JCM2000 TSL60 Head Review

The latest addition to the JCM2000 family, the TSL60 head boasts three footswitchable channels - clean, crunch and lead; dual Reverb controls and more.

Features:	8.9
Sound:	9.8
Reliability:	9.4
Impression:	9.6
Overall rating:	9.4
Users rating:	9.5
Comments:	38

overall: 8.5

Featured review by: rinio, on july 09, 2007

Price paid: $ 1264

Purchased from: Steve's

Features: Mine is either a 2006 or a 2007. You have probably already read the features so I'm not going to go too into details, but basically the 3 channels is really nice, the only feature I think that could be added is a separate EQ for the "crunch" channel. I don't like how it shares an eq with the lead channel. It is not ideal but it is workable (I think it has a separate eq on the 100W model) the 5 button footswitch is pretty nice, the wire seems cheaply made, but looks like it will last if you take care of it. One thing I don't like is that it cuts out when you switch between Clean and distorted channels. If I played in a 1 guitar band then this would be a huge issue for me. I like that the fx loop can be wired as a lead boost by just running a patch cord thru it and pressing the button to +4db. I use this amp to practice and power small halls. It is easily loud enough to do any room for up to 500ppl without PA support. The deep switch is amazing. // 7

Sound: I use a PRS Santana SE with this, and a 150W 16ohm homemade cab with 2 celestion speakers. It sounds very nice. I play a sort of post 3rd wave ska core, so I need to have a lot of verstatility. I need to be able to run out a smooth dubsound and a heavier hardcore punk sound, and this does the trick. The distortion goes just short of being metal, which makes it perfect for punk, and with the deep Switch I can easily dial in some sick reggae/ska/dub clean. Honestly, the distortion could be better; it slightly lacks warmth, therefore I would not want to use it in a studio setting, but for Live it really cuts through the mix, better than a lot of amps that might sound a little warmer. // 9

Reliability & Durability: Marshall's are known for reliability. I'm hoping that's true. I have a friend who uses this amp and he has been using his since the early '90s for gigging/touring/etc. and has never had a problem with it. I'm hoping mine will hold up the same. A few days ago, I had a little glitchwith it. the volume cut down to just a little more than nothing. I rotated the tubes, and all was well. I don't know, perhaps a little dust or something like that. Should hold up though. // 9

Impression: I love it. Perfect for anything that needs a smooth, deep clean, or anything rock based short of metal/numetal. It is a perfect match for those who play contemporary ska. I've been playing 5 yrs and this is really the amp for me. I would probably buy this amp again. I love the versatility, and the way that it cuts through the mix. I hate that the sound cuts out when you Switch between clean and distortion. I looove the deep switch. I was debating on whether to get the Peavey 5150 which was a little bit cheaper than this amp. I found that the Peavey was a little bit clunky sounding, and didn't have as nice of a clean as the TSL. Plus, the 5150 sounded best when it was very driven, whereas with this amp I could have optimal sound at slightly less driven. // 9

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: ierostyle, on may 16, 2008

Price paid: $ 768.6

Purchased from: Local music shop (2nd hand)

Features: I think the amp was made in 2002 or it was definately produced around that period of time, I have checked all the codes I could find on everything that looked as if it may give me a clue to try and work out when it was made. I'm quite a versatile player but I generally rather rhythmic but play solo's as well. the music I like to belt out ranges from Guns N Roses to My Chemical Romance, to A7x, but play acoustic parts and lead parts to a variety of different stuff, the stuff my band plays obviously is important in the type of amp I need, I need nice crisp clean tones. I have complete Faith in this amp for any genre I feel that is a very important statement in my review.
It's a 3 channel amp with bucket loads of tone, the foot pedal that comes with it is great spot on for what you want but you have got to be aware of the slight lag between the channel switching using the foot pedal, but if you take it into account everything is fine on that front, it's an insignificant floor in the amp that yes really is important to be rectified from Marshalls point of view but if your aware of the floor.
It's a complete tube amp modern design amplifier.
with your 3 channels clean, crunch and lead // 9

