound is harsh, cloudy, and that's at 0.1 w. Great disappointment , and I returned it to the shop.
Hi. Thanks for your review. Love the tones. But when you’re on the ultra gain channel there is a noticeable loud hum/hiss coming from the amp. Is that right or am I hearing things? Is it annoying?
Thanks for the comment Jennifer! There’s no noise in real life with the amp, my set up for recording is pretty affordable and I struggle with getting rid of ground noise sometimes. If you want a video of the amp shot with my phone to hear it a bit more fire me an email at jasonlikesthings@gmail.com 😁
@@zoostationjason hi Jason. I thought I’d let you know how I went with looking at purchasing the Marshall dsl1. I had the opportunity to try a number of amps today (Marshall dsl1, dsl5c, evh5150, orange rocker 15, black star ht1, fender Princeton 64 reissue hand wired, fender blues jr and pro jr, fender super champ x2, and boss katana 100w head and katana100w combo). I played them all at the volume I use at home and the distance from the amp that I sit at home. And the one that sounded best to me for what I play was….the boss katana 100w. So I’m going with that amp. My second favorite out of the ones I tried was the dsl5
Thanks so much for getting back to me that’s amazing! The Katana series are unbelievable, so glad you found one you like - makes playing so much easier when you can vibe with something! Thanks again!
Hi Jason - what do think about the hissing noise that appears when the high gain channel is on ? I noticed that you turned down the volume on the guitar. Is there something wrong with the amp ?
Hey - thanks for the comment! Not too sure. I don’t think anyone was wrong with it, the electricity in my room can be rather noisy at times. I did sell the amp not long after this video so I haven’t had the amp in years - hope that helps!
Thanks for the kind comment, unfortunately I have no idea! I know people who have never changed the tube in amps they’ve gigged with for years and some folk who have had terrible luck with tubes going.
Could last 4 years or even 20. Depends ... and you can't influence it. There's no standb and it seems the heating up is very fast. I always let the amps heat up for some minutes. Jason, how warm or hot gets this combo? When it gets hot you may open the back, but at 1 watt I don't expect much heating.
I think I'm going to try my luck and buy it for home recording. I have a question.. Can the dsl1cr speaker cable (at the back) be plugged to a separate solid state Poweramp pedal or solid state head?? (such as the orange micro dark or the exh 5mm). My goal would be to use the speaker of the combo only ( for daily noodling etc to prolong tube life).
@@lucid_delirium976 Wouldn't save the tubes by not using them, makes no sense since this combo isn't that expensive and rare. I think this combo is self biased and so you only have to change them pairwise (matched ones). You can detach the speaker cable for using it in amp, yes. 16 Ohms. The speaker itself only cost around 25-35 $€. Go better for a 12"
@@rotepillenfresser4544 I'm not sure I explained my question clear enough. I have a solid state Poweramp+preamp pedal. It's made to power any guitar cabinet of any ohms. What i was wondering was If the speaker cable of the dsl could be disconnected from the dsl, and then plugged into my Poweramp pedal. The dsl would be turned off. The 8" speaker in the dsl would get powered by my Poweramp pedal. Is this possible? And wouldn't this method prolong tube life?( seeing as the dsl would be turned off. )
So you can plug headphones into the emulated output then you’d also need to disconnect the speaker so it doesn’t come from there too. It’s defo more complicated than it should be! Hope that helps!
@@zoostationjason Thank you mate! I got it! I first disconnect that wire that is connected to the speaker and THEN the headphones to the emulated output. Thank you!! Have the tubes ever gone out on you? I wonder how much are the tubes.
I have a fender bassbreaker 007 and it is Very good amp, but Marshall is Marshall and have better hardrock tone more sparkly. 1watt is good for practice amp
When living private go for the 5 watts,, also due the better controllable clean channel, but there's not that great difference you might expect in loudness. If you halve the loudness of 100 watts you'll have a 10 watts of a valve combo, halve 10 watts -> 1 watt, 1 watt -> 0.1 watt. In dB that's always 3 dB. Check out the comparision DSL 5CR vs 20CR. That's not that much and the reach both more than 100 dB, think 107 vs 112 dB. That's too much for your ears. You should better go for a bigger combo with a 12" speaker. The 5CR should fits a 12" with some work, the 1CR won't take a 10" as far as I read. The 1 Watt is still too much for a room, be aware!
