Marshall DSL40CR settings
Each channel has its own Gain and Volume and a two-way mode switch: Clean or Crunch on Classic Gain, OD1 or OD2 on Ultra Gain. The EQ is shared, each channel has its own reverb level, and Master 1 and Master 2 give two overall volumes to switch between.
⚡ Match a tone on this ampHow do you dial in a specific tone on a Marshall DSL40CR?
A valve amp does not respond to a knob the way a number on a page suggests. Where the Marshall DSL40CR sits in its own gain range changes what every other control does: the same treble setting is bright at low volume and harsh once the power section is working. That is why copying an artist's numbers onto this amp gives the wrong answer, and why the settings here are written against this amp's behaviour rather than the one the record was cut on.
Name the song you are chasing and Tonelify returns the settings for this exact guitar amp, not the settings the original artist used. Those are two different things: the recording was made on gear most players do not own.
Settings for this amp only ever use controls it actually has, because its front panel is stored in our gear database. You will not be told to set a knob that is not on the amp.
What controls does the Marshall DSL40CR have?
Marshall DSL40CR specifications
- Power
- 40W, switchable to 20W
- Speaker
- 1x12" Celestion V-Type
- Channels
- Classic Gain, Ultra Gain
- Voicings
- Clean, Crunch, OD1, OD2
- Front panel
- Gain, Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass, Tone Shift, Presence, Resonance, Reverb Classic, Reverb Ultra, Master 1, Master 2
What the Marshall DSL40CR panel means when you dial it in
40W, switchable to 20W through a 1x12" Celestion V-Type. There is enough headroom to hold a clean setting at band volume, so the gain control does the driving rather than the master. It has a presence control, so the top end above the treble band is set separately from the tone stack. That is the control to reach for when a setting sounds close but harsh. A resonance control sets the low end at the power stage rather than in the preamp, which is a different kind of bass to the one the bass knob makes. Gain and master volume are separate, so the preamp can be driven hard at a volume that is liveable. Where a tone sits between the two is part of the answer, not a detail. Reverb is onboard, so a tone that needs it does not need a pedal in the chain. 2 channels, Classic Gain and Ultra Gain, and a setting only means something once the channel it belongs to is named. The selectable voicings are Clean, Crunch, OD1 and OD2. Picking the voicing comes before the knob positions, because the same numbers land somewhere else on each one.
Tones to try on a Marshall DSL40CR
Marshall DSL40CR questions
What are good starting settings on a Marshall DSL40CR?
Start from the middle of the range on Gain, Volume, Treble, Middle and move one control at a time. There is no single correct set of numbers for this amp, because the target changes with the song. Tonelify writes the values for a named tone against this amp's actual panel: Gain, Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass, Tone Shift, Presence, Resonance, Reverb Classic, Reverb Ultra, Master 1, Master 2.
Can the Marshall DSL40CR get a metal tone?
It depends on how much gain the amp makes on its own. Where a valve amp runs short of gain, a drive pedal in front of the input adds saturation and tightens the low end at the same time, which is how most of the amp's own range gets extended. Tonelify says which of the two routes a given tone needs on this amp.
Does Tonelify support the Marshall DSL40CR?
Yes, and its front panel is stored, so settings only ever reference controls this guitar amp has: Gain, Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass, Tone Shift, Presence, Resonance, Reverb Classic, Reverb Ultra, Master 1, Master 2. You will not be told to set a knob that is not there.