Sound: I use an Epiphone SG G400 at current with stock pickups, it's a suprisingly good guitar but it does suffer the typical SG neck heavyness.
Yes it can be fairly noisy on the lead channel but most decent amps can be, I'm sure you'll all be aware that nearly everyone will Switch back to clean when they aren't playing.
The cleans are superior to everything I have come across so natural and sparkly really wonderful!
The crunch is very circa 1980-90 if you get the right setup a great channel, and most importantly has it's own volume and gain controls but shares an eq with the lead channel, if you want to use both crunch and lead a lot you do have to find an eq setting that's good for both.
Lead is where it's at with this amp, with the gain knob just half way you can be hitting all the heavy riffs you want, lay the distortion on thicker and the tone and warmth stay, unlike most it doesn't get over saturated at any point, it really is superb I highly recomend this to anyone out there considering one // 10

Reliability & Durability: I have this second hand so customer support from Marshall I don't know much about never dealt with them, however my local music shop will take this for me and check problems for me, they are good to me! I have Faith in this amp and yes I will be gigging without a backup, if I could afford backup yes I would take back up but I can't cause I just spent all my free cash on this beast! I can't complain at all so I have to give it 10. // 10

Impression: Fantastic, i would recomend this to anyone from blues to heavy metal, yes If I had this stolen I would get another or maybe a tsl 100, It's a great amp the only problem is the slight dealy you may get on the foot pedal. This is the best amp I have used and would like to keep using for a very long time. // 10

overall: 9.5

Reviewed by: DSchmitty, on august 22, 2008

Price paid: C$ 2600

Purchased from: L. A. Music

Features: This amp is all tube, three channels which are Clean, Crunch, and Lead, all switchable on the 5 button foot Switch, which all features reverb and fx loob toggles, it also includes emulated line out, and an fx mix control. For tubes, this amp comes with 4 ECC83s in the preamp, and 2 EL34s in the power amp. I use this amp to gig and for bedroom practice, although it is very loud, you can get a decent distortion without having to go to loud, but of course the cranked distortion is a lot better. For gigs this amp has more then enough power, without a P A system, I don't even go past 7-8, so it works fine, and that is even to loud. The only thing it's missing is a separate EQ between lead and crunch, but you will probably only end up using the lead the most anyways. // 9

Sound: I play this amp with a Jackson SLSMG Soloist with Duncan 59s, Ibanez Rg 150R w/ Duncan 59s, and Ibanez RG1570 Prestige w/ Duncan 59 in the bridge and stock in the neck. The Music style I play ranges a lot, I play Jazz in a band, and thrash metal in another and this amp ranges very well for both of those, I barely have to use pedals, well mainly because I prefer not to, but because also I don't need to, this amp has a dream Marshall tone. The cleans are prestine clear, and with some eqing can range from mid cutting sharp high tones to warm jazz low tones, with a boost of the gain (or cut the gain on the crunch channel) you can also get a nice blues tone easily, the cleans are THAT good. For the crunch, let me say the overall distortion on this amp is amazing, the bottom end is there which most Marhsall amps, or any amps for that matter, are missing. This amp has a big bottom end kick, but with some eqing you can take that out as well. Back to the crunch, this channel isn't to heavy, personally I would only use it for a slightly overdrive blues tone, or a classic rock tone, but the lead channel is where it's at, it has a lot of gain, especially for a Marshall, over course you cannot compare it to a Splawn, or an Engl, or a Krank, etc, because those amps are designed specifically for ultra gain, but this amp handles gain well, in my band we play Megadeth, Metallica, Dream Theater, etc. It does them all really well, but when you get into those really heavy metal bands, you will probably need a good distortion pedal to get those ultra-brutal tones, but this amp handles the normal heavy brutal tones. Let me just note that the lead tone is amazing, truly tonal heavy from a lead guitarists perspective, and very versatile. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I don't need a back up with this amp, it's built solid, I've owned it for quite a bit of months, and I've never had a single problem with it yet and I'm happy about that, I've never even had any minor problems, except for the odd bad interference or fuzz, but that's a problem in my pedal chain, or crappy cables, etc. I have not gone through the stock tubes yet. // 9

