Brian Krashpad Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 By the weirdest of coincidences, a batch of the old '80s Model 5xxx Series solid state Marshall combos have come up for sale locally over the last 6 or 7 years, all from different sellers. So I currently have four of the boogers. They're just so affordable that I can't resist, and they actually sound good, though admittedly each doing the same "that one thing." Still, I don't really need a super-versatile amp with a bazillion channels/options, so those old beaters are actually a good match for me (and my budget!). All that said, I do have a batch of other amps, both all-tube, hybrid, and modeling, but have never owned a tube Marshall. Until now! A semi-local muso who lives out in the sticks, over an hour away from me, listed a DSL40C for $350 USD. It included the footswitch, and had a Creamback speaker upgrade. Fortunately, the seller works here in town, so I had him come over to Casa Krashpad for the sale. Here's a shot of the new acquisition with my fanciest guitar, haha. Since 5 Marshall combos, even with 4 being cheapies, is a smidge excessive even for me, I will sell the biggest of the solid states, as it is big, heavy, and 100W is really more than I need. So that should offset a decent part of the cost of the new one. But meanwhile, since there's no telling how long I will have all five, I thought one truly ridiculous "Marshall Stack" photo would be apropos. Ladies and Germs, I give you the Tower of Power™! Top to bottom: Marshall 5002 20W 1x10 "Lead 20" Marshall 5275 75W 1x12 "75 Reverb" Marshall 5210 50W 1x12 Marshall DSL40C 40W tube 1x12 Marshall 5213 100W 2x12 "MOS-FET 100 Reverb Twin" Have fun kids! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, Brian Krashpad said: Get em all going at once and thrill the neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Krashpad Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Haha, yeah they'd LOVEme for that! Funny thing is that our neighbors closest to the garage are actually very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticsg Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 That’s a great price on the DSL40c, and with the Celestion upgrade to boot! With the creamback, that is an excellent amp setup. I did the same thing to mine as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Krashpad Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 Turned out it was a good thing I took the ridiculous pic, as yesterday I unloaded the 100W MOS-FET 2x12, and so I am now back down to 4 Marshall combos (3 solid-states + the "new" DSL). Goes without saying I turned a profit on the 100W 2x12. 😉 👍 Given the pandemic, precautions were taken. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) My cut & pasted stack with my new Marshall at the top... 🙄 Edited July 21, 2020 by mihcmac 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhwildbill Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Congrats on the DSL40C - I bought a used one last year (it actually was the same year and matched my DSL100H) and I love it. And that stack was awesome. 🤘 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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