RaysEpiphone Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I'm guessing there are a good few Marshall users on here. I've recently bought a TSL60 head and cab, after a long time away from Marshall. I'm finding that I seem to be getting a nicer sound by winding up the volume and keeping the gain low What is this "gain knob" you speak of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyK Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 I picked up a good tip on the Marshall forum, on how to get a nicer classic rock sound - basically, wind the EQs on the crunch/lead channels right down. Mine are now at 2, 4 and 3.5 (although the recommendation was to start with them all at zero!). My crunch volume is about 8.5, and gain about 3. Lead volume is 8, gain just under 3. I am a lot happier with my sound now. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I got nuthin'. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyK Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 I think it depends on the type of amp. This apparently works for JCM900s and 2000s, where even if you wind the EQs down to zero, you will still get plenty of volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I picked up a good tip on the Marshall forum, on how to get a nicer classic rock sound - basically, wind the EQs on the crunch/lead channels right down. Mine are now at 2, 4 and 3.5 (although the recommendation was to start with them all at zero!). My crunch volume is about 8.5, and gain about 3. Lead volume is 8, gain just under 3. I am a lot happier with my sound now. :) I agree. On my JCM800, I start with all the EQ's on 2 except bass on 5 and gain on 5. I make small tweaks from time to time but always start at these levels. It took me years to finally figure that out and the amp sounds great at any volume using the master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I picked up a good tip on the Marshall forum, on how to get a nicer classic rock sound - basically, wind the EQs on the crunch/lead channels right down. Mine are now at 2, 4 and 3.5 (although the recommendation was to start with them all at zero!). Especially important whilst playing with others. I have a good friend who favors a very round, bass heavy Marshall tone. Sounds great on its own. However, when he plays with others it just gets lost. I'm always telling him to boost the top end and cut some bass, but he's so attached to his tone that he struggles with it. Too much low end can ruin that nice upper midrange sizzle that Marshalls have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondJig Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I picked up a good tip on the Marshall forum, on how to get a nicer classic rock sound - basically, wind the EQs on the crunch/lead channels right down. Mine are now at 2, 4 and 3.5 (although the recommendation was to start with them all at zero!). My crunch volume is about 8.5, and gain about 3. Lead volume is 8, gain just under 3. I am a lot happier with my sound now. :) The EQ on the TSL is different between channels, the Clean channel has the old school Marshall pre gain Tone stack, more of a pasive type, while the OD1/OD2 channels have the EQ post gain, more like an active EQ. If you plug directly into the effects return, only the channel vol works on Clean, on OD1/OD2 the tone and vol work. I run my TSL602 same with the gain low and channel vol on around 8, and the Mater on around 5 to 7. The TSL60's is a little different than the TSL100's and DSL as it have an overall Master like the JVM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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