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Re: Marshall DSL 401 Combo
BADMO's needs are different from the OP, TomGuitar9. I would have to say that you probably aren't going to be happy playing hard metal with EL84's. Most real metal heads like a Marshall amp with 6550's or KT88's. You can do it with an EL34 amp, but the tone of the amp will be different. Most metal guys like the clean headroom of the 6550's but then they can tank the front end of the amp with a stout OD pedal, or distortion pedal. To me, that is the real metal sound.
The 401 is a small amp designed for practice/small gigs. It was never designed to be an all out metal amp. I like it for classic rock, college rock and hot blues.
The TSL602 can get closer to the metal sound, but you would really have to play with the EQ and then get you pre/post volumes adjusted. The other thing is that most metal players are using sealed back cabs. Depending on the speaker used, they can get a fat, deep tone and thick mids.
Going off topic. Maybe you should look at some of the Randall Solid State amps that the current metal heads are using. These have the clean and then they have preamp tubes to get "tube overdrive" out of the amp.
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It's okay to joke a little about it, but let's face it. I really don't need anyone on a Marshall forum dissing my Marshall amp.
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