New Marshall dsl vs old dsl, any preference ??!

riffpowers

got my eye open for one , but only just realised there's 2 versions of it now.
is one version better than the other ??
do people generally prefer the 50 or the 100 watter ?
ive been playing a jcm800 for years so I'm trying to catch up ..!!

ICBM

New ones don't break down at anything like the rate the old ones do. I haven't seen a single dead one yet, or heard any reports of it. The best thing to be said about the old ones is that the 50 is less unreliable than the 100...

I haven't heard a new one at band volume yet either so I can't comment on tone/dynamics difference, but if they're anything like the old ones I think you'll be disappointed if you're coming from a JCM800.

timmysoft

I toured 50/100 older dsls for years with no issues at all. I tried the newer ones but they didn't sound anywhere near as good. 

riffpowers

Thnaks guys, looks like one to try before i buy.

StormshadowGuitars

I have had a few of the older ones and no troubles at all, got a old 100w DSL and 4x12 in p/x available at the mo too. If you're close to sheffield and want to ttry it?
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