“I ended up having to go with the DSL20 the other two were just so damn loud they wouldn’t work in my room.”

86% of 28 verified owners recommend the Marshall DSL40CR.
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“I ended up having to go with the DSL20 the other two were just so damn loud they wouldn’t work in my room.”
“Decided I didn’t want to go through the hassle of the internal bias pots, sold it and got the dsl100hr”
“Can’t go wrong with the dsl. Even if it is 40watt, it has a 20 watt mode and a master volume that works pretty well. Love mine.”
“I got the Marshall DSL40cr and with in 5 minutes I was satisfied and the Marshall takes pedals really well”
“I had a DSL40CR and sold it in a year. The JVM is better built and will have better resale value”
“Paid almost $1k for this and it breaks less than a week in.”
“Great amp. Had mine for ten years, bought fancier stuff since but it still gets played pretty regularly.”
“Getting to the tones, we found this to be one of the most versatile Marshall amps we’ve ever tested.”
“It's a really versatile amp and should be able to cover palm muting high gain tones pretty well.”
“It's one of the only amps I have never had a second thought of parting with after that swap.”
“I love that amp. I have the same in white and it's just got the most amazing sound.”
“Can vouch for the Marshall DSL40. It's been my main amp for years and is amazing.”
“Yes, unless you live in an apartment with thin walls. If it's a house... do it.”
“playing with the dsl40 feels great and it sounds like so many great records”
“It has a great master volume. I can great tones at high and low volumes.”
“the DSL rips man. recommend to anyone not trying to break the bank”
“The clean sounds in this Marshall amp are incredible.”
“I felt the Marshall was a tiny bit more versatile.”
“It’s my main amp and I’m very satisfied with it.”
“Love it too! Really good combo amp.”
“Another vote here for the Dsl40cr.”
“I have the DSL40CR and I love it.”
“The modern DSL is an amazing amp.”
“Nice amps have nice things.”