Originally Posted by krish

I think this has been mentioned before somewhere, but I've slowly begun to stop thinking of my DSL 50 as a channel switching amp, rather, as an amp that has 3 different (and all with their unique charm) voices (I never use Lead 2 on Ultra Gain).

As such, as I use the volume on my guitar (or a compressor pedal set with a low output) to obtain a cleaner/lower gain sound if I want to do so mid song whilst on the Ultra channel as opposed to switching to the classic channel. This is the way that I personally get the best out of it and it elimates the "problem" on a shared EQ. I do use the Classic channel a lot when playing on my own, and do have to change EQ settings from when using the Ultra channel, but for my band the Ultra channel (lead 1) has the muscle I crave from a Marshall.

Just my 2 cents.

I tend to have the treble on 4/5, mids on 7/8, Bass on 5. The presence I adjust to where I'm playing (low at home, higher with the band). I use Harma 12AX7s as preamp valves, and Tung Sol EL34B power valves.