@@zoostationjasonI looked at various reviews of the latest version of this amp, and found yours to be the most helpful. Really enjoyed your demo and your playing. I'm now very tempted by this amp. Thank you.
Never used a Laney Cube Super 10 man! They make cool amps but you can’t go wrong with these is all I’ll say! If you can go and try both out that would be best, let your ears guide you :) thanks so much for the comment
The cub 10 has no emulated headphone output but the marshall does, making the marshall the better option for those who want the option of using headphones.
@@nikhamblinTnx Mate. I bought a dsl1hr and a custom cab with 10" Jensen speaker. This pair sounds great with my LP(clone😉). I also made a JHS little Black Amp clone, I wanted to play the bedroom volume on hot preamp tubes and because there is no Master Volume.
Ahh! No idea unfortunate I’ve never used the Harley Benton tube amps but i’ve heard good things about them! They’d certainly be louder - sorry I can’t help more
sounds alright I use a overdrive pedal on it. pretty good but not far out like the youtube demos. Have lollar pickups in my 1990 les paul Gibson too @@zoostationjason
The fatal mistake of this video is that you mic'ed the amp, thus disguising how loud it will be---it's not how it would be used in a real setting. You can make a pocket-sized transistor radio sound loud if you mic it
@@zoostationjason i know man. You made me fell bad because perhaps my comment was a little unfair and stressed, not your fault! As i said, i had a shity day! Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹
Один вопрос - зачем? Зачем травмировать свою психику, когда есть Yamaha thr, Boss katana air, Positive grid spart и etc? Мазохизм? Ок, я вышел из чата....
I looked at various reviews of the latest version of this amp, and found yours to be the most helpful. Really enjoyed your demo and your playing. I'm now very tempted by this amp. Thank you.
Thanks so much for the kind comments Chris, I really appreciate it! It’s definitely a cool amp for home use, can get great tones at a low volume, let me know if you end up getting one or something else!
@@zoostationjason Hello,i watched your video.And i have a question.
Which is better:Yamaha thr 5,vox pathfinder 10,marshall dsl1cr?
@@Fashifresh Haven't placed that VOX! They are very different sounding amps thought i'd imagine, you should try and find some to play through in a store! :) Thanks for the comment!
Best review of this amp I've seen, good job!
Thanks so much Tim, I really appreciate it! Sorry I'm only now getting back.
3:40 - Amp Features
5:25 - Les Paul Demo
16:10 - Hartwood Demo
Sub please, it really helps me!
Great review showing exactly what can be achieved with this amp. Most reviewers just stick to 1 or 2 tones or just shredding which doesn't help much at all.
Why thank you so much! I certainly can’t shred so that’s why there’s none of that 😂 thanks for the kind comment!
Exactly the review i was looking for. Thank you.
I got this amp 2 months ago, changed out the tubes for better tubes and put a 12AT7 in the V2 socket to tame the high gain channel a little and now I love this amp. I also have an Orange Crush 12 and a Bugera V5 and a Swart Atomic Jr. The Marshall is the most fun to play at the low volume levels I usually play at, it's the perfect bedroom amp.
What tubes did you put in?
@@jeremywho2289 Some tubes I already had, a Groove Tube 12AX7 and a Sylvania 5751 which is a 12AT7. The power tube is a Mullard 12AU7 I got from Amazon. Any decent tubes like JJ, EH or TungSol will sound better than the stock tubes.
I just ordered a JJ 12AT7 for the V2 to hopefully tame the gain in my Peavey Bravo. Hope it works.
Great review, convinced me to buy one. Especially like that you showed us how the 0.1 watt setting sounded like, thanks man!
Glad I could help!
Did you buy one?
@@carlob95yes but don’t have it anymore.
I still have a Yamaha THR, my favorite for really low volume playing.
I also have a HX Stomp that I run both bass and guitar through as well if that also helps
@Sei_Kato Those wee Yamaha amps are brilliant!
@@zoostationjasondefinitely agree!
Thanks for the review - very helpful. picking mine up tomorrow!
Thank you David really appreciate it, let me know how you get on with it!
You just convinced me to click the "BUY" button. Thank you for a great video.
Brilliant ! Thanks for your kind comment, let me know how you find it when it arrives :)
Great review cobber 🤘🤘Thanks very much. Best one I have seen yet. Och aye!!!
