Friday, February 2, 2018

The DSL (minor) turn


I'm alright with the low power Marshalls & it's good to know that the DSL had made a return of sorts this 2018. The DSL tone is as modern as it gets when it comes to the Marshall voicing & this release proved the fact that the manufacturer is in the small/ lunchbox amp league that's rather difficult to avoid. The 1W head you see here reminds us of the very successful albeit limited run of the 50th Anniversary small amps but some 'extra' goodness is in store.


They've included reverb in both head/combo versions & Softube cab emulation for direct-to-console recording as well as headphones application. Everything seems to be in place in anticipation of that unmistakable Marshall voicing but I foresee some anxiety when it comes to prices. It's listing for close to SGD500 with reference to external price lists. Let's hope things won't go a little out of hand in this aspect considering it's a 1W unit & there's nothing really new/evolutionary when it comes to features. 

Seen above: DSL 1HR head/ 1CR combo

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