Marshall JCM-2000 TSL 100

The features have been mentioned many times over. There are enough features that make it difficult not to find your special tone. The two independent EQ sections are great. It really has everything I need to create the tones I like to play.

Its a Marshall. Most people are very familar with that sound and this amp nails it. I use a Les Paul Studio and a Marshall 1960 AV 4X12 cab. I can get many sounds from this amp. It nicely presents the different sounds you can get just from how you pick and attack the strings. The clean channel is very clear at lower volumes and nicely breaks up a bit at higher volumes. The crunch channel is great for bluesy sounds, southern rock ... etc. The lead channel has additional gain and can create some of the more modern sounds you hear. I returned a Mesa Boogie F-50 which was an excellent amp. It just didn't have that Marshall sound which is what I like. Its a pricy amp but by the time you try various digital amps and effects you will have spent more for that Brit tone. If you really like that sound you will probably end up with a Marshall, eventually.

I am just getting started with this amp and cant provide legitimate advice on this yet. It seems sturdy and well built. I do not tour and take good care of my gear. I do not abuse my gear. I think that, in general, if you use common sense your equipment should last. However, it is a tube amp and with that comes more maintenance and care than a solid state.

I have not delt directly with the company. Have only had the amp one day so I cannot really comment. However if you do buy on of these try your local Guitar Center. The guys in Tempe AZ were great. They let me try several other amps at home and were very good when I took them back because I hadn't found my tone. The return policy alone makes it worthwhile.

I am giving it a 10 right now because it nails my tone. It will remain a 10 if I have no problems other than maybe having to replace tubes at some point. Its an expensive amp but if you like "that sound" it will produce. It takes time learning a new amp, finding EQ settings that you like ... etc. If you really want the true sound of the bands you like you should get the equipment they use, if you can. Some great work has been done with the digital modeling amps but non of them really give you that all tube Marshall sound.

Why do people keep typing the same thing over and over and over!?

This is the sound that i've been wanting to own for years now. My first marshall was a mg100hdfx. it sounded ok, but was for a beginner and on a low budget. i call it the fake marshall. eventually i got fed up with it, and went for an avt150. i loved the accoustic on that baby! but then again, i still was no where near the top of the line product of marshall. i suppose avt would be somewhere below the half point mark. In no time at all, i went for the TSL 100. life has been good since! except guitar center gave me a crappy ass pedal. i've traded the first one i got for a new one, and now it's broken again. in the process of talking to korg's people.

pedal is crap. amp is fine. all stock tubes! sounds great.

will call them tomorrow about the pedal. sometime it works sometimes it doesn't! i was just practicing earlier, and the damn pedal worked just fine, and last week, it didnt' work at all. can't have this during a gig!!!!

i love this amp. my 1960b straight cab will be coming in in about 4 or 5 days from now. i just got it used off of ebay. can't wait to see my very own full stack marshall!!!! :)

i play a cheap $400 ibanez rg220b, and it sounds so sweet! i'm currently looking for a special fender with a floyd rose that goes for about $1,100. waiting for it to show up on ebay!!!


anyways....this amp is as good as it gets! i love the vpr button. i usually practice in my room and it helps alot. man oh man is this amp loud!!!!!!! turn this bad boy to 5 and it's SCARY!!!!! wow!!!! i'm not kidding you! it's just frightening! everytime i'm home alone, i crank this baby up to 5 and that's enough for me to keep looking back to see if some evil creature to jump at me!


i dont know about you guys but, fender and marshall is a match made in heaven. the hell with gibson! the sound is ok, but the appearance of a gibson guitar reminds me of old blues men and teenie bopper mtv bands.

Here are the features taken from Marshall?s website:

The TSL100's three completely independent, footswitchable channels (Clean, Crunch and Lead) effectively give you three different classic amps in one casing. Each channel has its own controls for Gain, Volume, Treble, Middle and Bass. The Clean channel also has a Mid Boost switch, while the Crunch and Lead channels each have their own Tone Shift switches which 'scoop' out the mids.
- 4x EL34 output valves and 4x ECC83 preamp valves
- Footswitchable Accutronics Spring Reverb with Dual controls (one for Clean, one for Crunch/Lead)
- Individual Presence controls and Deep switches for Clean and Crunch/Lead channels
- Two Parallel FX loops (footswitchable)
- XLR DI output featuring Marshall's acclaimed speaker emulation, allowing direct connection to recording or PA mixing desks without the need for microphones or DI boxes
- A Power Amp Mute facility for silent recording via the built-in DI
- A ruggedly built, 5-way LED footcontroller which gives you the ability to switch between the three individual channels, plus switch the Reverb and the two FX Loops on/off
- An innovative Virtual Power Reduction (VPR) switch which, when engaged, emulates the sound and feel of a 25 Watt valve power amp

They pretty much have it all covered with this amp. It is, afterall their top of the line full tube amp.