Thanks man!! Very much appreciated 🤘
That is the best review of a DSL 1 on TH-cam Jason, and I have watched em all no one does the low setting In the blues said it was mushy and didn't bother. Well done Pal great playing to !!
Thanks Mike, really appreciate that man! The low setting is great, especially when you don’t have the luxury of a big space all to yourself!
@@zoostationjason is it worth it to get a tube amp when its only one watt because im considering something more versitile like a boss katana but i feel like a tube amp would sound better im not sure about a one watt though.
Depends on what you need man! If you want to be able to jam with friends or have lots of effects at your finger tips then you’d be better getting a katana or if you just want to practice at home at low volumes then either would be great but for me I prefer the simplicity of the tube amp, bit of a technophobe here haha
@@zoostationjason its a really rd choice because if id like to get the real hendrix sound i would have to spend a couple hunderd dollars on pedals to but i could get all those tones in a katana but the quality of sound would probably not be as great
The Katanas are great, I work for a music and arts charity and we’re going to get some of them for all the people who use it! Might give you that extra bit of volume if you do decide to play with friends, or just annoy the neighbours haha
What a great demo! Thank you, sir! 😁
Thanks very much for the kind comment!
Really interesting and helpful ! Thank you for sharing Jason !
El dsl1 cr suena genial, realizando un cambio de válvulas ,reemplazando la original V1 12ax7 , por una 12ay7, consigues una distorsión mucho más regulable ,desde el propio gain del amplificador,
La mejora de sonido es brutal,con ese cambio de válvulas....
Si además utilizas un altavoz de 12"....sonará mejor que el original de 8" que lleva el dsl1 cr
This is best 1 watt Amp Marshall DSL 1CR. Tried Blackstar 1 Watt it was a joke. Samething with 5 watt. Marshall Rocks. If you want clean tone buy a fender
It really did sound great for it's size. And yes, Marshall probably isn't the best choice for a sparkly clean! Thanks for commenting.
Nice demo Jason. Some great tones there. Is it just as good to your ears just in your room playing and not miked up. Good chops by the way. Cheers bud.
Sounds cliché but I think it sounds way better just in the room to my ears, I don’t have the best equipment for mic’ing things up, sounds crackin’ just sitting with it a wee bit away. Cheers for your kind words, really appreciate it!
I like your approach, no nonsense straightforward everything sounds very solid and above all musical.
Thanks so much for the kind comment, makes my day! I’ll need to get a move on uploading more haha
@@zoostationjason surely. I am a professional bassist/vocalist/keyboard player for 39+ years. Music is my greatest joy and therapy. Have a great day.
Gotta say, I love seeing everyone’s comments on here that are recent. I’ve been debating between this particular amp, the 5w version of this amp and the blackstar equivalent. Based on your feedback to your comment questions I feel like this will be great for me! My only problem is that I haven’t had a chance to find any of these irl so I only have reviews to go off of and this one is great!
Thanks so much for the comment! They are great little amps especially for the money, I’ve got a new video coming soon with a better mic set up so hopefully that can help too, let me know if you manage to find one or try one :)
@@zoostationjason it’s funny since writing my comment I’m STILL torn due to all the conflicting opinions on this amp. Everyone seems to say while it’s good in some areas it doesn’t hit the mark. Is it tinny to you? Also can it take pedals? I’d wanna get the Green Day Dookie pedal and I don’t wanna end up with a problem.. this would be my first tube amp and first amp in general. I’m a mostly bedroom player but I use other means so I haven’t had use for an amp yet. Lookin forward to the 5W review!!!
I don’t find it tinny at all, I think some people with negative reviews have massive expectations and aren’t realistic to what a 1Watt tube amp will offer, it won’t have massive bass end because it’s tiny! But it throws out enough to sound good to my ears. I don’t have the 5Watt to try sadly! But I’ll be reviewing a few pedals with it in the next few weeks so you can check them out but with private playing atm it takes the pedals okay, not amazing, but okay - it also has an effects loop that I’ve not tried but is also a great addition for the price. You should try to find one to try :-) thanks again!
@@blksteve11 I have the 5w and love it. But sometimes I think the 1w head with 1x12 or even 2x12 cab would suit me better. The 5w mode I just cant use at home, even 1w mode is loud.
