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The Marshall SL-5. Or, 'How Marshall Are Missing A Guaranteed Seller'

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  • RobDaviesRobDavies Frets: 2983
    I’d have bought an HT5 if they’d put the bloody knobs on the front.  

     Instead, I bought a DSL20C…. And I’m very pleased with it.  I have replaced the speaker with a Greenback, and it’s completely overkill at 20w but it’s pretty damn perfect for my needs. 
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  • ecc83ecc83 Frets: 1488
    "I’d have bought an HT5 if they’d put the bloody knobs on the front."
    They are on the head!

    Dave.

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  • ecc83ecc83 Frets: 1488
    " Instead, I bought a DSL20C…. And I’m very pleased with it.  I have replaced the speaker with a Greenback,"

    And that feeds into my contention that some people won't know or care about the speaker and those that do will fit 'better' in their HO.

    Meantime, prices are kept in check and (almost!) everyone is happy.

    Dave.
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  • RobDaviesRobDavies Frets: 2983
    ecc83 said:
    "I’d have bought an HT5 if they’d put the bloody knobs on the front."
    They are on the head!

    Dave.

    Yeah - but then a head AND a cab wouldn’t fit in the space that I’m ‘allowed’.   ;)
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  • ecc83ecc83 Frets: 1488
    RobDavies said:
    ecc83 said:
    "I’d have bought an HT5 if they’d put the bloody knobs on the front."
    They are on the head!

    Dave.

    Yeah - but then a head AND a cab wouldn’t fit in the space that I’m ‘allowed’.   ;)

    Yer gonna need a smaller cab!

    Dave.
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  • HydraHydra Frets: 16
    You'd very suprised by what a good speaker can do for an old MG100DFx. 
    Marshall would do well to release the old Lead 12/20 line with a good and decent size speaker, that will kill a lot or the opposition. 
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    Hydra said:

    Marshall would do well to release the old Lead 12/20 line with a good and decent size speaker, that will kill a lot or the opposition. 
    No way they could do it economically today - they’re incredibly over-engineered. They also have problems from a usability point of view for modern players - the gain and volume control tapers are rather odd, and they need to be cranked up to sound their best. I’ve got a Reverb 12 which I fitted with a 12” speaker - currently a G12L-35 - and it sounds great, but it’s not really a good bedroom amp.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • HydraHydra Frets: 16
    ICBM said:
    Hydra said:

    Marshall would do well to release the old Lead 12/20 line with a good and decent size speaker, that will kill a lot or the opposition. 
    No way they could do it economically today - they’re incredibly over-engineered. .
    Is that another way of saying they are well built compared to what qualifies as a "beginner" Marshall these days?
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    Hydra said:

    Is that another way of saying they are well built compared to what qualifies as a "beginner" Marshall these days?
    Yes - although the current MG series are perfectly good, far better than the early-2000s ones. From an economic point of view the 80s ones are actually overdone - you can have reliability and good tone for less cost, even though it’s nice to have the kind of quality they are.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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