I?m using a Gibson Les Paul, A Fender Strat with a Gibson 490 in the bridge and a Steinberger USA (circa 1988) with EMG 81 & 85 combo. I have the head attached to a JCM800 1960b cab with Celestion g75's. I purchased this amp to replace my two channel JCM800 2210 head from 1989. This thing can do everything my JCM800 could do and much, much more. The Lead channel has gobs of gain (and it pretty much responds just like the JCM800 in the eq area). With the gain at about 2 o?clock it sounds the same as the JCM800 gain maxed. The deep switch is a fantastic feature. I?ve used other deep switches on other amps and none have ever beefed up the sound as much as this one. Anyone who says that this amp doesn?t have as much gain as a Mesa or that you can?t do nu-metal with this amp is nuts. The crunch channel is very similar to the lead channel but it doesn?t have quite as much gain. I set the crunch channel for overdriven plexi type sounds and it kicks ass as well. It sounds almost clean with single coils and AC/DC grind-ish with humbuckers. The clean channel is amazing. It is jangly clean with single coils and fat and full of character with humbuckers. The clean channel sounds better than a Fender Twin. It has the full-bodied character, the brightness (you have a separate presence control for the clean channel) and best of all, none of the shitty harsh breakup of a Twin. You can crank the hell out of the clean channel even with humbuckers with no distortion what so ever. The coolest part about all of this is that when you crank this amp it just gets fatter (unlike Peavey?s XXX or JSX heads). Also, if you want to achieve that cranked sound at low levels, the VPR switch will allow you to do just that. An extremely cool feature! The coolest part about all of this is the Emulated Balanced direct out. You can get all of the sounds you?re hearing direct to a console without mic?s! I tried the emulated out last week at rehearsal without expecting much or even checking the sound before hand. It blew me away. It follows all of the channel changes flawlessly and sounds like I miked the amp in a sound room with bitchin? mics.

I had my JCM800 2210 for over 15 years without one single problem. I trust Marshall.

5 year warranty. Marshall customer service is great. I have e-mailed them several times and have received prompt, courteous and thotough responses.

I've been playing for 20 years. This is my dream amp. I can do anything in any situation with it. It really has everything I could ever need. Oh, by the way, the power tubes it comes with are Svetlana's (the best IMO) but the preamp tubes (it has 4) are shit. You should change them out as soon as you get the amp. I've been looking to replace my JCM800 for a while now. I first thought that the Peavey JSX was the amp to do it. I bought the JSX and used it for about a month. The thing just became wimpy and thin when I cranked it. Not to mention it had major feedback problems so I returned it. This head rules!

This amp has more features than I will ever use. I really like the VPR for rehearsal, the independent EQ's for each channel.

My primary guitar is a PRS Custom 24 and this amp just makes that guitar sing. I play in a blues-rock band, and it was the Crunch channel tht sold me. Classic Marxhall tone, with gorgeous, snarling midrange. Clean channel was a surprise - with the mid-boost button engaged it is almost Fender sweet, with lots of chime and shimmer.

Footswitch prolems like a lot of other people, but the amp itself is bullet-proof.

I've been playing for 40 years and I've owned more amps than I can count, including an old Marshall Plexi (with the 8x10 cabinet) back in the late '60s. This is the best amplifier that Marshall has ever made, and that is saying something.

The amp was made in the USA.It has 3 channels(Clean, Crunch, Lead).Every channel has its own Bass, Mid, Trebble, Vulome, Gain controls and the Presenc, FX mix, Reverb controls are separated between the Clean and OverDrive channels.The Clean channel has a MID-BOOST button, and the ODs has their own DEEP SWITCHes.Like every tube amps the TSL100 sounds the best when, the volume is on 10, but it might be too loud so there is a buttom called V.P.R. This is very usefull if you don't want to destroy the house.On the rear panel you can find 2 EFFECTS LOOP.3 OUTPUTs - one 16Ohm and two 4/8Ohm.The name says it's a 100 Watt amp but in fact (or as the owner's manual says) IT HAS 120 WATTS for ground breaking music.I can tell you it's more then enough.You can play any type of music through this amp, but if wanna' play Heavy Metal you'll need a distorsion pedal(eg Boos MeTal-Zone 2) cause the amps distorsion is not so wild.