Totally man, a 5Watt tube amp doesn’t sound like much but it could totally blow the walls down haha
Just found this review and it’s great! I’ve got a Les Paul and, like you, I want to move away from modelling amps (Catalyst) to a simple valve amp. Naturally I’m looking Marshalls to match the Gibson! Would you recommend the DSL5CR? That’s the one I’m considering but I’ve been told to look at the Blackstar HT5 too.
how loud does it get on 0.1W with a lot of gain? thinking about buying because i want a quiet amp that sounds as good as this
You have my favourite intro of any TH-cam channel 😂
Haha thanks!
Hi Jason, thought I would tell you just sold a DSL 5 watt and got my DSL 1 out again ! For some reason prefer it ? Mind you have been playing a Gretsch Streamliner Junior Jet all day thru it what a match !!
Sounds great Mike! Those Streamliners look brilliant, wish I could get my hands on one to try!
Please tell me, I choose between Harley Benton TUBE15 and Marshall DSL1CR the price is about the same, I'm a beginner, but I play well on acoustics, so I will definitely study the electric guitar and immediately decided to buy some kind of normal amplifier 🙏
Cheers for the comment! I’ve never tried a Harley Benton tube amp so I couldn’t suggest one over the other unfortunately. But the Harley Benton will be considerably louder with way more headroom than the Marshall due to the wattage and cab size. But with Marshall you get a bit more security in the name that it won’t break after a year or so. Let me know what you decide!
Why did I waste money on modeling amps? Thanks for the demo!
Thanks buddy! Great to still have comments this many years later!
Since it’s only 20 euros more to buy the cr instead of hr and you can also connect it to a 16 ohm cab, is it still better to buy the hr? I guess they would sound the same through the cab?
Sad the Clean has no Master Volume, feature expected for an amp for home, only the bigger brothers have it.
The classic gain volume can get pretty high while staying clean, just about riding that volume on your pickups. Totally agree it be a nice feature but there’s not many 1 watt valve amps I’ve came across with as many features as this guy, thanks for your comment :)
Cool review Jason, wish more review videos were like this. What mic did you use to record the amp? Sounds great!
Cheers man! The mic for this one was just a Scarlett CM25 MkIII, pretty affordable and probably not meant for an amp haha
What's with the hum/buzz? you're not using single coil pickups?
Probably the room he's in. I have the same problem. None of my guitars have sc's and sometimes the hum is so bad I just stop playing. I even get hum on the tv.
@finishin.my.coffee8780 I think so man, it happens more often than not in my wee flat
Thanks for this great demonstration, mate!
I own a 2x12 cabinet from Marshall, would you recommend to go for the top head rather than going for the combo?
Top head mate.
Hey Jason - great video! Just wanted to see if the Hartwood still had the stock pickups in? You got a fantastic tone out of the guitar!
Thanks so much for the kind comment! I actually have since sold the guitar altogether! But the person I sold it too is planning some upgrades to the guitar so maybe I’ll be able to give an update in the future 😁
Thanks for this great review and very nice playing! Also I like both guitars, but the Hartwood ... wow. Some cheaper guitars have something special even they aren't playable well. Reminds me on Blood Red Shoe and the Tucson or the german "Hertie Casters".
Can't decide wether to choose the 1CR as a bedroom amp (quiter playing at less watts), having the 5CR (should be too loud, have to be run with volume down, but ha a volume/gain for the clean) or going for modeling. But I also like to keep it simple and clean. Well, unfortunately - and you demo it a bit, the clean channel isn't that clean at the start (ok, humbucker) and there won't be a clean volume range. I like the Marshall sound, but also the clean tone. Not sure, how loud you can get in clean channel without much crunch, that part is missing a bit, 'cause you set it to 0.1 watt. Don't know if this combo will fit to me? Thanks in advance.
I was looking for reviews on this amp, and yours is the best, and by far the most useful. So much so, I have just liked and subscribed to your channel. Your playing and review of the amp are great. You have my mind up, I want one. I might have to wait to see if santas 🎅🏻 good to me. 😂 Thanks for a Great review. Take Care.