Impression: I use this for Jazz, Thrash metal, 80s metal, rock, and classic rock, it fits perfect and is very versatile for them all, I would definitely recommend it. I've been playing for 8 years and this amp is one of the best I've owned, other then a Diezel I owned a couple years back, I don't regret buying this amp at all, I love it, if it was stolen or lost I would most likely replace it, but that all depends on my budget, If I had more money I would go with a more expensive amp most likely. I love it because of it's great tone and versatility, that's where the amp shines, especially the lead and the cleans. This amp is perfect as it is, except, this is a minor thing, a separate EQ for the crunch and the lead. // 10

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: sHieZaN, on july 14, 2006

Price paid: $ 900

Purchased from: Ebay

Features: I think this amp was made around 2001, but was still in great shape except for the tubes when I got it. This amp is very versitile. It can handle most genres with its 3 channels. I think it has 2 effects loops. I use the lead and clean channel the most, because the crunch isn't really that great. I don't know how this amp sounds with stock svetlanas, because I have JJ E34l's and JJ E83303 I think in there. Anyways this amp is loud! Don't underestimate 60 watts of tube power. // 9

Sound: I use a Fender American Deluxe H/S/S strat, and with the bridge I can get metal to classic rock to blues just by switching around the gain. The Lead channel is very very good, but it barely has enough gain for some metal, probably because the JJ's, but it's good enough. If I turn the gain to about 6, I can get the Vintage Marshall tones. The clean channel is very good. Through my strat I can get hendrix really good. It is kinda bluesy, so some people might not like it. The only channel I dont like is the crunch. It feels like a washed down version of the Lead, and is nowhere near as sharp, but I can get clapton tones with it through my strat. Overall, the amp is alittle noisy, but I dont have a problem with it. The thing is that this amp is kind of good at every genre, but is not a master of any. Also, the reverb rocks. // 9

Reliability & Durability: As for reliability, it never broke on me. I would gig without a backup because it is reliable. // 10

Impression: This amp is a really balanced amp. It can handle all the tones you want really well, but if you really are just going for brutal distortion, look somewhere else. If you want the 'actual' Vintage Marshall roar, get a Vintage amp. Just remember that this amp compromises versatility for quality. // 9

Reviewed by: unregistered, on march 14, 2006

Price paid: $ 2

Purchased from: Martin Stand Guitars

Features: I got what I paid for in this amp. I highly recomend this amp for Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and almost anything else. This is a great tube amp it has a nice warm sound mine has JT650X tube in it this is probably the best tube they make. // 10

Sound: I have mainly been using DiMazario double whammy humbuckers on my '70s Charvette. I mostly play Eddie which is great for this product. I mainly set the tone all the way up to 10. This amp has a distinct Marshall reverb sound which I love. The clean and drive channels are the best in its class the distorted sounds range from crunchy flitered or soft and silky clean chanels. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This amp has been used in any gig I can gather up. When I first got this amp I had to change the tubes imediately because when I first plugged into it the amp sounded horid, so I changed the stock tubes to the JT650X which is recommened the best. // 9

Impression: This amp is a great match for Eddie Van Halen or Hendrix which is mostly what I play. I have been playing for 25 years and the guitar that was handed to me from my dad was a '70s Charvette before he had died. If this item was lost or stolen I'd probably give up my life to find it. The thing I love about this guitar is its tone and the money I've put into it is tremendous. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on january 10, 2005

