Marshall DSL20HR Unbox, Review and Demo (J Speak No 79)
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- J Speak No 79 - Marshall DSL20HR. Walking through the features of the Marshall DSL20HR. Unboxing the amp, play through and first impressions. Enjoy!
Timestamps -
TALK 0:21 - 1:31
UNBOX 1:32 - 5:29
Playthrough 20w mode 5:30 - 13:59
Playthrough 10w mode 14:00 - 14:52
First Impressions 14:53 - 16:49
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Seriously tune your guitar dude! Other than that great video an thorough demonstration, but that guitar hurts my ears.
I don't think any of these you tube GP's have ever played live through a real PA. If you ran that thin on stage you would take the heads off the people 20 feet away.
@Mike Jelinek 100%!
I've been playing with my band live for a while now and no and I use 1X12 Marshall DSL20 Combo amp and it's more than enough when Micd up. Stage noise is just annoying and throws off your sense of how your instruments sits in the mix
4x12 stacks are a thing of the past now, You could play a stadium with a 1x12 tube amp combo !
Although this guitar was out of tune.... you did a great job showing us how the amp sounds. Great review and demo!
I know I love my DSL 20 HR, and was not disappointed. I put EHX 12ax7's in it, and the sound got better. I used it live once so far, and it stood out. I was proud to rock a Marshall, when the other band's guitarists had snooty boutique amps, that couldn't get with mine at all, on every level!! Here's my demo vid th-cam.com/video/FTNLqClynPI/w-d-xo.html And here's the live clip: th-cam.com/video/_SEnibPBYqE/w-d-xo.html
Killer Sound & Playing!
Great Review! Gibson Les Pauls always sound out of tune to me tho. Awesome
Chad Eklund If you don’t tune them, yeah.
Sell the amp and buy a tuner.
Everyone repeats the same thing someone says about fizziness...What the hell do you think distortion is???? Turn the treble back you dope! If Green Day used it, you'say "It's the greatest thing ever!!!" All I know is...mine sounds killer, and in the context of a brutal metal song, (drums,bass, singing,screaming) You're NOT gonna complain about "fizziness."
Metal GuitarSolid People don’t get it....Marshall amps do not sound good stand alone. They shine in a mix
Music equipment comments sections are really something. I cringe especially hard when they bring up the country of manufacture as “evidence” it sounds bad.
Like... when I hook up to an amp IRL, I know exactly what I’m looking for and how to get there. If these people think it’s smart to turn the gain up to the point of fizz, they’re missing probably the most essential skill for electric guitar. No high-gain amp sounds good with the dirt dimed. Find the damn sweet spot and buy a tubescreamer, nerds
Is the head casing made of wood or mdf?
As a follow up to my review below I bought a DSL20H and have kept the DSL15H I have.
Short and Sweet comparison between both.
DSL 15H has much better cleans with a fullness, depth and clarity that the DSL 20H just cannot provide...quite a lot of difference!
The 20H clean is goodish..but not in the same league.
When it comes to the gain channel..the 20H is more like a OD1 for sure and has been smoothed out compared to the 15H.
But if you put in that magic ECC823 tube on the 15H..its my preference.
Overall the 20H is a nice Marshall..but the 15H definitely has a better clean and a gain channel with that $20 tube mod.
Lastly..the 15H has a lot more Girth and Bass in the bottom end at low or medium volume in either channel.(like a loudness button?)
If I had to choose between one..the 15H is the better sounding of the 2.
Fantastic Review.. and really made me decide if I wanted one of these to replace my DSL15H
The new DSL 20h has a lot of great inclusions and features which is great for those looking for a Marshall tube amp at a good price.
For those of you who might own a DSL15H..a handy hint...put in a JJ ECC823 tube on the V1 and all that gain is tamed and it makes it warm as honey and a gain more like a OD1.
Before I could not get past 9 o'clock on the gain dial but comfortably now sit at around 11-12.
I could not believe that one tube could change a amp so quite markedly.
Sound awesome, do you think i can get some eddie van halen brown sounds out of the amp, like the first van halen 1 album?
THANKS so MUCH
Tune your guitar man, and stop touching the tubs you notty boy
You took the back off- and showed us the insides!!! Cool! Excellent demo/review J!
Thank you!
He was being sarcastic.. you have a bunch of nice gear but can you even ply it?
No I wasn't, I seriously wanted to see the transformer size and tube layout, but J is the only one so far that showed that in his video! I'm a gear geek - I like that kind of detail!
Yes me too! I thought that was cool! Most reviewers don't do that.
ultra gain channel sounds like a swarm of hornets buzzing around the room, amp doesnt sound good to me at all, sounds really really cheap.