Aw thanks so much for the kind comment and the sub! Very appreciated man! Fingers crossed your on the good list 🤞😂
Hey ur playing is great, been thinking about buying marshall 5 watt or 1 watt as want simple low watt valve amp like you and I have found your video very helpful I'm going for the 1 watt amp, many thanks
Thanks Paul, really appreciate it! Subscribe if you want, I’ll have another video of the amp out soon with a better mic set up! Let me know when you get it if you enjoy it :)
Great : playin : getting one of these Amps now
So kind of you to sat Kenny! Thank you! Hope you enjoy the amp
Just the footswitch has a bad feedback “ click” when switch from the dirty channel to the clean channel. Damn
Great review I feel the same way about modeling amps,, I had a VOX VTX20 that was not too bad , analog modeler , then a Fender LT 25 okay , but sound wise it didn't grab me I like things straightforward not to fart around looking for tone, my current amp is BOSS Katana Mini this is a killer amp, nothing fancy no bluetooth 3 band eq sounds great, and I take it with me when I travel, but I am looking for that amp that is straight forward gives me that tone that grabs me, I don't want to fart about with apps and software, and very important having an amp that will not get me kicked out, I have a V100 Les Paul type guitar with PAF style Humbucker's this amp would sing with that guitar , and the red beast Strat with 3 P90's from Vintage, I'm convinced I like this amp is checks off all the boxes for what I want and it has the fx loop at the back, perfect home amp,
I've played one of those Katana Mini's, loved it for the same reasons, no option paralysis! Is it the Vintage V100? I absolutely love Vintage guitars, they really are brilliant. Thanks so much for your comments, love reading about other peoples gear!
I got ,y dad the head and the 1X12 cab because of the larger speaker which at Xmas I changed out for a celestian creamback and it’s killer, also got him the little black box jhs so it can be cranked but use the box as a master volume in the effects loop because even 1 watt at max is too much in a terrace, I have just got the JVM 410h and a Marshall 2x12 with vintage 30’s and because I have the master volume I can still get bedroom/house volumes but amazing tone (even better than the DSL at those volumes) obviously a big price gap but just showing a 1 watt amp and 100 watt amp can be used if you get the right one at the same levels. The 12” speaker makes a massive difference in the dsl so if you can afford the cab and head (roughly £350) it’s worth getting it over the combo
Super informative comment! Thanks very much 😁 would totally agree about the cab size, would make a massive difference!
@@zoostationjason was a really good demo mate, wasn’t one of the usual “I’m being payed to play this so will say it’s amazing” it was a real world demo which is great and more things like this are needed for people. Also thanks for the response and being humble. Hopefully more people will find this channel because it’s actually good and not just advertising keep up the good and hard work mate 👍🏻🤙🏻
Aw cheers man! That really means a lot to me 🤘 Glad you enjoyed my rambling!
I also have the DSL1 head but went for a closed back Orange 1X12 cab which sounds great. I have also got the JHS little black box on order so that I can crank the amp a bit more without annoying the neighbours. (Even on the 0.1W setting). Seems to take pedals pretty well too. @Jason Likes Things really good and informative demo!
Sounds like a killer set up Mike! Thanks for the comment, really appreciate it!
I bought an amplifier, with the hope that I would finally play on a lamp amp. The first thing I noticed is that on the clean channel, no matter how much I turn it up, the sound is always clean, without crunch. Another thing is, on the ultra gain channel, the sound is harsh, cloudy, and that's at 0.1 w. Great disappointment , and I returned it to the shop.
That’s rubbish you didn’t enjoy it. I think the clean channel staying clean is completely purposeful on them though!
Your amp is made in Vietnam?
Not sure man, I no longer own it, sorry
Hi. Thanks for your review. Love the tones. But when you’re on the ultra gain channel there is a noticeable loud hum/hiss coming from the amp. Is that right or am I hearing things? Is it annoying?
Thanks for the comment Jennifer! There’s no noise in real life with the amp, my set up for recording is pretty affordable and I struggle with getting rid of ground noise sometimes. If you want a video of the amp shot with my phone to hear it a bit more fire me an email at jasonlikesthings@gmail.com 😁
@@zoostationjason cool. Thanks for letting me know. I think I’ll buy this amp now. Your review and reply have been very helpful.
If you do end up getting one check back in and let me know how you like it!
@@zoostationjason hi Jason. I thought I’d let you know how I went with looking at purchasing the Marshall dsl1. I had the opportunity to try a number of amps today (Marshall dsl1, dsl5c, evh5150, orange rocker 15, black star ht1, fender Princeton 64 reissue hand wired, fender blues jr and pro jr, fender super champ x2, and boss katana 100w head and katana100w combo). I played them all at the volume I use at home and the distance from the amp that I sit at home. And the one that sounded best to me for what I play was….the boss katana 100w. So I’m going with that amp. My second favorite out of the ones I tried was the dsl5
Thanks so much for getting back to me that’s amazing! The Katana series are unbelievable, so glad you found one you like - makes playing so much easier when you can vibe with something! Thanks again!
what about the emulated out when plugging your headphones in? top or flop?
