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Marshall DSL20CR 20W Combo
Your Price: $899.99 CDN
or from $95 CDN/mo
The next generation of the Marshall DSL series amps are laden with Marshall tone, features and functionality for the novice, as well as pros performing on the world's biggest stages. The new DSL models feature adjustable power settings, which delivers all-valve tone and feel, at any volume, from bedroom to stage. The new technology adjusts power to the valves, instead of just turning off valve stages, allowing the amp to remain articulate and dynamic.
Some innovative tweaks to the EQ circuitry have given the new DSLs even greater tonal flexibility. The EQ section of the new DSLs can deliver exactly what your ears are looking for.
Marshall's partnership with Softube has led to the creation of award-winning plug-ins, as well as exceptional tone in Marshall's CODE digital amps. The same team is responsible for the development of the new emulated output feature, found in the DSL series. Both the headphone out, and line out on the DSL models boast incredibly accurate emulation of the famed 1960 cabinet.
The DSL is now more versatile than ever, with new features including discrete master volume controls for each channel, built-in reverb and resonance controls.
Features:
• Gain and volume per channel
• Dedicated resonance control
• Celestion Seventy-80 speaker
• High and low power settings
• Reverb
• Softube emulated output
• 3 x ECC83 and 2 X EL34 valves
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 19.7 x 16.5 x 9.8 inches (500 x 420 x 250mm)
• Weight: 35.9 lbs (16.3 kg)
Some innovative tweaks to the EQ circuitry have given the new DSLs even greater tonal flexibility. The EQ section of the new DSLs can deliver exactly what your ears are looking for.
Marshall's partnership with Softube has led to the creation of award-winning plug-ins, as well as exceptional tone in Marshall's CODE digital amps. The same team is responsible for the development of the new emulated output feature, found in the DSL series. Both the headphone out, and line out on the DSL models boast incredibly accurate emulation of the famed 1960 cabinet.
The DSL is now more versatile than ever, with new features including discrete master volume controls for each channel, built-in reverb and resonance controls.
Features:
• Gain and volume per channel
• Dedicated resonance control
• Celestion Seventy-80 speaker
• High and low power settings
• Reverb
• Softube emulated output
• 3 x ECC83 and 2 X EL34 valves
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 19.7 x 16.5 x 9.8 inches (500 x 420 x 250mm)
• Weight: 35.9 lbs (16.3 kg)
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My latest Marshall 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Kingston, Ontario
I have had many Marshall amps over the years and this one replaces an aging Marshall AVT50. I didn't need the 50 watts so I downsized to 20 watts, but this amp runs at either 10 or 20 watts and I run it a 10 with lots of headroom. Great clean sound and a effects loop. Plus classic Marshall on the Ultra Gain channel. A 12" Celestion speaker rounds out the package. Get one while they are priced reasonably.
Posted by Derek on May 29, 2024
Decent for the price 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Kamloops, British Columbia
This is a pretty decent tube amplifier when you consider the price point, sharing the eq between the two channels isn't great but if you play around with it you can find the common ground between the two channels. The clean channel is much better than high gain channel for most types of music, but again can get some use out of the high gain channel. Plenty of power on 20watt setting to keep up with rest of band. The big weaknesses with this amp is the speaker and the reverb, replacement of speaker to Celestion vintage 30 massive improvement and using a reverb unit in the effects loop makes this amp really come to life.
Posted by Keith on Sep 12, 2023
Whole Lotta Amp 3 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Takes pedals great, the reverb on it adds a lot, both clean and drive channels sound great even without pedals. I played it once in front of an audience and it filled the room with bell like chime. It is the best tube amp I've ever had.
Posted by Maya on Jan 14, 2023
Awesome amp!!!! 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Winnipeg (Pembina), Manitoba
For a 20 watt amp this thing really pushes out a lot of sound (or in my case...noise) and with the partially closed back it has lots of low end too. I highly recommend trying one of these out, I often use this instead of the stack and with the low power setting you can crank it to get the tube saturation without your ears ringing for the rest of the day. Excellent amp and would be $2000.00 if it was made in the UK and probably worth it.
Posted by Rod on Oct 10, 2021
Tube amp 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
It sounds great at bedroom volumes and gigs.
I feel like the gain doesn't compliment one of my guitars though but it takes pedals nicely which takes it too a whole new level. The cleans are beautiful as well. Love that Marshall tone.
Posted by Maya on Sep 22, 2021
GREAT REPLACEMENT 7 of 9 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Calgary East, Alberta
I originally had a DSL40 and thought it was a great amp, especially if you upgrade the speaker, which I did to a Celestion Vintage 30.The bass is clearer and tighter. Since moving into an apartment, its just too loud. I tried the DSL15 combo that was available at the time. I could manage the volume better but the Marshall tone wasn't in that due to the power tubes being 6V6s, not EL34s so I exchanged it back for the DSL40. Then time goes by despite having a loud amp that I could barely crank. I ran it a half power too.
I then saw months ago on Marshall's website that the new improved DSL series was out, not just with the DSL40CR but the 20W amp caught my eye as it had EL34 tubes. Just had to try it. Compared to the DSL40, it oddly sounded better. I could turn it up a little more and the sound was clearer. My older amp actually sounded harsh even with the same settings.So the choice was made and I took the Vintage 30 speaker out of the old amp and put it in the new one and it sounds even better. Amazing little amp.
Posted by Music Mike on Nov 8, 2020
Noise and spike 4 of 8 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Calgary Chinook, Alberta
Brought it home and notices a noise at idle not a hiss, the best way to describe it is a "windy microphone" noise. Took it back got another same thing. Marshall says they have a fix if you return the amp to them.
Beyond that i found the amp to be bright and spikey sounding. The OD channel is good and the clean channel is missing the crunch button.
Its light weight and built well but did not like the overall voice of the amp.
I returned it and bought the DSL40cr and i am much happier now. It's well worth the extra few bucks as you get a better voiced and much more versatile amp.
Posted by Mike on Jun 27, 2019
For what it is! 23 of 25 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Calgary Chinook, Alberta
Just a note that when I review something, I review it for it's price class. I'm not scoring it against a $2000 head on a 4 x 12 cabinet played on a acreage where you can get 8 tubes warmed up. :) I researched amps up to about the $1000 mark and a little beyond for several months before buying this. I first used youtube to listen to the different power tube types, and my preference were the EL34's. That narrowed things down a great deal. I wanted and amp that was 20 watts or more, but had to have volume attenuation so I could using it safely at home, and the field got narrower. I wanted to play the amp first, and deal locally. This is a very fast amp to dial into. Hit gain and volume to get desired level of crunch, a couple of EQ tweaks, verb... and your there in less than 5 minutes. Humbucking light crunch to heavy crunch is all excellent. Single coil blues and hard classic rock is superb. Shredders .... not sure.. I don't shred so I wont comment. In it's class, great tube sound and if you have a PA system and a quality FX setup, you'll probably never need more.
Posted by Pete on Apr 9, 2018
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