That's because, you do not know how to adjust an amp, to get a good sound.
What 4x12 are you running through?
When you play a legatto riff with a neck position PAF and the tone control dialed down to half, are there any Carlos or Slash tones available?
Great review..I found this today..not knowing which cab you used I found 8 Ohms seems less fizzy or 2 x 16 Ohm ( 21x12 cabs) ideal..I take treble and mid also presence way done..then it sounds fantastic...a Lp and a DSL..dream combi
thank you for watching!
Something telling me out of tune!!
Your review plus a couple others, I just bought the 20 watt combo and I’m very pleased.
awesome! congrats
Good review, but something sounds out of tune. Still, a good review!
If you turn on Closed Caption it says "Applause" as you turn up Classic Gain. When you turn up Ultra Gain then CC says "WTF?"
the classic channel sounded nice, but the ultra sounded like total fizz to my ears, i think a single coil strat or tele would have sounded much better. interesting video and thanks. ive got a 3 month wait for my origin 20w head and think it will be a great match for my telecaster.
You're not a hi-gain player, right? I'm not finding any good video-review for the origin 20w head, sadly
StefwI0u might have something to do with the fact there are no reviews for the origin anywhere, im expecting the origin to be a lot more versatile than dsl......fingers crossed
Yeah the guitar was a bit out of tune, but you showed at least to me one important bit NO OTHER reviewer told about this amp: What tubes it has as default. Many people will yank those JJs right out.
I have a 2017 green ocean burst classic as well and have been interested in this amp. Totally bought the guy today. Thanks for the review!
Awesome!
Hey man, good video! Can I use this at home , can it play well at low volume? Thanks
Thank you and yes, you can use at home and at low volume - no problem
@@thejay scaling down to the 10w option playing through a 212 w/ V30's... I can play this amp burning the tubes at a low volume and sound tight?
tune it up 1st.
Great video! Very thorough and informative, which is GREATLY appreciated.
Which cab did you used???
Really want to go back to a Marshall, but I’m not sure, this still sounds raspy and fizzy.
:( Wish they remade the vintage modern in a small version.
I've heard you can swap the tubes for darker ones 😁
Thank you! Great Video!!!!
I'm jealous of those Orange amps...
I wail this puppy and am quite happy with it. for the price? Damn i did however get the SC20H we will see if it actually sounds $800 better
A quick tip for DSL20HR owners. This amp definitely needs a boost, preferably one with a mid focus, such as the TS9. Or, if you do not need the loop and the separate Resonance control, just get the DSL15H, which already sounds like a mid-boosted Marshall. I have both and have done the comparison, using the same guitar, settings, cab, speaker, mic placement, etc., and found that when the DSL20HR is boosted, it sounds almost identical to the DSL15. Without the boost, the DSL20HR sounds a bit too scooped and tubby to be useful for home recording.
which is best for fuzz or15 or dls 20hr?
I would think the dsl20hr
Good Review.
Glad you enjoyed it
Here's the demo I did for my DSL 20 HR, I'm totally happy with it - th-cam.com/video/FTNLqClynPI/w-d-xo.html
Love this amp, but not without pedals, i put a digitech main squeeze compressor with the tone completely down while turning up the hi's up on a sonic maximizer through the fx loop, takes out the sizzle and makes it really punchy, drive the front with a bad monkey....does a decent rammstein/static x tone
Sent mine back-way too bright and tinny-could not EQ it out. I have a Marshall Haze 15 full stack and it sounds much better than the DSL20HR. I am a huge Marshall fan and hated to send it back but had no choice. I was hoping it would sound as good as my Haze and it had some features my Haze doesn't have. Good video here but we can't really know the true sound until we try an amp out in real life.
i aint much on reverb, but they could have doubled up on it here to just be decent,an take a lesson from fender amps,an those who like an use reverb.......
great review, best part - taking the back off. looking inside should be part of all reviews. thanks for the share.
Nothing wrong with digital reverb....the problem is that whatever marshall used for that reverb circuit, has to be really cheap!
Hey Jay, excellent review. I have a DSL 15c and it sucks. The ultra gain channel is a hissy-pissy mess. The classic gain channel doesn't have enough balls to play with a drummer. Do you think this 20HR amp is the improvement amp they should have made in the first place? I'd love to replace the 15c with with 20HR if there was a noticeable improvement. I love checking out your evaluations because you have excellent sound and visuals. Some guys use the camera mic on their point and shoot and I can never really tell whats going on. So.....I hope you get a chance to read this note. I hope to hear your opinions.
answer here - th-cam.com/video/hRPrYSQabgg/w-d-xo.html
Crank the volume on lead chanel and put gain on 2-3 max...rest of control flat!!!marshall tone!!!!