Hi Jason - what do think about the hissing noise that appears when the high gain channel is on ?
I noticed that you turned down the volume on the guitar. Is there something wrong with the amp ?
Hey - thanks for the comment!
Not too sure. I don’t think anyone was wrong with it, the electricity in my room can be rather noisy at times. I did sell the amp not long after this video so I haven’t had the amp in years - hope that helps!
How long would you say the valves will last with 3-4 hours of daily use at lower to mid volumes? Your amp sounds great and I want one..
Thanks for the kind comment, unfortunately I have no idea! I know people who have never changed the tube in amps they’ve gigged with for years and some folk who have had terrible luck with tubes going.
Could last 4 years or even 20. Depends ... and you can't influence it. There's no standb and it seems the heating up is very fast. I always let the amps heat up for some minutes. Jason, how warm or hot gets this combo? When it gets hot you may open the back, but at 1 watt I don't expect much heating.
I think I'm going to try my luck and buy it for home recording. I have a question..
Can the dsl1cr speaker cable (at the back) be plugged to a separate solid state Poweramp pedal or solid state head?? (such as the orange micro dark or the exh 5mm). My goal would be to use the speaker of the combo only ( for daily noodling etc to prolong tube life).
@@lucid_delirium976 Wouldn't save the tubes by not using them, makes no sense since this combo isn't that expensive and rare. I think this combo is self biased and so you only have to change them pairwise (matched ones).
You can detach the speaker cable for using it in amp, yes. 16 Ohms. The speaker itself only cost around 25-35 $€. Go better for a 12"
@@rotepillenfresser4544 I'm not sure I explained my question clear enough.
I have a solid state Poweramp+preamp pedal. It's made to power any guitar cabinet of any ohms.
What i was wondering was If the speaker cable of the dsl could be disconnected from the dsl, and then plugged into my Poweramp pedal. The dsl would be turned off. The 8" speaker in the dsl would get powered by my Poweramp pedal.
Is this possible? And wouldn't this method prolong tube life?( seeing as the dsl would be turned off. )
Nice little amp
Can i use headphones with the amp?
Sure can buddy!
@@zoostationjason How? The people at Marshall says there is no headphone jack....Thank you.
So you can plug headphones into the emulated output then you’d also need to disconnect the speaker so it doesn’t come from there too. It’s defo more complicated than it should be! Hope that helps!
@@zoostationjason sorry I'm a newbie, where is the emulated speaker? And how do you disconnect it?
@@zoostationjason Thank you mate! I got it! I first disconnect that wire that is connected to the speaker and THEN the headphones to the emulated output. Thank you!! Have the tubes ever gone out on you? I wonder how much are the tubes.
Does attenuation bring it down to .1 of a watt or as you claimed .5? I have tried to find out and it looks like it is 1 tenth of a watt or 0.1.
You are right! Puts it to 0.1 watt
Great demo
Thank you !
I have a fender bassbreaker 007 and it is Very good amp, but Marshall is Marshall and have better hardrock tone more sparkly. 1watt is good for practice amp
Aw I loved the bassbreaker line! Tried them when they first came out and thought they kicked ass , thanks for the comment man!
How Marshall can charge £350 for this tiny thing when much bigger and complex Bugera V22 costs the same? 🤔
I have a review of the V22 up! But this amp wasn't £350 Got it for around the £250 mark.
Nice review... helpful
Thanks so much man!
where is the 1/0.1 watt switch?
On the back, there's a 'low power' switch, thanks for commenting!
I live in a private house and can afford to play loud. Can this amp play really loud through cabinet112?
I’m sure it would be loud enough to suffice in a room but it is only 1 watt!
@@zoostationjason I'll take 5 watts and we'll see) thanks for your honesty
Let me know how it sounds!!
When living private go for the 5 watts,, also due the better controllable clean channel, but there's not that great difference you might expect in loudness.
If you halve the loudness of 100 watts you'll have a 10 watts of a valve combo, halve 10 watts -> 1 watt, 1 watt -> 0.1 watt. In dB that's always 3 dB. Check out the comparision DSL 5CR vs 20CR. That's not that much and the reach both more than 100 dB, think 107 vs 112 dB. That's too much for your ears.
