yeah...but did you notice when he played the country licks.... on the Marshall the high E string it sounded very brittle. Inherent problem with DSLs You could do the c19 mod. But on the fender, you won't hear that
Thanks for this review. I own the Marshall but this convinced me to get the Fender too. The Marshall is classic compressed Marshall tone which I love, but the Fender captures that classic Fender sound, wide open, oozing with tone, “thunks” you in the chest 😊.
Loved my tonemaster but I missed tubes so much. I knew better but had to try. Traded it in for a Fender made in USA blues deluxe. My other choice was a dsl 40. I still plan on getting a dsl 40 and using it with the Fender with an ABY box. That's how you get "that tone." By mixing a Fender and Marshalls tone together. Great video and comparison. I could immediately hear and tell the difference between digital verses tubes. Tonemasters just don't have that vibe like a tube amp does especially when you power scale it down and drive it. The more you drive it the more processed the sound is. Imo the boss katana artist sounds warmer and more tube like than a tone master.
I actually got a Blues Deluxe two years ago and just bought a DSL40CR this week. I had been using pedals with the Fender for distortion and overdrive. I want to keep the Fender for the clean tones and use the Marshall for everything else. The Fender has much more richness in the clean tone but when it comes to most things with gain the Marshall smokes the Blues Deluxe. I am running the stock speaker in the blues deluxe.
@@mstewart248 hell yeah! That's spot on man! I agree. I've been a Fender guy for thirty years but I still know tone and our playing evolves through the years. I traded both of my nice strats three years ago for a premium Gibson LP and I'm currently saving up for a Marshall. As I get older it seems less is more kind of like when I first started playing I would run a strat straight into a deluxe and crank it and piss everyone off. Anyway plans are to build a new rig around my Gibson. I'm going to find a JCM 800 or 900 pair it with 1960 can and use minimal pedals. There is nothing like a good LP through a smokin Marshall in my humble opinion. I've recently sold everything except my axe and I'm saving up more for that Marshall. Even Zack Wylde said it Gibson straight into Marshall. You don't need anything else really. ✌️
The DSL40C is a great amp. The gain knob really lets me set it to the perfect fat, 'edge of breakup' tone. The Presence and Resonance knobs really help fine tune the EQ for a big yet sparkly tone without being complicated. One con though is the reverb kind of sucks... very, very weak. If you have a pedal though it's no problem.
Excitedly recently bought the Twin Tonemaster. Godawful amp. Just ok clean, shocking with pedals. Had an original 70's model which was great. This thing is no relation. Dsl clean is great and takes pedals like no other.
Which amp would y’all say could work better under distortion pedals? I’ve wanted both of these but can only afford one, idk how well they would work with a rat distortion or a big muff.
This is great for owners of that Marshall amp though- You guys should form a club and make these kind of vids. Now anyone who has actually played either of these two amps in reality knows this is ridiculous but i am not for making people feel bad. keep up the good work guys
The Marshall was recorded "louder", and louder always sound subjectively better. For the tone master, what was the attenuator on the back set to? On mine, if I have it full up, and the volume set to 7, it peels paint from walls, and it's into mild fender overdrive (bluesy, not metal). If you were direct recording from the XLR outputs, then part of that A/B comparison is to make sure the volumes are the same...
I’m really surprised by how good that Marshall sounds clean. Maybe even better than the Fender for a rock and roll, bouncy, bitey but fat and full clean tone.
Nice comparison. Im rather surprised by the Marshall to be able to hang in there with the Fender. I feel the Marshall is just a whisker too boomy. Cant go wrong with either amp imho. Switch to heavy rock and the Marshall is going to smoke it.
Fender e melhor, para alguns estilos de música, Marshall muito bom para Rock, está faltando fio terra Estão fritando no som. Mas gostei muito da comparação Quase que iguais, pela categoria Dos aparelhos, abraços!!?
Fender Tone Master is amazing amp. Marshal DSL 40.....no. Of course it always depends what kind of sound you are looking for, but Tone Master is winner.
The Marshall had more bottom end, which made it sound fuller and louder. Would like to hear this comparison with the Twins' bass dialed up a notch.
To my ears in this video anyway, the Marshall sounds much better. Even for all those country licks, which is surprising.
yeah...but did you notice when he played the country licks.... on the Marshall the high E string it sounded very brittle. Inherent problem with DSLs You could do the c19 mod. But on the fender, you won't hear that
Thanks for this review. I own the Marshall but this convinced me to get the Fender too. The Marshall is classic compressed Marshall tone which I love, but the Fender captures that classic Fender sound, wide open, oozing with tone, “thunks” you in the chest 😊.
The Fender is miked up, but what about the Marshall? 🤔
Loved my tonemaster but I missed tubes so much. I knew better but had to try. Traded it in for a Fender made in USA blues deluxe. My other choice was a dsl 40. I still plan on getting a dsl 40 and using it with the Fender with an ABY box. That's how you get "that tone." By mixing a Fender and Marshalls tone together. Great video and comparison. I could immediately hear and tell the difference between digital verses tubes. Tonemasters just don't have that vibe like a tube amp does especially when you power scale it down and drive it. The more you drive it the more processed the sound is. Imo the boss katana artist sounds warmer and more tube like than a tone master.