Price paid: $ 640.5

Purchased from: Second Hand - Ebay

Features: You can find features on Marshall sites but here are a few: 60 watt all tube (easily powerfull enough for a gig). FX Loop - which can kinda suck with certain FX (I'm not a Moron who put a distortion pedal in the loop or anything, obviously FX Loops are for modulation pedals, and my Boss Phase Shifter sucks in the FX Loop, however my EH Mini Q-Tron and Boss Dynamic Filter are perfect in the FX loop). 3 channels - clean, crunch and lead. EQ for clean channel, and shared between crunch and lead (isn't a problem if you actually know how to use EQ properly). Obviously there are tonnes more features but like I said, find them on Marshall's site. // 10

Sound: My main guitars an Epiphone SG Custom which, by the way, is beautiful. It can do any style and has Gib humbuckers so isn't a cheap peice of crap. To be honest I have no decent guitars with single coils so not sure how they'd react with this fantastical amp. This amp can do any style littlerally and not "just do it," it does everything fucking well. Clean channels is so f--king sparkley with reverb you'll think Marshall have hidden a chorus pedal inside. Crunch is perfect for building up to that perfect solo or just for a bluesy tube-driven OD sound, and as for the lead channel perfect for rock, hard rock, and yes, metal. The gain this amp can achieve when cranked is inhuman. // 10

Reliability & Durability: It's a Marshall. Obviously it's all tube so you can't drop it (damn what a surprise!) Previous owner gave this amp plenty of love so it's totally mint so far it's 6 months old and is running A-okay. Guess I might have to change the tubes soon (I use on a daily bassis). // 10

Impression: I'll keep this short and sweet. I wanted an all tube combo or half stack to use for gigs/normal band practice/recording. I play rock/alternative/punk rock/mental/anything really and I've been playing for just over 2 year (I got good real fast due to endless practice). This amp will do it all. I was tempted to go for the DSL head but the TSL has way more gain, and also an extra channel so no competition. On reading reviews I read quite a bit that this amp is useless for metal - get a Mesa Boogie etc. This is total crap. This amp can play any style like with any other amp bring the mids down on the lead channel for metal. This amp is beautiful no question about it. If you tried it out and like it, don't think twice, just buy it. I don't know how you could lose an Amp head this size but if it were stolen I'd buy the same one without thinking. I think compared to this the 100 watt all tube TSL head sucks, as you have to crank it so much to get that beautiful tube distortion or even just a decent sound. What more could this amp need? I'll answer my own question there, nothing. // 10

overall: 9

Reviewed by: selloutpunx, on november 04, 2005

Purchased from: Long & McQuade

Features: 60 Watt all tube head. 3 Channels (clean, crunch, lead), effects loop, reverb (seperate controls for clean & OD) seperate EQ for clean & overdrive channels. I play pop punk/skate punk and this amp is perfect for me. It's easily loud enough to gig with. I keep the volume around 7 to stay overtop of the drums & bass (I've got a hard hitting drummer). I decided to save myself a few hundred dollars and buy this over the TSL100. 60 Watts is more than enough power, and I can get by with only two EQ controls. There is a five button footswitch. One switch for each channel, one for the FX loop and one for reverb. // 9

Sound: I play a Fender MIM telecaster. It has been customized with an original 1979 Gibson Dirty Fingers humbucker in the bridge position and a Schaller Gold 50 in the neck position. The bridge pickup is perfect for playing anything punk rock, whether it be pop, skate or so-cal. The Dirty Fingers gives off an amazing sound through this head. The TSL runs absolutely quiet on all channels with the exception of the lead channel when I'm using the Dirty Fingers. It tends to feedback a fair amount if I am closer than 10 feet from the cabinet. I play through a Marshall 1960A JCM900 series cabinet. The clean sound from this amp is incredible. It stays crystal clean and is the best I've heard from any Marshall head that I've played. There is a seperate gain control to give it more of a bluesy or ska feel. There isn't much you can't get out of this head. The crunch channel is definitely the best feature of the TSL however. It gets the most use from me, I only switch to the lead channel when I am playing a riff that I want heard loud and clear over the rest of the band. Metal heads may not be completely satisfied with the gain, but it's got what you'd typically expect from Marshall. // 10

