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Marshall DSL40C

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Pros

  • sounds good and is quiet
  • amp is PERFECTLY my style of music
  • Easily obtained provided a very good sound we love

Cons

  • clean channel a little too sharp and channel a little too saturated fat
  • but generally too crystalline due to its speaker
  • read) does not shatter ears
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Key specs

  • Valve (vacuum tube)
  • Straight
  • 1
  • yes
  • no
  • 40 W
  • no
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Marshall DSL40C - Pros & Cons

Marshall DSL40C

Pros

  • sounds good and is quiet
  • amp is PERFECTLY my style of music
  • Easily obtained provided a very good sound we love
  • better and more successful
  • The amp is very touch sensitive and reacts very well to picking intensity
  • he tones are all so rich and fully of harmonics
  • everything is very simple
  • good fit with a wide array of overdrive and distortion pedals
  • The cleans are clear and have a great deal of depth
  • Plays nicely with pedals and gives clean
  • is plenty of power and it is just really easy to get a great sound out of

Cons

  • clean channel a little too sharp and channel a little too saturated fat
  • but generally too crystalline due to its speaker
  • read) does not shatter ears
  • far too metal for me and slammed her
  • dirty channel by changing a few caps
  • footswitch only manages a channel switch and reverb control
  • the tone was too hard to dial in and I just
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  • it falls short
  • switch between them all
  • a rugged little box

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Marshall DSL40C - Full Specifications

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General
Amplification technology
Valve
Cabinet shapeStraight
Fullrange/bass element quantity1
Fullrange/bass element size12.0 in
Trebleno
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
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Features
Able to add as monitor (angled)no
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Audio features
EQ on inputyes
EQ (Rotary controls)yes
EQ controls
  • High
  • Low
  • Mid
Number of Bands2
Graphical EQ (slider)no
Impedance16.0 Ω
Power (RMS)40.0 W
Type of effectsReverb
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Connectivity
Analogue 3.5mm input (Aux)0
Analogue RCA stereo inputno
Balanced input (analogue) XLR0
Direct outno
Headphone outputno
Jack Plug input (not microphone / pedal)1
Microphone inputno
MIDIno
Pedal input (phone connector 6.3mm / 1/4)yes
Phone connector output (6,3mm / 1/4)2
Return/Sendyes
Jack Plug Return (6,3 mm/1/4)1
Jack Plug Send (6,3 mm/1/4)1
USBno
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Dimensions
Width24.41 in
Depth9.92 in
Height19.29 in
Weight50.49 lb
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Storage
Memory card readerno
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Power
Battery operatedno

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Marshall DSL40C Marshall - Editorial Reviews (1)

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Published: 22.11.2012
Marshall DSL40C review

A 'modern classic' guitar amp updated

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