I use this amp with a Yamaha RGX220DZ and some effects and the amp sounds great.The amps noise is the minimal youn can imagine, the clean is clean the crunch is dirty the lead is loud.It has 4xECC83 (also know as 12AX7) preamp and 4xEL34 output tubes/valves.They do their job - they make the sound of the 80s & 90s rock-bands.You know like Guns N Roses.

Oh yeah.That's the question i can't answer.I got only a month before.It has not broken down yet.When they delivered it everithing was okay, the tubes were all right.The packeg hadn't been oped on the way from the factory to my house.I think Slash and Jimi Hendrix wouldn't use Marshalls if they were crap so i give a 10.

I 've never delt with them, but the delivery guy was friendly

I' ve been playin for 2,5 years.I have Yamaha RGX220DZ, Crybaby, Boss DD2, Fender practice amp, 4x12 Celestion Cab.I'd buy it again.Bla bla bla

Now im sure youve all heard all of this from the other bajillion reviews on here so just keep it simple. 3 channel 100 watt amplifier head with reverb...everything you'll ever need out of a all tube amp. But i wont give it a 10 just because of that, those stupid modeling amps out there are like WHOAAA!!! crazy to understand but once you get the hang of them they can entertain you for hours, which kinda sucks if you REALLY REALLY wanna concentrate on YOUR music, not some funny ass sound. The direct line out is kinda iffy. I went into the recording studio recently to try it out and it was kinda fucked haha, the amp cabinet simulator thingy is all messed and REALLY digital. I ended up having to record with a digital thing that sounded LESS digital then the amp simulator on the TSL...but i did get a marshall 1960A 4X12 cabinet which will KILL on the next recording we do...shibby.

Im using a custom made les paul to gibson standards (blueprints bought at my local shop). All premium woods (koa, brazillian rosewood, mahogony back and neck, AAA grade maple quilt top). THIS THING SHINES!. Ive only had it for like...a week of straight playing too and holy crap. Stock tubes and still the clean channels bright without the mid boost, and with the clean channel "gain" knob turned up the sound gets so round and beefy, that true humbucker sound y'know?. But as for the Rhythm channel goes, this things got CLASSIC written ALLLLLL OVER IT! ACDC, Zepplin, Stones you name it, this channels got all that shit down PACT! with the gain up to about 5 you can get a good overdrive/distortion sound, but after about 6 you get into that high gain amp type stuff which is awesome for the stuff im doing right now. The Lead channel is wat i base my sound off of (a mix of melodic music with SCREAMO!)...which includes the band types of "Taking Back Sunday", "Alexisonfire", "Something Corporate". It's got balls and clarity mixed into one. I play really wierd and complex chords in some of the stuff i do in the high gain area and wow, this amp picks all the notes up perfectly and doesnt get TOO TOO muddy, only when you turn down the amp is that it gets kinda muddy...SO TURN THAT MOTHER UP! The only thing that will happen is more clarity and more basssssss...this thing wails soooo sweet. Holy shit i write to much, but yea if you want some kick ass tone, get a les paul (even some epiphones sound nice through this amp cause i own one and its got lotsa treble but still pretty nice if you want that high cut solo sound) and the hollowbody i got (cheap ibanez artcore) really has that low end mixed with some of the dialed in high cut sounds makes it oh but so much sweeter.

uh i really cant say, it was obviously shipped from england to canada and there was no broken tubes so kudo's guy's!. It's heavy as a mother trucker, so im guessing this bastards sturdy considering that its got a metal grill thing on the back of it thats gotta be able to take a beating...i mean, people friggin tour all the time with these amps (maybe they are modded, maybe they are not) but shit man, i think some of those arent modded to be "sturdy". All i can say is, now ive got my rig and im gonna go touring soon, i plan on beating the shit out of this thing, not on purpose but from the road so ill update this one after all of that!

never dealt with but its mos def shitty from all the stuff ive heard...just get a local amp tech to deal with it.

ive been playing about...maybe 3 years, this MAY be my first tube amp, but i know wat im fucking talking about cause ive been looking at tube amps for over 2 and a half years now. Ive tried nearly ALL the amps that are "popular" including mesa's, peavey's, crates, fender (niceeeeee cleans), matchless, bad cat, and ton's of other wierd amps that i cant think of right now.All i know is if it were stolen i probably couldnt do much cause im only 15 but ide call the police on that bastard! i love everything about it...cant say i hate anything about it just yet.if you wanna hear the stuff my band play's then go to www.purevolume.com/deadbeatromeo and thats pretty much all i have to say. Except tooooo...BUY AN ALL TUBE MARSHALL! YOU WONT REGRET IT IN THE LONG RUN!.