Reliability & Durability: Haven't had any problems with it so far. I haven't gigged with it at all yet. It's just been moved around from home to rehersal. It's a tube head, so you gotta treat her nice. A lot of people report problems with the footswitch over time, so be sure you got a good deal on a used one or a good warranty with a new one. They run about $150 to replace. // 8

Impression: Overall this head is everything I expected it to be. No more, no less. I'm relatively new to the world of electric guitars, only playing for three years, however I have several years previous experience playing bass, and I put a lot of time and research into this product before putting my money into it. It sounds better than anything else I've played, and you can't go wrong with it for the price range it's in and the features you get. If it were stolen I would probably shell out the extra $200-300 for the TSL100 as the insurance company would cover the rest. However, if it is not I will be playing this for the rest of my life. // 9

overall: 9.5

Reviewed by: OzzyCat, on january 20, 2004

Price paid: $ 549

Purchased from: Second hand

Features: The amp is pure Marshall. It's made for rock... loud ass rock. To be honest, I bought it for that and haven't needed to try any other type of music. Three channels. Two EQ. One EQ split over the Crunch and Lead channels. Cleans are pretty flippin' nice, and don't start to break up til you hammer the volume BIG time! The crunch channel has lots of gain if you want, and can handle leads nicely, however, the Lead channel is a monster. For awesome fat ass high gain rock leads, and rhythms, the Lead channel is brilliant. It has the shared EQ but if you want seperate you go for the 100 Watt version. I use it in band rehearsals and gigs and it is loud enough with my cab to not need a PA mic. It's an all tube amp delivering some sweet tones. // 8

Sound: I use an Epiphone Les Paul, with replaced pickups (Seymour Duncans). The sound is very GnR/Slash, but thats how I have it set up on purpose. The amp is as close to what I have dreamed of as I think I will ever need. It's clear sound, with nice warmth. Not noisy at all. The distortion is utterly amazing and will go on and on... it's got some of the higest gain you will find on a Marshall amp. However, I keep the gain low and still get the power tubes pumping out hot distortion. Keep it on 10!!! // 10

Reliability & Durability: I've beaten this thing around like crazy and it's held up so far! No probs with reliability either. // 10

Impression: Put simply, this amp is amazing. :P // 10

Comments

[ArcherTheVMan]

the TSLs really are amazing.

[tvkillsnathan]

i own a jcm 900. Which I believe is a pretacessor to the model. I have yet to encounter a marshall I didn't love. Marshalls and starts are a match made in heaven... or hell maybe. depending on your genre.

[tvkillsnathan]

i ment marshalls and strats... sorry

[Abnormal_Omish]

do cabinets make a big difference to the sound of the amp?

[Y00p]

^ Yes.

[Abnormal_Omish]

thankyou sir

[metalmiliita56]

i still dont get tubes you can use the head nitself as a amp and dont need nothin else?

[not2old2roc]

A head (tubes or no tubes) does not have speakers so it needs to be hooked up to a cabinet or other amp with speakers. The head is just the "guts"-electronics- of an amp setup. Get a combo amp if you want the "head" and speakers in one unit.

[Weybl Himself]

not a massive fan of the JCM200's, prefer the 800s and 900s. But it's all personal taste and they certainly aint awful.

[bobman20]

i play lots of metal and will the TSL60 play good metal tones i have an ep lp

checked.

[cerveza]

i went into the store an played one of these, but i ended up buying a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

[gjmmh123]

are these good for punk?

[gjmmh123]

nvm

[epiphoneg310]

i know this sounds like a stupid question but do you have to buy a cab with heads or can you use the heads on their own

[Csquared1001]

yeah, um for a brutal distortion the jcm 800 100W would be better wouldn't it?