You should better go for a bigger combo with a 12" speaker. The 5CR should fits a 12" with some work, the 1CR won't take a 10" as far as I read.
The 1 Watt is still too much for a room, be aware!
Where are you setting the classic gain to get the edge of breakup?
It was too long ago for me to remember I’m afraid! I no longer own the amp. You’ll need to try and zoom in! Thanks for the comment
@@zoostationjason Just see you sold this amp. But why, what happend? Still missing a cleaner clean channel?
Is it normal for my amp to hiss ?
I wouldn’t have thought so man, hissing reserved for snakes! 🐍
@@zoostationjasonI looked at various reviews of the latest version of this amp, and found yours to be the most helpful. Really enjoyed your demo and your playing. I'm now very tempted by this amp. Thank you.
Great video pal, think you’ve convinced me to purchase one. Sounds fantastic especially on that ultra gain. I’ll be in guns n roses heaven 👍👍👍
Cheers for the kind comment Daniel! Hope you enjoy it if you get one!
Hi Mate.
Looking for small practice Amp.
This one or Laney cube super 10?
Never used a Laney Cube Super 10 man! They make cool amps but you can’t go wrong with these is all I’ll say! If you can go and try both out that would be best, let your ears guide you :) thanks so much for the comment
@guitarstories will take dsl1CR or HR
The cub 10 has no emulated headphone output but the marshall does, making the marshall the better option for those who want the option of using headphones.
@@nikhamblinTnx Mate.
I bought a dsl1hr and a custom cab with 10" Jensen speaker. This pair sounds great with my LP(clone😉).
I also made a JHS little Black Amp clone, I wanted to play the bedroom volume on hot preamp tubes and because there is no Master Volume.
That sounds like a killer set up man!
Great!
Thank you Sir Charles!
Mon the Bairn's! :)
Indeed my man!
This or a Marshall DSL1CR?
That’s what this is friend!
@@zoostationjason sorry my bad! Harley Benton tube5 or this? 🎅😄
Ahh! No idea unfortunate I’ve never used the Harley Benton tube amps but i’ve heard good things about them! They’d certainly be louder - sorry I can’t help more
@@zoostationjason thanks 🙏
note to self:
11:40
Great
Thanks, much appreciated!
but all the amps I buy never like they do on the youtube
What amp do ya use? :)
DSL1C, Supro King 8, Spark, Vox super beetle, blackstar fly 3, Fender Mustang V.2 20watts
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@atvau ohh nice one man! How is the Supro?
sounds alright I use a overdrive pedal on it. pretty good but not far out like the youtube demos. Have lollar pickups in my 1990 les paul Gibson too
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@atvau I’ve heard Lollar pickups are quite the treat!!
The fatal mistake of this video is that you mic'ed the amp, thus disguising how loud it will be---it's not how it would be used in a real setting. You can make a pocket-sized transistor radio sound loud if you mic it
It was more loud enough for a small flat like mine :) I hope my word is trusted over my fatal microphone
@@zoostationjason It's not---words are cheap, hearing is believing
@justsumguy2u haha!!
Since they are made in china now. The sound has completely disappeared
just bloody play man. 5 mins of chat! 😂
Sorry you were forced to watch that much chatting without switching videos.
@@zoostationjason do you mean that or are they empty words?
In my oppinion, too mutch talk!
Thanks for the feedback man! I shall shut up more in future!
@@zoostationjason Now you're making me feel bad about my coment... Maybie Im having a bad day... Besides the talk at the beguining, nice review!
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Not at all man - not trying to make you fee bad! I appreciate the feedback, have a nice day man 🤘
@@zoostationjason i know man. You made me fell bad because perhaps my comment was a little unfair and stressed, not your fault!
As i said, i had a shity day!
Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹
The talking was fine, good mix
Один вопрос - зачем? Зачем травмировать свою психику, когда есть Yamaha thr, Boss katana air, Positive grid spart и etc? Мазохизм? Ок, я вышел из чата....
listen to that noise!!!!!! seriously no mention???? wtf
Not sure I noticed any noise - my mic set up wasn’t ideal so I recon noise from that. It’s a quiet wee amp :)
thumbs down for taking 6 minutes to play the dam thing. i just wanted to hear the amp.
Sorry you felt as strong!
I suggest you use the timestamps if another video is similar - they are super helpful if you don’t enjoy people talking.