Marshall TSL602 Triple Super Lead JCM2000 Series Guitar Combo Amplifier (60 Watts, 2x12 in.)

3-channel, all-tube 60-watt combo. 2 x 12 in. Wolverine speakers. FX Loop with Level and Mix controls. With reverb. Footswitch included.

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Marshall TSL602 Triple Super Lead JCM2000 Series Guitar Combo Amplifier (60 Watts, 2x12 in.) reviews

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"If you are serious about your sound, like classic rock or the blues -don't look any further the TSL602 will do it for you."

Feature:
The channel switching buttons seem cheap and weak but so far haven't given me any problems. I leave them alone and use the foot pedal anyway. It is a very very heavy amp. The only item I wish it had was tremelo........that's it just tremelo. I got a SKB case with big wheels to move it around, it's just too heavy to carry any distance.

Quality:
So far, knock on wood, the amp has not failed me. Like I mentioned earlier the channel switching buttons seem weak, but haven't malfunctioned at this point. The amp seems to be road worthy and the fit and finish is exceptional, very nice looking amp.

Value:
You know the saying: You get what you pay for. The higher end Fender Amps are over a $1,000, the higher end Marshall Amps are over $1,000, the Mesa Boogies are even higher. To me it is worth every penny I paid for it.

Desirability:
When I first played through it I knew I was going to buy it. The only thing left to do was haggle over the price.

Sound:
The clean channel isn't as sparkling as a Fender tube amp. It has more of a creamy clean sound, very nice, very enjoyable sound. And if you push it a little it has an excellent blues sound. The crunch channel is very usable, you can adjust the level of distortion you want. I adjust the gain level to 4-5 and have a nice classic rock sound. The lead channel is very finicky about letting me get a sound I am happy with. I mainly use the clean channel and the crunch channel. I have two guitars that I bring to the job with me. A 2001 Fender American Deluxe with the noisless vintage pickups and a 1988 Les Paul Cusom Lite with EMG's. Either guitar sounds very nice through the TSL602. I am almost certain I will replace the stock Wolverine speakers with the Celestion Vintage 30 Speakers. This should tighen up the bottom and give the mids a little more sparkle. There is some white noise (which is to be expected from a good tube amp - when it's pushed a little) The white noise isn't excessive and the only time I really notice it - is when we put a microphone in front of it for our large venues.

Support:
I picked 5 for this area only because I haven't had to deal with them. I figure if the product is built right the first time I won't need their support, but not having had any dealings with them I gave them a middle of the road rating.

Overall:
If someone stole this amp I would replace it with the same model. If Marshall came out with a new amp that replaces this model I would definitely look at that, otherwise I would look for a used TSL602. Other amps I considered was the Fender Twin. Around the same price, but I liked that creamy clean sound that this Marshall gives me. It is a more rounded, full sound. Fender Twin was definitely much brighter and cleaner (country twang sound was their specialty), but when you want a classic rock sound (with sustain that lasts forever) the marshall outperformed the Twin).

Submitted: 1/20/2005

Style of Music: Country Rock, Classic Rock, Country

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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"Best amp ever built !!"

Tone and power is what this amp is all about. Great for small,medium,and even large gigs (at large gigs you would mic it anyway)This amp is so flexible ,tone wise, that you can go with classic Marshall or create sound that no one has even heard before ! Built like a tank. It weighs almost 20 lbs. more than the Tsl 122 100 watter(go figure that one). If Jimmy Page had this back in the 70's He would have thought he'd died and gone to heaven ! If you can afford this baby, GET IT ! Last amp i will ever own !

Submitted: 2/21/2003

Style of Music: Classic Rock

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Having taken the music world by storm with the JCM2000 range, Marshall is pleased to introduce the next generation of valve powered JCM2000 TSL amplifiers. The TSL60 60-watt head, TSL601 1x12 combo and TSL602 2x12 combo.

Using similar technology to the TSL100 and TSL122, the latest additions to the JCM2000 series give every bit as much flexibility as their illustrious brethren. They use 2x EL34 power valves for that classic pure Marshall valve tone which has become the cornerstone of rock music making. But it doesn't stop there, specially designed loudspeakers in the combos give them a size of sound which has to be heard to be believed. The JCM2000 TSL is crisp on clean, biting for blues and monstrous for metal - a superb all rounder.

By incorporating many of the same innovative features as their higher-powered cousins, these superbly designed amplifiers will continue to rock the world.

Features
3 Independent channels each featuring, Volume and Gain controls

Independent EQ on the Clean channel. Shared EQ on the Crunch/Lead channels.

60-watt Svetlana EL34 power section

Individual Reverb levels for Clean and Overdrive channels, also on/off footswitchable

Effects loop with level selection and front panel Mix control, also on/off footswitchable

Marshall's famed speaker emulation circuitry for direct recording, for connection to an external power amp or for connection to a P.A. system

Deep switch adding low-end resonance

Tone Shift facility on the Crunch/Lead channel for instant tonal re-shaping

5-way footswitch for channel, Reverb and Effects Loop switching

New specially designed 'Wolverine' speakers fitted in the 601 and 602 combos
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