[Csquared1001]

epiphone310
1. if you don't know the answer to that question then don't get a tube amp until you know what ur doing
2. no, the head is the AMPLIFIER which amplifies the singal of the pickups. It is the on that has the tube circuit and all that. The Speaker is what gives you the sound that comes from the amp. without it the amp is usless. Oh one important this
NEVER NEVER NEVER RUN A AMPLIFIER HEAD WITHOUT A SPEAKER ATTACHED!

[trenchardc]

everyone i ask this always gives me wierd looks, but if I get a tsl60 head, why would i choose the 300w 1960a cab? it has more watts. what does this mean? is more necessarily better? and generally, is it a good cab/head combo. cheers

[shredder_666]

This amp has amazing tone. I had the chance to play with this head once through a 1936 Cab, and the tone quality for the lead channel was un****ingbelievable, i would by one but im going for the JVM410, nevertheless, this amp is great.

[shredder_666]

trenchardc :
everyone i ask this always gives me wierd looks, but if I get a tsl60 head, why would i choose the 300w 1960a cab? it has more watts. what does this mean? is more necessarily better? and generally, is it a good cab/head combo. cheers

Like i always say, more watts is not necessarily better, but it always feels good to know that you have it.

[wyldeshredder]

everyone i ask this always gives me wierd looks, but if I get a tsl60 head, why would i choose the 300w 1960a cab? it has more watts. what does this mean? is more necessarily better? and generally, is it a good cab/head combo. cheers

and you cant get a 100 watt cab for this amp...tube amps need about 2-3 times as much power in the cabs as watts in the head.60x3=180 atleast,to be safe

[shredder_666]

wyldeshredder :
everyone i ask this always gives me wierd looks, but if I get a tsl60 head, why would i choose the 300w 1960a cab? it has more watts. what does this mean? is more necessarily better? and generally, is it a good cab/head combo. cheers

and you cant get a 100 watt cab for this amp...tube amps need about 2-3 times as much power in the cabs as watts in the head.60x3=180 atleast,to be safewyldeshredder :
everyone i ask this always gives me wierd looks, but if I get a tsl60 head, why would i choose the 300w 1960a cab? it has more watts. what does this mean? is more necessarily better? and generally, is it a good cab/head combo. cheers

and you cant get a 100 watt cab for this amp...tube amps need about 2-3 times as much power in the cabs as watts in the head.60x3=180 atleast,to be safe

True, but most guitar cabinets can handle anything you put on top of them. It is preferable to get a higher power handling amp for a tube because a 100watt tube will put out about an eqivelent of about a 300 watt solid-state, give or take a few watts, but i actually was working with DSL100 and JVM410 Tube heads and i stuck them onto the MG412s which handle 120watts, but they really worked fine...cranked and everything. A guitar fundamentalist would say NO! YOULL BREAK THE CABINET, but most people who come here are stupid teenagers and if you talk to older guitar experts, they will say what i will so...dont be afraid if you have an MG cabinet or something and want to throw a Tube head on it if you dont have the extra money, cuz they do work. Personally, i think that since it works so well, i dont see the point in spending $700 on 300watt handling cabs, im getting a JVM and im just going to throw it on top of my MG cabs. They work fine.

[samjackson1990]

just a quick quesiton but does this head have the ability to change the power, i.e from 60W to 20W ect. I've reado somehere they can, just wanting confrimation.

[wyldeshredder]

no,it doesnt samjackson
shredder666-...but MG cabs have shit speakers, wouldnt u kinda ruin a great jvm head with those korean "celestian" speakers...and the plastic housing?
and if i put that amp on 2 mg cabs, they handle 240 watts combined, so ya it would fine

[Multiplayerjon]

2 input jacks? or just one... too lazy to read

[spiff389]

one

[6_Feet_Below]

you got wat u payed for and u payed $2 ?!?! huh wtf?

[AlexAvarice]

6_Feet_Below wrote:

you got wat u payed for and u payed $2 ?!?! huh wtf?

