Marshall JCM 2000 DSL by Mark Evans.

Marshall is one of the most recognisable amps in the world and I'm proud to have been using them for most of my career. In saying that however, the model that I have favoured is the legendary JMP Superlead Series. As of late I have struggled to get that Classic Tone that I liked out of some of the later model Marshall amps. At one stage when I was privileged enough to meet Jim Marshall a few years ago I asked him, "Was it just my imagination but do the new Marshalls not sound as good as the old Marshalls?" With a little 'English Gentleman' smile he replied "It is just your imagination." Well after reviewing the JCM 2000 DSL maybe I am forced to concede that he was right.
After firing up I immediately tried to find that 'Aussie Pub Rock (think of ACDC) Sound' I so love. I found 'that' tone (set the Classic Gain Channel A on the Crunch Setting Volume 4, Gain 4) and more! I applied the Deep Button and wow! Once I found my favourite sound everything else that the amp offered was, in my opinion, a bonus. For example the Gain section, where I used a baritone guitar to try and get some of the modern 'Queens of the Stone Age and Evanescence tones, was quite smooth and fat. To see what else the amp had to offer I enlisted the help of young Bathurst guitar wiz Mitch Horton (and his Ibanez Prestige model). He started getting some realistic Satriani sounds in minutes just with the amps Higain section. Adding a Boss DD3 Digital Delay and a Boss compressor through the FX loop he nailed it.
Later I tried for a more blues/rock type of soloing sound with a SG Gibson and Marshall Gov'nor pedal through the Crunch Rhythm channel. Where Mitch had succeeded in producing a range of the more modern rock tones I found it exceptionally easy to get very thick and traditional vintage rock sounds.
The Marshall JCM 2000 is a very versatile amp, a must for your next birthday, Christmas, or child's christening. You just must have one!!! - ME