Well I got my Marshall TSL back...

[Gudster]

And the thing is still bloody ****ed. Great.

Can't change channels, either on the footswitch or by pushing the buttons on the amp.

Sounds great with the new tubes, but all these channels and "features" like VPR seems to be more to go wrong. So it'll have to go back again I guess.

Think I might get get a Vintage Modern 2466 head instead. Infact I might just get another Mesa or even a JSX. I like the tone of the TSL but I want something more reliable.

Suggestions/thoughts?

Cheers.

[jb4674]

Try the JSX and see if you like it sound wise. Many people have been pleased with the reliability of them. Although I have the combo, I've been seriously thinking of buying a head as well.

Jimmy

[Gudster]

Today I got to play around with the VM 2246 and a Mesa Dual Rectifier. I instantly liked the tones I could dial into the Mesa, but after a short while messing around with the VM I've fallen in love with the bastard. Yet to try a JSX though.

[waylay00]

I like the Vintage Modern, moreso than the JSX.

[Holy Katana]

Originally Posted by waylay00

I like the Vintage Modern, moreso than the JSX.

I figured you would. Have you tried one yet?

[waylay00]

Yeah, I actually used it in the King of the Blues competition, so I got to crank it to a decent level (and made it on past the first round ). Sounded quite good.

[Holy Katana]

Originally Posted by waylay00

Yeah, I actually used it in the King of the Blues competition, so I got to crank it to a decent level (and made it on past the first round ). Sounded quite good.

Nice. When was the competition?

[waylay00]

Back in March-June (Finals were in June in Chicago I believe)

[jb4674]

Originally Posted by Gudster

Today I got to play around with the VM 2246 and a Mesa Dual Rectifier. I instantly liked the tones I could dial into the Mesa, but after a short while messing around with the VM I've fallen in love with the bastard. Yet to try a JSX though.

Key word is try. I never said, "oh get a JSX because it's a great amp" It never hurts to try something new.

Jimmy

[Holy Katana]

Originally Posted by waylay00

Back in March-June (Finals were in June in Chicago I believe)

Oh. I wouldn't have been able to get ready anyway. You're lucky in that you take lessons. I've tried to get lessons before, but my parents gave up after several teachers never called.

[Gudster]

Originally Posted by jb4674

Key word is try. I never said, "oh get a JSX because it's a great amp" It never hurts to try something new.

Jimmy

Definitely. Looking forward to when they get one in actually. Wouldn't mind a go of a 6505 or a Triple XXX as well.

I liked the simplicity of the VM though.

[waylay00]

Originally Posted by jb4674

I never said, "oh get a JSX because it's a great amp" It never hurts to try something new.

Don't think anyone said you did though

But you are right though, you do have to try out amps before you buy. What some people love, others will hate.

[Holy Katana]

Originally Posted by Gudster

And the thing is still bloody ****ed. Great.

Can't change channels, either on the footswitch or by pushing the buttons on the amp.

Sounds great with the new tubes, but all these channels and "features" like VPR seems to be more to go wrong. So it'll have to go back again I guess.

Think I might get get a Vintage Modern 2466 head instead. Infact I might just get another Mesa or even a JSX. I like the tone of the TSL but I want something more reliable.

Suggestions/thoughts?

Cheers.

Maybe Marshall's new flagship, the JVM? It's pretty cool, in my opinion. I like the idea of having a slew of vintage and modern Marshall tones in one amp. I mean, four channels with three modes each? I play a lot of different stuff, so being able to cover anything from blues to death metal is important to me.

[Gudster]

Originally Posted by Holy Katana

Maybe Marshall's new flagship, the JVM? It's pretty cool, in my opinion. I like the idea of having a slew of vintage and modern Marshall tones in one amp. I mean, four channels with three modes each? I play a lot of different stuff, so being able to cover anything from blues to death metal is important to me.

I'm wanting to either have my TSL fixed properly and if they don't get it right a second time then I want to get something similar and simpler if possible. All those channels and all those settings sounds great but really is a lot of ****ing around when I'm only looking for a decent clean tone and a good amp overdrive tone. I Like Marshall's "Dirty cleans" a lot.


I have a few Stompboxes as well that I like the tone of and I am thinking of shifting the control away from the actual amp and more towards them, and running the amp clean more or less constantly. I have my lead tone down (Boss DS-2 w/ TSL clean is fantastic) and obviously just the clean on its own. For the crunchy tones I've been using a mix of the channels on the TSL and my Boss OD-3. So the lead channel and the crunch channel for most of the time are not used that much, though I've dialed in some awesome sounding settings I like and use them now and then for variation.