I can only pray it was a typo... I would do anything for an amp of this quality at such a low price.

[synth002]

Jesus this head is bad lol, the cleans are realy nice but the distortions are just a fuzzy trebley mess!! 3 channels, footswitchable FX make & solo boost make it worth it if you need a gigging amp on a budget though.

Seriously though, awful distrotions.

[ShadesOfNight]

Csquared1001 wrote:

epiphone310
1. if you don't know the answer to that question then don't get a tube amp until you know what ur doing
2. no, the head is the AMPLIFIER which amplifies the singal of the pickups. It is the on that has the tube circuit and all that. The Speaker is what gives you the sound that comes from the amp. without it the amp is usless. Oh one important this
NEVER NEVER NEVER RUN A AMPLIFIER HEAD WITHOUT A SPEAKER ATTACHED!

but iv seen some bands in the studio recording with just the head attached into protools.
so it cant do much real harm can it?

[Kevin Saale]

All the people talking about the power of the amps are wrong.

To the guy that said a tube amp puts out more watts than an SS is wrong. Yes, when you crank them they put out more watts than what they are rated.

As for a cab, it needs to have as much wattage as the head, extra is not necessary unless you want no speaker breakup. The head make more power than they are rated for, but speaker companies know this and their speakers can handle more wattage than they are rated for.

[Kevin Saale]

Oops, left out a part on that second paragraph

To the guy that said a tube amp puts out more watts than an SS is wrong. Yes, when you crank them they put out more watts than what they are rated, but not triple. Not to mention if you're cranking a 100watt head into breakup it's probably way too effin loud.

[Mrtomtwo]

wouldnt you want break up on your cabs (for a short time anyway ) to get the proper overdriven sound without resorting to onboard channels ? if so just make sure you got the right impedance (load)match on the Amp n Cab

[rzemon]

Personally, I don't like the TSL series. There is something wrong about their construction. It is as if they had too much of everything, but not enough of rock if you know what I mean. JCM 800 stays number one Marshall amp for me.

[tomguitarr]

anyone who has this amp!, take out the marshall EL34 and put in electro harmonix EL34 tubes, and notice the difference, sounds way more acrticulate and has a much more punchy sound.

[DSchmitty]

Kevin Saale wrote:

Oops, left out a part on that second paragraph

To the guy that said a tube amp puts out more watts than an SS is wrong. Yes, when you crank them they put out more watts than what they are rated, but not triple. Not to mention if you're cranking a 100watt head into breakup it's probably way too effin loud.

Wrong, with a tube amp you need to have the cabinet with triple the wattage to prevent the cleans from breaking up, what your referring to is a natural break up, but you want your cleans to still be clean at high volumes so you don't have to switch.

[Mr. Tomnus]

ShadesOfNight wrote:

Csquared1001 wrote:

epiphone310
1. if you don't know the answer to that question then don't get a tube amp until you know what ur doing
2. no, the head is the AMPLIFIER which amplifies the singal of the pickups. It is the on that has the tube circuit and all that. The Speaker is what gives you the sound that comes from the amp. without it the amp is usless. Oh one important this
NEVER NEVER NEVER RUN A AMPLIFIER HEAD WITHOUT A SPEAKER ATTACHED!

but iv seen some bands in the studio recording with just the head attached into protools.
so it cant do much real harm can it?

but this is because they are amplifying straight to the mixing board/computer. the amplifier itself is making no noise because it is plugged in, and not miked. And while it wont do any real harm, it also wont do any real noise, because there arent speakers in the head. just thought you might like to know

[-Ravenous-]

just a quick quesiton but does this head have the ability to change the power, i.e from 60W to 20W ect. I've reado somehere they can, just wanting confrimation.

.

Not quite true, this amp the TSL 60 can't do that as far as i know, but its bigger brother the TSL 100 does something like that, i dont think it actually changes the wattage, but it gives it the "charecterists" of a 25 watt amp