Hate to break it to you but your blues deluxe wasn’t made in the USA
@@Tilter937 hahaha okay
I actually got a Blues Deluxe two years ago and just bought a DSL40CR this week. I had been using pedals with the Fender for distortion and overdrive. I want to keep the Fender for the clean tones and use the Marshall for everything else. The Fender has much more richness in the clean tone but when it comes to most things with gain the Marshall smokes the Blues Deluxe. I am running the stock speaker in the blues deluxe.
@@mstewart248 hell yeah! That's spot on man! I agree. I've been a Fender guy for thirty years but I still know tone and our playing evolves through the years. I traded both of my nice strats three years ago for a premium Gibson LP and I'm currently saving up for a Marshall. As I get older it seems less is more kind of like when I first started playing I would run a strat straight into a deluxe and crank it and piss everyone off. Anyway plans are to build a new rig around my Gibson. I'm going to find a JCM 800 or 900 pair it with 1960 can and use minimal pedals. There is nothing like a good LP through a smokin Marshall in my humble opinion. I've recently sold everything except my axe and I'm saving up more for that Marshall. Even Zack Wylde said it Gibson straight into Marshall. You don't need anything else really. ✌️
I have this Marshall and its a very good amp. Not the better tube amp ever but it does the job very well.
I own a dsl40cr and play My LP and ultra strat through it. sounds good to me.
The DSL40C is a great amp. The gain knob really lets me set it to the perfect fat, 'edge of breakup' tone. The Presence and Resonance knobs really help fine tune the EQ for a big yet sparkly tone without being complicated. One con though is the reverb kind of sucks... very, very weak. If you have a pedal though it's no problem.
Excitedly recently bought the Twin Tonemaster. Godawful amp. Just ok clean, shocking with pedals. Had an original 70's model which was great. This thing is no relation. Dsl clean is great and takes pedals like no other.
Which amp would y’all say could work better under distortion pedals? I’ve wanted both of these but can only afford one, idk how well they would work with a rat distortion or a big muff.
This is great for owners of that Marshall amp though- You guys should form a club and make these kind of vids. Now anyone who has actually played either of these two amps in reality knows this is ridiculous but i am not for making people feel bad. keep up the good work guys
The Marshall was recorded "louder", and louder always sound subjectively better. For the tone master, what was the attenuator on the back set to? On mine, if I have it full up, and the volume set to 7, it peels paint from walls, and it's into mild fender overdrive (bluesy, not metal). If you were direct recording from the XLR outputs, then part of that A/B comparison is to make sure the volumes are the same...
Tubes can sound louder than transistors (even if it is not) . The eq of the circuit of each amp could count too.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Can you let us know what speakers you’re running?
Both amps are using the stock speakers ..Celestion in the Marshall and Jensen in the Fender
Did I miss the explanation for no mic on the Marshall? 🤷♂️
i was using a mic at the camera on both amps
There's just something about Fender cleans that sound better than anything else.
Marshall. ❤
Marshall sounds better, but it's a real tube, Fender Tonemasters are solid state, but its not bad..
Best Vox and Ampeg's amps are solid state...
the twin reverb is a tube amp
i own both Marshall has nice cleans.but tube or not Im going to play Hey Joe on my Tonemaster twin reverb
@@JoshLousk no, this is Tone master twin reverb. it is NOT a tube amp, It's a digital modeling amplifier.
It’s not solidstate it’s digital
Marshall all the way. I don't own one, I'm a Vox guy. But it had more low end.
I can't believe the Marshall actually had better cleans than the fender.
Was the marshall on full power mode?
I’m really surprised by how good that Marshall sounds clean. Maybe even better than the Fender for a rock and roll, bouncy, bitey but fat and full clean tone.
Did you really NOT move the mic to the Marshall amp when recording it? Huh?
I wasn't using that mic i was using a mic on the camera LOL
I think the Fender needs its bright switch turned on.
Fender is a one trick pony, I prefer a good plexi with a boos pedal,it cleans nicely
Nice comparison. Im rather surprised by the Marshall to be able to hang in there with the Fender. I feel the Marshall is just a whisker too boomy. Cant go wrong with either amp imho. Switch to heavy rock and the Marshall is going to smoke it.
I put wheels on mine so the bass isn’t too overpowering I have the 2x12 limited edition dsl402 and it’s such a beast so powerful and so much clarity
I would go for the Fender
Fender e melhor, para alguns estilos
de música, Marshall muito bom
para Rock, está faltando fio terra
Estão fritando no som.
Mas gostei muito da comparação
Quase que iguais, pela categoria
Dos aparelhos, abraços!!?
Am I the only one who notice the mic was always in front of the Fender?
I never used that mic i used the camera mic
You never moved the mic.
No because i wasn't using that mic
presence vs reverb..that's what l hear..
Fender has more head room and has warmer tone.marshall is more punchier and more compressed tone.
noticed the marshall is not miked
I own both.... Marshall DSLs are ok...... but if Im going to play Hey Joe, I'm going to play on Tonemaster Twin reverb...no comparison
20 seconds of silence....it's not your device
Fender Tone Master is amazing amp. Marshal DSL 40.....no. Of course it always depends what kind of sound you are looking for, but Tone Master is winner.