1998 Marshall JCM 2000 TSL 100, First Year Made. Extremely Versatile. 3 Channels....blah blah...(see other reviews)

I use a REAL 1959 Gibson Les Paul through this and let me say,,, UNBELIEVABLE! On every channel this beast roars. Great for any kind of sound. What I like is that YOU really come out of this amp. And that tone from a Marshall, you can't beat that man.

This has been great...so far so good... I replaced my speaker cable with a Planet Waves one... Sounds even better than the original cord I recieved with the amp.

been playing since 1987, own '59 Paul, '73 Stratocaster, '82 Charvel,
'83 BC Rich Bich, mainly play the les paul. I run only a vintage Ibanez AD 202 Analog Delay through effects loop 1. And use a vintage sovtek phaser pedal, as well as a 73 Crybaby. Less is more for me. I don't like cutting the true sound of the amp. But the Marshall efx loops are great, no loss in tone. Compared this to the DSL, but kept coming back to the TSL, more candy in the machine. People are always raving about other amps, like Mesa's Orange...yeah whatever, my heroes play Marshall's, and thats the sound in my head. Ya gotta go for that sound inside you hear, let me tell ya this amp will bring that to life.

Ya prob know what it has by now, im not going to go through it again if thats ok! What i will say is that its very versatile amp, that feels very sturdy and robust. I have thought about changing the tubes to groove tubes, maybe changing them to 6550's, but to be honest, the amp sounds soo good right now with the stock marshall el34's, im in no rush like!

Ok, i use a number of guitars the main ones im using right now are an ibanez rgt 42, and an esp viper 400, (in all my guitars i use emg pickups, most of which are esp, and 1 ibanez and jackson) The clean channel is really exelent, very warm full and clear! I leave the mid boost on , which is an awsome feature! smooth nice tone! The crunch channel is the one i dont use all that much, its really just a toned down version of the lead channel, brighter with not so much bass! The sound is nice, got like a maiden tone to it! Thats all have to say about that, because i dont really use it...
Now the lead channel is why i bought the amp. I think when people try this amp they must scoop the mids, and still press the mid scoop button? I dont understand that, by doing that you are just playing with mud! Keep my mids on 6 and press the mid scoop button, and the tone is awsome! the great thing is the presence knob, you can put the gain all the way up and keep the treble down on like 7, and by using the presence knob, you still have complete controll over your sound! I tune to drop c and drop b, and my tone never gets muddy! sheer gain with tone!! The amp is truly awsome! If ya want a quich idea of the tone of this amp, go and listen to any hatebreed or static-x album! I really do recomend it to every one! what ever your style!

ive owned marshall valve amps in the past, this being the best one, but i have never had any reliability problems with them at all! That is one of the reason why i came back to marshall, theyre very consistant and trustworthy! I am now a marshall lifer!

I live in the uk so calling marshall is easy! Theyre always very helpfull, and are appreciative of all the marshall players. Warrenty is of 3 years! (damn i gota send that off!)

Benn playing for 4 years, i know that dont seem much compared to some, but ive been through a suprising amount of amps, 4 to be exact, marshall dsl 100, randall cyclone, peavey 5150, and this one. i cant see me selling this amp, because it really is very good! And its a marshall, what more is there to say? Dont take my word for it, go try one, they are truely awsome. Im also gona buy a mode four.
R.I.P Dimebag. You will be greatly missed.

Alot has already been said about this in previous reviews. So il keep it brief. 3 Indpendant channels provide excellent flexibility
and tone variation at the switch of a button. Tone shifts on the crunch and lead channels and a mid boost option on the clean channel. Best feature by far is the VPR (virtual power reduction) which allows you to produce better sounds at low volumes. This amp isnt as flexible as modern day modelling amps but it makes up for this in the sound department. Handy output mute for changing guitars over, standard FX loops at back of amp