Can you use the emulated out without connecting a speaker cab?
What kind of classic tones sound good or great on it?
Whats the build like on this head? Do the knobs feel solid? Does it feel like you're using a cheap amp or is it a good quality built amp and you cant tell it was made in China?
answer here - th-cam.com/video/nUSu_XgBtDM/w-d-xo.html
My channel button's lights are off, and apparently I can't change the channel... I just bought this valve head, is there something I need to do?
I would take it back and exchange, that should not be happening.
How close can you get to a plexi tone on it?
The DSL 2O HR SOUD LIKE A POOR SS CHEAP AMP.......
ROBERT B. THOM.
Yvette Faubert - try another demo video. this amp is s beast
Gillan 64,
Try a vox ac10c1 a much better sound, l dont like the sound of the dsl 20 hr but its a matter of choice, if you like the dsl 20 hr its ok its your choice and i respect that...
ROBERT B. THOM .
Gillan 64,
Go in a music store and try a vox ac10c1 and let me no what you think about it, very good sounding amp and the reverb is amazing.
Another good amp is the fender super champ x2 , the head and cab. A good sounding amp for the price.....so have a good day.
ROBERT B. THOM
The tone shift sounds like a mid scoop eq for metal, like boogies V on the sliders.
Hi! does yours POP when switching channels from red to green? I just bought one - great sound, however it pops loudly when I am switching channels from red to green
Hi - it wasn't consistent but it did happen.
@@thejay Thank you! I have 1 more question - is your tone on headphones through emulated output (AMP on standby) affected by the presence and resonance knob? My is not. Volume and gain and all other equalizers are working. However there is no diference at all when I am turning Presence or resonance knob on headphones. (those knobs are working when playing amp through the speaker though)....
U think this head can take a Heavy drummer?
Hmm, even with the gain on the ultra gain channel all the way up its still not metal enough...better add a drive pedal. (im being totally serious)
Marshall DSL20 Metal demo from a Metal guitar player. Tell me again how this is ''not Metal enough''?? th-cam.com/video/oMfwUt9iabc/w-d-xo.html
This is so out of tune my eyes are bleeding ... please man, use that tuner, this is painful to listen to. Kind of a bummer because this is a good demo and video.
Your eyes are bleeding because it's out of tune? :D
What do you think about the brent hinds orange amp
Finally a demo of the dsl20 where the amp is explored thoroughly! Tone shift is a huge selling point for me. That extra edge in the upper-midrange is just what I needed to ruin everyone’s night at my next diy show. Just put an order in at my local shop and I can’t wait for it to be delivered
enjoy the amp and let me know what you think of it :)
Great sound man I have the combo I have to put my gain on 7 for it to sound full on either channel but that mabey cause I play with low output pickups
thank you for watching. I will try that too
I own just about every lunchbox head known to man. I just bought this one and it's probably the most horrible sounding amp I have ever heard. Do not buy this amp it's trash. It sounds like a crate gx15 practice amp at best.
Samuel Clyatt Idk what you mean. It sounds way better than my victory Kraken (50w) and my evh iii (15w) heads. Since I got this I hardly play the other two lunchboxes
Try the Silver Jubilee mini
I dont know about your taste, but there's another dude doing a video of the same amp and the gain channel sounds freaking awesome to me.. definitely 90's thrash metal sound. I could care less about clean tones personally.
Who is it dude?
Link?
is it loud for giging or rehearsals ?
answer here th-cam.com/video/eeHK_ivP3KY/w-d-xo.html
hello. could plug in headphones here for silent use at night?
Yes, answer here - th-cam.com/video/65LD-icxlC4/w-d-xo.html
Yeah but it won't sound as good and there's a problem where the clean channel volume is not as loud as the ultra gain channel
Nice one! How easy would you recon it'd be to replace the tranfsormer with a bigger one to go louder?
it would be impossible or cost prohibitive,easier to buy the 40 watt dsl and call it a day.
The 40w doesn't come in a head version though.
Just buy the 100 watt head man...play it in 50 watt mode
I don't recommend touching the tube glass with your fingers -- the grease left behind can cause a hot spot during operation, potentially destroying the tube. Good review
Is that made in China.
Vietnam
Worse... Vietnam
it sounds like a Chinese distortion box of a Marshall amp,,
Thank you for thinking to open the back and show the inside chassis so i could see the tubes placement and transformers.! I really appreciate that.
Best DSL 20 review on youtube great job
Wow, thanks!