First time playing through this amp was in a music store- not the best place to get to grips with an amp. with the VPR off and the volume on a mighty 1 this amp sounded nothing special (not understanding that all vale amps need to be cranked up at the time). I later returned with my Standard mexican strat (with hot rails) put the VPR on and put the volume up to 4. Playing through a 1600s Angled Cab - the Walls shuck , polar ice caps melted ........ .and i smiled. The Power from this thing is incredible - full of clarity yet tons of bass, not even a hint of mudd. I cant even begin to tell you about the tone - apart from authentic marshall roar. The Lead channel provides an incredible amount of sustain which can be feeded back into a classic hendrix echo. Never heard such a sparkling clean channel from a marshall - dare i say its nearly on a par as a fender 65 series amp. This amp is capable of very nearly any kind of sound - might not be the best for shred heads or any korn wannabee's, although im not really sure if detuned players would be looking at a marsahll in the first place. One word of warning though - this amp is loud , very loud. I wish now i had gone for the 60Watt version - however an attenuator (powerbrake)should help you acheive the tone this amp is capable of at a comfortable volume

I heard of numerous complaints about the foot switch breaking, although it is to my understanding that this problem was corrected a few years back now. Ive had the amp a year now with no problems at all. As far as im concerned its as solid as a rock. Although i wouldnt really recommend doing any gig without a type of backup now matter how reliable an amp is. (be wary of buying this and similar amp from cheaper online dealers - they often send them with poor and heavily used valves)

authorized service center is about 40mins drive from were i live.
Amp comes with 3 year warrenty (if you send off the form that is).
Cant comment on the customer support because ive never had to deal with marshall or my dealer........hope i never have to.

I have been playing through this amp for a year now so i know its in's and outs.
Fantastic value ,cant really fault this amp at all - maybe a few more features....but hey thats me just been greedy.

From Blues to hi-gain sadism and all the stops in between- this amp does them all. Is this amp perfect? Nope. But no amp ever will be- so when i give the amp a "10" rating - its means its as near as perfect for the classic rock sytle that i play, other styles might be suited better to different amps. But if you are looking for the Classic tones in both clean and gain departments - then this amp is for you. If your gigs are smaller than stadium size then look into the 60watt version first or try the powerbrake.You need to have this amp above the 3 mark with the VPR on to even start to touch what this amp is made of.

2004 model of the TSL 100 head. Features everyone knows about now, 3 independent channels, mute button, VPR etc. The amp is amazingly versatile, anyone who says the tone is weak or it sounds shit or there's no balls to it obviously is either deaf, a complete idiot, or listening to some bullshit band using mesa/boogie amps that just muddy everything up to cover up the lack of talent. The amp is loud as fuck, at band practise i run it at 25w on volume 7 and that's loud enough to cut through loud drums, a 300w bass amp and a PA system for the vocals. I ran it on 100w just to see the difference on the same volume of 7 and the floor was shaking. The amp loses no guts or clarity played on 25w, and has the advantage of allowing you to drive the valves harder to get that sweet tone Marshall are renowned for. The back panel has 3 output sockets, 1 for a single cab at 16ohm to run in mono, and a separate 2 to allow you to run a full stack at either 4 or 8 ohm. Also has 2 effects loops, one for clean channel and one for crunch/lead

I use a Tanglewood Strat copy, a 1994 USA 40th anniversary Fender Strat and a BC Rich NJ Classic Mockingbird, and this amp suits them all. The first 2 guitars can go from nice sweet bluesy sounds, crystal cleans, to balls out roar. The Mockingbird really brings out the rock-side of this amp, the twin humbuckers give that balls-to-the-wall Marshall slam you want, and roll back the volume on the guitar and it cleans up nicely. There's nothing this amp can't achieve, except for muddy fucked up sounds, which is great. Whatever your style of music, this amp is for you

Built like a tank, typical Marshall. I wouldn't gig without backups with any amps because anything can happen, from a blown fuse to a loose connection to a blown valve, so whatever my amp i always have a backup, but i have no problem is this amp on its own if i really had to, and at practises i only use the single one, and i trust it implicitly

Warranty is 90 days for valves, 3 years for parts. No problems yet so haven't had to deal with them, but i hear Marshall are great with customer support

I've been playing for 10 years, and i own a Marshall mg250dfx which muddied up when i turned it up, lacked any sound clarity, and was basically no good for a regular guitarist, but good for beginners or as a practise amp. If it were stolen i'd hunt the fucker down who did it and smash it over his head (because it weighs a ton) and then make him buy me a new one. I love everything about the amp, the only thing i dislike about it is that you can't switch from crunch to lead using the footswitch, you need to unplug the footswitch and use the button on the front of the amp. It's not a big deal because i won't use both channels in one song. Maybe it can be done another way and i just haven't figured it out yet, i haven't spent much time trying to figure it out to be honest. Overall the amp gets 10 out of 10 for having wads of features that allows you to do anything, being as solid as a rock and having the nicest sound you can imagine, no matter what your style of music